- Jeremy Clarkson’s grid stroll speak with Martin Brundle in Bahrain went viral
- The former Top Gear presenter took a dig at F1 groups for an absence of progress
- Clarkson later admitted he had a ‘s*** load’ of beers throughout race day in Bahrain
Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he had lots to drink after his cameo on Martin Brundle’s grid stroll forward of the Bahrain Grand Prix went viral.
The newest F1 season bought underway within the Middle East on the weekend, and the Grand Tour and former Top Gear presenter was amongst celebrities together with Neymar and Patrice Evra on the opening race.
As standard, Brundle approached numerous high-profile figures on the grid earlier than the race began on Saturday, together with Clarkson, who was requested for his ideas on the upcoming season.
Clarkson’s hilarious look went viral after he informed Sky Sports: ‘I spent all of as we speak wanting on the lap instances from final 12 months to this 12 months, and questioning – what have all of them been doing over the winter?
‘The gaps, by and huge, are the identical. McLaren have gotten a bit higher, they’re much nearer to Max. It’s an odd factor to go from one 12 months to the following, and for thus little to have modified.’
Jeremy Clarkson admitted he had a ‘s*** load’ of beers after his weird viral look on Martin Brundle’s grid stroll forward of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon
Clarkson had left followers in stitches after his change with Brundle earlier than the race bought underway
When requested who he thought would win, Clarkson cheekily replied ‘Adrian Newey’, who’s Red Bull’s chief technical officer.
And, taking to Instagram afterward Saturday, Clarkson posted a clip of him waving the ‘black and white flag’, which is finished to mark the top of a race.
He captioned the video with: ‘I did a factor,’, earlier than followers joked within the feedback that Clarkson was drunk.
One fan commented: ‘How many beers you had as we speak?,’ as Clarkson replied: ‘A s*** load.’
Others piled in as one added: ‘My man is drunk and 5 seconds behind…’, earlier than an extra person mentioned: ‘I need to be as drunk as Jeremy is.’
Clarkson admitted he was drunk when sharing a clip of himself from the race on Instagram
Fans joked that Clarkson appeared extraordinarily inebriated and wished they had been on the identical degree
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen cruised to victory in Bahrain, ending 22.457 seconds forward of his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in second.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jnr – who shall be changed by Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 season – was third, 25.110 seconds adrift of Verstappen.
The second race of the 2024 F1 marketing campaign takes place in Saudi Arabia this coming weekend.