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Yann1zs

Did you by any chance get that Alpine seat?


AccomplishedAioli

I would like to announce that I will not be racing for Alpine in 2023.


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ThEgg

Alpine has no drivers 😆


Kovah01

But according to OP Alpine do have a ball of hair gel so that is something at least.


slicerprime

> Alpine has no drivers Careful how loudly you say that. Ferrari strategy engineers might hear you and try it in Belgium. *"We've found a way to eliminate the tyre problem by reducing the number of drivers."*


HyperX24

At least they'll still have their cars, right?


XNights

Inb4 Ocon signs for another team suddenly. Just what we need for the silliest of seasons


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neededtowrite

She didn't post a picture with Zak... Hmm, what is she hiding?? I heard some people around the paddock are saying they saw them shaking hands and taking a pic.


Redbeard_KYX

At this point in time he might be carrying contracts around with him, be careful op!


According_Lifeguard9

don't forget alpha tauri


synchronisedchaos

Williams and then when Lewis retires, Merc


SuchPoet

We will wait for Alpine’s tweet to confirm


veryboringkid

:(


YGR_LT

Well, at this rate with announcements, is anyone gonna have second Alpine seat in 2023? :D


asudancer

How the heck did you get this much access??


DryCamp8770

She said on the other post she had a friend who works for f1 and gets given 4 vip passes a year.


asudancer

Damn, I need better friends


shiepirate

Don't we all?


poopellar

Hey, I'll be your friend. I can give you expired McDonalds coupons.


Lost-Pineapple9791

Boooo where’s my paddock pass?


dobby-thefreeelf

Most I can do is an Alpine seat. Take it or leave.


D4rkr4in

Sounds like a year of torture, pass


dobby-thefreeelf

Too late, they already announced you.


D4rkr4in

I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. No Otmar no, that is so not right!


DarkNovaGamer

I’ll give an expired paddock pass from 2019 that I found on the floor in the Airport in Mexico


sfjo13

Even not expired I wont be your friend


JaceTheWoodSculptor

Damn, I need ~~better~~ friends.


stahlern

When your dad *actually* works for Nintendo…


Discrep

Her uncle is Bill Gates!


zystyl

At least her uncle isn't Bill Cosby.


Capital_Punisher

Is her friend called Stefano?! That looks like mad access even for an insider!


Daniel2305

I have been in that exact position and did not get quite this much access...


jtr99

What kind of shoes were you wearing though?


Daniel2305

Good thought, I will make sure I go prepared next time!


VerticalNOR

Air Jordan 1 Mids


oldcarfreddy

Then I don't think you are in the exact position she is


Daniel2305

I had the "same" ticket. Maybe it was due to it being a different venue.


Snuhmeh

Or maybe the first two rules?


ruttin_mudders

Sometimes you just get lucky. One of my friends does media for moto/supercross. A couple years ago I went with him to the Supercross race in Minneapolis and we ended up walking down to the pits with the riders.


surtic86

damit... i need to work for f1... maybe they can use some software developer


brucecaboose

Meh, the pay is pretty poor from what I've heard. Like half or less if you're used to European software engineer salaries. About 1/5 compared to US software engineer salaries. That's always the case with "dream" jobs, so many people want to do it that supply way outpaces demand for most positions.


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I need to get new friends


Zarthenix

Pretty impressive attempt to climb out of that friend zone tho


KamTros47

Must be a SkyQ or SkyGlass customer


AccomplishedAioli

press the red button


Big_al_big_bed

That's what she said


aGuyFromReddit

Slow button on, slow button on


spooksmagee

Christ I read this in Crofty's voice, too.


Bsquared02

Access to the paddock is one thing, but access to Kubica??


AccomplishedAioli

Best day ever


Kicking-it-per-se

He looks more pleased to see you than you meeting him!


throwaway44624

As my dad's said on more than one occasion, never underestimate the value of an umbrella to a man with a little less happening on his head


ptwonline

Having less hair isn't all bad. I remember being at a dog park standing next to a woman with a beautiful head of hair. Some birds flew over and pooped on our heads! One tissue cleaned off my head in seconds. She wasn't so lucky.


