Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit, Martin Brundle, has called upon the FIA to award a harsh penalty to Red Bull, in response to the Austrians having been deemed guilty of exceeding the 2021 budget cap. The budget cap was introduced for the first-time last season, in a bid to close the field both in terms of performance
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Formula 1 driver turned commentator, Martin Brundle, has revealed all about his grid walks, and the trust he has from the drivers due to his racing background. Brundle has been walking the grid ahead of races for over two decades, speaking to drivers, mechanics, team bosses, celebrities and just about anybody you can think of.
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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, feels that the threshold for a minor overspend is too lenient in Formula 1. In 2019, the FIA ratified the first budget cap in the pinnacle of motorsport, making official a practise that had previously been tried in principle, with little success. The governing body
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After what was looking set to be a strong weekend for Sir Lewis Hamilton turned into yet further disappointment to add to his 2022 collection, after a pivotal driver error saw the Mercedes driver’s podium hopes go up in smoke. Despite having concerns about the bumpy street surface of the Marina Bay Circuit ahead of
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Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, is impressed by Max Verstappen’s commitment to the cause after his frustrating qualifying in Singapore. The Dutchman had been competing at the top of the timesheets for most of the wet qualifying session on Saturday, and because of the ever-changing conditions, the drivers were out on track for most of
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Sky Sports commentator and former Formula 1 driver, Martin Brundle, is left wondering why Formula 1 has extreme wet tyres if they never want to use them. Multiple drivers have been critical of the blue-walled rubber, stating that there is so little grip that they try to avoid using the extremes if at all possible.
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Ex-F1 driver turned Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle has urged Formula 1 to find a “solution” to reduce the number of grid penalties, following a confusing grid at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. Staggeringly, nine of the twenty drivers were awarded grid penalties for last Sunday’s race at the ‘Temple of Speed’, after opting to change
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Sergio Pérez is enduring a difficult spell at Red Bull currently, with the Mexican having arguably struggled for form ever since he won the Monaco Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver has gone from being a title contender, to suddenly being 109-points behind team-mate Max Verstappen, who is cruising to his second consecutive Drivers’ Championship.
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Ex-F1 driver and Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle has called Fernando Alonso out over his unfair radio comment towards Sir Lewis Hamilton, following on from the former team-mates opening lap collision at the Belgian Grand Prix. Both Alonso and Hamilton made excellent starts to the race, with the duo running second and third on the
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After needing to win the Belgian Grand Prix to remain within 80 points of championship leader Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc endured a terrible weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, where Ferrari’s strategy once again was left to be questioned. Leclerc qualified fourth for the race but started P15 due to yet another grid penalty for an engine change.
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