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sugakookie78 · 1 year

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Babysitting

This is my first fanfiction ever posted. I don’t know how well this is written, but I’ll put it out here. Hope you have a great day!

Pairing: Kevin Magnussen x Reader

Warnings: None, I think. One (possibly wrong) Danish word

Skat = Darling/Sweetie

I walk into the Haas garage to see Kevin talking to an engineer with his daughter asleep on his hip. I admire their cuteness together before walking over and pulling Kevin for media. He had an interview to do before the race today.

“Hey, Y/N,” Kevin says as he turns from his engineer to me.

“Hi,” I respond, “You are needed for an interview and then you should be free until pre-race festivities. I think there would be about an hour from interview end to pre-race attendance.”

“Ok, Umm... I have a huge favor to ask...” he starts before shifting his stance and continuing, “I don’t have a babysitter for Laura right now. The one that was supposed to be here is sick. Do you think you could watch her? I’m sorry this is late and I know-”

“Sure,” I cut him off, “I would love to.”

He lets out a sigh of relief, “Thank you so much.”

He wakes Laura up a bit, notifying her that I’ll be with her before handing the half-asleep child to me. Once she gets comfortable, she falls back asleep and we start off to the media pen.

I sit off to the side with Laura in my lap, going over the media schedule for after the race. As Kevin is finishing up, Laura starts to wake up and tugs at my shirt. I look down and figure out that she is asking for food. I pick her up and start to walk towards the Haas garage after gesturing to Kevin, so that he knows where we are going.

I continue towards Kevin’s driver room, since that is where I saw Laura’s bag last. I sit her down in one of the chairs and sift through the bag. I pull out the container of food and start to feed Laura as Kevin enters.

~Kevin’s POV~

I stand in the door frame and watch Y/N interact and feed Laura. Seeing her like this, I so want to tell her how I feel. She looked so natural with Laura and would be a great-.

Y/N interrupted my thoughts by saying, “Sorry we left. She said she was hungry.” She turns back to Laura and laughs before continuing, “And I couldn’t say no to the princess.”

I swear I could have melted. A couple of minutes goes by, after we clean up Laura and neaten her bag, before i get called to the car by my engineers.

“Ugh, I should still have 15 minutes. Ok, I’ll see you after the race, skat. Be good for Y/N” and I kiss the top of my daughter’s head. I then say good bye to Y/N and head out the door.

~Y/N’s POV~

I watch as Kevin leaves the room before turning back to Laura. We start playing together to pass the time before, about an hour later, grabbing her and her headphones to view the race in the garage.

I try to help Kevin as much as possible with Laura. Usually, he hires a babysitter, but he knows that I will always help if he needs it.

I sit down with Laura on my lap in a quieter section of the garage. In front of us is a TV trained on Kevin’s Haas to watch.

~Skip Race~

Laura and I, along with the Haas garage, cheer as Kevin crosses the finish line in 2nd place. It was Haas’ first podium of the season, and the only car in front of Kevin’s was Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.

The garage went out to congratulate him and we, Laura and I, stood off to the side to wait our turn. He walks over to us and, once his helmet and balaclava are off, peppers Laura’s face with kisses to make her laugh.

When he’s done, he says to me, “Once the podium is done, I’ll meet you for my interviews schedule. Then I have something to tell you.”

“Okay,” I answer back before Kevin starts to walk away.

~Kevin’s POV~

I walk away after seeing Y/N talking to Laura, even though she had her headphones on and couldn’t really hear.

As I walked over, I felt giddy and knew that I wanted to experience this after every race. I was going to tell Y/N today and not back down again.

~Y/N’s POV~

We all cheer during the podium celebration and I give Laura a candy to keep her a bit occupied. As the celebrations finished, and we were walking back to the garage, Laura starts to fall asleep on my shoulder. All of the festivities and celebrations must have tired her out.

Kevin walks in a couple of minutes later, after changing, and I explain the basic post-race schedule

As we start towards the media, he takes Laura from me and says, “I hope she didn’t give you too much trouble. Again, thank you and sorry for such a short notice.”

“Oh, no worries,” I respond as we reach the tent, “She was an angel. I’d be happy to babysit whenever needed.”

With that, we reach the first interviewer and start to make our rounds.

~Skip Rest of Interviews~

We walk back to Kevin’s driver room and, as he puts a sleeping Laura on one of the comfy chairs to rest, I ask, “What did you want to tell me? From earlier?”

“Ok, so...” he takes a deep breath before going, “I understand if you say no... Honestly, I don’t know why you’d say yes, but anyway... Seeing you with Laura today, it felt like something just clicked... so, to get to the point. Would you go out with me? Like for dinner? I mean you don’t have to and-.”

“Yes”

“What?”

“Yes, I’ll go on a date with you.” I walk up to him, give him a kiss on the cheek, and start walking out. “Text me the details later.”

Thank you for reading. Hope you enjoyed it!

#kevin magnussen #f1 #f1 imagines #kevin magnussen x reader #f1 x reader #kevin magnussen fanfiction

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loveyougoodbi · 3 months

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Jeddah unserious race overview part 2

6. Haas

Who would've thunk I would be putting Haas on number 6? Nico Hulkenberg is the only driver not from the top 5 teams from last race to score a point in this race. Partly thanks to Lance and mostly thanks to Kevin being a menace and then having no other choice but to help. Truly one of a kind racing experience.

A recap of Kevin's race just because I think it was fucking hilarious: first he almost hits Ollie like 3 times. Then he unleashes an act of terrorism on Alex Albon of all people, which gets him a 10 second penalty (kudos to whoever changed that rule btw it was about time penalties had an actual value) and then he overtakes Tsunoda off track which gets him ANOTHER 10 second penalty. At this point the team has (rightfully) completely given up on his race and is instead using him to create a 23 second (read that again, he created a 23 SECOND) gap so that his teammate would get a free pitstop. He did this by holding up 5 cars (or was it 6) with no DRS! A masterclass from the ranks of Albon in Canada if you ask me. Then he served his mega penalty and still ended up p12. And with all that he also got third runner up for driver of the day. The guy with the 20 second penalty. Exactly. Unhinged. Entertaining. This guy gets what f1 should be about. Hats down to Kevin Magnussen he may not be a great driver but he is an amazing Entertainer.

7. Williams

There was no steering wheel drama today thankfully. Alex almost got points. I would classify this race as a big success. Alex little Naughty!! In regards to kmag (see above, our protagonist) was hilarious again. Logan didn't crash. All in all they were good. Oh and I got to hear James speak on the broadcast. That was nice 🥰

8. RB

Really really dissapointing race for both of them. Yuki lost so many positions. At one point he was fighting with kmag the next moment he was 3 places down. I love Yuki but those were mistakes he made. Daniel... what can I say. Even with the mistakes he made Yuki still outperformed him. That's 4 for 4. No, I do not count last race as a Daniel win over Yuki. Because it was not. Both their performance was less than ideal today. I hope they improve cos this is not it.

Yuki did amazing in quali tho, credit where credit is due. Absolutely 💯.

9. Alpine

I had a feeling that an Alpine would be the first retirement of the season and here we are. I did not feel as bad about them this weekend as I did last weekend. I will consider that an improvement. It still is funny that everyone is quitting if this keeps going they will have no mechanics left. Who's gonna do their pitstops? I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Congrats to Ocon for an amazing drive.

10. Sauber

Girl, wtf happened to sauber? I know Zhou started last for no fault of his own and there was little he could do but, girl,,,, you're nowhere. Another long ass pitstop. It's like they're still learning how to do them. It's like it's a trial run. What? How? Why is Bottas so slow? What is going on? I had so much hope. So much! And for what?

