#Pite Havsbad

[sebtember5]

Sebastian Vettel - Race of Champions 2023 -

[cafedeotocom]

Mattias Ekström, Wins Race of Champions

Mattias Ekström has once again demonstrated his world class and versatility. Hot temperatures around Pite Havsbad’s “Frozen Ocean”: In the individual classification of the best drivers on Sunday, the 44-year-old Audi factory driver beat all the opponents he encountered. In the quarter-finals, he prevailed against his compatriot Johan Kristoffersson, who, like himself, is a former World…

[lennies-blog]

I just saw a post some days ago about people missing ROC this year and GOOD NEWS!!

ROC will be back in 2024!!! 😍

Translation of the most important bits:

"During the past two years, 'Race of Champions' always took place in Swedish Pite Havsbad. In September, the organisers already announced that that would not be the case this year.

'Due to recent uncertainty about the use of the beach- and sea area, Pite Havsbad cannot be the host of the Race of Champions', the press release said at the time. Since then fans await a new date in vain.

Some fans were already worried, but now it's certain: "Race of Champions" will take place again in 2024. A spokesperson told DER WESTEN: "We are in advanced discussions with a number of potential venues for the next Race Of Champions and hope to announce in the next few weeks where the next event will take place and which drivers will take part."

[gothicwidowsworld]

Cold M.S

The late January Swedish sun had set, causing the already chilled daytime temperatures to plummet further. Despite January being cold in Switzerland, Y/N still hadn’t fully prepared herself for Pite Havsbad, the y/h/c girl found solace in the hotel's shower, the familiar scent of jasmine and patchouli slowly defrosting her aching joints. Once dried the oversized Race of Champions snow + ice dark blue hoodie Y/N had stolen from Mick added another layer of warmth. It smelled of him and It had become a welcomed temporary addition to her traveling wardrobe.

“Mick, are you ok?” the girl asked in concern, her e/y/c eyes falling on the unusually quiet German. Closing the bathroom door behind her Y/N couldn’t help but frown at the lack of response, she’d expected a tired hum in reply at the very least like most race weekends, but instead the young driver just nodded sniffling slightly “Think I’m getting a cold.” Mick added slowly, attempting to clear his throat when he realised how congested he sounded.

Shuffling closer to the silent man Y/N sat on the edge of the bed, placing a hand on Mick’s forehead. He had no obvious signs of a  temperature but they couldn’t risk him deteriorating overnight especially with Mick proving the non-believers wrong by competing so well. Team Deutschland’s prowess had reassured Mick that he was good at racing. It was clear to the young couple that the German was still struggling with the loss of his Formula One seat, the position of reserve Driver for Mercedes doing nothing to stop the rumors that Mick was abusing his Father’s status in the racing community. Some people still thought Mick owed his entire career to sharing a last name with the legendary Michael Schumacher. The fact the young Driver had won races and championships on his own sheer ability seemingly irrelevant. 

“No temperature, but you sound like you're coming down with something.” the y/h/c woman agreed, shooting the driver a pitiful smile. Groaning in response Mick grumbled burrowing his head against the pillow, it was just his luck. “Right hot shower to try and help steam clear your sinuses, drink some water and I know you hate it but Tiger balm.” Y/N listed quickly hoping her authoritative tone would get Mick to ignore the last suggestion. Getting up to search one of the suitcases for the incriminating herbal balm, Y/N paused sensing the German was yet to move. “What?” the y/h/c young woman asked, turning back to face the man. He still looked slightly peaky, but this time a dopey smile was sat on his face. 

“You're turning into a race mum” the German Driver exclaimed in admiration, watching his girlfriend who’d returned to the task in hand. Mick couldn’t help but love when Y/N was protective of him, even if it was over something as simple as him getting sick. She’d accepted the hectic racing lifestyle and all the things that came with it, he could never thank her enough for that. 

