Q What is your background?

I was a touring car driver myself and won the 12 hours of Madeca  in 2003 with a Porsche GT3.

I have known Peter Thompson since 1995 and when he wanted to expand his business I did not hesitate and became a partner to keep the race team going. In 1999 and 2000, I started to introduce the coaching side as part of the race dimension. Since then, success has been with us and we have now won seven championships.

Drivers do a better job if they are given a broader picture to understand where they are at.

Q What are the qualities necessary in a driver?

Intelligence is the number 1 quality. From there they adapt to anything and understand the feeling and have the intelligence to learn more and not to be arrogant.

You can never become a good driver if you are dumb.

Q Which drivers have the highest amount of talent you have come across with Meritus GP?

Ross Simpson, Earl Bamber, and Jazeman Jafaar…are the first name that come to my mind

Q What are your goals with a driver?

There are immediate goals like winning the race and win this year.

Then with the team Meritus GP, we want to win the series and we want to expand to Europe.

Q What are the tensions in your job?

The race itself of course and then managing the relationship between the individuals is important. A family type of environment is necessary for a driver to blossom and keep everything smooth and everyone involved at their maximum.

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