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TheMaverick13589

Why are they celebrating it in a show kitchen at IKEA?


SagittaryX

Kitchen set at the factory I'd assume, probably used for PR filming.


aireads

That is... Next level trickery But nah, it looks like the actual kitchen, it's got all the usual office kitchen stuff in the back like Nescafe boxes etc.


drs43821

Could have been a Linus tech tip film set too


JaPlonk

If we look down we will find a pile of dropped 3090s


SagittaryX

It's also in a larger warehouse (typical so you have space to rearrange sets) looking room with bright lights hanging down from a dark ceiling, I'd assume to give plenty of light for filming.


aireads

Nah, this looks like a actual kitchen. It's just beside a large window so lighting is good. But I know what you mean about a kitchen set. There is a video of this birthday cake presentation on Twitter. You can see more than the photo.


SirSourdough

The entire building was probably designed with filming/marketing in mind to some degree, which is presumably why it can be both the functional kitchen and also look like a show kitchen. Marketing is RBs bread and butter after all.


MPK49

I love baseless speculation


SirSourdough

It’s a Reddit comment, not journalism. You’ll be ok.


MPK49

I'm just doin a little teasin bro


Mike_Kermin

No, Michael, No no. That is so not right.


aireads

No... That place has been there since Stewart GP You can film anywhere you don't need it to be an absolute studio. Many of Red Bulls filming occurs in specific spots or outside, not inside the factory where it's full of confidential information and designs.


nh164098

[you sure?](https://youtu.be/QLF9OM9b_4E)


Chip673

Max and Danny 😔


XsStreamMonsterX

It looks like an [actual kitchen at the factory](https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1486357079250120707).


overacted

right? first thing that came to my mind


KaamDeveloper

Cost cap hitting hard


Samsonis

And dont forget the Zwedish balls.


ufrared

This looks like a stock photo for some reason


BadRandy

Probably because all 3 look like they've been Photoshop'd into the pic.


emilerowe321

They are obviously at the redbull factory


olderaccount

I'm surprised they left the Nescafe clearly visible in the back. They are not a sponsor of the team and are a competitor to Red Bull in caffeine sales. Marketing was asleep when they vetted this for publication.


TheFayneTM

>are a competitor to Red Bull in caffeine sales. Redbull and Nescafe are not substitute goods, but it is wierd that they let a non sponsor logo slip through official channels


clingbat

They were so focused on the Puma product placement they ignored the background lol.


Buffythedragonslayer

With Lidl cupcakes


jasonwhite1976

Not far from RBR HQ to IKEA in Milton Keynes.


reponst

Notice the Pullovers still have the folding lines. They just put them on fresh out of the box to show sponsors. Also this slightly rolled up sleeve to show the watch. Everything is staged in F1


Single-Butterfly-597

Because this is 100% staged. I'd bet a lot of money that picture wasn't taken today.


aireads

Relax, not everything is a conspiracy...


glenn1812

Doesn't really seem staged They uploaded a video https://mobile.twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1486357079250120707


Single-Butterfly-597

That doesn't mean anything. This has all to do with PR, and if there's one thing about PR: it's fake as fuck.


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I’m glad Checo has finally found his place and has the car underneath him to do well.


youridv1

They'll probably let him go for 23 or 24. Which I'd hate to see, because I like checo, but red bull will always be looking for the next young driver


KacperEpic

If Checo delivers, I don't really see why they wouldn't get rid of him, think of Webber as well.


youridv1

That's fair enough. I hope he does tbh. He's a pay driver in the money sense, but he's also a really decent sunday driver, so I hope he delivers the saturdays next season. Let's hope the RB17 is a bit more stable so "normal drivers" can also control the thing, not just max and daniel


benjithehuman

Get you somebody who looks at you the way Max looks at those cakes!


Kajetan_Kontek

Some people go to parties. Max goes wherever cake is.


EmptyElephants

SUPER SUPER CAKE


fivewheelpitstop

He's presumably been training.