Part 1

#f1 #jeddah race overview #i know the links arent working its bc i cant be bothered to make them work #if you want part 1 its on my blog somewhere i promise #but this is the better part the other one is boring #because the top 5 teams are giving us nothing

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f1 · 9 months

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Haas retain current line-up for the 2024 F1 season

Haas retain current line-up for the 2024 F1 season By Balazs Szabo on 24 Aug 2023, 11:00 Ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, Formula One's only American team Haas have announced that they will compete the 2024 F1 season with an unchanged driver line-up. Haas have confirmed that they are set to retain Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg for the next F1 season. Magnussen rejoined the American team last season while Hulkenberg was drafted in to take over the seat of former Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher. Haas have had an up and down season so far, displaying some eye-catching qualifying performances. However, Hulkenberg and Magnussen have constantly fallen back in races as the team has suffered from high tyre degradation. “I think it’s safe to say that we’ve had an extremely solid driver pairing this season in Formula 1 and ultimately there was no reason to look to change that moving forward,” said Team Principal Guenther Steiner. “Kevin is obviously a very well-known quantity to us, and I’m delighted he’ll return for what will be his seventh season in Haas colours. With 113 starts for our team alone, we know where his strengths lie and his knowledge and experience of our organisation pairs very well with that too. “On the other side of the garage, Nico’s simply slotted in without fuss or fanfare and proved himself to be a valuable member of the team. He’s approaching 200 starts in Formula 1 and we’re very happy to be the beneficiary of that experience behind the wheel. “We’ve had to tackle our issues this season with regards to the VF-23, we don’t hide from that, but we’ve been extremely fortunate to have had two drivers whose feedback is invaluable in assisting our engineering objectives. “Kevin and Nico gelled well right from the get-go and together they’ve both scored points, and in particular, Nico has excelled in qualifying – getting into Q3 on six occasions. “Having not raced in Formula 1 full-time since 2019 that shows you just how professional he is and how he’s looked after himself physically. Of note is also just how much energy both drivers bring to the table, they’ve been fantastic not only in terms of their engagement within the team, but critically, in our partner activations and fan facing opportunities. “Kevin and Nico are clearly enjoying their time in the sport, they both have mature heads on their shoulders, and they fundamentally understand what it is we’re asking of them. “In turn, now it’s down to us as a team to look ahead to 2024 and ensure we have a car that’s capable of scoring points consistently.” Magnussen added: “I’m obviously very happy to see my relationship with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team extended once again. My return in 2022 had been unexpected but was filled with numerous highlights, and although this season hasn’t gone quite as we’d hoped, we’ve still managed to get into the points and shown potential in the package we have. “There’s plenty of racing remaining in 2023 and we’ve got a lot of work to do to continue to understand the VF-23 – that learning can be applied into the 2024 car. My thanks, as always, go to Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner for giving me the opportunity to keep racing in the sport I love.” Hulkenberg said: “It’s nice to get things sorted early for next season to just keep the focus on racing and improving performance. I enjoy being part of the team and share Gene and Guenther's passion for it. We're competing in a very tight midfield and I’m looking forward to building on what we’ve done together so far and taking that forward into 2024.” The duo will resume the 2023 season, following F1’s three-week summer break, when they get behind the wheel of the VF-23 at Zandvoort for the third-running of the Dutch Grand Prix via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

#F1 #Haas retain current line-up for the 2024 F1 season #Formula 1

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justaredheadf1fan · 2 years

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Bahrain FP3 and Quali sessions

Masterlist

Oh, boy. We are in for so much trouble this year. It was eventful once again, so here we go.

First of all, we got the FIA’s report on Abu Dhabi 2021 and well, what can I say, I expected nothing else from the FIA, to be honest. I mean, yeah. Funny thing though, they declared the incident a “human error”, which is an interesting choice of words to try and take the blame off of their shoulders, huh? I mean, you can draw your own conclusions, I sure got mine pretty clear. I already expressed my opinion on the matter after the race back in December, so I don’t feel like I need to dive back into it. I’m open to it if anyone should suggest it, though 🤡

Anyway, back to business. I believe there’s 2 people here we can consider “Man of the Day” today. Charles Leclerc aka Demonic Sharl and Kevin Magnussen aka Violence on Wheels (I’m sticking to these FYI). Oh, man, these 2 are the one thing that held my heart together today. I did watch both FP3 and Quali while working (again) so it was nerve-wracking since work today was really something on its own fucked up way, but that’s another topic. I mean, I want to hate on Ferrari a little but I’m very happy for my lovely Charles, so I can’t really. Plus, Ferrari are really looking good so far, so I can’t really say much against them this year, for now. And Kevin is giving me hope in Haas, so today’s really been something.

I did feel sad about the boys at Mercedes though, but I have a lot of hope, they’re 8-time Constructor champions for a reason, so I trust both the team as well as George and Sir Lewis. More surprises with Alfa Romeo too, so if any of this says anything at all if that Ferrari engines this year might kick the rest’s asses real hard. The only non-surprises thus far are Williams and Aston Martin, maybe? Because Mclaren sure was a negative surprise again. In case at least, I feel bad for Daniel particularly (although how he got Covid just at the very same days they started testing in Bahrain was a little suspicious to me, but that’s another topic). But as always, nothing’s set in stone yet, it’s only the first weekend of the season after all, so I don’t want to get too ahead of myself here. But it’ll sure be intense.

Apart from this I believe there’s just one other thing left to comment on and that’s the track limit rule. Apparently, I believe it was today but someone please correct me if I’m wrong, Niels Wittich (one of the new Race Directors for the season for the ones at the back – the ones who are not aware of this yet) said during the driver’s briefing that the white line is the one that defines the track limit, so no more playing around off limits this season. Or so they say, but same as always, we’ll have to see.

I have an idea of what might happen in the race tomorrow, especially in the first laps with Leclerc and Verstappen in the front row, and knowing about their ongoing animosity through the years racing against each other. I know of Leclerc’s lack of fear when it comes to go wheel-to-wheel with Verstappen, so we might get a nice little fight there, which I hope doesn’t end with Charles out. I do need him to go demonic tomorrow because of reasons.

More on this dear circus of ours tomorrow after the race, let’s hope they don’t give me a heart attack.

Peace out!

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youandi29 · 4 years

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The voicemail F1 Drivers left you

(With Ferrari, Williams, Mclaren, Haas and Racing Point)

This is pure fiction and just a way to have fun, in any way I want to fanatize on the drivers. I respect all drivers private life and their girlfriends (who I don’t know) too. So just enjoy it and don’t believe I secretly have a desire on one of them 😉

Charles Leclerc :

Mom cœur, I hope you’re ok. You are going to laugh very much, at least I hope so. You remember you asked me this morning to do a load of laundry. Well I did and did you know the amount of liquid for the washing machine is kinda of limited ? And if you put to much you creat a bubble bath ? I didn’t know but now I know. I’m clean up my mess but really need to tell you this. Yeah going to clean up everything, love you.

Sebastian Vettel :

Liebe, I’m at the supermarket. I think I forget one of the thing you ask me to grab. I have the strawberries, the chocolate, the mashmellows and the mangos but I can’t remember the last one. Call me, I’m get a little worried why aren’t you answer me ? You know, you weren’t feel so well when I live. Hope everything is fine with you and the baby. Call me Liebe.

Lance Stroll :

My little sugar, my dad is inviting us for dinner on Sunday. I told him I would asking you before. Let me know if you can’t otherwise I’m picking you up at 7 pm at your place. Don’t wear anything that could me go crazy please or I will be a bad boy. Love you.

Sergio Perez :

Amor, I was calling because I got the confirmation email about the house. We can visit it on Friday. So everything should be ok. See you tonight amor.

Carlos Sainz :

Corazon come on answer me. I’m sorry ok ? I wasn’t my intention to hurt you really. Just come home, let’s talk and everything is going to be fine. Te quiero princesa.

Lando Norris :

Ok, don’t be mad, and it’s chat’s fault but maybe I started a fire in our kitchen. But don’t go crazy, I swear everything is under control. Maybe just maybe I need to buy a new oven but that’s all. Please don’t be mad it was definitely chat’s fault.

George Russell :

My Darling, can you go buying some biscuits for the dog please. I just saw he didn’t have any. I’m playing some F1 game with Lando and Alex so it will ne very nice if you could. Anything keep me posted, I love you.

