Live TV fiasco prompts urgent F1 overhaul

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Formula One volition reportedly ace down connected entree to the grid, following an incidental that went viral betwixt Martin Brundle and rapper Megan Thee Stallion astatine the US Grand Prix.

Brundle's celebrated pre-race grid locomotion was revived successful Texas aft COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed.

The Sky Sports presenter, himself a erstwhile driver, has made an artform of interviewing drivers and celebrities connected the grid for much than 2 decades. He attempted to get a connection with the 26-year-old, lone to find his way initially blocked by a bodyguard.

"That's a precise large bloke successful beforehand of her," Brundle said.

"Megan, Martin Brundle from British television, however are you?

"Megan Thee Stallion, you're a freestyle rapper," helium continued, arsenic the bodyguard attempted to brushwood him off.

Megan, however, seemed blessed to talk, indicating the bodyguard should backmost off.

"OK boss," Brundle said to the bodyguard.

"You're a freestyle rapper, person you got immoderate raps for america contiguous connected Formula 1?"

Megan laughed loudly, blessed to play along.

"I person nary rap today, I'm sorry," she said.

At that constituent a 2nd subordinate of her entourage intervened, seemingly telling Brundle, "you can't bash that."

"I tin bash that, due to the fact that I did," Brundle replied arsenic Megan was whisked away.

According to Autosport, F1 volition present restrict entree to the grid, believing the country is unafraid capable that bodyguards aren't required.

Brundle himself tweeted astir the change, saying helium had nary engagement successful it.

"For the avoidance of doubt, I don't attraction who visits the F1 grid, the much the merrier," helium wrote.

"Talk to me, disregard me, shove, wave, hug, telephone maine names, immoderate makes you happy.

"All I inquire is that you soak up the atmosphere, bask the privilege. I've not asked for immoderate grid protocol changes."

He laughed disconnected the incidental successful Texas successful his Sky Sports file instantly aft the race, noting that helium was much celebrated for that than thing that happened during his agelong F1 career.

"After each the blood, sweat, tears and breached bones, the glorious victories and dismal failures, the monstrous crashes, the quadruple stints connected a treacherous rainy nighttime successful Le Mans, guiding a 1250-BHP flying bedsted done Monaco qualifying, on with 25 years of broadcasting, I've yet go mildly good known for being ignored by celebrities, portion simultaneously being swatted to 1 broadside by a antheral upland and told disconnected by a Malfoy lookalike doubtless attending his archetypal F1 race," helium wrote.

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