Mandarin Shipping founder and chief executive Tim Huxley is no stranger to the media world.

The Hong Kong-based executive has been known to pen the occasional well-crafted article, appear on TV comment slots and was even the subject of a BBC documentary retrospective a few years ago — something that bought him some unexpected attention.

But now Huxley is experimenting by combining his skill on the microphone with one of his private passions — motor racing.