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skitskatdacat63 · 7 months
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these made me have a mental breakdown at 3 am tbh
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arturleclerc · 10 months
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Daniel Ricciardo's First F1 Race: 2011 British Grand Prix (July 10, 2011)
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vro0m · 2 years
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vro0m’s rewatch - 80/298
2011 British GP
Round 9 then? Lewis said last race they would struggle here too if I remember correctly.
(Also, jetskis ??!)
Prince Harry is in the Redbull garage today.
Quali report. It's all about downforce, created by using the car exhaust gaz (?) the FIA wanted to ban the practice but the teams wanted to keep it and there was a lengthy discussion about it. If I understand correctly it was restricted for the weekend anyway. It was raining. Alonso went in the gravel but didn't crash and got third place on the grid. McLaren did indeed struggle as Lewis had predicted. They were relying on the exhaust thing to make up for their inherent lack of downforce he was already complaining about in valencia. Lewis is 10th and Jenson is 5th. That's bad. Lewis is fatalist about it : there's probably a couple people in front of him he's faster than but overtaking is really hard so he's just stating it's another bad weekend. Di resta is 6th. Redbull said they would be disadvantaged by the rules change but Webber is on pole and Seb is second.
Anyway it's still raining it seems.
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Lewis and Jenson went to meet jet ski world champion Jim Goodchild in London for a challenge : beat his time on a course in the docks (41 seconds). David Coulthard is also here. Lewis complains that it normally takes him a long time just to get in a swimming pool lol. David dives just beside him to spray him and he howls as the water is going down his back inside the diving suit lol. It's Lewis' turn as Jenson joins them.
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Lewis is having the time of his life while Brundle and Coulthard watch shaking their heads. "We have no chance." 45.9 seconds.
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Coulthard is next. Lewis gets a revenge on him by throwing him to the water as he did to him earlier. 51 seconds and he fell from the jetski. And Lewis throws Brundle in.
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Martin gets 42.7 but he cheated. Lewis goes for another round, also cheating, and gets 41.7. Now it's Jenson, but he falls and gets hurt. He tries to play it off but everybody is worried about him, poor guy.
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It's starting to rain slightly and most drivers went out to the grid on inters. Harry says he's rooting for Jenson and Lewis even though it's gonna be difficult for them today. He's there with soldiers from a charity or whatever everybody is rooting for Lewis and hoping for rain to help McLaren. Jenson says half the circuit is on inters and half the circuit is on extreme wets so it's a tough call for the start. Sir Patrick Stewart is here, he's rooting for force India this year though he also likes Jenson. He's excited about the rain. Perez already went on the grass and hit a barrier on his way to the grid and will have to start from the pitlane.
Oh my god it's Daniel Ricciardo's first race !
Formation lap.
And they're racing!
Jenson up in 4th, Seb overtook Webber, loads of spray, Lewis up in 7th! And now he overtakes Di Resta for 6th. And he overtakes Jenson now! Crazy! Weren't they supposed to struggle??? Kovalainen retires. Oh he's gone wide but he keeps his position.
10 something laps in the pit stops for dry tyres begin. Jenson is in. Lewis’ tyres are done, he'll have to stop : he overtook Massa but couldn't turn and lost the position. Massa had no grip but he had to stay out because Alonso was in. Seb pits from the lead. Lewis is ahead of Massa. It’s messy, I don't know what the standings are anymore. Jenson gets fastest lap. Investigation for unsafe release for Sauber. Alright let's see. Seb is leading, still ahead of Webber, Alonso, and Lewis, who's ahead of Massa. Jenson is sixth. But not for long as he attacks Massa, while Lewis attacks Alonso just ahead. Here you go, Jenson is through. Schumacher gets a 10 seconds stop and go penalty for a collision. And Lewis gets alonso! Gooooo boys!
10 laps later it's Alonso attacking Lewis though. He's struggling. Yep. Alonso takes the position. Lewis goes in for the soft tyres. Oh god then Seb and Alonso stop but Redbull fuck up and Alonso is ahead! As well as Lewis! But Seb gains on Lewis so fast damn.
