SPECIAL EPISODE: Jo Ramirez on being in the middle of Senna and Prost at McLaren

F1 Beyond The Grid

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News, Leisure, Sports News, Sports, Automotive

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🗓️ 14 August 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

He may not be a household name, but Jo Ramirez is one of those people who has seen it all and worked with them all. He broke into F1 in the 1960s, working with emerging superstar Ricardo Rodriguez. His Mexican countryman sadly perished before his star had truly emerged, but by then Ramirez was set on a path that would eventually see him work with Jackie Stewart at Tyrrell, Emerson Fittipaldi at Copersucar, and - most famously - with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at McLaren in the midst of their bitter rivalry.

This week on Beyond The Grid, Ramirez - a former mechanic, team manager and co-ordinator - lifts the lid of his four decades in motor racing’s premier category, from his early years working alongside a young Ron Dennis and Dan Gurney, to his latter years alongside Mika Hakkinen.

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0:40.1	Hi, I'm Joe Ramirez and you're listening to Beyond the Grid.
0:50.6	Hi all, Tom Clarkson here with the latest edition of your favourite podcast.
0:55.3	It's Beyond the Grid, presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones.
1:00.9	My guest this week for a special summer break edition of the show
1:04.1	is someone whose name may not be instantly recognizable to everyone.
1:08.3	But he's got more Formula One stories than almost anyone I've ever met.
1:12.6	He worked in the sport for more than 40 years
1:15.0	and witnessed many significant moments in F1 history from the inside.
1:19.8	He was also good friends with many of the sport's biggest figures.
1:23.4	I'm talking about Joe Ramirez, a man whose first F1 job was back in the 1960s
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