{"id":783792,"date":"2026-07-07T01:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/783792\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T01:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:25:12","slug":"british-grand-prix-hugh-grant-forced-to-shut-down-awkward-interview-question-with-f1-grid-icon-martin-brundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/783792\/","title":{"rendered":"British Grand Prix: Hugh Grant forced to shut down awkward interview question with F1 grid icon Martin Brundle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martin Brundle<\/a> is known for his memorable interviews on the grid, but this week he had a rather awkward encounter with Hugh Grant<\/a> at the British Grand Prix. <\/p>\n

The former racing driver turned Formula 1 presenter, 67, was left scrambling after mistakenly asking the English<\/a> actor, 65, about a show he isn\u2019t in, with Notting Hill<\/a> star Grant being forced to politely correct him on camera.<\/p>\n

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Hugh Grant was forced to shut down an awkward interview question with F1 grid presenter Martin Brundle at the British Grand Prix on Sunday.\u00a0Sky Sports<\/p>\n

Soon, their interview was cut short and Grant, who looked dapper in a beige suit jacket and sunglasses, awkwardly walked off. <\/p>\n

After Grant said he was a huge fan of Ferrari, Brundle incorrectly asked about the TV show The Gentlemen, which stars actor Theo James. <\/a><\/p>\n

Grant <\/a>actually appeared in a 2019 movie of the same name which also starred Charlie Hunnam and Matthew McConaughey.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you doing another round of The Gentleman, soon, because I really loved that?\u201d he asked, as Grant leaned in to hear the question. <\/p>\n

Grant replied: \u201cWell, I did the film of The Gentleman. I haven\u2019t seen the TV series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brundle replied: \u201cOh right, it\u2019s really good, you really must. I\u2019ve got ten seconds left… good to see you on the Grid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just last month, Brundle was in the headlines when Kim Kardashian got slammed by F1 fans for snubbing him<\/a> at the Monaco Grand Prix. <\/p>\n

The reality star was there alongside her sister Khlo\u00e9 in matching beige outfits, as Kim is dating F1 star Lewis Hamilton.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Just last month, Brundle was in the headlines when Kim Kardashian got slammed by F1 fans for snubbing him at the Monaco Grand Prix. \u00a0FOX SPORTS\/F1<\/p>\n

Kardashian awkwardly ignored the presenter and walked away, with the moment going viral. <\/p>\n

Kim of course, is only new to the F1 world.<\/p>\n

\u201cNormally, people will have a quick chat with us. Are you enjoying F1?\u201d\u00a0he said, before quipping: \u201cSo, we\u2019re not talking today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brundle meanwhile, once went viral for a hilarious interaction with Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, 29.<\/p>\n

Last year, Brundle mistook Capaldi\u2019s brother for the singer at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Soon Lewis, who was right behind his brother, tried to shake Brundle\u2019s hand and was left hanging as Brundle didn\u2019t see it.<\/p>\n

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Last year, Brundle mistook Capaldi\u2019s brother for the singer at the \u00a02025 Singapore Grand Prix.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

The moment went viral online with F1 fans and even Lewis found the interaction funny, seen laughing in the clip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Martin Brundle is known for his memorable interviews on the grid, but this week he had a rather…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-783792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}