Text
nico rosberg giving at talk at technical university of munich, gets asked about women in motorsports, compares redbull strategist hannah schmitz to an orchestra conductor (x)
#women in motorsports#as you know he is a girldad#the person asking the question is freaking out on twitter its cute ahaha#nico rosberg#hannah schmitz
207 notes
·
View notes
Note
f1 media don’t know how to enjoy hot wet cunt when max serves it to them on a silver fucking platter smh
F1 media too busy canonizing Schumacher and Senna to appreciate the guy who still keeps their memory alive
#ask#😽#'he hasnt matured' back in rotation motorsport breathes a big sigh of relief#even after all this u kinda have to smile lmfao#like the day Max 'matures' this joint is dead fr#austria gp 2024
142 notes
·
View notes
Note
as someone from argentina, can you please share how things are in your country with franco now in f1? and like how fast things have changed and the hype he got, the difference between f2 and f1 etc? i'm so curious to know, i assume he'll head back home after the brazil gp since there's a bit of a break and argentina is right there. i'm picturing pure chaos
oh it's INSANE the amount of support he gained in two months. he already was pretty well-known in argentina after fans pushed a campaign to get him sponsors for f2 last year. he wasn't going to be able to jump from f3 to f2 until argentinian fans came through and started making noise. when franco came there was a hundred people outside his hotel. bizarrap's dad saw the campaign and the rest is history
but while thousands of argentinians followed his f2 races, the vast majority of them already were motorsport fans. now, in f1, EVERYONE is supporting him, even people who hadn't watched a single f1 race before. right before the f1 announcement franco had 552k followers on instagram. now he has 3.2 million !!!!!
i've overheard people talking about him at the supermarket and the doctor's waiting room ??!&# which is crazy. i haven't seen something like this for an argentinian athlete in a long while. he said he hates the messi comparisons but i can see this worship getting near that level in the future if all goes well
they're planning a banderazo for interlagos so watch out for hundreds of argentinians flags. it's gonna be insane
#im a med student so i was at the ER during austin sprint qualy and even the doctors and nurses were glued to the tv for a bit 😭#they asked me so many questions about it bc they didn't quite understand but still wanted to support him#2 of my friends started watching f1 for him too#despite me begging them to get into f1 for the last 3 years 😑😑#all this crazy support has its disadvantages though#they are very loud even if sometimes they are wrong and clearly have no idea what they're talking about#football culture is so ingrained in argentinians that many are bringing unnecessary rivalries and aggressiveness#while argentinian motorsport fans are constantly telling them “hey we don't do That here.. you think you help franco but you really are not”#but well hopefully they'll learn soon enough
64 notes
·
View notes
Note
how does one get into nascar
1. become insane over some guys (this is what happened to me because my friend roy kept showing me pictures of guys, and this is what i am doing to all of you here by posting nascar)
2. go down the rabbit hole of looking at images of them on getty and watching all the funny youtube videos theyve been in over the years, team content, best moments, weird interviews, etc etc go learn their lore and such
3. watch the nascar playoffs doc netflix put out cause why not...u get to see epic blaney moments and im biased
4. watch nascar live at the cook out 400 at richmond raceway when it returns to us on august 11th 6pm et
#i do come at the advantage of growing up w nascar but just not knowing any thing about the modern day grid until now but#if you like f1 or motorsports already its like. a#its an easy jump to make i prommy#ask
51 notes
·
View notes
Text
Another rant
So, got enough sleep, heard a few commentators and specialists opinions, and talked to a motorsports engineer (my dad btw - who has worked with Indy most of his life, and worked briefly with f1 in the 2010's) about the shenanigans with yesterday's race and here's some food for thought:
ALL cars are weighted before and after they get to parc fermé (so, that's Saturday and then Sunday) so George's was good before the race. (Back in the 80's Tyrrell used to fill balloons with water before getting weighted and then dumping the water during the race - hence weighing after the race as well)
It's not uncommon to get the fuel procedure wrong, there are more than a single tank so sometimes fuel can be left on the car, (So, at least that wasn't intentional)
Here's where things get interesting:
After pits the teams try and run deg rates on their used tyres to confirm if their strategies are well regulated with reality and if going long is a possibility. (Considering Lewis's second pit was H to H, Merc had data on how the deg was on those tyres and could -should actually - be able to project how the deg was going to be all the way to the end)
Other five cars made the one stopper work without being underweight and that's mostly because that was on the tables for them since the beginning and the teams got the cars ready with added in weights.
