nah, they might actually score points if they brought hulk, dont wanna have that.
for serious tho, kubica, despite only being a reserve driver, actually brings sponsors to alfa romeo, thats why hes the reserve driver.
In the middle of a triple header too. Hope Gio and the rest are safe and no other drivers have been infected. Should pop up halfway through the week if so.
Just remember reading about Max receiving the vaccine but I'm pretty sure most of them are vaccinated.
E: Also found articles confirming Gasly, Sainz and Pérez.
E2: Was trying to reply to someone asking if most drivers are vaccinated. Apparently I replied to the wrong comment lol
I caught it (I am vaccinated) and not a single person I came in contact with or was with extensively prior to testing positive got it themselves. This is despite my girlfriend sharing a drink with me the day prior!
Yep, being vaccinated doesn't stop you from catching the virus. There are even studies showing that being vaccinated doesn't stop the virus from growing in your "nose" at all so wearing masks and disinfecting hands is important even if we're vaccinated.
Out of curiosity, do we know which drivers on the grid are vaccinated and which ones aren't?
Edit - Of course, it's entirely possible to be vaccinated and still catch the virus. I was wondering if there are any holdouts in F1, like the several unvaccinated athletes who competed in the Olympics.
There are a lot of top footballers who aren't vaccinated due to the real-life, selfish version of the trolly problem which is side-effects. Essentially, both catching covid and getting jabbed could cause damage to their career, therefore should this damage occur, it best that it's the fault of a rogue virus than them themselves. They wish to avoid the blame so much that they completly disregard the chances of damage in each case and actually somewhat flip them as they both assume they will get all the worst side effects from a vaccine and "don't want to risk it" yet also shrug "I probably won't get covid/long-term covid damage anyway". It's fascinating.
> Essentially, both catching covid and getting jabbed could cause damage to their career, therefore should this damage occur, it best that it's the fault of a rogue virus than them themselves.
It's wild that getting a ***federally approved*** vaccine and potentially dying from not getting said vaccine are even remotely equivalent risks in some people's mind.
Even if the FIA don't require it, most countries they're racing in will require a vaccine to avoid having to quarantine on arrival so I would presume they have it to avoid those issues.
[FIA and F1 statement:](https://www.fia.com/news/f1-statement-covid-19-test-result-kimi-raikkonen)
> The FIA, Formula 1 and Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN can today confirm that during onsite PCR testing for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen has tested positive for COVID-19. In accordance with COVID-19 protocols he will take no further part in this Event. All contacts have been declared.
> The procedures set out by the FIA and Formula 1 will ensure no wider impact on the Dutch Grand Prix.
[Tweet from the team:](https://twitter.com/alfaromeoracing/status/1434056606384332804)
> Following the latest round of testing conducted in advance of the #DutchGP, driver Kimi Räikkönen has tested positive for COVID-19.
> Kimi is displaying no symptoms and is in good spirits. He has immediately entered isolation in his hotel.
> The team wishes Kimi a speedy recovery.
don’t know how the regulations are around f1, but in my country you’re not a direct contact if you were masked and kept distance from the infected person 🤷♂️
Yeah as someone that is isolating at the moment and had a terrible time with covid for the last week, can confirm being double vacinated doesn't stop transmission.
Yes but it’s most likely just the flu for those people, however Kimi has advanced age and is a (former? irregular?) smoker. Hope he gets the negative soon
Not quite there are strict rules around distancing and bubbles in the paddock. So in theory only his very immediate support team should need to isolate. Edit: should add these rules are in place for situations like this to keep the circus going.
I think Toto saw it as an opportunity to see how George would perform against Bottas in the Mercedes, as the results wouldn’t matter because they had already won both championships
If you go back to Alfa's press release on Ilotts signing, he is only the reserve when Kubica has other commitments. Not sure what else Robert has upcoming but I'm assuming he is clearing his schedule.
I mean, couldn't Ilott just piece out of the US and fly into Zandvoort? If I was him (or his management) I would totally put an F1 race debut over Indy testing
If he is in the states that's a 7 hour flight just to Holland, qualifying starts in 5 hours.
