Ferrari fans had mocked up a picture of Lewis Hamilton as a crybaby ahead of their “home” Italian Grand Prix.
But the Mercedes driver was not the one shedding tears of frustration at Monza on Sunday.
The boos and jeers rang out as the beaming Briton bounded out onto the podium as a five times winner of Ferrari’s home race.
And he said afterwards: “Here there was a lot of negativity.
“In future, the negativity is really a positive thing for me because I harness it and turn it from negative to positive.”