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Jake Legge is a test driver for Alpha Racing Team (ART). He joined the team after Season 6, where he was a rookie test driver with Tafuro GP.
Season 6
Jake kept a fair account of himself in his first season, acting as the backup to lead test driver Joseph Gilson. He finished two places below him in the tester standings, finishing 14th. He drove the last two races, taking a 10th place at Silverstone and handing him 3 points. This put him in 25th in the drivers' championship.
Tafuro GP Controversy
After his first season, Jake appeared to be retained for S7, with Ricardo van Smirren to act as the other test driver. However, team boss Paolo Tafuro (Matteo Scala, as he later became known) wished to test for his own team, and this ended up in both contracted testers leaving. Brazilian driver Juliano Muller later took the second seat. Muller later left the team and was replaced by German rookie Sebastian Nell.
Season 7
In light of the aforementioned scandal, a few teams were interested in taking up Jake's services to fill a test slot. He accepted an offer from ART, partnering team boss Stefan van Renselaar. The first few races were marred with bad luck; in the first feature race in Australia, he qualified 7th and ran as high as 4th before retiring due to an unspecified mechanical fault. He managed to run as high as 2nd at Surfers Paradise before hitting a wall, taking out former teammate Joseph Gilson in the ensuing carnage. After this run of bad luck, Jake managed to pick up a few points finishes which has pushed him up the tester's table. He was quoted as still being a little disappointed with his pace, as he felt he should have far more places on the podium. He cited the early season crashes in the feature races as a "missed opportunity to challenge for the [testers'] title".
Personal Life
Jake has developed a reputation in the paddock as a joker. He once turned up to a press conference wearing a 'Dyslexics are Teople Poo' t-shirt; this got complaints from the National Dyslexic Association (DNA). He also threw a bunga-bunga party in the ART motorhome and pool. This resulted in a $15,000 cleaning bill. For one weekend, he swapped places with the Manchester City winger Adam Johnson which saw him line up on the left wing against West Ham United. Johnson therefore drove the Tafuro car to a respectable 14th place. Jake managed to score a goal. This was done without any alarm because they look so similar.
His new helmet features the Red Hot Chili Peppers logo quite prominently, as he is a huge fan of theirs. He annoyed many of the other teams by repeatedly playing the entire 'Freaky Styley' album off of multiple amps around the paddock, which was reported at being a total 12 times. Jake commented on the situation; "At least it wasn't either of John Frusciante's first two solo albums. That would have just scared the shit out of everyone."
He recently signed a personal sponsorship deal with Ariel Cars, which will appear on his Season 8 helmet. This takes over from Coca-Cola, who used their short deal to market their Relentless energy drink.
Results
| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tafuro GP |
AUS 20 |
ITA 15 |
CAN 4 | HUN 5 | USA 22 | NED 14 | RSM 16 | GER 10 | JAP 21 | SAM 17 | ATL 19 | AUT 7 | MON 14 | BRA 12 | BEL 9 | DNS | DNS | 31 |
14th (WTC) |
| Tafuro GP | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
BRA 21 |
GBR 10 | 3 | 25th (WDC) | |
| 7 | ART |
AUS Ret |
PAC Ret |
JAP 5 |
CAN 18 | USA 6 |
FRA 9 |
NED 10 |
BEL 3 |
SWI 6 |
ITA 4 | RSM 6 | BRA | OCE | AUT | HUN | GER | GBR | 55 | N/A
(WTC) |