Caption Competition 126: Ericsson’s many faces

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Marcus Ericsson met a group of familiar-looking fans during the Australian Grand Prix.

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89 comments on “Caption Competition 126: Ericsson’s many faces”

  1. Pay fans.

    1. pastaman (@)
      1st April 2017, 17:39

      Only one that made me laugh out loud

    2. Clear winner in my book.

      But won’t win because its potentially disrespectful to Ericsson, and F1Fanatic has a company line to toe.

      1. Which companies line is being towed?

        Your ‘claim’ absolute fantasy rubbish. Implying Ericsson is a pay driver is not disrespectful anyway, should it be based on fact (which I am not asserting either way at this point.)

  2. After the Australia 2015 debacle, Ericsson was determined to give himself the best possible chance at the Sauber drive!

    1. To be fair, Sauber had a pretty good race at Australia 2015, achieving as double points finish.

      1. @david-a This is true, but I believe @rbalonso was referring to before the race. Sauber had somehow managed to convince 4 drivers that they would be driving the 2 race cars it was providing, and depending on who you believe, may have had up to 6 drivers signed at one point. Hope that helps explain why having 10 of “you” aiming for a Sauber race seat is a sensible plan…

        1. @alianora-la-canta Oh yeah, I forgot about that!

  3. Marcus Ericsson’s entire family assisted with the Australian GP attendance figures.

  4. Giedo van der Garde, all of this guys have priority on that Sauber seat

  5. Honda engineers secretly attend a Sauber event.

    1. Ben (@chookie6018)
      1st April 2017, 17:05

      +1

  6. In a face off with his fans Ericsson failed to keep his head down.

  7. Unfortunatly the cunning disguise for Saubers future engine supplier had a flaw.

    1. …….and in any case, all Australian F1 fans look the same, don’t they ?

  8. Marcus’ calling in reinforcements to take revenge on the chicken.

  9. Marcus Ericsson – a man with many faces.

  10. After being called up to the Stewards, Marcus took to hiding in plain sight to avoid retribution.

  11. In a field of Marcus Ericcson’s, Lance Stroll is still the worst driver

  12. Nick (@theawesomefish)
    1st April 2017, 12:23

    Starring Pascal Wehrlein and Tatiana Calderón
    A film directed by Monisha Kaltenborn

    Being Marcus Ericsson

    Coming Silly Season 2017

  13. Monisha: OK, which one of you Marcus’es has the bag with $1.0 million to cover Melbourne?

  14. Sergey Martyn
    1st April 2017, 12:30

    Sauber Wars: Episode II – Attack of The Clones

  15. Marcus Ericsson: wow you guys paid to get in, just like I did?

    Though to be honest, I’m pretty sure most of the drivers on the grid will cream is easily on any track. 😀

  16. After finding she couldn’t sign different drivers for the same seat, monisha decided to try signing the same driver repeatedly for 2017

  17. “Quantity has a quality all its own”

    1. Excellent

  18. In light of Pascal’s injury substitution, Marcus reveals the contingency plan he’s used since his chicken/bike crash.

  19. The number of drivers ready to drive for Sauber Honda

  20. Even after several years in F1, most still couldn’t pick Ericcsson out in a crowd.

    1. Good one.

  21. Marcus has found someone he can beat…

  22. There’s always one person who forgets their sunglasses in those first-race class photos…

  23. Often duplicated, never copied…

  24. Being Marcus Ericsson

  25. Mr. Anderson.

    1. Nope. It’s just Mr. Ericsson. He’s definitely not THE ONE.

      1. Agent Smith?

  26. Giovinazzi can’t replace Marcus Ericsson if he doesn’t know who the real one is.

  27. Sauber confirms Honda-engine switch for 2018, starring Ericssons.

  28. Ericsson accidentaly gave away his plan on how to get out of 90% of his interviews and sponsorship comittments.

  29. One erikson for every hit and run

  30. OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
    1st April 2017, 17:46

    Sauber problems about having many drivers hired for just 2 seats continue.

  31. Ericsson: Guys, why do I have to stand here to get my photo taken? And why are there so many good looking people here?

