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F1 drivers at the Independence Day Reception, annually hosted at the Presidential Palace on 6th of December

Mika Häkkinen

Kimi Räikkönen

Keke Rosberg

Keke & Sina Rosberg sparked controversy in 1986 with Sina wearing a suit and bowtie not far from his husband's style; on the contrary to the style etiquette of women having to wear gowns at the time. They later disappeared from the ball, leaving quite early.

++BONUS:

Sebastian (in Finnish): "It was a good day. Where's my invitation to the Palace? I'm almost a Finnish man."

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so again google images has granted me some beautiful photos from the ancient times

here we have baby Mika Salo and baby Mika Häkkinen and I feel the need to point out that while Mika S manages to smile very charmingly Mika H looks like a dork (a cute one but a dork)

it’s cute because they didn’t really like each other

i’ve posted this one before but it kinda proves my point above, there’s barely any change even after they entered F1, Mika S smiles and poses like a pro and Mika H is like “are you taking the photo now or did you take it already what am i doing”

also this one is perf because there’s JJ Lehto all “fuck yeah bitches imma winner look at my pepsodent smile and beautiful hair” and Mika H who finished third is like “trophy”

Kids.

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Sporting rivalries: Michael Schumacher vs Mika Häkkinen

Ok but imagine racing each other from formula 3, rising through the ranks together to finally compete against their heroes, only to be the only two who witnessed Ayrton Senna's car spinning out to his death from their rearview mirrors as Imola 1994 forever became an intertwining bond between those that death seems to cheat.

Imagine going to compete for world championships together, breaking world records together, but still remaining the only competitor each other ever feared. Imagine having accepted their fate to always die on the track, mourning friends and peers who left them, leaving f1 irredeemably thankful for the lives they got to walk away with.

Imagine years later finding out about the accident, the comma, realising that maybe you two weren't the lucky ones anyway, and that perhaps it is the greater pain after all, to be the one left behind when the other is gone.

Michael Schumacher hanging out with Mika Häkkinen in their pre-F1 days

Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen standing on the podium of the 1994 Imola race that killed their childhood hero, Ayrton Senna

Mika Häkkinen comforting a crying Michael Schumacher, who was told that with his win that day he has equalled Ayrton Senna's all-time records

Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen celebrating their world championship wins together

After Michael Schumacher's decade-long comma inducing skiing accident, Mika Häkkinen wrote him a letter, asking him to keep fighting, and that he will wait for him for as long as he needs.

Their eternal Ferrari and McLaren racing through Spa, 2000.

for mark

thank u, next

lewis hamilton shower gel ad #startyourengine

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SHIONOGI 1991

what are they doing？🤤

i read the whole Keke book and he’s just such a special human being

like when he started managing Mika and JJ (after he was convinced to do that of course which wasn’t that easy) it was just so precious and ridiculous bc he just went “I am your father now”, like when Mika was a McLaren test driver and living in Monte Carlo Keke only gave a small amount of his salary every month to teach him the value of money, KEKE WAS LITERALLY GIVING HIM ALLOWANCE, and Mika had to have good reasons when he came to ask for more

eventually Keke got fed up of Mika showing up at his door asking for money tho and gave him a sofa to his apartment which was furnished with a bed, a table and one chair

race winner sebastian vettel is interviewed during the post-race press conference, japan - october 10, 2010 (transcript under the cut)

Interviewer: "The top three drivers in the 2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. In third place, for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, Fernando Alonso; in second place, for Red Bull Racing, Mark Webber; and taking the win for Red Bull Racing in the team's third 1-2 of the season, Sebastian Vettel. Seb, last season, pole and the win. This year, pole and the win, and all n the space of just one day." Seb: "Yeah. Incredible day, obviously, this morning with qualifying and the pole position, and this afternoon we just continued, so fantastic. I think it was down to the team. They have been working very hard. Most of the guys, they didn't sleep from Thursday to Saturday, so actually was good that there was no quali so they didn't have to touch the car and then cut some sleep, and I think they deserve it today. Obviously this track is, like, drawn for us. With all the high-speed corners it's always a pleasure, and with the car getting lighter and lighter in the end it's just more and more fun, and yeah, incredible. Good start, which was obviously the key from the clean side, and I could see Robert obviously got a bit of momentum, but the way down to turn one was too short for him. And then with the safety car, which stayed out quite long, obviously, with the incident with Kubica… But then after that I think both of us were able to pull away from the field and just controlling the pace until the end. There was a little bit of a rest behind Jenson because we couldn't really go through him, so we had to wait until he pits, but after that, just incredible. So really, really happy, and it's about time." [laughs] Interviewer: "You looked to have the race pretty much under control from the off, but Mark was putting you under some serious pressure after the pit stops, wasn't he?" Seb: "Yeah, I mean, obviously in his position he tries to push. I know that overtaking is not so easy and obviously… I think I just went as fast as I had to. Obviously I could see that we were pulling away. I was mainly given the pace Fernando was doing for the majority of the race. Obviously I can see Mark when he's about one, two, three seconds behind, so [laughs] as I said, obviously with Button in the middle after the pit stop halfway through the race we had to, yeah, back off a bit, and then once he pulled obviously it was free fast to go. But, as you said, it was pretty much controlled until the end, so just trying to carry the car home. But still you want to push every single lap because the car is magnificent around here. Just feels fantastic, so really happy." Interviewer: "Congratulations. Well done." [time jump] Interviewer: "Back to you. You're now tied for second in the championship. Only two drivers have ever taken back-to-back wins at suzuka other than yourself-Mika Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher-and they both went on to win the title. It's a pretty good omen." Seb: "I guess! I wouldn't mind, obviously. No, I'm very proud. I love this circuit. It's always special to come here. The fans, I think, the atmosphere for all of us is special. And yeah, it's the first time I win a grand prix for the second time, so I think ultimately you have to fall in love with this track. And yeah, very proud, so as you say. Think that's a good omen, so I wouldn't mind." [laughs] Interviewer: "Thank you very much, guys. Congrats."