Liuzzi takes BBC F1′s drivers’ test
Q: What three words would you use to describe what it’s like to be a Formula 1 driver?
VL:“Adrenalin, adrenalin, adrenalin.”
Q: What is the biggest perk of the job?
“That you drive very fast without getting any fines!”
Q: How would you like to be remembered as an F1 driver?
“Let’s just say every driver wants to be remembered as the greatest driver in the history of F1!”
Q: What is your most embarrassing sporting moment?
“Not really embarrassing but my worst year in motorsport was probably in Formula 3. I had a difficult year. I was racing with a team that didn’t really understand me. It was my first year in the championship and I really wanted to push hard and go for results, giving 100% but they wanted me to prepare for the next year. I had potential but they had a different approach.”
Q: Who is the worst dressed Formula 1 driver?
“I think everyone has their own sense of style. Somehow!”
Q: Ayrton Senna or Alain Prost?
“Senna.”
Q: Spa or Monaco?
“Spa.”
Q: If you weren’t an F1 driver what would you be?
“Soccer player or a skier.”
Q: Who is the greatest sportsman of all time?
“For me, it would be Senna.”
Q: What would be your perfect day off?
“Seeing my friends and family, perhaps on holiday.”
Q: Where is your favourite place to go on holiday?
“Pescara, Italy, or Mykonos, Greece.”
Q: Apart from a house what is the most expensive thing that you own?
“Probably my clothes.”
Q: What is your favourite item of clothing?
“I like Moncler clothes so anything from that range.”
Q: What is your favourite music to drive to?
“I like R ‘n’ B.”
Q: Which famous person – dead or alive – would you like to have dinner with and why?
“Ayrton Senna – when you read the history he was such an intense person and to get to know him would be a privilege.”
Q: Tell us something about yourself that most F1 fans might not know.
“Difficult to say: I started skiing competitively when I was younger – I learnt to ski at three years old.”
Q: Steve McQueen or Paul Newman?
“Paul Newman.”
Q: Boxers or briefs?
“Boxers.”
Q: Angelina Jolie or Keira Knightley?
“Angelina Jolie.”
Q: James Bond or Austin Powers?
“James Bond.”
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