“Even Vettel Would’ve Been a Better Choice”: Lewis Hamilton Faces Peculiar Backlash on Twitter as F1 Fans Rush to His Rescue

2022 hasn’t been Lewis Hamilton’s year so far. To call it a bad start would be much of an understatement for the seven-time world champion. Hamilton is currently struggling for form at Mercedes, as the criticism started pouring in. However, Hamilton’s fans got his back before he takes on the streets of Miami.

As Lewis set out in the quest for his eighth world title, the Mercedes driver seems to be struggling with his F1-W13 off late. The recent P14 finish at Imola is proof of the hard time the Briton is going through. Not only the race finish was a cause of concern but also the P13 in Q2 and P14 in Sprint.

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F1 goes to the United States of America next month. The second week of May will see the most popular form of motorsports in the third most populated country in the world. As F1 goes to Miami, the sport’s social media handles started hyping up the event.

What led Lewis Hamilton fans and critics to square off against each other?

F1’s official Twitter handle shared a post with Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and Max Verstappen as their poster boys. While the inclusion of Max and Charles is understandable as the duo is the championship protagonists this season, F1 fans questioned the authority of Lewis’s inclusion for the same.

As per the recent developments, the critics and fans of Lewis Hamilton faced off against each other. Many are unhappy with the 37-year-old’s involvement in the post as he is not the one to watch out for this season. Moreover, the F1 fans suggested the likes of Sergio Perez, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, and the new Mercedes recruit George Russell.

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Here is how F1 Twitter called out the incorporation of Lewis Hamilton in the Miami GP poster

On the other hand, many put reasons to justify Lewis’s addition to it.

Fans even forward the facts like, “First of all is SIR Hamilton, sports legend, record-breaker, seven times WDC winner, the one and only driver who was honored to have a straight named after him in the legendary circuit of Silverstone.”

What do you think of this debate? Does Sir Lewis Hamilton deserve to be on the Poster? Or should the poster have another F1 driver besides Max and Leclerc? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.