F1 teams and drivers REACT to Twitter blue-tick purge

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F1 teams and drivers REACT to Twitter purge

The purge has seen some of F1's most recognisable names lose their verified badges

Joe Ellis

Friday 21 April 2023 22:14

The latest updates to Twitter have caused some of the most well-known people and companies on the website to lose their verified blue ticks.

Elon Musk's 'blue-tick purge' saw the vast majority of the Formula 1 grid lose their blue ticks, with the exception of Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas – although some have had their returned as their teams are gold-tick verified.

Teams have mostly been able to register as companies to get a fancy gold tick and a square profile picture, rather than the circular standard version.

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The update sent much of F1 Twitter into meltdown, with some hilarious reactions coming from both drivers and teams.

When you’re no longer verified ? pic.twitter.com/103n0A1nNu
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 21, 2023

Disbelief

Surprisingly, Ferrari and Mercedes both lost their blue ticks with the former producing a simple meme for the fans to enjoy of Charles Leclerc looking shocked.

Alpine were similar in thinking when their blue tick disappeared but they had a yellow tick instated soon after, much to their delight.

And… it’s back ? pic.twitter.com/8T6nSy4VOg
— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) April 21, 2023

Mercedes had to reassure fans that their account was indeed still them, while Williams politely asked Twitter for it back along with a picture of Alex Albon holding a photoshopped tick.

Still the real Mercedes-AMG F1 account. ✅?
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) April 21, 2023

Can we have it back pls @Twitter ?#WeAreWilliams pic.twitter.com/MauuBGxrcI
— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) April 21, 2023

The drivers had just as much fun on a chaotic day on Twitter as Esteban Ocon said: "Thanks for the memories, blue tick," along with a GIF of him blowing a kiss to the camera.