It’s always hard to get a signal from the drivers about how competitive their car is during pre-season testing. Perhaps Sebastian Vettel is giving a clue in this picture?
It’s over you to suggest what’s going on here in our caption competition.
Submit your funniest caption suggestion in the comments below and a selection of the best will be chosen for tomorrow’s round-up.
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Image © Red Bull/Getty
Gill (@gill)
23rd February 2013, 11:25
Dont worry team, This year, its gonna be thumb rather than the finger.
TommyB (@tommyb89)
23rd February 2013, 11:27
What’s the IQ of F1 fans that still think you passed under yellows in Brazil?
JPQuesado (@joao-pedro-cq)
24th February 2013, 2:00
I had a cough attack because I laughed so much at this! Brilliant!
Grammo (@grammo)
24th February 2013, 12:32
:)
andae23 (@andae23)
23rd February 2013, 11:28
Sebastian Vettel contemplating which finger he will use for victory celebrations in 2013.
plutoniumhunter (@plutoniumhunter)
23rd February 2013, 11:28
We need a 6-wheeler!
Rally (@rally)
23rd February 2013, 11:41
+1
hzh (@hzh00)
23rd February 2013, 13:46
nice one
Osvaldas31 (@osvaldas31)
23rd February 2013, 11:29
“6 more titles, please!”
David-A (@david-a)
23rd February 2013, 11:32
“That’s how I celebrated my race finish in Brazil!”
andae23 (@andae23)
23rd February 2013, 11:34
Adrian Newey: Red Bull will be using six human-operated flow conditioners this year.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
23rd February 2013, 11:34
“I give the car seven out of ten!”
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
23rd February 2013, 11:58
Are you implying he can’t count @prisoner-monkeys? ;)
Pamphlet (@pamphlet)
23rd February 2013, 11:34
How many more championships?
Timebolt (@timebolt759)
23rd February 2013, 11:34
Now lets see if we can win 6 Championships with this car
RagingInferno (@raginginferno)
23rd February 2013, 11:38
Sebastian Vettel on how many different helmet designs he would be using for FP1 at Melbourne.
Jake Kilshaw (@kilshaw)
23rd February 2013, 12:01
This has to win @RagingInferno !
Maciek (@maciek)
23rd February 2013, 18:10
nice
AndrewT (@andrewt)
23rd February 2013, 11:40
A special steering wheel of the new Red Bull car would allow to unlock a perfectly working KERS only if the driver identifies himself with fingerprint and handpalm imprints of Sebastian Vettel.
Rui Pedro Moreira
23rd February 2013, 11:44
Horner: “How are you doing in there?”
Vettel: “I’m okay, leave me alone. I know what I’m doin’!”
Horner: “OMG! He’s spending too much time with Kimi…”
ak
23rd February 2013, 14:31
ha haaaaaa +1
JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
23rd February 2013, 11:44
When asked about how he thought the car handled, Sebastian Vettel was unsure whether to give the team a high five, or a thumbs up.
Nick Jarvis (@)
23rd February 2013, 12:28
winner. this is fantastic.
Steven (@steevkay)
23rd February 2013, 15:09
This amuses me. A lot.
JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
23rd February 2013, 11:47
Sebastian Vettel informs the world of how many times he will say “We focus on ourselves and do our own thing,” this year.
andae23 (@andae23)
23rd February 2013, 11:49
I think that and “obviously” will be closer to infiniti ;)
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
23rd February 2013, 22:27
@andae23 was that an intentional cheesy pun, because if so kudos to you! (I’m referring to how Infiniti has a double meaning)
andae23 (@andae23)
24th February 2013, 3:52
@vettel1 Yes :)
Nick.UK (@)
23rd February 2013, 13:05
Is that 6 times per weekend or press interview?
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
23rd February 2013, 11:50
I’d give her a six out of ten, but Kinky Kylie had a much better nose!
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
23rd February 2013, 11:54
Or: “I’d give her a six out of ten, but Kinky Kylie had a much better rear” ;)
Retired (@jeff1s)
23rd February 2013, 11:50
Rocky: “How many victories can we get with this one?”
