Concern is one thing F1 drivers don’t typically admit to feeling. However former Arrows and Sauber racer Pedro Diniz does.

In his 98 Grands Prix throughout the Nineteen Nineties and into 2000, the Brazilian skilled the highs of hard-earned top-six factors finishes, and was a match for crew mates like Jean Alesi and Damon Hill. However as he tells Tom Clarkson on this week’s episode of Past The Grid, fortunate escapes from a fireball in Argentina and an upside-down automotive in Germany left a deep impression.

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“The most important problem was actually the problem of my thoughts,” Pedro says. How do worry and the immense strain of racing in Components 1 have an effect on a driver’s efficiency? How can meditation and yoga assist a racer go sooner? Pedro tells all.

He additionally remembers first encounters with Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello on the very begin of their racing careers, and explains his post-racing ardour for producing natural meals. Sebastian Vettel is among the many people who find themselves very inquisitive about what Pedro’s doing at this time on his farm in Brazil.

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