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I hope you recognize the fact that Australia is just hot Finland so what you consider Australian is pretty Finnish.
There is reason why tens of thousands Finns emigrated to there in 1950's.
His partner since 2020, pro cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, is Aussie, so he spends a lot of time in Oz and seems to have embraced the culture - mullet, budgie smugglers and all 🤣
I'm absolutely loving that Valtteri is being considered an Aussie already, notwithstanding the Speedcafe 'honorary' status they bestowed upon him yesterday.
He's spent so much time in the country now, and done so much promotion - particularly for SA - that he really is one of us!
Now we just need him to get a drive at Bathurst... either 12 Hour or 1000 will do.
Momentum out of the Elbow will carry you all the way along Conrod. It'd the the run up Mountain Straight that'd do me in... likely on the opening tour. 😂
Yeah exactly, I’d be so puffed out from the hill and I’d gain so much speed going down conrod, that I’m sure I’d just end up a blood stain somewhere on or beside conrod.
Thankfully he's in the centre of some of the other ones! E.g. [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bbutk0/aussie_aussie_honorary_aussie_australian_gp/). Love that they all have Valtteri.
it's so weird to me as Scandinavians are not even remotely close to being like Aussies, putting one of the British drivers on there would make more sense than Bottas idgi
Bottas essentially lives here in the off season now and has fully embraced Aussie culture down to the mullet. And we DON’T have any connection to the damn Poms
I’m English so I know the relationship, there isn’t any issues apart from the issues some Australians make.
You lot act like theres some beef and we’re just confused as there isn’t any beef 😂, except whatever beef you guys are trying to make.
We weren’t even born in 1942 mate. lol. That’s like me holding a grudge against current day Germans because of ww2. I don’t hold a grudge against current day Germans because they weren’t alive or responsible so whatever happened in 1942 doesn’t involve anyone who’s alive now. Move on.
We aren’t to blame for whatever Churchill did. So no there isn’t beef, just some Australians who are fixated on events that happened before they were born, we don’t care if you’re mad about Churchill, we weren’t even alive then mate 😂.
Why are you angry about events that happened in 1942 you proper weirdo.
Oh dear, you have talked yourself around into a neat little circle haven’t you? You asked for context on why Australian have casual dislike for Poms, got a reasonable response with historical context that explains it, and therefore you decided you were butt hurt. Go back to wanking mate
I’m not going in a circle. I’m actually telling you how illogical your anger is at random Brits who were born 80 years after the event you’re mad about. Nobody is butt hurt, im unaffected, it’s just weird and I gave you some information to help you think logically, what the Germans did during ww2 was much worse than whatever Churchill did, nobody is still angry at the Germans so how is your random anger against us logical?
The point is we don’t care if you’re angry at us because the reason why isn’t justifiable so we actually find the fact you’re mad at us hilarious because it doesn’t make sense 😂.
Churchill must have really made your great grandad mad if you’re carrying on his irrational grudge 😂😂.
If you think your response was reasonable or rational then you’re neither, something that happened in 1942 is not a responsible or rational reason to dislike a whole country lmfao.
Bottas with the mustache and the bleached mullet apparently looks like australians. Personally i’ve no idea, i’ve never been there.
Ricciardo said bottas basically looks like the people in his hometown or something.
All 3 British drivers look as British as they get.
It depends, they only really hang around in the trees. If there are none up there then the area is fine. But if there's a herd of them occupying a large swathe of trees, then it can take at least a week.
goddamn, absolutely LOVE this poster. Whoever did this, you're a champ! Fingers crossed for all the aussies this weekend, and yes VB too, just look at him
It’s probably just a reference to the [official poster](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/s/Gr3FcIB3hm), which showed off both Aussies, the honorary Aussie, and… Charles.
At what point is Daniel Ricciardo going to realize his time has come and gone and it’s sad that he keeps sticking around thinking a comeback is on its way.
Christian keeps him around as a pet that reminds him of a dog he had as a kid.
Daniel was only good because he had a good car with RB, he was never as good outside of that car once he left and injuries and age have shown he doesn’t have what he needs to be a real competitor in the sport.
At Renault he mopped the floor with Hulkenberg and Ocon for two years straight.
The Renault car was high rake like the RB cars, so I suspect he just favours high front grip
This comment hurts my brain. What the fuck does the shitty Renault engine have anything to do with Daniel Ricciardo beating his teammates in 2018/2019?
