Motorsport Now

David Richards CBE is the chairman of Prodrive, chairman of Motorsport UK, former chairman of Aston Martin, a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams and as a co-driver, World Rally Champion in 1981.

David kindly accepted by invitation to interview him as part of my BBC Sport feature (audio taken from BBC Interview and kindly donated by James Pontin) which circulated around the topic of how Covid has affected Welsh Motorsport and in particular Wales Rally GB. This is the full interview! 

Enjoy x

"Believe in yourself and fight". That is what Louise Aitken-Walker did and she conquered. Louise was the first woman to win a National Rally outright, survived a horrific crash in Portugal and became the first, ever British driver to win a world title – FIA Ladies World Rally Champion. It was a brilliant and inspiring interview - especially if you're a woman in Motorsport! Listen up and enjoy x

An interview with Paul Rees, a British Racing Driver currently competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. He has previously competed in many championships including the FIA Formula 2 Championship and casually driven a "few" F1 cars - as you do. His father is the former F1 driver Alan Rees who is also the founder of March F1. Listen up and enjoy.

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Here is it - two girls chatting about their Motorsport! Hannah talks about her career and how she jumped straight in at the deep end and I talk about my journey starting at Karting to Racing and now Rallying. 

Between us Championships have been won and cars have been rolled. Listen up and enjoy!

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Racing from the age of 11, Laura has moved up through the ranks and has competed in every major championship in karting. Laura is the first British female driver to ever qualify and compete in the official FIA World Karting Championships at the highest level, and with this and many other great achievements Laura was picked up by two major karting manufacturers to become one of very few drivers to be chosen as a supported works driver. 

It was a real pleasure interviewing Laura and we were very much on the same page for a lot of things. Enjoy listening.

 

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Former Racing driver turned presenter, Mike Chen, shares his story of how it all happened. Of course being a Red Bull presenter doesn't just include talking to a camera but also getting thrown out of a plane and even competing in Wales Rally GB himself. Mike even gives us his predictions for the World Rally Championship.

Enjoy!

(Note: Apologies the quality of the sound isn't 100% I had some microphone issues! All fixed for next time)

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Head of the Williams Heritage (F1 Collection) and son of the legendary Sir Frank Williams, Jonathan is witty, humorous and extremely passionate about his role. Jonathan was a real delight to speak to. You would be very hard pushed to find anyone else who knows their stuff more than Jonathan. A brilliant episode with so many hidden gems and a great way to start off series 2!

Enjoy.

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Check out Series 2 of Motorsport Now! 

 

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PR. Essential in today's fast paced world where everyone is accessible. It takes a unique person to tackle this role in Motorsport and from first hand experience, I know there is no one better person in this field than Emma Bearpark. Her vast experience includes working in the World Endurance Championship, Formula 1, Formula E. Emma has worked personally for Jenson Button; she has been an integral part of the (then) Super Aguri F1 team and has also worked with Brendon Hartley, Alexander Rossi and Takuma Sato. Listen to a side of Motorsport you may not know much about. We talk about "keeping discreet and professional", the challenges of the role, advice in how to get there and how there is so much "passion behind whole family (in Motorsport) they become an extension of your own". Enjoy!

 

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Michelle worked hard and followed her dreams. From working as a grid girl to becoming a stunt driver, Michelle made her own path in Motorsport and in this interview she emphasises the importance of networking and promoting yourself the right way on social media. She was a pleasure to talk to and I am sure you'll find her story and experiences very interesting!

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