as the sun casts its first rays over the rugged Auvergne mountain range, Hervé Mons’ minivan makes its way up the winding road. He drives fast – very fast. You almost feel like you’re racing along in a Formula One car. The Frenchman laughs quietly and reassuringly: “There’s nothing to be afraid of, I drove in the Paris-Dakar Rally for 20 years.” The Paris-Dakar Rally is the toughest off-road rally in the world. Hervé Mons steers his car the same way he steers his cheese empire: safely and with great sensitivity.