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Formula One F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – July 31, 2022 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium with a trophy after winning the race with second placed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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Formula One F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – July 31, 2022 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium with a trophy after winning the race with second placed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Team Mercedes really had a great FP3 session in Mexico, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finishing P1 and P2. However, it was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who snatched the pole position at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Following the session on Saturday afternoon, a clip attracted people’s attention.
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Red Bull and Mercedes fans would have been delighted after witnessing a wonderful qualifying session at the Mexican track. With form on their driver’s side after a podium at the US GP, Lewis Hamilton fans were hoping that the star driver can convert his good qualifying into a race win.
After qualifying, a clip emerged where the top three completed the post-session formalities. As per the norm, Hamilton and Russell walked off to let the media get solo pictures of the pole sitter.
This is the greatest clip of all time pic.twitter.com/5R1if7ceo8
— t 🌿 (@formullana) October 30, 2022
However, the fans, who seemed to be in the mood for some fun, comically misinterpreted it as disinterest on the Mercedes drivers’ part.
READ MORE: Insatiable Max Verstappen Makes Booming Declaration Ahead of Mexican GP: “Do the Same This YearAs people thought this was due to the Red Bull and Mercedes rivalry, F1 Twitter pounced on the opportunity to have some banter around it.
Twitter F1 fans react to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell leaving Dutchman stranded
Lewis Hamilton was on the verge of winning his eighth F1 championship when Verstappen came in and snatched the crown on the final lap at the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP. This was the culmination of a fierce championship fight that spanned the duration of the F1 season. Time and again, both the drivers competed against each other ferociously on the track and were found taking digs off the track.
Twitter F1 fans were quick to assume that last year’s tensions have crawled into this year as well.
It keeps getting better every time you watch 😂😂
— Aniket (@anikett_21) October 30, 2022
Same vibe 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/8l2hxpHtN7 pic.twitter.com/pUyW8ClVsr
— F1PaddockGirl | Danke Seb🥺 (@SushmitaBalu) October 30, 2022
Lewis with the sigh at 0:04 💀
— 𝒥𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓇𝒪𝓇𝒯𝒾𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒 (@or_tickle) October 30, 2022
A fan commented on how quickly the Silver Arrow drivers left.
Lewis and George ran away before Max could even say a word lmaooo pic.twitter.com/5JxkLUZbyB
— Mari (@very_berry99) October 29, 2022
lewis and george's energy in this clip- i can't make this up😭😭 pic.twitter.com/6Jhii7t983
— v⁴⁴ 🏳️🌈 has given up (@viriburner) October 29, 2022
Could not get away fast enough. 🤣😂 https://t.co/XcPV7ZgvGL
— Troy CLE (@TroyCLE) October 29, 2022
Another fan replied, saying it’s more of a family photo.
Behind the scenes of the Red Bull-Mercedes family photo
— Neo (@Neoisamoron) October 30, 2022
Every second is funnier than the last😭😭
— t 🌿 (@formullana) October 30, 2022
"george, we run on 3! 3!" https://t.co/10BCLSwgXz
— Kat⁶³ (@grussell_63) October 30, 2022
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“You can’t sit with us” vibe https://t.co/gHxpE3rdEs
— Nathan Uy (@NatUy_2k11) October 30, 2022
With such good starting grid positions for the Mercedes duo, they will hit the track and hope to take the checkered flag for the first time in 2022.
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While it might be win number 104 for Lewis Hamilton, a victory in Mexico will mark George Russell’s maiden trip to the top step of the podium in F1. Standing in their path will be the new two-time world champion, who will look to clinch a record-breaking 14 wins in a season.
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