#anti Giovinazzi

[brasiliangp]

Hi I hope you dont mind me asking but who are the gio and christian you are talking about? Because every time i read their names my mind goes to giovinazzi and horner and context tells me im very wrong

opsiee lmao guess that's what happens when I talk football on an f1 blog; it's christian pulisic and gio reyna, two American footballers. there's a whole lot of drama going on with the US international team right now so if you're into sports drama I def recommend looking into it lol

[robinfrinjs]

Starting to think Giovinazzi literally races in Formula E like it's a Sunday drive

[myimaginarywonderland]

If you think Giovinazzi deserves the seat over Mick,you are delusional.

I frankly do not care how he did in junior categories because he has had time and seasons to prove himself. He has not delivered in F1 of FE for that matter and just like Hülkenberg doesn't deserve a return to F1.

Mick has shown so much potential and promise plus you can clearly see his development. Mick has such a bright future ahead and switching him for Giovinazzi who has shown no potential to even fight in the midfield truly is one of the dumbest decisions F1 could ever make.

[f1-unpopularopinions]

everyone shits on ferraris strategies but like, holy shit, the alfa romeo strategists probably do crack before every race. for like three races in a row antonio has had the opportunity to get points and he gets fucked over consistently by poor pits. im sick of it like at this point i just want him to escape f1.

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[loving-ricciardo]

Tonio not letting Carlos pass is poetic cinema you go off sexy bee man

[pirate-in-daps]

sainz overtaking giovinazzi has destroyed my crops and ruined my day, heartbreaking, horrifying, we hate to see it

[mistressemmedi]

Hot take, why do you think those drives did not kneel alongside Lewis?

I mean, we can speculate all day long but really... We're not going to know until they come out and say why themselves no?

I'll put this under the cut, but please understand that I am NOT making any excuses for their choice as this was not just about BLM but Lewis asking them "Please stand with me".

I'm just... Thinking out loud? Since you asked.

Verstappen - I'm not touching that with a ten feet pole

Kvyat - first one that disappointed me. He's a smart kid, we know he loves to read/keep informed etc. If he had put down the guitar for a sec and used his brains to learn a bit more about what Lewis was talking, I feel like her would probably be great ally to have on the grid. Not sure if he thought that having an outright stance on it would lead to him having... An accident with a window? Idk, but I am MASSIVELY disappointed

Sainz - see Max, I am NOT touching that

Giovinazzi, Kimi and Leclerc - right, I'm going to kinda bundle these guys a bit together because I'm fairly sure that part of their response was sponsor driven.

Ferrair/Alfa are almost a single team. They may be racing teams but first and foremost, they are Fiat Chrysler Automobiles brands. FCA has been notably silent during this period. While most brands (auto and non) came out with at least a statement, FCA... Didn't. Except for an internal email to employees (unless they did and I missed it - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). The only exception to that appears to be Jeep (which is under FCA) who posted a black screen. Dodge, Ram, Fiat, Ferrari, Alfa etc. never made a statement which makes me think they don't want to tip off American buyers - I mean, if you think Dodge/Ram trucks you think of a very specific target market... Which is hilarious they're such cowards since GM's, Ford etc. did make a public statement by creating Inclusivity Boards, donating, pausing launches to not take away from the issue at hand etc.

Ferrari has always been about 'the image' - see their very controlled image they allowed to show on D2S. They probably said to Seb and Charles "If can make personal statements and wear the F1 mandated (it's truly felt like it tbh) tshirt, but no political statements". Let's face it, someone wearing a t-shirt saying "End racism" comes across as... Nice. Someone taking a knee, well that's a political statement.

Seb kneeled anyways because, as we've seen by his initial interviews, he's out of fucks to give about this team and brand.

As for Alfa... I am bone deep disappointed by Antonio. I can't put it into words how bitter I am about it. He was one of the first to publicly say George Floyd's name (not just "racism is wrong"). He seemed one of the most supportive guys on the grid, and yet... Silence.

I do wonder if Alfa's major sponsor, Orlen, had something to do with it. I mean, look at this

Frontline workers? Sustainable (green) future?

We know that #WeRaceAsOne came out in direct response to Lewis calling out Formula 1, so just say it lol.

Orlen's and its CEO is affiliated with Polish national-conservative political party (think "anti abortion, gays are bad" kind of conservative) so I'm assuming they also got directives to not take any 'political stance' that may go against the sponsors.

