* Ron Dennis, McLaren team principal and ranked 648 in the Sunday Times rich list, has his very own language, dubbed onspeak' in the Formula One paddock. The term is used to describe over-complex sentences and unrecognizable words used by Mr Dennis.
* Renault boss Flavio Briatore, who will be 57 next month, first started work as a ski instructor and then restaurant manager after initially gaining a diploma in land surveying.