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Martin Brundle becomes latest online driving instructor for SAFEisFAST.com

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Former Formula 1 driver and current Sky F1 commentator Martin Brundle has been announced as the latest online driving instructor for SAFEisFAST.com.

During his F1 career, Brundle represented the Tyrrell, Zakspeed, Williams, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren and Jordan teams, picking up a number of podium places and championship points across a 158 race career. Even though he never won a Formula 1 Grand Prix, he did win the 1988 World Sportscar Championship and the 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours, both with Jaguar.

In 1997, Brundle became a F1 co-commentator alongside the legendary Murray Walker on ITV, and in 2009 he moved channel to co-commentated for the BBC‘s F1 coverage, and later becoming the lead commentator alongside David Coulthard for the 2011 season. Since 2012, Brundle has been a presenter for Sky’s F1 coverage.

Brundle will be joining a long list of expert motorsport professional who have served as an Online Instructor, including 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button, Indy 500 winners Dario Franchitti and Gil de Ferran and one third of the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans winning Porsche squad Nico Hülkenberg.

SAFEisFAST.com is a free online resource presented by Honda Performance Development that offers video tutorials on safety, fitness, career development and more to assist the careers of drivers in all forms of racing, with views of previous tutorials exceeding the one million mark.

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