{"id":2037320,"date":"2026-07-09T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037320"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:42:28","slug":"will-buxton-clears-up-cryptic-social-media-post-saga-that-sent-f1-fans-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037320","title":{"rendered":"Will Buxton clears up cryptic social media post saga that sent F1 fans wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Will Buxton clears up cryptic social media post saga that sent F1 fans wild<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Will Buxton has explained his social media post that sent F1 fans into a wild frenzy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-09T15:42:28+01:00\">09 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Buxton used to work as an F1TV presenter<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Former F1TV presenter Will Buxton has explained his recent cryptic social media post that caused a stir and sent Formula 1 fans wild.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Buxton, who now works as the lead commentator for the IndyCar Series with FOX Sports, teased that a \u201cmassive\u201d announcement was set to be made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buxton\u2019s tweet sent social media into overdrive as fans speculated what the news was, with many F1 fans theorising that it could be related to Max Verstappen\u2019s future with Red Bull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>F1 fans believed the news related to Verstappen<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What sparked the frenzy even more was the fact Buxton used the same wording as when he teased Lewis Hamilton\u2019s blockbuster switch from Mercedes to Ferrari back in early 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHearing a big announcement is on the way before the end of the day. If it is what I think it is, it\u2019s absolutely massive,\u201d Buxton wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that Buxton\u2019s tease was about legendary IndyCar driver Scott Dixon completing a move to McLaren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The saga was brought up on the latest episode of the <em>Up To Speed<\/em> podcast, which features Buxton and former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed the post-Grand Prix, tweet-tastic saga that you created by coming out, you know, as a very influential person within the world of motorsport, your sort of teaser of some huge news coming out,\u201d Coulthard said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his tweet, Buxton replied: \u201cSo, here&#8217;s the thing, right. A couple of years ago I found out Lewis was leaving Mercedes and he was going to join Ferrari. And I&#8217;m like, \u2018If I announce what I know, I&#8217;m never getting any access to Ferrari ever again.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;So, I did the one thing you should never do, and the one thing that I hate when people do, and I kind of put out a tease, which was like, \u2018I&#8217;ve heard there&#8217;s going to be a massive announcement.\u2019 Like, \u2018It&#8217;s going to be massive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-d0ceddb17fbe498e9de69eceed02b89d84aff4e7eab4ea8f7240166b6d2da322\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Webber reacts to reports of Oscar Piastri &#8216;agitating to leave&#8217; McLaren<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes reveal F1 upgrade plan to combat Ferrari threat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Coulthard was quick to point out: \u201cYou did exactly the same wording as you did, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buxton continued: \u201cAfter I did that, Liam, who&#8217;s head of PR at F1, he texts me and he&#8217;s just like, \u2018What have you done?!\u2019 And that was around the Hamilton thing. And anyway, so later that day, Ferrari announced Hamilton. And it&#8217;s been rumoured for weeks, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we even had Zak Brown on the show last week, and he was talking about Scott Dixon, who is IndyCar\u2019s Lewis Hamilton, right? He had been Chip Ganassi for 25 years, won six titles with them, leaving to go to McLaren. It&#8217;s huge news in IndyCar, because he&#8217;s been there so long.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I thought, \u2018He&#8217;s the GOAT, right?\u2019 Same thing as Hamilton. I just thought, \u2018I&#8217;ll just put out the same tweet,\u2019 because it did quite well last time, so I&#8217;ll put out the same tweet and let people know that there&#8217;s this announcement happening later today, because McLaren had told us they were announcing it at two o&#8217;clock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat I didn&#8217;t expect was for people to automatically assume it was about Max Verstappen, and I probably should have foreseen that, but I didn&#8217;t put two and two together!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Silverstone and Max retiring again and blah blah blah. Anyway, so I put that out, and then McLaren announced it later on in the day that, sure enough, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, who won the Indy 500 this year, have moved to McLaren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it&#8217;s big news in the IndyCar world! I never said it was like exclusive, I never said it was a shock, I just said it was a big announcement, and it was massive, and it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coulthard interjected to say: \u201cYeah, but you knew what you were doing, and I also checked your followers on X, and various others, there&#8217;s 25 million people that reacted to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After correcting Coulthard regarding the figure that his tweet reached, Buxton added: \u201cWhat I didn&#8217;t expect was for people to automatically assume it was about Max Verstappen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMcLaren announced it later on in the day that, sure enough, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, who won the Indy 500 this year, have moved to McLaren. 