Johnny Servoz-Gavin: F1's hippie racer whose career was ended by a twig

Motor sport has always attracted romantics, rogues, and rebels, and Johnny Servoz-Gavin managed to embody all three archetypes simultaneously. He looked less like a racing driver than the bassist of a psychedelic rock band. He was a French F3 champion, a European F2 champion, a multiple Le Mans entrant, and a Matra works driver. Already, before his F1 story had properly begun, his CV was formidable. Servoz-Gavin had climbed the racing ladder correctly, and a glorious destiny appeared to be beckoning him.Hear the full story in this podcast, and read more from Matt Bishop at Motor Sport: https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/4dyvlGg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.