#interlagos 2008

[lewishamiltongifs]

daddy's boy

[lewisarchive]

Sir Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen meet the band Nightwish at the São Paulo Grand Prix (2008)

[sempatri]

My delusional mind is exploding at the possibility that Massa could win the 2008 title 15 years later

[blorbocedes]

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton and Williams driver Nico Rosberg, brazilian grand prix 2007, race day 21st october 2008, interlagos, rd17, driver's parade photographed by mark sutton

i love the composition of this picture so fucking much. they look like popstar boyfriends getting pap'd

[lewisinho]

they acc should have let lewis drive the mclaren in the rain around interlagos in honour of both senna (and tangentially brazil 2008) right in front of massa’s barrichello’s and piquet’s collective salads

[gayferrari]

Why do you think Interlagos hates Ferrari. 2024 (so far), 2023, 2022, 2019, 2012, 2008, 2006...

save me Ferrari Lewis 2025 in Brazil. Ferrari Lewis 2025 in Brazil SAVE ME

[maranello]

dear signor enzo ferrari,

I am writing to you a letter in ferrari heaven because if I and many tifosi around the globe who wish for our team to be a competent and good racing team have not known peace since interlagos 2008, neither should you-

[formulinos]

“they say you attract what you fear” oooooh i’m so scared of ferrari poaching the best staff from each team ferrari domination charles leclerc domination carlos sainz laid off a decent second driver at ferrari charles leclerc wdc ferrari wcc red bull downfall verstappen retirement marko retirement christian horner in jail for tax evasion mclaren bankruptcy williams erased from f1 canon mercedes mediocrity british drivers exposed as mid sir lewis at ferrari sir lewis winning shit for ferrari sir lewis and charles winning so much shit for ferrari they retroactively give felipe massa the 2008 championship fernando alonso manic race brazilians back at formula 1 but safe from williams spa back as first race post summer break dutch gp cancelled magny-cours return end of sprint races besides brazil interlagos back as season finale australia back as season opener no more street circuits added usamerican races deleted from the calendar stefano domenicali jailed michael schumacher immediate recovery homoeroticism back in f1 no more nft or betting sponsors hulkenberg retirement no more haas no more gunther steiner

[youjustwaitsunshine]

Very Long 2010 pre-season Seb Post

Under the cut you will find posts from the sebsite which include:

The RB6 car launch + RB6 specs

Seb's test days in Jerez

Test days in Barcelona (original in german + my english translation)

a short blurb on the name of the car

some pictures

masterpost // pre-season 2010

10 | 02 | 10

2010 Car Launch

Sebastian Vettel | Driver – Car 5

Sebastian Vettel’s first foray into Formula One saw him fined for speeding in the pitlane during the first ten seconds of his debut. It’s fair to say he hasn’t slowed down much since.

Fame and fortune hasn’t made any discernable impact on Seb (“What fortune?” he asks, bewildered). He still gives his cars girl’s names, argues that there are more exciting things in life than driving Formula One cars (but not many) and is proud of being taller than Rubens Barrichello. He loathes being referred as ‘the new Schumacher,’ and so is relieved to see his Race of Champions team-mate returning to F1.

Born 3 July 1987 in the town of Heppenheim, Germany, Sebastian enjoyed a successful career in karting before making an immediate impression the moment he came into open-wheel racing. Starting the 2003 season aged 15, he won five of 19 races in his debut Formula BMW year, finishing second in the German Championship. The next year he took the title, winning 18 of the 20 races (he finished on the podium in the other two but doesn’t like to talk about them).

It marked Vettel as one to watch and he duly tested F1 cars for Williams and BMW-Sauber, while moving up through the junior ranks, impressing in Formula 3 and the World Series by Renault. Vettel’s chance in F1 came when he replaced Robert Kubica as BMW-Sauber’s third driver in the second half of the 2006 season. In addition to incurring the Stewards’ wrath, Vettel’s debut during Friday practice for the Turkish Grand Prix also saw him finish the day top of the timesheets.

While the performance on track was impressive, everyone was equally knocked out by the confidence and effervescence with which the teenage Seb dealt with the garage and Paddock. The authority with which he spoke and the evident self-deprecating wit stood him out as much as the blistering pace.

Sebastian finally got his chance to race a year later, standing in for the injured Kubica at the United States Grand Prix. Still only 19, he qualified seventh and finished eighth, becoming the youngest man to score a Championship point. Later in the 2007 season he moved to a permanent seat at Scuderia Toro Rosso. He made a lasting impression on future team-mate Mark Webber (and the rear of his car) during the monsoon-hit Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji before bouncing back a week later to secure fourth place at an equally waterlogged Chinese Grand Prix.

