And Colossally That's History: Motor racing’s first superstar - Tazio Nuvolari
The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Media Ltd
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
On the final episode of season 3, Richard and Matt wax lyrical about a driver whose name might be unfamiliar to many motor racing fans, but who could be regarded as the sport's first bonafide superstar: Tazio Nuvolari.
Matt and Richard explain how, in the pre-war era of Grand Prix racing, Nuvolari became the embodiment of everything a racing driver was supposed to be: A virtuoso and a daredevil, who stirred the emotions in a way that crossed national boundaries.
There are stories of his great rivalries, his relationships and associations with Enzo Ferrari and (more controversially) Benito Mussolini, plus numerous accounts of his famous driving technique, which included being the originator of the four-wheel drift.
And of course there's also plenty of chat about the famous drives that secured Nuvolari's legendary status, including the one where, in obsolete machinery, he defeated the all-conquering German cars in Hitler's backyard, and the one witnessed by a 14-year-old Murray Walker in 1938, which left such an impression on the legendary commentator that the Italian would forever remain his favourite driver.
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| 1:16.6 | Hello and for the final time in season three, |
| 1:26.6 | a very warm welcome to and colossally |
| 1:29.2 | That's History, the podcast that re-appraises motor racing history. I'm Richard Williams, |
| 1:34.6 | and I'm back for one last exchange of Anurac Facts with Matt Bishop before we take a short break. |
| 1:41.2 | That's right, Richard. Although actually, we will be doing a bonus Q&A episode |
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| 2:03.6 | episode of Season 3 of Colossaly, and we think we're finishing on a high. Why so? Well, |
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