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Just one chance

Jonathan Williams took part in just one grand prix in his racing career, but it was at the wheel of a Ferrari! The British driver, who passed away last year, was racing in Formula 2 for the Scuderia in 1967 and was called up to drive a 312 at the last round of the season in Mexico. Williams finished eighth and was never asked to race in F1 again, but he still had his moment of glory...

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.