Martin Brundle has named speaking to Mika Hakkinen before one of his F1 championship victori♋es aꦿs his “peak” grid walk moment.

Since the late 1990s, Brundle’s grid walk has been synonymous with fans 🌳and viewers around the world.

The Brit often speaks to drivers and numerous ☂celebrities on the grid before the national anthem.

Brundle continues to do hiꦕs infamous grid walks in 2024 🔯for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

Speaking recently on the , Brundle reflected on his long career 🥀in broadcastꦿing, specifically his grid walks.

Brundle named speaking to Hakkinen as his “peak” mom♉ent on the grid.

Hakkinen won both of his F1 titles at Suzuka against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher (1998) and Eddie Irvine (1999) respectively.

“I would always start with the𓆉 drivers in that♓ respect,” he said.

“Talking to Michael Schuma꧑cher, Kimi Raikkonen. We had an amusing event in Brazil once. Perhaps the peak for me was front of the grid, Suzuka, Mika Hakkinen is on pole. He’s got a chance of winning the world championship. And he’s just putting his balaclavaꦑ on as I get there.

“We were teammates at McওLaren, know ea☂ch other well, still very much do, and he looked at me as much to say ‘Come on Martin’. So I just said to him ‘Mika, can you win the world championship today?’. ‘Yes I can’.

“Down goes the balaclava, on goes the helmet, gets in the car and w🍃ins the world championship.

“For me that is unique broadcasting opportunity, content. Which other sport can you⛦ ꩲdo that in?”