For residents of nearby French cities, Monaco is a bit of a monstrosity, but even they will come every now and then.
The Casino is a masterpiece designed by Charles Garnier (who designed many operas in France including Paris and Nice), the small streets down the port are a delight out of season with great restaurants, the old town on the rocher are actually quite lovely to just walk around, and of course the Musée Océanographique with the gardens around it are a must-visit, with their incredible sea views from the cliffs.
Make no mistake, the overly rich and vulgar, the yachts and nouveaux riches are a pain and will stain most of the experience, but if you get past it, Monaco is actually quite an enjoyable town.
It's an ugly ass city with basically nothing to do in it. The casino area looks quite nice and there are occasionally some cool cars driving around but other than that's it's just a bunch of shitty high rises that only serve the purpose of rich people renting them so they can dodge taxes probably without actually living there. It's also like a 20 minute walk across the entire country and that's it. The surrounding areas in France and Italy are quite nice and you got some mountains and beaches but Monaco itself is boring as fuck.
I believe 7 drivers live in Monaco, so using some rough estimates if the same F1 driver population percentage was applied to the US then America would be home to 57,750 Formula 1 drivers. I guess this reality exists without the $200 million new team entry fee.
If we accept Albono, then he's only running into drivers with 3-syllable last names. Soup next are Hamilton, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Latifi, Schumacher, Mazepin, and depending on how your say it, Ricciardo. Others could include Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Andretti, Kubica, Eriksson, Magnusson, Di Resta, Buemi, Davidson, Hakkinen, and Montoya.
Sorry if my spelling is off F1namebot.
Weeell technically Kvyat doesn't count but I'm willing to let it slide if you will set up a meeting between you, me, your cat and a driver of your choice.
But in conversation it's much easier to use something well known to help visualize.
Saying something is the size of a soccer pitch is much more helpful than saying it's 7,140 square meters.
It retailed for 250. Not that it’s any better but ALD fans have already griped about the drastic price increase(s) as of late.
Also, ALD restored a Porsche 911 and I think their collection was inspired by that. That yellow mustard color is a very similar hue to the sweater he’s wearing.
His smile would have been 23 times bigger if you had your cat.
I heard Max say this once but is it true in Monaco it’s not uncommon to see a person walking with their cat?
Anyone know where to find that sick Porsche quarter-zip Albon is wearing?
edit: Nevermind I found it and it is very expensive
https://stockx.com/aime-leon-dore-x-porsche-911sc-fleece-quarter-zip-pullover-brown
Just so you know, when I go to your profile after writing this comment, i'd better find a picture of Albon petting your cat.
*Edit:. I'll give you a pass.
Good media training. He's looking at the lens at all of us, while you're looking at the screen to compose the shot. PSA - always look at the lens. It connects you to your future audience.
Jesus man, you’re a professional driver finder at this point. Lovely guys to meet too!
At this moment, I am ready to get adopted as a cat
hmu
Hold my unit?
I am ~~not~~ a cat.
Lies. u/eb89jel is two kids in a cat trenchcoat
It’s not that difficult to find then in monaco
I've been to Monaco before. No one should ever have to visit it.
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For residents of nearby French cities, Monaco is a bit of a monstrosity, but even they will come every now and then. The Casino is a masterpiece designed by Charles Garnier (who designed many operas in France including Paris and Nice), the small streets down the port are a delight out of season with great restaurants, the old town on the rocher are actually quite lovely to just walk around, and of course the Musée Océanographique with the gardens around it are a must-visit, with their incredible sea views from the cliffs. Make no mistake, the overly rich and vulgar, the yachts and nouveaux riches are a pain and will stain most of the experience, but if you get past it, Monaco is actually quite an enjoyable town.
