After Video of His Security Misbehaving With F1 Legend Goes Viral, Roger Federer Restores Peace With Classy Gesture to Round Off Eventful Weekend

This Miami GP had its fair share of mishaps. The evening got off the wrong foot when Roger Federer’s security personnel turned back an 83-year-old F1 legend from meeting him. This incident did not sit well with the fans who criticized this act and condemned that people have not shown respect to this legend. Turns out, the 20-time Grand Slam champion later made up to him with a classy gesture.

The 2023 Miami GP became quite the tennis royalty affair, as Roger wasn’t the only star of the sport present there. ‘Momma Smash’ Serena Williams was there to cheer for her favorite driver and best friend Lewis Hamilton as well. Turns out, her rival of the yesteryear, Maria Sharapova was supporting the Briton too. Maria was even a speaker at a talk organized by WSJ and met with the likes of former Williams test driver, Susie Wolff.

Roger Federer ends the viral controversy with a beautiful gesture

Being the tennis GOAT certainly holds water in the realm of F1. Federer got the access to Mercedes garage and even got the cockpit experience, sitting in George Russell’s W14. He posed with the Mercedes crew and uploaded the pictures on Instagram. The 7 pictures summed up his day, and the final one caught many by surprise.

During the grid walk, 3-time F1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart tried to approach Roger but was turned back by his security. As many fans felt this was disrespectful to the F1 legend, Roger put an end to their complaints by posing with the man himself. The duo looked happy and did not look like there was any animosity between them.

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In the caption of the pictures, the Swiss star thanked Team Mercedes for the experience. He also thanked George Russell for lending him his car, which, quite frankly, Roger looked pretty great sitting in.

Federer posed with the Jonas Brothers at the Miami GP

It is no secret how much of a music enthusiast the 20-time grand slam winner is. In 2017, he got along with Grigor Dimitrov, David Foster, and Tommy Haas for a musical event that was nicknamed “The Backhand Boys”. Could his boy band personality be the reason why Roger got along so well with the Jonas Brothers?

Kevin, Nick, and Joe are currently on the road, promoting their upcoming tour. While at it, they found their way to the Miami GP and bumped into Federer. The trio posed with the king of the grass on the racetrack before the start of the race. Life couldn’t get much better, right?

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Do you think the Federer-Jackie Stewart controversy will come to an end now? Let us know your thoughts about Roger’s pictures from the Mercedes garage in the comments below.