Finish line with Jo Ramirez

Best known as team co-ordinator for McLaren during the ’80s and ’90s, Jo Ramirez left his native Mexico in 1961 and worked with Dan Gurney, Ken Tyrrell and the Fittipaldi brothers and many sports car teams. He joined McLaren in 1983

• When did you first read Motor Sport?

When I came to England from Mexico in the 1960s

• Your day-to-day drive

Citroën C2, best town car in the world

• The best car you’ve owned

Replica Ferrari 250 GT SWB

• The one you covet most

A genuine Ferrari 250 GT SWB

• One racing car, one circuit…

My Volvo P1800 that I race on the Carrera Panamericana

• Whom do you most admire?

Juan Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna

• Your best friend

Everyone who helped me with my career when I followed the Rodriguez brothers to Europe

• Your best character trait

Making friends – I am a party animal – and being polite

• Most prized possession

My Grand Prix steering wheel collection

• Your greatest extravagance

My house in Spain and my replica Ferrari

• Your favourite place in the world

My hilltop house overlooking the Mediterranean

• The perfect holiday destination

Andalucia, Spain

• Your restaurant recommendation

Anywhere on Copacabana Beach, Rio

• The music you’re listening to

Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, Shirley Bassey

• The movie you love

The Racers with Kirk Douglas

• The last thing you read

Motor Sport, I buy it every month

• The best advice you’ve been given

Ron Dennis told me never to take ‘no’ for an answer.