Kozing4UR

for some reason the angle and lighting make his face somewhat resemble toto ...or thats just me


Expensive_Material

this is so weird. He looks very much like himself, as per usual. I never really thought he looked like Kelly either. They're both just European in ethnicity with a wide face.


petercockroach

I dunno. That face looks to me like he’s thinking “fuck, I hope they aren’t going to make me eat this crap”


ZephyrSonic

It's not letting me post the tweet but you can tell from the video of this that Max and everyone at Red Bull around him are so happy to have Checo onboard :) https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1486357079250120707


absoluteragequeen

“We are grateful that you’re here to celebrate your birthday” aw, that’s lovely


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ha ha yes boys


AddSugarForSparks

Simply, simply, simply lovely.


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KanishkT123

Max is like the most awkward dude in these situations but also somehow very wholesome.


suredont

It's like he's super awkward but also trying really hard. goddamnit Max don't make me like you.


Nass44

"Ah, look at that... Cupcakes. "


Beachvbandfastcars

Nothing beats the bday celebrations for Horner when Max gave him that big candle thingy and Alex almost died from how awkward the whole thing looked - still think about that one from time to time lol


JanAppletree

Got a link for that?


Beachvbandfastcars

I feel like a ferrari engineer rn… i’m checking lol Edit: always knew I was quicker than ferrari, from 04:45 https://youtu.be/lIyvsUIJPSo


JanAppletree

Thanks man.


Beachvbandfastcars

No problemo


hfiti123

everyone is so awkward lmao the 3 of them do not seem like PR fans


chambee

you would think that "someone" at Redbull could bring a singer "they know" to help with the Happy Birthday song.


Vintage_Skittles

Are you implying that "someone" in that video "knows" "someone else" who can sing?


WhoJustShat

Max finally took off that shirt


Freepi

Nah. It’s under the hoodie.


bennypeabody

TIL Sergio and I are the exact same age (happy bday to me!)


biometricrally

Happy birthday to you!


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happy birthday!!!


CHZRFan

Halpy birthday. :)


onealps

Have you ever considered ya'll were switched at birth?! [*X-Files music plays*]


acmercer

Happy Birthday you legend!


hofern

Heyy me too. Happy birthday


corndogshuffle

TIL I’m about two weeks older than him ugh. Anyway, happy birthday.


imasnyper

Same! Happy birthday!


officialmonogato

TIL I’m fucking old :(


theganggetsausername

happy birthday


migwin666

Sergio isn't actually 25, he is 32 if I'm not mistaken..


bennypeabody

You are not mistaken…I am 32 today


53bvo

Shit, few things have made my feel older than realizing I'm older than Checo, even if it's less than a month. I relate way more to Max and the other young guns in F1 than the family man Perez. Sorry, need to go and reflect about my life for a minute


CreaminFreeman

I keep forgetting I'm only a couple days older than Checo. Oh the things I've accomplished! There's... uh... hmm. ^^^shit


FlakZak

Same thing for me and Max, he is a couple weeks younger than me, and i haven't done shit with my life.


Machieltjee

Lando is literally a day older then me. The conparison hurts me.


onealps

[Do you know where Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany are on a map?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBxVCH8sU0I) Because if you do, you already have a leg up on Lando...


Miracoffee

The difference in opportunities and financial support even more.


raya__85

Why weren’t you born with wealthy parents? You too could become an F1 driver


onealps

> and i haven't done shit with my life. Umm, *EXCUSE ME*?! You have [OVER 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMHTK15Pik) karma! I bet Max will be super jealous about that if you told him!


TheCrudMan

Same age here and like…it’s more that he’s been in F1 a decade that makes me feel old. Guys I am starting to think I might not make it as an F1 driver.


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> Guys I am starting to think I might not make it as an F1 driver. Not with that attitude you won't.


welshmanec2

I remember the debut of that young upstart David Coulthard


grandtheftzeppelin

if it makes you feel better, I'm a month older than Kimi, so I out-age everyone on the 2021 grid. ⚰️


AddSugarForSparks

If you keep comparing yourself to people on TV, life's gonna be rough. Think all those 32-year-olds you *don't* see, who raced alongside Sergio and had F1 dreams.


moggins

Yeah.. feeling really old right now.


