Gary Paffett - A to Z

A is for Autosport BRDC award,
presented for his achievements

B is for Bromley,
the town where he was born

C is for Cadet kart,
a Christmas present that started his racing career at the age of nine

D is for DTM,
a championship crown he secured in 2005

E is for experience,
that he will gain in 06 as a McLaren test driver

F is for five,
the number of race wins that took him to the DTM crown in 2005

G is for golf,
one of his ‘other’ favourite pastimes

H is for Harvey,
his young son

I is for intense loyalty
from his many fans

J is for James Blunt,
one of Gary’s favourite singers

K is for Keke Rosberg
who provided the platform for gar to shine in the 2001 German F3 championship
 
L is for Lisa,
whom he married in December 2005

M is for Mercedes C class,
the car he drives when he is not racing

N is for natural talent
that has seen Gary move up the ranks in competitive Motorsport

O is for the fantastic opportunity
he has been given with McLaren

P is for Pedro de la Rosa,
with whom he will share testing duties with in 06

Q is for the Queen,
for whom he will for with pride

R is for raw speed
that caught the teams’ eye

S is for success,
which he will have aplenty!

T is for test driver,
a position he secured with Team McLaren Mercedes for 2006.

U is for underestimate,
something g you shouldn’t do with this young man

V is for Formula Vauxhall
where he took the honours in three categories between 97 and 99

W is for hard work,
something Gary is more than willing to do in order to assist McLaren in their development

X is for xtreme dedication
to a sport he loves with a passion

Y is for youngest driver
to ever to be awarded a BRDC silver award (2000, age 19)

Z is for Zip Young Guns team
where he won multiple British karting titles for Matin Hines