Formula One is supposed to be not just the pinnacle of motorsport, but also a bastion of sophistication. Even F1 teams apparently have trouble keeping their minds out of the gutter, however.
Red Bull Racing tweeted a GIF on Friday of Max Verstappen walking down a hallway with a huge flamingo tube wrapped around him. This obviously raised plenty of questions, and Red Bull didn’t help matters by accompanying the tweet with a URL that ended in”BullsOut.”
☀️🏝😎 = 👋
Full 🎥👉 https://t.co/Q4BKxBrwOo #F1 pic.twitter.com/TiI0auj32t— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) August 4, 2017
Mercedes-AMG Petronas then misread the URL to be something far more inappropriate, though perfectly reasonable, given the incredibly bizarre context. But it certainly wasn’t the only one.
Check out the hilarious fallout from Flamingogate:
Totally misread that URL… pic.twitter.com/M8GmESEfxb
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) August 4, 2017
— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) August 4, 2017
— Mr. Pigz (@MisterPigz) August 4, 2017
— Marj. (@bouncebckbelle) August 4, 2017
you're not alone… pic.twitter.com/0Do2LJRXSA
— Remy Bergsma (@remybergsma) August 4, 2017
Don'y worry, they haven't redesigned the drivers' shorts to increase airflow. 😜😂
— Stephen O'Brien (@bg_evl) August 4, 2017
BALLS OUT
— Charle (@IamCharle) August 4, 2017
— Parth (@nerdvana_42) August 4, 2017
— The Bandit 🇺🇸 (@TheBandit_US) August 4, 2017
*cough* this is a family show. Obviously in need of a holiday.
— Sarah Dart (@darty3003) August 4, 2017
— Ann (@SmileForGillies) August 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/eva10221975/status/893482221629198338
— PIXX3L5 (@PIXX3L5) August 4, 2017
— D1&Only (@4realthing) August 4, 2017
And you thought F1 was so classy.
Personally, we just want to know what would’ve happened if the URL ended in “BullsOnParade.”
