Lewis Hamilton literally sparked a verbal spat with Formula One rival Fernando Alonso in a teasing social media post on Tuesday.
Alonso, a former teammate and world champion teammate, has consider the British an idiot after a first-round collision at the Belgian Grand Prix last Sunday.
Seven-time Mercedes world champion Hamilton accepted blame for the incident that ended his race but told reporters he won’t talk to Alpine’s Alonso after what the Spaniards said about him.
Alonso also announced on team radio, in a message broadcast to television audiences around the world, that the record 103 race winner “just drove and started in first place.” “.
Hamilton posted on his Instagram story a clip of double world champion Alonso calling for respect for the “F1 family” and followed it up on Tuesday with a message to his 29 million followers.
“Even though the weekend didn’t go the way we wanted it to, after a great break it was great to get back to work. I love my job, my team and I love the energy at the Spa,” he said. on Instagram.
“Thanks to the team for all the hard work and thanks to the fans who came to show the love, I appreciate you guys.”
The inscription was accompanied by a photograph of an autographed hat with “To Fernando” on it.
Hamilton and Alonso were McLaren teammates during a stormy 2007 season, the British debut year, where both finished on points and trailed the title by just one point ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
Hamilton then won his first title with McLaren in 2008, with Alonso returning to Renault
