- Tim Cook had the honour of waving the checkered flag at Formula One’s United States Grand Prix Sunday.
- F1 fans all over the world were quick to condemn his lack of enthusiasm.
- One prominent commentator claimed that Formula One’s flag waving was “probably the worst checkered flag wave in history.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been mocked by Formula 1 because of his lackluster flag-waving during Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at Austin, Texas.
Cook joined a long list of prominent figures who waved the checkered flag to end an F1 race.
Cook’s poor performance with the flag prompted a lot of laughter and criticism.
Chris Dixon, a YouTuber with over five million subscribers suggested that Cook may have taken an “internal surrendering your country flag-waving” course.
—Chris Dixon (@chrismd10) October 23, 2022
Official Twitter account for ESPN Signed upThe joke was made by telling the tech boss to “calm your feet.”
Ted Kravitz, Sky Sports’ commentator, also commented on the incident and called it “possibly one of the worst checkered flag-waving incidents in Formula One history.”
He added that “all the wealth in the world, as well as all the iPhones or iPads, won’t give you strong wrists.”
Other people poked fun at Apple’s business model with one racing fan tweeting:“Tim Cook promised to wave the flag slightly higher next year, but you will have to pay $1500 for the upgrade.”
A French supporter Also,Cook’s slowness is what it resembled iPhone batteriesAt the end of each day, one Nascar writer QuippedIt wouldn’t close his Apple Watch exercise band.
Business writer Trung Phan That was a jokeCook’s halfhearted performance was caused by jealousy after Netflix’s success in F1’s “Drive to Survive” series.
The Apple CEOBrad Pitt was previously photographed in the Mercedes garage with Brad Pitt. He will be featured in an Apple Original film about this sport, produced by Sir Lewis Hamilton.
TikTok was also a hub of humor, and only one user set it. You can listen to the clip belowThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion compares Cook to a robotics engineer NPC.
Martin Brundle (a former driver who became a reporter) also saw Cook on the grid walk. He pushed past Cook to inspect the brakes of one of the cars.
—Dan Bridgland (@danbridgland) October 23, 2022
Cook’s flag-waving was not an overshadowing of an exciting day at the Circuit of the Americas. Max VerstappenRecord for the most victories in an F1 Season was shared by two other drivers. Red BullThe constructors’ title was won.
