Okay I'm deep deep into the brocedes rabbit hole here and on ao3. But please do clarify one thing for me - I saw the AD16 press con and then I fell upon the Cannes 17 pictures of brocedes with Vivan? Where they did seem like they were getting on? How did it go from to now? Am I missing something in the timeline?
This took me 3 business days to answer cause I am deeply normal about them
alright sweet bestie anon... let's do a quick rundown of the post 2016 brocedes
january 2017, IWC gala nico had the post pregnancy (wc) glow, vivi had actual pregnancy glow, Lewis' questionable styling choices
We know around March, Nico was in london and literally gout out of his car to RUN after lewis who was on a jog and they chatted a bit
Then in May, they were at Cannes!
very happy go giggly
They even did a Mercedes event together where they were being reasonably charming, Lewis aired him on his German translations and Nico was in war crime denial ☺️
What I'm trying to state is even though fandom like to makes it out that they HATE each other -- they don't really? at the end, if you take lewis' final press con in 2016 he said he was proud of nico, all their childhood memories etc. nico has stated multiple times after 2016 he understood what lewis did in AD16 by slowing down and it was to win the race, so they didn't have any bad blood when nico retired. but the other thing to note is these were all professional events, work events even -- hanging around the millionaire gala events, and I'm pretty sure Vivian's presence (who has also known Lewis since she was 18) helped ease that. they were NOT like hanging out on their own, or being anything more than coworkers being pleasant at work events
now Nico followed Lewis on social media almost immediately after 2016, and has wished him for every WDC win
all of which went ignored, (this one kills me particularly, in light of 'we're not friends')
https://landoavocado.tumblr.com/post/635028012501450752/amgroscoe-baby-steps-fam-baby-steps which is the only one Nico didn't tag him in so he presumably found it on his own going through the lewis tag
Baby steps, fam, baby steps.
There's a podcast with Prost where he sort of tells them to get the band back together like he managed to do with Senna, and Nico hesitates saying that someone needs to make the first step.
BUT
At the same time, at Niki Lauda's funeral weekend when the Monaco GP was happening and everyone was somber -- Lewis won... and remember Niki was hugely important for the current Merc success, as well as a mentor to both Lewis and Nico
and here's Lewis in 2019 spraying champers DIRECTLY at Nico Blobsberg https://inlovewithmullez.tumblr.com/post/185156306232/lewis-nico-and-champagne
lewis, nico and champagne
I wish I could explain this event. i can't.
Look at nico RUNNING to save his cream coloured suit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7w3TnALZf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
And then the besties took a selfie at Niki Lauda's funeral. none of this I can explain but it happened and we have to bear witness
In 2019, when Lewis won his 6th title at the US GP, Nico came to his car and they talked about it (have a whole post dedicated to it here)
Lewis has a thing where he won't publicly mention or acknowledge Nico but then at 2021?? they were at the same yacht in Monaco with Toto, Susie and others???
which sort of makes sense they still hang around the same rich people circles and Monaco is TINY esp for millionaire circles
They can even have a nice little chat about pitwalls without murdering each other -- granted it's not a sky interview (is that better??? worse???)
In AD 2021, Lewis also admitted he's a better teammate now, completely unprompted, when the question had been if he's a better driver now and that's the first time he admitted he might've been not great to nico too. And Nico was WATCHING and basically stopped functioning, with jenson live slug reacting. It's a Treat
In 2022 was Lewis saying how Nico's family had been the first place he'd stayed in Monaco (where he still lives now. same building as blobsberg)
And Nico saying how things are neutral, they share a lift sometimes where Nico takes his daughters to the pool and Lewis goes to the race track and how he'd never given Nico a present that he can remember but he did give his daughters! something!!! while Natalie Pinkham tries to play marriage counselor, and the definitive final word is "neutral"
Nico does commentary for Sky, where he's asked about Lewis a lot and despite what you may think about his bitchiness, most of it is very complimentary and clearly respects Lewis as a driver.
In 2023, Spain, Lewis name dropped Nico and how karting was some of his best years, and a year later he would be teammates with Nico (!!!)
