Waterford is the home of firsts. In 914 it became the first ever city in

Ireland when Viking settlers saw it as an opportune location and they were

right. Today it's seen as one of the best places to live in Ireland so when you

think of prime locations for rapid growth think like the Vikings think first

for a young and educated population well-connected infrastructure innovation

and tourism think first for a place built for modern Ireland think waterford

first visit waterford2040.com to see why

welcome F1 fans to your favorite bitstreet in podcast land it's beyond the

grid with me Tom Clarkson isn't it wonderful to have Formula 1 back we had an

incredible triple header to open the season with so many storylines and at the

centre of it all once again was Lewis Hamilton the six time champ remained

in furious on track and he's becoming a true leader of it as well the Mercedes

driver is doing a fantastic job at highlighting the bigger issues

confronting our sports and indeed society in general regarding racism diversity

and inclusion he set out the Hamilton Commission aimed at boosting the

diversity in the sport and ensuring more people from different backgrounds

have the chance to pursue their dreams but while Lewis has been a true trailblazer

and an inspiration he wasn't the first black racing driver to drive a Formula

1 car no that accolade went to an African American called William Theodore

Ribs better known as Willie T as an up and coming racer Willie tested for

Brabham at Esterill 35 years ago and I'm delighted to say he's my guest on the

show this week if you've seen Willie's documentary on Netflix called

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