Here Are All The Best Tweets About Formula 1 Driver Lewis Hamilton's Shocking Departure
"I’d pay a lot to read the texts between Lando and Oscar right now I can't lie."
Today is a day that sent shockwaves through the Formula 1 community because on this day — Feb. 1, 2024 — news broke that current Mercedes driver and 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is said to be moving to Ferrari's Formula 1 team in 2025.
For years, Hamilton has denied that this would be a move he would make, but per the Guardian, after reports broke that was he having advanced chats with the Ferrari team, team principal for Mercedes Toto Wolff called a meeting with staff today. Lewis Hamilton has been with the Mercedes team since 2013 and has won six of his seven world championships with the team. Mercedes has since confirmed the news, writing on Instagram: "Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton will part ways at the end of the 2024 season. Lewis has activated a release option in the contract announced last year."
For fans of Formula 1 — whether generally or via the Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive — this news has come as a shock to many. So, the Formula 1 community did what it does best and reacted to the news through some hilarious tweets on Twitter (now called X, but I refuse, sorry).
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1.
Lewis Hamilton looking outside his window right now : https://t.co/u5z6LjFGM7
— emi 🏒 (@maraneIlo) February 1, 2024
2.
i’d pay a lot to read the texts between lando and oscar right now i can’t lie
— ethan ⁴ (@norrishoax) February 1, 2024
3.
Charles giving Lewis a tour of Maranello pic.twitter.com/MhewDmAx7o
— Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 (@ScrewderiaF1) February 1, 2024
4.
for people who are confused rn: this is the formula one equivalent of zayn leaving one direction
— beea (@evilscuderia) February 1, 2024
5.
Carlos Sainz reading all the news pic.twitter.com/be1MNg53r9
— Marina (@xxoMarina) February 1, 2024
6.
Somewhere deep deep down we can link this back to Alex's appendix can't we
— ALBON ENJOYER (Ind. Ltd) (@jefwun) February 1, 2024
7.
Lewis Hamilton right now pic.twitter.com/D0hc8MPuoP
— Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 (@ScrewderiaF1) February 1, 2024
8.
SAY SOMETHING OR THE SPAGHETTI GETS IT @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/lvRlDzWZu5
— lex ² (@sushisainz) February 1, 2024
9.
Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff on race day pic.twitter.com/f6Nc3pWJpq
— ᑌＮｄ𝑒𝓇Ⓢ℃𝐎ᖇ𝐞 ｄ (@Mthu__d) February 1, 2024
10.
with lewis to ferrari being confirmed i’m bringing this gem back pic.twitter.com/tD5nYUgbl6
— eva (@norrisprix) February 1, 2024
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When Alex Albon joins Mercedes in 2025 and we have brocedes 2.0 childhood best friends to enemies what then
— cee • 🃏 (@russellcore663) February 1, 2024
12.
carlos sainz: https://t.co/OuqVy1FlZh
— quin (@16fosi) February 1, 2024
13.
Revealing the car on Valentine’s Day with your soon to be ex… is wild
— roxy⁴⁴ (@roxyinmotion) February 1, 2024
14.
me arriving at ferrari headquarters to get answers pic.twitter.com/sTshrIH9tk
— isis 🏁 (@SHURIHQ) February 1, 2024
15.
the entirety of f1twt coming out of hibernation today
— lynne ♡ (@formulalynne) February 1, 2024
pic.twitter.com/fLJnL9VyoJ
16.
Sorry, football fans! ⚽️ 😅#F1 pic.twitter.com/6Zw0hSWUHc
— Autosport (@autosport) February 1, 2024
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Also Lewis Hamilton’s therapist in 2025 pic.twitter.com/iH13Kk6PId
— Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 (@ScrewderiaF1) February 1, 2024
18.
LEWIS HAMILTON TO FERRARI IN 2024 AND NOT 2025 pic.twitter.com/hun1u3rGFF
— eva (@norrisprix) February 1, 2024
19.
Lewis Hamilton on his way to Ferrari after seeing the W15 for the first time pic.twitter.com/yzO9ScplpS
— Jake (@JR9GD) February 1, 2024
20.
On a positive note Scuderia Ferrari is easier to remember than Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team @LewisHamilton
— Stefanie (@fastpitstop) February 1, 2024
21.
when we get the first lewis hamilton x charles leclerc teammate content
— megs (@44megs) February 1, 2024
pic.twitter.com/73t0xr5zEC
22.
lewis hamilton you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing if the ferrari rumours aren’t true pic.twitter.com/vG46JrPMM2
— tiana ⁴ (@literallylando) February 1, 2024
23.
Me pretending to be a Ferrari fan if Lewis Hamilton moves there pic.twitter.com/advqgrOU4L
— Marina (@xxoMarina) February 1, 2024
24.
me to lewis hamilton and scuderia ferrari pic.twitter.com/x9JEaycPq4
— lev ✩⋆ (@levrrari) February 1, 2024
25.
Lewis: "Ok guys. It's hammer time"
— Andrea (profilo non fake) (@AndreaInApnea) February 1, 2024
Ferrari engineers: pic.twitter.com/tzSrHiDDi4
26.
you don't understand i've spent the past 2 years saying "it could be worse we could be ferrari" and now WE ARE FERRARI?
— cess (@VARMILT0N) February 1, 2024
27.
Mercedes losing hamilton to ferrari might actually be the biggest fumble in the history of professional sports
— eda 🐧 (@edascedes) February 1, 2024
28.
mercedes admin going through lewis to ferrari posts pic.twitter.com/qgsPOHjGjc
— val 🦦 (@H44MlLTON) February 1, 2024
29.
99% of Mercedes fans right now pic.twitter.com/4EzQm42jhG
— Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 (@ScrewderiaF1) February 1, 2024
30.
pretending to do my job whilst refreshing twitter for some actual confirmations of lewis to ferrari pic.twitter.com/vOtpkF2GoL
— socks (@PIASTRIS81) February 1, 2024
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i can finally like both Ferrari drivers pic.twitter.com/IfUV4A6g7y
— emi 🏒 (@maraneIlo) February 1, 2024