Martin Brundle
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Martin John Brundle (born 1 June 1959) is a British former racing driver and television commentator for ITV Sport from 1997 to 2008, and Sky Sports from 2010 to 2012.
Brundle failed to win a race at the top of single seater racing, but other series have had success.
He won the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans for Jaguar Cars in a Jaguar XJR-12, and was the 1988 World Sportscar Champion with Silk Cut Jaguar with a record points score;
Personal life
Robin, the son of a motor vehicle dealer, and his brother Robin took over the family car dealership from their father. After losing the local Toyota and Peugeot brands, the company closed in 2003. Robin is also a racing driver who competes in historic racing championships, and Lola Cars' managing director.
Brundle is married to Liz, and they have a daughter, Charlie, and Alex, who has a son. Alex has followed his father in embarking on a career in driving; he competed in the 2012 GP3 Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Brundle has always lived within a 10-mile radius of King's Lynn and now lives in Gayton, Norfolk.
Brundle revealed in 2017 that he suffered a heart attack while covering the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix for Sky Sports whilst not running to do the podium interviews.
Career
Brundle took an unconventional route to Formula One. In Pott Row, Norfolk, he began racing at the age of 12. He began competing in grass track racing. He made his way to Hot Rod racing in 1975 and was given the nickname of 'Star grade'. He began racing in Formula Ford in 1979. He also rode Tom Walkinshaw's BMW touring cars, finishing second against a field of international drivers at Snetterton during this period. He won the BMW championship in 1980 and worked with Stirling Moss in the TWR-run BP/Audi team during the 1981 British Saloon Car Championship season. In 1982, he made his debut in Formula Three, winning five pole positions and two titles. He received the Grovewood Award for the most promising Commonwealth driver. Brundle lost on the final laps of the last race last year, and he rejoined Ayrton Senna for the Formula Three championship. He was given a Formula One entry in 1984.
In 1984, Ian Tyrrell Racing Organisation began his Formula One career. He put in a string of tough and fast runs, finishing fifth in his first race in Brazil and then second in Detroit before being disqualified. Brundle's ankles and both feet broke during a practice session and was forced to miss the remainder of the season while recuperating; the severity of the ankle injury forced doctors to consider amputating his left foot. Brundle did recover, but the injury did leave him with permanent injury, preventing him from running and left-foot braking. Tyrrell was banned from the World Championship due to a technical infringement, and Brundle's records for the 2004 season were erased from the record books.
he remained with Tyrrell for the next two seasons, and the team struggled against the work teams during the transition from the Cosworth DFV to turbocharged Renault engines in mid-1985. In his time with Tyrrell, he scored just eight points, all in 1986. In 1987, he left Tyrrell and joined Zakspeed, a struggling West German side, but only scored two points in the year; both were rewarded for finishing fifth at the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix. The Zakspeed 871 was unable to meet the front runners in the championship series. The two points scored by Brundle in 1987 were the only points the Zakspeed team scored during their five-year (1985-1989) season in Formula One. Jonathan Palmer, a fellow Englishman, had joined Tyrrell in 1987, but they were again using a Cosworth engine. Although Brundle's one-point scoring finish for the season, Palmer would go on to score six World Championship points for Tyrrell and also win the Jim Clark Cup as the 'Atmo Champion' for drivers of cars with naturally aspirated engines.
Brundle, who had been racing for underfunded teams for four years, wanted to try a new challenge, and so did a year out in 1988. Brundle had been affiliated with Jaguar since 1983, when he raced TWR-prepared Jaguar XJS touring cars in the European Touring Car Championship. Brundle's two victories came from his two starts, the second in partnership with TWR owner Tom Walkinshaw. Walkinshaw selected Brundle as his lead driver when Jaguar decided to return to the World Sportscar Championship and the American IMSA championship in partnership with TWR. Brundle took home the world sportscar championship with a record number of points hauls in 1988. He has also won the Daytona 24 Hours the previous year. After Mansell was struck down with chickenpox, he became the test pilot for Williams and stayed in for Nigel Mansell at the 1988 Belgian Grand Prix. Brundle was supposed to lead Mansell's Williams-Judd at the next race in Monza, Italy, but the drive was eventually taken by fellow World Sportscar Championship winner Jean-Louis Schlesser (as no WSC race clashed with the Italian GP). Schlesser would be infamously involved in the incident that resulted in the death of McLaren's Ayrton Senna late in the race, giving Ferrari's Gerhard Berger the victory and causing McLaren's only loss of the 1988 season.
