Martin Brundle’s Monaco Grand Prix grid walk took a dramatic turn as Kim Kardashian – Lewis Hamilton’s girlfriend – declined to be interviewed, with the Sky F1 pundit warning a bodyguard ‘don’t push me, mate’ after being jostled by security staff.Ben James Rugby correspondent and Daniel Moxon
16:13, 07 Jun 2026
Martin Brundle approached Kim Kardashian at the Monaco GP(Image: Sky Sports)
Martin Brundle told a bodyguard: ‘Don’t push me, mate’ as he attempted but ultimately failed to secure a quick chat with Kim Kardashian during his Monaco Grand Prix grid walk.
The global superstar made her first appearance on the grid since embarking on a romance with Lewis Hamilton, having previously been spotted on Saturday watching proceedings from the balcony above the Ferrari garage. By Sunday she had made her way down to the grid alongside a host of other well-known faces.
However, Sky Sports pundit Brundle was given short shrift by the reality TV icon when he approached her during his pre-race grid walk segment, hoping to snatch a few words.
“Kim, Martin Brundle from Sky F1, how are you today?” he enquired politely.
Kardashian glanced in his direction and offered a brief smile, before swiftly turning away, clearly unwilling to engage.
Brundle extended his microphone in the hope of coaxing a response, but to no avail.
Kardashian then leaned towards one of her bodyguards, who whispered something in her ear. At that point, off camera, Brundle cautioned one of the other security personnel surrounding Kim and her sister Khloe: “No, you don’t need to push me mate.”
Brundle made one final attempt to draw a comment from the sisters, but once again had no such luck. The grid walk proved to be an extraordinarily frantic affair, as is customary in Monaco.
The narrow start-finish straight is notoriously congested at the best of times, while the sheer prestige of this race consistently attracts a remarkable collection of celebrities, and this year was no different.
It briefly appeared as though Brundle was heading for an immediate setback on his very first encounter of the grid walk, as he approached Hollywood star Cynthia Erivo.
The Wicked actress was posing for photographs in front of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull car when Brundle struck up a conversation, initially receiving a cool reception as Erivo made it plain she wasn’t giving interviews, reports the Mirror.
Her demeanour softened somewhat, however, as she did respond to a couple of questions about being in Monaco and taking in the occasion. Before Brundle could probe any further, he was ushered away by a Red Bull photographer who insisted the Sky Sports crew were blocking his shot.
Brundle did fall short, though, of getting anywhere near Premier League star Morgan Gibbs-White. He walked straight past Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones in a bid to reach the Nottingham Forest forward, who was also positioned in front of Verstappen’s car at the time.
He was unable to get close enough to exchange words with Gibbs-White, who was soaking up the Monaco atmosphere having missed out on Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup.
Brundle did find some solace, however, in the form of a conversation with the Crown Prince of Bahrain. Mumtalakat, the Bahraini sovereign wealth fund, holds a partial stake in the McLaren F1 team, and this represents a momentous weekend for the outfit as they mark 1,000 appearances in Formula 1.