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Button and Ericsson jeer at each other: "That discussion is closed for good"

11 March 2022 at 21:27
Last update 11 March 2022 at 22:01
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Kevin Magnussen finished the first day of his comeback in Formula 1 with the fastest time. He did so in the extra time given to Haas at the end of the second day of testing in Bahrain after the team suffered significant delays along the way. This soon proved to be fodder for former F1 drivers Jenson Button and Marcus Ericsson, who have been booing each other on Twitter.

Button and Ericsson jeer at each other

Moments after Magnussen set the fastest time at the Bahrain International Circuit, a comment appeared from former Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson. "A month ago he tested IndyCar and was slowest. Now first day back in F1 and he’s fastest. Must mean that IndyCar is much harder and more competitive than F1," it sounds somewhat sarcastic.

In that same sarcastic note, Ericsson states that this "puts an end to that discussion once and for all. Here Jenson Button saw a reason to jump in: "All those races you won in F1 must have helped you build confidence to be competitive in Indycar?" reads Briton's equally sarcastic response.

Ericsson then responds to this by saying that Button is "taking the bait" and that he didn't expect that from "someone like him". Still, he is not too shy to acknowledge that his former colleague had a go at him, but he does refer to his used hashtag '#LetsSeeWhoUnderstands'.