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can someone actually give McLaren management classes, it's getting really painful to watch 😞

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I'm absolutely fed up with FIA and stewards helping Verstappen 24/7, pushing a driver off track 2 times is now allowed because that's him? but that's a penalty for the others 🤡 that's ruining the sport

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dos ✌🏻

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AHDKSJSLSXSD 😭😭😭

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I don't understand why the bed is this large but that looks so comfy, especially for naps with some fluffy blankets 😂

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I don't understand why the bed is this large but that looks so comfy, especially for naps with some fluffy blankets 😂

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— saw this on flyingfabio's account 🩵

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is the sun bothering you, my king?

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pre race, azerbaijan grand prix 2024

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little nap

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so.... fabio has a helmet kink right? like..... the amount of pictures he posts while wearing his helmet with normal clothes on or even with a bare chest is kinda suspicious

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Fabio, I love you, but how many times will you caption "when she's home alone" with questionable emojis and it's a video of you going super fast with your bike 😭

and not to mention, you still don't have your licence, you won't drive this fast to her home with your bike 😂 all men do is lie

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FABIO QUARTARARO | Childhood, The thrill of becoming World Champion & Stories from the TwoJeys Villa

Fabio did an interview with two friends of his here. Considering his haircut and the fact that he asked Jorge (Lorenzo) about Dubai, I'm pretty confident in placing this somewhere in February of 2024.

Obviously non-exhaustive list of what was talked about in the video. A bunch of stuff we already knew (especially in the beginning) and a couple of new elements.

Was asked about the story behind the “El Diablo” nickname, which, we all know by now (devil on the back of one of the helmets he had as a kid competing in Spain, Spanish kids started calling him “diablo” because of that).

Asked about how he started with bikes, talked about his dad doing some races and said he started riding peewee bikes when he was 4.

He said that when he got into MotoGP, about 95% of people didn’t believe that he should have gotten the chance to be there.

The hosts talked about how sometimes in this context, the son/father relationship could get toxic with fathers pushing their dreams onto their son. Fabio said that it was never the case for him but that it was important for fathers to not push their kids into motorcycling if they weren’t interested.

They talked about how Fabio still manage to wave at and interact with people and stuff right before races meanwhile other riders are entirely focused on themselves. Fabio said that if he focuses too much on himself, that’s how he gets nervous. He enjoys until the moment he puts the helmet on, then it’s different.

Fabio enjoys having friends & family with him at races and he said that he always makes the most of it and that it always gives him a good energy.

He’s a sore loser and at first he struggled with the bad results (especially last season) but he’s learned how to handle those emotions now and believes that there is always something to learn even in the bad results.

Jorge Lorenzo appeared and Fabio asked him about being back from Dubai.

They asked Fabio about his dreams now that’s he’s already completed one (becoming world champion) and Fabio said that obviously he wants a second title but on the personal side, he’d like to have his own clothing brand (but for now he’s focused on his sporting career).

When asked if he will still be riding when he’s 40 years old, Fabio said that probably not (he remembers that Valentino retired at 42). He sees himself retiring young, not more than 10 years from now. Also said that 31-32 could be a good age for him to retire.

[on the matter of being afraid while riding & injuries] : “When you’re on the ground, you’re bleeding, and the first thing you’re thinking about is how much time do I need to get better and ride again?”

Fabio said that going up from 300 to 360 kph on the straight is not the most impressive thing but what is is slowing down from 360 to 80, and then going back up to 360 so fast.

“If everyone on the grid had the exact same bike, where do you think you would be this year?” “Fighting for the title until the end, for sure.”

He was asked about Marc and whether or not it was true that Marc could break later than everyone else, and I’m going to write the whole answer down because once again, Fabio was being Marc’s number one fanboy and I adore him for that : “Marquez, para mi, mira que realmente me gusta Valentino y todo pero para mi Marc es el mejor de la historia. Ha ganado a lo mejor menos titulos pero Marc, desde que llego a MotoGP hasta ahora… Me recuerdo en 2014, gano las 10 primeras carreras, dices “a ver este tío quien es?” y lo mas fuerte es que lo haces en agua, en seco, con viento, condiciones malas, buenas. El tío va siempre muy rápido. Y esto es para mi un ejemplo de como… como piloto. Y dices, como es posible, su agresividad. A lo mejor, yo soy mas suave pero cuando lo ves parece que va un segundo y medio mas rápido que tu.” 

= “Marquez, for me, look I really like Valentino but for me Marc is the best in history. Maybe he’s won less titles but Marc, since he’s joined MotoGP until now… I remember in 2014, he won the first 10 races, and you wonder “this guy, who is he?” and the most impressive thing is that he does it in the water, on the dry, with wind, good conditions, bad ones. He’s always really fast and for me he’s an example of how to be as a rider. And you wonder, how is it possible, his aggressiveness. Maybe I’m more gentle with the bike but when you look at him it looks like he’s going a second and a half faster than you.”

Fabio said that popularity wise, things changed after his first win and he can feel it when he’s in Le Mans and Barcelona, the number of french flags and people wearing his number.

At some point, they (assuming officials) told Fabio that he couldn’t wear his pearl necklace because what if the necklace broke and the pearls went on the track?

Fabio met the guys from TwoJeys (the guys interviewing him in the video, the pearl necklace is from their brand) in Ibiza in July 2021 so they asked about the experience and Fabio said that it was the first time he realized what it was like to enjoy/make the most of holidays (it was his first time there and they spent 3 days together).

Fabio talked about the pressure of having swapped seats with Valentino (and said again that Valentino was his idol growing up).

Valentino took care of Fabio’s merchandizing for two years and he also invited him at the ranch when he was 15. Fabio said that the first time they were riding at 1pm and the others would wake up at noon, eat and go but Fabio woke up at 7am already hyper excited to ride.

They asked Fabio who ever contacted Fabio and had Fabio being like “wow, this is happening” and Fabio said it mostly happened after he got his first win, mentioned Neymar and also having a conversation with J Balvin.

Biggest sacrifice he’s had to make was living in Spain without his parents when he was 14 (and until he was 18).

Celebrity crush? Kendall Jenner (hasn’t talked to her).

Regretting a tattoo? One that he has had covered.

Where do you see yourself growing a family? In France, but in the future.

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McLaren have screwed themselves so much more with that behavior than if they had just MADE A DECISION and stuck with it. Now Lando comes off as mercurial and petty and Oscar’s first win comes off as a handout. Excellent work from one of the most decorated f1 teams ever!!

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who had ralf schumacher dates french far right winger on their bingo board