… Because it proved to me that being stubbornly inflexible — and inflexibly stubborn — in the pursuit of one’s goals always pays off. With the caveat that, though we might write our own stories, destiny sometimes writes a version it prefers.

I wrote about that, and more, in another piece for Overdrive a decade later (link at the end of this thread). Now, it’s October again — 25 years since that title win and 14 years since what I will always believe was the most significant interview I’ve ever done… (Contd)

Getting to speak with one’s sporting hero is the stuff of dreams - so much so that if a photograph of that conversation for Business Standard Motoring didn’t exist, I might have a hard time believing it ever happened. He spoke to me of Schicksal - “destiny” - & the role it played in his life (Contd)

October always makes me think of Michael Schumacher. It was in October 2000 that he won his first title with Ferrari after a brilliant victory at Suzuka. A little over a decade later, in October 2011, I had the chance to sit down with him for a one-on-one interview. (Contd…)

Since you’re a Niki Lauda fan, here’s another piece I’d written for another magazine a long while ago, which has since gone online. 😊 www.overdrive.in/news-cars-au...

Thanks so much. I’ve been a Road Rat subscriber since 2018, when they first launched, and the sticker price is worth it for the amount of reading material you get each issue. But yes, the shipping costs are sizeable. I appreciate the kind words though.

New writing in the print-only The Road Rat. It’s a really small piece, but getting to be part of Issue 21 of this beautiful car quarterly was very special. Especially since it’s a love letter to Formula 1, and because I got to write about Niki Lauda. Get a copy here: theroadrat.com/products/edi...

Just realised that I can’t, in fact, post a link in my bio, so here it is: youtu.be/iVD82nATUeI?...

New piece on the art of riding shotgun, passenger role in driver behaviour and road safety. Cameo by Lego Kramer, who bravely got run over for the purpose of this video. Filmed for Deutsche Welle REV. Link in bio.

Camera: @henning.goll
Editing: Andreas Hyronimus

#passengers #mobility #lego

Spent a weekend in Valencia following 10-year-old Indian karter, Atiqa Mir, at the Champions of the Future Academy series. She’s got big motorsport goals, and although chasing the single-seater dream isn’t going to be easy, she’s determined.
Watch her story here: www.dw.com/en/driving-h...

Good to know! I plan on grumping my way through it myself. And then I’m cheering on Takuma Sato for a third Indy 500 win! 😊 Germany being as good as it possibly can (all things considered). So no(t too many) complaints. All well with you, I hope?

Ah, there you are! 😊

Filmed with Timo Gottschalk just after his Dakar 2025 win.
He’s now recovering from a crash at Jordan Baja—but if his latest update is anything to go by, his irrepressibly positive mindset hasn’t changed.
Watch our video on Timo and the co-driver life here: youtu.be/zbfteydU3y0?...

Nice video by @vaishdinakaran.bsky.social about #EV #history from the beginnings in the 19th to the breakthrough now in the 21st century.
#DW #DWREV #emobility
youtu.be/okLK--30UnE?...