This year’s Australian Grand Prix is bound to go down as one of the most exciting races ever! Even though in terms of pure upsets or underdogs there’s nothing new here, however, the most recent development to the race has guaranteed its status. 2x champion, Max Verstappen was comfortably out in the lead of the race when Kevin Magnussen‘s retirement forced a late red flag.
That isn’t all though. Verstappen was visibly frustrated as he came onto the team comms and was quoted as saying, “What the f*ck do you mean a red flag?” Naturally, his reaction is understandable. His arch-nemesis, Lewis Hamilton is now right behind him at the restart. Is this payback for Abu Dhabi?
VER 📻: “What the **** do you mean a red flag?”
HAM 📻: “Will they restart this?”, he’s told it’s likely they will#F1 #AusGP pic.twitter.com/ocLtgXzQHr
— Autosport (@autosport) April 2, 2023
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With Michael Masi in the paddock, and Hamilton seemingly having an opportunity to get his revenge on Verstappen for the controversial circumstances in which he lost his 2021 title, fans were geed up to seeing the race restart. But first, they hopped on Twitter to share their reactions to Verstappen’s frustrations.
Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from this potentially crazy end to the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
Fans react as Max Verstappen rages at Australian GP red flag
There’s a lot of bad blood between the parties involved here. And the simple fact that Masi is in attendance just adds an entirely new angle to this storyline. Fans were eager to jump onto the social networking site, Twitter to bask in the glory of the drama that awaits us all!
Just a year and a bit before, Verstappen was rejoicing in a situation similar to this in Abu Dhabi. But it would appear that the Dutch lion isn’t too pleased about tasting his own medicine.
So we have Massi in the paddock and we get drama on the final laps of the race #AusGP https://t.co/ka9X2YQ9Cc pic.twitter.com/xnS8maTMR6
— F1PaddockGirl | Danke Seb🥺 (@SushmitaBalu) April 2, 2023
Deja vi https://t.co/mdI53L5LGP
— Tariq 🇦🇷 (@Tariq__Mahmoud) April 2, 2023
🤦🏻♂️ https://t.co/reStoMGXVF
— Gus Hangarrc (@hangarrc) April 2, 2023
Finally, the 7x champion has a chance to get one back on Verstappen, who arguably denied him the crowning achievement of his illustrious F1 career.
It’s ok I’ve got this 😂 pic.twitter.com/qrbB3EoMXL
— GMesq (@gm_esq) April 2, 2023
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Because we only need one racing lap, Max. Duh
— Chris 🦧 (@chrisloaf) April 2, 2023
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There’s more drama now! At the time of writing, an eventful restart led to a series of crashes. The red flag has been called again and Hamilton has one more lap to get his revenge on Max Verstappen. Can Lewis Hamilton end his winless streak here today?