Martin Brundle mocks ‘Malfoy lookalike’ after Megan Thee Stallion grid walk snub
F1 commentator Martin Brundle has mocked a member of Megan Thee Stallion’s security team that resembled Harry Potter’s arch-enemy Draco Malfoy.
Brundle approached the special-guest rapper among others during the US Grand Prix grid walk and wanted to get her opinion of the event.
The Sky Sports reporter, who later called for respect from such guests, was confronted by a bodyguard described by Brundle as a ‘man mountain’ before Megan seemed to allow the interaction by slapping her security guard on the wrist.
“That’s a very big bloke in front of her,” Brundle uttered under his breath before asking the rapper: “Megan, Martin Brundle from British television, how are you? Megan Thee Stallion, you’re a freestyle rapper. You’re a freestyle rapper, have you got any rap for us today on Formula 1?”
The 26-year-old laughed and admitted she did not have a rap for him, before apologising.
Before Brundle could get another word in, he was cut off and the interview prematurely ended as one member of the rapper’s team – the blonde Malfoy-lookalike – shoved the 62-year-old away and scowled at the reporter as he did so.
Brundle saw the funny side of things in his Sky Sports column.
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“I did chuckle on Monday,” he wrote after reflecting on the amusing incident.
“After all the blood, sweat, tears and broken bones, the glorious victories and dismal failures, the monstrous crashes, the quadruple stints on a treacherous rainy night in Le Mans, guiding a 1250 bhp flying bedsted through Monaco qualifying, along with 25 years of broadcasting, I've finally become mildly well known for being ignored by celebrities whilst simultaneously being swatted to one side by a man mountain and told off by a Malfoy lookalike doubtless attending his first F1 race.
“My gridwalk return after two years was probably a bit too cheeky in Austin but nonetheless a lot of fun.
“Actually, my real claim to fame is that I once played snooker with Mark Knopfler, and what a lovely bloke he was too.”
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Max Verstappen went on to take the chequered flag after an exciting finale, with title rival Lewis Hamilton pursuing the Dutchman all the way to the final corner.
The 24-year-old held on to win and extend his lead atop the Drivers’ Championship, with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitting the end of the race had ‘aged him 25 years’.
Formula 1 returns to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the Mexican Grand Prix on November 7, with Verstappen holding a slender 12-point lead over Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Hamilton.
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