#silverstone gp 2025

[papayafiles]

THIS GUY SOLD OUT THREE SILVERSTONE GRANDSTANDS IN 40 MINUTES

[dani3lricciard0]

GUARANTEE they’ll all be gone by the time I get in

[ohblimeygeorge]

GUYSSSSSSSSS !!! 😭😭😭😭

[liam-twatter]

[oxygenpdf]

“Lewis and Max” this “Seb and Lewis” that. HOW ABOUT GEORGE?

HIMSELF AND LEWIS BOTH WINNING ONE AFTER THE OTHER, MERCEDES BOYS, THE MERCEDES BOYS.

[cutielando]

landostand 2025 is sold out.💚

there are no words that could precisely describe what i’m feeling right now.

i managed to get tickets to go to Silverstone next year and stand in the Landostand, my little pookie’s own grandstand.

this little guy managed to sell out 10,000 tickets in the Landostand in 40 minutes. 40 minutes!!! and people still have the audacity to say he’s hated and doesn’t deserve his fans?

he deserves everything and so much more.

he is SO loved by his fans and this proves it. 💚

you did it, Lando. you made it💚

[l-norris]

Me watching everyone and their mother (not me) getting Landostand tickets for Silverstone

[lilghostiequinni]

Mutual Fans

Main Masterlist Lando Masterlist

Pairing: Moto GP racer!female reader x Lando Norris

Warnings: Fluffy,

Summary: You were a fan of him, and he was a fan of you, but you weren't friends and knew next to nothing about the other.

Requested: NO / yes

You started your career in the Moto GP in 2018 with Ducatti, moving to Yamaha in 2022. You won an entire season in 2021, the second time was 2023.

You made history by being the first woman to compete in a full season of MotoGP.

You only meet Lando one time, at least that the fans knew of.

The two of you met when Lando attended one of the races for MotoGP in 2022.

The second time you met was when McLaren, when Oscar invited you to a Grand Prix in 2023 because you were his best friend from a young age.

Having karted with Oscar and Logan in the early days.

After the first Grand Prix, you went to many more after that, in the company of Oscar or Lando.

You met Max Fetwell a few times, too, that first time in at the MotoGP.

It was around the Singapore Grand Prix of 2023 that Lando mucked up the courage to ask you out on a date, which turned into many, and before winter break was over, you had a new boyfriend.

There were many instances where the two of you talked about the other in interviews, but fans just thought it was the two of you being fans of each other, nothing more than that.

When your relationship was revealed in 2025 after Lando's first win in Silverstone, after the dew wins he had since his Miami win in 2024.

Your fans were rather confused about your relationship, having never conceived that the two of you were dating.

But it all started with mutual fangirling but evolved into more.

A/N: I like this one. I may do a longer part 2 later.

Tags: @poppyflower-22 @samantha-chicago @barcelonaloverf1life @tallrock35 @ellen3101 @llando4norris @hellothere9597

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[solaireverie]

Solsplaining Lestappen Gate 2023: Motivations

(aka i spent a full day psychoanalyzing rich white men who drive fast cars for a living)

I'll be the first to admit it: the recent rumors of a move to Red Bull for Charles / news involving him that is just as shocking, affectionately known as Lestappen Gate 2023, is likely delusion. (Or in the words of my beloved sister, "silly season didn't deliver this year, so we have to find something else to obsess over")

However, one common misconception is that one of the main reasons why a deal like this would fall through is the perception that Charles is, and will always remain, loyal to Ferrari, and would never move to another team. However, I actually think that it's very possible for Charles to want a transfer.

Charles is a professional athlete. You don't get to the level that he's at without being dedicated, hardworking, and incredibly competitive. (You can even see his ultra-competitive nature outside of the car — just take a look at the Ferrari driver challenges on Youtube.)

Every single Formula 1 driver (with the possible exception of the man, the myth, and the legend that is Yuki Tsunoda) dreams of winning the World Driver's Championship. Charles isn't going to stay with a team that promised him victory yet keeps failing to deliver (see Silverstone 2022, Spain 2022, Hungary 2022, etc), especially when he's already proven that he can challenge for the title when given a competitive car and decent strategy.

In fact, Charles has already told us the circumstances under which he would be open to leaving Ferrari: when he no longer believes in their "project" and he doesn't feel like he's maximizing performance. (He states clearly that he won't leave at the moment, but the most reasonable estimate for a move has always been 2025, after his current contract expires.)

