"I have passed away sorry": Fan reacts to Lewis Hamilton wishing her Happy Birthday on social media

F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Source: Getty
Lewis Hamilton at the 2025 F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Source: Getty

Lewis Hamilton has had a myriad of wholesome incidents with fans over the years, and he recently wished a fan a happy birthday on X. Subsequently, the fan was unable to contain their happiness, and they shared how they were shocked with the out-of-the-blue message from Hamilton.

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The Ferrari driver has previously talked about how fans are close to his heart, and how he takes care of the gifts they give to him, a gesture that has continued in the paddock. Hamilton also often takes time out to interact with his followers, and one such incident took place on July 14.

A Hamilton fan had their birthday, and the Brit stumbled across their birthday post and congratulated them on the occasion:

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"Happy birthday!!"
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A birthday wish from Hamilton himself was not on the fan's bingo card, as they wrote on X:

"I have passed away sorry 😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩😩"
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Subsequently, other fans chimed in and congratulated the fan on their birthday:

"LMAO 🤣 but that’s nice to get special birthday wishes. You are gonna have a good one," one fan wrote.
"Best birthday present I bet! Happy birthday ❤️‍🩹," another fan wrote.

Most fans understood their pal's excitement, and some wrote:

"That was so cute!!" one netizen wrote.
"I understand oh my," another netizen wrote.
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"Omg this has to he the best gift ever! 😭😭🥹♥️," a third netizen shared.

On the racing side of things, Lewis Hamilton's podium streak at the British GP came to an end after the Brit had multiple strategic missteps during the race weekend.


Could Lewis Hamilton's reasoning for a subpar British GP be an attempt to save Ferrari's image?

Lewis Hamilton at the qualifying for the 2025 F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Source: Getty
Lewis Hamilton at the qualifying for the 2025 F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Source: Getty

Though Lewis Hamilton claimed strategy to be the root cause for his P4 finish, he was still in a Ferrari in comparison to Nico Hulkenberg, who finished on the podium with a backmarker Sauber. Hamilton's claims were viewed with skeptical eyes by the members in the paddock.

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F1 expert Naomi Schiff was one of those who deep-dived into the matter. She claimed Hamilton had followed the leading group's strategy, and that the real culprit was the lack of pace in the SF-25.

"The part that I didn’t understand was that Lewis - I know he said it was strategy - but it was more that he was affected by those who were doing something special," she said to Sky Sports F1 (via Crash). "In actual fact, if you look at the strategy he ran and the strategies of Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Max Verstappen? He did exactly the same thing."
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"He was saying the car was tricky to drive. That’s where he lost out, on pure pace."

Hamilton is yet to score a podium finish after 12 rounds of racing in the 2025 season.

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