LIGHTS TO FLAG: Esteban Gutierrez on Sauber, Haas, learning from Toto Wolff – and swapping racing for business

Esteban Gutierrez was highly rated in the junior categories and while he did make it to Formula 1, one points result from three seasons was an underwhelming return for the Mexican. Gutierrez, though, remains involved in Formula 1 with Mercedes – and the 32-year-old has diversified his interests away from the race track. We caught up with him for the latest instalment of our Lights to Flag feature…
Winning from the very beginning
Although he was born in Mexico, Gutierrez spent swathes of his childhood in the French city of Lyon, with his parents eager for him and his siblings to experience different cultures.
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