Tony Brooks: “If you made a mistake in my day, you were in the lap of the gods…”

Tony Brooks: “If you made a mistake in my day, you were in the lap of the gods…”

He raced in an era of heroes; a time when cars had no seat belts, yet could still be raced at averages of 150mph. Many he raced against in the 1950s – the first decade of the world championship – perished in pursuit of speed, but Tony Brooks emerged unscathed with six Grand Prix victories, having come ever so close to winning the world title his talents surely deserved. This week on Beyond The Grid, we caught up with this giant of F1, now 87, to look back over his remarkable career, which saw him move from the world of dentistry to going toe-to-toe with the likes of Fangio and Moss, driving for Ferrari, mastering the treacherous Nurburgring and much more.

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Jackie Stewart: “I removed emotion completely when I drove racing cars – I had to…”

Jackie Stewart: “I removed emotion completely when I drove racing cars – I had to…”

He’s regarded as one of the very best drivers of all-time; a man who, when he walked away from F1, had amassed three world championship titles and a then-record 27 Grand Prix victories. But that he wa...

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Nico Rosberg: “I don’t miss the driving, but I miss the winning…”

Nico Rosberg: “I don’t miss the driving, but I miss the winning…”

He’s the only man in the last nine years other than Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel to win a world title. But what makes Nico Rosberg’s story so compelling is what happened immediately after his cr...

24 Loka 201858min

Charles Leclerc: “People say the pressure in Ferrari will be on another level - but mental strength is my biggest quality”

Charles Leclerc: “People say the pressure in Ferrari will be on another level - but mental strength is my biggest quality”

It takes a special kind of driver to get the call to race for Ferrari with less than a season of Grand Prix racing under your belt - especially when the man you’re set to replace is a world champion. ...

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Johnny Herbert: “I always felt I could beat anyone, anytime, in any car. But after my accident, I never had those feelings again…”

Johnny Herbert: “I always felt I could beat anyone, anytime, in any car. But after my accident, I never had those feelings again…”

He’s one of racing’s toughest nuts – a man who refused to let potentially life-changing injuries stand in the way of his dream of racing in Formula 1.  This week on Beyond The Grid, presented by Bos...

10 Loka 20181h 6min

Pierre Gasly: “The Red Bull programme tests you every day to see how strong you are. Once you get it, you know how to handle things…”

Pierre Gasly: “The Red Bull programme tests you every day to see how strong you are. Once you get it, you know how to handle things…”

Daniel Ricciardo’s shock decision to quit Red Bull for Renault in 2019 sent shockwaves through the F1 world – but for rising star Pierre Gasly, it handed him the biggest opportunity of his career so f...

3 Loka 201852min

Alain Prost: “You can’t talk about my rivalry with Senna without understanding what happened after I retired…”

Alain Prost: “You can’t talk about my rivalry with Senna without understanding what happened after I retired…”

The word legend is often bandied about in sports, but this week’s guest on Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, is truly worthy of the moniker.  As a driver, Alain Prost set new standards, establishi...

26 Syys 201856min

Toto Wolff: "I run a successful F1 team but that's nothing compared to what other people have achieved..."

Toto Wolff: "I run a successful F1 team but that's nothing compared to what other people have achieved..."

He's presided over one of the most successful F1 teams of all time - and had to manage one of the most heated rivalries in history. So what exactly makes Mercedes chief Toto Wolff tick?  On this wee...

19 Syys 201851min

Stefano Domenicali: “Being a normal guy, I’m proud to have been at Ferrari for so long…”

Stefano Domenicali: “Being a normal guy, I’m proud to have been at Ferrari for so long…”

Running an F1 team is a demanding job. When that team is Ferrari, the pressure rises dramatically. Stefano Domenicali knows all about that.  On the latest episode of Beyond The Grid, presented by Bo...

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