Lewis Hamilton expresses frustration on Twitter then deletes his messages
After relatively disappointing qualifying on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton spoke candidly on Twitter, openly and vehemently criticizing McLaren's new rear wing. The messages were later deleted, but they have already been widely shared by users of the social network.
Qualified in 7th position on the starting grid of the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, once discussions with the press were concluded, expressed himself on Twitter in full view of all internet users, including his million followers.
Around 3:30 pm, the 2008 World Champion sent the following message on his official account, @LewisHamilton, criticizing the performance of the new rear wing on his McLaren MP4-27: « Damn, what the hell is this!! Jenson has the new rear wing, I have the old one. We chose to switch, it didn’t work. I’m losing 4 tenths just on the straight line » he wrote. A reaction that contrasts with those published by the teams, reviewed, corrected, and polished by their press offices.
A few minutes later, in response to various messages addressed to him following this tweet, he writes: « Some of your comments are funny. I said “What’s this mess” as a joke, it’s what Ali G said in The Dictator lol », referencing previous statements made on the evening of the Monaco Grand Prix.
By 4:10 PM, these two messages were already deleted—either by Hamilton himself or by McLaren’s public relations service—but the many users of the social network did not hesitate to spread the word by retweeting the two messages, thus making them indelible on the web.
Subsequently, Lewis Hamilton came back to better terms by congratulating his teammate on his pole position and pledging to help McLaren achieve a one-two finish in the race. Nevertheless, the atmosphere within the British team is not necessarily as good as it is said to be.
