A Complete Guide to Daniel's Tattoos

(requested by anon, also my life's work)

His (famous) thigh tattoo

• Ship and a lighthouse to represent home and traveling the world. It says “No Regrets, Only Memories” and is symbolic of his journey to F1. Got it in 2013 when he was announced as the new Red Bull driver - it was his first tattoo. He thought if he got a big one he’d only get one (he was wrong). It’s front and center on his right quad. 
• “Mum and Papa” in a heart above the back of his knee. I have never heard him refer to his father as “Papa.” Date: 2017.
• The flower on the inside of his knee. Date: sometime after October 2, 2016.
• Couple with a love letter. Inside of his thigh. Date: 2017? Acquired after the flower and the eagle.
• Eagle - he got this one in America. Back of the thigh. 
• Girl racer. Outside of his thigh. (There’s also a flower above the girl racer - rare to spot!)
• Boxer - the way I LOST MY MIND when he pulled down his pants to reveal this one. Date: 2018. (More talented people than me have made beautiful gifs)

A rare look at the thigh piece not completely filled in

Right foot

• “Live fast” on top of his foot. 
• Compass on his ankle. This is a matching tattoo he has with some of his friends, including Michael.

Right arm

• “Free” on the side of his forearm.
• Treble clef on his wrist - because he likes music so much. 
• “3” on his pinky - a personal favorite.

Left arm

• Rose on his left hand. No meaning to this one, just pretty. Date: between July and October 2018.
• “Love” on his forearm. Date: August 2019.
• Cupid on his forearm. This one has a personal meaning behind it that has to do with family, but he has not shared what that meaning is. Date: July 8, 2019.
• “Shine On” on his bicep. Got it in 2018 when going through the ups and downs of figuring out his future.
• “LA” on his bicep. Confirmed that he was drunk when he got this one.
• The baby with the skull on the inside of his bicep. If this design has a meaning he doesn’t know what it is! He got it on whim because he liked it. Date: October 16, 2020.
• Cowgirl on his tricep. Date: sometime in 2018. I have in my notes that he got it later than the rose.
• Astronaut on his shoulder - another personal favorite. Date: December 9, 2019.

Chest

• "Of Love and Life" - lyrics from a Caamp song. Date: August 26, 2021.

The Tattoo Guide
(complete as of 2023, ref: A Complete Guide to Daniel's Tattoos by @go-daniel)

🧘R: 'of love and live'
💪R: 'free' | '3' | treble clef
💪L: rose | 'LOVE' | cupid | 'shine on' | 'LA' | cowgirl | baby w/ skull | astronaut
🦵R: ship and lighthouse | boxer | girl racer | eagle | red flower | couple w/ lover letter & butterfly | dagger through hearts w/ 'mum & papa' on ribbon
🦶R: 'live fast' | compass

astronaut, cowgirl No Brakes 1 (x) | '3' Unboxed Bahrain '21 (x) | cupid, 'love' Boxing/No Brakes 12 (x) | red flower, love letter & ankle tattoos Enchanté Launch '21 (x) | baby w/ skull Brewery/No Brakes 6 (x) | boxer, girl racer A Bet's A Bet/No Brakes 9 (x) | eagle Summer in LA/No Brakes 8 (x) | 'Free' Day w/ Men’s Health (x) | dagger thru hearts DTS S1E4 | 'shine on', 'LA' Daniel's Top 3 Tattoos (x) | 'of love and life' Fried Chicken/No Brakes 14 (x) | rose, treble clef Unboxed Portugal '21 (x) | ship and lighthouse Daniel's Instagram (x)

Many many thanks to @blamemma, @go-daniel, @toastandvegemite, @officialmood, @lasttomakeithome and anon for helping me find the clips, and @dutchgp for encouraging me to do this project 🤍

Henry Jones Thaddeus - The Wounded Poacher (1881)

i don’t give a fuck if i “sound like chatgpt,” you will pry—my em dash—from my cold—dead—hands—fuck you fuck you fuck you

in all seriousness, i find it concerning how we’ve begun to denigrate rigid/formal english in favor of what feels “real” (i.e. informal, social). harrowing implications for neurodivergent and ESL communities. i was a child who “sounded like a computer”—i can’t imagine what my education would have felt like under AI-driven scrutiny. as an adult, i’m far more equipped to construct my thoughts using informal language, but i consider that skill a privilege

many people experience this in reverse, learning english as a native language through peer-driven social experiences. in that world, “formal” english signifies privilege and education rather than neurodivergence and/or multilingualism, so i understand the impulse to attack it, but there’s nothing wrong with relying on structure to be understood, and—for the record—you cannot always identify generative AI with a cursory glance. it is an exercise in hubris to believe otherwise