Lewis Hamilton's Weird Social Media Silence Enters 7th Week

Radio, Twitter and Instagram silence continues for Mercedes F1 driver and one of the most popular athletes on the planet, Lewis Hamilton.

At least one German media outlet is comparing Hamilton's lack of social posts after his heartbreaking loss in the Formula 1 finale at Abu Dhabi on Dec. 12 to the silence of world-ranked No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic, who has been quiet on social media since being deported from the Australian government for violating that country's COVID mandate.

"Both have arrived on a cloud where they believe they are floating above everything," wrote Bild columnist Helmut Uhl. "Once there, they forget to look down at their fans. The ones who pay for their teams, their fashion, their sponsors.

"Don't these fans have the right to hear a few words of explanation now that their heroes and role models aren't standing on the top pedestal? Perhaps they think their silent retreat is diplomacy. I see it as cowardice."

Hamilton has not posted to his Twitter account and his 6.9 million followers on that social media platform since Dec. 11, the day before the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: