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hungriestheidi · 3 months

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i want to know mode ab sebchal model au 🫣

send me a ship and an au and i will write 5 headcanons about it

I've been thinking about this au for months so this got out of hand pretty quickly, hehe.

sebchal model au:

charles never got past amateur karting for reasons (something happened in his family that pushed him away from it and from Monaco as well). Instead, he dedicated himself to pursuit a normal life and a career in modeling. He's not a history maker sort of supermodel, not a shalom or a linda evangelista or a valeria mazza. But he's something special, nevertheless.

the butterfly effect trickles down all the way to Maranello, where Sebastian Vettel street exists as the team managed to pull a miraculous title fight, losing it in Abu Dhabi, in 2015 and consecutive early championship wrap ups in 2017 and 2018.

the setting is 2024, Max has won two wdcs (Lewis won 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021 so he's on par with Seb), and while Seb is chasing his very elusive seventh wdc, he is also chasing the white whale of personal stability.

You see, in this reality, Seb, still very reserved and private, has not seen a happy personal life. An early divorce and a disastrous string of two public relationships ending with sanitized pr statements make it a highly sought out bachelor (half of Italy wants to blow him and do coke with him, the other half thinks they can fix him).

charles, in the dying end of a his model career and kicking off an influencer career with every Instagram post, is seeking his very own white whale: a life as a wag.

he's had his odd encounter with drivers, but every time they had pulled up an NDA and he is not to be kept in shadows while he's still young and beautiful, thank you very much. But you see, Seb is just like every other driver but without a smidge of a bad rep outside the track. He's a polite, handsome and charming man, and a serial slut flirt but overall the image of a family man.

charles needs a rebrand, a change that will propel him to new and wider audiences (aspirational aesthetic domestic relationship content always sells, baby!) and he's ready to do anything for that f1 driver of his dreams.

chances are he will get cheated on, he has taken that into account, and he'll be alright with that. marriage is a contract after all. what he hasn't considered is the possibility of falling in love and how a history of failed relationships will put him through the paces.

xoxo gossip girl

#fic asks #sebchal #lourdes tag #something something yes and?

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thetwelfthcrow · 3 months

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Soooo can we get recs for 443316?👀

but of COURSE you can !!

▴🏎 4433 fic recs: with Charles edition 🏎▴

welcome everyone to this special fic rec list: 443316 - fics where, in whatever order, lewis/max/charles are together. it's a short list, but i hope that serves only as an invite to write these three more. as far as i know these are the only fics in this ot3 ship and they're amaziiiing! i sincerely invite all lestappen, 4433 and 4416 shippers to give these a try. even if you don't like one of these three ships, these two fics are absolutely worth your time - i promise !

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always be sure to check the accurate and updated tags on the fic itself (i only copy a few)! if your fic is on here and you'd like me to link your tumblr then just comment below and i'll add it :)

▴ honey, there is no right way [series] by latebrakers | 11,3k | incomplete secret relationship 4433, charles helps them / pining / getting together

(1) fair weather | G | 3k | complete

The first time, Max asks Charles for a favor. The next time Max could use some help, Charles offers it himself.

(2) fair warning | T | 5k | complete

Charles thought he was being generous, at first, but now he just feels greedy.

(3) fair share | M | 3k | complete

Lewis takes his phone out of his pocket and props it on the porch railing. “Two minutes,” he announces. “Everyone think of a wish.” Charles could not possibly think of just one. Or: Charles books a flight to Colorado.

▴ three [series] by additivity | 20,3k | incomplete secret relationship / relationship reveal friends with benefits

straight-ish | M | 3,6k | complete

There were a lot of photos of Formula 1 drivers on the internet. But none like this.

amateur photography | E | 16,6k | 5/5ch, complete

Lewis really isn't looking for a relationship. Which is why his current arrangement is pretty perfect. What's not so great is trying to explain that to his press officer while F1 twitter self-destructs about it.

▴ behind different doors [series] by kiwialicat | 49,3k | incomplete established fwb lestappen / voyeurism / unresolved feelings

It’s not the size of your motorhome it’s how you use it | E | 6k | complete

Max looks back at him, and then down at the hand that Lewis still has firmly planted on Charles’s knee. Despite Lewis being a little less sharp than usual, it’s definitely not lost on him. “Jealous, Maxy?” Lewis doesn't want to waste this champagne, post Silverstone 2020 round one. He goes to find someone to celebrate with and gets a little more celebration than he'd hoped for.

