Podcast: Fittipaldi's Strange Career Move
- 31 Aug 2022
- Podcast
By HistoricRacingNews.com
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Would Emerson Fittipaldi have won a third world championship if he hadn’t gone to Copersucar in 1976? That’s the conundrum debated by Jim Roller and Joe Bradley who wonder just why ‘Emmo’ went from a world champion team at McLaren to join his brother’s back-of-the-grid team.
We also talk to Kevin Shilling, the man who has brought a fascinating car back to life. He bought a tired and well used AC Aceca, only to discover that the car had been the ‘daily driver’ of none other than record-breaker Donald Campbell.
You can listen here: Fittipaldi Debate or seach on iTunes or most podcast platforms!
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