omg the netflix cameras really do follow him absolutely everywhere don't they

Saturday | Jeddah | Rudy Carezzevoli / Stringer

tag yourself “F1 bosses meeting” edition 👀

i’m a weird mix of Guen Guen and Stefano, they’re so relatable

yikes wtf goes on

Sebastian Vettel reveals talks with F1 and thoughts on possible comeback

The German is taking to the famous Goodwood hill this weekend in two cars from his own collection: Nigel Mansell’s championship-winning Williams FW14B and Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/8 from 1993. Both cars have been converted to run on synthetic fuels as part of Vettel’s ongoing push to bring awareness of the impact on motorsport and the climate. It is a topic he has been vocal on even before he hung up his racing boots, and he did not rule out a move to an official role at either the FIA or F1 to continue this mission. “We’ll see but I have some ideas,” he replied when asked by PlanetF1.com of a possible role within F1 or the FIA. “I’ve been to Monaco earlier this year. I had a very good meeting with [F1 president] Stefano [Domenicali]. Other than obviously the cars directly polluting, F1 has a huge responsibility because it’s a very big event. A lot of people attend-I think you had around 500,000 people in the British Grand Prix last weekend-so there’s a lot more to it than just the cars, but obviously the cars, everybody sees them. It’s important that it’s headed in the right direction. But I’m talking [with F1] and I have some ideas. Obviously, we’ll see what the future brings.” For a man with the experience of Vettel, it came as no surprise to hear that plenty of job offers have arrived at his door since he left F1 in 2022, but as of yet he still wants to spend as much time with his kids as he can. “There’s lots of interest from different angles,” the four-time World Champion said. “But I set myself the goal last year that I want to be free, and I say no to a lot of things in the first place. Because I want to get to know this version of myself, that doesn’t have let’s say a fixed schedule and is able to look into different things and get inspired. That’s still the journey I’m on. I’m spending a lot of time with my kids as well. We’ve done a bit of traveling, as well, in the van so I do enjoy that, but certainly I also know that I will not be living the life of my kids. It’s not going to be my main task, even though I want to be there for them, but I think sooner or later I will probably figure it out and take on a new challenge.”

Ph-  Hasan Bratic

this photo is actually so much funnier when you consider that all of these people are related quite significantly to crashgate (and represent many of the involved parties):

stefano: team principal at ferrari in 2008 when crashgate happened and therefore, massa’s former boss; current ceo of f1

flavio: the grand orchestrator of crashgate; alonso’s current manager

lawrence: owns aston martin, for which alonso drives for currently

toto: the boss of the guy who won the 2008 championship (one lewis hamilton)

NEYMAR, STEFANO DOMENICALI, and MICK SCHUMACHER pose for a photo prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (by Dan Istitene)

Lewis: "Firstly, I'm immensely proud of the work that we've done within Mercedes. Since 2020 we've made somr real great strides in improving the diversity within the team, and… For example, we've got a diverse HR group, and that will continue beyond me, which is something I'm really proud of, and as I said I'm proud of the team for pushing so hard ahead. I think we are ahead of every other team in that respect, and there still is a huge amount of work within the whole sport, of which I'm speaking to Stefano constantly and looking to work more with Formula 1. And of course, yeah, you look at Ferrari, they have a lot of work to do, so I've already made that a priority in speaking with John, and they're super excited to get on and work on it, also." - february 23, 2024 📷 @.skysportsf1 / twitter

Sebtember Challenge #21: Save The Bees (Japan’s Version)

Part 2/?

Lotsa busy bees on track 🐝

Sebastian Vettel invites almost every F1 driver, reserve driver, and team principal on track to help him build and decorate the little bee hotels around Turn 2 for his biodiversity project Buzzin’ Corner. All for a good cause! 😊

Images from Motorsport.com and Kym Illman, and footage from Formula 1’s official Instagram story.

📷 @.jerryandrephotography / instagram

Speechless.

Honestly it would be funny if Stefano Domenicali was making several phone calls last night like: THE PEOPLE ARE MAD WE REJECTED THE ANDRETTIS, ANNOUNCE LEWIS TO FERRARI TOMORROW. I DON’T CARE YOU WANTED TO WAIT TILL AFTER THE CAR REVEALS, WE NEED A NEW STORY TO DISTRACT WITH.

"Checking out ‘Buzzing Corner’ and some AirBee'n'Bees. 😉 Lewis and George supporting @.sebastianvettel’s ecological project to promote biodiversity. 🐝" - september 21, 2023 📷 @.mercedesamgf1 / instagram

the jokes just write themselves

MICK SCHUMACHER and STEFANO DOMENICALI join team members and well wishers as part of a farewell to Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin, at his final Grand Prix