#Luca Badoer

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August 21, 2009 - Valencia, Spain Source: Clive Mason/Getty Images Europe

#hes so expressive #Michael Schumacher #Luca Badoer #2009 #f1 #ferrari

[didierpironi]

a summary of the most fucked up race in monaco 1996

#BWOAH IT WAS FUN TO MAKE THIS EDIT HEHEHEHE #classic f1 #my edits #monaco gp i love you #jos verstappen #giancarlo fisichella #pedro lamy #rubens barrichello #michael schumacher #ukyo katayama #ricardo rosset #pedro diniz #gerhard berger #martin brundle #damon hill #jean alesi #luca badoer #jacques villeneuve #eddie irvine #mika salo #mika hakkinen #heinz-harald frentzen #johnny herbert #david coulthard #olivier panis

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Michael Schumacher shares a joke with Luca Badoer during practice European Grand Prix: Valencia, Spain, August 21 2009 Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images

#the open shirt oh lord #the necklace too?!?? #Michael you’re killing me #formula 1 #f1 #old f1 #f1 archive #michael schumacher #luca badoer #scuderia ferrari #f1-2009 #msc-ferrari #msc-not a driver #2009 european gp #european grand prix

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Luca Badoer making Michael giggle (schumi for @princemick 10/13)

#michael schumacher #luca badoer #mine*gifs #schumi for kyle

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#michael schumacher #nicolas todt #marc gene #luca badoer #ferrari

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Luca Badoer   Forti - Ford 1996

#Luca Badoer #Forti #1996

[f1-2008-season]

Day 5 of team analysis, from a Scuderia to the arguably better one

Today: Scuderia Ferrari

1st drive - #1 Kimi Räikkönen

Coming from the most successful stint in his career, the Iceman will find himself with quite high espectations. Many fans hope Kimi will be able to defend his and Ferrari's titles, finding it hard for the opposite to be true

2nd drive - #2 Felipe Massa

Despite finishing 4 with only 16 points, the Brasilian was cause for speculations talking about a possible replacement with Fernando Alonso. Now of course we know that deal didn't happen, but Massa will have to put up quite the performance to keep his relations with Ferrari as strong as they are now

Reserve and test drive(s): Luca Badoer and Marc Gené

#2008 #f1 #formula 1 #formula one #scuderia ferrari #ferrari #felipe massa #kimi raikkonen #luca badoer #marc gené

[manykinsmen]

What do you think of Toto's obsession with keeping existing drivers in F1 when they lose their seats? Like Nyck de Vries, Ocon, Mick Schumacher all became Merc development or test drivers

Eh, is the long and short of it.

Like it has a significant basis in history - it’s pretty typical for people that lost a seat to be kept around in reserve, especially when there are rookies on the grid. I mean some of the best reserve drivers of all time have been people like Luca Badoer and Giancarlo Fisichella. Likewise, having an experienced older driver on hand from another series works well - especially if you have an associated team within that series you can do the contracting with (see when Mercedes had a successful Formula E team).

I know that Williams doesn’t function as a junior team in quite the same way that Alphatauri does, but in recent years it has effectively been a feeder team for Mercedes. His reserve choice for Lewis was George, when George was at Williams, which is also not without historical precedent.

The teams that typically only have a choice of rookies are often the back-marker teams with less income to keep an experienced driver on retainer. (Haas, Williams etc). Even when teams like Mercedes have a rookie test driver that they are interested in, there’s generally not much point putting them in the car for a single race reserve role unless they’re seriously considering giving them a seat next season. Better to have someone who you’re pretty confident can at least bring the car home intact. Mercedes in their current form have never put an out and out rookie in their car, outside of junior testing, nor have they ever seriously entertained bringing a rookie on board - that’s what Williams is for. So it’s smart, really, especially in the Covid age for Toto to have a few experienced drivers on speed dial for if something goes wrong. Like that makes sense from a team perspective.

