Ep68 Rachel Brookes, Sky Sports Formula 1 broadcaster and author
On her first day covering Formula 1 for Sky Sports, Rachel Brookes accidentally forced Bernie Ecclestone to miss his wife’s London Marathon. A few races later she kept going live on air for 11 minutes straight, champagne running down her back in the stinking Indian heat, as Sebastian Vettel celebrated a world championship behind her. […]
Ep 53: Three years inside Formula 1 broadcasting with producer Chris Holding
Chris Holding grew up fifteen miles from Brands Hatch in the UK. On summer days when the wind blew in the right direction, he could hear the engines from his house. That is where it started. He went on to spend three years as a full-time producer on Formula 1 with ITV, work with the […]
Ep 14: What commentators really think, with motorsport broadcaster Paul Marinelli
Paul Marinelli has been working in motorsport commentary and PR for 30 years. He has called races from Las Vegas at night, commentated Supercars at the Adelaide 500, and spent years travelling between Europe and America running out of money and coming back, doing whatever events he could to stay close to the sport he […]
Ep11: Behind the lens at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with photographer Sabine Albers
Sabine Albers was commissioned to photograph the VIP hospitality venues at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Etihad Airways. She talks about what it takes to shoot inside one of the most lavish sporting events in the world, from kitchen chaos to unlimited champagne.
Ep 7 Inside the Mercedes F1 kitchen with former team chef Jason Beste
Jason Beste was the chef for the Mercedes Formula 1 team during their dominant era, cooking for Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and up to 300 people a day. He shares what it was really like inside the hospitality unit when a team is winning world championships.