“Masterstroke” – Fans react as ‘Hardcore Christian Horner Hater’ shirt steals spotlight at Canadian GP

With rain forecasted for the weekend, the Canadian GP would surely deliver excitement and unpredictability for the fans. The audience plays an important role in setting the atmosphere for race weekend. Over the years, fans have done some extravagant antics to stand out in the crowd.

Fans engage in amusing shenanigans, such as proudly displaying oversized driver cutouts, mischievous messages on placards, etc. This particular fan, however, took things one step ahead. At the Canadian GP qualifying session, this fan sported a cleverly designed t-shirt mocking Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.

The t-shirt cleverly featured “I am a Hardcore Christian” on the front, leading many to initially assume it referred to religion.  The back is where the true intention of the t-shirt is revealed. The hind side of the shirt displayed the words “Horner hater,” blatantly mocking the Red Bull team boss.

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Fans show desperate eagerness to secure the “Hardcore Horner Hater” t-shirt

At the weekend filled with groundhog invasion, floating dandelions, and rain, this t-shirt on Saturday added an extra touch of strangeness to the already bizarre atmosphere. Following the sighting of this audience member in his distinctive t-shirt, Twitter exploded with an outpouring of opinions from fans.

One user tweeted, “My fantasy team’s name is “Horner’s A Worm.” LOL”, fully taking a dig at the Red Bull team boss. A different user too, shared a similar mocking tone tweeting, “Wearing something with horner’s face is crazy.” Another user hilariously accused former Red Bull rivals Mercedes of crafting this scenario. “Another masterstroke by the marketing team of @MercedesAMGF1,” they uploaded.

Many Twitter users conveyed their urgency in getting their hands on this t-shirt. “Fr I want this shirt so badly,” one user tweeted, while another tweeted, “Need one omg.” One very bold user uploaded his dreams of seeing this piece of clothing sold in Silverstone, the home track of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. “I hope there’s a stand at Silverstone selling those,” the user tweeted.

Saturday’s qualifying session delivered an hour of thrilling and entertaining chaos as the heavy rain immersed the track. With rain predicted to persist into Sunday’s race, the Canadian Grand Prix is shaping to be an exhilarating event.

In case you missed it:

• Lewis Hamilton confident after a second-row start at Canadian GP, vows to “give hell” to Fernando Alonso
• “It was every man for himself,” Carlos Sainz gives a strong response to Pierre Gasly’s Q1 rant

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