Haas F1 driver Nikita Mazepin recently posed with soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo after a gym session in Dubai. The official handle of the American outfit shared a photo of the two sports stars, with F1 rookie Mazepin describing his “best gym session this year so far”. Football fans across the globe are well-aware of Ronaldo’s passion for fitness. He is currently on a 13-day break but it doesn’t stop him from following up on his training schedules.
Meeting the relentless, strong-minded, and incredible athlete must have been a great experience for the young Russian. Mazepin had a tough rookie season with the Haas F1 team, mostly because the car had little to offer. The two drivers were stranded in the back of the grid, more often battling each other than others. The American team was a permanent presence in the last spot in the constructors’ standings.
As gym training buddies go 👌#HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/dj3w0I6ykh
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) January 26, 2022
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His meeting with the Manchester United star invited a lot of reactions on social media. It is not every day that an F1 rookie does gym sessions with one of the most looked up to athletes in the world.
Twitter reacts to Nikita Mazepin’s meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo
The pictures of their post-gym meetings are all over the place, including the official account of Mazepin himself.
Fans from across the world reacted to this unexpected meeting, letting their creative horses loose. Let us take a look at some of the reactions that followed this fortuitous meet.
The biggest goats of their sports
— marcin (@waarcin) January 26, 2022
all the women in that gym pic.twitter.com/nFMyyXu9Km
— apparently fiddler on the boof (@shit_fart69) January 26, 2022
Now he's going to to start randomly sliding all over the field pic.twitter.com/OoR5ROsQ9m
— ¯_(ツ゚)_/¯ (@b1ackarchitect) January 26, 2022
Cry louder we can’t hear you
— russian blanco (@russianb1anco) January 26, 2022
Mazepin looks like a make a wish kid who got a chance to see Ronaldo
— *insert clever name here * (@kryskingk) January 26, 2022
— ☻ (@MrHemJ) January 26, 2022
What did he do? He went to the gym Ronaldo was there idk if they went together or something but he did literally nothing wrong this time
— Ethan_camel_ (@ethan55704456) January 26, 2022
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This the most unintentional hilarious pairing
— ❄️sports tweeter Matthias❄️ (tone setter) (@KryzivenTake2) January 26, 2022
While many were happy to see the two sportspersons catching up, few used this as an opportunity to demean the inexperienced driver.
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With new regulations in place, we can expect some shift in the power dynamics on the grid. Hopefully, the Haas team can make a comeback after a disastrous season in 2021. Where do you think Haas will finish in the constructors’ standings at the end of the 2022 season?
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