The F1 Meme Iceberg Explained

F1 memes are truly beautiful. You have Charles Leclerc crashing in Monaco over and over again, Lando Norris removing his nickname Lando Nowins after Miami 2024 making the McLaren boys proud, Carlos Sainz being the smooth operator that he is, Sebastian Vettel's immaculate rizz with women, Checo Perez defending like a lion, Fernando Alonso having the best resume on-track and on tiktok, and Max Verstappen's goofy personality which makes you love the guy. There are too many memes in F1 that its just so hard to put it into one video, but I hope this can serve as a guide for new F1 fans and for a lot of you veterans watching my videos, to maybe get a laugh or learn something completely new. Like Latifi liking nutella, he's actually so real for that. If you don't like nutella consider yourself an opp.
Timestamps for you guys:
F1: The Pinnacle of Memes in Motorsports - 0:00
Tier 1 - 1:37
Tier 2 - 5:27
Tier 3 - 9:31
Tier 4 - 14:43
Tier 5 - 18:34
The Best F1 Meme By Far - 21:23

[@RicksF1Addiction]

This vid took longer than expected, hope it was worth the wait I know I missed some out there but dawg. Im not making this video 10 hours long, that's saved for my "Logan Sargeant is the GOAT" rant

[@Me-0063]

Btw, the Fernando is a rookie meme comes from when he rejoined the grid in 2021 after leaving for one year.

[@lichsound]

Where is there simply better and correct miami Video at. Periodt.

[@idreamofabikeeveryday]

1000% worth it

[@thatonehedgehog240]

Whoa whoa whoa, my broski cannot completely forget about my boy latifi being the genuine GOAT of motorsport history

[@RicksF1Addiction]

Woah woah woah...who said there couldn't be two?

[@traiton6653]

There’s also a new meme that’s brewing. It’s about how beating Max in a race requires a blood sacrifice. See Carlos’ win after his appendectomy, and Lando’s first win after hurting his nose.

[@adriannugraha9381]

lol 😂😂😂

[@LiftandCoa]

Blood for Gold... Your choice.

[@islamlens6718]

Yeah,drivers take notes😂😂😂

[@Eis_]

Max losing results in blood too; by the hands of Jos Verstappen.

[@noodles669]

nah jos had a whole ahh ritual included in his project 💀💀💀

[@Me-0063]

Btw, the Fernando is a rookie meme comes from when he rejoined the grid in 2021 after leaving for one year. Edit: He left for 2 years and he took part in a couple rookie tests in both F1 and Indycar

[@emmagerrianne]

didn't that meme originally came from that time renault wanted to put nando in a rookie test, while he was literally around 40 years old and a two-time f1 champ?

[@fjnemo]

I was about to type this

[@Cardioid2035]

Btw, the Fernando is a rookie meme comes from when he rejoined the grid in 2021 after leaving for 2 years actually.

[@FattyLumpOfPoo]

​@@Cardioid2035 well it was actually 2 years

[@Chunkieta]

He left for 2 years. It was 1) the young drivers test in 2020 plus when he came back he was still good (unlike some other returners), also maybe 2) because in his first Indy 500 he had to go through all the qualification hoops for the rookies plus he went to win that award

[@TheDbsk90]

Le Clerc's interview where he explained his nightmare. "Box Box"

[@roxannefournier4970]

It wasn’t an interview, it was for a video with a French KZbinr (Squeezie) he was joking

[@nemetgerg6707]

LECLERC!! LECLERC!! Missed that one too

[@user-wr7oj1rh2b]

Honestly I don't think he was joking about that he said that so he can keep the Ferrari seat

[@user-cq6fp6nh8r]

There’s a new possible one: in the interview after Miami Gran Prix, Max verstappen went “if my mother had balls, she would be my dad”

[@Chunkieta]

Also his reaction watching the start in the cool down room because of Pérez almost putting him in orbit

[@mamavswild]

Oh that’s ABSOLITELY turning into a meme…or at least Lando desperately trying not to cry-laugh haha

