The much anticipated Miami Grand Prix didn’t really deliver. Billed as a blockbuster street circuit race on US soil, the action on the track fell pale. That being said, at the end of the day, a two-way title fight between Red Bull teammates, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez has had the potential to make any race a classic affair. Alas, even this herculean pairing couldn’t add the sparks this race needed.
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The race has been such a dull affair that the broadcasting team tried to spice things up! In the dying embers of the Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, the camera cut to a trackside spectator. In reality, it was actor James Marden. However, the TV graphics popped up with the name of 20x Grand Slam Winner, Roger Federer.
Roger Federer looks different here! #MiamiGP
This was sure to wake a few half-asleep fans up! With Verstappen slowly killing the lead Perez had built, the fans were ready for the usual Dutch lion victory lap at the end of the 57 laps. However, the TV broadcast team was sure to mix a few things up.
Fans react as F1 broadcast produces monumental Roger Federer gaffe
As soon as this F1 broadcast gaffe went viral, fans rushed to the social networking platform, Twitter to share their reactions. Safe to say a few tennis fans were even offended. One fan commented, “@F1 #MiamiGP seriously???? What wrong with you people? No disrespect but do you have any idea what the real king looks like? @rogerfederer“
Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions to this viral Miami Grand Prix moment.
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Rumour has it Jackie Stewart kidnapped the real Federer and has him in a cage underground.
Federer was awesome as Cyclops in X-Men
Roger Federer looks different here! #MiamiGP
@F1 #MiamiGP seriously???? What wrong with you people? No disrespect but do you have any idea what the real king looks like? @rogerfederer
In what was otherwise a very timid race, the fans got a moment of excitement and laughter. Seeing the TV graphic popping up and then suddenly cutting away was a definite highlight for many fans. However, if the men and women back at base thought the fans would let them forget this, they were in for a rude shock!
Did anyone else just see “Roger Federer” at the Miami GP?
Rodger Federer looking good in Miami today
Roger Federer. Miami, you're drunk, go home. #MiamiGP
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He's de-aged and is now evidently an American 🙈😂
This race in Miami will soon be forgotten. But, in the history of F1 broadcasting goof-ups, where does this Roger Federer treat rank for you?