#f1 98

[outsideline-yt]

Round 3 of my F1 98 playthrough brings us to the last ever Argentine Grand Prix, at a track that really allows this game to show off its... er... features?

[onadarklingplain]

🔀 & DALEX

i started writing this AGES ago, and at the time, i shuffled by discovery weekly and i got fucking married - harriette

Daniel was absolutely not sulking, and if he was feeling off-kilter, it was absolutely not because the sight of George and Max having their first dance made it feel like someone was closing a fist around his heart, wringing all the blood out. It was dumb because he wasn’t even that cut up about the break-up anymore. It was more — it always sucked being the single guy at a wedding, the loner sitting at an empty table surrounded by sad, half-eaten plates of dry cake.

There was a certain pleasure in wallowing, in completing the part he was surely invited to fill — the poor ex-boyfriend, pining for the one who got away, the groom looking all the better for comparison. He was leaning into it, he knew, the vicious, bitter thrill of it, and he almost felt annoyed when someone sat down next to him. He didn’t need company, didn’t need entertainment. He had that in spades just watching the way Max’s face scrunched up in happiness when George twirled him around the dance floor. Like, he hadn’t even wanted to marry George, but could’ve been him getting fucking twirled.

“How do you know the happy couple?” the guy asked, interrupting Daniel’s thought spiral. “No wait, let me guess. You’re the weird cousin.”

Daniel laughed, smiled his most charming smile, and stuck out a hand. “You’re sitting next to the ex, I’m afraid. I’ll understand if you want to find a table higher up on the social stratosphere. I probably only got an invite because the weird cousin cancelled last minute.”

Amazingly, the guy actually looked relieved. “Oh thank god. I’m an ex too. I don’t even know why I bloody came, to be honest.”

“For me, the open bar,” Daniel said, even though it wasn’t the truth.

“It helps,” the guy agreed. “I’m Alex.”

“Daniel,” he replied. “I haven’t heard of you, so I’m guessing you’re—"

“Please don’t make me recount my whole relationship history,” Alex said. “It’s been every conversation I’ve had today, I swear, and everyone ends up looking at me like I’m the problem, for fucking it up. Like maybe Max is the psycho, has anyone thought of that?” Once Alex started complaining, it was like he couldn’t stop, voice getting louder until he abruptly cut himself off. “Sorry. I’ll shut it and let you drink in peace.”

“No, please,” Daniel said. While Alex whinged, he had started to lean in without even realising, and now he was resting all his weight on his elbows, giving Alex new consideration. “This is the first promising conversation I’ve had all day. All anyone wants to talk about is how sweet they are together. Like, I get it, you thought I was street trash, no need to rub it in.”

“And they’ve only been together for what, six months? Insane. Like, we were literally dating for longer than that, and let me tell you, we were absolutely not ready to get fucking married.”

“But when you’re in love,” Daniel said, fluttering his eyelashes, but he could only keep up the facade for so long before he cracked and started to laugh again.

“So how long do you give them?” Alex asks, a wicked glint in his eye. “Be honest, I won’t tell.”

“Well,” Daniel says, pretending like he was thinking about it for the first time. “If Max can stand to live with George, he’s a stronger man than me. The guy is like — obsessive. I swear half our fights were about the fucking laundry. And he hated all of my friends. He never wanted to come out.”

“Max is a slob,” Alex said bluntly, but he didn’t look upset. On the contrary, he looked a little delighted. “Our living room was a shrine to every online purchase he ever made. I’m talking critical levels of cardboard. He literally never did the recycling. And he was just married to his video games.”

“George hated screen time,” Daniel said gleefully. “He was always trying to make me go on walks or play tennis or whatever.” It was probably bad that they were so happy about the sure demise of a relationship, but he wasn’t about to examine the feeling. Instead, he finished the rest of his free cosmo, letting the vodka drown out any pangs of guilt.

“Perfect,” Alex concluded. “They’re going to tear each other apart.”

“You know what would really piss them off?” Daniel said, the alcohol and camaraderie making him brave. It’s just, it was nice, the way Alex was looking at him, laughing at his little jokes — it was hard not to let a little fondness work his way into his belly.

“If we hooked up,” Alex said, finishing Daniel’s thought and nodding like it was already decided. “Just imagine the brunch dates we could drag them out on, and they wouldn’t be able to say no.”

“You’re diabolical,” Daniel said. “I wasn’t even thinking about brunch.”

