# Ronnie Peterson

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3rd October 1971: The Glen That Gave Cevert Glory

On October 3rd, 1971, François Cevert claimed his first and only Formula 1 victory at Watkins Glen, seizing the moment when Jackie Stewart stepped aside and fortune played its hand. It was a breakthrough drive that marked him as a future star — yet history remembers that podium with poignancy, as C…

And Colossally That's History: The tragic coronations of America's only F1 champions

For the season finale of And Colossally That's History, Matt and Richard tell the twin stories of Phil Hill and Mario Andretti; two American drivers who couldn't have been more different, but who'll be forever linked by the eerily similar, eerily tragic similarities between their crowning moments. …

The tragic coronations of America's only F1 champions, Hill and Andretti

For the season finale of And Colossally That's History, Matt and Richard tell the twin stories of Phil Hill and Mario Andretti; two American drivers who couldn't have been more different, but who'll be forever linked by the eerily similar, eerily tragic similarities between their crowning moments. …

14th February 1944: The Speed That Was Never in Doubt

On 14 February 1944, Ronnie Peterson was born — a driver whose raw pace would make him one of the most visually spectacular figures of 1970s Formula One. In this episode of Chequered Past, we revisit the season that established his reputation as the sport’s benchmark qualifier. In 1973, Peterson to…

4th March 1978: The Last Lap That Decided the South African Grand Prix

On 4 March, Formula One history has often turned on the smallest of margins. In 1978, the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami unravelled in dramatic fashion. Engines failed, tyres overheated, and a race that seemed settled changed hands again and again — before being decided on the final lap, when …

ReDo | 1978 (1/3) TP Championship

Mario Andretti won the 1978 Drivers' World Championship in the all conquering JPS-Lotus 79, with Ronnie Peterson awarded 2nd place posthumously. Join Lui, Rosa and Ratna, as they begin their search for the TP Champion in this heartbreaking season.

F1 livestream 0512 with Peter Windsor

Despite the three-week break between Miami and Canada, there was still lots to talk about when Peter went live on May 12.  Subjects generated by the viewers ranged from the FIA's on-going 2026 F1 regulation tweaks to Max at the 'Ring, with a little bit of Jim Clark and Ronnie Peterson thrown in for…

21st May 1950: The Crowd That Looked Away

On the 21st of May, Formula One has produced three races that looked, at the time, like any other Sunday — and only revealed their true significance long after the chequered flag. In 1950, at the second round of the very first World Championship, a freak wave of seawater soaked the road at Monaco's…

23rd May 1982: The Race That Nobody Wanted To Win

The 23rd of May has a habit of producing extraordinary racing at Monaco. Three times across three different decades, the same date has delivered three completely different kinds of grand prix. In 1971, Jackie Stewart arrived already leading the championship and proceeded to give a clinic in perfect…

26th May 2024: The Race That Calls You Home

Monaco doesn’t simply produce the fastest driver — it produces the one who belongs there.  On the twenty-sixth of May, across 1963, 1968, 1974, 2002 and 2024, five races asked that question in five different ways.  Graham Hill won here twice on this date, carrying a broken team through grief in 196…