How F1 Almost Killed the US GP

Alanis, Elizabeth, and Nolan talk through this week’s biggest news item in the Formula One world – Bernie Ecclestone has plead guilty to fraud. They touch on his relevance to the sport (as well as questionable relevance today), before talking about the US Grand Prix… and how it was almost canceled forever. They’ve also got a suggestion - BOOK TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!
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0:00 Intro
2:22 Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud
14:45 The history of the U.S. Grand Prix
42:15 Boyfriend of the Week
46:57 Listener mail / Outro
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