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F1 Gran Prix of Austria Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. During television interviews at the end of the. F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on July 2, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria. Spielberg Red Bull Ring Austria. Copyright: xBasilex
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F1 Gran Prix of Austria Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. During television interviews at the end of the. F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on July 2, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria. Spielberg Red Bull Ring Austria. Copyright: xBasilex
Despite its nonexistence in the last and the current season, the Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen rivalry lives on. The cold war is hardly visible on the track. However, the fans are keeping the rivalry alive by nitpicking on even gestures to attack the rival driver. During the Austrian GP, Hamilton faced some similar antics from Verstappen’s orange army. However, the LH army wasn’t going to let it pass. In fact, the fans flooded the unbiased defamatory allegation for a simple act of self-preservation with counter-criticism.
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During the Austrian GP, Hamilton man was pictured covering his ears like a lot of other drivers do. The drivers do it to protect themselves from the extremely loud sounds in and around the track. On this particular occasion, the Mercedes man was doing so while the Austrian National anthem was playing.
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44 Lewis Hamilton GBR. Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. 33 Max Verstappen NED. Red Bull Racing. F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit on. November 20, 2021 in Doha, Qatar. Photo by HOCH ZWEI Doha Qatar
Hamilton was the only driver in the lineup covering his ears during the national anthem at the home of Red Bull. Twitter user @DaanBarnard took it upon themself to outline this and criticize the Brit.
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They tweeted, “Lewis Hamilton’s disrespectful gesture during the Austrian national anthem. Covering his ears – a lack of sportsmanship that doesn’t go unnoticed. If any other driver had done the same, the backlash would’ve been immense. #F1 needs to ensure rules apply to all.”
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The tweet soon caught the attention of many. Unlucky for @DaanBarnard, it was the Hamilton stans who took notice of these claims and started defending their champion against these allegations.
Lewis Hamilton stans voice their support for their champion against defamatory comments
Hamilton has a large community of active Twitter users/fans who are defending their world champion come what may, something they do often. This LH army was in attack mode to defend Hamilton from the criticism he was facing for protecting his ears.
The fans used past references and logical explanations to defend Hamilton with a touch of sarcasm like, “Girl shut up. Get a life.”
girl shut up. Lewis can’t stand loud noises ANYWHERE. Get a life. pic.twitter.com/WNdUNKvjRU
— deni (@fiagirly) July 2, 2023
Honestly Lewis does this often at various races. Man some people stay reaching and in their feelings
— collingrayphoto (@collingrayphoto) July 2, 2023
A V10 starting is the same as those fighter jets flying over and I totally understand LH protecting his ears!
— Mathijs 🏁🏎️ (@ThiesK_F1) July 2, 2023
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And it wasnt even the national anthem. Jets were flying over and he did this. Lord they sure hate to see a black man in F1
— Hamilton Enthusiast (@JadonSutd) July 2, 2023
Don’t mind him Deni, I doubt it was even during the national anthem
— Ahmed Adamjee (@ahmed_adamjee) July 3, 2023
This is just another scum looking for attention. You can see where they come from
— Sheldon (@shelzzmalz) July 3, 2023
The fans even pointed out how the jets during the national anthem could’ve played a major part in this action from Hamilton. However, for as long as the two keep racing each other, the fans will continue to find something to fight out.
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