#Brazilian gp 2003

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Fernando's Brazilian gp crash 2003

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current status: heartbroken by the 2003 brazilian gp

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Throwing at my friends screenshots of the Brazilian 2003 GP podium without any context until one of them tells me to stop being annoying with my niche-ass F1 factoids

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f1 teammates jarno trulli and fernando alonso goof off before their visit to renault’s ayrton senna complex — brazilian gp 2003, automoto tf1

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How unlucky was Senna's local rival in F1 & Indycar? (Raul Boesel)

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How 2003 Australian Grand Prix changed F1 forever

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How 1999 French GP nearly led to F1's greatest underdog champions (Frentzen & Jordan)

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How a politician nearly became Argentina's 2nd F1 champion (Reutemann & FISA-FOCA war)

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How great was Kimi Raikkonen in F1?

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How Ford Cosworth changed F1 forever

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How Ayrton Senna's death killed off independent F1 teams

Why Lewis Hamilton is wrong about diversity in F1 (Story of Prince Bira)

How McLaren redefined professionalism in F1 (Lauda, Prost & Ron Dennis)

Why Paul Tracy wrongly lost 2002 Indy 500 (CART vs IRL)

How Gilles Villeneuve’s death nearly ended Ferrari & F1 (FISA-FOCA war)

How Prost & Senna made F1 so popular (how the media reported on their rivalry)

Was Keke Rosberg lucky to win 1982 F1 championship?

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The story of how the Finnish Ayrton Senna (Kimi) became an internet meme

How the Japanese Lance Stroll heralded the rise of F1 pay drivers (Satoru Nakajima, Pedro Diniz, Montermini, Ghinzani, Tarquini, Schneider, Dalmas, Zunino & Rebaque)

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How good were Michael Schumacher's team-mates in F1?

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Why Juan Pablo Montoya was feared by Schumacher, Alonso & Kimi (old school)

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How Mansell & Piquet became tabloid heroes & villains in F1

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How 1989 Ferrari reworked F1 car design

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Who are Ferrari's true rivals in F1? (Clue: themselves)

Why the French Fernando Alonso should have won 7 F1 world titles (Prost)

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THE FORMULA 1 TAG GAME! 🏎️

rules. answer the questions below!

tagged by @vinvantae tagging: everyone that wants to do it, just say i tagged you. also, @goldsainz @formulaforza @carlosheinz @chrysanthemonza

1. Who or what got you into F1?

-> my family! they've been enjoying motorsports for years so naturally, i ended up falling in love too. something about forced proximity lmaoo

2. Who was the very first F1 driver you supported? Do you support them now? Have your opinions on them differed or stayed the same since then?

-> kimi raikkönen!! as a child i would get really excited to see him on tv or on track, my parents said i recognized his car and all. i supported him always, followed his years out of f1 and all, he’s 100% my favorite of all time.

3. Who's your current favourite F1 driver?

-> i have two 2023/24 favorites: lewis hamilton and oscar piastri.

lewis has been a favorite of mine from the beginning, his racecraft has always been enjoyable to me. also, he’s one of the reasons why (alongside nico and schumi) i decided to support mercedes. he’s a big big inspiration for me, all of the things he has done are wonderful so i’ve never doubted him as one of my favorites.

oscar, on the other hand, is ofc a new addition to the ‘fav f1 driver’ list but is one that doesn’t surprise me! i saw him go up categories and loveeed his driving style. i was never a diehard fan but a supporter of his career for sure. when he got to f1 (and seb left) i knew who my new favorite was gonna be! (now i am, in fact, a diehard fan)

4. Is there a driver pairing or pairings you support? What made you attracted to that pairing in the first place?

-> not a pairing but…a boy band…

they live on my head rent free, the videos (and the lore) were so funny (iconic). BUT, if i had to choose a pair, i would go for kimi and seb!! i had always wanted to see them as teammates bc of how well they got along, when it happened i was the happiest. also nico and lewis were my number ones back in the day and by consequence my biggest heartbreak.

