Lewis Hamilton has had a rather awkward moment on the Silverstone grid, just moments before the race.

Comedian Jack Whitehall has confessed to Sky Sports that he almost shoved straight into the superstar of the sport.

"Just now when I was being invited to the grid I nearly body-checked Sir Lewis Hamilton, " he explained.

"I don't know whether I'm going to be invited back again, it was a very cold stare. But maybe that was for the jokes I made at F1 75 as well and not just the body check."

Whitehall then added, with a grin: "My mum is very excited to see Martin Brundle, I brought her with me. She said that he is her hall pass, whatever that means...”