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Feb 2023
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30 Days of BTG – Day 18: Esteban Ocon’s ...

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As Alpine unveil their car for the 2023 F1 season, enjoy an all-time favourite Beyond The Grid story from Esteban Ocon. In 2018 he told Tom Clarkson how his family sold their property to help his race towards Formula 1. 30 Days of BTG is building up to the first new episode of 2023 on Wednesday March 1st.

To hear the full 2018 interview with Esteban, listen here.

You can listen to his second BTG appearance from 2022 here

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