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u/Piedro92
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[OC] - I took a picture of Max with his orange army today at Red Bull Ring. Photo
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u/lIlIllIlIlI #WeRaceAsOne Jul 08 '22
Wow, absolutely stunning shot and my new wallpaper!! Did you snap any pics of the Ferrari’s as well?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 08 '22
Sure did! Feel free to download and use: https://imgur.com/smomnt0
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u/Enlighten_YourMind Jul 09 '22
You da real MVP 🤝
Gratz on your boy doing so well in quailed while you were there too!
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Thank you! I was at Turn 4 shooting pictures of him with the bull allllll the way to the other side when he took pole! What a nail biter with Ferrari and RB so close! Seeing the Merc crashes live was also unreal. Glad they're okay!
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u/AliAle24 Formula 1 Jul 08 '22
Wow, this is seriously amazing!
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u/Ld511 Jul 08 '22
Beautiful track. These stretch of european races really show the beauty of motorsports, street races are fine occasionally but nothing beats a track like this or some of the others
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 08 '22
Yeah man. It was so much fun shooting with different elevation changes. You get some unique vistas at every corner.
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Jul 09 '22
Yeah it's funny that street races are actually trying for aesthetics, but the tracks just do it better, with ease. Red Bull ring has everything glorious about Austrian landscape, while also having a circuit that just feels suitably epic
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u/cmd_iii Mario Andretti Jul 09 '22
“Yeah….We’re gonna just go ahead and ditch Road America for a street race in Chicago, anyway.”
—NASCAR, Believe It or Not!!
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u/Gr1mmage Jul 09 '22
You mean you don't like generic tight twisty corners with no overtaking, leading into a long straight for DRS overtakes, with zero character and even less run off, possibly on actual streets, but just as likely to actually be a purpose built circuit that's labelled a street circuit so it has lower safety requirements. Also may or may not be anywhere near the actual city the race is named after
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u/listyraesder Jul 09 '22
Races are named after countries not cities, except for the 2 spare yank ones.
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u/Gr1mmage Jul 09 '22
Officially maybe but I'd say that the majority are more commonly referred to be the name of the city or the circuit (which is often named after a nearby town/city) rather than the official title. Case in point with the person below mentioning Emilia Romagna, which basically never gets called that (or even by the course name Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari), it's just Imola 99% of the time
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u/TheRealGooner24 Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
Mexico City Grand Prix, Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Singapore (city-state) Grand Prix?
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u/kai325d Sebastian Vettel Jul 09 '22
Abu Dhabi, it's still the Brazilian GP
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u/TheRealGooner24 Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
No the official name was changed to Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2021.
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u/-apparition- Jul 08 '22
am i dumb? what is first corner on the top of the photo?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 08 '22
T1 :). Elevation is confusing so no worries!
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u/-apparition- Jul 08 '22
it feels like the turn is mirrored cause of the elevation. Looks like it turns from the grandstand side instead of the other
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u/UPBenny223 Jul 09 '22
Its not T1. The corner you're reffering to is a chicane that was added last year between T1 and T2 for MotoGP because they were getting too fast up towards T3. The F1 layout is still the same tho.
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u/OldWiseMann Jul 09 '22
No he means the bending barrier in the run off at turn 1. It bends to the right (because the run off is longer if you go straight on from the start finish straight. The bending of the barrier made him think turn 1 is mirrored with that barrier as the inside of a lefthander turn 1
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Hey guys!
I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all for the positive response. I did not expect this to blow up that much as it did. I am a bit shaken to be honest.
As multiple people asked, I have taken photos from other drivers here too! See them here.
Feel free to use them anywhere as you please, I just like to see my work out there :).
Please do DM me if you'd like to see more pictures of the event. I'll get back to you after the weekend.
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u/WhispersOfOxenfurt Max Verstappen Jul 08 '22
Great picture and great view of the track.
Shame about the aramco photobomb, would be so much better if that sponsoring wasn't there front and center.
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u/DoxedFox Red Bull Jul 08 '22
Egh, that could be removed. Very good picture for a poster.
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u/joeyokahama Max Verstappen Jul 08 '22
I could see RBR making a race poster of this with Max and Checo next to each other
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u/WhispersOfOxenfurt Max Verstappen Jul 08 '22
Yeah totally, I just mean in real life.
