#says fernando

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

A lot of you underestimate how prevalent British bias is not only in F1 but across sports generally, and even in other industries.

Max saying he has the wrong passport in the paddock is an accurate statement. Do you think he, Seb, or Michael would've been half as vilified by the British media if they had a British passport instead? Would Fernando? Do you think Yuki would get half as much shit about his radio "conduct" if he was British? Because it's the British commentators who consistently have issues with it, and say shit like it's "unbecoming" for a driver to speak that way, ignoring that 1 it's not his first language and 2 IT WAS ENGLISH PEOPLE HE LEARNT THAT LANGUAGE FROM. Sometimes people misspeak, but Yuki has always taken accountability and apologised if he has and if he caused harm. Martin Brundle did not get nearly as much backlash from the media when he misspoke and called an Asian driver a slur while commentating. He also never apologised for it.

Alex, one of the four Brits on the grid but who drives under the Thai flag, has said that the commentators only call him British born when he does well. He was completely excluded from the Silverstone publicity about the home crowd heroes, whereas George, Lewis & Lando were heralded, not only on race weekend, but for weeks leading up to it.

Alex's statement also reminded me of this Richard Harris quote, "When I'm in trouble, I'm an Irishman. When I turn in a good performance, I'm an Englishman." Genuinely, if I took a shot every time a British organisation/person claimed a talented Irish person was actually a Brit, I'd have died from alcohol poisoning years ago.

Hell, I see George wearing the poppy pin this weekend in the lead up to remembrance Sunday. Do you know the amount of shit James McClean gets every year because he refuses to wear one? And he has very valid reasons for choosing not to wear it, yet he's torn to shreds every year by not only random people on the Internet or on the streets but by commentators and the media too.

Because of how this sport became mainstream and because no one challenged Bernie Eccleston's monopoly on broadcasting rights back in the day (people were given the opportunity to buy a share of the broadcasting rights; the idiots said no), this sport has prioritised the British voice/perspective for decades. I know the other broadcasts are just as biased for their home team/drivers, but the British one is the biggest one, as it's the main broadcast for better and more often for the worst. It's the broadcast with the most reach and influence. Their bias has to be challenged eventually if this sport ever hopes to properly expand and grow. The British bias is so difficult to miss once you start noticing it.

[grogumaximus]

Crane: why did max wave at Fernando when he overtook him? Max: he let me by so I was like, thank you very much

[danahart]

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[rt3nenbaum]

he's the funniest mf ever and only aston martin can match his energy

[suzuki-ecstar]

the little nose scrunch that fernando does whenever he admits he fucked up

[skitskatdacat63]

New year, same cozy jacket

[janesurlife]

Fernando Alonso; retired from the race

Liam Lawson: now I can race peacefully

Carlos Sainz, son of Fernando Alonso;

[nothing-but-flowers88]

I love the idea in the Star Wars universe, ABBA is a twi’lek band from Ryloth that Luke is a huge fan of. Also imagine a holonet interview with the band about their new album with songs Inspired by the clone wars, so like ‘Fernando’ and ‘Waterloo’. And in the interview they’re like “yeah it’s so obvious how many clone soilders had secret relationships with their Jedi generals”

[maxedes]

my whole twitter timeline is in shambles. ferrari mercedes & red bull fans have miraculously united. every other person is either threatening suicide or to burn some factory down. 443316 looking like they‘re about to cry. all of that only interrupted by fernando rolling in on on his fucking scooter & george stripping in the press conference. what is going on in the house of monza?

[wintergreenoreo]

Webbonso family moment 💞

[mecachrome]

HUNGARIAN GP 2024

[maxz-b]

remember when charles leclerc was like "I am a racing driver so I should not cry but I am also. a man." I need him in a lab scribbling down every thought he ever has this is part 6/???

[wishfuldivine]

"Lawson did the same thing to Fernando last race, the same thing to Franco, and they don't penalize him. We know that in the F1, it depends on who you are for them to do it."

[idontgotopartiesanymore]

just some DILF loving youngsters of F1

yes yes, lewis and fernando aren't technically dads but you know what i mean

[rt3nenbaum]

nineteen years ago fernando alonso won his first f1 championship, a month later he was asking the fans in a balcony in oviedo to please never leave him alone, little did he know they would never leave his side, not even in the worst moments and that nineteen years later he still has the power to make a whole country go crazy just with a word 💙

[skitskatdacat63]

And so the drama between the old man and the young man continues.....