Sebastian Vettel tried his hand at calligraphy during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend. How did he get on?
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Colin Mitchell
3rd May 2014, 11:49
Now you’re sure, this is Chinese for “Tough Luck” ?
f199player (@f199player)
3rd May 2014, 11:55
Seb: “What does this symbol mean?”
Man: “It is a message to Red Bull saying Tough Luck”
Aqib (@aqibqadeer)
3rd May 2014, 11:57
good one its really hard to come up with something funny on this one for me specially after watching the video
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
3rd May 2014, 12:21
I think we have our winner!
MEmo
3rd May 2014, 22:23
after just one comment?
Bradley (@weezinald)
3rd May 2014, 11:57
“You know, there was this smiling Aussie bloke here just a bit ago whose result was a bit better…”
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
3rd May 2014, 12:01
Continuing with his obsession over learning to swear in different languages, Vettel takes a class in Chinese.
SennaNmbr1 (@)
3rd May 2014, 12:01
“1000 lines for being a bad boy.”
Steven
3rd May 2014, 12:56
“I will not disobey team orders.”
“I will not disobey team orders.”
“I will not disobey team orders.”
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
3rd May 2014, 12:02
Chinese man: “you really hate this Daniel Ricciardo guy, don’t you?”
Michael C
3rd May 2014, 12:06
“ONE LAP TO GO”
Seb: I hope this works! Muhaha
Gavin McAspurn (@gavmac)
3rd May 2014, 12:08
‘Bernie is Innocent’ ;)
Retired (@jeff1s)
3rd May 2014, 12:08
Sebastian Vettel writes “Tough Luck” in Mandarin Chinese
Neel Jani (@neelv27)
3rd May 2014, 12:09
Seb’s multiple attempts at drawing the Shanghai International Circuit!
apexor
6th May 2014, 5:57
Nuts I was going to say that. Well have try another one.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
3rd May 2014, 12:09
Not satisfied with having lost to Ricciardo in Bahrain, Vettel aims to beat him in a Chinese primary school spelling bee.
Valkrider (@)
3rd May 2014, 12:10
How do I say Multi 1 2 in Chinese?
Excuse me :D (@square-route)
3rd May 2014, 12:12
As my car is too slow, we need track in one of these shapes ….. When can you deliver ??? I need them kind of .. umm ..immediately …
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
3rd May 2014, 12:14
Man: No wonder you’re so slow at straight lines….
Ian (@f1ian)
3rd May 2014, 12:17
Vettel writes his wish list: 1) Mercedes engine 2) Slower teammate 3) A win
JCost (@jcost)
4th May 2014, 14:18
+1.
Dan (@danf115)
3rd May 2014, 12:24
Vettel: “So what’s this actually say?”
Man: “Let Ricciardo through please.”
David (@ringridder)
3rd May 2014, 12:33
It’s still easier to understand than the RB10..!
RRRacer007 (@rrracer007)
3rd May 2014, 12:35
You clearly haven’t learnt from Germany 2012 Seb, you can’t go over the lines!
Lewis McMurray (@celicadion23)
3rd May 2014, 12:36
Man “What are you writing here Seb?”
Vettel “A contract. You’re my new team mate now. Daniel is too fast, but I think I can handle an old Chinese man.”
Shrieker (@shrieker)
3rd May 2014, 17:08
This made me lol.
iAltair (@)
3rd May 2014, 12:37
That’s his name pronounced in Chinese.
PhilEReid (@philereid)
3rd May 2014, 12:41
The man looks disapprovingly at Sebastian’s third drawing after Sebastian tells him proudly that he’s actually drawing Alonso’s eyebrows along with the nose of the Force India and an old land-line telephone.
Deej92 (@deej92)
3rd May 2014, 13:31
I enjoyed this one.
apexor
6th May 2014, 5:59
Brilliant.
AMR (@aiera-music)
3rd May 2014, 12:43
“I think this one will look the best on the next of my four thousand helmet designs this year!”
Toro Stevo (@toro-stevo)
3rd May 2014, 12:54
Vettel is getting an early start brushing up on some of Tilke’s new track designs.
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
3rd May 2014, 12:55
“And after the characters, Sebastian, I am going to teach you about the importance of numbers in order, especially of 3 and 1.”
minnis (@minnis)
3rd May 2014, 12:59
After seeing Daniel’s attempts on the wall behind him, Sebastian tries desperately to finally beat his new team-mate at something.
James Brickles (@brickles)
3rd May 2014, 13:00
Plans for Sebastian Vettel’s 1000th helmet design seem to be progressing well.
Gill (@gill)
3rd May 2014, 13:07
Vettel explaining the role of Dr Helmut Marko ….
schooner (@schooner)
3rd May 2014, 20:15
Good one!
Andrew
3rd May 2014, 13:18
Sebastian: “Looks like a Red Bull on Pole.” Calligrapher: “Yeah right!”
