4 British Friends Built an F1 Car in a Shed — Then Humiliated Ferrari

In the autumn of 1969, four British friends pooled their savings and set out to build a Formula One car from nothing. They gave themselves twelve weeks and named the company from their own initials. March. This is the story of the March 701, the garage startup that put its car on pole at its very first race weekend ahead of Ferrari, then won three Grands Prix in a row before the establishment knew what had hit them. Jackie Stewart, twelve weeks of work, almost no money, and one of the greatest underdog stories motorsport has ever seen. If you enjoy forgotten stories from the golden age of Formula One, subscribe and stick around for more.