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Red Bull has been in scintillating form this season. With four races remaining on the 2022 Formula 1 season calendar, Red Bull and Max Verstappen are the undisputed favourites to take the crown. However, behind the scenes, one person has been an integral part of their success.

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Red Bull’s head of strategy, Hannah Schmitz has been a key player in ensuring that the Milton-Keynes-based outfit keeps itself one-step ahead of its competition on the track. With drivers always getting all the fame, fans were happy to see some recognition bestowed upon the person who puppeteers this whole enterprise.

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At the Japanese Grand Prix, Hannah Schmitz had her own tribute! Fans were quick to point this out on social media. Further, many fans took to Twitter to share their reactions to seeing such massive support for her. Let’s take a look at just a few fan reactions to this.

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Fans react as Red Bull strategy head Hannah Schmitz gets well “deserved” attention at the Japanese Grand Prix

The Suzuka Circuit today would’ve brought a smile to Schmitz’s face. Pictures surfaced online showing Red Bull’s head of strategy being made into an anime girl cut-out. Further, fans stood in the grandstands with posters made to show their support for her.

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A poster that reminded people of anime garnered most fans’ reactions.

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Fans even took to Twitter to share their own appreciation for Hannah Schmitz. It was truly heartwarming to see such a response after the Dutch Grand Prix debacle. Formula 1 fans and drivers alike took to her defense.

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Hannah Schmitz has faced her fair share of social media toxicity. She received a lot of social media abuse after Red Bull won at Zandvoort after a late Tsunoda induced Safety Car. However, all fingers were pointed at her.

It was alleged that she masterminded this to allow Verstappen to win his home Grand Prix. Seeing her being recognized for what she’s done for the team, made F1 fans happy.

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However, seeing such massive support for her at the Japanese Grand Prix, F1 fans saw their hearts melt. Naturally, they were quick to take to the social media platform to share their reactions to this.

Will Hannah Schmitz pull off another masterclass at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?

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Anirban Aly Mandal

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports.

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