Rewatching the video, Antonio is fidgeting, almost uncomfortable, looking at Daniil pointing at his "End racism" t-shirt. So idk what was going on there.

Kimi, tbh, is probably one of those guys who literally does not watch the news, cares very little about anything outside his personal sphere and was uncomfortable with the whole "Why are these kids making such a big deal of it"

In the end... I may be 100% wrong and it boils down to our faves not being the people that we believed them to be. I will say that seeing those guys stand broke my heart a little. I can't even begin to imagine what Lewis felt, and my heart breaks more thinking about it.

[drivindrivin]

Hamilton expressed frustration after the last race in Hungary, where the F1 drivers again expressed their anti-racism message - but the pre-race moment was disjointed, with several drivers continuing not to kneel and others arriving late. 

The world champion then said Grosjean, the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) chairman, had suggested "we did it once [at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix] and that is all we need to do".

Grosjean revealed ahead of this weekend's British GP that he'd had a 45-minute phone call with Hamilton to clear the air, and said "maybe I did it the wrong way" in regards to expressing the views of those members of the GPDA who were not comfortable in continuing with the protests.

When asked about Grosjean's comments in the pre-event press conference at Silverstone, Hamilton said: "I wasn't aware of that but I was already impressed with our conversation that we'd had afterwards and his approach to our conversation.

"He originally reached out to me to talk after the last race and so I gave him a call and we had this great conversation.

"I think ultimately it was quite informative for the both of us. We learned that we actually have more in common than we perhaps think.

"And he's clearly a caring person. So to hear that he's said that is... it's not easy firstly for anybody to admit that you're wrong. And that's a great first step.

"But the fact is when we got off the phone I knew that we were united and we're going to be working towards the same common goal.

"So I'm really appreciative to Romain.

"And that's really what it's going to take all of us to do - to really open up our minds, don't put barriers up, don't be defensive, be open minded and acknowledging that there is an issue.

"But obviously sometimes the first step [is key] and then [it's about] how can we work towards making it better."

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo said the drivers "have to continue" in their actions to encourage racial equality for "at least the remainder of this season".

"Because it's something that is obviously ongoing," he added.

"It's not just that we highlight it one week and forget about it - so yeah 100% think we should [continue]."

Red Bull's Max Verstappen - who along with Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jr, and Daniil Kvyat have not kneeled at the opening three races of the season - was asked if he saw any scenario where he thought all the drivers would kneel as part of the anti-racism movement.

He replied: "No. Because I explained it before why, and the reasons.

"Everybody has their own way of expressing it, but I think at the end of the day we are all united in fighting racism and, of course, trying to end it.

"I mean it's not going to end in the coming year but we are all united to fight against it, and I think that is the most important.

"At the end of the day it's not about taking a knee or not, because I think that's not going to solve the issue anyway.

"But like I said, we're all united and I think that's the most important."

[umflowers]

i tbh mean it pretty benignly, but it does crack me up that there’s like acceptable drivers to hate and then the ones the fandom just forgives and will absolutely snipe you for disliking, like - checo’s anti-abortion - jenson’s gf is an anti-vaxxer apparently?? - sainz is an apologist for a murderous dictator, plus i can’t remember specifics but a blackface incident and trophy hunter i believe? - lando's mexican stereotype party - kimi collaborated with a neo-nazi on his merch and put the iron cross on it - pierre, charles, yuki, and mclaren are into crypto and nfts - all the ones who refused to kneel with lewis, which include charles, kvyat and giovinazzi - danny ric’s hypocritical comments this season everybody’s entitled to their problematic faves and i’ve got mine too, but i’m always gonna sit in my corner watching the back and forth like a tennis match lol

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#5

Toto Wolff on Max Verstappen

There’s two incidents that I heard Wolff basically neg Verstappen, not to his face, but the videos were so high profile that I’m sure Verstappen or his PR team would have seen them if they had google alerts or kept tabs on well-known vloggers. 

1. Wolff is making mental health into a business for himself. He’s got a startup which puts people in touch with psychologists, Instahelp. So when he went on Rosberg’s youtube channel for an interview he talked a lot about mental health. He’s pushing the angle where psychologists can help you improve your performance (so it’s very aligned with his image as a ‘winner’), and of course he had to talk about F1, where he claimed that many drivers have some past trauma. In fact that many successful people have had trauma in the past and that is precisely what makes them successful. 