Let’s feel this and think later | E | 31k | 6/6ch, complete

Lewis is pretty sure when it comes to Max and Charles there are strings, of one form or another, but he can’t deny there’s also a pretty incredible pay-off attached to those strings. It's the second week of the British GP double header, and it's a bit more memorable than usual for Lewis with a new version of Max and Charles in his life.

Room for three | E | 11k | complete

“So…” Lewis breathes deeply, “this offer…” he watches his hands open and close in front of him, “is this just a one-time thing? Tonight only?” Lewis has Max and Charles over for dinner. Some eating, some talking and some other stuff ensues.

▴ He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss) by m00nlightE | 18,8k | 2/5ch, incomplete omegaverse / alpha max, alpha lewis, omega charles / emotional manipulation

It was something they’d often discussed at the beginning of the relationship: the potential that one day, sometime in the future, the three of them could end up fighting for a championship title against one another. So when the start of the 2021 season came around and it looked like Red Bull might be bringing the competition to Mercedes at last, Charles couldn’t help but feel the battle between his partners was inevitable. He just never expected to get so caught in the middle of it all. OR: Charles, Max and Lewis, and how their relationship turned toxic over the course of the 2021 season.

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askbox always open for your favourite 4433(16) fics! i love to know what you love to read. this list is not complete (nor will it ever be), but it turned out all 443316 fics are amazing so these are the only fics in the tag rn. this IS AN INVITE to everyone reading all the way to here to write 443316 heheh! enjoy reading!

#zhalia's lil' answer chat #Anonymous #443316 #4433 #lestappen #fic recs #4433 fic recs

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x-alightinthedark · 1 year

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I just saw this post talking about how max is a better driver than most of the grid because he got to f1 at 17 years old and won a race pretty early and others tried and failed to do the same. Then they also threw some shade at Pierre.

Look Pierre and I go through a roller coasters of emotions: some days I like him, some days he gives me the ick (dating a 19 year old when he's 27 and selling NFTs is not it). But this man has been through stuff, RedBull has treated him like shit FOR YEARS. And why? Because he wasn't max.

What most max fans fail to realise is that the driver they follow can't fucking race wheel to wheel FAIRLY. Anyone who has watched him race against their favourite driver has noticed. With him, you either end up on the wall or you have to let him through even if you are the one who has the advantage. Specially if it's Lewis.

Let's also not ignore how max had the opportunity to be in f1 at 17 because of his dad. Getting from f3 to f1 with minimal experience is stupid and dangerous.

Saying max is better than Pierre because he got to f1 at 17 because "he is a survivor who has seen a lot of shit, with a fighting instinct that isn't matched [by those they compare him to]" is simply stupid. Any driver on the grid got there because they had talent, because they have the fighting instinct, because they believe they are the best.

Not all drivers are made the golden boy and get their cars designed to fit them exclusively. Most of them have to actually figh with their car to get good results, therefore showing how good they are. Not all drivers get to act like a 5 year old and make their team mate do the job they don't want to do.

And look, I started watching f1 in 2021 so I'm open to listen to your opinions, but you won't make me like the slur user boy. He just doesn't have the talent and the fia having to fix one result and not punishing his team after exceeding the cost cap so he could win two titles just further proves my point.

#anti max verstappen #anti verstappen #anti rbr

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lynseyscripps · 3 years

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F1 drivers 2021

The drivers market seems to be almost over for what has been another crazy season.

Let’s start with Racing Point, who come 2021 will be racing as Aston Martin Racing. Lance Stroll keeps his seat. Being honest is he only there at this point because his dad owns the team. Who in this situation wouldn’t though? Sergio Perez is a better driver and over the last few races has made far less mistakes and had better results than what Stroll has. Lando Norris making comments about Stroll not learning, perhaps he doesn’t. I have seen him make the same mistakes and misjudgements time and time again over the last few years. Did he deserve to stay over Perez? No. Perez has been a consistent mid-pack driver for many years and that opportunity for himself to prove anything more has not come calling. I do hope this is not the end in F1 for him. Perez be released for Sebastian Vettel I don’t believe is the right decision. Vettel all 2020 season has been a long way behind his team mate both in qualifying and the race. Yes, not all season they have been running identical cars however from the outset he has been down and Leclerc’s times. He just isn’t the racer everyone thought he once was. In his Red Bull days, was it the car that made him look better than he is? He has continued to lock up regularly and made silly mistakes this season with him barely scrapping into the top ten and him missing out on Q3 and a regular basis. The results are not just down to the car.

