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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 20, 2022 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrates on the podium after winning the race with third place Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 20, 2022 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrates on the podium after winning the race with third place Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
It was an eventful race at the US Grand Prix. The race had everything, as Max Verstappen triumphed over Lewis Hamilton to win a record-equaling 13th race of the season. It was an emotional experience for the Red Bull camp after learning about the passing of their owner, Dietrich Mateschitz.
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On the other hand, it was yet another disappointing outing for Ferrari. Pole-sitter Carlos Sainz met with yet another disappointing incident. After the start of the race, the Spaniard made contact with George Russell in the first corner of the circuit. Charles Leclerc, however, finished 3rd behind Max and Lewis to bring home important points for them.
Lewis Hamilton was ever so close to his first GP win this season. However, Max overtook the Mercedes legend in the latter stages of the race to bring home yet another win for himself.
Moreover, after the race in the cool-down room, Charles Leclerc questioned Hamilton about the incident. Charles said, “What happened to Carlos?” Lewis Hamilton was surprised by the question as he blatantly said, “Uh, George took him out.”
F1 Twitter could not contain their laughter as Leclerc questioned the Silver Arrows driver regarding the Russell-Sainz incident.
F1 fans on Twitter hilariously troll Lewis Hamilton & Charles Leclerc for their cool-down room conversation
Twitter can be an interesting place post-race and it was no different post the US GP as fans enjoyed Leclerc and Hamilton’s post-race conversation. Fans enjoyed a good laugh at the duo’s exchange of words.
Dying https://t.co/F4iHgvUrCx
— Nate (@NateT93) October 23, 2022
the way charles is so protective of carlos and the way lewis stuttered 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/RpEsKgDkoW
— isa¹⁶ | p3 ❤️ (@leclercxisa_) October 23, 2022
i’m still laughing at how Lewis responded to Charles asking what happened to Carlos, he looked like he was going to give a diplomatic response but went with..
“George took him out.” 😂
— Charley Louise (@_charleylouisew) October 23, 2022
Furthermore, some fans appreciated the honesty of the Mercedes driver.
Charles asking Lewis what happened to Carlos and Lewis replying that George took him out. Man is honest 🙂
— Alain van Gensen (@TheNameIsAlain) October 23, 2022
Charles: what happened to Carlos?
Lewis: uh…uh…George took him out.*George somewhere in the distance probably* Facts
pic.twitter.com/nGnoiwYhJV— Ahnya 🏁🏎 (@FormulaAhnya) October 23, 2022
Subsequently, fans pointed out how Lewis felt awkward after Leclerc questioned him.
the way he said ‘george took him out’ in one breath 💀 https://t.co/4nXNfzSnv4
— ًًً (@maxverstvppen) October 23, 2022
AWKWARD 🙈 https://t.co/G9FYI1j4kh
— Mer (@grussell63_) October 23, 2022
Charles: what happened to Carlos?
Lewis: uh…uh…George took him out.*George somewhere in the distance probably* Facts
pic.twitter.com/nGnoiwYhJV— Ahnya 🏁🏎 (@FormulaAhnya) October 23, 2022
Fans also trolled George Russell for the contact in the race.
george after hearing lewis said “george took him out” in response to “what happened to carlos” (real) pic.twitter.com/OrbAa6uayb
— m (@fourIando) October 23, 2022
“what happened to carlos?”
“urm urm urm urm georgetookhimout”— amy 🌙 (@callitcherry) October 23, 2022
charles asked lewis what happened to carlos and he said "george took him out" 😭😭😭 lewis is so unintentionally funny i love him
— ari (@saidababee) October 23, 2022
this had me in TEARS
"what happened to carlos?"
"uhm… george took him out"
— emi 🏒 (@maraneIlo) October 23, 2022
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HELP he really said https://t.co/T4a9RigYhs pic.twitter.com/vzLQQXJSLU
— el¹⁰ (@princegasly) October 23, 2022
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Despite not winning the race, Lewis Hamilton will be happy with the performance of his team in Austin. He came ever so close to clinching his first win of the season. Hamilton and Mercedes will be happy going into the next race in Mexico.
Can Lewis Hamilton or George Russell dig out a surprise victory for the Silver Arrows in Mexico?
