Aside from action on the track, the F1 teams love getting some action off it as well. With the emergence of Twitter, teams often engage in a bit of banter with each other. But sometimes, they troll their own drivers, as evidenced by the Renault F1 team.
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As it turned out, Nico Hulkenberg asked his fans on Twitter to suggest designs for his 2019 lid. That was when Renault could not resist pressing that itchy Twitter finger and trolling the German.
Here is the conversation below.
Just thinking about my helmet design for 2019. Any suggestions? 😉
— Nico Hülkenberg (@HulkHulkenberg) January 19, 2019
Something green perhaps? But subtle, you know… Tasteful. pic.twitter.com/CffAPZGnOn
— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) January 21, 2019
We're juuuuuuuuust going to leave this here. No pressure. pic.twitter.com/M2BT6WIIWY
— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) January 21, 2019
hahaha – you got me.. 🤪
— Nico Hülkenberg (@HulkHulkenberg) January 21, 2019
If I’m honest, if there ever was a Social Media championship, I would not be surprised if the French outfit were the champions.