rich 1.0 As a child, Formula 1 was his dream. As a young driver he was on the same trajectory as Michael Schumacher. Tom Kristensen was offered a chance to join a Formula 1 team, but he saw it as too risky. Instead he found success in sportscars and made history at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a record nine victories. Tom tells Tom Clarkson about the ‘risky’ offer he received from a Formula 1 team in the 1990s, the sportscar decision which harmed his F1 chances, and the day he impressed a World Champion in a modern F1 car. ‘Mr Le Mans’ also remembers his history-making days at the world’s most famous endurance race, and explains how racing different cars made him a better driver. This episode is sponsored by: Leesa - go to Leesa.com for 25% off select mattresses PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code GRID. Liquid I.V. - visit liquidiv.com and get 20% off your first purchase with code GRID at checkout. Shopify - sign up for your $1 per-month trial today at shopify.com/beyondthegrid. Vanta - get started today at vanta.com/GRID. F1 Beyond The Grid https://audioboom.com/channels/4964339-f1-beyond-the-grid Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43700551/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8917246/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>