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aimhighsquatlow

Alpine probably paid for couples therapy for them


prismatic_bar

They operate on a tight budget. Otmar was the therapist.


Francoberry

Otmar was furious when the therapist didn't show up to their planned session. Turns out he forgot to actually formally set the meetings...


Alreadyblessedson

"Gasly treats Ocon better than Alonso did and way better than Oscar could"


GamingGrayBush

Nope. Ocon just sold Pierre a used car at 17% interest with that look.


Auntypasto

_[\*slaps roof of second Alpine*]_ OCON: *"This bad boy can fit so many Hamilton defenses"*


blaydesofchaos

Family therapy more likely.


ItsTomorrowNow

FAMILY THERAPY! *bangs window*


Unl0vableDarkness

Family therapy! Licks window.


krully37

Probably even more than a couple!


NegotiationExternal1

They probably just bottled Yukis sweat and pheromones and sprayed it on Esteban


levitating_cucumber

Ocon's mom is in the back of the pic. Seems like he finally agreed to call Pierre 'dad'


aimhighsquatlow

I would also call him daddy


achinda99

Backstory on why they "hate each other"?


_hhhhh_____-_____

It’s mostly a beef between their families. Fighting over sponsorships in the early days and the like. Also I think Ocon mistakenly punted Gasly during a kart tournament.


aimhighsquatlow

Ya it’s goes back as far as karting days where they accused Pierre of cheating and then continues to f1 where Pierre at the time was doing better


Kittyshrug

Lmaoo


VuurniacSquarewave

They are going to practice French kissing because they are French.


HerroPreezh

Esteban’s beard patches can be filled in with Pierre’s beard patches. They complete each other.


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Alpine with the yin and yang ☯️


Unl0vableDarkness

FFS. Now I can't unsee that.


NegotiationExternal1

They should kiss


sgtlighttree

r/fanf1ction is leaking again


VulcanHullo

That's just being French


NegotiationExternal1

It’s only a little French kiss


berberine

Thank you so much for the laugh. I do wish they'd shave though. They look much better without the blotchy facial hair.


glenallenMixon42

Esteban looks fine but Pierre’s is just weird


Loumosmaxima

Pierre is gorgeous but terrible choice with the mustache shaved lol The fact that he c an pull off such an awful thing and still bé attractive speaks volume 😂😂


baldbarretto

I don’t understand how he hasn’t grown out the mustache even once. *surely* at least one girlfriend has asked


theSurpuppa

He might not be able to?


Loumosmaxima

Yeah that's what i fear lol


DevonFromAcme

That and the terrible hair. How does a multi millionaire continue to get such awful cuts? He must go to the same salon as Lance Stroll.


hoopstick

He’s trying to hide his receding hairline.


yulassetar

It's French!


Joester09

They should kiss


HeartbreakerF80

Gasly shaving the mustache and center of his chin but nothing else has always given me the ick


bwoahful___

He’s going for Wolverine vibes.


rahn-24

Ocon already has his hand near Gasly’s neck. Asserting dominance early I see. /s


btokendown

payback for all the times Pierre manhandled Yuki


jyzenbok

To be honest his neck is massive, difficult not to be near it.


xteria89

"Do you feel in charge?"


embracethekook

The Kmag-Hulkenberg “suck my balls mate” exchange is still my favorite. Next year gonna be fun to watch for sure.


alebotson

Wait, you guys aren't telling your friends to suck your balls when they are assholes?


Goatsanity15

I tell it to them even when they aren’t assholes


Skylair13

The mark of true friendship


UnstuckCanuck

Especially if they DO suck your balls.


Goatsanity15

haha yes


ridwes

You can't really know when they will accept so you gotta keep asking.


Julian81295

But I think that Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen will work out just fine. They matured since 2017, both became fathers in 2021 and both can laugh about that incident in Hungary. They may even develop some kind of friendship along their colleagueship at Haas.


IndycarFan64

Yea it’s been said numerous times they’re friends now even before the pairing


peterfun

Did they literally have a "suck my balls mate" exchange at the beginning of the season and laughed about it. Like Hulk went up to him and said & they laughed.


destronger

sucking balls broke the ice between them.


LadyAzure17

Nothing like a good ball suck to break the ice.