Rosberg was incredibly funny because he said he had trauma stemming from being brought up in Monaco by a rich daddy with high expectations, who had WDC experience to draw on. Wolff shut him down by reminding him that Keke was supportive and emotionally sensitive. Then went on to talk about Jos and Max. He felt that Jos pushed Max to the limit and without that, Max might not be as successful. 

This led me to consider: is Toto the right man to talk about psychology? Since he seems to have no understanding of it. And also to wonder, why does he (and other journalists) bring up Max’s trauma? Some of them even like to ask him if he feels like it made him who he is. 

On another note, watching Nico with Wolff, I and my sister (who’s no longer an F1 fan) thought he wanted to jump into bed with him. Toto seemed extremely aware of this, but was unbothered. 

2. In this F1 Unscripted video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP6agOI4xwQ) he described F1 drivers as essentially being traumatised little kids left out in their karts in the rain. I think that was a neg at Verstappen. Max famously had stories about being left out in the rain to practise, and being abandoned at the gas station, in the rain, on the way home from a race he had failed to win. 

Toto seems to think this is fodder for a joke. And YES where Max can see it. 

I think Max seems to have developed a thick enough skull for this to not affect him, but who knows? 

What I really want to know is, what’s Toto trying to accomplish? 

31 notes • Posted 2021-09-08 08:04:24 GMT

#4

"There was a time where I was a little bit bitter, like, 'I should have had a title by now, this sucks, why don't I, wrong place, wrong time', or this or that," Ricciardo said.

"But maybe that's the growth in me or the maturity where I don't think that any more.

"I'm still here because I believe I can win a title, and I want to win a title.

"But I'm at peace with whatever happens, as long as I go out and leave it all on the track, I'll get fulfilment."

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-at-peace-with-lack-of-formula-1-title/6692554/amp/

34 notes • Posted 2021-10-20 12:25:00 GMT

#3

so apparently grimes and Alon Dust are now ‘semi separated’. 

How long before she claims to be anti-imperialist again? 

And how long before her fans believe her nonsense again?

46 notes • Posted 2021-09-24 16:06:47 GMT

#2

“Ferrari was not ready to win with me and Vettel”

“Ferrari in my time and that of Sebastian was not yet ready to become world champion. – continues Alonso – Now they have changed the way they plan and the expectations are not that high anymore, as they have chosen young drivers. Currently they think more in the long term and not in the short term ”. This is the thought of the Alpecin driver on the new course for Ferrari, no longer “obsessed” with returning to victory but more focused on building young drivers.

source: https://www.italy24news.com/sports/news/132697.html

51 notes • Posted 2021-10-19 10:40:12 GMT

#1

credit to windwardmark on reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/qfnrgi/2021_united_states_grand_prix_day_after_debrief/

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[robinfrinjs]

So the whole Giovinazzi's car is broken thing is fake.. okay

[bbcbreakingnews]

Lewis Hamilton hits out at F1 as drivers are rushed through taking the knee before Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton hit out at Formula One chiefs after drivers were given a small amount of time to rushingly ‘take the knee’ before the Hungarian Grand Prix.

In a confusing display, Lewis Hamilton and others went down on one knee but other drivers hadn’t yet made it to their positions, and could be seen running into place during the moment.

Drivers then quickly stood for the songs, meaning the moment of ‘taking the knee’ did not quite achieve the powerful image intended.  

Formula One had further issues with their attempts to show solidarity against racism

After being given a short space of time to ‘take the knee’, some drivers were not in position

Speaking to Sky Sports about the incident after his dominant victory, Hamilton hit out at GDPA chairman Romain Grosjean.

‘He thinks it was done once and that is all we need to do. I tried to speak to him about what the problem is and why it isn’t going away and we have to keep fighting for it. But I think this time he didn’t mention anything in the drivers’ briefing, and neither did Sebastian (Vettel)’, Hamilton said.

‘Sebastian and I messaged each other and he stressed as did I the importance of continuing to do it (take the knee). I think moving forwards we need to speak with Formula One. 

‘They have got to do a better job. It was such a rush. Us getting out of the car, running over, quickly doing it, taking the knee and you know… they need to do more. I don’t know why they haven’t, they only did the start for the first race and not done it since then. 

‘They have come out saying they are going to fight diversity and end racism but they are not giving us the platform to continue that.’

