Making things happen: Maurice Hamilton
The art of creating opportunities and turning dreams into reality. Maurice Hamilton is a Formula One legend, albeit not for his skill behind the wheel but as one of the sport's greatest authors. He's been part of the sport since 1977 and was the Observer's motor racing correspondent for 20 years. The theme of this episode is "making things happen" as Maurice's route into the sport was certainly unorthodox. He left school with no great ditinction and tried his hand at sales and accountancy before deciding that he would do whatever it took to follow his F1 dream. He took risks and displayed creativity and perseverance before eventually making it after a long and winding journey. Along the way he was inspired by a quote from Rudolf Caracciola, who himself overcame huge odds and adversity to become one of the sport's earliest stars. It read: "I believe every man can achieve the goal he strives for. I also believe the every man who feels in himself a strong desire to do a certain job will eventually end up doing that job no matter how many detours he has to take to get there." @simonmundie