Formula 1 presenter Steve Jones has shared how he drew on painful memories of "the worst thing that's ever happened to me" for his new book. The Welsh star penned his debut novel, Call Time after years of "wasting" his time away from the circuit.
Described as "Sliding Doors meets High Fidelity", the book tells the story of Bob Bloomfield, who calls the telephone number of his childhood home - only for his 12-year-old self to pick up. His best friend's wife calls him a a 'selfish, arrogant a*sehole' - but Bob turns out to be hiding a tragic past.
Appearing on the BBC's The One Show on Tuesday (July 4), Steve told hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas: "There's a grim connection between myself and my protagonist. When he was a kid he went on a bike ride with his younger brother and his brother came off the bike and died. The same thing happened to me when I was a kid.