Now, what could possibly qualify as not maximizing performance? Maybe Charles' past four years with Ferrari?

It obviously isn't all Ferrari's fault. Charles has made his fair share of mistakes and he's paid for them (ex: French GP 2022), but at the end of the day you have to admit that Ferrari seems to make an inordinate amount of mistakes for what should be one of the most prestigious teams in the sport.

Also, not directly related to Charles going to RBR, but it's been said that Ferrari only want to keep one of their current drivers for the future due to concerns about car development since Charles and Carlos have different driving styles. They would prefer to retain Charles, and that's why Carlos has been having difficulties with his contract, but at the end of the day I think that may be another concern Charles may have.

Red Bull have proved time and time again that they are currently on top in terms of car development, pace, strategy, etc. etc. It truly cannot be stressed too much the insanely dominant season they're currently having, and it seems probable that they'll continue this streak into at least the next two to three seasons.

(And even if they do fall off after the 2026 regulations are introduced, they've shown that they can remain competitive and fight to get back to the top. Red Bull have had two periods of domination in the past decade-ish and Ferrari haven't had a WDC since Kimi in 2007 or a WCC since the year after.)

If Charles wants to leave Ferrari to get a better shot at the WDC, Red Bull would be one of his best bets.

On the other side of the equation is Max Verstappen, who has consistently praised Charles' racecraft and has even said that he thinks that they would work well together (mind you, this article is from 2019, which was waaaaaay before their relationship reached the stage that it's at now, and Max was already floating the possibility.)

Red Bull is currently Max's team. He would definitely have a significant amount of input should they decide to change his teammate. Everything he's said so far about and around Charles, as well as the way he acts with him, points to Max not being opposed to the idea. (I'd even go so far as to say that it's possible that he wants to race alongside Charles... *cough* those comments about putting Charles in a better car *cough*)

Red Bull as a team would also benefit greatly from signing Charles. Firstly, he's a great PR asset. He's a media darling and at least one of the top three most popular drivers in F1. For a team that's basically a glorified marketing campaign, that's incredibly important.

Secondly, he and Max have similar driving styles. They're both aggressive and prefer borderline "undriveable" cars. Red Bull have the same issue as Ferrari currently in that their two drivers don't necessarily share the same style, which makes car development difficult. This results in the car suiting one driver (usually the faster) over the other, which then leads to the other driver performing abnormally substandard (see post-Miami 2023 Sergio and McLaren 2022 Daniel).

There are, of course, people who think that Checo might keep his seat or Daniel/Liam/Yuki will replace him.

Checo hasn't been able to achieve a 1-2 in the championship despite having had two dominant cars. This year, if he does get it, it would be by the skin of his teeth (fingers still crossed for Lewis!!!), which if you look at Max's gap with him in the points is simply ridiculous.

He's been decent for getting in the points, but a car like the RB19 shouldn't just be "in the points". Of course, it's not exactly suited for him, but less Q3 appearances than Oscar Piastri, a rookie who had a bad car for a third of the season? Sergio has always been a driver who excels in midfield teams and dragging decent cars higher than they should go, but I don't think he's built for championship contention in a dominant team like Red Bull.

I hate to say it, but realistically I don't see Daniel finding his way back into a RBR seat. He's still a good driver, but he's getting older and his stints with Renault and McLaren really hurt his reputation. The main reason that I think Red Bull would keep him now is for marketing but they've already achieved that by first making him their third driver and then sticking him in Alpha Tauri. Moment of silence for Nyck.

Let's take a look at Red Bull's history of choosing drivers: they've always leaned on the younger side. Sebastian Vettel, Max himself, Pierre Gasly, and Alex Albon were all brought in to replace an older driver. (Which again proves my point about Daniel: Why would RBR replace Checo with a driver older than him? This sentence pained me to write. RBR Daniel you will always be special in my heart!!!)

On the other hand, both Pierre and Alex have shown Red Bull that promoting a rookie too soon can hurt both of them. Yuki, perhaps, but he's not the most stable driver, and he doesn't have the raw talent that Max possesses to make up for the mistakes he makes occasionally. (Personally, I think he'll go to a midfield team eventually.)

For Red Bull, Charles would be a fantastic addition. He's already proven himself, is a publicity powerhouse in his own right, and can compete with Max. Just... no Brocedes ending, please.

