Sergey Sirotkin is Formula One’s newest driver for 2018 and we’re welcoming him in traditional fashion with a Caption Competition.
Here’s the new Williams race driver tackling one of Spa’s most famous corners in 2016 alongside former Williams tester Alex Lynn when the pair raced in GP2.
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.
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Hugh (@hugh11)
20th January 2018, 11:56
Sirotkin was surprised at how well Williams’ chameleon inspired livery for 2019 worked.
Phylyp (@phylyp)
20th January 2018, 11:58
“Without your funding this is what we’d be driving this year”
Alexandre
20th January 2018, 11:58
“F1 driver Sergei Sirotkin proves it’s possible to take Eau Rouge at full speed”
Ruben
20th January 2018, 12:01
People can now see that they were wrong and I didn’t pay for a seat. Just the steering wheel.
stren (@stren)
20th January 2018, 12:12
“Sirotkin already lost his seat to Kubica”
FJBH10 (@fjbh10)
20th January 2018, 12:17
Lower simulator budget forces Williams to take drastic measures.
Shimks (@shimks)
20th January 2018, 22:53
Hahaha!!
Ashwin (@redbullf1)
21st January 2018, 1:59
+1
Gabriel (@rethla)
20th January 2018, 12:20
Stroll is using the car for private testing so this is what we got for you right now Sergey.
Melbourne (@melbourne)
20th January 2018, 13:28
haha good one
NJ Joe (@nj-joe)
20th January 2018, 12:34
Lighter weight cars, low ride height, no frivolous aero. Finally they got the regs right!
Eric (@fletch)
20th January 2018, 12:53
The new Williams’s young driver program leaves much to be desired…
StephenH
20th January 2018, 13:08
” …. and, errm … the clutch is slipping.”
Robbie (@robbie)
20th January 2018, 13:08
Sometimes drivers in slower cars feel like sitting ducks.
Michael Freeman
20th January 2018, 13:16
Sirotkin: I think we could have done with a little less downforce!
Lynn: And the drag is hurting, too!
CryptidBadger (@ninjabadger)
20th January 2018, 13:19
F1’s experiment with high-degradation cars left much to be desire.
Sumedh
20th January 2018, 13:29
And the backward tumbling race starts in 3,2,1, goooooooooo..
Quant
20th January 2018, 13:33
“Now I just need to buy the car.”
joe pineapples
20th January 2018, 13:44
Hiding the skid marks.
Melbourne (@melbourne)
20th January 2018, 13:46
Lynn: so this is how it felt overtaking on the outside of eau rouge!
Sergey: yeah, but in slow motion
Greup (@greup)
20th January 2018, 13:46
And Kubica driving the safety car exiting La Source saw his golden opportunity….
Philip (@philipgb)
20th January 2018, 13:48
Teams seek clarification on the new rule to separate car and driver weight.
Robbie (@robbie)
20th January 2018, 14:23
Lol
Duncan Snowden
20th January 2018, 15:02
I give up. That’s the one. :)
Egonovi
20th January 2018, 16:35
Many good ones before; but this one is great ;)
FJBH10 (@fjbh10)
20th January 2018, 19:45
+1
Shimks (@shimks)
20th January 2018, 22:54
Very good!
Djangles LeVaughn (@royal-spark)
20th January 2018, 13:49
Codemasters’ share a screenshot of their upcoming F1 2018 video game.
Thedonz
20th January 2018, 13:55
That’s not fair, he put all 4 wheels off the track!!!!
CHAAARRRRLLLLIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Callum
20th January 2018, 14:06
This isn’t what I paid for!
d0senbrot (@d0senbrot)
20th January 2018, 14:11
A Williams cockpit – £13m. Two-wide into Eau Rouge – Priceless.
TFLB (@tflb)
20th January 2018, 14:15
Liberty’s plan to bring ‘seat-of-the-pants’ racing back to F1 took an unexpected turn in 2018. The drivers in particular were worried about the new cars causing excess wear to their planks.
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
20th January 2018, 14:16
Williams asked Sirotkin to get familiar with the tracks ahead of next season…
tgu (@thegrapeunwashed)
20th January 2018, 14:19
Todt’s plans for an eco formula in 2021 got off to a bad start when the donkeys slipped their harnesses during testing.
EC (@dutch-1)
20th January 2018, 14:27
Sirotkin reveils the new Williams AERO in Eau Rouge.
This will take F1 to a full new level of transparency.
EC (@dutch-1)
20th January 2018, 14:28
Oops, reveils must be reveals
Sirotkin reveals the new Williams AERO in Eau Rouge.
This will take F1 to a full new level of transparency.
Pratyush P (@pratyushp276)
20th January 2018, 14:32
The FIA just got its plans for a “road-relevant” formula horribly wrong.
