In December 2022 Formula 1 reporter Jennie Gow's life was turned upside down. Out of nowhere, the BBC 5 Live radio journalist suffered a stroke that left her unable to read, write or speak, with fears over whether she would ever be able to live a normal life again, never mind being her energetic and loquacious self on the BBC's popular radio broadcasts and podcasts.
"It's quite surreal going through a stroke," Gow told Autosport. "It's not high up on the list of things you think you're going to have to deal with in your 40s.
