Brad Pitt's awkward snub for F1 icon explained

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An awkward grid locomotion snub of legendary Formula 1 pundit Martin Brundleby Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt has been explained.

During Brundle's grid locomotion arsenic portion of Sky Sports F1's pre-race sum of the US Grand Prix successful Austin, helium came crossed Brad Pitt - who was astatine the contention preparing for a relation successful a yet-to-be-named F1 movie.

When Brundle attempted to talk to Pitt, helium was fundamentally pushed speech by minders.

In a past ditch effort, Brundle asked the Fight Club prima if helium could saying thing astir the movie, to which Pitt replied, "No, it's apical secret".

Former IndyCar prima Townsend Bell suggested blowing Brundle disconnected proved Pitt wasn't doing capable successful mentation for the role.

The plotline of the movie reportedly resembles the disastrous 2001 IndyCar movie Driven, wherever a retired superstar returns to the athletics to mentor a young star. It's being produced by Apple TV.

Lewis Hamilton is besides progressive arsenic a consultant.

But portion Brundle whitethorn person appeared to beryllium brushed, helium whitethorn good beryllium the 1 successful the wrong. Journalist Will Buxton has explained a database of celebrities successful attendance who are consenting to beryllium interviewed is disseminated to media up of a contention meeting. Pitt was not connected it.

Broadcast media are past verbally briefed earlier the grid enactment commences.

In a snarky Twitter speech with Buxton, Brundle indicated helium did not person the database nor did helium cognize of its existance.

But if media were told helium was unavailable, it would spell immoderate mode to explaining Pitt's reluctance to speak. Regardless of whether oregon not the database exists, the snub is inactive not a bully look for Pitt.

Having said that, British instrumentalist Ed Sheeran wasn't connected the database either, and helium had been interviewed instantly earlier Pitt.

On the database though was the set Green Day. Drummer Tre Cool was lasting adjacent to the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel seemingly conscionable taking successful the ambiance of the race, helium had nary minders with him and gave a somewhat lengthy interrogation by grid locomotion standards and seemed genuinely blessed to beryllium there.

He told Brundle helium had been taken for a blistery thigh successful a McLaren roadworthy car driven by the F1 squad's main enforcement Zak Brown.

Green Day had performed astatine the circuit arsenic portion of off-track amusement pursuing signifier connected the Friday night, portion Sheeran played connected the Saturday night.

It's the 2nd awkward grid locomotion infinitesimal successful arsenic galore years for Brundle astatine the US Grand Prix. On its instrumentality to the calendar past twelvemonth pursuing the pandemic, Brundle attempted to interrogation rapper Megan Thee Stallion connected the grid and was astir virtually pushed retired of the mode by bodyguards.

He was besides brushed by Serena Williams astatine the inaugural Miami Grand Prix successful May.

The contention was yet won by Max Verstappen, who fell down the bid aft a calamitous last pitstop, lone to combat backmost and cruise to victory.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc rounded retired the podium. Daniel Ricciardo was 16th.

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