Saka was asked by Sky Sports' Simon Lazenby who he was hoping would win the race, replying: "I don't like to say". F1 champion Nico Rosberg, also part of the Sky team, then said: "He wasn't very friendly".
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The England squad are in Spain for this Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Andorra at Espanyol's RCDE Stadium. They then return home to take on Senegal in a friendly clash at the City Ground on 10 June.
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WHAT NEXT FOR SAKA?
Saka will hope to feature for the Three Lions having missed out on March's victories over Albania and Latvia with injury. He then has a period of rest before preparing for the 2025-26 campaign with Arsenal.