The Mexican GP weekend is underway and the first day was not without drama. Due to transmission problems and the dusty track in the Autodrom, it was difficult for the drivers to have a smooth start to the weekend. Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel provided comical relief in the chaos; the champion paid a surprise visit to McLaren in the middle of the session.
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When Vettel got into the pit lane, he slowed down at the McLaren pits before realizing where he was. What made a laugh was Seb’s apology for stopping at the wrong workshop. “I’m sorry I didn’t look. Jamie looks so good today! Maybe that was it. Look how good he looks! “
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While Twitter fans had their moment from the hilarious radio exchange, the official admins of the F1 teams brought their A-Game.
F1 teams react to Sebastian Vettel
This is not the first time a champion has competed for the wrong team. In fact, Jenson Button was the first to pull Vettel’s leg. Sitting in the comment box, Button’s first answer was, “Oh, I did that!”
Referring to his moment in China in 2011, Button stopped his McLaren at the Red Bull Stop. This is likely because McLaren was the first team in the Order last season, a place that is now taken by Red Bull. Used to the first pit lane, Button left the Red Bull engineers confused.
Also, Lewis Hamilton made a similar mistake at the 2013 Malaysia GP. Hamilton was nostalgic for his previous team and pitted at McLaren! Having just switched to Mercedes, it was common for Hamilton to stop at the McLaren pit stop. “I don’t know how that happened. The teams look something like that. I’ve been in this pit lane for years. “
The Twitter admins had these incidents ready in their ammunition. Soon the references fired over the platform.
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Feel a common theme with McLaren here; must be the welcoming papaya pit crew! Whatever the magic, it looks like Aston Martin wouldn’t mind another visit.
10/10, would come again.
– Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team (@ AstonMartinF1) November 5, 2021
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While the teams are clarifying their pit lane order, they have a huge Saturday ahead of them. While qualifying is ticking, it remains unclear who has the upper hand. The first two training sessions had different timesheets; now only the FP3 can give us the clues we need.
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