Where it can be a little shitty is from the reserve driver’s perspective. Some of them can end up turning down seats at backmarker teams because they believe if they stay on as reserve with a frontrunner they’ll get a better seat later, which isn’t often true. Yes, if they are out of a seat entirely, then it’s wise to take a reserve position to keep your name in contention, but is Mick going to go from reserve to a seat at Mercedes? No. He wasn’t even one of the main contenders for the 2024 Williams seat - that was the rookie Fred Vesti, because the grid wants to see what he can do. Reserve driver roles can become a method of stringing people along, keeping the competition from getting them, and interfere with things like drivers potentially moving to another series.

So like, I get it. It makes sense for Mercedes. The real question is what the drivers being kept around get out of it.

#toto wolff #mercedes

[aneunelpeunim07]

The song "Our Town" from the movie Cars just made me emotional.

I was listening to the song while checking my emails, when suddenly I got curious about its lyrics. It then made me think of Scuderia Ferrari, especially their progressive development in the mid-late 1990s, the dominant 2000s era, and beyond.

Long ago, but not so very long ago The world was different, oh yes it was You settled down and you built a town and made it live And you watched it grow, it was your town

Those lines made me think of how the dream team of Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt, and Ross Brawn (plus of course Rory Byrne, and other drivers like Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello, Luca Badoer, etc) built the team for years before they managed to reap the fruits of their labor in the 2000s.

Time goes by, time brings changes, you change too Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go You never see it coming when the world caves in on you On your town, there's nothing you can do Main street isn't main street anymore Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before Tell the truth, lights don't shine at all In our town

Then of course after the mid-2000s, it slowly crumbled down for the Scuderia. They had very talented drivers at multiple points, like Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel, and the 2010s also marked the return of their last WDC, Kimi Raikkonen. None of that immense talent in their roster managed to bring back the so-called Golden Age of the Scuderia.

Sun comes up each morning, just like it's always done Get up, go to work, start the day You open up for business that's never gonna come As the world rolls by a million miles away Main street isn't main street anymore No one seems to need us like they did before It's hard to find a reason left to stay But it's our town, love it anyway Come what may, it's our town

And now we're here in the modern era. We're left wondering if we will get to experience the euphoria of the Golden Age. Some are starting to question if the yearly "This year is going to be our year!" delusion is worth keeping. Nevertheless, the sentiment remains the same: It's our town, and we love it anyway. Come what may.

#f1 #formula 1 #formula one #michael schumacher #sebastian vettel #fernando alonso #kimi raikkonen #scuderia ferrari #forgive my emotional ramble #JD_txt

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Luca Badoer

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March 7, 1996 - Melbourne, Australia Source: Pascal Rondeau/Allsport

#Riccardo Rosse #Jos Verstappen #Ukyo Katayama #giancarlo fisichella #Luca Badoer #johnny herbert #Heinz-Harald Frentzen #Oliver Panis #Jacques Villeneuve #Mika Hakkinen #Damon Hill #Gerhard Berger #Jean Alesi #Michael Schumacher #1996 #f1 #formula 1

[f1]

TEAM GUIDE: The essential lowdown on Italian team AlphaTauri as Tsunoda and De Vries prepare for 2023

