Indy 500 Winner Alexander Rossi on being an American in F1 | Beyond The Grid | Official F1 Podcast
- Posted by hudson on May 04, 2022
Growing up in Northern California, Alexander Rossi's dream of racing in F1 was not an easy one to achieve. Twists, turns and tragedy paved the way for his F1 appearances in 2015. And though he hasn't returned since, he's shown his immense potential, most notably winning the Indy 500 in 2017. Listen in as Alex recaps on his stop-start F1 career, and how he's pushing to become IndyCar champion with Andretti.
Topics in this episode include:
0:00 – Achieving his childhood F1 dream
4:34 – The start of great things?
10:38 – Right place, wrong time?
13:59 – Winning the Indy 500, racing with Alonso
20:46 – Andretti’s interest in Formula 1
26:13 – Bathurst in V8 Supercars and the Baja 1000
36:33 – Drama and tragedy before Alex’s F1 debut
39:17 – Friendship with ‘wonderful’ Jules Bianchi
46:38 – An unexpected call, another false start
53:24 – TC’s listening tips and your messages
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