I’ll disagree, Jenson Button is far better. Clear spoken, intelligent, calls it as it is and doesn’t over dramatize like Brundle does (for TV of course, cause drama sells).
Sid Watkins is a literal angel. Everything you hear about him is incredible. A truly altruistic person who knew the value of life. Nothing is more heartbreaking than his final conversation with Senna
I met him in Bromley, Kent where I lived in 2004 when he was promoting his book at the time. It was just before the Interlagos race. He was a real gent.
Martin is the best commentator F1 has ever had. He combines experience and knowledge that surpasses that of Crofty and even the legend we all miss terribly, Murray. F1 would be empty without him.
Martin, I shattered my ankle aswell playing sport. Cant afford anything to fix it. My mobility is gone and my whole fitness has suffered for it. Im glad you got it fixed
“I feel sorry for them that they missed the upside of their greatness” - what an amazingly accurate statement to the great drivers that never got to walk away from the car. Martin is a legend of the sport and a national treasure! Great interview, thanks for sharing this with all of us!
I've always been a big fan of Martin. I was cheering for him in 1992. At Spa, he should have won. I met him a few years later at Le Mans when he was driving for Toyota. A true racer and a nice bloke!
Martin Brundke is one of the last public figures that says what he feels regardless of political correctness. I absolutely love it. We need so much more of this.
Great interview TC and thank you F1 for making this podcast and now with video, fantastic! Martin is always soft-spoken, but his knowledge and experience are like the sauces you get on hamburgers, they are dripping all over. And that is why, he is my favourite all-time commentator on F1. Painful to hear about that ankle injury, glad that you've benefited from improved R&D and product development to get you a new ankle. Hats off to you for putting up with all those years of agony and glad that those days are now behind you. Thank you, thank you Martin!!
Really appreciate having Martin Brundle reflect on his era and the incredible courage you needed to race in the earlier eras in 60's/70's in F1. I recall Martins accident on tv but didn't appreciate just how badly broken his feet were. It's incidents like this and Lauda's crash that instilled a passion for F1 because of these guys courage and eagerness to go back to what they loved. It is incredibly true in ANY sport that people with rare natural skills always peak our interests most because it is something you just cannot learn it's like a super human attribute. I've encountered this through many younger years in Rugby and Soccer - there was always that 1 or 2 players that just did freaky things others couldn't, this is why Always preferred Senna to Schumacher, and if you want to talk about finding grip you must mention Kimi in Portimao 2020. Also agree with Tom's comment on depth and distance perception - it seems like a simple thing but is incredibly rare - I was that guy that could throw any object (cricket ball, apple, lemon, rock, ball of paper) anywhere from 10M-80M and hit a target l1ft diameter repeatedly sometimes with no practice and other times even moving - like birds in flight!. My first office job I threw a paper ball 15m into a small garbage bin 10 times in a row. Regret never pursuing motor racing because I had incredible reflexes once measure in 000's of a second along with that hand eye co-ordination - it always freaked my friends outs both in sports and in cars and opponents hated me.
Martin has a great way of describing what it's like to drive a f1 car mid commentary better than anyone. A true legend for me. Have as many breaks as you need to keep you going for longer!
Brilliant description of how injuries affect one’s lifestyle and the quest to find the solution and the right surgeon to implement the best fix. I know how you feel, Sir.
Listening to Martin about his ancle injury I could feel the pain. I destroyed my ancle in a glider crash a year ago and battling to come to terms it affects ones whole being. Glad to hear Rory Byrne mentioned a friendship spanning 65 years from model glider days. Wish there were more surgeons with the gift to perform at that level.
So glad you're doing well Martin. It's a pleasure to have you back commentating on this year's (2024) Monaco GP. You've been missed when not able to attend the earlier races. Looking forward to hearing more of you for the rest of the season. 😀
This was a great podcast. And then just saw it on YT!. Always been a super fan of Martin as he is an intrinsically part of F1. I was surprise to learn all the details from his crash and the aftermath of it. Been an F1 fan since the 80’s and always still learning of the rich history of this sport. Martín haba to stay link to F1 as his voice and personality is a pilar of the sport.
