John Watson: “I learned to calculate risks – I didn’t go into areas where there was no escape”

John Watson: “I learned to calculate risks – I didn’t go into areas where there was no escape”

He may not be as well-known as James Hunt or Nigel Mansell, but for a good period in the late Seventies and early Eighties, after the former had retired and before the latter became a household name, John Watson was Britain’s Grand Prix hero.

Over the course of 152 starts, Watson reached the podium 20 times, winning five races – including one from 22nd on the grid! But it wasn’t all roses for the Northern Irishman – over the course of his career he saw many colleagues killed or badly injured, and that’s one of the topics that’s discussed on this fascinating episode of Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose. There are also stories about his recently departed former team mate Niki Lauda, what it felt like to drive the infamous Brabham fan car, winning in F1’s first carbon fibre chassis and much more…

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Jean Alesi: “The day I stopped driving in F1 was the worst day of my life”

Jean Alesi: “The day I stopped driving in F1 was the worst day of my life”

With his trademark head tilt and unique grip on the steering wheel, there was no mistaking the driver of Ferrari number 27 in the early Nineties. But then in many ways Jean Alesi embodied the perfect ...

15 Maj 20191h 4min

James Allison: "For an engineer, F1 is an unending work of invention and skill"

James Allison: "For an engineer, F1 is an unending work of invention and skill"

Mercedes have been the standard setters in F1 since 2014, and this year they've started the season at a relentless pace. This week on Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose, we speak to one of the key fig...

8 Maj 20191h 9min

Damon Hill: "I had an innate desire to race - and a need to make things right"

Damon Hill: "I had an innate desire to race - and a need to make things right"

In the current era, it's not unheard of for a driver aged 24 to have hundreds of Grands Prix under his belt. At the same age, Damon Hill had only just begun racing cars. Then again, had his father - c...

1 Maj 20191h 6min

Alan Jones: “I was a pretty aggressive driver. If someone passed me I took it personally…”

Alan Jones: “I was a pretty aggressive driver. If someone passed me I took it personally…”

He’s renowned as one of racing’s toughest nuts – a driver who gave his all on the race track and didn’t suffer fools off it. And this week on F1’s official podcast, Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose,...

24 Apr 20191h 15min

Sergio Perez: “There are no coincidences in F1. There’s a reason why I’m always there when there’s an opportunity to take…”

Sergio Perez: “There are no coincidences in F1. There’s a reason why I’m always there when there’s an opportunity to take…”

He’s known as a driver who makes the most of every opportunity – in the thick of the midfield battle, give Sergio Perez a sniff of a podium and the Mexican will normally take it.  This week on Beyon...

17 Apr 201954min

1000th race special with Murray Walker - ‘The Voice of F1’

1000th race special with Murray Walker - ‘The Voice of F1’

He's been called ‘The Voice of F1’ - and for good reason. For more than 25 years, Murray Walker provided commentary on Grand Prix racing for the majority of the English-speaking world - and always in ...

10 Apr 20191h 7min

Guenther Steiner: "F1 fans like an underdog to fight with the big boys"

Guenther Steiner: "F1 fans like an underdog to fight with the big boys"

He's the colourful Team Principal of the American Haas team, and thanks to an unforgettable appearance in the recent Netflix documentary series Formula 1: Drive To Survive, Guenther Steiner has also b...

3 Apr 201949min

Luca Di Montezemolo: "Ferrari is passion, Ferrari is emotion, I thank God I worked for them"

Luca Di Montezemolo: "Ferrari is passion, Ferrari is emotion, I thank God I worked for them"

He was handed arguably the biggest job in motor racing in his mid-twenties, when none other than Enzo Ferrari made him Sporting Director of his famous team. But rather than falter under such pressure,...

27 Mars 20191h 14min

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