@@jacobmassey3897- I don’t think it is fair to say that. Maybe except for drivers and team members, he knows as much about modern tech as anyone else.
Neither was Suzuka 1994. Drivers dreaded racing those ‘94 cars in the wet. Morbidelli went off, and a big crane / truck went to recover his car. Brundle then spun off at the same corner, and just missed the track vehicle. Had he hit it, it could have been a situation similar to Jules Bianchi. Instead, he hit Morbidelli’s car, which was of similar dimensions and was deformable.
Neither was Suzuka 1994. Drivers dreaded racing those ‘94 cars in the wet. Morbidelli went off, and a big crane / truck went to recover his car. Brundle then spun off at the same corner, and just missed the track vehicle. Had he hit it, it could have been a situation similar to Jules Bianchi. Instead, he hit Morbidelli’s car, which was of similar dimensions and was deformable.
I watched from '72 with Murray then James Hunt joined him, with his in depth knowledge whilst watching Martin on track , I also delivered that blue benetton paint to Pro-Drive 😅 but he is now so learned, I love his calmer approach as radio machine gun commentary whilst watching i find gets to me a bit , a little silence is a good thing now and then when commentating as the action does speak for itself.
I could listen to Martin's stories all day - amazing and he does them such justice with how well he remembers them and with his language More please :)
I was 12 years old and there that day. I'll never forget it - even more so now having listened to Martin explain what happened to him personally. Definitely one of the craziest races in the 10 years we had F1.
Legend. Me and my dad met Martin at his book signing in 2004. Signed his book and also two prints of his that my dad had brought along. Such a lovely guy and as is Johnny Herbert, what you see is what you get. Two of the most genuine guys in motorsport you could meet.
Excellent Alex. Need more of your old man talking about himself rather than others. Followed F1 when Martin was racing and when he moved into the box with the brilliant Murray. Through many great and also many predictable seasons, Martin was the sole reason I kept with F1. I would have surely drifted away had it not been for his expert analysis of what's really going on. Also met him at Monaco in 2013 coming from the comm box after the race, I nervously approached him hoping I hadn't caught him on a bad day, but he was a total gentleman. Martin is as important and vital to motorsport as any great champion I've ever watched in over 30 years.
That day under a pouring rain...it was the best race of his entire life in Formula One by japanese driver Satoru Nakajima with his Lotus 101 Judd. He started the race way back on the grid on P23. By the end of the race Nakajima was on P4 and fighting for P3 and podium position against Riccardo Patrese's Williams Renault. Satoru Nakajima got the fastest lap of the race that day which was his only fastest lap of his entire career in Formula One. Satoru was without a doubt the driver of the day on that awful race at Adelaide 1989.
Thankyou Martin for bringing that perspective to the incident. I was only 8 at the time and never considered the emotion Senna was carrying from the previous grand prix in Japan (which I also watched) nor the fact you'd had a spin the lap before and were pacing the car. I came to the track with my family the day before for qualifying, which was a typically warm, sunny November day here in Adelaide. Couldn't believe how horrible the weather turned the next day. The whole city was being pounded with rain. We watch it all unfold on TV at home.
Hi Martin, Thank you for this video, really interesting. I was in the crowd that day and it was just crazy. Here in Adelaide we get stuff all rain and yet in 89 and again 91 it poured. What an era of F1 and in my opinion, back when F1 had soul. Thank you.
I was lucky to meet Martin in Brno (Czechoslovakia) during group C race back in 1988. I talked with him for about a minute, he marked gearchange points on track layout and signed it. Very nice memory.
I remember watching that race. There was so much going on, car’s spinning and crashing, drivers complaining about the conditions and other drivers just getting on with it. Boutsen came through in the Williams to win after he has spun as well.
Cracking first hand content. Really brings the human element in. Hopefully you can do some content on the Jaguar era. I mean the Castrol one is in shot 😉
Martin Brundle is THE one and ONLY last of the true F1 people at the forefront of the sport. The day he no longer participates in it, is the day I stop watching it for good; and that will be a truly depressing day.
I'm surprised yet not surprised by this. I expected the aquaplaning accident at Suzuka 1994 would be number one, given that a, like Bianchi 20 years later, it occurred shortly after another car had crashed at the same Dunlop Corner, but mercifully missed the recovery vehicle, b, while the accident was happening a marshall was run over, breaking the guy's leg and c, despite screaming on the radio that the race needed to be stopped, got fined for the accident (unfairly in my view). But in context, being on the Jack Brabham Straight in Adelaide in torrential rain, aquaplaning and spinning in a straight line, somehow not hitting anything, spinning so many times that you didn't know what direction you're facing, that makes the stomach drop
This guys crash in the Jordan...... My God he is lucky too be here. That car flew, landed upside down, went through the gravel trap upside down, and he got out. Considering there was no Halo back then. In an interview, Martin said he ran too the pits to get in the spare car, i think it was Syd Watkins that looked Martin over, asked if he was alright etc. Martin said ''Yeah i'm fine too race............. Oh, what track are we at?'' And he was told to get out the car haha. So concussed yet jacked up on Adrenaline, that you just want to get back out and race, but your head is so f####d you don't even know what country or track you are at. These guys have balls of steel.