Looks like it's quite a scenic and cinematic spot to watch the race from and then you have all these huge ass sponsor texts taking you out of it.18
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u/LogTekG Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
Idk, part of me feels that sponsors are somhow part of the charm of motorsports. Not the companies themselves, mind you, but all the decals and logos...
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u/BigSlav667 Charles Leclerc Jul 09 '22
Definitely.
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u/OneObi Kimi Räikkönen Jul 09 '22
The writing actually creates some depth. I decided to go for the one with the sponsor
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u/BF194 Max Verstappen Jul 08 '22
Hello new phone wallpaper! Great shot mate
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 08 '22
Enjoy! If you want I have the same shot from other drivers too.
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u/SeaworthinessOne5560 Sebastian Vettel Jul 08 '22
This is the highest res photo of it I’m assuming?
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u/too_much_feces Jul 09 '22
I'd love to see those.
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Here they are. Again, feel free to take and use anywhere. Just credit me if you post it anywhere :). I love to see where they end up.
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Jul 09 '22
Do you happen to have a Hamilton shot aswell?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
I took a look, and it doesn't look like it. However there are 9000 pictures to go through. The ones I did find already I can send you a link for, but no Hamilton yet :(.
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u/dinosaursandsluts Andretti Global Jul 08 '22
Can you post a desktop wallpaper size of this? It would go perfect on my vertical screen. Pretty please??
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 08 '22
This is one :). Open it. It's 4000*6000 pixels. I have the same shot of 6 other cars which I'll upload after the weekend if you want. Just DM me!
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u/3dmontdant3s Ferrari Jul 08 '22
nice shot! but personally I find the font for the watermark horrible
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u/viratkilo Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
Oh god I soooo want to be in those stands. Saving for it, a bit tough because it'll cost me like half a year's salary but one day definitely!!
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
If it's helpful: this was actually general admission! I paid 40 euros for the Friday ticket. I think the entire weekend is about 150-200 for general admission.
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u/Metalligit McLaren Jul 09 '22
Yeah, I'm not a Verstappen or a RB fan at all. But that is a stunning pic dude - you absolutely nailed that. Good job.
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u/rundiegorun Jul 08 '22
Honest question. There were a few people wearing orange "actvie!" Shirts. What does that mean and where can I get one? (Sorry my husband got my into f1 and I'm still learning)
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u/Blanchimont Maxsplaining 🫳🫴 Jul 08 '22 edited Jul 09 '22
That was Lidl's tie-in to the 2021 European football (soccer) championships. Actie means action in Dutch, but in commercial context is can also be used to indicate something's on sale/offered at a discount. The "actie!" On the shirts is done in the exact same font Lidl uses on the weekly discount/on sale price tags in their stores and in their flyers.
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u/Ozzurip Jim Clark Jul 08 '22
This is one of those “oh this is one picture” photos. It’s really impressive
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u/UpstairsBus5552 George Russell Jul 09 '22
wow you never really feel that elevation when watching or playing the game.
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u/fawazaa Red Bull Jul 09 '22
Bro how can I get this? It’s stunning!
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
The picture? Feel free to download it :). It's the high-res 4000*6000 pixel version.
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u/ppSmok Niki Lauda Jul 09 '22
Do you have Schönberg GA tickets? View seems rather great there! And nice shot. Love how it catches the elevation change.
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u/theBirdu Sir Jackie Stewart Jul 09 '22
I thought it was two photos top and bottom until i read the comments on elevation! Insane!
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u/kj_gamer2614 Red Bull Jul 09 '22
My first Grand Prix ever, and I was in the max verstappen grand stand, and the atmosphere is unreal. Shame people can’t listen to the instruction about the flares. I get using flares after the race but during the race it means that the fans can’t see properly, but more importantly the drivers have smoke across the track. Still pretty epic to finally be there
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u/ChazHat06 Jul 09 '22
EXIF data + kit? This is a mega impressive shot
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Nikon D5300 with a standard 70-300mm telezoom.
Exif:
Nikon D5300
70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-6.3
ƒ/5.0
70.0 mm
1/1000
ISO 100
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u/ForeverAddickted Jul 09 '22
That is a stunning image!! - Did you just use your phone?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
No, I shot it with a Nikon D5300, which is still a pretty cheap DSLR.
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u/hdjfntbrbfbd Charles Leclerc Jul 08 '22
Why is orange his color? I thought that was mclaren
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u/RAWRacing Formula 1 Jul 08 '22
Orange is the Dutch national color, sort of
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u/MobiusF117 Formula 1 Jul 08 '22
Not sort of. It is the national colour indeed.
