Yes this could be taken as a bit of self-promotion, but we genuinely find it fascinating which of our light-hearted and fun tweets get the most attention, so we did some research and can now present our most favourited and retweeted tweets of 2017 Formula One coverage.
In at 10 is for that moment when Fernando Alonso worked some of his magic to put his under-performing McLaren up into P1, albeit in Q1. But hey ho, no one else would have done that in a 2017 McLaren. Kudos Fernando, kudos.
Fernando Alonso tops Q1!!#BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/HMDQEvUIDh
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) July 15, 2017
At 9 we have Marcus Ericsson. In F1 it’s never good to crash, but crashing while overtaking the safety car, that’s just unforgivable.
MARCUS ERICSSON….
Crashes while overtaking the safety car. Oh dear oh dear oh dear… #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/OpAjSMCf3w
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) May 28, 2017
For number 8 we have Batman’s reaction to an incident when Stroll and Sainz collided. Both drivers claimed the other hit them. Here we have Batman doing his best impression of the race stewards.
STROLL: "I was hit"
SAINZ: "I was hit"Hmm…. #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/CTliaK0FyP
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) April 16, 2017
For number 7 it’s one of our favourite things on Twitter – when the official team accounts enjoy banter, publicly for all to see. Nice one Force India and Mercedes, nice one.
Enjoying the team banter between @ForceIndiaF1 and @MercedesAMGF1!
Classy. #ChineseGP #BBCF1 pic.twitter.com/cz5BEm3oZL
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) April 9, 2017
Max Verstappen helped us make our 6th most popular tweet of the year. Proving all the other drivers wrong, again with some epic moves.
Other #F1 drivers: "We can't overtake in these cars."
Max Verstappen: "Hold my beer."#ChineseGP #F1
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) April 9, 2017
In at 5 is the DRS sign at Silverstone for the British GP – we kept an eye on eBay, but can only assume this cheeky cyclist made it home and framed the polystyrene sign, good work!
Somewhere in Northamptonshire is a fireplace with "DRS" above it. pic.twitter.com/Bgzcp693Qp
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) July 20, 2017
At 4 is Lewis Hamilton, the 2017 Champion. His celebratory moves for 2017 didn’t match those from the 2015 title, so we reminded everyone of his ‘dabbing’. Classy.
LEWIS HAMILTON
2017 WORLD CHAMPION!! pic.twitter.com/xRF3iPrNlK— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) October 29, 2017
On the podium is Martin Brundle’s harsh but fair put down. He clearly doesn’t rate Romain Grosjean too highly. Kung Fu Panda found Brundle’s comments a little cutting too.
Martin Brundle: "Grosjean ran out of grip. Then talent."
Ouch! #BrazilGP pic.twitter.com/2HdVnqALpn
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) November 12, 2017
In a close 2nd is our ‘exclusive’ look at the moment when Hamilton and Vettel met each other in the paddock after the Baku Grand Prix. Sources confirm this was an accurate representation after Vettel’s wheel bashing efforts.
Exclusive – Vettel and Hamilton spot each other in the press pit. #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/aFUslD8faF
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) June 25, 2017
And our most liked tweet of the year was this fantastic alternative camera angle for the start of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Another angle of the #SingaporeGP 1st corner pic.twitter.com/SBlHP3RAkw
— Fantasy GP (@Fantasy_GP) September 17, 2017
See you all for more of our alternative Grand Prix coverage in 2017!