Piastri’s pathway, Leclerc’s piano passion, Pierre’s new perspective + more best bits of 2023

F1: Beyond The Grid

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4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Red Bull’s revolutionary race car, McLaren’s miraculous transformation and Aston Martin’s sensational rise.

On F1 Beyond The Grid in 2023, the stars behind the biggest stories of the season have sat down with Tom Clarkson to reveal the secrets behind their success and share fascinating insight into what life is like as a Formula 1 driver, Team Principal, engineer, designer, and more. In this end-of year special, Tom picks his favourite moments from a long list of stellar guests.

Oscar Piastri underlined his credentials as a future Grand Prix winner with arguably the most impressive rookie season since Lewis Hamilton in 2007, but did you know the Australian’s route to F1 began in the same way as Lewis? Hear how Adrian Newey, the genius behind Red Bull’s record-breaking RB19, began designing at the age of 11. And listen to Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur explain how he handles the pressure of making the most successful Constructor in the sport’s history champions again.

Also featured are some F1 heroes from the past – including multiple World Champions Alain Prost and Sir Jackie Stewart. The clips in this episode come from the full episodes listed below.

Thank you for listening in 2023. F1 Beyond The Grid will return in 2024.

Adrian Newey, legendary F1 designer
Andrea Stella, transforming McLaren
Lando Norris, driving McLaren’s revival
Oscar Piastri, remote control racing to F1 rookie
Daniel Ricciardo, dreaming of a ‘perfect’ Red Bull return
Liam Lawson, thrilled but ‘unfulfilled’ by F1 debut
Pierre Gasly, wanting to win again in 2024
Sir Jackie Stewart, 50 years a triple World Champion
Alain Prost, 30 years since the ‘most difficult’ season
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Germany’s F1 cult hero
Sam Michael, engineering his rise to the top of F1
James Vowles, aiming to win with Williams
Fred Vasseur, pursuing the ‘pinnacle’ with Ferrari
Charles Leclerc, 2nd isn’t enough
Giancarlo Fisichella, history with Ferrari, Force India and Fernando Alonso
Dan Fallows, directing Aston’s rise
George Russell, happier, hungrier + ‘holding his own’ with Hamilton

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max. Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better.
0:08.0	Like sneaking some chili into the gravy for some extra oint, or building a playlist that will even get your
0:14.8	none up on the table or just cracking open an ice cold Pepsi Max.
0:20.1	Christmas.
0:23.0	Better with Pepsi Max. 2023 was a record-breaking, history-making, dramatic year of racing in Formula One.
0:39.0	And we heard about it all here on F1 Beyond the Grid.
0:46.0	Hello everyone, it's Tom Clarkson here,
0:49.0	and this is the best of F1 Beyond the Grid 2023.
0:54.0	Whether you've listened to every episode this year
0:57.0	or you're joining the Beyond the Grid team for the very first time,
1:00.0	welcome, it's great to have you with us.
1:03.0	F1 Stars, live life at 200 miles an hour,
1:07.0	and this podcast is where they slow down and open up.
1:11.0	Every week you'll hear an exclusive in-depth interview with one of the sports biggest
1:16.3	names. It could be a current driver, a legendary champion, an engineering genius or a big team boss.
1:23.0	You'll hear the people you've seen on screen talking in a unique way,
1:28.0	telling stories, sharing memories and revealing things about themselves and about Formula One.
1:33.4	Those are the kinds of moments we're going to be hearing in this episode.
1:37.4	You'll hear from some of the current stars like Charleclare, Pierre Gasley and Oscar Piaestry, and some legends from the past, like Al-Amrost and Sir Jackie Stewart.
1:48.0	All of these clips are taken from feature-length shows, and you can find links to those in the description to this episode if you'd like to listen to some more.
1:56.0	So let's get started.
2:00.0	Red Bull and Max Vastappan obliterated their opponents in 2023.
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