Championship leader Lewis Hamilton received this unusual banner to sign during the last round of the championship in Russia.
Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below.
A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the F1 Fanatic Round-up.
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PhilEReid (@philereid)
25th October 2014, 13:25
LH: “This picture isn’t quite right is it… You forgot to draw on my ear rings.”
Nick (@npf1)
25th October 2014, 13:25
As Lewis gazes upon his future, he can’t help but wonder the chins of yonder.
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
25th October 2014, 13:27
I guess I’ll be Russian away if he keeps a bad mood.
ninefiveasn (@ninefiveasn)
25th October 2014, 13:29
‘Who’s frickin’ idea was this?’
synapseza (@synapseza)
25th October 2014, 20:48
Winner right here
Bigasshammm
25th October 2014, 13:34
… To Bernie. Keep your chin up times will get better. Thanks for supporting Medcedes.
-LH
ivz (@ivz)
25th October 2014, 13:35
Lucky we have to keep our weight down.
RobertG (@robertg)
25th October 2014, 13:36
“Do I really have to color my cap in a right color?”
RobertG (@robertg)
25th October 2014, 13:36
*”…myself”
just.daz (@nemo87)
25th October 2014, 13:40
Lewis shows why he got an ‘F’ in art class when it came to self portraits.
Yappy
25th October 2014, 13:43
“When a white guy come second, he alway look like dat”
VMaxMuffin (@vmaxmuffin)
25th October 2014, 13:53
After being questioned about the quality of Lewis’ artwork, Mercedes explained that the mid-season ban on Front-to-Rear InterConnected Suspension system used in their pens made them considerably harder to draw with.
Osvaldas31 (@osvaldas31)
25th October 2014, 13:58
LH: “I’m sorry, my name is Lewis, Nigel is right there.”
Sem (@05abrahamsemere)
25th October 2014, 14:07
As Putin prepares to revive the glory days of the old Soviet Union, a picture has emerged from the Mercedes camp depicting Putin with a raised sickle sporting a Mercedes cap. An urgent press release from the Kremlin stated: “The 2014 season demonstrated the technical expertise of Mercedes-Benz on a world stage. With 13 wins from 16 races so far, their dominant performance this year has been true to the promise of the Mercedes-Benz brand: The Best Or Nothing. We welcome this partnership with the partnership with Mercedes and look forward to many successful years together.”
Toto Wolf then further explained that Mercedes-Kremlin have now developed hybrid hypersonic fusion-propelled rockets that travel faster than the speed of light and is able to hit any target on earth under .007 seconds, which he believes will aid Mercedes-Kremlin’s goal of world domination, particularly Europe and the United States. It is also believed that Ross Brawn has returned to negotiate the contract deals with Vladimir Putin. Niki Lauda is adamant that, despite this venture, they will remain competitive for the 2015 F1 season. It is rumoured that Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will be firing these rockets from cockpit enclosures deep within the Kremlin.
Both drivers were unavailable for comment.
Hanney (@hanney)
25th October 2014, 14:30
“Hang on… is this me or Roscoe?”
Ivan (@wpinrui)
25th October 2014, 15:24
I like this one :)
dimaka1256 (@dimaka1256)
25th October 2014, 14:30
Win a second championship, be a man, блеять! (russian for damn it!)
tezza (@terro55)
25th October 2014, 14:36
Lewis drawing the 2014 season as if it was a person
Mercedes on top
Ricciardo got his nose in there
Alonso always raise a eyebrow
and the rest is just a mess
tezza (@terro55)
25th October 2014, 14:40
*raises*
Gerry
25th October 2014, 14:41
LH ” If this looks like me, then I’ll eat my hat’
Andy (@turbof1)
25th October 2014, 14:58
Lewis Hamilton being discouraged to go the Michael Jackson route.
David Not Coulthard (@davidnotcoulthard)
25th October 2014, 15:00
Continuing what has become known as the 1st World War, Descendants of pro-Tsardom Russians are fighting Austria by telling Lewis to hammer his Austrian boss.
They’re also fighting the UK because King George V didn’t let Tsar Nicholas II into the UK, since Lewis hammering Toto will certainly result in the former being fired.