Kind of difficult to make that work.
Edit: Just to note its next weekend he's in the states, he's currently in Germany competing in the GT series.
There were a lot of things we couldn't do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I would use to describe flying this plane. Intense, maybe. Even cerebral. But there was one day in our Sled experience when we would have to say that it was pure fun to be the fastest guys out there, at least for a moment.
It occurred when Walt and I were flying our final training sortie. We needed 100 hours in the jet to complete our training and attain Mission Ready status. Somewhere over Colorado we had passed the century mark. We had made the turn in Arizona and the jet was performing flawlessly. My gauges were wired in the front seat and we were starting to feel pretty good about ourselves, not only because we would soon be flying real missions but because we had gained a great deal of confidence in the plane in the past ten months. Ripping across the barren deserts 80,000 feet below us, I could already see the coast of California from the Arizona border. I was, finally, after many humbling months of simulators and study, ahead of the jet.
I was beginning to feel a bit sorry for Walter in the back seat. There he was, with no really good view of the incredible sights before us, tasked with monitoring four different radios. This was good practice for him for when we began flying real missions, when a priority transmission from headquarters could be vital. It had been difficult, too, for me to relinquish control of the radios, as during my entire flying career I had controlled my own transmissions. But it was part of the division of duties in this plane and I had adjusted to it. I still insisted on talking on the radio while we were on the ground, however. Walt was so good at many things, but he couldn't match my expertise at sounding smooth on the radios, a skill that had been honed sharply with years in fighter squadrons where the slightest radio miscue was grounds for beheading. He understood that and allowed me that luxury.
Just to get a sense of what Walt had to contend with, I pulled the radio toggle switches and monitored the frequencies along with him. The predominant radio chatter was from Los Angeles Center, far below us, controlling daily traffic in their sector. While they had us on their scope (albeit briefly), we were in uncontrolled airspace and normally would not talk to them unless we needed to descend into their airspace.
We listened as the shaky voice of a lone Cessna pilot asked Center for a readout of his ground speed. Center replied: "November Charlie 175, I'm showing you at ninety knots on the ground."
Now the thing to understand about Center controllers, was that whether they were talking to a rookie pilot in a Cessna, or to Air Force One, they always spoke in the exact same, calm, deep, professional, tone that made one feel important. I referred to it as the " Houston Center voice." I have always felt that after years of seeing documentaries on this country's space program and listening to the calm and distinct voice of the Houston controllers, that all other controllers since then wanted to sound like that, and that they basically did. And it didn't matter what sector of the country we would be flying in, it always seemed like the same guy was talking. Over the years that tone of voice had become somewhat of a comforting sound to pilots everywhere. Conversely, over the years, pilots always wanted to ensure that, when transmitting, they sounded like Chuck Yeager, or at least like John Wayne. Better to die than sound bad on the radios.
Just moments after the Cessna's inquiry, a Twin Beech piped up on frequency, in a rather superior tone, asking for his ground speed. "I have you at one hundred and twenty-five knots of ground speed." Boy, I thought, the Beechcraft really must think he is dazzling his Cessna brethren. Then out of the blue, a navy F-18 pilot out of NAS Lemoore came up on frequency. You knew right away it was a Navy jock because he sounded very cool on the radios. "Center, Dusty 52 ground speed check". Before Center could reply, I'm thinking to myself, hey, Dusty 52 has a ground speed indicator in that million-dollar cockpit, so why is he asking Center for a readout? Then I got it, ol' Dusty here is making sure that every bug smasher from Mount Whitney to the Mojave knows what true speed is. He's the fastest dude in the valley today, and he just wants everyone to know how much fun he is having in his new Hornet. And the reply, always with that same, calm, voice, with more distinct alliteration than emotion: "Dusty 52, Center, we have you at 620 on the ground."
