Sassy Austrian Super Rat

I make video compilations and memes sometimes. Full time Mick and Seb fan. Also known as ‘The Niki Lauda Library’ Main blog: @unleashed111 Artblog: @unleashedart

[lilbrattyratty]

-Smells like F1 Spirit-

I am new to F1 but I have quickly noticed the weird mentality around a lot of people believing that these drivers need to recklessly risk their lives for our entertainment as well as the hypermasculinization of not being allowed to have friends or forced into rivalry with each other. This took me a while but enjoy!

Song: “Smells like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana)

Cover: Malia J

[prokrastinartiya]

[osclogy]

thank you, needed that

[vroombees]

This is an art study from the Red Bulls - made by me!

[ian19961]

[seb-boo]

TINY 🦉

[christiangeistdorfer]

NIKI LAUDA, 1977

[charles-leclerc-official]

Red Bull have come to realize that the moment they lose Max (either through a swap or retirement etc) that they are on the brink of becoming a midfield to back marker team. They haven't fully understood the direction of the car since early 2024 (evidence for earlier than that, but we started seeing the real effects 2024).

And now they are panicking. They don't have long to get this right to try and recover, and with the 2026 regs right around the corner and their engine program likely not being at the top they are in trouble.

They are at the point where Max isn't even enough anymore. He can get the most out of what the car is capable of, and so far this year that's been a step down from how they started last year.

Their mismanagement of the second seat is another symptom of this. They want two drivers who understand the car and can help develop it, but are so panicked that they don't want to waste any time and expect immediate results from a car that won't give them.

They are only going to get more desperate if the car falls further.

If Yuki is in a similar place to Checo and Liam in the car then there isn't a driver swap that is going to get them out of this. They don't have unlimited options.

There might be hope if Yuki can get that car into Q2 or higher and finish in the points (a low bar but the bar is currently on the ground, all he has to do is raise it slightly and maybe they are going places). If not then they have to face the fact that the problem isn't the drivers.

You could argue that "Oh X driver would be able to drive the RB 21" we can't know that, and Red Bull doesn't have access to all of these drivers, so it doesn't matter if you think Charles or Lewis or George or whoever could drive that car, Red Bull can't use them so the point is moot. They need to look at their actual realistic options they have available to them, and if none of those can drive the car then they have a serious problem with their car/talent development program. If they aren't building a drive-able car or developing new talent that can drive their car then they have failed on multiple crucial fronts as a team.

Constant swapping like this just smells like desperation. It's especially not fair to the drivers who have worked for years trying to reach a seat like that only to be caught in the middle of an absolute mess on the technical and team management side of things.

Tl:DR Red Bull are only a year or so away from being a mid-field team and they know it, they are going to keep digging themselves in deeper if they keep panicking. I hope they actually make efforts to work with Yuki to try to find a balance.

[countingstars-17]

how it started vs how it ended

[lil-shiro]

flacademy Get to know Shi Wei (also known as Tie Dou), this weekend's Wild Card from China. 🇨🇳

[catboykratos]

genuinely going insane

[catboykratos]

oh the way you need to do slagclaren (tooned? no tooned?) art now 😻

AGREED💖

[christiangeistdorfer]

NIKI LAUDA, 1976

[catboykratos]

[catboykratos]

[storm3326]

their mclaren era content sparks so much joy..

[lilbrattyratty]

[X]“You’d like to see me in this wouldn’t you?” - Jenson to Lewis

I got a commission from @eggbreadboi and I simply adore it so much. I literally became obsessed with the idea of Jenson in a dress since I heard him say that. Thanks for making it come to life! <3

[threecheers-forsweetrevenge]

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

Such a dork, keeping bees. I mean, it's... at least it's interesting though. At least, like, I wish my dad kept bees. I mean, it's kind of cute. Like... your dad keeps bees. How old is your dad? He's obviously beekeeping age. I don't know, I think it's kind of sweet. Summer, I want to fuck your dad. - Rick and Morty 4x07.