#Laurent Rossi

[rt3nenbaum]

if THE alain prost called me "an incapable leader who thinks he can overcome his incompetence through arrogance and a lack of humanity" i would just kms

[paxdemon]

when a 21 year old was making grown men act actually insane .... 

[graveltrip]

maybe not everything is renover. 🥹

[throughthedarkestminds]

Father and Son Paddle game

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[lostf1ndaydream]

Did anyone see what Laurent Rossi said about Alpine?? I genuinely didn’t think they did too badly yesterday…

[pinkcarsupremacy]

[expulence]

[ldagence-style]

𝓛𝓓 👠👠

[x-e-n-i-a-style]

𝐹𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑛 👠👠 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑒

[rickybaby]

Dancharles 2024 let’s go!!

[paxdemon]

How have you seen [Esteban] evolve both as a driver and as a person in the time that you’ve known him?

Well there’s no mystery about the fact that we very quickly tried to make Esteban feel comfortable in the team. Because Esteban was, what’s remarkable about this boy is that he’s never had an easy, linear, path. Every single year almost, he was told that’s it, that’s over, that’s the end of the road with us and you need to find another gig next year. Which is super difficult especially in a career like that, you need a bit of a runway right? You need to feel comfortable about the fact that you can drive for a while and you can actually make this job your job for real. Not just a hobby […] And it’s never ever been easy for him. Like, really.

And so, irrespective of that, I also knew that this boy, has been successful in all categories, has been racing against Max, Charles, everyone that is top driver today. And like, he’s beat them over time. In the past, so I’m like, he has some potential - let us put him a more comfortable zone, not fully comfortable. Because he needs to be on his toes all the time, that’s important. But let us see what he has in store, if we give him the environment, a bit of peace of mind.

So that’s why we decided to bet on him for three years. And give him a bit of a runway, also because back then to be honest, no one wanted to come to Alpine, let’s be clear. So it was as good as driver as we can get. And I’ve always said, Esteban, at the very least, is a very good second driver. Everyone interpreted that in different ways, but when I said that it was like…There is no one and two at Ferrari, but I’m pretty sure a lot of people think there’s a two. There’s no one and two at Mercedes, and that’s hard to figure out whose the two there to be honest. And, I think Esteban would be one of those two, whichever person you would pick in both of those teams. That’s what I meant by that, like…

When you gave him that runway, that comfort, did you see a change in him?

Yes I did absolutely.

What was the change?

Well he started like, driving more efficiently and putting things together for the long term. Not trying to impress everyone at every race, which is a very different thing. Because he was taking inconsiderate risks and physically driving, perhaps without knowing, with a fear that he had to potentially lose his seat, on that race. So, basically it was different. And I told him, the thing is, you need to grow. Like, grow up. Like in many ways. And grow the team with yourself. That means you need to be more of a strategic driver and a leader. Which is extremely different from just being a super fast, cool boy. That’s a different, different story. I need you to exhibit the qualities that might make you one day, a world champion. Which is something different than just racing fast...

[mayzie-grobe]

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that feeling when you realize you embarrassed yourself in front of someone famous without even knowing who they were....😳

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[David]: Don’t sweat it too much, Junior. You’ll get the hang of it.

[Noah]: Yeah, it just seems like a lot because you’re new.

[Royce]: Everyone here more or less grew up together, so that’s what makes it a bit complicated.

[David]: ...Great.

[Noah]: Oh!

[Noah]: Angie’s here, hang on guys.

[Noah]: Hey!

[Junior]: Angie?

[David]: Angela Ward, mom’s a big movie star. She was a child actor too. Did that one show, uhh, Empty House?

[Royce]: And that’s Irene Laurent.

[David]: They’ve been close since Angela’s mom bought that summer house in Tartosa. Ugh.

[Royce]: Doesn’t Angela go by Haukeland now?

[David]: What — I don’t know.

[alexalblondo]

Thinking about Rossi saying Esteban is just a 2nd driver …

[redcarpet-streetstyle]

[inlap]

my personal fav race of the season let's gooo este p3 <333

[hertwood]

watching the otmar episode of dts just as a victory lap