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#i’ve not even gotten used to alpha tauri yet
rb9 · 8 months
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so here’s the thing
i will actually still be calling them toro rosso
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formula-what · 4 years
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Team Principal Crash Course
I know someone’s probably done one of these, and I’m sure they are much prettier than mine. I’m going through a divorce with PowerPoint rn
But I’ve always wanted to do one of these!!! Also I needed an excuse to not sleep / do any actual productive work
This is for @landobviously and any new people to f1, although I’m not sure this is actually very helpful
Mercedes: Toto Wolff
Team principal and CEO
low key hot, has the floofiest hair.
His name is actually Torger Christian Wolff which I love even more than Toto.
Austria business man who personally owns 30% of Mercedes stock?? He originally owned shares for Williams but has sold them all :(
I think he’s pretty much unproblematic? But I’m a Mercedes Hoe so probably biased.
He’s married to Susie Wolff who used to be a racing driver. She did DTM, Formula Renault + F3 and was also a development/test driver for Williams (becoming the second woman to ever take part in an f1 weekend, 22 years after the first) She is now the team principle of a Formula-E team, Venturi Racing which is co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio??
RedBull : Christian Horner
This is the fucker they interview All. Of. The. Fricking. Time.
Someone will breathe and they be like “let’s go to the pit lane to get Christians thoughts on this”
But he’s pretty funny and all of the other guys tend to shy away from the cameras so I’m not that pissed about it but like, sky Sports love him.
Has donkeys named after Max and Daniel
He fell in love with Sebastian Vettel and is still low key pissed that he abandoned them. Also his daughters favourite driver is Seb
Has major beef with Cyril (Renault team principal)
Married a Spice Girl, some of the RedBull boys go with him sometimes to her concerts and they wear her merch
Okay usually I would go Ferrari next, but they’re a midfielder now so..
McLaren: Zak Brown
Gets treated like team principal but is actually CEO
American, says duuuude a lot
Used to be a professional driver and I think he was actually good?? But idk
I hated him at first but honestly he seems pretty chill?
Gives the biggest bear hugs
Andreas Seidl
Is actually Team Principal
Falls under the radar
Just kinda hangs around looking judgy all the time
When he does speak I can never understand a word he says
Renault: Cyril Abiteboul
The Frenchiest French guy to ever French
Sacked Hulk for Ocon (who’s French) although that’s completely unfair of me since Hulk has entered 179 gps and yet has never gotten a podium (which is a record by the way!!!)
Will find beef in anything, and then yell at you for it. Or give you evil eyes from across the room
Cyril fuckers do not deserve rights you know who you are
Got scammed by Daniel Ricciardo
Hates Christian Horner
Brought Alonso back??
Doesn’t deserve to have any junior drivers
Renault Lotus used to be a pretty popular engine supplier in f1 but aftee this year they will be the only ones on the grid using it. Yeah this isn’t about Cyril at all but it makes him yell which makes me laugh so
Racing Point: Lawrence Stroll
Part owner of Racing Point, and invested £182m in Aston Martin?? Hence the name change next year
Pretty sure he owns a private island, put I have zero proof
Bought the team when it’s owner went to jail for fraud and the team went into debt. But for whatever reason they couldn’t actually buy the shares so instead they just had to rename it and pretend they’re a new constructor. Midway through the season.
Daddy Stroll but NOT because of his looks. He’s just rich as fuck and promoted his kid Lance Stroll into one of the seats (who is actually a pretty good driver and doesn’t deserve any hate at all)
Otmar Szafnauer
Team Principal
Low key thought he was the one that went to jail so... yeah I know nothing about this guy
apparently he is litterally in the Hall Of Fame
Ferrari: Mattia Binotto
Fun fact, he actually used to run a circus I’m kidding.
he runs one now though
Looks like an older and more permanently confused Chal Lelerc
Last year was his first season as a team principal and boy can you tell
Is the parent that says he doesn’t have favourites but then always takes the youngest’s side and thinks that they’re an angel child that can never do anything wrong
Alpha Tauri: Franz Tost
Looks so soft
I know nothing about him, but I’m pretty sure he’s in love with Seb
Ummm I don’t think he’s problematic? But it’s red bull so who knows
Has the exact same vibes as beans and sausages on toast and I will not expand on that it’s probably because of the name tbh
Haas: Guenther Steiner
Is the 🤬 emoji personified, every second word that comes out of his mouth is a swear
“We look like a bunch of fucking wankers”
I’m not exaggerating when I say I’m scared of him
Literally the most terrifying man alive
Will yell ALL THE TIME about literally ANYTHING
Keeps putting KMag and Romain together even though they spend more time crashing into each other than actually racing?? And yet is equally surprised everytime???
“We’ve got two fucking idiots driving for us” and have done for FOUR YEARS. Haas have only been a team for five years, and they’ve only ever had one other driver
But I love them both
Fell for whatever the fuck Rich Energy was
Alfa Romeo: Frédéric Vasseur
Team Principal and CEO
I’ve never seen this man in my life
Used to be team Principle of Renault???2016-2017??? Whaaaa????
Williams: Sir Frank Williams
Founder and team principal
Old as fuck
a big name in motor sport
Used to be a long distance runner, now has a wheel chair because he got into a car accident on the way to a fun run :(
Literally built Williams from the ground up (and they used to be very good I swear)
Claire Williams
Deputy team Principal (but actually does all of the stuff)
the only important woman
Doesn’t deserve any of the hate she gets (and she gets a lot)
She’s trying her best okay
The ‘this is fine’ meme personified
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