this blog is all about beartoleto & gabi or ollie himself (and people they know), most likely you won't see anything else. my ask is also open if anyone wants to talk about them :)
this blog is minor friendly for most but I will mark anything 18+
arts | gifs | rest of the contents are categorized by each grand prix
beartoleto joint interviews eng translation: part 1 | part 2
lawrance: and you’ve got one of your good mates, gabriel bortoleto, living in the same building as you so he’s your neighbor!
ollie: yeah, pretty much! we are like, a feel floors apart.
lawrance: you ever like, knocking on the door, “can i have a bit of milk?”
ollie: uh… i mean if he ask me, he’s not gonna find much in my fridge. no but uhm, it’s fun, it’s fun. and we are good friends as well, he’s probably my closest friend on the grid, not only for that but you know, we do get to spend a lot of time together.
about how i met gabi & ollie in two days straight (long post)
i don't have paddock pass, didn't pay in order to see them (but i did spend a lot of time and money on the road based on my bad luck 🙃)
they were very kind for stopping by for me, but i also understood that it's totally fine if they didn't want to
i gave both of them some gifts in return (and they love it!)
the departure sucks from the beginning cause my flight was delayed for 11 FREAKING HOURS that i could miss gabi's public appearance. i called the airline right away to reschedule a flight, and they put me in the only flight of the day that was nearest to miami, i had to take an uber for 2+ hours to get there. all paid by myself. fuck you american airline
but after seeing gabi standing in front of me it's all worth it. not so many people there comparing to mclaren or williams fan zone & i was even the only one wearing a #5 cap lmao
gabi was nice and chill, and his brother enzo was with him! he complained about miami traffic immediately and joking about he and nico "will be at the wall together for competing in an audi RS5". the Q&A was short and then he basically got everyone signed and took selfies. the other fans i talked to were very cool too! we were happy for each other after getting his autographs.
it's a pity haas didn't have any public event for miami this year while other teams did, but a friend coincidentally stayed at the same hotel as ollie and brought me in as a guest. (i respect the boundary, didn't go anywhere other than the lobby and front door)
the friend told me that ollie refused to sign for some fans last morning; he realized those people only wanted to sell autographs, but i was still super nervous
no wonder why gabi says ollie is super funny 😭 it was 9pm when he got back from sprint quali, and 1 second after getting out of the car he was already chatting around... after a busy day still in a good mood and energetic. he noticed my cap right away and walked to me, told me the beartoleto fanart is nice (the art is my header). suddenly checo's dad was there with a baby boy in his arm 😭😭😭 (checo's sister paola was beside too, that's her son) he told ollie who he is and the baby is enzo. ollie greeted them and they took a pic together
i got signed, gave him the birthday gifts and thought it's all done. but then this guy started talking to other people in the lobby again, no rushing to his room at all. he said thank you in japanese to my gf and bowed to her like a deer from Nara after knowing she supports Ayao. (forgot to record it because i was dead laughing) and i wished him happy early birthday~ felt like we're causally chatting with an old friend or neighbor instead of a formula one driver. so unbelievable (he stayed for another 10 mins with others who recognized him)
oh and the whole bearman family are very friendly, david looks like the most introverted one but still smiled to me. alicia is stunning and sweet in person i can't believe why there're people attacking her online. gigi wanted to talk to us too after ollie left, he asked where we from and told us to enjoy the race 😄
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so grateful that my drivers are always nice to fans, thanks to everyone that helped me, and to myself being calm and reacted quickly when accident happened, otherwise all these wouldn't come true 🥹
Who is the driver I can rely on to pick up the phone?
Ollie: Gabriel. Actually we call each other quite a lot, and he generally picks up the phone.
Gabi: Ollie or Max.
Bonus: Oscar saying Ollie and Gabi would sing at karaoke together😭
