“He’s My Hero…”: Millionaire YouTuber Fan Close To Tears After Double Lewis Hamilton Rejection

Mahim Suhalka | 11/08/2024
"He's My Hero...": Millionaire YouTuber Fan Close To Tears After Double Lewis Hamilton Rejection

Dude Perfect is a 5-man American sports and comedy group, that got an invite for the 2024 Australian GP. The group with 60.3M YouTube subscribers made the most of their all-access F1 weekend in the Land Down Under. They even added a twist to the weekend as one of the members — Cody Jones placed a bet with his group. He made the wager surrounding Lewis Hamilton but was left disappointed in the end.

Jones aka the Tall Guy bet his group that he will be able to get a high-five from the entire grid. The group accepted his challenge and predicted how many high-fives will Jones get. Tyler Toney said he would consider the challenge won if he could just get a high-five from Hamilton. However, this was the source of his misery as he could not grab the attention of his “hero.”

The challenge started on a positive note as he instantly got the two Sauber drivers at the start. He then also met Daniel Ricciardo but missed his opportunity with Sergio Perez.

A similar thing happened with George Russell but he got his high-five at the end. Soon, he checked everyone off the list. However, then came Hamilton. He missed getting a high-five from the Mercedes man twice. Both times, he almost shed tears while confessing his love for the seven-time champion.

He said things like, “He’s my hero.” “My heart is broken.” “This is literally my last chance to high-five my idol, Lewis Hamilton.” However, Jones did not harbor any ill feelings as he confessed Hamilton would always be his favorite driver and wished him luck.

Some drivers did not want to touch hands which is why they approached the high-five advances with a closed wrist. As Russell pointed out, it was for hygiene reasons and the American YouTuber accepted that. In the end, he could not get the only response he truly wanted. However, Cody Jones can go home having interacted with 19 F1 drivers.

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Mahim Suhalka

Mahim Suhalka is an F1 journalist at the SportsRush. With an ever-growing love for the sport since 2019, he became a part of the industry two years ago and since then has written over 2200 pieces. A Lewis Hamilton fan through and through and with Hamilton's loyalties shifting to Ferrari, so will his. Apart from F1, he is a Football fanatic having played the sport and represented his state in various tournaments as he still stays in touch with the sport. Always a sports enthusiast Mahim is now translating his passion into words.

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