Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
F1's only six-wheeled winner
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March 9, 2024
10 minutes
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In the 1976 Formula One motor racing season, South African driver Jody Scheckter became the first and only person to ever win a race in a six-wheeled car. Competing against him in Sweden was American Mario Andretti.
In this episode, both former world champions speak to James Pepper about history being made at the Anderstorp circuit.
A Made in Manchester Production for the BBC World Service.
(Image: Jody Scheckter in the Tyrrell-Ford P34. Credit: Hoch Zwei/Corbis via Getty Images)