Import point - my dad was really fixed on this one - to make that one stopper work the cars HAD to carry extra added weight from the whole race, and the extra weight also affects how the tyres degrade (and of course, the overall results)
Considering George's and Lewis's post race interviews, I'd say Mercedes hadn't prepared any of the cars for that possibility because they honestly didn't believe it'd work
The back and forth between George and his engineer to decide to stay out went for about 3 laps, and in that time the data on tyre wear and deg shoud have been analysed and considered (by the whole of the engineers)
A possible reason why Mercedes didn't think George going for a one-stopper would be detrimental to Lewis's race (at that moment p1) was probably because their calculations were wrong, and they thought his tyres would eventually drop off (Lewis would easily catch him and they could try to get their two cars on podium)
And here's where things get tricky:
There's a somewhat unwritten rule in f1 that it's okay to offset strategies between your driver if the overall team result benefits for it, sometimes even at the cost of driver's positions. The only exception being when it's a VERY clear race win you're inverting. (Mclaren last week?!)
Yes, teams have given team orders to invert positions for a number of different reasons, but a 1-2 being inverted because of a strategy decision that left the lead driver (both quali and on the race) on the dark is a big problem. (Ferrari in the early 2000's with Schumi and Barrichello got soooo much heat for it. And probably why Toto had that face, he knew they crossed a line that was going to be hard to justify)
In any way, the mood inside that garage must had been atrocious for both sides. One was pretty much blindsided (Lewis side of the garage probably only learned Russ wouldn't drop off when the whole team did) and the other got dsqed by a mid-race decision that shouldn't have been allowed (btw those calculations are not only made by a single person, exactly as to not get a car dsq for a preventable error).
Honestly, I don't blame either fans (44 and 63) for how they reacted, because both drivers were screwed up by the team. But one probably has a mathematical reasoning behind, whilst the other has a imposing principles reasoning.
Now, something I'll give my two very personal cents about is I hope both drivers learn from that, specially George, because if Lewis can be on the receiving end of a trust breaking decision after 11 years and that many race wins and titles, you guys probably know where I'm going. And for Lewis, I hope he got the idea of how things are going to be moving forward (and this is not about priority it's about trusting the people they let almost dictate their lives for about 2 hours every GP)
#ella asks#lewis hamilton#mercedes amg f1#george russell#This one got hugeee#My dad hates f1 but he's always into the team decisions because it's where “motorsports show how people are still at the core of everything#Also it's totally okay if you disagree with everything here#Just be nice about it?!
44 notes
·
View notes
Text
Baby looks like he's trying to convince his professor to reward him with extra credit
#for a paper nobody asked for#this came to my mind after all the post i saw yesterday about what a big nerd he is when it comes to all things motorsports#what a cutie pie#also#im sorry i lost the twitter post i took this screenshot from#so i have no idea about the source of this post#idek if its old or new#but i saw it today#k.#carlos sainz jr#carlos sainz
33 notes
·
View notes
Text
i need other motorsports explained to me in f1 terms
#formula 1#f1#indycar#motogp#wec#nascar#no because they seem so funnn#but i dont understand.#not even just the technical stuff i mean the CRUSHING LORE#who is the brocedes/rosquez of indycar#what is their abu dhabi 2021#just. EVERYTHING.#formula e is an exception btw i do not want to touch that with a 10 foot pole#no clue what attack mode is and i am too afraid to ask#motorsports
24 notes
·
View notes
Note
also ngl legit surprised because he gives such Not Ready To Settle vibes
this reminded about a comment i read on the Fauxmoi subreddit about how the Leclerc boys are walking relationship red flags lol. it's reddit so you gotta take things with a grain (or fistful) of salt but i do wonder what that redditor might or might not know……
tbh I only meant that Lorenzo clearly has been enjoying the bachelor lifestyle well into his 30s! hashtag good for him. Fauxmoi is one of the least bad places on normie internet for pop culture chat usually, but I truly judge the opinions of anyone who looks at the F1 scene and thinks the Leclercs are the red flags worth bringing up
#I do bully those boys a normal amount but like#as far as motorsport goes they're. so tame#curious to know what that reddit user makes of lando lewis or even pierre if Charles's a red flag#anyway TIL!!!!#fwiw r/popculture chat > fauxmoi if u ask me#elle asks
20 notes
·
View notes
Text
alexander rossi | gp2 testing 2012
#alexander rossi#gp2#formula motorsport/getty#*#lmao more draft posts there’s like three sets of these aldjdks#don’t ask me about the first week of june 2023
32 notes
·
View notes
Note
Which books by racing drivers/ about racing are actually worth a read? 'How to build a car' by adrian newey has been in the shopping cart since forever but I'm on a budget so before i buy all of jenson buttons books, any recommendations?