Confirmed for 2008, Vettel didn’t have the best start to his first full season and crashed out of the first four races, mostly as a result of being dragged into other drivers’ accidents. Fortunately the crash-magnet curse was soon lifted and Vettel scored points at Monaco, Montreal, Hockenheim, Valencia, Spa, Singapore, Fuji and Interlagos – though the only race anyone properly remembers is the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

On the back of a strong fifth place in Belgium, Vettel and Scuderia Toro Rosso went to Italy in good form. Torrential rain over the weekend failed to dampen their pace and Vettel duly became, first, the youngest driver to take pole position in Formula One history, and then the youngest race winner, having utterly dominated the race in which a rudder may have been of more use than a steering wheel.

Elevated to the senior Red Bull team for 2009, Vettel won his second, and Red Bull Racing’s first, victory at the third race of the year. He followed it with a string of podium and solid points-scoring finishes and established himself as a firm championship contender with a second, commanding victory in the British Grand Prix. He finished the season strongly with further victories in Japan and Abu Dhabi that, together with four other podium finishes, took him to second place in the Drivers’ Championship.

Definitely a follower of the ‘second is first of the losers’ philosophy, Sebastian has loftier ambitions for 2010. He lists his lifetime ambitions as winning the Formula One World Championship and beating Kimi Räikkönen at badminton.

RB6 – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Chassis: Composite monocoque structure, designed and built in-house, carrying the Renault V8 engine as fully stressed member

Transmission: Seven-speed gearbox, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation. AP Racing clutch

Wheels: OZ Racing, Front: 12.0in x 13in diam., Rear: 13.7in x 13in diam.

Tyres: Bridgestone

Suspension: Front: Aluminium alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbone with springs and anti-roll bar, Multimatic dampers

Rear: Aluminium alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbone with springs and anti-roll bar, Multimatic dampers

Brakes: Brembo calipers, Brembo carbon discs and pads

Electronics: FIA (MESL) standard control unit

Fuel: Total Group

Renault Engine RS27 – 2010

Number of cylinders: 8

Capacity: 2400cc

Max rpm: 18,000rpm

Number of valves: 32

Vee angle: 90 degrees

Power output: Not disclosed

Engine construction: Cylinder block in cast aluminium

Engine management: FIA (MESL) standard control unit TAG310B

Oil: Total Group

Weight: FIA minimum weight of 95kg

important: the picture on the left is - on the sebsite - called 'sebi-vettel'

10 | 02 | 10

Sebastian and the RB6

It was windy, it was cold - rain was just a matter of time. Sebastian‘s face was nearly covered by his Beanie cap, but despite the dark clouds he was in really good mood. The reason why? It was the moment when his new car was unveiled. Sebastian laughs: „Finally we are back on the track - the winter break was far too long."

Sebastian stands in front of his car and proudly he gives a short version explanation: „We were lucky to have the best of all cars during the second half of the season. That means we had a very good base right from the beginning, so we just had to develop the car. In contrast some of the opponents had to develop completely new designed cars."

The only real new part: „I got a new seat, it‘s like having a new chair. Beside that in general all the more than thousand parts of a Formula One car have been optimised. "I have a feeling I can reach my target"… So far I have not made a decision regarding the car‘s name. So ideas are welcomed.More next Friday: Today and tomorrow my team mate Mark will do the shake down and the first laps.

On Friday it will be my turn and so on Friday evening I will able to give you further information, about how the RB6´s handling qualities.

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Jerez Test

12 | 02 | 10

JEREZ TEST – Day Three

Driver: Sebastian Vettel

Car: RB6 – 01

Laps: 59

Best time: 1.21.783

Circuit length: 4.423 km

Fastest lap: J. Alguersuari – 1:19.919

Sebastian Vettel drove Red Bull Racing’s 2010 championship challenger, the RB6, for the first time today, as he took over from Mark Webber on day three of the current four-day test in Jerez.

After an initial run on dry tyres, Sebastian was forced to use intermediate and extremes for the rest of the day as wet weather set in from 0945hrs. The team’s plan was to focus on aero-testing, but progress was hampered by deteriorating weather. By 1615hrs, conditions were so wet on track that Red Bull Racing, in line with the other Formula One teams testing in Jerez, decided to end the session early. Despite the weather, the car ran without any problems today.

Sebastian Vettel commented; “After three months, it was good to come back and drive the car – it felt okay and we didn’t have any big issues. Obviously the weather is not ideal for us to find out more about the car, but we knew the rain was coming so we didn’t mess around this morning and went straight out to do some laps. It then rained all day, but you could face these conditions in a grand prix, so it’s important to do laps in the wet. Overall, we didn’t do enough because of the weather, but I’m pretty happy.”

Sebastian will be driving the RB6 again tomorrow for the last day of this current preseason F1 test at the Jerez Circuit.

2010 Rider on the Storm

Sebastian Vettel | Driver – Car 5

"You can't influence the weather, we have seen that today. After a three month break, I was finally able to sit in the car today and it was good fun, I am still able to drive and the car feels good. This morning I did some (a few) laps in the dry the car went well straight away, but then it started raining and I had to park the car for some time in the garage. For sure it's a shame that it wasn't dry all day but also its possible to have rain in a race and so you have to learn to keep up with diffrent weather conditions. At the moment its still very difficult to give an idea of where everybody stands due to the new rules and the big tanks. The teams are driving with diffrent fuel levels and this also keeps changing. I hope it continues raining over night so that nothing is left for tomorrow and I can speed though all day, but as I said we have to see as we can't tell mother nature what to do..."

