90s f1 but, makkinen and prosenna 👀
i did not know i could yap this much 90s f1 so thanks for unlocking that potential
i ship it as seriously as kimi raikkonen takes f1. you can interpret for yourself what that means.
in all my favorite rivalries, being rivals goes hand in hand with being playmates. go watch makkinen in the 2000 suzuka quali. a championship deciding race, and yet both drivers grin when they get beat because they’re thinking, oh yes, i get another chance to play! same goes for the spa 2000 press conference (“it’s correct? 🧐” “yeah 😊”) or when schumi equalled senna’s 41 wins (they laugh together, they cry together). in looking out for your rival, in making them your playmate, you bring out the best in both of you.
that is what separates makkinen, sewis, lestappen from brocedes, sebmark, and the like. it’s standing on top of the world and having someone else hoist you on their shoulders instead of shoving you off.
and that kind of relationship brings beautiful things. like gifting a tortoise being “one of the greatest gestures.” congratulating mick on his first points. making a cameo on a talk show riding a unicycle. writing a letter when the days of speaking have passed. receiving looks of adoration from The Michael, who literally was disqualified from the 1997 wdc for being an opp.
you’re telling me these guys didn’t live out cotton candy fluff in some cabin? look how touchy feely they are. i know what you are, makkinen.
this is tangential but i had to say it: oscar piastri does not resemble mika to me. nor does he resemble raikkonen. he may dabble in the way of the finn, but dabbling is the extent of it.
funny story: for a good few months, i thought prosenna was like, pro-senna. and i wondered why all the anti-senna people didn't equally engage in discourse.
anyway i’m neither pro-prosenna nor anti-prosenna
it’s just eons before my time, and i’ve no clue where to start. please educate me 🤩
do i have anything positive to say?
i find it fascinating how future drivers picked between prost or senna based on which driving style inspired them. jenson chose alain. lewis chose ayrton. says a lot about those drivers too.