Sky Sports activities System 1 veteran Martin Brundle has addressed his weird interplay with American tv host Jimmy Fallon through the pre-race grid stroll forward of the Miami Grand Prix.
The Miami Worldwide Autodrome has shortly change into a hotspot for well-known faces on the grid and within the paddock, and the 2026 version of the occasion was no totally different.
As he weaved his method by means of the crowds on the grid forward of the race, Brundle noticed the Tonight Present presenter. However quite than a typical interview unfolding, Fallon grabbed the microphone from the previous F1 driver and bit the quilt.
After swiftly taking the microphone again, Brundle quipped, “Don’t do this once more.”
Brundle later took to social media, writing: “In 30 years of broadcasting I’ve by no means questioned what a branded microphone sock tastes like. There’s some very humorous individuals round.”
“I really like when these celebrities are overwhelmed when Martin seems, it is refreshing to see they acknowledge you,” one fan commented, whereas one other added: “Your interviews are at all times prime leisure, Martin!”
Fallon was on the Miami Grand Prix as a visitor of Pink Bull and Racing Bulls. Brundle’s pre-race grid stroll has change into a fan-favourite second of F1 race weekends, and the second with Fallon has joined a protracted, entertaining line of memorable moments.
Different interactions have included rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s safety entourage at america Grand Prix in Austin, Cara Delevingne’s awkward interview rejection on the British Grand Prix and Machine Gun Kelly’s unusual air guitar second on the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli went on to safe his third consecutive win on the Miami Grand Prix. The Italian was joined on the rostrum by McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who completed second and third, respectively. Rounding out the highest 5 had been Antonelli’s Mercedes team-mate George Russell and Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen.
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