In one year I travelled 450,000 miles by air.

There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today.

Good luck in most cases comes through the misfortune of others.

In one year I travelled 450,000 miles by air.

There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.

From the five years, 1968-73, if you were an F1 driver at that time, there was a very likely chance that you would have died.

In my sport, the quick are too often listed among the dead