F1 News: Lewis Hamilton Abandoned By Mercedes - "Don't Deserve His Loyalty"
The Mercedes F1 team has come under fire from fans for not being at the Singapore Grand Prix celebrations as Lewis Hamilton took the third spot on the podium.
This is not the first time this has happened this season with the Brackley-based squad also being absent from the Australian GP celebrations.
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The seven-time champion could be seen celebrating with the Ferrari and McLaren teams instead of his own as he joined Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris on the podium, and it's safe to say it has not gone down well with fans.
One fan posted to X:
"Very sad to see no Mercedes engineers out there celebrating the podium with lewis. Do you only support him when is winning? @MercedesAMGF1
"Never forget, this man made you. he should have left and joined Ferrari. Merc don’t deserve his loyalty"
"Mercedes not showing up to celebrate with Lewis Hamilton winning a podium is a clownfest"
"This photo is just disheartening! While I understand that the crash by #GeorgeRussell was devastating for #Mercedes, and that #Russell is their bet for the future, they should’ve been there with #LewisHamilton for his podium. Lewis had their back 10 years"
"I am beyond upset with your treatment of SLH [Sir Lewis Hamilton]. How could you treat him so bad. What happened to SLH celebrations. Where were team. Have had enough of Russell. You allow it and encourage it. I am a Mercedes fan buy lots of merchandise. Now we ashamed wearing it because this"
"I thought he looked so down ,an opportunity lost I think as he could have won this race ,and disappointment no one at Mercedes seems to care about him anymore."