But Seb pits because he can't overtake Lewis. And Lewis follows. Seb has to make an amazing out lap now. And yeah. He's ahead now. Webber pits from second. Alonso pits from the lead. Jenson pits. Everybody pits. Oh no! Jenson slows down and stops right at the exit of the pitlane, there's been a problem. Oh! The front right wasn't bolted in! Ahhh.
Lewis is third, then, not far from Seb but also Webber is not far behind. Yeah Webber overtakes him with the DRS. Shame.
Last couple of laps and Webber and Seb are racing each other now. It’s tense! Massa is racing Lewis for 4th too. Aaaaaaaaaaaaah. What's it gonna be?! Team orders! Horner tells Webber they need to maintain the gap. Alonso wins, Seb second, Webber third but it's not over because massa is through but Lewis makes contact with him they're wheel to wheel in the last corner Massa goes wide and Lewis keeps the fourth place but this is definitely going to be controversial! We're gonna need a replay. In any case,
it's the end of the race!
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Yaaah we see the replay and its shady af.
Lewis says "it was as close as it was gonna get" (but he does this thing where he scratches behind his ear when he's uncomfortable so he definitely knows it was a bit too close)
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but first of all the team did a great job with the pit stops. Of course he talks about the support they have here in Silverstone and how massively thankful he is for that.
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He had a good start, made some places up, unfortunately at the end he had to save fuel massively so he had to give position to Mark and then he was told he could push but that was too late but he wouldn't let Massa past. He says it's a bit frustrating yeah he also asked for more info at some point and it's a fine line to walk but he did the best job he could and he says thank you for the support again. For that last fight he was struggling massively the brakes temperature had dropped because he’d lifted up to save fuel so he had basically no brakes which is why he kept locking up in the corners. He tried to keep himself on the inside and Massa closed the door earlier than he could turn so they came together (that's actually coherent with the images). He says "I hope I was ahead, I think I was, wasn't I? (he looks at the McLaren PR with him) thank god".
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Lee says hopefully he and Massa won't be visiting the stewards later. He jokes he has a platinum card for the stewards so he expects to be going.
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Lee says "you can probably use the lounge now" Lewis says yeah and he's actually gonna go there straight from the media pen and wait there instead of going back to McLaren and then being called in. Ahshsgwhw. He's in a good mood though and smiling a lot.
Let's see if he was called in or not then. Well first off McLaren got a 5000€ fine for releasing Jenson while his front right wheel wasn't bolted in. Sauber got a 20'000€ fine for releasing Kobayashi while Maldonado was in the pitlane : Maldonado teared off some of Force India's stuff off the garage by avoiding him. It doesn't seem anything came out of the Lewis-Felipe incident though.
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bambi-marquez · 2 years
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watching the 2011 british gp.... why is brundle the lead commentator...
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lewisarchive · 1 month
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Sir Lewis Hamilton, Prince Harry, Jenson Burton & Sir Jackie Stewart (2011)
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miamordanipedrosa · 1 year
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posting all sebastidan photos I can find until I run out (1/?)
silverstone 2011 by sutton images
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umseb · 9 months
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sebastian vettel... bows to mr. potato head??? - july 8, 2011 📷 sutton images / motorsport images
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vettelpics · 2 years
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holllandtrash · 10 months
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in you, i trust | mick schumacher social media au
pairing: mick schumacher x reader
after the it couple of formula 1 go months without any interactions, the fans start to speculate what's going on. there's no way mick and you are over...right?
