Carlos Sainz Jnr and Lewis Hamilton made headlines this week with one of the biggest driver move announcements in the sport’s history.
But what was said here during this encounter between the pair of them?
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
- Caption Competition 250: Snack for Sainz
- Caption Competition 249: Making a point
- Caption Competition 248: Brown goes orange
- Caption Competition 247: Valtteri, it’s James
- Caption Competition 246: Core blimey
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Massimiliano
3rd February 2024, 8:36
LH: don’t worry Carlos, same old fake news
Cornel
3rd February 2024, 13:40
Sainz: yes its true, seafood linguine any meal you wamt
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
3rd February 2024, 8:47
…and this is the company phone, I recommend keeping it on mute after 8pm or the engineers will completely screw up your sleep cycle.
Tim (@gusty)
3rd February 2024, 9:02
Here, I made this spreadsheet so I can work out my own strategy mid race, you’re going to need it.
Sham (@sham)
3rd February 2024, 9:03
This is the notepad of things to say to the media after the team messes up the strategy. You’ll be needing that.
Derek Edwards
3rd February 2024, 9:06
No wonder it doesn’t ring, Carlos, that’s Fred’s old number.
Broke1984 (@broke1984)
3rd February 2024, 9:12
“Telegram, whatsapp, viber, instagram, see? Blocked!”
Pat
3rd February 2024, 9:13
Yes, the company phone too…
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
3rd February 2024, 9:18
“Yeah, I might as well take your phone as well.
You can keep the shirt – it’s not my size.”
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
3rd February 2024, 9:19
Carlos: Not drivers looking at a phone again.
Lewis: These caption competitions have really gone downhill.
notagrumpyfan
3rd February 2024, 13:05
Carlos: and I see that most commenters come up with whole conversations.
Lewis: they should call it Conversation Competition rather than Caption Competition.
Phone: teedeedee teedeedee teedeedeedeedee
Camera: click
Jungle
3rd February 2024, 9:35
Carlos – “So Lewis I just got sent this photo of you having lunch with Fred the other day. Whats this all about?”
Lewis – “Oh nothing man we’re just old friends. We’ve been meaning to catch up for a while now. BTW here’s Toto’s number.”
Carlos – ” Why are you giving me Toto’s number?”
Lewis – ” Oh no reason man…no reason at all.”
PJ
3rd February 2024, 9:35
Carlos: Lewis you are going to need this …so here is the list of Plan A, B, C, D, E…
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
3rd February 2024, 9:37
“…so just pop your thumb on there and……….. yep, that’s it. Contract complete.”
Ray Fan
3rd February 2024, 9:37
Carlos: “It says here that you are going to change teams before even trying your new car!”
Lewis: “Does it say which team I’ll be driving for?”
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
3rd February 2024, 9:39
Yes Carlos, I am certain it’s going to be me and Charles, not me and you. Look, it’s all over the internet.
MurasamaRA300 (@murasamara300)
3rd February 2024, 10:07
Sainz: “Check this out Lewis – this is Caption Competition no 210 on RaceFans.
That’s me having the Thousand Yard Stare. See?
Alonso got the thousand yard stare, Vettel got it, Charles got it, I got it. All Ferrari drivers got it… now you’re going to get it too.”
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Credit for original post to Electroball76 on the “Speaking with Sainz” caption competition.
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An Sionnach
3rd February 2024, 10:18
“Nice shirt, man!”
“Yeah, since it’s Italian you’ve gotta order a size up. They give me five euros off full price!”
notagrumpyfan
3rd February 2024, 10:24
Football fans eagerly check the latest news on transfer deadline day.
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
3rd February 2024, 11:03
“I’m going to need your clothes, your boots and your motorcar”
RR
3rd February 2024, 11:16
– I’ve heard you can make phone calls, send messages, …
– Incredible
PhilEReid (@philereid)
3rd February 2024, 11:21
Hamilton compelled to move to Ferrari after seeing photos of the lunches provided at Maranello
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage (@davedai)
3rd February 2024, 11:30
C: Merc went over the budget cap that much? BIG penalties!
