Martin Brundle says ‘you don’t need to do that’ as Ferrari block view of car

Martin Brundle defied obstructive Ferrari mechanics who tried to block his view of Charles Leclerc’s car ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.

During his pre-race grid walk in Montreal, the legendary Sky Sports F1 commentator and pundit spotted a hive of activity around the car of Leclerc. Naturally, Brundle wandered over for a closer look, only to find a line of mechanics blocking his view.

“The car is up on the stands. There’s a ring of mechanics so we can’t get too good a look at it,” he said. “They’ve taken part of the underfloor off, the plank as it’s known.”

One mechanic then deliberately stepped into front of the former F1 driver. “It’s okay, you don’t need to do that,” responded Brundle, who added: “I don’t know they want to stop us [looking], there’s nothing we can learn from that. They want absolutely nobody to get any views of that work going on.”

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Undeterred, Brundle then went and found Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, who explained exactly what was going on. He said the plank on Leclerc’s car had been damaged on the way to the grid. Car modifications are strictly limited after qualifying but Vasseur said Ferrari had been given clearance to make the change by race stewards.

Fans loved Brundle’s determination to get to the bottom of the issue. One said: “Mechanics block him, no problem I'll ask the bossman;) Awesome.”

A second added: “Brundle is F1 royalty, little bit of respect.” A third pleaded: “Martin Brundle, please never retire.” A fourth said: “Ferrari team being very childish.”

Another fan commented: “How much better are the grid walks at proper tracks where there’s no celebrities. Martin can actually chat to who we want to hear from, amazing stuff Canada.”

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