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wagupdatesf1
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wagupdatesf1 (ex?)Girlfriend of Mercedes Reserve Driver, Mick Schumacher seen with a man during her Cabo trip - pictures taken 14 hours apart
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orangelando "with a man" YOU MEAN DEVIN BOOKER
44hamilton how does she go from f1 driver and certified lover boy mick to a phoenix suns basketball player HOW DO THEY EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER
mickisbabyboy so does this mean her and mick are over...? 🥺
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michschumacher added to their story
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yourusername
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yourusername i'm doing better than i ever was
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schumyys only here to see if mick commented
boxboxpls remember when mick used to comment 500 heart eye emojis i miss those days
sebbymick am i reading into the caption too much or is this her fr announcing she's single
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f1 Mick Schumacher is going to drive father Michael's @mercedesamgf1 W02 from the 2011 season at the Goodwood Festival of Speed! ✨
Now this, is special 🥹
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mercedesamgf1 can't wait to see it!!
formulafanclub sooo exciting!!! complimentary tissues better be given with each ticket purchase
wtf1jemma so if yn doesn't show up to the goodwood festival of speed then we know something's up
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mercedesamgf1 Blimey! It’s British GP Race Week at Silverstone. ❤️🤍💙
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freepracticespls Y/N LIKED THE PHOTO THIS IS GOOD RIGHT
lewishamilton ❤️
lightsoutmick if y/n isn't there this weekend i will actually throw myself onto the track at lights out she HAS to be there
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yourusername good vibes good friends good city
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whoislewis it has officially been 5 months since we got any mick content from y/n
formulanever no i think it's been 6
samgoesracing BESTIE ARE YOU STILL WITH MICK OR NOT
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mickschumacher added to their story
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yourusername
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yourusername As many of you know, I spent majority of 2021 and 2022 traveling the world with Mick for formula 1. Because of that, my life was put on hold. While I cherish those days, I lost sight of who I was. 
Six months ago, Mick and I amicably decided to take a break. While the decision wasn’t easy, it was what was best for both of us as we both were in transitional points in our lives. During this time, I have traveled the world, for myself, and started to journal what I learned from locals, friends and strangers. Early on into this journey, I realized that my experiences were something that should be shared as I know we all go through times times when we feel lost and unsure of who we are. 
‘In Me, I Trust’ is available now and is a collection of my stories, thoughts and advice. I hope you take what you need from it ♡ 
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dbook 10/10 stars
yourusername dev you're only saying that because there's a whole page dedicated to you dbook only a page??? i thought i had a whole chapter
slowdowninthepits SHE WAS WRITING A BOOK THIS WHOLE TIME!! sneaky sneaky
kissformick wait so does this mean her and mick are officially over 🥺🥺🥺 we really are children of divorce
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mickschumacher worth the wait
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paddockbabes THE BOOK WAS WORTH THE WAIT OR SHE WAS
hamilgrussell IS THAT AN OLD PICTURE OR A NEW ONE I CAN'T TELL
0304mclarenss stop did y/n really send him a personalized copy im sobbing
ricciardoscafe "much like this book has found its way to you, i know my love will too" THAT MEANS THEY'RE GETTING BACK TOGETHER RIGHT?? RIGHT???/ SAY YES RIGHT NOW
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yourusername in you, i trust
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mickschumacher did you re-name your book?
yourusername no that's the sequel, limited copies though, probably just for your eyes only
mcnorris all is right in the world!! mom and dad are reunited!!!
lovelylewis only y/n would write a book on being single and how to grow while being alone and then go right back to mick
formulanever i don't blame her
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haven't done a smau in a while, hope ya'll liked it ♡
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lilbrattyratty · 6 months
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A Guide to Lewis Hamilton and Peter Bonnington
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Recently I have been convincing people to become obsessed with whatever Lewis and Bono have so instead of repeating myself unnecessarily I have decided to make this handy dandy Bible guide to their journey together!
1. The Basics
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Lewis and Bono have the longest running engineer and driver pairing in the history of the sport.
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Sir Lewis Hamilton: if you don’t know who he is then I’m slightly surprised you are here but I am not here to judge. Sir Lewis Hamilton is a British F1 driver who has won 7 world championship titles with the Mercedes team! He’s a legend in the sport. He made his debut with McLaren in 2007 and has been with Mercedes since 2013.
Peter “Bono” Bonnington: Bono is senior race engineer for Mercedes. He has been race engineer since 2011 where he worked with other 7 time world champion Michael Schumacher. After Schumacher left Bono was paired with Lewis and they have been together ever since! He has been widely regarded as the most successful and most well known race engineer.
