Elio de Angelis & Friends

Welcome to my Tumblr, hope you enjoy! I have this place for have fun and share nice pictures and curiosities mostly about the Classic F1 (but sometimes I also post things about the current F1).

I have also these other places on the internet if you wish to know more about Elio de Angelis, my favorite driver. They are all unofficial, but I try to keep them complete like they were official ones:

Updated on August 2024

Elio de Angelis

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Sometimes I just want to sit and cry, but I can't let this define my whole life or who I am

"There haven't been any major problems with Senna so far. I'm disappointed that public opinion has portrayed Senna as a "superstar" and De Angelis as a "reasonable" driver. In Rio, I started ahead of him, and in the first laps of the race, he did everything he could to keep me from passing. In Portugal, I was much faster in the morning warm-up, but then, on three wheels, everything becomes difficult. In Imola and Monaco, he focused on putting on a show, and I focused on finishing the races. It's often been said that with Mansell, I had a convenient teammate: now with Senna, who many consider the new star, I don't feel like I'm going any slower...

When I learned that Senna was coming to Lotus with a contractual situation similar to mine, I didn't like it at all, and it seems logical, considering all the years I'd dedicated to Lotus, especially during difficult times. Big teams have the strength to field two drivers, but we don't have the financial resources to do so. Our budget is lower than that of some teams in the mid-table. Last year We wanted to juggle two cars for three-quarters of the season, and the best result was third place in the championship. If it wants to aim for the title, an average team like Lotus must focus on just one driver; it's a choice they'll have to make sooner or later. So far, the team has been very good at dividing the material between the two, but I don't know if this will be possible in the future, both in terms of the number of tests and engine development. At Spa, we'll have EF 15s on both cars, but I'm not very confident about the future."

Doctor says insuline shots won't be forever, just till my body adjusts. I will work for it won't really be forever, I don't accept it to my life if I still can change it.

Sorry for posting it here, I have friends here I would like to keep updated and alert people to take good care of their health while is time.

Elio de Angelis and Colin Chapman, 1980

I'm still at the hospital but now in a regular room. Diabetes under control by now. I possibly have high blood pressure too. Well, I'm 45 and I'm paying the price for some mistakes in my life and for the time I couldn't afford a good meal, but they still say I can have a normal life. I hope so and I will try to. Hope things be normal soon.