Racing Legends

Hollywood actor Sir Patrick Stewart tells the enthralling story of Sir Stirling Moss's glittering race career. The pair travel to Florence in a classic Gull Wing Mercedes to retrace the route of Italy's most famous road race, the Mille Miglia, and discuss how Stirling's near-fatal crash may have been the best thing that ever happened to him. Yet how will Sir Patrick cope with the raw power of the era when he drives a 1957 Formula 1 car at the scene of Stirling's historic British Grand Prix victory?

Top chef and self-confessed petrol head James Martin tells a tale of triumph and tragedy as he joins Sir Jackie Stewart on an incredible journey though the legend's life. James get's a taste of the swinging seventies, and an insight into Jackie's jet set lifestyle as the pair cruise through the Alps in a Pantera supercar before Martin dons the Flying Scotsman's tartan helmet and attempts to drive a 1973 Tyrell F1 car around the iconic Monza circuit.

Six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy tells the story of Colin McRae, Britain's first-ever winner of the rally world championship. He explores the driver's roots as a Scottish trials bikes star and travels over the dunes of the Sahara Desert along the route of the Dakar rally as he retraces a wide-ranging career. Colin's father Jimmy speaks about the helicopter crash that claimed his son's life in 2007, and the pride he still has in his many successes. Finally, Chris faces the challenge of taking on a stage of the RAC Rally, the event where Colin clinched his world title in 1995