Bits And Pieces From A Cover Redesign For Damon’s Autobiography ~

You know, that Mythbusters post legitimately changed my life. Before seeing it, I had exponentially more guilt and stress about not being able to sleep, which of course, further exacerbated my inability to sleep.

Now, every time I wake up about three am, knowing I have to get up at 6.45, instead of stressing and panicking about how my day is going to be sleep deprived and miserable, I just tell myself 'Time to activate Mythbusters Protocol' and lie there with my eyes closed safe in the knowledge that I am measurably reducing later feelings of exhaustion.

And when this happens, about 70% of the time the reduction of guilt and stress means I actually do fall back asleep, so all in all instead of getting only three or four hours sleep, I get five to six and a half.

Which y'know, major improvement in health and energy.

PRIDE CARS!!

pride month is almost over and I'm just happy I finished this in time! credit for the idea and matching the flags to the cars fully goes to Loki @dobbiamo-capire I'm gonna put her thoughts/explanations for the choices under the cut below!

mercedes // gay men

alfa romeo // asexual

ferrari // lesbian

alpha tauri // transgender

alpine // bisexual

red bull // aromantic

mclaren // non-binary

haas // polyamory

williams // pansexual

aston martin // genderqueer

here is Loki with her thoughts! <3

MERCEDES: gay flag. The palette is on point, but also they had every kind of gay trope between the teammates: Brocedes, Valewis, Britcedes… and they recent history: they came out of nowhere, they were very quiet at the beginning but since they find the confidence (2014) they are energic, glad to be at the center of everyone’s attention, slay every time they’re going out

RED BULL: aromantic spectrum. They loved only twice in their lifetime (Vettel and Verstappen), the other drivers were never a match (they’re famous to change drivers in the middle of the season), it was good but when they asked for a romantic relationship they ended everything (Ricciardo)

FERRARI: lesbian vibes. Apart from the color of the car, it’s the way the drivers are babygirls to the team and the fans. The lesbian drama that is 0 or everything, once there’s a committed relationship is going to last for a lifetime, even when they’re breaking up they still think about it (every ex ferrari driver is still in love with Ferrari) and Charles is loved by every lesbian cmon do you need more?

MCLAREN: non binary spectrum. It’s a very complicated car: just in the recent history, went from 2006/2007 golden era, to the shit honda engine era, to whatever this era is (victory in Monza one day and a shitshow a couple of races later). These are definitely the vibes of a person that wakes up every morning feeling different pronouns, different gender (or gender neutral) styles, has a closet full of different colors and moods to match every situation

ALPINE: bisexual flag. No explanation needed. The livery is 100% inspired by it, bisexual Nando agenda is real and the team has the same bisexual vibes

ALPHA TAURI: transgender flag. They are still in the transitioning process, they went from toro rosso to alpha tauri trying to get away from the “second Red Bull” vibes, but the society (red bull) are still blocking it and it’s all complicated. This doesn’t make them less valid, they’re still trans, but when they’re going to complete the transition without interruptions, they’re going to be happy and free

ASTON MARTIN: genderqueer. They changed the philosophy of the car so much: first the “pink Mercedes”, now the “green red bull", they don’t have a gender they’re just vibing with the flow and I respect them.

ALFA ROMEO: Asexual flag. Very romantic, never sexualize its drivers, just love and cheers for everyone. Team and car are so soft and pure, one of the last ones with no big drama

WILLIAMS: pansexual flag. They really don’t care who loves them they just need LOVE AND AFFECTION it doesn’t matter if it’s from a girl a boy a nb person they’re searching for love and give back love

HAAS: polysexual flag. They’re the team that does special kind of bond activities (if you know, you know) (talking about the selling boat commercial, what where you thinking) and it has a very “I don’t care about the others I’m just myself with my team and that’s enough” energy

Silverstone GP Penalties

Free Practice 1-3 -PER was fined €1000 for speeding in the pit lane

-MAZ, LAT, GAS, HAM, RUS, GIO, TSU, NOR had their race times deleted at turn 9 for exceeding track limits at some point during Free practice

-MAZ, NOR had their race times deleted at turn 15 for exceeding track limits at some point during Free practice

-SAI, VET, MAZ were given a warning for not conduct the practice start in the correct manner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Qualifying -VET, PER had their race times deleted at turn 15 for exceeding track limits

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sprint Qualifying

-RAI, GAS, LAT, GIO had their race times deleted at turn 15 for exceeding track limits

-RUS dropped of 3 grid places and was given 1 penalty point for causing a collision with SAI (Car 55)

-PER had to start the race from the rear of the starting grid replacing the ES and CS power unit elements

-PER had to start from pit lane because of changes made to the rear wind assembly and to the suspension

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Race -SAI, RAI, GIO, RIC, GAS, PER, NOR, LEC had their race times deleted at turn 9 for exceeding track limits

-GAS, VET had their race times deleted at turn 15 for exceeding track limits

-HAM was given a 10 second time penalty and 2 penalty points for causing a collision with VER (Car 33)