Red Bull and Ferrari are incredibly similar in the sense that they are both, at the core of their existences, a mythos, albeit in vastly different ways. Red Bull Racing is a marketing scheme that chases success above all. Scuderia Ferrari is the years of history that looms behind the name.

They're both trying to sell you something, it's just that one is an energy drink and the other is the legend of the Prancing Horse.

Eventually, when Charles is no longer buying into Ferrari, he's going to go looking for another team to put his faith in, and plenty of signs point to it being Red Bull, who in my opinion has shown that they would be more than happy to accept him.

This still doesn't explain why Ferrari would also be posting Lestappen and it's entirely possible that it's all just a ✨ coincidence ✨, but in the meantime I will choose to be delusional!

If you've read to here, I salute you for reaching the end of my ramblings. Please drop by to let me know what you think! Have a nice day and stay hydrated <3

[petit-papillion]

Some dates to look forward to until we race again:

JAN 22 Fight Aids Cup Football charity match with Charles expected to participate | Stade Louis II @ 18:30

JAN 25 CHARLES'S CONTRACT EXTENSION ANNOUNCEMENT !! ❤️

JAN 29-30 Charles and Carlos will drive the SF23 and the F1-75 in Barcelona for Pirelli testing

FEB 1 LEWIS HAMILTON @ Ferrari in 2025 ANNOUNCEMENT!! 🤯

FEB 2 @ 15:00 CET (online) VF24 launch - Haas

FEB 3 First episode of 6-episode Scuderia Ferrari documentary series DISCOVERED airs on Sky Sports Italy - more info

FEB 5 @ 15:40 CET Launch of FW46 for Williams at Puma's NYC Flagship store (livestream); and @ 19:00 CET C44 launch for Stake in London (livestream)

FEB 7 @ 16:30 CET A524 launch - Alpine (livestream)

FEB 8 VCARB02 (no, I'm not making this up) launch - Visa RB

FEB 12 AMR24 launch for Aston Martin at Silverstone

FEB 13 @ 12:00 CET (livestream) SF-24 launch - Ferrari

FEB 14 Launch of MCL38 for McLaren; and the digital launch of W15 for Mercedes at Silverstone

FEB 15 Launch of RB20 for Red Bull at RBR factory, Milton Keyes; release of Dreamers EP by Charles Leclerc & Sofiane Pamart

FEB 21-23 Pre-season testing

FEB 23 Release date Drive to Survive Season 6

FEB 28 Media Day kicks off Bahrain GP Weekend

MAR 2 First 2024 Grand Prix

[boxboxblog]

Driver Profiles: Franco Colapinto

Hello, this is part of a series where I focus on one driver on the current (as of Oct 2024) grid and give an overview over their career and driving styles. I will be going in championship points order. Enjoy!

Name: Franco Alejandro Colapinto

Age: 21

Nationality: Argentine

Years in F1: Less than 1 (Williams Sept 2024-Present)

Number: 43

WDCs: N/A

Driving Style: While not much has been seen from Colapinto in F1 yet, what we can gather is that he is an aggressive driver with strong defense, and solid overtaking skills. He has taken to the stress and pressure of F1 well, showing a cool head during races and defending well against F1 veterans like Sergio Perez. This shows a degree of adaptability, one that has been seen in his F2 career as well. A negative of his style is that his eagerness and aggression can lead to unnecessarily bold moves. In F2, for example, he is prone to receiving penalties. This eagerness can also cause inconsistency while racing.

History:

Colapinto came from a much more middle-class family than the average F1 driver. His carting career started at age 9, and he showed strong promise, winning the Argentine Championship in 2016 (Pre-Junior class) and 2018 (Sudam class), as well as the Buenos Aires Regional Championship in 2016 (Pre-Junior class) and 2017 (Junior class). Colapinto also won the gold medal at the 2018 Youth Summer Olympics. Due to this obvious talent his family sold their home in order to pay for Colapinto's debut in single-seaters.

(Colapinto during his karting days)

He debuted in car racing in 2018, participating in the final race of the F4 Spanish Championship. He had a stellar performance, and was able to sign a full-year contract for the 2019 season. That season he scored 11 victories, 13 podiums, and 14 pole positions. He took the title that year by winning the last three races of the season.

