TikTok stars forced to apologise after filming F1 star George Russell using URINAL and making series of crude jokes
TIKTOK stars have been forced to apologise after filming George Russell using a urinal at the Australian Grand Prix.
Brothers Archie and Miles Shepherd, who go by the online moniker “Shepmates”, are known for their lip-synching commentary videos on social media.
But they got themselves into hot water after attending the Australian GP after bumping into Russell in the toilets.
The brothers filmed the bizarre interaction and posted the clip on TikTok alongside the caption: “POV: When you meet George Russell at the urinals.”
In the now-deleted video, one of the brothers says: “I just took a p*** next to George Russell. I know what you’re thinking, how big is it? That stays between me and George. There’s confidentiality in the men’s urinal.
“What I can say is he looks really relaxed, confident stream. We were there for a while so he’s obviously really hydrated and prepared for the race. He really opened the floodgates.”
The pair were slammed for their behaviour with some critics calling for their credentials to be denied at future ratings.
The Shepmates responded to the backlash by releasing a statement expressing their regret.
It read: “Our aim is to celebrate sporting heroes and commentators whilst bringing some light hearted fun to sports fans.
“On this occasion our content has unintentionally offended our audience and sporting fan from around the globe and is unacceptable.
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“We acknowledge our absolute lapse of judgement and apologise wholeheartedly. We have reached out to George personally to apologise.”
Mercedes or Russell are yet to publicly comment on the video.
The Brit crashed out of the Australian GP in after being brake-tested by Fernando Alonso, who was given a 20-second penalty and demoted to eighth place.
Russell’s team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton also failed to finish because of engine failure, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz picking up his first Formula One win of the season following Max Verstappen’s DNF.