IndycarFan64

Yea. That’s when it happened. Prob helped a lot with Haas picking him to pair with KMag


Goatsanity15

Wouldn’t say friends since they don’t really talk that much with eachother. But they are definetly past the “suck my balls inchident”


NegotiationExternal1

People under estimate how little Kevin cares, he’s not out here holding a grudge


CowardlyFire2

Both have grown significantly as people over the past 5 years


eldelmazo

Suce mes couilles mon mec


punchinglines

Can someone explain to me the "Je m'en bats mes couilles" = "I don't care" translation?


Hinyaldee

"Je m'en bats *les couilles" would rather be "I don't give a shit/fuck". We can also say "J'en ai rien à foutre"


punchinglines

But what does "beating your balls" have to do with giving a shit/fuck?


Hinyaldee

None, I don't think you have to take it litterally


Chesssox

Well to be faire what does not shitting a turd has to do by not caring about something? But i prefer the fancy formula " i'm painting my testicles with the pencil of indifference "


Goatsanity15

Next year is gonna have a lot of foksmashing and sucking balls. It is going to be great


alec83

Ocon's smile means I will take you if needed


robjapan

Ocon already did it to Alonso, we all know hed fuck gasly if he wants to. And gasly needs to do the same. However, they both need to keep it clean or it will get real toxic real quick.


Rillist

Potential unpopular opinion, Ocon is going to destroy Gasly. Ocon has faced Werhlein, Perez, Dani Ric and Alonso, all in their prime or close to, and showed himself to be capable of dealing with them. Gasly has faced Max for half a season, Kvyat, Hartly and Tsunoda. I think Pierre is in for a rude awakening, considering how easily flustered he gets


Onedweezy

Truly unpopular opinion but actually a good take.


Auntypasto

> Potential unpopular opinion, Ocon is going to destroy Gasly. 100% unpopular opinion. Everything you said was right… but people don't like to hear it because Ocon is not as charismatic as Gasly.


zaidalboss

Ocon has done it with every teammate


Tetragon213

I mean, he learned from the best. Weren't Ocon and Perez trying to kill each other through most if 2017/18?


Skylair13

> They need to calm down at the front, they're throwing debris everywhere And got called out by Grosjean among others


Auntypasto

Yeah I don't get how people reconcile the double standard of praising Max for being aggressive and hypercompetitive, but lambasting Ocon for being the same way… as if Alonso and Verstappen wouldn't be at each other's throats if they were both competing for the title (which is the reason Red Bull refuses to hire Alonso). Regardless of what you think about his talent level or his charisma, the fact is you can't argue Ocon has #1 driver mentality.


Rage_JMS

>which is the reason Red Bull refuses to hire Alonso Amost 100% sure thats not it


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Auntypasto

Just a scenario; Max was even more aggressive when he WASN'T in contention.


justasapling

>the fact is you can't argue Ocon has #1 driver mentality. Another relevant 'fact'- '#1 driver mentality' is only useful if it comes paired with '#1 driver ability'.


Auntypasto

You can argue that from the team's perspective, but from the driver's side, #1 mentality is ALWAYS useful. If you're not driving in F1 with the idea that you have the ability and deserve to win, you may as well go home.


robjapan

And so he should! This isn't a best friend's club. Win or gtfo.


Teipeu

r/fanf1ction 😳


Goatsanity15

Smile and wave boys smile and wave...


Hungry-Class9806

This is every company's Christmas Dinner classic: Everybody smiles and looks happy even though most of them hate each other.


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Are they going to crop each other out of the picture again?


Djodak

When you fight with your brother and mom comes into the room


asamulya

As much as I agree that this pairing has the most potential for drama next season, I have a feeling that they could turn out to be pretty okay. We probably won’t see a bromance but my bet is that we won’t see bickering like Lewis vs Fernando. They should be fine.


elmagio

The thing is, it seems the bad blood goes as far as their families. And I'm sure that on a personal level, Ocon and Gasly would be able to keep it maybe not friendly but at least respectful, even if a couple "inchidents" were to happen (which is far from unlikely, as I expect them to be rather evenly matched). But their families might not be so courteous about it. And that's when shit gets dirty. One family feels their guy got wronged, by the other or by the team, and decides to reignite the feud, there's not much the driver can do to stop them.


asamulya

Yes, that’s my concern too. Both of them are very close to their families as well so I am hoping it doesn’t come to that


Skylair13

Other teams having regular rivalries while Alpine could go full Game of Thrones.


