Shaquille O’Neal gives priceless three-word reply after awkward Brundle moment

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal gave a hilarious interview with Martin Brundle ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, making his support for Lewis Hamilton known as the drivers prepared on the grid.

As expected, the Las Vegas GP grid was among the most stacked of the season when it comes to celebrity presence, leaving Brundle with a plethora of options to talk to on his grid walk segment.

Having made his way to the front end of the grid he came across the Red Bull crew, who had been graced with the presence of NBA icon O’Neal.

Brundle made a beeline for the basketball star and gained approval from a member of the Red Bull team to speak to the 51-year-old. Unfortunately, he didn’t seem keen to speak to the Sky Sports broadcaster.

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After spending a minute taking a photo and having a chat with another visitor on the grid, O’Neal decided to come back and speak to Brundle, albeit only briefly.

Asked what he thought about the inaugural Las Vegas GP and the action coming up, O’Neal didn’t seem too keen on offering much insight, instead just stating: “Lewis Hamilton, baby” before walking off.

There were other interesting interviews on what will certainly go down as the most claustrophobic grid walk of the season with Brundle getting the chance to speak to former Barcelona, PSG and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

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Elsewhere there were conversations with music stars Steve Aoki, will.i.am and Tiesto all of whom seemed extremely excited to be in attendance. 

The latter of that trio was supporting Dutch compatriot Max Verstappen, who was starting on the front row of the grid behind polesitter Charles Leclerc.

Fortunately for Tiesto, Verstappen got a strong launch off the line, particularly in the second phase, helping him launch a move to take the lead of the race on lap one.

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