Mark Blundell on F1 in the 90s, friendship with Martin Brundle, filling Mansells seat and more
Fans of F1 racing in the Nineties will remember Mark Blundell well as part of a brilliant \u2018Brit pack\u2019 of racers including Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert and his pal Martin Brundle. The gritty racer reached the podium in underdog machinery three times in that period, whilst also acting as test driver for the two best teams at the time: Williams and McLaren.\xa0
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\nOn this week\u2019s show he discusses all of this and more, including the financial realities of racing for a back-of-the-grid outfit, his \u2018useful\u2019 friendship with Brundle, filling Nigel Mansell\u2019s hastily vacated seat at McLaren, learning from Ayrton Senna and much more\u2026