The Funniest Tweets from the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix

[@mattp1tommy]

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[@Glegh]

I dont wear shoes, I raw dog it

[@jacobrev6567]

Ok 👍👍👍

[@CBall8698]

“What more do you want in life?”

[@einezcrespo2107]

Yes it isn't illegal. McLaren did it with Coulthard after his run in with Michael Schumacher in 1998.

[@theGoogol]

congratz on 400k, boys!

[@colpul2103]

In fairness Sargeant was hired to replace Latifi so technically, and literally, he's done the best job on the grid this season.

[@officialWWM]

I’m not sure that’s what Williams had in mind 😂😂

[@leonmalaga16]

Latifi as bad as he was never got a car that was anywhere near this year's williams

[@jordanking6187]

Bruh. Too harsh haha

[@miniphoenixgaming7243]

TBF at least Latifi could get points once in a while

[@davidmildon3278]

Ngl I think Latifi would beat Sargeant. There was the odd race where he would do a great Qualy. Dont think he crashed quite as much Logan either

[@eirianerisdare80]

Red Bull gives you wings. In Perez's case, he wanted two more than he really should have.

[@annebokma4637]

Perez has two left wings, sure to crash 😂

[@Funny_jokeman108]

This is golden

[@LivJust]

@@annebokma4637 more like 2 front wings considering how many he's using 😭

[@gollese]

And just imagine this, people thought he was 50-50 with Max early on the season.. Mental, also wouldnt he be picked up by a other top team if that was the case earlier in his career. It's a shame.. Not trying to be a c'nt here but people need a reality check for real.

[@Bionda714]

He's got the wings alright but he just doesnt know how to use them 🤣

[@mkevilempire]

Best line ever: "Red Bull had a double DNF and Max still won" 😂😂

[@SuperPassionflower]

wiki material

[@emiliejohnsen3731]

​​@@SuperPassionflower byt no one Reeds Wikipedia anyway😂😂😂

[@SuperPassionflower]

@@emiliejohnsen3731 🤣 Actually I do at times

[@GuessMonster-SP]

@@emiliejohnsen3731 better and more accurate Wikis exist

[@tezcharold]

It sounds fun, but it's a pretty crap line, DNF means did not finish, so it's really only 1 DNF.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

16 races and piastri already has more podiums than hulkenberg

[@officialWWM]

😂😂

[@AbandonedRaven]

Just get Perez to take out 17 cars. Max win, Hulk P2, and Perez P3 (after a 30 minute penalty).

[@sn1per.-992]

Just put Hulk into the RB seat and see what happens😂😂

[@burnstick1380]

it was so close in australia this year

[@wonjoomin]

Ouch

[@juriteller3688]

Sargeant should thank Perez for pulling all the attention for the worst driver this weekend.

[@soundscape26]

Williams should announce his fate as soon as possible... the pressure is killing him.

[@chiyolate]

this season.

[@BelegCuthali0n]

They're in a very close battle of the "who-can-take-the-most-out-of-the-budgetcap-in-damages"-championship... Could go all the way.

[@daarom3472]

​@@BelegCuthali0nI wonder at what stage it's cheaper getting Lando or Piastri instead of Perez just by saving on damage.

[@imhotepnixon]

@@daarom3472This is a hot take and Ik it would never happen cause it’s a carbon copy to Albon situation but Lawson could do a better job than what Perez is currently doing

[@14rs2]

Liam Lawson taking Tsonodas usual 11th place from him Tsonoda: “Wait, that’s illegal”

[@twanvanderdonk2504]

Tsunoda was in his drs for like 10 laps with tyres a few laps younger, I think he wasn't allowed to commit to a pass like Leclerc on Sainz in Monza...

[@8jof544]

Yuki: NANI ???

[@Tminus89]

In the cooldown room, I got a strong feeling that all 3 where holding back extra because of the camera hahaha. Especially with Checo😆

[@SuperPassionflower]

if you were there, no doubt about it haha

[@mcgoo721]

Lando's "iiiiiiinteresting" was. Well. Interesting haha

[@the_dented_NPC]

Max won by 20 seconds instead of the 30 we imagined. I see it a win win situation 😅

[@Cinkodacs]

In an interview he said he will aim at 20 seconds. Delivered.

[@MySeLf12345]

​@@Cinkodacsnope 19.4 seconds😅😅😅

[@LouSassol69er]

It would've been more like 10 if Lando didn't get held up by Perez going slow under VSC when he was being told to retire the car. Lando said he lost about 10 seconds. Also 2 seconds if you count behind held up briefly behind Piastri.

[@spiriitz8646]

@@LouSassol69er max wouldve pushed a little more

[@marcelpajak]

Its because PEREZ is TEAMPLAYER and he had to crash for Max to get his 20s. Big brain

[@BelegCuthali0n]

You guys need to add a segment "Oscar's mum" in this... she has the most hilarious tweets!

[@MEchanicAL_LSTAR]

For the Perez fans the video starts at 9:15

[@stalinis1]

thank u 😢

[@alluriakshay2193]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperPassionflower]

muchos gracias

[@emartinezr]

😂

[@Real28]

He's not joking either 🤣🤣🤣

[@ECris9]

How fitting that RB won the Constructors' Championship with Max in P1 and Perez in the garage? Kinda summarizes the season they've had, with Max carrying that team on his shoulders. I hope Checo can find his race pace in the last races of the season, otherwise I can see RB looking for a replacement.

