Dario Franchitti interview: Life after big Indy crashes, hyper car testing and buying bargain F40s

Dario Franchitti Idol Chat: Working with Gordon Murray, Buying an F40, and Winning 3 x Indy 500s. The battered brown easy chairs are out, which means it's time for Jonny Smith to interview someone significant from the automotive world. Click here to watch our private garage tour of Dario's incredible car collection: https://youtu.be/tn9Q7QLZvqI

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:10 THE CHAIRS
1:58 Intro
3:21 MBE
3:45 Brain damage and winning championships
4:37 NASCAR and Fifth Gear
5:39 Scotland to USA racing
5:50 Vauxhall Championship
6:51 Life changing meeting with Jackie Stewart
7:44 Mercedes DTM
10:44 Indy Car accolades
11:22 1992 Autosport young driver of the year
12:22 Mercedes C36 AMG company car
13:00 F1 didn't happen so...
13:45 3 Indy 500 wins
14:30 More famous in USA
15:28 Ex wife Hollywood actor
16:10 Big crash
17:10 Broken bones and injuries
19:10 'YOU'RE DONE'
20:20 Historic car racing





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