article_snippet: Watson competed in 152 Formula One races over 10 years.
article_snippet: Watson won five times, including the 1981 British Grand Prix for McLaren, and scored 169 career points.
article_snippet: After leaving the sport in 1985, Watson has forged a successful media career, and today Watson writes for MailOnline.
article_snippet: Ahead of the 1981 British Grand Prix for McLaren, Watson assesses McLaren's troubled start to the season and the disappointing curtain raiser in Melbourne.
article_snippet: Watson pictured last year with Sir Jackie Stewart, Karun Chandhok and Damon Hill .
article_snippet: Kevin Magnussen, who deputised for Fernando Alonso, waves to the crowd ahead of the race in Melbourne .
article_snippet: John Watson poses with John Watson McLaren on a visit to the team's factory earlier this month .
article_snippet: John Watson was speaking to Phil Duncan.
highlights_snippet: Watson, was alarmed by race in Melbourne .
  
highlights_snippet: Watson believes the FIA and CVC need to sit down and discuss direction of F1 .
  
highlights_snippet: Watson fears fans and sponsors are turned off by Mercedes domination .
  