Poles, podiums, and the best of the rest.

Who are all these handsome young men in colorful jumpsuits that seem to have taken over your dashboard this year? And where exactly are they going in those really fast cars????? 

Over the past few years, Formula 1 has spread into all corners of culture, and Tumblr is no exception. People around the world have learned about F1’s 70 years of history, its international circuits in cities like Monaco and Abu Dhabi, and its Grand Prix schedule of Free Practice, Qualifying, and the races themselves. Tumblr being Tumblr, though, it’s really all about the drivers: 20 of them per year, two for each of the ten official teams. Add in all the other assorted characters that orbit around the current grid, and you have quite the lineup to follow each weekend. 

F1 and its fast boys have been appearing in our Week in Review lists as far back as 2020, and on last year’s Year In Review Athletes list, drivers took up a healthy 6 out of the top 10 spots. This year, the sport’s domination of the dashboard kicked it up a notch: There was an 18% increase in engagement with the Formula 1 tag in 2022 compared with last year, and Lestappen (aka Max Verstappen/Charles Leclerc) became the very first F1 ship to hit a Week In Review ships list on July 10, 2022.

A lot of this might have something to do with the growing popularity of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, which follows the twists and turns of each F1 season, shining a light on the personal lives of the drivers and their team members. Tumblr’s interest in the sport just feels natural: with all of its drama, excitement, and contained, charismatic, and frequently controversial ensemble cast, it seems tailor-made for Tumblr users who enjoy sports anime and adventure dramas. 

So, what’s the pitch for F1? Whether you root for the underdog or support the champion, there’s a storyline for you. The interweaving backstories of the drivers, many of whom have grown up driving together since they were kids, are like catnip to Tumblr’s love for characters with history. And, of course, there are the races themselves—high-tech cars going hundreds of miles per hour. What’s not to love? 

Or, as @gaslightgirlsummer puts it: these men are all millionaire tax evaders trying to kill each other and/or themselves in the fastest cars on the planet (that are worth more money than most people will ever have in their lifetimes) on a weekly basis.

Whether a longtime fan or newly interested, you’ve probably seen F1 around Tumblr this year, featuring in fan art, GIFsets, and a plentiful amount of very silly memes. But, in case you’ve ever been curious about who Tumblr loves the most, here are the top 35 Formula 1 tags in 2022, featuring not just current drivers but retired drivers, reserve drivers, upcoming drivers, race engineers, and team principals, too. 

And, because it wouldn’t be Formula 1 without a Constructor’s Championship, here’s the ranking of teams on Tumblr: 

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2 0 2 2   f o r m u l a   1   s e a s o n

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⬐  b a h r a i n   g p  ⬎

⬐  s a u d i   a r a b i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  a u s t r a l i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  e m i l i a   r o m a g n a   g p  ⬎

⬐  m i a m i   g p  ⬎

⬐  s p a n i s h   g p  ⬎

⬐  m o n a c o   g p  ⬎

⬐  a z e r b a i j a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  c a n a d i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  b r i t i s h   g p  ⬎

⬐  a u s t r i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  f r e n c h   g p  ⬎

⬐  h u n g a r i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  b e l g i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  d u t c h   g p  ⬎

⬐  i t a l i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  s i n g a p o r e   g p  ⬎

⬐  j a p a n e s e   g p  ⬎

⬐  u s   g p  ⬎

⬐  m e x i c o   g p  ⬎

⬐  b r a z i l i a n   g p  ⬎

⬐  a b u   d h a b i   g p  ⬎

CHARLES & PECCO

2019 Italian GP // 2021 Emilia Romagna GP // x // x // Italian GP winning helmets: Monza 2019, Mugello 2022 // Charles Leclerc's qualifying crash means he is unable to start the 2021 Monaco GP after taking pole // Pecco Bagnaia crashes out of the lead in the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP, ending his championship hopes // "Child in Red" by Rainer Maria Rilke // Charles and Arthur Leclerc, 2021 Le Castellet Formula 3 Race II // Pecco and Carola Bagnaia, 2021 Aragon GP // Charles Leclerc and Mattia Binotto, 2022 Bahrain GP // Pecco Bagnaia and Gigi Dall'Igna, 2022 Spanish GP // little red wristbands // "Late Fragment" by Raymond Carver // Charles Leclerc and Ferrari celebrate his first F1 win, 2019 Belgian GP // Pecco Bagnaia is embraced by the Ducati team after his first MotoGP win, 2021 Aragon GP

Bonus:

"Intimations" by Zadie Smith

See ya in Paris soon

f1 + text posts

They shared the softest hugs. I miss them together.

My tall & smol

Matchday aesthetics at Anfield // Liverpool FC

This is Mexico

Here, There and MoMo Everywhere

Liverpool fans - Stadio Olimpico - 02.05.2018

“This is is our time and our moment if we want to make it so” (Jurgen Klopp)

when will your fav ever sign a contract for $20 million a year, becoming TV’s highest paid actor, turn around, publicly threaten to beat a fox commentators’ ass without caring about repercussions or losing sponsors AND THEN continue to swing on anyone who comes for her??? You can take Ellen away from the ruffnecks but you can’t take the ruffneck out of Ellen Kathleen Pompeo!

UPDATE: THIS $20 MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR WOMAN IS REALLY READY TO RISK IT ALL LMFAOOOOO

Oh my god

When the Club anthem says ‘it does not matter where you come from’, it expresses the spirit of an institution open to everyone, that brings together fans from around the five continents and links them to a history in which half of the Club’s founders were from outside Catalonia. FC Barcelona has members and supporters’ clubs in more than 50 countries millions of fans come together to make Barça great.

Don Diego Pablo Simeone ❤