FIA race director Charlie Whiting gets no end of driver complaining to him about this, that and the other.
What did Marcus Ericsson have to bring to his attention during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend? That for you to decide in this weekend’s Caption Competition.
Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below.
A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the F1 Fanatic Round-up.
Caption Competition
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- Caption Competition 225: Luckless Leclerc
- Caption Competition 224: Verstappen’s words of wisdom for Perez
- Caption Competition 223: Tech talk with Hamilton and Ocon
- Caption Competition 222: Binotto’s back
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Jason Bird
17th November 2017, 11:56
This is the chicken I hit. He should definitely get a penalty.
akshay.it (@akshay-it)
17th November 2017, 11:57
That’s my offer for no penalty next year.. can you entice stewards with this..
James Brickles (@brickles)
17th November 2017, 12:02
“…and that is how you tweet”
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
17th November 2017, 12:03
Check it out Charlie… Keith has picked us for this weeks caption competition!
JettC
18th November 2017, 12:01
Haha this is good
Ben Rowe (@thegianthogweed)
18th November 2017, 12:36
I think that is the best so far!
MattyPF1 (@mattypf1)
18th November 2017, 12:10
“……and this is my bank balance. I show it to Peter Sauber everyday to remind him why I deserve to race for his team”
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
18th November 2017, 12:11
Charlie: “It’s all very well showing me yourself on Wikipedia, I still have no idea who you are.”
hzh (@hzh00)
18th November 2017, 12:12
“And here is Max cutting the corner while overlapping me!”
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
18th November 2017, 12:21
Ericsson realises that his best chance of a 2018 drive is the safety car.
Bart
18th November 2017, 12:24
“See? The screen curves all the way over the sides”
“Hmmm. I don’t like that”.
Greup (@greup)
18th November 2017, 12:36
See there Charlie. I WAS in the race. For a few seconds I was on this bystanders camera, even if all your feeds didnt see me.
Ryan B
18th November 2017, 12:59
wait… so THAT’s what those blue flags mean? I always thought it was just because I drove a blue car and you guys liked it :(
Jonathan Parkin
18th November 2017, 13:00
The BBC have revealed the Thirteenth Doctor’s costume. Have you seen it yet?
KnGS (@)
18th November 2017, 13:11
Honestly, Charlie, I was 13th in Brazil and was lapped just once!
Deano
18th November 2017, 13:15
“…Kitchen Porter, 40 hours per week, minimum wage with the opportunity for overtime, references required. Could I put you down as a reference?”
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
18th November 2017, 13:20
Why should I move away for the leaders, they never did anything for me…
Robbie (@robbie)
18th November 2017, 13:24
ME: And that’s me with Kevin Spacey. Do you think he’s out of bounds?
CW: Only if he goes off on the inside.
Thecollaroyboys (@thecollaroyboys)
18th November 2017, 21:26
Wow!
JettC
20th November 2017, 11:36
Gross
Lotus49 (@lotus49)
18th November 2017, 13:43
This is picture of my dad. He was very famous Swedish Chef. Friend of Kermit and Miss Piggy
AS
18th November 2017, 13:47
You have money then??
Gary
18th November 2017, 14:02
See, here’s the app, it’s called “Grand Prix Hero”; you link any bank account with at least €30 million, and then you get to be a Formula One driver.
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
18th November 2017, 14:31
“The key to success here Charlie, is keep swiping right…”
Jonathan Parkin
18th November 2017, 18:43
I love that one!
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
19th November 2017, 0:37
My favourite
Oxnard (@montalvo)
18th November 2017, 14:31
“Up yours Charlie, here’s proof I did participate the last 4 years.”
charliex (@photogcw)
18th November 2017, 15:29
Marcus: “this is the last tweet I got from Monisha. And it was re-tweeted by Guido Van de Garde.”
tgu (@thegrapeunwashed)
18th November 2017, 16:07
Charlie: “You know I wanted one of those mobile telephones, but they didn’t do one with a separate handset.”
Scalextric (@scalextric)
18th November 2017, 16:36
These shades are great. You select this in the app and they raise up over your head.
