He's currently locked in negotiations with Toyota, but whatever happens in F1 Jarno Trulli has ambitious plans for the future.
In quiet, rural Italy - far away from the roar of Formula One engines - Jarno Trulli stands, hands on hips, surveying his vineyard. "I love spending time among the vines," he confides warmly. Unlike other F1 stars, whose lives solely revolve around racing, this 35 year-old enjoys a slower pace of life away from the circuit.
Here, in a farmhouse dating back to 1793, Jarno oversees production of his own critically-acclaimed wine. "My grandfather used to make wine so you could say it is in my DNA," says Jarno, who bought the Podere Castorani vineyard with his father, Enzo, in 2000, located outside their hometown of Pescara - in this Abruzzo region, so recently scarred by an earthquake, wine is like a religion.
How strange, though, that a man attracted to the speed and danger of motor racing could also find satisfaction in grapes and velvety bouquets. "Both are competitive," notes Jarno, "but when it comes to wine it is a very different kind of competition to Formula One; you have more time to reflect on what you are doing and to improve everything. In F1 you are just flat-out all the time, it is a big rush."
He speaks with the tired disdain of a man now in his 13th season of the sport's premier league. "It's good to have something completely different from F1. There is a big contrast and I enjoy the chance to do things at a different pace."
Trulli, who claims to be more of a red man than a white lover, and likes to sip a full-bodied glass with a juicy steak, explains how wine should be tasted: "You have to concentrate on the smell of the wine. Then you taste it and allow it to touch every part of your tongue so you can experience the full flavour. Of course, if you are tasting wine properly you should then spit it out but I prefer not to do that!"
He describes his methods as "traditional, rather than innovative" - again at odds with his day job - but that doesn't make the process any less complicated.
The property is a labour of love for the Toyota driver, and the place where he intends to serve out his retirement. "We have done a lot of work on the property. It was not in a good state when we bought it. There was the old house but we had to completely rebuild it. We continue to do work to improve the facilities there and recently we upgraded and expanded because the business has just got bigger and bigger. We produce 600,000 bottles now so to do that from where we started has required changes.
"The best wine comes from my own vineyard because that is where we have the oldest vines but we do buy in grapes from other vineyards as well, in Puglia, Sicily and Umbria. We give them direction and they produce and deliver grapes for us to use. As there are only 35 hectares at Podere Castorani, this is necessary to expand and improve our business."
When he started to make wine a decade ago, Trulli produced 18,000 bottles and now production has grown by more than 300 per cent. So far Jarno has one grand prix victory to his name, and could add another this year based on Toyota's promising form. However, it would be a wise bet that Jarno's greatest fortune and legacy lies far away from the pitlane.
Jarno's favourite wines are:
1 -'Jarno' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2003 (Red)
2 - 'Podere Castorani' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2003 (Red)
3 - 'Amorino' Pecorino 2006 (White)
4 - 'Coste Delle Plaie' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2006 (Rosé)
5 - 'Majolica' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2006 (Red)
JARNO'S HAPPY DAYS
Wine may be Jarno's greatest passion away from racing, but he has other interests too: he collects jukeboxes.
Currently he owns three valuable pieces of musical Americana, which are kept at his house in Switzerland and the family home in Italy. His first was a 1954 Rock-Ola "with disco lights and more chrome than a Cadillac," explains Jarno.
"It takes 200 discs, making it one of the top of the range of its day. These things aren't run by electronics, they are mechanical and all done with valves - absolutely fascinating to look at, and very heavy. I had to get my mechanics to help me get it up the stairs!"
Jarno also owns an AMI-Rowe and a Wurlitzer 200 selection - the grande dame of jukeboxes and one of the most important ever made. These jukeboxes are worth between 12,000 and 20,000 Euros each. "I have a great passion for vintage items and antiques, and jukeboxes are a terrific example of the style, design, music and romance of a certain era - the halcyon days of soul and rock and roll. The whole family loves it, and we crowd round to listen to oldies like Aretha Frankin and Elvis Presley.
"The thing about jukeboxes is that it isn't just about listening to the music you love - it's about forcing everyone else in the place listen to it too."
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