An interview with Max Verstappen descended into chaos when a TV reporter was dragged away mid-interview.
The incident happened around 10 minutes before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as the Dutch star was making his way towards his car on the grid.
As Sky Sports reporter Rachel Brookes patiently waited for a word with the three-time world champion, Verstappen was chatting to a reporter from Viaplay, who broadcast Formula 1 in the Netherlands.
But seemingly without the needed accreditation to speak to the superstar on the grid, the reporter in question was grabbed by an official and led away.
Brookes laughed awkwardly before having a brief chat with Verstappen ahead of a race which he managed to win despite pressure from Lando Norris.
The Red Bull star secured pole position during Saturday’s qualifying session, leading a grid that saw Norris – who claimed his first F1 win two weeks ago in Miami – starting on the front row.
That pole in Imola saw Verstappen match the Ayrton Senna’s record of eight consecutive pole positions.
Verstappen secured the victory but the Dutchman had struggles late on as he was chased by his British rival.
He did, though, manage to see off the significant threat of Norris who finished in P2 in his McLaren, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari finished in P3.
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