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u/Tabard18 Jul 08 '22
But they didn’t bother putting it on the flag
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u/mattiejj Yuki Tsunoda Jul 08 '22
It was on our flag (that's why the New York flag is is orange-white-blue), but the French ruined it, and during the second world war it became a Nazi symbol so it's pretty controversial. Nowadays we use a orange pennant next to the flag.
Kinda sad because it was a baller flag.
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u/MobiusF117 Formula 1 Jul 08 '22 edited Jul 08 '22
It used to be.
The old flag was orange, white and blue, also known as the "Prinsenvlag", but the current one was also used interchangeably.
After Napoleon's occupation of the Netherlands, the newly formed Kingdom decided to use the red, white and blue flag to appease people in opposition to the new monarchy, as the orange colour would be associated with the new king.
The king was part of the house of Orange-Nassau, an offshoot of the house of Orange that William of Orange (the founder of the country) was part of and the ultimate reason the colour is associated with national pride to this day.
As a compromise, an orange streamer is now flown over the flag for events involving the royal family, such as during King's day.There have been movements in the past to reinstate the old flag, one of them being through the efforts of the NSB (Dutch Nazi-aligned/fascist party during WW2) as a nationalistic symbol. As a result, it has become a loose symbol of nationalism and efforts to bring it back are usually led by right wing parties, but even those don't push too hard.
The colour orange on it's own has, as a result, become a symbol associated with the monarchy, the country and sports.
So, in short, it's a bit of a complex situation. The orange colour on it's own is seen as a symbol of national pride, but the line to nationalism is drawn at including that colour in the actual flag.
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u/NorthernLordEU Red Bull Jul 08 '22
Dutch nationals have a king with (of orange) as last name. Its our national color basically.
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u/Sidfire Red Bull Jul 08 '22
Lovely! can you go up to the mountains?
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u/L44KSO Jul 08 '22
One can go up to the mountains - you can even see some of the slopes on the other side on the mountains.
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u/primavera31 Jul 08 '22
too bad Aramco finds a way to screw up a f1 team and photobomb a perfect shot.
Bad Aramco..bad bad🤪😁
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u/CarlCaliente Netflix Newbie Jul 09 '22
ok I thought I had Europe figured out
Verstappen is Dutch. The Dutch like Orange
Austria is a country in Dutch. That's why so many people come to support Verstappen, right?
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u/TheRealGooner24 Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
Austria is a country in Dutch.
This is where it all goes wrong I'm afraid. Austria and the Netherlands are separate countries.
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u/Ryan_NYXL Charles Leclerc Jul 09 '22
Dutch people are from Netherlands which is a separate country to Austria
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u/zastava_ Aston Martin Jul 09 '22
Austria used to rule over the Netherlands so there is a connection
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u/Weary-Tradition-8687 Jul 09 '22
Eh? Nah. You're confused with Belgium here I think.
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u/Cheeze0206 Jul 09 '22
Ehhh nah… Belgium is independent since 1830. The Austrian house of Habsburg ruled over the Netherlands from 1715 until 1795
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u/Weary-Tradition-8687 Jul 09 '22
You do realise that Belgium and the Netherlands were only unified under/after Napoleon right? You're quite right that the Habsburgs ruled the southern Netherlands (aka Belgium), but the part that is known as the Netherlands now never was under their rule (nor were the two ever a single country until after 1815).
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u/listyraesder Jul 09 '22
Verstappen owns a travel company that sells packages of tickets and plane/train/hotel to his supporters. He buys those tickets in bulk which is why they’re all sitting together.
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
I'd also add that a LOT of Dutch people go to Austria for either summer or winter holidays. Furthermore plenty of enterprises such as restaurants/cafes in Tyrolean villages are owned and ran by Dutch people who moved here. The Dutch just really like Austria!
Fun fact: I was speaking with a security guy yesterday, and he mentioned that there are two Dutch campings up the high side of the track. As in, Dutch speaking people only. This surprised me as my camping site is also 90% Dutch, lol.
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u/skg555 Jul 09 '22
Over-saturation much?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Nope! Just 3-4 points in lightroom. It was just very sunny yesterday and the orange from the flares was honestly a little blinding.
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u/FlashFox24 McLaren Jul 09 '22
I'm new, can someone please explain the orange? When I was watching qualifying I thought they were mcclarin supporters.