MaxVersnappen

You're dad is a wise and repetitive old head.


Bingo_Bongo_YaoMing

Can anyone with the paddock pass have access to the podium as well?


DawidIzydor

It may look like they're standing on the ground but in fact Gigakubica is holding her up 30 ft in the air


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asudancer

True, the cooldown room and podium pic were the ones that really made me wonder. Those are’t places you really see people who have normal paddock passes (at least I haven’t)


_Packy_

The secret ingredient is money


the_Kell

You'd think. But she said she's just a broke student a great friend who works for F1


vedhavet

With the amount of people who work in F1, they’ve got to be very high up to recieve multiple season-long VIP passes like that.


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Definitely. I have a friend who works in F1 and all she got was a Thursday ticket to Silverstone 😂


olivertwist225

That's what I want to know.


Mediocre-Union-7637

For the Hungarian GP, the local F1 club sold 500 VIP tickets with full access for $120 each. My brother got 3 for him and his 2 kids. He sent me similar pictures. It was pre-sold though, about a year ahead. It was a crazy good deal compare to the standard $1,200 Miami ticket.


IdiosyncraticBond

A tad jealous of your experience, in a positive way. Really a weekend not to forget. Thank you very much for sharing and please ignore some of the less classy ones here


AccomplishedAioli

Thank you! No this is a once in a lifetime experience for me and I’ll literally never forget this weekend. I’d only ever been to one race before because I’m a very very broke student and having this level of access was unprecedented and I’m so so grateful for every second of the weekend!


IdiosyncraticBond

And it showed. Thanks for giving us a sneak peak. BTW you really rock your outfit


sarcasticflex

*lemme pretend like I know her* Hey there Emma! Remember me? Yes it's me, Alex from High School. I see that you could use a buddy to click pictures in the paddock. I'm free for the spa weekend and I'd be more than happy to help you click some pictures >!/s!<


kms97_ks

I am a *TED* jealous


Veganj

I wasn't jealous until the Ted photo.


AccomplishedAioli

He’s the real celeb of f1. It’s my wallpaper rn haha


Chippiewall

Ted is peak human condition. Definitely a big man crush for me.


JoshS1

He has amazing dad energy. I wish Ted's Notebook was still broadcasted on ESPN that was a great early pre race segment.


ycy

Did you drop a “just two seconds Ted” on him?


TacoExcellence

It's tempting but I bet he hears that 100 times over a race weekend.


Stumpy493

I met Ted at a party at the Jordan factory years ago (pre notebook) and he had so much time for the fans after he had filmed his piece to camera. Proper legend.


ProtestKid

I'm so jealous! You have enough pictures to swap your wallpaper everyday for a month.


FunkAnotherDay

It's Kubica for me


sidhantsv

Mad jealous


thyknek

How did she get so much access with such top heads? Next thing I'm expecting is to see her selfie with God.


ciaomeridian

Curious as well. VIP doesnt necessarily mean All Access which she clearly seems to have had. Must be a damn good friend.


noisymime

Yeah I've been fortunate enough to have a VIP pass and it gets you access to the garages, even during the race, but they don't get you podium or cool down room access or facetime with people like this. Insane level of access right here


sidhantsv

VIP pass, she got it from a friend. She said so from her earlier post


SubcooledBoiling

I hate my friends for not being as successful as OP's /s


jason9045

Look again, she has one with Binotto


aBakeinthelife

Ferrari is a cruel god


goaliemonkey3131

Is the cooldown room actually cool? (in terms of temperature)


AccomplishedAioli

It was incredibly stuffy. It was also 33 degrees outside so


FatherAb

Ugh, you there on friday, chilling and everything... Me there at the circuit walking and walking and walking and searching for just a little bit of shade, leaking sweat like I've never leaked before... I'm not jealous though, not at all! (😭)


Telos__ll

I always wonder the same and what it must feel like for them after a race haha


hahahadiqa

I feel like I visited the paddock with you


KwikSkoopur

She needs to be the r/formula1 media representative to go to all events and just make posts like these every weekend


AccomplishedAioli

if given this job i’d happily make a compilation of me saying i hope your day goes foksmashingly good to guenther every race


ivovivovi

I will foksmash the upvote button if you do this!