Note: for some reason there was a misconception going around that Bono was 10 years older than he really was. Let’s put this to rest: his birthday is 12 February 1975. Source
It’s Hammertime: maybe one of the most famous Lewis radio messages. Bono explains that during the years where radio messages were more strict they needed a code word to let Lewis know it was time to really go all out. So they suggested “put the hammer down” before it became “it’s hammertime”. Source (timestamp 18:17)
Austrian GP 2014: the very first Hammertime. Link
2. The Partnership
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Out on track the race engineer is the critical link from the team in the garage to the driver. They must analyze all the data and determine what the driver needs to know without overwhelming them.
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Platonic or romantic or brotherly no matter how you may view their relationship it has been stated many times by both of them that their relationship takes a lot of trust and open communication. They share a deep bond and connection that they feel is integral to their success.
In this interview you will find Lewis speaking about the depth of their trust and love for each other. Link
“It’s like a marriage, I guess.”
“There’s love, and real friendship, and loyalty.”
This interview is where Lewis speaks about the support that they show for each other. How he feels that they are always there for each other to bring out the best. Link
“I don’t know if I can do this for you…”
This interview where Lewis again talks about how much he loves Bono and how important their bond is to him. Link
“I think he is also one of the few people who can handle me on good and bad days.”
In this Instagram post you can read that Lewis is always thankful for Bono and recognizes that his success is thanks for many people but Bono in particular… Link
“Forever grateful for my guy Bono, blessed to have him by my side.”
Now Bono may be more media shy but he does have this interview where he talks about working with Lewis. Link
“He’s the rockstar and I’m the one in charge.”
Occasionally Bono will not be working with Lewis and you can see how awkward it is sometimes when you aren’t used to the replacement. Link
“That was a lot of information, I don’t understand what you just said.”
A moment when you can hear Lewis trying to calm Bono rather than the other way around. Link
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The Egg: Bono brought an egg to the 2021 Brazil and Jeddah GP because Lewis loves the movie ‘Cool Runnings’ and it really inspired him when he was younger. In the movie they kiss their lucky egg. Source
Podiums: Bono has been on the podium a few times with Lewis and each one is super fun and special! A full list can be found here!
3. The Fandom
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“I love Bono and I wouldn’t want to work with anyone else. Don’t write that I love him because I haven’t told him.” -Lewis Hamilton
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Below I have compiled fic recs as well as just shippy moments from the two of them.
Notable Moments:
British GP 2014: Lewis wins his home GP and Bono tells him to “lap it up, boy”. Link
Austin GP 2015: who can forget the iconic hug? (pictured above) The way Bono leaps into his arms and he bounced him up and down… simply iconic. Video link of the hug
US GP 2018: Lewis tells Bono he’s not gonna go steady. Link
Russian GP 2019: Bono tries to hide behind the crowd but Lewis won’t let him. Link
ALSO at that same GP! They stared at each other from the podium in beautiful iconic cinematography… link
Abu Dhabi GP 2019: Lewis (and others) dump champagne on Bono’s head and make him very very wet… link
Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Rossi: Where Rossi asks Lewis if “this is your guy?” And Lewis replied “yeah.” Link (timestamp 2:39)
Mexico GP 2019: Lewis dedicated his win to Bono. Link
Notable Blogs:
@storm3326: creates wonderful Bono and Lewis fanart
@queerbenched: makes beautiful Bono and Lewis edits
@still-we-rise @teamroscoes @princemick @l8tof1 @husbono @flatspot: All post a lot of good Bono and Lewis content. I scrolled through a lot of their blogs a lot while making this post.
There are of course plenty of other wonderful blogs out there and I appreciate every single one of them.
Fic Recs:
This thing called us by Dutchiedragon Rated: Gen.
Summary: Brazil 2021 brought so many emotions, it left the Mercedes team completely burnt out. Lewis ends up alone in his hotelroom with a thousand thoughts running through his head, so he seeks out the one person who might bring him peace.
