It’s been a season to forget for Fernando Alonso following his return to McLaren, but he hasn’t stopped trying to find solutions to his car’s lack of pace.
What was he looking for on his timing screen in Mexico? That’s for you to decide.
Post your funniest suggestion for a caption and look out for a selection of the best in a future edition of the F1 Fanatic Round-up.
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Scalextric (@scalextric)
21st November 2015, 11:55
Ron, is this visual data transference interface negatively impacting my vehicular drag coefficient?
Karthik Mohan
21st November 2015, 11:55
“Maybe I can use the change button to change my team.”
Patrick (@paeschli)
21st November 2015, 12:05
We’ve got a winner!
Fudge Ahmed (@)
21st November 2015, 12:36
+1 had to zoom in to see he’s actually about to tap the change button! Very good :)
Karthik Mohan
22nd November 2015, 5:39
Thanks guys… Office has provided huge Full HD monitors… Of course, this wasn’t the intended purpose… :D :D
PT
22nd November 2015, 20:09
Believe it or not, I still have an old CRT monitor at my workplace…
James Whiteley (@james)
23rd November 2015, 1:40
File > Change > Teams. ;)
Gebraden Kip (@gebradenkip)
21st November 2015, 12:01
VLC – Playback – Playback Speed: 1.25x
Chris (@tophercheese21)
22nd November 2015, 7:11
This and nothing else!
Winner!
Jon c
21st November 2015, 12:03
When’s the next train from Mexico City to Madrid Atocha? I might as well book in advance and save some money!
WheelToWheel (@lolzerbob)
21st November 2015, 12:13
“Wait guys, is it swipe to erase”
cdavman (@cdavman)
21st November 2015, 12:21
Alonso still hadn’t got used to looking for his name lower down on the timing screens…
PhilEReid (@philereid)
21st November 2015, 12:36
*Right click…Cut ‘Alonso’…Right click…Paste ‘Alonso’*
Beyond (@lello4ever)
21st November 2015, 12:36
Right click – Display session times – Change year – 2005
Jonathan (@jonny705)
21st November 2015, 12:48
Are you sure you want to quit this session? All unsaved progress will be lost.
QuadQuantum (@quadquantum)
21st November 2015, 16:16
Brilliant!
Deej92 (@deej92)
21st November 2015, 23:41
Nice!
sato113 (@sato113)
21st November 2015, 12:53
‘Enable McLaren updates’
sato113 (@sato113)
22nd November 2015, 11:35
i think we have a winner!
Dev
21st November 2015, 13:11
Quit-> Settings-> Star New Season-> Select Team-> Mercedes
hzh (@hzh00)
21st November 2015, 13:14
McLaren are testing a faster way of changing engines during a GP weekend.
Robert
21st November 2015, 13:23
Let me use this opportunity to seconds to change my order Jack Daniels in Red Bull
Phil Jones
21st November 2015, 13:25
If I click here is there a way of getting full Internet not just Ceefax?
Robert
21st November 2015, 13:27
Change my settings , I want more wings, this seems to work well with Kvyat
Mark Scott (@pokerman)
21st November 2015, 13:29
I think I’ve solved the problem…….We’re using Internet Explorer !!
Robert
21st November 2015, 13:29
Places I would like to be : I’ll change my name to Kvyat
j3d89
21st November 2015, 13:29
joder!!.. I think I saw my name there
mog
21st November 2015, 13:30
Alonso does his best Vettel impersonation after arranging to secretly swap cars with Sebastian during the race
Mashiat
22nd November 2015, 4:22
Well, to be fair, Alonso probably would have done a heck of a lot better than Vettel that day.
topscot (@topscot)
21st November 2015, 13:37
Why are the only team with hours column ?
RaceProUK (@)
21st November 2015, 13:43
“So, which menu is Solitare on…”
Illusive (@illusive)
21st November 2015, 13:51
Alonso trying to uninstall Internet explorer.
Joni (@theflyingfinns)
21st November 2015, 13:57
Fernando Alonso struggles to cope with the new timing technology – “I liked it better 10 years ago”
n0b0dy100
21st November 2015, 14:10
“No I don’t want to update Adobe Acrobat! Why does that always show up?”
C-man
21st November 2015, 14:15
Cabby!!?!! I need a cab here please! Taxi!!??! . It’s so hard to find a good ride these days…
Robert
21st November 2015, 14:24
I think I ‘ve finally found the problem. Now let’s just look how I can disable the “pit limiter”
Robert
21st November 2015, 14:31
Oh no my cpu crashed, please keep away Pastor!
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
21st November 2015, 14:54
“Hey, look, Ron! I was 15th in sector two. Ok, ok, I’ll stop harassing you when you give me a decent car!”