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270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Will Buxton has explained his social media post that sent F1 fans into a wild frenzy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Former F1TV presenter Will Buxton has explained his recent cryptic social media post that caused a stir and sent Formula 1 fans wild.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Buxton, who now works as the lead commentator for the IndyCar Series with FOX Sports, teased that a \u201cmassive\u201d announcement was set to be made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buxton\u2019s tweet sent social media into overdrive as fans speculated what the news was, with many F1 fans theorising that it could be related to Max Verstappen\u2019s future with Red Bull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>F1 fans believed the news related to Verstappen<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What sparked the frenzy even more was the fact Buxton used the same wording as when he teased Lewis Hamilton\u2019s blockbuster switch from Mercedes to Ferrari back in early 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHearing a big announcement is on the way before the end of the day. If it is what I think it is, it\u2019s absolutely massive,\u201d Buxton wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that Buxton\u2019s tease was about legendary IndyCar driver Scott Dixon completing a move to McLaren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The saga was brought up on the latest episode of the <em>Up To Speed<\/em> podcast, which features Buxton and former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed the post-Grand Prix, tweet-tastic saga that you created by coming out, you know, as a very influential person within the world of motorsport, your sort of teaser of some huge news coming out,\u201d Coulthard said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his tweet, Buxton replied: \u201cSo, here&#8217;s the thing, right. A couple of years ago I found out Lewis was leaving Mercedes and he was going to join Ferrari. And I&#8217;m like, \u2018If I announce what I know, I&#8217;m never getting any access to Ferrari ever again.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;So, I did the one thing you should never do, and the one thing that I hate when people do, and I kind of put out a tease, which was like, \u2018I&#8217;ve heard there&#8217;s going to be a massive announcement.\u2019 Like, \u2018It&#8217;s going to be massive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-d0ceddb17fbe498e9de69eceed02b89d84aff4e7eab4ea8f7240166b6d2da322\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Webber reacts to reports of Oscar Piastri &#8216;agitating to leave&#8217; McLaren<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes reveal F1 upgrade plan to combat Ferrari threat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Coulthard was quick to point out: \u201cYou did exactly the same wording as you did, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buxton continued: \u201cAfter I did that, Liam, who&#8217;s head of PR at F1, he texts me and he&#8217;s just like, \u2018What have you done?!\u2019 And that was around the Hamilton thing. And anyway, so later that day, Ferrari announced Hamilton. And it&#8217;s been rumoured for weeks, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we even had Zak Brown on the show last week, and he was talking about Scott Dixon, who is IndyCar\u2019s Lewis Hamilton, right? He had been Chip Ganassi for 25 years, won six titles with them, leaving to go to McLaren. It&#8217;s huge news in IndyCar, because he&#8217;s been there so long.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I thought, \u2018He&#8217;s the GOAT, right?\u2019 Same thing as Hamilton. I just thought, \u2018I&#8217;ll just put out the same tweet,\u2019 because it did quite well last time, so I&#8217;ll put out the same tweet and let people know that there&#8217;s this announcement happening later today, because McLaren had told us they were announcing it at two o&#8217;clock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat I didn&#8217;t expect was for people to automatically assume it was about Max Verstappen, and I probably should have foreseen that, but I didn&#8217;t put two and two together!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Silverstone and Max retiring again and blah blah blah. Anyway, so I put that out, and then McLaren announced it later on in the day that, sure enough, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, who won the Indy 500 this year, have moved to McLaren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it&#8217;s big news in the IndyCar world! I never said it was like exclusive, I never said it was a shock, I just said it was a big announcement, and it was massive, and it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coulthard interjected to say: \u201cYeah, but you knew what you were doing, and I also checked your followers on X, and various others, there&#8217;s 25 million people that reacted to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After correcting Coulthard regarding the figure that his tweet reached, Buxton added: \u201cWhat I didn&#8217;t expect was for people to automatically assume it was about Max Verstappen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMcLaren announced it later on in the day that, sure enough, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, who won the Indy 500 this year, have moved to McLaren. And it&#8217;s big news in the IndyCar world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The hope was that it would get eyeballs on this massive announcement for IndyCar.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest F1 talking points.