#2026 will be my year

[shellxrls]

everybody moved on I STAYED HERE

[fcaruana]

I'm kinda sad he has 3 more races left :(

ahh don't be sad anon he'll get a seat next year TRUST 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯 (that's what i tell myself every night)

and if he doesn't, reserve driver franco is so funny imagine someone in williams makes a mistake so the camera dramatically pans to him and this is what we see

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8.15.2024 — 6:47pm -> 8:17pm

[pianokantzart]

The Mario franchise is turning 40 years old next year………… Let that sink in…………

I mean, okay if you think it's safe...

[finalgirlmegumi]

This is so funny theyre really out there ripping of my mutuals like this

[cecoeur]

I hope Daniel walks into Aus GP 2025 as a guest of Jack Doohan with the world’s biggest fuck off chain and rings and short shorts now that he’s no longer bound to be wearing Hugo, and i hope he’s bronzed to the GODS and slutty about it too

I would love this so much because we know there are still folks on that team from daniel's renault days (and we know they stayed late in singapore to get to share a moment with him, which I could literally cry about all over again) and then Jack is his little Ricciardo Karts baby and it would be SO special. He would absolutely be full c*nt. Dripping in chains, showing off his chest hair, and looking damn FINE.

Now to be a party pooper, I don't think it will happen because I don't think daniel would want to pull focus from Jack at his first f1 race that also happens to be his first home race. I also would kind of be surprised if we see daniel at an F1 track even next year. I could see him at another motorsports event but probably not in the formula 1 sphere for a while. Obviously a lot can change between now and then but that's my current vibe on this guy i've never met and do not know in real life lol.

[norrapinto]

Lately my Roman empire has been how Franco has the potential to become an icon of the sport, is already proving it, and the fact we might have never known if not for this unexpected opportunity

[thef155]

Note: this was posted prior to the LH->Ferrari news

I really, really hope the rumors that Carlos might have only a short-term contract extension (i.e. until the end of 2025) are true. That may be a blow to his pride, and I feel for him deeply, but breaking away from Ferrari by 2026 would be the absolute best thing for him.

If you don’t know, Carlos and Charles are both currently contracted to Ferrari until the end of 2024, and both are now currently in talks for extensions. According to La Gazetta (grain of salt required), Charles is taking a five year extension to 2029 (whyyyy Charles? why do that to yourself?). Meanwhile, Carlos has asked for a 2-year extension, but Ferrari reportedly only want to offer him 1 year for now. Carlos potentially becoming a free agent for 2026 is very significant because that's the start of the next regulations era in F1; a new formula and new rules come into play, ushering in new engines and new cars and opening up the field for new contenders. It’s also when Audi will be stepping onto the grid as they take over at Sauber (currently Alfa Romeo). Importantly, Audi have been long-rumored to be interested in Carlos as the driver they want to sign and build their new team around.

I'm not going to delve into how much Ferrari has treated Carlos like shit, because we all know that story, and none of us are actually surprised to see the team undervalue the man who keeps them afloat when all else fails and gives them their only win in a season. I don't think Ferrari ever expected Carlos to be so competitive and push il Predestinado the way he has, and now it's bit awkward for them. But the fact is that Ferrari have now gone all in on Charles with this 5-year deal, and now they have no choice but to make every other decision around that. It makes sense that they would offer just a 1-year extension if Carlos is asking for 2 years because they know a 2-year contract would be no more meaningful than a 1-year if other teams are seriously interested in Carlos. If Audi (or McLaren, if Lando leaves) really want to get Carlos for 2026, they will have no qualms about swooping in during the 2025 silly season to buy Ferrari out of Carlos’s last contract year. They know what they have with Carlos even if they aren't going to publicly recognize it, so it's in Ferrari’s best interest to keep their options open for shopping if they don’t want to risk being caught out dry in 2026.

But let’s forget all that and talk about the most interesting part of all this to me: that Carlos asked for something as short as a 2-year extension. He knows Charles is getting 5 years, so why?

This tells me that Carlos has finally begun to lose faith that Ferrari is the best place for him. That’s a pretty damn big deal, because—although this gets overshadowed by Charles’s love story with the Scuderia—Carlos’s passion for Ferrari and the Tifosi is no small thing. I think he smiled bigger on the third step of the podium at Monza than he did at Silverstone for his maiden win. Winning a WDC with Ferrari is (or was) his life’s dream.

But maybe 2023–his best year ever—is what Carlos needed to stop ignoring the writings on the wall. Maybe he’s starting to admit to himself that he’s never going to get the support (or competence) he needs from Ferrari to achieve his dreams. Maybe he's understanding that he's found success not because of Ferrari, but in spite of them.

Carlos is too good to be a No. 2 driver. We know it, Ferrari definitely knows it (and that’s their problem), and—most importantly—Carlos knows it. Ferrari can go ahead and search for someone this talented who's also willing to roll over and be their next Rubens Barrichello. Because it sure as hell won’t be Carlos Sainz, Jr.

[pinkwinesupernovas]

i want to fast forward to graduation already omfg

[myfeelisfunny]

okay but I'm actually not really surprised by the Hülkenberg Audi thing...only German driver on the grid gets scooped up by new German team, fork found in kitchen...

[randomthunk]

Opening Day is upon us once again! Batting sixth, the catcher for the Necropolis On Sea Oxventurers, of the Geth Professional Baseball League, Merilwen!

[chronicallydragons]

Finally getting a book deal and preparing for publication is like can’t believe I spent more than half my life trying to get published and now I actually have to talk about it 😅

[pianokantzart]

WAIT. OH SHIT AT THIS RATE THE YEAR I TURN 30 WILL BE THE YEAR THE MARIO SEQUEL RELEASES :D

[lucky-clover-gazette]

halfway through my 20s, i’ve definitely picked up this pattern where i will every so often have a “baseball bat year” in which i realize i’ve stagnated and very suddenly and determinedly decide to change major parts of my life for the better, then i reap the rewards of that hard work for 2-3 years, and then it’s baseball bat year again because there’s always more and i want it all. it’s called baseball bat year bc i just eventually realize that i need to be bonked really hard with a baseball bat and get things moving again

[daddy-ul]

There is only one person in this world to whom I made a heart sign with my hands.

I'm okay with that person being James Hetfield.

[houseofbrat]

Of course Harry is going to go back and live in the UK eventually.

I don't know why anyone would think he would continue to live in the States after he a) gets divorced and b) loses a child.

Harry has very little legal protection from getting papped in the US once those two things happen, unlike the UK. Once those two aforementioned things happen, the paps' interest in getting photos of Harry on US soil will be much different than they are today.

Just because he's not doing it this year (2024) doesn't rule out him doing it in the future.