Hakkinen and Brundle in frame to be Hamilton's manager?

[John S]

I always thought it was wrong for Brundle to manage Coulthard whilst being a supposedly neutral commentator. The coulthard situation arose before Martin became a full time commentator, he has a clear conflict of interest now if he becomes Lewis' manager as far as the BBC is concerned so it's a non starter.

Is Hakkinen a viable candidate for the job? I suppose he has good credentials and has excellent connections with McLaren & the F1 world in general. 

Mika Hakkinen and Martin Brundle have been touted as the leading contenders to replace Anthony Hamilton as his son's new manager. The Hamiltons announced earlier this week that their employer-employee relationship is to cease with immediate effect.

While Hamilton junior has confirmed that the appointment of his father's replacement is not imminent, the Daily Mail has speculated that both Brundle and Hakkinen are in the frame to take on the role.

'Brundle was non-committal when contacted, though he is firmly in the Hamiltons' thoughts. He has experience of managing David Coulthard, a long-serving McLaren man, and is on good terms with the family. However, it is doubtful whether the BBC would allow Brundle to continue as their expert summariser while acting for one of the sport's stars,' the newspaper reports.

As a result of the split, Hamilton senior will not be present at the opening races of the 2010 season and McLaren are expected to represent their driver until a full-time appointment is made.

There is some puzzlement regarding the timing of the split so close to the start of the new campaign. However, because of its proximity, there are no deals currently in need of either negotiation or completion, thus offering Hamilton junior plenty of time in which to make his selection.

Planetf1.com, Today

[Jericoke]

It is a conflict of interest, but there's nothing fundamentally wrong about it either - I always took anything Brundle said about Coulthard with a grain of salt, but don't feel like he abused the position.

I hope that whatever happens, we get to keep Brundle calling the races.