In what might be interpreted as a veiled criticism of his former BBC F1 commentating partner Jonathan Legard, Martin Brundle has offered some insight into what he expects from his relationship with David Coulthard in 2011 - insisting he won't constantly plague the Scot for explanations or ⛄'give him gormless questions'.

Having been exclusively predicted by mahbx.com before Christmas [see separate story - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:click here], the BBC finally confirmed last week that Legard had been dropped by the corporation's F1 team to be replaced by 13-time grand prix-winner turned expert pundit Coulthard [see separate story - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:click here] - with 🌊the common perception being that the popular and as such highly influential Brundle had played no ꦬsmall part in the shuffle.

It is widely-believed that the lack of chemistry established between Brundle and Legard over the past two seasons was the key catalyst behind the former's push to successfully drive the latter out - and the erstwhile McLaren, Ligier, Benetton and Jordan star seemed to corroborate that when speaking about both the ex-Radio 5 Live man and Coulthard at the annual Aut🐽osport 🦩International pre-season show at the weekend.

"'DC' has got such a knowledge of F1 and such banter to go with it, that I am con🔜fident he will have plenty to say about a race," the Englishman as๊sured. "I can do the shouty bits when I have to, and yes it is a different job so I will do it differently - but I won't pretend I won't know what I am talking about.

"I won't give him gormless questions like, 'oh that right rear tyre looks a bit odd, doesn't it David?' We'll discuss it among ourselves. We will agree, disagree, we will throw to the pit-lane and we will tell the story ๊o🐬f F1."

There is, however, some consternation that with Brundle not being a trained journalist as his predecessors Legard, James Allen and Murray Walker all have been, and Coulthard possessing no prior commentating experience, the new line-up is a risk for all concerned - and whilst between them, the pair might have tremendous F1 knowledge, in order to broaden the BBC's appeal, they will need 🧜to reach out to the casual Sunday afternoon television viewer rather than catering moꦏre specifically to the sport's die-hard aficionados.

One theory that has been mooted by our colleagues at Planet-F1 is that given that he is now the wrong side of 50 and consequently increasingly out-of-touch with modern-day technology in the top flight - something with which, for example, Radio 5 Live's Anthony Davidson is conversely perfectly au fait - Brundle orchestrated the commentary box changes to protect his own career, given that his new role is now to speak about the sport in very gen🔥eral terms for all to understand, leaving the technical talk to Coulthard.

One thing that will be maintained, happily, is the much-loved pre-race 'grid walꦯk' feature - although not quite everywhere.

"I am happy to give up a few grids," Brundle revealed. "At ITV I used to do two out of three, which is about right, frankly. I have done it for 14 years and there are only so many ways that you can run up-and-down 24 cars an🍎d a safety car and keep coming up with fresh material."