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Danny Sullivan: from taxi driver to F1 points and Indy glory

Danny Sullivan: from taxi driver to F1 points and Indy glory

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 4 Jahren

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How does a young man from Kentucky go from driving a New York
taxi to racing in Formula 1 and winning the Indy 500? Danny
Sullivan’s extraordinary story starts with a childhood obsession
with F1 books. It sparked a dream of becoming a racing driver,
and he moved to Europe to make it come true. Incredibly, Danny
lived with the legendary team boss Ken Tyrrell, who gave him an
F1 drive in 1983. Danny tells Tom Clarkson about his best moments
in Formula 1: how an inspired but risky strategy call helped earn
him a 5th place at Monaco, and the time he battled wheel-to-wheel
with world champion Keke Rosberg in a thrilling race finish.
After a short stint in F1, Danny returned to America and wrote a
dramatic new chapter with victory at the 1985 Indy 500. Even now
his story continues, helping to make big calls as a FIA Driver
Steward - all part of a whirlwind career that he recounts in
vivid detail.