SPAIN 2023 | Lewis Hamilton bringing up his first years racing with Nico Rosberg during the fanzone event.
“Go-karts was the best time of m
And 2023 Spain, Nico interviewed Lewis who was p2!!! And they were both stuttering and giggly about it!!!!!!
Lewis Hamilton after finishing P2 in Spain | 04.06.23
Ah man, what an awesome crowd we have here, like every year! Gracias, to everyone her
This list is by no means comprehensive but it paints a more accurate picture than the fanon idea they wanted to murder each other post 2016 (which is why seeing the 2017 pix can be bizarre)
Tldr; they're not friends, but they're also not enemies (not how it was at the peak of their rivalry) and they're still neighbours 😭
troy (2004) / interview #1 / the diaries of franz kafka 1914-1923 / ? / my dearest friend and enemy by tamino / new york times / i worried by mary oliver / interview #3 / google searches / interview #4 / motion sickness by phoebe bridgers / ? / ribs by lorde
The reason Brocedes can never be replicated is that it was never just a sporting rivalry. Being childhood besties with someone means bonding your inner child with someone else's, sharing your hopes and dreams with them not just saying, "I want to achieve this" but saying, " I want to achieve this with you by my side." It's the way Nico goes out of his way to mention Lewis because it makes him real, it's the way he knew Lewis was holding his breath on his pole lap before Lewis even said it himself, it's the way he is critical about Lewis but can't stand it when someone else does it, it's the way Nico asked Lewis, "you're still flat out motivated, right?" not as an interviewer but as someone who knows Lewis is a fighter through and through, it's the way that was the only time Lewis looked at Nico and smiled because he understood Nico was saying, "I know you. I remember you. I know you don't give up," it's the way Lewis has a working relationship with Alonso who bribed mechanics but refuses to say Nico's name because being hurt by someone is depthless while hating someone can be defined, it's the way Lewis said, "and a better teammate," with regret lacing his voice knowing Nico was listening as a way of acknowledging the hurt was mutual after all these years, it's the way Lewis rarely calls anyone his friend but called Nico his best friend and then stopped saying his name at all when he got hurt, it's the way shutting out your childhood best friend means suppressing your inner child who never stops loving them. It's the way hating them is never an option because hate requires the absence of love but hurt can co-exist with said love. The reason everyone still talks about Brocedes is that we all know what it feels like to lose someone knowing it can never be the same again. Brocedes was never a simple rivalry, it was the embodiment of what it means to get hurt.
See girls this here is why you need to laugh in the face of men who demand that you “prove your wheel knowledge” or like name all the world champions in backwards order or something because, sir, your faves don’t know what’s happening half of the time. They barely know who’s on the grid— I just watched half the drivers FORGET CURRENT DRIVERS WHO’VE WON RACES
it’s ok if you’re scared. or tired. or unsure. or one million billion other complicated emotions at once. but i’ve decided things are going to be ok anyway. and i will hold that belief close to my heart no matter how scared or tired or lonely or depressed or one million billion other things i am. i will hold onto that. and if you’re scared, you can hold onto me. we can carry each other through
if i had a nickel for every british dyslexic tooth-gapped youngest-ever world karting champion mclaren debutante with an interest in social media, a charming but whiny personality, and an unruly streak in their early 20s
Well as a McLaren fan can I just say a HUGE THANK YOU to the petulant squabbling RED BULL drivers.
You may have your issues with each other but causing another car to virtually STOP on track while you try to prove a point to each other is a fucking joke!
Every single point matters at the moment to McLaren so by all means fuck over Lando’s entire race just so you can go whinging to Christian and Marko about who’s fault it was, because it doesn’t effect you in any way.
Absolute joke. Max you didn’t have have control of your car because you saw red with Checo. And that is the second race this season you have cost Lando his race by going too hot into a corner and causing everyone to have to react to you.
What is even the point anymore? If it was any other team they would be up with the stewards.
N.B. Go read the comments and then go and read what Max and Checo have said after the race. Funny they seem to back up my theory.
This is nothing compared to what fans are saying on other sites so maybe pick your battles kids.
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