F1 2023 - The Speedy Adventures of Max, Charles, Lewis, George, Carlos, Fernando and Lando etc.

How about now OP? Do you still support Alpine? Apparently the drivers should be more worried about their CEO... Or Otmar should...

Yes, I still support Alpine - for most people supporting a team/driver is more a heart than a head decision. By your logic everyone should support Max/Red Bull as that's what 'logic' dictates.

Yes, Alpine's start of the season's been frustrating operationally, but at least the car clearly has some pace (e.g. Gasly running P5 on merit in Australia until the restart farce) and potential to progress. The apparent possible management ructions incoming are concerning but if you support a team you grin and bear it and hope what comes out the other side is an improvement. Would still prefer to be in Alpine's shoes than McLaren's!

Who thought the Fernando/Taylor S was a thing? I really don't know where those rumors comes from, but it's getting ridiculous.

I still can't believe the jump done by Aston Martin, you just need to change one engineer and the change is huge.

BFFs: Charles and Pierre. Nudes, please!

Bump for Charles and Pierre coupledom

Does Lando smell cookies?

Are any of the drivers gay? I started watching because my boyfriend is obsessed with F1.

R7 There are low-key rumours about Lewis Hamilton. He's very pro gay rights, fashion-forward, and has had a string of high-profile celebrity girlfriends that all seem to last for - shall we say - a contractual period of time. No hard evidence, tho.

I haven't heard anything about any other current drivers. Lando (Norris) does have a certain nerdy gay air about him, but again, nothing solid in terms of evidence.

Lots of bromances, tho: Pierre Gasly-Yuk Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly-Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon-Mick Schumacher.

Thanks, r8. Max is my favorite because he always wins, and he seems very boring. Charles is the cutest to me. I don't like Lewis Hamilton because it seems like he's always complaining.

R7 Carlos Sainz Jr. gives me tons of deeply closeted vibes. But I think his father won't let him come out.

Would love it if Carlos was. Totally dreamy...

David Ricciardo is back this weekend. He seems pleasant and cute.

R12 Danny Ric is a mensch. Here he is being adorable with Felipe Massa's son, Felipinho

Is it wrong to root for Max? He's obviously an asshole, but he's so good. And he always wins...

I would love to have Charles and Lando at once. They’re both ridiculously gorgeous.

Esteban Ocon's summer holiday posts are getting increasingly funny-slash-homoerotic.

Think this guy is his trainer.

The hottest guy won the Singapore Grand Prix.

R14, Max didn't participate in the early seasons of Drive To Survive. By the time he came around, he'd been cast as the villain: cold, unpleasant, someone who vindictively crashed into other people's cars. He's not eye candy or a natural camera personality like the rest of them. So yes, it IS wrong to root for him.

Don't care if he's the villain! He always wins! Except for today.

That race was a breath of fresh air.

No disrespect to Max's phenomenal achievements this year, but unless there's some reasonable jeopardy about the outcome of races total domination is bad in the long term for the health of the sport.

And yes, I was saying the same thing when Hamilton was dominating, when Schumacher was dominating.

As a Texan, I was really embarrassed by the Austin race. The gigantic American and Texas flags, the cowboy hats, the douchebags in the stands... it was all too much.

The antics are even worse at NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway. I used to watch the pre-race stuff just to laugh at the over-the-top patriotism and Jesus fest.

It happens every year, R21. Where the fuck have you been?

The Cowboy cheerleaders, the embarrassingly dressed UT marching band, the giant flags.

I positively loathed that sit-and-spin was there. Nobody wants you there, asshole. They booed him, too,

The 435,000 in attendance guarantees it keeps happening there every year as well.

BREAKING NEWS:

Both Hamilton and LeClerc were disqualified for some technical problems with their cars!!!

That means hottie Sainz moved up to the podium at 3rd. 🥳🥳🥳 🥳🥳

1 and 2, woohooo!!!!

🏎️🏎️

Vamos, Charles and Carlos 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

R24 great to have a HOT Front Row!

Perez is an aggressive, reckless over-eager idiot.

To get tossed on the first lap in his home country is pathetic.

What was the fucking hurry? He had 71 laps to go.

But, yay! LeClerc! Podium!

I used to be a big Checo defender. I think he genuinely pulled out a lot of heroic drives in his Sauber and Force India days; and he's undoubtedly great on street circuits.

Unfortunately, I think he's let the Red Bull pressure get to him, and has disintegrated over the past 6 months. I think it's probably 50:50 in terms of not really getting support from the team (or significant parts of the team), and his own mental frailty. In any any event quite sad to see, as I think his career's going to end on a sour note, and I think his legacy deserves more.

If it wasn’t for bad luck, LeClerc wouldn’t have any kind of luck. 🫤

At least Checo didn’t get on the podium.

Just Pierre Gasly with a grin plastered all over his face, holding up a ...*checks notes*... tripod, in a pair of skimpy shorts.

Fucking tease.

Pierre is adorable.