13 | 02 | 10

JEREZ TEST – Day Four

Driver: Sebastian Vettel

Car: RB6 – 01

Laps: 90

Best time: 1.21.203

Circuit length: 4.423 km

Fastest lap: L. Hamilton – 1.19.583

Sebastian Vettel was at the wheel of Red Bull Racing’s RB6 today for the final day of the current Jerez test. It was his second day of testing, as Mark Webber had driven on days one and two.

The team’s plan was to focus on set-up work and aero testing, although the weather once again played a part and damp conditions in the morning meant Sebastian began the day on intermediate tyres.

Conditions dried by lunchtime, but a fuel pump failure in the afternoon cost the team around three hours of dry running time. Sebastian ended the day with a final long run on dry tyres.

At the end of the RB6’s first test, Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering said: “It’s been a productive first week with the RB6, despite the weather and lack of dry conditions. We’re pleased with the car overall, it’s showing a lot of promise.” The next test will take place at the Jerez Circuit, starting on Wednesday 17 February.

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Barcelona Test

26 | 02 | 10

Barcelona Test - Tag 2 (english version below)

Sebastian Vettel | Fahrer – RB6-01

Auto: RB6-01

Runden: 125

Bestzeit: 1.21,258 Min.

Streckenlänge: 4,655 km

Tagesschnellster: N. Hülkenberg (1.20,614 Min.)

Das Team fuhr seine zweite Rennwochenend-Simulation, und am Ende des Tages hatte Sebastian 125 Runden zurückgelegt.

Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering, sagte: „Heute erlebten wir in etwa eine Wiederholung der Renn-Simulation, die Mark gestern gefahren war. Alles lief mehr oder weniger nach Plan. Erneut stoppten wir das Auto während der Renn-Simulation. Dabei handelte es sich um eine Vorsichtsmaßnahme, um einige Dinge kontrollieren zu können. Es ging um ein kleines Problem, und wir konnten schon wenig später weiterfahren. Sebastian konnte die Simulation vor Ende des Testtages in voller Länge beenden. Wir drehten viele Runden und sind recht happy, was das Auto angeht."

Sebastian Vettel meinte: „Das war ein guter Tag - größere Probleme traten nicht auf. Im Verlauf des Nachmittags mussten wir wegen einer Kleinigkeit unterbrechen, aber bei Testfahrten ist das ziemlich normal. Während der Tests will man keine Schäden riskieren. Aus diesem Grund ist es am besten, das Auto abzustellen, sobald es im Hintergrund Alarmsignale gibt. Weil es in Jerez oft regnete, haben wir an den beiden kommenden Tagen noch viel Arbeit vor uns. Beispielsweise müssen wir mehr über die Reifen herausfinden und einige Abstimmungsarbeiten erledigen."

Sebastian Vettel wird morgen erneut zum Einsatz kommen, bevor Mark das Cockpit am Sonntag, dem letzten Testtag, wieder übernehmen wird.

Barcelona Test - Day 2

Driver: Sebastian Vettel

Car: RB6 – 01

Laps: 125

Best time: 1.21.285

Circuit length: 4.655 km

Fastest lap: N. Hülkenberg – 1:20.614

The team drove its second race simulation, and at the end of the day Sebastian had completed 125 laps.

Ian Morgen, Head of Race Engineering said; “Today we experienced about a repeat of the race simulation that Mark drove yesterday. Everything went more or less according to plan. We again stopped the car during the simulation. This was a safety measure to control a few things. It was a small problem and we could continue soon after. Sebastian could finish the race simulation in full length before end of the test day. We ran many laps and are quite happy about the car.”

Sebastian Vettel said: “This was a good day – no large problems showed up. During the course of the afternoon we had to take a break due to a small thing, but that’s pretty normal with testing drives. On test days you don’t want to risk damage. For that reason it’s best to stop the car once there’s alarms in the background. Because it rained a lot in Jerez, we have a lot of work to do in the coming few days. For example we have to find out more about the tires and do a bit of coordination work.”

Sebastian Vettel will take the wheel again tomorrow before passing it back again to Mark on Sunday, the last test day.

Barcelona Test - Tag 3 (english below)

Sebastian Vettel | Fahrer – RB6-02

Auto: RB6-02

Runden: 44

Bestzeit: 1.23,123 Min.

