Jean-Jacques Delaruwière: "When you're in F1, you feel like the world is spinning around you."

Hello Jean-Jacques. Before we begin this walk, I would like to congratulate you: this is the first time that a Carpooling is carried out on board such a model! A vehicle which did not have the success to which it could have aspired...

She's the great misunderstood! I was lucky during my long career at Renault to enjoy many company cars, the minimum when working in the press service is to know the brand. When, in 2010, I was about to retire, which I finally postponed, I started looking for a car to buy. As luck would have it, I had a colleague in the provinces who had to part with his Vel Satis. He asked me to bring it back to the headquarters in Paris and, on the way, I was seduced. It was a real rolling lounge that had nothing to envy from the best German cars. Whether you like its line or not, it is a superb car. I bought it and decided to never leave it.

You are loyal! 

Today, it has 100 kilometers and I am still as delighted. 000-liter DCI engine, 2 horsepower, 175-speed automatic transmission, it is an extraordinary car. Its design has not found its audience, but it does not detract from its qualities. Beyond its design, we are touching on the image problem that French manufacturers have, who have no credibility in "Premium". The high-end in the minds of motorists is Mercedes, Audi, BMW and possibly Jaguar. It's a shame that the high-end clientele doesn't seek to get off the beaten track.

Let's start the walk with a simple question: where does this passion for cars come from?

When I was little, I was crazy about Dinky Toys and Norev. There was this store near my maternal grandmother's house in Lille, where I...