• Memorial service today at Gloucester Cathedral for a very special person called Christine Mills MBE who created the… https://t.co/1tdYp4eaxS, Oct 15
• Well deserved for @GeorgeRussell63 and great news for him and British motorsport. Hopefully the great Williams team… https://t.co/MYrA3z7RAe, Oct 12
• ⁦@KLSpeedway⁩ supporting the Stars in the Premiership Grand Final at the ⁦@adrianfluxarena⁩ Big night ahead. https://t.co/NBOFWu6rzi, Oct 10
• Just spoke with my mentor, hero and friend Mr Murray Walker on his 95th birthday. What a special man, brain as sharp as ever., Oct 10
• I’m in the finest of form thanks Alastair and very motivated in sharing last 4 races of the season with you all. Th… https://t.co/Hp2RUxUEcs, Oct 7
• Yes he still gets free tyre choice to start the race with, as if he was 11th, but with a bonus grid slot. Kind of l… https://t.co/M11r4il9ZV, Oct 6
• Give Naomi a hug from me please. She’s lovely, and a great F1 fan. https://t.co/DUlyIZS4dk, Oct 6
• Changing F1 qualy needs to be dramatic. E.g. standard format for race 1 and street circuits. Championship position… https://t.co/H1OPW2X5fA, Oct 3
• Current F1 qualy format would primarily fall under ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ for me. But I’m open minded, we… https://t.co/Pam82P9K71, Oct 1
• The gridwalk is nine minutes of unscripted, unrehearsed, live global sports TV as a one man band. Most proper TV pe… https://t.co/aU7m63ydym, Oct 1

I joined the legendary Murray Walker in the commentary box in 1997 for ITV.

My first hand experience and insight into what cars and drivers were doing on track seemed to be very well received and amazingly I haven’t been found out yet approaching two decades later.  When BBC regained the broadcasting rights I joined them for three years and then onto Sky Sports F1 HD where we have our own dedicated F1 channel. Our commentary is also broadcast to tens of millions of English speakers around the world. I’ve been lucky enough to be on the winning team for 4 BAFTAs and 7 Royal Television Society awards

My crazy pre race Gridwalks have become my trade mark. When I started doing them I was like Clint Eastwood in a ghost town with the whole grid to myself, now I’ve got to fight it out with every quick draw from the world’s media. I basically wander around the intensely charged grid for 10 minutes live and unscripted in a chaotic and possibly impolite way. Sometimes it works, sometimes…

I started racing in 1971 at the age of 12 in a self built grass track Ford Anglia.

Highlights of my racing career involved going wheel to wheel with Ayrton Senna in Formula 3 and again later in Formula One, along with winning 14 international sports car races including the iconic Le Mans 24 hours, and also winning the World Sportscar Championship. I competed in 158 F1 races with 10 podiums.

I still compete in historic races at Goodwood and also with my son Alex in sports car races. Every year I dream up at least one TV feature which involves me driving the latest F1 cars. My passion for driving fast is totally undiminished.

I’ve had the privilege of driving some of history’s greatest racing cars against people like Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher. On my day I’ve beaten them all but the true greats are strong every day.

When I’m not at races I like to ride my motorbike, drive my classic Jaguar E Type, and fly helicopters – I’m a confirmed petrol head. For relaxation I return to my beloved home county of Norfolk England and spend time with the family.

I’ve always had a strong interest in the business world and meeting inspirational people. F1 has meant that both have often merged.

I ran my mum and dad’s garage businesses from the age of 18 until I became a professional racer at 24. I was on the board of the BRDC, owners of Silverstone, for nine years, the final three as Chairman. I’ve always managed my own driving and business affairs and I was David Coulthard’s business manager for 11 years. When the Grand Prix Drivers Association reformed after Senna’s death the drivers asked me to be Chairman.

If an opportunity interests me and time permits I very much enjoy after dinner and motivational speaking, and personal appearances. You don’t have to be doing 200 mph to entertain and inform people (although it can help), and my broadcasting and voice-over skills can be used to very good effect in marketing and promotional material of all kinds.

But that’s enough about me here, why don’t you click around the site and see other words and images about me! And a few other people who are really famous.