Mercedes revealed after the FIA awards ceremony that Lewis Hamilton did not relinquish third place, as had been speculated.
After the FIA Awards Gala in Baku, social media went into a frenzy after a fan posted a photo of Mercedes driver Hamilton’s third-place trophy from his home. A fan named Nihad Nesirli claimed that the Brit had “given” the trophy to him after the ceremony.
He posted photos of himself posing with the trophy both at events and at home. He also took a photo of himself holding his Red Bull Drivers’ Championship trophy for his Max Verstappen, and also a photo with Max his Verstappen in a room that only a few people are believed to have access to. I also took a photo.
It is not clear how he got into the room, but what triggered the “news” that Hamilton did not take away his trophy was a “protest” to the FIA against what was happening. ” is the sign. The Week That Happened to Toto and Susie Wolfe.
However, Mercedes has not denied anything since then, while also pointing out that Hamilton had not “transferred” the third-place trophy to anyone. As with previous events, the British player will keep the trophy in the custody of his FIA, who will normally send it to team headquarters.
This is what Hamilton did when he left the trophy behind. It is unclear whether Hamilton thought the person would be in charge of the FIA official, or whether he simply left the trophy on the table and a fan picked it up and took it home.
Immediately after leaving the stage, Lewis accepted the offer of those involved to hand over the trophy to the team, as in previous awards ceremonies, and left the trophy with them,” Mercedes said in a statement. “We can confirm that he did not give the trophy to anyone ‘as a gift’, as has been speculated.”
Here are the fans who had the trophy and spread the rumor that Hamilton gave it to them: https: //twitter.com/nihadcelona
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