my 4x wdc fuck off im going to cry again
📸 Mark Thompson, Las Vegas. 2024
P9... is still in Q3!! And he improved on the final lap!! We take what we can 💪💪
Can I just say that some "fans" are just utterly disgusting. Some dumb fuck who not only broke a law I'm certain also invaded the privacy of GR so greatly I'm mind blown, I was scrolling on Tiktok when this piece of shit posted of video of GR at a urinal and then proceeds to talk about. I have reported the video but if you see it or anyone sharing the link please report ASAP can not believe in this day and age they can't even have this. Fucking disgusted
daniel ricciardo in parc ferme after finishing p8 | 📍circuit gilles villeneuve, canadian grand prix, race day | 📸 rudy carezzevoli
Monaco ✅
Forced myself to get this done before the end of the week...is anyone even active on F1blr rn 😭😭
The Sainz vs Ricciardo fight for 4th is singlehandedly raising my blood pressure
I'm knackered but I just finished watching the GP so here's the highlight reel
Another terrible week for Alpine, Estaban Ocon finishing outside of the points (P13) and Pierre Gasly forced to retire after a gearbox issue on lap one.
Lance Stroll, who was the only other driver to DNF, went into the barriers early into the race causing a yellow flag and a safety car.
"Can you bring it back Lance?" "No I'm in the f**cking wall"
Behind the safety car, everyone except Norris, Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Guanyu pit. Despite the pit-lane traffic, Perez managed to get away before Alonso. Leclerc had to wait a bit, but came out behind Perez. Norris led the lineup until lap 13, when he was overtaken by Verstappen with DRS.
Almost every driver boxing got chaotic quick, but no one had it as bad as Daniel Ricciardo who had a 45 second pit stop. It almost rivals the 52 second pit-stop Bottas had in Bahrain. The Aussie also spun out on Lap 49 for seemingly no reason, a depressing end to a frustrating weekend for him.
Bearman, of course the talk of the paddock these last few days, placed P7 in his first ever F1 race after qualifying P11, becoming the 68th driver to ever score points on debut! He was also voted driver of the day (48% of the vote) but will likely not be racing in Australia, as Sainz is set to recover by then.
"You're doing a mega job out there" - Ferrari to Bearman
"Just uh yeah, difficult to overtake. but uh…thank you. I really enjoyed it. It was so much fun." - Bearman after the race
Lando Norris, who joked in an earlier interview that he would have to jump start as the car was "so slow on the straights [they] can't even overtake," was seen accidentally jump starting. He was not penalised, as the sensors did not sense him crossing the border.
Piastri, on the other hand, was stuck behind a defending Hamilton. On two separate occasions, he gained enough to overtake, but went off into the run-off area and had to give the position back. Mclaren tried to appeal to the stewards when Hamilton was suspected to be moving under breaking, but no penalties were applied.
"That was Hamilton moving under breaking, that was almost an accident we're reporting it"
The fight ended anti-climatically when Hamilton had to box, coming out of the pits just behind Bearman and ending up behind Norris when Bearman moved up. This position was kept until the end of the race, with Norris finishing P8 and Hamilton P9. Norris did get a black and white flag for weaving, but no penalty. Piastri finished P4.
"They're killing us in the high speed!" - Hamilton about Oscar, who was gaining on him
"That's impressive through the high speed with him" - Hamilton about Norris
Talking about defending, Magnussen (who had 20 seconds worth of penalties after "causing a collision" with Albon in turn 4 and "leaving the track and gaining an advantage" in a separate incident) held back all the cars behind him for his teammate. This put Hulkenberg into the points, with Albon just missing out despite passing Tsunoda with a brilliant move.
"He's getting frustrated, to be honest here, behind Magnussen" - Vowles about Albon
Verstappen crossed the finish line in P1, making his 100th podium in F1 (only the 7th other driver to achieve this). The Red Bull engineers cheered for him and Perez from the balcony above the podium.
"...another fantastic weekend.." - Verstappen, after crossing the line (I couldn't hear the rest and I replayed it 3 times)
Perez and Leclerc finished behind him in P2 and P3 respectively.
All 4 Brits finished in a row (Russell in front of Bearman, Norris and Hamilton) and Sargent placed 14th, an improvement from his last weekend where the Williams seemed to have a lot of mechanical issues.
And that's it! The 2024 Saudi Arabian GP :)
"they're making max the villain of the f1 movie!" incorrect. if he tries to kill brad pitt he is a hero
Someone needs to bring the williams mechanics a care package because I think they all deserve one after the last few races specifically
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT LOGAN SARGEANT IS NOW P20 IN THE STANDINGS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