“We could watch them fall apart in real-time, one Sunday pancake date at a time,” Alex said, the wicked grin back on his face. “And then we’d know for sure that we weren’t the fucking problem.”

Daniel was sold already, but when Alex raised an eyebrow and jerked his head toward the door, one hand curled around a bottle of table wine, it became impossible for Daniel to imagine saying no.

It turned out Alex was tall, and when they stood up, when he pressed Daniel up against the brick wall in the garden, music and light spilling out of the open doors of the hall into the still, dark night, it felt like he was looming over him. It was hot, honestly, the way Alex leaned against the wall with one hand, bracketing Daniel in, while he let the wine bottle dangle carelessly from the other. It made Daniel think about someone catching them like that, seeing them together, about the news making it back to George and Max, and before Alex even kissed him, there was a satisfaction simmering low in his stomach.

[flatoutin-eaurouge]

25th anniversay - October 31, 1999

[overtake]

@.redbullracing: 7 years working together, record breaking team. 🫶

[theladyigraine]

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

Max and Seb being among the most penalised drivers in F1 (Max currently no 1, Seb in P5). Just Red Bull golden boy things.

[the-girl-down-the-street]

every time james vowles says anything about logan and his performance i get closer and closer to committing a very violent crime

[superstar49]

the lord giveth (lewis hamilton 9th silverstone win) and the lord taketh away (category 2 hurricane and no power for three days)

[pinkpogiclub]

and if amadeus announces hamilton to ferrari with fiorello during the first night of sanremo. What then

[thissying]

watching the grid walk from yesterday and wholly amused by chiel first being called 'schat' by martin garrix and then 'honey' by paris hilton. lately i am starting to understand the impulse a bit.

[lvendermase]

watching f1 these days is like watching bundesliga for the past 10 years

[sargewood]

girl who's heard liam lawson say all he's ever wanted was to be a formula one driver too many times and is ready to start knee-capping the people in front of him for a seat

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

I need a moment -

[yesterdayiwrote]

I'm watching the Beckham documentary on Netflix and I know it's been criticised as 'PR', but actually it's a really interesting look at the difference between how the media reports on sport and how it is for the people participating...

[f1]

Daniel Ricciardo says he was at '98 per cent' during solid F1 return in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying... with the Aussie feeling 'quite confident' in his new Alpha Tauri

Daniel Ricciardo says he was at '98 per cent' during solid F1 return in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying... with the Aussie feeling 'quite confident' in his new Alpha Tauri  Ricciardo at 98 per cent in F1 return  Aussie will start at 13th on grid  Says he's feeling confident in new car By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Updated: 21:41 EDT, 22 July 2023 Australian F1 star Daniel Ricciardo says he was at 98 per cent in his his struggling AlphaTauri car during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo, 34, is looking to prove he still has what it takes to perform at the highest level after signing a short-term deal with Red Bull's junior team this month, replacing the disappointing Nyck De Vries. With AlphaTauri rooted to the bottom of the constructors' championship, and failing to get out of Q1 in their last four races, Ricciardo delivered in his first qualifying session back, putting his car on P13 for Sunday's race. The West Aussie qualified four positions better than teammate Yuki Tsunoda in a vehicle he'd only driven for the first time last week.  'Yesterday, there was still some things I was missing some lap time on, and I improved those today,' he told Speedcafe.com. Daniel Ricciardo has immediately delivered by lifting new team AlphaTauri to its best qualifying position in four races Ricciardo qualified four positions better than teammate Yuki Tsunoda in a vehicle he'd only driven for the first time last week 'Everything I had to improve last night, I felt like I was able to go close to 100 percent – maybe 98 – so I took a nice step. 'I think that was pretty good.' Ricciardo said he was getting good feedback from the car within the first lap. 'Before the rain came in FP1 I did pretty much one lap – I got the red flag just before the line,' he explained. 'Already in one lap of driving the car, I was filled with a bit of confidence. It wasn't at the limit yet, but I felt like it was responding the way I was anticipating. 'In general, I think it's something I can feel comfortable with and work with. 'Probably now, it's just overall load that it's missing, but the balance feels not a million miles away. 'That's encouraging; encouraging for me that it's a little bit familiar.' Ricciardo says he's already feeling pretty comfortable in the new AlphaTauri car Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says the West Aussie has done a great job The eight-time Grand Prix winner added: 'Not a whole lot of time in the car, but in saying that, I felt pretty comfortable already yesterday – we only really got one session, but I was a bit off the pace, but I kind of knew where I was missing, and it was quite self-explanatory where I could find the pace. 'So I felt quite confident in the car, but now it's always… probably all of us can get to 95 percent quite easily at this level, it's in those last few percent. Ricciardo's performance was hailed by fans excited to see him back in the paddock. 'He's done a great job,' Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said of the Aussie. 'He's in a very foreign environment after seven months out of a seat, (so) it was a really solid, mature performance from him today and the team will really benefit from his experience and knowledge.' 'You can see he's really enjoying it,' Horner added. Meanwhile, fellow countryman Oscar Piastri - who replaced Ricciardo at McLaren last year - put his car on the second row as he continued his good form after finishing fourth at the British Grand Prix. Share or comment on this article: Daniel Ricciardo says he was at '98 per cent' during solid F1 return in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying... with the Aussie feeling 'quite confident' in his new Alpha Tauri via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

