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| FACTS: |
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| D.O.B: |
September 11th, 1987 |
| Born: |
Oxford, England |
| Lives: |
Banbury, England |
| Marital Status: |
Single |
| Height: |
5’8” – 1.72m |
| Weight: |
154lbs – 70kgs |
| Website: |
www.mikemeadows.co.uk |
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| RACING: |
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| First race: |
March 1999 – Kart Cadet Class, Shenington, Oxfordshire |
| First win: |
October 2000 – Junior TKM Kart Class, Whilton Mill, Buckinghamshire |
| Best racing memory so far: |
Winning a rain-soaked race after a difficult qualifying session left me starting from last place on the grid. |
| Worst racing memory: |
Losing the 2005 Formula BMW UK Championship ‘Rookie Cup’ |
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| LIFESTYLE TRIVIA: |
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| First time behind the wheel: |
My Father took me karting when I was 11 years-old |
| Heroes: |
Lance Armstrong |
| Favourite sports & hobbies: |
Playing tennis, and training at the gym |
| Favourite music: |
James Blunt, The Calling, & Amy Winehouse |
| Favourite food & drink: |
Pasta dishes and Chicken Tikka Masala; Sparkling Water |
| Current road car: |
Mini |
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| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: |
- 2001 Junior KTM Club Champion
- 2004 Winner of £35,000 Racing Scholarship from BMW
- Winning fi rst Formula BMW UK race at Donington in 2005 – With a total of 6 wins for the season
- Achieving 6 consecutive podium visits during the 2006 Formula BMW Championship
- 2007 finished 4th overall in the Formula 3 National Championship
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| CAREER HISTORY: |
2007 4th Formula 3 National Championship
2006 5th Formula BMW UK Championship
2004 2nd Formula BMW UK ‘Rookie Cup’
2004 2nd British Open Kart Championship |
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| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: |
| 1. Best Personal Quality |
Humour |
| 2. Worst personal quality… |
Won’t give up |
| 3. Favourite team… |
Honda Racing F1 - My Father is the Race Team Manager |
| 4. Leading lady… |
Christina Milian |
| 5. McDonalds or Burger King… |
Burger King |
| 6. Understeer or oversteer… |
Oversteer |
| 7. F1 or Le Mans… |
F1 |
| 8. Alternative career… |
Journalist |
| 9. What can’t you live without… |
Winning |
| 10. 5 people to have to dinner… |
Muhammad Ali
Lance Armstrong
Juan Pablo Montoya
Kimi Räikkönen
Christina Milian |
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