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Martin Brundle opens up on how he discovered he had lost his F1 seat at the end of 1996.
Martin Brundle was informed in a “pretty harsh” way that he no longer had a seat in Formula 1.
His last race was the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix where he finished fifth, unknowingly marking the end of his F1 career.
Thinking he would continue with Jordan in 1997, Brundle was replaced by Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella in a brutal manner, as he discovered during an interview with Sky Sports F1.
Despite never winning a race in F1, Brundle made it to the podium nine times throughout his career.
After declining a seat at Sauber in 1997, Brundle transitioned to a successful career as a pundit and commentator for ITV and BBC, before becoming a mainstay on Sky Sports F1’s broadcasting team from 2012 onwards.
