Formula 1 Austria Gran Prix 2021 Sergio Perez of Red Bull Racing looks on before the Formula 1 Gran Prix 2021 of Austria Spielberg Red Bull Ring Austria Copyright: xBasilex
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.
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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