{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Live: WRC champion & F1, Prodrive and Motorsport UK boss Dave Richards #315","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/live-wrc-champion-f1-prodrive-and-motorsport-uk-boss-dave-richards-315","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cd19c37d4a54c657c2ce3d/e/6a1064e7a9d3d2ec1401d27c/media.mp3","description":"Live from the Bicester Scramble, Andrew Frankel and Dan Prosser interview motorsport legend Dave Richards about his long and varied career. 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/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":314.5,"endTime":317.5,"type":"concept","title":"democratise the world championship","url":"/glossary/democratise-the-world-championship","quote":"was to try and democratise the world championship, [317.5s] bring it back down to a level that is, [320.3s] well, if you like those days, the Ford Escort,","canonicalId":"concept:democratise-the-world-championship","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Democratise the world championship” here means making the top-level series more accessible by limiting how much money can buy outright speed. The host argues the new rules do this by standardizing key performance areas (like engines, chassis structure, and transmission) so results depend more on driver talent.","simplifiedExplanation":"This phrase means making the championship more fair and easier for more people to compete in. 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