As for Mercedes, who this past weekend earned their 7th consecutive constructor’s world title has signed Valtteri Bottas for next year. Many might say is this the right decision? Yes, it is, he has been plagued with bad luck this season. If his team mate wasn’t Lewis Hamilton would he be a world champion? Probably. I have always been a fan of his and when he was driving for Williams showed great promise for the future. Hamilton now has come out and passed doubt on his future in F1 beyond this season. For me this is an obvious choice of whom the seat should be given to. George Russell, he has got more out of the Williams than he probably should have done. His test for Mercedes at the end of last year was impressive and with him already being a Mercedes driver surely his future looks bright. His only opposition is Esteban Ocon, himself doing okay but really isn’t showing anything special. Would Hamilton go anywhere else but Mercedes or is this the end for Hamilton.

This would leave Williams needing a second driver. After a season that has seen the sad news of the team being sold and no longer a family business. They have seen improvements in the car, however still not where they need to be to be truly competitive. There is always the chance that one day soon they will return to fight in the top of the mid-pack like they did with Bottas and Felippe Massa. So Nicholas Latifi and? Surely the only option would be Perez. The team still lacking funds, one would presume and someone like Perez coming with backing would surely help the team move forward along with his experience and feedback.

Red Bull have been in a tough place all season. Max Verstappen doing it solo. The team with the second strongest car on the grid, with one future world champion and Alex Albon. Surely another falling foul of Red Bull bringing in drivers that are just to young and inexperienced to drive at the level they are requiring. Admittedly it worked with Verstappen but is a team really going to get that lucky twice? Albon hasn’t always had the easiest of races, being taken out by Hamilton or other drivers since being brought up from Alpha Tauri. He himself though has crashed into others and made mistakes, leaving him without scoring a point or well down the order. Red Bull need a driver up there with Verstappen to challenge the mighty Mercedes. My option would be to bring in Nico Hulkenberg. This season stepping in for both Racing Point drivers at different points and reportedly giving feedback to the team which has aided development. Is Hulkenberg a driver that just hasn’t been able to prove himself in a top team or is he just a great mid team driver? I hope he is given the opportunity to drive in 2021 with Red Bull.

Bringing us onto Alpha Tauri. They have already announced Pierre Gasly for the season, the right decision to make. He has had some good results and taken advantage of the opportunities given winning the race at the Italian Grand Prix. His future could be bright if he is given another opportunity at a top team in the future. Daniil Kvyat for me is done. He went form Toro Rosso up to Red Bull, didn’t live up to the requirements of a Red Bull driver back to Toro Rosso then lost his seat and didn’t race in 2018 and then back to Toro Rosso. I personally don’t see a future for him anywhere else than where he is. I would put Albon back into Alpha Tauri. He was asked to step up with little experience and just like Gasly didn’t live up to expectations and the demands of the team. They are both young drivers and still learning their craft and Alpha Tauri could give them the experience and build confidence for the future.

In early 2020, Ferrari made the decision of there drivers for 2021. Charles Leclerc remaining and the omitting of Vettel. Ferrari bring in Carlos Sainz from McLaren. Not a bad decision to bring him to the team however is Sainz regretting the decision. All season long the McLaren has looked stronger and faster than the Ferrari and anyone would bet on Ferrari getting back to race winning ways but how long will this take?

With Sainz going to Ferrari this left a seat alongside Norris at McLaren, another driver with so much talent and one of the most likeable drivers to watch pre- and post-race. McLaren are bringing in Daniel Ricciardo. This is going to be a strong team especially given that the McLaren will have a Mercedes engine.

Renault well, they went for the big surprise of 2020. The return of Fernando Alonso. The team in which he won back to back world titles in 2005 and 2006. In the second half of this season Renault have looked stronger earning two podium finishes. With conformation that Ocon will remain at the team for 2021 as well, both seats are taken. Will Ocon’s second run in F1 be fruitful or should he just of stayed gone?

