“Stressing Me Out”: F1 Twitter Left Confused After Lewis Hamilton’s on Track Performance Contradicts Dubious Radio Messages

The final race of the 2022 season ended in a disappointment for Lewis Hamilton. The Brit once again had a heartbreak in Abu Dhabi as he DNF’d owing to mechanical failure, which could have been the result of the damage he sustained during the first lap. Fans felt for the 7-time world champion as he expressed his anguish on the team radio.

Fans were expecting legends Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel to do donuts at the end of the race to mark Vettel’s retirement. It was, however, not to be as Alonso bowed out before Hamilton did. Nonetheless, Vettel put on a show for the fans by himself.

Fans react as Lewis Hamilton sounds helpless on team radio

After Lewis Hamilton took damage to his floor in the first lap, he complained of facing the issues. While battling Carlos Sainz, Hamilton bounced off of the chicane. From the very first look, one could tell it was a hard bounce not from the tires, but from the belly of the car.

Lewis first complained of a broken floor, then losing grip on the tires. The entire series of radio messages were hard to listen to for the 7-time world champion’s fans. Some, however, had some funny takes as well.

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Have a look at some reactions from Twitter.

Fans admired Lewis’ grit for driving phenomenally well with a car with a broken floor.

The incident where he broke the floor got one fan angry.

As Hamilton put the fastest sector timings despite fault in the car, one fan demanded the name be respected.

People have said this before, and they say it again. The man is the GOAT.

And of course, there were some hilarious reactions.

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One fan was absolutely devastated after Hamilton took damage to the car.

The 2022 F1 season is over now. Sebastian Vettel’s illustrious career is over now. Daniel Ricciardo raced his last for McLaren. Nicholas Latifi raced his last for Williams. Mick Schumacher raced his last for Haas. A lot will change when we tune back in next year to Formula 1. How will you keep your daily dose of F1 going in the off-season?