How a shy dental student became a British F1 hero

Success can bring about many changes in people. Some become big-headed and obnoxious – others mature and become even more likeable and interesting than they were before – and a very few change not at all. Tony Brooks, to my mind, falls into the second category.

Here is a young man who took up motor racing purely for fun, without any thought of joining the ‘big league’. But, to his surprise and satisfaction, he now finds himself looked upon as one of the greatest…