Mercedes becomes first F1 team to hit 1 million Twitter followers

This isn’t news so much as a cool social media achievement, but still something worth noting.

Mercedes AMG Petronas is the first Formula 1 team to hit 1 million followers on Twitter, as it crossed over that threshold on Monday.

Here’s a series of posts the team released on Monday noting the accomplishment, and thanking a few of the team’s fans:

1 MILLION FOLLOWERS! Wow, just…wow! Thank you everyone! We really do have the world's #BestFans! #MercedesMillion #F1 pic.twitter.com/aAPrnagEmg

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

To say thank you, we've got something extra special planned tomorrow exclusively for @MercedesAMGF1 followers thanks to @twitter… (1/2)

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

…make sure you're online from 09:00 GMT tomorrow! Thanks for all the messages so far – you guys ROCK! #BestFans #MercedesMillion #F1 (2/2)

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

You may have noticed our EPIC new header… this calls for a few special mentions! Ok, deep breath, a massive #BestFans shout-out goes to…

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

THANK YOU!!! @NicosUKFanclub @Senna58DW @MiMiBiBi11 @beckitastic @adamgatto @chob66 @MiniF1Drivers @racechikee @Saskia_TeamLH44 #BestFans

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

YOU ROCK!!! @F1Tricky @TanjaKonrad @Csabii11 @SilverArrowsHAM @w88dyn @beth_f1 @HayleyGarrod1 @mynameisdomii @jasnkong #BestFans

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

LEGENDS!!! @helenstone11 @ElliotHorwoodF1 @hedgeryhoops @XxLewisx @yerauldaa @MissusWebb @Sweetiepiie67 @Shana_Banana_44 #BestFans

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

HEROES!!! @Ash44TeamLH @FormulaLH44 — And another shout-out to @SilverArrowsHAM for this epic surprise! Thank you all 🙂 #BestFans #F1

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

In addition, the team is putting its Twitter on private setting on Tuesday to give away some exclusive content to the team’s followers. Here’s the lowdown on that:

As a special ‘Thank You’ to our #BestFans for making @MercedesAMGF1 the first Formula One team to reach an incredible one million… (1/5)

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

…followers, we’re putting our account on lockdown – just for you! For one day only, the @MercedesAMGF1 feed will become private… (2/5)

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

…with all content visible exclusively to our followers! We’ve got a full day of fun & games in store so make sure you’re tuned in… (3/5)

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

…between 09:00-17:00 GMT tomorrow (Tuesday 17 February) to get involved! A massive thank you from all of us here @MercedesAMGF1… (4/5)

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

…Tuesday 17 February 2015 – this one's for you! #BestFans #MercedesMillion #F1 (5/5) pic.twitter.com/bIl87OAa1J

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 16, 2015

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