[@alexanderjefferies7740]

Reminds me of Gino d’Acampo saying “if my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike”

[@Kinggrave]

@@alexanderjefferies7740that is literally the reference

[@offbeatberry]

There’s also that one cursed frame in the cooldown room

[@druidica9330]

Bruce: SERGIO CHECOO PEREEEZ 🗣🗣 Checo: 🧍‍♂️🚶‍♂️‍➡️🧍‍♂️

[@andreeacoman7244]

That was HILARIOUS! 😂

[@hamstereatsbanana5042]

Checo was like umm yeah

[@gadci4400]

Why is google translating this comment 😭😭

[@kazakhreal]

"What am I supposed to do?"

[@endenverted9237]

Bruce does this in the UFC to hype up fighters. Poor Checo didn't know how to react 😭

[@apocalypsekevs]

HE DOES NOT FOK SMASH MY DOOR - Gunther Steiner

[@chillysimi]

gunther needs his own category

[@straightforward5724]

"Wankers"

[@marnick4229]

i cant believe gunther isnt mentioned once

[@Metatr0n]

@@marnick4229 If he included Günther, the Video would have become one of those 1:48h iceberg videos...

[@PixxGokou]

my favorite meme still gotta be the "little inchident"

[@Jujus44]

Just an inchident fr

[@belodie]

Not sure if other people have commented, but the Lance Stroll Interrupting thing was even funnier because iirc it was during the only on-track overtake of the entire race.

[@tanmayjain3543]

Damn, I didn't know that... Must have been real frustrating for the ones watching on tv 😅

[@bernhardire2557]

Yep, and it wasn't even a new clip, they had showed it before...

[@espvp]

“FOH WAH?!!” by Kimi lives rent free in my head

[@helloena]

I can’t believe we didn’t get the kimi yacht moment

[@Hiltaku]

The one time the Ice man showed an emotion

[@someotherfella5763]

You do not have the drink

[@rahelagha7638]

Hiii, I'm Nicole, nice to meet you. 😎

[@StaniaMarsh]

Or the "Steering Wheel" bit. Lol.

[@aidenbirak]

They guy smashing his head in to the glass won’t ever not kill me

[@mamavswild]

Yep….that would be Max…😂

[@defecelesslena]

charles adopting oscar and then the lecerc family getting 1-2 is my new favourite inside joke, especially the part when oscars mom adopts yuki

[@hannahbarley97]

Disappointed by the lack of Kimi memes that man said some of the most iconic and memorable things 😂

[@kerrermanisNL]

I was having a shit 😃

[@thespeedmaster5985]

Video in memory of Lando Nowins 2019-2024

[@elliea9207]

Lando Onewins May 2024-current

[@babyjiminie8993]

Lando NOW wins

[@yorusaka3554]

Lando Norrif, Lando Throwins, and Landodt Norris replaced Nowins

[@AvroRacing]

Some really good memes you could’ve included would have been during Covid when drivers like Norris, Albon, Russel and Leclerc were streaming on twitch and gave us so many legendary moments such as leclerc in a banana costume or anything in euro truck simulator

[@FHT1883]

also: Sim Dane

[@laila6253]

and lando we could be world champions

[@nymphithys1558]

@@FHT1883 Love him man, have all the funny songs in my spotify list

[@alam5055]

A bunch of my favourites that haven't been included in the video: - "Just an inchident" - "Nico Huuulkeeeenberg" & "Pieeereee Gaslyyyyy" - "Valtteri, it's James" - Piastri's tweet after Alpine announced him for 2023 - anything Gunther Steiner - "We are checking" - cooldown room being called Max Verstappen Podcast - Giuseppe Tsunoda & Pedro Gaseoso - Piastri's reaction to the jetpack man fail - rawe ceek - Lando breaking Max's trophy - Tim Cook's flag wave - Binotto pointing his finger at Leclerc - Tsunoda's constant swearing on team radio - Kimi asking for the steering wheel & the gloves - wet tyres being useless And we have a whole new trend of Oscar Piastri-Leclerc memes after the Monaco GP

[@cartillect]

“Bwoah” - Kimi Raikkonen

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

Man’s a poet.