Streckenlänge: 4,655 km

Tagesschnellster: N. Rosberg (1.20,686 km)

Sebastian Vettel absolvierte in Barcelona beim letzten Test vor Saisonbeginn seinen zweiten Testtag. Der Tag wurde durch Regen beeinträchtigt. Morgens wurden wegen eines Mix aus Regenschauern und technischen Problemen nur wenige Runden gefahren. Der Nachmittag erwies sich als wertvoller, denn das Team arbeitete an der Abstimmung für das erste Rennen der Saison in Bahrain. Seine Bestzeit erreichte Sebastian während seiner letzten Runde des Tages. Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering, sagte: „Nach den nächtlichen Umbauarbeiten mit Blick auf das für heute geplante Programm waren wir morgens wegen einiger technischer Probleme spät dran. Nachdem wir nachmittags richtig zum Fahren kamen, gelangen uns drei, vier Tests bezüglich der Abstimmungsrichtung für das Rennen in Bahrain. Sie brachten uns klare Resultate. Entsprechend beendeten wir den Tag in deutlich besserer Form." Am morgigen letzten Testtag werden sich Sebastian und Mark Webber das Auto teilen.

Barcelona Test - Day 3

Driver: Sebastian Vettel

Car: RB6 – 01

Laps: 44

Best time: 1:23.123

Circuit length: 4.655 km

Fastest lap: N. Rosberg – 1:20.686

Sebastian Vettel finished his second test day in Barcelona at the last test before the start of the season. The day was affected by rain. In the morning only few laps were run due to a mix of rain showers and technical problems. The afternoon showed to be more useful because the team worked on the race setup for the first race of the season in Bahrain. Sebastian reached his best time during the last lap of the day. Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering said; “After the nightly work in view of the program planned for the day we were late due to a few technical problems in the morning. After we got to driving in the afternoon, we managed to do three, four setup tests for the race in Bahrain. Those brought us clear results. Accordingly we finished the day in much better form.“ Tomorrow, on the last test day, Sebastian and Mark Webber will be sharing the car.

28 | 02 | 10

Barcelona Test - Tag 4 (english below)

Sebastian Vettel | Fahrer – RB6-02

Eigentlich wären meine Tests am Samstag abgeschlossen gewesen, aber durch die schlechten Wetterverhältnisse bin ich nicht auf meine gewünschten Kilometer gekommen.

Deswegen haben wir uns darauf geeinigt, dass ich am Sonntagvormittag nochmal ins Auto steige.

Am Freitag haben wir eine Rennsimulation gemacht, das verlief mehr oder weniger alles nach Plan. Jetzt muessen wir das erste Rennen in Bahrain abwarten, heute in 14 Tagen, wo alle die Hosen runterlassen... Wir müssen bis Bahrain noch etwas an unserem Topspeed arbeiten, aber insgesamt bin ich ganz zufrieden mit meinem Auto. Übrigens: Einen Namen habe ich auch schon, aber den werde ich erst am Montag vor dem GP in Bahrain auf meiner Website bekanntgeben...

Fahrer: Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber

Auto: RB6-02

Runden: 137 (Vettel – 76; Webber – 61)

Bestzeit: Vettel: 1.20,667 Min.

Streckenlänge: 4,655 km

Tagesschnellster: L. Hamilton (1.20,472 Min.)

Nachdem er gestern auf der Piste weniger Zeit als erwartet verbracht hatte, kam Sebastian vormittags zum Einsatz, während Mark unsere Vorbereitungen auf die neue Saison nachmittags beendete. Die beiden Fahrer standen vor ähnlichen Programmen, die das Team erfolgreich bewältigte. Die vorläufig endgültigen Abstimmungen für unterschiedliche Tankfüllungen beim Saisonbeginn wurden gefunden.

Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering, sagte: „Weil wir gestern etwas Zeit verloren hatten, konnten wir mit Seb nicht alles abhaken, was wir uns vorgenommen hatten. Aus diesem Grund erledigten wir heute mehr oder weniger das Pensum von eineinhalb Testtagen, weshalb wir auf insgesamt 137 Runden kamen. Das war ein ziemlicher Wirbel, aber wir haben viel geschafft.

Der letzte Test verlief gut für uns. Nach eingeschränkten Testmöglichkeiten auf trockenem Asphalt während der beiden Tests in Jerez, hatten hier die fast komplett trockenen vier Testtage zur Folge, dass wir wieder auf Kurs kamen. Im Verlauf der Woche machten wir große Fortschritte. Das waren sehr gute Testfahrten."

Zwei Wochen trennen uns nun noch vom ersten WM-Lauf der Saison, dem Grand Prix von Bahrain.

Barcelona Test - Day 4

Usually, my Tests would have concluded on Saturday, but due to the bad weather conditions I did not get to the distance I wanted. Because of that we agreed that I’d get back into the car Sunday morning. On Friday we did a race simulation where everything went more or less according to plan. Now we need to wait for the first race in Bahrain, today in two weeks, where everyone will drop their pants… We’ll have to work on our top speed until then, but all in all I’m rather happy with the car. By the way: I have a name already, but I’ll only share that one on my website the Monday before the GP…

Drivers: Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber

Car: RB6-02

Laps: 137 (Vettel – 76; Webber – 61)

Best time: Vettel: 1:20.667

Circuit length: 4,655 km

Fastest lap: L. Hamilton – 1:20.472

After he spent less time on the track than expected, Sebastian was in the car in the morning, while Mark finished our preparations for the new season in the afternoon. Both drivers followed similar programs that the team successfully completed. The provisionally final setups for different tank fillings were found.

Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering, said; ”Because we lost some time yesterday, we couldn’t finish everything we set out to do with Seb. For that reason we went over more or less one and a half test days worth of work, which got us to 137 laps. That was a lot of turmoil but we managed to do a lot.

The last test went well for us. After limited testing opportunities on dry track during the tests in Jerez, the almost fully dry four days of testing here let us get back on course. During the course of the week we took great steps. These were very good test drives.”

Two weeks still separate us from the first World Championship race, the Bahrain GP.

05 | 03 | 10

In diesem Jahr nenne ich sie Luscious Liz

Einige von Ihnen wissen vermutlich schon, dass ich meinen Formel 1-Rennwagen Namen gebe.

In der vorigen Saison fuhr ich zwei Autos, die ich auf die Namen Kate und Kates dirty Sister taufte.

In diesem Jahr nenne ich sie Luscious Liz!

This year I’m calling her Luscious Liz

A few of you probably already know that I give names to my F1 cars. In the last season I drove two cars who I christened Kate and Kates dirty Sister.

This year I’m calling her Luscious Liz!

back to the masterpost

the pre-season in general

[lesharl-eclair]

INTERLAGOS, 2008

[moonvisi0n]

Revisiting Crashgate & the 2008 F1 season 🦋

🗣🏆💪🌊🏎⭐️📺👁👩🏼‍🦰🫀🚗💫🏆💪🌊🏎⭐️

Marina Bay Street Circuit.

First Formula One Night Race in Singapore !!! Alonso starts 15th with low fuel, told to pit LAP 12/61, and Piquet Jr. (told to 🤷) crashes LAP 14. Piquet had many crash retirements the entire season though but also boo Fl*vio Br*atore.

Alonso is able to gain advantage, as everyone else gets penalized for having to refuel during a safety car, Massa gets slowed down and Kimi DNFs, Rosberg is a silent agent and just following Fernando post-race is a trip

Chaos, pure chaos for Ferrari, this end half of the season. I think this is when Kimi lets go of the season...or just thinks about dinner idk. And Poor Felipe Massa

FUJI & SHANGHAI.

BRÉSIL !!

The Brazilian races of the season are becoming my favorites. What insane pressure Mclaren and Ferrari had during this race. I bought an F1 magazine and its ranked SECOND in the Top 10 F1 races list—JUST below ANOTHER Interlagos championship-deciding race, in 2012 (RB Vettel years I'm coming I swear!)

| Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos. |

Do you think Hamilton gifted Timo Glock something for slowing down LAST LAP (LITERALLY LIKE 30 SECONDS after P1 Massa crossed the finish line) Lewis moves up to P5, swinging the pendulum in his favor and scoring enough points (ONE. ONE SINGLE POINT ABOVE MASSA.) to win the championship and become THE YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION. HIS SECOND YEAR IN THE SPORT.

I came home and my parents gifted me a cap with the 2000s F1 logo I— Have never been more excited, it's sickening. Here's me with the F1 mag, before watching a movie in the theaters lol. And here's to Redbull Seb Vettel (cause rip BMW rookie!Vettel and Toro Rosso Monza Star) AND 2009 World Champ JENSON BUTTON.

[cloutchaserkineme]

pre-2024 Brazilian Grand Prix astroweather 🇧🇷

9:44 a.m. Nov. 1 2024 at my phone

Very, very late post but considering The Work that permeates throughout November and a busy busy month ahead, it's a sign of total inescapable brainrot that I still want to tackle this.

Chart generated for the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix happening at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, at local time.

First things first- happy Solar Return to Lance Stroll, who has an unconfirmed birth time, as well as unconfirmed rumors that his girlfriend broke up with him during the break. I don't need to tell you that Water Sign men take it badly when they lose loves in their lifetime, but Scorpio has a derivative 12H in Libra, so losing any partner (but especially a romantic one) sets off a kind of undoing in a "do I even have anything worthy in me" kind of way, which doesn't happen with Cancers (who can flit off and find other distractions, would logic themselves out of hurt) or Pisces (who is being undone every other business day, and also the most likely to work through their emotional pain). I hope he has a clear head when he races, because that Sagittarius stellium squaring his natal Virgo Mars might prove tricky this weekend.

Now, two major things to look out for- the Grand Water Trine (by sign) is still there, along with the Mars-Pluto opposition, now exact at the anaretic degree (29°). The mutable square is out, as several planets have moved from Scorpio to Sagittarius, which will make this a better weekend for the Fixed sign girlies, and a world of chaos for the Sagittarius placements on the grid.

