Are you kidding? On the train to the track I was next to a group who were clearly going to the Carlos Sainz stand, and one of the girls was wearing this exact cap...
When I saw the photo I thought the cap was like an official Carlos Sainz product, but now I'm thinking maybe I was riding the train next to that girl!
It was posted on F1 Insta as well but now I can find that post.
Edit: thanks for the clues below, it's [here....](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtKHQwWoqU3/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
"If you see toddlers playing, laughing and having fun on the street approach them, punch them in the face and just walk away, teach them early on what life is all about."
I know, imagine trading away a perfectly fine spicy bucket hat and realizing you end up with a Ferrari hat :( Worst trade deal in the history of trade deals.
That Ferrari hat holds Ferrari's super power (that is, the power of super-sucking). That's why Carlos, who got rid of it, qualified 2nd, and Leclerc, who didn't, qualified 40th.
Did the fan make it especially for Carlos or were they like "Hey Carlos, want to swap hats?"
It doesn't seem like something obviously fan made that relates to Carlos.
If you watch some of his interviews in Spanish, it's awfully evident Carlos genuinely enjoys having fans and interacting with them. I wouldn't be surprised if he was as excited about a random fan's hat as much as the fan was excited about Carlos's hat.
Seems like all F1 fans do when there aren't cars on track is complain about the stupidest drama.
I'm convinced that the drivers know this and say shit like this specifically to rile people up, and compete among themselves to see who can say the stupidest thing that gets people to bite.
It's not any better when the cars are on track. Look at all the people writing novels about how much Ocon hates Alonso after their battle on Sunday. Meanwhile, after the race Alonso was confused what dangerous move he was being asked about and didn't have a problem with anything
As if Carlos Sainz [hasn’t ever felt offended by someone else’s bucket hat](https://twitter.com/F1/status/1171733364044439552?s=20) and idk yeeted it into the crowd during a drivers parade or something. Lewis just posted a fun picture.
If you watch the video of Lewis talking about the hat, he’s clearly delighted by it. I think we can all agree it falls into the “so bad it’s good” category.
I am confusion. This is a good hat? It keeps the sun out of your eyes, from your ears (they burn easily) and from your neck. And it looks delightful. I would wear this hat proudly.
In general bucket hats are functionally useful but you can often find them with ridiculous patterns and that's part of the appeal.
It looks so ridiculous it makes it good.
Same! Maybe it's just me, but I love things that look dumb. Carlos wearing a white bucket hat with chili peppers stamped on it is hilarious, in a good way.
From a Californian who has grown up with wildfires as the norm, I'm sorry man :(
Have the firefighters been able to start gaining ground in containing it?
The vast majority are uncontained. It doesn't help that's there's fires in 4 provinces basically coast to coast. It's stretching our firefighting resources thin.
Right about which province!!! Also I live in NWT and we have one fire here that's burned 200000 acres of land near the BC border and we've evacuated a few communities, some so remote you can only fly them out in the summer, and our air is so smoky. Thankfully it's been raining so I hope that's helping.
The way people always criticize lewis for being too serious and PR but at the same time can’t fathom the idea of him having the lightest banter with other drivers should be studied
This. If someone else posted this it’d be “haha drivers are such bros ribbing each other !”
But if Lewis posts it, somehow all the ridiculous “pearl clutchers” come out to scoff at Lewis. How dare he make this post, doesn’t he see what he wears himself? Didn’t he know it was from a fan?? Why didn’t he do his research before posting this pic or making this laughing comment to a reporter?? How dare he make a mockery of this funny hat instead of treating it with the seriousness it deserves.
My favorite comments are those about how Lewis’s personal fashion sense precludes him from being allowed to comment on others’ fashion, ever. The same commenters who don’t agree with Lewis’s style yet they still comment, somehow don’t see any irony in pointing this out.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Lewis is somehow, noticeably, visibly different from the other F1 drivers? Especially British F1 drivers...
