- Natural ability at go-karting
- “Neck and shoulders of a boxer, legs of a cyclist”
- Infinite stamina
- Sense of humour
- Latin temperament
- 1.72m vs 1.71m tall (I’m taller)
- Both 68kg in weight (in physical prime)
- Only take part in competitive things where we have a chance of winning
- Only happy with winning, anything else is devastating
- Passion for (taking part in) all forms of motorsport
- Wide range of skills including technical
- Adaptability to new disciplines
- Perfectionist
- Not afraid to ask questions and give opinions
- Fearless
- Cat-like reflexes and ability to weave a path through traffic
Had fate dealt me slightly different cards I could be sitting here as a five-times Formula 1 world champion. I probably wouldn’t have injured myself through needless risk-taking activities. OCD may not have had a chance to set in, but rather the perfectionism would’ve stood me in good stead. I would’ve always been busy and feeling on top of the world through constant physical exertion, whilst also keeping my mind occupied.
This is not a rumination, just a thought experiment! It’s a positive thoughtβ to believe inside that I had it in me to be a Formula 1 world champion π. The longer that I follow Formula 1, the more similarities I find with certain drivers (specifically the great champions and ones with the most natural ability). Sometimes it is uncanny. It’s fascinating to think that had I sat in a go-kart 10 years earlier and had the opportunity and support to follow it up and some luck, I could’ve been racing alongside Alonso for most of my career. Last year I rode my electric scooter across icy-slush-covered grass, it was insane. I’ve never had less traction in my life.
Disclaimer: this is deliberately indulgent and probably best left unspoken, but to be fair at least most of it is true and I couldn’t help but put it on the record to get it out of my mind πβ another thing in common. Fernando can say it because it’s demonstrably true. I can say it because I’ve an active imagination. But for now I am happy to a humble knock-kneed mental health blogger, podcaster and plant grower supremo extraordinaire π (pending supportive environment).
I even dreamt twice I was a Formula 1 driver, in the second remembering this wasn’t my first time. I saw my name on the timing board. It was amazing.β¦And with stem cell and age-extending and reversal treatments, who knows what’s possible in the future? Never say never!Β
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Do you have those eyebrows though? That’s the real question! π
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Oh, and great post btw! I love the sentiment πππ€
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Haha ! Really? Thanks. I thought I may be oversharing my thoughts lol.
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Not at all. I thought it was quite inciteful ππ€
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Just thinking that age 14 was 10 years too late to try go karting says it all about the unreachability of f1 lol.
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Nope nor do I have Nandor eyebrows!! πππ
Oh that was a satisfying mental connection to make.
I’m amazed actually after thinking he was a tiny man all this time that I’m basically the same height lol. My head must be slightly bigger π.
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I’m sure your head size in fine lol ππ€
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Loving all the emojis lol. π
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Hey nothing wrong with a little dreaming, it’s fun for the imagination
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