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Cairns Catches Up
Tom Cairns hosts a podcast series where he talks to iconic people who work or had worked within the motorsport world. He discusses with them about their careers, where they have worked and what they have done. Each episode will talk about the championships which the guest is synonymous with, find out what stage of their careers they are at from their point of view and where the focus should be at to make those racing series better than they are currently.
Ranging from broadcasters to racing drivers, the emphasis of the show is to help fill the audience with some fascinating insights from guests on interesting topics including Formula 1, BTCC, Indycar and even finding out how to go about finding opportunities to work within the motorsport community.
Cairns Catches Up
Series 1: Episode 3 - Alex Brundle - "I happily can't believe the Nurburgring 24 Hours is still allowed."
Tom Cairns presents Episode 3 of Cairns Catches Up. Today's guest is Alex Brundle, who discusses about his experience in sports car racing, especially the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Alex also talks his time at F1 as an analyst/commentator and how he prepares for a race weekend in the commentary box.
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Episode contents:
Introduction - 0:00
24 Hours of Le Mans - 1:00
Nurburgring 24 Hours - 5:01
How a driver prepares for an endurance event - 7:05
Finishing on the podium in Le Mans - 12:31
Alex's early racing years - 14:20
Surname pressure - 15:29
How Alex's racing career help him with his presetning/commentary work - 17:40
Future of commentators - 23:36
Progression of F2 & F3 - 26:36
F1 2025 - 29:51
Lewis Hamilton's arrival at Ferrari - 32:48
F1 under Liberty Media - 35:28
Future of F1 - 39:07
Future of Alex Brundle - 44:40
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For your information, this podcast was recorded in January 2025.
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