Nicholas Latifi :

Sweetheart, where are you ? I’m making pizza and have prepared you a little hot bath. Run like Forrest and come home.

Kevin Magnussen :

Baby, I just jumped off my car, free practice was good an anything excited happened. I only wanted to tell you everything is ok and qualifying is in 3 hours. Calm me if you can.

Romain Grosjean :

Mon cœur, I just bought something you’re going to love it. Get prepare to going crazy, I am going home. I love you.

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suckmyballshoney · 4 years

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Could you maybe recommend some good fics?

Okay mom, this is the list of the best things I’ve read ! And because I am incapable of choosing only a few, there is like 100 fics in there, it’s crazy. I’m a fucking mess, it’s a fucking mess, there are all amazing fics and I have no self-control so take it all 😂 (please appreciate it, I spent so loooong on it ! 😂)

For anyone reading this, here’s an important note I need to make before we start : this only comes from my opinion, with ships I like and my own preferences in themes. If one of your fics or a fic you liked is in there, well good for you because I loved it ! And if it’s not, it doesn’t mean that it’s bad or anything like that, just that I haven’t read it or that I missed it yesterday when me and my tired eyes went through the historic of the THOUSANDS of fics I’ve ever read in the fandom, it’s a fucking lot and I surely missed some.

Also, some fics are locked so if you don’t have an account, you won’t be able to see them.

I tried to organize it, I really tried, and for the sake of safety I’ll note the NSFW ones, if you go read, take care of yourself and read at your own caution, because I can read pretty much about anything doesn’t mean anyone can and have too so check the tags every time ! Take care of yourself and enjoy the ones you read ! 💙

Emotional fics

Like ribbons by heroics (Dan/Max, NSFW)

I will always be there for you, brother by someone_worth_racing_for (Nico/Carlos, NSFW)

And in the end I will seek you out amongst the stars by mandzilkos (Charles/Max)

Bitter/Sweet by Tianvette (Seb/Mark)

Night Bus by EverythingIsAJokeIncludingMe (Lando/Carlos)

Black Over Red (the death of a King) by onehonor

not magnificent by secondlifetime

toffee by simplyverstappen (Dan/Max, NSFW)

terrible sting, terrible storm by singlemalter (Lando/Carlos)

I got everything at my fingertips (How can I resist when it feels like this?) by komkommertijd (Dan/Max)

Holding together what can not be held by Quagswagging (NSFW)

The spleen of monte carlo (and how to deal with it) by altissimozucca (Charles/Max)

Interlude/infatuation by toro (sapoeysap) (Alex/George)

I’ve not hate (that’s how I know I lied to you) by GufettoGrigio (Lewis/Nico)

Phantom limb by Charona (Dan/Max, NSFW)

(Dis)closure by Charona (Nico/Kevin, NSFW)

Under Greece’s stars by Lily_Anna (Lewis/Nico)

Hate is a terrible feeling by scarletred

Fluff and/or funny fics

be still my foolish heart by jorgelorenzo (Carlos/Lando, NSFW)

That's What Friends Are For by KyoukayKanata (Carlos/Lando)

Some Boys Just Wanna Watch The World Burn by onehonor (Lando/Charles)

you ('cause you feel like home) by maxverstappens

amor (la leche style) by toro (sapoeysap) (Carlos/Lando)

Nico’s Greatest Achievement by F1_rabbit (Lando/Max)

Mystery Man by simplyverstappen (Lando/Carlos, Dan/Max)

There’s love in this life, there’s no obstacle by Pericardiaca (George/Alex)

Drowned in oxygen by scarletred (Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

We’ll Always Be Okay by Thatsrightmyhype (Max/Lando, NSFW)

Tying Cherry Stems in Knots by WhiteWolfCraft (Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

And they were quarantined by scarletred (Charles/Max)

50 Sentences of Carlos and Lando by palalabru (Lando/Carlos)

The Day Kevin Magnussen Attempted Murder (and Fernando learned not everyone likes to be babied) by Quagswagging

You Say We're Just Friends (But Friends Don't Know the Way You Taste) by WhiteWolfCraft (Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

it's not that hard to open eyes that close when they couldn't have by circuitricardoporno (Lando/Carlos)

An analysis of inappropriate behaviour between teammates, featuring Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Junior by WhiteWolfCraft (Lando/Carlos)

Darling, we’re a paradox (but I think we’ll manage) by altissimozucca (Pierre/Daniil)

Far away truths by raikkonen (armario) (Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

Thank you, Anytime by sensibleshoes28 (Charles/Max)

Game Stops and Spanish Restaurants by Anna_banana (Lando/Carlos)

Catch you when you fall by maxverstappens (Dan/Max)

soulmates (or: max has a love-hate relationship with coldplay) by altissimozucca (Charles/Max)

your love I’m lost in by maxverstappens (Lando/Max, NSFW)

Last night you were in my room (and now my bedsheets smell like you) by LostInSpace and MerlinSpecter (Dan/Max)

Abu Dhabi 2035 by Charona (Dan/Max)

A Drink Too Many, Or Maybe Less by ColdWhiteLight (Kimi/Seb, NSFW)

Oh, Sandman, bring us a dream by bonotje (Lando/Max)

So happy Christmas (back on the bad list) by toro (sapoeysap) (Alex/George)

You’ll pull at my neck and we’ll break what can’t be broken by grwyish (Charles/Max)

Set alight my skin (and I’ll melt like ice) by Directionless_Foray (Lando/Carlos)

irish spring 5-in-1 by Anonymous (Pierre/Daniil)

Others

Like Magic by Rizz07 (de-ageing fic)

Even though you know we fly (Don't call me angel) by Alexa_Plays (George/Alex)

Have You Come Up A Name For Your Chassis? By Asahi_9L1314

Rule 63 by WhiteWolfCrack (George/Alex, NSFW, genderswap)

I took the stars from our eyes and then I made a map by Directionless_Foray (Lewis/Seb)

kiss me under the light of a thousand stars by altissimozucca

if you wanna come back, it’s alright by raikkonen (armario) (Pierre/Daniil, NSFW)

F1 Rarepair Drabbles by raikkonen (armario) (NSFW)

Fringe contender by redpaint (Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

www.tumblr.com by legolasass

Lady, I need my dog back now…and my Nico too by Anonymous (Lewis/Nico)

A moment you need me to stay by circuitricardoporno (Lando/Carlos/Isa, NSFW)

McLaren Unboxed | The Papaya Boys | #2020 by legolasass (Carlos/Lando)

The Performer by theinanitor (Jenson/Seb)

spotlight on me and i'm ready to break by Pericardiaca (NSFW)

The banterzone by groooovybaby

Lance stroll’s exclusive hallowe’en party by raikkonen (armario)

So, let’s dance (when we’re not supposed to be) by Directionless_Foray (Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

Long fics/series

Three Wishes For Verstappen by PoemAboutCitylights (Dan/Max)

Solar Flare by Tianvette (Jenson/Seb, NSFW)

Baby I'll Rule (Let Me Live That Fantasy) by komkommertijd (Dan/Max)

knife's edge by restless5oul (Charles/Max, NSFW)

In High School by Zig_Zag_F1 (Charles/Max, George/Alex, Carlos/Lando, NSFW)

Everyone’s shagging because I said so by Wellthisdidntgotoplan (serie, NSFW)

The Experiences of Blossoms by magic_one (serie)

New love old love by circuitricardoporno (serie, Alex/George/Lando, Lando/Carlos, NSFW)

Every colour illuminates by circuitricardoporno (serie, Lando/George, NSFW)

Bad baby by Directionless_Foray (serie, Charles/Seb, NSFW)

Max and Pierre by kakkakerssi (Pierre/Max, NSFW)

The five last fics of sirius (Alex/George/Lando, NSFW)

All Behind A Mask by JustAnotherF1Fangirl (Lando/Carlos)

Youtube AU by simplyverstappen (serie, NSFW)

Sons of the gods by EverythingIsAJokeIncludingMe

Falling and finding by Directionless_Foray (serie, Charles/Seb, NSFW)

Can’t go on without you by FadingDragon (Dan/Max)

Magic verse by simplyverstappen (serie, Dan/Max)

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly by RosaNautica (Romain/Kevin, NSFW)

Ten Important Events In My Life by komkommertijd (serie)

Crowns by simplyverstappen (serie, NSFW)

Sebastian and Kimi raising the chaotic trio (aka a Highschool AU) by greeny1710 (serie, NSFW)

The Grid’s Apocrypha by singlemalter (serie, NSFW)

Quiet healing by Directionless_Foray (serie, Charles/Seb, NSFW)

Max and Lando by kakkakerssi (serie, NSFW)

Our families by greeny1710 (serie, NSFW)

French fics (of course I had to include that category)

Passer le temps by Jae_Universe

Dead Hearts by Laeana (serie)

10 façons de mourir by Laeana (serie)

Love is a seduction game by Laeana (serie)

Pffffiouuuuuu that is DONE ! So long 😂 MP/mom I hope you have enough to read for the next WEEKS !