Flip J (@flipjj)
3rd May 2014, 13:27
“Ok, so that’s ‘go f$#% yourself’, how do I write ‘Ricciardo’?”
Yappy
3rd May 2014, 13:33
This is the contract for a Honda engine and not some cheap knock-off?
Breno (@austus)
3rd May 2014, 13:42
Daniel Ric… Are you sure this is how to write his name? It took me a year to learn how to pronounce it.
Lotus-GrosjeAn
3rd May 2014, 14:42
That is actually his name in Chinese ;)
Osvaldas31 (@osvaldas31)
3rd May 2014, 13:54
Man: “Be patient, my son, your title defence starts from these exercises.”
Catered Ham
3rd May 2014, 14:03
This is what Mark’s wing looked like when i took it from him. Can you make me one like it so i can beat that other Australian?
Scary Terry (@hatebreeder)
3rd May 2014, 14:05
Mr. Miyagi: “Make block. Left, right. Up, down. Side, side. Breathe in, breathe out.”
Seb: “Will this make my car go faster?”
Mr. Miyagi: “No.”
ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
3rd May 2014, 14:16
Seb insist that there is a secret ingredient for Daniel performance.
zook
3rd May 2014, 14:30
“First I t-bone Daniel this way, then….
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
3rd May 2014, 14:46
“Is this Honda?”
Jack (@jackisthestig)
3rd May 2014, 14:47
“Have you got a better pen? I struggle without the best equipment.”
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
3rd May 2014, 14:53
+1
Jake (@jleigh)
3rd May 2014, 14:59
Nice. My favourite so far!
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
3rd May 2014, 15:02
That was quite good @jackisthestig ;)
akshay.it (@akshay-it)
3rd May 2014, 18:47
awesome…
Fumbles (@)
3rd May 2014, 21:38
Winner, surely!
AMR (@aiera-music)
3rd May 2014, 23:39
This one, please :D
Dan (@danf115)
5th May 2014, 7:20
The only one to make me genuinely laugh out loud while scrolling down! And it’s unique, a lot of the others are very similar, but I haven’t read anything along these lines yet.
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
3rd May 2014, 14:47
Red Bull’s marketing department moves Vettel to a new team.
raddie (@raddie)
3rd May 2014, 15:00
Kill all Ozzies? That we did not learn!
Ricosaurus
3rd May 2014, 15:05
Vettel: “Do you think that you can deliver this new nose by Saturday morning?”
Goriot
3rd May 2014, 15:14
Mister, you wrong, that is “Pink Cow”, not “Red Bull”…
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
3rd May 2014, 15:21
“Do you really think this handwritten letter will get us Honda engines for next year?”
Tomsk (@tomsk)
3rd May 2014, 15:26
Seb is so unpopular in China he has to write his own banners to hang from the grandstands.
Corrado (@)
3rd May 2014, 17:33
LOL !
Postmanpat
3rd May 2014, 15:29
How do I write ‘get him out of the way, he’s too slow’?
Robbie (@robbie)
3rd May 2014, 15:43
Seb was spotted in China competing in their version of the Caption Competition.
davidb1970
3rd May 2014, 15:44
Chinese guy “you are telling me that is what the front of your car looks like, who had that bright idea?”
Theo Parkinson (@theo-hrp)
3rd May 2014, 16:16
Chinese man: Daniel did this so much faster than you.
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
3rd May 2014, 20:52
+1 @theo-hrp
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
3rd May 2014, 16:28
Vettel demanding that his Chinese fans make him win the remaining 15 races – and that if they say no, then “tough luck” as that was part of the Chinese GP deal!
trotter
3rd May 2014, 16:38
Vettel decided to sign a letter of intent with Honda, in case Renault doesn’t sort out its engine in due time.
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
3rd May 2014, 16:40
Chinese man: So Sebastian, what do you think of the new engines?
Chinese man: ….. oh, i see….
Neil (@neilosjames)
3rd May 2014, 16:41
“If you shape the diffuser like this, and put the exhaust exits here and here…”
Benjamin Brown (@benjib)
3rd May 2014, 16:54
Vettel goes back to kindergarten after another childish performance at the Chinese Grand Prix.
David (@ringridder)
3rd May 2014, 17:27
“Of course he’s faster, he grew up with this kind of characters!”
F1 Observer (@f1-observer)
3rd May 2014, 17:30
“So it’s back to the drawing board again?”
trotter
3rd May 2014, 21:04
Haha, so simple, so good. :)
F1 Observer (@f1-observer)
3rd May 2014, 17:34
“I’m not sure Adrian Newey will go along with that one. It doesn’t look very aerodynamic…”
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
3rd May 2014, 17:40
Vettel tries his hand at Hermann Tilke track design
socksolid (@socksolid)
3rd May 2014, 17:55
After couple of dead rabbits and goats the car still did not go very fast so it was time for some chinese black magic next.
Rooney (@rojov123)
3rd May 2014, 18:13
“These magical witchcraft symbols will make your car faster than your teammates.’
graham228221 (@graham228221)
3rd May 2014, 18:48
“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.”
