The Mercedes F1 crew not too long ago posted a humorous clip on Twitter of somebody touching W13’s rear wing. The second they touched the wing, a sound impact was performed, the video turned black and white, and a crimson ‘Wasted’ signal was proven, much like the impact proven within the in style online game Grand Theft Auto 5 when the participant’s character dies.
This was a humorous approach to present how F1 automobiles can’t be touched or tinkered with throughout parc fermé. Normally, after a session, automobiles arrive within the pit lane to enter the parc fermé interval. Nonetheless, there have been stories of drivers touching different rivals’ automobiles to examine their elements and supply precious info to their groups. Therefore, the joke was made by the Mercedes F1 crew on their official Twitter deal with.
Within the video, the individual touched the rear wing of Lewis Hamilton’s automotive, which hinted in direction of an incident that occurred in November 2021 the place Max Verstappen touched Hamilton’s rear wing after the qualifying session of the 2021 Brazilian GP. It was later found that the DRS system on the Briton’s automotive breached technical laws. Although Verstappen’s tinkering did not trigger the change within the DRS system, the Dutchman was fined €50,000 by the FIA.
Reactions from F1 Twitterati on Mercedes’ rear wing put up
The 2021 F1 season is etched into the minds of all F1 followers. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton raced valiantly towards one another to win the world championship. Therefore, individuals immediately linked this put up to the time when the Dutchman was fined for touching the Mercedes W12’s rear wing in 2021.
A lot of them humorously talked about the €50,000 positive. They even commented on how the crew itself needed to pay the positive since the one who touched it was Mercedes’ social media admin. One even joked about how the positive might be put beneath the catering price range, taking a dig at Purple Bull’s value cap breach within the 2021 F1 season.
“This put up prices US$ 50,000”
“50000 € debited out of your checking account”
“I’ll take the 50k”
“Incoming €50,000 positive for the crew”
“Don’t be concerned, simply take the £50000 out of the catering price range”