[@oliviaknowstrivia]

@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYThe has such a way with words

[@thatf1fan167]

Sergio Perez 💀💀"Mexican Minister of Defense"

[@Me-0063]

Mexican Minister of Disgrace😅😅

[@loiteringrambler1268]

8:24 no this is because alonso took part in the young drivers test at the end of 2020

[@RicksF1Addiction]

fuck i missed that one 😭

[@andrijankondic1109]

​@@RicksF1Addictionits also when he had a head injury and woke up, he said he was like 14 and his dream was to be in F1 one day. He sustained the injury while driving an F1 car

[@andrijankondic1109]

I think it was at McLaren

[@nathangamble125]

@@RicksF1Addiction Your mistake is unforgivable, +5 second penalty for Esteban Ocon.

[@mmika98]

​@@andrijankondic1109 Isn't the story that he woke up speaking Italian and thinking it was back when he was driving for Ferrari?

[@marcs.5642]

Absolute banger of a vid but I seriously wouldn't have minded a 1 hour long video just full of F1 memes. I'd love to see a second part maybe in a couple of months!

[@natalieieie]

"Gentlemen, a short view back to the past" we'll never fail to crack me up

[@hirisen]

This vid took so long that Lando won a race before it came out Jk, happy to have you back my king

[@BlueStormm]

5 Second penalty for ocon is even under non F1 connected Posts!

[@Shazamzy2442]

I once commented it under tennis reel

[@mamavswild]

@@Shazamzy2442. I saw it used in a NASCAR race! 😂

[@carmelasicurezza]

i see it under motogp posts all the time

[@sergimeli4194]

12:59 Im spanish and "Padre" is also an expresion to admire someone, to call him the literal GOAT. Lets go alonso 💚🇪🇸

[@Justin-q1o]

I'm German and Alonso is also my favourite driver of all time I really hope he gets his 33 victory ❤️👑🇪🇦🥇🪄🏆

[@philtucker1224]

Yes we say similar describing the person as “the daddy”.

[@nymphithys1558]

Daddy lonso

[@SpudatoWT]

21:28 I love how you changed lando nowin to lando onewin 🤣🤣 keep up the great work!

[@mistakendawg8885]

As someone thats gotten into following other motorsports these past few years, this is truly what sets F1 apart in terms of popularity and community engagement. Personalities are what make a sport and there are no better personalities than in F1.

[@femiowoturo5592]

"No, Mikey, no, that was so not okay"

[@akashita]

I swear I remember Toto saying "not okay" but after watching this video, I was so confused because in the video he said, "not right". Mandela effect?!

[@ElMoShApPiNeSs]

​@@akashitaIt's always been not right. You just have a bad memory.

[@akashita]

@@ElMoShApPiNeSs okay 👍

[@nicksojka7457]

"Toto, we went car racing"

[@SNARC15]

@@nicksojka7457 "It's called a motor race."

[@h077y]

I’m a brand new fan - Miami was the first race I fully watched live, been following since around Australia this season, and I literally knew almost every single one of these already 😭 I’m in DEEP

[@elizabethmulomboi154]

Same, I started this year😂

[@philtucker1224]

I’ve been watching for 30 years now but my advice is think carefully before committing yourself. Women’s soccer is equally good, also Badminton and …

[@h077y]

@@philtucker1224 and… and what? 😅

[@estherluciano9623]

Saaaaame 😂

[@darkicegod]

Bruh I haven't watched any but here I am

[@leogarcia8640]

“It’s box to overtake, box to overtake. How’s the balance?” “I DONT KNOW!!!!!”

[@kuci6469]

memes are the reason why I started watching F1. I love it. It's like an addiction- once you start to understand them, you will never return. It has become my whole personality at this point. It's like I'm not even trying to find them. I just find myself in the rabbit hole of F1 memes. Just like Stroll found himself in the back of Ricciardo's car. It happened and we don't even know how it's possible

[@MaksB.]