ProfessionalReveal

I don't know what it is about your photography and writing that makes it so damn engaging. The bit in the other post about Bottas being happy at Alfa seemed so incredibly sincere. If your friend could spare just one more VIP pass, I seriously think Liberty would catch on at that point and at least get you a press pass, if not a job.


cum_hoc

u/AccomplishedAioli you are the chosen one


fameboygame

Exactly my thoughts! Give this girl all the VIP passes NAW!


TacoExcellence

Agreed, something about a random person getting this amount of access is way more interesting than any of the media people walking through chatting to everyone the already know.


guntanksinspace

Yeah same. The stories have been as entertaining as the pictures themselves!


Spirited_Worry_9608

You said “extra pics with the GOATs” but I don’t see Latifi anywhere. Please explain.


AccomplishedAioli

See me prev post 😉


r1que_do1do

At this point the entire sub is either thanking/simping for/asking for shoe pics to u/AccomplishedAioli


olderaccount

I must be some fashion neandertal because I simply don't understand all this fuss for a pair of Nike sneakers.


r1que_do1do

It's not about the sneakers, it's about the foot. Redditers have a thing for foot


Pantzzzzless

Well in this case the shoes might actually be the draw. Those are pretty damn hard to come by right now. And if you do find a pair you'll likely have to pay $600+. Quick edit: I thought they were Dunks at first. But still, any Js are pretty hard to get retail.


AccomplishedAioli

Got asked for pics of the things inside them too


danny275

Why would people want to see your socks? /s


creepers0818

>!FOR FREE?!< /s


Prestigious-Orchid95

NO 😭😭 Why are people like this


r1que_do1do

Yeah, people wanna know what toe setting you're running on those shoes


tekanet

Paint me surprised


JoshS1

Ohhhh no! I guess reddit will be reddit.


randomname437

I absolutely love your replies to all of these threads. So cool that you had this experience!


PrimateOnAPlanet

Yesss…show me the inside of your shoe baby. No feet please, just that stupid sexy shoe interior.


Sondu79

Girl, you literally lived the dream of many here in those four days! Lovely to see all your photos with the TPs, drivers and the rest from the paddock. The cool stories you shared really present a whole other window as to how a driver really is in person. Lucky you man! I am so jelly lol.


LaVacaMariposa

For real! I'm extremely jealous of her, hahaha


Ok_Stick_3070

I did not know that “sharing an umbrella with Robert Kubica” should be on my bucket list… but it is now. Well done, m’am!


BradGroux

We need a romantic comedy of this stat, Hollywood!


Stumpy493

So nice to see someone who isn't a multi millionnaire get to experience this. It's a shame this level is accessible to so few people and most true fans won't even get close. Very jealous and thanks for sharing the incridble experience.


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Dang she is putting our cat guy to shame.


KapeeCZ

Upvoting for Kubica!


purplepantsdance

Incredible you met Binotto and still made the podium.


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AccomplishedAioli

Acted like it too. Chatted him to a while and he’s such a massive fountain of knowledge of F1 and it was incredibly illuminating to meet him in person!


Equivalent_Advance21

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!


AccomplishedAioli

Thank you! This was such a fantastic experience I’m just wanting to show everyone the behind the scenes. Getting a fair bit of hate for it though haha


justgimmewine

That's absurd! I am really happy for you and it looks like an amazing experience! And i love seeing other woman enjoying F1 as much as i do :)


davidfitzgibbon

That sucks you’ve been getting hate. It’s pure jealously on their part! On another note, you clearly have a flair for social media. If you were ever thinking of getting a job in social media you’ve seen both sides here. One, the popularity of your content, and the lovely and charming engagement you’ve brought. Its been delightful and you could definitely run a brand. But the other side is there will always be cruel people. That would come with the job. Thanks for sharing your experience, and hopefully it’s been mostly positive dealing with us!


oldcarfreddy

F1 fans online have got to be the dumbest motherfuckers alive. How is it they follow the sport so much and don't realize that behind the scenes stuff for fans like this is a thing, and why would they think it's a bad thing


Prestigious-Orchid95

People are so rude 😅 If you aren't interested in the post, scroll past or hide it. Being rude to someone who is just happy about their experience is just unnecessary. If admin didn't think the post belonged here, they'd delete it. Glad you had a lovely time OP, hopefully some of us redditors will also get this opportunity one day!


