He called his biography Poetry in Motion and perhaps there is no better description of Tony Brooks at the wheel of a grand prix car.
On Saturday February 25 he celebrated his 85th birthday with his wife Pia. Tony is very much a quiet spoken man who looks nothing like a racing driver. More like a dentist! However, at the wheel he looked relaxed and calculated and it paid off with some wonderful results. In his six seasons of Formula 1 he drove for BRM, Vanwall, Ferrari and Yeoman Credit and was second in the World Championship in 1959 winning the French and German grands prix.
![Tony Brooks in the BRM P26 gets a push start from driver Mike Anthony at the 1956 British Grand Prix when his throttle cable broke](http://www.f1grandprixdriversclub.com/wb/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tony-Brooks-in-the-BRM-P26-gets-a-push-start-from-driver-Mike-Anthony-at-the-1956-British-Grand-Prix-when-his-throttle-cable-broke.jpeg)
He and Pia have been regulars at Grand Prix Drivers Club functions over the years and the club would like to wish him a very happy 85th birthday.