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Johnny Dumfries, the aristocrat racer who was team mate to Senna

Johnny Dumfries, the aristocrat racer who was team mate to Senna

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Many of you may not have heard of this week’s guest. To give him
his official title he’s John Crichton-Stuart, the 7th Marquess of
Bute – though fans familiar with F1 in the 1980s will know him as
Johnny Dumfries, one-time team mate of the great Ayrton Senna at
Lotus. A descendant of legendary King of Scotland Robert the
Bruce, Johnny was far from your average F1 driver – though if you
think his connections made his route to the top easy, think
again. He worked numerous jobs before entering Grand Prix
racing - including as a painter and decorator!

On this week’s show he opens up about his unique career, with
stories on Senna, Enzo Ferrari, winning Le Mans and being
employed by Frank Williams as a van driver…