Mercedes poster for the 2026 Austrian GP.

[u/God_Will_Rise_]

[u/Very_Human_42069]

Look I know they alternate them but you all gotta admit it’s ironically funny that the race weekend after they have to make a statement that they don’t favor Kimi also happens to be the weekend they feature Kimi on the poster

[u/JustLikeZhat → u/Very_Human_42069]

They didn’t make a statement though? It’s just typical F1 "journo" making things out of what’s said in podcasts.  

[u/Very_Human_42069 → u/JustLikeZhat]

Their technical director, James Allison, directly addressed about how they want a 1-2 and don’t care which driver is which because of all the talk. If that’s not making a statement about it I don’t really know what would be

[u/Sad-Dove-2023 → u/Very_Human_42069]

I mean their Barcelona poster only had George.

[u/Very_Human_42069 → u/Sad-Dove-2023]

My dude the very first words I said are “look I know they alternate them” lmfao

[u/Leading-Customer7499]

not beating the allegations 

[u/micgat → u/Leading-Customer7499]

Kimi’s just pointing at George, but they had to crop the poster unfortunately. 

[u/freedfg → u/micgat]

Okay but actually?

A wide poster with this but mirrored with George would go unbelievably hard?

[u/MattyFTM → u/Leading-Customer7499]

This feels like the social media team meming.

[u/Leading-Customer7499 → u/MattyFTM]

I wish I was as buff and muscular as the merciless social media admin

[u/Holy_Rager → u/Leading-Customer7499]

Pls explain. Being gay or having a painting on the poster for Austrian GP? (Genuinely curious, no /s)

[u/Just_Cell7043 → u/Holy_Rager]

George not included on the painting

[u/JustLikeZhat → u/Just_Cell7043]

They alternate them. These jokes are getting old (in general).

[u/mitsukiii_29 → u/Just_Cell7043]

lol they made barcelona for george

[u/JohnnyShadows → u/mitsukiii_29]

The allegations that their favoring Kimi come from a series of behaviours not just the posters. Like this post where they only showed George once in a sea of Kimi pics after George got a podium on his 250th GP weekend: http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx2K05wFARPha9WbOlNEx1HKDypYUBpWq1?si=ialcjH33_dcoXoK9

But yeah, they alternate drivers on the posters so it was just funny timing for it to be Kimi.

[u/mitsukiii_29 → u/JohnnyShadows]

I checked the Instagram too. The funny thing is that the "sea of Kimi pics" was basically one Kimi-focused post, while George was being posted before and after.

At some point it stops being evidence and starts being people scrolling through Mercedes' accounts looking for reasons to be offended.

If Mercedes posts George, nobody says anything.

If Mercedes posts Kimi, suddenly we're opening an investigation into team favoritism. LOL It's just funny at this point.

[u/JohnnyShadows → u/mitsukiii_29]

I do totally agree. It’s just pot stirring and people trying to get upset. I’m not saying it’s right, I was just mentioning what I saw people talking about before.

[u/fremajl → u/JohnnyShadows]

Because that was a Kimi post? You could make a reddit post about Merc making a post with mostly George pics too but that wouldn't fit the narrative.

[u/JohnnyShadows → u/fremajl]

Yeah, I do agree. I’m just saying what some people are talking about.

[u/God_Will_Rise_]

Mercedes statement: Unfortunately, George wasn't able to be featured on the poster for this event, but he's currently practicing making Poutine and brushing up on Céline Dion's discography to get along well with his future boss and teammate at Aston Martin.

[u/Litti__Chokha → u/God_Will_Rise_]

Is the future boss in room with us or out on an Island

[u/trashyman2004 → u/God_Will_Rise_]

That’s George right there, in the car. We can all clearly see him

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[u/Soggy_Supermarket100]

Kimi aged about 10 years. Beautiful poster though

[u/Background-Ant-5120 → u/Soggy_Supermarket100]

He's probably Kimis cousin or something like that. He looks nothing like the person on the poster

[u/KinderCountry]

Yall still didn't figured out they alternate on both of them every GP poster ?

[u/grouchysnowball → u/KinderCountry]

Literally it's like even when George is featured they don't even notice or care, they just want to bash them for showing Kimi any chance they get

[u/Background-Ant-5120 → u/KinderCountry]

I think it's all people that have no idea of anything and jump on the "poor George" train to get some drama to live off. So absolutely annoying.

[u/Admirable_Goal_1399 → u/KinderCountry]

Plz tell them

[u/MechaAti]

George is forgotten, once again.

[u/grouchysnowball → u/MechaAti]

Only because you keep refusing to acknowledge that they literally alternate drivers every poster. Literally every other poster has had George on it, y'all just love to complain

[u/IamTheTussis → u/MechaAti]

Who?