This past week Alfa Romeo have announced no driver change for 2021. Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi remaining at the team. Honestly Raikkonen has nothing left to prove and racing just because he wants to. Giovinazzi hasn’t done much wrong this season making up places at the start consistently.

As for Haas. A fresh start in 2021, wanting to take the 2021 drivers into the 2022 season with all the changes coming. Drivers likely to be at the team are Mick Schumacher, who in my opinion could do with more time driving elsewhere before steeping up. I admit he has come a way in the last two seasons in F2 however you can still see flaws in his driving. In a previous FP1 he was supposed to drive for Alfa Romeo but due to whether wasn’t able to. Other drivers linked with Haas is Nikita Mazepin and Callum Illot, he himself during the same weekend as Schumacher was supposed to drive, he was to have the same opportunity in the Haas car.

Only time will tell who will really get the remaining seats.

#f1 #formula one #my thoughts

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sbknews · 3 years

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Lewis, De Keyrel Crowned On Day One At NJMP

Jake Lewis And Kaleb De Keyrel Win MotoAmerica Championships Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis wrapped up the 2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 title with a relatively stress-free victory while Robem Engineering’s Kaleb De Keyrel finished second later on a sunny Saturday to earn the 2021 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship at New Jersey Motorsports Park. M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly, meanwhile, took a giant step toward capturing the 2021 Supersport title with a .001 of a second victory over his championship rival Richie Escalante. SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Championship leader Tyler Scott also scored a victory on Saturday to turn his nine-point lead over Benjamin Gloddy into a 21-point lead going into Sunday’s race two. Stock 1000: Lewis Crowned Ask any motorcycle road racer, and pretty much all of them will say that the best way to wrap up a championship is to win the race when you clinch. And that’s exactly what happened for Altus Motorsports Suzuki rider Jake Lewis in the weekend’s only Stock 1000 race. Lewis had the best day of his MotoAmerica career with the win and the championship, but his closest rival Corey Alexander unfortunately had one of his worst days. Aboard his “Engine 23” HONOS HVMC Racing Kawasaki - which featured special fire engine-inspired livery in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 - had a technical issue with his bike on the grid and was unable to start the race. Second place went to Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, who led a large portion of the 15-lap race until Lewis ultimately passed him and went on to the get the win. Meanwhile, the surprise of the day was third-place finisher Mike Selpe, who put his Markbilt Racing Yamaha on the podium in his first-ever MotoAmerica race. “I wanted to get it done at this round and go out with a win, but, unfortunately, I didn’t get to race with (Corey Alexander),” Lewis said. “Hats off to Ashton (Yates). I honestly wasn’t expecting that at all. I think he had some problems with his bike overheating yesterday and this morning he was fast, but I didn’t know what his pace was going to be like. I just let him do the lead. It’s tough to lead around here. It was kind of a longer race. I wanted to see how he managed his tires. He actually had a pretty good little gap there midway. I made a mistake going into turn seven and ran a little bit wide, but then after that I was like, ‘I’m not going to let him win.’ I wanted to go out and get the championship up on top of the step, so that’s what we did. Hats off to the whole Altus Motorsports team for giving me the opportunity this year. Like I said on the podium, I was sitting on the couch last year, was over 200 pounds, and kind of hit a tough spot. Thought about quitting racing. They gave me the opportunity and I worked my ass off to get back in shape. I went out and got my butt kicked at the first round. I was off the podium both races. I was like, ‘It’s time to get going now,’ and I’ve been on the podium ever since. Like you said, five wins and three in a row. So, in a good spot right now. It feels good to get the championship this weekend.” Supersport: Kelly On The Verge Of Title In Supersport race one, the expected battle between points leader Sean Dylan Kelly aboard his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki and defending champion Richie Escalante aboard his HONOS HVMC Racing Kawasaki manifested itself in a big way during the 19-lap event. But, before that, it was Kelly’s teammate Sam Lochoff who had the best race of his MotoAmerica career so far. The South African led the race multiple times and mixed it up with both Kelly and Escalante. On the final lap, Kelly and Escalante established themselves at the front, and the battle was on. The season-long rivals swapped the lead at least four times on the final go-around, and Kelly ultimately prevailed by a scant .001 of a second to notch his 11th win of the season thus far and move even closer to clinching the season championship. “It’s been a special weekend,” said Kelly. “Coming in with the chance to win the