Motor racing writer who reported on more than 650 grands prixAlan Henry,one of the most respected and prolific of motor racing writers, delighted in telling stories from his early years in the sport, and such as the one approximately the time he spotted Mike Hailwood tucking a paperback book inside his overalls before a qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in the early 1970s. Hailwood explained to Henry that he expected his car to break down and wanted to have some way of passing the time while stranded out on the circuit.
Henry,who has died at the age of 68 after a long illness, if informed and incisive (clear and sharp in analysis or expression) commentary on the sport as the Guardian’s Formula One correspondent from 1988 to 2009. In that capacity, or previously on behalf of the weekly newspaper Motoring News,he attended more than 650 grands prix and became a familiar figure to a galaxy of champions.
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Source: theguardian.com