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F1 jobseekers

Most are paid millions to risk their neck on the grand prix circuit while some, ironically, pay for the privilege. They are Formula 1 racing drivers, but what would they do if they weren't the 20 chosen ones who currently race at the pinnacle of the sport? Here's what

"Play soccer."

"Be a mechanical engineer."

"Probably biking, with some racing activity in there, but definitely something that tested the body. An adventure school in Tasmania... somewhere I can drink all the red wine and eat all the chocolate!"

"I can't imagine having done anything else, to be honest, but if that was the case, I would probably have continued with trying to make it as a professional ice hockey player."

"I would probably have ended up working at my father's haulage company, on the business side of things."

"I'd be racing either mountain bikes or doing triathlons or running. I'd be racing something."

"I like all sports. Football and cycling are my favorites for a second job."

"I have no clue. I never thought about anything else because my whole life was in motorsports."

"A lawyer. That job would be really interesting."

"Flying, where the speed is high. As a driver, I'd enjoy the speed and the G-forces in flying that you can have in these F1 cars."

"I would like to do some other kind of sport like cycling and mountain biking."

"I have no idea."

"I'd be a cyclist, like the guys that race in the Tour de France."

"Before I started with motorsport I was a ski racer, so maybe I'd be a ski racer."

"I have no idea. Possibly a cyclist, but I never thought about it."

"I would be a football player. I like to play football, it is my favorite hobby, and I play quite well. So if I wasn't a F1 driver, I'd like to be a football player."

"I love cars. If I were not involved in motorsport, I'd be working with cars in some way. Something with engines, for sure."

"I started to play football when I was very young, but motor racing was my first choice."



"I don't know. Probably an architect. My father used to be an architect. So when I was a kid, I wanted to be an architect."

"I'll be a second-hand car salesman, then."

"Be washing cars or something?"

"Exactly."

"Is that what you want to do?"

"No, that's what my old man was. No, it would have to be something pretty crazy, I think. I don't know what."

"Stunt driver or something?"

"Fighter pilot!"

"Yeah, that would be cool!"

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