Dirk (@dirksen)
21st November 2015, 15:08
Change -> Top Speed -> Mph to Kph
What, this was already in Kph? [Censored by FOM]
TheBullWhipper (@thebullwhipper)
21st November 2015, 15:19
“Fernando phone home!”
Proteus (@proteus)
21st November 2015, 15:40
Thats the place they have promised me if i would sign the contract…see, over there
tmax (@tmax)
21st November 2015, 15:45
Will this “Change” menu Option Get me my Ferrari seat back from Vettel ?
mixwell (@mixwell)
21st November 2015, 15:56
Tap to switch to GP2 results
Keisalex
21st November 2015, 17:27
Hehe, oh you cheeky.. ;)
Jonathan (@jonny705)
21st November 2015, 19:54
Fantastic.
JCost (@jcost)
21st November 2015, 16:06
“Where do you think is best spot to park the car?”
RRRacer007 (@rrracer007)
21st November 2015, 16:11
FA: Ok guys, I’ve selected the ‘Change’ option next to to Kvyat’s name, that means I now get his seat and P1, right?
Engineer: Fernando, I think you’ve been out in the sun for too long!
Nick (@npf1)
21st November 2015, 16:13
“Where is the Samurai Quote generator?”
Nick (@theawesomefish)
21st November 2015, 16:47
“Your Honda RA615H Hybrid Power Unit has encountered a problem and needs to shut down.”
QuadQuantum (@quadquantum)
21st November 2015, 16:49
+1
QuadQuantum (@quadquantum)
21st November 2015, 16:48
Internet Explorer Error: The engine you are looking for could not be found.
Stubborn Swiss (@stubbornswiss)
21st November 2015, 16:51
Huston………… we have a problem!
Jaanus (@lepondo)
21st November 2015, 16:52
What Da?! My Tag Heuer is gone! Kvyat!
Dom (@3dom)
22nd November 2015, 19:07
:-D
Bruno (@brunes)
21st November 2015, 16:54
Alonso setting up his 2016 campaign.
“Your equipment does not match the minimum requirements to play, you may experience high latency”
FJBH10 (@fjbh10)
22nd November 2015, 0:03
+1. Should add “may experience high latency or unstable performance in-game”
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
21st November 2015, 16:55
Alonso’s secret plan of programing his McLaren-Honda with a Virtual Racing Car, which projected a virtual car onto the race track, almost worked. Everyone was so busy watching the incredible “New McLaren-Honda-Ferrari-Red Bull” passing the Mercedes cars though they were GP2 cars that no one noticed he was actually sitting in a deck chair on the side of the track until the Virtual Safety Car appeared, at which point the illusion was exposed.
Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
21st November 2015, 17:00
1st.. I’d have that Ferrari there right now.. Argh!
ColdFly F1 (@)
21st November 2015, 17:42
Where do I find the Saturday afternoon UV index for Sao Paolo?
Robbie (@robbie)
21st November 2015, 22:21
Lol
James Brickles (@brickles)
21st November 2015, 17:57
Use ctrl-alt-delete to reset season
Robert
21st November 2015, 18:10
Push button to change engine.
JENSON, WHERE ARE YOU?!
Jorge Lardone (@jorge-lardone)
21st November 2015, 18:24
Oh mi God! Vettel was faster than me, again…
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
21st November 2015, 18:27
What do you mean you can’t delete rows like in Excel?
svianna (@svianna)
21st November 2015, 18:28
Why are you showing me the GP2 times?
Chaz (@chaz)
21st November 2015, 18:43
1) “Pointing to the top of the browser is as close as I will get to the top of the grid for now”
2) “Pointing at the top driver is the new voodoo curse”
3) “I want to drive in that car”
hzh (@hzh00)
21st November 2015, 18:45
At least internet explorer is still slower.
hzh (@hzh00)
21st November 2015, 18:53
“Changing teammate in progress.”
Reason: “Cannot beat teammate”.
Mashiat
22nd November 2015, 4:26
Says who? I hate people who use what is meant to be a funny caption contest to have a go at drivers.
AceAce
21st November 2015, 19:25
Don’t mean to be over nostalgic lads and mean by repeating this every race, but I remember the days when my name appeared up there.
johnny stick
21st November 2015, 19:54
“Sorry, insufficient kudos to upgrade engine. Need one more season.”
Thedonz
21st November 2015, 19:56
Sort by name, alphabetical.
Hey guys look, I’m winning!
Pigmer (@pigmer)
21st November 2015, 20:07
Load File from… > Email Folder > Sender: Pedrodelarosa “Highly confidential: Check this out!!!” > Mercedes 2015 Car setup.exe
Billys (@bilarxos)
21st November 2015, 20:19
Look Ron, this is the happiest place to be !
