Yep am in Northants though am an Irishman. I have a friend working for Ilmor in Brixworth, very impressive place. Also have a couple of buddies working for Renault and you would not believe how much they loved Fernando. Not because he brought them the championship, just because he loves to drive, loves to race and is just such a nice guy. Same thing Hakkinen, the guys who worked with him adored him, such a great guy to work with and neither have any interest in the 'being famous' side of things. That gives them the upper hand in recent times for me but that is just my opinion.
Check these two videos out -
this is the real FA, no media BS, just enjoying what he does.
This is a brilliant bit of footage you might not have seen, from the slippy Hungaroring last year. Personally I like F1 without the commentary, just the cars on track. The Michelin wets were definitely superior so draw no conclusions from this other than knowing these two guys really enjoyed this.