{"id":39445,"date":"2025-04-21T22:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39445\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:26:07","slug":"former-red-bull-f1-star-shocked-by-absurd-martin-brundle-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39445\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Red Bull F1 star shocked by ‘absurd’ Martin Brundle advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Red Bull Formula 1 mechanic Calum Nicholas has publicly expressed his dislike of comments made during qualifying at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix<\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe 36-year-old gained popularity as a familiar face in the Red Bull garage often seen on popular Netflix documentary Drive to Survive, and whilst he no longer serves as a mechanic<\/a><\/b> responsible for some of the team’s fastest pit stops, he remains an ambassador for Red Bull and clearly still keeps a close eye on the sport. <\/p>\n

\nSaturday’s all-important session in Jeddah saw the team’s star driver Max Verstappen catapult his RB21 to the top of the timesheets, pulling out a mighty lap to steal pole position<\/a><\/b> from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. <\/p>\n

\nWhilst the Dutchman was not able to convert that to a race victory<\/a><\/b>, comments from Sky F1 commentator Martin Brundle did not impress Nicholas, with the Red Bull man taking to social media platform ‘X<\/a>‘ to respond to a video from Saudi GP qualifying where Brundle stated that he would have brake tested Fernando Alonso had he been in Jack Doohan’s position at one point during the session. <\/p>\n

Brundle in hot water over brake testing claim<\/p>\n

\nAs the first segment of qualifying came to a close on Saturday, Alonso dipped into Doohan’s slipstream as the duo both attempted to get out of Q1. <\/p>\n

\nDuring Sky’s commentary<\/a><\/b>, former driver Brundle said of the moment: “I think if I was Jack there I would have brake tested him because he could have done without Fernando loitering on the turn in.” <\/p>\n

\nDisagreeing with Brundle’s take on the interaction, Red Bull ambassador Nicholas posted: “I actually watched this and thought ‘what an absurd thing for an ex-driver to say.'” <\/p>\n

\nNeither Alonso nor Doohan made it into the top 10 ahead of Sunday’s race, but the Spaniard progressed into Q2 following the incident, whereas Doohan’s Alpine lined up P17<\/a><\/b>. Neither driver scored points during Sunday’s race, however. <\/p>\n

\nF1 HEADLINES:<\/b> FIA make LATE CHANGE to Saudi GP order as special clause revealed<\/a><\/p>\n

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