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Mark Manbryans

Mark Mann-Bryans is the Editor of Sector, a Formula 1 business news publication, and a regular F1 podcast panelist; previously F1 Business Correspondent at Autosport.

Sep 24, 2026

18:41
Why?
18:42
Yeah, there's a big question.
18:43
I think one word that comes to mind from what you and from what Andrew are saying there is a small word but it means a lot and that's fear.
18:50
I think there's a big fear of failure hanging around Maranello and I think there has been for decades.
18:55
Now, I know this is the F1 beat but so forgive me for bringing up football but I think there are so many parallels to what's happening at Manchester United, another institution of a sport, successful in a sport in the past.
19:10
And everything Andrew went through there, I was making a mental list in my head and almost checking off against it.
19:14
You know, the power struggles that you see now that you didn't see when it was David Gill, Sir Alex Ferguson and the players were all there.

26 MINS LATER

45:29
But what's the side of the job that you like the most?
6:55
Do you think that's enough for Russell?
6:58
Well, look, if there is a disparity, no one's caused that.
7:00
It's not something that's been done deliberately, is it? It would just be an issue that they were hopefully gremlins in the system.
7:07
I mean, we should have a bingo card, shouldn't we? But I do think as well, let's take it into a bit of, you know, put a bit of perspective on this.
7:14
He won in Austria.
7:16
He performed quite well at Silverstone, and then he got crashed into in Spa the last time out.
7:22
We don't know what result he'd have got if he'd have been on track, if he could have got a few points.

16 MINS LATER

23:19
never spent so long talking about Lance Stroll.

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