F1 pundit reveals ENGAGEMENT in emotional Instagram post

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F1 pundit reveals ENGAGEMENT in emotional Instagram post

Sky F1 pundit Bernie Collins has take to Instagram to celebrate her engagement

Originally written by Sam Cook. This version is a translation.

Saturday 4 January 2025 05:00

Popular Formula 1 pundit Bernie Collins has announced her engagement over the sport's winter break.

Collins has been a fan favourite since joining Sky Sports' coverage, bringing a new perspective from her time with Aston Martin as a strategy engineer, in contrast to the number of ex-drivers on the panel.

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2024's F1 season was the longest in the sport's history, and Collins often took part in grid walks in the absence of Martin Brundle, where she would explain to her fellow presenters what team members would be working on in the moments before a race.

Now, as the team enjoy winter breaks away from the F1 calendar, Collins has announced an exciting piece of personal news.

Bernie Collins is a former Aston Martin strategy engineer

A number of Sky F1 presenters have congratulated Bernie Collins, including Natalie Pinkham

Sky F1 pundit's special announcement

McGarva also comes from an F1 background, being a former Mercedes pit crew member and mechanic.

In the post, Collins posted 12 pictures, with the caption: "2024 with a single picture for each month. Bit early but I’m pretty sure December can’t be topped! 💍".

A number of Sky F1 stars congratulated Collins on her exciting news, with Karun Chandhok saying: "Ahhh congratulations!! 😘😘".

Meanwhile, Natalie Pinkham, who missed the last few races of 2024 due to medical reasons, commented on the post: "Oh Bernie!! This is the BEST news! Huge congratulations my darling ❤🥳🍾".

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Sam Cook is a talented young sports journalist and social media professional who now specialises in Formula 1, having previously worked as a football journalist and a local news reporter for a variety of different brands.

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