All the writers mentioned above that have a tumblr are here and they deserve a fucking lot of recognition : @someone-worth-racing-for @onehonoramongstthieves @verstappened @nicorosberg @komkommertijd @bwoahtastic @havertzs @alphatoro @gufettogrigio @kyoukai-kanata @landonenorris @f1rabbit @shellhaeds @scharletred @palalabu @landolait @bottasvaltteri @sleepyverstappens @yxllowish @storm-in-my-teacup @rizz07 @redpaint @nxrrislandx @laeana @lilyanna13 and all the others that I didn’t find their tumblr account 😂

#THIS IS SO LONG AND I SPENT SO MANY HOURS ON IT OMFG #i ALMOST put one of my fics but i was like nah not yet i need to write a better thing #ANYWAY ALL THESE FICS ARE FREAKING AMAZING #some are my go-to when i’m bored #one of them i spent two hours looking for it and i yelled when i found it #i lived an adventure for that post really #also napsi you’ll never get bored with all of this #HAVE FUN READING ALL THAT EVERYONE #fic rec

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ilovejevsjeans · 4 years

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WHY HAMILTON, VETTEL AND RICCIARDO HAVE EARNED A CRUCIAL WIN

Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo have 146 Formula 1 victories between them. They can take a share in another at the British Grand Prix, and the race hasn’t even started yet. But that’s kind of the point.

It’ll be around 17 minutes before the formation lap begins at Silverstone when those three drivers, and others like Romain Grosjean, can take satisfaction in a job well done. That’s when, thanks to F1 and the FIA, a prominent display “in recognition of the importance of equality and equal opportunity for all” will be part of the live TV images before the race for around half a minute.

“As long as we are all there together and get a moment which doesn’t feel forced or rushed, I think that’s most important,” Ricciardo had said on Thursday.

“In Budapest, it was a bit of a mess for the timing so they’ve addressed it now and I think we’ll continue to do as we’ve done just with a little bit more ease and not such rush and chaos.”

It would be disingenuous to claim getting F1’s pre-race anti-racism stand back in a prominent position is the greatest victory of the weekend, and in isolation it might not seem like a win at all.

But F1 was heading down a tricky path in a fractured state and this could be a significant milestone in that journey. And as FIA race director Michael Masi wrote at the end of a detailed set of notes: “I hope the above is clear and provides some clarity and reassurance to the drivers.”

Hamilton, Vettel and Ricciardo have spoken – and acted – with passion and respect on the subject of racism. Others have too, including the next generation of drivers like Lando Norris, but this trio in particular has been at the forefront of consistently explaining why it is important and why it must be continued.

“We cannot ignore what’s happening outside of our racing bubble,” says Vettel.

“And I think the fight against racism around the world that has taken off again in the last couple of weeks and months, I think it is completely justified.

“It is an ongoing process and needs all of us – and that’s not just us racing, I think that would be ignorant – all human beings around the planet to stand up and to try and go against racism, inequality, injustice in any form.

“It is right to try and set the right signs to inspire people because in the end I believe that education is probably the only way out of it.

“It is insanity to think that in 2020 with all the knowledge that we have of the past, and all the lessons we’ve learned that there is still something that does exist that should be out of the question.

“But it’s not, so therefore we need to stand up when we have the chance publicly to send a message – or more so even when the camera’s off and we are living our everyday life and setting the right example, and trying to behave in a way that is right.”

That’s what the official anti-racism ‘ceremony’, held at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, was all about – a very strong message to a very large audience. But it was made less formal at the next two races and turned into a bit of a rush. It seemed to slip off the agenda and it emerged that other drivers were happy to let that happen.

It’s one thing that all 20 drivers haven’t knelt so far. But as has so often been iterated, that doesn’t matter so long as the 20 are united for the cause.

If some drivers wanted to just drop it and move on, that shatters the illusion of unity. That all 20 seem set to persevere suggests it was more about not understanding the importance of the issue rather than being against it.

To some it will still look odd to see the majority of drivers kneeling and others doing something else. But we’re making baby steps with this issue, which is how Hamilton sees it – progress.

“I spent time speaking to Jean Todt, spent time speaking to Chase Carey and Ross Brawn and had really great conversations with them to understand what they’re planning and what they want to do moving forward, and to make sure they know that we’re on the same team here,” Hamilton says.

“Things like giving us that little bit of extra time at the beginning before the race, so that we can really show how united we are as a sport – because other sports have done a better job at consistently doing that.

“They’ve been really open-minded and I do think that it needs to continue through the year.

“I believe, at the moment, that’s what we’re going to continue to do. I think there’s been some pushback, from some teams maybe.

“But again, it’s a work in progress to get us all together. And I think it’s going in the right direction.”

Different people have different positions on this subject. Not in the sense that anyone morally decent thinks racism isn’t bad, or shouldn’t be ended. But it’s a fact that not everybody is on the same page with how prominent this issue needs to be or what part F1 can play in making a difference.

That’s what has caused division among the drivers and projects an image that the ‘unity’ everybody speaks of might not actually be there.

“After the first race it was then discussed between us drivers, what do we do moving forward,” says Ricciardo.

“Some were in the mindset of ‘OK, well I’ve done it, so why do we need to keep doing it? I showed the support and that’s it’.

“But I think that’s just a bit of education, and I’m not gonna sit here and say I know more than everyone else about the topic because I don’t – but I feel that it was then time to open up the conversation and say well, these are the reasons why doing it once is not really doing enough.”

It’d be great to see all 20 take the knee before the start but that won’t happen and it probably won’t happen all season long. But whatever those drivers choose to do instead, they should be willing to do in front of the cameras for the remainder of 2020.

“It’s not like if someone passes and you wear a black armband, that makes sense, you acknowledge it on that moment and it’s not like you have to do it for the next year or something,” says Ricciardo.

“But this is a cause that is ongoing, and it’s still very fresh for a lot of people, a lot of parts of the world and I think we need to continue honing in on it, and making people aware of it.

“That’s why just doing it once is not enough. If you just do it once, how much do you really mean it?

“I think you have to continue showing your support and your willingness to do something and make a change.”

At this point the knee issue is a distraction from scrutinising whether F1 is really unified on this matter and serious about it. What’s been put in place for the British GP suggests that is the case, as it was in Austria.

The rest is an issue for the drivers to discuss amongst themselves.

Given taking the knee originated as a statement from NFL player Colin Kaepernick against police brutality and racial profiling in the United States, is it a political statement? Or has it transcended its origins and become a gesture of solidarity? Is it really a very sensitive and divisive gesture in some cultures, as has been protested?

And what of the ongoing co-opting of the Black Lives Matter message, originally and ostensibly a simple, powerful statement demanding people recognise the needless killing of black Americans?

As Hamilton has discovered, the association that message now has with controversial political organisations has split supporters of the same cause into factions.