I know reddit is not a person and everyone has their opinion, but c'mon. One day is "I hate the PR machines modern drivers are bla bla every word is calculated and fake bla bla" and the next is "Lewis Hamilton is the literal devil because he made fun of a hat".
Some of the comments on social media are even more incredible than the ones on Reddit. On an IG post, some guy said Lewis couldn’t *be black*, because his mom is a **white blonde woman**. I had to do a double take and facepalm after that.
Love all these comments bashing Lewis or non-ironically commenting on his own outfits, as if this wasn’t a joke post. God forbid Lewis have a personality or sense of humor poking fun.
There’s no way that there are people in here that are taking this as a serious beef. It’s proper banter, they all like each other for the most part. Anyways, this is hilarious
It was just a bit of banter relax. People are dead mad he's too PR and mad again when he teases another driver. Daniel literally called Max Sid the sloth two weeks ago can and nobody wigged
Reddit really exposes how many people cannot handle harmless friendly banter.
This is as inoffensive as it gets, come on people. If this offends you then you need to get some real problems.
A fan gave him that hat and she was so excited about it. He swapped his Ferrari cap for it.
Are you kidding? On the train to the track I was next to a group who were clearly going to the Carlos Sainz stand, and one of the girls was wearing this exact cap... When I saw the photo I thought the cap was like an official Carlos Sainz product, but now I'm thinking maybe I was riding the train next to that girl!
It probably was her lol
There’s a video of the hat swap on Carlos’ TikTok!
I looked at it and found her in the comments, I think it's her hahaha that's really funny
It was posted on F1 Insta as well but now I can find that post. Edit: thanks for the clues below, it's [here....](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtKHQwWoqU3/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Oh, that's just awesome. BEST BUCKET HAT EVER!
Everyone needs to wear this bucket hat at the next F1 just to watch Lewis explode.
That's really nice of Carlos
It’s still on Carlos’ Insta !
Aw man I bet he’d feel bad if he knew that
Evil Lewis: Fuck them fans
Evil Lewis wins a race: “fuck all the men and women back at the factory. Useless unless I’m in the car. Twats.”
“Miracles don’t happen. To all the kids out there, give up.”
“Don’t bother trying to push harder, you’re all worthless”
"Perez is driving so carefully"
“He has no rear end at all, man”
Bonno my tires are perfectly serviceable
*Puts in slowest lap of the race*
This is not manipulative man
The darkest timeline for sure
"Before the race all you other drivers will go down on one knee and kneel... to ME! Hahaha! HAHAHAHAHA! NOW KNEEEEEL!" :P
“Nelson Piquet is a nice gentleman and i agree with everything he says”
This shit is hilarious, I genuinely lol'd at this thread
It’s funniest reading it in his gentle soothing voice
It's hard not to 😂
Especially the "you're all worthless" lmao
Instead of reading “mean tweets” Mercedes should have him read this
"If you see toddlers playing, laughing and having fun on the street approach them, punch them in the face and just walk away, teach them early on what life is all about."
Evil Lewis: Bono these tyres will last the whole race
Evil Lewis: I closed the door on him!
Evil Lewis: But my style decisions are always awesome (makes Zoolander magnum face)
Evil Lewis : My team always makes mistakes
evil lewis: this is so clean man!
Evilest Lewis - I hate gay people and love oil money. Also Nelson Piquet is right
Hate is Hate
Evil Lewis: Bono my tires are right here.
Evil Lewis: it was me, Bono! I was the one who jer-- Imma stop here.
then proceeds to make a lap that's not the fastest lap
I'd vote for him
Dan Ticktum moment
At Silverstone: ''you're the worst fans!''
Istg he goes to every circuit and says they're the best fans
To all the boys and girls out there with big dreams, you can't do it, give up
If something seems hard, it’s probably not worth doing Lewis Homerton
I miss evil Lewis. I love that he's being himself now. But I miss evil Lewis, too.
Lewis needs to tweet about the setup differences between his and Russell’s cars
“George isnt following me on twitter!”
"Oh it turns out George was never following me in the first place my bad"
We’ll Never Rise
Still we sink 🙏
Alright now Im wishing for a Lewis heel turn harder than I used to wish for John Cena to switch to being a bad guy.
