MARTIN BRUNDLE endured an awkward reunion with an old boss at the Saudi Grand Prix.
The Sky Sports reporter bumped into Alpine's Flavio Briatore before the .
used to race for the Italian businessman at the Benetton team for the 1992 F1 season.
He was the team-mate of F1 legend but was sacked in 1993.
His axing came after coming sixth in the standings that year, with Briatore keen to replace him.
He sacked Brundle and replaced him with Riccardo Patrese for the 1993 season.
And the former driver was quick to remind the Alpine executive advisor of their awkward past.
He said to the Italian: “, you fired me once.”
Fans loved watching the moment as they reacted on social media.
One posted: “Man I love the grid walk.”
A second commented: “Classic Brundle / Classic Flavio.”
A third wrote: “Amazing Martin Brundle, can’t teach that.”
‘s Oscar Piastri powered home to win the Saudi GP and go top of the Drivers' Championship.
and his car had to settle for second while finished in his in third place.
After claiming victory, Piastri said: “I’m looking for a couch, it was a pretty tough race.
“I’m very happy to have obviously won, I made the difference at the start and made my case into Turn One, and that was enough.
“It was really tricky to follow out there, I couldn’t really stay with Max Verstappen at the end of the first stint and I just chewed up my tyres.
“The clean air was nice after the pit stop, it was a clean race and we did the parts we needed to right.
“We still needed a bit more, Max [Verstappen] was a bit too close for our liking but a great race and a great weekend.”
Verstappen was hit with a five-second penalty during the race in Jeddah for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
On the punishment, the four-time world champion told Sky Sports: “To be honest, I think any words towards that are just a waste of time for everyone.”