AlphaTauri have a new driver for 2023, but how did Red Bull’s sister team begin life in F1? Here’s a brief guide on the Italian squad and their hopes for the season ahead. Drivers for 2023 Nyck de Vries #21: 2 points, 1 Grand Prix start Yuki Tsunoda #22: 44 points, 44 Grands Prix starts Yuki Tsunoda jumped from Japanese F4 to Formula 1 with AlphaTauri within four years as the youngster managed three wins and P3 in his debut Formula 2 campaign. The Honda-backed driver boasts a best race finish of fourth in his two seasons with the squad, and will be joined by a near-rookie, as Nyck de Vries has left the Mercedes family – for whom he was an F1 reserve and Formula E driver – for the Red Bull-powered team. The 27-year-old Dutchman (28 as of February 6) won the 2020-21 Formula E Championship after taking the 2019 F2 title, and he made his F1 debut for Williams last year in place of Alex Albon. De Vries ran for AlphaTauri in the end-of-season young driver test Last season AlphaTauri started 2022 as consistent points scorers when Tsunoda managed P8 in the season opener before Pierre Gasly – now at Alpine – took points at Jeddah and Melbourne, and Tsunoda backed that up with P7 at Imola. From then on, the team struggled to hit the top 10 – their best result delivered by Gasly as he scored P5 at Baku – and they scored just five times in the second half of the season. Tsunoda scored just once from Rounds 7-22, and the team finished ninth in the standings with 35 points to their tally, with the Japanese racer retained for 2023. De Vries (L) joins Tsunoda (R) at AlphaTauri in 2023 History AlphaTauri’s roots lie in the Minardi team, who were formed at Faenza, Italy, in 1979 and made their F1 debut in 1985. In 1988 they scored their first F1 points thanks to Pierluigi Martini and thus began a promising period for the Italian minnows, who fielded the likes of Alex Zanardi, Michele Alboreto, Luca Badoer and Giancarlo Fisichella through the ‘90s. Fernando Alonso made his F1 debut with the team in 2001, the year that Paul Stoddart took over the team, and at the end of 2005 the squad was sold to Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz and renamed Toro Rosso. Fernando Alonso made his debut with Minardi in 2001 They would serve as a Red Bull feeder squad, the likes of Sebastian Vettel – who took a famous Toro Rosso win at Monza in 2008 – Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen all graduating to the senior outfit. In 2020, they re-branded as AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s fashion label. Still based at Faenza, they are currently the only ‘customer’ team of Red Bull Powertrains – but carry Honda branding, just as Red Bull do. Greatest achievement Pierre Gasly’s victory in the 2020 Italian Grand Prix marked the fashion brand’s debut F1 season in style. Vettel took a stunning win for Toro Rosso in 2008 This season AlphaTauri’s 35-point haul in 2022 was their lowest in three years, and the team will be looking to get back to the points. De Vries is proven in junior series and Formula E, and there’s little doubt that he’s a solid hire for the team headed by Franz Tost – but De Vries’s appointment will only pile more pressure on Tsunoda. READ MORE: AlphaTauri announce 2023 livery launch date – and confirm name of new car The Japanese driver scored just 12 points last season, and with Gasly gone, Tsunoda will need to step up and show he’s ready to lead the team. They do have a class-leading power unit with Red Bull, but with the likes of Aston Martin, Haas and Alfa Romeo around them, AlphaTauri might be facing an uphill battle to place better than ninth in 2023. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

#F1 #TEAM GUIDE: The essential lowdown on Italian team AlphaTauri as Tsunoda and De Vries prepare for 2023 #Formula 1

[f1-and-done]

this haunts me

#f1 #george russell #luca badoer #btw this is like my third meme I've made on this template today #also I regret this one most of all because this truly is my biggest fear atm

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Luca was disappointed to retire from the race. Things had gone from Badoer to worse

#F1 #Formula 1 #Formula One #Luca Badoer #pun #puns

[f1pictures]

Luca Badoer  Forti - Ford 1996

#Luca Badoer #Forti #Crash #1996

[formulagrafica]

Retro Thursday - 1999 Formula 1 Season - Team Suit - Minardi Team Welcome to #RetroThursday. One day a week dedicated to F1 from past years. Helmets, suits, liveries or tracks with a little more of creativity. This time will dedicate it to Minardi Team and their racing suit used in 1999.  Minardi competed that year with drivers Luca Badoer (ITA) and Marc Gene (ESP), unfortunately getting only 1 point in the championship due to the 6th place of Gene in the European GP, also, in that same GP is reminiscent of the touching cry of Luca Badoer after leaving the race with 13 laps to finish due to gearbox problems... Let me ask you now. What do you want to see next time? Feel free to comment. :)

#iPhone Wallpaper #minardi team #luca badoer #marc gene #Formula 1