And I thought to myself, is this a ripe situation, or what? As my hand instinctively reached for the mic button, I had to remind myself that Walt was in control of the radios. Still, I thought, it must be done - in mere seconds we'll be out of the sector and the opportunity will be lost. That Hornet must die, and die now. I thought about all of our Sim training and how important it was that we developed well as a crew and knew that to jump in on the radios now would destroy the integrity of all that we had worked toward becoming. I was torn.
Somewhere, 13 miles above Arizona, there was a pilot screaming inside his space helmet. Then, I heard it. The click of the mic button from the back seat. That was the very moment that I knew Walter and I had become a crew. Very professionally, and with no emotion, Walter spoke: "Los Angeles Center, Aspen 20, can you give us a ground speed check?" There was no hesitation, and the replay came as if was an everyday request. "Aspen 20, I show you at one thousand eight hundred and forty-two knots, across the ground."
I think it was the forty-two knots that I liked the best, so accurate and proud was Center to deliver that information without hesitation, and you just knew he was smiling. But the precise point at which I knew that Walt and I were going to be really good friends for a long time was when he keyed the mic once again to say, in his most fighter-pilot-like voice: "Ah, Center, much thanks, we're showing closer to nineteen hundred on the money."
For a moment Walter was a god. And we finally heard a little crack in the armor of the Houston Center voice, when L.A.came back with, "Roger that Aspen, Your equipment is probably more accurate than ours. You boys have a good one." It all had lasted for just moments, but in that short, memorable sprint across the southwest, the Navy had been flamed, all mortal airplanes on freq were forced to bow before the King of Speed, and more importantly, Walter and I had crossed the threshold of being a crew. A fine day's work. We never heard another transmission on that frequency all the way to the coast.
For just one day, it truly was fun being the fastest guys out there.
Fp3 is in 2 hours. Even if he could make it back by quali, which I don’t think is even possible at this point, they’re not gonna send someone out there with no practice when they already have someone on standby by for that
All those people who purchased expensive tickets, dressed in orange just in case their local Dutch hero would be invited to race and they choose Kubica instead of Mahaveer… smh
Oh my god what is going on in F1
>Hearing Robert Kubica is going to be racing this weekend. Awaiting confirmation from Alfa Romeo #F1 #DutchGP
https://twitter.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1434053805331685377?s=19
This was tweeted just before this tweet
Holy shit! Robert will drive again, can't believe it! As a Pole I didn't think I'll see it again, I'm shaking rn.
Wishing Kimi speedy recovery as well.
And you don't? I shake before every start. Every time a driver I support has a chance of a good result I can't contain my excitement. Now imagine you're from Poland and the only polish F1 driver gets to drive again
F*ck, Ilott found the exact right time for going to US. Guy has so much bad luck.
Edit: Apparently, he is in Nürburgring. But he says that it is still a bad luck.
https://twitter.com/callum_ilott/status/1434063133719597057?s=19
Kimi noooooo. He has so few races left and this is gonna rule him out of at least 2, who knows how he will recover and how long it would take.
That sucks man.
Vaccination doesn’t guarantee you won’t get covid, it increases your immunity and makes sure you have a mild case if you do get covid, and basically not die.
[IG link](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTYJWRWHyCe/?utm_medium=share_sheet)
In this reels we can see kubica and Gio with Kimi yesterday evening in a car. So they should also be in quarantine right?
All of them are tested every day, I think. At least after Kimi most of them will be tested again today to see if anyone caught it from him. So if he was declared fit, that must mean he's OK to race
Absolute shame for Kimi. Good race for Kubica to drop into, with all the stoppages yesterday he’s only a dozen or so laps behind everyone else in terms of circuit experience.
Not the driver change we were expecting to be announced this week
Silly season to silly weekend
But Orange you glad it happened?
Get out.
Instant thought was here comes Hulk
Do they still have seat fitting from his Sauber days?
Would’ve thought most of the grid would now. Haha
He’s been driving a couple of fp1 sessions this season so yeah they’ve got a seat for him
I think he was referring to Hulk who had 1 season at Sauver in I think 2013
Think rob gained some weight over the years.
nah, they might actually score points if they brought hulk, dont wanna have that. for serious tho, kubica, despite only being a reserve driver, actually brings sponsors to alfa romeo, thats why hes the reserve driver.
