Hollywood film star
Brad Pitt contacted British television reporter Martin
Brundle to explain why he snubbed his request for an interview on the grid at
last Sunday’s United States Grand Prix.
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Brundle on Thursday confirmed Pitt had sent him a message to explain why he
was not keen to talk ahead of the race – a gesture that the former Formula One
driver appreciated.
“Got a note from Brad Pitt explaining what happened with our near miss on
the Austin grid. Unnecessary, but nice of him,” Brundle posted on Twitter.
“Absolutely nobody is obliged to talk to me on the grid, but as I endeavour
to make 10/12 minutes of live and unscripted sports TV I’m obliged to at least
ask.”
Brundle’s grid walks have been his trademark contribution to television
coverage of F1 racing since he began the feature at the 1997 British Grand
Prix.
In an interview with GQ magazine, he explained: “It happened in 1997. My
guys said ‘We've had an idea, why don't you walk down the grid and just say
what you see?’ And I was the only one on the grid.
“Obviously we go live and that is unscripted, unrehearsed car crash
television. Whatever happens, happens. And I got to wing it. And I can't throw
it back to a studio or have the studio throw it to me.
"When I happen to find somebody, it flows. It's got to go. And that
puts a lovely sense of urgency into it."
Brundle has had many awkward moments and failed interview attempts, but
those of Pitt last Sunday and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion last year
prompted social media storms.
While Pitt was reluctant and terse, he was not rude.
When his path to Stallion was blocked off physically, with a bodyguard
telling Brundle to back off because “you can’t do that”, he replied “I can –
because I just did.”
Brundle’s retort went viral and led to celebrity bodyguards being banned
from the grid.
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