Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso shared the podium at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend, with Verstappen taking victory in dominant fashion.
But what were the pair looking at here at the post-race press conference? 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
- Caption Competition 222: Binotto’s back
- Caption Competition 221: When push comes to shove
- Caption Competition 220: Alpine pair meet famous farmer
- Caption Competition 219: On your head, Helmut
- Caption Competition 218: Wolff and the president’s conspicuous chat
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HJ
11th March 2023, 7:54
LOL. This one doesn’t need a caption :-)
Ben Rowe (@thegianthogweed)
11th March 2023, 7:55
Alonso realising Verstappen is going to miss Riccardo’s “shoeys”
Billys (@bilarxos)
11th March 2023, 8:00
“Max do you remember how Ricciardo does the shoey?”
Selbbin (@selbbin)
11th March 2023, 8:28
Alonso and Verstappen try to understand how Aston Martin uses aero channels and ground effect on their shoe to enhance brake sensitivity.
kartguy07 (@kartguy07)
11th March 2023, 9:36
Goddamn Lewis and his chewing gum.
NinjaBadger (@ninjabadger)
11th March 2023, 9:47
“People talk about Stroll, but this was also my best injured performance of my career.”
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
11th March 2023, 9:53
Alonso : “All the time you have to leave a space, my foot hurts because of the narrow cockpit”.
Max : “Yeah, That’s what happens when you don’t leave the space”.
SjaakFoo (@sjaakfoo)
11th March 2023, 11:29
Round of applause.
Electroball76
11th March 2023, 10:36
So instead of Km/h, this way we can calculate feet/s
Txizzle (@txizzle)
12th March 2023, 19:14
Lol.
Electroball76
11th March 2023, 10:52
“Designed in Milton Keynes”
Urvaksh (@thedoctor03)
11th March 2023, 21:42
Good one!
Shimks (@shimks)
11th March 2023, 10:58
“Looks like you nailed it too today, Nando.”
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage (@davedai)
11th March 2023, 11:07
My team won’t listen to me😪.
I think there’s too much toe in. What do you think Max?
Mahavir Shah
11th March 2023, 11:20
Alonso : “For sure the graining is lower in almost everything with the new team!”
Frasier (@frasier)
11th March 2023, 12:23
See this hole worn in my shoe Max, in an Aston Martin we need to brake for all the corners.
David BR (@david-br)
11th March 2023, 13:06
Looking for Mercedes’ quashed ambitions.
Urvaksh (@thedoctor03)
11th March 2023, 21:43
Brilliant!
Philip (@philipgb)
11th March 2023, 13:52
Verstappen: “Can you smell something?”
Alonso: “I may have stood on some Ferrari strategy on my way to the podium”
juan fanger (@juan-fanger)
11th March 2023, 21:27
:)
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
11th March 2023, 13:58
This is how little I had to push to keep Mercedes and Ferrari at bay.
Forrest Gump (@forrestgump)
11th March 2023, 14:12
Bend over MV…
István
11th March 2023, 14:21
Alonso is reading quietly:
“Lance has the possibility to be world champion. He is super talented…” – OK, I’ve already said this.
“Congrats to Lance. 12 days ago, he had surgery and now he is fighting here…” – OK, I’ve already said this one, too.
“He’s my hero! He is phenomenal and it’s inspiring to see his determination and motivation.” – Oh, I almost forgot this one!
MB (@muralibhats)
11th March 2023, 14:51
Every team I join, i tattoo their names on my body. This is where AM is tattooed on.
Mr Fabulous (@mrfabulous)
11th March 2023, 14:51
Fernando shows Max that even after 22 years in the sport he still has the desire to be the next Shoe-Maker
JOA20
11th March 2023, 18:33
Brilliant.
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
11th March 2023, 15:39
“You see this toenail?
I call this toenail George.
This one? this one I call Lewis!”
Goriot
11th March 2023, 15:41
Your Honda engine is great: look, mine was sh×t!
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
11th March 2023, 15:42
In later years, this moment would be looked back on as a first indicator of Max’s fascination with older men’s feet.”
thejerk
11th March 2023, 19:36
lol
JezH79
11th March 2023, 15:59
Alonso “I have never seen my left foot so relaxed after a race, barely had to use it!”
