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The Rookies 🏎️✨🤩😈🥳
(that’s enough emojis, Gabi) 🤪
Ollie:
Gabi.
Gabi:
Yes 🤩?
Ollie:
Why.
Are.
You.
Hanging out.
With your much older team mate.
During the break?
Gabi:
Why not?
Ollie:
Gabriel.
Gabi:
Yes?
Kimi:
Just give up, amore mio
He's a lost cause
Jack:
Wow
After the whole pursuit last time, Kimi?
Kimi:
i have grown
while some people are still in -
where does peter pan live again
Franco:
Neverland
Kimi:
sì
neverland
grazie
Franco:
De nada
Ollie:
GABRIEL.
ANSWER.
Gabi:
why can't i?
he nice
Ollie:
GABRIEL LOURENZO BORTOLETO OLIVEIRA
Franco:
dios mio
not the full name
you are on your own now, Gabi
🫡
Isack:
As if you can say anything
Your role models are old as well
Liam:
you have a very obvious admiration, Franco
For Lewis and Messi
Arvid:
Especially Messi
Franco:
why are shots thrown at me now 😭
Jack:
Besides
Who willingly spends time with someone
they see every single time
Franco:
Sorry, Jack...
Jack:
It's alright
Not your fault, Franco
Ollie:
Gone are the days that Jack despise Franco
Kimi:
must be stockholm
Franco:
HEY
I can be lovable
Ollie:
Right...
Back to the subject guys
Gabriel.
YOU DONT NEED TO SEE HIM DURING
SUMMER BREAK AS WELL
YOU ALREADY SEE EACH OTHER
ALL
THE
TIME
Isack:
Ollie's turn to crash out
Arvid:
Is your partner alright @Kimi
Kimi:
he has gone completely matto
since he saw the holiday photo
Liam:
(no one tell him about the birthday photo)
Isack:
(and gabi's response to it)
Ollie:
what.
💀
Kimi:
Nooooo
You are too young and pretty
Ollie:
❤️
Jack:
Wait wait wait
Franco:
Didn’t Gabi meet Nico last year as well?
Winter break?
Isack:
Oui
Liam:
Made carbonara at Nico’s place
Arvid:
Total simp behaviour by the way
Gabi:
But guys
he treats me so nicely 🥹
Ollie:
Did we keep a receipt?
Is it too late to return him?
Gabi:
OI
I am priceless, muito obrigado
Franco:
so says your papi i bet
Gabi:
Only I can call him that.
Ollie:
No one needs to know that, Gabriel
Arvid:
Oh, and what’s with that short?
Gabico candy?
Dark chocolate with a creamy white what?
Ollie:
…
Isack:
Who came up with such a ridiculous idea
Kimi:
this seems like one of Gabi’s ideas
Gabi:
Stop bullying me
Or else I will tell Max
Ollie:
Max likes all of us equally, Gabi
Kimi:
He's the dad of the rookies
Gabi:
then i tell nando
Isack:
He's a fellow rookie
No difference
Gabi:
Hi
This is Nico
Gabriella would like me to tell you
to stop bullying him
Danke
Isack:
bruh.
Liam:
We have lost him.
Arvid:
Where is a trusted adult when we need one.
Kimi:
GEORGE
WHERE'S GEORGE WHEN WE NEED HIM
Gabi:
😝
Franco:
I am crying 🤣
Jack:
Franco is laughing so hard
He is actually crying with laughter
Ollie:
What's wrong with you two.
Gabi:
I think we are made for each other 😍
Arvid:
😑
Isack:
We have all heard that before
Liam:
Genuinely
Lost cause
Jack:
He needs help
Both of them do
Gabi:
-_-
Ollie:
We need help
Kimi:
I agree
2026 Grid
George:
As the director of the GPDA,
I would like to remain everyone
the importance of keeping up appearances
despite, in Alex's words,
'how gay everyone is'
Alex:
😂🤣
Isack:
Wonder who this is directed at
@Gabi
Lando:
Bwahahahahahaha
Not the call out again
George:
Thank you for calling yourself out, Lando
Shall I remain you whose podium
you and Oscar ignored
because you two were in your own worlds?
Oscar:
Sorry again, Nico
Nico:
sorry, nico
we promise not to do it again
Nico:
It's alright
Gabriel was more than happy to celebrate
with me that day
Gabi:
Of course I was!
You deserved it!
Mein Mann
But kimi?
Kimi:
Si?
Gabi:
You snitch.
Kimi:
GEORGE!!!
HELP!!!
PER FAVORE!!!
George:
Gabi.
Be nice to Kimi.
Gabi:
not my fault he cannot team with ollie
no offence to you, george
Kimi:
😢😭
Ollie:
Look at what you have done now
YOU MADE KIMI CRY
You have sought death, Bortoleto
Gabi:
PAI!
Fernando:
Fight fight fight
Gabi:
-_-
Mae, help me out here por favor
Lance:
I will continue paying your team
To encourage your collaboration with
Hülkenberg
Not that they need much encouragement
How does that sound?
