Thank You, Kyle

daniel's like that one friend who says some fucked up shit out of nowhere and ruins the vibe bc the whole gang's depressed again now 😔

You’re laughing, George swore and now Pirelli are going to execute him and you’re LAUGHING

about using wag promotion for f1 academy...i seriously have nothing against influencers or models and seriously good on them if they genuinely care about and support the series.

but i mean wouldn't it have made more sense to get lily muni he or tiffany cromwell to do the promo if they wanted wags...yk like the actual professional athletes. or why not consider women who are in motorsport but aren't given the recognition as interviewers or even the wags such as the mechanics who may get lost in the crowd or the pr team who constantly chase after the drivers in the background.

even if it isn't it just comes off disingenuous and reeks of paid promo. which usually wouldn't be a problem but its an odd direction f1 academy should be going for their image.

Newey’s contract: the legalese

There is a lot of confusion flying around right now on Adrian Newey’s contract. Employment law terms are being thrown about, some incorrectly. As a lawyer, here are some things you should know:

1. Gardening Leave - this means the period of time in which Newey is technically still paid and employed by RBR but is not allowed to do any work, so he doesn’t get any inside info. Newey has been placed on gardening leave from the RBR F1 division effective immediately. He is not on gardening leave from the HyperCar division.

2. Non-compete period - this means the period of time in which Newey is not allowed to work for another team. This will be triggered by a specific event, which we don’t know. It could start when Newey goes on F1 gardening leave (now) or when Newey’s F1 contract officially ends (near the end of 2024 or early 2025). We simply don’t know.

This means we don’t know for sure whether Adrian Newey will become available to other teams in 2025 or 2026.

Media outlets reporting 2025 do not have sufficient info off the back of the RBR press release to confirm this. Unless they have been told specific and private contractual details that we don’t know

On my way to make my funny little guides with nothing except free trial canva, procreate and a dream

What's happened so far at pre-testing?

Pre-testing can be pretty boring to watch, but luckily for me I was studying so I had it on as background noise the whole time. So here are some notable moments since testing week is over:

Albon stops on track

Alex Albon's Williams stopped on track on the first day of testing, bringing out a yellow flag (but not a red one! because he stopped on a safe side of the track). Luckily for all Williams' fans (yeah all four of us) it was an issue with the fuel pump and was resolved.

Leclerc hits drain cover, testing suspended

Leclerc's bad luck streak continues after he hits a loose drain on the track, and Day 2's morning testing is discontinued with an hour left to go. Hamilton's Mercedes also hit the drain cover, hence the photo.

George Russel pose 'filmed for everyone'

Alex Albon makes an appearance in the commentary box on night 2! He gave us valuable insight, like how apparently everyone was filmed doing the "George Russell pose" and they just went with George....poor guy. On the other hand, I think Alex would be a wonderful commentator and should absolutely try after he retires (which, hopefully, is no time soon)

The drivers started racing each other??

The end of night 2 saw the first 'lights out and away we go' of the season, with all the cars lining up for a practice start. Leclerc went first, Russel second and Zhou Guanyu third (!!!!)

And that's it!! My highlights of the f1 pre-testing week :)

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”- Oscar Wilde.

At this point it's a full-blown safety issue.

Lance was sitting in his beached car in a place where anyone could have aquaplaned off into him for 40 seconds while they held off on a red flag so "more cars" could get their laps in

We have seen time and time again the worst racing accidents happen when someone is already stopped because of a crash, car integrity compromised, and someone plows into them or equipment around them

At what point does it become entertainment over lives?

Where ARE the COTA stewards???

louder for the people in the back