Podcast Podcast, Season 2 Finale: Relive the most inspiring moments of the season
7 min
There are moments when time stands still. Moments where you find yourself on the verge of greatness. Moments that stand the test of time. The Edge is a series of conversations where extraordinary people tell intimate stories of one moment that changed everything for them. A world record, a world championship, an epiphany, a life-changing decision. They relive their moments, minute by minute. How they overcame pressure, fear, pain and pushed themselves to the limit. To The Edge.
Welcome to a very special episode of The Edge, a podcast by TAG Heuer. It’s the final installment of our second season. To wrap up another exhilarating series, we’re highlighting some of our favorite moments with our remarkable guests. We had Sydney McLaughlin and Max Verstappen describing their unforgettable moments of triumph. Race driver Simona de Silvestro gave us a glimpse into what it’s like to be a woman in motorsport.
And that wasn’t all. Timekeeping legend Jean Campiche took us back to the golden era of racing. But this season wasn’t all about sport. We invited visionary Ian Rogers over for an illuminating chat about the future of web3, crypto, and NFTs. To add to the wide spectrum of extraordinary guests, we spoke to actors Patrick Dempsey and Jacob Elordi during the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix. And we had musician Guy Berryman telling us about the time his band Coldplay set Glastonbury alight.
Each one of our guests walked us through the moments that shaped them. The moments that pushed them to go beyond the edge. So journey back in time and listen to the most inspiring moments from Season 2 of The Edge, presented by your host Teo Van Den Broeke.
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Max Verstappen reliving the moment he won his first title
You know, Christian [Horner] saying these words on the radio, I think by that time my eardrums were already blowing up from people screaming on the radio…with all the excitement. And you dream of, first of all, trying to get to Formula One and be on a podium or win a race. And then, once you have completed these things, you want to fight for a title. And then hearing that on the radio was yeah…it was very special. But at the time, there were so many emotions. Now when you look back at it, you can probably appreciate it even more. It was just insane and I was crying in my helmet during the end lap. Just from knowing that, everything you’ve worked for up until then…you’ve achieved your life goal in racing. That whole lap was something I will never forget.
Sydney McLaughlin on the moment she broke the world record
The first thing in my head after I crossed the finish line was, “Oh my gosh.” I knew when I crossed the line that the record was broken. I was just actually running those last 50 meters like, “Please say 51, please say 51.” You know, just because it hadn’t been done.
Jacob Elordi on his first-ever role
I think I might have been 12 or 13. And I played the Cat in the Hat in Seussical the Musical which, to this day, stands as one of my better performances. Really, though. It was completely uninhibited and free. This teacher…I was a little bit rambunctious and she was like, “You have to play the Cat in Seussical.” And I was like, “Absolutely not.” And then my mom pushed me to do it, and I was singing and dancing, which now…I would grow into a small ball and hide from. Yeah, terrifying. But it was great and I don’t think I’ve ever felt so free.
Patrick Dempsey on his first-ever role
I did this summer theater camp in northern Maine, and it was an original production. I was playing the hook to a rabbit and I had to sing and dance and do all of that. And I just remember being part of the group and it was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the total immersion in the summer, where you’re just waking up in the morning dancing, singing, working on plays and musicals and things like that. That was really fun. And that’s where the bug really hit.
Simona de Silvestro on the year that shaped her racing career
It was in 2009 when I got into a team where I had two really good engineers. And the team was really behind me. It was the first time that kind of happened to me that I was, let’s say, the lead driver in the team. I actually had Frankie Muniz, who plays Malcolm in the Middle, as my teammate. So yeah, we raced against each other for a few years in Formula BMW and then we ended up being teammates. He was actually quite good at driving. So we had this really good team and people behind me that really wanted me to succeed. I worked hard throughout that year with my engineer and I felt like I got the car that I needed. We were leading the championship until the last race of the season. Unfortunately, I got taken out and we finished third. But that really was the first time I had the right people around me. And it also gave me a lot of confidence in my ability and that shaped me throughout my career because I was able to go into IndyCar and have the confidence that I can be really competitive doing this.
Ian Rogers on convincing the wider public about web3
My point of view is that I don’t want to. I honestly don’t care. I think it’s inevitable. You know, even at Ledger, I really feel like it’s not our place at all to convince people of this, or bring people into web3. I operate under the belief that it’s inevitable and people will find their way here eventually, but they find their way here because lots of people make great applications along the way.
In the future, a part of your business model is going to be a value exchange between a creator and a patron. That’s a beautiful thing. And it doesn’t involve the word ‘steal’. So the notion that NFTs are a scam and somehow Facebook and Instagram are great businesses, I don’t buy it. Not in the slightest. When the product is free, you are the product. What if instead you could volunteer to have a patron relationship with a creator that you love?
Guy Berryman reliving the moment he got on stage at Glastonbury
I sometimes have these dreams about walking on stage, looking down at my instrument and realizing that I’ve completely forgotten how to play anything. It’s like the ultimate anxiety dream. And so before we walked on stage at Glastonbury, I remember just thinking, “Am I going to remember how to play these songs?” Of course, it’s completely irrational, but the fear kicks in and tells you that this might be a situation which could arise. You might just not be able to remember how to play any of this, and that’s a pretty awful feeling. But when the first song starts, your body just kicks into, you know, we talk a lot about muscle memory when we play live. You get to a point where you’ve played songs so many times that you don’t need to think about it anymore. Your fingers and your arms just go to the places that they’re supposed to be.
Jean Campiche on how timekeeping evolved over time
The beginning of timekeeping was painful because, even if there were fewer calculative errors or none at all, and we were already there working on it, there were still often technical problems. Sometimes the images on the monitors were interrupted or interfered with by radio waves etc. So then all the results began vibrating on the screen. There were times when there were power failures, so timekeeping was tricky right from the start. I’d say the biggest advances were made with the help of electronics at the end of the seventies, when Heuer worked hard to develop a completely automated system for timekeeping. Totally automatic. That meant that every car was equipped with a little transponder, a tiny transmitter, which says, ‘I crossed the finish line at this point’. And the times were measured by a timing device, which is then connected to a computer, which were these huge computers. It was crazy!
