Alexander Albon has a reputation for being one of the Formula 1 drivers with the best sense of humour on the grid.
But what did he have to show the McLaren team mates of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the press conference of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka last season?
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.
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Caption Competition
Kurt Laguna
20th January 2024, 9:51
” Ya, ya, its Helmut Marko wearing dress socks on the beach”
Wheel Nut (@wheel-nut)
20th January 2024, 10:17
This is one where I stayed within track limits
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
20th January 2024, 11:05
“I found Max’s phone in the toilets.
Look at his browser history!”
Only Facts!
20th January 2024, 11:27
And when Sargent asked me who the new team principal would be, I just texted him: “Logan, this is James!”
MichaelV12 (@michaelv12)
20th January 2024, 12:08
This is where I’ve hidden Logan’s shoelaces.
notagrumpyfan
20th January 2024, 12:31
Look, here I actually stayed within the white lines!
notagrumpyfan
20th January 2024, 12:34
Oops, please ignore; I see this was posted already.
(Missed it because it was a reply)
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
20th January 2024, 13:26
And that’s our wind tunnel!
Rom
20th January 2024, 14:14
Albon showing the 2024 rules where teams will be forced to race their early 90’s cars making Mclaren and Williams instant favorites for the titles.
Red Andy (@red-andy)
20th January 2024, 15:21
So then I call the bar, and ask the barman if I can speak to Mike Krack”
Haas Khan (@haas918)
20th January 2024, 16:52
See this news, Max is unable to race this weekend.
RR
20th January 2024, 20:38
– And that’s Bernie Ecc in the nude!
Jere (@jerejj)
20th January 2024, 20:41
So, just like Yuki told & showed me before, this is how you say ”I respected track limits” in Japanese.
I couldn’t resist using the opportunity presented by location reference.
Derek Edwards
20th January 2024, 23:13
I actually managed to zoom out far enough to get the whole 2024 calendar on a single screen.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
21st January 2024, 0:57
“… and this was my entry for Racefans Caption Competition 214”
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
21st January 2024, 1:06
Look for yourself, we really do have to provide our own phone for the car’s display. They only provide us with a USB dock and an app.
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage (@davedai)
21st January 2024, 1:19
I searched bullet. Shinkansen was most popular result, followed by hundreds of adverts for these battery powered things.
RBAlonso (@rbalonso)
21st January 2024, 7:38
Look, Alpine have re-signed their Twitter team from 2013!
Jungle
21st January 2024, 7:39
So Horner texted me earlier to see if I was interested in coming back to Red Bull. This is my reply.
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage (@davedai)
21st January 2024, 11:43
Seriously someone in the US asked me if Serena & Venus would be at the launch!
Placid (@placid)
22nd January 2024, 20:30
Alex: THIS IS MAX CRYING AFTER STEALING HIS DUTCH APPLE PIE SUPPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!