Martin asked what track he was at when he was at Tyrrell at the Monaco GP. He had just had a monster shunt into Tabac in Practice I think it was He did take the restart at Australia in 1996, but spun out again at the first corner
Honestly thought Martin was the best pundit in British sport from 97 through to around 2005. Actually that Adelaide 89 race is well worth watching. Proper conditions.
SENNA WAS RIGHT BY THE WAY IF U SEE A REPLAY OF SUZUKA FROM A FRONTAL ANGLE WHICH I HAVE SEEN YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT PROST TURNED IN ON SENNA, SENNA SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE WORLD CHAMPION IT WAS STOLEN FROM SENNA! PROST WAS TO BLAME AND U CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT IN THE FRONTAL REPLAY!!!
What about that time at Monza when you slid for a couple of hundred metres upside down coming out of the last turn? As I recall you then got out of the car and because the race had been stopped for some reason you sprented away to get into the reserve car. Bit vaugue as to the other circumstances.
I can see why this would be terrifying, but he had some horrendous crashes in his career including the corkscrew crash in Melbourne 1996 or the time Verstappen's (Jos) car landed on his head in Brazil 1994. He was very lucky to walk away from those.
This race was too wet and should have been abandoned like the same race was in 1991. It's frustrating when a race can't start and we're sitting around with red flags and safety cars but this race in 1989 is probably the best example of why it's better to stop. For 30 laps it was just a total destruction derby with crash after crash until it calmed down when there were only about 6 cars left. Boutsen eventually won for Williams
classic example of why senna's mentality is great for a punchline 'if you no longer go for a gap......' but in real life, is dumb and flawed. he cost himself a race because he let his emotions take over. and quite a few times over his career.
I could listen to Martin all day. Vast knowledge of motorsport & some great stories to be told
Was going to say something similar, but since you've done it so eloquently, I've nothing further to add. 😃
A criminally unerrated driver too.
But I think it's fair to say that he is out of touch with everything that has happened with F1 technology over the last 10 years
@@jacobmassey3897- I don’t think it is fair to say that. Maybe except for drivers and team members, he knows as much about modern tech as anyone else.
There is no one I respect more today in motorsports than Martin Brundle
Your cartwheel in a Jordan in Australia was no picnic either.
Neither was Suzuka 1994. Drivers dreaded racing those ‘94 cars in the wet. Morbidelli went off, and a big crane / truck went to recover his car. Brundle then spun off at the same corner, and just missed the track vehicle. Had he hit it, it could have been a situation similar to Jules Bianchi. Instead, he hit Morbidelli’s car, which was of similar dimensions and was deformable.
Neither was Suzuka 1994. Drivers dreaded racing those ‘94 cars in the wet. Morbidelli went off, and a big crane / truck went to recover his car. Brundle then spun off at the same corner, and just missed the track vehicle. Had he hit it, it could have been a situation similar to Jules Bianchi. Instead, he hit Morbidelli’s car, which was of similar dimensions and was deformable.
But no time to be scared.... '89 lots of time
@@nathanwilliams2152worse than that, he hit a marshall and broke his leg.
Didn't Martin also have a close one with getting collected by a Verstappen Irvine incident in 94 as well?
I'd love to see and hear more of Martin's stories. Thanks for sharing these with us!
His book 'Working the wheel' is great. 👍
Martin Brundle is a legend, yet a humble and very respectful person. I love listening to his stories.
Brundle drips class, and I would NOT watch F1 without him. He's the only commentator in the world that I can say makes the sport for me.
You're right. He's the last link between what we've got now and the good old days.
I watched from '72 with Murray then James Hunt joined him, with his in depth knowledge whilst watching Martin on track , I also delivered that blue benetton paint to Pro-Drive 😅 but he is now so learned, I love his calmer approach as radio machine gun commentary whilst watching i find gets to me a bit , a little silence is a good thing now and then when commentating as the action does speak for itself.
Murray Walker would be so proud of Martin. He is his true protégée and as far as I am concerned his equal in terms of reporting for F1. Thankyou MB
He's now sadly past it.
Sky's woke coverage is abysmal, and he's either lost it, or he's towing their woke PC line.
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I could listen to Martin's stories all day - amazing and he does them such justice with how well he remembers them and with his language
More please :)
I was 12 years old and there that day. I'll never forget it - even more so now having listened to Martin explain what happened to him personally.
