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BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 09: Second placed Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing speaks with race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP in parc ferme after the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 09, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti – Pool/Getty Images)
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 09: Second placed Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing speaks with race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP in parc ferme after the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 09, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti – Pool/Getty Images)
Irony doesn’t spare anyone, including 7-time Formula 1 winner, Lewis Hamilton. Such was the case with Lewis Hamilton after he made a claim on Max Verstappen winning the title on Sunday. Formula 1 returns to Singapore after a break and it brings forth lots of drama.
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Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are on a barren run, without a win in 17 races. While that sure is frustrating, Lewis Hamilton has made a damning claim about Max Verstappen possibly winning his 2nd title in Singapore.
Lewis said that Max Verstappen being able to win the championship on Sunday is “not great for the sport”. With 5 races still remaining in the season after Singapore, Hamilton is worried about Max’s dominance in the future.
Subsequently, the Red Bull driver has won a whooping 11 of the possible 16 races this season. He now chases Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher‘s record of most wins in a season which is 13. Moreover, watching the Dutch Lion’s dominance, it is likely that he can easily win all the remaining races in the calendar.
Furthermore, Red Bull and Max’s destruction of their competition and rivals prompted Lewis to make such a statement. Naturally, fans were left fuming on Twitter due to Lewis’ ironic statement.
F1 Twitter lashes out on Lewis Hamilton for making a bizarre statement
Fans on social media were not happy with Lewis Hamilton’s statement as they expressed their opinions on Twitter. Moreover, they were quick to remind Hamilton of his ironic statement as they lashed out on the Mercedes star.
A fan of Lewis but sounds like he’s drinking Haterade haha
— Braulio (@Brauliothoughts) September 29, 2022
Oh my god he is so shameless pic.twitter.com/xzK51zYKrf
— 🌐ThatSkepticalGamer | MV1 | PG10 | CH26 (@SkepticalThat) September 29, 2022
I’ve seen this one before pic.twitter.com/FvVPMeb7Mj
— Dean™ (@Seb5meister) September 29, 2022
Fans called out the 7 time champion for his ironic comments. Furthermore, they reminded him about the time when he used to dominate the sport.
says the guy who constantly wrapped up titles like a million races early
— cody ¹ ¹¹ | NYCK P9 ON DEBUT 🇮🇹 (@codytyler_mv1) September 29, 2022
If Lewis was in Max’s position this wouldn’t be a problem. Smh.
— Big Dave (@big_dave49) September 29, 2022
That boy salty
— Jd Layok (@BeardedBreezy) September 29, 2022
Me praying to all the gods to make max win the tittle Sunday so Hamilton CAN SHUT THE FUCK UP😊☺️🥰 https://t.co/nGJ8608X7f pic.twitter.com/bI1c0cu8Ts
— João raceweek (@jfrobaloe) September 29, 2022
However, it is important to note that Lewis Hamilton admitted that it was the case when he was winning titles as well. The Mercedes man told Autosport, “It’s never great when the season finishes early. Even when I’ve experienced having it finish early in places like Mexico”.
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With some help from second placed Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen can wrap up the title in Singapore this week. Additionally, it will be on his birthday weekend making him the first driver to win a title on his birthday weekend. Can Lewis Hamilton and co. delay title celebrations for the Dutch Lion?
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