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Kuala Lumpur |  2015 Malaysian GP  | Sebastian’s first win for Ferrari.

If we could have a word from you in your own language, starting with Sebastian:

“I’ll start in Italian. Thank you to the whole team, to Maranello, to all the Tifossi, today we had a great race, we have a nice car, I am very very happy. Thank you”

Now in German, sorry that I started [in Italian] but today is very special for me, an amazing day. I’m incredibly proud, I don’t even know what to say to be honest. To be standing up there and seeing the mechanics, the Italian anthem being sung, a dream come true, several childhood dreams come true, and ever since the gates of Maranello were first opened for me, yeah I know it’s still very early, but I just feel very comfortable and I feel myself at home, this team has welcomed me with open arms, I think the atmosphere is very good at the moment, and getting better and better, and the belief is there, and that’s the most important thing, and therefor I am very proud and am just looking forward to everything that may come, but I think the right thing to do today is to just enjoy the day.

And many greetings to home, to Heppenheim, to my whole family, and specially to my girlfriend, and my little one. I think last year was very difficult, but on the other hand it was also very very nice for me, and this year everything seems to be coming together, and to summarise everything, to sum up the race, [in Hessian] we’ve done it, I’m very proud and am looking forward to everything that may come, Thank you.

Hey! When did Ricciardo talked about mental health?

Hi my love 🧡✨

Before I dive in: I am someone that has struggled, still struggles, with mental health. I want to take a moment to just say that my blog is a safe space for anyone that wants to vent/rant or just talk about their own struggles. We are not alone, my shoulders are free for you to cry on and I will never ever judge. If you ever feel the need: send me an ask (anon or not) or a message and I'm here for you. You are stronger than you think!

You wouldn't suspect it maybe, Daniel's bouncy/positive energy often lets us think everything is alright, but he has been speaking out about mental health for a good while now! He really started opening up about mental health in 2017.

He became one of the ambassadors of The Inner Ninja Foundation, an Australian based charity founded by Stefani Caminiti. The Inner Ninja Foundation gets its power from lived expertise to help people with mental health issues. His quote on their site is: "Through raising awareness and smashing stigmas, we can improve and save lives of people living with mental illness."

In 2017 he said, "I’ve got some friends who have gone through some stuff. There are a few people who have been closer to me so I’m trying to do my little part if I can and help out. To be honest it’s something that is quite new me to me in terms of my understanding of it all. Only within the last six or so months I’ve lets say opened my eyes to it a bit more. It’s not something that many people talk about but it happens and it’s a big problem to a lot of people. It’s a big fight overcoming such a thing so I think the more people that have some of these issues, we’re trying to say get it out there and address it. And don’t let things bottle up for too long and make a small problem turn into a big one." You can find this quote in this article by The Versed and this article by GP Today.

Daniel hit a low point in 2018, which turned out to be his last season with Red Bull Racing. He looked back on this time in 2020 and said this, "I think the last year at Red Bull was probably emotionally the most tough I think because at the start of the year it looked like I was maybe competing for a Championship. And then mid-year realised I wanted to move on." You can read more about it in this PlanetF1 interview and in this Essentially Sport interview.

Besides talking about his own hardships, he participated in an event in 2020. In this second season with Renault, he joined a call with the Renault UK's Mental Health Champions. In it he spoke about stress and how he handles it. I think the most beautiful thing coming from this talk, and something I have wanted to introduce to my blog as well, is this quote by Daniel, "I feel it’s an important subject and everyone needs to speak up about mental health and feel happy to do so. It’s prevalent in all walks of life and it’s all about sharing experiences and knowledge. This discussion with Renault UK’s Mental Health Champions is a perfect example of this and that you don’t necessarily need to know each other to talk openly and confidently about the topic." WTF1, F1 Chronicle and GP Fans wrote articles on this talk as well.

Michael Italiano, Daniel's performance coach and best friend, spoke up about how important a good mental health is for drivers in this Drive Tribe article. He said this, "Yes, you are away from friends and family for most of the year, it's a big sacrifice. Alone in your hotel room a lot, so it can definitely weigh on people's lives for sure and provide mental challenges."

And now, he is obviously with McLaren who have signed a partnership with MIND UK last season. I'm so happy we are talking more and more about mental health, coming from a background with depression and a panic disorder myself. F1 is a ruthless, highly demanding, stressful sport. The pressures are high. Besides Daniel, Lewis and Pierre also spoke up about mental health in Baku this year. Formula Rapida wrote an article on it.

Cry-laughing at this random dude buying BottASS photo, that Valtteri gave the Finnish broadcast team, with a Louis Vuitton jacket in the middle of the closing show 😂

"Look at the ass!!"

Not "It's a product of it's time" as a way to excuse its problematic undertones but rather "it's a product of it's time" to say that the issues it tackles were relevant then and its stances that now seem milquetoast were radical then, and that heavy handed, cheesy driving home of those viewpoints was sometimes necessary, and our acceptance and normalization of those viewpoints is in large part because of media like it normalizing those viewpoints and imagery, and watching it in the modern day turns into a loving study of history of the masses and public opinion

Yes this is about the original star trek

looking for f1 merch?

All of teams are currently holding a summer sale!!

McLaren: are holding a selected 50% off until the 22nd of august

Aston Martin: a mid-season sale with 30% off

Mercedes: a 50% summer sale!

Williams: no sale, but they just released their new store!

Haas: still has their 2021 collection delayed, but you can still shop 2020 with a discount!

F1: mid season sale with code F1 sale

(the discount code on the f1 website includes all teams, even the ones not holding their own sale)

Fuel for fans: summer sale with 50% off for a selected range

(this is as off 4th of august, not all teams mention until their sale will be)

people talk about being queer like it’s something you can turn off for safety. i can tell you now that even if my hair was undyed, i wore my best wifebeater and cargo shorts, and i took out my piercings, if i walked into a room of republicans they would still smell the queer on me. it does not go away with effort, nor should you encourage people to hide it under the guise of it being for ‘their benefit’.

F1 + troubled birds

I do not feel fly like a G6 and have not for a very long time

Okay but real quick how are we not talking about the fact that this is Lando’s picture when he scans in

Source: McLaren Unboxed | Shake it off | Brazil GP

I do actually care marginally about the guy in that reddit screenshot who voted for Trump and is now worried that he might lose his medicaid funding because I did not fucking stutter when I said healthcare is a human right but the people losing their internships and job offers to the hiring freeze are straight up hilarious.