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WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER 🗣️🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅

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I’m cackling. Why was Will Buxton dressed like it was 25°F (-4°C) and then when it cut to the current conditions it was only 57° 😭😭😭 I thought I was being punked. It’s currently snowing where I live

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Beautiful.

Someone edit this poor man’s age. It still says 24. I fear I forgot my Wiki password and can’t edit because it’s a protected page (to prevent vandalism??)

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Someone edit this poor man’s age. It still says 24. I fear I forgot my Wiki password and can’t edit because it’s a protected page (to prevent vandalism??)

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No actually, I feel bad for Lando Norris. Because he's been having an amazing season, not only did he get his first win, more followed and he's been getting great results overall. But everyone around him, including his team it seems, is not celebrating that as the feat it is.

Everything Lando has done, has been put into the context of him taking something away from Max. Taking away a win, taking away the WDC. Lando's acomplishments are not celebrated as his own, instead the media is celebrating that Max is losing. It's weird, especially when you compare it with Charles who has had the same amount of wins this year as Lando, but is celebrated for all his accomplishments (and rightfully so)

He's immediately been built up as THE guy who in 2024 will knock Max down a peg and become the new world champion (which let's be honest here, the point gap has not been closing, this battle never really was one). Instead of celebrating the start of the part of his career where he became a serious championship contender, 2024 will now be remebered as the first time he lost out on the WDC, even though he was never in de race yet.

Lando Norris' accomplishments this year are super impresive. It is unfair that these wins are being framed as not enough and a lost title instead of the rise of a great driver.

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well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

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alright heaven forbid I come to the defense of a rich white man whose watch is out of my tax bracket and at the risk of sounding parasocial, let’s discuss the response to the events of today, and how we can change our outlook in the future:

1. The public response on Twitter and in the comments of Instagram are not okay. You are allowed to feel strongly about some things but to go to a public space and wish harm on a person is too far. If you are focused so negatively on the shortcomings of someone you dislike that you cannot focus on the success of someone you do like, then you are only working to make yourself and others negative (“hating ___ makes me happy” no, being negative makes you happy, which does not make you a happy or enjoyable person).

Since the fandom is bad at relegating emotions and focusing on the positive, here are some exercises:

instead of “____ is a waste of a seat”—> try “my driver worked to get into f1 and be where he is, I’m proud of him!”

instead of “____ did so horrible, my driver is way better” —> try “my driver had such a good race!”

instead of “I hate ___ he should crash/leave the sport” —> try “I’m not a fan of this driver, I like ___ more and root for him in the races”

in no situation is it okay to send death threats/imply a driver should die/propose suicide to a driver. neither is it okay to make racist comments about drivers. ever. if you are so affected that you enjoy sending these types of messages, I am afraid no post on the internet can help you because the type of help you need requires a degree.

I bring these up today because of the backlash Lando received post-race, but these types of comments have been present in all of Formula 1 history, and never has it been okay.

However, if you want to hate in the privacy of your mind or with friends, go for it, bringing it into public platforms makes it uncomfortable for everyone, and takes the fun out of a fandom.

2. Context! Critical thinking! Being able to think critically in a given situation is a very important skill to have in life. Things are not split-line black and white. In today’s example, a couple of sentences in Lando’s post-race interview were taken out of context and misunderstood. Rather than checking out the original source (in which he was clearly discussing the misfortune of his own pit stop and how the timing of the red flag was luck) and forming their own opinions, many people jumped on the bandwagon, which is uninformed and harmful. Doing this without research makes you gullible, which is not a useful life skill.

Lando has since made glowing remarks about Max, it’s okay if you relax and enjoy the results of the race.

[edit because I see people disgruntled about McLaren pitwall having Oscar and Lando swap “when Lando didn’t even do anything”. Oscar had a ten second penalty and they need to protect positions. Lando and Oscar are solid teammates.]:

Key Takeaways and Disclaimers: I will admit it would be very hypocritical if I posted this while following several blogs who dislike some drivers, however they are polite haters. But. If there is nothing else you understand or agree with from this post take away this: fandom is supposed to be fun and enjoyable- the drivers are the ones doing the hard work! We’re supposed to sit back and observe! However, to keep fandoms enjoyable and enjoyably safe I encourage hating with etiquette. What does this mean? It means using anti- tags, filtering posts, not using crude or offensive language, and not making comments that would get you arrested if said to someone of authority (death threats, racist comments, etc). This was a very exciting race with an unexpected podium! It’s what racing is about, so let’s keep things fun and fresh.

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i'm sorry but f1blr, tell me, whenever i try to scroll down a driver's tags after a race, what is there always hate?? like it's to the point where a good portion of the feed is hate. and this is for so many drivers. like what compels you to decide to hop online with an account and drag someone down. does it make you feel better? does it pay your taxes? no, and it's absolutely unnecessary. why are you choosing to make yourself someone that constantly is trying to find flaws? particularly, there is so much max and lando hate and for what. why not just enjoy the sport? you wouldn't like it if others attacked your favorite driver online, so why are you doing the same? all this negativity is honestly so discouraging as a user. i shouldn't have to block all anti tags to enjoy a sport and be a part of the fan community. we shouldn't be a toxic place. we're all f1 fans, we all are here to watch 20 drivers race. at the end of the day, that's what matters, and i honestly don't understand why there is so much hate here. i hope this message reaches people, but honestly, i doubt it. thank you for listening to me talk, hope you have a great day! 🫶

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my little criminal 🤧 his first mugshot 💖

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teams after realizing it's another triple header in two weeks and it's in fuckass vegas, scorching qatar and traumatizing abu dhabi

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Bringing this back because I SEE YOU BITCHES 🫵🏻

Y’all need to tag your rude posts as anti because saying you wish a certain driver crashed is INSANE

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I hope Lando doesn’t beat himself up over this too much. I also hope that this lets him breathe a little more in regard to the WDC because it’s just… not really possible anymore?

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He said: “let’s be NASCAR drivers” and stuck by it

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This is all because of Nelson Piquet. I will not elaborate.

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Omg Oscar and Ollie might end up near each other at the bottom of the results with their respective +10 second penalties 🫶🏻🫶🏻

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Franco :(