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Adrian Sutil learnt to play the piano at age four, and was a concert pianist prior to taking up karting at 14 years.
Nico Rosberg was offered a place at Imperial College in London to study aeronautics.
Fernando Alonso speaks French and Italian, aside from his native Spanish, and of course, English.
Robert Kubica suffered a road accident prior to his debut F3 Euroseries race. He competed with a broken arm in a brace with 18 screws, and won.
Sebastian Vettel almost lost his thumb in his second World Series by Renault race. After surgery, he was expected to be out of action for several weeks, but competed in the F3 Masters of Zandvoort race on the following weekend and finished sixth.
Kimi Raikkonen's older brother, Rami, is a Finnish rally driver.
Takuma Sato started motorsport at 19 years of age. Previously, he competed in bicycle racing and won several national junior titles.
Mark Webber's wife, Ann Neal, was the championship coordinator for Australian Formula Ford when Webber competed in the series.
Nico Rosberg was offered a place at Imperial College in London to study aeronautics.
Fernando Alonso speaks French and Italian, aside from his native Spanish, and of course, English.
Robert Kubica suffered a road accident prior to his debut F3 Euroseries race. He competed with a broken arm in a brace with 18 screws, and won.
Sebastian Vettel almost lost his thumb in his second World Series by Renault race. After surgery, he was expected to be out of action for several weeks, but competed in the F3 Masters of Zandvoort race on the following weekend and finished sixth.
Kimi Raikkonen's older brother, Rami, is a Finnish rally driver.
Takuma Sato started motorsport at 19 years of age. Previously, he competed in bicycle racing and won several national junior titles.
Mark Webber's wife, Ann Neal, was the championship coordinator for Australian Formula Ford when Webber competed in the series.
Edited by Jungles on Tuesday 21st July 13:38
There has never been a gay F1 driver (although Giovanna Amati took it up the A1 Ring apparently*)
Takuma Sato is so small that Eddie Jordan used to take him on planes as hand luggage. Also, he drove standing up.
Alan Jones made his debut with the Beatrice Ford F1 car in Chelmsford.
Takuma Sato is so small that Eddie Jordan used to take him on planes as hand luggage. Also, he drove standing up.
Alan Jones made his debut with the Beatrice Ford F1 car in Chelmsford.
- Her car, you mucky lot!
Johnny Herbert collects hair straighteners.
Eddie Irvine owns 3 industrial estates (which he rents to TV and film crews) on Alcatraz island.
Gaston Mazzacane used to run around each circuit with his helmet on with his arms stretched out as if steering before each race claiming it was the best way of learning a circuit.
Jody Schecter was born in East London.
Jean Alesi owns a holiday complex on Exmoor and regularly has the privalely owned Porlock Toll road closed for him to give his road going World Rally Car car a blast.
Mika Salo's Ferrari car was adapted to suit his preference for the throttle being controlled by his left knee.
Before Ralf Schumacher got into a race car he always vomited.
Bertrand Gachot, after spending time in prison for assaulting a taxi driver, ghost wrote 4 romantic novels.
Nigel Mansell's home on Jersey doubles as a jail and a condition of ownership is that someone is always available to make tea for visiting solicitors.
JJ Lehto drove his F1 car from the circuit to his apartment after the 1990 Monaco GP but embarrasingly got it stuck in the underground car park. It remains there to this day.
Esteban Tuero competed in the 1998 season with Minardi after blagging his way into the team - he was not a racing driver at all but an investigative journalist - and his superlicence was revoked after 6 races.
Eddie Irvine owns 3 industrial estates (which he rents to TV and film crews) on Alcatraz island.
Gaston Mazzacane used to run around each circuit with his helmet on with his arms stretched out as if steering before each race claiming it was the best way of learning a circuit.
Jody Schecter was born in East London.
Jean Alesi owns a holiday complex on Exmoor and regularly has the privalely owned Porlock Toll road closed for him to give his road going World Rally Car car a blast.
Mika Salo's Ferrari car was adapted to suit his preference for the throttle being controlled by his left knee.
Before Ralf Schumacher got into a race car he always vomited.
Bertrand Gachot, after spending time in prison for assaulting a taxi driver, ghost wrote 4 romantic novels.
Nigel Mansell's home on Jersey doubles as a jail and a condition of ownership is that someone is always available to make tea for visiting solicitors.
JJ Lehto drove his F1 car from the circuit to his apartment after the 1990 Monaco GP but embarrasingly got it stuck in the underground car park. It remains there to this day.
Esteban Tuero competed in the 1998 season with Minardi after blagging his way into the team - he was not a racing driver at all but an investigative journalist - and his superlicence was revoked after 6 races.
Rude-boy said:
StevieBee said:
There has never been an openly gay F1 driver.
There has been at least one I am aware of and they were not German either.I am also aware of one who wasn't particularly worried if he was sharing his bed with male or female company.
I know of photos of one world champion who still races, showing him having "relations" with two women. Very incriminating in the wrong hands!
iirc Mark Webber was the winner of the 1997 F3 teams Bradshaw race on the evening before that years BGP having come second in the race earlier that day.
(3 or 4 Bradshaws driven by various drivers, most of the teams support trolleys (with mechanics, hangers on and a few drivers sitting on them) cable-tied together in trains and 'raced' around the infield
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(3 or 4 Bradshaws driven by various drivers, most of the teams support trolleys (with mechanics, hangers on and a few drivers sitting on them) cable-tied together in trains and 'raced' around the infield
) 
ks. But I will concede that his celebrity girlfriend is a front.
stifler said:
Rude-boy said:
StevieBee said:
There has never been an openly gay F1 driver.
There has been at least one I am aware of and they were not German either.I am also aware of one who wasn't particularly worried if he was sharing his bed with male or female company.
I know of photos of one world champion who still races, showing him having "relations" with two women. Very incriminating in the wrong hands!
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