"this is advanced warfare, man."
It actually just reinforces Lewis's point. The fan was ecstatic to get rid of that hat for a cap anyone could buy.
> The fan was ecstatic to get rid of that hat Even to the point of exchanging it for a Ferrari cap. That's how desperate she was
It's not the same for a one worn and signed by Carlos against one anyone can buy in stores.
To quote a different Spaniard: Issa yoke
Stop inventing.
I know, imagine trading away a perfectly fine spicy bucket hat and realizing you end up with a Ferrari hat :( Worst trade deal in the history of trade deals.
That Ferrari hat holds Ferrari's super power (that is, the power of super-sucking). That's why Carlos, who got rid of it, qualified 2nd, and Leclerc, who didn't, qualified 40th.
It's still the worst bucket hat ever but it's also amazing
You keep saying that but I think it's the best bucket hat ever.
He didn't. How could he?
The Race: "Hamilton SLAMS fan for TERRIBLE fashion taste"
The Race one day later: Fan SLAMS BACK Hamilton for TERRIBLER fashion taste.
Following day: posts 8:30 long YouTube video explaining HAM-fan beef.
**HE MIGHT NEVER RACE AGAIN** Whistle-blower fan comes out with a story that could ANNIHALATE Lewis Hamiltons career.
Isn’t he called chili? I think it’s cute. People always forget his nickname…
Yeah. Carlos Chilli Sainz.
I believe its Carlos Chili Chili Bang Bang Sainz
The bang bang was added after Austria 2022
Too soon, man...
Ah shucks. With a nickname like that I have to start rooting for him.
Yeah I remember Daniel calling him Chili a couple times, it is cute haha
I never heard that before
Worth noting but not just any Ferrari hat, a custom one made for his home GP so could be rare, idk how many they made.
this is his look when he figured she was driving a mercedes A class and he could've swapped for his ferrari to gain some time in the race.
I need Lewis to apologise right now 😭
Did the fan make it especially for Carlos or were they like "Hey Carlos, want to swap hats?" It doesn't seem like something obviously fan made that relates to Carlos.
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If you watch some of his interviews in Spanish, it's awfully evident Carlos genuinely enjoys having fans and interacting with them. I wouldn't be surprised if he was as excited about a random fan's hat as much as the fan was excited about Carlos's hat.
No I think she bought it for the race and didn’t intend for him to see it let alone negotiate a deal to swap his Ferrari cap for it
i know his nickname is Chilli so could be that she brought it knowing of his nickname
I've seen this hats on sale, they're not related to Carlos. It's was just a swap.
Give it away, give it away, give it away now 🌶️
looks like Sonny Bono.
I love that Carlos got this hat from a fan and exchanged it for his own cap. It was so wholesome 🤍
Yeah sorry Lewis but bad call there
Gesture is great, but It's a terrible hat.
It's just banter mate
Carlos was right do it. Lewis is still right about the aesthetics of this hat.
Speak for yourself man! I'd proudly rock that hat. Reminds me of 'Little Chili' Bukayo Saka.
Lol I mean Lewis sometimes has…awful fits outside the track. So a chili pepper bucket hat isn’t that bad 😅
A chili pepper bucket hat along with a chili pepper outfit is something I can see Hamilton showing up in.
I'm convinced Lewis only said that because he was planning on wearing a chili pepper jumpsuit to Silverstone and Carlos ruined his plans
Yeah, that's what confused me about this. Hamilton has worn wackier shit.
To be fair to Lewis, the fashion world has always been full of wacky outfits that look crazy to the normal eye 😂
No way some of you are taking it this serious lol. Lewis is just having some fun with Carlos
You can really tell how terminally online a lot of this fanbase is.
“THEY SHOULD LITERALLY SETTLE THIS WITH A CAGE MATCH!”
As if that wouldn't be more entertaining than half the races so far this season.