Some drivers were still getting into position when the stance took place during a small window

All drivers then quickly stood up in order to honour the national anthems before the race

To add to the badly organised moment, drivers had been given black ‘END RACISM’ T-shirts to wear but Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovanazzi had not yet put his on.

Giovanazzi could also be seen being thrown his t-shirt after the anthems had started.  

While it was more down to a poorly organised and executed stance rather than any political stance, it is the latest issue Formula One has had in their efforts to make a strong message against racism.

Taking the knee has become a popular stance against racism, with many sports adopting the practice with their participants.

However, its links with the Black Lives Matter movement has divided drivers on the grid. Before races all the drivers have worn anti-racism shirts, with the majority taking a knee. 

Antonio Giovinazzi (centre left) was thrown his ‘END RACISM’ T-shirt after he forgot to wear it

Lewis Hamilton and others were left ‘taking the knee’ while others weren’t in place

F1 has had other issues with showing solidarity against racism after some drivers chose not to take the knee at the Austrian Grand Prix due to links to the Black Lives Matter movement

Some including Verstappen, Kimi Raikkonen and Charles Leclerc have elected to stand, and it has resulted in awkward images being broadcast globally signalling a mixed message. 

Many F1 fans were baffled by the moment and took to social media to talk of their confusion around the incident.

@DannyBrennan72 said: ‘The drivers were allowed to kneel for about 5-10 seconds before they started the anthem. Some of them hadn’t even made it into position yet. Another botched spectacle from F1’.

Others were similarly unhappy with the short 5-10 second time given by F1 for the moment.

@adehilmt said: ‘we saw the drivers kneeling for literally 5sec. if we have time to show 1h of interviews pre race surely f1 can give them more time to kneel and more air time it’s really not that hard’, while @formulamaddie called for them to do more, ‘@ F1: show your commitment and allow adaquate time for drivers to kneel before the anthem. it’s not hard. plan it better. do better.’

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[khakilike]

I love how this picture makes it look like Carlos Sainz was kneeling, when he was actually just bending over to pick something up/put something down at the moment the photo was taken. I have my own opinions, but more power to the standers for doing what they thought was right in the face of so much social pressure to just kneel like everyone else.* A few random thoughts:

When I think of Spanish sports I think of racist football fans, so it’s a really bad look for Sainz not to kneel.**

I can guess why Russia’s Daniil Kvyat felt he couldn’t chose not to kneel.

It’s interesting that Finland’s Valtteri Bottas chose to kneel while his countryman Kimi Räikkönen chose to stand. I wonder how Finland as a whole views the anti-racism movement (or is it more a matter of how Bottas views teammate Lewis Hamilton?).

Italian citizen Antonio Giovinazzi and Ferrari employee Charles Leclerc (and future Ferrari employee Carlos Sainz) chose to stand, while soon-to-be ex-Ferrari employee Sebastian Vettel chose to kneel. Hm.

*I don’t understand why they chose to stand, but dismissing cultural differences is part of how we got into this whole mess, so I’m trying to keep an open mind.

**To be clear, I don’t think Carlos Sainz is a racist. But his choices today might be the difference between someone feeling 100% comfortable cheering for him and only 99% comfortable. Same goes for everyone else. On both sides, I suppose.

(Photo credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images via ESPN.com)

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Lewis Hamilton issues stark warning after qualifying farce at the Italian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton warned a nervous Formula 1 community that risks another worrying accident unless it is legislative against the farce that destroyed Saturday's qualification for the Italian Grand Prix.

After the death of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert in Belgium last week, Charles Leclerc took advantage of the jockey who was going behind him to take himself an instant Ferrari favorite from going through a pole for the partisans in Monza.

The Monegasque was not even under pressure in the final seconds of the session because he was only a driver, Carlos Sainz of McLaren, crossed the line before the checkered flag was waved. The time of Leclerc since his first round remained undisputed.

Charles Leclerc took pole position for Ferrari for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix

The rest of the field was caught when they pushed out of position to get a slipstream from the car in front. They are woven and diced – sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. The sand ran out and their chance to make another flying round was gone.

"Junior class," said Mercedes main team Toto Wolff. "Everyone looked like idiots."

So the qualification ended with Lewis Hamilton who shared the first row with Leclerc. Valtteri Bottas, in the other Mercedes, finished third. Painfully Sebastian Vettel was only the fourth best, losing again to his ascendant teammate Leclerc.

