Sky Sports activities commentator and former Method 1 driver Martin Brundle has been awarded an OBE within the King’s New 12 months Honours listing.
Brundle, 65, is a veteran of 158 F1 grand prix begins for Tyrrell, Zakspeed, Williams, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren and Jordan between 1984 and 1996.
Scoring 9 podiums in his time, Brundle can even boast success outdoors of F1, together with victory on the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1990.
From 1997, Brundle turned a commentator and pundit for ITV’s F1 protection, which is a job he has held since, doing so for the BBC between 2009 and 2011, and latterly Sky Sports activities since 2012.
Maybe probably the most well-known aspect of Brundle’s time in F1 TV protection has been his grid walks.
Whereas largely serving as co-commentator to the likes of Murray Walker, James Allen, Jonathan Legard and David Croft, Brundle took the lead for the 2011 season on the BBC – with David Coulthard his co-commentator.
Within the King’s New 12 months Honours listing, Brundle has been awarded an OBE.
He’s not the primary F1 title to make the honours listing, with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton receiving a knighthood in 2022.
Jackie Stewart, Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss have additionally obtained that honour.
On Brundle’s OBE, 1996 F1 world champion and fellow Sky pundit Damon Hill mentioned: “A lot deserved honour for the Bard of Kings Lynn.
“If anybody thinks speaking is simple, I will problem them to do what Martin has performed for our sport.
“Just like the proverbial Swan, he retains good posture when throughout are flapping geese. Blissful New season Martin Brundle OBE.”
