Immediately following an awkward comment that he made during the live broadcast of the Chinese Grand Prix, Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz issued an apology.
Oscar Piastri took a comprehensive victory at the Shanghai International Circuit, where Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc made unwelcome history after both of them were disqualified along with Pierre Gasly. McLaren continued their dominant start to the new season with a one-two finish, with Piastri taking the victory.
After claiming victory in the first race of the season in Melbourne, Lando Norris finished in the top two of the standings despite the fact that he had a problem with his brakes during the race.
Although he finished in third place overall, George Russell of Mercedes was the recipient of a jab from Kravitz shortly after the race. Kravitz’s jab came shortly after the race.
In spite of the fact that the McLaren driver lost “three to four seconds in the last couple of laps,” the 27-year-old British driver was able to overcome Max Verstappen, the reigning world champion, and take third place. However, he was unable to pass Norris.
Norris was given the instruction to slow down late on as a result of the problem, and he listened to the advice. What he was doing was just trying to protect himself from Russell, who was following him closely.
As members of Mercedes were present, Kravitz made the following statement: “George Russell, he is not even capable of passing Lando Norris, who does not have any brakes.” What exactly is the matter with George Russell?
The comment was made by Kravitz in front of the engineers who were located close to the Mercedes paddock. Although there were some initial laughs, the journalist quickly realised that he had made a mistake and apologised for it.
There were a number of reasons why, as I am well aware. Sincere apologies, that was a little bit awkward,” Kravitz continued.
In addition, Russell takes responsibility for the “disgusting” act.
On Sunday, Russell also issued an apology, but the circumstances surrounding his apology were very different. When Norris was giving an interview after the race, Russell interrupted him and put his finger on the side of his mouth in an attempt to make him smile.
The unexpected As a joke, Norris exclaimed, “Don’t touch me!” Norris told his friendly rival that he was “just trying to make you smile” in the conversation.
However, when he told Norris that he had just washed his hands after using the lavatory, the 25-year-old was a little disgusted and asked, “Did you just go to the lavatory?” Norris was a little surprised. I hope you’ve washed your hands because that’s a poor choice… My Lord! Disinfectant is something I require.
The next thing that happened was that Russell gave a sarcastic response, saying, “Sorry, mate, that was pretty disgusting, I do apologise.”
Then, Norris made a joke about how he was “reporting” Russell to human resources.
The next event on the Formula One calendar is the Japanese Grand Prix, which will be held at the Suzuka Circuit on the sixth of April from Sunday to Monday.
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