Or: Lewis needs help taking out his braids. Bono is there.
So long, longing by ohfrecklefreckle Rated: Mature.
Summary: Engineering is a dirty job but someone's got to do it. What happens when you're almost telepathic but still can't say what you need to?
The contours of things by The_Orange_one Rated: Mature.
Summary: Lewis belongs to so many people, but Bono mostly just belongs to Lewis.
Love in the major key by ambiguouspace Rated: Teen.
Summary: Bono, in particular, looks surprisingly alert tonight.
In fact, James notices, as his brain clicks out of analysis mode and into observation, he’s positively glowing. His eyes are bright, face a little flushed like he’s been working out. James looks down, catalogues the rest of his appearance. Bono’s t-shirt hangs slightly loose on him, nothing like the cut he normally favours, and the print on the front is unusual, an oversized image of something James can’t quite see but looks oddly familiar and—ah.
Lewis and Bono and the unsubtle art of workplace flirtation.
Lost in My Own Incidents by glasscushion Rated: Explicit.
Summary: “What do you need, Lewis? This bit I can do.”
“This,” he says, his eyes still closed. “Can we just stay like this?”
Lewis lifts one side of the blanket for Bono to take and he grabs a handful, laying it over his own lap, the wool heated from where it’s been resting against Lewis’ skin. The urge to reach out beneath, to soothe, to touch, is almost suffocating.
“Not a problem mate. No problem at all.”
Author’s Note: This is not a complete list and may be updated as they continue to be insane about each other!
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skitskatdacat63 · 6 months
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Watching Aston in the second half of 2023 moodboard:
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alexalbongf · 1 year
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SEBASTIAN VETTEL playing the guitar after the British GP in 2011. [x]
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petit-papillion · 9 months
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The current grid ranked by F1 experience (number of entries), plus debut race.
1. Fernando Alonso (369) - 2001 Australian GP
2. Lewis Hamilton (321) - 2007 Australian GP
3. Sergio Perez (250) - 2011 Australian GP
4. Daniel Ricciardo (233) - 2011 British GP
5. Valtteri Bottas (212) - 2013 Australian GP
6. Nico Hülkenberg (195) - 2010 Bahrain GP
7. Max Verstappen (174) - 2015 Australian GP
= Carlos Sainz (174) - 2015 Australian GP
9. Kevin Magnussen (153) - 2014 Australian GP
10. Lance Stroll (134) - 2017 Australian GP
11. Esteban Ocon (122) - 2016 Belgian GP
12. Pierre Gasly (119) - 2017 Malaysian GP
13. Charles Leclerc (114) - 2018 Australian GP
14. Lando Norris (93) - 2019 Australian GP
= George Russell (93) - 2019 Australian GP
16. Alexander Albon (79) - 2019 Australian GP
17. Yuki Tsunoda (55) - 2021 Bahrain GP
18. Zhou Guanyu (33) - 2022 Bahrain GP
19. Oscar Piastri (11) - 2023 Bahrain GP
= Logan Sargeant (11) - 2023 Bahrain GP
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martynrandles · 1 year
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I was traveling back from Caernarfon the weekend before last on this very stretch of road & saw that a Fox & a Badger had been killed.
As a boy aged 12 in the 1980’s I was hit by a car & knocked off my bicycle, believe you me I am still in pain, I can’t take pain killers due to the amount of pain killers prescribed to me as a child messing with my heart condition. So from aged 18 to now knocking on the doors of my half century I’ve had to learn to deal with it. The women who pulled out and hit me with her car in the 1980’s said she didn’t see me. Time slowed down & I didn’t feel a thing but saw everything in extreme slow motion, until I hit the ground. I did feel as though giant wings were wrapped around me. My point is it was a Sunday afternoon, her being in a rush destroyed my life, made an already disabled boy more disabled… yet good luck getting help in Britain if your disabled.
I was forced into hauling on my bicycle brakes when an on duty policeman in north Devon decided to speed up the hill in the rain without his lights on. I highsided my brand new bicycle and bent the frame. What the fuck was he in such a rush for late at night? Badgers regularly used to accompany me up that hill as my dicky ticker doesn’t allow me to cycle up hill. This one beautiful Badger, fearless amazing creature used to even walk up ahead then wait for me to catch him up, even chilling out waiting with me half way up the steep hill before the nightmare Summit. I eventually went to see a GP about my hip, 2011 the preventable “accident” happened, 2012 I went to see a quack about my hip & came out (eventually) with heart failure. To be fair I’d lost so much weight as I had contracted an “unknown virus” whilst surfing north Devon’s so called blue flag beaches… & I’m not the only surfer from that village either.
I have witnessed drivers nowadays in England, driving way too bloody fast, without a care for their own safety, the safety of others & not even giving a flying fuck about wildlife (please excuse my language if you’re easily offended, but as an actual Englishman who studied linguistics at University “flying fuck” is the appropriate usage… as in: it’s obvious the British Government do not give a flying fuck about the British Taxpayer or the NHS… etc,.) If you care about all creatures great & small & can spare a few moments to sign the petition above, you will help to make a difference to local wildlife in Britain that the Government & the elites would rather cull or hunt to extinction.
Once the elites are done getting rid of the wildlife they don’t have a use for guess who’s next? I’ll give you a clue, actually I’ll just make it plain & simple, “We” are next on their list.
Please accept my apologies if anything I have written offends or causes any upset to any reader. It is never my intention to do so. But today is a day I dread every year, Danny died today 4 years ago, he was my best friend. And he’d love my rant today… rest in peace Danny boy, & if you still love mischief go fuck with the bastards while they sleep. RIP dude, catch a wave for me buddy x
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fortheloveofaussiegrit · 10 months
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Thirteen years on from a famous British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone, Mark Webber has touched on the uneasiness in the Red Bull camp involving his then rivalry with teammate Sebastian Vettel. The Australian motor racing ace won his first British GP in 2010, but not all went to plan for Red Bull that day as the fancied Vettel suffered a puncture leaving Webb to challenge for honours.
"This was one of the biggest memories of my life," Webb recalled. "There was a lot of tension going into that race because of the contradictions on the equipment I felt I was receiving compared to my Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel. "I had a close start with Seb in Turn 1. He then made contact with Lewis (Hamilton), got a puncture - which I was heartbroken about - and after that I was racing Lewis to the flag.
"It was not a regulation victory - you always have to earn them and do the work - but I managed to have a clean day in front of a full house.
"I said to the team over the radio 'not bad for a No.2 driver.' I just thought I would let them know I wasn't a bad driver."
Webber competed in Formula One between 2002 and 2013, winning nine F1 grand prixs and finishing third in the drivers championship in 2010, 2011 and 2013. The 46-year-old from Queanbeyan will appear as an analyst for Channel 4 in their coverage of Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Webber said he loved competing at Silverstone, one of his favourite venues. "I always enjoyed racing there," he said. "The atmosphere of the crowd is incredible and they are bloody knowledgeable. You really feel that as a driver.
"It is a phenomenal circuit and one that should never be taken off the calendar. It is the embodiment of what F1 is all about."
Webber recalled two other great races at the track that captured his imagination - Hamilton's win in 2008 and the Briton's 2021 duel with Max Verstappen. "Bloody hell. What Lewis did that day (2008) was just magical. He tore the field apart. I was on the front row, and spun on the first lap. Everyone made a mistake that day, but Lewis didn't.
"He crossed the line 70 seconds clear of anyone else and lapped the field up to third. It was an exceptional display."
He likened Hamilton's duel with Verstappen as two gladiators marking their territories. "It is what makes our sport so great - two legends taking each other to the wire in front of a full house at a daunting circuit.
"Lewis is probably one of, if not the cleanest drivers I ever raced against, alongside Fernando Alonso. They are both absolutely extraordinary in wheel-to-wheel combat.
"But it was a very optimistic move from Lewis. To this day, I don't know how he did not retire with damage. Everything after that was a bonus and somehow the car stayed together and he got the job done and won."
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