Living the Dream: interview with Robert Doornbos
It took Robert Doornbos less than five years from the first time he stepped into a racing car and the first time he raced in Formula One. Sure, luck and sponsorship had something to do with his fast track into the sport, but a lot of that comes from his absolutely charming and amiable personality. Adam Cooper caught up with the Dutch on the way to Imola
Before flying out to Imola for the San Marino Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos endured one of the less exciting aspects of the job of Red Bull test driver on Wednesday, putting in some straight-line work at Santa Pod, the rather dilapidated drag strip used by some F1 teams for such routine jobs.
It was a far cry from his rather higher profile Friday running on Grand Prix weekends, but it comes with the territory. Not that Doornbos would ever complain - like his senior teammate David Coulthard, he's an amiable, easygoing fellow to whom good manners are paramount.
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