A very happy birthday to veteran racer Marc Surer. All it took was one race in Nelson Piquet's test car to convince the Swiss driver that, on his day, he had what it took to race at the highest level, as today's Great Read shows
When the 1985 season started I didn't have an F1 drive. I was still looking at F1, hoping to get back in.
In the middle of the season I got a call from Bernie Ecclestone. His second driver, Francois Hesnault, had decided to retire. He'd found the Brabham too difficult to drive because of its Pirelli tyres, and the fact that BMW horsepower always came all at once. I think it was all a bit too much for him. He spun too many times, and I think that forced him to retire. Bernie asked if I'd like the drive, and of course I said I would. I couldn't believe my luck...
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