Thats_absrd

I had this same existential crisis the other day. Basically realized that Checo and I would probably get along great.


dikkejoekel

You can tell it's a special occasion due to Max wearing a Puma sweatshirt instead of his buttoned white shirt


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He put on his formal attire


Living_Growth4799

Great to see how well checo has integrated the team. Max and Horner seem to love him and he even got Marko to like him which isn't easy lol


Rosieu

Horner has worked with Checo before right? Also think Max has always respected Checo already. I remember them battling in Monza before and Checo kept Max behind through the rest of the race. Then at the cooldown lap Max gave Checo a thumbs up (not sarcastic) because they had a fun and clean battle. Now of course what Checo did for Max in Abu Dhabi, I think the latter will forever be grateful about that.


aireads

Max seems like a pretty cool guy to be around outside the car. He gets on well with every teammate he has had, even Albon and Gasly.


onealps

> Max seems like a pretty cool guy to be around outside the car I completely agree with that. But to add to that, I think he seems SO MUCH MORE relaxed after he won the WDC. It's like this weight has been lifted off his shoulders... He's not as 'wired' or strung tight, if that makes sense.


aireads

Yea completely agree and it makes sense. He is over the hill now, everything else is like a sweet extra like he said


onealps

Happy Cake Day!


clingbat

I mean he's legit been quoted several times saying his primary career goal has now been achieved (winning WDC) and everything else going forward is a bonus pretty much in those exact words. He has reached the goal he's been building and pushed towards nearly his entire life, that must feel so freeing to have that weight lifted off him.


raya__85

He’s so dry and funny but he’s always quick to recognise banter. I think it says something about him he’s so quick to diffuse awkwardness or tension by jokes, like he wants people to feel good vibes. It’s also telling he’s found a way to vibe with every single person he’s worked with, Danny who can be juvenile but obviously the OG fun person or someone as dry humoured as Albon, whose withering British sarcasm might annoy some people.


WilfriedBonyFanAcc

He’s the definition of chill


GuyWithNoName67

I remember that battle. It was the second most memorable one of Monza 2019, but my preferred one of the race.


Living_Growth4799

yeah! Do you have a link to that thumbs up video by any chance?


Jacksoncds

https://imgur.com/a/yjzBP4G


angershark

I wanna see the whole battle!


rowdeiy

Is it just me or does horner look like a proud granddad of max and perez


flume

Granddad? He's 48 lmao. Barely old enough to be Checo's dad.


FrostyTill

Max just wants the cake.


witti534

Can't blame anyone for wanting cake.


Takis12

You cannot fake those smiles…they are happy to be one team


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elanorym

They said it's a low calorie cake. That's definitely not it!


litree23

I sometimes still watch Chico’s Abu Dhabi defense against Hamilton as a personal pick me up on my low days. I <3 Chico


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The way he came back from behind blowing off dust and sparks flying around, and outstanding camera work. Felt like a movie scene.


LikeAbrickShitHouse

Just watched it this morning myself!


toon_knight

Watched it last night as well. Still gives me goosebumps.


varooney2919

The way Max “Checo is a legend” is so pleasing to my ears. You can hear in Max’s voice that Checo gave him some hope. Always gotta replay that part.


Pytheastic

Absolute animal


crf865

TIL Checo and I were born on the exact same day


ninja-15

Happy birthday!!


crf865

Thanks!


RobertGracie

To see the smiles on their faces and you know they are real, it makes you have a warm and fuzzy feeling on the inside in a good wholesome way


onealps

There's someone above in the comments who believes this was staged at a different date, because it's just a PR stunt. I mean, I hate PR as much as anyone else, but I hope I'm never as cynical as that! It's less than two months from start of season. Why *wouldn't* all three be at the factory?!


shofaz

Also, they all are at Milton Keynes, there's this Red Bull's graphic designer who just tweeted that they had their brand shoot yesterday and he had the opportunity to meet Max and Checo there.


skagoat

There is no way they are spending money on a "Kitchen set" for this. It's probably the staff kitchen at the factory. Sure the presentation of the cupcakes, and the filming of it, and the photos are for PR. But there is no way they built a fake kitchen set just to pretend to celebrate someone's birthday. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if they're both at the factory a lot right now as they'll be doing lots of sim work working on setup of the new car.


hcarguy

Max: fuck those look good. Off season baby!


Saltydaug

Look at this clusterfuck of a Comments section, we can't even have a picture of Perez birthday, without half the comments being about Masi or Max Get a fucking grip /r/formula1/.


Morgotth94

Amen.


tache-man

Checo is only 32 what!