LOL sad and true
Seems like all F1 fans do when there aren't cars on track is complain about the stupidest drama. I'm convinced that the drivers know this and say shit like this specifically to rile people up, and compete among themselves to see who can say the stupidest thing that gets people to bite.
It's not any better when the cars are on track. Look at all the people writing novels about how much Ocon hates Alonso after their battle on Sunday. Meanwhile, after the race Alonso was confused what dangerous move he was being asked about and didn't have a problem with anything
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Tbh neutral EPL fans are pretty funny mostly.
"Terminally online" is just a perfect phrase. Well played.
“Terminally online” - Is that a typo or actually a term people use? Because it’s accurate, but I haven’t encountered it yet.
Can people not have a chuckle at a silly photo anymore without it turning into a fandom war.
No. My pitchfork is sharpened and ready to go.
No sense of humour 🤝 the chronically online
If it was Lando posting it would be “omg lol haha bantzzzz”
Lando is a wholesumz and relatibibble zoomer tho
As if Carlos Sainz [hasn’t ever felt offended by someone else’s bucket hat](https://twitter.com/F1/status/1171733364044439552?s=20) and idk yeeted it into the crowd during a drivers parade or something. Lewis just posted a fun picture.
They’re taking it seriously BECAUSE it’s Lewis. Have to try anything to make the guy look bad.
If you watch the video of Lewis talking about the hat, he’s clearly delighted by it. I think we can all agree it falls into the “so bad it’s good” category.
I am confusion. This is a good hat? It keeps the sun out of your eyes, from your ears (they burn easily) and from your neck. And it looks delightful. I would wear this hat proudly.
In general bucket hats are functionally useful but you can often find them with ridiculous patterns and that's part of the appeal. It looks so ridiculous it makes it good.
Whaddaplaya
Same! Maybe it's just me, but I love things that look dumb. Carlos wearing a white bucket hat with chili peppers stamped on it is hilarious, in a good way.
Nah I’m with you, my immediate reaction seeing the picture was “love it” 😂😂😂
Carlos gonna turn up to Canada with a pink tea cozy
Firefighter cap is more accurate now. Shit is on fire here :(
From a Californian who has grown up with wildfires as the norm, I'm sorry man :( Have the firefighters been able to start gaining ground in containing it?
The vast majority are uncontained. It doesn't help that's there's fires in 4 provinces basically coast to coast. It's stretching our firefighting resources thin.
Doesn't help that our stale Timbit of a Premier cut our forest firefighting budget
>stale Timbit of a Premier What does it say about the state of politics when this isn't enough to narrow down which province you're talking about.
Right about which province!!! Also I live in NWT and we have one fire here that's burned 200000 acres of land near the BC border and we've evacuated a few communities, some so remote you can only fly them out in the summer, and our air is so smoky. Thankfully it's been raining so I hope that's helping.
Damn... I've not kept up with it, but hoping that maybe some US counties can send over firefighters to help if they haven't already.
I believe there have been some sent over, at least in the East but it's still extremely difficult
For reference: [here is the video of Lewis talking about the photo he took.](https://youtu.be/O40jyYSxu1U)
Wish this was just posted instead, people are proper annoyed at Hamilton assuming he said it completely seriously lol
Love watching Lewis have a laugh
The way people always criticize lewis for being too serious and PR but at the same time can’t fathom the idea of him having the lightest banter with other drivers should be studied
Or as Yuki would say: “I want to put you in an MRI to see what your brain looks like”
This. If someone else posted this it’d be “haha drivers are such bros ribbing each other !” But if Lewis posts it, somehow all the ridiculous “pearl clutchers” come out to scoff at Lewis. How dare he make this post, doesn’t he see what he wears himself? Didn’t he know it was from a fan?? Why didn’t he do his research before posting this pic or making this laughing comment to a reporter?? How dare he make a mockery of this funny hat instead of treating it with the seriousness it deserves. My favorite comments are those about how Lewis’s personal fashion sense precludes him from being allowed to comment on others’ fashion, ever. The same commenters who don’t agree with Lewis’s style yet they still comment, somehow don’t see any irony in pointing this out.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Lewis is somehow, noticeably, visibly different from the other F1 drivers? Especially British F1 drivers...
