{"id":22241,"date":"2013-08-30T01:57:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pinot-to-conquer-fear-of-speed-by-racing-on-f1-track\/"},"modified":"2013-08-30T01:57:15","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T23:57:15","slug":"pinot-to-conquer-fear-of-speed-by-racing-on-f1-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pinot-to-conquer-fear-of-speed-by-racing-on-f1-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinot to conquer fear of speed by racing on F1 track"},"content":{"rendered":"

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France\u2019s Thibaut Pinot. Photo: AP<\/p>\n

Thibaut Pinot will reportedly race a Formula One car around a Grand Prix circuit to conquer his fear of speed, in a \u2018kill-or-cure\u2019 theory.<\/p>\n

According to Metro.co.uk, Pinot, who is one of France\u2019s brightest road-racing prospects, having won a stage at last year\u2019s Tour de France, suffers from the phobia, which affects his ability and threatens to derail his career.<\/p>\n

The report said that Pinot, who traces the problem back to a serious crash he suffered while he was 12 years old, would drive an F1 car at speeds of up to 120mph around the Magny-Cours track in France at the end of his season with the help of former racing driver Max Mamers.<\/p>\n

Stating that he followed Pinot\u2019s results since he was twenty years old, Mamers said that when he saw Pinot petrified while descending down the Paris-Correze track<\/a>, he decided to help Pinot overcome his fear of speed. \u2013 ANI<\/a><\/p>\n

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