I was grateful for David's wisdom, kindness and support in my life. He was truly a wonderful man. My thoughts and prayers go out to Dot and family.

David became part of our family when he married my sister Dorothy and we were instantly struck with what a charming and likeable man he was, as well as how very genuinely interested he was in the lives of others. I recall him enjoying in depth conversations with our younger sons over their shared interest in Formula 1 , he often wanted to understand about my job and the current trends in education and we, in return, enjoyed his stories about growing up in Somerset, his school days and his time in South Africa. As a family, we will remember his calm demeanour and his kindness. He was very much somebody who wanted to support others and he established an instant rapport with our adult daughter who has a learning disability . She too, was very sad to hear the news. We regret that circumstances in the last two years have made meeting in person a rarity but have fond memories of staying with him and Dot, welcoming them to our home also and of visits together to London and Dorset etc. He will be mourned by many people and our thoughts go to Dot and his immediate family who will miss him greatly.

I would like to pass my sincere condolences to the family here, as I am sadly not able to be there at David’s funeral. I first met David when he came over to interview me for my first race at Castle Combe back in the early 90’s and ever since then he would always come over for a chat when Steven or I was racing, or when we were working together at the Racing School. David was a lovely man, always friendly and helpful and as many people know, David was very passionate and knowledgeable about motorsport and he will be much missed. RIP mate. Erling