F1's lost Champion - Tommy Byrne

[@Powertoyah32]

He grew up 8 miles away from me, my father watched him driving in the 80s and 90s he said he was full of raw talent 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@violinmiata]

Tommy is a charmer and a knowledgeable character. 43 minutes disappeared fast, totally drawn in!

[@VTiDOHC]

Nice to see two top drivers discussing the ins and outs of going fast, and how simple Tommy makes it, while still appreciating the differences in car dynamics. Well done Ben for bringing out that side of him.

[@shane6115]

IVTEC 😊

[@OldStreetDoc]

What a legend. Sometimes when thinking about Tommy Byrne’s career I’ll catch myself thinking ‘What could’ve been?’. But I’ll almost immediately catch myself again thinking ‘What do you mean what could’ve been?… What WAS!’ What an amazingly varied career.

[@BenAlgar-b2s]

What a brilliant interview, you hear so much about Tommy Byrne, but to hear from the man himself is pretty special.

[@miloudiben]

Super interview. Good to see Tommy looking well, can’t believe how the McLaren test was handled.

[@daugbret]

Hey this is cool. Tommy was one of my instructors at racing school. Gave me the greatest compliment of my modest racing career.

[@deanjdk]

Looking forward to more episodes of this. Nice one Ben

[@pakkinen]

I´ve read the book about a decade ago and is still on my top list of readings, a fantastic story. I highly recommend the book, this guy is "the greatest racing driver you never saw"

[@SMusial]

A great instructor at Mid-Ohio, I met Tommy twice, putting each teen through a Mid-Ohio new driver course fifteen to twenty years ago. I remember being in a skid car, and I thought I would lose my lunch. Tommy Byrne has probably saved over a thousand lives over his time at Mid-Ohio Honda Courses, teaching all that they will never be a "great driver" and how to keep a vehicle on the road in emergencies. Both have never had an accident to date; my fingers crossed for the future. Thanks for your work, Tommy!

[@ronaldroberts9556]

What an amazing interview! To hear from Tommy was very special. Thanks!

[@truebluemiata]

Thank you Tommy and Ben! After F1 Tommy said he wanted to get to America: is there a part 2 to this interview? 😉 I'm at Road America in Elkhart Lake (Wisconsin) every summer. It's a real treat to see the Indy cars (and IMSA too) there!

[@simonelliott5956]

Fascinating, it’s great to hear someone’s journey in such a competitive field. I’ll be digging out Tommy’s book for a read.

[@kdm6287]

Great interview, and anyone who hasn't read Tommy's book, u need to get ur hands on it, ur in for a good laugh.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Yeah the book is class - a grafter and a comedian

[@kdm6287]

@@BenCollinsDrives great work Ben, please keep up the interviews with ex drivers and maybe some team manager/ engineers.

[@johnschmuck5589]

I always look forward to your vlogs. Most interesting and informative content

[@AnthonyQuinn-ix4tr]

Great interview. Being Irish i remember Tommy Byrne well. A true maverick.

[@Seekerofknowledges]

Thank you for this episode Ben.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Thank you for watching! Tommy is a dude

[@Joescuderia]

Great interview I wish Ben had ask Tommy about his racing in the Mexican F3.

[@neilperry2224]

Read that too. Brilliant book and what a story.

[@gp7538]

Fabulous interaction. Really enjoyed it

[@meeshker]

Great interview

[@adriancox-thesantjordigolf3646]

Really really good ben that was an amazing interview thanks for putting it up.

[@Z06RFan]

Great video, lots of awesome stories. Great questions as well.

[@Mtlmshr]

He from the same era as I did as a car builder so back in those days everything was so analog! Drivers learned by actually racing each other and learning there craft while the car builders were actual builders and not just people that put premade parts on cars we had to build the parts from scratch I remember having great conversations with the likes of Rod Millen & Al Unser Jr and the list goes on and on, those were the days!

[@Richorob]

I read his book! Great read

[@markcrowley65]

Absolutely wonderful. Tommy was so interesting and Ben's knowledge brought the best out of him

[@gafrers]

Interesting Episode and Guest

[@hellcat3522]

Great interview Ben, keep em coming!

[@toddventura7191]

Fascinating. Thanks Ben, great watch! Do you ride bikes as well?

[@Mhor-group]

Fabulous interview sent you a linked in message 👍

[@addisonmaves8348]

Mega to listen to you both! I need to read Tommy's book too

[@Steve-Cross]

That’s fascinating. They obviously wanted Thierry Boutsen, because he had the money. That’s how it worked back in the day in Formula One. I am sure there were a lot of potential world champions discarded, simply because they didn’t have the financial backing.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Im sure - thing with Tommy is that his resume and achievements were off the chart, rather in line with Senna. Would have been great to see him rip

[@stubailey9433]

Enjoyed it. More like this?

[@miketaylor6053]

It's funny how Tommy has no sense of humor. STIG kept cracking jokes and Tommy would dead pan correct him as though Ben was just misinformed.

[@aaroni5074]

He was known for his sense of humour but he has had a hard life. Think it’s broken him tbh.

[@RByrne]

It's sad he was never given much chance. He had serious talent. Money talks, though.

[@Mtlmshr]

True honesty

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Two Top Boys. Thanks. 🙏🙈🙊🙉

[@glozano28]

Best wishesTommy...!

[@Haywardrc]

Have you seen a Nissan march built in a guys garage in New Zealand . The Chanel is called the lab . I think you’ll have a good time watching glen build up the car

[@tezwozere]

From my experience best driver on the day if the engine is playing but never been on a track lol lal 💜🙏💜

[@JanWim203-uy2xp]

How could i persuade you into coming to the nordschleife next year for some fun and lessons?

[@Annhollyshtman]

1milion subs lets goo

[@aaroni5074]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 The legend himself

[@Kenny-tc6rg]

Don't call everyone a wanker 😂

[@Mst-bh9ti]

Lost champion? Never won an F1 race, and I think only ran 2 races. WTH . Nice enough guy, but it's an embarrassment to title s post like this.