“I’m clearly for more inclusion and ending racism – this whole messaging and movement in my mind is great, and I think it’s only good that we’re putting awareness on this and spreading the word,” says Haas driver Kevin Magnussen. “And I want to participate in that for sure.

“But I don’t want to become political and it’s difficult for me to know how my actions are being perceived by others. I really just don’t want to go into politics and I don’t want to be seen to support groups or organisations that I can’t stand with.”

His team-mate Grosjean says: “Kevin mentioned really a good point that some of the guys have been afraid of being linked to any political movement.

“I don’t think it’s happening but maybe I’m wrong. I’m not linked to any of the political movement.”

This is a delicate issue but if it wasn’t then F1 wouldn’t need to be getting involved. It wouldn’t be a worldwide problem that manifests itself in all sorts of ways – even creating issues that F1 doesn’t go anywhere near, as plenty of people who criticise the anti-racism movement like to point out by asking ‘why isn’t F1 shining a light on X?’.

The solution to inconsistent messaging can’t be that Hamilton abandons wearing a ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirt while others wear one that says ‘End Racism’.

For one thing, apparently the other message is on the back of Hamilton’s anyway. But if the drivers are free to make the gesture they choose there is something insidious about forcing the only black driver in F1 to adapt a message important to black culture to avoid causing a problem.

After all, the whole point of this is not to suggest that white hood wearing neo-Nazis are walking around with nooses in every city across the world, assembling lynch mobs.

It’s to raise awareness of the deep-rooted biases that manifest themselves as systemic racism and troubles that are much, much harder to address and fix – which is why something so absurd as racism still exists today.

“I really don’t understand racism,” says Grosjean. “I really don’t understand that it can exist in that way.

“I never experienced it, and talking to Lewis was very interesting and it’s things that you can’t really even imagine.

“I don’t think it should divide us, if anything it should pull us together and help us with our image to stop that because it shouldn’t happen.”

This is at the heart of the importance of what Grosjean (in his role at the GPDA), F1 and the FIA have done, starting with the British GP. The request of arguably the three most powerful driver voices on the topic has been taken on board and acted on.

All 20 drivers will group together for a cause and doing so prominently will help eliminate the underlying feeling that some don’t want to be there.

In the smallest possible way it will be a test of their commitment to this issue and perhaps by exposing them to it more regularly, much like those watching on television, anyone who does have doubts about why it needs to be continued in this fashion will try to understand it instead of trying to end the process.

“The more of an impact we can have as Formula 1, as drivers, the better it is for all of us and the bigger the impact we’re going to have on the future and people growing up,” says Norris.

There’s a bigger part for F1 to play in this fight, with activities of greater substance being set up in the background.

For now, it’s important for all participants to show they are on the same side. And in that sense, what we witness before the British GP should be considered a win. (X)

#lewis hamilton #sebastian vettel #daniel ricciardo #romain grosjean #dan #lewis #seb #romain #blm #i hate the media all stick to the line that they all care cause clearly some dont #they stand there cause they have to not cause they give shit #and saying its a win #cause theyre all there for a few seconds #you can tell a lot of them dont have much of an understading themselves #anyway some good quotes #long post

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MORE PACK FIC?? HELL YES! I know I said I would write Lando's heat next, but then again I had no idea we would get our beloved Hulkie back🥺 Hope you enjoy! Wrote this in one sitting, which I only seem able to do when it comes to Pack fics like these lol.

Made it part of the Lando's Pack series even if it's not Lando centric. But Lando is there and being a shy bean so it counts

Pairings: Nico Hulkenberg/Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen, Marcus Ericsson/Antonio Giovinazzi, Sergey Sirotkin/Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg & Max Verstappen, Nico Hulkenberg & Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris & Max Verstappen & Daniel Ricciardo

Summary:

Nico is finally back in F1, although it's only temporary.

Most of the Pack members are really excited to see him, but there is one Danish Omega who doesn't seem as excited.

Too bad it's the one Omega who Nico wants affection from.

#pack fic #hyped for this one #its mostly just nuzzling and cuddling #and max and dan being soft over lando #and kevin being a grump #what else is new #its really soft pls read #and give it some love #xoxoxo

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Race Results

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 53 1:15:26.665 25 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53 +0.835s 18 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 +35.199s 16 4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 53 +45.515s 12 5 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 53 +58.165s 10 6 23 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing Honda 53 +59.315s 8 7 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 53 +73.802s 6 8 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 53 +74.492s 4 9 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 52 +1 lap 2 10 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 52 +1 lap 1 11 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 52 +1 lap 0 12 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 52 +1 lap 0 13 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 14 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 52 +1 lap 0 15 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 16 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 17 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 51 +2 laps 0 NC 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 43 DNF 0 NC 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 29 DNF 0 NC 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 27 DNF 0

Note – Hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race.

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A career-best finish, in front of your home crowd, while being pushed every inch of the way by the support of your fans: we are of course talking about Antonio Giovinazzi, who showed his mettle in an exciting Italian Grand Prix. The man in car #99 didn’t put a tyre wrong all Sunday, fighting in the top ten from lights to flag and bringing home two points. It was a special weekend for Antonio, supported warmly by his Fan Club, who were out in force on the grandstands, and by his family, who proudly watched the race in the team’s hospitality building.

It was, finally, a reward for the hard-working Italian, a result everyone in the team welcomes. It came at the end of a busy but incredible weekend in which we were amazed by the support we received inside and outside the paddock. We lost count of the Alfa Romeo Racing t-shirts and caps we saw on the grandstands and in the Fan Zone; we were overwhelmed by the reception wherever we went with Antonio, Kimi and Fred. There was love for the team all around.

We chose to celebrate Italy and the Monza weekend as well. We were delighted to host the paddock media in our hospitality, just before the race, to share a taste of Italy with the best pasta, mozzarella and wine, courtesy of our partners Eccellenze Campane. Antonio himself, as the local favourite, contributed to the party by taking a turn behind the kitchen counter and preparing food for our guests. It was a great occasion to bring the paddock together in a relaxed atmosphere. But when the racing started, the man from Martina Franca was fully focused on the job at hand – and the results showed it.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing and CEO Sauber Motorsport AG: “Scoring two points in our home race is a good way to say thank you for all the support we received this weekend. Antonio drove a really good race in front of his home fans and had to keep a cool head under pressure to bring home P9, repaying the faith everyone in the team has put in him. Hopefully, this result can provide further motivation for him to finish the season strongly and help the team in the standings. Sadly, Kimi didn’t have as memorable a race. Coming back from a pitlane start was always going to be a tough task, but as we put the wrong tyres onto his car his hopes of points were put to an end.”

Kimi Räikkönen (car number 7): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 04/Ferrari) Result: 15th Fastest lap: 1:24.419 Tyres: Mediums (26 laps) – Softs (26 laps)

“Well that was a sh** weekend. First my mistake in qualifying which unfortunately meant that we had to change gearbox. Then we decided to also change engine and start from the pitlane, but we had the wrong tyres on and with the penalty my race was more or less over. Looking forward to Singapore, as it can’t get worse.”

Antonio Giovinazzi (car number 99): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 02/Ferrari) Result: 9th Fastest lap: 1:24.503 Tyres: Softs (21 laps) – Mediums (31 laps)

“It was a positive day for Italy today. I want to dedicate the two points to all the Tifosi here. I am so happy with the result, and I am also happy to see Ferrari do something very special for our country with their win. It’s a great feeling to score points as the only Italian driver in my home race. Starting on softs and changing to mediums turned out to be the best strategy, but I had to do my best to keep the McLaren of Norris behind. It was a difficult race, but a lot of our work has been rewarded, especially after Spa. We have to keep working and fighting like this. I am pleased for everyone in the team and for all my fans.”