Definitely one of the craziest races in the 10 years we had F1.
I always switch my F1 TV coverage to International Commentary because Brundle and Crofty are so much better than the new kids on the block.
Brundle is brilliant, but so is the Jacques and Palmer commentary team. Feel blessed to have both as options to be honest.
Legend. Me and my dad met Martin at his book signing in 2004. Signed his book and also two prints of his that my dad had brought along. Such a lovely guy and as is Johnny Herbert, what you see is what you get. Two of the most genuine guys in motorsport you could meet.
Excellent Alex. Need more of your old man talking about himself rather than others.
Followed F1 when Martin was racing and when he moved into the box with the brilliant Murray.
Through many great and also many predictable seasons, Martin was the sole reason I kept with F1. I would have surely drifted away had it not been for his expert analysis of what's really going on.
Also met him at Monaco in 2013 coming from the comm box after the race, I nervously approached him hoping I hadn't caught him on a bad day, but he was a total gentleman.
Martin is as important and vital to motorsport as any great champion I've ever watched in over 30 years.
Really glad you enjoyed!
I don't think the *kids watching F1 these realise just how skilled and brave ALL you guys were Martin.
True. I started watching this year. And saw some old laps, and heard stories from friends and old fans. Realised I'm born too late 😢
Martin is becoming a legend at the gridwalk as well.
That day under a pouring rain...it was the best race of his entire life in Formula One by japanese driver Satoru Nakajima with his Lotus 101 Judd. He started the race way back on the grid on P23. By the end of the race Nakajima was on P4 and fighting for P3 and podium position against Riccardo Patrese's Williams Renault. Satoru Nakajima got the fastest lap of the race that day which was his only fastest lap of his entire career in Formula One. Satoru was without a doubt the driver of the day on that awful race at Adelaide 1989.
Thankyou Martin for bringing that perspective to the incident. I was only 8 at the time and never considered the emotion Senna was carrying from the previous grand prix in Japan (which I also watched) nor the fact you'd had a spin the lap before and were pacing the car.
I came to the track with my family the day before for qualifying, which was a typically warm, sunny November day here in Adelaide. Couldn't believe how horrible the weather turned the next day. The whole city was being pounded with rain. We watch it all unfold on TV at home.
How am I just finding MB’s own RUclips channel!? Awesome stuff.
Hi Martin, Thank you for this video, really interesting. I was in the crowd that day and it was just crazy. Here in Adelaide we get stuff all rain and yet in 89 and again 91 it poured. What an era of F1 and in my opinion, back when F1 had soul. Thank you.
It was scary from my parents sofa that day too!! At least Ayrton didnt land on top of you . That would never happen 😉👍
Loved listening to this…
I had no idea that Martin Brundle had a RUclips channel, until now. Going to subscribe now and enjoy this video.
What a great story teller. Instant subscribe. Please, keep'em, coming!
Such an insane story! 😱
Not the crash in Melbourne left him upside down with the car broken in half. Like a gangster he made the restart in the T-car
I was lucky to meet Martin in Brno (Czechoslovakia) during group C race back in 1988. I talked with him for about a minute, he marked gearchange points on track layout and signed it. Very nice memory.
Hello, Martin. Very happy you are still around.
This is fantastic, would love to see more. Martin is amazing
Is that a model of a 79 Ferrari T4 behind Martin?
MB is just a class act
I remember watching that race. There was so much going on, car’s spinning and crashing, drivers complaining about the conditions and other drivers just getting on with it. Boutsen came through in the Williams to win after he has spun as well.
Such a great video.. now subscribed and enjoying the back catalogue... thanks Martin for you experiences.. you are the best!
Read his book and would listen to him talk for hrs. I hope you release an longform version of this exchange after all clips are uploaded
My Favorite F1 Legend MR MB ! keep doing what you do!! So WELL!
He gives a very detailed account ,with clarifying context, of a frightening event so very long ago, as though it was last month.
Great story. Love Brundle as a racer and as a commentator. Just a shame that his team of commentators isn't that great anymore.
Was great with James Allen.
Great video! Keep it up guys
Right. Back in the day when there were different tire manufacturers... I remember this race.
I've been looking for that rear view camera shot for ages!
Took me ages to find it
Cracking first hand content. Really brings the human element in. Hopefully you can do some content on the Jaguar era. I mean the Castrol one is in shot 😉
‘How to win Le Mans’ may or may not be next
I remember that race . That must of been unbelievably scary.
Great driver, but he seems so humble and down to earth.
A True Racing Legend.
Martin Brundle is THE one and ONLY last of the true F1 people at the forefront of the sport. The day he no longer participates in it, is the day I stop watching it for good; and that will be a truly depressing day.
