Ann Bradshaw: Point of View
In this week's column, Ann Bradshaw considers the concept of bravery - in a world that is used to confirming courageousness on track rather than in the personal lives of those in the paddock, a recent meeting has made her reconsider her ideas about what it means to be brave...
Bravery is a word often used in motor racing. It is usually associated to daring deeds on the track. Overtaking manoeuvres are often talked about in hushed terms as brave. We all have our memories of audacious moves and some have gone down in motorsport history.
There have also been amazing laps that even make other drivers wish they could do the same. I remember a Nigel Mansell qualifying lap where he literally slung his Williams around Silverstone and, after claiming pole, sauntered nonchalantly into the drivers' debrief room. There waiting for him was his team mate, Riccardo Patrese, and Nigel sat down but was instantly told to stand up by the Italian.
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