Brooklands Museum Talks

Nonesuche Media

Podcast by Nonesuche Media

  1. The F3000 Talk

    4 days ago

    The F3000 Talk

    As the final rung below Formula 1 on motor racing’s ladder to the top, the International Formula 3000 Championship ran from 1985 to 2004 and nurtured numerous drivers who went on to become future stars. Jean Alesi, Christian Fittipaldi, Juan Pablo Montoya and Nick Heidfeld all became International F3000 champions on the way to Formula 1. Brooklands Members president Damon Hill impressed in F3000 before securing the Williams testing role, which led to a full-time drive and ultimately the championship. Notables who established themselves in team ownership and management included Eddie Jordan, Christian Horner, Helmut Marko and David Sears. Our speaker is James Newbold, author of "Formula 3000 – Where Legends Earned Their Stripes" whose meticulous research into F3000’s 20-year history included interviews with over 100 key figures from the era. James is joined by prominent F3000 drivers, engineers and team owners, including former Lotus Formula One driver Martin Donnelly, who was a consultant on the 2025 Brad Pitt blockbuster film, F1, and whose Jerez accident features in the movie.

    1hr 25min
  2. BGP100 "Iconic Encounters: When Murray Met Sir Stirling"

    21 Jun

    BGP100 "Iconic Encounters: When Murray Met Sir Stirling"

    Recorded in 2012 at Sir Stirling's Mayfair home by Phil Sampson/Albany Communications, this is a wonderful conversation between Murray Walker and Sir Stirling Moss. Both, in their own way, are national Treasures; Murray Walker, the voice of motorsport, and Sir Stirling Moss, Mr Motor Racing (as Murray eloquently puts it). When it comes to greatness, there is no test greater than that of time – and despite the fact that both Murray and Sir Stirling had been retired for many years, their popularity, fame, and the memories each created, unquestionably live on.

    1hr 2min
  3. BGP100 Matt Bishop. F1 Journalist, PR and Comms Executive, Author and Novelist

    3 Jun

    BGP100 Matt Bishop. F1 Journalist, PR and Comms Executive, Author and Novelist

    Matt talks candidly with Mark Jarman about his multifaceted career in F1 and writing the novel "The Boy Made the Difference".

    1hr 4min
  4. BGP100. Abbie Robison McLaren Mastercard F1 Team Reliability Engineer

    3 Jun

    BGP100. Abbie Robison McLaren Mastercard F1 Team Reliability Engineer

    A Reliability Engineer is one of those vital trackside roles, well understood within the confines of the F1 paddock, but perhaps its existence is lesser known outside of the travelling F1 circus. It’s always been a vital cog, linking trackside and factory operations, but the greater the calendar congestion, the more critical it becomes. Abbie Robison is one of McLaren's Reliability Engineers, splitting her time between weeks working trackside and the race bays at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC). “A reliability engineer, in a nutshell, is a problem-solver,” says Abbie. “It’s about dealing with any problem we have as quickly as possible, and ensuring the car stays on track – but there is also an element of thinking ahead. I like to break it down into the reactive element of dealing with issues as they appear, and then a proactive element of thinking about how to stop those issues from happening in the first place.”

    5 min
  5. BGP100. Nadine Lewis F1 and Motorsports Marshal

    3 Jun

    BGP100. Nadine Lewis F1 and Motorsports Marshal

    Nadine Lewis is an experienced marshal and the first female Chair of the British Motorsport Marshals Club (BMMC). She talks with Mark Jarman about her involvement in BMMC and the importance of volunteers as marshals in all forms of motorsport.

    33 min
  6. BGP100 Millie Minter. Aston Martin F1 Aerodynamicist

    3 Jun

    BGP100 Millie Minter. Aston Martin F1 Aerodynamicist

    Millie talks with Mark Jarman about her work as an aerodynamicist at Aston Martin and her progression through school and university that inspired her.

    17 min
  7. BGP100 Doug McKiernan. Zero Petroleum Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder

    3 Jun

    BGP100 Doug McKiernan. Zero Petroleum Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder

    Doug McKiernan is a British Formula One and aerospace aerodynamics engineer. He is currently the chief technical officer at Zero Petroleum which he co-founded alongside Paddy Lowe and Nilay Shah focusing on the development of sustainable synthetic fuels for motorsport and wider transport applications.

    21 min
  8. BGP100 James Dornor. Founder and CEO of Driven By Us.

    3 Jun

    BGP100 James Dornor. Founder and CEO of Driven By Us.

    James Dornor is the visionary Founder & CEO of Driven By Us,, a pioneering community-driven organisation dedicated to empowering aspiring leaders from ethnic minorities and underserved groups within automotive and motorsport industries. James talks with Mark Jarman about his life and career to date in motorsport and what has motivated him throughout his lived experience and instrustry insights to creating Driven By Us, to bridge the gap between underrepresented talent and the motorsport industry.

    41 min
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Podcast by Nonesuche Media

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  • Creator
    Nonesuche Media
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    239
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Brooklands Museum Talks

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