Seb: Okay let's start this
Lando: Yes I am ready
Yuki: For a groupchat we got a lot of PowerPoints. First George than Nicky than Lewis and now Seb.
Lewis: Technaliy I didn't give a PowerPoint
Yuki: You gave us pictures, information and passion. So that qualifies as a PowerPoint prestation.
Seb: Do I have to use pictures??
Fernando: Yes
Nicky: Yes
Mick: Yes
Seb: Okay wait a sec. I need to get pictures. Val distract them with a sticker.
Val: Gladly
Val:
Charles: That is his face when he forgot to do the groceries
Pierre: 🙄🙄
Val:
Kevin: Him every time he has a terrible Monaco race
Mick: Damn Kevin
George: Smiling true the pain
Max: No reaction Charles???
Charles: No
Seb: Okay let's start.
Seb:
Seb: Fernando Alonso Diaz started his F1 career for Minardi in 2001. He didn't score any points that season. Highest position was p10. To be fair it was a terrible car. He had to retire 7 of the 17 races.
Max: My dad was racing that year
Mick: So was mine
Checo: he won the championship that year right??
Mick: Of course he did 😊😊😊
Fernando: Jos the boss. Weird to think I raced to both your dads
Kevin: You didn't race against mine
Fernando: And I didn't say I did. Did I??
Nicky: 😮😮😮
Kevin: 🙄🙄
Seb:
Seb: In 2002 he didn't have a seat. In 2003, he got a seat with Renault. He got his maiden pole in that year on the Malaysian GP. Making him break the record of the youngest driver to win a pole. He got his maiden win with the Hungary race and Kimi was also on the podium. He broke the record as the youngest F1 race winner.
Esteban: Your maiden win was also in Hungary????
Fernando: I did
Esteban: 😊😊😊😊
Lando: You guys are twinning
George: So you got your maiden win in your second year of racing??
Fernando: Again I did
George: Not a lot can say that
Seb:
Seb:
Seb: And then comes 2005 and 2006. He dominates. He wins 2 back to back championships. In 2005, he won seven race, got six pole positions and fourteen podium finishes, giving him a total of 133 points. The battle of that year was between him and Kimi. He broke the record of the youngest driver to win a championship. In 2006, he won seven race, got six pole positions and fifteen podium finishes, giving him a total of 134 point. His main rival was non-only then Micheal Schumacher.
Lando: How are the points so low??
Lewis: It was a differnet point system then
Nicky: This is really impressive
Mick: It really is
Carlos: He was the first and only Spanish WDC
Val: And only Spanish race winner.....
Carlos: 😣
Lando: Val apologize
Lewis: Come on Val that was not nice
Val: Sorry
Seb:
Seb: Fernando chose to go to McLaren for 2007. He become teammates with the rookie Lewis Hamilton. Fernando became 3rd in the championship that year.
Daniel: Was it mandatory to have the same hairstyle??
Alex: 😂😂
Carlos: Why Fernando why?? Your magic Spanish hair.
Max: It is a tragedy
Lance: I don't know whose hairstyle I find worse
George: Lewis
Kevin: Just both
Lewis: Like your hair is any better
Seb:
Seb: So after 1 year at McLaren he goes back to Renault for two years. In 2010, he joins Ferrari. Even though at the time and maybe still it doesn't feel like an achievement but he goes second in 2010, 2012 & 2013.
Fernando: Let's move on
Esteban: So maybe still doesn't feel like an achievement
Seb:
Seb: We skip his time by McLaren. Fernando got a new goal to accomplice: The triple crown. While still racing in F1 he does a race in IndyCar, the indy500. It wasn't as easy as he thought. He tried to win 24 hours of Le Mans first and he does. Twice, in 2018 and 2019. He still doesn't won the IndyCar race but he is working on it. In 2018 he retires from F1.
Yuki: What is the triple crown???
Checo: It is a achievement award you get if you win: WDC, IndyCar and 24 hours of Le Mans.
Val: Isn't it a Monaco GP win, indy500 win and 24 hours of Le Mans win????
Seb: I also thought th last one
Fernando: Sorry Checo but it is Val list
Checo: I name mine the triple diamond crown
Max: 😂
Seb:
Seb: After an 2-year vacation he return to F1 and I think we al know the rest.
Charles: Thank you Seb it was really educational
Lando: Loved to learn more about all this
Guanyu: It was a nice
Fernando: I will not say this again but thank you Seb
Seb: You are welcome
Okay but I loved to do research for this. I feel smarter now.
I loved the race today. My emotions for Bottas were all over the place. So happy with the Max win, little guted for Charles. Russell podium and Hamilton had a amazing drive, even though it ruined Bottas' race. What are your thought on the race?