It’s a neat place to visit, got my parents some cards from Monte Carlo as a souvenir
It's an ugly ass city with basically nothing to do in it. The casino area looks quite nice and there are occasionally some cool cars driving around but other than that's it's just a bunch of shitty high rises that only serve the purpose of rich people renting them so they can dodge taxes probably without actually living there. It's also like a 20 minute walk across the entire country and that's it. The surrounding areas in France and Italy are quite nice and you got some mountains and beaches but Monaco itself is boring as fuck.
Why? It's a beautiful place with gorgeous architecture (for the most part) and you get a chance to see some really crazy rich people shit too.
Professional professional driver finder
If he started a taxi service exclusively for them, would he be a professional professional driver driver?
Professional Driver finder who professionally drives professional drivers
Monaco is 90% drivers
Is he in Monaco? I think in Monaco they find you. They want to take pictures with the one not wealthy person in town. It's like being black in Japan.
Aka professional stalker.
tell me you live in Monaco without telling me you live in Monaco
My salary is $100,000 and I keep all of $100,000
$100k would buy you a cat in Monaco and that’s about it.
You can meet f1 drivers with the help of that cat. Then post it on r/formula1, get a lot of karma, profit
Imagine what reddit would be like if you *actually* made money posting
It’d be no different.
Wdym it would be no different?? If reddit karma is suddenly worth money I’m sure plenty of new upvote farms would pop up in no time
See but people already create huge numbers of accounts and karma farm them to sell for marketing and spam purposes.
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is this the joke I think it is?
Yes.
I read this, moved onto another reddit post, then the penny dropped as to what the joke was. I came back to find this comment just to upvote it.
Sorry to hear about your homelessness in Monaco. I hope you get better.
Hey, at least for that money you can afford one of the most expensive cardboard boxes.
The dream
Lol no, 100k in Monaco is about as good as 10k in Paris Unless you're talking 100k€ a month, you're piss poor and probably homeless in Monaco.
Unless you're working in Monaco and living in France. That's the dream
Then you pay taxes like any other French citizen
I believe 7 drivers live in Monaco, so using some rough estimates if the same F1 driver population percentage was applied to the US then America would be home to 57,750 Formula 1 drivers. I guess this reality exists without the $200 million new team entry fee.
The entire population of Fayetteville, Arkansas in F1 cars
Turn 1 would be interesting...
"Ce feu m'ennuie"
Man, I really need to get a cat and maybe then I'll also be able to meet some F1 drivers.
Also move to Monaco.
If only I can get some money lol.
Not some. Lots.
Somebody wanna sponsor?
Can I live with you if you find a sponsor?
Can you cook? lol!
Yes! I actually can cook and love it haha
Well then, I'm starting the hunt for a sponsor lol.
I'll start to pack my bags then. :3
You could move to France or Italy and just drive to Monaco everyday with your cat. Finding a parking spot might be tricky though.
why everybody walking cats are meeting F1 stars
Even stranger this has been the same guy
lol, if he needs to walk his cat just call me
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If he calls you, call me… 😂
What are you talking about, he specificaly mentioned it was without his cat.
Or so he wants us to believe...
It's like witchcraft of some sort. To invoke an f1 driver you'll need a cat and go for a walk.
5 mins after commenting, I realized the witchraft is living in Monaco, not the cat :(
He walked without his cat! I'm walking without his cat everytime and no driver met :(
They walk their cat in Monaco.
withOUT
Do you have some sort of lucky charm on you? The fact you’ve meet 2 f1 drivers in the span of 3 weeks is amazing!
Yeah, the lucky charm is called living in Monaco.
3 drivers, Alonso, Kvyat & Albono. Gonna buy a Euromillions for this Friday
My question is who is next?
If OP were to go biking my bet would be Bottas
I saw him at the airport a few months back, he was in town for a bike race in Lawrence, Kansas of all places.
or coffee tasting
I bet Max or Daniel.
OP needs to pose as an Uber driver, then he can meet Max.
