Racing Files (2020)
Season 2
Relive history with this deep dive into the fabric of motorsport: Legendary drivers, famous circuits and some of the most memorable races ever. A new perspective on the history of racing through interviews, archive footage and 3D animation
Released Dec. 4, 2020
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.f1, imdb.formula-1, imdb.formula-one
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Legend of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is famed for its speeds. A track known for low-drag set-ups, full throttle racing, and the occasional slipstream battle, Monza is a true drivers’ circuit and home to some of the greatest races in motorsports history. Racing Files explores the legend of the Autodromo Nazionale of Monza.
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
S2E2 - Legendary Races
Italy was home to two of the most famous road races of the 20th century: the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia. From their very inception, these city to city road races were linked with both glamour and mortality, as racers lost their lives in pursuit of pace. The Targa, for example, was set on the mountain roads of Sicily and featured hairpin bends and dramatic changes of elevation. The Mille Miglia, on the other hand, made legends of marques like Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche.
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
S2E3 - The Alfa Romeo in Motorsport
Once the dominant force in motor-racing, after the Second World War Alfa Romeo’s star began to wane. The Italian marque had come to define motorsport in the first half of the twentieth century, but growing competition from Germany, Britain, and France -- plus homegrown challengers in the form of Ferrari -- meant that Alfa’s years at the top were all too brief. Racing Files explores the rise and fall of Alfa Romeo in motorsports.
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
S2E4 - The French Connection
Talking of motorsport without speaking of France is impossible. France is home to the first motor-race to be called a grand prix, host of several of history’s most iconic racetracks like Le Mans or Paul Ricard, and a pioneer of city-to-city road racing, France was critical in the development of motorsport as we know it today. Racing Files takes a look at the French history of motorsports.
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
S2E5 - From Auto Union to Now
From 1934 onwards Germany was the preeminent force in global motor-racing. The Silver Arrows, the name given to the two racing teams run by Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, dominated grand prix racing throughout the 1930s, while setting and breaking land speed records across Europe and the world. To this day, the silver arrows are the pre-eminent force in German motorsports.
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
S2E6 - The Knight from Scotland
One of Britain’s best known racing drivers, Sir Jackie Stewart is as respected for his work to improve driver safety standards as he is for his three world championships. Stewart’s career encompassed some of the most dangerous years in the history of Formula One, and the Scottish driver’s 27 impressive F1 wins pale into insignificance when compared with the number of lives he has helped to save.
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
S2E7 - The Genius of Colin Chapman
Designer, engineer, and team boss, Colin Chapman was one of the driving forces behind Formula One throughout the 1960s and ‘70s. A man whose name became synonymous with motorsport innovation, Chapman’s racing career began with an unimpressive start behind the wheel before the Briton came to realize that his real talents lay elsewhere
Feb. 11, 2021, midnight
Released: Dec. 4, 2020
Last Air Date: Nov. 19, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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