(Colapinto after winning Spanish F4_

Early 2020 he raced for the Toyota Racing Series, and finished 3rd in the standings, winning the rookie championship in the process. He also joined the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2020, and had a very positive year. He took two race wins that year and seven podiums, finish 3rd in the championship. This made him the highest placed rookie in the 2020 season, winning another rookie championship. 2021 saw him take part in the European and Asian Le Mans series, where he took 4th and 3rd respectively.

(Colapinto shortly before signing for Formula Renault)

His debut into F3 came in 2022, signing with Van Amersfoort Racing (a team that had once raced Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen) and came 7th in the standings, one of his worst championship results ever. He did have some positive results, with one sprint win and three podiums. He took part in F3 again for 2023, this time with a different team, and had a much more positive year, getting 4th in the standings by the end of the season.

(Colapinto after taking pole for Van Amersfoort)

Late 2023 it was announced that Colapinto would be graduated up to F2 for the 2024 season. He only completed the first half of the season, and gained one victory, before being promoted to the F1 Williams seat to replace Logan Sargent. So far he has shown positive results for a mega rookie in a midfield car, finishing in the points in his second race. As of right now he will stay with Williams for the rest of the season, but he has no seat for 2025.

Major Races (some F3 and F2 ones too):

F3: 2022 Imola Sprint: His maiden victory in F3, Colapinto capitalized on the tricky wet conditions and displayed strong composure and race craft.

F2: 2023 Silverstone Feature: He fought tough battles in the midfield to come. Although he did not place particularly high, he showed he could fight against competitive junior drivers and hold his own to stay in the points.

2024 Azerbaijan GP: Only his second race in F1, Colapinto delivered a stellar performance on a tricky track. He finished 8th (ahead of his veteran teammate) and showed that he could handle the pressure of a F1 race.

2024 Singapore GP: Although Colapinto finished outside the points, he had a standout performance. He fought hard in the midfield (memorably being complimented by Perez for his defense skills) and handled the physically toughest race on the calendar with grace.

Alright, that is all for Colapinto. Up next is Zhou Guanyu.

Cheers,

-B

[justanotherdrfan]

WELCOME ALL DANNY FANGIRLS TO YOUR INSTALMENT OF DANIEL RICCIARDO’S DTS BREAKDOWN! 🍯🦡

I’m leaving this one open since you all skipped straight to this episode! (I waited and I don’t know how)😂

S6E9 (Three’s a Crowd)

GIF by @arturleclerc

DANNNNNNNNYYY BOYYY 😍😍😍😍😍😍

He’s already laughing (god I love him)

‘Alright, what’s up?, Daniel Ricardo, this is season six drive to survive, and yes I’m back’ (fangirling HARD)

WAIT HE WAS IN SYDNEY, HE WAS IN FUCKING SYDNEY (why did no one tell me I would have called sick at work)

Daniel and Blake I really wish you went ahead with that podcast because you two are poetic chaos together

Cue another Daniel montage (they have his whole discography on file don’t they?)

He looks so fucking tried though

Logan and Alex talking about DTS frothing at the mouth about Daniel returning is the most factually, correct thing I’ve ever heard 😂

Logan: ‘All I know is the most excited people when Danny Ricciardo came back was Netflix.’

Alex: ‘I literally think they had to change their pants three times. I know the episode already. Let…let me run it through. Ready? Here we have Danny Ricciardo watching on the sidelines. “Yeah, it hurts to not be racing.” Then all of a sudden, pans to Nyck de Vries. Lock up. [imitates brakes screeching]. Off the track. Crash. Oh shit! Boom. Fast-forward. Silverstone. Test. Daniel Ricciardo. Super quick. [laughs] Danny looking at it like…big smile on his face. “It is what it is. You know?” [man]“I never left” “I never left. I’m back,baby. Honey Badger. Don’t give a shit.” (Hire him now DTS because he nailed that)

Fuck why they got to follow that shit with Zandvoort though

Daniel whoring about in his Enchante tattoo thigh high shorts

“Feels right. Feels good” (It sure does Danny is sure does)

EVERYONE LOVES DANIEL

And they get him straight to a photoshoot to whore him out

THEY DID NOT USE HIM WINKING IN THE INTRO (da fuck you lot doing? Give the people what they want)

Yes Christian 2025 prospect (he’s a shoe in ahh? See what I did there) 😉👟🍾

FUCK YOU MICAHEL ITALIANO (why is he getting air time) I’m glad he’s left F1

OHH NO OHH NO OHH NO NO NO NO NO NO

IM CRYING AGAIN. I CRIED WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IM CRYING AGAIN

