Michael Lamonato is a Melbourne-based motoring journalist, presenter on the ABC Grandstand F1 podcast Box of Neutrals, and co-hosts the ABC’s Motor Mouth podcast with Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
Since attempting to break into the world of Formula One, Michael’s most significant claim to fame came during the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, when he upset a French journalist by accidentally opening an umbrella inside. He was also once mistaken for a relative of Sergio Perez.