A Sky Sports camera operator appeared to forget they were live on air as the World Cup’s sexiest fan photobombed the broadcast.
Sky were broadcasting the return of Formula One in Miami after more than a month without a race.
The Miami circuit is one that regularly attracts a host of big-name fans, with this weekend seeing the likes of Colin Farrell and Patrick Dempsey in attendance on Saturday.
However, Ivana Knoll, who shot to fame on social media as the World Cup’s sexiest fan in Russia in 2018, was also gracing the paddock with her presence.
The Croatian shared snaps to her Instagram, has amassed 2.8 million followers since becoming a household name.
Ivana is a regular at the race, having attended every edition of the Grand Prix since it was first introduced to the F1 calendar in 2022.
But during Sky’s live F1 broadcast, she also appeared to recruit the camera operator as a fan.
As Simon Lazenby, Naomi Schiff and Jenson Button discussed the upcoming race weekend, Ivana was seen strutting past them while live on air.
And as she got close to the camera, it appeared to pan towards her.
One F1 team member was also picked up on the broadcast, reacting with a stunned expression after she walked past.
Fans who saw the exchange flocked to social media to comment, with many joking the camera operator had also been distracted by the influencer.
One fan said: “Hahahah the camera is wild hahaha.”
A second said: “The cameraman forgot he was live.”
A third added: “Lmao.”
Another said: “We all got distracted.”
Lando Norris won the Sprint Race before F1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli took pole for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen impressed to qualify second ahead of Charles Leclerc and reigning champion Norris.
Australian Oscar Piastri could only muster seventh on the grid behind Antonelli’s teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
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