Like a youth team football coach or an inspiring teacher, Bruno Michel has the job of creating an environment for precocious talent to flourish – with his aim to help fledgling racers make the leap to Formula 1.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they shall never sit under, as the famous adage goes. Michel may not appreciate the mention of being of a certain vintage but, in his role as chief executive of both Formula 2 and Formula 3, it is essentially what he is being tasked to do.