5. Do your parents, siblings or relatives have a favourite team and/or favourite driver(s)?

-> everyone in the family likes something different. some have their special reasons but in general they vary.

dad’s favorites are mclaren, lauda, and senna, my oldest sister’s are mercedes and button, my older brother redbull and alonso, younger sister ferrari and verstappen (don’t even ask), and my mom’s favorites were ferrari, prost, schumacher, and häkkinen. <3

6. Do you have any favourite races? Are there any that stand out to you the most?

-> this is such a hard question but i’ll go for the ones i rewatch the most: united states 2018, canada 2011, suzuka 2005, abu dhabi 2010, turkey 2020, and germany 2019.

7. Do you have a favourite circuit? Can be from the past or from the current calendar.

-> hockenheim, suzuka, sepang, interlagos, istanbul, spa, silverstone. my lovers fr.

8. Have you ever been to an F1 race in real life? Feel free to tell us your experience going to one if you like.

-> i have! i went to my first gp when i was almost one year old, it was france 2003 — nevertheless, the first one i remember going to/experiencing (faintly but i do) is the 2007 brazilian gp!

i’m lucky enough to have gone to multiple over the years and i’m so grateful to my family for it. 2022 and 2023 were the first years i was able to go by myself or with my friends/colleagues to races! (i did go a couple with my family + i go with my brother everywhere but yeah) it’s been amazing!

9. Have you ever met an F1 driver in real life?

-> i’m very lucky to say yes, i have met a couple over the years and it’s been great! from the current grid i’ve met everyone but zhou and hülkenberg!!

10. Do you have a favourite F1 car? If so, what is it?

-> FW14B, MP4/4, W11, F2002, RB19 AAAAAAAHQHEUJW. i believe this question goes more towards the liveries but i love those cars, they were such a wonder and the WAY they were driven. ugh. amazing. i love rewatching their races.

11. Do you have a favourite one win wonder?

-> ok so, i would say george but since he’s still racing i’m not counting it. i’ll go with pastor maldonado. HEAR ME OUT. it was an insane day, i was ten but i still remember how crazy everyone felt there in barcelona, like what just happened. also insane to think about how it was pure pace, like yes he was lucky on saturday but sunday was his. ALSO having kimi on the podium is a huge bonus.

12. Do you have any favourite quotes from the F1 world? This can either be inspirational or hilarious.

-> “we have to remember these days. there is no guarantee they will last forever. enjoy them as long as they last.” — sebastian vettel, 2013.

“that’s for all the kids out there who dream the impossible, you can do it too.” — lewis hamilton, 2020.

“i’ve always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only the slightest chance.” — michael schumacher, 2007.

“just leave me alone, i know what to do.” — kimi raikkönen, 2012.

“bwoah” — kimi raikkönen, always.

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This is so true, I am brazilian and my mother loved watching formula one until Senna died when she was eleven and since then she never wanted to watch a race again, but my older brother was almost called Ayrton and I became a fan at the beginning of this year , I remember she watched the Hungarian GP with me while we were moving, her first after thirty years and her only comment was that it wasn't the same. Furthermore, a work colleague of mine who is almost sixty years old tried to comment on football(soccer) with me and I said that the only sport I follow is formula one, he told me that he loved watching Senna race and that he stopped watching after the accident.I said I was born in 2003 and never saw Senna race, he seemed sad for me and the conversation ended there.

Okay, my dad just pointed something that made me mush about the change in schedule on the Senna tribute.