“What?! No I’m not?” the y/s/c girl mumbled defensively, walking back towards the bed, placing the pot of tiger balm on the bedside table distracting herself from Mick’s denby orbs. “You so are Schatz. Look at you all concerned over my health.” Mick replied in a teasing sing-song tone. “All this concern over little old me.” the German added a throaty chuckle erupting from his chest. Scoffing Y/N pulled a face “What do you mean over “little old you.” You're nothing special Schumacher. I thought I'd go and check on some of the other drivers this evening… who knows maybe Felipe’s coming down with a cold too… after all the temperature difference between here and Brazil….” the girl trailed off taking a sharp breath. “He didn't even have a snow jacket until the other day the poor guy.” Y/N added in faux serious.  

“No… I’m not sharing.” the German explained playing along, gently wrapping his pale arms around the girls waist before falling back against the headboard dragging Y/N with him who squealed aloud in surprise. “Spoil sport!” Y/N mumbled, placing a kiss just below the Driver’s ear, it being the only piece of skin accessible in her comfortable position tucked under his chin. “Still need to try and clear those sinuses though Micky.” the y/h/c girl added her mind still on the mission of trying to not let the youngest Schumacher get sick , gently removing herself from the German’s comforting hold. 

Inspired by Will Buxton sharing the fact Mick had a cold today at ROC

[acrosstobear]

MICK SCHUMACHER attends the press conference at Race of Champions 2023 in Pite Havsbad, Sweden ahead of race day on Jan 28th & 29th

[ivettel]

"... You speak to the organizations, and yeah, they have lots of people, and it's a business, and so on, but I think we also have a responsibility. So, raising these questions, I wanted to give myself a good picture of what's going on, so I was shocked when I went to the grandstands and I saw so many plastic bottles, plastic cups..."

Sebastian Vettel at the Green Champions seminar in Pite Havsbad [via Pite Havsbad Instagram stories]

[umseb]

"Pite Havsbad, it was such a joy to visit you twice. Thank you for the amazing memories! ❤️ We are now exploring alternative options to bring you another fun and action-packed edition of ROC. Stay tuned! 👀" - september 16, 2023 📷 @.raceofchampions / instagram

[drugovalak]

Race of Champions 2023 in Pite Havsbad (Piteå, Sweden) back in January

[neuvettel]

Sunday, 29 January — Thierry Neuville and Sebastian Vettel at the 2023 Race Of Champions in Pite Havsbad, Sweden (📸: Viet Tran)

[protocolseben]

zero sanity copium idea moment

local Spanish racing man, in a moment of True Brilliance and Feels(tm) of a certain fear that Seb will practically fall off the face of the earth 5 seconds after Abu Dhabi, decides to sign up for Snow ROC despite hating the snow very very very much, and also a good excuse for racing. Also he really hates the cold like anything lower than 8C is "Oviedo has frozen over" for him. Bahrain 04 and 05's extremes are piss compared to the snow hell

He regrets it the moment he touches down in "middle of bumfuck nowhere" Pite Havsbad -10C kinda vibe. Bottas is chief coffee maker of the entire place despite looking like an utter Australian. Nando gets greeted by the two most un-German German drivers ever who basically put him through snow hell before the races. For example getting into a goddamn ice pool shirtless that they dug out because this is a normal thing to do, + wearing just fkn shorts in the snow fk you you little shit!!!

no number of kimoa beanies can save him

anyway it's pretty obvious and adorable to mr sebu over there that this man is trying to impress him and gives nando three things :

a finely penned letter with his number and address so that nando doesnt have to go to freeze hell again and message him like a normal person. when did he have the time to write this what the fuck

his helmet to go put in his museum

a little cheek kiss that makes nando redder than any ferrari suit ever lmao bro we get it you kinda really miss and like the guy

oh of course he loses the ROC to seb loeb over there like what are you thinking son the rally god is literally right there sorry man

btw he still hates the snow but he sure hopes the 2024 race is in snow again

[sebtember5]

Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas - Pite havsbad 2023 ROC -

[f1]

Mick Schumacher reaches emotional Race of Champions final as DTM star Mattias Ekstrom triumphs

