Emerson Fittipaldi: When you left the pits you had to give yourself to the sport. You couldn't think what might happen...
F1 Beyond The Grid
karenellenbevan
4.7 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2018
⏱️ 71 minutes
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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 exceptional talent in his homeland, including Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna. Emerson Fittipaldi saw it all in his Grand Prix career, from the highs of winning two world titles, 14 races, and two Indy 500s, to the lows of seeing multiple colleagues killed and his family-run team fold. On this week's episode of Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, the great man looks back on it all, providing fascinating insight into one of F1's classic eras, and giving the inside line on the time he let Senna test his IndyCar...
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| 0:29.0 | Hello, this is Emerson Fittipaldi. You are listening to Beyond the Grid. |
| 0:37.0 | Hi everyone, it's TC here with another episode of Beyond the Grid presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones. |
| 0:52.0 | What have we got for you this week? Well, it's another multiple world champion and someone who's regarded as a founding father of Formula 1 in Brazil. |
| 1:02.0 | He was the first Brazilian driver to win a Grand Prix and the first Brazilian World Champion. |
| 1:07.0 | And in so doing, he blazed a trail that was followed by the likes of Nelson Piquet and Erton Senna to name but two. |
| 1:14.0 | I'm talking of course about the great Emerson Fittipaldi. |
| 1:18.0 | We caught up over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend at Inter Lagos, where he was one of the star attractions. |
| 1:24.0 | Everywhere he went, people stopped him for autographs and selfies. And he spent a lot of time catching up with old friends in the pit lane. |
| 1:31.0 | After all, it was at this circuit in 1973 that he won the first ever Brazilian Grand Prix. |
| 1:38.0 | Believe it or not, M.O. is now 71. But he's still as enthusiastic about motor racing as ever. |
| 1:45.0 | And he regaled me with stories about moving to England in 1969, racing for Lotus, McLaren and Coppersook are in Formula 1. |
| 1:53.0 | And helping to steer Erton Senna's career, it was an illuminating and at times very emotional conversation. |
| 2:01.0 | I hope you enjoy it. |
| 2:08.0 | Well Emerson, welcome to Beyond the Grid. Thank you for your time. |
| 2:12.0 | Now, it was a phenomenal Formula 1 career. 144 starts, 14 wins, two championships. |
| 2:20.0 | How do you reflect on it all now? |
| 2:23.0 | You know, it's always great to be talking to you. I think it's so much a history motor racing, Grand Prix racing, Formula 1. |
| 2:32.0 | You know, everything starts when I was driving Snatatum and calling Chapman, start looking. |
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