#pit talks

formula one is weird because you'll race against the man who cradled your malleable, wide-eyed potential in his two hands and helped mould you into something better that he no longer entirely recognises. he doesn't recognise you but he recognises the handprints he left on you. your success is characterized by his. you will forever stand as testament to what he could have done better. the love is there but so is disgust. so is contempt. you will understand eachother but never see eye to eye. you wish you were him. he wishes he was you.

MAX POLE??? only he could drag that shopping trolley to pole position i fear

something about alpine contracting jack doohan for their five race "probationary period" so if he doesn't deliver in their shitbox of a car they can just. replace him. the man has australia, china, japan, bahrain and saudi arabia to convince them to hand him an extension. jeddah and suzuka are notoriously hard circuits for rookies to navigate between turns which are by design intended to catch drivers out at maximum braking force just before a new lap and blind corners that demand they be taken at speed. i don't think it's a reach to say he's been dealt an unfair hand. here's hoping he survives the horrors of alpine-renault i guess

sebson fic in the works who's pulling up