Almost two years and counting, Mercedes still doesn’t have an answer to their abysmal piece of machinery they call W14. When things were finally starting to look up after two back-to-back incredible performances in Austin and Mexico, the Brackley-based outfit fell from their high horse in the 2023 Brazilian GP. In his second home race and on a track Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed some incredible races, he will go home with a sour taste in his mouth. The W14 was an absolute disaster throughout the weekend as every Tom, Dick, and Harry were able to pass the seven-time world champion with relative ease. This brought an apology from the boss, Toto Wolff, but the fans rejected the apology even if the nice guy Hamilton did not.
Hamilton sang the same repetitive song that he had been doing since the start of the 2022 season, after the Brazilian GP. However, unlike most occasions, Wolff agreed with Hamilton and issued an apology on his radio after the race.
He said, “Lewis, horrible for all of us. Car can’t go back like this from one race to the other, we need to find out what went wrong. Thank you for surviving that.”
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📻 | Toto Wolff: “Lewis, horrible for all of us. Car can’t go back like this from one race to the other, we need to find out what went wrong. Thank you for surving that.”
📻 | Lewis Hamilton: “No problem, let’s speak after. Well done to the lads, though. Not the result we wanted…
— deni (@fiagirly) November 5, 2023
To this, the nice guy that Hamilton is said, “No problem, let’s speak after. Well done to the lads, though. Not the result we wanted but still did a really great job during the weekend, good pit stops. Thanks.”
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Hamilton’s reaction might have been understanding and supportive. However, his fan base wasn’t as forgiving.
Fans rip Toto Wolff’s Brazilian GP apology to shreds on behalf of Lewis Hamilton
The LH Army is brutal, and we have seen this side of them on many occasions. On this occasion, Toto Wolff faced the brunt of that as well. The fans did not accept the “thank you” note from Wolff and called him out.
If a team principal is churning out this balderdash from his mouth what makes you think they will have a better car next year or next three years?
— כוכב בוקר (@dareylyon) November 5, 2023
How can this man be a team principal if he doesn't know what's wrong with the car for 2 years? Man has been spreading the same PR for 2 years. He needs to step away from this sport or else this team is going to be the next Williams.
— Shubham_Aaghade (@shubhamaaghade1) November 5, 2023
The fans were fuming at the fact the team had been in this state for two long years. In fact, some even want the Austrian out of his role at Mercedes.
During the Wolff bashing, the fans also pointed out how low Mercedes’s pitstop standards have fallen and that a three-second pit stop is also coming off as a positive from the weekend.
good pit stops? was i watching a different brazil gp?
this man is too nice— euge (@epecitaa) November 5, 2023
Bro is so broken he thinks 3 sec pitstops are great
— ahya ❄⁶𓅓 (@drizzyahya) November 5, 2023
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Good pit stops 😭 bro is comparing them pit stops in the 1990s when they used to refuel cars 😭
— Diddy (@drsurgeonfish) November 5, 2023
Terrible. He is being nice only the first pit stop was sub 3 seconds. Only my loyalty to Lewis kept me watching that mess
— Akebu-Lan Muse🦁 (@KholaKrew) November 5, 2023
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The fans are not leaving any room for respectful exchanges and demand results now. Will they get what they want in 2024?