- Piastri had a race to remember in Singapore
- Moves up 10 places and finishes seventh
- Was ignored by a leading F1 commentator
A top F1 reporter has been branded ‘rude’ and ‘disrespectful’ after taking out Australian Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Sky Sports personality Martin Brundle has drawn the ire of Australian racing fans after he began interviewing Piastri before suddenly turning his attention elsewhere.
“Oscar, bad luck in qualifying, you’ve got some work to do in the race,” Brundle began.
“Yes, we’ll do our best and see if we can…” Piastri replied before Brundle ignored him completely in an attempt to get the attention of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.
“Esteban, Esteban… happy birthday,” Brundle called.
As Brundle shouted, Piastri walked away, leaving the commentator with no one to interview.
Brundle interrupted Piastri mid-sentence to try to get the attention of another F1 driver just before the Singapore Grand Prix started
Many F1 supporters felt Piastri deserved more respect after Brundle approached him to grab another driver for an interview
Fans said the Sky Sports personality should show more respect for the drivers he tries to interview.
“If Brundle asks someone a question he should at least have the decency to listen to the answer before trying to talk to anyone else,” one person wrote on social media.
“He was so disrespectful,” another stated.
‘Martin Brundle has lost all professionalism. I’m glad Oscar walked away and I hope he ignores Brundle in the future,” said another.
“I don’t want to hear any more complaints from Brundle when celebrities ignore him,” wrote another.
It is also not the first time that Brundle has lifted the necks of drivers and their crews this F1 season.
The Sky Sports commentator had to apologize during the Monaco Grand Prix after a Red Bull employee blocked his access to team boss Christian Horner for an interview.
As Brundle persisted, the staff member said live on air, “No, nuh-uh. I’m gonna get in fucking trouble, dude.”
Despite the criticism, Piastri had a race to remember on his debut in Singapore, moving up 10 places in the standings
The young Australian driver showed a glimpse of what’s to come for McLaren after finishing seventh in Singapore
And Brundle also got a taste of his own medicine at the British Grand Prix when he tried to get an interview with model and actor Cara Delevingne.
He asked Delevingne, “Can we just talk for a minute?” Sky F1. The agreement is that everyone must speak.’
Delevingne replied, “I can’t hear anything. I’m very sorry.’
Brundle’s snarl could do little to take the shine off a huge race from Piastri on his debut in Singapore, where he rose from 17th, gaining ten positions to finish seventh.
‘P7. Not a bad night’s work! Obviously our pace was decent and I feel like after a good first lap I took advantage of what was happening around me. All in all quite satisfied with it. “I don’t think there was much left on the table,” he said.