You defiently should have mentiones the "max max max super max" song because it's Verstappens OG theme song that was mainly played during his first WDC season.

[@PreGyCT]

8:40 The "Alonso rookie" meme comes from the pre-season test for 2021 season with Alpine, supposedly for rookies, where he participated too, since technically he didn't compete in F1 the previous year.

[@lex9313]

LMAO YES my fav thing abt learning F1 history is every video is the beginning of the Reaping from the Hunger Games... "War.... terrible war...."

[@ArielGonzalez1]

the alonso rookie meme has been since 2020 because he was allowed to participate in the rookie post season test in abu dhabi with renault

[@urge_it]

iconic clips and not adding kimi walking to his yacht after his dnf in monaco is a crime.

[@mariarzamastseva771]

It is literally the best video i've ever seen about f1. I know all these memes, but it is still incredible to rewach them all together with an explanation. Thank you so much for this video

[@1aynae025]

Rick....my exams start tmr you can't be doing this to me😭😭

[@hairypoppins7351]

Good luck with those

[@1aynae025]

@@hairypoppins7351 Thank yeww

[@mauriskko]

Womp womp rip bozo (good luck, hope they all go well 🫶)

[@georgekaiafas950]

amazing how quickly this channel has grown and I hope it becomes even bigger, hat's off man , you got the funniest and most creative f1 centered channel out there ( in my opinion). well deserved

[@abdaf8706]

13:44 2024 version: 10 seconds penalty for Magnussen

[@philtucker1224]

Ouch! ( a ten second penalty for KMag means he may as well stay in his hotel room)🤣😂

[@ThisIsChris09]

8:15 I mean this is a good move for Nico. Considering the fact that Sauber is gonna be Audi in 2026. A german driver in a major german manufacturer. Nico's future is still bright and he might get that podium sooner or later.

[@RubeusLeclerc]

Agree. Happy for him

[@s.tunafish]

Loved the video man, and I was actually really surprised how many I know even though I started watching F1 just recently.

[@goldemyt7396]

The FIA seems like a meme, but it is reality☠

[@unwoundsteak17]

the real reason behind the fernando rookie thing is because in Vettel's retirement video, he said he wanted to make room for new talented rookies to enter the sport, only for Fernando to take it instead

[@snibbubzik3566]

I love LeClerc and Sainz together so much. Im so sad theyll be separated next season

[@foryousten]

Were lots of sad faces when Norris and Sainz separated

[@kgame813]

Yeah me too cause i just became F1 fan now i have to deal with this like in 20 days .

[@thatf1fan167]

True that f1 memes are just too good

[@katafazekas3349]

Wait... I thought the rookie Alonso meme came from 2020 when Fernando took part in the 'young driver test' with Renault before coming back to F1. He was 38 years old at the time and a 2 times F1 world champion...

[@davidbadea1360]

Nice but there also is the 4 horsemen of depression: jack no coke, cigarettes, espresso and FORZA SCUTERIA! FORZA FERARRI!

[@hubertdec2433]

In Poland we have some F1 memes too, mainly about Robert Kubica: driving by using one hand (after crash in Ronde di Andora, which is not even in Andorra), coming back to Formula 1 and beating George Russel in Williams in worse car (one point in German GP), unfinished business in Ferrari, EEEEEEE meme. Most of them are written with spelling errors (powrut instead of powrót (comeback), renka instead of ręka (arm), and nieruwne instead of nierówne (unequal)). Other popular meme is calling Formula 1 races as Formula First Rallies (Rajdy Formuły Pierwszej), because some people don't see any difference between rally and race. And we have one other nickname for Alonso: gray man from Oviedo.