Damon (@damon)
20th January 2018, 14:40
“A typing blunder in FIA’s new technical regulations book for the 2018 Formula 1 season, which erroneously introduced a max. car weight of 70 kilograms (with driver) – instead of a min. car weight of 770 kgs – was met with surprisingly little suspicion from teams and drivers. Race attendance, however, has dropped significantly. Just as have the lap times…”.
glynh (@glynh)
20th January 2018, 14:42
After complaints the halo covered the drivers too much F1 responds with a typical knee jerk reaction.
Selbbin (@selbbin)
20th January 2018, 14:58
Sirotkin makes his first rookie error when his trainer suggests he do yoga at the Spa.
Selbbin (@selbbin)
20th January 2018, 15:00
yeeeeoooow, yeeeeeeeoooooooowww, vroom vroom vroom…
PhilEReid (@philereid)
20th January 2018, 15:07
“Do you think it’d be weird if I told you I sit on the toilet like this, too?”
John Beak (@johnbeak)
20th January 2018, 15:18
“Is the new car ready yet?
What about now?”
John H (@john-h)
20th January 2018, 15:45
Bottoming out through Eau Rouge
myxtiom (@myxtiom)
20th January 2018, 16:45
+1
charliex (@photogcw)
20th January 2018, 15:55
In a surprising move, the Williams team test out their new 2020-spec car in the daytime before the FIA can rule on their stealth livery concept.
Edward Hunter (@edster)
20th January 2018, 16:11
Lynn: “You know, when Williams promised us track time on race weekends this wasn’t exactly what I had in mind… Seems like you and me are in the same boat, right Sergey?”
Sirotkin: “Unfortunately for you Comrade Lynn, my boat has better sponsorship…”
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
20th January 2018, 16:26
“I thought Massa was using a metaphor when he said you could feel every bump on the track in a Williams car.”
AndrewT (@andrewt)
20th January 2018, 16:27
Racing fans should not really complain about the lack of wheel-to-wheel racing.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
20th January 2018, 16:35
Ted Kravitiz: … and SIROTKIN IS TRYING TO PASS LYNN ON THE INSIDE THROUGH EAU ROUGE. They’re NECK AND NECK …
myxtiom (@myxtiom)
20th January 2018, 16:38
Sirotkin’s talent is so big he out-drives his car on the first day of testing.
myxtiom (@myxtiom)
20th January 2018, 16:41
The result after one day of testing with Stroll.
WimB
20th January 2018, 16:46
New F1 sim game promises to make you “feel like you’re really there”!
Apexor
20th January 2018, 16:47
F1 newest daily workout.
Apexor
20th January 2018, 16:47
F1 drivers newest daily workout.
Benjamin Brown (@benjib)
20th January 2018, 16:47
The FIA’s start their new closer racing campaign.
WimB
20th January 2018, 16:51
“Hey, are you passing me mid-corner by opening your DRS?”
“Sorry, that speed boost wasn’t my DRS, that was last night’s curry.”
myxtiom (@myxtiom)
20th January 2018, 19:24
Lol
John H (@john-h)
21st January 2018, 8:07
Naanboost?
Steve Rogers (@yossarian)
20th January 2018, 17:19
Williams reveal one off livery promoting the new wonder woman film.
F1FerrariFan1 (@f1ferrarifan1)
20th January 2018, 17:41
Surprisingly, some still say the performance gap to F1 isn’t large enough.
Egonovi
20th January 2018, 18:08
With the bigger budget Stroll has priority using the test car.
Bart
20th January 2018, 18:26
Side by side in Eau Rouge, dangerous? Hah, we do it all day long.
Owen
20th January 2018, 18:40
Road Rash!
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
20th January 2018, 18:45
Here we have on display the parts of F1 cars that the FIA and the teams have actually agreed on so far for future regs.
Frasier (@frasier)
20th January 2018, 19:10
Sirotkin could be forgiven for misunderstanding an instruction to feel the limit around Eau Rouge with the seat of his pants, but Lynn??
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
20th January 2018, 19:24
Ferrari steps up its veto campaign, by releasing an image of how F1 would look if they pulled out.
the0racle
20th January 2018, 20:11
This is what I see in the rear view mirror when PCars 2 starts glitching out in VR.
MtlRacer (@mtlracer)
20th January 2018, 20:18
Sergey and Alex are shown here testing Wonder Woman’s invisible F1 cars, which strangely never got past FIA preliminary scrutineering.
Derek Edwards
20th January 2018, 21:09
You know those dreams where you leave the house without any trousers…
just.daz (@nemo87)
20th January 2018, 21:47
The new Williams cammo liverly doesn’t look like it’ll go down well with sponsors.
Zac
20th January 2018, 21:51
First look at EA’s version of this years game. Costs $15 extra to include the cars
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
20th January 2018, 22:00
The anti-halo breakaway series wasn’t messing about
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
20th January 2018, 22:30
My babushka always said I had a super soft bum.
Ryan B.
20th January 2018, 22:42
The limited testing restrictions made the seat shootout a bit tricky for Williams.
