Martin Brandl: Sky does not root for the British in the F-1, as commentators at the Olympics or World Cup. Gets from everyone, no one ever says thanks
25.01.2025
Brandl rejected the accusations of the bias of the British motorsport press. The commentator and former Formula-1 pilot Martin Brandl is convinced that the British racers are not in a special account with Sky Sports.
Criticizing the commentators of Sky and the British media as a whole, Red Bull, Max Ferstappen, as well as Leader Aston Martin Fernando Alonso, traditionally act.
No, I don`t think so. I don’t think there is some kind of . . . Yes, I`m a Briton, I am a former British Formula-1 pilot, and we mainly broadcast for the British Canal. Our stream is used by other broadcasters around the world. And what, are we doing this?
We are not at all like . . . When I watch the Olympics, the World Cup or Europe, commentators, of course, ardently root for the country where they come from. I do not think that we are doing this. I would like to think that we observe the balance, really.
And in fact, we get in fact from everyone. Here is what I understood for these 27-28 years: we can say a thousand positive things about someone and one negative, and a person will learn about this negative thing-fans will be connected or family and friends will be told. And sometimes I get some cool oblique glances. No one ever says: thank you very much for saying about us.
Although this happened to me once. It was Nico Rosberg, he came up to me in Malaysia million years ago and said: thanks for saying about me in the last weekend. I replied: okay, I really appreciate, because, honestly, you are the first racer who have ever told this to me. And by the way, the last.
I said: If you do not mind what you liked in my words? Just for understanding. He replied: I don`t know. Mom told me to thank you. So in fact, the pilot for something [specific] still did not thank me! - Brandl shared the story.
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