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Franck Montagny

フランク・モンタニー　/　ふらんく・もんたにー

Racing automobile driver from France

January 5, 1978 (age 48)　・　Feurs, Loire, France

Loire
racing automobile driver
color commentator
Formula One driver

My Take

Franck Montagny's career is the kind of Formula One story I find quietly fascinating. He made it to the grid with Super Aguri in 2006, a small team punching above its weight, and that brief run is something most drivers never get at all. Coming out of Feurs in the Loire, he built a long career across motorsport before moving into the booth as a color commentator. I think that transition speaks well of him; the drivers who can articulate what's happening at speed often understand racing more deeply than the headlines suggest. For me he represents the unsung professionals who keep the sport's depth alive.

Overview

Franck Montagny (born 5 January 1978) is a French former racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Franck Montagny
Name (Japanese): フランク・モンタニー
Reading: ふらんく・もんたにー
Born: January 5, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Feurs, Loire, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: racing automobile driver / color commentator / Formula One driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.fmontagny.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC

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