Lewis Hamilton (Capricorn Sun, Cancer Moon) won his first World Driver's Championship in 2008 riding for McLaren. He and his then-teammate Fernando Alonso (Leo Sun, Cancer Moon) were racing for McLaren, which had a Spygate scandal at the tail end of Pluto in Sagittarius.

A short explanation on the Anaretic Degree - The 29th (thirtieth) degree of any sign is a culmination of energy. It is the very last expression of any sign, the one with the most experience and momentum, and signifies a big end of something.

This is especially important because it shines light on the final moments of Pluto in Capricorn, which is a generational planet that has defined, among other things in the 2010s-2020s, a financial recession, a global pandemic, the disparity between generational knowledge and trauma, as well as revealing total mistrust in capitalist systems following the failure of traditional corporate institutions.

As for that particular transit's effect on Formula 1 The Event- Pluto moved into Capricorn in 2008, the year after McLaren's* spygate scandal. It unearthed, quite literally, corporate underhandedness within F1's working parts, which at the time also signaled a changing of the old guard at Ferrari (end of Pluto in Sagittarius, the centaur).

Fernando Alonso (Cancer stellium) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (possible Cancer Mars at 29°) were teammates in 2008, where Piquet revealed to the FIA that he was under team orders to crash into the wall in the Singapore Grand Prix to allow Alonso to pit and win the race, costing Felipe Massa (Capricorn Moon ruled by exalted Saturn Rx) crucial championship points.

Funny enough, found always at the scene of the crime is eternal rookie and Cancer stellium Fernando Alonso, who was crucial in finding out McLaren's little white lie in 2007's Spygate, and was a key player in 2008's Crashgate involving Renault.

This Mars-opp-Pluto transit in Brazil still has Alonso and Hamilton** racing, both in wildly different stages of their life and career despite being the only ones who could claim any longevity on the grid currently.

Mars hates being in Cancer. It is a passive aggressive sign, it can't flow and attack as well as it used to. It is watery when it would be more effective dry. The end of an era for F1 will be seen through this lens- and it will affect those on the track directly.

Placements of the current grid, minus the moon signs except for those whose names are highlighted. Oliver Bearman isn't bolded out considering he's a backup driver, but funny enough the astrology hasn't affected him as much too.

Mars in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn ❗🐦‍🔥

Most likely to affect: Cancer-Capricorn personal placements on the grid, Cardinals (to a lesser extent)

Hamilton - It is a literal closing of a chapter for the only Capricorn-Cancer Full Moon person on the grid, Sir Lewis Hamilton, who won his first WDC as a McLaren driver after securing championship points in the same circuit in 2008, despite not finishing on the podium. Now, he is set to drive his idol Ayrton Senna's McLaren in the same circuit- which is now considered his home race, as he was given honorary Brazilian citizenship in 2022 (also during the tail end of Pluto in Cap, before it entered Aquarius briefly in March 2023). Aside from all that, the Sagittarius stellium is powering his own Mercury while squaring his Mars, his more active racing planet. I can't say whether it would be another fairytale win for him, because the "momentum" in this astrology is already tied up in his legacy, and I have some choice words for how next season will affect him.

Alonso - He would honestly prefer to be home instead of racing this weekend, and he should be at home considering his chart screams rest*** (Lord of his 6H of physical health currently in retrograde, and L12 alone in the sky ruled by a fallen Mars). There is also a good amount of people/planets in his 4H (home), which could indicate a good time outside of the race track in Brazil. As for movement and racing, probably not going too well for him.

Norris - He is going to try to pull a Hamilton in Interlagos, possibly might be good driving in wet weather, but won't be able to do so in a way that would be as memorable or iconic, considering he currently has a lot of planets in the derivative 12H of his Mars, which is indicative of hidden enemies and sleepless nights.

Sainz - His strategic mind will be working against him this weekend, as the ruler of his Virgo placements and his Moon falls in a sign ruled by a ditzy, scatterbrained Jupiter in Gemini. He will take note of a lot of mistakes too much at once and he will lose focus.

Bottas - Similar to Carlos, he'd be going through it as well, but it will also be bolstered by his Jupiter-Saturn (generational planets) in Cancer and Capricorn, staving off the worst of it. Will the older drivers have some sort of huge afterparty after the race? There's an indication of most of them feeling fulfilled and happy outside of the race, and getting frustrated while in it.

