The world has arguably witnessed the greatest night in sporting history. No, this isn’t an article about the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP. We are going off-topic and talking about soccer for a change as Lionel Messi finally lifts a World Cup trophy. However, this piece of history would’ve never been written if the Argentine accepted an offer from the Mercedes F1 team.

We all know how fickle the transfer market is for an athlete. This was never a problem for Messi as the Argentine joined La Masia (FC Barcelona’s youth academy) aged 13. No one, Messi included, could’ve imagined him playing anywhere else apart from his boyhood club. However, the unthinkable happened.

After the 2020-21 season ended, FC Barcelona was forced to let the GOAT go. The financial turmoil at his club forced him to wear the colors of Paris Saint-Germain FC. However, before Messi was getting offers from football clubs around the globe, there was a Formula 1 team trying their club to land the GOAT.

Back in August 2020, Mercedes’ social media team approached Messi on Instagram to ask an outrageous question. The question? “Leo. Have you ever thought about moving to Brackley?” 

We have a feeling Messi never got back to them because the Mercedes admin recently followed up and retweeted, “Offer is still open, Leo.”

Messi has won everything there is to win in soccer. Now, maybe the magician can showcase some of it in F1! Or that’s what the Mercedes’ Twitter admin is hoping for.

Lionel Messi made the most outrageous offer by the Mercedes F1 Twitter admin

The Mercedes Twitter page is notoriously famous for its banter. Moreover, the admin is spot on with the Messi retweet. What better time to get an athlete on board after the highest point of their career?

This retweet has fans talking about the GOATs. Imagine a team with Lionel Messi and Lewis Hamilton.

Well, the fans are already manifesting it.

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Some fans want to see Messi at a Grand Prix and in the Mercedes garage.

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However, one fan is making a request that George Russell will not agree with.

Apart from this one-off request, the fans were back to singing the Argentine’s praises.

Safe to say, during a conversation about Messi across the globe, the timely retweet from the Mercedes admin is getting everyone watching.