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Formula One introduced a 'Martin Brundle clause' on gridwalk, it's already been broken

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Updated 17:28 6 Nov 2023 GMTPublished 18:52 10 Jul 2023 GMT+1

Formula One introduced a 'Martin Brundle clause' on gridwalk, it's already been broken

Martin Brundle was infamously snubbed by supermodel Cara Delevingne, who refused to talk to him at Silverstone.

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A rule named as the "the Martin Brundle clause" was introduced by Formula One.

The 64-year-old, who previously worked for BBC and ITV, is known for interviewing A-listers, drivers and team principals on the gridwalk prior to races.

Chaos always seems to follow him wherever he goes and back in July, the Sky Sports broadcaster was snubbed by supermodel Cara Delevingne.

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He approached Delevingne but her security guard told Brundle that "she doesn't want to talk".

The former McLaren and Williams driver then replied, "That's the deal now, everybody talks on the grid" and tried his best to have a quick chat.

Delevingne, who has since claimed she was told by an F1 representative to refuse to talk, said no, shook her head and added, "I can't hear anything, sorry".

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Image: Getty

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That prompted Brundle to sarcastically quip, “Okay, well, I'm sure it would have been extremely interesting” before moving on.

Delevingne, who was invited by Alfa Romeo, hit back on social media and claimed she was "told to say no" to the interview.

He did, however, conversate with the likes of Brad Pitt, Florence Pugh, Pep Guardiola, Liam Payne and Sam Ryder, who had a wholesome interaction with Brundle on the grid.

Brundle has produced many memorable moments on the grid, and recently, at the Brazilian Grand Prix, had an utterly bizarre conversation with Machine Gun Kelly - which ended in the rapper walking off after he was unable to fulfil his "best air guitar" request.

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They had previously talked about the connection between music and motor racing.

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Another notable one came when he asked another musician, Megan The Stallion, if she had any raps about F1.

The 'WAP' artist's security guard tried to push him away but she appeared to give a signal she was happy to talk, even though she said she had "no raps today".

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A member of her entourage got involved and told Brundle, "You can’t do this" - leading to him replying, "I can do that because I did.”

That situation happened at the United States Grand Prix in 2021 and shortly after, Brundle said the rules on the grid had been changed by F1 chiefs.

He stated that celebrities were no longer applied to bring security with them and a spokesperson for F1 confirmed the bodyguards were "no longer allowed to accompany them".

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"There have been new rules introduced, that any celebrities on the grid must not have bodyguards any longer,” he said on Sky Sports.

“It must be the ‘Brundle clause’, and they’re obliged to talk to me. I sort of like it if they ignore me, to be honest.”

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Image: Getty

Brundle has also gone on record to say he likes to call out some of the celebs who "don't really have a passion" for the sport and are simply using the grid for clout.

His colleague, Karun Chandhok, said "rude" people should not receive grid passes at F1 events after seeing the Delevingne controversy.

Before he was started causing mayhem on the grid, Brundle actually started 158 races as an F1 driver and ended his career with nine podium finishes.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, he is valued at an eye-watering £78 million and has a love for sports cars.

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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