There is a Mercedes-Red Bull rivalry in pretty much every corner of Formula 1. On the track it’s Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen; Away from the track, their bosses Toto Wolff and Christian Horner.
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And in addition to the two intense rivalries, the social media addresses of both teams also get involved in this war. Mercedes and Red Bull often find ways to keep fans busy joking against each other. However, the latest tweet from Red Bull caused a stir among the fans.
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Red Bull shared the F1 excerpt from the Mexican Grand Prix start and continued to thank their “friends” for their help in Turn 1. “We managed with a little help from our friends,” wrote Red Bull.
And since this tweet appeared in the feed, fans have been racking their brains and wondering who the “friends” are referring to. At the moment they seem divided. While one group of fans believe it is Daniel Ricciardo, another group points a finger at Valtteri Bottas.
Let’s decipher this tweet, shall we? But before we go any further, here are some answers from the debate.
F1 fans discuss Red Bull’s latest tweet
The best part is that half of the answers think you thank Bottas and the other half think Ricciardo
– ¯_ (tsu) _ / ¯ (@ crazypills3) November 8, 2021
Everyone is talking about Bottas leaving the door open, but nobody talks about how early Hamilton braked …
– Anthony 
(@ant_iuculano) November 8, 2021
Lmfaoo, they didn’t just tweet this 
In all honesty, I’m still mad at Valterri’s defense, but all of that could have been avoided if Lewis had put it on pole
Bottas has been acting weird since George was announced 
– lanre
(@AOmodamola) November 8, 2021
do you mean by friends Valtteri Bottas?
– Mario García (@MarioAx) November 8, 2021
Obviously Bottas has opened a passage for Max. Really a great friend.
– Delta Phoenicis (@ wordsworth187) November 8, 2021
I love that the merc admin continues to act like f1 tw stan and be embarrassed by liking all these tweets that disapprove of RB, Max, even their own driver, and then the RB admin comes in here every now and then and with a tweet like this pic.twitter.com/ sBdtGlXEFT
– ela (@elaaott) November 8, 2021
Who actually helped Red Bull?
Let’s start with Bottas. As his team-mate Hamilton and boss Wolff accused, Bottas Verstappen left the door open to take control of the racing line.
On the other side of the track, Hamilton made sure that Sergio Perez couldn’t find a way inside. So that was the first aid Red Bull got and it came from Bottas. Then the second helper, Ricciardo.
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Formula 1 F1 – Mexico City Grand Prix – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – November 7, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads the Mexico City Grand Prix in the first round to REUTERS / Henry Romero
When the cars got to Turn 1, it looked like Perez was going to lose some positions to Ricciardo and Gasly. But then came the rear of the former Red Bull driver with Bottas’ Mercedes.
In this way, Perez found a clear path forward and what was to become P6 became P3 for the Mexican in a matter of seconds. Overall, the Turn 1 incident played a crucial role in Red Bull’s ultimate double podium at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
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But will you make it three times in a row this weekend in Interlagos?
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