Hi, I am Daniel. Maybe not everyone knows this is about me. Joseph Ricardo and

You're listening to myself in the lovely Tom Clarkson on Beyond the Grid

Hi everyone Tom Clarkson here welcoming you once more to be on the grid presented by the new Bose noise-canceling headphones

700 now the 2019 season may be over

We're still going strong in fact for the penultimate show of the year of your favorite podcast

We've got a guest that a lot of you have been asking for since day one

First and foremost, he's one of the fastest drivers in Formula 1

He's won seven races and taken three polls and he's widely regarded as one of the best overtakers in the business

But he's also the guy with the big smile and the naughty sense of humor. I'm talking of course about Daniel Ricardo

Always one of the most popular drivers on the grid Daniel has become infamous for his quick one liners

It's rare that a grombri weekend passes by without a video of him saying something hilarious going viral on social media

But it's also very rare for him to sit down for more than an hour to talk about everything from the here and now with Renault

To his reasons for leaving Red Bull last year in his relationship with Max for Stappen to what makes him tick away from the track

Well, that's exactly what he did over the Abu Dhabi grombri weekend

While he ate room service in his hotel

I sat on the other side of the table and nicked some of his chips

But we also chatted at length although it never feels like a long time with Dan as ever

He was in good form and I hope you enjoy our conversation. There's some absolute gold in here. I promise

Daniel, welcome to the show. It's lovely to have you on now. It's exactly ten years since you first tested a formal a wanker

Can you remember that tester? All right. Yeah, yeah, you're right. It is ten years

Gee, um, yeah, I do remember I remember driving out of the garage the very first time and I remember dad being there and

he was I think he was probably more stoked and excited than I was

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