“You should have a word with an Aussie I know.”
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
3rd May 2014, 21:07
+1 @graham228221
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
3rd May 2014, 20:03
I guess it will take until I’ve learned Chinese completely before Andrew fixed that ricecooker of a car
valdek12 (@)
3rd May 2014, 20:08
Seb: “Perfect!”
Man: “You just wrote that Ricciardo is faster than you.”
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
3rd May 2014, 21:02
“Our system of writing is also art… Your brush strokes are fast on the curves but much too slow on the straights. May I suggest using this brush instead?”
“But it’s got a Mercedes logo on it!”
Servisinho (@serv)
3rd May 2014, 21:41
“Sebastian tries to one up Fernando by writing his samurai quotes in authentic language”
Alanore
3rd May 2014, 22:21
Vettel: “So what do these characters mean?”
Man: “Multi 21 Seb”
jdanek
3rd May 2014, 23:35
Seb to Master: “It’s a calligraphic message to my teammate.”
Master to Seb: “[reading, softly…]Hmm…’Daniel, SEBASTIAN is faster than you‘? Who’s ‘Daniel‘?”
Seb to Master: “Exactly…”
note to @keithcollantine:
inspiration =
Dane
3rd May 2014, 23:51
Translation: I miss you Webber. Please come back.
Dave
4th May 2014, 0:15
We are fuked.
Aaron
4th May 2014, 0:18
If only it had more downforce I might be better at this.
Ivan (@wpinrui)
4th May 2014, 0:22
“Hurry up, Seb! Ricciardo’s already done 4…”
Thecollaroyboys (@thecollaroyboys)
4th May 2014, 0:31
Headline: many see New FIA mandated pit boards as another ill considered move to entice the Asian market.
PSM
4th May 2014, 0:37
Man: Hope you get a chance to actually show the “vettel finger” this year and not just do its painting.
Sean Doyle (@spdoyle17)
4th May 2014, 1:12
Desperate to win, Vettel signs a contract with Red Bull Emgrand for the remainder of 2014.
moblet (@moblet)
4th May 2014, 3:41
Reigning F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel refines his understanding of the new 2014 technical regulations.
Fab F1 (@fabf1)
4th May 2014, 4:31
SV : “Looks like RB Management forgot who is the world champion. Anyways they are not understanding in English, Let me try in Chinese. Hey Kungfu Master, sorry Paint Master : I think these are small letters, those RB guys don’t mind it. I want Chinese Capital Letters. TOUGH LUCK, I AM THE WORLD CHAMPION”
McF1 (@mccosmic)
4th May 2014, 5:05
I don’t understand Sebastian, you’re teammate is beating you!
‘Oh it’s just a sign of the times.’
murryporker (@murryporker)
4th May 2014, 7:39
Man: Ancient art of calligraphy requires time and patience
Vetted: You should try working with Renault
HK (@me4me)
4th May 2014, 17:42
@murryporker, lol, good one!
David Not Coulthard (@davidnotcoulthard)
4th May 2014, 8:09
Not smooth enough to decrease tyre wear, Seb!
JCost (@jcost)
4th May 2014, 14:20
Seb:
“Over one billion people? You have something similar to twitter, don’t you? Let’s make this hashtag work #bringbackmarkwebber”
ficklesteak
4th May 2014, 14:31
Dear Mark,
I miss you. Please come back. I’ll let you win this time.
Seb
sbailey555
4th May 2014, 17:11
So this will say Seb IV.
Yes Mr Seb.
Ok this is good.
Stop Stop Mr Seb. If you cross that line it will say multi 21.
Noah (@lotus22)
4th May 2014, 19:46
“Sebastian, dont write too big, you wont have enough room on the paper”
“haha, i didnt have enough room to overtake webber in malaysia, i did that.”
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
4th May 2014, 20:34
Seb: “I give up, just gimmie a fortune cookie”
drmrs
5th May 2014, 2:03
Very important to cross your Tees(-shirts) and dot your EYES (as one picture is worth a thousand words). drmrs 5/4/2014 Rockville, MD
Adney Goncalves (@adney)
5th May 2014, 7:39
There is nothing i cant do “from dictating my team what to do- to – learning chinese” Xie xie!!!
Todfod (@todfod)
5th May 2014, 7:54
Sebastian plays catch up to Daniel’s four finished pieces of work that are already on the wall ;)
Anjistho Basu (@roxtarisback)
5th May 2014, 15:58
CHINESE DUDE: You no good. Aussie fast than you. Much fast.
Adrian Cheng (@raikkonenf12008)
6th May 2014, 11:19
Tough luck for messing up the calligraphy. You can’t brush off this one.
Rupert Richardson
6th May 2014, 18:48
How do you write: “I want a Mercedes engine” in Chinese?
Laura Eunson
14th May 2014, 15:22
seb as he is painting the calligraphy…” I…AM…number…one!!!!!”