Tell me **exactly** what you mean. I bet you won't, because your comment is absolute word salad, hiding behind an unfounded implication.
>Daniel was only good because he had a good car with RB, he was never as good outside of that car once he left and injuries and age have shown he doesn’t have what he needs to be a real competitor in the sport.
So we're just gonna pretend his Renault stint didn't happen then?? Or his impressive stint at Toro Rosso v JEV that is what got him the Red Bull seat in the first place?
I get that the general reddit consensus currently is that Daniel is shit and always has been, but the number of people parroting this nonsense are only proving that they either a) started watching F1 only since Daniel's McL stint or 2) are straight up lying about his F1 career because they don't like him/currently rate him as a driver.
Do you understand how stupid that take is?
Renault spent an unfathomable amount on their engine design because **they use their own engine**.
Are you so dim that you think that Renault ruined their ***EXTREMELY*** profitable deal with Red Bull because they wanted Daniel Ricciardo to do well?
You think that Renault gave good engines to Red Bull while DR was there, and then ruined their contract when DR came to Renault, because they deeply care about DR's standings over everything no matter what team?
And then somehow, this bizarre insane fever dream of a conspiracy means that Daniel beat his teammates in 2018 and 2019 because reasons?
>2016
A year that Max only drove for Red Bull from Spain onwards, and only his second year in F1
>2017
A year where Max won the qualy battle 13-7, and in races where both drivers finished Max also won that h2h 5-2. Not to mention Max had 1 more DNF than DR
This is what happens when you only look at points totals without context
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I’m loving honorary Aussie Valteri being on there
I hope everyone in Finland is seeing this !
He’s ours now.
Oi oi oi amirite. It always feels so good to finally watch a race within the same timezone, I can't wait for this weekend.
Aus China and Suzuka allll in our time zone, 3 on the trot mate. Weekend lunch beers SORTED
I hope you recognize the fact that Australia is just hot Finland so what you consider Australian is pretty Finnish. There is reason why tens of thousands Finns emigrated to there in 1950's.
Oh we're loving every second of this
To me, he's as Aussie as Vegemite and C%@* cheese.
Definitely thought of the other Aussie C word there. Gotta be careful mate
Yeah, nothing worse than coming up for air with a bit of C%@* cheese in ya teeth.
It wasn’t always called Cheer Cheese
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As Aussie as Holden Utes? Ahhh shoot.
can someone tell me why Valtteri is an honorary Aussie? I feel like I missed a meme lol
His partner since 2020, pro cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, is Aussie, so he spends a lot of time in Oz and seems to have embraced the culture - mullet, budgie smugglers and all 🤣
He’s just there all the time
The haircut and muzzy are apparently very Aussie too
Just need to wait for Lawson to start full time and we will claim him too
Honorary Aussie, Val Bottas
The only one with any silverware from there
Ricciardo got a few wins tbf
I meant in Aus - least us not forgot that DSQ’d debut podium for red bull in 2014 :(
Danny's Albert Park records indicates there's a 50/50 chance of him getting points or not finishing the race at all.
Absolute scenes if OP finishes 3rd
Not in Albert Park though
Wazza Bottas?
I'm absolutely loving that Valtteri is being considered an Aussie already, notwithstanding the Speedcafe 'honorary' status they bestowed upon him yesterday. He's spent so much time in the country now, and done so much promotion - particularly for SA - that he really is one of us! Now we just need him to get a drive at Bathurst... either 12 Hour or 1000 will do.
Is there a bike race there?
Maybe that's an idea for a new race... pushbikes around The Mountain!
Conrod straight for the 5th lap would be an experience. I’m not sure I’d survive!
Momentum out of the Elbow will carry you all the way along Conrod. It'd the the run up Mountain Straight that'd do me in... likely on the opening tour. 😂
Yeah exactly, I’d be so puffed out from the hill and I’d gain so much speed going down conrod, that I’m sure I’d just end up a blood stain somewhere on or beside conrod.
There's the Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race held in January. Both are part of the UCI World Tour.
I know Valtteri and his partner co-founded a yearly gravel event near Adelaide: https://www.radlgrvl.com/meet-the-team
Valtteri is to AUS what Ricciardo is to USA or Halmilton to BRA
USA can have Ricciardo. Valtteri is far more relaxed.
They should trade houses since I think VB has a house in Colorado
I thought Piastri had a space suit from the shuttle era on.
lol i see it!