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u/Ryan_NYXL Charles Leclerc Jul 09 '22
Dutch fans
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u/FlashFox24 McLaren Jul 09 '22
I get that but why orange? Isn't their flag red white and blue?
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u/wEEzyNL Chequered Flag Jul 09 '22
The color orange refers to the family name of the Dutch Royal Family, the House of Orange-Nassau. Their ancestor, William of Orange, is the founding father of the Netherlands. Orange symbolizes national unity, and the Dutch signify national pride by wearing orange.
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u/joseph_joestar___ Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22 edited Jul 09 '22
In a nutshell:
William of orange is our founding father
He helped the Dutch win the Dutch revolt, the war against the Catholic Spanish monarch in the Netherlands. And futher in history the house of orange has held off several invasion of the Netherlands. the Dutch flag used to have orange instead of red, this makes orange our national color.
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u/xrock24x Jul 09 '22
Wow I thought this was a photoshop
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
It isn't! Should you want to know, I only boosted the colours, clarity, and contrast, and bumped the brightness of the car specifically a little bit.
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u/lazygeekninjaturtle Jul 09 '22
Wow... so beautiful.. it looks like three different pictures stitch together.
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u/EpiphanyStoat Jul 09 '22
I'm new to F1 interest and feeling dumb for not realizing the tracks aren't necessarily flat
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u/TheRealGooner24 Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
Hey man do you have any landscape shots to use as a desktop wallpaper, preferably in 16:9?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
I do have some, but will have to look through all pictures. I sent you a DM of some you might like?
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u/Need_For-Sleep Jul 09 '22
Amazing picture! I can’t seem to find it in the comments but what camera are you using?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
This was shot on a Nikon D5300 with a 70-300mm zoomlens. I think at about 100mm, 1/2000th of a second (if you want to freeze an F1 car you have to go FAST), and F6.5.
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u/Hasimo_Yamuchi Jul 09 '22
Bundle in the commentary yesterday said that it is effectively Max's very own grandstand 😊😊😊
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u/Holy-cheeseburger Formula 1 Jul 09 '22
Can anyone tell me what that chicane at the second DRS straight is for
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u/The-Great--Cornholio Ferrari Jul 09 '22
As a Ferrari fan too much orange for my taste but... jokes aside nice photo
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u/Rudolph_shttler Jul 09 '22
Great photo but I’m sitting here trying to figure out what ski slopes are in the background. Having trouble figuring it out on google maps. Lol
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u/yellow__blue Jul 09 '22
Amazing shots mate! Are you doing this professionally?
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
I'm aiming to! But there's a long road ahead. Do DM for my insta if you'd like.
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u/Sarcasticasm Jul 09 '22
Are you also there today?? If you're able to get to the same spot it might be worth taking another photo of just the background and photo merging them to make the whole photo in crisp focus.
Also would look incredible if the background had the orange smoke bombs which I expect will be there. Which as much as I hate, would make for an incredible photograph.
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u/ET56uwu Jul 09 '22
It will be on the WallPaper Paint trend on TikTok.
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
If it does, could you send me a link? I'd love to see that!
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u/europacupsieger Red Bull Jul 09 '22
I love the image, it's awesome. Your font choice gives me eye cancer though
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Feel free to edit it out for personal use :).
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u/europacupsieger Red Bull Jul 09 '22
I just made it my background image on my phone. It's really amazing, thank you :)
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u/disaster101 Sebastian Vettel Jul 09 '22
Racing photos posted here rarely leave me stunned, but yours sure did. Superb shot!
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
Thank you! I want to be an F1 photographer one day, so this is really encouraging to hear :-).
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u/Omalleys Kimi Räikkönen Jul 09 '22
I fucking love old circuits. You can't get pictures like this at a wank street circuit.
Smashing photo op
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u/Barmydoughnut24 Jul 09 '22
It looks like hes driving on a road above the circuit, so much is that elevation change
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u/blablajajaja Max Verstappen Jul 09 '22
What stand is this? Maybe I’ll look for tickets for next year, looks amazing
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u/Piedro92 Fernando Alonso Jul 09 '22
General admission! But you got to be early for this exact spot. However the view up there is amazing in general. It's the grass patch between turn 3 and 4.
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u/midniteauth0r Sebastian Vettel Jul 09 '22
The Dutch F1 fans remind me of the Irish MMA fans during McGregor’s rise.
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u/mattiejj Yuki Tsunoda Jul 08 '22
Never realised how elevated that straight is compared to t1.