But they absolutely crave competition, and once you’ve tasted a contest at the rarefied level then that tooth-and-claw battle is a tough one to walk away from completely.
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As much as racing drivers would like you to believe they’re multi-faceted, amazingly cultured individuals, experience suggests they’re not all quite as multi-dimensional as they’d wish you believe. So why does a driver, who’s performed well and achieved great things at the very pinnacle of motorsport, feel the need to put a roof over their head?įrom a primitive perspective, the loss of white-hot competition is surely a strong motivator in each case, as is a reduction of income (albeit let’s assume they not exactly living on the breadline) and an ego-driven requirement to remain in the limelight to display their talents.Īnd while spending more time with family after a demanding, time-consuming career is desirable, after a while it’s understandable that drivers relish the prospect of getting back to having some fun with some like-minded mates on the track. Over the years, this writer has covered ex-Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen, Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard in the DTM and the likes of Nigel Mansell, Gianni Morbidelli, Derek Warwick and Johnny Herbert in the British Touring Car Championship.
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