The Laugh of an F1 Driver
Too rare, sometimes. But like a flare among ash, precious and hidden, it’s something to look for, and treasure when found.
Pierre Gasly - Pierre’s laugh is spontaneous and fiery. It’s the release of every pent up emotion he keeps so hidden, strong and playful and delightfully unprofessional. His laughter is silent, but when he laughs it consumes him like a sunrise, and he almost always doubles over as though he just can’t control it. Pierre’s laugh makes me want to laugh by his side.
Daniel Ricciardo - Daniel’s laugh is as unrestrained and boisterous as he is. Daniel holds nothing back, and yet it always appears as though he does - like his smile could always go a little wider, his laughter last a little longer. Daniel laughs like he enjoys the motion, and like he knows everybody is watching him, which they often are. Daniel’s laugh makes me laugh too.
Sebastian Vettel - It’s difficult to make Seb laugh, but when he does his laughter is as soft and charming as every word that comes out of him mouth. Quiet, restrained, but glowing in the subtle sort of way Sebastian always is. Seb likes losing himself in his smile, and laughing is one of the few moments he does not appear to have something unbearably clever brewing in the back of his mind. It’s the laugh of someone grateful to have something to laugh about. I miss Seb’s laughter lately.
Lewis Hamilton - Lewis’s laugh is so unlike every other one of his mannerisms. It is short and loud, ringing in the air for moments after, leaving Lewis with an unbeatable grin and atypical aura of childishness. Lewis's laugh is a dog’s excited bark or the high, clear call of a bird. His laughter is simultaneously surprising and familiar all at once. I grin every time I see Lewis laugh, because I don’t think he does so as much as he would like to.
Charles Leclerc - Charles tries to disguise his laugh under planned chuckles and polite nods, but his real laughter is as wild and electric as he is. Charles’s laugh is all over the place, instant and lingering all at once. Charles laughs because he can, and because he wants to. When Charles really laughs, he throws his head back, collapses to the side, or doubles over, holding nothing back. His laughter is high and erratic, and it melts away all semblance of his “flawless” exterior in favor of something far better, something far more perfect. I think Charles deserves to laugh more.
Lando Norris - Lando’s laugh is familiar, ecstatic, and absolutely, undeniably human. Lando’s laugh is the laughter of your best friend, your favorite cousin, the class clown in the back of the room, the guy who laughs at his own jokes before they leave his mouth. Lando laughs in sharp bursts of glee, because he can never contain it, and he is never expected to. Lando laughs like it’s his first reaction to anything scenario, and it probably is. I think Lando’s laugh is more contagious than any other.
