So...are we just gonna start calling him "One-Lap Lando"?
He seems to come out in Q1 and Q2 do one lap then we don't see him again 🤣
small rant
i am a mclaren girl first and foremost and i don't hate any drivers (dislike is another thing). but can i just say... max verstappen lately has captivated me strongly. i've never disliked him but i was a little indifferent to him. however nowadays i get a little giddy when i see clips of his interviews or streams (from redline). i really enjoy his humor and can i just say hIS EYES?!?!?!?? i feel he would stare into my soul with all the eye contact
I've always liked Max. He is just a great guy and driver, but tbh I've warmed up to him because of his rookie mama position. Like Bortoleto is loving him, Kimi is glued to his side, the little duckling video from the grid photo made me laugh.
But love Max. Never got the hate towards him, never will. I'm very happy to see he's getting more love :)
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Can You Make It Out Alive? - F1 Grid
Summary: Some people don't get the most out of life, they have the potential but it goes to waste. Y/n Hamilton is the poster child of that, but can those who love and care for her help? Or will then make it worse?
Glass child!reader
Themes/Warnings: Major character death, addiction
Word count: 3.7k
Think I can call the mission to make people cry for the 19k followers post a success ✅
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A little sappy post
Today my dad pulled out a school photo of me that I never knew he had bought bc he hid them knowing when I was that age I hated how I looked so much that I would want to get rid of the photos immediately.
Anyway they're about 10 years old now and he'd forgot he'd bought them in that time. But was sorting through some old photos and actually put it in a frame and showed me then told me he is putting it up in the living room (this doesn't sound like a big deal but like my dad is particular about photos he puts up on the wall). It's probably one of 5 photos of me as a 13 year old bc at that age I fell into a very deep and suicidal depression, I never wanted my photo taken bc even looking in the mirror made me cry I thought I was so ugly.
But seeing that photo of me (which btw I thought I was an obese pig and I deadass wish I could go back to that weight), it just made me sad bc I was just a kid and at that age I never should've hated myself that much that my own parents had to hide photos of me to avoid me throwing them away. But now it's seeing daylight for the first time every and it's because my dad wants to appreciate pics of his kids now we're all adults and just have reminders of us.
Just a little life moment I felt like sharing.
Lol this was meant for the side blog
Well...why is post-race making China a more exciting GP?
First...congrats on the point Carlos 😅
Pretty sure Carlos had someone curse Ferrari (totally kidding but like 😩)
Ngl...I could not have predicted this. At least Lewis and Charles have a weekend off to cry about it.
I guess when it rains it pours. A good day to be a McLaren or Haas fan is all I can say.
I mean Pierre didn't really lose anything so I guess it's lucky in that regard but still sucks.
I don't like Liam on a personal level, the way he disrespected multiple drivers just wasn't the move for me and I find it hard to overlook, especially after really rooting for him after 2023, the change up of attitude wasn't it. And Ted Kravitz might've lowkey said what we're all thinking.
But that was probably one of the most brutal interview questions I've ever seen about a driver.
I do hope that Red Bull are doing something to protect Liam from the media but I do have to say every interview with Liam you can visibly see the drop in confidence and enthusiasm.
Sad to say, there was a lot of warning given but I suppose nothing can prepare a driver who thinks he's good enough to take that seat for the reality of what it means and what it's going to do.
Ngl that Liam Lawson song that was funny is now just a really hard listen.
However, I don't want to see Yuki in Red Bull bc I don't feel like witnessing him be mistreated and I don't want to see Hadjar in Red Bull (yet) bc I think his confidence took a big hit in Melbourne and he is still being pretty harsh on himself even after qualifying he wasn't the most excited about P7.
Also I predict a Hadjar-Lindblad lineup in a few years when Max retires and I want that badly bc I think it could be very good so I will not encourage Hadjar to be the next driver promoted too early.
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Yuki once again out qualified Liam.
I'mma yap for a second bc I got...gossip? Alleged contract clauses? Idk.
I was talking to my brother. Allegedly the only reason Liam got the Red Bull seat is bc they just really hate Yuki for some reason (the Honda argument is sort of weak imo) and bc he has it in his contract he had to have a seat in 2025. They badly wanted Hadjar on the grid (imo for good reason Hadjar is an incredible driver, yes obviously Melbourne was rough but that doesn't reflect on him over all) and with refusing to move Yuki, it meant Liam's only option was the Red Bull seat.
I also think that could be pretty obvious from the fact that while yes they were pressured to get rid of Checo, it was pretty obvious they really didn't want to get rid of him. Like Horner's constant defence of Checo spoke volumes to me. Along with Max's constant defence of him.
I'm not saying Liam doesn't deserve a seat but with how he drives right now, his experience (tho I still stand by the fact he's not a rookie) and the fact that Max Verstappen is his teammate...it was just never going to work out. It's a shame, but Red Bull will never learn their lesson of screwing over drivers just bc they don't know how to value anyone beyond Max.
Ok yapping done.
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Take Isack Hadjar's pain quadruple it and give it to Helmut Marko. And then punch him in the face
Sometimes I think I need to remind myself of Alonso's impact on F1
Just to name one thing. The amount of drivers he's helped in F1 or actually helped to get to F1.
Drivers he had a major impact on the careers of:
- Lando Norris - very influential in Lando's junior career due to McLaren connection
- Oscar Piastri - very influential in Oscar's junior career due to Alpine connection
- Esteban Ocon - Teammates and played a massive role in Hungary 2021
- Franco Colapinto - Talent spotted him in karting
- Gabriel Bortoleto - Manager
- Carlos Sainz - Childhood idol
Like a quarter of the grid has been massively influenced by Fernando one way or another and maybe I'm even missing some drivers out but these are all the ones I can think of.