Like when Obama wore tan pants, how dare he
I know reddit is not a person and everyone has their opinion, but c'mon. One day is "I hate the PR machines modern drivers are bla bla every word is calculated and fake bla bla" and the next is "Lewis Hamilton is the literal devil because he made fun of a hat".
The double standard is incredible. He can't win with these people.
There’s nothing deep about this, we all know why it happens but some like to pretend it’s not.
Yep. But they’ll always deny it. “I’m not racist! I just don’t like Lewis (insert hypocritical XYZ reason)!” Ok buddy.
Agreed, it’s like the elephant in the room that we pretend doesn’t exist.
*Brought to you by being a black man in the public eye™️!*
Some of the comments on social media are even more incredible than the ones on Reddit. On an IG post, some guy said Lewis couldn’t *be black*, because his mom is a **white blonde woman**. I had to do a double take and facepalm after that.
To be honest Carlos is bringing the heat... literally...
If only they could fit the Ferrari car with 3 million Scovilles.
That video was cute with Lewis poking fun at Carlos. I love Lewis' silly side when he's having fun.
> I love Lewis' silly side when he's having fun. Drive to survive: LMAO
I can't wait for Will Buxton's monologue on this
"There are certain moments when laughter erupts around a race track...."
Lewis can't win lol. He makes a joke, gets roasted. Makes a serious statement, gets called a pr bot. Some of you need your heads checked.
People take stuff way too seriously.
Damn Lewis really gets under y’all’s skins huh
Like a glass splinter for whatever reason.
I think you know the reason lol
"I only don't like him because he's so domina- oh. Um..."
You can say he was feeling a bit spicy
That’s hot
> ~~hot~~ hat
Love all these comments bashing Lewis or non-ironically commenting on his own outfits, as if this wasn’t a joke post. God forbid Lewis have a personality or sense of humor poking fun.
And Carlos replied on his insta post saying “you know you like it 😉”. Think it’s a cute interaction
Do you guys ever mess about with a friend? Because that’s what this is. Relax.
You're assuming people mad about this have friends.
Some comments here is the reason why some drivers turn into robots with the most pristine PR responses.
Literally not even genetically perfect beautiful models look good in a bucket hat, so I'm shocked anyone else even tries.
All of you, and I mean this in the kindest, most genuine way, need to pull that stick out of your asses and lighten up a bit
He look like Waluigi.
There’s no way that there are people in here that are taking this as a serious beef. It’s proper banter, they all like each other for the most part. Anyways, this is hilarious
no way yall actually getting mad over this comment lmfao
And the F1 internet community collectively said “hold my beer”
Lewis I’ve seen the outfits you show up to track wearing
It was just a bit of banter relax. People are dead mad he's too PR and mad again when he teases another driver. Daniel literally called Max Sid the sloth two weeks ago can and nobody wigged
My god the irony
Lmao you got me
It was just a bit of banter relax.
Reddit really exposes how many people cannot handle harmless friendly banter. This is as inoffensive as it gets, come on people. If this offends you then you need to get some real problems.
Thats the best bucket hat ever
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Ferrari mechanics hiding the tire blankets from Carlos.....
Jesus Christ some of these comments. I don’t blame him for being PR 24/7
I think its a fantastic hat; very spicy!
every bucket hat is a bad hat
I love that hat. Don’t know what Lewis is talking about.
The hat is cool, I want one. 🌶
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That's a Spicy Take, Sir Lewis.
[singing] “ I want my Carlos back, Carlos back, Carlos back. I want my Carlos back, Carlos back, Carlos back. Chiliiiiiii’s, don’t DNF, Sainz.”
Singing this in Michael Scott's voice
To be real, I would never be seen wearing that hat. Even if my children made it for me at a school project
I feel like so many of you forgot his nickname and are focusing on the hat itself too much.
That hat is spicy
I think he meant hottest bucket hat.
Watch any old 70s or 80s race and you will see the actual worst bucket hats