Hello everyone, Tom Clarkson here welcoming you along to a special F1 summer break edition

of Beyond the Grid presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 wireless headphones.

Now like the rest of the F1 paddock, I'm having a short holiday at the moment, so in this

week's episode I'm reflecting on some of my favourite anecdotes from season 2 so far.

Let me tell you, it's been quite a task as regular listeners will know we've had some

fabulous stories from the great and the good of Formula One from the past and the present

day.

So whether you've listened to every episode or are joining us for the first time today,

I'm sure you'll get a kick out of my selections I know I did as I was choosing them.

And where better to kick off than with a superbanic note from the fabulously individual

Kimmy Reikonen, the man who kickstarted series 2 with a lengthy interview that surprised

many of you.

The Iceman was in great form as we chatted back at preseason testing in Barcelona, flanked

by his best mate, Sammy Visa.

Here he is telling me about a legendary spell in 2013 when he memorably scored back to

back second places for Lotus despite a rather boozy couple of weeks in between.

Kimmy I've got to ask you about two week period between the Bahrain Grand Prix and the

Spanish Grand Prix in 2013.

I think Sammy was there.

Probably Sammy started the whole thing.

That's Sammy in the background.

How do we describe Sammy as a friend?

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