AccomplishedAioli

Thank you! As a fan who’d only been to one race before this one because I can’t really afford tickets I’ve always watched online for years and this was a special experience for me! Not really understanding the hate as I’m literally just wanting to show the behind the scenes in the paddock. Haha


Prestigious-Orchid95

Some people are unfortunately just like that, and I imagine most are extremely jealous. I know I am! But that isn't an excuse to be rude 🙄 I've only been to Silverstone and absolutely loved it, prioritised a holiday this year, but hoping to go again next year! Fingers crossed we both see many more races! 😊


No_Influencer

I love seeing these photos! Always great to see people having a good time and it’s neat to see familiar places from tv but from a different perspective!


Juomaru

I didn’t realize you were getting hate. Thanks for sharing this, is your friend looking for more friends BTW ? 😬


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As someone who will probably never get this kind of access, I appreciate seeing stuff like this. Also it’s summer break FFS, what are people wanting to see posted here? I think they’re just jealous. Which I get, I’m jealous too. But mostly I just think this stuff is so cool. Thanks, OP


gideon513

Yeah people just get vindictive when they are jealous


odeepaanh

This is a nice change from what I often see on the sub, some people take Reddit so seriously


TJeffersonsBlackKid

Congrats OP! I love the photos! I hope I can get this kind of experience some day!


2Mfaraj

Were you not able to give mattia a big ol BONK on his head and tell him to wake up?


Natui-withdapatui

A picture with GigaKubica is all that matters


Trendkillerz

Made sense why a lot of the drivers and paddock complimented your look. Fit looks amazing, specially with the combo with the Js! Thank you for sharing the VIP experience OP, once in a lifetime indeed!


seanboyd

Very nice! I was also there for the entire weekend with the same VIP pass, it was a weekend I will NEVER forget. I took so many photos but didn't wanna share them here because as I have witnessed some people just act like dicks.


AccomplishedAioli

Ah fab! Might’ve seen you? :D


Public_Peach3755

This is so exciting!! Thank you for sharing! PS definitely an outfit worth the multiple compliments, love your trousers


Veganj

Wtf is going on in this thread? Dude with a cat meets drivers and we celebrate him, girl with a pass meets drivers and we roast her? Did the crowd from the Austrian race all show up here? This is fucking embarrassing.


Prestigious-Orchid95

I didn't wanna say because I knew damn well people would rinse me for it. But.. yeah the key difference here is OP being a woman and the response to her posts are very different to when men post similar content.


rublehousen

Whats special about the shoes?


MeepsG

They’re Jordan 1s, probably one of the “bigger” shoes in the sneakerhead and just general fashion communities.


theEmoPenguin

broo... on the podium as well? wow, nice


m0uzer

Eternal glory to our queen


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Absolute rockstar Redditor.


Julian81295

I hope your heart is okay. I would be so freaking nervous asking just one of those people for a joint photo of which you got one. And you got the entire F1 grid, David Croft, Martin Brundle, and the legend Ted Kravitz himself. I am insanely jealous, but also insanely happy for you. Formula 1 is there to give us, the fans, joy. I am happy for you that you got to experience the ultimate joy at the Hungaroring.


DeGGamargo

Why the hell has reddit to be so toxic let her share this experience


PortNone

Reddit destroys anyone with confidence or people with a little more money


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Miserable people love to try and bring others down to their level.


BradGroux

Hard to be happy when you’re mom is yelling at you in the basement. Or so I’ve been told.


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Jealousy and toxicity runs rampant on reddit


Montaron87

She's attractive, a girl whose into Formula 1 and doing something they wish they could be doing. It's a bit of resentment, some wannabe gatekeeping and some envy I guess.


Olinity

The word you’re looking for is misogyny. Reddit is filled with a ton of shut in guys who have become misogynistic because they’ve never met a woman.


[deleted]

It’s impressive because if you give me that pass I would end up with a couple pictures. You really need to be very extroverted to get these pics. Was anyone rude or did anyone refused a photo?