Diez Cilindros (@diezcilindros)
11th March 2023, 16:46
Hey, Nando, Ferrari showed big top speed in Bahrain and I’m worried for Jeddah’s Q3, would you give me a toe?
Diez Cilindros (@diezcilindros)
11th March 2023, 16:46
Obviously, the joke is Verstappen asking for a tow, the typo ruins it!
Electroball76
11th March 2023, 16:54
And this, Max, is the sole of a true champion!
WesselV1
11th March 2023, 17:04
Oh, there’s still some of Alpine’s pride visible…
X1Znet (@x1znet)
11th March 2023, 17:55
Can you see how my soles are *crushing* Mercedes hopes?
Hpras
11th March 2023, 18:06
I keep 3 of my 6 tents right here.
Ricardo Lopes
11th March 2023, 18:08
FA:- “Look Max, my left boot is new… I hardly hit the breaks…”…
MV:- “Not bad for your “first” race…
Chris Lambot
11th March 2023, 19:10
Max : “I appreciate you’re much more experienced, Fernando… but I’m truly convinced using your right foot for the accelerator is still the way to go” …
Derek Edwards
11th March 2023, 19:34
It’s a much better fit than my old Alpinestars.
thejerk
11th March 2023, 19:35
“This is the next step in El Plan.”
Aloser
11th March 2023, 19:36
See that? It’s a bit of Hamilton’s ego!
Dean Stewart
11th March 2023, 19:54
“Wish Lewis would leave that dog at home….”
AndrewT (@andrewt)
12th March 2023, 22:45
^^
Fishingelbow (@fishingelbow)
13th March 2023, 21:58
😁
Urvaksh (@thedoctor03)
11th March 2023, 21:39
Max: No, that’s not what I mean when I say you have already found your feet at Aston Martin…
Mayrton
11th March 2023, 21:54
The most obvious caption has not been made, so I will honour the sense of dignity and won’t score in from of an open goal either, lol
Todfod (@todfod)
12th March 2023, 2:55
Max – “How are your shoes doing after kicking Mercedes and Ferrari butt?”
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
12th March 2023, 3:10
“Max, Did you know currently the longest span between World Drivers’ Championships is 7 years?”
Tom L. (@tom-l)
12th March 2023, 7:41
Despite Verstappen’s attentions, Alonso did not reveal his Achilles heel.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
12th March 2023, 7:45
Max was impressed at how little damage had been done after years of Alonso putting his foot in it.
AndrewT (@andrewt)
12th March 2023, 8:19
“Ottmar didn’t believe that 42 was not my age, just my shoe size.”
Rich Hill
12th March 2023, 8:54
‘I got the call on lap 14 to box for a fresh pair of boots, but I don’t know, they look the same to me!?’
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
12th March 2023, 13:53
“…he always had boots on! Get it? Boutsen?…You remember Thierry… never mind.”
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
12th March 2023, 15:38
Alonso couldn’t stop with the enlaces
callmej
12th March 2023, 17:51
FA: See, I can never put my foot in my mouth!
callmej
12th March 2023, 18:00
FA telling MV about the unique brake tech that Aston Martin has introduced on its 2023 F1 car: “See those carbon fiber pads on my soles? Whenever I need to break hard, I just put my feet down.”
Mr Fabulous (@mrfabulous)
12th March 2023, 19:02
Fernando discovered that even trying to stay on the same lap as the Red Bulls had been sole-destroying…
Qeki (@qeki)
13th March 2023, 9:47
If you touch it it will cost you £7500
Andy Mail (@amail)
13th March 2023, 14:11
So, you’re saying I should move the lead to my right foot?
Sergey Martyn
13th March 2023, 14:38
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/0_Spinaro_-_Palazzo_dei_Conservatori%2C_Musei_Capitolini_%282%29.JPG
Zeon
13th March 2023, 15:41
Yea, looks like I stepped in some Mercedes too. How do you wipe it off?
Kurt Laguna
13th March 2023, 16:00
…..and that’s how we use to do heel and toe downshifting!