believe it or not, in my younger, slimmer days, with bigger cojones, I drove a Tyrrell formula One car, a Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Jaguar, as well as did practically 210mph in a Bugatti that had just set a world land speed record.
I believed I pedalled those as well as other blisteringly quick cars and trucks impressively. however a few former F1 chauffeurs I’ve had in-car tuition from didn’t concur. For example, sitting together with me in a supercar I was driving close to (my) limit, the late Sir Stirling Moss politely asked, “why are you doing so numerous warm-up laps, old boy?”
‘Get your fill of combustion fun while you still can’
On one more day, comedian as well as ex-F1 chauffeur Perry McCarthy cheekily asked: “are we there yet, Dad?”
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At the twin sound Motegi circuit in Japan, Honda F1 pilot Aguri Suzuki examined printouts of our lap times as well as explained the one section of the track where I was quicker than him. Actually, I was so damn quick that I lost manage of the car, left the tarmac, shown up on the grass, as well as practically went to the tyre wall.
Martin Brundle insisted he might most likely beat my lap time in his Honda NSX with one hand connected behind his back. He tried. He failed. Oh, exactly how we laughed.