championship without even having to win a race, it goes through your mind. A lot of people have been talking to me about the weekend and what I have to do, what I don’t have to do. At the end of the day, I’ve done I think the right thing all season long, so why change it? I focused on not overthinking, coming here, and doing the same job as every other weekend. I’m really happy with today’s job. It was honestly on the harder side of those races, really tough. It was awesome to see Sam (Lochoff) up there. He’s really competitive and a new rider to fight with throughout the race. I tried to play it a little smart, not get too crazy with him and do unnecessary moves. I had to do some thinking in the middle of the race and just leave it for the end and it played out well. I knew Richie (Escalante) was going to be there towards the end as well. It worked out well. Fought until the end. I think I made a little dumb mistake. I actually thought it was the last lap with two to go, so I celebrated for a second until I realized that it wasn’t the last lap. So, that was a first. I had to gather myself up in about five seconds once Richie went by me again. I’m really glad that I was able to do some close moves. Richie was definitely closing the door in some places, but I still did it. The door was still big enough. It was a close one, but happy with the job and just focus on tomorrow.” SportbikeTrackGear.Com Junior Cup: Scott In Control In SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup race one, Scott Powersports KTM rider Tyler Scott and Landers Racing Kawasaki’s Ben Gloddy were expected to continue their season-long fight for the championship, but a fractured wrist suffered by Gloddy a couple of weeks ago prevented Gloddy from finishing higher than fourth, and he was more than eight-and-a-half seconds behind race-winner Scott when the 13-lap event concluded. While Scott tallied his eighth win of the season, the rest of the podium was a battle between Rodio Racing Kawasaki’s Gus Rodio and Bauce Racing/Cybersafe Solutions/JL62 Racing Kawasaki’s Joe LiMandri Jr. At the finish line, Rodio prevailed in second place by just .024 of a second over third-place finisher LiMandri Jr. “I tried to break away early thinking there was going to be a pack of riders, definitely these two,” Scott said. “I thought Ben (Gloddy) was going to be there. I broke away and I saw on my pit board two seconds, so I just tried to keep it at two seconds because I was really pushing the limit the first couple laps. I got kind of close to the track record. I just stayed at the pace I was going and did what I needed to do to win.” Twins Cup: It’s Title Time For De Keyrel The Twins Cup class has seen an influx of new riders all season long, and for round eight of the championship, Aprilia test rider Tommaso Marcon raced for Robem Engineering, while Cory Ventura, who podiumed twice in Supersport at Laguna Seca in his only other appearance this season, competed for Veloce Racing. It was a case of bad news/good news for the pair of Aprilia RS 660 riders as Marcon crashed out of the 14-lap event, while Ventura won the race. And while Ventura celebrated on the top step of the podium, second-place finisher Kaleb De Keyrel celebrated the class championship that he clinched aboard his Robem Engineering Aprilia. Also celebrating was De Keyrel’s teammate Max Toth, who got his first Twins Cup podium finish in only his second race in the class. After his race win, Ventura said, “All weekend long I’ve been facing issues with my shifter. I’m not good when it comes to downshifting. I’ve had years in the past where it’s been a huge struggle of mine, and once I got on (a Kawasaki in Supersport), I didn’t have that issue anymore. Here we are again. It kind of caught me by surprise. As soon as I go to focus on racing and what’s in front of me, I forget about making positive shifts. So, tomorrow I need to make sure I get that dialed in and figured out. But to be honest, I don't think I was riding too well. I think there was a lot of time out of the racetrack and so a lot of battles to be had. Tomorrow we’ve got to come back swinging because there’s no way what I did today is going to win tomorrow’s race.” “Half of me wanted to win and half of me wanted to play it safe,” said championship winner De Keyrel. “I was definitely going for the win. Cory was riding awesome. Max got by me, and he was riding really good. Definitely stepped it up from last weekend, so that was cool to see. All three Robem Engineering bikes were up front, so that was really good for us. There were definitely some points in the race where I was like, I really want to win, but we’re pushing really hard here. Then Tommaso threw it away. Something happened to Mazziotto, I think. I was like, okay, there’s a lot on the line here, so I was kind of trying to plan my move where I could. I really did want to win. Like I said, the whole race, half of me wanted to win, half of me wanted to just play it safe, but I gave it everything I had out there. Cory was riding awesome, so congrats to him. We’ll hopefully work on the setup a little bit and come out swinging for tomorrow.” For more info checkout our dedicated MotoAmerica Support Series News page motoamerica-support-series-latest-news/ Or visit the official MotoAmerica website motoamerica.com/ Follow us on social media: Instagram: @superbikenews Twitter: @sbknews Facebook: @superbikenews

