Jody Scheckter: "When you first get into F1 you’ll do anything. I remember once thinking I'd rather be dead than not drive in F1…"

F1 Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

News, Leisure, Sports News, Sports, Automotive

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jody Scheckter’s life has been anything but conventional. Having arrived in Britain from South Africa in 1970, Jody broke into Grand Prix racing in 1972 with McLaren where he caused a stir with his great speed and somewhat wild race craft. Rough edges polished, he’d go on to win the sport’s ultimate prize - the world title - in 1979 while driving for Ferrari, though in some ways that was just the beginning. Less than a year later he’d announce his retirement from F1, turning his attention instead to the world of business, where he went on to have great success, first with his firearms training company and then with his ground-breaking organic farming business.

On this week’s show, host Tom Clarkson is treated to a trip down memory lane, with stories of Jody’s 70s rivals and the danger of the era, his relationship with Enzo Ferrari and team mate Gilles Villeneuve, how he applied F1 processes to the business world, and much, much more…

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0:30.0	Hi, I'm Jodie Shaker and you listening to Beyond the Grid.
0:39.0	Hi all, Tom Clarkson here and welcome to your favourite podcast.
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0:49.0	My guess this week is a world champion and not any old world champion, a Ferrari world champion.
0:56.0	For 21 years from 1979 to 2000, he carried the tag of being the team's most recent title winner.
1:03.0	I'm talking of course about Jodie Shecter.
1:07.0	Jodie beat his teammate, Jill Villeneuve, by 4 points in 79.
1:11.0	And that title success was the highlight of his Formula 1 career, which spanned 9 seasons and 112 starts.
1:19.0	But the fascinating thing about Jodie is that his success didn't end there.
1:24.0	His F1 title spurred him on to great heights during retirement.
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