Most european races happen in the morning in Brasil, and there's this generational thing of waking up early on a Sunday to watch f1 over here, and Galvão (the guy that narrated the races back with Ayrton) would say he was the reason brasilians would smile on a Sunday morning

So, having Lewis drive that mp4 on a Sunday morning is going to be that little bit more special 🥹❤️

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INTERLAGOS, 2003 — Michael Schumacher. (Photo by Steve Etherington/LAT Photographic)

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Brazilian GP 2003, Kimi overtaking Nando and Ralf in wet conditions 🏎️💨

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Kimi Räikkönen 2003

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THE BEST old F1 seasons and where to watch them

[Mega post] - [Part 2]

I want to start this 2nd part of this thread by thanking everyone who liked or reblogged my previous post. I know that It's not that much, but I started this list just for fun and seeing that some notes that I wrote in my phone receiving so much love is nice. Thanks again <3.

In this second part, as I promised, I'm focusing om the dominance of one driver or team in particular.

And last but not least, I have to aknowledge the work of my bestie @whorecedes .

She translated this list from spanish to english. So if there is a mistake, It is probably my fault, not her.

Anyways

Here is the link where you can watch al the old f1 seasons:

(I used this page and I never had a problem in case you are wondering, but another useful and great resourse is F1TV PRO. The only problem is that there are some countries where this service is not available)

Well, get in the time machine because we are going back in time.

Best F1 seasons (Pt. 2):

- 1988:

The 1988 Season showed one of the most dominant performance of a team ever, With McLaren winning almost every race of that season but one. The McLaren MP4/4 Is one of the most dominant F1 cars ever made and was drove by one of the best but conflictive duos of Formula One.

The McLaren MP4/4, with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.

- 1991:

Although Nigel Mansell had a great season this year too, Ayrton was a bit luckier and knew excellently how to capitalize the reliability issues that made Williams lost both championships. Ayrton won the first four races of that year, but I strongly reccomend to watch Brazil 1991. That day, he won in front of his local crowd while being stuck in sixth gear for the last laps. This video gives me the chills and just shows how passionate were brazilians about him:

- 2000 to 2004:

There are lots of explanations about how Ferrari became this dominant between 2000 to 2004. Some people blame it on the Bridgestone exclusivity with Ferrari, others in Schumachers prime. We can't forget about the excellent engineers Ferrari had those years (Ross Brawn, Mattia Binotto, James Alisson, Rory Byrne, Aldo Costa).

But IMHO, the dominance of Ferrari during this era is just a conjunction of this factors. Although in 2003 they won by a minimum margin to McLaren, watching them in 2002 and 2004 being so dominant, could explain why a lot of people of my generation love this team despite they don't win anything since 2008.

Great team and a great car = Absolute dominance.

- 2005:

This season had something similar to what I said in 1991, Fernando capitalized grear the mistakes of McLaren and the bad luck of Kimi that year. But this does'nt mean that Fernando was just lucky. He ended om the podium in 15 of 19 races

I will never stop simping this livery.

2009:

Imagine you bought an F1 for 1 dollar but you discover a loophole in the new regulations of the sport and completely dominate the first half of the season. Well, this is what happened with Brawn GP, a team that won all the championships in which they participated (they competed just for one season but shh).

At thhe beggining of the season, the didn't even had sponsors!

If you like stories of underdog teams dominating in their sport for one year, this video is a MUST watch

- 2011:

It was very difficult for me to choose just one of Seb's dominant seasons but stats speak for themselves. (Although I could have included 2013 here too)

Look at those numbers Vettel hadd in 2011. (St: Start position / Fin: Final position)

2014:

This season started the Mercedes era and the biggest dominance in the story of the sport. Just watch the first race, the epic battle of the Brocedes duo and while watching that remember this: There are rumours that say that Lewis and Nico were not pushing 100% so the FIA wont suspect that the engine was illegal (it was not).

It was a great year for Daniel too.

2020:

I know this is a relatively new season but I just wanted to add a photo of the W11 because is a beast of a car.

What a stunning car. The best F1 car ever made in my opinion.

Well, this is the end of this mega post, but stay tuned because I am going to start a new series of post that is interesting to learn about F1!

PD: If you want to share this list in another place you are free to do it, I don't have a problem. Spread the knowledge!

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Pt. 2 of drivers first and latest podiums!