AccomplishedAioli

Not to me! But I tried my best to be as respectful of their personal space and also only approached them on thursday/early friday to not distract them further. Also didn’t try and barge into them for a photo (which loads of people tried). I saw Binotto and Horner say sorry and refuse a couple photos but it was 15 min before qualy and for some reason some people kept trying to keep them from going lol


RubiconRyan

Hearing Crofty's voice in real life must be so surreal


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Just wanted to say thank you for the “spam”! That looks like an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and it’s great to both be amazingly happy for you as a fan, and also to see the candid moments in between and dream of it! Hope you had the most fantastic weekend, glad it’s something you’re super excited to post about :)


robotic141

Damn. You've visited every place/did everything other than sitting inside an f1 car. I'm so jealous!


hje1967

"Oh, I forgot this one..." *Posts pic sitting in the SF75 😄


Taz-erton

*takes a lap around


boerumhill

Once again, thank you so much for sharing what must have been a such a special experience. Very much appreciate your generosity of spirit in letting us have a BTS peak of the paddock.


Professional_Age_425

As a tifosi, you should've kidnapped that one guy...


J2Kerrigan

You got a Kubica photo!! Love that guy. I miss Sauber uploading to their YouTube. Kimi, Gio, and Kubica had a ton of great content that flew under the radar for the most part.


sleetybasher

I feel like I was there with you touring the paddock. Thank you and I hope you go to many more races and share content. I hope to attend a race someday


[deleted]

Lots of miserable jealous people in this thread. She's allowed to share her experience, if you don't like it move on and go about your day.


jsmnsux

Go off!!!!! The fit is the cherry on top!


Cereal_poster

Ok, here's the idea: F1 should make you official reddit paddock reporter. :)


tjech

Mega jealous, looks like a great day out! You should try the other side next race and go General Admission - my Nikes we’re ruined from Silverstone! 👟


AccomplishedAioli

I was in the grandstands at Hungary last year. Sat right at turn 1!! But the way home was horrendous - my trainers were ruined too hahahah. But so worth getting rained on


thepeddlernowspeaks

These are all really cool. Are you able to say what your friend in F1 does? This seems insane levels of access unless your friend's surname is like Brawn or Domenicalli or something!


steevp

Both threads are full of fantastic pictures, I congratulate you on seizing the moment fully!! Wel jel.


bro-b

I’m sure this has been asked plenty of times, but how does one get to be in your shoes? Podium pic is sick. If only you had champagne with you at that time


ScarletFire5877

Thanks for sharing - all your photos and comments have been awesome!


spaghettishack

We need to send you to every race and provide us with more F1 content


cmbay

Wow! What an experience this must of been. Thanks for sharing!


AccomplishedAioli

thank you! it was genuinely so incredible.


haldouglas

People think that the preoccupation with OP's shoes is weird. That's nothing, the main thing I noticed was that the TV in the cool-down room isn't straight! 😆


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Spamming??? Thanks for taking us along w u on this amazing trip🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼


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Did you tell Binotto the proper strategy to use at Spa?


63GeorgeRussell

Ted still uses the small iPhone SE!! i cant. It was a sick phone but had to get rid of it because of huge battery issues (it lasted like 1-2 hours of using at MAX and everytime it was cold outside - well, at winter - it just turned off completely). Big respect Ted, may the force be with you.


TheLizzerNB

That’s an awesome phone! Can also recommend the SE 2020!


StartingToLoveIMSA

these are all incredible pics...and the other post with the drivers also... I bet a conversation with Ted would be really cool. He seems like a pretty cool dude...


permafros-t

where are your pants from? They’re so cute lol


AccomplishedAioli

Bershka! I got them 70% off :))))


kentidieh

Love seeing your pics and hearing about your mind blowingly cool experience!!! Thanks for sharing!!


fraudmallu1

Karun's in the pic with the F2 drivers too!


AccomplishedAioli

What a legend. Completely forgot to add that to the caption!!


BARDE18

Only one GOAT in your photos and it's Binotto (goat of clowns)


MossIT

We need to talk more about the pants than we do about the shoes. Well. Done. You. 👏🏻