F1 team caught in popular ‘Hawk Tuah’ trend

A Formula 1 team was involved in a new American viral sensation this weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen managed to beat Lando Norris in a somewhat poor encounter at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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A lack of action across the peloton sums up a typical affair at the Spanish track, with a thrilling qualifying session on Saturday the only thing of note.

But over the weekend, it seems like something else happened that fans might not have noticed.

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In the parking lots used by teams, drivers and other personnel, one thing caught the eye of a popular Formula 1 photographer.

Kym Illman has been shooting all things F1 for the past seven years and has undoubtedly witnessed some incredible things during that time.

However, this week a viral social media trend caught his eye in the car park – which he photographed and discussed on social media platform TikTok.

In recent weeks, a video clip of an American woman has gone viral, in which she uses the phrase “Hawk Tuah”.

Illman spotted this phrase sticker on the back of a car used by an F1 team to take to the track this weekend, but insisted he wouldn’t name them because it might be a bit embarrassing.

The photographer himself had to look up the definition of the expression that baffled him when he first encountered it.

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