With the returning Brabham team, he will be running the Judd V8 engine in 1989. However, Brundle was third at Monaco when Brundle was forced to pit for a replacement, and Stefano Modena finished third, so the Brabham were unable to recapture their early season glory and Brundle, who had failed to qualify for both the Canadian and French races during the season, chose to return to the sports car sport for 1990. His 1990-24 Hours of Le Mans revivaled his career, but a top-line race seat in Formula One eluded him. Brundle participated in the American IROC series in 1990, as well as competing in sports prototypes. He won the temporary circuit at Burke Lakefront Airport (the only IROC win for a British driver) and finished third in the overall standings. He returned to Brabham in 1991, but the team had fallen even further, and promising results had been patchy.
Brundle's drives turned the points in the 1991 Uncompetitive Brabham Yamaha, which was the Brabham team's last points finish. Brundle made the switch from Benetton to Benetton in 1992, with whom he would finally win a coveted podium finish and consistent points finishes with some gritty drives.
He had a good year in 1992 and had a good year. He came close to winning in Canada, where after taking over Schumacher and closing on leader Gerhard Berger, the transmission failed. He never beat Michael Schumacher, his closest friend, outlasted the German at Imola, Magny-Cours, and Silverstone, winning a coveted second place at Monza, although he never qualified second. Brundle was off the track at Spa when Schumacher went off the track. Schumacher noticed blisters on his teammates' tyres on his return to the track and went in for slicks, earning him the championship. Brundle would have pitted as planned at the end of the lap, with victory being the most likely result.
Brundle was dropped from Benetton for 1993, with Italian Riccardo Patrese taking his place. He came close to winning a spot with the world champions in Williams but Damon Hill took the drive at the end. Brundle was still in demand within F1, and Brundle was a favorite in 1993. In a car without active suspension, more points were scored and a fine third were achieved at Imola. Brundle was the most competitive driver in the World Driver's Championship, finishing seventh overall behind two Williams drivers Alain Prost (1st) and Damon Hill (3rd), according to McLaren team leader Ayrton Senna (2nd), and Ferrari driver Jean Alesi (6th).
Brundle was considered a candidate for the vacant McLaren seat with Mika Häkkinen in 1994. McLaren were hopeful of re-signing Alain Prost, who had retired at the end of 1993 after winning his fourth championship title, but Brundle won the race, defeating McLaren test driver Philippe Alliot. He was confirmed less than two weeks before the season-opening 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix was held.
In many ways, joining the team was a case of poor timing. McLaren were on a downturn, and they were unable to win a Grand Prix for the first time since 1980. The team's V10 Peugeot engines were unreliable, as was expected from a debuting engine manufacturer. Brundle barely escaped serious injury or worse in the first race involving Jos Verstappen; his helmet was thrown as the Benetton cartwheeled overhead; his helmet was damaged. When he was not running third, his engine blew, but at Silverstone, his engine exploded just as the starting lights came green. In truth, the perpetrator was a clutch that spilled its lubricants on top of the hot engine, resulting in a spectacular fire. After the engine was clean, it worked without issue. On Hungary's last lap, a new confident third position was discarded. Nonetheless, Brundle put in good results this season, most notably at Monaco, where he came in second second to Schumacher.
Brundle had poor fortune and with Mansell's release to McLaren in 1995, but not for the full season. Many commentators and fans said he had to divide Aguri Suzuki's second seat to appease Mugen-Honda. Nevertheless, he impressed, placing fourth at Magny-Cours and what will be his last F1 podium at Spa. Despite a slow start and a spectacular crash at Melbourne's inaugural GP in 1996, he teamed up with Rubens Barrichello at Jordan and had a fruitful season. In 1996, he came in fifth place, his last Grand Prix in Formula One.
Brundle earned 9 podiums and earned 98 points in total, with a best championship finish finish of 6th in 1992. He was particularly strong on street circuits and similar twisty courses – Monaco, Adelaide, and the Hungaroring all received 4 points finishes for him.
Brundle had hoped to remain in F1 well into the 1996 season but couldn't find a seat. Following the dismissal of Nicola Larini, he was given a seat in Sauber in 1997 but decided against it. Brundle did however return to Le Mans. Drives for Nissan, Toyota, and Bentley were all impressive, but a second victory was unable to materialize. Brundle returned to Le Mans in 2012, but before that last race in 2001, he mainly concentrated on his work with the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC).