Sagittarius Moon, Mercury, and Venus ruled by Jupiter in Gemini

Most likely to affect: Sagittarius placements on the grid (especially Mars), Mutable dominant racers (to a lesser degree)

Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri**** - This might be a stretch to predict, but when I say Norris is targeted this weekend I meant that there is going to be something going on that he can't see and these three, who have Sagittarius Mars, will come up behind him and zoom past. Unsuccessfully, I might add, but they will zoom past him. Piastri might put up a bit of a fight, considering he has a natal mutable square that will spread his energy towards a lot of places (quite possibly the same issues Carlos will face), and Leclerc will be coming for blood, but that's about it. Moon and Venus are not racing planets, and Mercury translates that energy (and does so poorly in Sagittarius too). Charles' chart is not as supported this weekend, but that also means he has no constraints on his racing, especially since the feminine planets are supporting his chart ruler Mars. Something about cutting to the heart of it. Mad Max has always been Mad Max, but now Mercury (and two non-racing planets) is perched in his 1H of self. He will, for the first time, try the politics game of F1 The Event instead of duking it out on the track. He will make a statement whether verbally or on track, he will tell a joke, but he would never tell a lie, and the general public will side with him- even though Norris still benefits from it.

Albon, Gasly - the Water trine is still helping the two of them out, but honestly Gasly would fare better once Mars is in Leo. Gasly is a bit slower this weekend compared to Albon.

Colapinto, Zhou - these Geminis are going to be in their own world, away from the mess of the Cap-Can placements, and supported by the fun times of the planets in Sagittarius. However, while I do see an element of play, considering Mercury is currently in bad shape in travel-loving Sagittarius, I kind of think these two will grease the old networking gears in Brazil. Colapinto more than Zhou*****, because he needs it.

Lawson, Magnussen - lesser degree. KMag has it better though.

Conclusion:

Alonso shenanigans, Hamilton significance (doesn't necessarily translate to a podium), possible car pileup or slippage in either final or sprint race (both will happen on different days, but which race is depending on which day it rains), really funny moment between Leclerc Family Front Row vs Norris.

*I need to find out what McLaren's inception chart is because they got a lot of scandals tied to Capricorn energy. Not to mention that they do have younger drivers compared to the others on the grid, while Ferrari and Mercedes (the former having legacy funding from F1, the latter being the biggest revenue-earner as of 2024) have confirmed rookies racing next year. It's throwing out sure earners in favor of new air, which is indicative of Pluto in Aquarius next year.

**Their synastry is so... cute to me. Alonso is Lewis' first teammate, and like Nico Rosberg after him, he also has Moon-Mars synastry with Lewis. Fernando respects Lewis as a competitor, and to this day Lewis is probably be the only one he would outright call a rival, since he doesn't consider anyone on the grid on the same level as him (though as a fatherly Leo sun, he admires the Air-dominant young ones' fighting spirits- see how he treats Liam and Franco). However, Lewis has never thought of him like that, because since he was young he has been in cahoots with (then later, a psychosexual homoerotic rivalry wringer with) Nico, who also has a Cancer stellium but, most importantly, major trines and sextiles, and a longer history with Lewis. Alonso never stood a chance. Nobody tell him that though. It might hurt him in a way he never thought it would. He's never cared about teammates, but Luminary-heavy people value external validation and fawning more than others- and the fact that he can't have even close camaraderie with the only guy on the grid who Knows Him That Long might suck.

***Not to speculate on an old man's health, but he must have contracted something a while back. Some transits in his chart are indicating a "viral" nature, which could either mean his Tiktoks/PR will be a hit or that he would literally get someone sick on the grid. I hope it's not Lance Stroll, considering the week he'd had, but honestly probably him. Lance and Lando both have an energy of being "alone" this weekend, but more targeted energy for Lando (as mentioned here) where "isolated" as in singled out, for Lance it's "isolated" as in abandoned, which makes me wonder if Nando will DNF.

****Checo Perez, also a Sagittarius Mars, is not included in here because he has been going through it already, this astrology won't change anything right now. He might be out of the danger zone surrounding the Fixed planets last week, but Aquarius placements are affected by bad karma. He must have done something in private, because he did not get off easy even when fellow Aqua-luminary Liam Lawson did a faux pas by flipping him the bird (shock among commentators and viewers who saw such disrespect to their elders, in his home race too! Not very fitting for the gentleman's motorsport, but Saturn likes his sons to fight, because then he could bring the hammer of justice down on them). However, Liam is indicative of the next generation attitude towards F1 racing- it is a new world of surprises and shocks. He'll be alright, him and Franco are not totally affected by this season's astrology. As for Checo, he only has Mercury in Capricorn in the Mars opp Pluto fight now, which meant that he'd be constrained in speaking what he really feels (Cancer Mars), but it won't affect much of what he's done. Last week was his test to pass, and uh. I don't think he passed it, folks.

*****The reason why there's not much media coverage on Zhou and Stroll is because they are sons of billionaires. They don't need the sponsorship from the mass media, nor will they flourish under the intense scrutiny of the press. Not that they're flourishing under the ignorance of the press either, but anyway. They are here for the sport. However, I don't consider either of them being bit by the racing bug despite probably not letting go of the sport any time soon, mostly because both of them refuse to rebel against something, whether that's the shit car they're driving or their own inadequacies. They're not fighting for the championship, which is what the racing bug wants.

