With no racing expected for the next couple of weeks, it wouldn’t be surprising if the F1 teams are bored stiff. So, to help alleviate that, the Mercedes team decided to have some fun and troll Lewis Hamilton in the process.
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They posted a picture of Lewis Hamilton sporting orange shorts, and asked if he missed McLaren.
🤭 Lewis fuels rumours he’s joining @McLarenF1 by wearing 🍊 shorts…
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) August 15, 2019
Soon the fans got in on the action and threw in various suggestions for where he could go next. Names like Ferrari and Renault were also thrown in the mix as well as more people tried to guess his next destination, based on his fashion.
I dunno. By the yellow in this outfit he's definitely thinking @RenaultF1Team pic.twitter.com/QTH7LiST0s
— Tim Wagner 🏁🎳📷🚗 (@timwagner66) August 15, 2019
Lies. He already hinted his move to @ScuderiaFerrari a few weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/Anb3XpzE3d
— Mr. Pigz (@MisterPigz) August 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/Silverarowangel/status/1161993674487664642?s=20
He was caught drinking vodka and red bull, is he going to be Max’s partner? I know it’s a load of bull, so is this headline
— @colinh (@chr_colinh) August 15, 2019
Others figured that the Mercedes driver was showing his support behind his rivals and sending them plenty of love and good vibes.
I thought that just meant that he’d started supporting Max 🤔
— Olivia ♡ (@liviciousx) August 15, 2019
Than whats this!! @MercedesAMGF1 @McLarenF1 pic.twitter.com/tSYtxEDXr0
— Edje Kadetje (@edwinroelofs) August 15, 2019
Even more crazy theories popped up as the ‘best fans’ allowed their creative juices to flow. In addition to jokingly speculating on Hamilton’s future, potential future teammates were also pitched.
Or he is trying to get Toto to hire @Max33Verstappen… Orange Army after all….
— Alessandro Rosa (@AlessandroMRosa) August 15, 2019