Lewis Hamilton may just have some supernatural powers. Every time the shirt comes off for an Instagram picture, someone gets thrown around the F1 paddock. Initially, it was a coincidence, now it might just be plain old magic.
It all started with the unholy trifecta of the 2022 silly season. A workout thirst trap? Sebastian Vettel has retired. A sweaty shirtless picture? Boom, Daniel Ricciardo is out. Third time’s the charm- Nicholas Latifi also leaves the F1 grid.
This pattern continued with every major announcement as personnel shifted around the paddock. And no one is safe from the curse. Angela Cullen herself fell prey to it.
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Now, Franz Tost leaves his role as AlphaTauri team principal, and sure enough, there is a Hamilton thirst trap to confirm the news. Hamilton has thus seemingly influenced a lot of moves around the paddock- the recent Mercedes switch up, James Vowles leaving for Williams, Mick Schumacher axed from Haas, Mattia Binotto bowing out from Ferrari, and Jost Capito from Williams.
While this is all jokes, the fan theory is somehow backed with proof. And every time the wrath of a shirtless Hamilton strikes, he leaves Twitter baffled.
Lewis Hamilton strikes again and fans can’t have enough
The pattern has reached a point where people now expect it. A good guessing game to play, the fate of the F1 paddock lies in Hamilton’s hands.
Babe wake up, a new Someone's Getting Fired Lewis Hamilton post just dropped pic.twitter.com/Lwluut02Jq
— nicole (@nicol3pow3ll) April 25, 2023
Lewis Hamilton looking at the chaos and meltdown after hitting post pic.twitter.com/yFEWouUKvS
— karola (@ryersonfc) April 18, 2023
A running joke within the community, fans even drop in requests to their fairy god father.
https://twitter.com/khadiiz/status/1651306233314279424?s=20
In fact, it’s become impossible to question the legitimacy of these connections. Proven time and again, there is something fishy.
I can’t believe there are still people who deny the Lewis Hamilton topless curse is legit
— Stefan⁴⁴ (@HPP7Strat2) April 26, 2023
It’s getting a lot harder to say that the Lewis Hamilton Thirst Trap Curse is not real 😭😭😭😭
— t 🌿 (@formullana) November 29, 2022
The Lewis Hamilton thirst trap curse needs to be studied by science.
— Bryson Sullivan 🇺🇲 (@NaturalParadigm) January 13, 2023
the lewis hamilton thirst trap curse to f1 job insecurity pipeline lives on pic.twitter.com/QJN8Bobr17
— ً (@44mci) January 13, 2023
With Franz tost being the latest notch on the board, fans are a 100% sure it’s real. Just a day before, Hamilton posted a shirtless post of him working out and now, the poor AlphaTauri team principal bears the consequences.
… https://t.co/z91sINatR3 pic.twitter.com/bWq8Db5r6V
— t 🌿 (@formullana) April 26, 2023
The 🐐 effect pic.twitter.com/OIftrALN6A
— Abbas Shah⁴⁴ (@bluffydim) April 26, 2023
https://twitter.com/caperez_c/status/1651412532765106177?s=20
Thus, Lewis Hamilton 100% has some superpowers we’re yet to know of. Piecing the puzzle together the fans are more than sure this is an actual phenomenon within F1- something like the Baku curse, Charles Leclerc’s Monaco curse, etc.
However, the removing-your-shirt-and-throwing-someone-into-unemployment seems a little bigger than that. Hamilton might be synonymous with the sport, and with great power, comes great responsibility. Now with a good 10 people on his list, one can only wait and watch who else these higher powers will have an affect on.
