Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Abu Dhabi, 2024

Caption Competition 255: Looking ahead

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What have former Mercedes team mates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas spotted in the distance – or their futures?

Both are on the move for next year. Ferrari-bound Hamilton is leaving Mercedes while Bottas will return as their third driver after being dropped by Sauber.

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53 comments on “Caption Competition 255: Looking ahead”

  1. Constantijn Blondel
    21st December 2024, 8:41

    “Look at all those races we used to win!” :)

  2. “Who’s the big guy in red coming your way with a big sack of stuff for you, Lewis?”

    “Fred Vasseur is coming to town!”

  3. “I’ve never seen Sergio move so fast!”

    1. Ahah, that’s one of the funniest!

  4. Looks like our best years are behind us

  5. Derek Edwards
    21st December 2024, 9:25

    Ferrrari’s 2026 reserve driver chats to Valtteri Bottas.

  6. Look behind Colapinto and Zhou, Lewis. To whom it may concern…

  7. “That Anonelli kid really is a bright star, isn’t he?”

  8. Mistakenly concerned by what’s ahead, Verstappen is looming large behind them

    1. Constantijn Blondel
      21st December 2024, 12:21

      Oh, good one. And good spot!

  9. L. I’m looking towards my long-term future.
    V. I’ve just seen mine.

  10. Hamilton – “Look at all those fans waving. I’m so blessed.”

    Bottas – “Actually i think they’re giving you the bird.”

    1. Bottas – Hi Lewis congratulations on your new contract with Ferrari. Do you think Audi will sign me?

      Hamiton – I’ve lost my scooter. Is that it over there.

      1. Hamilton – Hey check this out? Is that Toto talking to Max?

  11. Hamilton: “What’s that I can see over the hill?”

    Bottas: “You.”

    1. Harsh! But fair. :)

    2. Constantijn Blondel
      21st December 2024, 12:22

      Cracked me up, that one 😂

    3. Ahah, double meaning!

  12. “Yeeeaaah….. I don’t see you on the grid in 2025, buddy… and I don’t think it’s because of the sunglasses.”

  13. Look at them all cheering for Max and Lando. Do you remember when that was us? Well…..me mostly.

  14. LH: Is it half a bird? Is it half a plane? No, it’s a wing man!
    VB: Very funny, Lewis.

    1. Coventry Climax
      21st December 2024, 16:02

      Ah, didn’t see this one before I gave mine. Sorry ’bout that.

  15. BOT: Hey, Lewis, I got these KICK sunglasses for 2025. Put them on and tell me what you see.
    HAM: Wow, I can see us in 2025! I’m racing for Ferrari and you’re… not on the grid anymore, buddy!
    BOT: KICK……. b’tards!

    1. Wow, that was also a great idea!

  16. Valtteri and Lewis: It’s James (do you still have his number?).

  17. “Is that a silver lining….”

    1. Good one.

  18. 17 years in F1 and there are still new sights that surprise me. The Tifosi… cheering?!

  19. Remember when we won all those championships.
    Valtteridge Farm remembers.

  20. It’s crazy man. One minute you’re on top of the world. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, life sends you a big Kick on the Bottas.

    1. Ahah, kick on the bottas made me laugh!

  21. “He’s big, George, isn’t he?”

  22. Hamilton and Bottas waving goodbye to Perez in his tequila delivery truck.

  23. Hey Valtteri is that Max leaving in a flying Saucer, I’ve always suspected he’s a frigging Alien.

  24. Coventry Climax
    21st December 2024, 15:59

    Is it a bird?
    Is it a plane?

  25. Coventry Climax
    21st December 2024, 16:06

    Yeah, pays nice, those sunglass brands, but I too wished for a pair that really works.

  26. Valtteri: “Hey Lewis, if you look over in the distance, you can see Ferrari making another strategy blunder…”

  27. Yeah! That’s my jet! I rented it out. I’m flying back with Fred.

  28. Lewis: Now where’s that guy Bottas?

  29. What does that news ticker say Valterri?
    Wolff to replace Vasseur at Ferrari? Oh no!
    There’s no escaping clingy Toto, can’t he take a hint?

    1. Ahah, a bad surprise for hamilton!

  30. Lewis: “Ha, look what Roscoe’s doing to Toto’s leg!”

  31. Has Bono still got my clothes on?

  32. How hard can it be to spot a fluo green car from the front of the grid ?

  33. “Remember the old days Val…. The camaraderie,…….. the wins,……. and my hairline was all the way down here”.

  34. Yup, your right, on a clear day you can see Carlos in the Williams finish!

  35. DONALD ROBERTS
    22nd December 2024, 3:27

    Its a bird…
    Its a plane…..
    Its….. SAUBER man!

  36. Your a brave man Valterri, putting up that giant poster from your 2025 calendar. But I have to ask whether it was a wise idea to have your sponsor’s name tattooed on your backside.

  37. Lewis and Valterri looking at that Mercedes with different perspectives

  38. “Hey Lewis, are those tifosi over there already building you a giant statue?”
    “Yeah, but it’s made from playing cards, so at the first sign of trouble it all comes crashing down!”

  39. ‘Valterri was unimpressed when Lewis asked how it was you were supposed to see the lights from way back here’

  40. Lewis – “How do you even see the front row from this grid position?”

  41. Look Valteri, still it rise.

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