Carlos Sainz Jr.:

- First podium: 2019 Brazilian GP

- Latest podium: 2021 Hungarian GP

Esteban Ocon:

- First podium: 2020 Sakhir GP

- Latest podium: 2021 Hungarian GP

Fernando Alonso:

- First podium: 2003 Malaysian GP

- Latest podium: 2014 Hungarian GP

Daniel Ricciardo:

- First podium: 2014 Spanish GP

- Latest podium: 2020 Emilia Romagna GP

Lando Norris:

- First podium: 2020 Austrian GP

- Latest podium: 2021 Austrian GP

Part 1

Part 3

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Reasons F1 should stay at Interlagos and not go to Rio

The 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019 Brazilian GPs

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 F1 2018 season is over. We’ve got the new 5-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who also broke the point record which was set by Sebastian Vettel in 2013. Lewis’s been showing an incredible level of patience and concentration for the whole season. Only one retirement in 21 races, 11 wins, and 17 podiums. He literally smashed his main rival from Ferrari and proved he’s the best in the best in the peloton right now.

 What do I think about this season? Obviously not one of the most intensive seasons so far, Lewis has got a solid advantage since GP in Germany and almost left 0 opportunities for Seb to strike back. Nevertheless, this season was saturated and imbued with unforgettable racing battles, profound performances, devastations and sensational results.

 I want to start with the best battles. And 100% Max Verstappen participated in most of it. He’s shown a few stupendous races when he managed to compete with Mercedes even having such an unstable car. Of course, Max made a few mistakes and the Brazilian's one has cost him victory, but he’s never backed down and always tried to perfume as it was his last race. It’s really remarkable to see we still have racers who want to race only for the win, not just for being “one of”. I’m more than sure this ability to skip the obstacles and race in the pedal to the metal mode was honed for years and probably ingrained even in his childhood by his father. His races have some semblance with Senna’s ones. Impeccable, ruthless, talented, swift, I can carry on, but it’s only a matter of time and competitive car when his ascension to F1 title begins.  

 Going on, I’ve come to my second part – devastations. And I’ll split this “title” for Ferrari and Red bull racing teams. You probably wonder why second and third team deserved such a pitiful position. Ferrari as an aperitif. I’m a huge Ferrari’s fan and I’ve cheered for them since 2003, but their strategies are something “ingenious”. I don’t want to be extremely critical, but they have tremendous budgets, 500+ workers and almost every time some unexpected situations occurred on track, they failed. At least 5 Kimi Räikkönen’s races were destroyed by Ferrari’s strategical division. Rain, tire types, pit-stop windows – all of that are extremely weak for the team competing for the world championship. Only in Austin when Lewis almost had become a world champion, they managed to develop the winning strategy. The second frustration for me was Red Bull. Adrian Newey made exceptional aerodynamics as usual, but their engine and electronics had worn off multiple times. From the team who could defy Mercedes at the end of 2017, Red Bull found themselves as a team competing mostly with own car rather than opponents.  God sake, they changed motor supplier and agreed on a deal with Honda. Definitely, Honda hasn’t shown grounded results and powerful or robust engine with Mclaren, but Red Bull had to change something and they did.

 Ultimately, I’ve come to the sensation. And most of F1 would choose Charles Leclerc’s performance, but as for me, Valtteri Botass’ 5th place was like a tube of cold water. Only 8 podiums, 0 wins, and 161 points behind his teammate Lewis. Awful for a driver who had the fastest car in the peloton. Valtteri struggled the whole season, he made unusual mistakes, been slower on tracks where he astonished everyone in the previous seasons. Horrifying nosedive which can end his Mercedes’ career after next season if he continues to race like it was in 2018.

 That’s all I’ve had on my mind, hope you enjoyed my quick F1's season recap😊

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26 Jun 2019

This Sunday sees the 32nd running of the Austrian Grand Prix. It was first held in 1964 on an L-shaped track laid out on the Zeltweg aerodrome, when the winner was Lorenzo Bandini at the wheel of a Ferrari 156 F1-63. The track was then abandoned and was never used again for Formula 1 as the surface, a mix of concrete and tarmac, was too bumpy for Formula 1 cars.