Great article
I'm surprised yet not surprised by this. I expected the aquaplaning accident at Suzuka 1994 would be number one, given that a, like Bianchi 20 years later, it occurred shortly after another car had crashed at the same Dunlop Corner, but mercifully missed the recovery vehicle, b, while the accident was happening a marshall was run over, breaking the guy's leg and c, despite screaming on the radio that the race needed to be stopped, got fined for the accident (unfairly in my view). But in context, being on the Jack Brabham Straight in Adelaide in torrential rain, aquaplaning and spinning in a straight line, somehow not hitting anything, spinning so many times that you didn't know what direction you're facing, that makes the stomach drop
This guys crash in the Jordan...... My God he is lucky too be here.
That car flew, landed upside down, went through the gravel trap upside down, and he got out.
Considering there was no Halo back then.
In an interview, Martin said he ran too the pits to get in the spare car, i think it was Syd Watkins that looked Martin over, asked if he was alright etc.
Martin said ''Yeah i'm fine too race............. Oh, what track are we at?''
And he was told to get out the car haha.
So concussed yet jacked up on Adrenaline, that you just want to get back out and race, but your head is so f####d you don't even know what country or track you are at.
These guys have balls of steel.
Martin asked what track he was at when he was at Tyrrell at the Monaco GP. He had just had a monster shunt into Tabac in Practice I think it was
He did take the restart at Australia in 1996, but spun out again at the first corner
That happened to me coming out of retail estate, under construction, at a roundabout.
Awesome story x
Honestly thought Martin was the best pundit in British sport from 97 through to around 2005. Actually that Adelaide 89 race is well worth watching. Proper conditions.
That does sound scary though tbh im surprised it wasn't Suzuka 1994
Then he had that crash in Melbourne where he was finding along the safety fence . I think he retired soon after that one.
Prost had Balestre in his back pocket so the appeal was never going to succeed.
SENNA WAS RIGHT BY THE WAY IF U SEE A REPLAY OF SUZUKA FROM A FRONTAL ANGLE WHICH I HAVE SEEN YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT PROST TURNED IN ON SENNA, SENNA SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE WORLD CHAMPION IT WAS STOLEN FROM SENNA! PROST WAS TO BLAME AND U CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT IN THE FRONTAL REPLAY!!!
That had to be frightening, sitting there waiting for another car to maybe hit you head on, at speed.
Props for Martin helping AyrHead to go out of yet another race! LUL
What about that time at Monza when you slid for a couple of hundred metres upside down coming out of the last turn? As I recall you then got out of the car and because the race had been stopped for some reason you sprented away to get into the reserve car. Bit vaugue as to the other circumstances.
When will we see Martin in a Williams FW14B?
I liked Martin Brundles great escapes
When Eddie Irvine caused Jos Verstappen to use your McLaren as a ramp and nearly took your head off with his rear right? THAT was pretty terrifying!
I can see why this would be terrifying, but he had some horrendous crashes in his career including the corkscrew crash in Melbourne 1996 or the time Verstappen's (Jos) car landed on his head in Brazil 1994. He was very lucky to walk away from those.
Martins most terrifying racing moment had to be when he hit the track with Schumacher as his teammate...
Why would that be?
Which way?
Just drive and hope for the best. 😂
This race was too wet and should have been abandoned like the same race was in 1991. It's frustrating when a race can't start and we're sitting around with red flags and safety cars but this race in 1989 is probably the best example of why it's better to stop. For 30 laps it was just a total destruction derby with crash after crash until it calmed down when there were only about 6 cars left. Boutsen eventually won for Williams
So Michael Schumacher and DC did Senna and you at Spa in 1998 in very similar conditions
Yeah, but Senna didn't get angry at Brundle for it.
Martin has had some big wrecks in motorsport
Martin brundle is a legend because he almost beat Senna and would have if Senna didn't park his car on top of him
I think senna was a bit mad and wild
Martin, I'd love to hear some stories about my heroes. ie Ken Tyrrell and Francois Cevert.
I bet Senna needed new underwear when he saw you lol, right before impact...
I'm curious to what that red model is sitting behind him? I want to say Ferrari but I dont think he ever drove for them..
Look like Lauda's Ferrari to me?
@@8-bitsteve500 Ferrari 313t4
I think Senna also hit Brundle from behind in Canada. Also, Senna's fault.
classic example of why senna's mentality is great for a punchline 'if you no longer go for a gap......' but in real life, is dumb and flawed. he cost himself a race because he let his emotions take over. and quite a few times over his career.
Somehow I don’t think in 30 years time Lewis will be so enjoyable to listen to. Martin is humble and genuine. And well Lewis isn’t
Prost is the typical Frenchman. Weak
Martin is lucky his head is still attached to the rest of his body. I don't remember what race it was, but he's lucky to be alive.
Brazil 1994
Why didn't someone put him in a top car? Talent in bundles and not showy about it. He is Britains missing F1 World Champion.
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