BREAKING: Martin Brundle cuts Monza grid walk interview short and calls ex-F1 star 'horrible man'

Martin Brundle jokingly called former Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine a "horrible man" as he cut short an interview. The Sky Sports favourite was speaking to the former Ferrari racer on his grid walk ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

Irvine spoke of how he had been given a paddock pass because of his relationship with F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali. But the conversation ended abruptly when he used some language which made Brundle hastily shut down the conversation with his long-time friend.

Irvine said live on the Sky Sports feed before the Monza race: "Stefano, the boss of Formula 1 is a good friend, so he always gives me a pass. When Bernie was the boss, he used to break your balls and I don't like my balls being broken."

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It was at that point that Brundle cut in and replied: "You'll get me into trouble, you know you'll get me into trouble. That's the end of that interview, you're a horrible person, goodbye."

Walking away as he tried to continue his grid walk, Brundle then added into his microphone: "Apologies for the colourful, spherical nature of Eddie Irvine's explanation there. At least we haven't been thrown off air yet."

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