hmm, good question. a lot of the books are mostly worthwhile if you're a fan of the person in question - which isn't a knock, just that the stuff I've got out of them is extra detail about a driver I like, more than revealing stuff about racing.
in terms of pulling back the curtain there are two I'd recommend. Williams: A different kind of life by Ginny Williams & Pamela Cockerill is just straight up the best book ever written about F1; Ginny was mad when they were making it and she came from an upper class enough background she wasn't at all impressed with the glitz or glamour, has an unflinching view on everything from the paddock to the factory. Pamela Cockerill can also write the fuck out of anything, has some of the best writing of any racing book I've read.
I Just Made The Tea by Di Spires is also excellent. she ran F1 motorhomes for 30 years and it's a totally different behind-the-scenes perspective from what you'd normally see.
Marc Priestley's book, The Mechanic, is also very good for understanding the lesser-documented bits of racing.
54 notes
·
View notes
Note
Hii! Do you have any recs of sebschumi fics or content on tumblr? Or like literally anything; pictures, interviews? I'm new to this duo and I'm lacking the content. :(
HI ANON !! SO SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL 💖
Thank you so so much for this question. I genuinely squealed and teared up when i saw this. Im happy theyre getting more acknowledgement and that you're willing to learn more about them !! For starters, they dont have much contents at all and most of them are quite difficult to find but i've gathered some of them that will help you to understand why this ship and their bond between one another beats every other seb's pairings 🙏 it's quite a long thread because i want to pull you down into this hole hehehehhehehehe
Tumblr contents
1. @/effervescentdragon post of hero worshipping and yearning
: this emotional heart wrenching web weaving about sebschumi is so incredible as it gives you an insight of how they both work and play out in each other's life from the first time seb saw michael at the karting club and the times when seb reminiscence about his past with michael. This was the last straw that made me realise that sebschumi deserves so so much if not more than sebmark ngl. Everything just hurts and they did it so well with the web weaving!!
2. @/schumi-honey post about germancedes and how michael always chooses seb at the end of the day
: now this one is REALLY REALLY INTERESTING FOR ME BECAUSE michael, being in a team that gave brawn their world champion, jean todt asking him to come back into said team with a potentially wdc teammate who is also half german half finnish but races under the german flag will still find and choose sebastian vettel at the end of the day. If that doesnt sound crazy to you then i'm sorry but you're missing out. The post is incredible as it shows how does michael act with a person, and with sebastian. He changes completely !! Thats true love man.
3. @/andromedasummer post about mary sue seb
: this one gives a view of how sebastian is totally the y/n in his life story and when that moment of truth comes to your realization, you just gotta go like DAMN this kid is lucky af because a wdc michael, the pride of german at that time chooses SEBASTIAN VETTEL to be his successor among all other kids, Michael that said "this 12 year old is making my life difficult! He's so fast," to Gerhard who will later on recruit him under redbull sponsorship. Crazy right? It's like Seb is the chosen one in Michael's life. The one that will continue his legacy (people have been calling and referring him as 'baby schumi') and the one that will eventually become one of his closest friend on and outside the grid. And we also got this from the post which has never left my mind after reading it and never failed to make me cry... they both are so superior and connected with each other... red string of fate type of dynamic is so strong here....