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Round 14 / #ItalianGP Results, Gallery, Quotes, Video #Kimi7 #F1 Race Results Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 53 1:15:26.665 25 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53 +0.835s 18 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 +35.199s 16 4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 53 +45.515s 12 5 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 53 +58.165s 10 6 23 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing Honda 53 +59.315s 8 7 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 53 +73.802s 6 8 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 53 +74.492s 4 9 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 52 +1 lap 2 10 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 52 +1 lap 1 11 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 52 +1 lap 0 12 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 52 +1 lap 0 13 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 14 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 52 +1 lap 0 15 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 16 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 52 +1 lap 0 17 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 51 +2 laps 0 NC 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 43 DNF 0 NC 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 29 DNF 0 NC 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 27 DNF 0 …

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Formula 1: The Haas team to retain Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen in 2024

Kevin Magnussen (left) and Nico Hulkenberg (right) will remain with the Haas team in 2024 The Haas team will keep Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen as their drivers for a second Formula 1 season in 2024. Team principal Guenther Steiner said: "We've had an extremely solid driver pairing this season and ultimately there was no reason to look to change that." Both Hulkenberg and Magnussen are vastly experienced drivers whose careers were given a lifeline by Haas. Steiner said their feedback had been "invaluable" in a difficult 2023. Magnussen made a surprise return to F1 in 2022 after a year away when Haas' Russian driver Nikita Mazepin was dropped on the eve of the season following the invasion of Ukraine. And Hulkenberg, who had not had a full-time seat since being dropped by Renault at the end of 2019, was drafted in by Haas for 2023 when the team dispensed with Mick Schumacher after his sophomore season, preferring a more seasoned, proven quantity. Hulkenberg has particularly impressed this season, having a comfortable edge over Magnussen in qualifying - including a season's best second on the grid in Canada in June - and scoring the team's best finish with seventh in the third race of the season in Australia. Haas have struggled converting sometimes strong qualifying results - Hulkenberg has been in the top 10 in six of the 12 races so far - into points finishes because of the car's heavy tyre usage. Upgrades for this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix, where the season resumes after a summer break, are intended to make a start on addressing this issue by reducing the heat going into the tyres from the brakes. Steiner said: "Kevin and Nico gelled well right from the get-go and together they've both scored points, and in particular, Nico has excelled in qualifying - getting into Q3 on six occasions. "Having not raced in Formula 1 full-time since 2019, that shows you just how professional he is and how he's looked after himself physically. "Of note is also just how much energy both drivers bring to the table, they've been fantastic not only in terms of their engagement within the team, but critically, in our partner activations and fan facing opportunities." Hulkenberg said: "It's nice to get things sorted early for next season to just keep the focus on racing and improving performance. "I enjoy being part of the team and share Gene [Haas] and Guenther's passion for it. We're competing in a very tight midfield and I'm looking forward to building on what we've done together so far and taking that forward into 2024." Magnussen said: "My return in 2022 had been unexpected but was filled with numerous highlights, and although this season hasn't gone quite as we'd hoped, we've still managed to get into the points and shown potential in the package we have. "There's plenty of racing remaining in 2023 and we've got a lot of work to do to continue to understand the VF-23 - that learning can be applied into the 2024 car." via BBC Sport - Formula 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/

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Haas takes aim at Renault

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Haas takes aim at Renault

Haas’s growing strength means the outfit can “absolutely” target to replace Renault as the best of the rest in the constructors’ standings, says team boss Gunther Steiner.

The young American team jumped their nearest rivals Force India and McLaren after their sensational double point finish at the Austrian GP. Romain Grosjean broke his bad luck spiral by taking the fourth place while his teammate Kevin Magnussen took the fifth place at the chequered flag.

Haas is just 13 points behind the fourth-placed Renault and Steiner is confident they can easily jump another place.

When asked if the coveted fourth place is realistic for them, he said: “Absolutely. You cannot just target fifth because we are fifth now – you need to always try to get more.

“Luck goes around. Sometimes somebody gets lucky and somebody else gets unlucky.

“Renault is a strong team, they know what they are doing, and for sure they will not make it easy for us. We got lucky to have three more positions than we normally would have, but again, now we can try to fight but we have also to keep the other ones behind us.

“Force India and McLaren are still very strong as well. Today we got a little bit of a leg up to come back. We will try to get to fourth. If we achieve it or not, we don’t know, but sure, you always try to go forward.”

The team’s excellent results in Austria made up for their losses at Australia, Steiner agreed.

“I think it’s a redemption. We got back. Everybody was ‘Oh the team must be demoralised’ and all that. They never were. Everybody knows the potential of the car, and if you know the potential, then it will come if you work hard. And it came.

“This is fantastic, the 50th race, to finish fourth and fifth is for the guys. You can imagine how happy they are – both cars in the points, Romain scored for the first time this year. And heavy points, not just a few. It’s just a very successful weekend.”

The biggest satisfaction comes from beating teams much bigger than them, Steiner added: “It’s nice, and it’s a credit to our team. We are only in total a little bit more than 200 people working on this car, and we are fighting with teams which have got 600-plus people. It’s a fantastic place to be. Everybody within the team can be proud of achieving that.”

Speaking of the team’s success, team owner Gene Haas said being consistent was the main ingredient of the team’s success and their results from Austria proves it.

Haas said: “We were lucky this weekend,”

“Who knows, we might not be lucky next weekend.

“I think that shows how close it is. I know Renault had mechanical problems that happens to us all the time. We’ve got to be consistent.

“This is probably one of the first races in a long time where we got all three days right, we got Friday, Saturday and Sunday right, and that’s what it takes.

“It’s been a long road, but it never comes easy. We’ve always been kind of weak in the mid-season, so this is a good time to make it up. We can finish like this in the points every other race, it’s a whole new team.

“With our bad luck I was hoping we would make it to the last lap without hitting something, and we did it. So who knows, maybe we’ve broken that bad string of luck!”

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Overpromising and underdelivering – A McLaren-Honda timeline

After two and a half seasons of underperforming, in-fighting and general disappointment, McLaren’s relationship with engine supplier Honda will terminate at the end of the year. To mark their split, we have charted the troubled relationship between chassis and engine manufacturer, from hopeful optimism ahead of season one to utter despair by season three.

Honda return confirmedMcLaren and Honda’s rekindled partnership started with many references to the glory days of the past. Steven Tee /McLaren-Honda via Getty Images

It seemed like a perfect match. After a steady decline as a Mercedes customer team in 2013 and 2014, McLaren was set to become a full works outfit again. What’s more, the new partnership had some serious historical resonance, with the iconic McLaren-Honda’s of the the late 1980s and early 1990s securing 44 wins in just five years of competition. The news was made official in May 2013 ahead of Honda’s full return at the start of 2015 and both sides were full of optimism for what lay ahead.

“Like McLaren, Honda is a company with motor racing woven into the fabric of its heritage,” then McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said. “We’re proud and thrilled to be joining forces once more to take on the world in Formula One. Whilst both companies are fully aware that we’re embarking on a very demanding journey together, we’re hugely committed to the success of the partnership, and we’ll spend the next 18 months working together to ensure that we’re fully established and competitive ahead of our first grand prix together in 2015.”

Takanobu Ito, president and CEO of Honda, added: “Ever since its establishment, Honda has been a company which grows by taking on challenges in racing. Honda has a long history of advancing our technologies and nurturing our people by participating in the world’s most prestigious automobile racing series. The new F1 regulations with their significant environmental focus will inspire even greater development of our own advanced technologies and this is central to our participation in F1.”

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Towards the end of 2014, plans were put in place for Honda’s new engine to make its debut at the end-of-season test in Abu Dhabi. Hopes were high and so were expectations and, at this stage, Honda F1 boss Yasuhisa Arai was doing nothing to play them down.

“I have confidence that we will match Mercedes,” he said as the German manufacturer powered towards a dominant first season under the new turbo hybrid regulations. “I think that the two other engine suppliers will recover next season — I strongly believe that. And we will be there too.

“You can only make conclusions [about 2014] when you have all the different data on the table. I can imagine that Mercedes found the perfect balance between their chassis and their power unit and that the others didn’t find that balance. So we work together with McLaren as one team — because this is the only way to go.”

