Rob Wilson takes fast track to safe and speedy driving

Even the world’s best drivers can benefit from a little help. Matt Joy talks to the man who’s taught half the current F1 grid and gets a few lessons in the art of speed

You might be surprised to learn that F1 drivers — among the fastest racers in the world — could ever benefit from going back to school.

However, possibly even more surprising than that is the teacher that half the current Formula 1 grid and numerous top-level WRC, DTM and Indycar drivers turn to is a 63-year-old Kiwi, with an office in Leicestershire and two completely standard Opel Astras as his driving tools.