Bernie Collins

Lance Stroll’s ‘bad rep’ blamed on his father

Former Aston Martin strategy engineer turned pundit Bernie Collins believes that Lance Stroll receives a “bad rep” because his father, Lawrence Stroll, owns the Silverstone-based team; however, she admits that the Canadian has had a “poor” season. Stroll has faced significant backlash in 2023 because he’s performed so disappointingly, despite having arguably the best car

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Ex-Aston Martin chief blasts ‘unacceptable’ Ferrari

Bernie Collins, the former strategy chief of Aston Martin, has expressed his disappointment with Ferrari’s performance at the British Grand Prix, where the team finished a lowly ninth and tenth, behind a Williams car.  While acknowledging mitigating circumstances, Collins deemed the result “borderline unacceptable” from a team performance perspective. Despite starting the race with Charles

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Sky Sports pundit sparks anger with ‘insensitive’ Imola tweet

Sky Sports F1 pundit Karun Chandhok has angered fans on Twitter after he dismissed the idea of taking part in a virtual Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following the cancellation of the real event over deadly flooding in the region. Chandhok responded to a thread created by motorsport analyst Vincenzo Landino which had called for the

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Ex-F1 engineer lifts the lid on Sebastian Vettel and her favourite driver

Sky Sports F1 analyst Bernie Collins has given fans of the sport an insight into working for a race team, as she revealed her experience at McLaren, Force India, Racing Point and Aston Martin. Collins was with McLaren from the time she joined its graduate programme until she moved to Force India in 2014, eventually

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‘Even more suspicion’ from Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Sky Sports F1 expert Bernie Collins and ex-Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill both believe the battle between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez is set to go “up a notch”, after the Mexican held on to claim victory at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After sitting in Verstappen’s shadow for the bulk of 2021

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