George Russell: rising with Mercedes
‘It’s a huge step… but the peak is miles away’. That’s how George Russell sums up racing for Mercedes. Since George joined the team’s young driver programme in 2017 he knew he could rise to the seat o...
29 Juni 202257min
June 29th on F1 Beyond The Grid…
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27 Juni 20221min
Zhou Guanyu: racing childhood F1 heroes for China
Zhou Guanyu’s route to F1 was epic. As a child he watched the Chinese Grand Prix from the grandstands and dreamed of joining his racing heroes. But with no footsteps to follow in, he had to plot his o...
22 Juni 202259min
Thierry Boutsen: a trifecta of triumph for Belgium
During his ten year career, Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen delivered consistently. He stacked up 164 races, 15 podiums and 3 Grand Prix wins; even beating the legendary Ayrton Senna to the top of the ...
15 Juni 202254min
Frank Dernie: 40 years at the forefront of Formula 1
With a career spanning four decades, Frank Dernie knows a thing or two about how to make a car fast. After joining Williams in the late 70's as Patrick Head's aerodynamic assistant, helping design the...
8 Juni 202245min
Bobby Rahal: flying the US flag in F1
As a young racer growing up in America in the 60s, Bobby Rahal idolised people like Phil Hill, Dan Gurney and Mario Andretti - drivers who had made it across the Atlantic to drive in Formula 1. He dre...
1 Juni 202247min
James Key: McLaren's tech mastermind
McLaren technical director James Key is one of the youngest tech chiefs in Formula One. He’s very bright, he’s super-organised and he’s ultra-competitive, all attributes that he’s using to drive the t...
25 Maj 20221h 2min
Esteban Ocon: from tears to triumph with Alpine
From frustration which drove him to tears in 2019, to an incredible F1 victory in 2021, Esteban Ocon has felt the extreme lows and highs of a racing driver’s life. After losing his race seat at Force ...
18 Maj 202240min
