‘Poetic’ – Lewis Hamilton turns up to final Formula 1 race for Mercedes in all red outfit
Formula 1 fans think Lewis Hamilton knew exactly what he was doing with his outfit for his arrival in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix paddock. Sunday marks the British F1 star’s final race for Mercedes before his switch to Ferrari next season after nine years with the Silver Arrows. Hamilton made his mark as he rocked up for his final Mercedes raceX:@F1 Hamilton turned heads as he rocked up to his final Mercedes race in an all red outfit – the colour of his new racing team. And fans on social media don’t think that was a coincidence. “Lewis Hamilton arriving in all red for his final race with Mercedes… poetic,” one wrote on X. Another noticed that Hamilton’s outfits had got progressively more red as his time to make his switch approached. “Lewis Hamilton’s outfits getting more red each day of his last race weekend with Mercedes before he joins Ferrari. Poetry,” the fan wrote. A third added: “Lewis Hamilton you’re the only guy ever like there’s no other guy. “Showing up in a full red suit on the last day of race with Mercedes no one does it like you.” Unsurprisingly, plenty of cameras snapped away at Hamilton as he turned up in his all-red jacket and trousers. Wearing blacked out sunglasses, he threw up a peace sign and gave a smile as he arrived. Six of Hamilton’s seven F1 world titles have been won with Mercedes, with his first coming with McLaren in 2008. Hamilton is set for his 246th and final race with MercedesGETTY He’s not won a world championship since 2020. And his Mercedes bow has ended on a sour note, too. He qualified down in 18th in Abu Dhabi, getting stuck in traffic and getting a bollard stuck underneath his car, hampering its performance. Team chief Toto Wolff said: “I need to apologise to Lewis, everybody who works hard for him, the set-up we chose was to experiment next year, but we totally let him down. “An idiotic mistake, not going early, inexcusable. “Our most valuable racing driver ever, in this sport, gets out in Q1 because we make a mistake. Hamilton didn’t get off to an ideal start for his final raceGETTY “It doesn’t ruin all the legacy we have him, I can only say sorry to him. He was there, he’d have had a chance at a podium I think. “Now, it’s pretty much impossible for him.”
Formula 1 fans think Lewis Hamilton knew exactly what he was doing with his outfit for his arrival in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix paddock.
Sunday marks the British F1 star’s final race for Mercedes before his switch to Ferrari next season after nine years with the Silver Arrows.
Hamilton turned heads as he rocked up to his final Mercedes race in an all red outfit – the colour of his new racing team.
And fans on social media don’t think that was a coincidence.
“Lewis Hamilton arriving in all red for his final race with Mercedes… poetic,” one wrote on X.
Another noticed that Hamilton’s outfits had got progressively more red as his time to make his switch approached.
“Lewis Hamilton’s outfits getting more red each day of his last race weekend with Mercedes before he joins Ferrari. Poetry,” the fan wrote.
A third added: “Lewis Hamilton you’re the only guy ever like there’s no other guy.
“Showing up in a full red suit on the last day of race with Mercedes no one does it like you.”
Unsurprisingly, plenty of cameras snapped away at Hamilton as he turned up in his all-red jacket and trousers.
Wearing blacked out sunglasses, he threw up a peace sign and gave a smile as he arrived.
Six of Hamilton’s seven F1 world titles have been won with Mercedes, with his first coming with McLaren in 2008.
He’s not won a world championship since 2020.
And his Mercedes bow has ended on a sour note, too.
He qualified down in 18th in Abu Dhabi, getting stuck in traffic and getting a bollard stuck underneath his car, hampering its performance.
Team chief Toto Wolff said: “I need to apologise to Lewis, everybody who works hard for him, the set-up we chose was to experiment next year, but we totally let him down.
“An idiotic mistake, not going early, inexcusable.
“Our most valuable racing driver ever, in this sport, gets out in Q1 because we make a mistake.
“It doesn’t ruin all the legacy we have him, I can only say sorry to him. He was there, he’d have had a chance at a podium I think.
“Now, it’s pretty much impossible for him.”