Seb: “Six”
Chris (@tophercheese21)
23rd February 2013, 11:54
“How many times are you going to change your helmet today Seb?”
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
23rd February 2013, 11:56
Where did I finish in Brazil? How many seconds away from Massa was I (roughly)? How many F1 seasons have I been in? How many years was it before Hamilton gave up on McLaren? How many years has Schumacher been out of a full time Ferrari drive? Where did Webber finish in last year’s WDC? HAHA, will be knocking them for six again this year!
Ninjenius (@ninjenius)
23rd February 2013, 12:03
“What’s that Kimi? You’re off to get refreshments? Nah I’m okay for ice cream, but I could do with a Five Alive. Cheers!”
minnis (@minnis)
23rd February 2013, 12:03
2017: “One more to match Michael…”
minnis (@minnis)
23rd February 2013, 12:06
RockyTriple world champion! High five, Seb!
VettelNo, Rocky… High six!
JimmyTheIllustratedBlindSolidSilverBeachStackapopolis III
23rd February 2013, 12:15
Engineer: Has the in car spanish translator and letter X adder broken seb?
Seb: Six
Cyberaxiom (@dave-m)
23rd February 2013, 12:16
Vettel’s English mechanics love reminding him of the famous England-Germany football score.
Lemon (@lemon)
23rd February 2013, 12:17
haha
sam3110 (@sam3110)
23rd February 2013, 12:16
“Set the Purpleness factor to six, I’m feeling juicy today”
Still camileon (@stillcamileon)
23rd February 2013, 12:16
6 world champions, 5 also rans, 4 not so goods, 3 old men, 2 complete beginners and a partridge in a pear tree.
sushant008 (@sushant008)
23rd February 2013, 12:17
”give me six more red bull energy drinks to beat hamilton’s time on top gear!”
minnis (@minnis)
23rd February 2013, 12:18
ROCKY, STOP! My nose has been replaced by a thumb!
Mads (@mads)
23rd February 2013, 13:35
@minnis this made me laugh so much i cried. I found it absolutely hilarious!
Mart Välja (@mart)
23rd February 2013, 12:18
“That’s six beers for me”
chesemonster
23rd February 2013, 12:22
Ummm rocky my fingers broken
Nick (@npf1)
23rd February 2013, 12:22
“I had dies many bratwurst für breakfast!”
Avenger
23rd February 2013, 12:23
Newey: Hey Sebastian, how u open that Champagne bottle?
Vettel: Like this!
Isaac Reeves (@zac)
23rd February 2013, 12:23
“Sebastian Vettel demonstrates how he has been using the force to win his world championships.”
Lemon (@lemon)
23rd February 2013, 12:23
Vettel “How many fingers am I holding up?”
Rocky “six!”
Vettel “You walked straight into that trap, I think you’ll find that’s 4 fingers and 2 thumbs!”
Lemon (@lemon)
23rd February 2013, 12:32
Vettel proves to the doubters that he does actually have more than one finger!
DaveF1 (@davef1)
23rd February 2013, 12:32
So Seb, how many positions behind you will Mark finish in the championship?
Lemon (@lemon)
23rd February 2013, 12:40
Vettel astonished to find he has 5 other working fingers!
Nick.UK (@)
23rd February 2013, 12:58
Seb: Lewis and I in 2015…
D (@f190)
23rd February 2013, 13:00
vettel : ” put £6million on me winning the WDC again this year”
falconspatrol (@falconspatrol)
23rd February 2013, 13:01
Vettel: “Let’s finish P6 for today’s test, They’ll think we’re in trouble……*Übel lachen*”
Daniel Thomas (@iamdanthomas)
23rd February 2013, 13:03
While Vettel gives it the thumbs up, Webber tries to show his dissatisfaction with Red Bull’s new two-man cockpit.
Drop Valencia!
23rd February 2013, 13:09
GOLD
Francorchamps (@francorchamps17)
23rd February 2013, 13:46
Great!
