feature-image

Reuters

feature-image

Reuters

The F1 drivers are some of the world’s highest-paid athletes. And when they arrive at races, they generally do so in some style. If it’s not the regular team outfit, then the drivers have gone pretty fashionista on the grid. Although none more so than Lewis Hamilton.

Watch What’s Trending Now!

ADVERTISEMENT

The 7 time-world champion always arrives in a flamboyant fashion when the occasion comes. And this time is no different with the Brit arriving in Saudi Arabia in this eye-catching outfit.

ADVERTISEMENT

F1 Twitter reacts to Hamilton’s all red attire

This weekend, F1 is the Saudi Arabian GP and the teams have started getting prepared for the race. The drivers have also arrived after making the short trip from Bahrain and Lewis Hamilton has done so in style.

ADVERTISEMENT

article-image

Reuters

The fans have been going crazy after his new outfit in Jeddah today. People fawning over the Mercedes driver in the comments section “IM NEVER GETTING OVER THSI OUTFIT.”

ADVERTISEMENT

WATCH THIS STORY: Big Boost for Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes Director Offers Massive F1 Update

ADVERTISEMENT

People also memed him by photoshopping a Ferrari logo on his all red outfit. People joking about him switching alliances already.

ADVERTISEMENT

We will definitely see a few more of such quirky outfits this season from Lewis Hamilton. Maybe a few others will join him as the season goes on?

How Lewis Hamilton ended up on the podium in Bahrain?

ADVERTISEMENT

The season opener in Bahrain was going far from ideal for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. They qualified P5 and P9 with Hamilton and Russell, respectively. The race was not a whole lot better with the team closer to the Haas and the Alfa than Ferrari and Red Bull.

article-image

Reuters

However, their fortune shone late, with both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez having to retire due to suspected fuel pump issues. This meant that Hamilton, who was running in 5th, inherited a podium. George Russell also moved up to finish 4th and all in all, brought in good points for the team.

ADVERTISEMENT

Read More: “Teamwork Could Be Lost”: Lewis Hamilton Prediction Made to Disrupt Mercedes F1 Strategy in 2022

However, Mercedes will not receive such handouts often and would really need to close the gap to the front of the grid. Will the Saudi GP see some improvement from the team? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Share this with a friend:

Link Copied!

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Written by

author-image

Divyansh Priyadarshi

278 Articles

Divyansh Priyadarshi is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his under-graduation in computer science engineering and is naturally drawn to the intriguing data-driven world of Formula 1. Being an author at ES isn't his first stint in penning down thoughts for his favorite sports, as he has a solid prior background in writing content for soccer, NBA, and UFC. Come Sunday, he can be seen rooting for Ferrari and more specifically Carlos Sainz to cross the finish line, and take the highest step on the podium. When he is not following the enthralling world of motorsports, he can be found playing soccer, reading books, and challenging his friends at Valorant and FIFA.

Know more

Edited by

editor-image

Ranvijay Singh

ADVERTISEMENT