Peter Collins on working under Colin Chapman, living with Hakkinen and running Benetton
F1 Beyond The Grid
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🗓️ 21 July 2021
⏱️ 71 minutes
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| 0:25.2 | The psychology and the mindset, |
| 0:27.8 | you know, when you see that God-given skill, it's really, really motivating. |
| 0:40.4 | Hi everyone and welcome to Beyond the Grid with me, Tom Clarkson. |
| 0:44.9 | My guest this week is a man with a wealth of Formula One experience, |
| 0:49.3 | whose perspective on the sport is both unique and fascinating. |
| 0:53.4 | He worked for Lotus under Colin Chapman, then Williams under Sir Frank, |
| 0:57.9 | then Benaton alongside Flavio Breatori only to return to Lotus with Mickahackenan and Johnny Herbert. |
| 1:05.8 | The man I'm talking about is Peter Collins. |
| 1:09.0 | Now Peter may not be a household name, but for 20 years he was at the epicenter of Formula One. |
| 1:15.6 | As I've already mentioned, he worked alongside some of the great personalities in Formula One history, |
| 1:21.2 | and that's to say nothing of the list of fabulous drivers on his CV. |
| 1:25.9 | Peter championed and advised the likes of Nigel Mansl, Mario Andretti, |
| 1:30.4 | Keke Rosberg, Gerhard Burger, Johnny Herbert and Mickahackenan with Mickah, |
| 1:35.6 | even doing the school run for his daughter Sam during his team Lotus days. |
| 1:40.4 | Peter experienced the highs and the lows of Formula One. |
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