The Grand Prix Saboteurs

MOTORSPORT journalist Joe Saward normally spends his time covering Grand Prix races around the world.

But when as a junior reporter he looked to tell the story of three racing drivers from the 20s and 30s who went on to help the Resistance in France, he had little idea of the challenges ahead.

He spent years struggling to access paperwork and surrounded by books, as he tried to trace the tracks of spies who often had three or four names and whose movements were shrouded in secrecy.

Finally though he was able to tell the tale of The Grand Prix Saboteurs and in this podcast gives an insight into the work involved in tracking down such a remarkable story.

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Joe Saward - The Grand Prix Saboteurs

File Type: mp3
File Size: 3.63MB
Length: 9min04secs