Remarkable: Hamilton can use WhatsApp while racing!

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20:30, 20 Feb 2024

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

Formula 1 cars are full of technical gadgets that can hardly be explained to an ordinary person. The cars competing in the 2024 World Championship also have a lot of novelties. If you look closely at the steering wheel of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell's Mercedes, you will see a very conspicuous button on it from now on: a green one with the WhatsApp logo.

Hamilton and Russell can therefore Whatsapp from their W15 while racing. At least, sort of: the button from the radio to their team now has the WhatsApp logo. So really typing messages is not possible for the Mercedes drivers.

Mercedes shows picture of Hamilton's steering wheel

Mercedes has now released a picture of Hamilton and Russell's steering wheel. The button is there, because Mercedes F1 have signed a sponsorship agreement with WhatsApp.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Remarkable: Hamilton can use WhatsApp while racing!

Mercedes shows picture of Hamilton's steering wheel

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