#missing zoom team 😔

[ashyakii]

this picture has a special place in my heart :(

[silentreigns]

Japanise GP Reflection

I got a nap in so I will be able to put together a coherent summary of how I felt about the race. There was nonstop action which is always great. I wasn't bored for a single moment

How did so many cars make contact in the first lap, and nobody immediately retired afterwards? Well eventually they did but I was surprised to see a lot of them still racing for a few laps after

A part of me wants Checo to succeed because I really don't want that PR guy taking his seat. The circumstances in which PR has gotten a seat on the grid back is downright nasty. And I don't care if I sound bitter to his fans. He still doesn't deserve a spot back in F1. And another part wants Checo to not get anymore points as that will make it easier for Lewis to be P2 in the driver's standings

Also, another addition to my conspiracy (of the FIA allowing RedBull to get away with things) is whatever tf RedBull were doing, allowing Checo to come back out. Apparently, there's actually no rules against this? But I can see them implementing something afterwards so other teams don't exploit this

I'm so proud of Oscar. He's grown so much as a driver this season and he will only get better and better. "If you had more pace why didn't you just overtake on the track" because he's not trying to ruin his tires

Nothing wrong with Lando suggesting team orders with Oscar because he was the quicker one of the two 🤷‍♀️. It all worked out in the end

Charles had a race weekend where nothing went wrong. Well I saw a clip on twitter of Xavi suggesting a strategy and Charles turning it down. Good for him. I can't help but wondering how he's reacting to the streak of 4th place finishes though

Mercedes you need to get on your zoom. The task at hand is to finish P2 in the driver's and constructor's championship. Which means maximize the amount of points possible. Ferrari are still finishing races with more points than y'all are. Like they haven't made any huge mistakes since the summer break. Charles and Carlos have closed the gap significantly

Feels like I'm in an episode of the Twilight zone because another team's strategy blunder worked for Charles's benefit. It's usually the other way around

This makes me have more questions. Instantly, the audience at how saw that switching places would have been the most efficient. George's tires had already degraded a lot. So why does it take Toto, who's recovering from surgery and is not even there, to make that call? Get it together!

Y'all why does it feel like this team is too stubborn? They're not listening to Lewis! For the DRS strategy to work, they would both need some pace in the tires and only one of them did. I got secondhand embarrassment when Carlos called it out like omg...

Alonso seemed maaaaaaaad like we are seeing the cracks starting to show. I don't think that 33rd win is coming this season. But he was calm in the post-race interview so I don't know

Lance went front P17 to P9 and had to retire due to reliability. I just want him to score points again this is not fair 😔

Why tf did AlphaTauri not give Yuki the optimal strategy? If he had more pace, swap positions with Liam! I saw that he was in DRS range for a lot of laps but didn't get why they didn't call for team orders. Such a missed opportunity, and it hurts even more that it was his home GP

So like did Alpine give Esteban orders and not tell Pierre? That's so messy they should have held the positions until the end

[leqclerc]

this new black/red design is confusing because it's the same formula everywhere but like: car? sexy! race suits? ugly! jackets? cool! polos? horrible! charles? hot! pit crew gear? vibes!

No but that's literally it???? sdefjr The car is absolutely serving this year, but the team gear is...eh?

The t-shirts and polos are so...just...weird? The red background behind the Shell logo, the placement of the prancing horse is just unnaturally high, it's on the like collarbone area? So strange.

I hate that they're insisting on putting stripes on everything. Like. Why. I guess they wanted to add some pizazz, but instead of making the design look complete it just looks more chaotic and random. The driver's caps just make me think of a backgammon board?? The jackets are a win cause they always make them almost like oversize so Charles looks extra comfy and chill asdjf

Also, the replica merch versions of the t-shirts, which come in three variations - Charles, Carlos, and a neutral team one that afaik will be used by the drivers, the one with two black stripes. And the driver ones...have numbers and signatures on the back...And something about them, especially Charles's, is giving me Etsy/Redbubble vibes? Maybe it's the fact that I've seen that exact 16 png on so many items, from phone cases to idk tote bags, but yeah shdjfgj

The race suits are so visually bizarre to look at? At least the logos are on the red part and not the black accent band as is the case with the team gear, so they blend a bit better into the suit and don't look as odd with square backgrounds. But something about it is still so...off? Last year's race suits weren't perfect, but man, this year's version is making me miss the tricolore stripe. The driver numbers feel like they should be a bit higher up, or at least, idk, do the outer stitch like last year without filling in the actual number? Also. The black boots are such a downgrade from the lil red racing boots. They feel so basic? Idk. Also, the red fireproofs???? Don't know how I feel about that. Give me back the classy, sexy white fireproofs with a red signature stitch on the arm tbh. Lowkey concerned that with all the red on red on red on red Charles is kind of going to just melt into the car at this point ajsdjf I loved his white-base helmet last year because it was classy but easily stood out even in zoomed out overhead shots.

Honestly the biggest glow up is hands down the pit crew gear. So happy they ditched the red clown pants 😭Much improved, chef's kiss.

The whole thing is giving me whiplash idk 😔Logically I know I'll get used to it over time when we start seeing them in the new gear week in, week out - Charles being astronomically attractive definitely helps - but the designs are not exactly making me rush to pre-order or anything. 🙏🏻

[loserdudes]

I missed the zoom call 😔😔 do you know if its uploaded anywhere it sounds like gold and I wanna watch it so bad

it was on their youtube but got privated about two hours after it ended. seems like the only thing bruins pr has had removed video wise from twitter is tuukka’s comments towards the end which makes sense since he is still part of the team. would be very surprised if a full recording of it doesn’t make the rounds at some point because im sure someone has it saved somewhere (although i know conor ryan posted bits and pieces of it and had a thread with some of the highlights if youd like to go watch those)