After beginning the 1984 F1 season aboard a Ford-engined Arrows A6, Surer switched at midyear to this BMW-powered A7, scoring his only championship point of the year with a 6th-place finish at the Österreichring, right behind teammate Thierry Boutsen.
Photo: Maureen Magee
If there is a single quality that best defines Marc Surer it must be determination. When you consider that he grew up in a country that banned racing when he was four years old, and then overcame a seemingly endless succession of debilitating accidents behind the wheel of competition cars to enjoy a lengthy Formula One career as a driver and a subsequent tenure as boss of a major manufacturer’s competition program, you see he’s not one to give up easily. Mike Jiggle spoke with Surer to get his views of all the experience he’s accumulated over time.
Marc Surer Photo: Mike Jiggle
I suppose you had to be a bit of a rebel to become a racing driver in Switzerland; after all, motor racing has been banned in the country since the 1955 Le Mans accident. How did it all begin for you?
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