The latter will then retire, giving rise back to Red Bull, which, despite being Austrian, has got a Russian driver in it. The Russia Kvyat’s from might not be the Tsardom but they’re preparing a coup.
Catered Ham
25th October 2014, 15:12
i’m drawing my first kid’s comic book about an English carpenter entitled ‘Hammertime Lewis’. It’s like ‘Bob the Builder’ only angrier…. with super powers
Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
25th October 2014, 15:17
Lewis: “Why am I not black?!”
Andy (@turbof1)
25th October 2014, 15:18
Maybe it’s because I’m black that I’m not black on the drawing…
Jules Winfield (@jules-winfield)
25th October 2014, 15:19
“Roscoe could draw something better than this”
kasam.1 (@kasam-1)
25th October 2014, 15:34
In Russia, the bottle of vodka draws a portrait of you.
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
25th October 2014, 15:34
For some reason, the printers made a huge mix up with the Lewis Hamilton & JP Montoya merchandise
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
25th October 2014, 16:19
+1
jason tomlinson (@jasonryan)
26th October 2014, 22:10
ouch for montoya lol
kasam.1 (@kasam-1)
25th October 2014, 15:35
“Really?! I don’t remember looking that bad the last time I saw my reflection in a bottle off vodka”
kasam.1 (@kasam-1)
25th October 2014, 15:35
In Russia, the bottle of vodka draws you.
MahavirShah (@mahavirshah)
25th October 2014, 15:47
…And over here we have Lewis’ marker on canvas entry called, “How I see Nico Rosberg”
hzh (@hzh00)
25th October 2014, 16:13
Rosberg after Abu Dhabi GP
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
25th October 2014, 16:18
a chilling subliminal flashback of dad suddenly came to mind within Lewis as he was shivering
JXB141
25th October 2014, 16:29
‘Well, at least they drew my cap in the right style.’
OmarR-Pepper (@)
25th October 2014, 16:29
Hammertime… to your drawing!!!
BrawnGP
25th October 2014, 16:31
‘I’m gonna put Rosberg’s name man…’
BrawnGP (@brawngp)
25th October 2014, 16:35
‘Errm… Im gonna put Rosberg’s name’
jackysteeg
25th October 2014, 16:41
“I think you’ve mistaken me for my teammate.”
hzh (@hzh00)
25th October 2014, 16:50
That’s Rosberg being “hugrier” than Hamilton, but too bad Hamilton left him little to eat.
Mathers (@mathers)
25th October 2014, 17:09
Dude, you’ve got this picture totally wrong. My eyebrows look nothing like that…
Eric (@fletch)
25th October 2014, 17:22
” I’ll just add a bit of smoke out of Ron’s ears…. Perfect!”
sbewers (@sbewers)
25th October 2014, 17:31
“And if you can just sign to confirm that this photo of Mr. Wolff is a genuine article and was taken by yourself on the evening of this year’s Belgian Grand Prix, we can be on our way”.
Jack (@jackisthestig)
25th October 2014, 17:32
Lewis signs Mercedes’ quirky thank you card to Ross Brawn on winning the Constructors Championship.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
25th October 2014, 17:34
“I’m not signing this.” Lewis isn’t fooled by the design of the 2015 McLaren contract.
ADD (@addimaf1)
25th October 2014, 17:38
+1
Kingshark (@kingshark)
25th October 2014, 19:14
Great!
Eddie (@wackyracer)
25th October 2014, 20:47
Nice one!
frogster
25th October 2014, 17:35
” Hey, Nicole are you sure all that all that yogurt is good for me “
Mashiat2
25th October 2014, 17:35
I’m very hungry, but just not THAT kind of hungry
Michael C
25th October 2014, 17:35
“You know Roscoe is a dog, right?”
Mashiat2
25th October 2014, 17:37
I thought there would be a lot less stupid PR work when I signed for Mercedes.
Mashiat2
25th October 2014, 17:37
“Somebody, get me a mirror quick!”
Mashiat2
25th October 2014, 17:41
You know that the pictures I post on twitter are Roscoe’s and not my own, right?
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
25th October 2014, 17:41
Ok, I’ll just sign here then to race for Merc next year?
