Red Bull driver Sergio Perez set the fastest timing during the pre-season test in Bahrain and was left hanging for a fist bump later
Red Bull had a great outing during the pre-season test run at the Bahrain International Circuit. The team registered the fastest timings over the three days of pre-season testing while Sergio Perez set the fastest timing among all individual drivers. Despite their impressive display, what has been trending on social media is a moment from the Red Bull paddock when Perez was left hanging for a fist bump by his race engineer Hugh Bird.
A footage has gone viral on social media where Perez can be seen trying to do a fist bump with his race engineer but Bird was apparently busy with something more important. The clip has received mixed reactions from fans. While it looks obvious that it was a genuine miss by Bird, trollers have left no opportunity to joke on the issue and conspiracy theories have popped up on social media.
Fans react to the viral footage of Sergio Perez’s fist bump on social media
Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on social media.
“This is actually painful, he ignores it twice it seems”, wrote a fan, who evidently didn’t like the look of it.
“Headlines somewhere tomorrow: “Tension in the garage: is Perez out of favour with RB”, joked another fan.
“Netflix is so going to put this in season 6 lol”, read a comment.
“Sorry Checo, we’re a bit busy translating this data into a race-winning setup for Max”, trolled another fan.
Another fan wrote: “Still isn’t as bad as Sainz going for the Vettel hug.”
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