#Patrick.

The question isn't How. | The question is When. | The answer is Now.

[#Patrick. @xxPat]

"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance."

[Daniel Valente 🏎️ @F1GuyDan]

🧵 The F1 scriptwriters went crazy 🤯

Lando Norris is the first driver to win their maiden championship since Max Verstappen in 2021.

Both did it in their 7th season with a team that signed them as junior prospects.

Both clinched it in Abu Dhabi where they both got their 18th podium of the season.

Both clinched the title in the last race of a current regulation set.

Both did it against a driver who had just won 4 straight titles.

In 2021, Lewis Hamilton was denied his 5th straight title but this time it was Verstappen who was denied his 5th straight.

This season, Verstappen became the first driver to win 8+ races & not win the title since … you guessed it … Hamilton in 2021.

And just like in 2021, a huge factor in Verstappen’s current season were two races that involved a collision with a Mercedes.

And now we head into a new set of regulations with a new world champion again.

Very poetic.

[Formula One History @F1History1950]

Happy Birthday to Kimi Raikkonen, aka “The Iceman”, named after his ice-cool attitude both on and off track. Born #OnThisDay 17 October 1979, Kimi had one of the longest-ever careers in Formula 1 that peaked when he won the 2007 Drivers’ Championship with Ferrari but would become so unhappy with the sport that he changed to rallying in 2010 despite still being in contract with the Italian team. A hard-drinking, party animal, you suspect he would have thrived had he been involved a generation earlier. As he himself said: "If the F1 world could go back 20 years, it would be the same as rallying now." Despite being relatively new to rallying, he managed impressive results, including a stage win and a tenth-place finish in the championship for two consecutive seasons.

However, his passion for F1 was reignited when he returned to the sport in 2012 with Lotus F1. During his time with Lotus, Raikkonen gave the team their only wins, establishing himself, once again, as one of the most sought-after drivers.

In a remarkable turn of events, Ferrari re-signed him in 2013 on a two-year contract, which was later extended to 2018. His second stint with Ferrari saw a run of consistent performances, with 26 podium finishes, two pole positions, and a memorable win at the 2018 United States Grand Prix—his first win after a 113 Grand Prix gap.

At the time of his retirement in 2021, he was the most experienced driver in F1 history, with 349 Grand Prix starts. He lost that distinction to non other than Fernando Alonso the following year.

#f1 #formula1

[McLarenTeam @McLarenTeamFan]

Happy birthday to the great Kimi Raikkönen 🎉

Iceman turns 46 today 🇫🇮

#Kimi #Iceman #kimiraikkonen #F1 #McLaren

[#Patrick. @xxPat]

@emaontwt Happy Birthday Ema! ❤️🤗 🎂

[Autosport @autosport]

Max’s reaction to the suspended start:

“Well that's a bit silly, I mean, you should just run a few laps, jesus. They're way too cautious, now the heavy rain is coming, and then it's gonna be a 3 hour delay."

#BelgianGP

[Mattzel89 @Mattzel89]

Mercedes has brought some champagne to the Sauber team

#F1 #BritishGP

[Formula 1 @F1]

Finally... Nico steps onto the podium! 🥹

#F1 #BritishGP

[Audi Revolut F1 Team @audif1_]

A FIRST EVER PODIUM FOR THE HULK 💚

P19 to P3, a mighty drive for Nico at the #BritishGP 🇬🇧

[Formula 1 @F1]

Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger 💔

Never forgotten

#F1 #ImolaGP

[FIA @fia]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jochen Mass. His legacy will never be forgotten and our thoughts and sincere condolences are with his family.

[Sky Sport Formel 1 @skysportformel1]

Traurige Nachricht kurz vor dem Rennen in Miami: Der ehemalige Formel-1-Fahrer Jochen Mass ist verstorben. 😢

Der gebürtige Bayer verstarb am Sonntagvormittag in seiner französischen Wahlheimat im Alter von 78 Jahren, wie sein Management dem SID bestätigte.

Mass, der 1975 nach Abbruch den Großen Preis von Spanien gewann und Anfang der 1990er-Jahre in der Langstrecken-WM bei Mercedes Teamkollege und Förderer des aufstrebenden Michael Schumacher war, hatte im Februar einen Schlaganfall erlitten, an dessen Folgen er in Cannes verstarb.

#RIP #Mass #Formel1 #SkyF1

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

Remembering Gilles on his birthday ❤️

[#Patrick. @xxPat]

Seht mal, wie viel ich 2024 auf Duolingo gelernt habe! #Duolingo365

[Autosport @autosport]

On this day in 1993, Ayrton Senna won his 41st and final F1 race 🏆

It would also be the last time he would finish on the podium, score points, or even finish a race 🥹

[Autosport @autosport]

🔹 Albon and Tsunoda out on the first lap
🔹 Perez and Lawson battling on and off track
🔹 Alonso forced to retire on his 400th start
🔹 Max picks up 20 seconds worth of penalties

We're not even half way in Mexico 😳

[Autosport @autosport]

17 years ago today, Kimi Raikkonen won the world championship by a single point from Lewis Hamilton 🏆

He’s still Ferrari’s last world champion 🍾

[#Patrick. @xxPat]

I voted for L. NORRIS as #F1DriveroftheDay. Make your vote here: https://t.co/xNyGXl4XnP https://t.co/ZHJyoY36lH

[#Patrick. @xxPat]

@F1lippos give me a clue :)

[Formula 1 @F1]

From rookie to record-breaker 🤩

Max Verstappen has re-written F1 history in his 200 Grands Prix

#F1 #DutchGP