F1 Beyond The Grid
Episodes
Ross Brawn on Michael Schumacher – the driver, the leader, the man
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On January 3rd 2019, Michael Schumacher – statistically the most successful F1 driver of all-time – turns 50. To commemorate the occasion, Beyond ...
End Of Year Special: The Best Of 2018
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the season finale of Beyond The Grid - but don't worry, we'll be back before you know it in 2019 with more conversations with the grea...
Otmar Szafnauer: “When Force India went into administration, my role was to keep the team together”
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Though he's been in F1 a long time, you may not have been overly familiar with Otmar Szafnauer before this year. As COO of Force India, the American p...
Juan Pablo Montoya: “I was different – I guess that’s why I wasn’t in F1 long. I didn’t fit in”
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He streaked into F1 in 2001; a spectacular no-holds-barred racer unafraid to go wheel-to-wheel with the biggest names in the sport. But though he made...
Rob Smedley: “I cried for about an hour after Massa lost the 2008 title – it was so intense…”
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, for the first time on Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, we’re not speaking to a driver or a team boss, but to an engineer – and someo...
Emerson Fittipaldi: When you left the pits you had to give yourself to the sport. You couldn't think what might happen...
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He's the granddaddy of Brazilian motorsport; a true trailblazer who, having become F1's youngest ever world champion in 1972, inspired a generation of...
Carlos Sainz: "Racing is in my blood - my father taught me a champion's mentality"
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
F1 has seen its fair share of second generation racers, but Carlos Sainz doesn't quite fit the mould. The natural script would have been for him to fo...
Claire Williams: “I had no aspirations to run an F1 team - it was never in my destiny”
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To say Claire Williams has racing in her blood would be an understatement. But despite being born into and raised around one of F1’s most successful...
Jackie Stewart: “I removed emotion completely when I drove racing cars – I had to…”
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Nico Rosberg: “I don’t miss the driving, but I miss the winning…”
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Charles Leclerc: “People say the pressure in Ferrari will be on another level - but mental strength is my biggest quality”
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Johnny Herbert: “I always felt I could beat anyone, anytime, in any car. But after my accident, I never had those feelings again…”
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
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…”
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Alain Prost: “You can’t talk about my rivalry with Senna without understanding what happened after I retired…”
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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. A...
Toto Wolff: "I run a successful F1 team but that's nothing compared to what other people have achieved..."
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
Stefano Domenicali: “Being a normal guy, I’m proud to have been at Ferrari for so long…”
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Romain Grosjean: "Mark Webber wanted to punch me, and I had nothing to say in my defence..."
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's no doubt that Formula 1 drivers live a largely glamorous life. But to say it's all roses would be far from the truth - and this week's guest o...
Eddie Jordan: “Starting an F1 team was the stupidest thing I ever did – you cannot imagine the stress”
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The history of F1 is filled with iconic team owners; extraordinary characters who went above and beyond to build cars and go racing. But it’s fair t...
Gerhard Berger: "I tried to get results, but I also tried to not miss the party..."
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With his larger than life personality, penchant for fun and an eye for a party, Gerhard Berger was one of the most popular characters in the F1 paddoc...
Jacques Villeneuve: “I learnt from my father about pushing the limits and taking risks”
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jacques Villeneuve was just 12 when his father – swashbuckling fan favourite Gilles Villeneuve – was killed in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix...
Christian Horner: "The Queen once quizzed me on Multi 21..."
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In another life, he might have been an F1 driver. Instead, after a slight change of direction, he became a team boss - and the youngest on the grid to...
Martin Brundle: “I was a racer – I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the commentary box”
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a racing driver he fought wheel-to-wheel with - and on his day beat - the very best of his era, including Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and Mika...
Esteban Ocon: "My family gave up everything for me – there was no choice but to succeed"
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to F1 is no easy task for any driver, but the story of Esteban Ocon’s route to the top reads like a Hollywood movie. On the latest epis...
Mark Webber: “Maybe I could have been less intense…but there was so much at stake”
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Team mate squabbles, hairy crashes, incredible victories – there wasn’t much Mark Webber didn’t experience in 12 years in F1. On episode 3 of Be...
Robert Kubica: “I wanted to improve as a driver… but I paid too high a price”
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He was regarded as one of the greatest drivers of his generation - and then he was struck down in his prime. On this week’s episode of Beyond The ...
Lewis Hamilton: "F1 has given me a life - but it's also broken me"
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lewis Hamilton is one of the most interviewed people in the world, but beyond the champagne-soaked press conference soundbites, how well do you really...
NEW F1 Podcast: Beyond The Grid
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, is a new podcast that delivers great stories, fresh insight and amazing anecdotes from the world of F1. Each wee...