4. Kart Club Kerpen Sebschumi
: this just means a lot to me because michael and seb first met here and to see them karting with each other, laughing and getting so so comfortable around each other's presence shows how much they've grown while indirectly growing up with one another. SEBSCHUMI YOU'RE MY WORLDDDD
5. Pranksters Sebschumi
: It's just so so fun and refreshing to see their dynamics in this one. Michael and seb being menances, partners in crime everytime they're spotted together and how seb will do anything michael asked him to even if it means causing riot in other's life,,, LIKE???? I CANT BELIEVE THESE GAYS OMG but yeah, their dynamics are soooo good i love them so much 💖
6. Recent Seb interview about Michael
: this iirc was during that time where seb did a test with porsche and then we got this interview saying how seb just misses michael which he refers to as a friend.... my heart broke im telling you i cant handle it😞 michael also said that he was glad to found seb in his life and that in his world full of ego, seb is the only one that he feels genuine to be with which michael also labelled their relationship as something special. SHOOT ME ALREADY KILL ME IM IN TEARS RIGHT NOW DAWGGG
Fic recs
Onto the good part now☺ keep in mind that we barely have any fics about them so please if any of you guys have ideas for them, dont be afraid to share it to ao3 <3 because I WILL BE THE PERSON THAT WILL THOROUGHLY ENJOY IT THE MOST LIKE I'LL BE YOUR NO 1 FAN !!! And please dont forget to comment and leave kudos to them 🙏
1. Never have I ever by Tianvette
: theres this unspoken rule created by god tianvette regarding sebschumi and honestly, it really really shaped them both into so much more because like,, that headcanon? That fanon?? It's canon now because ONLY MICHAEL CAN CALL SEBASTIAN AS "BASTI" AND NO ONE ELSE GETS TO CALL HIM THAT 🙏 so thank you to this fic for making them more special than ever.
2. Im sorry by @/n-ico-ando
: OKAY OKAY OKAY THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIC THAT MADE ME GOT INTO OLD F1 FANDOM, SEBASTIAN VETTEL AND SEBSCHUMI ITS JUST SO GOOD OKAY?!?!? JUST READ IT AND YOU'LL GET WHAT I MEAN I LOVE THIS FIC WITH MY WHOLE LIFE IT CHANGED ME TO A BETTER PERSON AURGGHGHSHAJSA VERY VERY NORMAL WITH THIS ONE,, I SWEAR.... MY BIBLE MY CAUSE OF EUPHORIA
3. I'm gonna take mind of you with me by @/likethegardensofbabylonn
: this fic is ongoing but GOSH GOSH GOSH OH GOD THE WAY I SCREAMED WHEN I FIRST READ IT. The settings took place with seb remembering his memories with michael before and after the accident so yeah, if you need a good heartbreaking and gut wrenching story about angsty sebschumi, this is the one because it's just so perfect with seb's thoughts his internal conflicts and how the author makes a great interpretations on seb's character. This fic feels so close to me because of how true and close the whole settings and narrations sound like with my thoughts so yes, it's something you should invest your time and think of everytime someone said sebschumi.
4. Use me Use me (cause i ain't no average groupie) by @/horn-knee-demons-anonymous
: I HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS FIC EXCEPT THAT HOW BRILLIANT AND ALLURING THE STORY IS. I've always wanted a seb harem fic with sebschumi as the endgame considering of the drought ive been facing so when this fic came, it's as if god has heard my prayers because truly this fic alongside with the author herself, my guiding moonlight and the stars of my night, are just god given with how much they changed the trajectory of my life and im so glad i met her and able to read her works. The worldbuilding, the consistency in every single characters, the dynamics, their interactions and every single wordings here leaves you wanting for more and makes you feel like you're on the edge of your seat! It's like "am i allowed to be reading this for free!?!?" But really, this is a masterpiece so please give them all of your love and be there while it's still ongoing <3
5. Hurts by Molly_lovers1
: as a fan of dead dove with a huge favouritism of age gap and underage characters, i was super happy when i first read this fic mainly because of the struggle, the push and pull dynamics between sebschumi and their guilt ridden thoughts as well as their burning desire that makes this feels so so good yet vile to be reading. It's that kind of fic where i jerked off to every night while thinking about it lolll BUT IM SO SO SO NORMAL ABOUT IT.
6. How to treat a guest by yours truly
: shameless self promo but i was trying to spread my sebschumika agenda here☺💖 i hope you get the vision too hehe !!
Videos
The complete compilations of all known sebschumi sources can be found here though it doesnt cover much of the roc contents but still!! This one is a really really good guide for them both 🥰
Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel Compilation
And ROC 2007 cuts of sebastian vettel because this was their first race together as a teammate, michael had just retired and he brought a newly fresh boy as his team to compete against all the other drivers. If that's not love and bias then i dont know what to say because oh god, this does so much to me as a person who worships sebschumi everyday.
