#unbelievable racing

[ranticore]

so ive been meaning to explain more about ironwall than the lil hints u get from that one story i posted a while back but essentially it's a city that grew out of the necessity of making a place for people with monstrous or non-standard anatomy. it grew from a few alehouses with double-high doors into an industrial city in the 1700s, one which remained largely independent of the nation around it by virtue of being essentially "worthless" to the kingdom. it was ruled by a self-appointed Protector who was supposedly chosen by council vote at regular intervals but we'll get into that

So due to being the only place with accessible infrastructure for centaurs (of all animal types), it became a major population centre and, of course, with no alternatives and a rapidly depleting countryside due to population growth and farmers/peasants being unable to support themselves on their land anymore, Ironwall became something of a prison, too. Where else could anyone go? Ironwall in the 1800s was known to be a deeply corrupt cesspit built on the exploitation of citizens who had nowhere else to go. The council did not allow non-landowners to vote in elections resulting in a ruling class of landlords only voting in their own interests and a strongly stratified society. All because the majority-human settlements elsewhere were not obligated to build suitable housing or accommodations, and some would actively work to avoid such accommodations, like entire streets of houses where access is by steep flights of stairs, or houses on stilts in smaller villages etc. They had heard stories of how awful it was to live in Ironwall and wanted none of it in their backyard thank you very much.

The structure of Ironwall in the early 20th century took the form of a huge wheel-shaped city with accessory satellite towns at each spoke. Centaurs being able to comfortably travel long distances, they kind of invented the commuter town before anyone else out of necessity, as there was a well-developed housing crisis within the city with citizens crushed between sky high rents and few if any places to live. It took until the 70s before motor vehicles were legalised and they were not popular, mainly used by the wealthy who could afford to modify them.

The culture of Ironwall was extremely conservative for most of its existence due to the religious leanings of its founders and landlord class, with strict modesty laws for all centaurs (specifically banning the display of the juncture between human torso and animal body) and a "hard work shapes character" attitude.

When the steel industry finally collapsed, the centre of Ironwall saw an exodus of businesses and people until suddenly, low-quality housing was readily available and super cheap - and the regular humans began to move in. This was matched by similar economic pressures elsewhere, and the different populations finally starting to truly mix; factory workers from Ironwall had gone anywhere that was still hiring and centaur accommodation was being built outside Ironwall and its satellite towns by unscrupulous business owners seizing upon this new supply of cheap labour.

With Ironwall's historic heart starting to rot, there was a big push towards making the city welcoming to tourists and rehabilitating its shabby image. This was largely successful and the first wave of poor human arrivals was quickly drowned out by a second wave of gentrifiers. The historical city centre was preserved as high rise apartments (inhospitable to centaurs) went up around the outskirts, and many of the people whose families had lived in Ironwall for generations, who'd stuck around through the recession, found themselves in the tourism industry, in a very different place than the one they'd grown up in.

And that's why ironwall au Pascal was a taxi driver miserably trying to go viral on the internet in the hopes he'd finally be able to quit ferrying tourists around his ancestral home

[skitskatdacat63]

2023 Brazilian Grand Prix - Podium - Fernando Alonso

[wesfcfanas]

being a george russell fan this weekend:

[russellius]

2023 DUTCH GP : P17

[racewinnerlandonorris]

When a driver can mathematically win the drivers championship he should become the priority.

Like yes it’s a team sport. But if one driver has the chance you should support them.

omg the reading comprehension levels of some people on this site is unbearable. andrea says “For every race we will analyse the situations and in the 50-50 situations, in this case if Lando needs a bit of extra support, we are going to give it to him.“ so tell me how that’s the team not supporting him? so if it’s a 50-50 between the two lando will be prioritised but what they’re not going to do, and rightfully so, is jeopardise oscar’s race when it’s not going to help the situation

[laniidae-passerine]

Grace my beloved my angel my sweetest heart I could forgive Louis anything but the disrespect he did to you and your family (I am counting the niece you never knew). Anybody on this earth or this godforsaken website who speaks against you is a fool and a madman and I will defend you always

[jagcedes]

my OFFICIAL shanghai eprix pit lane/autograph session recap (aka the adventures of cardboard andre):

first ran over to ds penske with my andre cutout to see jev (was nervous out of mind) .. jev wasn't in a great mood after quali but he still signed over andre's crotch (after deliberating for a few seconds) and offered a small smile

beelined for mahindra right after and while in line one of the formula e cameramen saw my andre cutout and was like "lotterer?" and i was like YEAH!! he filmed me but i have no idea what they did w that footage

u guys. NYCK IS THE NICEST KINDEST SWEETEST DRIVER OF ALL TIME. i was telling him how proud i was of his first points + quali result and how i was manifesting that he would get points this weekend .. he was smiling so big the whole time and said smth along the lines of "ah its all thanks to u" (i genuinely blanked out and didnt remember) SHJKFDHK

i also told nyck that all his indo fans were cheering him on (for my friend dee valmontheights) and HE LOOKED SO HAPPY .. my day peaked after my interaction w him, i was in love w him before but i love him even more now

blanked out when i saw edo bc the only thought in my head was abt how attractive he is ... sorry edo for not saying anything 😭 i asked him if he could sign andre and the mahindra staff beside him was like "forehead! sign andres forehead!!" so thats how i got an edo forehead signature

finally jaguar (nick wasn't there) ... so i go up to mitch and ask if he can sign my mark webber hat and he was like "woah an old school hat, sure!"

i then ask him to sign andre and no fucking joke. HE TOOK OUT HIS PHONE TO TAKE A PHOTO AND WAS LIKE "IM GONNA SEND THIS TO ANDRE, HE WILL LOVE IT" ????????? HUH??? OK? THANK U MITCHELL EVANS ......

after i got interviewed on camera by some formula e staff and they asked me if i was an andre fan and what i liked abt the sport so .. theres more footage of me out there in the universe

misc. photos under the cut:

[cl0udkiszzzz]

your new girl

is my clone

[feraltwinkseb]

April 18, 2010 - Shanghai, China Source: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images

[fcb-mv33]

Sky sports once again trying to gloss over the fact that the boos were being aimed at Max, that the chanting was being aimed at Max because then they cannot make it seem like Max is this big bad villain.

Once again vile reporting but I’m really glad Max stuck up for himself.

[leclerc-s]

HOW THE FUCK DO WE GO FROM WINING A RACE TO RETIRING THE FUCKING CAR?!

[devileaterjaek]

[flatoust11]

Why do they always take risks and ride one lap? How many times did it fail?! He could have left earlier and it might not have happened... Mainly, why do they still have a mechanical problem.. Ferrari, you idiots!

[petit-papillion]

Charles Leclerc stands on the grid with Carlos Sainz (and Andrea Ferrari) behind him at the Anthoine Hubert Memorial 🥺

Joined on his other side by Mattia Binottto and Sebastian Vettel.

Anthoine Hubert Memorial prior to Belgian Grand Prix | 1 September 2019

📸 Jerry Andre/LAT Images

(Meant to post this before the race weekend started, but was torn about whether I should. See my tags.)

[quatregats]

Constant need to throw Hornblower into math academia and discover new flavors of how unwell he can get

[promiscuousasexual]

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