Climbing mountains in search of excellence
David Evans joined the FIA Intitute Academy on a training mission with 11 of its drivers to the foothills of Mont Blanc to find out how young hopefuls are put through their paces in their quest for excellence
I'd followed him for long enough. The time had come to pass Alex Wurz. Yes, Alex Wurz, the two-time Le Mans-winning former Formula 1 racer. And I was going to pass him. Fair and square.
And I did.
There are a couple of things I probably should mention at this point; cars were not involved, we were on foot. But Wurz is still one of the most physically fit fellows in motorsport while I remain committed to Easter Eggs. So beating the year-younger-than-me Austrian was pretty impressive, yes?
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