Haas F1 had a poor race in the Spanish GP. Both their drivers missed out on finishing the race in points despite starting the GP in the top 10. Further, the day got worse for the American F1 Team after they faced the rage of the Lewis Hamilton fans.
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Kevin Magnussen started the race P8, but soon he went to overtake Hamilton at Turn 4. However, the Silver Arrow driver faced understeer, leading his front left tire to make contact with Dane’s challenger.
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As a result, the 29-year-old driver soon went into the gravel, and Hamilton also dropped into positions. Further, both the drivers had a puncture for which they both had to make an early pit stop. The seven-time world champion managed to recover positions and finish P5. Meanwhile, the best K-Mag could finish was P17.
F1 fans on Haas F1’s tweet blaming Hamilton for the crash
During the race, the American constructors were updating their followers on Twitter. So, they informed the fans about the Lap 1 incident between K-Mag and Lewis. Haas blamed the Mercedes driver for the collision. But as soon as the stewards revealed that it was a racing incident, and no one was at fault, Haas deleted the tweet.
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But before they deleted the tweet, the Hamilton fanbase swamped the American team’s tweet to showcase their rage. The fans didn’t cool down even after the tweet got deleted. Fans took screenshots of the tweet and continued to show their outrage at Haas for blaming their idol Hamilton for the crash. Some fans even explained that it was Kevin’s fault.
Barged off the track when one was at the apex of the corner and ahead by a small margin, and the other had most of the track to their side to avoid collision. Both also being at a full 90 degree locked turn at the moment of impact. Poor form Haas. pic.twitter.com/6Y27PcA7DY
— NIB (@nib95_) May 23, 2022
Such a biased unprofessional tweet by Haas. Lewis gave K-Mag plenty of space and Magnussen didn’t leave Lewis any room and Lewis got sandwiched between the kerb & the Haas as a result. 100% Magnussen’s fault. I don’t rate K-Mag’s driving at all honestly, it’s way too aggressive.
— Rhys N Williams (@n_rhys) May 23, 2022
There’s more to this. When it’s Lewis, he ‘knew what he was doing’ on radio. That’s worse than the tweet
— AVLH (@AVLH44) May 23, 2022
The fact that it was deleted should tell you everything you need to know.
— Bryson Sullivan 
(@NaturalParadigm) May 23, 2022
Poor show from Haas it was deemed a racing incident Lewis would have been on the podium today if it wasn’t for that incident
— Nicola Bett (@nbett) May 22, 2022
it was clearly racing incident… wtf is that “barged off” statement
— Josh Shannon (@RealJoshannon) May 23, 2022
Lewis Hamilton on his unlucky 2022 F1 run
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The 2022 season is not going as planned for the seven-time world champion. Hamilton has bagged only one podium and hasn’t won a single race so far. The Mercedes driver is struggling this season and having a hard time even finishing in mid-field.
Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton during a Spanish Grand Prix press conference. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
After the race, Hamilton shared his joy on the P5 in Barcelona race and showcased his disappointment in his unlucky season. He reported, “Yeah, honestly, I’m so grateful just to get some points. It’s been quite a there’s been some bad luck this year, and again that today really, I mean, it’s not bad luck. I mean, it is on my side a little bit unlucky.
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The next race for the Briton is the prestigious Monaco GP. It would be fascinating to see what Lewis Hamilton will do in the upcoming race in the principality.
