Martin Bundle’s legendary grid walk reached new heights as he mistook basketball prospect Paolo Banchero for NFL star Patrick Mahomes at the Miami GP.
The Sky Sports F1 presenter, who has been an iconic broadcaster in the sport for years, has long had a weakness for interviewing oblivious American celebrities during his grid walk before races but that has led to some of the most engaging television. Last year he famously had an incident with the entourage of rapper Megan Thee Stallion ahead of the US GP which led to him calling for respect on the grid.
But ahead of the inaugural Miami GP, with celebs appearing far and wide in the paddock and on the grid, Brundle made a mistake that left Formula 1 fans laughing away on social media. With a packed grid the presenter chased down basketballer Banchero shouting ‘Patrick!’ before complaining that he probably couldn’t hear him above the noise.
