Ronan Murphy & Lars Leeftink
Sunday, August 7, 2022 2:28 PM – Last update: 2:31 PM
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Oscar Piastri’s tweet and also rejection towards Alpine last weekend was the biggest talking point in Formula 1. However, the news came on the radar not only in the Formula 1 world, but also in other sports.
F1 fans took to Twitter to make endless memes and jokes about the junior driver’s reaction to Alpine’s announcement that he would be driving for the French team next season. Also Alexander Albon joked about it then Williams confirmed his seat for 2023. But it wasn’t just the F1 world that embraced the drama between Piastri and Alpine.
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Other sports also took advantage of Piastri’s tweet. Spanish football club Sevilla co-opted Piastri’s statement to announce the transfer of Alex Telles. Borussia Dortmund’s English-language Twitter account used the same tweet to promote their televised matches in the United States, while even smaller teams like Leamington FC made fun of their own tweet. Beyond the sport, budget airline Ryanair also did its part, while optician Specsavers tried to get some free advertising by joining the conversation.
We understand that, with his permission, @SevillaFC released a press release late this afternoon that Alex Telles will be playing for us next year. That’s right and he has signed a contract with Sevilla for 2023. Next year he will play for Sevilla.
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) 4 augustus 2022
We understand that the Bundesliga issued a press release on Saturday that our match against Leverkusen will be broadcast live on ABC. This is correct and all fans in the US can watch the match via cable for free. We are looking forward to playing football this year.
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) 3 augustus 2022
We understand that, without our permission, someone has issued a press release late this afternoon announcing a signing tonight. This is wrong and we are not announcing a signing today. We’ll make you wait until tomorrow.
Shall we say tomorrow? 👀✍️
— Leamington FC ⚽️🇺🇦 (@LeamingtonFC) 3 augustus 2022
Oscar Piastri currently de Paris Beauvais of F1 https://t.co/Y6CkMFRIUl pic.twitter.com/AI0Pk2fhKH
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) 2 augustus 2022
Ok, so who should call us in the morning
— Specsavers (@Specsavers) 2 augustus 2022
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