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Former F1TV presenter Will Buxton has explained his recent cryptic social media post that caused a stir and sent Formula 1 fans wild.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Buxton, who now works as the lead commentator for the IndyCar Series with FOX Sports, teased that a \u201cmassive\u201d announcement was set to be made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buxton\u2019s tweet sent social media into overdrive as fans speculated what the news was, with many F1 fans theorising that it could be related to Max Verstappen\u2019s future with Red Bull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1300785_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>F1 fans believed the news related to Verstappen<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What sparked the frenzy even more was the fact Buxton used the same wording as when he teased Lewis Hamilton\u2019s blockbuster switch from Mercedes to Ferrari back in early 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHearing a big announcement is on the way before the end of the day. If it is what I think it is, it\u2019s absolutely massive,\u201d Buxton wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that Buxton\u2019s tease was about legendary IndyCar driver Scott Dixon completing a move to McLaren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The saga was brought up on the latest episode of the <em>Up To Speed<\/em> podcast, which features Buxton and former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed the post-Grand Prix, tweet-tastic saga that you created by coming out, you know, as a very influential person within the world of motorsport, your sort of teaser of some huge news coming out,\u201d Coulthard said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his tweet, Buxton replied: \u201cSo, here&#8217;s the thing, right. A couple of years ago I found out Lewis was leaving Mercedes and he was going to join Ferrari. And I&#8217;m like, \u2018If I announce what I know, I&#8217;m never getting any access to Ferrari ever again.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;So, I did the one thing you should never do, and the one thing that I hate when people do, and I kind of put out a tease, which was like, \u2018I&#8217;ve heard there&#8217;s going to be a massive announcement.\u2019 Like, \u2018It&#8217;s going to be massive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-d0ceddb17fbe498e9de69eceed02b89d84aff4e7eab4ea8f7240166b6d2da322\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Webber reacts to reports of Oscar Piastri &#8216;agitating to leave&#8217; McLaren<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes reveal F1 upgrade plan to combat Ferrari threat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Coulthard was quick to point out: \u201cYou did exactly the same wording as you did, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buxton continued: \u201cAfter I did that, Liam, who&#8217;s head of PR at F1, he texts me and he&#8217;s just like, \u2018What have you done?!\u2019 And that was around the Hamilton thing. And anyway, so later that day, Ferrari announced Hamilton. And it&#8217;s been rumoured for weeks, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we even had Zak Brown on the show last week, and he was talking about Scott Dixon, who is IndyCar\u2019s Lewis Hamilton, right? He had been Chip Ganassi for 25 years, won six titles with them, leaving to go to McLaren. It&#8217;s huge news in IndyCar, because he&#8217;s been there so long.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I thought, \u2018He&#8217;s the GOAT, right?\u2019 Same thing as Hamilton. I just thought, \u2018I&#8217;ll just put out the same tweet,\u2019 because it did quite well last time, so I&#8217;ll put out the same tweet and let people know that there&#8217;s this announcement happening later today, because McLaren had told us they were announcing it at two o&#8217;clock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat I didn&#8217;t expect was for people to automatically assume it was about Max Verstappen, and I probably should have foreseen that, but I didn&#8217;t put two and two together!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Silverstone and Max retiring again and blah blah blah. Anyway, so I put that out, and then McLaren announced it later on in the day that, sure enough, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, who won the Indy 500 this year, have moved to McLaren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it&#8217;s big news in the IndyCar world! I never said it was like exclusive, I never said it was a shock, I just said it was a big announcement, and it was massive, and it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coulthard interjected to say: \u201cYeah, but you knew what you were doing, and I also checked your followers on X, and various others, there&#8217;s 25 million people that reacted to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After correcting Coulthard regarding the figure that his tweet reached, Buxton added: \u201cWhat I didn&#8217;t expect was for people to automatically assume it was about Max Verstappen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMcLaren announced it later on in the day that, sure enough, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, who won the Indy 500 this year, have moved to McLaren. And it&#8217;s big news in the IndyCar world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The hope was that it would get eyeballs on this massive announcement for IndyCar.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest F1 talking points.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1100459\/1\/will-buxton-clears-cryptic-social-media-post-saga-sent-f1-fans-wild&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Will Buxton clears up cryptic social media post saga that sent F1 fans wild Will Buxton has explained his social media post that sent F1 fans into a wild frenzy. 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