activities During his time at the Churchill College in Cambridge Gascoyne led 2 climbing expeditions in the Himalaya (1986–1987, climbing both the Bandarpunch and Sudarshan Parbat) followed by a new-found interest in paragliding (1989–1992). Gascoyne raced Formula 1 cars for 4 races in the BOSS GP series in 1999; the Tyrrell 022 and Tyrrell 025, both of which he designed himself during his time at Tyrrell, finishing 3rd at Brands Hatch. Following his love for competitive extreme sport Gascoyne fulfilled another lifelong dream by sailing solo non-stop 3200 miles across the Atlantic in 2012. He crossed the Atlantic on a Class40 racing yacht leaving Cascais (Portugal) on 28 November 2012 and arriving in Grenada (Caribbean) on 14 December 2012. Gascoyne writes columns for several magazines. He has appeared in TV shows on Sky Sports F1, commentated for BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra on the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix and temporarily replaced Eddie Jordan on the BBC One coverage of the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. In 2011, Gascoyne became president of the Cambridge Granta Cricket Club, being a passionate cricket fan and player himself. Personal life Gascoyne currently lives in Oxfordshire with his partner Silvi and his children Joel, Connie and Freddie. His nickname "the rottweiler" originates from his time at Tyrrell working under his mentor Harvey Postlethwaite. Gascoyne was originally called "Harvey's pit bull" by a truckie called "Jolly" but this was later changed to "the rottweiler" and has stuck with him ever since. References External links MGIconsultancy.com CaterhamChallenge.com BBC F1 meets sailing BBC Norfolk 2007 interview bbc.co.uk Racecar Engineering 2008 Interview www.racecar-engineering.com Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire V 1963 births Living people Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Formula One designers Spyker Engineers from Norwich People educated at Wymondham College Chief technology officers British chief executives Renault people Force India Benetton Formula Tyrrell Racing