McLaren's Zak Brown proves the driving force at Nurburgring

Recognise this driver behind the wheel and in action at the AvD Old Timers Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend?

Despite the Formula 1 summer shutdown, there are some people that just can't stay away from the race track. So that really is McLaren CEO Zak Brown who is firesuited and booted, and with appropriate head wear ready for some serious racing action this weekend.

He and his fellow United Autosports co-owner Richard Dean are sharing driving duties this weekend in two lovingly restored classic cars, the Ford Capri Brown that you can see him seated in here, and also a beautiful curvy Chevron B16.

Brown managed to qualify for Saturday's race one in 11th place but unfortunately was penalised for not getting ot the grid on time and made to start from pit lane instead. But you can't keep a true racer down, and Brown managed to make his way back up to 10th place by the chequered flag.

He'll be having even more fun on Sunday - and it's surely much more enjoyable than endless rounds of meetings, media interviews and high anxiety on the pit wall during a F1 Grand Prix weekend!

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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.