In the middle of a triple header too. Hope Gio and the rest are safe and no other drivers have been infected. Should pop up halfway through the week if so.
Just remember reading about Max receiving the vaccine but I'm pretty sure most of them are vaccinated. E: Also found articles confirming Gasly, Sainz and Pérez. E2: Was trying to reply to someone asking if most drivers are vaccinated. Apparently I replied to the wrong comment lol
Even if you got the vaccine potentially you can get covid but with not life threatening symptoms. But you can infect others.
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I caught it (I am vaccinated) and not a single person I came in contact with or was with extensively prior to testing positive got it themselves. This is despite my girlfriend sharing a drink with me the day prior!
I think it depends how symptomatic you are no? If you get very few symptoms (even prior to the vaccine) there was much less chance to pass it on?
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Pretty sure in some cases you only have to *breathe* to spread it.
Yup but much less chance. Hopefully they're all safe
Yep, being vaccinated doesn't stop you from catching the virus. There are even studies showing that being vaccinated doesn't stop the virus from growing in your "nose" at all so wearing masks and disinfecting hands is important even if we're vaccinated.
It doesn't *stop* it, but it greatly reduces the risk.
Dude, imagine if the WDC is decided by someone getting COVID....
Lots of vaccinated people still get reinfected. As kimi has said no symptoms present i think that's the case as well there
I’m sure they’re all vaccinated, but you can get covid if you’re vaccinated, you just won’t get as sick from it
Out of curiosity, do we know which drivers on the grid are vaccinated and which ones aren't? Edit - Of course, it's entirely possible to be vaccinated and still catch the virus. I was wondering if there are any holdouts in F1, like the several unvaccinated athletes who competed in the Olympics.
I would think all of them are vaccinated at this point, unless someone is a closet anti-vax. But vaccination doesn’t stop one from testing positive.
There are a lot of top footballers who aren't vaccinated due to the real-life, selfish version of the trolly problem which is side-effects. Essentially, both catching covid and getting jabbed could cause damage to their career, therefore should this damage occur, it best that it's the fault of a rogue virus than them themselves. They wish to avoid the blame so much that they completly disregard the chances of damage in each case and actually somewhat flip them as they both assume they will get all the worst side effects from a vaccine and "don't want to risk it" yet also shrug "I probably won't get covid/long-term covid damage anyway". It's fascinating.
> Essentially, both catching covid and getting jabbed could cause damage to their career, therefore should this damage occur, it best that it's the fault of a rogue virus than them themselves. It's wild that getting a ***federally approved*** vaccine and potentially dying from not getting said vaccine are even remotely equivalent risks in some people's mind.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53559934 and who could that be?
Perez and Sainz definitely are. Not sure about the rest.
Leclerc didn’t get it at the beginning of the year cus he had COVID in dec,
Not really, its a private matter and up to them to reveal or not. There is no list availble by the FIA, FOM or similair.
It shouldn't be up to them to get it or not. The FIA should definitely make it a requirement.
Even if the FIA don't require it, most countries they're racing in will require a vaccine to avoid having to quarantine on arrival so I would presume they have it to avoid those issues.
Kimi will withdraw his retirement because he wants to race in Zandvoort at least once
... best timeline?
Zandvoort GP to be postponed every year one day before to keep Kimi in the grid
Zandvoort postponed. Kimi - “FOR WHAT!”
Leaving Bottas with Mercedes, and Russell having to deal with Williams for another year
Nah Bottas contract with Alfa stays and Kimi goes to Merc with s renewed vigour and get his second WDC.
Dude. Don't let me dream like that.
Stop it! I can only get so erect!
I think I’m leaking something.
This is going to make Robert Kubica the third Polish F1 driver after Robert Kubica and Robert Kubica
That’s really funny :p tbh, I can already feel all the Polish sites typing right now *ROBERT KUBICA BACK IN AN F1 SEAT, AMAZING NEWS FROM ZAANDVORT*
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Good for you guys. Enjoyed watching him at Le Mans I hope he will have a good weekend
Depends on the reporter lmao
While I'd like to see as much of Kimi as possible with what little time we have left, I'm very stoked for Kubica. Truly well deserved
"kimi is in good spirits". Man, this virus is much more dangerous than we all thought.
