The Making of a Lion | EPISODE 5 | Race Day: A Journey Worldwide
Good afternoon. Living the dream as a racing driver. You live in a suitcase. I used to call it all the time. See how different people are living in different cultures and countries, but now it’s my job. It’s actually something I quite enjoy. Can you start off by giving us a walk through sort of what a typical race week is from when you leave home getting ready on track on site from lunchtime around Thursday doing the track war. So the first practice session is going to be on Friday qualifying on Saturday and then obviously the race on Sunday. Do you mind traveling on your own? traveling on your own without your parents. I was only 15, 16. So, you need to be able to adapt to a lot of different situations. Unfortunately, we don’t have too much time to explore what’s really going around the area because we raised, you know, in America, Europe, Asia, all the way to Japan. Is there a country that stands out to you with the most passionate fans? From my experience so far, I would say Imola because it’s Italy and the country of racing cars and Ferraris and stuff like that. I haven’t been racing in that many different countries yet or at least not in Brazil and Fuji which are the most exotic places I’m sure you will be able to call them. How does a new track surface impact your driving and preparation? I’m very old school as a driver compared to these days. Especially when I was younger and you look at all the other kids, a lot of people spend a lot of hours on the simulator practicing and teaching, you know, themsel different tricks and things and making sure they can correlate that into the real world and whatever they able to use in terms of skills in the real race car. But for me, I actually don’t use it that much. And I think the only cases where I will do it is when I’m going to a new track. So I would say that’s the only difference. Do you get nervous? In the past, when I was younger, I tempted to be much more nervous than I am these days, especially back when I had to race and still be responsible for my own crash damages. That made a huge difference when I was younger. Of course, you don’t want to crash on purpose and cause damage, but that day was like a release point and it was like, “Okay, now you could breathe and like drive free and enjoy it even more.
In this fifth episode of The Making of a Lion, Malthe Jakobsen opens the door to his world: life on the road. From travelling across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, to preparing for every lap on track, Malthe shares what it really takes to live the dream. He shares the challenges of racing solo at a young age, and the moments that make it all worth it. Feel the highs and lows of racing through Malthe’s eyes. #TheMakingOfALion #PeugeotSport #WEC #Peugeot9X8
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