It comes up almost every year now. Personally… This feels so easy to fix. Just send someone out in front of Brundle to gauge everyone’s interest, or just tell him to back off a bit when he meets legitimate resistance. Why manufacturer drama like this? The sport just doesn’t need it in my opinion. He had two opportunities to not do what he did this weekend, but he pressed on.
Sure, it’s historical and all. But it just feels a little greasy to essentially force an interview on someone. Who is to say that Brundle can demand someone interview with him? Why are we owed that? I like Brundle and his way of interviewing, but I feel like he needs to be more respectful of those that aren’t there to be interviewed. We don’t own celebrities and no one is owed an interview simply because a celebrity decided to attend a race.
Thoughts?
I’ll never figure it out. The celebraterties on the grid are there to be seen. There’s no other reason. When Brundle puts a microphone in your face, you are actually being broadcast to 100’s of millions TVs worldwide. That’s really good on the seen ratio. What is the upside of refusing that?
Celebs want to control their image, control their interviews, and above all avoid looking dumb. That can be hard when someone randomly walks up and starts asking questions when you’re just there to take pics and rub elbows while the cars do vroom.
I stand by that at least half these celebs know nothing about F1. They aren’t cheering for any driver or team, they don’t care about McLarens new upgrades, they got invited through connections and just want a photo taken on the asphalt to add to their IG.