• Member Bio
• Birthplace: Reigate, Surrey, England Birthdate: April 11, 1952 Full name: Peter David Windsor Current Residences: London, England; Sydney, Australia High School and college: Cranbrook School, Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia Partner: Claudia (from Cali, Colombia) What do you do for SPEED: F1 Pit lane/grid reporter Past/current jobs: Team Manager, WilliamsF1; General Manager, Ferrari F1; Sports Editor, Autocar; Grand Prix Editor, F1 Racing Resume: Flag marshal at local race tracks from age 14. Began working in motor sports media at age 16. Worked in F1 as a journalist and/or team manager and/or driver manager since 1972. Winner of five international writing awards. Williams F1 Sponsorship Manager, 1985-88. Ferrari F1 General Manager 1989-90. WilliamsF1 Team Manager 1991-92, winning F1 World Championship with Williams-Renault. Managed careers of Carlos Reutemann and Nigel Mansell. As well as working for Speed, currently writes for F1 Racing (published in 20 countries, selling 1.2 million copies per month) and runs F1/GP2 driver-coaching company. Guest speaker and host for various F1-related companies. Worst moment in your career: death of Jim Clark, April 7, 1968 Favorite movie: North by Northwest Favorite songs: "Love’s been good to me" (Frank Sinatra); "When the ship comes in" (Peter, Paul and Mary) Favorite sport: cricket – but only when the Australians are playing. Otherwise golf or tennis Favorite driver: Jim Clark Heroes: Winston Churchill; Steve Waugh; TE Lawrence; Jim Clark If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be: Of places not yet visited – anywhere in the Rockies. Of places visited: my home (Australia). What do you love the most about your job: working with amazingly talented people and learning from them Describe a typical day in your life: Up at 0730. Gym for 90 min or (if in Australia) run on beach. Write a 2000 wd article over long breakfast in Starbucks. Meet TV/writing/F1 people over late lunch at gym. Log on. Book upcoming travel, issue invoices, pay bills. In late afternoon, wash/drive 1965 Lotus Elan. Dinner at local restaurant – usually pizza or fish - with friends. Stay up most of night watching Australia win another one-day cricket match on Sky Sports. If no cricket, read some Winston Churchill or the latest edition of "Inside Cricket Australia". Hobbies: Reading (mainly non-fiction – eg history (WWII, Civil War). Anything – books, memorabilia, cars - to do with Jim Clark or Lotus pre-1969.
  
  What was your first car: 1965 Lotus Elan S3 coupe (bought in 1974) Have you ever competed in a race, amateur or professionally: Yes. Second at Macau in a Mitsubishi in 1985 and more recently a couple of podium finishes in a Caterham and a Formula Vee Your dream car: Jim Clark’s 1965 Lotus 33B-Climax. For the road: that new GM Hybrid design study car and/or a Ford GT40. One thing most people don’t know about you: I don’t eat lamb or veal because I love those animals just too much. I also love dogs and have a special relationship with most of them because I think I used to be a basset hound in a former life. I do my own ironing. Friends call me "anal" and "too neat". So what if I clean my washing-up brush once a week? Do you have a favorite saying or philosophy: "See nothing as bad; never speak ill of anything or anyone; and do not look down upon any creature." – Ostad Elahi. Heather Locklear or Pamela Anderson? Heather Locklear Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino? Robert DeNiro Coke or Pepsi? Coke Ford or Chevy? Ford Black and white or colour? Black and white Garlic or ketchup? Ketchup CAREER HISTORY
  
  Winner of five writing awards … Williams sponsorship manager; Williams team manager; Ferrari General Manager … feature writer and columnist for F1 Racing … TV announcer for Fox Sports Net, Sky F1 Digital Plus, SPEED and ABC.