Finish line with Howden Ganley

Kiwi who competed in F1 from 1971 to 1974, twice finishing fourth for BRM. He was later co-founder of customer racing car manufacturer Tiga

When did you first read Motor Sport? In 1955 when it took eight weeks  to get to New Zealand by ship • Your day-to-day drive Mercedes CLK and Volvo estate

• The best car you’ve owned Audi Quattro – the rounded one, not the square boxy one

• The one you covet most Lancia D50 and Aston Martin DBR1

• One racing car, one circuit… BRM P167 at the Nordschleife, preferably in the rain

• Whom do you most admire? Bruce McLaren, my parents, my late wife Judy

• Your best friend My late wife Judy, always

• Your best character trait Determination, honesty, a sense of humour • Most prized possession Lotus Eleven, my first race car

• Your greatest extravagance Collecting motor racing books • Your favourite place in the world New Zealand

• The perfect holiday destination Golf courses of the Algarve • Your restaurant recommendation The Last Viceroy an Indian restaurant in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire

• The music you’re listening to La Passione by Chris Rea

• The movie you love Magnificent Seven

• The last thing you read A Life of Innovation, a biography of Sir Geoffrey de Havillan

d • The best advice you’ve been given Never give up and never boast