FULL TRANSCRIPT: Read every word from Daniel Ricciardo's Beyond The Grid interview

Daniel Ricciardo began this season in an unusual position for him – watching from the sidelines while everyone else went racing. The former Red Bull and Renault driver had left McLaren early and was back in the Red Bull setup as a test and reserve driver – before getting the call mid-season to don his racing boots once more to replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri.
The eight-time Grand Prix winner is this week's guest on our Beyond The Grid podcast, and you can read every word from his interview with host Tom Clarkson in the transcript below, listen to the episode in the audio player, or head here to catch it on your preferred platform.

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