Four-time IndyCar champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti may no longer be an active racer, but he is still firmly entrenched in the world of motorsport thanks to his role as a Formula E commentator and adviser to Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar. As you can imagine, he also has one hell of a collection of cars. When I asked him about his daily driver during the New York ePrix, his answer was: “Daily? Phew. I have a big weakness for cars.
He told me that he usually opts for a BMW M5 when he goes about his daily business, “But then it could be an Integral or one of the stupid cars. Silly cars are not very easy to park, but I take them on the school run.
“My eldest daughter, Sophia, is at an age where she’s embarrassed to show up in something really loud, but we’re so enjoying the ride together to school in something fun. The great thing about of T.50, it would be three places so that I could take the two girls to school.
Getting dropped off by his race car driver father in a supercar? Not bad.