Name: Top 10: Crazy pre-F1 careers
Uploaded: 2021-02-12T09:39:14.000Z
Duration: 9 min 53 s
Description: From aerospace engineers to dentists, many Formula 1 drivers worked jobs outside of motorsport to fund their early careers. Here we round up the Top 10 - including entries for Nigel Mansell, Romain Grosjean and Karl 'Slim' Borgudd.

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Top 10: Crazy pre-F1 careers

From aerospace engineers to dentists, many Formula 1 drivers worked jobs outside of motorsport to fund their early careers. Here we round up the Top 10 - including entries for Nigel Mansell, Romain Grosjean and Karl 'Slim' Borgudd.

Feb 12, 2021 9:39am UTC

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