The wonderful thing about F1 is its complexity, the drivers, the cars, the environment, the budget cap policy and all the people in the pits and in the R&D workshop, and finally the politics and the capital.
Here's what the conversation Grosjean had with Haas' staff when he was greeted in France
-They like you.
-They do.
-We like you too.
After you crash your car frequently, everyone around you says Let's be positive behind your back. When you go to therapy because of that collision six years ago, they reassure themselves that Things will be better when there is nothing to lose. Of course, where Grosjean couldn't see it, other team staff were still joking, betting that Grosjean wouldn't make it to Turn 1; the entire team would be disappointed and even resentful after another qualifying crash. Competitive sports are always cruel, and the fittest survives. One driver bears the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people, but outside the rules, we still strive to retain some dignity and understanding for ourselves and each other, as well as support and expectations for the future. It is the complex but most fascinating side of human nature.
Grosjean said it was lonely at times, because he understood that it was never a few words of consolation from others that could save him, but only himself. The moment he forgave himself was the next time he rushed to the fourth place, got the score, and was His team embraced and cheered. On this road, he didn't dare to stop. Even if he was extremely tired and had nightmares all night, he could only keep driving. He prayed fast enough to leave those bad luck and horrible memories behind. You can use your next results to wash away your fatal mistakes, this season, last season, or even six years ago, drive to survive.
Ocon got into his commuter car and looked up at Checo's helicopter, which he knew by then. He didn't have another season. Hamilton, 33, said he hoped the young man would get more chances, with Vettel, 31, nodding beside him. Then Ocon, welcome back 2020!
10 teams, 20 drivers, the most dangerous sport. Maybe tomorrow the gold owner of a certain team will go bankrupt and liquidate. Maybe at the press conference this weekend, it will be announced that he will not make an appointment with this car. If you are lucky, maybe the teammates who used to be side by side next year will still be able to sit with you in front of the pole position. Looking at each other from afar, if unfortunate, maybe the last handshake in the team workshop before going on the field today will be a goodbye.
In 2020, when Grosjean was engulfed by the raging fire, everyone in the pits reminded the forehead tightly: when there is still time, I have to tell you this sentence repeatedly, "we like you too"
A 20-year-old child who silently endured the pain of the death of his relatives and friends, a passionate young man who competed with his teammates for the No. 1 driver, and a pair of friends who belonged to the rival team, who were supported by capital but also covered their abilities by dazzling capital. People, high-spirited, magnifying the word competition on top of cooperation, a rising star who pushed his teammates out of the corner, a veteran who was only asked when he would retire at a press conference at the age of nearly 40, and wanted to leave the opponent behind for many years. A pair of long-time rivals, they are not willing to be an alternative and would rather leave the top three players of the second camp team, the son of a more famous champion father, the former world champion who chose not to struggle anymore and retired, and only wanted to be annoyed after the mistake. Heroes of yesteryear hidden in helmets, two drivers for the state-owned team behind the country's expectations, Safe drive all.
Someone is waiting for you to come home.
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