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
25th October 2014, 17:45
Hmm..that guy has really cap-sized
Simon (@s162000)
25th October 2014, 18:00
A fan attempts to capture Lewis’s expression the moment Nico hit him at Spa
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
25th October 2014, 18:46
“If you could just sign it ‘To Ron, with love from your pal, Lewis’ that’d be great, thanks!”
Placid (@placid)
25th October 2014, 19:12
FAN: Aren’t you Dwayne Johnson?
trublu (@trublu)
25th October 2014, 19:26
“Did Rosberg commission this?”
James Brickles (@brickles)
25th October 2014, 19:34
Lewis Hamilton auditions for Bo Selecta
Raúl Valencia
25th October 2014, 19:56
For me, the man in the banner is Churchill… If I’m right, it’s funny that Lewis is driving for a German team…
caci99
25th October 2014, 20:22
Lewis signing: To my dear friend Norbert
bigwilk (@bigwilk)
25th October 2014, 20:40
“What the **** am I signing?”
Arthur (@eriko)
25th October 2014, 20:57
Even more rumours reach light about Jean Todt replacing Hamilton for for 2015.
Ant
25th October 2014, 21:36
“No Lewis, this mix-up at the printers has nothing to do with not shaking hands with President Putin.”
Victoria Palmer
25th October 2014, 21:37
LH “I wish Ron would stop sending me menacing portraits pretending to be me. I’m happy where I am”
Maxim (@makelax)
25th October 2014, 21:38
There is a mem in Russia around this picture.
It means “Be a man”.
https://www.google.com/search?q=будь+мужиком&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=nwpMVIOeHcLtav_cgJAI&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ
Alex Ward
25th October 2014, 23:43
Thankyou for that. Nice to learn something new.
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
26th October 2014, 9:45
Thanks for the link!
Baz Walker
25th October 2014, 21:38
hey does anyone know how to spell Deennttiisstt?
Nicko
25th October 2014, 21:49
Why am I signing a picture of
Nico……
Slobo (@slobo)
25th October 2014, 21:52
Originally this banner featured both Mercedes drivers, but Lewis was eager to prove how hungry he was.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
25th October 2014, 22:15
“Oh, quite electrifying poster, he looks KERSED. And by the way, I can tell you that from next year we will also have WURS, wake up recovery system, which basically is an electric shock up your ass in case you fall asleep during boring races.”
TheBullWhipper (@thebullwhipper)
25th October 2014, 22:16
“Jeez, am I really that ugly?”
Philip (@philipgb)
25th October 2014, 22:23
Lewis Hamilton: How does my picture compare to Nico’s? Is it good?
Jock Clear: Err, there’s nothing I can say, really. No possibility to compare.
@HoHum (@hohum)
25th October 2014, 22:36
Thanks to all my fans in Russia who follow F1 on BBC5. Lewis.
Stevep
25th October 2014, 22:40
Judging of the “Lewis Hamilton” world portrait championship.
“Dude, this is a Caterham of a portrait. Score 1/11”
the_donz
25th October 2014, 22:41
Ham: Well this is weird. I wonder if keith will use it in a caption competition….
captionshirts
25th October 2014, 23:15
Lewis: “This is outrageous. They’ve forgotten my ear stud!”
@immovablehill
25th October 2014, 23:17
Of course I’ll sign your banner but you do know Éric Boullier works for Mclaren not Mercedes?
Mistressofspeed
25th October 2014, 23:38
“It’s me! Putin on ‘Hammer time’, Buddy.”
Andrew Campbell
26th October 2014, 1:46
Don’t worry about a thing, because every little thing will be alright. Woke up this morning, it’s just a dream…
schooner (@schooner)
26th October 2014, 1:43
“Ok Mr. Putin, I’ve finished your caricature. Next!”
AMR (@aiera-music)
26th October 2014, 2:30
“With money so tight in Formula 1, Lewis takes on a second job as a caricature artist.”
Michael Harris
26th October 2014, 2:49
John ‘Two Jags’ Prescott gets more egg on his face after this picture is released showing his new allegiance to the German marque!
Attakorn Saiyasombat
26th October 2014, 3:17
…and a little more on the ear…there we go!