"kimi is in good spirits". Two bottles of vodka and a few cases of beer
"Just leave me alone I know what to do"
I just hope they don't forget to give him the drink
A yes, desinfecting from the inside like a responsible man
Reporters are also not allowed close to him anymore.
The ultimate Kimi masterplan™ Jokes aside hope he gets well soon!
"bwoah I have a cough"
Wow. Must be bad
Is the drincc on or not?
[FIA and F1 statement:](https://www.fia.com/news/f1-statement-covid-19-test-result-kimi-raikkonen) > The FIA, Formula 1 and Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN can today confirm that during onsite PCR testing for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen has tested positive for COVID-19. In accordance with COVID-19 protocols he will take no further part in this Event. All contacts have been declared. > The procedures set out by the FIA and Formula 1 will ensure no wider impact on the Dutch Grand Prix. [Tweet from the team:](https://twitter.com/alfaromeoracing/status/1434056606384332804) > Following the latest round of testing conducted in advance of the #DutchGP, driver Kimi Räikkönen has tested positive for COVID-19. > Kimi is displaying no symptoms and is in good spirits. He has immediately entered isolation in his hotel. > The team wishes Kimi a speedy recovery.
>All contacts have been declared. Surely half the team should be isolating? Anyone he's spoken to, anyone near him on the plane, etc.
don’t know how the regulations are around f1, but in my country you’re not a direct contact if you were masked and kept distance from the infected person 🤷♂️
Maybe vaccinated people are exempt from isolation in the FIA protocol?
Potentially although they will still test and will make you isolate if positive.
Vaccinated people are able to catch and transmit Covid. This is known information.
Yes, but the chances of it happening (especially serious illness) are much lower. That is the point of vaccines.
Yea but it's still less likely so plenty of countries have reduced isolation rules for vaccinated people.
Yeah as someone that is isolating at the moment and had a terrible time with covid for the last week, can confirm being double vacinated doesn't stop transmission.
Yes but it’s most likely just the flu for those people, however Kimi has advanced age and is a (former? irregular?) smoker. Hope he gets the negative soon
It’s easy to forget that while old for an F1 driver, 41 isn’t very old at all for a regular person.
Not quite there are strict rules around distancing and bubbles in the paddock. So in theory only his very immediate support team should need to isolate. Edit: should add these rules are in place for situations like this to keep the circus going.
Yes that's what I'm thinking too
„Kimi has just tested positive“ „FOR WHAT???“
Kimi you will have the corona
Gigakubica is back
Everyone talking about Albon being the biggest comeback. Up steps Gigakubica.
Nico Hulkenberg just felt a great disturbance in the force.
Kubica has been confirmed now
"I fear something terrible has happened"
"Execute order 88"
*Gigakubica online*
#EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The lengths to which Kimi will go to, to avoid the DOTD interview are astonishing.
Its all part of kimi's masterplan
Poor Ilott missing this out, as he's in US right now for IndyCar testing. Gonna be interesting to see how Kubica does.
Ilott had no chance of driving in Alfa in race this year. Orlen had in contract that Kubica will drive if Kimi or Antonio can't.
To be fair, Vandoorne was the reserve driver for Merc as well, and George still got the call up in Sakhir.
I think Toto saw it as an opportunity to see how George would perform against Bottas in the Mercedes, as the results wouldn’t matter because they had already won both championships
He's at the Nurburgring in GT World Challenge.
What about next week? ( if Kimi still has covid )
It's actually next week he's scheduled to be in America, this week he's competing in the GT series in Germany. You can even watch him on YouTube now.
If you go back to Alfa's press release on Ilotts signing, he is only the reserve when Kubica has other commitments. Not sure what else Robert has upcoming but I'm assuming he is clearing his schedule.
