Jimmy Fallon addresses that viral mic moment at F1 Miami
You never forget your first F1.
Jimmy Fallon sure won’t, and the Internet may not, either.
On Monday, “The Tonight Show” star told his audience what an awesome time he had the day before at the Miami Grand Prix.
Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.
The late-night personality, who was invited by Ford Racing, also said he got to do a trial run around the track at 160 mph — as a passenger, of course.
“All of my insides were moving to the door,” Fallon recounted, adding one side of his body felt jacked, the other like “a double muffin top.” Regardless of how painful that sounds, Fallon says the experience was “amazing.”
The 51-year-old father of two also recalled how the tables were turned, and he was the one being interviewed by journalists from around the globe.
About that. Memorably, during a chat with Sky Sports’ Martin Brundle, the “SNL” alum was so hyped by the high-octane action, he took a bite of the Brit’s mic sock, used to tone down outside noise. Some social media users found Fallon’s move bizarre, cringe-y, and making a “mockery” of the sport. Others thought it was innocently spontaneous and hilarious.
Brundle later joked to his followers: “In 30 years of broadcasting I’ve never wondered what a branded microphone sock tastes like. There’s some very funny people around.”
Addressing the viral moment on Monday, Fallon gave the legendary grid-walk commentator a shoutout: “Martin Brundle, by the way. Your microphone tastes delicious!”
Fallon gave another shoutout to Miami itself, which he called a “great host.”