So far, so good…

The first testSutton Images

Huge anticipation greeted the confusingly-named MP4-29H/1X1 when it first emerged into the Abu Dhabi pit lane under Honda power. But in a sign of things to come for the McLaren-Honda partnership, electrical issues limited the mule car to just five laps over two days of testing after it stopped on track twice.

“It’s obviously not what we wanted to achieve,” McLaren racing director Eric Boullier said. “Our target was to run the car on track, to run all the systems, and we were not expecting here to develop anything other than trying all the systems. We didn’t achieve this, so we failed on this. Yes, it’s not good enough and we are not happy with that, but at least we learned things which are important to be prepared for the next one.”

Yet McLaren and Honda remained optimistic, with Ron Dennis, then McLaren’s CEO, saying the power unit had showed impressive performance.

“The challenge for our partner Honda is hitting dates and reliability,” he said. The performance is pretty impressive but of course I can’t share that with you.”

And Honda was still talking about targeting wins on its return to F1 a few months later…

“The new regulation package is very very complex,” Arai said. “In Abu Dhabi we did a test and got many data, and in that we were already one team as McLaren-Honda. I have a strong confidence with our partnership that we will win next year in Melbourne and start a new era.”

Reality strikesSutton Images

When pre-season testing for the 2015 season finally rolled round, Honda’s problems were still evident. Once again, reliability was the biggest issue while performance was hard to gauge until the car had been run in anger. Dennis remained convinced that Honda’s “size zero” concept was the way to go and once again Arai was optimistic the engine would come good in time for the opening race.

“On the power unit everything is working well,” Arai said. “The system itself is very good and ready to race … I still have big ambitions. We are already fixed at hardware and software and have confirmed our final data for Melbourne. I think there is no problem.”

First race lays Honda’s problems bareSutton Images

A freak accident in testing meant Fernando Alonso missed the first race of the new McLaren-Honda era, but he didn’t miss out on much. His replacement Kevin Magnussen didn’t even make it to the grid before an engine problem sidelined his car, while Jenson Button effectively completed a test session well off the pace of the rest of the field.

“The fact that Jenson was able to finish the race was a significant step forward for the whole team,” Arai said, underlining how much expectations had been altered in a short period of time. “Equally, today’s performance clearly displays the task that lies ahead of us to reach our objectives of achieving full competitiveness.

“This was an important race for Kevin, and we feel deeply for him. It’s a great pity that we weren’t able to provide him with a driveable power unit for the race. We still need to fully investigate the source of Kevin’s problem, and we won’t be able to look into it until the car comes back to us and we’re able to take off the engine cover.”

The media turns on HondaCharles Coates/Getty Images

After a disappointing first half to its debut season, the pressure on Honda started to ramp up at the Italian Grand Prix in September. The power unit’s woeful energy deployment and poor reliability saw McLaren struggle at both Spa and Monza and on Saturday evening the British media asked Arai if he planned to apologise Button and Alonso.

“I always talk to both drivers,” Arai said, slightly bemused, before responding to further demands for an apology with: “Why? Why?”

He was also grilled on a claim a few weeks earlier that the Honda engine was at least on par with Renault in terms of performance.

“I talk with other engineers at other teams so maybe it [the power] is not so different or we are better than the Renault,” he said. “But I don’t know the exact number.”

Arai was offered little help from Boullier, who was also present at the press conference, and finished looking confused at what had just happened. Meanwhile, Honda failed to make significant improvements for the rest of the year.

Arai replacedManuel Goria/Sutton Images

As testing got underway for the 2016 season, Honda announced Arai would be leaving the F1 project and would be replaced by Yusuke Hasegawa. Under new leadership the targets were more realistic, but the performance still hadn’t made the step forward both McLaren and Honda had hoped for over the winter.

“It is very difficult to tell from the test results, but I am not very optimistic about performance,” Haswgawa said at the end of testing. “We were around seventh and sixth; it is not very good. It is good compared to last year, but it is not very good. So I am not satisfied with that. We have bigger targets still.”

Progress … of sortsImprovements in the final races of 2016 proved to be a false dawn for McLaren and Honda Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Although it was still the least competitive power unit manufacturer in F1, Honda made progress in 2016 and McLaren scored points at five of the last seven rounds of the season. Speaking at the Belgian Grand Prix, the scene of Honda’s humiliation a year earlier, Alonso was optimistic about the way things were going.

“I think if we look at the team 12 months ago, we were in a very different situation,” he said. “We were starting last here using I think the ninth engine, we were lapped two times here last year and also in Germany and Hungary, so we’ve definitely made a step of minutes, not even seconds in a race total time.

“So definitely we are in a much better position. We are enjoying that and the progress is definitely very optimistic for next year as well.”

A make or break yearSteven Tee/LAT Photographic

The pressure was on for 2017, but with an entirely reworked power unit Honda was optimistic of rising to the challenge. At the launch of the new Honda-powered MCL32 in February, Hasegawa set what seemed like a reasonable target to match Mercedes’ 2016 power unit.

“Of course we are aiming to achieve the top level of the power unit, which is Mercedes at this moment,” he said. “But we don’t know how much power they are making now. I’m feeling we are not far behind them [where they were at end of 2016], but I think we will catch up with them by the beginning of the season.”

But when testing got underway there was an overwhelming sense of de ja vu as Honda not only struggled for reliability, but also appeared to have made a step backward in performance.

“Of course we knew the performance level but we didn’t know the level of the other teams, so from a comparison point of view we are a little bit scared of the situation and it’s too optimistic for us to expect a very good result in Melbourne,” he said. “But from a trouble point of view, of course I didn’t expect such a wide variety of problems that we suffered.”

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A poor performance at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix confirmed Hasegawa’s worst fears. But perhaps of more concern to McLaren was Honda’s inability to offer firm dates on when it could deliver a fix.

“I cannot guarantee when we can get the power, but as soon as possible of course we will try to introduce a new specification,” Hasegawa said. “But it is not a one-day job. In a month’s time or two weeks’ time I would like to try, but I cannot guarantee here. As soon as I can prepare that I am happy to introduce that.”

McLaren’s patience was clearly wearing thin and by May new McLaren executive director Zak Brown admitted he was looking at other engine options for 2018.

“We’ve got to work through our issues and our issues are substantial in the back of the car,” Brown said. “2018 is not far away, so we are going to have to evaluate how we get to the front of the field, and as Jonathan Neale my partner in racing [and McLaren COO] has said, all options are on the table and we have to get back to the front. We’re not quite sure how we are going to do that, but we are working on it.”

The Honda power unit was plagued by MGU-H issues at the start of the season and putting countermeasures in place became the priority for the Japanese manufacturer, while deadlines for performance upgrades slipped by. An update known as Spec 3 was scheduled for the Canadian Grand Prix but wasn’t introduced until free practice in Baku, resulting in a grid penalty for Alonso before it was raced for the first time in Austria.

Spec 4 was due at Spa, but instead Honda brought Spec 3.5 and 3.6 as it waited for its final sign-off on the full upgrade.

“We had planned to introduce ‘Spec 4’ here but we failed, we didn’t match our schedule,” Hasegawa said. “We’re halfway through our upgrade so we called it 3.5 and 3.6.”

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At the Italian Grand Prix one week later, McLaren’s talks with Renault became fully public and high-level meetings were held in the paddock. Over the following week the deal fell into place piece by piece, culminating in Friday’s announcements in Singapore.

Less than three years after McLaren and Honda had reunited with such promise, the dream had come to an end.

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Overpromising and underdelivering – A McLaren-Honda timeline

Honda return confirmedMcLaren and Honda’s rekindled partnership started with many references to the glory days of the past. Steven Tee /McLaren-Honda via Getty Images

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Yet McLaren and Honda remained optimistic, with Ron Dennis, then McLaren’s CEO, saying the power unit had showed impressive performance.

“The challenge for our partner Honda is hitting dates and reliability,” he said. The performance is pretty impressive but of course I can’t share that with you.”

And Honda was still talking about targeting wins on its return to F1 a few months later…

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“I always talk to both drivers,” Arai said, slightly bemused, before responding to further demands for an apology with: “Why? Why?”

