As F1 drivers greeted some of the more than 65,000 fans at Albert Park, it was hard to tell if it was the first day of the grand prix or an extension of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
As star Formula 1 drivers walked among their fans on Thursday, it was hard to tell if it was the first day of the Australian Grand Prix or an extension of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
Other fans held giant cardboard cutouts of former world champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate George Russell, while Max Verstappen commanded a crowd at the back of the Red Bull garage as media scrambled to ask for his views onhas turned these drivers into celebrities, inspiring high-pitched screams, chants and requests for selfies as each was paraded along Melbourne Walk inside the Albert Park compound.
Speaking of drama, Verstappen is going for a record-equalling 10th consecutive race win this weekend, but the F1 world is arguably more interested in the controversy surrounding the beleaguered Horner, who was pictured in conversation on Thursday with another Netflix favourite, former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner.for alleged inappropriate behaviour after a complaint from a female staff member.
He also dead-batted speculation that he could defect to Mercedes at the end of his contract, which runs until the end of 2028.
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