The F1 season runs for nine months, from the glitz and glamour of Monaco to the sweltering heat of Singapore.
Melbourne, where the season opens, is more than 10,000 miles (16,000km) from Jacques’ Suffolk home, and there are “triple headers” – races on three successive weekends – dotted throughout the season.
“We do a 24-Grands-Prix year, and I spend half the year on the road. I have a very supportive wife who understands,” says Jacques.
“Sometimes, I won’t send the picture of the amazing view or the amazing dinner I’m having because it’s raining sideways back in the UK.”
Jacques recently became a first-time father to a baby girl and says time away from his wife and child is the hardest part of his job.
“One minute, you’re in Texas, and the next thing, you’re going through the door, being handed your daughter and being asked to change the nappy,” he says.
“You are straight back down to earth, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
“This is, and always will be, home. I love travelling the world but nothing beats coming back to my family.”
