The 1995 Australian Grand Prix was one of the most bizarre and chaotic F1 races in history. David Coulthard crashed in the pitlane while leading, handing Damon Hill a two-lap victory. The race was also marred by a serious accident involving Mika Hakkinen.
And was Hill’s victory a result of a truly outstanding drive or was it an inherited victory that the crumbling opponent boosted? Discover Bring Back V10s revisits one of the strangest Formula 1 races of the 1990s this week. The 1995 Australian Grand Prix.
Ben Anderson, a devoted 1990s Hill superfan, and Matt Beer, a fickle 1995 Coulthard superfan, are invited by host Glenn Freeman to discuss these subjects. Everything else that transpired in Adelaide, including the absurd collision between Michael Schumacher and Jean Alesi. A British Formula 3 champion whose F1 career never materialized.
Although most of that Adelaide weekend erred on the side of slapstick comedy. It started off on a far more sombre and terrifying note with an accident that came dangerously close to taking Mika Hakkinen’s life. There is also a thorough discussion of the factors that led to the crash. Its ramifications, and the impact it had on Hakkinen’s career.
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