Alexander Rossi: twists, turns and tragedy on the road to F1

F1 Beyond The Grid

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Leisure, Sports News, News, Sports, Automotive

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🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in Northern California, a young Alexander Rossi dreamed of racing in Formula 1. His route was not an easy one. Along the way he experienced false starts, unfulfilled promises, behind the scenes power moves and the tragic loss of his friend and teammate Jules Bianchi. Alex tells Tom Clarkson everything that led to his 5 Grands Prix in 2015 and just how close he was to staying in the sport for a longer time. Today, Alex is pushing to add the IndyCar Championship to his Indy 500 win, supported by team boss Michael Andretti, and challenged by teammate Colton Herta. Alex also has tales of racing at Indy with Fernando Alonso, and competing in Mexico’s extreme truck race, the Baja 1000.

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0:00.0	Hello Superkins here, and I've teamed up once again with the LEGO Group to bring you series
0:04.3	two of my podcast at your leisure. Join me as I chat to chart toppers, catch up with comics
0:10.9	and yak with YouTube legends, finding out what they get up to when they're not busy being famous.
0:16.8	Expect more excellent guests, sharing more unusual hobbies.
0:22.0	So why not join us on the journey? Listen to the at your leisure podcast with me,
0:26.4	Superkins on Global Player. Formula One and the US are falling in love with each other.
0:35.0	In Miami and Austin this year, and in Las Vegas in 2023, the grandstands will be packed with
0:41.6	passionate race fans. But right now, there are no American Formula One drivers for US fans to cheer.
0:48.0	The most recent was Alexander Rossi. I got to, as an American kid, ultimately,
0:54.8	race in Formula One. Being an American in Formula One to be able to compete in front of your
1:00.0	home crowd is an amazing thing and an amazing feeling. Alex raced in five Grand Prix in 2015,
1:07.6	but his Formula One story is one of dreams, drama, full-starts, promises and political games.
1:14.4	If a few things had happened differently, he could have stayed in Formula One for longer.
1:19.0	There are commitments and there are things that were said and done and past that ultimately
1:24.4	didn't happen for one reason or another. And that's kind of the disenchanting thing about it,
1:29.4	but that's the way life goes. Today, Alex's life is all about IndyCar, but he's a huge Formula One
1:36.0	fan with an incredible F1 story to tell. Welcome to F1 Beyond the Grid with me, Tom Clarkson.
1:45.2	When I chatted to Alex, he was at home in Indianapolis. That's where his IndyCar team,
1:49.9	Andretti Auto Sport, is based and of course, it's the home of the Indy500, which Alex dramatically
1:56.9	won as a rookie in 2016. But for years before he switched to American Open Wheel Racing,
2:03.5	Alex lived and raced in Europe. Wins in junior racing series Open the Door to Formula One,
2:09.6	first as a test driver for the catering team in 2012, and then as a test and race driver for
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