After months of restless nights and aimless weekends, Formula 1 race weekend is finally here. The drivers will kick things off with free practice sessions on Friday for the season opener in Bahrain. Fans from across the world will tune in to watch the much-anticipated racing competition and back their favorite drivers. Unsurprisingly, the NFL team Denver Broncos also took to social media to support its part owner Lewis Hamilton. However, the Broncos were greeted with some routine heckling by the F1 fans from opposing factions.

The entire Formula 1 world is aware of the Max Verstappen–Lewis Hamilton rivalry. The two world champions had a fierce 2021 season as rivals, and it is still fresh in the memories of F1 fans. Recently, the Broncos got a fair idea of how far the orange army would go to discredit the Brit.

Broncos shared a digital artwork on their social media platforms showcasing their support for Hamilton ahead of the Bahrain GP. Hamilton recently became part owner of the NFL team. Announcing the return of F1 action and supporting their owner, Broncos tweeted, “@F1 is back this weekend! 🏎 Best of luck to #Broncos Owner @LewisHamilton as he returns to the grid!”

The Broncos posted the same message on Instagram as well and even got a “Thanks guys” from Hamilton. However, what the Broncos admin would’ve never expected is the number of negative comments and reactions the posts would generate.

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Verstappen’s orange army flooded the comment section of both posts with their thoughts.

Denver Broncos’ social media gets a quick dose of cutthroat F1 banter

The Broncos’ post attracted a large number of F1 fans who discredited the Brit and put their favorite driver ahead of him. Most of the comments were from fans from Verstappen’s orange army. Some fans on Instagram directed the heckling toward Broncos as well. Let’s have a look.

“Max should buy a better team” 

“Max>Lewis”

“MAX MAX MAX SUPER MAX”

“Nah! Max will win again.”

Apart from the Verstappen fans, there were some Ferrari and Perez fanatics as well.

“Checo gonna win it”

“Forza Ferrari 🐎”

These negative reactions weren’t limited to Instagram. Fans on Twitter also jumped on the bandwagon.

Some fans called Hamilton a “washed just like Russell Wilson” among other comparisons.

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Some users even shared their disapproval of this tweet as they believe Hamilton does not care about the team, only his investment. Regardless, the Brit will try and prove all his detractors wrong and do the talking on the track.