King picks up useful tips on passing during Chelsea visit
He might be better known for his deft touch behind the steering wheel, but Stoneleigh driver Jordan King traded his racesuit for football boots recently as he paid a visit to the Chelsea FC Academy for a unique behind-the-scenes training session.
As a member of the MSA Academy, King was invited to join the organisation’s Team UK brigade and the country’s newest F1 driver, Max Chilton, for a learning and development day at the club’s state-of-the-art academy in Surrey.
He and his Team UK comrades were put through their paces by the club’s youth squad in an outing televised during BBC1’s pre-Spanish Grand Prix qualifying show last weekend.
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Hide Ad“I really enjoyed it,” said King. “It was an amazing day and brought back so many memories.
“I used to play a lot of football before I began racing, so it was a fantastic opportunity to slip the boots back on and return to the pitch.
“In some senses, it was a mini dream of mine come true to play with an academy.”