Alexandre Truppel
20th January 2018, 23:01
“F1 rule change: to cut costs for teams, only 0 power units and 0 chassis allowed for the entire season. Changing steering wheels mid season still allowed.”
Jay Menon (@jaymenon10)
20th January 2018, 23:13
Still faster than Mclaren Honda
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
20th January 2018, 23:22
“I’ve got plenty of grip”
Scottie (@scottie)
20th January 2018, 23:33
CGI has come a long way in Grand Prix broadcasting
Placid (@placid)
21st January 2018, 1:11
Sergey: Alex – How are we going to explain on stealing Wonder Woman’s invisible plane?
Alex: I DO NOT KNOW? BUT I WANT TO AVOID THE LASSO OF TRUTH.
Ashwin (@redbullf1)
21st January 2018, 2:02
When drivers were asked to choose between
A car with Halo or driving on their butt !
James
21st January 2018, 2:30
Sirotkin’s MAXIMUM STEALTH augment fails to work as planned.
Gary
21st January 2018, 6:22
“And in Formula One News, SMP Bank’s check to Williams bounced, in the middle of the Belgium Grand Prix, leaving Sergey Sirotkin without a car.”
Newfangled (@newfangled)
21st January 2018, 7:38
2018: Williams exploited a regulatory loophole for translucent components in 2018, leading to a furore amongst the paddock concerning whether their new everything adhered to current technical regulations. Ferrari, naturally, were the key aggressors, and threatened to leave the championship at the end of the year were the situation not resolved, in what was quickly dubbed ‘invisi-gate’. Ferrari claimed Williams drivers regularly cut through the Ardennes forest during that year’s Grand Prix, and cited one spectator who apparently saw, ‘A man in white overalls hovering several inches above the ground, weaving between trees, accompanied by the sound of a tumble drier’.
Proteus (@proteus)
21st January 2018, 9:17
Williams teaching their youngsters the meaning of word “losing youre seat” before the season starts.
mog
21st January 2018, 10:38
Dude, where’s my car?
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
21st January 2018, 12:05
Williams’ new cloaking device needs more work
BigJoe
21st January 2018, 12:31
“these cars really are too quiet, maybe if we eat Beans for Breakfast tomorrow we’ll be able to attract a bigger crowd”
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
21st January 2018, 14:05
Williams next cost saving idea.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
21st January 2018, 14:06
“Still faster than Stroll
Scalextric (@scalextric)
21st January 2018, 14:15
“Williams’ new stealth technology hides illegal aerodynamics” claim Ferrari.
Bart
21st January 2018, 15:23
Williams tries to circumvent the testing ban by employing the cloaking device Sirotkin’s sponsors provided on their F1 2-seater, but they are not fooling us!
schooner (@schooner)
21st January 2018, 16:21
Having taken nearly 2 hours to film the front straight alone, Sirotkin and Lynn were beginning to regret agreeing to star in a stop-action animation of an entire lap at Spa.
Steven Smith (@ragwort)
21st January 2018, 16:31
Bottoming out.
EC (@dutch-1)
21st January 2018, 17:04
Williams shows what happens when the proposed budget cap for teams comes in to place.
McLaren showed a picture of only half of Alonso: that would be the result for their team.
Bleu (@bleu)
21st January 2018, 17:37
Williams making comparisons on drivers’ seating position – therefore giving Sirotkin an edge over their former test driver Lynn.
Strontium (@strontium)
21st January 2018, 18:01
“This is still faster than Stroll”
Michael Morris (@michas232)
21st January 2018, 19:03
“When you said at the start of the season we’ve done alot of weight stripping to have less drag, I DID NOT THINK YOU WOULD DO THIS”
Brian (@flyinglapct)
21st January 2018, 21:24
After Lance crashed every available chassis in testing, Williams was left with no other option.
Brian (@flyinglapct)
21st January 2018, 21:29
Sergey Sirokin receives a 5-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
smalley (@smalley)
21st January 2018, 23:27
Wow, these F1 cars ARE quiet.
Pink Peril
22nd January 2018, 0:43
The F1 diver version of sleepwalking.
Saiesh (@saiesh)
22nd January 2018, 6:42
Damn. The Halo looks terrible.
Todfod (@todfod)
22nd January 2018, 11:59
If Stroll and Alfa Romeo hadn’t come along, a Williams & Sauber driver set would be a whole lot less exciting.
Todfod (@todfod)
22nd January 2018, 12:18
Sorry. Had a typo –
If Stroll and Alfa Romeo hadn’t come along, a Williams & Sauber driver test would be a whole lot less exciting.
grreso
22nd January 2018, 13:37
SS: Hey Lance how long are we gonna sit here?
LS: Until Williams confirmation that our bank transfers were successful.
Wes
22nd January 2018, 17:25
Eau Rouge? How about my a$$ is now Rouge!
robert
22nd January 2018, 22:40
We can clearly see their nuts.