Double DTM and FIA World Rallycross Champion Mattias Ekstrom won the Race of Champions for a record-equalling fourth time at Sweden’s Pite Havsbad over the weekend, defeating former Haas F1 racer Mick Schumacher in the Grand Final. Ekstrom out-scored Schumacher – now acting as reserve driver for the Mercedes F1 team – by two heats to nil in Sunday’s showdown on the snow and ice of the frozen Baltic Sea, despite encountering a scare when he had to put out a cockpit fire. READ MORE: Lucas Blakeley beats rival Jarno Opmeer to be crowned eROC Champion 2023 It marked an emotional victory for Ekstrom, who previously won two of his three titles against Mick’s father, seven-time F1 champion Michael, and means he now equals the ROC record also held by French rally legends Didier Auriol and Sebastien Loeb. Earlier in the knockout stages (which separated racing drivers and those with rallying experience) Ekstrom came out on top against extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana, five-time World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson and World Rally star Thierry Neuville in a mixture of identical off-road cars. Schumacher, meanwhile, booked his place in the final after winning a head-to-head with the recently-retired Sebastian Vettel – F1 also represented at the star-studded event through Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard and Valtteri Bottas. Hakkinen and current Alfa Romeo driver Bottas both lost in the Round of 16 stage, while Hakkinen’s former McLaren team mate, Coulthard, dropped out in the Round 1 play-offs. READ MORE: Vettel hints he might try his hand at rallying as he considers his post-F1 plans Before the individual competition, father-and-son duo Petter and Oliver Solberg won Saturday’s ROC Nations Cup for Team Norway, getting the better of a Team All Stars line-up featuring Aston Martin F1 development driver Felipe Drugovich and the aforementioned Neuville. The Nations Cup featured a strong run from Team eRoc, represented by 2022 F1 Esports Series Champion Lucas Blakely and Jarno Opmeer, with the former running Vettel close again (see below) – after the pair scrapped at the 2022 event. “It’s very special to have four wins and even more special to do it in Sweden. I won my first final at the Stade de France in Paris against Sebastien Loeb, then I had two finals with Michael Schumacher in London and Beijing, so to see Mick in the final today was very emotional for me,” said Ekstrom after taking victory. “This is even more special than winning; Michael’s always been one of the guys I admire most in the sport, for his dedication, hard work and talent. I only got to know Michael at the Race Of Champions. We had many battles and I have only great memories with Michael from this event. READ MORE: ‘He deserves a chance’ – Wolff says Mercedes role can help Schumacher get back into an F1 race seat “Michael was always humble with me and I can see Mick is also very humble. Mick is such a huge talent and his time is ahead of him, so I look forward to more battles in the future. I know it won’t take long until I get beaten, but against Mick I would have no problem with finishing second.” via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

[motorsportverso]

Roc 2024 não será não Suécia e não temos certeza se acontecerá em 2024.

Por questões de incertezas a região de Pite Havsbad não poderá sediar o evento ,como a área a onde montada a pista do Race of Champions , que era feita numa região de praia no verão que congelada no inferno quando é feito o evento.

Más quem sabe o evento normalmente é realizado entre o fim de janeiro e inicio de fevereiro talvez seja possível ser em outro lugar.

Em baixo tem o vídeo da final completa da edição do inicio desse ano da Drivers Cup entre Matias Ekstrom e Mick Schumacher

[schumigrace]

ROC can't be held at Pite Havsbad next year :( well there go my January plans

[acrosstobear]

raceofchampions The drivers have arrived in Pite Havsbad for the 2023 Race of Champions! And they all have their own ideas about who is the favourite to win ROC Sweden!

MICK SCHUMACHER arrives in Sweden for Race of Champions 2023, and shares who he thinks is his favourite to win the title this year

[usasportsworld]

Vettel and Schumacher reunited for 2023 Race of Champions

Vettel and Schumacher reunited for 2023 Race of Champions

Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher will join forces once again at next January’s Race of Champions that will take place on the snow and ice of Sweden’s Pite Havsbad. Vettel and Schumacher will compete in the individual ROC but will team up to represent Team Germany in the ROC Nations Cup for a third time in the event’s history. Following Vettel’s retirement from F1, next month’s ROC might well…