The tranquility of a green village in Seine-et-Marne planted in the middle of fields and forests. In their charming farmhouse, Henri Pescarolo, his wife, Madie, and their dog, Indy (it is not invented!) have long received Le Figaro. The motorsport legend, in an apron, finishes cutting up a poultry while Madie puts a final touch to the carefully set table overlooking the park housing a vegetable garden and a helicopter. "You have to spare me a little," smiled "Pesca" before sitting down at the table. "Tired", the record holder of participations in Le Mans (33) will not go to the centenary edition this weekend. Inexhaustible, he will nevertheless remain long hours to unroll the reel of an exceptional career spent in particular by hill climbing, Formula 3, Formula 2, then Formula 1, the Dakar, the records in plane and obviously the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he triumphed four times, the object of our visit and of which he will forever remain one of the most...
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