FORMULA One’s Martin Brundle came face to face with Machine Gun Kelly this week – 15 months on from their car crash viral interview at the São Paulo Grand Prix.
The broadcaster, 65, and the American music star, 34, didn’t exactly hit it off on the grid moments before the drivers battled it out on the Brazilian circuit.
The frosty encounter got off to an awkward start when MGK failed to grasp Brundle’s relatively straight forward opener.
Having been welcomed to the grid, MGK paused for what felt like an eternity before replying: “I had no idea what you said, but thank you.”
Things didn’t get any better when Brundle then asked the rocker about his career, to which he responded: “I don’t think about my career.”
Excruciatingly, MGK then played air guitar and tried getting a reluctant Brundle to join him.
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The awkward ordeal ended with MGK giving the camera a thumbs down and storming off when Brundle politely tried to move on down the grid.
They both attended last night’s F1 75 Live at London‘s O2 and briefly crossed paths on the red carpet.
When asked if they caught up about their viral moment, Brundle exclusively told The Sun: “I saw him earlier on and he didn’t recognise me, thank God.”
The former race driver then admitted he “hates” watching his grid walks back, even though they’re wildly popular with viewers.
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He continued: “I’m one sentence away from the end of my career at all times, or being cancelled.
“I’m terrified of the whole thing, because it’s live and it’s just pure car crash television.
“Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Thee Stallion, I don’t know, getting knocked about by security guards. They’re the ones that people like.
“And then I meet some really lovely, fascinating, world-class people, politicians and royalty and movie stars, and I’m very privileged with the people I meet on the grid.”
Often celebrity guests admit to knowing nothing about the sport, something that drives die-hard fans who could only dream of being amongst the drivers on race day up the wall.
“I understand that,” said Brundle. “Because we watch Formula 1 year in, year out, racing ourselves, and they’re on the grid and they actually don’t know anything about it, and quite clearly don’t really want to be there.
“They’re just selling a movie or something. I get that, but for Formula 1, they are A-listers.”
The racing veteran, who spent 12 years as an F1 driver from 1984 to 1996, said that there are occasions when many lucky enough to be on the guest list don’t even turn up, with the new Las Vegas track a particular victim of no shows.
He said: “I get a list through on it, race morning, with 70 people on it. Half of them don’t turn up, but you get through and you’re like, ‘I’ve not heard of many of those’. Oh, 65 million followers on Instagram. Oh, 140 million followers on Instagram.
“How did I not hear of these people? Clearly somebody has. I think it’s all part of the incoming tide, all the boats float higher. That’s part of why something like this works today, and it hasn’t happened in the past.”
Last night’s celebration of the sport’s 75th anniversary saw all 10 F1 teams unveil their 2025 liveries ahead of the new season.
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A spectacular production gave each team their moment in the spotlight to show off their driver partnerships and new look cars.
Host Jack Whitehall brought the laughs, while the likes of Machine Gun Kelly, Kane Brown and Take That provided music.
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