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

[jashburne (jashburne]

Ha ha, hard to imagine that those opinions on the Mondial could have been 
“improperly represented” but that reflects the weight that Barnard had going 
into Ferrari!  

John

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> On Mar 16, 2019, at 7:20 PM, Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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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