Roc 2007 Sebastian Vettel Cuts
Articles
I cant put pictures anymore so this is all for now !! I hope by the end of this post, everyone will become and realize the true power of sebschumi 🥰🙏🔥🔥
#sebastian vettel#michael schumacher#sebschumi#seb/michael#i love them so so so much#they mean the world to me#its all about the yearning pining and longing#and how one will always exists because of the other#also how seb looks up to michael and always asks for his advice#and michael who is always looking forward to be working and racing and basically just spending his life with seb#and since he saw seb that day at the kart club kerpen#he knew seb will be the one that will make him proud#and he was right#and seb has never been so happy#because the person that he looks up to are now something so much more than just being a part of his life#because michael shaped seb from the start#without michael seb wouldnt even be in f1 or have any likings on motorsports#so yeah#sebschumi is pretty lit guys
36 notes
·
View notes
Note
https://www.tumblr.com/f1wags-opinions/754270930141839360/im-baffled-as-to-wtf-wags-have-in-common-with-f1
Not just the wags but the brand the make up one 😭😭 I don’t know the name. it’s MOTORSPORT YK RACING NOT MAKE UP. it’s so stupid that wags are promoting it as well cause their alley is fashion ik most of them are influencers them attending a race and promoting a make up brand like oh yeah that’s gonna help 🤡
Ah yes. Charlotte Tilbury. Tbh, i have to disagree. I’m all for women’s sport getting $ponsorhip, be it a high-end make up or fashion brand, e.g. Stella McCartney and the likes, and recognition they deserve, especially in a male dominated sports such as f1.
Those wags have no business being dubbed as “faces of motorsports” or promoting women in motorsports when themselves are not one.
#formula 1#formula uno#f1 wags#rebecca donaldson#alexandra saint mleux#kelly piquet#women in motorsport#max verstappen#charles leclerc#carlos sainz#asks#f1 wags opinion#f1 wags gossip
30 notes
·
View notes
Note
max saying that f1 academy doesn’t do anything besides make people feel better about themselves bc the cars are too slow and there’s no investment or motivation to get them beyond that…. cook!!!!
Her kid fr
#ask#actually 🤓 I’ll be the first to admit#I was too hard on f1a when it came out#f1a remarkable on its own like the visibility alone is worth it#like period. w series needed replacement#Susie did her thing#but we absolutely can AND shud question the product#and demand a proper ladder and proper cars for the girls#I wud maybe tell max ok so how about we find one of those fast girls and give her a shot wid ur sim#if ur truly about it ‼️#it’s good he’s saying these things tho#we need people in Motorsport who say these things#especially people who give it sm credibility#max verstappen#f1 academy
78 notes
·
View notes
Note
potential who dies first and how do they react respectively question.....i am kind of surprised there is not much major character death tag on rosquez rpf tbh
im not surprised this sport is dangerous lol. um. i think they pass away like the couple in the notebook at exactly the same second at the age of 100 and 114. because that is the option that makes me the least sad
#old rosquez would have so much fun once they were old enough that their age gap was less visually obvious.#old as shit with a cane like. yeah my much younger trophy husband is here... and everyone expects a twink with a speedo#and well. well.#motogp#callie speaks#asks#rosquez#i DO enjoy fics where people are PRESUMED dead and the other freaks out but i mostly enjoy those in au scenarios for motorsports rpf#because of the horrors
24 notes
·
View notes
Note
alex albon worst podcast host ever... took like 5 minutes for me to figure out who leah was... gonna need him to sharpen up for his future gig at sky
he is the worst podcast host ever truly but also. statistically there are maybe more people who care about seventeen year old rally sensation who has just switched to single seaters for the first time lia (1.1 million instagram followers) than formula one driver logan (770k instagram followers)
#on searching this i found out that lia is the daughter of the co founder of DC shoes?????? baby gay me is Thrilled by this information#she is also like an incredibly talented and successful rally driver at the age of 17 LMAO but like#i am Not the person to be like. you should know about every motorsport ever actually#bc those people drive me crazy#so i hope that this doesn’t come across like that at all#asks#anon
29 notes
·
View notes
Text
MARRKU ALÉN - THE HONORARY ITALIAN
#fav thing is when some asked ari why he was so calm compared to markku and ari just goes 'he's italian'#and between footage of markku ilkka just appears looking tired and cigarette in hand lmao i think my king deserves it#i love markku. believe me. but i feel like if i did one rally with him i'd be throwing him across the table.#1980s#wrc#motorsport#world rally championship#markku alén
12 notes
·
View notes