Patrick Depailler 1978 onboard Montreal wet lap

Every year the F1 guys go out for their first laps, there’s the inevitable pang of jealousy… then you watch a video like this and realise that you’re a talentless wuss! Patrick Depailler doing battle with 1,200bhp at a streaming wet Montreal.

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Steve Davies

Steve is an investor, private equity advisor and former Partner at KPMG, PwC and Bain. Most importantly he's a life-long car enthusiast, mountain biker and active sports enthusiast. He designs and builds technology platforms and is the architect behind Transmission.