Lewis Hamilton F1 News: Mercedes star sparks social media OUTCRY as fans go crazy over latest post

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Hamilton sparks social media outcry as fans go CRAZY over Mercedes star’s latest post

The Mercedes star has caused mayhem with a social media post ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Tuesday 29 October 2024 22:57

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has caused an outcry on social media after his latest post sent fans crazy.

The seven-time world champion is preparing for the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend as he approaches the end of his time with current team Mercedes.

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Hamilton has achieved three race wins at the circuit in his career, all of which have been with his current team, who he will be leaving at the end of 2024 to join Ferrari.

Mercedes’ decline in performance over the last few seasons has meant that a fourth Brazilian GP win has so far eluded the seven-time champion, but who knows what could happen this upcoming weekend.

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Regardless of his chances of winning, Hamilton will arrive in Sao Paulo buoyed by the support of the home crowd, who have adopted the Brit as one of their own in recent years.

In fact, the champion became an honorary citizen of Brazil in 2022, a proud moment for Hamilton who idolised Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna when he was growing up.

The 39-year-old has already taken to social media to announce his excitement about returning in 2024, and posted a simple Brazilian flag to his X account in anticipation of the race weekend.

However, the innocent post attracted outcry from a certain sect of fans on social media, as they misinterpreted the F1 star’s post.

Football fans on X assumed he was posting in solidarity for Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior, who is also Brazilian, and was overlooked for the prestigious Ballon d'Or prize this week - an award that is given to the best footballer of the year.

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Many felt Vinicius Jr. was a contender, but Man City midfielder Rodri instead won the prize, with Real Madrid - Vinicius Jr's team - reportedly boycotting the event as a result.

“It's how neutrals all know that Vini Jr deserved the award. Only Messi, Spanish, Barcelona, City fans say otherwise. All other neutrals know it's Vini,” one fan wrote, echoing the sentiment of many in Hamilton's replies.

Another user, @jonesmbevi, also replied to Hamilton's post: "Vini for the ballon D'or. Make it make sense that they had to not give him. Football is gone. Formula one is gone. What else do we have that is honest and real.? Sad."

The above tweets represent the sentiment of a large amount of fans going crazy in the replies, posting that Vinicius Jr. had been 'robbed', with several pictures of the Brazilian player also shown.

However, one user @ahmed_baokbah was quick to point out the mistake and posted a tweet calling out the fans’ interpretations, and pointed out Hamilton was posting about the Brazilian GP weekend.

Football twitter raiding Lewis Hamilton comments and QTs https://t.co/mZzJpb34WA pic.twitter.com/Xcu83YnV7e
— ahmed baokbah 🇸🇦🏎✈️ (@ahmed_baokbah) October 28, 2024

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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