[sharlsworld]

soft lauch? - 𝐜𝐬𝟓𝟓 ✽

✿ carlos sainz x influencer!reader (obvi)

✿ y/n and carlos try to soft launch their relationship but his millennial mind can’t comprehend the idea

✰ i got a little crazy at the end guys so i sincerely apologize for that also there’s a age gap…i’m sorry i’m obsessed with them sue me

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definitelynotyn

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definitelynotyn is it time to start soft launching?

carlossainz55 Mi corazón I need you to explain a soft launch to me again

⤷ alexandrasaintmleux everyone take a minute to pray for y/n

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landonorris LONGGGGG over due

⤷ definitelynotyn we’ve just been waiting for the right time

francisca.cgomes soft launch us? fs

⤷ definitelynotyn let’s go over the captions

⤷ carlossainz55 Alrighty then!

⤷ pierregasly idc how many years go by i’ll never get used to this

⤷ definitelynotyn cry about it

⤷ pierregasly i will

charles_leclerc You would hope so after almost 4 years of dating

⤷ definitelynotyn it’s not our fault we can keep a secret sharl

⤷ charles_leclerc What’s that supposed to mean 🤨

lilymhe carlos sainz deserves to be locked up for going after my little kitten when she turned 18 😾

⤷ carlossainz55 Your just mad I got rizz

⤷ lilymhe obviously not that good if your girl is eating lunch with me rn

⤷ carlossainz55 @definitelynotyn Come home baby the kids miss you

⤷ definitelynotyn omw 😍

⤷ lilymhe damn…someone took my bitch

georgerussell63 Nah i’m waiting for the hard launch engagement post

⤷ carlossainz55 😏

alex_albon bros gonna catch a case 😭

⤷ danielricciardo He’s ready to risk it all

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yn

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yn so baby girl coded 🎀

charles_leclerc My eyes 😓

⤷ yn oh please spare me the dramatics

landonorris you two make me sick 🤢

⤷ yn all i’m seeing is a bunch of hating jealous bitches 🤧🥱

hoeforsainzzz guys…that watch looks pretty familiar

f1wags 👀👀👀

smoothoperator55 yk…i’ve spent some time memorizing the arms and hands of the f1 drivers and let me tell you…that’s gotta be carlos sainz 👁️👁️

ynstan4lyfe some of you guys need to except the fact that carlos and her are just friends and nothing more

carlossainz55 Lucky guy

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operatorsainz ik ya’ll seen that 🫣

danielricciardo How many times must I remind you that children are on this app

⤷ yn it’s not my fault if they see it the age requirement is 13 🤓

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carlossainz55

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carlossainz55 4 years with you by my side ♥️

charles_leclerc Tell her to cut her claws it looks like you asked a bear to scratch your back

⤷ hoeforsainzzz HELLOOOO??????

carlossainzappendix HELLO THATS THE SAME PICTURE Y/N POSTED IN HER SOFT LAUNCH STHU

landonorris bless carlos and his millennial mind 😞

iliveforcarlossainz welp this definitely wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card

hearts4lando SHUT THE HELL UP 4 YEARS AND WE HAD NO CLUE?

flowersforyn sooo…we’re not gonna talk about the 8 year age gap?

⤷ alex_albon no his lawyers are on speed dial he was ready to risk it all

⤷ yn shut up albono

yn oh baby 😭

⤷ carlossainz55 Did I do it wrong?

