Formula 1 rivalries have given us some epic face-offs. But while most of them have been intense and ferocious, sometimes, the teams also see the lighter side of the whole deal. With the advent of social media, a new phenomenon has been given a playing ground. Formula 1 fans are passionate, no doubt, but they are also hilariously creative. And with memes now being a staple of how an F1 fan enjoys this sport, teams, and drivers have started to appeal even more to the general audience. Lando Norris and George Russell recently got into it, too!
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A lot has been made about the F1 intro credits. This year, like the years before, F1 drivers have had this one trademark pose they hold while the F1 theme is blasted into the ears of fans before each official event. And Mercedes star, Russell, has made the “looking down while my hands are up” pose his thing. And as we now move into an action-packed triple-header, McLaren and Norris thought it well to recreate the patented moment to ignite some feistiness among the fanbase.
The Woking-based team took to their Twitter account to share a picture of Norris holding “The Russell” pose and even tagged the Silver Arrows’ star to the post! Safe to say, what ensued was hilarious carnage brought on by creative F1 fans.
Fans react as Lando Norris engages them with a George Russell-themed meme-fest
As soon as this Tweet by McLaren’s official Twitter account went viral, fans rushed to the social networking site, Twitter to share their reactions. One fan even commented “.”
Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from this viral Lando Norris imitation of Russell.
people are gonna edit the shit out of this one HAHAHAHHA
When @LandoNorris pulls out ‘The Russell’. 📸😂
I'm ready for the memes. BRING THEM OUT NOW
When @LandoNorris pulls out ‘The Russell’. 📸😂
When @LandoNorris pulls out ‘The Russell’. 📸😂
Out of this was born the George Russell effect!
@GeorgeRussell63 's influence is insane
When @LandoNorris pulls out ‘The Russell’. 📸😂
It’s the George Russell effect
When @LandoNorris pulls out ‘The Russell’. 📸😂
Even the official Twitter page of the Mercedes F1 team wanted to get on the action. They quipped back with a hilariously sly dig at Norris.
George Russell. Trendsetter. F1 race winner. 🙏
How did he do, @GeorgeRussell63? 😅
Other than this, the F1 fans on the social networking site took care of supplying all of us with an amazing meme template and some really funny reactions.
new meme material 😁
When @LandoNorris pulls out ‘The Russell’. 📸😂
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What about this version of ‘The Russell’?
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