Max Verstappen made comedian Jimmy Fallon the butt of his own joke after making fun of the Dutchman\u2019s surname, only for the driver to threaten to walk away from the skit.<\/p>\n
Fallon attended his first-ever Formula 1 grand prix last week, spending time in the Miami paddock courtesy of Red Bull\u2019s engine partner Ford.<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen reacts to awkward Jimmy Fallon joke in awkward Miami F1 interview skit<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n Fallon recorded a sketch with the Red Bull drivers, Verstappen<\/a> and Isack Hadjar, for his Tonight Show in which he took made might of Verstappen\u2019s surname.<\/p>\n But the driver, who is notorious for not enjoying interviews, had the last word.<\/p>\n Telling them, \u201cthanks for doing this, thanks for being here,\u201d Verstappen replied with a smile: \u201cI love being here.\u201d<\/p>\n Fallon: \u201cMax Verstappen, yeah like Ver-stopping at the store, Ver-stopping to get coffee, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n Verstappen hit back: \u201cVer-stopping this interview! Yeah!\u201d<\/p>\n Full video. At the end, a chance to win a 2026 Bronco Badlands S.U.V. and other prizes. \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\ude99\ud83c\udfc1 #FallonTonight<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RWp1xciXQ4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Catherine \ud83c\udf40 \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Paris (@What_s_Up_You) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Fans were praising Verstappen for his clapback at the comedian.<\/p>\n \u201cNot even joking one bit,\u201d wrote one fan on social media, while another declared: \u201cMax has zero filter and I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFunnier than Fallon\u2026 okay the bar was low,\u201d continued the comments, with Verstappen proclaimed as \u201calways the killer, both on car and his mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n As the somewhat chaotic interview continued, Verstappen and Isack Hadjar walked off from the skit as the Ford F-150 Raptor R took centre stage.<\/p>\n Ahead of the sketch in Miami, Fallon had been savaged on social media when his notes were revealed online.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd now I\u2019m joined by two of my favourite drivers in the world \u2013 they\u2019re part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s Max Verstappen and Ee-Zack Hadge-Ar!\u201d<\/p>\n While some fans criticised Fallon for needing Isack Hadjar\u2019s name spelt out phonetically, others applauded him for not butchering the pronunciation of the French-Algerian driver\u2019s name.<\/p>\n The wackiest and weirdest grid walks for Martin Brundle<\/p>\n Martin Brundle grid walk: Classic moments and marvellous mishaps<\/a><\/p>\n F1 Grid Walk of Shame: Machine Gun Kelly latest addition to celebrity sh*tlist<\/a><\/p>\n It was an entertaining weekend at the track for Fallon, who was interviewed by Sky Sports\u2019 Martin Brundle during his traditional grid walk.<\/p>\n That too did not pan out as Brundle expected<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOh my God! Martin Brundle! I love you!\u201d an excitable Fallon enthused as he shook Brundle\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you need? Can I get anything for you? Are you having fun?\u201d<\/p>\n Brundle joked back: \u201cI need some lines, I need everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Little did he know he\u2019d also need a clean microphone sock as Fallon reached over, grabbed the mic and bit the sock and pulled it off with his teeth.<\/p>\n Putting it back on Brundle\u2019s mic, the Briton told Fallon: \u201cYou can keep that.\u201d<\/p>\n As the over-excitable interview continued, Brundle jokingly warned Fallon: \u201cDo not take my mic sock again.\u201d<\/p>\n Brundle subsequently took to X to say that he had \u201cnever wondered what a branded microphone sock tastes like\u201d, with Fallon responding: \u201cMartin Brundle, by the way\u2026 your microphone tastes delicious!\u201d<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n Read next: Max Verstappen Miami spin: Martin Brundle and Juan Pablo Montoya split<\/a><\/p>\n