A motorsport history podcast focusing on racing's forgotten scandals and tragedies. Hosted by Elizabeth Blackstockhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3muwldrlghk2uColin Chapman was convinced he had what it took to build a car that compete in both #F1 and the #Indy500 . Oh, and it would also feature a turbine engine. #colinchapman #teamlotus07 Sep 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwldrlghk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mup24xigvs2zThe first-ever Southern 500 took place on this day in 1950, and it proved once and for all that stock cars had what it took to race for 500 miles. #nascar #southern50004 Sep 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup24xigvs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mumlspsld22uA little trip back in time ahead of this #F1 weekend! https://deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/my-favorite-max-verstappen-picture?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ndvp103 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumlspsld22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mujyudhzuc26#Formula1 may have found a permanent home in Austin, Texas, but its first attempt at breaking into the Lone Star State was… frankly a disaster. This is the story of the #DallasGP. https://youtu.be/xxz5SfpdKLw?si=ShpMpfz7iXmkWD2p02 Sep 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujyudhzuc26https://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3muhjmxibpc24In 1922, a handful of enterprising automobilists decided they wanted to build a race track in Italy. Enter: Monza.01 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjmxibpc24https://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mu7xratmik2uConsidering Switzerland banned motorsport in 1955, how on earth did #F1 end up with a Swiss Grand Prix in 1982? #formula129 Aug 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7xratmik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mu2x3je6j22pThis is what motorsport clickbait does to a writer's brain: https://deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/what-motorsport-clickbait-does-to27 Aug 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2x3je6j22phttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mtyjmb5swk24Anyone who has heard of Monza knows about the abandoned banking that surrounds the current #ItalianGP track. But why bank the circuit in the first place? And why not use it for #F1? That's exactly what I'm talking about over on YouTube this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOPeTPsW5U&t=18s26 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyjmb5swk24https://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mtvxaswprc2eDid you know that, for a brief period in the 1960s, Jimmy Hoffa actually tried to help unionize NASCAR?25 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvxaswprc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mttfh5dpyk2oWhen #NASCAR drivers turned up at Talladega Superspeedway for the first time, they were so unimpressed…. that they formed a union!24 Aug 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttfh5dpyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mtoitxll6c2uThe 1954 #SwissGP was a stunner… and a final milestone for #Formula1 . #f1 #swissgp #bremgarten22 Aug 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoitxll6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mtgsgnqbnc2uThroughout the course of #F1 history, safety upgrades have often only come at the expense of a life. The 1973 #DutchGP proved exactly why that prioritization of safety was critical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRz72ulapBk&t=32s19 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgsgnqbnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mtebvww76c2eIn 1909, Ford sent two examples of the new Model T to compete in a race from New York City to Seattle, Washington. And while a Ford crossed the finish line first, it had to CHEAT to do so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJyVv2e0pP418 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtebvww76c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mtbw5qo5xs2rDo you know the longest track to ever host a #Formula1 race?  If you guessed the Nürburgring… guess again! #f1 #f1history #pescaragp #coppaacerbo17 Aug 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbw5qo5xs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3msxpnalxg22oIf you need a lil motorsport fix during F1's summer break, I've got ya covered. These are some of my favorite vintage motorsport articles: https://deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/vintage-motorsport-articles-to-read?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ndvp113 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxpnalxg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3msv73imsts24The Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course should have been a smash hit for a #Formula1 US Grand Prix… and maybe it could have been, if only it weren't for the frustrations with American open-wheel. Learn more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqu-3ohRuoM12 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv73imsts24https://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3msinjoz73c27On this day in 1909, a housewife and mother named Alice Huyler Ramsey completed a cross-country trip across the United States. Her passengers? Her sister-in-law and two best friends. #womeninmotorsport #womeninracing07 Aug 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msinjoz73c27https://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3msg5udyutc2sThe dogs of today's #F1 drivers are basically celebrities in their own right... but that was also the case back in the 1930s. Meet Speedy Henning! https://open.substack.com/pub/deadlypassionsterriblejoys/p/before-leo-leclerc-and-roscoe-hamilton?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ndvp106 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg5udyutc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3msdyzh6qcc2fThe #GermanGP used to be one of the staples of the #F1 calendar… so where did it go? Let's get into the nitty-gritty over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf3PuuZgF7Y&t=38s05 Aug 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdyzh6qcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3msb3sakb522rJuan Manuel Fangio called the 1957 German Grand Prix the “drive of his life.” But what made this race so special? #f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #fangio #germangp04 Aug 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb3sakb522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3ms6lbqpn2k2uIf you've ever seen an early #F1 helmet, you know they… looked a whole lot different than the helmets of today. But did you know that we can actually pinpoint the EXACT day full-faced helmets made their #Formula1 debut?03 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6lbqpn2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3ms44rond622lHonda's #F1 story is frankly incredible, and it all began on this day in 1964, when the team entered the #GermanGP for the very first time. #hondaf1 #formula102 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms44rond622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mrzmycqik22pWe tend to associate bad luck with days like Friday the 13th, but in #Formula1 , August 1 remains one of the deadliest days of the year. #f101 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzmycqik22phttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mruix5rag22nYou don't need a media credential to get started in the motorsport journalism space. https://deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/how-to-kickstart-your-motorsport30 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruix5rag22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mrpixak3z22pSome races are special because of their results, and some are special because of what they represent. The 1991 German Grand Prix in #F1 is one of the latter.28 Jul 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpixak3z22phttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mrmxxlw56c2bRajo Jack was the first Black man to race in America, and his legacy is as important today as it ever was.27 Jul 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmxxlw56c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mrag76b3mk2rIn 1986, the first-ever #HungarianGP helped change the world by becoming the first #F1 race to take place behind the Iron Curtain — thereby proving that folks in the West had a whole lot more in common with those in the Soviet bloc than they thought. https://youtu.be/50rXrCTrS5c?is=NU4Hv0UDy7vynVm022 Jul 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrag76b3mk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mr5uo36ncs2pFrom her skill in Grands Prix and the Monte Carlo Rally to her pivot to team ownership, Lucy O’Reilly Schell remains one of the most incredible women to ever be involved in motorsport. Her story is frankly unbelievable, and it's the subject of this month's DPTJ: https://youtu.be/tXkghdGaz7M?si=LUZTmC7FnfW7b6go21 Jul 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5uo36ncs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social/post/3mr3evcx7cs2oImagine if the #F1 championship was ALREADY decided! That's exactly what happened back in 2002, at the end of the French Grand Prix!20 Jul 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ps2pp6o75zsdgch6i5ctcftc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3evcx7cs2o