Martin Brundle’s son in ‘races where a driver has been killed’

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info

Former F1 driver and now broadcaster Martin Brundle fears motorsport will always be a dangerous sport due to the nature of it. While safety measures have been introduced in recent years, including the introduction of a halo in F1, Brundle says there will always be an element of danger after watching drivers killed during his son’s races.

Following in his father’s footsteps Alex Brundle, aged 32, has had notable success in the at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France finishing runner-up twice in the LMP2 category and winning the European Le Mans Series in LMP3. Alex has been inspired by his father who made his F1 debut in 1984 making 158 starts before retiring in 1996.

Speaking in an interview with GQ magazine, Martin Brundle says he still thinks like a racing driver and expressed his concern about the sport’s safety. He said: “I only think of myself as a racing driver who does commentary. I don’t think of myself as a broadcaster at all. I just think I’m a driver who talks about it, basically.

“I guess I came through a fairly hard phase where drivers were injured, and drivers were killed, and that’s the nature. I saw my teammate get killed. And even my son’s been in two or three races where a driver has been killed, and he’s a generation down the road. So you’ve already mind-managed the danger of it.”

Brundle added that the danger element of motorsport is what continues to attract fans. He added: “You don’t want to see anybody hurt in the name sport.

“You know, everybody likes to see a big crash don’t they really, or a spectacular crash. Nobody wants to see anybody hurt or certainly killed in the name of sport. It just makes sense.

DON’T MISS:

• Max Verstappen surprised Red Bull with ‘unexpected’ move to beat Lewis Hamilton to title
• Lewis Hamilton now ‘blanks’ Martin Brundle during his famous grid walks at F1 races
• Red Bull ‘need to be dealt with’ as FIA urged to come down hard on budget punishment

“But at the same time, you’ve got to be doing something that other people couldn’t or wouldn’t want to do. Why would you spend a thousand bucks going to a Formula 1 race if it wasn’t a bit scary and a bit edgy and “wow” and just fast?

“You wouldn’t. So it’s a scary sport. It’s a dangerous sport and it always will be. And to an extent, it always should be.”

Source: Read Full Article