Every sport in the world has one common feature: The debate about the greatest player of all time. The GOAT debate always divides opinions and creates separate fanbases. Formula 1 is no exception to this rule and every racing era brings up this debate with a different set of protagonists. In the current era, arguably the two leading protagonists are Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. However, if you take this debate up on Twitter, there is one clear winner.
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Twitter is arguably the biggest online battleground for sports fans. Any random conversation or topic can generate traction and become a topic of discussion on Twitter with no end in sight. This is exactly what is happening on the social media platform recently as the topic “The GOAT of F1” started trending.
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 19: Third-placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes attends the press conference. F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 19, 2022. Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
We are not sure why and from where this conversation began. However, who’s to question the higher power of the Twitter algorithm? Certainly not the F1 fans on the platform who instantly started discussing the topic and tweeted their opinion.
We could be looking through a tiny, but the majority of tweets on Twitter had one name as the GOAT, Sir Lewis Hamilton.
Twitter randomly declares Lewis Hamilton the GOAT of F1
We have already seen the seven-time world champion react humbly and be appreciative of the GOAT tag in the past. However, the debate is unending and Twitter just gave its users a reason to reiterate the fact.
The GOAT of F1 is trending... so here he is 🐐
The GOAT of @F1 is trending… 👀
The Mercedes Twitter admin, quick on their feet, also picked up on the topic without wasting no time.
The GOAT of F1 you say?
The GOAT of F1 🐐🔙 in 🇰🇪🖤 💪🏿 @LewisHamilton
The fans on Twitter absolutely flooded the topic with Hamilton’s name showcasing who they think the GOAT of F1 is.
Since "The GOAT of F1" is trending You Are Welcome 🤗
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I saw that The Goat of F1 was trending so i decided to post about him 7 WC 103 race wins 191 podiums 4405,5 points 103 poles 61 fastest laps 19 hat tricks 6 grand slams 5442 laps led Sir Lewis Hamilton
However, it wasn’t the Mercedes admin tooting their own horn that caught us by surprise. It was the astonishing number of users declaring Hamilton as the GOAT. Undeniably the most popular and loved F1 pilot currently, if not ever!