#Rubens Barrichello

[yyenky]

i posted the gif with the ayrton and mika part but so much happens in this video is unbelievable

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My favourite F1 Magazine covers Part 2:

[subaru-copilot]

Let's play a game! Let's play a game! Let's play a game!

Based upon this vocab test and also inspired by this art made by the talented @molabuddy

[argentinagp]

car series -> f2004

[maxz-b]

forever thinking about michael schumacher forcing nico rosberg to piss into a bucket anyways this is part 4/???

[forza-beznaia]

Mark: Felipe fucked uhh

Jenson and Rubens: AUSTRALIA!!

[raikk7nen]

when the function has drivers embracing after a race....😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[brawngp2009]

you believe me like a god i destroy you like i am

[gonnaupdatethisrandomly]

Michael playing a prank on Aguri Suzuki. Picture's from 1993.

[theskyisthelimit06]

As you can see here, Ladies and Gentlemen. Rubens is a child of divorce.

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My favourite F1 Magazine covers Part 3:

[petit-papillion]

Granted, there are more races per season now, so it is easier to get a higher number of podiums per year. There should perhaps be a stat that uses podiums/grand prix included. Still pretty cool to see how he has the potential to leapfrog 4 legendary Ferrari drivers next year and nestle below THE Michael Schumacher as the Ferrari driver with the 2nd most podiums.

[keepthedelta]

can you tell me something about rubens barrichello? i know that wikipedia exists but learning information from people on tumblr is more interesting

oh rubens barrichello, the greatest second driver in the history of the sport. he was michael schumacher's number two (and apparently michael literally had it written into his contract that rubens would have to give up wins to help him win the championship, and rubens did not know about that) and the two of them are (i think, don't quote me on this) the second most successful driver pairing in the history of f1 (after brocedes of course). rubens was apparently exceptional at setting up a car, jenson button once said that he was the best at setting up a car that he had ever seen (and i think jenson also once said that rubens was his favourite ever teammate).

in 2002, rubens was absolutely dominating at the austrian grand prix. michael was well ahead in the championship and ferrari were dominating the season. towards the end of the race rubens was ordered to let michael past so he could win the race, which rubens did (unhappily, obviously). it caused a massive scandal, i think michael refused to take the top step or pulled rubens up there with him, and afterwards the team was fined something like a million dollars for breach of proceedings (not for the team orders but because of the podium stuff with michael and rubens. Later that year, at the US? grand prix, michael was leading but slowed down supposedly to try and finish in a dead heat with rubens, but rubens was awarded the win because he finished slightly ahead (it is thought that michael did this to pay rubens back for the win that was taken from him). because of the ferrari team order situation, the fia actually banned team orders from the 2003 season (although this move was reversed years later, also because of ferrari and the fernando is faster than you order given to felipe massa).

after being replaced at ferrari by felipe massa, rubens went on to drive for bar honda, and was teammates with jenson button. in 2009, after honda pulled out of f1 following the 2008 financial crash, both of them were retained by brawn. many people were critical of brawn retaining rubens, with some saying he should have been replaced by bruno senna (nephew of ayrton) but both jenson and rubens won multiple races that season, with jenson winning the wdc, and brawn winning the constructors. when jenson won the wdc in brazil he had to go back to the uk to do stuff for sponsors etc. as a sort of victory tour, but there were problems with his flights, so rubens lent him his private jet to take him back (i think rubens also has a pilot's license).

in addition to his achievements in f1, rubens also has the honour of being the very first person to beat the stig on british top gear, something that many f1 drivers had previously tried and failed (seriously i don't know if you have ever seen british top gear but it was one of the biggest shows in the world and when this happened it was a legitimately extraordinary moment).

i believe he now occasionally does commentary/media work for brazilian f1 broadcasters, and at least one of his sons has competed in the lower formulas. he is widely regarded as an incredibly nice man, and is deeply underrated as a driver

[7upjordan]

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May 8, 2010 - Barcelona Spain Source: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo