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stsainz · 9 months

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“people say you’ve got to be brutal … but i just don’t think it’s true at all.”

this touches a deep deep part of my heart. a symptom of growing up, i’ve found, is struggling to figure out if the world is cruel or not, if man is evil or not. and so much of navigating that for me has been throwing my hands up in confusion and desperately wondering why everyone is telling me i need to kill to survive. obviously that’s an exaggeration, but.. the way lando describes here how people think you have to have a rather severe mentality to get far in formula 1, i think it applies to every aspect of life. there seems to be a pressure to Succeed At Any Cost. that sacrifice is the only way to get anywhere remotely Good.

reminds me of this post honestly

and this excerpt

anyways.. i think what lando says about getting in the car and just doing his best is honestly crucial to be able to live a life that doesn’t feel… forced? fragile? temporary, even?

because when you are clawing your way towards your goal, you end up scratching all the goodness that is already around you. having passions and desires is important, but i firmly believe in my heart of hearts that they don’t need to be gained through sacrifice. they shouldn’t be. i don’t think we are on this earth to fight… at least, not so brutally.

so yeah i think that you can be motivated and deeply passionate about a goal without it being a brutal journey towards it. and hearing lando say something similar and relating it to himself just made my heart sing cause it’s always nice knowing people feel the same way as you, and it’s comforting knowing that maybe he’s free from that pressure to kill to survive. i don’t know.

i’m just tired of people thinking validity comes from tribulation. validity is inherent.

anyways. i’m gonna go get in my car and do the best i can :]

#opinion #lando norris beyond the grid #ik it’s been 2 weeks since this happened shush #lando norris #ln4 #f1 #formula 1 #beyond the grid #f1 beyond the grid #the kid

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sunkissedfawn · 5 months

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"—by the end of it, we all look at each other, and we said, "Why didn't we do it earlier? Like, why did we wait five years to make that happen?" So let's just make sure that we get to do this again sooner than later, because we all got our stories, we're all different and uh, we all have our different past of getting into Formula 1—it's a very unique life, you know I think. you meet a lot of people in Formula 1, but you know we can really rely and trust in very few people, because we spend so much time on the road we don't get much time home, so, you don't have a big circle of, like social circle, like very strong close friends, you don't have many of them when you're racing in Formula 1. And we probably realized, "Well actually, might have a few more friends than we think in that paddock." — Pierre Gasly on Sebastian Vettel's farewell dinner

#pierre gasly #formula 1 #f1 #f1 beyond the grid #he begins to talk about it around the 30 to 31 minute marker #podcast #quote

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l8tof1 · 1 year

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val speaking about lewis on beyond the grid! the way he did not hesitate for a second when calling lewis the quickest driver on the grid 🥺 (transcript below)

tom: maldonado, massa, hamilton. come on, who is the quickest of that lot? val: lewis. i think he is still the quickest driver on the grid. tom: you think he's quicker than max and charles - still the main man? val: yeah. to me he's the fastest. tom: what was he doing that massa and maldonado and zhou aren't? when you look at the data. val: well, first of all, annoyingly talented. on top of that, works hard. works way harder than people actually think outside the race weekends and in the race weekends. quite often the last person to leave from the paddock, of the drivers. it's just that combination and he's got big, big drive inside him to always deliver and do well. his average baseline performance is so good that he's really consistent as well. makes him hard to beat. (…) tom: do you still have a lot of contact with lewis? val: yeah, we still have a good friendship i would say. this season, we travelled with him a couple of times. we always have a good laugh.

#‘still the main man’ 🥲#lewis hamilton #valtteri bottas #merc boys 💜💙#beyond the grid #f1 #oh val. 💙

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arturleclerc · 5 months

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Franz Tost was on the podcast a couple of weeks ago and he said that your technical leadership was really helpful.

Coming into it, I did feel a little bit of pressure with my experience, and I knew that the team would maybe lean on me, and, obviously, I've driven so many cars now, and even just feedback—all of it. But I also didn't know the AlphaTauri yet and how the car is. I was like, Okay, I can only probably say so much until I know this car. I think that's one thing I've been really happy with is— is my feedback and I always wanna be better at it, but I felt like within a few races we were able—I was able to, let's say, push them and ask a lot of questions, and okay, "Why have we set the car up like this?" "Is that what Yuki and Nyck like in a car?" "I think we can maybe go down this direction. I think it's more what I like" this and that. Just a lot of things, but I felt it straight away that they were really receptive of my feedback, and it made me feel really comfortable and welcome in the team—that I was just being listened to from the get-go, and yeah, they made me feel at home really quickly, and then we started implementing some of these setup changes and developments, and obviously, fast forwarding then to Mexico felt like it really came to fruition. – Daniel Ricciardo, Beyond the Grid

#what if i cry????!!!#daniel ricciardo #f1 #formula 1 #alpha tauri #beyond the grid #tom clarkson

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dr3comebackera · 4 months

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Daniel Ricciardo on his Zandvoort crash, surgery on his broken hand, recovery process, and return in Austin

Tom Clarkson: "Now you mentioned the elephant in the room, Zandvoort. FP2, Turn 3, what happened?"

Daniel Ricciardo: "I *awkward laugh*, I mean I obviously can remember it very clearly, since I didn't hit my head. Erm, but, so you come through, turn, I guess it's Turn 2, and it's over kind of a crest, but then you stay quite tight, because, then the line for 3, you ride the top of the banking. So you know, you're not taking a conventional racing line, so you're not like looking at the apex, you're looking at the top of the corner, pretty much. Like, as a driver, we're always looking ahead and normally like at the apex, but the way you exit 2, you then kind of look straight ahead and pick your braking point."

DR: "So at that point, I'd exited 2, I hadn't seen any yellows, nothing like that. And then by the time I've looked and braked, I then looked where I need to turn, and I see Oscar. This all happened so quickly, but I remember, I can, obviously I'm picturing it in my head now. So I remember, okay, the line we take is high and by this point I'd braked, so I'd already committed, so I knew the speed I was going. My only choice was to take the high line, but I could see his car was at the top of the track. So there wasn't enough room for me to pass through the high line. I'm going too fast to take a low line, so it was either, probably look like a real idiot and crash into him, or try and just slow the car as much as I can, and likely just crash into the barriers, which is what happened."

DR: "But yeah, because it was all, I guess I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do, by the time then I'd committed to just going straight, I hadn't then realized, 'okay, take your hands off the wheel.' And a lot of us still don't do it, because crashing is not natural. And it happens so quickly, because you don't plan to crash, so a lot of the time you don't kind of have, yeah, the time to be like, 'okay, I'm crashing, what do I need to do? Brace myself, okay, take my hands off the wheel.' Sometimes you just don't have the luxury of time."

DR: "So, that was it, I hit the wall. I've only watched one replay, but I just don't, I don't want to. Basically, when I've gone in, I'm pretty sure like the right front, it's just the angle, right, the right front would've grabbed the Tecpro [barrier] first, and then that's, like, pulled it in, so it's, it's like I've turned really hard right, the way obviously it's grabbed the wheel. So because the wheels then turned so quickly, I've basically lost grip, so it spun out of my hands, and the bottom of the [steering] wheel, which is pure, hard carbon, has then come up and basically karate chopped my hand."

DR: "So then, you've got the shock of the crash and then adrenaline, so I've come on the radio, and I'd, I think I'd been like, oh sorry, like I've crashed or something. And then, is he like 'oh, you alright?' or 'can you continue?' and I was like, 'no, the car is damaged.' And then, I could feel my hand, and I was like, 'ow, my hand, my hand.' And then I just, it started to, like the pain just went, obviously ramped up really, really quickly, and I feared that something was bad. So, as I'm, I wanted, I was like, 'I need to get my glove off, I need to get my glove off.' And as I'm pulling my glove off, I remember, I was thinking, *awkward huffy laugh*, I was like 'if there's a bone through the skin, I'm gonna pass out.' So that's all, I was just like 'please, please don't let me see anything gruesome.' I'm not good with this stuff, I'm sweating telling it, like I'm serious. I suck at this.

TC: "Have you broken a bone before?"

DR: "I broke my arm as a kid at school, throwing a tennis ball. Anyway, yeah, another very random accident, and I didn't need surgery, that was like a long, long healing process."

DR: "But yeah, so, alright, so I've pulled my glove off, and I, I could see it was already quite swollen, but no bone through the skin. I was like, 'okay.' But then the pain just got so bad, so as soon as I jumped into the medical car, I was *long pause* making a lot of noises, because I was in a lot of discomfort. So I knew that it was not good. I knew immediately, obviously, I wasn't going to race on the weekend. Like I didn't need a doctor to tell me. I feared it was a broken bone. I think the first thing that really kind of just made me sad, was I just had a very, very productive summer break. I felt really, really good physically, and I was just, yeah I was just ready to go. And this just felt like an unfortunate setback. But I was just more worried about surgery and all that, because I'm, again, I'm a bit of a wuss.

TC: "What happened next, I mean, you went down to Barcelona, to Dr. Xavier Mir, who is renowned in the MotoGP world, for mending those sort of breaks. I also think he was, didn't he help Lance Stroll earlier in the year as well?" "Yeah" "So who put you in touch with him, or did you know him already?"

DR: "So from the medical center, we went to the hospital there in Amsterdam. Got scans, and they're like, 'yeah, it's broken.' And by this point, it's the size, like, looked like an elephant stepped on my hand. The doctor there said, 'look, I would recommend surgery.' He's like, 'you can have it here, but you probably want to wait anyway a few days for the swelling to go down. Speak to whoever you need to speak to and obviously you can have your surgery wherever you want, I'm just going to give you my advice.' So then we reached out to Lance, we reached out to, well Jose, a friend of ours who works with Alpinestars, so he knows all the MotoGP guys, and he, he's Spanish as well, so he knows. So he, I think, put us into touch with Xavier Mir, and then, yeah, Lance was like 'go to him' as well. All signs were just pointing to, this guy's done this too many times, just go see him. Like, like don't even bother, just go there.

DR: "So it was, it was a blessing and a curse because, *laughs* he does a lot of MotoGP guys, who, are not human. They are not. It's fact, they are not. So, I think there's an expectation of me going in there, he's like 'oh, F1, MotoGP, same! Not human, don't feel pain.' 'No, doctor, I feel pain. I'm going to cry for the next 48 hours whilst I'm in this hospital.' So it was just funny, they, I think, you know, all the doctors and nurses and that who were helping me, and they were great, but I think they were, they were just quite, they would laugh a lot, because I would wince and pull away and ask questions every needle that went into my arm. Erm, so I think they just thought I would be tough like a MotoGP rider, but I am not."

TC: "I'm sure you were."

DR: "No, no, trust me, I'm not. The break itself was quite significant. It was a shatter, like it wasn't like, oh you just break it clean down the middle. I think it was in eight pieces or something. So it was also, for a bone that can be quite a simple one, it wasn't too pretty."

TC: "So it's your pinky that was being affected by it?" "Erm, well..." "On your left hand?"

DR: "It's like the outside of the hand. So that's the bone I broke, in between like the wrist and the pinky, like that knuckle. So like along the outside there. But even me just rubbing my finger over the top of my hand, hurt like crazy. Maybe I just feel pain more than others, I don't know. *laughs* But er, sorry, I just want to, just let's also say one thing. There was also the reality where, yes, I would moan and complain because I don't like the pain. But it was a broken hand, so there was also a part of me which was like, 'look, dude, yes you're in pain and it's going to be a bit of a process, but people have worse injuries, people have bigger accidents.' So don't get me wrong, I also tried to reality check myself through it all, and I think that's what made me quite, like remain quite positive."

TC: "You missed five races, you came back for Austin. Was there any talk of you getting back earlier, maybe for Qatar?"

DR: "So I knew, I was doing physio every day, and I was, I was doing what I could to come back as soon as possible. But I also wanted to make sure, and I think, you know, Red Bull/Alpha Tauri were really good with this, I wasn't fighting for a world championship, like it's not like, dude you need to just drive through immense pain and just get a point, you know because this is your titles on the line. Like it was, let's make sure you do this and heal properly, and get the right treatment, because also you've got, hopefully a second part of your career which is going to be long and glorious. So it was just, don't compromise anything that you then have a bum hand for the next two years of your career, three years, whatever. So it was good, I could just do it properly."

DR: "Qatar was talked about, I went on the sim the week of Qatar, on the Monday, but I couldn't, er, yet, drive with the full force of the steering, like so we would like bring the feedback down. Er, I just couldn't grip it and do more than like two laps at full strength. So it was very clear that Qatar was out of the question, and also for me to come back and like, yeah, I don't know, not drive at my best and then, no, that no one benefits. I don't benefit, the team doesn't. So er, it was that, at that point we're like, let's just go all in for Austin and make sure I'm good for that."

TC: "And Liam was doing a decent job as well"

DR: "Exactly, he was doing well and there was also, I think Red Bull were great to give me a contract whilst I was injured, to give me a contract for next year. So I, I had that-"

TC: "That was very significant, wasn't it?" "Yeah" "They actually signed you long-term when you were on the sidelines?"

DR: "Yeah, there's so much about being back in the Red Bull family this year that's felt good and right, and I think that was such a, yeah just such like a big thing for them to do that. I think obviously it showed they have a lot of faith in me. It also put to bed if anyone was like, 'oh you know, is there still any issues from their previous relationship years ago? Like is there any carryover tension or whatever?' Like, for them to do that, I think it was very much like, he's our kid and we're going to support him because we believe in him and- So that was really nice."

TC: "So you come back for Austin, and were there any ill effects there? Because I mean, that's a quick track, sector one in particular."

DR: "Er, no, like in, in short no. Erm, I think the race, I got into it quickly and, and, and I was actually honestly expecting more pain in Austin. I was expecting like every kind of bump or kerb I'd hit would be like 'ow, ow, ow.' But it was okay, and erm, I think it was just an endurance I needed to build so like, towards the end of the race, I could feel like my grip strength was maybe not as good as at the start of the race. But honestly, I was, I was fine. And I think that was another thing, I didn't want to get back into a race and then be like, 'yeah I could have done better, but you know, my hand was not up to full strength.' Or like, I was like, this can't be an excuse, and it wasn't, so it was all good."

TC: "And Daniel, you were never going to miss Austin, right?"

DR: "No, I couldn't. I would've loved the result to be better, but no, I couldn't miss Austin.

TC: "The track, the place"

DR: "Yeah, yeah. I love it."

#daniel ricciardo #f1 #i've listened to this beyond the grid podcast a few times now and i just need everyone to hear/read this part #he gives so many details about everything that happened including all the pain he felt :(#very much would like to give him a hug #also the broken arm/throwing a tennis ball story is crazy too #he talked about it in another video #i think a red bull on the sofa end of year video #and he said it snapped random because he had a medical issue (but didn't know about it) where his bone had been weakening over time #and it just hit its limit and snapped that day when we went to throw a tennis ball back to some classmates #also i forced myself to change all his ums and uhs and curb to the way he would spell them #i wanted this to be in his voice lol #dutch grand prix 2023 #dutch gp 2023 #zandvoort #daniel and his broken hand #the image of him crying in the medical car and hospital makes me sad :(

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rainbowintheskyf1 · 1 year

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Seb about his relationship with Kimi in his beyond the grid episode (2022) 🥹

I can’t believe we haven’t talked about Kimi Räikkönen yet

Yeah, I didn’t mean to leave him out. I think Kimi is actually the biggest natural talent I’ve come across. Ever. Just in terms of raw speed. And it shows in the car obviously, but it shows also in any other form of cars. If there was a discipline of switching cars every day, after ten days Kimi would be lapping everybody else. Just because, he’s just a natural, he doesn’t take time to adapt, to the car, to what the car acquires. You just give him a steering wheel and he knows what to do with that sort of pressure. Sometimes it feels unfair, you need to get used to it first and get an idea of the track or the conditions and for him it’s just BOOM.

Does that make him infuriating as a teammate?

No, because I think with him I probably had the best relationship out of all the teammates I had. Because he was just so straight forward. There was never an argument, if we crashed into each other, we talked about it, fixed what happened, maybe laughed about it. It was my mistake, it was his mistake. But then there was never a question that anything could sort of shake up or destabilize - I don’t want to say bond but - the relationship that we had. And he’s been probably also the one when I came in, I remember he was so respectful from the the day I walked in, you know, looking into my eyes. Where with other drivers I felt, ok I’m shaking hands and I’m saying hello but actually the guy is not present, he’s not here. So with people, I think Kimi has been exceptional.

looking into his eyes from day 1 😍

#he looked into my eyes… he doesn’t want to say bond… what in the fruity fruit is this??!! 🤣#but yeah #lovely words for an exceptional man 🥹#oh look it’s simi 😍#beyond the grid #Simi #sebastian vettel #kimi räikkönen #f1 #mine-post #kimi raikkonen

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acrosstobear · 10 months

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Lando says that the bracelets he gets given are the gifts he remembers and appreciates the most 🥹🥹🥹

#f1 #formula 1 #lando norris #mclaren #beyond the grid #weeping

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silentreigns · 9 months

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The girls are FIGHTING

But on a serious note, I can't be too surprised that Alpine is imploding like this since it all started with Oscar signing on for McLaren (as he should because Alpine was playing in his face). But having a 4-time world champion calling you incompetent at your job has to sting even more than just a random paddock member doing it

#f1 #formula 1 #alain prost #you know this mess made alain mad asf if he's saying this #belgian gp 2023 #and another thing otmar was just on the beyond the grid talking about how he was gonna lead Alpine upwards #😭😭😭

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charlewiss · 1 year

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“I’ve always tried to be fair and kind to. Now they can remember how many races or titles I won. I’d rather be remembered as kind, attentive, just me. I received so much, if that had given something to people then it’s satisfying enough. I don’t need to be remembered with a banner” — Sebastian Vettel on Beyond The Grid. (X)

#f1 #formula 1 #sebastian vettel #seb vettel #beyond the grid #charlewiss edits

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mcl4r3n · 1 year

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Beyond The Grid

MaxF: Mate i think danny ric has a crush on u

MaxF: u better not me cheating on me w him lol

Lando frowns just as Jon tells him to turn over so he can do a quad stretch. He takes his phone in both his hands and holds it over his face, squinting against the too-bright light of both his screen and the white LED that fills his driver’s room.

LN: Watr u on about mate

Daniel's Beyond the Grid episode reminds Lando that absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

#dando #landan #f1 rpf #daniel ricciardo #lando norris #dr3 #ln4 #this started out as just an idea for like a full fake Beyond the Grid transcript but the prose took over i guess #i really enjoyed writing this :D #my fic

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russellius · 2 years

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𝟑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒.

P: You can only use three words [to describe] the 2022 version of George Russell, what are the three words? G: (...) I’d say tenacious. I’d like to say grounded probably. (...) and ready. P: You seem hungry. That’s what I like. I really like that. You seem hungry, focused and humble, that’s my three words of how I would describe you.

Partners in time: Ready for Takeoff with George Russell

#george russell #f1 #f1edit #*m #*mine #graphics #:)#(quote 1&2 are from his latest beyond the grid podcast appearance quote 3 is from dts)

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summersschmidt · 1 month

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