Lewis Hamilton and his pet dog, Roscoe, have been one of the biggest stars of the 7-time world championâs social media profiles. In recent times, the Briton has often been updating stories starring the British Bulldog. Amidst the frequent cameos, a post showed up on Hamiltonâs profile early on Tuesday.
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As expected, it was Hamilton and Roscoe! The duo was napping on the couch, resting against each other. However, something looked odd about the post. When analyzed, Hamilton had caused a hilarious blunder while attempting to tag Roscoeâs profile.
Instead of tagging âRoscoe Hamiltonâ, the Mercedes driver ended up tagging junior Mercedes driver, George Russell. On a normal day, this wouldnât have been a huge deal.
However, the fact that the entire F1 community is speculating Russell to become Hamiltonâs teammate in 2022, led to a flurry of theories amongst the F1 fans. And of course, there was significant hate that grew out of the post.
Soon after posting the image on Instagram, Hamilton deleted it, but, unfortunately, considering his massive fan-following, it was too late, as several had already viewed the post and consequently noticed the blunder.
Twitter reacts to Hamiltonâs Russell conundrum
Mr George Roscoe Hamilton Russell
Horner: This is unacceptable. Hamilton must be disqualified from the rest of the season. Verstappen "fans": Hamilton is awful. Compared Russell to a dog. Hamilton fans: "Funny mistake đ Roscoe is a lovely boy"
George Russell seeing that Hamilton tagged him instead of Roscoe
If you know how much Lewis love his dog, Russel should take this as a compliment
Im pretty sure he just wants to say he owns Russell
Bruh lookin at the comments everyone is taking this way too seriously itâs just a funny mistake man
Daaaamn he hasnt even been announced yet and hes already under the Kings foot as a lapdogđłđđ
Poor George must've gotten all excited seeing that notification đđ
Hate against Lewis Hamilton?
Well, not a surprise, isnât it? Where there is support, there is hate too. However, the hate against Hamilton outgrew following Mercedesâ signing of Valtteri Bottas. On several occasions, Mercedes have demanded the Finn to make way for Hamilton in order to keep the latter in the driverâs seat to win the championships.
Hence, amidst the Russell-Bottas switch rumors, this recent Instagram post caused the fans to come up with several bizarre theories. A few reckoned Hamilton was hinting that he âownsâ Russell, but most of the fans ended up comparing Russell with Roscoe.
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Formula One F1 â Belgian Grand Prix â Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium â August 28, 2021 Mercedesâ Lewis Hamilton and Williamsâ George Russell celebrate after finishing third and second in qualifying Pool via REUTERS/John Thys
But, the truth? Well, itâs simple. It was a silly mistake from Hamilton. And the fact that he took it off his Instagram page proves it all. But, the fans are still going strong.
Hence, will the hate against Hamilton ever come down in the future years? Well, only time will tell.
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