Pre-season testing is all about correlating figures and measuring real world data out on the race track.
So what is Sergio Perez trying to explain to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner here?
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 RaceFans Round-up.
Caption Competition
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- Caption Competition 224: Verstappen’s words of wisdom for Perez
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Will Wood (@willwood)
26th February 2022, 10:02
Oh, and let’s try and keep things SFW folks…
GeeMac (@geemac)
26th February 2022, 12:53
[CENSORED]
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
27th February 2022, 0:38
Thankfully I read this on time.
G
26th February 2022, 10:06
Turn 5, you could have driven a double decker up the inside.
(Sorry to bring this up again)
Diez Cilindros (@diezcilindros)
26th February 2022, 10:08
Oh, come on, this Caption Competition is too easy!
RocketTankski
26th February 2022, 10:18
Ey Chrissy, you ever go bass fishing uh?
Just last week I go with my cousins, out on my boat. In the first 5 minutes I catch a monster like this big. True story bro.
Lotus4Ever
26th February 2022, 10:18
The fish he captured, last summer
RB13
26th February 2022, 10:28
“Just between us how much did you pay Masi to fix Abu Dhabi Christian, this much? THIS MUCH?”
Michal
26th February 2022, 10:59
Did you see Ferrari’s sidepods? Ours are that much smaller! :-)
Cristiano Ferreira
26th February 2022, 11:12
Perez: So Christian, this is the amount of sand I think we need to put in our bags inside the car
Broke1984 (@broke1984)
26th February 2022, 11:14
With the news of Masi’s departure Perez suggests a bigger gift for his successors.
Biggsy
26th February 2022, 11:17
– Have you seen the rear on that ginger spice?
– …
Robbie (@robbie)
26th February 2022, 11:37
Checo still not getting it…
“You were porpoising, Max? Best I did was a trout, about this long!”
formevic
26th February 2022, 11:47
Mileage table is good for reliability directions, while best laptimes table worths nothing, no team has squeezed the tube so far. One ran C3 compound, other C5, and fuel levels? And no car is well settled up at this stage. Just a long/middle runs table could be, still little, more significant.
formevic
26th February 2022, 11:51
My mistake.. the post was intended for thread “The key data from F1’s first test of its new cars for 2022”
someone or something
26th February 2022, 13:19
Still a funnier caption than everything else I’ve seen thus far.
Jon Snow
26th February 2022, 11:58
“Beautiful car innit, Checo?”
“Yeah, Christian. Definitely. Much better than 2014 cars with wee wee this long”
Ben
26th February 2022, 12:53
Horner making sure Max’s 2022 puppet is still working properly.
Short Circuit (@jjohn)
26th February 2022, 13:23
The shakedown shows it clearly, there is only this much difference between Lewis and me….
JohnH (@johnrkh)
26th February 2022, 13:38
Wait till summer gets here.
Red Andy (@red-andy)
26th February 2022, 13:40
No, Checo, I asked, “How much wing do you have?”
TFLB (@tflb)
26th February 2022, 13:48
I’d guess a baby porpoise is about… this big?
NinjaBadger (@ninjabadger)
26th February 2022, 14:01
Given his years of experience in F1, Red Bull were hoping Perez could give more detailed feedback when assessing levels of downforce.
Dusty
26th February 2022, 14:12
We need to be able to follow the car ahead this close on the corner to overtake without DRS.
Bitten&Hisses (@al-perry)
26th February 2022, 14:15
I don’t care about porpoising, Christian. We can follow other cars THIS close!
Cub1 (@cubceer)
26th February 2022, 14:33
“If we make the wheels as wide as the track… they can’t get past us. Think about it.”
Neil (@neilosjames)
26th February 2022, 15:00
“Now we don’t need to have a bed for Michael in the motorhome, surely there’s room for me to have a double?”
Johns
26th February 2022, 15:27
I just need this much space to get by Verstaphen
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
26th February 2022, 15:50
Horner: “Really? No wonder he’s a seven time world champion!”
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
26th February 2022, 15:53
“We’re letting you have the new lightweight steering first, before Max tries it. It’s using Red Bull soapbox technology.”
Maciek (@maciek)
26th February 2022, 16:31
If I can keep this close behind Max this year I’ll be happy
Derek Edwards
26th February 2022, 16:35
Sergio falls for the “Hold this compressed air for me” gag again.
Maciek (@maciek)
27th February 2022, 4:55
Excellent
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
26th February 2022, 17:27
“So if Max is like this … then where am I?”
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
26th February 2022, 17:29
“I have big white thumbs … It’s not my fault!”
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
26th February 2022, 17:30
“I want a steering wheel this big please”
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
26th February 2022, 17:39
That’s going to need a two flush strategy Checo.
Philip (@philipgb)
26th February 2022, 19:05
And these Christian, are the sandbags Mercedes have been using
Frasier (@frasier)
26th February 2022, 19:27
Christian is so over Checo reminding him about social distancing guidelines
charliex (@photogcw)
26th February 2022, 21:39
Checo: It’s much bigger in person. I was shown something about this size back at the factory last month.
Qeki (@qeki)
26th February 2022, 21:53
Checo jr. teaching Checo sr and Horner their new song. If you’re the champion and you know it clap your hands.
F1 frog (@f1frog)
26th February 2022, 22:34
About that size. That, with the tail…
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
27th February 2022, 0:40
Just look at the rear end on her. Thicc!
JOAQUIN
27th February 2022, 1:13
C: – Max told me Masi is this big.
H: – I know, how do you think I got him to pay us that big favour in Abu Dhabi?
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
27th February 2022, 8:14
Unlike most fishing stories, where the fish gets bigger with time, Christian was impressed that the margin by which Max went off the track was strangely getting smaller and smaller.
johnandtonic
27th February 2022, 10:17
Christian and Checho looking at a CCTV monitor of the pit lane
Christian. See that creepy guy in the mac, he is still complaining about the stewards.
Checho: In a scale of between here and Mexico I care this much.
Caroline Geddes (@lass321)
28th February 2022, 17:00
So let me get this straight, if I EVER get in front of Lewis by this much, I slam on the brakes?