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Martin Brundle Responds After Jimmy Fallon Bites His Mic Cover on Miami F1 Grid

Brundle’s post on X framed it as another offbeat moment from his unscripted grid walk.

Overview

  • During the pre-race grid walk at the Miami Grand Prix, Jimmy Fallon grabbed Martin Brundle’s microphone and bit the foam cover.
  • Brundle quickly took the microphone back and told Fallon not to do it again.
  • On X, Brundle wrote, “In 30 years of broadcasting I’ve never wondered what a branded microphone sock tastes like.”
  • Fallon attended the race as a guest of Red Bull and Racing Bulls, according to the reports.
  • Coverage cast the exchange as a light viral moment from Brundle’s long-running celebrity encounters on the grid, with no official action reported.