Joshua McGregor
18th November 2017, 16:56
“ Charlie, Check out my new iPhone X”
Philip (@philipgb)
18th November 2017, 17:41
Charlie, my provider is saying I went over my data allowance! Please explain to them I didn’t gain a lasting advantage so shouldn’t be penalised!
Nick (@theawesomefish)
18th November 2017, 17:49
“I know people keep saying you can’t pay to win in F1, but I’ve just noticed this tweet from the Belgian government…”
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
18th November 2017, 17:53
‘look into that blue light’ ‘what’ ‘just look into that blue light’ ‘ZAPPP’
*zombie voice* ‘you are now a worthy F1 driver’
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
18th November 2017, 17:58
Charlie: That green line you’re pointing at is the engine temperature, the red one below it shows you were doing 81 km/h in the pit lane.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
18th November 2017, 18:15
Marcus: I’m proposing a new flag, here it is. Do you like it? It’s sort of like the Blue Flag, but this one allows a lapped driver to unlap themselves by having the race leaders pull aside to let the slower car pass them.
Charlie: I’m not sure about that flag, it has a strong resemblance to a well known obscene gesture.
HK (@me4me)
18th November 2017, 20:01
Has extensive technical knowledge from tens of years in F1 – still requires expert help to assemble an IKEA cabinet.
Ben Rowe (@thegianthogweed)
18th November 2017, 22:50
That is a really good one!
Denis Helium
18th November 2017, 21:44
CW: I expected there to be lemons. And two men hardly makes a party.
Strontium (@strontium)
18th November 2017, 22:59
“…and this is how I submit my deposit to secure my seat next year”
Placid (@placid)
18th November 2017, 23:01
Marcus: Just check out this new Verizon phone. It has unlimited data and streaming not like the other phone that I had.
Charles: Where did he go?
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
18th November 2017, 23:14
..and here you can see clearly that I was inside the line..
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
18th November 2017, 23:18
Yes, but that’s your Playstation, Marcus..
JungleMartin
19th November 2017, 0:08
“Just tap here to engage Pascal’s pit limiter.”
F1junky
19th November 2017, 6:18
Yamaha is developing the the Motobot for the Moto GP…
…look fluffy kittens doing crazy things!!!
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
19th November 2017, 7:29
This has a better engine than my car
Derek Edwards
19th November 2017, 8:14
“Is that your Sony, Ericsson?”
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
19th November 2017, 17:17
Love this one.
verstappen (@verstappen)
19th November 2017, 10:34
Charlie: “Always tell your mother before you go somewhere”
Ericsson: “Meeaaaaoooow”
John H (@john-h)
19th November 2017, 11:01
“Here’s a message for Charlie…”
Bart
19th November 2017, 13:55
Does your new Swedish phone have a keyboard?
Yes, but it only has Allen keys…
Martin (@ardy)
19th November 2017, 15:59
“I left it in my back pocket when I climbed into the car. See how badly the screen’s cracked.”
Martin (@ardy)
19th November 2017, 16:01
“That’s not a new angry emoji. That’s Fernando Alonso.”
schooner (@schooner)
19th November 2017, 16:09
Charlie is particularly interested in checking out the new ‘Random Track Limit Penalty Generator’ app.
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
19th November 2017, 16:19
“No, Charlie. The ‘1’ is the white space between the F and the red shape…”
Mark (@blueruck)
19th November 2017, 16:27
if I swipe left on Grosjean, you will can hear him complain
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
19th November 2017, 16:34
“You just wait and see what these girls do with that cup…”
verstappen (@verstappen)
19th November 2017, 20:28
Aaah! Nasty
Still regret the day I wondered why all those people jumped out of their chair and asked google about it
Dave
19th November 2017, 22:39
No Charlie, I’m Ericsson, THIS is a phone
Bart
20th November 2017, 10:37
“Hey, your have an Ericsson phone!”
“Yeah, could not get a top brand.”
AntonioCorleone
20th November 2017, 20:00
– And here is my name.
– Can’t see it. Where?
– At the bottom of the screen Charlie.
Nunu
20th November 2017, 21:04
Try out tinder – its no too late for you – having millions on your account…
S@thia (@sathia)
21st November 2017, 9:53
No more button…. you have to swipe to answer calls
Peter Stickland
30th December 2017, 15:05
They call it tinder, I thought it was a type of tyre mould at first