“War Flashbacks for Lewis”: F1 Twitter Seek Spice on George Russell’s Audacious Move Against Hamilton as Mercedes Flirt With Past “PTSD”

The rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg during the 2016 season was probably the fiercest in the last decade. It had everything: close calls, good racing, strategy, and collisions. Nevertheless, George Russell’s unexplainable move against Lewis Hamilton gives the Silver Arrows and the fans past PTSD. Let’s see what George Russell did and what the fans had to say about it. 

Mercedes came to the Spanish GP with the hopes of testing how their new upgrades really work. Monaco was not a very good representation of what the upgrades brought due to the nature of the track. During the Practice sessions, the Mercedes looked good on the track. Even though the lack of pace was evident, Lewis Hamilton looked comfortable in the car. Nevertheless, the upgrades went to waste for one of the drivers who failed to qualify for Q3. 

After a mixed bag of a Q1, Q2 brought even more chaos with the big shock coming when George Russell got out as the Mercedes were looking mega in the qualifying. However, Lewis Hamilton must’ve gotten 2016 Spanish GP flashbacks when he and Nico Rosberg collided with each other, after looking at the replay of what happened in the final minutes of Q2.

Once the session got over, we got a replay suggesting that Lewis Hamilton ran into George Russell on their last flying lap. Hamilton was already in the Top 3 so he managed to go through, but the ever-changing track conditions meant Russell tumbled down and was eliminated. On a closer inspection, it looked like George Russell braked suddenly with Hamilton beside him going into Turn 1, causing the 38-year-old to bash his front wing into Russell’s front left tire. 

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According to Russell, he wasn’t told that Hamilton was behind him. Fans also had to contend with those flashbacks after the collision. Many fans took to Twitter, suggesting the similarities between the incidents while others were just in utter shock. Let’s see what the fans had to say.

Fans react to George Russell and Lewis Hamilton colliding in Q2

Fans took to Twitter to express themselves as they got flashbacks of the Hamilton-Rosberg rivalry and collisions from 2016. Some suggested that Lewis Hamilton must be getting the war flashback from back in the day. Others suggested that Toto Wolff and Co. must be getting PTSD after seeing their two drivers collide. Let’s see what the fans had to say on Twitter. 

Someone suggested that the next contacts will be Austria and Belgium, as that is when Hamilton and Rosberg collided in 2016.

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Whose mistake was it? Was Mercedes at fault for not telling Russell?