L: Yeah man I know.
C: Crazy but what’s that got to do with me?
MurasamaRA300 (@murasamara300)
3rd February 2024, 12:37
Winner nomination :)
Djxo2
3rd February 2024, 11:52
Haha how do you think they will take this photo out of context
Phil Norman (@phil-f1-21)
3rd February 2024, 11:59
L. ‘I said I was going to give you Toto’s number’
C. ‘Well…OK. Why would I need that though?’
L. ‘Oh…no reason, just being friendly. Thought it might come in useful’
Mr Fabulous (@mrfabulous)
3rd February 2024, 12:10
Sainz: Well according to GoogleTranslate, the Italian for ‘Adios’ is ‘Arrivederci’. Why do you ask?
j sc
3rd February 2024, 14:14
CS: Here is Frédéric Vasseur’s number. What do you need it for?
LH: Just for a Halloween prank…
Dean Stewart
3rd February 2024, 14:40
“£40m for being the number 2 driver?…..”
Nitin Patel (@nitin24)
3rd February 2024, 14:57
“…and this is Plan D – pit for the wrong tires.
…and this is Plan E – don’t pit for tires even though that’s the right thing to do
Don’t worry, you’ll see a common theme here”
Philip (@philipgb)
3rd February 2024, 15:39
Swipe right if you like the strategy, left if you don’t
Michael (@freelittlebirds)
3rd February 2024, 15:47
Hey Carlos, how do you say “hammer time” in Italian?
No clue, let’s check with Google. That’s funny, it says “Haamer Taaim”.
Picasso 1.9D FTW (@picasso-19d-ftw)
3rd February 2024, 17:34
Let’s just register my fingerprint now, Carlos, because I think you’ll find that’s my phone.
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
3rd February 2024, 18:57
Sainz: “And this is a fun game. It’s called ’Two Roosters in the Henhouse’…”
John Beak (@johnbeak)
3rd February 2024, 19:02
No, they did not misspell Sainz. Scroll up a bit, it says “Hamilton signs for Ferrari”.
AllTheCoolNamesWereTaken
3rd February 2024, 19:10
“This is really strange, Lewis. Whenever I try to look at my contract status for 2025, it just says, ‘We are checking.'”
AllTheCoolNamesWereTaken
3rd February 2024, 23:57
I just thought of a better one:
“This can’t be good. I asked the app how you say, ‘Get in there, Lewis!’ in Italian, and it just says, ‘We are checking …'”
Palindnilap (@palindnilap)
3rd February 2024, 19:36
“You will find that app for making live strategy calls very useful. It was a life saver for me at Ferrari.”
Rich Hill
3rd February 2024, 19:47
‘It says here Lewis you’ve been able to fulfil a childhood dream…what’s that then?…’
Wheel Nut (@wheel-nut)
3rd February 2024, 23:03
And this is the Ferrari Magic 8 Ball Strategy app
Urvaksh (@thedoctor03)
4th February 2024, 1:38
“I have never liked Grand Theft Auto. I mean how can you steal someone’s car away just like that?”
Red Andy (@red-andy)
4th February 2024, 7:13
“It’s very kind of you to show me how to upload my CV so thousands of recruiters can see it, but I still don’t see why it’s necessary”
Only Facts!
4th February 2024, 11:56
See Carlos, I am working on a full line of clothes in red. Wearing that colour had always been my dream.
Vincent
5th February 2024, 0:36
Hey Lewis, this is the official Ferrari Simulator you’ll be using this one.
Patrick (@anunaki)
5th February 2024, 9:07
“I look forward to see a crying Ferrari again next year Lewis”
Fred Fedurch
5th February 2024, 11:28
Richard Mille’s number? Yeah, sure. I’ve got it in my contacts. Gimme a sec.