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Martin Brundle reveals Jeremy Clarkson's bold-five word claim during Silverstone Grand Prix

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Updated 16:06 5 Jul 2025 GMT+1Published 15:40 5 Jul 2025 GMT+1

Martin Brundle reveals Jeremy Clarkson's bold-five word claim during Silverstone Grand Prix

The popular broadcaster made a bold prediction live on Sky Sports.

Ben McCrum

Ben McCrum

Sky Sports reporter Martin Brundle revealed the bold five word prediction that Jeremy Clarkson made during qualifying for the Silverstone Grand Prix.

Ahead of what is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated races on the Formula One calendar, the British Grand Prix, the gird will compete in a qualifying session at Silverstone on Saturday.

Several British drivers are expected to be in contention for pole position, with Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton among the favourites to start Sunday's race in first.

Of course, such a huge race attracts interest from millions across the world, including popular broadcaster and F1 fan Clarkson, who decided to send a text to Sky Sports legend Brundle live on TV to make a bold statement about qualifying.

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Jeremy Clarkson is a huge F1 fan (Image: Getty)
Jeremy Clarkson is a huge F1 fan (Image: Getty)

Heading into both qualifying and the main race on Sunday, eyes are on the sky as it is expected that at some stage rain will arrive at Silverstone, potentially causing a massive shakeup.

In wet conditions, several other drivers are expected to gain a chance of performing well at Silverstone, including reigning champion Max Verstappen.

However, as he watched Sky Sports coverage of qualifying on Saturday, Clarkson decided to text Brundle why he was live on air to let him know that there will not be any rain during the sessions.

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Speaking on Sky Sports, Brundle said: "A bloke called Jeremy from Oxford told me 'there will be no rain'"

Unfortunately for Clarkson, his promise of nice weather was almost immediately disproven, as light rain started falling on the Silverstone track.

However, the light rain appeared to have little to no impact on qualifying, with all 20 drivers deciding to remain on slick tyres for the remainder of the first session.

Lewis Hamilton is one of the favourites to win the British Grand Prix. (Image: Getty / F1)
Lewis Hamilton is one of the favourites to win the British Grand Prix. (Image: Getty / F1)

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It's not the first time that the former Top Gear presenter has made a bold prediction about F1, as earlier in the season he made the unpopular claim that Hamilton was now past his prime.

Writing in his column for The Sun, via On Si, after a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix last season, the 64-year-old claimed: "Max Verstappen is one of the all-time greats, he may even be the greatest driver we’ve ever seen, and second, Lewis Hamilton is past his prime."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career he has interviewed top athletes in MMA including Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping.

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