The Ignition podcast is about cars and following your passion; it asks questions of CEOs, racing drivers, engineers, content creators, and everyone in between. Join Host Harry Phypers as he finds out from his guests what they've done to get to where they are today, the lessons learnt, how they navigated their careers and what it is they enjoy most about the life they live.
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The Ignition podcast is about cars and following your passion; it asks questions of CEOs, racing drivers, engineers, content creators, and everyone in between. Join Host Harry Phypers as he finds out from his guests what they've done to get to where they are today, the lessons learnt, how they navigated their careers and what it is they enjoy most about the life they live.
I hope you enjoy the episodes, and thank you for listening! If you love all things cars, this podcast is for you.
Please rate and review the podcast on this platform. I would love to know your thoughts!
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In this episode, we speak to Mark Blundell. Mark has been in F1, Le Mans Sports cars and more. Mark hasn't got the most championships under his belt, but he has a wealth of experience driving and making deals. In this podcast, we go over his time racing, the mindset he had to develop and what it took for him to get through his career, he did not have the most money, luck or skill but saw racing as a must, not a nice to have.
This is why he formed MB partnerships and is creating the careers he would of had for drivers he knows today.
Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-blundell-655a86b/
MBP: https://www.wearembp.com/
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HOST: Harry Phypers
TOPICS
00:00 Passion for Cars
04:19 Transition to Racing
06:41 Unconventional Path
09:08 Entering Formula 1
13:16 Career Decisions
23:40 First F1 Race
26:28 Family and Career
27:53 Lessons from Influential People
28:20 The Importance of Contracts
30:12 The Multi-Faceted Role of Modern-Day Drivers
31:10 The Value of Experience and Learning from Mistakes
34:24 Treating People with Respect and Saying No
35:21 The Importance of Confidence
36:16 Transitioning from Racing to TV Commentary
38:49 Building a Successful Business and Focusing on Succession
40:35 The Drive to Build Something and See Results
46:23 The Satisfaction of Being an Underdog
47:45 Empowering and Growing a Young Workforce
49:37 The Ultimate 3-Car Garage
51:04 Driving the Williams FW14B at Spa
52:30 Finding Motivation in Producing End Results
53:59 Never Be Afraid to Ask and Don't Give Up
54:27 The Thrill of Man and Machine in Motorsport
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