#positive thoughts to manifest a good race for him in Abu Dhabi

[thef155]

hey you

quick!

tell me your favorite “Carlos Sainz Jr. Is a badass” racing moment

I’ll start off (‘cuz I’m cheating): Singapore 2023 Carlando DRS defense

Your additions!:

Epic pole at home for the tifosi in a Ferrari down season!

P20 to P3, Carlos’s first podium and McLaren’s first podium in almost 6 years!

Grabbing his maiden pole at Silverstone! In Ricky’s words: “That’s because you keep it together like a smooth operator”

Carlos being George Russell’s worst nightmare the entirety of 2023! (Sorry George). I’ll add two more myself:

Throwback to the 2017 Renault days when Carlos overtook Checo at CotA Turn 19.

To quote several of the YouTube comments: “Insane move”, “Best overtake of the season by far”

Austria 2023 - When Carlos thanklessly held Checo off for 7 laps in a slower car by playing DRS chess

Send me more and I’ll add them!

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Mexico 2017

-Ooh (could be a) championship deciding race

-Ohmygod Sebastian is on pole!

-Seb, Lewis, and Max is actually a great lineup!

-Stroll is here!

-Why is Daniel p16?

-Pierre is here too!

-Daniel “best overtaker in F1 at the moment” Ricciardo

-Wow, this year is so different from 2016

-Red Bull fell off apparently

-Why did Max go from p5 to p6 in the drivers championship

-Ohmygod that turn 1

-I could barely keep up

-Lewis just dropped so far down

-Oh Sebastian got damage too

-That was a crazy drive from Max

-Woah LHp20 and SVp19

-😭😭 Yhey have a proper leaderboard now

-Max “sheer aggression” Verstappen

-“Simply simply lovely”

(This is actually the first time I’ve heard him say that!)

-Oh no! Daniel retirement?? (I hyped him up too soon)

-Red Bull really fell off huh

-How did Kimi go from p3 to p6

-I’m assuming the championship doesn’t actually get decided today?

-Is this where Ocon gets his first podium?

-How is Lewis still p19

-Still reeling over that turn one, all three cars were somewhat wheel to wheel at one point, like huh?!

-I just realized that Felipe Massa is here

-Didn’t he retire last year??

-I’m pretty sure I heard them say it was his last race in Abu Dhabi 2016 and there was a whole standing ovation in Brazil 2016…?

-Is that not the same guy or am I tripping?

-How is Lewis still p19?!

-“Just to get past this guy is difficult”

-I mean like let’s go Carlos!

-But Lewis?? What??

-Seeing “midfield” team strategies actually being shown is strange

-First time Lewis has been lapped since 2013!!

-“It’s crazy to be fighting for this position”

-😭😭😭 What is happening

-Carlos is really holding Lewis back in that Renault

-Like Sebastian managed to get from p18 to p11

-What happened to Lewis

-“I can’t get close to a car”?????

-This is so bizarre

-Why does Hulkenburg have such bad luck?!

-There’s a 20+ second gap between p2 and p3, what is this race?

-He finally overtook Carlos

-Vettel’s in the points now

-Once again pointing out how annoying lapping must be

-Another retirement!

-I see now why everyone plans strategies around safety cars, they used to be a real thing

-Lewis finally p15 (we’re going to pretend this was through overtaking and not through three people retiring)

-Max is a menace 😭

-Not him being asked to slow down

-Pretty good recovery from Vettel so far tbh, p19 to p7

-I want to see prime Kimi (rn everyone just wants him to move away for Sebastian)

-I just know Ferrari fans were praying like crazy to manifest Sebastian winning the championship this season

-Sebastian p5 🙌

-It would be really cool if he makes it to p2

-When Lewis overtakes he really does look like he’s hunting

-Oh no Ericsson’s on fire

-“Oh mamma mia” poor Seb

-Carlos retiring??

-Renault is having such a horrible race

-This race for 8 place between Kevin, Fernando and Lewis feels like a choreographed dance

-They’re all very smooth with it, anticipating each other’s moves

-Max setting fastest lap when he’s supposed to be slowing down

-“He’s doing exactly what Sebastian Vettel used to do” Oh the Red Bull golden boy genetics are strong

-Lewis and Fernando being ex-teammates makes sense, they’re pushing each other very hard

-That was such great driving from Fernando and Lewis 👏👏

-Excellent overtake

-Lewis p9!! That means the championship does get decided this race!

-Lewis 4 time World Championship 🎉🎉🎉🎉

(Honestly thought he already had 4 last season, I might’ve miscalculated)

-oh third win for Max? nice!!

-“Get in there Lewis!!!!”

-Neymar congratulated him! That’s so cool!

-Unexpectedly weird race but very cool overall