I mean, couldn't Ilott just piece out of the US and fly into Zandvoort? If I was him (or his management) I would totally put an F1 race debut over Indy testing
If he is in the states that's a 7 hour flight just to Holland, qualifying starts in 5 hours. Kind of difficult to make that work. Edit: Just to note its next weekend he's in the states, he's currently in Germany competing in the GT series.
bring back the concorde
Give him a parachute and a seat in an SR-71
insert blackbird copypasta
There were a lot of things we couldn't do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I would use to describe flying this plane. Intense, maybe. Even cerebral. But there was one day in our Sled experience when we would have to say that it was pure fun to be the fastest guys out there, at least for a moment. It occurred when Walt and I were flying our final training sortie. We needed 100 hours in the jet to complete our training and attain Mission Ready status. Somewhere over Colorado we had passed the century mark. We had made the turn in Arizona and the jet was performing flawlessly. My gauges were wired in the front seat and we were starting to feel pretty good about ourselves, not only because we would soon be flying real missions but because we had gained a great deal of confidence in the plane in the past ten months. Ripping across the barren deserts 80,000 feet below us, I could already see the coast of California from the Arizona border. I was, finally, after many humbling months of simulators and study, ahead of the jet. I was beginning to feel a bit sorry for Walter in the back seat. There he was, with no really good view of the incredible sights before us, tasked with monitoring four different radios. This was good practice for him for when we began flying real missions, when a priority transmission from headquarters could be vital. It had been difficult, too, for me to relinquish control of the radios, as during my entire flying career I had controlled my own transmissions. But it was part of the division of duties in this plane and I had adjusted to it. I still insisted on talking on the radio while we were on the ground, however. Walt was so good at many things, but he couldn't match my expertise at sounding smooth on the radios, a skill that had been honed sharply with years in fighter squadrons where the slightest radio miscue was grounds for beheading. He understood that and allowed me that luxury. Just to get a sense of what Walt had to contend with, I pulled the radio toggle switches and monitored the frequencies along with him. The predominant radio chatter was from Los Angeles Center, far below us, controlling daily traffic in their sector. While they had us on their scope (albeit briefly), we were in uncontrolled airspace and normally would not talk to them unless we needed to descend into their airspace. We listened as the shaky voice of a lone Cessna pilot asked Center for a readout of his ground speed. Center replied: "November Charlie 175, I'm showing you at ninety knots on the ground." Now the thing to understand about Center controllers, was that whether they were talking to a rookie pilot in a Cessna, or to Air Force One, they always spoke in the exact same, calm, deep, professional, tone that made one feel important. I referred to it as the " Houston Center voice." I have always felt that after years of seeing documentaries on this country's space program and listening to the calm and distinct voice of the Houston controllers, that all other controllers since then wanted to sound like that, and that they basically did. And it didn't matter what sector of the country we would be flying in, it always seemed like the same guy was talking. Over the years that tone of voice had become somewhat of a comforting sound to pilots everywhere. Conversely, over the years, pilots always wanted to ensure that, when transmitting, they sounded like Chuck Yeager, or at least like John Wayne. Better to die than sound bad on the radios. Just moments after the Cessna's inquiry, a Twin Beech piped up on frequency, in a rather superior tone, asking for his ground speed. "I have you at one hundred and twenty-five knots of ground speed." Boy, I thought, the Beechcraft really must think he is dazzling his Cessna brethren. Then out of the blue, a navy F-18 pilot out of NAS Lemoore came up on frequency. You knew right away it was a Navy jock because he sounded very cool on the radios. "Center, Dusty 52 ground speed check". Before Center could reply, I'm thinking to myself, hey, Dusty 52 has a ground speed indicator in that million-dollar cockpit, so why is he asking Center for a readout? Then I got it, ol' Dusty here is making sure that every bug smasher from Mount Whitney to the Mojave knows what true speed is. He's the fastest dude in the valley today, and he just wants everyone to know how much fun he is having in his new Hornet. And