A tantalising thought of what could have been may always linger in the background for Samuel Oram-Jones. But there are few on the planet who can say they share his story. That's even before Japanese karaoke...

He takes pride in sporting exclusivity as the globe-trotting petrol head-turned-end zone frequenter, where race helmets became football helmets and grid places became, well, gridiron.

"In my head, I guess for a really long time, I still should have been on a Formula One grid," he tells Sky Sports, as part of 'NFL to the World'. "I look back at these times of adversity and I'm so grateful for them because however it works out, you always find yourself in a good place at the end," he says.

His list of sporting teammates, counterparts, friends and acquaintances ranges from Max Versta

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