He was also grilled on a claim a few weeks earlier that the Honda engine was at least on par with Renault in terms of performance.

“I talk with other engineers at other teams so maybe it [the power] is not so different or we are better than the Renault,” he said. “But I don’t know the exact number.”

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Progress … of sortsImprovements in the final races of 2016 proved to be a false dawn for McLaren and Honda Mark Thompson/Getty Images

“So definitely we are in a much better position. We are enjoying that and the progress is definitely very optimistic for next year as well.”

A make or break yearSteven Tee/LAT Photographic

But when testing got underway there was an overwhelming sense of de ja vu as Honda not only struggled for reliability, but also appeared to have made a step backward in performance.

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McLaren’s patience was clearly wearing thin and by May new McLaren executive director Zak Brown admitted he was looking at other engine options for 2018.

Spec 4 was due at Spa, but instead Honda brought Spec 3.5 and 3.6 as it waited for its final sign-off on the full upgrade.

“We had planned to introduce ‘Spec 4’ here but we failed, we didn’t match our schedule,” Hasegawa said. “We’re halfway through our upgrade so we called it 3.5 and 3.6.”

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Less than three years after McLaren and Honda had reunited with such promise, the dream had come to an end.

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Race Results

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 78 1:43:28.437 25 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 78 +2.602s 18 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 78 +3.162s 15 4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 78 +5.537s 12 5 10 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda 78 +9.946s 11 6 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 78 +53.454s 8 7 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 78 +54.574s 6 8 23 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 78 +55.200s 4 9 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 78 +60.894s 2 10 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 78 +61.034s 1 11 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 78 +66.801s 0 12 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 77 +1 lap 0 13 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 77 +1 lap 0 14 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 77 +1 lap 0 15 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 77 +1 lap 0 16 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 77 +1 lap 0 17 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 77 +1 lap 0 18 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 77 +1 lap 0 19 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 76 +2 laps 0 NC 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 16 DNF 0

Note – Gasly scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Verstappen received a 5-second penalty for an unsafe pit-stop release. Grosjean received a 5-second penalty for crossing the pit exit line. Stroll and Magnussen each received 5-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

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Here’s to the next 300

Do you know what’s the best way to celebrate your driver’s 300th race weekend in Formula One?

Not sure about that, but we can be certain that ours wasn’t the best one. Poor Kimi had a wretched weekend. First he was forced to run around between paddock and pitlane to welcome the Royals of a country that wasn’t even his. (Your Majesties, please do not take offense at that – we loved having you over.) In practice, he had his feathers ruffled by a Force India (or, to quote the great man himself, “whatever the f… they are called now”) before seeing all the promise of our early weekend results fizzle out into an underwhelming qualifying session. Sunday wasn’t the finest time either. Kimi pleaded and protested, said he didn’t want any celebration. But alas, our love for the Iceman knows no boundaries and a cake was duly produced and presented to him in the pitlane. He even had to force a smile. Was it the sign we were waiting for, that things were turning around for our weekend? Heck no, it wasn’t. A contact on lap one, a too-close-for-comfort moment with Lance Stroll and an otherwise uneventful race later, we had nothing to show to mark this day. Kimi couldn’t even find solace in his team-mate’s race, Antonio having a torrid weekend as well.

A day to forget, but there’s still hope: Finland could still win the ice hockey World Championships.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing and CEO Sauber Motorsport AG: “It was a difficult weekend for us and our race was effectively compromised on Saturday. At some stages, our cars were among the fastest on track, but Monaco being Monaco it meant there was no way to make up any ground. Despite the difference in pace, overtaking here was nearly impossible and even with a different strategy we finished the race close to where we started. Leaving with no points after the promise we had shown in practice is disappointing, but hopefully we can get back to scoring ways next time around in Canada.”

Kimi Räikkönen (car number 7): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 03/Ferrari) Result: 17th Fastest lap: 1:16:436 Tyres: Start on soft tyres, after 48 laps change to medium tyres

“We didn’t expect this to be an easy weekend and unfortunately it turned out to be the case. It was quite a boring race and there was nowhere to pass: we finished where we were on lap one. Even though I had front wing damage, some issues before and after the stop and I was hit by Stroll, none of these things ultimately had any impact on our finishing position. Once you’re behind a car, you’re stuck there unless they have a massive issue – it’s just how it is in Monaco. We tried something different with the strategy as it made no sense to copy what those in front of us did, but in the end it didn’t make us move forward. The only thing that could have given us a chance was rain, but it didn’t come.”

Antonio Giovinazzi (car number 99): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 04/Ferrari) Result: 19th Fastest lap: 1:16:299 Tyres: Start on soft tyres, after 46 laps change to medium tyres

“It was not a very entertaining race for us. I lost a position to a Williams in the first corner and, even though my pace was faster, I couldn’t find a way through. I tried a move at Rascasse but there was not enough space for two cars, we touched and I got stuck. It was really frustrating to stay behind slower cars, it ended up to be a fairly boring race for me.”

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Haas chief Steiner targeting points in every race for the remainder of 2023

Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner is targeting points in every race for the remainder of 2023 as the team gears up for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend. The squad head to Baku in seventh place in the constructors’ championship, with seven points, thanks to successive points finishes in Saudi Arabia and Australia. Nico Hulkenberg’s P7 in Melbourne was particularly sweet as it secured Haas's best result since July 2022. Both Kevin Magnussen and Hulkenberg know their way around the Baku City Circuit, having been part of the inaugural race on the city’s streets in 2016 – and Haas are expecting progress both in the immediate future and going forward for the rest of the season. IT’S RACE WEEK: 5 storylines we’re excited about ahead of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Team boss Steiner was particularly hopeful that the remaining races could bring more joy with a lofty target to score points in each one, even though the team hasn’t scored around the City of Winds since 2017. “It’s difficult to say because it’s not only our form,” Steiner said, responding to whether the team could break their Azerbaijan point-scoring drought. “I think our car isn’t perfect, but I don’t know where the rest of the cars are perfect this year. I let myself be surprised when we go out in first practice and see what we can do, but this year it could be possible that our car scores points in every race. That’s the aim anyway so let’s hope after 2017, 2023 is the year that we score points in Baku.” Haas will be hoping to score points at every single race throughout 2023 Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix much of the focus is on the new Sprint format, approved on Tuesday, that will make its debut this weekend. The tweaks see the F1 Sprint effectively become a standalone feature on Saturdays, with the event bearing no impact on the Grand Prix grid itself. Fridays will now include an FP1 session and standard qualifying session to set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix, while Saturdays will include the continuing 100km dash with an additional, preceding qualifying session called the ‘Sprint Shootout’. EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about the 2023 F1 Sprint format The tweaks will add an additional challenge for the drivers to get to grips with over a race weekend, and Steiner declared he was a fan of the revised method for the Sprint. “I definitely prefer the new set-up because Saturday morning practice is pretty pointless as you couldn’t change anything on the car,” he said. “You just went out there, did laps and tried to understand the tyres – I don’t think that’s very interesting for the fans. A second qualifying is a lot better for the fans, and also for us, as it gives you excitement. “We’ve got a lot of things going on at the weekend, two qualifying sessions and two races, and I think that’s great for the sport.” Guenther Steiner is a fan of the tweaks to the F1 Sprint, which will take place for the first time in its current guise in Baku For many of the teams across Formula 1, the spring break has allowed them to rest, reassess and try to make important gains ahead of the return of racing this weekend. With an intense period about to come – five race weekends in the space of six weeks - Haas themselves have done what they can with the pause to try and make progress. EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about the 2023 F1 Sprint format “With the unintended break, we tried to make the best out of it,” Steiner added. “Firstly, I told people to rest a little bit and get ready for a tough season in front of us, as the real season starts now with the double-header and then the triple-header. “The design team is working on the last little bits for upgrades that we bring in the next races, starting in Miami. We also put a few things in place like the race team going to a team-bonding event for two days in Wales.” via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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