Ferrari Mailing List: Re: THE PERFECT CAR by John Barnard

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

I just finished the book. Absolutely fantastic. I learned a lot about all the 
new/exotic materials they have been using in F1 since the 80s.
Hey Francis, if you ever see him again, ask him what he thinks of the F1 
designs today? That should be interesting to learn his opinion.

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

> On Mar 6, 2019, at 7:50 PM, francis newman <francis.newman [at] 
> webshot.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michael
> 
> No - he has not been involved in motorport for many years now, but he still 
> has his hand in some other design projects.
> 
> He divides his time between his homes in Switzerland and UK, devoting a lot 
> of time to his family.
> 
> I have helped in re-uniting him with the current owner of his original Aston 
> Martin DB2/4 which has been restored. You will have read about that car in 
> pages 45-48 of the book.  More on that in due course. John is going to drive 
> it  for an article in Octame magazine once the restoration is complete. Last 
> I heard the car was at the trimmers, now with a new build AM engine and still 
> a few moths to go till completion.
> 
> Francis
> 
>> On 7 Mar 2019, at 00:19, Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Superb.
>> Do you know if he is still involved in motor racing in one form or another ? 
>> What is he up to ?
>> I just finished the chapter when he starts at Ferrari. I’m very anxious to 
>> read the rest. If only they had kept Prost with them ! Who knows ?
>> 
>> Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)
>> 
>>> On Mar 6, 2019, at 5:46 PM, francis newman <francis.newman [at] 
>>> webshot.co.uk> wrote:
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