Brundle, who largely retired from motor racing, became a well-known commentator on British television network ITV, whom he joined in 1997 alongside Murray Walker and James Allen. When Brundle and Jonathan Legard won back the rights to air F1 from 2009, they joined the BBC's commentary team. Brundle was promoted to lead commentator and Charlie Coulthard was expected to accompany her as Brundle before the 2011 season began. At the end of 2011, he signed for Sky Sports' coverage. At Sky Brundle, David Croft served as co-commentary alongside lead commentator David Croft.
Brundle has been named in RTS Television Sports Pundit in 1998, 1999, 2005, and 2006.In 2005 the judges described him as:
Insight Television, the production company that produces ITV's F1 coverage, also received the Sports Innovation Award for its Insight series, which was also presented by Brundle. His pre-race grid walks are now normal, and they began in 1997 at the British Grand Prix. Brundle was named "the greatest TV analyst in this or any other sport" when talking about the return of Formula One to the BBC in 2009.
Brundle was also part of the 1995 BBC commentary team when Aguri Suzuki was driving the Ligier-Mugen Honda, such as the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix. He also spoke at Eurosport for a handful of qualifying sessions in 1995.
Brundle co-commentated and reported coverage of the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway, with Steve Rider busy covering the England versus Kazakhstan 2010 FIFA World Cup Group 6 qualification match.
Brundle rode a Jaguar F1 car in London before the 2004 British Grand Prix and sped a BMW Sauber during a 2006 protest. Brundle rode a 2005 Red Bull Racing car around Silverstone as part of ITV's 'F1 Insight' feature. This was a follow-up to the one in 2007, with Brundle and colleague Blundell driving Williams F1 cars to demonstrate overtaking.
He came out of retirement to compete in the Formula Palmer Audi Championship with his son Alex, who was a series regular, in 2008. He had three top-eight finishes from three of the three sports in which he competed.
Brundle came out of retirement to compete for United Autosports in the 2011 Daytona 24 Hours, sharing a Ford-powered Riley with Zak Brown, Mark Patterson, and former Ligier and Brabham teammate Blundell; the team finished fourth overall.
Brundle completed a one-off Formula One test at Jerez in June 2011, just before the 2011 European Grand Prix. He rode a total of 70 laps on all of his tyre compounds, with the day's results and activities broadcasting before the 2011 Hong Kong Grand Prix.
Brundle returned to competitive racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2012, teaming up with son Alex to race a Greaves Motorsport-run Zytek-Nissan LMP2. Brundle's first appearance at the French classic in over a decade was strenuous to get back to optimal physical shape – using his son's race-training exercise program for a year. They came 15th out of the 56 runners, with a total of 340 laps.
Brundle has been involved in driver administration. He is currently David Coulthard's boss (as well as his former co-commentator). 2MB Sports Management, alongside Mark Blundell, operated a management firm until January 2009, when he announced that he would resign in order to concentrate on his television work and his son's employment. Gary Paffett, the McLaren test driver, and British Formula 3 champion Mike Conway are among their clients.
In 1998, Brundle premiered a documentary on British television named Great Escapes, which consisted mainly live recordings, and occasionally reconstructions of tales where human beings managed to somehow survive in the face of many risks or hazards. On ITV, it was one series.
He published Working the Wheel, his first book in 2004. The name refers to the 1996 Melbourne earthquake.
He published his second book The Martin Brundle Scrapbook, co-authored with Philip Porter, a biography that tells the story of his life through memorabilia, news cuttings, and photographs in June 2013.
Brundle unveiled his famous gridwalk on Friday, February 13, 2009, with Susie Fowler-Watt replicating his famous gridwalk.
In his Sunday Times column, he said that McLaren's treatment "had the appearance of a witch hunt." Brundle and the Sunday Times were given a French writ from Max Mosley and the FIA for libel as a result of all of these remarks. He accused the FIA of double standards and issuing the writ at the same time as warning other journalists that spying has been a warning to other journalists.
Brundle has also stated his right to express his opinion about Formula One: Brundle has also stated his right to protest his opinions about the sport.
Brundle expressed his opinion about Max Mosley's position in a case that involved Nazi role-playing in an event that involved Nazi involvement; "It's not appropriate behaviour for the head of any international body such as the FIA."