{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Live: F1 and Group C racing legend John Watson #303","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/live-f1-and-group-c-racing-legend-john-watson-303","audioUrl":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO9769972352.mp3","description":"Live from Bicester Scramble, Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel interview Britain’s #1 F1 driver of the early 80s, John Watson. Which was his best win in F1, how did he survive his biggest racing accident, and how did a Porsche 962 compare to a Jaguar XJR-9? Oh, and just how fast was Stefan Bellof - could he have been F1 World Champion?Use coupon code pod20 at checkout to get 20% off an annual subscription to The Intercooler's online car magazine for the first year! Listen to this podcast ad-free, and enjoy a subscriber-only midweek podcast too. With a 30-day free trial, you can try it risk-free – https://www.the-intercooler.com/subscribe/ Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.com Use coupon code Ti10 to get 10% off your Supernatural Car Care order – https://supernaturalcarcare.com/ \n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":19.9,"endTime":23.7,"type":"concept","title":"Formula One World Championship","url":"/glossary/formula-one-world-championship","quote":"This is a man who came within one race of winning the Formula One World Championship.","canonicalId":"concept:formula-one-world-championship","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Formula One World Championship is the highest class of international auto racing for single-seater formula racing cars, sanctioned by the FIA. 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