[lewisinho]

as the anon that asked for the race list: thank you!

now this is totally up to you if you have the time to spend on this, but this is my first year watching the races, and while I've been doing some background research to get up to speed, there is still a lot i don't know. i trust your judgment so what are some races and/or f1 adjacent things i should look into? i'm going through your McLaren list and have watched the last 4 seasons of dts and the brawn documentary. are there any other books/ documentaries/ races (especially seb's) / old youtube videos that are lost in the void that i should also check out?

again no pressure and thank you!

no problem!

(and btw welcome to f1 and the world of watching some glorified hot wheels every other sunday 😁 it’s great!)

i completely get how daunting it can be as a new fan in the sport. when i was getting back into f1 it also took me some time to get back up to speed with everything, especially all the techy stuff; i honestly learned the most through just watching the races (old and new), bc you get to see all the strategies play out, the pit-stops, the overtakes etc. and the terminology just becomes much easier to understand through sheer exposure. there are also some really cool f1 data analysis blogs you might want to follow on twt/x if you want some more detailed tech analysis and graphs if you’re into that sort of thing: (x)

as for seb, oh there’s a whole arsenal of recs i have!

monza 2008, rise of torro rosso wunderkind; i presume you already know the lore with that one but ig you can never get tired of it.

abu dhabi 2010, world championship no.1 “du bist weltmeister!”

interlagos 2012, the infamous one. this one’s a rollercoaster, chaos everywhere and the manifestation of murphy’s law: anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. amidst a title battle against nando, seb was fighting the weather, bruno senna’s front wing, a damaged side-pod, no radio, and somehow managed to claim p6 to win the championship

malaysia 2013, multi-21 (iconique), he was faster, deal with it. 💅

singapore 2013, domination masterclass from quali to the race. (also just all of his singapore wins...lion of singapore and all that)

india 2013, title no.3 secured, changed tyres on lap 2 and came out p17, was third by only lap 13 and then won the race by nearly 30 seconds. it was also his sixth win in a row. he went on to win three more. speaks for itself. also this:

malaysia 2015, first win with ferrari, can't forget that one, also features sewis’ gay knee-touching on the podium.

germany 2019, CHAOS, in which merc got bewitched by the special livery curse 😅, with crashes, spins, 50-second long pit stops, and also features one of seb’s best drives from p20 -> p2

i also highly recommend watching Floz's fan-made docus on youtube about 'the silver war' (there are also docus for the 2014 and 2015 seasons) as well as the merc v ferrari (lewis vs seb) 2017 fight and 'fight for five' in 2018, they're so much better than dts and actually give a full run-down of what happened during the season, with all the action on-track, with interviews and providing all the context! it's so well-edited as well (you literally feel like you're watching a movie about all of the seasons) and they are just incredibly fun to watch.

in general, i love rewatching races from 2017/18 (literally my comfort seasons), personal favs include spain 2017 (strategy galore and lewis v seb), baku 2017 (for obv reasons), austin 2017; and basically the 2018 season in its entirety...

as for books, there are many driver autobiographies e.g. jb (he’s even got two lmao), mark webbah etc. but i think the best f1 book out there is adrian newey’s memoir ‘how to build a car’ if you want lore + great insight into cars!

i’d also recommend watching some older races (i could do a separate post on which ones are my personal favs) but it’s all up to you in the end! go digging, look around on yt for some highlights and just keep exploring! 🫶💜

[monzachole]

i’m afraid that all the best things happen at interlagos:

- lewis winning his first wdc in 2008

- lewis winning in 2021 after the dsq

- and last but not least whatever the fuck is going on at rbr on this day

[motorsportverso]

Nascar Cup Series terá etapa no Mexico no autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez em 2025

A Nascar anunciou recentemente que as categorias Cup Series e Xfinity Series vão correr no autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez no dia 14 e 15 de Junho com pontuação diferente como foi em Suzuka no Japão entre final dos anos 80 e inicio dos 90, a Xfinity Series que correra no sabado anterior correu de 2005-2008 na configuração de pista mais curta.

A Nascar Norte-Americana sanciona a Nascar Mexico Series desde 2005 , de onde saiu o Daniel Suarez ganhador de corridas na Nascar Cup Series na Track House no Chevrolet #99, que correu a etapa de Interlagos da Nascar Brasil e terminou a corrida principal em 3º.

A Nascar tem tentando ter mais corridas internacionais como já teve com a Nascar Truck Series no Canada do autodromo de Mosport por muitos anos, está em conversas de uma etapa no Brasil no autodromo de Interlagos ou no oval de Curvelo em Minas Gerais que está sendo construido para receber a final da Nascar Brasil.

[gayferrari]

do you have a favourite race? it could be bc of results or drama or anything

omgggggggggg how can I choose. Canada 2011 JB masterclass. Interlagos 2008 LAST LAP DRAMA. Japan 2005 Nando overtakes and Kimi recovery drive ALTHOUGH as an italian 🫡 wishing Fisi had won that one. Interlagos 2012 for the sheer amount of vroom vroom sexy. ofc Monza 2019 hit like CRACK.