At the Osterreichring. The race returned to the calendar in 1970 at the new Osterreichring circuit, which measured just under six kilometres. It wound its way through the climbs and descents of the Styrian mountains between the towns of Zeltweg and Spielberg. This layout was kept up until 1987, after which it disappeared from the calendar for ten years, returning to the same venue with a new 4.3 kilometre layout. The new Spielberg hosted the race from 1997 to 2003 before again dropping off the calendar. A new owner then ensured some stability with the race returning as from 2014. Last year the Ferraris were second and third.

Bandini and Ickx. Scuderia Ferrari has won five times in Austria. After that initial win with Bandini, the Scuderia was also victorious when the race was first run at the Osterreichring, courtesy of the Belgian Jacky Ickx, who led home his team-mate Clay Regazzoni, the two men split by just 61 thousandths of a second.

Irvine and Schumacher. Almost thirty years later, it was Eddie Irvine who drove his F399 to the victory, benefiting from a battle between the two McLaren drivers that resulted in the retirement of the championship leader, Mika Hakkinen. The other two wins were down to Michael Schumacher, the first in 2002 and the second one a year later. On this occasion there was a nasty scare on the way to the podium: Rubens Barrichello’s refuelling rig failed to work when the Brazilian pitted in his F2003-GA, so the team switched to Schumacher’s equipment. When the German pitted shortly afterwards, fuel left in the hose following Barrichello’s stop, caught fire with flames licking the car. An impassive Schumacher never flinched, watching in his mirrors as the Scuderia Ferrari mechanics calmly put out the fire. Michael rejoined third and went on to win the Grand Prix.

FERRARI STATS GP participations 978 Seasons in F1 70 Debut Monaco 1950 (Alberto Ascari 2nd; Raymond Sommer 4th; Luigi Villoresi ret.) Wins 235 (24,02%) Pole positions 221 (22,59%) Fastest laps 251 (25,66%) Total podiums 758 (77,50%)

FERRARI STATS AUSTRIAN GP GP partications 30 Debut 1964 (Lorenzo Bandini 1st; John Surtees Ret.) Wins 5 (16,66%) Pole positions 7 (23,33%) Fastest laps 5 (16,66%) Total podiums 24 (80%)

Sebastian Vettel #5

“Austria is a popular place with everyone in the paddock and all the drivers. If you look at the scenery around the track, it is set in a unique landscape with mountains surrounding it. If you are lucky, you even see snow on some of the mountain peaks in the distance. Driving around there in a Formula 1 car and seeing cows next to the track is also something quite unusual. It is difficult to get everything right on this track even though it’s a very short lap. It is crucial to get a good qualifying position in order to have a good race. It is definitely one I want to win. We have been on the podium in the past, so now we will be back to try and win.”

Charles Leclerc #16

“I look forward to returning to Spielberg. The atmosphere is great and there are many activities taking place around the track, which gives fans as well as ourselves a great experience. The circuit is an interesting one. It’s quite a short lap, so you really have to put it all together to secure a good position in qualifying. We made some progress during the last race weekend, especially in qualifying, improving my performance from Q1 to Q3. The target will be to build on that and find further ways to improve overall.”

Mattia Binotto Team Principal

“We are happy to be getting back on track so quickly, because it’s the best way to put ourselves to the test again to try and understand the elements that did not go according to plan in France. We have various test items to evaluate, mainly in order to give us a clearer picture as to why some of the updates we brought to Le Castellet did not work as expected. The Austrian track is very different to Paul Ricard. The first sector has long straights and braking in a straight line, while the second part is tighter, with a mix of low and medium-high speed corners. The forecast is for very hot conditions, so it will be a demanding weekend on the cooling front, both for the engine and the brakes, which means tyre management will also be very difficult.”