ANDREW (@johnson102)
26th October 2014, 3:52
Finally someone understands just how hungry I am!
Mashiat (@mashiat)
26th October 2014, 4:23
You do realize, don’t you, that “Hammer Time” doesn’t literally mean that somebody punched me in the face with a hammer, right?
Mashiat (@mashiat)
26th October 2014, 4:23
I think I may have just laid a brick looking at that image for the first time.
Aditya (@adityafakhri)
26th October 2014, 6:54
Lewis Hamburger was asked to sign a banner from his fans
Blakk77
26th October 2014, 6:59
This is purely russian comix character, some kind of common guy who asks you to be “a real tough man, damn it”
“damn it” is replaced by russian F word, but widely used as…as nearly any part in sentence :)
JohnBt (@johnbt)
26th October 2014, 7:48
“Hey! that’s white, not me for sure.”
Bob (@bobthefrog)
26th October 2014, 7:59
You must be a huge Nico fan to draw me like this.
Frasier (@frasier)
26th October 2014, 8:40
After signing the 25th copy of a poster of Bill Murray, Lewis realises he is starring in his very own Groundhog Day
Malcolm Mellon
26th October 2014, 9:08
“Yeah, you’ve captured Nico’s inner self perfectly!”
Ronald Sebuhinja
26th October 2014, 10:19
This teenage mutant ninja version of myself wouldn’t even need a car to win races!
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
26th October 2014, 11:29
“I’m much better at staying between the lines than Nico…
but then again, he does struggle with track limits.”
Robbie (@robbie)
26th October 2014, 11:50
Yeah I better sign it. It’s the only way it’s gonna fetch anything on E-Bay for the poor bloke.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
26th October 2014, 11:58
OK, I’ll sign your silly poster, but I won’t play with your Scaletrix cars. I have a full size Scaletrix to play with all year long.
Karthik Mohan
26th October 2014, 13:12
“I don’t look that bad even during Halloween.”
Scott
26th October 2014, 13:35
“Wow…I didn’t know you were such a fan, Mr Nixon…wait…to who? Sure thing, ‘To: Tricky Dicky, my number one fan…L.H.’ By the way…nice likeness…oh, you drew it yourself…beautiful sir, just beautiful.”
suffolk (@suffolk)
26th October 2014, 14:09
Following a lacklustre Russian GP the FIA hopes to improve the show and rein back Mercedes with a ban on driver coaching via trackside banners.
Atomic Wolf (@atomicwolf)
26th October 2014, 15:37
Don’t know what the rest says, but I’ll sign anything that has my name on it!!
Dom (@3dom)
26th October 2014, 16:13
Many were surprised to see the result of Vladmir Putin’s PR team consulting Lewis Hamilton for advice on improving Mr Putin’s public image
sbewers (@sbewers)
26th October 2014, 16:41
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
26th October 2014, 16:55
Ahh, finally, my new driver’s license has arrived.
sebsronnie (@sebsronnie)
26th October 2014, 18:20
“I wonder if this teenage mutant ninja version of me would even need a car to win a GP race?”
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
27th October 2014, 0:41
Smeagol obeys Mass-tah. Yee-hss, Precious!
Waspstar
27th October 2014, 9:01
‘Lewis, you’re not you when your hungry, eat your Snickers’
Luis Rodrigues
27th October 2014, 10:21
These guy’s.. ..be like Chinese merchandise + Russian Vodka..
I’ll sign ”Batman”…
tgu (@thegrapeunwashed)
27th October 2014, 11:21
They say the camera adds 40 pounds, but Lewis had never realised it also adds 30 years, changes your skin colour and ruins your dental work.
zippyone (@zippyone)
28th October 2014, 18:35
haha :D
apexor
28th October 2014, 4:00
This is what happens to nico when he gets angry.
aditya shrivatri
29th October 2014, 8:54
Fernando ! where the hell are you now days !!!!!!
richard H
29th October 2014, 22:42
i don’t think nico would appreciate you showing churchill in our Mercedes gear
Lindsey
30th October 2014, 6:37
“Dear Russian radio listener, glad you’ve finally met me in person.signed Lewis”
Supremacy (@supremacy)
31st October 2014, 15:36
Hahaha!
Good One!!!