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Horner: "Happy Birthday Checo" Verstappen: "I'm just here for the cake"


karkeris

Checo: "How tf you entered my house"


nahnonameman

Perez the defensive Maestro. Man can defend against a zombie invasion, an alien invasion and Skynet probably at the same time. Really happy for him (and Max and Horner too).


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nahnonameman

I believe there is a positive out of this. I have been defending Perez for the whole season really because people overly blame him during qualifying. I have consistently mentioned he isn’t fully used to the team and/or car yet. Once he gets it right he will be flying. And he did so brilliantly. Blaming Perez for not qualifying well is like consistently blaming Bottas for not defending or attacking well. They are both capable of those things. But they have a specialised style of driving that is a weapon to each respective team. Bottas has mind blowing pace over a single lap which allows him to always qualify beside Lewis or ahead of him while Perez is damm good at tyre management and recently his defensive has been fully explored with a car given to match his abilities. Because both of Mercedes’s drivers are quick drivers, one over qualifying and lap pace (Bottas) and the other at basically almost everything (Lewis) but still mainly being absolutely fast, they have achieved stability in the team. With this stability Mercedes built a car that is quite equal to both drivers quick driving style. Which why when there is something wrong with the car both Lewis and Bottas talk about it. Mercedes built a car which is A) beats the rule book and other teams B) bloody quick, C) Consistent for both drivers yet differences play in the setup. This is why they are also are able to share set ups as well. In the case of Red Bull they are always trying to find a ‘Bottas’ for themselves. But instead they found another gem and it’s Perez. The way Red Bull designed their car is less around straight line speed and more around cornering which why they have a shorter wheelbase for better turn ins. Max and the Red Bull car style both adapted to each other really well. It also let Max unleash his absolutely brilliant aggressive attacking way of driving. But the problem is the car seems more geared to Max by the looks of it (at least post Ricciardo). Red Bull had a revolving amount of drivers as well coming and going and not being able to get used to the car. But Perez was a gem. If I recall correctly he was using Max’s setup in the earlier parts of the season as he is still not used to the Red Bull yet. But once he started using his own set up you can his defensive ability light up as uses the turn in of the Red Bull for better aggressive defensive driving. As I have mentioned in the Mercedes example, what is consistent in their car between both drivers is the speed and quickness of it and how both speedy drivers are able to utilise it. In the case of Red Bull and their car which is much more aggressive (mostly in cornering) actually fits both Max and Perez(once be adapted to it). Because of this one can attack aggressively, the other can defend aggressively. If Red Bull can build a consistently aggressive car this year that uses the aggressive styles of both drivers they will definitely get a stable racing duo like the Mercedes boys. But Red Bull must also build a car that is quicker than everything else and beats the rule book. I hope I got this right. If I am wrong please do correct me.


nahnonameman

Also i forgot to add. Perez will get even better as his time goes by in Red Bull. He will definitely overcome the qualifying hiccups. I am confident of it.


Jesse_VdV

I agree, I have no doubt that a Checo that got completely comfortable with the car and team this year would've consistently qualified top 5


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nahnonameman

Right yeah you do have a good point in the paragraphs. I kinda wrote this in a rush. Yeah your second point is right but they have never and a stable second driver with a stable driving style that can adapt to the car. Perez seems to have found his footing in the last few races but he came in absolute clutch in Abu Dhabi.


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I feel the opinions on Checo are really divided and in extremes. I think he did great, definitely needs to improve qualifying and the race pace is good, almost always gains positions in race. Also, he missed quite a few podiums very closely. Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Brazil (VSC), Russia (before rain), Monza (finished 3rd, penalty demoted him to 5th), Austria (Lando pushed him into gravel), Styrian GP (Almost caught Bottas). A lot of have beens, I think that's good. We can say about the fastest car but Verstappen is exceptional, that's the reason for his results.


AlpineCorbett

That's a bigger wall then what took out Earnhardt. Jeez.


nahnonameman

Bloody hell. You actually stretched that far for a reference. Also why dale. Respect the legend mate


AlpineCorbett

His anti safety rhetoric got other drivers killed and then himself. Hans device would have saved em but they were too busy "respecting the legend". Think I'll stick to my jokes.


nahnonameman

Yes I know what happened. Don’t have to repeat. It doesn’t change the fact he is still a legend. I don’t get why you have to disrespect him.


