Lewis Hamilton has unfollowed everyone on his Instagram account, including his new team Ferrari and even his dog, Rocco.
It is the latest social media detox that the Formula One star has undertaken, with the 40-year-old Stevenage-born racing driver having previously unfollowed everyone on his account back in 2021.
It came after the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale, after Hamilton was beaten to the Formula One world championship by Max Verstappen on the final lap of the race.
It is not understood why Hamilton has opted to remove all his followers this week, with eagle-eyed petrolheads noticing the subtle change in his social media activity.
The former Mercedes driver has a whopping 39.5million followers on the social media platform, making him by far the most popular driver on the Formula One Circuit, with Verstappen boasting 14.2m followers, while Lando Norris has 9.9m.
The seven-time world champion had followed less than ten other accounts before, having sent social media users into meltdown at the start of this year, by following his new team Ferrari on Instagram.
An X account, @FiaGirly had revealed that as of January 1, Hamilton had been following six accounts, including his foundation, Mission 44, which strives to help provide young people with opportunities.
Hamilton had also unfollowed his clothing brand +44 as well as his non-alcoholic drinks brand ALMAVE.
Roscoe, his dog, also has 1.2m followers on Instagram, but is now one less, with Hamilton having unfollowed his pooch too.
The Brits’ first season with the Scuderia has not been plain sailing so far.
Despite the follower detox, he has still continued to post on Instagram with the Formula One star showcasing his ripped physique on Tuesday,
Hamilton is currently seventh in the Driver’s Championship and has not secured a podium place so far this season – with his fifth-placed finish in Bahrain being his best result so far. Despite that, he has enjoyed some success in this year’s sprint races, including securing a victory in China.
But the 40-year-old driver is now coming under a bit of pressure having finished eighth in his last outing in Miami.
In April, he had appeared to claim that one element on his Ferrari car had been ‘underperforming’ compared to that of his team-mate’s Charles Leclerc.