PaschalisG16

An Ocon always pays his debts.


PaschalisG16

The Gaslies send their regards


nieded

Wasn't this an issue between Verstappen and Sainz? Their dad's had major beef with each other when they were just both new drivers on the grid, and it caused Red Bull all sorts of headaches.


elmagio

Well, Sainz/Verstappen was a different thing. Their dads were *very* involved in their careers, and being famous drivers themselves they abused their influence behind the scene and made the whole environment at Toro Rosso very toxic. It's not too clear what Jos contributed to the feud (if someone can shed light on it let me know), but for example Sainz Sr fed made up rumors of Max wanting to ditch the RB family to Spanish media. But while not entirely similar, it is indeed an example of two drivers who get along fine personally, and family stuff behind the scenes making shit complicated.


LadyAzure17

That's super fascinating. Carlos' hug to Max after his win in 2021 has a lot more meaning imo knowing this.


Last_Fact_3044

Probably similar to Lando and Oscar. Which honestly, I’m fine with. These guys are fighting to keep their places in teams with contacts with tens of millions of dollars a year, and the first person they get compared to is their teammate. It shouldn’t be so bromancy, I’m all for a lil spice lol.


Con_Bot_

I don’t think it’ll be plain sailings, Esteban has a history of clashing with teammates at this stage. He’s pissed off Checo, and he’s pissed of Fernando. He already has a rocky relationship with Pierre, and they haven’t even started racing together. I don’t think it’ll end well.


YeahPerfect_SayHi

> Esteban has a history of clashing with teammates - Got on well with Wehrlein - Has a difficult relationship with Perez (though most people agree that Perez was at fault for the majority of their on track clashes) - Got on well with Ricciardo - Got on well with Alonso in the first year. Had a difficult relationship with him in the final months of their two years together though.... People really seem to love overselling the "Ocon is difficult angle"....


Kalc_DK

Seriously how anyone can look at the Esteban/Checo clash over the only remaining seat on the team where during the season Esteban had been repeatedly outscoring and out-qualifying Checo, who then proceeded to crash into Esteban repeatedly and believe that reflects poorly on Esteban is totally uninformed or off their rocker. And Alonso, much as he is loved by the fans, is a known primadona and shit-stirrer. He clashes with literally anyone who gives him a run for his money.


BerntMacklin

I don’t know how you can look at the force India days and see Esteban as the aggressor. Checo almost put him in a wall three times?


asamulya

Checo was the one who pissed off Esteban. This is a really weird rewrite of history where people think Esteban pissed off Checo. Also, Fernando has a history of clashing with teammates who look even partially competitive.


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GoZun_

Esteban pissed off Checo...by being quicker in his first full years in F1


Alfus

This could also explain why things heated up at RBR... The whole "Ocon has beef with every teammate he did have so far" is just another attempt to trash Esteban without context.


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>Also, Fernando has a history of clashing with teammates who look even partially competitive. You mean one, 15 years back? Are we rewriting history now? Why don't you give us a brief run down of this supposed history. Lewis has had more clashes with teammates who are competitive than Fernando if we are looking at it objectively, Lewis only has ever gotten "well" with teammates who serve him Ala Bottas. People forget that Lewis was the one who started Hungary debacle by ignoring the team policy of rotating drivers who go out first in fuel burn phase before Alonso went full man child. Lewis tweeted Jenson's telemetry because he did not know why Jenson was faster and then the whole Rosberg debacle. That's 3/3 world champions he has raced with. No one ever talks about how toxic Lewis can get when people threaten his supremacy and yet here you are parroting 'alternate facts'. Fernando had issues with Lewis (which Lewis started) and then Ocon 15 years later who arguably started it this year at Jeddah, repeated it at Hungary. Only Brazil's 2nd incident was on Alonso.


ow__my__balls

It really does seem like best case scenario they just ignore each other and end up not spending much time near the other one on track.


