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The USA's Eddie Cheever on living his F1 dream after walking away from Ferrari

The USA's Eddie Cheever on living his F1 dream after walking away from Ferrari

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 6 Jahren

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No American has started more Grands Prix than Eddie Cheever, the
Phoenix-born, Rome raised racer, who took nine excellent podium
finishes in the 1980s. In his long stay at the pinnacle of motor
sport Cheever drove for eight teams (including Renault, Ligier,
Tyrrell and Alfa Romeo), experiencing the highs of reaching the
rostrum and the lows of losing fellow drivers. What’s more
remarkable is that he achieved all this after walking away from a
Ferrari test contract, so determined was he as a youngster to
make it - right away - in the sport he loved.

On this week’s show he discusses all of the above, plus his
lifelong admiration of his former boss, McLaren legend Ron
Dennis, his admiration of team mates Alain Prost and Derek
Warwick, the loss of Gilles Villeneuve, and his post-F1 success
at the Indy 500…