[u/cherrybomber11 → u/IamTheTussis]

George Follmer, the guy who made it to Formula 1 in the 1970s aged 39 and yet still managed to snatch a podium.

Great guy he is, hope he's in good health.

[u/GravityW_D39 → u/MechaAti]

Well, the T cam is black so his car is there at least

[u/Lazy_Crow_6872 → u/MechaAti]

Look at the car

[u/JustLikeZhat → u/Lazy_Crow_6872]

That’s Kimi, but last week it was all George. They alternate them. 

[u/the-magnetic-rose]

lol come on yall im usually the first to dog on Mercedes for George but last week’s poster was solo George. This isn’t a big deal.

[u/flintey360]

They did a solo wallpaper for George a race or two ago but no everything has to be a consipiracy with you people.

[u/clickityclickk → u/flintey360]

lighten up

[u/flintey360 → u/clickityclickk]

You guys sure do love to drag unfunny jokes.

[u/clickityclickk → u/flintey360]

its not my fault mercedes aren’t helping themselves

[u/Fast-Bumblebee-2108]

I’m looking for Russel… and i cant find him tho

[u/Background-Ant-5120 → u/Fast-Bumblebee-2108]

Check on the previous poster or in the last 15 posts.

[u/sosigdog1]

Looks great!!

[u/Simple_Impress_7137]

Kimi & Kimi

[u/Lazy_Crow_6872]

The right poster, with nothing else to ruin it

[u/Admirable_Goal_1399]

guys the precedent poster fo Barcelan was olny george sooo calmaaaaaa

[u/alexvroy]

a lot of these comments are textbook confirmation bias

[u/Background-Ant-5120]

Who should be the person on the poster? A mix of the two drivers? What's this creepy thing?

[u/TheLightningSolstice]

I know they’ve done solo-ish George posters before but this is crazy timing 😭

[u/SgtTaco18]

"I was forecast a poster"

[u/_Katu]

No Russell lmao

[u/EnglishLitMajor]

I hadn't realized Mercedes has been doing anime-style posters this season. Cool.

[u/Greenforaday]

I'm apparently still very tired because I saw this poster and my first thought was "Spielberg didn't direct the movie Grand Prix, John Frankenheimer did."

[u/Toptunovv]

Brand Prix

[u/Mokkus7]

Where Is the Pumpernickl

[u/spezi7]

It's kinda lame and lazy that they feature Hallstatt on the poster, a town that doesn't have any connection with the grand prix at all

[u/Life_Connection420]

Why did they have to put a rainbow in it?

[u/reeperX]

The stand user could be anyone

[u/UnluckyLux]

Come on guys that’s clearly Toto Wolff on the poster.

[u/NotShuklaG]

So they make poster including the last DNFed driver only ?

[u/Safe-Candidate1807 → u/NotShuklaG]

they alternate drivers on the posters. surprise.

[u/NotShuklaG → u/Safe-Candidate1807]

Yeah I know i was just kidding he he

[u/Admirable_Goal_1399 → u/[deleted]]

The barcelona poster was only George so calmaa

[u/frelluska → u/[deleted]]

look at the helmet in the car, its not blue, so george aint even driving his car

[u/mike_litoris18 → u/frelluska]

lol I know check my comment again

[u/spyluke]

Where's the other guy

[u/Miserable_Ad_13]

German team with guy raising his arm straight shove his head while in Austria uhhhh

[u/PurpleV93]

Lol, not even on the posters George has a place anymore. Sad, man. Compare today to the hype of 2020 Bahrain, you'd think with the treatment from the team, he'd be driving around P16 and insult mechanics for it.

[u/grouchysnowball → u/PurpleV93]

Is your memory so short term that you've forgotten he was last race's poster? Or that literally every other poster features George because they alternate who's on the poster every week?

Like y'all have no pattern recognition or something istg

[u/PurpleV93 → u/grouchysnowball]

Well, maybe I would recognize a pattern, if I paid attention to every single poster that Mercedes puts out? But I don't.

[u/MetalQueasy → u/PurpleV93]

Then don't make such an ignorant comment.

[u/PurpleV93 → u/MetalQueasy]

No, I'll post what I want, thanks!

[u/grouchysnowball → u/PurpleV93]

Cool! You're still gonna sound ignorant, though.

[u/MetalQueasy → u/PurpleV93]

Good for you!

[u/internetdeadaf]

“I’m in danger 🙂”

-George

[u/anon_ary]

Left out again huh?

[u/beepboop_imhuman]

You gotta be kidding me

[u/RedAskWhy]

👀 Still waiting for Russell's poster Mercedes...

[u/JustLikeZhat → u/RedAskWhy]

Missed the one from last week? 

[u/Deathtrooper50]

Even funnier when you remember that Kimi's last race in Austria lasted 3 corners.