David Coulthard impressed by Colin Farrell’s “truly enthusiastic” F1 knowledge at Miami GP

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has praised Colin Farrell’s genuine knowledge of the championship after his enthusiastic appearance at the Miami Grand Prix. 

Farrell caught the attention of fans after his interaction with Martin Brundle during the Sky Sports F1 grid walk. "It's lovely to meet you. After all of these years, you don't write, you don't call. Look at this shirt. Old school,” Farrell said with a beaming smile as Brundle approached him ahead of the race at the Hard Rock Stadium. 

He went on to describe his first F1 experience. "The first race I went to was '98, Monza, on a package holiday,” the Hollywood actor continued. “Me and two lads and a dodgy hotel, sharing rooms, flying Ryanair. The V10s back then. Schumacher brothers first and third and Eddie Irvine finished second.

"It's mega to be here,” he added, before predicting that Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli would win in Miami. "Kimi, but it's great to see Lando coming back. He had a great sprint quali and a great sprint. I love seeing Max figuring out the Red Bull but I'll say Kimi for the win."

David Coulthard on the grid during the Sprint

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While celebrities flooded the grid ahead of the race, including American Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and DJ Khaled, it was Farrell who impressed Coulthard. 

“I didn't meet him [Jimmy Fallon], but I did meet Colin and I didn't realise I had met him back in 1994, and he remembered and I was slightly embarrassed because he's the Hollywood A-lister and I'm just an old has-been,” Coulthard explained on the Up To Speed podcast.

“But I did an interview with him and it got to the point where it was almost like we need to wrap now. It doesn't normally happen with celebrities, but he is truly enthusiastic about motorsports and unsurprisingly very proud of his Irish heritage. He was talking about Eddie Jordan, talking about Eddie Irvine and it was great to see people come and enjoy the sport.”