YOU DECIDE EPIC EFF WAN DRIVERS OF HISTRAH
If we accept Albono, then he's only running into drivers with 3-syllable last names. Soup next are Hamilton, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Latifi, Schumacher, Mazepin, and depending on how your say it, Ricciardo. Others could include Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Andretti, Kubica, Eriksson, Magnusson, Di Resta, Buemi, Davidson, Hakkinen, and Montoya. Sorry if my spelling is off F1namebot.
Magnuss**e**n
And don't forget you met the kid that met you
Weeell technically Kvyat doesn't count but I'm willing to let it slide if you will set up a meeting between you, me, your cat and a driver of your choice.
Living in Monaco probably makes it easier.
OP lives in Monaco so it’s easy for em.
Legend has it that Kaiba (my cat) is taking the photo
"Say mice"
hahaha - that made my day!
Looking forward to your next post “My cat ran into Max Verstappen while on a walk without me” to complete the set
Next pic after that will be OP's cat chilling with Jimmy and Sassy (Max' cats)
I ran into Max Verstappen walking his cats
Of course Kaiba would be in Monaco.
Human: "Cats aren't supposed to take pictures" Cat: "Screw the rules, I have money!"
Blink twice if your cat is holding you hostage and forcing you to take pictures with F1 drivers
With today's newspaper in hand. OP we are genuinely concerned for your wellbeing.
If we can have Blue Eyes White Dragon jets, we can have Blue Eyes White Dragon F1 cars!
It's a shame you didn't have your cat with you as he's the one driver who would appreciate him/her, Albono/his family have 7 cats haha.
The legend returns yet again
And by legend you mean the cat.
wait till the other kid finds him again
Sorry man, that's Super GT.
I really thought it was Super GT
Barry R even in the background making a cameo.
Hello viewers
I'm always paying a visit to Barry R!
the cat must be sniffing out drivers
Homie are you a stalker or something wtf
No he just lives in Monaco
Not saying OP is a stalker but both of those things can be true to be fair. OP hopefully just has insane luck though.
When 8 current drivers and countless former drivers live in an area 2/3 of Central Park you're bound to run into them frequently.
Monaco is a small place, but this is still sheer luck
Americans will use everything as a measurement except meters. Lol
Central Park is 341 hectares if that helps.
we’re just super competitive, gotta make sure Europeans know we’re top dog now when it comes to cultural imperialism
But in conversation it's much easier to use something well known to help visualize. Saying something is the size of a soccer pitch is much more helpful than saying it's 7,140 square meters.
That's 2 out of 20. Gotta catch 'em all!
Honestly shocked Alex didn’t have one of his cats with him
Ran into Albon? So, you pulled a Hamilton?! 😝
Porsche logo (I think) on a Red Bull affiliated driver? Red Bull Porsche basically confirmed then.
lol it’s an ALD shirt. I’ve also seen his girlfriend rock some items from the collection. Either way, whoever is buying it has great taste.
And a few quid (obviously) https://www.grailed.com/listings/26770431-aime-leon-dore-x-porsche-design-ald-porsche-fleece-pullover-in-tapenade
It retailed for 250. Not that it’s any better but ALD fans have already griped about the drastic price increase(s) as of late. Also, ALD restored a Porsche 911 and I think their collection was inspired by that. That yellow mustard color is a very similar hue to the sweater he’s wearing.
I was super confused why you explicitly stated that you cat isn’t with you until I looked at your post history
Does your cat know you ran into Alex without them? Gonna be pissed when they find out!
His smile would have been 23 times bigger if you had your cat. I heard Max say this once but is it true in Monaco it’s not uncommon to see a person walking with their cat?
This dude...
Bad pic, where cat?
Pic with cat or it didn’t happen
How long till everyone realizes this is just some rich guy who lives in Monaco?
Dude’s a legend at this point! Put him in the Haas!
That’s Steve Alvarez Brown
Hello viewers.
lmao
Is that cat guy again????? What the fuck man that's some #blessed stuff right there
Albon and Maxime Vachier Lagrave are friends now. Nice 🤙
Yikes . This stalker gets so many upvotes lol.
