Bruno Spengler: "My thing is fighting in the peloton, driving to the limit"

Hello Bruno. Some carpools are nicer than others, and as far as I'm concerned, this one shouldn't disappoint!

(Laughs) Is it because of the car (a Bugatti Chiron) or because of meeting me that you say that?

Both, of course! We're going to enjoy the car, but first let's talk about your origins, which are unusual: you were born in France, but I believe you grew up in Canada?

I was born near Strasbourg, in Schiltigheim, and at the age of three, my parents moved to Quebec, where I lived for many years. This is how I have dual nationality, French and Canadian.

A traditional and unavoidable question: how does motorsport fit into your life?

It wasn't motorsport that came first, but cars in general. From the age of 4-5, I already knew all the models we saw in the street, I spotted the evolutions of the vintages, I was an expert. My father watched the Grand Prix on television and I would get up with him in the middle of the night to follow them, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At that time, the GPs were mainly held in Europe; because of the time difference from Canada, you had to set the alarm. I thus witnessed with my child's eyes the legendary battles between Senna and Cheers.

And which side did you take?

Prost, without hesitation. I was a big