Over 26 half-hour episodes, Grand Prix Story looks at the past and the present of Formula One racing around the world.
Grand Prix Story visits the great race tracks of the world, charts the careers of motor-sport’s superstars, looks at the teams that build the cars and even examines some of the technical features that go into making Formula One cars the fastest, most alluring machines of their type in the world.
From the beginnings of the Formula One World championship in 1950 and even beyond, we watch brave men wrestle fearsome cars on unforgiving tracks in exotic places around the world – names like Fangio and Ferrari, Moss and Mercedes, mingle with Schumacher and Hamilton, Kyalami and Silverstone.
Written with passion by experienced racing enthusiasts, Grand Prix Story puts the viewer trackside, in the pits and even in the cockpit, using footage from a multitude of sources including personal archives. All 26 episodes are un-missable: informative television for everyone from the rabid motor sport fanatic to the mildly curious, from fans of the Golden Years to the supporters of today’s rising stars.
DETAILS
| Programme: | 26 x 26 minutes |
| Delivery: | Tape, Sportsbrand FTP |
| Rights: | Television |
| Territories: | Worldwide |
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| Visual: | 16:9 |
| FTP Files Available: | MPEG 2 |
| Audio: | Track 1 and 2: Stereo English Mix, Track 3: Mono Mix Music and FX, Track 4: Mono Natural Sound |