⤷ yn yeah but it’s the thought that counts

maxverstappen1 Almost had it mate

alexandrasaintmleux whoever didn’t pray for y/n this is your fault

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definitelynotyn

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definitelynotyn why is bro tryna rizz me up

francisca.cgomes HAHAHA HES SO OLD WHO TYPES WITH AUTO CAPS

⤷ carlossainz55 Mature adults

⤷ definitelynotyn excuse me?

⤷ carlossainz55 I can never win

⤷ lilymhe HAHAHA THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR MESSING UP HER SOFT LAUNCH

charles_leclerc He actually was sweating like a bitch when he realized he posted the same picture

lewishamilton Roscoe misses his godmother he’s in need for a visit

⤷ definitelynotyn stop i’m coming over tmr

oscarpiastri 29 year old spaniard seen running around paddock looking disheveled and almost in tears after the realization hit that he ruined his girlfriends soft launch

⤷ definitelynotyn thanks for the update osc

carlossainz55 Babe please i’m on my knees begging forgive me

⤷ landonorris stand up carlos

⤷ definitelynotyn don’t you have a race to lose or something?

⤷ landonorris maybe in a different lifetime…you aren’t my bully 😔

⤷ definitelynotyn oh go cry me a river

⤷ landonorris i will

alexandrasaintmleux i wish charles was this down bad for me

⤷ charles_leclerc Girl………..

⤷ yn is what you are? 🤣🤣🤣

⤷ charles_leclerc You are my biggest hater

⤷ definitelynotyn proudly

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yn

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yn ruined my soft launch but it’s ok cause the D is fire 🔥 yeah, i said it.

carlossainz55 Mi corazón es tuyo ♥️

⤷ yn ♥️

charles_leclerc You guys should pay for my therapy since i’ve spent the last 4 years sleeping in the room next to yours

⤷ carlossainz55 Get ear plugs

ynlos ik those bitches are like bunnies 🫣

hoeforsainzzz y/n giving us a little snack 😩

ynstan4lyfe i would like to take back what i said on her soft launch

danielricciardo Your pr managers are quaking with rage right now I know it

⤷ yn i was gonna say something but then i chose peace 😇

⤷ georgerussell63 That’s a first

⤷ yn alright bro your entire existence is a meme calm down 🤣🤣

⤷ georgerussell63 I can always count on you to make me cry

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carlossainz55

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carlossainz55 Dibs

francisca.cgomes WOAH THERE BUDDY

arthur_leclerc that’s enough instagram for the day.

landonorris my poor eyes

yn best pillow 😇

⤷ carlossainz55 Just for you

ynissocutiepatootie her side profile 😍😍

ynsmywife carlos sainz can’t handle allat

carlando this altered my brain chemistry

carlitossainz brotha don’t know what to do with allat

charles_leclerc Every time I open this app man I can’t escape it 💔

⤷ yn is that a little bitch i hear?

⤷ charles_leclerc You wound me

maxverstappen1 Wasn’t prepared for that

carlossainz55 All you bitches can stay mad

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yns.asskisser

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yns.asskisser Date night with the missus

yn WOOF WOOF MEOW 😍😘😋👅🤤 SMASH SMASH SMASH YOU CAN HAVE IT ANY DAY ANY WHERE ANY TIME

⤷ yns.asskisser I love u mami

yn do you want head?

⤷ yns.asskisser Always baby 😘

⤷ charles_leclerc JUST BECAUSE THIS IS A PRIVATE ACCOUNT DOESNT MEAN OTHER PEOPLE CANT SEE IT

landonorris aw you sick bastard

lilymhe what is it finna play…WOAHHHH

alexandrasaintmleux i miss the person i was 10 seconds ago

francisca.cgomes you and y/n put 50 shades of grey to SHAME

alex_albon so who’s coming to church with me and lily on sunday? 😇

⤷ pierregasly me and kika

⤷ charles_leclerc Me and alexandra

⤷ oscarpiastri me and lily

⤷ danielricciardo Me

⤷ schecoperez Me

⤷ maxverstappen1 Me

⤷ yukitsunoda0511 Me

⤷ lewishamilton Me and roscoe

⤷ georgerussell63 Me and carmen

⤷ landonorris me

⤷ joris__trouche me

⤷ lance_stroll me

⤷ logansargeant me

⤷ fernandoalo_oficial Me

⤷ yn ya’ll mad i’m getting my world rocked every night 🤪🤪

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