Tim Harvey enjoyed just one British Touring Car Championship season as a TWR Volvo driver, between stints at Renault and Peugeot. But his 1995 campaign alongside Rickard Rydell sticks in the 1992 champion’s mind, for all the right reasons.
“My best times and favourite team-mate without any animosity, ego, anything, would be Rickard,” says Harvey. “We honestly never had a bad moment between us, which is rare among teammates. I thoroughly enjoyed his team effort, his friendship, his work ethic, everything was just very easy.”
Rydell stormed to a remarkable 13 pole positions on his way to third in the standings aboard the 850 saloon, two places above Harvey. The pair became good friends, bonding over golf and their rigorous testing schedule.
“Back in those days, we were testing all…