Natalie Pinkham - Sky Sports F1 Presenter, Staying Objective, ‘Need More Women In Motorsports’| EP04
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- In this episode of the Track Limits podcast, we are joined by one of the most recognized presenters in the F1 paddock, Natalie Pinkham.
Natalie Pinkham is a distinguished figure in motorsport journalism known for her role as a presenter and pitlane reporter for Sky Sports F1. In this captivating conversation, Natalie shares her inspiring journey into the industry, the challenges women faced in motorsport, her perspectives on working alongside esteemed counterparts, and her advocacy for inclusion, diversity, women empowerment, and mental health awareness.
Natalie Pinkham's career trajectory is a testament to resilience, passion, and a commitment to driving positive change in the world of motorsport. From her humble beginnings to becoming a prominent voice in the industry, Natalie's story is both inspiring and empowering.
The episode kicks off with Natalie recounting her entry into the world of motorsport journalism, shedding light on the obstacles she faced as a woman in a predominantly male-dominated field. She reflects on the challenges and triumphs of carving out her niche in an industry where women were historically underrepresented, offering invaluable insights into the evolution of gender dynamics within motorsport.
A focal point of the conversation revolves around Natalie's role as an advocate for inclusion, diversity, and women's empowerment. She discusses the importance of representation and equal opportunities in motorsport, highlighting the strides made and the work yet to be done to create a more inclusive and equitable environment for all.
Natalie also shares her thoughts on her esteemed working counterparts, including Martin Brundle, Damon Hill, and Jenson Button, offering anecdotes and reflections on their collaborative efforts in bringing the excitement and drama of Formula 1 to viewers worldwide.
Beyond motorsport, Natalie delves into her advocacy for mental health awareness, discussing the stigma surrounding mental health and the importance of destigmatizing conversations around mental well-being. She shares her own experiences and initiatives aimed at tackling the mental health epidemic and promoting holistic wellness within and beyond the motorsport community.
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00:00 Intro
Q1 - Natalie's Career As a Journalist
7:25 What are the struggles of being a broadcaster?
11:00 Quarantine Twitch Quarter + How Covid was a great leveller of human connection.
13:28 How to keep up with rumours + The Taylor Effect
15:10 Where is the direction of F1 going and it’s progressive nature to widen the pool on diversity
20:05 Charity donation. Great and and bad news.
21:35 Hope for Home Charity and Grassroots project
Q2 - Natalie's Personal Life
25:00 Her motorsport childhood and sports growing up.
27:52 Her chances of being a racing driver
29:10 Advice that she was given early in her career, from Mark Webber and others
33:13 How mental health took a bigger importance in her life
39:15 Working at Spa and impacting her work and how Naomi Schiff helped
40:00 The connection to Toronto with her family
43:12 Hobbies outside of motorsport and preparing for the marathon
45:08 The weird Wikipedia opening line and what is the story behind it?
Q3 - Fire Round
47:10 Which driver would she trust to drive blindfolded?
48:15 What’s one piece of F1 memorabilia she would want?
48:52 What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to her during a race weekend?
50:20 If she could have one food for the rest of her life what would it be?
55:59 Her superpower of going with your imagination and it happens
57:00 Turning into Susie Wolff
57:20 Which 3 people from the paddock would you have on a stranded island
1:00:00 Which races we are going to?
1:01:42 “The call”
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Let's go, excited for everyone to see this episode. This was by far one of my favourite recordings during our trip!
Couldn't agree more!
Appreciate Natalie for being so frank and open with us. Made the interview very special ❤️
One of the most genuine humans to get to know
Lovely episode. Love Natalie she's amazing on SKY.
Natalie is brilliant and so grounded and gifted with great commentary all said in a lovely style mixed with good humour and humility. Lotsa love from Montreal !
delightful conversation!!!! thanks guys! greets from Amsterdam
Thanks for listening! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Hands down one of my favorite presenters to watch in F1!
Ours too ;)
Pinkham... hope you atay with F1. Favorite personalities.
The Alonso/taylor swift “relationship” was the funniest thing to come out of F1 last year. And considering Travis Kelce was part of the investor group that bought into Alpine last season, Taylor coming to a race isn’t out of the question😂
I love this video
Thank you so much!
She’s elegant and classy.
Pinks should definitely come to Sheffield to watch ice hockey she will be made welcome
I can confirm Natalie is a brilliant person. I got to meet her a few times and she was just awesome with fans.
My issue, as a hardcore F1 fan is, I only want to listen to the ex F1 drivers.
All questions coming form Natalie, Rachel, Simon are so generic and repetitive...
Now I realise old school F1 fans are a massive minority, maybe as low as 25%, so I ended up tuning in 10 minutes before the race and tuning off after the checkered flag.
So you're a hardcore F1 fan, but so blinkered you only want to listen to ex-drivers & not any presenters whatsoever...?!? 🙄🙄🙄
Still reliving my blunder with the donation 😂
Highlight from Season 2 haha
Ahhhh I love Natalie. So good!
We do too
Natalie is so sweet during this interview!
We had an awesome time shooting this episode!
I don't like sky doing the race I think channel 4 is better sky are all for Lewis they have no time for max and red bull because of 2021 but I do think this is a good interview
They definitely have their moments of bias but still offer great entertainment/perspective to each race broadcast.
That a blatant lie.
It's true about your mentle health a few years ago I was very down and I rang a neighbour she just said sorry to hear that go for a walk I was only back from a walk I rang a friend of mine she came around to me and we talked and it helped people don't care when u are very down
Talking about it makes a huge difference. We are glad you and your friend were able to share the moment together. We hope you are doing well
cos we are sickof the millenials crying alll the timmmmmmmmmme
Nathalie Pinkham is by far the best presenter of the Sky Sports team. People like Martin Brundle, Simon Lazenby and Ted Kravitz could learn from her with regards to being an objective presenter!
She really is awesome. And as she said, everyone brings their own twist and skills as a presenter which makes the Sky team one of the best out there.
I cant watch Sky F1 , all have big ego's..
@@dragonfire4957 True that! Lately I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of the F1-channel pundits. The shows are getting better and better...
I agree, however she can't touch Brundle for quality commentary on the sport.
Not through any fault of her own, she just doesn't have the insight of someone who lived and breathed it.
I think Naomi & Danica could & should learn far, Far, FAR more from Natalie than the established Martin, Simon & Ted ever need to...🙄
Won’t need that planning if you continue to broadcast from a London studio. Last night was garbage. How is it diversity to hand pick people based on their sex and or colour? It’s the opposite of it. Should be the best person for the job regardless.
🤮🤮 enough woman, thank you
I'm not sure that motorsports needs more women.
It's bricklaying that needs more women.
Natalie Pinkham being a poor journalist and a rogue advertiser is not rumour.