This is genius. Martin Brundle has just accosted Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Tamara and is attempting to use her to doorstep Michael Schumacher, who he claims won’t talk to him because they fell out three or four years ago, only neither of them can remember why. All this live on ITV.
You know, I’d forgotten how much I enjoy the whole pre-race buildup bit. F1 races themselves I’m still ‘meh’ about, but the soap opera aspect is gripping. If only I understood why there are two Red Bull teams…
[phoned Gareth and now I understand: it was an accident.]