Emerson Fittipaldi 2018 Beyond the Grid interview
In this episode of Beyond the Grid, Tom Clarkson talks with the legendary 2 times drivers WC from Brazil: Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi drove F1 from 1970 until 1980. He drove for famous teams like Lotus and McLaren, but also had his "own" team called Fittipaldi.
Subjects Emerson Fittipaldi gets asked the following questions:
- How do you reflect on your F1 career?
- When were you on you peek?
- What was your best car?
- Who was the best driver you ever race against?
- What did you do to help you with Formula 1 racing mentally?
- What did the death of Jochen Rindt do to you in 1970?
- 11 formula 1 drivers died during your career. How do you justify that in your mind?
- Can you describe what you were think when you landed at England in 1969?
- Who's idea was it to go to the UK to race?
- Can you describe the moment that you where on the grid on Brands Hatch in 1970?
- How long did you call Colin Chapman mister Chapman?
- How did you keep up on F1 in Brazil?
- Did you ever work with an engineer as good as Colin Chapman after Lotus?
- In 1973 you left Lotus. Why did you leave?
- Who was Emerson Fittipaldi when you won the title for the second time?
- Did you ever meet Bruce McLaren?
- How did you end up at Copersucar team and stayed there?
- Why did you retire after the 1980 season?
- How did you fill you time after that?
- Do you think Senna would have raced on Indianapolis?
- How tough was it to be at the funeral of Ayrton Senna?
- How was is to share a car together with Senna?
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