And Colossally That's History: The quickest driver in F1 history? Jim Clark remembered

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4.6 • 942 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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On the latest episode of Colossally, join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they reappraise the life and career of a driver regarded by many as the quickest to ever sit in a Formula 1 car: Jim Clark. A double world champion in the 1960s and STILL to this day the driver with the most 'grand slam' grand prix weekends (pole, victory, fastest lap, every racing lap led), Clark was widely considered among his fellow racers (and by Ayrton Senna, no less) to be a cut above - and on this podcast we'll try to explain why. In doing so, Richard shares some incredible stories of watching Clark race first-hand, including his memories of seeing a young Clark win four races in one meeting, when the Scot was climbing the ladder to F1. There's chat about Clark's most famous days behind the wheel, his relationship with iconic Lotus boss Colin Chapman, and about the harrowing moments that made him question whether he should race on. Matt and Richard also discuss Clark's idiosyncrasies out of the car, and the unique skillset that made Clark so quick - and possibly the quickest ever - when he jumped into the driver's seat. Matt also shares an incredibly poignant story about visiting Clark's memorial at the Hockenheim circuit, where, completely by chance, he bumped into someone with vivid memories of the Scotsman's final moments. Matt and Richard will be bringing members an exclusive Q&A episode at the end of Season 3, where they'll answer questions on each of the topics covered. So if you'd like to ask a question about Jim Clark, head to ⁠Patreon.com/therace⁠ Buy some Colossally merch! ⁠Visit The Race Shop⁠ Follow The Race on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Twitter ⁠and ⁠Facebook⁠ Check out our latest videos on ⁠YouTube⁠ A Race Media Production Producer: Jonny Reynolds With special thanks to Tim Silvey for studio support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.7	Hello and welcome back to And Colossaly, that's History, the podcast that re-appraises motor racing history.
0:46.5	I'm Richard Williams, and I'm joined as ever by Matt Bishop.
0:50.0	And Matt, I've been excited about this episode for a while because it's about one of my favourites.
0:55.3	One of your favourites, yes, and one of mine too, actually. That's right. In this episode, we'll be
1:01.1	looking at the life and career of the great Jim Clark. And we'll be asking in particular whether
1:08.5	he's not only the greatest, but also the quickest driver ever to
1:13.3	have lived. That's rather a bold claim, I know, and of course it's impossible to prove. But over the
1:20.5	course of this episode, we hope we'll lift the lid, especially for those less familiar with
1:25.6	Clark, younger listeners, perhaps, on what made
1:28.9	him such a rare and special talent. Indeed we will. And I'd like to start, if you'll indulge
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