The fast life & times of Andy Wallace

THIS IS THE second time I’ve broken a speed record. The first was the McLaren F1 record of 386.6km/h in 1998. I was young [aged 37] and naive when I signed on for the McLaren record. When you are young you either don’t really know or don’t care, but as you get older, you do think about things more, and you’re more aware of possible consequences.

If I thought about it logically when we talked about this Chiron attempt, I may have said, “Nah, it’s okay, you guys go ahead [without me]”, but in the end, I said, “All right.”

I walked away after saying I’d do it and I thought, “You must be barking mad.” But I don’t