For some of Team BRIT's drivers, the psychological impacts of a disability are just as impactive as those that are physical.This is the case for Team BRIT driver, Andy Tucker. Andy was riding his motorbike in Newport in January 2013 when a car collided with him when he was stationary at traffic lights, causing a range of serious injuries. He tore the ACL in his knee, which required partial reconstruction, he has an inverted right ankle, muscle damage to his lower leg and a large piece o...

On this episode we speak to Jackie Trundley, mum of our GT4 driver, Bobby, and Tony Ballesteros, Dad to Sandro, a member of eTeam BRIT, our sim racing arm.Bobby and Sandro both received diagnoses of autism when they were very young. Bobby is now 21 and Sandro is 14. Both have also found a passion for motorsport and now excel at racing, having been introduced to karting at a young age. As part of Autism Awareness Week, we’ll be discussing Jackie and Tony’s experiences as paren...

As part of Autism Awareness Week, we talk to Team BRIT driver, Matty Street.24-year-old Matty was diagnosed with dyslexia, dyspraxia and Asperger’s (a form of autism) when he was at school. At the age of 12 he discovered karting, which had a huge effect on him and helped him manage the challenges that Asperger’s can cause. He won a £30k scholarship to go racing at the age of 14 which opened doors to the expensive world of motorsport. He studied motorsport engineering then went on to secure a ...

As part of Autism Awareness Week, we talk to Team BRIT driver, Bobby Trundley.21-year-old Bobby was diagnosed with severe autism as a child and it had a major impact on his time at school. When he was 10 he was invited to attend a go-karting birthday party. Despite initially wanting to run away from the situation, which to him was scary and unsettling, he was encouraged to take part, and from that moment motorsport changed his life.Bobby won the race at the party that day and went on to...