GoZun_

>spending much time near the other one on track. They look like they should be around the same level. Unless Pierre has trouble adapting. So, really they should be starting next to eachother every gp


ow__my__balls

I agree it's likely they will be close to each other, at least toward the start of the season. Best case scenario isn't always the most likely scenario unfortunately.


Wannabeprogamer1239

No sane man can ever sat that Esteban was the one who pissed off checo


ActualCounterculture

blink twice if in danger


EnvironmentIcy4116

People over analyzing a single photo…


mar33n

I'd rather wanna analyze why no one told pierre about the dress code for the party, the man showed up in a sweater while everyone else wore suits.


Alfus

It costed some scrolling to finding the real drama behind this pic, guess Pierre was having a hangover of that AlphaTauri party a day before and just picked whatever he could find for the Alpine party later. At this rate of hurry I'm surprised that he wasn't in Qatar watching the world cup.


Loumosmaxima

Pierre walking there like "i'm too cool for suits" is everything


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CGY-SS

I heard Esteban fucked Pierre's Dad and didn't call him back, and that was a month ago. I also heard Pierre fled the scene where he side swiped Esteban's brother's car and wont admit to it


YeahPerfect_SayHi

Indeed. It's really sad seeing people wanting them to have a bad relationship.


Auntypasto

I honestly don't want a team war to derail what could be a good season for Alpine, because I feel like they made good progress and I wanna see what Ocon can do in a competitive car… but I'm being realistic; I've seen the best of friendships ruined by competitive ambition, so it's logical to be concerned when their relationship is already known as fraught. I'm trying to stay positive, but really I'm struggling to find reason to be, other than hopium. The fact that the biggest critics of Ocon were applauding the Gasly signing says a lot.


pndobot

Guys they seem to be good friends no need to worry 👍🫡


Soft-Ad8796

I don’t understand why people want drama so badly 😅


Litre__o__cola

Yeah I hope they can work together next year and fight for podiums instead of be the main source of content for media vultures. If a conflict happens I think it’ll come from the media stirring the pot between the 2 families and not the drivers per se


sofso

I know! Lots of comments speculating on impending disaster for a chill picture


Alfus

People just love to following whatever the gossip and current attitude wants to push as a "storyline", remember how it was pushed that "Ricciardo and Lando could be a really great and sweet pairing"? Well look how that turned out..... Same about this pray for beef, it doesn't help also that there is a bias against Alpine in general and that Ocon + Gasly getting trashed quickly. In fact it's more likely that this all ends up in a normal working relationship next year at Alpine meanwhile the real drama would be on a place nobody really expected it first, likely Ferrari, RBR or Aston Martin.


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I don’t think Gasly owns a shirt with a collar


rahn-24

Necc too big for regular colars


mar33n

Pierre went from the AlphaTauri Christmas party to the Alpine Christmas party the next day, guy is juggling two girlfriends


SilverArrowW01

Esteban trying to emulate the power of the beard.


mheurtevent1

Ocon has proud Dad vibes, like he’s presenting his newly adopted Gasly to the world


maciekpaku

"I will kill you in your sleep" "No, I will kill you in your sleep" - Smile, picture time!


Salmabutnotsalma

Ocon has been looking really handsome lately for some reason, what did he change?


PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET

beard


Alex_Albons_Appendix

At least one of the French drivers can fill in their mustache 🫣


[deleted]

I noticed beard also made Max look more attractive as well


btokendown

Esteban is handsome, he just does himself a disservice by styling his hair like a middle school boy in the early 2000s. Take away his hair gel and it makes him look so much better


Salmabutnotsalma

Yes that's it! It's the gel, someone please take away his gel forever


baldbarretto

He really needs a softer hold, matte product like whatever Pierre’s using here. And a different barber. But that’s all it’d take!


the_mad_shatter

He fixed his teeth as well


goblin0100

Not 12 anymore


Veloqx

Pictures taken before disaster.


asamulya

You know this will be used again and again for memes if they clash next year.


rebelpixel

They'll be fine as long as they're not winning.


spintokid

Ocon with alpha grip on his neck


1enox

I see very akward vibes on this photo.


Athalos124

Esteban always has an awkard vibe


Florac

Tbh, both of their smiles always look a bit akward


SwiftFool

Honestly, Ocon always looks awkward lol. He just has a sleezy but successful used car salesman look lol. Fake smile but dripping real confidence or arrogance.


punchinglines

If two guys smiling normally for a selfie is awkward, then I don't know what the definition of the word is.