2021 Season

jobs I would think each indycar driver had if I saw them on the street and didn’t know who they are (part 2 with the current grid, part 1 here lmao)

will power: Vermin Love Supreme (running for president as a meme) OR selling fake rolexes on hollywood blvd

scott mclaughlin: luxury car salesman

josef newgarden: commercial actor (e.g. billy mays)

christian lundgaard: valet driver for a very fancy restaurant

pietro fittipaldi: STNA in a skilled nursing facility

graham rahal: used car salesman

david malukas: he teaches a children's program in the reptile section of the zoo

felix rosenqvist: real estate agent (derogatory)

agustin canapino: slumlord

romain grosjean: personal injury lawyer

rinus veekay: long-term substitute teacher (middle school)

christian rasmussen: deli counter at a boujee grocery store. makes really good sandwiches

marcus armstrong: receptionist at an animal hospital

alex palou: men's warehouse salesman

scott dixon: trauma surgeon

linus lundqvist: he operates the excavator at construction sites

kyffin simpson: unemployed, but his dad is a lawyer and he makes sure everyone knows

alexander rossi: i dont know but he's in witness protection

pato o'ward: occupational therapist

marcus ericsson: electrical engineer (currently doing an apprenticeship)

kyle kirkwood: park ranger at like yosemite or smth

colton herta: sales associate at a local smoke shop (very knowledgable)

sting ray robb: junior funeral director because it's the family business but he wants to be a pediatric dental hygienist

santino ferrucci: serving 18 months for aggravated assault

The Importance of the W Series

The W series has faced a lot of criticism since its creation in 2019. While some people had harsh criticisms, the W series has shown why it’s so needed in the world of motorsports.

W series is an 8 race championship that only lets women drivers on the grid. This free to enter championship gives women the much needed help to enter a broader world of motorsports without having to worry about the financial burden drivers face in other championships such a F2 and F3. Behind the wheel of a Tatuus F3 chassis, these women are competing for prize money and the highly sought after points towards a super license. (X) The W series have been at the forefront for pushing for the greater inclusion of women in single seater championships by racing on the same tracks as their f1 counterparts, starting at the Styrian GP and ending with the Mexican GP, these women have been making history and leading the way for women in motorsports everywhere.

Even though this championship has been important in encouraging women to get into motorsport, it still has had its fair share of criticism from prominent figures in the field. One of these people was the previous team principle of Williams racing, Claire Williams. She talked about her worries about the impact that the W series could have in an interview with Autosport.com in May 2019 around the same time of the creation of the W series. She was worried that the W series would promote segregation based on gender rather than closing the gap between men and women drivers. She later went on in the interview saying that the W series “gives a platform for women that they don't have at the moment, and if anything accelerates the process of promoting women in motorsport.” And how it can “only be considered a good thing (X)”. While she does have a point that at the start of the W series it could have promoted races being segregated on gender rather than skill; the W series have proven that it’s doing more to show that women belong in single seaters alongside men by showcasing their talents to potential teams and sponsors from higher single seater series. Another person who has expressed criticism about the W series is DTM driver, Sophia Florsch. She criticized the age of the drivers saying on twitter “There is no opportunity to compete against men in the upper classes. In the end, 15 super license points for what? (X)” While the average age of the grid is about 25 years old, the W series is much more than just trying to have women progress into higher level championship but to also inspire the next generation at an earlier age and show that women have their place alongside men not just in the world of motorsports but on the track competing as a driver.

So far in the 2021 season of the W series there has been a great deal action between racers causing outstanding outcomes from some of the races. One of the more unique outcomes is the achievement of having the first openly LGBTQ+ racer on the podium. Sarah Moore, who is partnered with racing pride, a company striving for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ community in the world of racing, achieved second place at the Styrian GP. This inspiring event shows that the world of motorsports can be a place for people of different races, genders, and sexual orientations. The two prominent drivers that are leading the championship battle are Jamie Chadwick and Alice Powell. They are drivers that exhibit both excellent driving skill and talent. Jamie Chadwick, who is a developmental driver for William racing, races against Alice Powell, a driver who is coming back after being forced to take a break from racing due to lack of funding. Both Chadwick and Powell are in contention for winning the 2021 W series. Both women having been in the world of motorsports for the majority of their lives, has experience in being the first woman to either score point in a series or become the first woman to win a motorsports championship. The W series has given these drivers a chance to show off their talents on track while giving the audience an exciting battle for top spot each weekend.

W series is an important step in the right direction to bring women into the spotlight by showing the world that women have a spot racing against the best racers at the same tracks will hopefully lead to an up flux of girls entering the sport at a younger age. The W series is also very important to female drives by making them stand out to teams and sponsors in other series and giving them that needed leg up to progress in the world of motor sports.

Remember when Daniel won the Italian GP? Good times 😁

there’s not a day where i don’t think about the most special day this year - where my favourite monza race winner set the fastest lap on the last lap despite having the oldest tyres amongst the grid, had the fastest pit, won driver of the day, and walked around the paddock the whole day without his shoes <3

Since the the 2022 season is fast approaching I thought it would be fun to make a F1 bingo card full of my predictions for the new season. I saw this off a TikTok by @/chloe.bee433 and really wanted to make one for the 2022 season.

This was a lot of fun to make! I really enjoyed trying to predict what is going to happen next season. I’ve added a blank copy under the cut if anyone also wants to do this! If you do tag me!! I would love to see what you guys come up with!

Since dts comes out tomorrow here are some of my predictions/ possible story lines that they are going to go for this season:

Christian says something stupid

Uh oh lando hates dr3…. Wait nvm

Kimis retirement but absolutely nothing abt Antonio being dropped

Omg George is going Mercedes????

DR is struggling….wait nvm

Val and George hate each other :(

Max and Lewis are mortal enemies

The only woman who gets screen time is Ginger spice

Mick who???? Oscar??? Sorry never heard of her

Majority is going to be the title fight between Lewis and max

Nothing abt checo’s win or Alonso’s and seb’s podium

In depth slow mo abt literally every crash between max and Lewis

as I’m sure we all know, I was an early advocate of the ‘Zak Brown is hot’ agenda. however, I am an adult fully capable of admitting fault so this is my formal declaration:

my legs are, and will remain, closed to this man until he starts giving my baby girl the respect he deserves and gets this clown show of a team onto a trajectory I deem acceptable.