The F1 seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is a popular and influential public figure. And, standing at that stage, you meet and mingle with people of similar stature. For example, at the Miami Grand Prix, celebrities, such as Michael Jordan, Michelle Obama, Pharrell Williams, Tom Brady, and Karlie Kloss, all came in to support Hamilton.
Karlie Kloss, a close friend of Lewis, with Dior, even toasted him at a cocktail party in Miami. Karlie was later at the grid walk ahead of the race as well. She posted a story from the grid walk next to the Mercedes W13 on her Instagram supporting Lewis. And even shared her opinion on their rivals, Red Bull.
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But some fans did not appreciate her opinion. A few fans even shared their opinion on Twitter. Karlie’s gestures in front of the Red Bull car at the grid walk ahead of the Miami Grand Prix are not going unnoticed.
F1 fandom puts Karlie Kloss on the stand
The American supermodel and ex Vitoria’s Secret Angel is a close friend of Lewis. And stories she posted to support the Brit ahead of the Miami Grand Prix are now trending for all the wrong reasons.
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Karlie Kloss on IG 😂💜 @karliekloss @LewisHamilton pic.twitter.com/oWJclkCmMw
— ⁴⁴ (@teamlhf1) May 8, 2022
To give you a little context, these are the stories Karlie posted on her Instagram from the Miami GP grid walk. Standing in front of the Mercedes car with a double thumbs-up Karlie shouts, “Let’s go Lewis.”
The second story is where she spots the Red Bull on the grid and posts a story with the caption, “Can’t even remember the last time I had a @redbull” with a thumbs-down. This has led to some fans taking offense to the model’s actions towards the hard-working mechanics of Red Bull.
If I was a mechanic working my ass of out there at that heat and some irrlevant persona with privilage of being on the track came in front of me just to do this pic.twitter.com/yX1fY5LXgx
— Mila (@elaaott) May 9, 2022
Support who you want to support but don’t disrespect hardworking mechanics by standing in front their car on the grid and making 👎🏻 signs. Distasteful behaviour.
— Daz 🏁 (@dazalexf1) May 9, 2022
— WTF is a kilometer 🦅 (@BarcodesBBV) May 9, 2022
A fan pointed out the results of the races Kloss has attended so far. We’re not sure how accurate this is, but if true, this is a hilarious coincidence.
Red Bull after they won the Miami race but Karlie Kloss doesnt remember when she last drank a Red Bull pic.twitter.com/HMLo5sZxqr
— Zayn Daniel🧬 (@Zayn_Daniel10) May 9, 2022
Wow disrespecting hard working people so funny pic.twitter.com/Vm0br7vldW
— bhavya (@vroombroomSV5) May 9, 2022
However, some even questioned the seriousness of her actions.
How is that disrespectful lol 😂
— James Macey (@James_macey1) May 9, 2022
And some pointed out the hypocrisy.
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Where was your energy for this at Imola?? 🤨 pic.twitter.com/r6D8qCjvE4
— PG876🇯🇲 (@PG876) May 9, 2022
Say what you will about the Twitter fandom. No action goes unnoticed and unpunished at the Twitter high court.
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But in the end, only the actions of the individuals behind the wheel mattered as Max took a comfortable lead and got another win for the season in the bag. Lewis, even though finished at P6, still drove a much better race and car compared to the one at Imola. A win-win situation for them both.