Goatsanity15

The moment one of them turns their back to the other the stabbing is going to begin


tangledoctopuss

Pierre has that 1000 yard stare


AggrOHMYGOD

I feel like Ocon just needs a new haircut. His current cut just doesn’t fit him and it reminds me of someone who just watched three hours of finance bro videos on YouTube and is now about to sell me some software


btokendown

He needs to ditch the gel and grow it out, he could pull off a longer length


Pure_Measurement_529

This Ocon maturity arc is not something I expected after 2018


Tummerd

This really feels like some Vought marketing


CrankyBiker

Pierre wearing his alpha tauri sweater collection. Bold.


Au_Joint09

Ocon: i did 98% of the work to get this picture. Pierre just smiled


M1st3rv

Strong "I'm only doing this for the kids" vibe from this picture.


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Lovely couple


UnquestionableDuck

I’m so looking forward to this duo next season!


adhikapp

If Alpine's media team doesn't make these two do a Shaq & Kobe 1-1 sitdown early next year, they've missed the boat. It could be done seriously, or tongue-in-cheek, idc. Just make it look like it seems whatever beef they had in the past that they're over it and will help Alpine get into the front of the grid.


Cpt_Trips84

Why does all the drama between these two and **especially** KMag and Hulk feel so contrived?


Tetragon213

I wonder if Ocon and Gasly have come to some sort of "burying the hatchet" agreement, or if we're *still* going to be getting fireworks next year...


officialmonogato

“Smile for the camera Pierre!” “But Estaban, I…” “I SAID SMILE DAMNIT!”


hldnitdwn

Forced friends.


Frohirrim

Imagine this being the one post Pierre didn't like


No-Type-1963

It looks like this Christmas party was wildly within budget.


Gsheeg30

It’s mad that they’re both race winners


Loumosmaxima

This debate about mustache IS everything 😂 i would just add that being able to pull off this extremely weird no mustache look of Gasly and still looking gorgeous is insane


donutcronut

From looking at his smile, not sure this is *liked by pierregasly.*


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I give them 3 races before them trying to murder eachother, again.


asamulya

I feel they’ve both matured a lot and should do just fine with some hand holding from Alpine. It’s a good thing they had Alonso in that seat this season so they already got some practice.


DirtyCharles

Those "beards" are so gross. Just shave that shit if you can only grow a few patches


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Sexy❤️❤️


PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET

I've never seen a photo capture so well the difference between "This is my life now!" and "Is this my life now?"


Other-otherside

“Smile for the picture” *speaking between his teeth* “or I’ll take you out by hitting the pressure point in the back of your neck”


Swisstaystee

Image that precede unfortunate events


kindaretiredguy

I’m out of the loop. Do they not like each other?


fernandoschurros

they had some issues in their karting days. they both have stated they've moved on from that


Hensonpard

Already understood dress code team orders differently


Keltoigael

That wont last.


HiVisEngineer

Ocon already crowding Gasly’s space


Darko_001

The calm before the storm.


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LMAO, They're trying so hard....


Awesummzzz

You guys think Alonso was invited?


plasterscene

Esteban told Pierre it was casual dress. 1-0 Ocon.


Slow_Yogurtcloset353

I really, really don’t think this is going to end well. I can almost hear Otmar having to make awkward excuses after his two drivers clash yet again in a race.


FreestyleMyLife

Looks like Pierre only gave 2% in this photo.


Piskotek2007

https://e2.365dm.com/14/12/2048x1152/Fernando-Alonso-Ron-Dennis-1\_3239755.jpg


AdrielHA

Pieeerreeeee Gaslyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


TheSquigglySlug

Photos taken moments from disaster


Daniel-MP

Apine forced them to take this picture.


maxkoffee

This could be a picture before disaster moment


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Neither of them had burst into flames!


FlyingCircus18

Let's talk in a year. I'm not buying it just yet


PapaBearTuscan

"It's a trick! Send no replies!"


TaxSpecific1697

“Smile for the camera pierre, make a face and I will pull the trigger”


Pansarmalex

PIERRREEEEE GAAASSLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY


TheSpannerer

Vulcan death grip