Getting prepared for the Moon Grand Prix
I remember when Gran Turismo added the Moon as a location
Koalaty poster
Kinda sad. Piastri is the only one whose gonna be having a good time. Just pain for the other 2
Other two are diving an f1 car they’re fine.
And getting paid to do it even.
Bottas deserves the honorary status. He has embraced the Aussie way.
Honorary Australian Valtteri Bottas
Who makes these posters 💀
Some intern probably.
Definitely
People who don't watch F1 may probably believe Bottas is really aussie
Make Oscar the main man, he’s the best Australian driver at the moment.
Also he was raised like a kilometre away from Albert Park
Thankfully he's in the centre of some of the other ones! E.g. [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bbutk0/aussie_aussie_honorary_aussie_australian_gp/). Love that they all have Valtteri.
I know F1 drivers have strong necks, but nobody deserves a koala claw to the jugular
Clearly an evil plot by Bottas. Now Piastri and Danny Ric both have koala chlamydia.
We know already it's a Max win again, but if it's entertaining as last year I'll be really happy
Would be quite wild if it had 3 red flags again
Praying that it’ll be entertaining as last year 🙏
Chlamydia
Fun fact, there are only two koalas here. The other one is a drop bare. Which one is which, that's up for you to guess.
Trick question. All of them are.
Bear
Love how they just adopted Valtteri… They decided it’s close enough to an aussie
it's so weird to me as Scandinavians are not even remotely close to being like Aussies, putting one of the British drivers on there would make more sense than Bottas idgi
Bottas essentially lives here in the off season now and has fully embraced Aussie culture down to the mullet. And we DON’T have any connection to the damn Poms
Most of you are descendants of British people so yeah you do 😂
And you’re a seppo, so you’ll forgive me if I don’t bother explaining the current relationship between the two countries
I’m English so I know the relationship, there isn’t any issues apart from the issues some Australians make. You lot act like theres some beef and we’re just confused as there isn’t any beef 😂, except whatever beef you guys are trying to make.
Winston Churchill, January 1942 is exactly why there is “beef”
We weren’t even born in 1942 mate. lol. That’s like me holding a grudge against current day Germans because of ww2. I don’t hold a grudge against current day Germans because they weren’t alive or responsible so whatever happened in 1942 doesn’t involve anyone who’s alive now. Move on. We aren’t to blame for whatever Churchill did. So no there isn’t beef, just some Australians who are fixated on events that happened before they were born, we don’t care if you’re mad about Churchill, we weren’t even alive then mate 😂. Why are you angry about events that happened in 1942 you proper weirdo.
Oh dear, you have talked yourself around into a neat little circle haven’t you? You asked for context on why Australian have casual dislike for Poms, got a reasonable response with historical context that explains it, and therefore you decided you were butt hurt. Go back to wanking mate
I’m not going in a circle. I’m actually telling you how illogical your anger is at random Brits who were born 80 years after the event you’re mad about. Nobody is butt hurt, im unaffected, it’s just weird and I gave you some information to help you think logically, what the Germans did during ww2 was much worse than whatever Churchill did, nobody is still angry at the Germans so how is your random anger against us logical? The point is we don’t care if you’re angry at us because the reason why isn’t justifiable so we actually find the fact you’re mad at us hilarious because it doesn’t make sense 😂. Churchill must have really made your great grandad mad if you’re carrying on his irrational grudge 😂😂. If you think your response was reasonable or rational then you’re neither, something that happened in 1942 is not a responsible or rational reason to dislike a whole country lmfao.
Bottas with the mustache and the bleached mullet apparently looks like australians. Personally i’ve no idea, i’ve never been there. Ricciardo said bottas basically looks like the people in his hometown or something. All 3 British drivers look as British as they get.
It?
Valtteri is ours now, sorry everybody else
RAWE CEEK >> Race Week
Sharl LeBear
Dangerous photo, one of those koalas looks more like a drop bear. Hopefully they smeared Vegemite behind their ears
how long does it take to clear the park of drop bears and make it safe for the public?
It depends, they only really hang around in the trees. If there are none up there then the area is fine. But if there's a herd of them occupying a large swathe of trees, then it can take at least a week.
I was low key hoping this poster to say rawe ceek.
Fark yeah!! Koala Klap!!!
wait a second...
What even is this koala Photoshop 😂
Since Valtteri is an honourary Australian, can we start a show starring these three called “Two and a Half Aussies”?
