A Sky Sports camera operator captured a hilarious distraction during the live Formula 1 broadcast from the Miami Grand Prix, drawing widespread attention on social media.
Unexpected Paddock Distraction
Sky Sports aired live coverage from Miami on Saturday as the 2026 F1 season resumed after cancellations in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain due to the ongoing Middle East crisis. The event draws celebrities and influencers who arrive in stylish outfits over the three-day weekend.
During Jenson Button’s analysis segment with Simon Lazenby and Naomi Schiff, the camera panned awkwardly to a brunette woman in a black crop top walking through the paddock. As she moved out of frame, the lens shifted to a McLaren mechanic displaying a stunned expression.
The clip quickly went viral, amassing thousands of views. Formula 1 fans identify the spectator as Croatian model and DJ Ivana Knoll, often called the ‘world’s sexiest football fan’ after gaining fame at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Who is Ivana Knoll?
Knoll, 33, boasts 2.8 million Instagram followers. She resides in Miami and attends every Miami Grand Prix since its debut on the F1 calendar in 2022.
She also appeared at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where her revealing outfits sparked criticism. Knoll addressed the backlash in a 2024 interview, stating, ‘There is good and bad and some things are blessings and some are lessons.’
‘I am the type of person who doesn’t care about other people’s opinions anyway,’ she added. ‘But definitely my career changed a lot in an amazing way (after Qatar) and it helped me to get back to my biggest love which is music.’
The World Cup exposure led to DJ gigs at events including Formula 1 races and in Las Vegas. ‘Nobody made me nobody can break me. I choose the harder way for my career not to sell myself or my soul and it’s not easy but I am making it,’ Knoll affirmed.
She described her massive social media following as ‘mind blowing.’
