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Hello, hello and welcome along to a new season of Beyond the Grid. Season 4, which you believe

is a great way to go. My name is Tom Clarkson and as usual, this season I'll be making it

my mission to bring you in-depth feature-length conversations with the biggest names in Formula

1. I have some cracking-ass lined up already and they don't get much bigger than this week's

guest, Sergio Perez.

Yes, after a roller coaster last 12 months that featured a that-made-and-winning sake,

Checo is square in the spotlight after his blockbuster move to Red Bull Racing, where

he'll partner Max Verstappen. It's a massive move for the Mexican and on the evidence

of preseason testing in Bahrain last week, Red Bull could be the team to beat when we go

racing for the first time at the Bahrain Grand Prix. And who would have predicted that Checo

would be sitting in a potential title-winning car just six months ago? Indeed, back in

July he was on a real low having been the first F1 driver to contract Covid-19. The virus

forced him to miss two races during which time speculation grew that he was about to be

ousted at Racing Point, the team he helped to save in 2018. Those fears did of course

prove true and he was replaced by Sebastian Vettel, yet he persevered and he rebounded,

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