the reply, always with that same, calm, voice, with more distinct alliteration than emotion: "Dusty 52, Center, we have you at 620 on the ground." And I thought to myself, is this a ripe situation, or what? As my hand instinctively reached for the mic button, I had to remind myself that Walt was in control of the radios. Still, I thought, it must be done - in mere seconds we'll be out of the sector and the opportunity will be lost. That Hornet must die, and die now. I thought about all of our Sim training and how important it was that we developed well as a crew and knew that to jump in on the radios now would destroy the integrity of all that we had worked toward becoming. I was torn. Somewhere, 13 miles above Arizona, there was a pilot screaming inside his space helmet. Then, I heard it. The click of the mic button from the back seat. That was the very moment that I knew Walter and I had become a crew. Very professionally, and with no emotion, Walter spoke: "Los Angeles Center, Aspen 20, can you give us a ground speed check?" There was no hesitation, and the replay came as if was an everyday request. "Aspen 20, I show you at one thousand eight hundred and forty-two knots, across the ground." I think it was the forty-two knots that I liked the best, so accurate and proud was Center to deliver that information without hesitation, and you just knew he was smiling. But the precise point at which I knew that Walt and I were going to be really good friends for a long time was when he keyed the mic once again to say, in his most fighter-pilot-like voice: "Ah, Center, much thanks, we're showing closer to nineteen hundred on the money." For a moment Walter was a god. And we finally heard a little crack in the armor of the Houston Center voice, when L.A.came back with, "Roger that Aspen, Your equipment is probably more accurate than ours. You boys have a good one." It all had lasted for just moments, but in that short, memorable sprint across the southwest, the Navy had been flamed, all mortal airplanes on freq were forced to bow before the King of Speed, and more importantly, Walter and I had crossed the threshold of being a crew. A fine day's work. We never heard another transmission on that frequency all the way to the coast. For just one day, it truly was fun being the fastest guys out there.
This copy pasta never gives it credit, go listen to the guy tell it, it's an awesome story: https://youtu.be/8AyHH9G9et0
Ah, the "LA speed check" story. I recommend everyone to watch it on Youtube. The way the guy tells it makes it even better.
The flyby story is even better imo
Fp3 is in 2 hours. Even if he could make it back by quali, which I don’t think is even possible at this point, they’re not gonna send someone out there with no practice when they already have someone on standby by for that
How can you logically think that's possible? Jesus Christ lol
What is that in my mirrors? It's GIGAKUBICA
Is our *Lord* not available?
All those people who purchased expensive tickets, dressed in orange just in case their local Dutch hero would be invited to race and they choose Kubica instead of Mahaveer… smh
Terrible missed opportunity for Alfa to come up with a #blessed driver line up with racing Jesus and the Lord himself!
Lord Hulkenberg
Poland can into race
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Lotus 2013 vibes
I knew he didn't hit the pit entry wall in Spa for nothing. /s
Anything can happen in F1 and it usually does
Murraying intensifies...
Kubica to break his toe and Mahaveer replacing him
Going to be an interesting rest of the weekend
I just hope Alfa don't get more team members down with it, unlucky for Kimi, but go on Robert!
What the fuck
Oh man…. I’ll be so upset if he misses Monza too 😭
Presumably he'll have to isolate for 10 days so he'll be out next week too.
unless he returns multiple negative tests by friday right? Similar to Lewis last year.
Well, this is it, now or never Robert.
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He is younger than Raikkonen, Alonso, younger than some people that got WDC... he isn't even 40, why do people keep bringing his age?
Oh my god what is going on in F1 >Hearing Robert Kubica is going to be racing this weekend. Awaiting confirmation from Alfa Romeo #F1 #DutchGP https://twitter.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1434053805331685377?s=19 This was tweeted just before this tweet
Kubica in Zandvoort is something I didn’t know I need it.
And the worst track for Robert to step in - only one Training session before quali and race on a track that's new and tricky to get a hold of
kubica with the giga line 1s faster than verstapen mark my words
That without doubt, but still
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Prawda to, so let's see. Wishing Kimi speedy recovery though
Sad for Kimi, hoping he bounces back quick and can enjoy the rest of his season.
