“Messi moving to Madrid at 37” – Football Twitter try and explain Lewis Hamilton’s ‘DEADLINE DAY’ transfer to Ferrari

Football fans erupted while trying to draw a parallel between Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton‘s move from Mercedes to Ferrari, and deadline day football transfers. The Brit will reportedly leave Mercedes and join Ferrari, for the 2025 season.

The January 2024 winter transfer window was quiet for football ‘freaks’, with only a few big signings like Luis Suarez (Miami), Timo Werner (Tottenham), and Jadon Sancho (Dortmund). However, fans eagerly compared the excitement to F1 star Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari. So much so that ‘Messi to Madrid’ trends on Twitter.

Football fans tried to explain the significant F1 move in football terms, as it interestingly coincides with the final day of the January transfer window. They shared interesting scenarios of football players making ‘extraordinary’ transfers, trying to compare it to the out-of-form Hamilton’s move to Ferrari, at the dawn of his career.

Hamilton, who has been associated with team Mercedes since 2013, has surprised everyone by announcing his decision to move to rival team Ferrari for the 2025 season, owing to a few disappointing seasons. The seven-time racing champion is expected to replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, thus ending an extraordinarily successful partnership with Mercedes.

Moreover, football fanatics shared images comparing the Brit driver’s move to some of the prominent ‘deadline day’ signings, such as Fernando Torres to Chelsea in 2011 and Enzo Fernandez’s move in 2023. Some even explained it as Lionel Messi moving to Real Madrid. Keeping in mind the history of Barca and Real.

Netizens try to explain F1 racer Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari in football terms

Football enthusiasts humorously interpreted Formula One veteran Lewis Hamilton’s decision to move to Ferrari for the 2025 season using football terms. Moreover, they shared comments and reactions on various platforms as the news created a buzz online.

While comparing Hamilton’s move to some ‘impossible’ football transfers, one fan jokingly exclaimed that it is similar to a utopian move of Argentine star Lionel Messi to Real Madrid, at the age of 37. Many fans playfully exclaimed that the 39-year-old racer’s move to Ferrari would end the rather ‘dull’ January transfer window on a high note.

Here are some of the fans’ reactions:

Another fan humorously noted that Hamilton’s move is similar to a situation, imagining Cristiano Ronaldo choosing Manchester City instead of Manchester United in 2009.

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