Can’t believe he has been behind the wheel of so many F1 cars. Why people beat him up so much when he really has the singular perspective on F1 cars and his ability to communicate that knowledge!
menos a tchurminha do Flávio Gomes kkkk. Incrível como tem brasileiro que gosta de falar que ele não era tudo isso, enquanto vc vê o mundo todo o idolatrando.
Thanks for reminding me of my ankle pain lol. Putting it off for 10 years now haha. This man has so many stories and such an interesting insight to the people in the Sport
One British F1 Commentator who doesn't insist on Yelling at us viewers...thank gawd. I've always enjoyed his insights. ( hear hear Martin = better living thru Titanium. Carry a few pieces I never wanted, but...)
It is, best English language commentary anyway - the F1TV team just aren't quite as sharp. Alex Jacques knows his stuff, but always sounds like he's trying a bit too hard.
I remember seeing a very young Martin standing on his father's driving seat and steering the car at autocross meetings way back when ... posibly 1970s ?
Martin is one of the REAL all time Legends because of what he gave to F1 and now continuing to give. Living History like Martin Should also be Knighted as well.
Martin also brought the same attitude to his broadcasting career. I can't remember how many times this guy had his elbows out on the grid walk, literally, trying to get interviews with the drivers. It was kind of funny to see Michael snub him all the time.
Michael had an objection to the British press due to the constant negativity they showed towards him; I don't think it was specifically because of Martin. I'm English and the press were very nasty in the 90's; indeed generally towards non-British drivers. They've attacked Alonso, Vettel, Rosberg and currently Max is the latest. Basically anyone who challenges a British driver gets slaughtered in the British press.
I'd have liked to have heard a little bit more about Bellof and Martin's experience of racing with him. A bit of an enigmatic talent who maybe in his short time lacked the nous that Martin spoke about Michael, Lauda or Prost exemplified.
What an absolutely stellar career….the joy of driving all those different cars! I worked on at a Kawi/Yamaha dealership as the service manager and I did all test drives after setup on all the mew bike and all the service bikes…from a KX100to the VMax, a 250 Ninja to the ZX10, the Yamaha Vision to FZR 400, FZR1000 the FZ750… Every day was a different bike…so cool!!
Martin learnt his commentary skills from the greatest of them all, the late, great Murray Walker. Without doubt, Martin is the most engaging and knowledgeable commentator today. His grid walks are a wonderful taster for the main race. He raced against two of the greatest drivers, Ayrton and Michael. It was so absorbing to hear his comparative views. I too agree Ayrton, above them all, was the greatest, yet Fangio, Clark, Stewart and latterly Verstappen, are all unique drivers who were/are the best of their eras. I remember Martin racing F1. He promised so much, yet that ankle injury, similarly to Johnny Herbert's, ruined what could have been a glittering career, but he more than made up for it in sports cars. This is such a great interview. Thank you for posting.
@@metro3313 he had and injury that prevented him from braking with his left foot properly. When left foot braking became prevalent, he just couldn't keep up
@metro3313 no, not far at all, he may have never won a race, but that doesn't reflect on his immense amounts of talent, just look at his track record outside of F1. Benetton team principal Flavio Briatore said he regret losing him after he kicked him out of the team.
@@GameOver-nm2us "Just look at his track record outside of F1" Doesn't matter. Brendon Hartley is a multiple 24h of Le Mans winner, he came to F1 in 2018 and was destroyed by Gasly.
I love hearing the stories of F1 back in the 1980s and 1990s. Sport is much safer now thank goodness. Martin Brundle got hit really hard in the head by Jos Verstappen's wheel, thank goodness he had a really strong neck.
