As a young boy growing up in Derbyshire, UK, someone on my newspaper round had a red Ferrari Mondial in their driveway. I never met the owner but I would look forward to seeing the car whenever it was out of the garage. It was like nothing else I had seen before, and I was hooked right away. I would also spend time at Donnington Park with my dad and loved walking around the classic cars in the paddock, breathing in petrol fumes. I think it all motivated me to work hard.