Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to his family, the Mini Cooper got its unique racing genes.
Charlie Cooper shares how his grandfather John Cooper used his
Formula 1 experience to take Mini onto the track, how his father Mike
Cooper produced racing kits for Mini, and how he himself is closely
associated with the MINI brand today and also builds Cooper bicycles.

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