Jonathan Palmer: doctor, driver, deal-maker
F1: Beyond The Grid
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How I Made It as a Racing Driver
I was always passionate about cars and reading motor magazine at the time. But I had no family background in it at all. The cheapest car that was anything that's going to be remotely affordable was this frog eye sprite advertised down in Thanet in Kent for 325 pounds, little MOSBOTES car. So I sold my entire possessions to raise 162 pounds. And we came away with a frog eye sprite which of course was dreadful thing. It blew up straight away. At what point did it get serious for you? The serious bit was definitely Formula 3. Because I'd been racing as a medical student all the way. You're an intelligent driver,. probably not a surprise when you look
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