#Abu Dhabi 2020

[mysteriouslyjovialcolor]

Abu Dhabi 2020

-Haven’t watched a race in so long I think the intro revived me

-Really needed this, to not have a full mental breakdown after that semester

-Shortest season since 1966? Huh

-Yay Max pole!

-Oh this is Carlos’ last race with McLaren

-Why have the Ferraris qualified so far down?

-Sergio Perez p19?!

-“Max versus the Mighty Mercs” I do not approve of that phrase. Who says Mighty Mercs??

-Aww farewell messages

-DR: “55 laps, everything we got”

-“Kev, have fun buddy, love you” Kevin? Where are you going??

-“As next year the Racing Points becomes Aston Martin” Whaaat?? How have I missed that??

-“We have 20 cars remaining in this race!” Haha, the surprise

-Kimi!!! I missed you!!!

-Ooh good move from Pierre “Frenchman against Frenchman”

-Oh Sebastian’s last race with Ferrari as well. “Team orders: useless today” Ha

-Did Kevin leave Haas and then come back again?? What is happening?

-“There’s no way Norris is doing a 1 stop. He’s overdriving” I love when drivers call out other drivers

-“In this romantic world of F1, there’s Charles Leclerc going for it against his teammate whilst wearing a crash helmet that says “Thank you Sebastian”” Lol he moves me

-Fernando!! Why aren’t you on the grid!??

-Oh Lando made that move so easy for Alex??

-Miss seeing car no.3 on the grid :(

-This whole watch party is just me in my feels (finals took a lot out of me okay, don’t judge)

-Oooh Lance Stroll making moves

-I like the AlphaTauri livery

-“Vettel’s racing for himself today” Hehe

-Oh bloody hell why does this have to happen now?? I still haven’t processed Checo leaving Red Bull! He can’t retire this race too!!

-“Sporty tragedy” Absolutely hate those

-At least the VSC brings out pit stop games I guess

-Merc, Red Bull, McLaren double stack! Let’s go!

-Ferrari? Hello? No tire change?

-LH: ”That doesn’t feel like a good strategy”

-Huh maybe Ferrari played it right?

-Oh full safety car?

-Going to watch a race where Checo wins next to get over sporting tragedies

-Lewis having problems?

-Haha the way Max took off

-Charles being passed by both his present and future teammates?

-Lance?!! Oh, nvm, Charles got it back

-Carlos Sainz being investigated for driving too slow in the pit lane. Penalty?

-“You’re doing a great job. Well done” Realistically this is Ferrari encouraging Sebastian, but to me it just sounds aggravating.

-Aah Carlos!

-“If you can get past Ricciardo, it’ll make our lives easier” And then there are McLaren team radios

-Oh Lance? Again? And he makes it stick this time!

-Charles is having the worst time rn

-Alex being a threat>>>

-Why are we still on those tires Ferrari?? Clearly they’re not doing well. Charles has just lost 3 places

-Oh there he goes. Finally

-He fell to p19?!!?!!

-Hello? We were supposed to have radio subtitles this season. Where are they??

-Every race I’ve watched with Daniel in Renault has him going long (and then sometimes not being able to make up track positions again after he puts new ones on at the end)

-This whole race has just turned into a tire management test for most of these drivers

-Race so slow they’re just explaining the Mercedes engine and going over Carlos’ pending investigation again.

-Pierre’s been making moves though

-“A very boring but very satisfying Sunday evening” That sums it up pretty nicely actually

-Charles track limits?

-“13 times they’ve [Verstappen, Hamilton, Bottas] shared a podium. Only one podium away from Roseberg, Hamilton, Vettel who have shared 14” Oh how fun (I miss Roseberg, Hamilton, Vettel. Those were fun too)

-Has Daniel not pit yet?

-“Slowing down now. I think we’re going down” “Copy, stay out, stay out”

-Do we think the Sebastian and Kimi (And all the Ferrari drivers really) have nightmares over this?

-I’m being so impressed by Daniel going so long on those tires

-“Is the cliff coming then for Daniel Ricciardo?” Ohmygod, don’t jinx him

-Okay good pit stop, he didn’t lose out too much

-So annoyed that Kevin’s race is virtually going nowhere

-“Kimi Raikkonen: most experienced driver on the grid” Sigh, I miss him

-Just noticed that 10s out at front! Awesome!