  32. Ericsson: Maybe if I engage with all these mclaren fans I can get alonso’s seat next year…..

  33. How the mighty have fallen, with their current form mclaren fans can only poke fun at the sauber drivers….

  34. Neil (@neilosjames)
    1st April 2017, 19:08

    After telecom giants Apple, Samsung, Motorola and HTC turned them down, McLaren were forced to settle for a sponsorship deal with Swedish minnows Phony Ericsson.

  35. Honda fans would like the grid to be full of Ericssons.

  36. Time for a face off

  37. Any of those people with the carbord still stuck to their face would drive better.

  38. Monisha Kaltenborn’s plans to raise money for Sauber by getting Marcus Ericsson transferred to Williams for the 2018 season are suddenly put into disarray by the discovery he has a secret longing to drive for McLaren.

  39. It was only by chance that Zak Brown discovered that McLaren didn’t have an exclusive engine supplier agreement with Honda.

  40. An unforeseen consequence of the end to Day Light Saving in Australia was Marcus Ericsson arriving at a PR photo-shoot at the time when Fernando Alonso was supposed to be present.

  41. Marcus Ericsson learns the hard way that one of the dangers of doing a green background photo-shoot is the person doing the photo-editing may add his image to the wrong advertisement.

  42. And now: Here is Marcus along with his noble fans after he was chosen for the lead role in:

    SPARTACUS: THE MUSICAL.

    Fan 1 thru…:
    I AM SPARTACUS!!!
    I AM SPARTACUS!!!
    I AM SPARTACUS!!!
    I AM SPARTACUS!!!
    I AM SPARTACUS!!!
    I AM SPARTACUS!!!

  43. Mclaren Honda prove themselves once again in having multiple car replacement parts during a GP.

  44. JungleMartin
    1st April 2017, 21:10

    Ericsson revealed his cunning plan to insure himself against Sauber’s tendency to sign more drivers than they have cars.

  45. Peppermint-Lemon (@)
    1st April 2017, 21:52

    Sauber attempt to disguise the faces of all the other drivers currently contracted to drive Ericssons car.

  46. Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
    1st April 2017, 22:53

    Honda engineers are so embarrassed by the engine’s performance they are travelling disguised as someone no one will recognise.

  47. Now, where’s Kevin?

  48. Marcus Ericsson: The only guy in F1 with as many faces as Bernie Ecclestone…

  49. all the ericsson cutouts provide a perfect cover for david coulthard’s latest disguise

  50. Team Sauber devises a solution to it’s financial problems – clone the pay driver.

  51. What’s worse than one Ericssons. 10 Ericssons.

  52. Chris (@tophercheese21)
    2nd April 2017, 4:10

    King Joffrey having fun with some locals of Kings Landing on his Nameday.

    1. :)) he has no clue winter is coming. oh, wait a minute, it’s not winter, it’s China, right?!

  53. Honda plan to recruit Ericsson. Now people will blame unreliable driver, not Honda’s reliability.

  54. fans were having a good time in Melbourne, up until the moment that Sauber guy showed up…

  55. Next time don’t cover your faces. Print Mercedes badges and place them over the H logo.

  56. Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
    2nd April 2017, 7:15

    Hitler reveals his controversial new proposal to make F1 great again.

  57. Formula 1 rocked by paternity class action lawsuit. The driver at the center of the scandal, one Marcus Ericsson has made this statement. ‘Pirelli rubber is the cause, it was designed to degrade and not last the distance’. Pirelli have refused to comment until further investigation.

  58. “The power of dreams”.

  59. Ericsson figured out he could easily avoid finishing a race in last place if there were ten of him…

  60. “I swear it wasn’t me who wrecked the car!”

  61. Who can find Waldo?

  62. Marcus erricson is hanging out with the wrong fans. Those masks are of Nico Rosberg. Do they really look alike?

  63. The Marcus Ericsson Chicken Defense squad out in full force.

  64. When your smile of despair beats the emotionless Kimi-style reaction of the fans.

  65. McLaren yet again show favour for a driver that has been upstaged by a rookie

  66. Marcus Ericsson launches his new “pensive” image for 2017

  67. Boy-Band, ‘The Ericssons’, waiting for their Carpool Karaoke hot-lap around Albert Park.

  68. One Marcus Ericcson … two Marcus Ericcson … three … zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

    That gets me to sleep SO much faster than counting sheep …

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