“Still on the Payroll of Red Bull”: LH Army Defends Lewis Hamilton After Sky Journalist Attempts to Start War With George Russell Over Oscar Piastri Aid

The Qualifying session for the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was nothing less than a spectacle. The streets of Baku Street saw the 20 Formula 1 cars take to the track for Qualifying on a Friday, after just one session of Free Practice. Naturally, there was chaos. After a bevy of red flags and a few surprises, we saw Charles Leclerc grab a superb pole position. But amongst all this, Lewis Hamilton and teammate George Russell got caught up in an unexpected controversy.

In Q2, Russell got unexpectedly knocked out, as his teammate out-qualified the young Brit. And while Russell was eliminated, Australian rookie, Oscar Piastri, made the jump to Q3. However, on second glance, while Russell was struggling for lap time, his teammate Hamilton gave Piastri a wealthy tow that shaved a few tenths off of Piastri’s time. This is where Sky Sports F1’s Karun Chandhok had a thing or two to say about the 7x champion.

In the aftermath of the session, Chandhok demanded an investigation into Hamilton’s supposed Baku antics. While Hamilton is currently down in the dumps, fans on the internet aren’t ready to believe their hero would stoop to such acts to get one up over his young teammate.

Fans react as Karun Chandhok pushes bizarre Lewis Hamilton conspiracy theory

As soon as Chandhok’s comments went viral on the internet, fans rushed to the social networking platform, Twitter, to share their own reactions. One fan even commented, “Karun is still on the payroll of RBR lmao.”

Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions to this viral speculation by Chandhok.

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Fans really laid into the Indian-born Journalist. A lot has been made about Hamilton’s struggles this season and generally how difficult it has been for him to cope with Russell’s pace. However, fans weren’t really appreciative of the ex-F1 driver speculating such a controversial take on the events that ensued during the session earlier today.

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Are the scenes within the Mercedes garage as bad as Chandhok would have us believe?