Anthony Bosley (@)
23rd February 2013, 23:15
This has go to be the winner
Grammo (@grammo)
24th February 2013, 12:43
:o
Wayne Fogarty (@wfogo)
23rd February 2013, 13:08
I want this times more update than Webber!!
Tom L. (@tom-l)
23rd February 2013, 13:09
How many drivers haven’t said their car could be good enough for wins this season?
The Sunday Age, melbourne
23rd February 2013, 13:23
It’s a sixy beast!
robk23 (@robk23)
23rd February 2013, 13:25
Sebastian proposes new Kimi communication system.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
23rd February 2013, 13:27
This is going to get rather tedious when I win 6 titles!
Master firelee (@master-firelee)
23rd February 2013, 13:45
C.H: “Mark for goodness sake, copying Vettels helmet design and putting number one on your car isn’t going to get Helmet Marko to like you any better, especially if you can’t do the winning finger correctly.”
Blacksky200
23rd February 2013, 13:46
“Adrian, with our secret upgrade package for 3rd test, I think we can be SIX seconds ahead of the competition”
Cosmas (@cosmas)
23rd February 2013, 13:52
rocky: “how many laps you think would the soft’s one last?”
seb: “six?”
Adam1 (@adam1)
23rd February 2013, 13:59
Vettel gives the RB9 a mark out of five…
the_sigman (@sigman1998)
23rd February 2013, 14:02
I’m in the appropriate age to drink 6 Red Bulls tonight?
Cosmas (@cosmas)
23rd February 2013, 14:06
[music]……666 the number of the beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight …….[/music]
seb: let me go out , i’m ready to tame the beast (RB9)
coefficient (@coefficient)
23rd February 2013, 14:15
SEB: RB6 right?
Newey: no, it’s the 9 I think. Hard to tell, they all look the same.
SEB: Whatever, it’ll do!
QuantumForce42 (@quantumforce42)
24th February 2013, 7:09
Epic!!!
DaveF1 (@davef1)
23rd February 2013, 14:23
Sebastian Vettel struggles to convince everyone he is infact not a member of the illuminati despite his recent success.
(credit to @cosmas for giving me the lightbulb moment with is 666 comment :P)
Dave archer
23rd February 2013, 14:40
What the hell do u mean u built a car with only 6 revers gear!!!
Tony M (@tango11)
23rd February 2013, 15:04
Of course Mark is not a number 2 driver…… Marko told me he was about number 6.
Maciek (@maciek)
23rd February 2013, 18:17
Not bad!
Sounak Chakrabarty (@sonkky)
23rd February 2013, 15:22
6 more bottles of the Red Bull plz.. Its Chilly outside
Sounak Chakrabarty (@sonkky)
23rd February 2013, 15:23
Can u beleive that?? The Hards lasted for only 6 Laps
arif hakim
23rd February 2013, 15:26
we need six drivers in our team instead of webber
Chris Davies (@chris71193)
23rd February 2013, 15:31
NO! it goes 1 championship, 2 championships, 3 championships, this year it will be 6 championships
arif hakim
23rd February 2013, 15:37
c’mon… i need more speed guys.. still 0.6 second behind hamilton’s liana
Kevmcc
23rd February 2013, 15:40
If Master Newey keeps this up I’m going for 6 consecutive titles!
ginnerchris (@ginnerchris)
23rd February 2013, 15:46
What…? only 6 laps before the alternator packs in!
JoCoColo
23rd February 2013, 15:52
Setting “Engine Mode 6” using Adrian’s new Kinect inspired racing wheel.
mike-e (@mike-e)
23rd February 2013, 16:11
Stop the car I feel sick! No… Im ok.
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
23rd February 2013, 16:29
“How many sleep before next test ?”
“…”
“Good boy !”
Luc
23rd February 2013, 16:35
I want a red car, I’ll take 6 less millions!
smudgersmith1 (@smudgersmith1)
23rd February 2013, 16:48
Is that really how far Mark qualified behind me !
