ITV sorry for Brundle 'pikey' joke
ITV has apologised after Formula 1 commentator Martin Brundle used the word "pikey" during a broadcast.
Brundle was interviewing F1 head Bernie Ecclestone live before the start of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
The pair were talking over the weekend about Saturday afternoon's qualifying round, in which pieces of tarmac from the Gilles Villeneuve track began crumbling.
Brundle joked: "There are some pikeys there at turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?"
Asked about complaints, an ITV spokesman said that a "small number" of calls had been received about the incident.
He said: "We apologise for any offence."
A spokesman for the Equality and Human Rights Commission told the Daily Mail: "This word has been used on television in the past and is highly derogatory."