Ohh they have his X-ray

Clairey bear

Cue Liam Lawson (I do love you but I missed Danny terribly)

The others telling Liam to be prepared (this is very welcome to our toxic work environment)

‘She doesn’t even go here’ (a Danica story)

Liam out qualifies all the red bull drivers (yes kiddo)

DANNY BACKS (SCREWS AND ALL) for engineering purposes only

Umm why are you hurting him? DONT TOUCH HIM! (Look yes I know it’s physiotherapy and he needs it. But I’ve broken my hand before the left one as well and driving a normal road car caused me to cry in pain so when I say don’t touch him I mean it)

I SWEAR TO GOD ZAK YOU STAY THEY HELL AWAY FROM HIM

Checo clips Yuki and he’s out (he probably thought it was Daniel trying to take his seat. It’s his in 2025 mate there’s no fighting it)

Ohh look Alpine with reliability issues (things you continue to see)

Yes DTS let’s show Russel’s crash from another angle 😂

POINTS FOR LIAM 🎉🥳

Are we positive he was in Sydney and not Perth?

Yes king SWEAT SWEAT SWEAT

Yuki GP time

Not Suzuka having Daniel, Yuki and Liam on all the banners

Poor Yuki being overwhelmed by the fans. I understand fans being excited but he’s cornered in the car and clearly doesn’t feel safe (and for Michael to be like it’s ok the fans are happy is actually the problem at hand. His and all the drivers safety has to come first and he point blank didn’t feel safe you arsehole Michael so it’s not okay)

Yuki honey it’s okay Liam not going to hit you

If we can’t have an Aussie a Kiwi will do

Liam finding out Daniel’s and Yuki are getting announced for 2024 🥺

Liam mate I’m sorry you deserve better

Mexi-coooooo

HES BACK BACK

Yes yes your P10 in the constructors (just you wait, just you fucking wait)

Checo out before turn 1 (its AUSGP all over again)

Ohh look another McLaren/Alpha Tauri incident 😤

No McLaren the plan is not to attack Daniel (haven’t you fucking done enough?)

P7 BABBYYYYYY

ENCHANTE, MON AMI

See your P8 now (told you to wait and see)

Yes Christian, Daniel did drive a good race (remember that and who didn’t)

Look at him and his little moustache

Will: ‘ I think this is only part one of a far wider story.’ (Yes 2024 season will be epic for Danny Ric)

[ohblimeygeorge]

congrats on the tickets, you'll have lots of fun.

where did you decide to sit?

Thank you! Im so excited to experience it all!!

I’ve been really lucky and I’m very grateful bc my parents have paid for it but it’ll be in the international paddock enclosure!

[liam-twatter]

2025 will be either 1) Leclerc ending Hamilton's career, as it looks like 2) but more probably and typical in F1 : Ferrari favouring the expensive driver...

[sunnytkm23]

The Alex Albon appendicitis effect updated version

2022 - 2023

• Albon is left out of the Monza GP

• Nyck De Vries replaces him at Williams

• Scores for Williams

• Gets contract with AlphaTauri for 2023

• He lasts until the Silverstone

• He was fired and Ricciardo takes his place from the Hungarian GP onwards

• Ricciardo gets Injured in the Dutch GP

• Lawson replaces him

• In the Quali of the Singapore GP, he takes out Verstappen in Q2

• Sainz get pole position

• Sainz wins the Singapore GP and ends Red Bull winning streak

• Lawson gets his first points at AlphaTauri

Mercedes let Hamilton down and don't show up to podium celebration

Ferrari people cheers up Hamilton

2024

Carlos Sainz gets fired by Ferrari for 2025

Lewis Hamilton will replace Sainz in Ferrari in 2025

Carlos got a P2 in Bahrain

Carlos has appendicitis and will not race in the Saudi Arabian GP

Ollie Bearman replaces him and does not race in the F2 Saudi Arabian GP

All Hell Breaking Loose in Red Bull

[acrosstobear]

ok pals. so with Landostand I, along with every other Lando fan, has obviously been considering going to Silverstone. it’s definitely not going to be cheap, but i do know that I want to go to another race, because at this point, the Canadian GP doesn’t even have a fanzone anymore, so we don’t get a chance for those fan interactions that every other race has. i’d like to hear from folks though!!!