Lewis Hamilton’s move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season, which was not thought possible, triggered a global response on Thursday. There have already been initial reactions within the premier class.
One of the first Formula 1 stars to react to Hamilton’s move to Ferrari was Oscar Piastri on Thursday. The young McLaren driver posted two short sentences on Twitter/X before Mercedes’ official announcement, which immediately went viral.
The Australian wrote: “Just got back from jogging. Did I miss something?” His post garnered over 150,000 likes and over 2,500 comments as of early Friday morning. Another driver also reacts in the comment columns: Piastri’s teammate Lando Norris.
Norris posted a short video clip of himself in which he was obviously caught off guard by a question in an interview and then grimaced and looked surprised. This post was also very well received by fans.
Red Bull reacts twice to Formula 1 hammer
Red Bull’s social media department also didn’t miss the opportunity and reacted to the sensational change of the record world champion on both Twitter/X and Instagram.
On The trio sits side by side in a limousine. Red Bull wrote: “So… emergency podcast?”
Meanwhile, the Austrians posted a short video clip on Instagram that shows Verstappen and Pérez doing a promotional event in the desert.
Both drivers look into the distance in disbelief. Then Verstappen takes the floor and says: “Hey, they don’t swap drivers!” Pérez replies: “Yes, they have!”
Carlos Sainz also spoke on Thursday as a person directly affected. The Spaniard has to vacate his cockpit at Ferrari for Hamilton. In a message to his fans He emphasized that he wanted to continue to give the best for the racing team despite his imminent replacement.