{"id":119424,"date":"2025-05-21T09:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/119424\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:27:10","slug":"collins-and-stevenson-join-the-grand-prix-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/119424\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins and Stevenson join the Grand Prix Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Sports pundit Bernie Collins and long-serving Aston Martin Formula 1 team sporting director Andy Stevenson have been appointed trustees of the Grand Prix Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The trust was founded by three-time world champion Jackie Stewart in 1987 and is a benevolent fund that helps support those who either currently or have previously worked in F1 and have fallen on hard times.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation is led by ex-F1 driver and commentator Martin Brundle, while other existing trustees include former Williams technical chief Patrick Head, ex-team boss Ross Brawn and Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley.<\/p>\n<p>Collins has become a popular pundit in recent years having previously served as head of strategy at Aston Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Stevenson, meanwhile, has worked at the team since its F1 debut under the Jordan guise in 1991, when he was a mechanic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Bernie Collins and Andy Stevenson as additional trustees for the Grand Prix Trust,\u201d said Brundle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/andy-stevenson-sporting-direct.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Stevenson, Sporting Director, Aston Martin F1 Team \" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Andy Stevenson, Sporting Director, Aston Martin F1 Team<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Zak Mauger \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are two highly regarded F1 industry professionals with considerable experience, and who also have a passion and respect for our 75-year-old sport. As we increase the reach and achievements of the Trust, they will play an important role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins said she felt \u201cprivileged\u201d to be joining the board of trustees and added: \u201cI look forward to being part of the great work that the Grand Prix Trust undertakes and contributing in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stevenson said: \u201cI\u2019m honoured to have been invited to join the Board of Trustees for the Grand Prix Trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trust plays a vital role in supporting the people who have given so much to the world of motorsport, often behind the scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to contribute to an organisation that offers practical help and guidance to members of our community when they need it most.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to be part of something that reflects the values of care, respect, and long-term commitment within the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside supporting those who have spent at least two years working in F1, the trust also offers a bursary fund to help children from underprivileged backgrounds progress through college and secure jobs in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>In this article<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time news email updates on these topics<\/p>\n<p>    Subscribe to news alerts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sky Sports pundit Bernie Collins and long-serving Aston Martin Formula 1 team sporting director Andy Stevenson have been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[37710,4199,707,4200,47238,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-119424","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-emilia-romagna-gp","9":"tag-f1","10":"tag-formula-1","11":"tag-formula1","12":"tag-imola","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114545114924823285","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}