How Cute, I Love It 💕

I was watching the F1 rookies Round Table video and saw people commenting about how the vibes were similar for when George, Lando, Alex, etc. were rookies. It made me realise that Max is just like that kid who gets put up a grade because they’re a child genius, or whatever, and ends up being the youngest in the class and ostracised for it. Too young to fit in with the veterans, too old to be a part of the rookies group.

It makes me wonder, if Max had “graduated” alongside his peers, and had been a rookie amongst rookies, how differently would he have been treated by the rest of the grid, the media, the fans? The rookies now are making jokes about how Hadjar will be a meme for his angry radio messages; would Max have been given a bit more grace for his similar outbursts if he was shown in videos like this, giggling about it alongside the others? I think it would have almost humanised him a bit, to the average viewer, to see him with the drivers he drove with in karting and whatnot.

Instead he’s been seen and treated as this sort of racing machine, robotic personality, etc. Go back and look at some of the early press conferences. Sure, he had some rude moments, but he was a teenager surrounded by drivers years older than him, with a legacy to live up to and something to prove. Imagine he had been sat amongst his former karting/f3 peers instead in those first years? Would he have been more relaxed, maybe? Or treated a bit more like a teenager learning F1, rather than a monster on the track? It’s all a bit parasocial of me, I know, but I can’t help but think of what all of this has done to shape his experience and his image.

franco’s relationship with the argentinian interviewers (namely juan fossaroli) is so funny to me…. cause what do you mean franco spots them recording him in the paddock and calls out “you’re gonna run out of space if you keep filming me” the utter lack of media training i love him i fear

transcript/translation under the cut:

fossaroli: (off-camera) race day. there he is. franco arrived a little while ago, went to say hi to the mechanics.

franco: stop filming—you’re gonna run out of space, boludo (bro/dumbass)

I come from a long line of people with something wrong with them

It’s weird.

I’ve been a Formula 1 fan for most of my life, I’ve seen drivers come and go, I cried when Sebastian Vettel retired.

But this hits particularly hard.

I remember watching Daniel Ricciardo’s first race. I was nine, and I remember thinking about how young he looked. I remember him winning with Red Bull. I remember his smile. I remember his shoeys. I remember Monaco 2018 and how, despite not being a Red Bull fan, I teared up as Daniel got redemption. I remember the rollercoaster that followed his leaving. I remember his return last year. I remember him breaking his wrist to protect Oscar Piastri while crashing. I remember the grins and laughter. I remember to enjoy the butterflies.

This one hurts.

Thank you, Honey Badger 🦡

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You just gotta love him 😍

I swear to god this man comes back to get me at least once a year EVERY SINGLE YEAR I CONVINCE MYSELF HES NOT THAT CUTE BUT THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND FUCKING AGAIN.

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