Apexor
21st November 2015, 20:29
Is this the last place?
Apexor
21st November 2015, 20:30
Fern is looking for good horror movies to improve the teams mood and performance.
Apexor
21st November 2015, 20:32
Where is the karma button I want to see how much karma I have.
stefano (@alfa145)
21st November 2015, 20:33
Update engine.exe
Mehtab Ahmed (@t4bb3)
21st November 2015, 20:47
“Where did I saved De la Rosa’s and Coughlan’s e-mails again?”
Luis Conde
21st November 2015, 21:34
Mclaren Honda?
swipe left.
Pandaslap (@pandaslap)
22nd November 2015, 3:41
lol. beat me to it!
BlackJack (@danieljaksa)
21st November 2015, 21:37
Gee Ron, this is the same timing screen you gave me in 2007 and it still doesn’t work.
utsav (@utsav911)
21st November 2015, 22:02
“Lets see if I can change the difficulty level.”
SauberS1 (@saubers1)
21st November 2015, 23:10
Let’s see, where am I? 8,9,10… What?! I have to rearrange this grid now!
DB-C90 (@dbradock)
21st November 2015, 23:25
Look, the lawn chair was only .01 sec slower on the straights!
Neil (@neilosjames)
21st November 2015, 23:46
Fernando’s psychic steering wheel tells him whether he’ll score points this weekend.
FJBH10 (@fjbh10)
21st November 2015, 23:58
“I can’t scroll down far enough to see my time!”
AmbroseRPM (@ambroserpm)
22nd November 2015, 3:06
Alonso: Where’s the camping chair option?
Engineer: Fernando, get out, we have an energy recovery problem.
Steven Smith
22nd November 2015, 7:57
I’m a celebrity, get me out of here.
Dom (@3dom)
22nd November 2015, 8:04
So if I take 2.5 seconds off of my time then… I win again, yes!
Bebilou (@bebilou)
22nd November 2015, 8:36
“I’ll maybe find my laptime on the GP2 page.”
Robert
22nd November 2015, 10:58
In order to watch something positive Alonso is trying to change the black background into the picture of him and Button on the podium.
Atomicwolf
22nd November 2015, 11:49
Changing to GP2 …. NOW !
Kim Styles
22nd November 2015, 13:22
In despair Alonso is pressing for change!
Rod Salazar
22nd November 2015, 13:45
“I want a cheese burger, fries And a Vainilla Shake to go, please “
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
22nd November 2015, 13:50
Lets change the rules. Mexican Pampalona please.
Emiliano
22nd November 2015, 13:54
There it is! The missing 2.5 seconds!
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
22nd November 2015, 13:58
Alonso sends his latest email:
“Dear Santa, this year please bring me 3 seconds a lap and some touchscreen gloves.
From Fernando, age 34.”
sm
22nd November 2015, 13:59
‘Damn, these menus are so small. When are we upgrading to Windows 10?’
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
22nd November 2015, 15:17
“settings/invert grid”
Robert
22nd November 2015, 17:06
JENSON!!! DID YOU SMEARED GLUE ON MY TOUCHSCREEN!!!!
Ian Murtagh
22nd November 2015, 18:27
Alonso “no I’m looking for the undo button”
Mariano (@mariano)
22nd November 2015, 19:40
Fernando Alonso is puzzled because the TAG Heuer wallpaper no longer appears in the options
hzh (@hzh00)
22nd November 2015, 21:25
Even Alonso’s car said No for changing the engine during the Mexican GP weekend.
Eode
23rd November 2015, 4:03
“See Ron, right here, same trap speed as GP2”
Todfod (@todfod)
23rd November 2015, 6:01
File-> Change Timing -> ALO 1:28.745 to ALO 1:23.345 -> Send to Race Director -> Finally take part in Q3
Todfod (@todfod)
23rd November 2015, 6:03
Time to switch to solitaire for Q3
InterPaul (@interpaul)
23rd November 2015, 12:04
“FA phone home” (on E.T style)
MarkM
23rd November 2015, 21:52
Alonso: “can we hack the computer to put us in first place?”
Naomi
23rd November 2015, 23:41
“My name should be here Ron, even Abba knew I was awesome 😉”
Sathia
25th November 2015, 5:41
We should race one lap less since we started engine development late
markp
26th November 2015, 17:10
‘If I break down in turn 4 there is a marshals post with a nice deck chair’
JoAnne Meichtry
27th November 2015, 12:36
Now, I wonder if I can get the weather on this thing?!?
Y.Srinivasa Reddy
29th November 2015, 15:58
when this statistics will improve