This week's Substack is a reflection on Franรงois Cevert (yes again)
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09.10.2025 13:56 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Stirling Moss: the best #F1 driver to never win a championship? ๐ค๐
A nasty accident forced Moss to retire at the height of his career, yet he remains one of the first men to pave the way for turning a driver image into a personal brand.
02.10.2025 13:12 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 3
Have a photo of Jackie Stewart giving Franรงois Cevert a piggy back ride for these trying times
30.09.2025 13:32 โ ๐ 56 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0
Are races that take place on a full moon ACTUALLY crazier than normal? ๐ ๐ค
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #motorsport #indycar
27.09.2025 13:50 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
This week's DPTJ Substack kicks off a multi-part series uncovering McLaren Racing's history as the team pursues its latest #F1 championship.
And there's nowhere better to start than with Bruce McLaren himself!
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25.09.2025 14:12 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Was the Ascari family cursed? ๐ค
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1 #f1 #albertoascari
25.09.2025 14:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
We may see a return of #F1 to Africa in the near future, so let's take a look back in time at the Tripoli circuit that hosted some of the continent's first Grand Prix racing!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1
23.09.2025 13:29 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Time to change the bio to "award-winning podcast"! ๐
"Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys" has been presented the 2025 E. P. Ingersoll Award by the Society of Automotive Historians, which recognizes the best presentation of automotive history in media other than print.
21.09.2025 01:00 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1
The plain facts of history don't often reflect the actual emotional impact certain events had on the people involved, which is what I'm hoping to capture here.
18.09.2025 13:49 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix was the last major international race that took place before World War II.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
18.09.2025 13:35 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Elizabeth Blackstock
Jochen Rindt: The tragedy of Formula 1's only posthumous World Champion
You can listen to the full episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts!):
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16.09.2025 13:23 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐จ NEW DPTJ ๐จ
In 1970, #F1 's World Champion Jochen Rindt was awarded his title after his tragic death at the Italian GP โ but his legacy is deeply entwined in the professionalization of the sport. But
16.09.2025 13:22 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Meet Pedralbes, the very FIRST circuit to host the #F1 #SpanishGP !
11.09.2025 13:24 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Monza we know today is very different from what the circuit's founders originally imagined!
#ItalianGP #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #motorsporthistory
06.09.2025 13:23 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Read more about it!
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04.09.2025 14:29 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I read it for the meme and ended up entranced...
Our latest DPTJ Book Club read was "Fast and Furious," a retrospective on the 1967 #F1 season written by a journalist who embedded with several teams throughout the year. It's one of the best motorsport books I've ever read.
04.09.2025 14:19 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
Anyone who posts a photo of the banking at Monza this weekend calling it the "original" banking is WRONG!
A lil banked history for this weekend's #F1 #ItalianGP. ๐ฎ๐น
03.09.2025 13:28 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
New Substack! It's IndyCar season finale weekend and I'm taking a trip down memory lane:
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28.08.2025 13:16 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 5
There's one major reason Jackie Stewart was such a success in #F1 : His mechanical sympathy.
28.08.2025 13:12 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
L. W. Wright is #NASCAR 's most notorious con artist, but how, exactly, did he manage to convince NASCAR to give him a competition license? ๐ค
learn more in the DPTJ episode titled "Meet L.W. Wright, the NASCAR driver that never existed" available wherever you get your podcasts!
26.08.2025 13:41 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Did you know that in 1971, Jochen Rindt was looking at going to NASCAR full time if he won the #F1 championship?
Read all about it:
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21.08.2025 13:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Penske Racing's full-time foray into F1, as well as Mark Donohue's death.
In this episode of DPTJ, we're exploring that tragedy and wondering what F1 in America could have looked like had Penske remained in the sport.
19.08.2025 15:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Indianapolis Motor Speedway's tragic inaugural races
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys ยท Episode
On this day in 1909, the first motor race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway took place!
I've dug into this earlier this year at @deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social
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14.08.2025 15:48 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Aw, nuts! ๐ฅ This is why you might want to avoid snacking on peanuts at the race track!
16.08.2025 13:37 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
New Substack! I had a chance to check out a review copy of Larry Chen's "Life at Shutter Speed"!
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14.08.2025 13:15 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
When we talk about great American race cars, we can't forget the original: the Ford 999.
14.08.2025 13:09 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0