#anyway Mercedes>>>>>>

[animaniacs16]

Do you think during the timeskip in the finale, Rachel and Jesse got back together by singing a duet to “Hello” by Adele over the phone?

[straightline-bow]

I know everyone is mostly joking with the whole ‘oh the GPDA should strike’ thing after their statement in instagram, but I really think we should be having a conversation about how actually, they can’t strike, and that lack of ability to use collective bargaining can be and may be incredibly dangerous.

The issue with the GPDA as a union is that it only covers the twenty current Formula 1 drivers. Now, many people see no issue with this - why would anyone else need coverage? - but this is what sort of hamstrings the GPDA as a union. Should the members go on strike, there would be backlash in the press, pressure on the FIA, FOM, Liberty and the teams - but there are other drivers, who have the super licences needed to drive an F1 car. And could you even blame them? We’ve seen how hard it can be for rookies to get a seat - Colapinto looks a lot like he may be able to get on the grid, either for next year or the year after, and that is a swansong MIRACLE that came out of nowhere for him. Lawson and Piastri had to wait on the sidelines, as did Doohan. The only Driver’s Academies that seem to be working are Ferrari’s (A Leclerc off to WEC, Bearman in Haas), Mercedes’ to an extent (They tossed Aron aside when he’s been doing fantastically, but Antonelli has a seat) and sort of Mclaren’s (Bortoleto was under them in F2, but he has now severed ties to sign for Audi.). And even then they CLEARLY have their failures. Can you truly blame young drivers for taking any and every opportunity handed to them when so few succeed at all?

A strike would be very easily defeated by the FIA and Co - and there would be no guarantee of contracts post strike, and although the WDCs and highest level drivers could probably weather the storm, there is no way the rookies and those from smaller teams would be able to, and they could likely lose their seats over it. Quite frankly, the only way for a strike to work in the drivers favour in this day and age would be for them to vote to include all drivers who have superlicences in the union, and then for all of them to strike together.

A reminder: every driver who has an official contract with a team entered into the F1 championship can apply for a superlicence, if they hold the other requirements (usually a certain number of points plus a driver’s licence pluse a competition licence plus a theory test on first sitting), which means drivers from IndyCar, WEC, lower formulas, Formula E and test drivers are all usually eligible, or can be. I think the official number is around 70ish drivers are eligible, plus any retired F1 drivers who keep up the fitness standard and 100km of practise across a year - so drivers such as Jacques Villneauve could potentially still have a valid superlicence, so long as he proved he did enough practise.

Aside from the sheer unlikelihood of the GPDA being allowed to vote to include all holders of valid superlicences - which could possibly lead to the core members facing severe consequences, possibly the same as striking on their own - there are a lot of drivers who would not strike for safety precautions, purely they don’t think they are necessary (Brundle on the halo) or because they know if they broke the line they could get a drive, and because the GPDA has so little political power it very rarely is able to intercede to set minimum wages etc the way other unions are able to, any drivers breaking the line would know they weren’t losing out on anything but a moral argument, and potential safety issues. Some people don’t think about safety until they need it.

The current state of affairs is just incredibly concerning, and I think that although it’s fun and fine to make jokes about it, we should definitely remember both the driver’s own lack of agency, and that even though some aren’t satisfied with the statement they put out, it is perhaps one of the only things they can do.

[kastillia]

[blaithnne]

CBS Ghosts is my new guilty pleasure so take my new OCs. The Blanchet family were distant French cousins of the Woodstones who visited the house in the early 1900s, only for a violent house robbery to take the life of their youngest daughter, Mercedes, and her loyal self appointed guard dog, Horse. Only 8 years old, it takes some time for Mercedes to understand her fate, and for some time she’d be very distressed that her family seem to be ignoring her. On the bright side, the other ghosts are there to try and make things easier, though the misfit collective have a hard time caring for a child given their circumstances, and conflicting ideas on how best to raise a little girl.

Of all the ghosts, she is closest with Thorfinn. He has a soft spot for the little girl.

[yaoiconnoisseur]

Please consider Modern (magical) AU thirst trap lawyer Astarion Ancunin

[kimis25]

[formulanni]

Lewis Hamilton as The Emperor Tarot:

The Emperor tarot card symbolizes the ultimate male ego and absolute ruler of the world, with a sign of sterility of regulation and unyielding power. This card is often associated with a strong sense of authority, control, and structure. It can also represent a need for order and stability in one's life. It is your hard work, discipline and self control that have bought you this far.

[britney-rosberg06]

smth smth Ollie being the british driver, signing up for the italian academy, living in Italy, learning the language, basically becoming more Italian than british, becoming seen as something precious to Italians and Ferrari fans vs Kimi signing up for the British made (german founded) team, moving to England, learning English, becoming something seen as a rare and precious asset to the team and a replacement to a british driver…thinking thinking

[wild-moss-art]

This barbie is going to kill every last one of them!

[moon-brain-90]

Why are people so bothered about Kimi being at the Mercedes factory? Like it's not disrespectful to anyone, Kimi is a Mercedes jr driver and their driver next season. Everything's on break essentially so it's a good time for him to go to the factory and start to prepare for next season(without having to organize around races) It isn't disrespectful to Lewis, they should be preparing Kimi prior to the new season. The reason most drivers don't is because they are still on another team till the end of the season, like Haas(who posts about Ollie but not Esteban(who is still at alpine)). Lewis doesn't do anything Ferrari related not because he respects Mercedes too much too, but because until next season Ferrari is still a rival team

[coella-cox]

so from what I’m hearing Mercedes was basically gonna force Lewis into retirement and so he decided to jump the ship first? ahdhsksh wack them again for me bestie!

so much about last season makes sense now omg…

I remember that when asked about Mission44 Lewis said that he wants to continue his initiatives but he needed to find funding…presumably bc Merc wouldn’t provide enough. And all season he said he had several more years in him so when his contract was announced as 1+1, I though it was a case of him telling the media one thing but really wanting something else but no LMFAO Merc wouldn’t give him a longer contract.

Im glad he caught them off guard bc using him to develop the 2026 car but not let him drive it?? They thought they could “loyalty” his ass right into retirement pls gtfo

[laylakeating]

GLEESOURCE'S 500 FOLLOWERS CELEBRATION ↳ DAY ONE: Mercedes Jones

[monegazque]

mercedes: let hamilton through

george russell:

[cobaltfluff]

happy april fools' from your big brothers, dumbass (affectionate)

[schumi-nadal]

Esteban Ocon & Mick Schumacher - Las Vegas Grand Prix

Besties content unlocked by Alpine admin 🔓✨

(On Alpine F1 Team’s Instagram 🎥)

[kimis25]

from kimi's cota 2024 photo dump on instagram!!