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Oscar Piastri has made light of an awkward encounter with Martin Brundle after the Sky Sports pundit abruptly interrupted his own interview with the Formula One star.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Brundle was once again conducting his famous pre-race grid walk ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
With time running out before the national anthems and race start, he attempted to grab a quick word with Piastri, telling the McLaren driver: \u2018Oscar, bad luck in qualifying, you\u2019ve got some work to do in the race.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Aussie stopped to chat, replying: \u2018Yeah, we\u2019ll try out best and see if we can get\u2026\u2019 before he was abruptly cut off by Brundle himself as the 64-year-old called out to another driver who was walking by.<\/p>\n
\u2018Esteban! Esteban! Happy birthday!\u2019 Brundle shouted at\u00a0Esteban Ocon, the Alpine driver who turned 27 on race day, with the Frenchman thanking him for his well-wishes.<\/p>\n
Piastri was visibly surprised by the encounter and before his interview could resume he had walked off toward the front of the grid, leaving Brundle alone and red-faced.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, all parties saw the funny side of things, with Piastri tweeting after the race: \u2018Shall we finish that interview in Suzuka [the venue for this weekend\u2019s race in Japan] Martin Brundle?<\/p>\n