Razvan Vasiu
23rd February 2013, 16:49
“Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing”
Russell Gould (@russellgould)
23rd February 2013, 16:58
“Okay, we are up to an RB-6 level of performance. Let’s go for RB-7!”
yenjaiken (@yenjaiken)
23rd February 2013, 17:05
There are 6 things I can do to make this car as kinky as Kylie.
Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
23rd February 2013, 17:12
*In response to being asked “How many races are you going to let the other drivers win?”*
tvm (@)
23rd February 2013, 17:32
Yeah, new record, 6 laps on just one set of tires!!
frogster
23rd February 2013, 18:09
No Rocky!!!! I want you to give me SIX
schooner (@schooner)
23rd February 2013, 18:15
“See that?! I totally made that coin disappear!”
M_Uddin
23rd February 2013, 18:21
Christian: How many laps did those tires last for
Sebastian:(holds four fingers and two thumbs up)
Christian: Six
Sebastian: (Shakes head) Six seconds.
sheffy (@sheffy)
23rd February 2013, 18:42
“That’s right, I’ve said “To Infiniti, and beyond” six times already today.”
Brace (@brace)
23rd February 2013, 19:32
With the competition we are likely to face, I’ll need 6 people, instead of 4, moving out of my way this year in order to win WDC.
@rbenson785
23rd February 2013, 19:57
Hold the race!… I’m not done sucking my thumb.
icemangrins (@icemangrins)
23rd February 2013, 19:58
tell me again, which finger of mine Jenson hates the most
Matt Curtis (@matticus)
23rd February 2013, 20:12
I said 6 chicken nuggets…
Thecollaroyboys (@thecollaroyboys)
23rd February 2013, 20:38
In the voice of The Count from Sesame Street.
One world championship, AH AH AH
Two world championships. AH AH AH
Three world championships AH AH AH
(Repeat and fade)
Pink Peril (@pink-peril)
23rd February 2013, 22:58
Absolute gold, love this one!
Continuing on that theme: This year’s world championship brought to you by the number “Six”
Archimedas (@)
23rd February 2013, 21:04
trust me guys, I have this under control
Wasabeeg7
23rd February 2013, 21:06
“OK, last year Hamilton had a 5 wheel pit-stop, this year, we OBVIOUSLY need to make it a 6 wheel pit-stop”
Cole (@cole)
23rd February 2013, 22:06
How many times I can have sex a night?
One and slowly.
jude1942
23rd February 2013, 22:35
I,m going to be car 6 at the end of the year
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
24th February 2013, 4:20
Me? 4 titles in a row? I’ll put 6 quid on it!
Azarul Syazari (@azarul)
24th February 2013, 6:20
Adrian Newey: “Where do you want me to put Webber this year?”
Sebastien Vettel: “Sixth place!”
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
24th February 2013, 7:14
“In the dream, the terminator came from end of 2015 to destroy me now. He said I had 6 titles by then and other fans are still saying titles don’t matter” *laughing under heltmet*
SlackBladder
24th February 2013, 8:28
“Ok Guy’s How many fingers am I holding up?”
Gyllias (@gyllias)
24th February 2013, 10:12
No, Sebastian. You can’t have that many, you have to share.
QuantumForce42 (@quantumforce42)
24th February 2013, 10:17
Only 6 more to match the Meister..And you all shall call me the Purple Baron..No more baby Schumi..
gib-gas-schumacher
24th February 2013, 18:26
Vettel giving a 6/10 for the loud fart Adrian Newey dropped as he walked passed “Stinky Susie” (Vettel’s 2013 car)
PaulF1 (@paulf1)
25th February 2013, 9:02
No, try again Sebastien. How many cylinders does your car have?
Luke (@lukes)
25th February 2013, 9:11
“How many sugar’s in you tea Seb?”
“Six !!!”
“This is not RedBull you know!”
TheStigsAmericanCousin
25th February 2013, 14:19
“How many times Weber will stall at the start of the race”
Nick Abbott (@nicka79)
25th February 2013, 15:39
“Please be honest Vettle, just how many Tequilas did you knock down you before getting behind the wheel today?”