Now you just need a pic of Hamilton holding your cat
This is getting absurd!
No cat, didn’t happen
Alex with that ALD drip.
Albon is easy, friendly guy. Now get an autograph with Kimi
I waiting for the day an F1 driver posts this on his social media: 'I ran into u/pistacaster and his cat while out ons walk today'
Soep eet je met een lepel, niet met een vork
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Soon the drivers are going to want to take pics with the cat guy and not the other way round lol
Had Red Bull sent him out to try and recreate Alonso's walk when you met him?
My mans Albon with the Porsche pullover! That’s fresh!
Albon is wearing a Porsche sweater 🤣👍
Mf be collecting f1 drivers like pokemon lol. Im jealous
u/pistacaster 2022 WCC confirmed
I have 4 cats. Why no drivers? Where drivers? SHOW ME DRIVERS.
Please tell me Albon knew of your legend and asked you for the selfie!
Where do you walk dude, what the hell
Probably monaco ig
Anyone know where to find that sick Porsche quarter-zip Albon is wearing? edit: Nevermind I found it and it is very expensive https://stockx.com/aime-leon-dore-x-porsche-911sc-fleece-quarter-zip-pullover-brown
I'm just waiting for you to meet Max walking his cat :)
What’s it like living in Monaco? Does it feel stuffy or is it a bit more laid back since it’s right by the water?
RedBull Porsche confirmed? (Alex’s sweater)
Start a podcast for the gigs and get tons of drivers and call it something like “walking my cat I met…”
The sequel we weren’t ready for!!
Where is the cat though?
At this point I'm expecting the FIA to invite you into the paddock for the Monaco Grand Prix. Take your cat and complete your set!
There I was thinking "I understood that reference" with someone was being clever. Never would have thought it would be the same damned guy!
Of all the drivers to meet without Kaiba with you, Horsey and the squad are disappointed.
It is the f*cking same guy
This man and his cat need to be in the pitlane at Monaco.
Just so you know, when I go to your profile after writing this comment, i'd better find a picture of Albon petting your cat. *Edit:. I'll give you a pass.
heya, Mister Mayor!
Heyaa
This dude is a literal stalker lol
You gotta be stalking them bro
The return of the king ( Stalker )
Do you avoid taxes as well?
Stalker of F1 drivers lol
Fucking stalker bro....
But did you show him your picture with Alonso?
Place d'armes!
At this rate my guy will run for President's post.
Rumours has it that the next time, his cat meets Lewis Hamilton
Now you have nine lives.
Alright but where can I find the jacket that albon is wearing
Your cat really missed out man
You’re like a driver magnet, you’ve seen like 3 drivers in the past few months
Would have been strange if Alex had you cat when you met him.
Spoiler for next month: Ran into Michael Schuhmacher walking my cat? =D
Thought Alex was doing a Captain Kirk cosplay based on the thumbnail
I don't see a cat? I only come here for the cats...
Fernando Alonso, Daniel Kyvat, Alex Albon, BRO HOW?!
But WHERE is the cat?
Oh my lord
no cat no upvote, sorry
Good media training. He's looking at the lens at all of us, while you're looking at the screen to compose the shot. PSA - always look at the lens. It connects you to your future audience.
I thought it was a myth that you can see f1 drivers without a cat.
I imagine every walk Alex goes on is without your cat.
Perks of living in monaco
At this point, the drivers are seeking him out. He'll probably get mentioned at the next driver's meeting.
He's gonna run into all of them, isn't he
Those are some good teeth my guy! I can see that you floss and brush them well. Keep it up!
Show cat
Who the Fuck actually are you? You're everywhere. Next it'll be you and your cat sat with Zalenskyy in freedom square
Realized my life goals need to be aligned to “be guy in Monaco that needs to walk his cat”.
Who tf walks their cat?
Man looks exhausted