Pedro Diniz on fear, his fiery escape, and F1 pressure

F1 Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Leisure, Sports News, News, Sports, Automotive

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Fear is something F1 drivers don’t often admit to feeling. Pedro Diniz does. In his 98 Grands Prix during the 1990s and into 2000, the Brazilian experienced the highs of hard earned top-six points finishes and, on his day, was a match for teammates Jean Alesi and Damon Hill. But, as he tells Tom Clarkson in a rare interview, lucky escapes from a fireball in Argentina and an upside-down car in Germany left a deep impression. ‘The biggest challenge was really the challenge of my mind’, Pedro says. How do fear and the immense pressure of racing in Formula 1 affect a driver's performance? How can meditation and yoga help a racer go faster? Pedro tells all. He also remembers first encounters with Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello at the very start of their racing careers, and explains his post-racing passion for producing organic food. Sebastian Vettel is among the people who are very interested in what Pedro’s doing today on his farm in Brazil.

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0:00.0	An ITVX exclusive.
0:03.4	Who have you ever revealed your real self to?
0:06.4	starring Damien Lewis and Guy Pearce.
0:08.8	The man I trusted most, my best friend, has done the unthinkable.
0:14.4	As buy among friends, stream free on ITVX.
0:21.8	I was a good driver, but I don't think I was the most talented driver.
0:26.4	I think I was pretty persistent and when I was getting to that flow,
0:32.8	the guy, myself, at the same time, kind of a meditate state,
0:37.1	outer state of mind, I could be very fast.
0:42.7	Welcome once again to Beyond the Grid with me, Tom Clarkson.
0:51.6	My guess this week is a driver I haven't spoken to for ages.
0:56.4	Since retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2000,
1:00.0	he's gone quite literally off the grid, living on his farm in Brazil.
1:05.0	So it's been a real treat to get back in touch with him.
1:08.2	In total, he raced in Formula 1 for six seasons and he was faster than his record would have you believe.
1:15.1	He scored a total of 10 world championship points at a time when they were only given out to six place.
1:21.3	And he stacked up well against some very highly rated teammates like Damon Hill and John
1:26.9	Elaci. The man I'm talking about is, of course, Pedro Diniz.
1:32.3	Pedro is now one of the biggest producers of organic grain and eggs in Latin America.
1:38.0	We hear all about that in this episode, but we also talk about a man who could be very quick
1:44.0	behind the wheel of an F1 car. How does he reflect on his career now and what would he do differently
1:50.4	if he could do it all again? We talk about it all, including some of those moments when he
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