Martin Brundle has F1 fans cringing as he leaves shocked Oscar Piastri hanging in middle of TV interview

His pre-race interviews are the stuff of the Formula One legend but Martin Brundle was feeling the heat from race lovers over a brutal interview at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Englishman's affable nature has been a smash hit over the years but his pit-stop chinwag on the grid with Australian star Oscar Piastri has not gone down well. Brundle was distracted mid reply after the McLaren star was explaining what he would need to improve on from qualifying.

And Piastri was as left as shocked as F1 fans tuning in as Brundle move on from the questions to wish Alpine's Esteban Ocon a happy birthday ahead of the big race. Brundle tried to return back to his original subject matter but the incident was picked up on social media with many left shocked by the interaction.

Brundle said: “Oscar bad luck in qualifying, you’ve got some work to do in the race."

Piastri answered the F1 hero: "Yeah we’ll try our best and see if we can....”

Before Brundle moved on, stating: “Esteban, Esteban … happy birthday,”

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