Gabi:
Parfait
Merci, Mae!
Lance:
De nada, filho
Esteban:
Okay
You gotta admit
That was kinda cute
Using each other’s native language
Yuki:
I will learn French for you, amour
Pierre:
I mean I am already French, so.
...
Yuki hit me on the head
Charles:
Haha
Deserved
Pierre:
I don't see you trying to learn Spanish
for Carlos
Charles:
I am actually!
We are teaching each other 🥰
Pierre:
🤢
Well, I have already learnt Japanese
that's enough
Esteban:
You don't love me? 😔
Pierre:
No, no, I do!
I will buy you all the Spider-Man comics
Charles:
Pathetic
Pierre:
As if you are any better with Carlos
Max:
Stop fighting, you two
You have diverted Daniel's attention away
from me
ME
Daniel:
To think all this started with Gabico
Again
I don't know to be proud or disappointed
Wait, Maxie!
Don't leave!
Max:
Hmph
Daniel:
Throwing everything away this instant
And buying you everything you want
Max:
I don't need anything
I just want your attention
Daniel:
I will give you my undivided attention
Starting right now
Max and Daniel went offline.
Fernando:
Wait
What did Ricciardo mean by Gabico
Ollie:
They posted pictures of them
spending summer break together
And Gabi celebrating Nico's birthday
And Gabi teasing Nico for it
Gabi:
Oliver Bearman.
Ollie:
You made Kimi cry.
Fernando:
Gabriel Bortoleto.
Is what Ollie say true?
Lance:
Leave them be, mon amour
I saw the pictures
They are fine
Nothing as bad as the heart eyes
From a certain papaya duo
Lando:
why are we catching strays now
Alex:
I mean is he wrong
your heart eyes to each other
are pretty well known in the community
Lando:
have you seen oscar?
he is the black cat to my golden retriever
and I just melt at his smiles 🥺
Oscar reacted with a ❤️
Charles:
Oh god
here we go again
Carlos:
Por qué.
Why did you start with Lando, Alex.
You know he would not stop
Once someone mentions…
you know who.
Isack:
don’t worry
it’s the same with Gabi
there‘s no stopping him either
it’s always Nico this, Nico that.
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
Liam:
Can you tell Isack is so done
Arvid:
Bearnelli feels the same way by the way
They have just given up
Gabi:
i mean just look at him
his hair, his outfits, his sunglasses 😎
always a 10/10
he always looks so good
Nico reacted with a ❤️
Ollie:
What did you do, Isack…
Isack:
I am sorry…
Lando and Gabi spends quite some time
just complimenting Oscar and Nico, who
seemed to not be in a hurry to stop their
partners.
George:
@Kimi
I am so sorry.
I tried.
Kimi:
it okay.
i am sorry you have to deal with Lando
Lando:
OI
I am an absolute pleasure
Thank you very much 😤
Alex:
Sure you are
Fernando:
Well
Thank you for trying, Russell
But there is only one person
Who might work in this case
Isack:
Why is Mark Webber in the paddock?
Lando has went offline.
Oscar:
You monster.
Charles:
Wow
never seen oscar show that much emotion before
especially on text
Alex:
You mean other than that one time?
When Carlos hit his car?
Carlos:
We don't talk about that
Oscar:
It's not like he hasn't apologised yet
Oh wait
He has not
I am going after Lando
Oscar went offline.
Charles:
You really should apologise, cheri
Or I will move to their place
For real this time
Carlos:
No...
You would not do that
Charles:
Try me, mon cheri
Oscar is a Leclerc
We protect each other
Carlos:
I hear you, cariño
I will make it up to Piastri
Charles:
Good 😌
Arvid:
Wait
Back to the topic at hand
Gabi is not afraid of Webber, is he
Lance:
Nope
But he is of Nando
@Gabi
He just left the hospitality
Good luck
Gabi went offline.
Ollie:
lol
I just saw Fernando run past Haas
Like that Max photo
Isack:
AH
Arvid:
Jump scare
Liam:
A warning next time
Ollie:
Sorry...
Lewis:
Finally
Some peace and quiet
Thank you, George.
Kimi:
Grazie, George!!!
Isack:
Merci, George!
George:
I did nothing?
Alex:
Yes, you did, love
Fernando may be the final pushed needed
But you were the one who set it all in motion
George:
Oh
Well, you are welcome then, rookies
Glad to help
Bonus:
With Oscar's unrelenting efforts to convince Mark to approve Lando, Lando finally got off scot-free. Mark still did not like Lando but Lando does make Oscar very happy and that was more than enough for Mark. Mark was just a little protective of Oscar, given the boy's history with other teams.
However, on the other hand, we have Fernando and Gabi, who were seen running down the paddock. Despite the joke about his age, Fernando was still quite quick while Gabi continued running for his life. Several photos and videos were also shared in the group chat by the rest of the rookies, who captured the scene for those who missed it.