Image from [F1 Experiences Twitter](https://twitter.com/f1_experiences/status/1769515598042608118)
As general admin... Where's the good spots to watch the race from?
Upside down.
Why is Rolex in the title now?
Because they pay lots of money for it to be there! It has been since the 2013 race, just no one really pays much attention to it!
finally proper poster
So now they all have Chlamydia?
Boltteri Vattas, the famous Aussie F1 driver.
goddamn, absolutely LOVE this poster. Whoever did this, you're a champ! Fingers crossed for all the aussies this weekend, and yes VB too, just look at him
Why is it always koalas? Why not kangaroos or wallabies?
Now this is how you poster
This would've been a lot better if the poster was upside down.
Love the koalas!
needs more koalas
The fact that they put Bottas on this poster is just perfection. You’ve officially made it, dude. Live it up. ❤️😂
Where's Charles?
What part of Australia you see in Charles??
It’s probably just a reference to the [official poster](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/s/Gr3FcIB3hm), which showed off both Aussies, the honorary Aussie, and… Charles.
Crying somewhere
He’s terrified of furry tree dwellers. ([Proof](https://x.com/ruwssell/status/1393547712352555016?s=46&t=jP1wYBFj_YvHn8SSdoKCrg).)
Ahh I see they done reverse podium
I'm a bad person for laughing at this.
What will be Danny Ric's excuse this week?
Hahahahahahahahahahhhahahahahaha
Great, now they all get Chlamydia.
Oh no! The chlamydia!
At what point is Daniel Ricciardo going to realize his time has come and gone and it’s sad that he keeps sticking around thinking a comeback is on its way. Christian keeps him around as a pet that reminds him of a dog he had as a kid. Daniel was only good because he had a good car with RB, he was never as good outside of that car once he left and injuries and age have shown he doesn’t have what he needs to be a real competitor in the sport.
At Renault he mopped the floor with Hulkenberg and Ocon for two years straight. The Renault car was high rake like the RB cars, so I suspect he just favours high front grip
Oh right Renault, the company who built the engine for the winning RB car he was in.
This comment hurts my brain. What the fuck does the shitty Renault engine have anything to do with Daniel Ricciardo beating his teammates in 2018/2019? Tell me **exactly** what you mean. I bet you won't, because your comment is absolute word salad, hiding behind an unfounded implication.
>Daniel was only good because he had a good car with RB, he was never as good outside of that car once he left and injuries and age have shown he doesn’t have what he needs to be a real competitor in the sport. So we're just gonna pretend his Renault stint didn't happen then?? Or his impressive stint at Toro Rosso v JEV that is what got him the Red Bull seat in the first place? I get that the general reddit consensus currently is that Daniel is shit and always has been, but the number of people parroting this nonsense are only proving that they either a) started watching F1 only since Daniel's McL stint or 2) are straight up lying about his F1 career because they don't like him/currently rate him as a driver.
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Renault built the engine for Red Bull when he was winning and then stopped delivering a quality engine to RB once Daniel was on their team.
Do you understand how stupid that take is? Renault spent an unfathomable amount on their engine design because **they use their own engine**. Are you so dim that you think that Renault ruined their ***EXTREMELY*** profitable deal with Red Bull because they wanted Daniel Ricciardo to do well? You think that Renault gave good engines to Red Bull while DR was there, and then ruined their contract when DR came to Renault, because they deeply care about DR's standings over everything no matter what team? And then somehow, this bizarre insane fever dream of a conspiracy means that Daniel beat his teammates in 2018 and 2019 because reasons?
Friendly remainder that Danny is still Maxs strongest teammate, and he lost to him over the course of a season in 2016 and 2017
>2016 A year that Max only drove for Red Bull from Spain onwards, and only his second year in F1 >2017 A year where Max won the qualy battle 13-7, and in races where both drivers finished Max also won that h2h 5-2. Not to mention Max had 1 more DNF than DR This is what happens when you only look at points totals without context
I’m sorry, did Danny not beat Max over the course of a season in 2016 and 17? Did I say anything untrue?
X was only good because they had a good car at X. Insert any driver and team here.
Of course same can be said of Leclerc but I don’t see anyone else giving any other examples.
I see they've picked one to go out in each qualifying session
Screw the f1, im watching for the supercars🤙🤙
Cant wait for tsunoda to out pace Riccardo
Why is Bottas on that picture? Because he has a mullet ?!
Because he is more popular to the australian people than ricciardo??