Overview

• Roscoe died in Hamilton’s arms on Sunday evening after four days on life support for pneumonia, the driver announced on Instagram.
• Hamilton remained at the veterinary hospital and missed Friday’s Pirelli tyre test at Mugello as Roscoe reportedly fell into a coma during health checks.
• Condolences poured in from teams and officials, including Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull, Racing Bulls, Sauber, Williams, Alpine, F1’s official account, and the FIA, with drivers such as Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon offering support.
• The English bulldog, about 12 years old, was a popular fixture in the paddock with roughly 1.4 million Instagram followers and even made a brief appearance in the Brad Pitt F1 movie.
• Hamilton’s post became his most-liked on Instagram, drawing about 8.8 million likes in less than 24 hours, underscoring Roscoe’s broad appeal.