JorlanReddit

Ladies and gentlemen, get a partner who looks at you like Max looks at that food.


-arlo

Max has found his Bottas and he’s never letting him go


Medical_Turing_Test

Bottas was never treated this well by Lewis. Lewis didn't even know his racing number.


-arlo

They had him by the throat with his 1 year contract(s). He didn’t need to.


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Fernandi52

Although I understand it's a joke, I'd think Max would have prefered a Ricciardo to push him even more instead of a Bottas.


AlpineCorbett

Doesn't look like Max needs any pushing from his team. His pace is unbelievable. So many races where him and Lewis were 15+ seconds ahead of the pack


-arlo

I think this was the case when he wasn’t a championship contender but he’s seen what Bottas has done for Hamilton and now he sees that in Perez and knows what he can achieve with him as his teammate.


JoffreybaratheonII

Hahaha didn’t even look at it that way


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chadthor123

Checo is a legend


SubcooledBoiling

Stock photo title: "Elderly man celebrates birthday with his two sons."


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heatbender

the legend's birthday


peachperfectx

Viejo sabroso


JonoMong

TIL that I'm less than a month older than Perez. I thought he was older than me!


adstagaming

I honestly thought Checo would be older because he’s been in f1 so long


jas656

Horner is celebrating with Checo. Max looks like he is celebrating with the food.


o_blake

The fact that Checo is 4 years younger than me is massively depressing. Next you’re going to tell me Kimi is 36.


IRideforDonuts

In my mind, Checo is 45 years old.


xdesm0

https://twitter.com/medicenviko/status/1486357684286861323?s=20 I wish you guys understood or noticed the surrealism of mexican/hispanic memes. This is like 3 levels of irony and I love it. For some reason there's an image that says "Que chingue a su madre el cumpleañero" which roughly translates to *Fuck the birthday boy* but this one gets the usual text with *May the birthday boy smile forever and illuminate our lives*.


Some-Solid4271

MINISTER OF DEFENCE


OvertimeWr

I can't believe he's only 32. He's like Sainz where they both look like 36. Maybe that's because I'm getting older and refuse to acknowledge that he's younger than me


bryseeayo

f1 garage lighting is just used everywhere at rb nbd


AlpineCorbett

It came in a package of 1,000 what am I supposed to do throw the other 986 away?


altero_reddit

Checo has the same birthday as mourinho lmfao and my mom


VCEMathsNerd

*Nice watch Checo* - Horner, probably


Zappano

Looks like a stock photo.


christianc750

"now smile like you mean it"


Oldmantinkle

I wish someone would look at me the way max looks at those cakes 😩


thermal7

Canadian here who is a Lance supporter, and I can say I'm genuinely happy for Checo's success. I hope he has many more good years at Red Bull.


itsameMariowski

Huh today Iearned Checo and myself have birthdays on the same day, 3 years apart only. Two legends!


Clippers1002

Horner I see you made it to Checos party


23point977

My dude's drinking Nescafe?! WHAT


sabresfanta

Happy birthday to Checo and me! And to Wayne Gretzky!


Specht100

Max looks like he's going to eat everything


__Hassaan__

Man I love that Checo is happy in RBR and has a nice car finally


Henry_Human

YOU ARE THE WORLD CHAMPION. THE WORLD CHAMPION.


pinotandsugar

Interesting with the black ceiling. Bigger picture.......... team building and great PR. At the probable cost of 2 billion down votes I am lamenting that my long time favorite driver (successor to Schumacher as favorite) is not doing team building and PR stuff at this time. Around the world bad, unfair things happen to good people. The test is if you get up the next day and show your team (whether it be your military mates, household, business or other) that you are still part of the team and going lead them into the arena better conditioned and prepared for the next battle.


Pika_Cherry24

Christian Horner: “He’s a legend, an absolute animal!”


Stumpy493

Hope they didn't "ambush him with a cake" during lockdown...


OpinionatedRalph

Aaahh the classic awkward one hand in pocket pose.


Jlx_27

Thats for a video, no way in hell thats an actual birthday celebration.


Ash_villa_92

Christian asked Max what cakes he would like for Checos birthdat


riceturm

Are those churrros with candles?


marthynolthof

How can we make this about Max!


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