HAPPY NICO DAYYY

it was only a matter of time before i attempted to draw op characters in a sonic-y style

Max Verstappen boycotting the FIA press conference featuring banter from Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton dragging the FIA ft the drivers union behaving like a union for once

💀!

will never get over the fact that lewis & nico know damn well how competitive and cutthroat the sport is, and how rancid an eventual rivalry between teammates can be. and still they said "we've been teammates before, we can do it again. im sure that won't happen to us."

they had so much trust for the love they had for each other, those two put their faith on it and bet on game that has one proven outcome. they thought they had the kind of love that can rewrite a decades old narrative.

it was a gamble. a bet. a match with a prewritten result. a doomed story from the start.

they bet on losing dogs.

revert to clingy creature

i like when they have the same or similar reactions to things

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 ❤️

their dad is kinda a loser actually (and they love him more for it)