-Oh wow the gap between 4 and 5 is 35s!

-Charles black and white flag?? Come on!

-Oooh Max could potentially be the youngest to ever take a grand slam win

-Just now realizing this was the shortest season since forever because of Covid

-Nooo Valterri don’t take away his fastest lap

-“Where is Lewis slow?” “He looks slow everywhere. Feedback is he looks slow everywhere” The way that was said made me burst out laughing

-Oh Ocon last lap overtake! Nice!

-Damn, Daniel stole that fastest lap.

-Aww McLaren formation

-Donuts!! Can we get a Seb one too?? Oh we got a Kevin one!

-I love how donuts look on the grid. So cool!

-Ooh la la the Mercedes parked facing each other. What a picture

-Oh wow Checo is p4 in the driver’s championship. Very cool

-Do we think the other drivers feel jealous that they don’t get to do donuts?

-Honestly why can’t everyone just do it?

[ilovejevsjeans]

2020- Abu Dhabi- On the grid for the last time wearing Black and Yellow

[lewislarbaleister]

Lewis getting distracted by the sound of the cars 🫶🏼

[landinrris]

I've recently rewatched Mclarens Unboxed from Abu Dhabi GP 2020 (because apparently i enjoy self harm), so i wanted to hear your thoughts on Lando's and Carlos' race together, maybe some post race feelings?

because the video itself is a bittersweet watch, i can't imagine how it was in real life that day

Ooooof I just rewatched before I went to answer this ask and it still hurts tbh. 0/10 would not recommend watching the farewell video to Ferrari afterward.

I'm sure it was also extremely bittersweet in person as well. On the one hand, you had them getting to celebrate bringing McLaren back up to p3 in the constructors', and on the other hand, you had everyone saying goodbye to Carlos. I think there are a lot of small moments that really build for me (apart from the "fewawi friends" moment from a race prior). Lando looking like he wants to be anywhere else during Carlos' speech in the garage; Carlos saying he's already said everything he needs to Lando, and that they need to keep their relationship private; Lando and Carlos quietly reading the messages the team left for Carlos, etc. They laughed through the helmet swap, but it's clear in the messages they wrote to each other that there's a lot of feelings hiding under the surface.

I think it was incredibly hard for Lando specifically, which partly explains the growing pains he had with Daniel for half of the 2021 season. Really shows how close he and Carlos were (and still are) to each other- especially during covid while they were all cooped up together at the races. I really think it's evident that they and their personal teams forged a bond over those two years that they'll never have with another teammate again.

[forelsketparadise]

[lewishamiltonarchives]

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and GB at the Abu Dhabi Gp 2020

[ummick]

"Mick sets his first ever lap time in an F1 session. ⏱ 1:46.151 He’s started #FP1 on the ⚪️ hards." - december 11, 2020 📷 @.haasf1team / twitter

[artemispt]

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a carlando pic per day till bahrain 42/92

[artemispt]

[fairylando]

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER (carlos leaving the team edition) 🧡❤️

[mgu-h]

omg I haven't seen anyone talk about the clip of carlos leaving into Lando and saying "do I?" when lando told him he needs to sign his helmet. one of my fav moments ever

sometimes watching them talk in such a flirty or intimate way with such strong eye contact and low voices i almost feel like i'm invading their privacy. while they're talking in public about something you'd think would be neutral lmao

[janesurlife]

Carlos's abu dhabi helmet for his last race with McLaren is something special.

Lando being in the front of the photo makes it even more special

[ilovejevsjeans]

[lewislarbaleister]

[baiuzensenn]

4 years ago, Charles released the special helmet as a tribute to Seb.

Charles Leclerc:

“New helmet for the last race of the season. Danke Seb ! Let's make this last race together a good one.”

“I learnt so much from you as a person and as a driver in these last two years. Thanks for pushing me to improve all the time, it's been a honor to be your teammate, and I honestly wish you the very best.

Top driver and a Top Man”

[forelsketparadise]