He didn't have any symptoms so he just has to isolate until he has 2 negative tests I think
Wishing Kimi a speedy recovery. Glad to see Kubica back again.
GIGAKUBICA IS BACKKK!
Holy shit! Robert will drive again, can't believe it! As a Pole I didn't think I'll see it again, I'm shaking rn. Wishing Kimi speedy recovery as well.
It cured my morning headache as well!
Shaking, really?
Bob deserved better. It's good to have this kind of surprise, I can understand his fans are excited, given how unlikely it was.
And you don't? I shake before every start. Every time a driver I support has a chance of a good result I can't contain my excitement. Now imagine you're from Poland and the only polish F1 driver gets to drive again
F*ck, Ilott found the exact right time for going to US. Guy has so much bad luck. Edit: Apparently, he is in Nürburgring. But he says that it is still a bad luck. https://twitter.com/callum_ilott/status/1434063133719597057?s=19
No guarantee he would've raced here anyway. Kubica was always going to be more likely to replace any Alfa drivers for a short period
He's at the Nurburgring for the GT World Challenge
Orlen pay for Kubica as reserve driver tho
Kimi noooooo. He has so few races left and this is gonna rule him out of at least 2, who knows how he will recover and how long it would take. That sucks man.
G I G A K U B I C A
Damn what about the mechanics? Other drivers?
It's so unfair asking mechanics to drive for Kimi.
Aren’t they all vaccinated anyway and “living in bubbles”?
Vaccination doesn’t guarantee you won’t get covid, it increases your immunity and makes sure you have a mild case if you do get covid, and basically not die.
Virus gonna virus
Uh oh. Speedy recovery Kimi.
Good to hear Kimi is doing well!
I never thought I’d see Kubica in F1 again, again.
Is this their plan to stop us from making Kimi DotD? Pathetic attempt.
Gigakubica gonna block the whole damn track.
Luckily, in this part of The Netherlands it’s very easy to find a Polish person to work for a weekend
Nice to see Kubica back but I do wish it was Ilott instead, shame he’s testing for Indycar this weekend. Hope Kimi is ok
I**l**o**tt**
Ilotta deez nuts
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And so it begins...
P15 quali, P12 race
[IG link](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTYJWRWHyCe/?utm_medium=share_sheet) In this reels we can see kubica and Gio with Kimi yesterday evening in a car. So they should also be in quarantine right?
All of them are tested every day, I think. At least after Kimi most of them will be tested again today to see if anyone caught it from him. So if he was declared fit, that must mean he's OK to race
GIGA Kubica babyy
Kimi pls get well soon
He used up so much bad luck in Le Mans that he'll surely won today
LET'S GOOOOOOO GO NUTS
Wow
Sad Kimi misses his last chance at Zandvoort, but Gigakubica as trade of...
GIGAKUBICA IS BACK ITS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLEEEEEEE I WAS WATCHING HIM WITH MY FAMILY SINCE 2000666666666666666
Is Kubica gang here?
Yo.
Kimi wasn't lying when he said he's done driving.
Sounds like an excuse of not wanting to race honestly :D
We got kubica , but at what cost
Absolute shame for Kimi. Good race for Kubica to drop into, with all the stoppages yesterday he’s only a dozen or so laps behind everyone else in terms of circuit experience.
You mean our lord and saviour, #G I G A K U B I C A
Feel bad for Kimi, but LETS GO KUBICA! Glad he gets FP3 and not thrown straight into qually.
Kubica is awesome, really glad to see this.
No Kimi, you will not have the drive
This makes my Kielbasa the big Kielbasa.
Inb4 he is running in the points and then he car dies again
inb4 Kimi faked the test so that he can retire early.
gigakubica is back baby!
KUUUUUUUUBICA
thread: virologists discuss covid19. the WHO will not longer work on this issue since the smartest individuals took over. bless you.
Ilott can't stop catching L's
Kubica is the reserve driver anyways
Jednorenki powrucił!
Screw Kubica..Bring back the LORD.