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Sport's Strangest Crimes: Spygate: 8. The Winner Takes It All

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8. The Winner Takes It All

BBC Radio 5 Live - Sport's Strangest Crimes, Spygate, 8. The Winner Takes It All

After the Spygate verdict, McLaren and Ferrari battle in a nail-biting season climax.

The 2007 season reaches a nail-biting climax – but Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are at each other’s throats. The Spygate scandal leaves a lasting legacy.

The 2007 season reaches a nail-biting climax. McLaren and Ferrari are neck-and-neck down the final straight – but Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are at each other’s throats. The World Championship is decided by a single point in a thriller that will go down in F1 history. But even as the season officially ends, the Spygate scandal leaves a lasting legacy: reputations are wrecked, relationships are broken and tragedy strikes. 

Co-host and script consultant: Sarah Holt

Producers: Matt Nielson and Rosie Stopher 

Sound design: Alex Portfelix 

Showrunner: Sarah Stolarz 

Any questions about this podcast: spygate@bbc.co.uk

Sport's Strangest Crimes: Spygate

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Hamilton and Alonso's iconic rivalry collides with a spy scandal to shake F1 to its core.

As Lewis Hamilton makes his record-breaking debut, the 2007 season serves as backdrop for a story of power, sabotage, spying, and toxic rivalry narrated by Pete Tong.

In 2007 an improbable, low-fi crime nearly brought the high octane world of Formula One to its knees. Narrated by Pete Tong, Spygate draws in some of the most powerful men in the sports history and pits iconic teams McLaren and Ferrari against each other, all set against the backdrop of Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking debut and his ferocious rivalry with Fernando Alonso. Buckle up - this season is one hell of a ride.

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