Mercedes mocks Max Verstappen for the offense that cost him about $50,000

While teams and drivers go flat-out racing on the track trying to beat their rivals in the thrilling sport of F1, the teams’ social media accounts also partake in some of the battles online. In doing so the social media account of the Mercedes F1 team poked fun at Max Verstappen.

The 2021 season of F1 was one of the most fierce title battles in the history of motorsport. Verstappen, who had long been tipped as a champion by Red Bull took his fight to Lewis Hamilton.

The Dutchman ended the 7-time world champion’s dominance in the sport in the 2021 season, which was filled with massive on and off-track battles.

Of the many controversies that rose in that season was one where Verstappen got fined a sum of $50,000 for not abiding by the rules.

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Mercedes pokes fun at the Dutchman

It’s been over a year since that incident in 2021 Brazil GP rocked the world of F1. But there are times when social media managers just like to play with the emotions of the people by poking fun at their rivals.

In doing so, the Twitter handle of the Mercedes F1 team posted a video. In which, a team member is seen to be approaching Hamilton’s W13.

As soon as he touches the rear wing, the word ‘Wasted’ comes up on the screen. It refers to the game ‘Grand theft Auto’ where the player receives the same message when they get killed in the game.

The video was captioned, “We should have known better.”

We should have known better. 😵😅 pic.twitter.com/BH3dV2GqbG

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) January 18, 2023

What did Max Verstappen do?

It was the sprint race weekend of the Brazil GP. Hamilton had stormed from the back of the grid at an unbelievable speed to the top. He had ultimately taken the pole position.

Verstappen was convinced that something was different about his rival’s rear wing. So he went ahead and touched the rear wing of the Mercedes in parc ferme.

It was a violation of the parc ferme rules. Hence he was given a hefty penalty of $50,000. Ever since the incident, a lot has been thrown around the grid that has mocked the situation.

Fans came up with hilarious memes and Verstappen joked that the board members could have had a nice dinner out of that money.

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