Lewis Hamilton has been ruthlessly trolled by F1 fans on social media (Image: GETTY)
has been ruthlessly trolled by Formula One fans on social media after setting up a new competition to mark the end of his time at .Earlier this week, the 39-year-old announced that people could apply to have their name written on his car at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It will be his last race at before moving to at the start of next season.Addressing his supporters on X (formerly Twitter), : “You’ve always been here. Through all the ups and downs, every step of the way.”As we get ready to mark the end of one chapter in Abu Dhabi, and the start of another, I can’t think of anything better than carrying as many of your names as possible on my car in the final race of the season.”
Some fans threatened to apply for the competition using Michael Masi’s name (Image: GETTY)
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Fans were invited to apply by submitting their names and email addresses, with 150 people set to be chosen via a random draw.The competition was widely mocked on social media, with fans threatening to apply using Michael Masi’s name. The former race director was responsible for bending the rules in Abu Dhabi three years ago, which denied Hamilton a record-breaking eighth title.Masi was later relieved of his duties by the governing body, who put his creative interpretation of the rules down to human error.Other fans posted screenshots of themselves applying for the competition using the names of Hamilton’s former rivals, such as Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg.It seems likely that such names will be vetted out by , who will not want to risk being made into an online laughing stock at Hamilton’s final race.
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Hamilton will be hoping to end his spell with the Silver Arrows on a positive note with just three races left until the end of the season. Las Vegas is up this weekend before F1 returns to Qatar and Abu Dhabi to finish the campaign.Once the next three races are done and dusted, Hamilon will be able to look forward to a fresh start at but he is not allowing himself to think about that just yet., he said: “I think just me being here, standing and talking, I feel strong, I’ve been training well, I feel great.”Honestly, I feel like I’m in the best place I’ve been all year mentally. Considering how bad the last race was, I think that says enough.”