sometimes it feels like lewis has a degree of distance from the rest of the grid that makes it hard to connect to him (i, a newer fan, took a while to even get a proper sense of his vibes). he’s such a legend and icon in the sport there’s always a little bit of separation i think — maybe subconsciously for some of the older drivers, but i think it’s more prevalent in the younger drivers because so many of them actually idolized him for years and are suddenly racing with him. max may be getting there but he also grew up with most of the grid, and he has his funky little hobbies (twitch streaming sim races) that give fans a glimpse of him casually. i’m not sure why lewis doesn’t participate in grill the grid/f1 videos but when you think about it that’s how a lot of people get some more casual impressions of the drivers they don’t follow as closely (or at all), and then he’s not there. there’s just this air of legendary about him so when you see him standing alone it seems intentional, in a way. he is always standing on his own as a leader in many (metaphorical) ways so i can understand why the drivers might see him minding his business during the parade and think he wants the space.
anyway all this to say there is a special kind of happiness in seeing charles decide to break through the wall of godliness to keep lewis company and bring him back to their level. lewis seems so much more engaged and lively and mortal when he’s happy chatting with the other drivers and being a bit mischievous and it’s like oh, i’m finally seeing the lewis hamilton he was before the myth and fame and weight of leadership. i think he’s really going to seem like a whole new person next season with charles and ferrari for those of us who didn’t know that lewis and i really really like the idea of getting to meet him ❤️
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Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg - not friends, not enemies, but a sacred third thing
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—Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
who up thinking about how lewis and nico are two sides of the same coin in the sense that they both embody talent in two very different ways.
lewis has a natural talent that shines so bright it burns. he’s a shooting star—raw talent that blazes and leaves nothing in its wake.
nico, on the other hand, has talent borne from his analytical mind. he’s taught himself the exact way he has to move, the exact temperature in which he has to burn in order to shine just as bright. because he has learned that in order to be a star, you must burn.
loscar brocedes parallels make me absolutely SICK!!
loscar panel:
brocedes panel:
Vs
Lewis telling the story of his first race in Italy with Nico in an interview with Sky Sports, on The Jonathan Ross Show, and in his 2007 autobiography. Which just makes the first quote even more insane.
someone probably said this before but another one of the very many reasons i‘ll never be normal about brocedes is that nico still supports lewis. like after all this. without a thought he still goes all in for him.
in saudi '22 after he already lost the wdc but nico still had faith about him winning the last race. this year in china when mercedes was still bad he still defended him and every other time he is commentating he wants him to do good. sometimes he is criticizing or offering advice almost but he is never mean about it.
his relationship with lewis going bad, turning into a pretty toxic rivalry (think about the strictly separate garages bc they were worried the other one would sabotage them) was one of the reasons he quit the sport (both weren‘t saints we know that so no one sided blame here).
so it would be so easy to be so petty on the literal international sports broadcast (we know he has no problem being a little sassy), making snide remarks whenever he can, being overall much more of a critic or even having a little schadenfreude when the mercedes stopped being the dominant car. but he doesn‘t do any of that. he still supports him. positive comments, defending him to other commentators and all
-just their whole dynamic is so wild. take any little details away & it would be so much less appealing. the wink after the silverstone interview,the yes, and teammate, the being unable to say each others name for years. all that is just insane
but after all it’s still watching the stars in greece. the war of the silver arrows. everything but a lover, in my heart he‘s still my best friend & nico still suppprts lewis
New wave of piracy
btw i'm still on my bullshit
“MercedesAMGf1: Pre-battle banter ;)”
i know that from most of what we've seen of him currently Shanks acts all serious and stuff but i reaaallyy want him to act all goofy like he did in the first chapter when he and luffy finally reunite he was such a shithead in romance dawn and it was so funny like he was a 27 year old making fun of a little kid peak older sibling energy