[@ilovethecolorpurpletoo]

Chuck and El Padre basically feed us meme's while there is always Ferrari and Max as a hilarious appetizer 😂😂 (as a new F1 fan)

[@hardware64]

I'm so disappointed I didn't see the Perez "he's got so much rear end" meme

[@elliea9207]

And Seb’s big phat Ferrari ass 👀

[@Nikhil-st1mg]

I think rick's the only guy i wouldn't mind yapping for 2 hours 😂😂 ... Love your videos dude

[@cheezypizza8604]

i remember when i first watched your videos, i was laughing hysterically and i enjoyed them a lot, you were my guide to f1 back then and i'm SO happy you finally made this video💀

[@user-gd8ww7kb2e]

3:43 1-im stupid 2-taste test 3-danny ric & lando' s ball race 4-everyone. Is drunk 5-carlos is sad

[@rahelagha7638]

Ball racing is the funniest one 😅

[@Luna-bv9tl]

There is so little F1 content which I enjoy watching and bonds me to my chair. I instantly click on your videos when I see them :3 Your videos are so well made and you put so much soul into them you can really feel how much you enjoy watching F1. You make wonderful content and I laugh my ass off when my friends and I are watching

[@martinbojados8911]

Fernando being "El padre" comes from the spanis expression of "fathering", that is like making fun of someone or doing something in a way that creates admiration to you, like Fernando did in Japan by not saying directly to the spanish media that he was willingly giving drs to Piastri to defend from Russell, as he had just got a 20 second time penalty in Australia by defending in a non-conventional way and making a joke that if he admitted that he may be banned for the rest of the year

[@shubhanshuprakash7812]

Oscar one is also gold. In his rookie season last year (forgot which race), some jetpack guy fell on the circuit and Oscar Piastri made a face, an expression which became a meme! Missed Leclerc's "I'm stupid" big time!

[@Miuu_i]

Actually leclercs “I’m stupid” clip was here! 4:05

[@DresGeekPhilosophyPodcast]

The TF2 music super charged that last joke. AMAZING

[@noxietm]

1:35 POLAND MENTIONED RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@mrx4391]

22:30 Well this one has a soul Hits harder that jos hitting max

[@1nSYN]

that ending got me goin like oscar piastri's expression last year in austria.

[@augustofranklim5409]

4:57 Fun Fact! Although it sounds sad in the video, Felipe Massa later said that he was thinking about quitting F1 then but noticed how much his efforts meant to his family, wife and fans (podium on Brazilian GP, the stands were chanting his name). He was overcome with joy, and cried as he stepped on the podium

[@user-jy6ol4xp3m]

22:01 “fuck that shit” 💀

[@StupidNEETard]

Ohkk...... if you say so 😈

[@knivess3]

I haven’t laughed this hard in so long lmao.

[@_ericplace]

Yeah, we need Ferrari checking, Leclerc asking why he’s so unlucky, just an inchident… I was typing this as you closed with Leclerc though, so well done lol

[@nupzgotcaffeine09]

If nobdoy got me, I know 'Rick using Alonso's clips when he speaks' Got me. Can i get an Amen!

[@porridgeboss]

"Valtteri, it's James" should've made it tbh

[@TheFlooable]

I‘m fully okay with you forgetting some of the memes except for the „no kimi you will not have the drink“ confusion because it’s a great Kimi AND Ferrari meme which would’ve perfectly fitted in this video 😅

[@FollowNdFeel]

Oh man, this was amazing😂 please give us more of this

[@chillysimi]

babe wake up, ricksf1addiction uploaded a new video

[@ListenToTheStudent]

1000 thumbs up, i only really got into f1 when vettel went to ferrari, but man i knew every meme and every little thing and laughed so hard at your explanations, well done sir, well done , i can say you missed some like rich energy or goatifi actually showing his true power when he got p1 in practice but the main ones are in it, beautiful content, you deserve all the subs and more keep going

[@haechansun127]

oh my god, thank you for this video, it's too funny!! I'm into f1 for 2 months, and it's nice to know that I know most of these legendary memes

[@mellonlemon3819]

Rick we're almost in 100k! Congrats man! Happy for you!

