F1 have acknowledged that former racer Martin Brundle has included all those who have assisted him in his journey to an OBE.
As part of the UK’s New Year’s Honours List, an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) award was bestowed upon Brundle for his services to motor racing and sports broadcasting, the Brit having become an iconic voice of the sport in his near three-decade career since transitioning from F1 racer to F1 media personality.
Martin Brundle issues social media response to OBE
And after the award of his OBE – the fourth-highest ranking male title as part of the British Honours’ innitiative – Brundle headed for social media to express his gratitude.
“Thank you for so many lovely messages, they mean as much to me as the OBE, which is a great deal to say the least.
“My eternal and sincere thanks to family, friends, motorsport and broadcasting teammates, and motorsport folk and fans, for the help and support since I first grass-tracked a Ford Anglia 53 years ago.
“It’s been a blast, I’m a very lucky man.”
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Cover could not be lacking with congratulatory messages when news of his OBE award went round, where he was anounced to be F1 broadcasting’s equivalent of F1 design guru Adrian Newey.
‘Well done Martin Brundle’ Sky F1’s colleague Karun Chandhok joined in with the compliments.
‘I compare him to Adrian Newey of commentary box and it has been my pleasure to work with him through so many eras of the sport and he just gives his best, 100 per cent.’
It has been a privilege and a pleasure to learn from him.
1996 World Champion Damon Hill – who appeared alongside Brundle on Sky F1 from 2012 until his exit after the 2024 season – added: “Well earned.
Well deserved, recognition for the Kings Lynn bard. Those people who may one day think that talking is easy, I will advise them to try and do what Martin has afford for our sport.
He can replicate the stance of the Swan when, literally, everyone is acting the frantically flapping duck. Happy New season Martin Brundle OBE.”