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meaningofmotorsport · 3 years

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French Grand Prix Preview

Off the back of another bonkers race at Baku, chances are, that we will see a return to a rather more mundane and orderly race, here at Paul Ricard. History suggests that Mercedes are quick here, and there is not much racing action, will we see anything different in 2021?

In terms of Mercedes, they will likely have their biggest challenge yet at this track, with how good Red Bull are this year. That being said, they are still favourites, and the pace from Bottas especially suggests they could leave here with a much needed win! If Valtteri can continue to show his pace today, over the next two days, and win the race, it would really be of aid both mentally for himself, but also for his standing in the team for the future. Lewis wasn’t happy with the car in practice; however, they will work at it through the night, and will probably come back stronger tomorrow.

Much like we said at Barcelona, the performance of Red Bull compared to Mercedes, will show us where they stand for the season. As even if they don’t win here, as long as they are pushing them hard, there is hope that on many other tracks, they could beat them. That may have been what we got today, as Max was close in FP1, and fastest in FP2, although the Mercedes didn’t have a perfect run, and may have carried more fuel. If Verstappen could get 2nd here it would be a great result, and minimise the losses in the title fight, but if he were to win, it could be huge as to how this year plays out! All Perez needs to do is carry the momentum from Baku, and make sure he is solidly ahead of the midfield as we return to a ‘normal track’, if he could pressurise the Silver Arrow’s too, that would be a huge bonus!

I am not going to say they are the 3rd fastest team here, however, Alpine are coming on strong at the moment, and have the potential to score a good haul of points, which would be amazing in their home grand prix. I am wary though, as we know how McLaren sandbag on a Friday, and Leclerc can pull out some amazing laps on a Saturday, so they won’t have it easy by any means. Yet, if they could be in the battle for 5th place in France, it may help to ease the pressure they likely have from the big bosses, after a tough time recently. With Ocon signing a new contract, and coming to his home race, watch out for something special from him here!

McLaren could be the team to beat here in terms of the midfield, as they have Mercedes power behind them, and the high speed corners may play more into their hands, than those of Ferrari. The team needs to fight back, in the battle with them for 3rd in the constructors, before they get too much of a lead over them. Daniel was able to pretty much match Lando for pace in practice, he just needs to repeat that tomorrow and on Sunday.

After two race weekends that exceeded their expectations, despite the heart break at Monaco, here should be where Ferrari fall back into the melee, with teams like Alpine and Alpha Tauri. With their lack of engine power, they may find it a struggle on the Mistral straight, especially in the race, with cars flying past them. All they need is a solid weekend, ideally with both cars in the points, to minimise their loses.

Alpha Tauri are beginning to have the year we thought they would have from the start, as Gasly has finished well in the past few races. Taking a brand new engine here, like the senior team did, could prove useful for them, if a battle pack starts to form in the midfield, where any little bit of power could be crucial. I doubt they can match it with McLaren and Alpine, yet points must be their aim. All Tsunoda needs to do, is have a quiet weekend, and not be far from Pierre.

With Alpine jumping to the front here, it may just be Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo, who find it hard to score points. Aston Martin’s pain caused by the change in regulations for 2021, were masked at the 2 street circuits, where the chassis is more important than downforce, but on a track like this, they will likely be back to bottom end of the grid sadly. Alfa Romeo were lucky to score points due to the chaos at Baku, and with the Ferrari engine, points may be a long shot for them.

Williams and Haas continue to run at the back of the grid, where the windy conditions here on a flat track, will hamper any chances of points for Williams. The one thing I admire about Haas, is how they are not getting down about where they are, they go into each weekend with confidence, despite knowing how it will probably go. That could be what helps to drag them up the grid in the future!

Whilst I do hope for a good weekend of racing here, it will probably show us once again, why a smooth flat track surface, with loads of run off, just isn’t what F1 needs right now! You never know though, and there will always be the intrigue of the title fight to watch out for!

-M

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