F1: Beyond The Grid

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  • Formula 1 stars slow down for in-depth interviews. Tom Clarkson brings you revealing, feature-length conversations with drivers, team bosses, engineering experts and F1 legends. Thanks for listening in 2024. F1 Beyond The Grid will return in 2025. Hit the follow button for the fastest way to get new episodes. Watch episodes exclusively on the F1 YouTube channel. An official Formula 1 podcast. For race reviews + previews, listen to F1 Nation. To learn more about how F1 works, listen to F1 Explains
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  • Ageless Alonso, Carlos’s comeback + super sub Bearman – The Best of 2024

    Ageless Alonso, Carlos’s comeback + super sub Bearman – The Best of 2024
    Dec 18 2024
    A driver market for the ages, Verstappen at his very best, emotional race wins, new Constructor World Champions and the end of some iconic eras. The 2024 Formula 1 season was sensational.
    On F1 Beyond The Grid, the stars of this dramatic year of racing have sat down with Tom Clarkson, revealing what it’s like being at the centre of the biggest stories of the season and sharing fascinating insight into what life is like as a Formula 1 driver, Team Principal, engineer, designer, and more. In this end-of year special, Tom picks his favourite moments from a long list of stellar guests.
    Fernando Alonso reflects on becoming the first driver in F1 history to compete in 400 Grands Prix and why he nearly retired much earlier in his career. Carlos Sainz explains how he recovered from physical and mental setbacks to win multiple races. And Ollie Bearman describes what it was really like making his F1 debut at such short notice in Saudi Arabia.
    As well as today’s big names, legends of the past like Juan Pablo Montoya and David Coulthard relive their career-defining moments. Plus, you’ll hear memories of Lewis Hamilton’s time at Mercedes and Bruno Senna’s stories of growing up with his uncle Ayrton, 30 years on from his death.
    Thank you for listening in 2024. F1 Beyond The Grid will return in 2025.
    To hear the full interviews with the guests featured in this show, click on the links below…
    Toto Wolff
    Charles Leclerc
    Carlos Sainz
    Juan Pablo Montoya
    David Coulthard
    Bruno Senna
    Fernando Alonso
    Andy Stevenson
    Ollie Bearman
    Ayao Komatsu
    Tom Stallard
    Paul Monaghan


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  • 'One of a kind': Mercedes on Lewis Hamilton

    'One of a kind': Mercedes on Lewis Hamilton
    Dec 11 2024
    Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes: their names are together forever in the Formula 1 record books. As the most successful team and driver partnership in the sport's history comes to an end, some of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes colleagues tell Tom Clarkson their stories of working with him:

    Toto Wolff – Team Principal, on how Lewis got stronger every year of their partnership

    Andrew Shovlin – Trackside Engineering Director, who was on the pit wall for all of Lewis’ history-making races

    Clare Robertson – Head of Communications. She first met Lewis when he was 15, and has worked with him since his days at McLaren

    Victoria Johnson – Marketing Operations Director, who's seen Hamilton go from Formula 1 driver to global icon

    Stephen Lord - Race Team Co-ordinator, one of Lewis' closest colleagues, on the grid with him for every Grand Prix
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Carlos Sainz: pain, pride + potential

    Carlos Sainz: pain, pride + potential
    Dec 4 2024
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    2024 has been a turbulent year for Carlos Sainz.

    It started with a shock: Lewis Hamilton would be replacing him at Ferrari in 2025. Then he missed a race with appendicitis. But the year is ending with multiple wins and podiums to look back on, and an exciting new challenge to look forward to with Williams next season.

    Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Carlos talks about his feelings after finding out Hamilton was taking his seat, the pain he suffered after his operation and how he came back from those physical and emotional setbacks to take victories in Australia and Mexico, and secure his future in Formula 1.

    As well as reflecting on a special four years with Ferrari, Sainz is also relishing his next chapter. What can he achieve with Williams? How does he rate new teammate Alex Albon? And will he cope with not fighting at the front of the grid?

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    Charles Leclerc
    James Vowles
    Alex Albon

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    1 hr and 1 min

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I love this podcast!! To hear how people like lando and Daniel cope with the stress and stain of the car is amazing.

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So good

I really enjoyed hearing from Paul Stoddart. His perspectives on drivers like Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso were vivid and reaffirmed what I've heard about their characters in positive (and in Schumi's case unexpected) ways. It's also refreshing to hear such a positive impression of Red Bull in an age where they've been branded Public Enemy Number One by so many. A great listen.

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Definitely worth 5 stars

I just love listening to the story’s from the drivers my favourite episode is Lewis Hamilton
All the rest are also very good

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Brilliant Podcast

great podcast, with great origin stories from drivers and mechanics etc. Must listen for F1 fans.

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Amazing

Soooooo good
My kids love it so much I can’t believe it so good .a

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Podcasting magic.

Absolutely brilliant. F1 podcasting at it's best. As a life-long F1 fan, being born in 1991, hearing all these podcast episodes has opened up a world of memories that I felt that I had forgotten. From old drivers to current, old team principles to current and even race engineers to engine designers and aerodynamisists.

Keep at it Tom and F1, I will always be listening as long as it may continue. Thank you.

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F1 Beyond the grid my review

Really good podcast especially loved the story as formula one's greatest sports open up about their backstories. But yeah brilliant podcast I loved listening to it

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It’s great I love it am only 12 but it’s so good

I love when u get people on the show now I just need to waste some words so I can send it


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