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Michael Thackwell (Auckland, 30 de marzo de 1961), más conocido como Mike Thackwell, es un expiloto neozelandés de automovilismo. Corrió 5 Grandes Premios de Fórmula 1. En este campeonato mantuvo el récord de ser el piloto más joven durante 29 años, hasta que Jaime Alguersuari debutó con Toro Rosso en 2009.
Michael Christopher Thackwell (born 30 March 1961) is a former racing driver from New Zealand, who participated in a number of prominent racing categories, including Formula 1. The sixth youngest driver ever to qualify for a Grand Prix, he participated in five of them, making his first start on 28 September 1980 at the Canadian Grand ...
23 de ene. de 2020 · He earns minimum wage, telling me he takes home £80 a week. Not long after turning his back on the glamorous world of Formula 1 and Group C sports car racing, driving for the likes of Tyrell, Kremer, TWR Jaguar and Kouros-Sauber, Thackwell gave away all his material possessions.
28 de mar. de 2022 · Mike Thackwell es ampliamente considerado como uno de los grandes talentos perdidos de la Fórmula 1 y conocido por haber rechazado el dinero y el prestigio del automovilismo para vivir una vida sencilla y alejada de lo material.
Mike Thackwell and sister Lisa came to Britain from Australia, the children of a Kiwi Speedway rider. Lisa raced in the Renault 5 Cup and Ford Fiestas before marrying David Brabham. Mike’s career trajectory was different. Hailed as a wunderkind, he made the first of his two Formula 1 starts aged 19 for Tyrrell in 1980. He won F2 in 1984.
7 de jul. de 2014 · He was racing’s blue-eyed boy: effortless speed, natural confidence, a Grand Prix driver at 19. Mike Thackwell had talent to throw away – and that’s what he did, to go surfing instead. After a meteoric rise, Thackwell turned his back on motor sport at 26. Grand Prix Photo. Author.
30 de sept. de 2014 · En una época sin las estructuras actuales, el talento natural de Mike Thackwell le llevó a la Fórmula 1 en tiempo récord, pero un accidente cambió su vida.
