It’s something with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where last year it gave us the miraculous win of Max Verstappen over seven times world champion, Lewis Hamilton. This year will come with lots of emotions. As the F1 world prepares to bid farewell to the German driver, all the drivers gather to have dinner in Vettel’s name. What came as a surprise to the fans was its expensive bill.
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The German star is retiring as the third-best Formula 1 driver in the history of Formula 1. The bunch of 20 Formula 1 drivers joined the 53 times Grand Prix winner, ahead of his swan song on Sunday. Forgetting all the rivalries behind, all the drivers had dinner in the name of Sebastian Vettel.
Lewis Hamilton’s warm gesture at the dinner party
The motorists gathered together for a dinner at Hakkasan Abu Dhabi. According to the sources, the Billion dollar man planned the idea. And Vettel’s ex-teammate, Charles Leclerc, selected the hotel. All the F1 Star took to their social media to share their delight.
Replying to one of George Russell‘s posts, Andrew Benson informed the social media users, “ This end-of-season Formula 1 driver get-together was originally Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion, I’m told, and he picked up the bill. And they all had as good a time as it looks they did.”
This end-of-season Formula 1 driver get-together was originally Lewis Hamilton's suggestion, I'm told, and he picked up the bill. And they all had as good a time as it looks they did https://t.co/NvG7WugRmt
— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) November 18, 2022
According to this source, Lewis Hamilton had paid the exorbitant bill of almost $167k for the F1 driver’s meet-up. Although this has not happened for the first time. Before this, the Billion dollar man had also planned a likely meetup in 2016. Ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. During that time, the bill was split into 18 parts and Hamilton wasn’t that happy, but this time, he took it all by himself.
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Fans are awestruck by this gesture of the Mercedes star and are adoring their beloved for this deed. However, some fans have trolled the other drivers for not splitting the bill.
Lewis Hamilton pays for the Farewell dinner of Sebastian Vettel makes Twitter F1 fans go crazy
The meet-up was held before Friday’s practice in Abu Dhabi. All the drivers seem to enjoy the time with each other. All 20 motorists were present under the same roof. This news has made fans go crazy. The lovers of the sport are not stopping filling the social media platforms.
Vettel will hang up his helmet after crossing the finish line at the Yas Marina Circuit and before the last race. Further, a humble gesture of Hamilton and all other colleagues must have felt nice to the German driver. The fans appreciated Sir Lewis Hamilton for this kind of move. Given below are some of the reactions.
Truly an awesome gesture from Lewis. It shows what he’s made of 😌🙌
Class.— Nicolas | LH44 (@KV6261) November 18, 2022
Lewis to the rest of the drivers whilst organising this for Seb https://t.co/WQ6mOmbQIH pic.twitter.com/tYgIiUHxx3
— Rosie 🎄 (@rxsiema3) November 18, 2022
He should add it to the cost cap. https://t.co/ParXoIARE0
— LO.⚽️🇸🇳🇫🇷🇧🇷🇦🇷 (@LOtheOG) November 18, 2022
🐐 https://t.co/25I6lSKm1r pic.twitter.com/NoyC5ArJVK
— Nathaniel (@Nathaniel_Chas) November 18, 2022
Fans are leaving no chance to troll Fernando Alonso, as once he said, “Lewis isolates himself from the other drivers”
Alonso says "Lewis isolates himself from the other drivers" but then has his meal paid by Lewis at a dinner Lewis organised
— no⁴⁴ 🏳️🌈 | octacampeão💛💚 (@worldchamp44) November 18, 2022
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the other 19 drivers helping lewis pay the billpic.twitter.com/a7Dk3ZEvPb https://t.co/jJ56qeOL07
— fake ice 🇦🇷 (@voidlap58) November 18, 2022
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As the time has come for the German driver to say goodbye to his passion. However, he’s leaving a legacy behind him and his journey will remain an inspiration to the younger generation. Although his four titles would be a milestone for his rival drivers. That being said, do you think the last race at Yas Marina Circuit will add another podium to the list of Sebastian Vettel?
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