But the most important point made by Hamilton was with regard to slipstreaming. A false movement in this game of cat and mouse could have increased in one car that drives over another.

"The out-lap was dangerous for all of us," said the world champion. "It is a risky business. Only when someone crashes will they change it. Improvements are needed for safety and spectators.

"It was an anti-climax that we had not come to from the last round. It didn't look good for Formula 1. & # 39;

The elbows occurred despite a warning at the drivers' briefing by Michael Masi, the racing director, that offenders would be punished. Partly, he said, because the couple, also visible in Spa, looked stupid on TV. The deeper background was the fatal accident of the Frenchman Hubert and the alarming medical bulletin about Juan Manuel Correa, the American who was involved eight days ago in the terrible collapse in the corner of Eau Rouge: a statement revealed that he is in an induced coma .

Correa .20 is in a critical but stable state with acute respiratory syndrome in a London hospital. He also broke his legs and suffered spinal cord damage in the 160 mph crash.

"Juan Manuel is currently in an intensive care unit specializing in respiratory injuries," his family said. "We are convinced that our son will surprise us as he always does with his great fighting will and strength and will fully recover."

Leclerc, a friend of Hubert from his youth when he went karting, took his fourth career a week after his first victory in Belgium, the day after the death. The guard changes at Ferrari with Vettel, who pays £ 36 million a year, increasingly unable to take the bacon home.

The fast Monza circuit – the Temple of Speed ​​- fits the home team's car and they will be sure to partly compensate for a gloomy season of evaporated hope by being here in nine years to achieve a first victory.

It is too little, too late for the championship – Hamilton is very clear and does not have to win today to maintain an advantage that will definitely show him his sixth title long before the season ends in Abu Dhabi in December.

Max Verstappen, third in the rankings, starts at the back of the start after an engine upgrade. The Dutchman has 87 points on adrift and was again sick in qualifying while he was constantly trying to make a fast lap. He lost power and had to cancel his journey.

The two Williams cars stood above him at the foot of the & # 39; s, with British rookie George Russell once again making his teammate Robert Kubica better. But there is little to cheer back in their garage.

Lando Norris, the other English boy, qualified 14th for McLaren, but a motorcycle penalty means he will start from the natural step alongside Verstappen.

] Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari & # 39; s last world champion in 2007, rode his Alfa Romeo in Parabolica but climbed out unscathed. The session was interrupted for 11 minutes. By that time, Leclerc had already delivered what turned out to be the decisive round. Cue de farce.

The Ferrari driver start next to Mercedes & # 39; Lewis Hamilton on the first row of the grid

Valtteri Bottas became third for Mercedes to complete the top three

Ferrari & # 39; s world champion from 1979 Jody Scheckter hands over Leclerc his pole pos ition award

The pole position shootout, however, turns out to be a mess, with drivers on track who want to lose slipstream benefits of following another car

As a result, cars accumulated in the last seconds prior to the last round of runs

But all bar Carlos Sainz (front) and Leclerc failed to pass the fini sh line before the lights turned red to last qualification round to start

ITALIAN GP QUALIFICATION TIMES

1 Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1: 19,307

2 Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes 1: 19,346

3 Bottas (Fin) Mercedes 1: 19,354

4 Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1: 19.457

5 Ricciardo (Aus) Renault 1: 19.839

6 Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1 : 20,049

7 Sainz (Spa) McLaren 1: 20.455

8 Albon (Tha) Red Bull 1: 20.021

9 Stroll (Can) Racing Point 1: 20.498

Raikkonen (Fin) A. Romeo 1: 20,515

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11 Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo 1: 20,517

12 Magnussen (Den) Haas 1: 20,615

13 Kvyat (Russian) Toro Rosso 1: 20,630

14 Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1: 21,068

15 Gas ly (Fra) Toro Rosso 1: 21,125

1 6 Grosjean (Fra) Haas 1: 20,784

17 Perez (Mex) Racing Point 1: 21,291

18 Russell (Gbr) Williams 1: 21,800

19 Kubica (Pol ) Williams 1: 22,356

Verstappen (Hol) Red Bull No Time

Kimi Raikkonen had previously stopped the last session after running

Ferrari fans We were pleased to see that Leclerc claimed pole position for the Italian Grand Prix

The Williams striker of Robert Kubica follow gravel runs during qualification

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The late summer sun bathed Monza for the qualifying session

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