Tony Jardine
| Tony Jardine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony Jardine March 5, 1952 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Motorsport journalist, commentator Public relations |
| Known for | Formula One, (team personnel) (Brabham, McLaren, Lotus) |
Anthony "Tony" Jardine (born 5 March 1952 in Liverpool) is an English motorsport pundit, former driver and former Formula One assistant team manager. He is currently contracted to Sky Sports as a presenter and pundit on their coverage of F1 as well as providing studio-based F1 expert analysis for BeIn Sports Qatar.
Jardine began his career as a teacher in the United States, United Kingdom and the Middle East, where he was Head of Art at the New English School in Kuwait. It was whilst in Kuwait that he first raced cars, rally driving for the local Datsun importers in his spare time. He was comparatively successful, finishing eighth on the Kuwait International Rally in 1975.
Outside his later Formula One management career, Jardine has continued to race in rallying on an amateur and semi-professional basis, mainly in the UK but also overseas. Jardine has competed in four Arctic Rallies and ten Network Q Rally GBs, finishing second in class in 2001 and winning the journalists' award three times. He also tested a Tyrrell 026 at Donington Park in 1998. Jardine has taken part in Rally GB every year since returning to the UK, and in 2013 competed in a Mitsubishi Lancer with co-driver Amy Williams.
Jardine then moved into Formula One (F1), getting a job working for Goodyear's Grand Prix Team, driving trucks and fitting tyres at races. His next role was with the Brabham F1 team, where he worked with Niki Lauda and designer Gordon Murray. After Brabham he moved to McLaren in 1980, where Jardine was an Assistant Team Manager when the team drivers were Alain Prost and John Watson. Jardine then left F1 to work for an American promotions company, but within eighteen months he was back in F1 working for Lotus; colleagues here included Nigel Mansell, Elio de Angelis and Ayrton Senna. In 1985 he formed his own sports PR company, Jardine Communications Ltd, in which future ITV co-presenter Louise Goodman worked. In 2012, Jardine International was taken over by the HPS Group, becoming HPS Jardine.
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