[@PannenTheKoek]

I'm missing a lot of Kimi memes, the 'bwoah' is not enough. GLOVES!!! GLOVEESSSS!!! AND STEERING WHEEL

[@someotherfella5763]

The drink!

[@user-gd8ww7kb2e]

5:37 Ferrari is the bigger joke than my entire life😂😂

[@erinprzybylski4398]

Just a couple weeks too early to get the charles adopting piastri joke in there haha

[@leticiagaa1644]

2:45 that meme transcended the world of f1 because I knew it before I started watching f1 😭

[@badkarma7066]

13:39 This killed me!😂😂 Good job on what you doing!

[@tonyottoway8648]

Im a DTS fan, turned f1 fan. so thanks for clearing up some memes

[@livingthemcdream]

12:31 I will never forgive mazespin for giving me a PTSD flashback here

[@anaisgrigri1345]

I want this to become a series! Tbh you forgot some iconic Kimi’s moment (like when he crashed in Monaco and walked straight to his yacht 😂)

[@felipetorelly18]

I haven’t even finished the video yet. 2:40 this was already worth it

[@Lofu31]

"I dont think anymore now, I uh I stopped thinking along time ago- "- Charles Marc Hervé Perceval - LeChair BananaMan Shtupid Just an Inchident Leclerc

[@dr.coconut]

Alonso being called a rookie is because in 2019 he made his return by participating in a test session normally reserved for young drivers or rookies.

[@Mage6679]

8:45- very important note- fernando is being called a rookie after he took part in young driver's test at the end of 2020 season.

[@V1Chaser]

3 minutes and i see the video AND Lando wins a race AND I set a PB at local kart track? Its a good week, hope you have a great one too Rick and viewers haha

[@hif-im2ze]

10:37 I KNEW IT!

[@islamlens6718]

12:53 Rick actually made a whole official list😂😂😂😂

[@PsychedeliKompot]

And he missed a bunch: Leclerc: "Sharl Legrerg" Sainz: "Smooth Operator" Lulu: "Pewis Pamilton", and there's a bunch more of these RPM-nicknames for him Russell: "Osama bin Russell" "Latte Boi" "Any milk is fine" Pérez: "Chucho" "The Mexican Disgrace" Lando: "NoWins" Ricciardo: "#Netflix" Latifi: "Goatifi" Ocon: "Estenba" Lance Stroll: "The Windowlicker" "The Inbred" (RPM sourced) (actually the driver I am rooting for this year, and did last year, because he is such a wildcard) Bottas: "Batteri Voltas"

[@islamlens6718]

@@PsychedeliKompot 😂😂😂

[@silverstorm7306]

21:16 the pic of max and lewis kissing also being there I CANTTTT

[@giorgossivitanidis7841]

Finally new Video🥹Keep the good work up brother❤️

[@yannicklokur]

6:40 NAAAAAAAA-

[@kittycatko3350]

bro I literally didn't understand half of it (I'm Spanish) but I loved it, I subscribe 👍

[@fishbowlliz]

Max Verstappen is a walking meme generator and I love him for that.

[@Aviation_Videos123]

5:17 FUUUUCK! exactly

[@ellabise]

9:00 two weeks later Esteban ocon still tries to kill his teammate, this time in Monaco

[@bjarulez]

You did my boy Lando dirty there bro Also do your research, Fernando is called a rookie because of his rookie test before his return to F1, not because he still drives like he is young

[@chrissdevano]

The Rookie Alonso meme comes from when he participated in a "rookie test", usually meant for young rookies, but since Alonso had been out of F1 for 2 seasons, he actually met the requirements, thus he participated in a "rookie test".

[@Adwnpinoy310]

Congratulations! After completing this video, you are now fully qualified to join r/formuladank

[@haticekaplan1403]

21:14 OMG I LOST IT 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lucasgalarraga8]

That age is just a number meme from the hell category almost killed me with laughter. Thank you bro

[@FerencKranicz]

8:38 the rookie meme actaully came from when renault said, they need to sign young talents, and then they just signed alonso. who took part in the young academy something idk what it was called