[@soundscape26]

Unless he turns every race till the final of the season into a Suzuka I think he's safe for 2024.

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

RB is actively looking for a replacement, thats why there's been 4 AT drivers this year

[@pianissimo7121]

​@@mohammadnashitsiddiqui21684 AT drivers is funny to think about.

[@SuperPassionflower]

I hope the same. it was horrible today most of it his own doing, his entire season has been mostly a struggle gutwrenching tbh. not even mentioning all the things being said on media and (not so) social media just to bring him down even more. it's not my cup of tea, it saddens me

[@UTUBE3JC]

I honestly feel like it’s a matter of when they change him at this point. But I’m sure they’re already thinking about it cuz this is a lot of crashing

[@Cloxxki]

F1 TV commnetator said we're not supposed to call the cool down room the Max Verstappen Podcast. That was thoroughly hilarious to me.

[@BrandoN-ie1np]

Actually it's not a new line since it was called Hamilton's Podcast for years.

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Not really, no.@@BrandoN-ie1np

[@Dark.Valkyrie]

If i had a nickel for every time Checo Dnf this race i would have 2 nickels which is not much but strange that happened twice

[@Whateva67]

😆

[@aryotaheri7421]

Hahahahahaha fantastic meme application

[@polokan]

It's not possible to have multiple DNFs. You either finish the race or you don't. If at the end of the race you don't cross the finish line, like Checo did, you DNF. Going into the pits to work on the car does not constitute a DNF

[@SuperPassionflower]

wiki material?

[@anaayoung9142]

@@polokan 🙄

[@nazarinoutama8269]

Perez and Sargeant really impressed me in the last few races 😂😂😂

[@Locormus2]

Best part about the race was the guys in the cooldown room ACTUALLY calling it Max's Podcast. 😂

[@LaraZonderAchternaam]

yes thats so true 😂

[@smexybritishkiwi3206]

Thank you for being the first European to not complain about the race start, I live in New Zealand and most races start at 1am here. It is so nice to have one start at 6pm for once

[@Lewis_M397]

i get up at 6am anyways so didnt bother me haha

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

I'd say the South Asian region works near perfectly for F1 calender. Europe races in evening (6-7 pm start), Asian races in morning, middle East races in night (8-9pm). Only American races are a bit of hassle

[@Delta5.3]

I travel all over so this race was on Saturday for me 😂

[@rivervixens06]

i live in SEA and the only times i’ll have to wake up late at night is gonna be the next 4 races

[@smeshfactory3992]

I'd take a 1am race start over a 6am race start any day of the week though!

[@Cazamalos]

Minister of Defense Checo acquired some torpedos from Kvyat

[@officialWWM]

Horner must be really struggling to find positive things to say about Checo at this point 😂

[@artemisd.9450]

He did say that Checo was part of the victory, I thought "aww he's trying" 😅

[@officialWWM]

@@artemisd.9450 😂😂

[@wallymcguire2033]

He’s still second in the drivers standings.

[@officialWWM]

@@wallymcguire2033 but he’s in the same car as Max and hes not exactly close 😂

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Any half decent driver (which checo is) will put that car on P2 in the standings. Thats nothing to gloat about or to defend him by. Its *not* enough. Simple as that. Not for the car hes provided, not for the experience he has and certainly not to win a championship fight NOBODY but himself believed in. Checo will always be ingraned into my brain by proclaiming he can win it against Max and IMMEDIATELY breaking under the pressure he himself has created.@@wallymcguire2033

[@nikhileshkillada4217]

I remember Coulthard being involved in that mega pileup at 1998 Belgian GP, then using the spare car to restart, then having that infamous coming together with Schumacher, then having the car fixed and going back out multiple laps down because so many cars had retired from the race that he was in a position to score points with one more DNF.

[@mikebarlow1909]

Go on McLaren! Huge congrats to Oscar on his first F1 Grand Prix podium 🧡🧡

[@lamsmiley1944]

The first of many

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

Lando level against George for P7! I'm sure he'll move ahead

[@mikebarlow1909]

​@@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168absolutely! Have the momentum now 👌

[@mikebarlow1909]

​@@lamsmiley1944hopefully!!! So good to see us back up there 😊

[@soundscape26]

​@@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168The momentum is with McLaren and Lando is not error prone. 55/45 in Lando's favour for me.

[@starteck11]

7:50 the cameraman knew exactly how savage he was after he panned to Perez just looking at the biggest tv in the garage while stuck in the car like "wow guys good pit stop! Can i leave now?"

[@coin5207]

No one: Oscar scoring his first podium: "Wohoo 🗿"

[@artemisd.9450]

Max is so relaxed in the cooldown room when it's Lando with him.

[@noops99]

perez really had me laughing during this race lmao what a messs

[@adl6907]

Ok. bully

[@Lups-fk5qr]

My guy, in Brazil the race started 1AM! 6am is basically our normal hour to watch a race lmao

[@Banyo__]

My one solid legitimate thought at Checo coming back on track after retiring was, "IF YOU HIT MY TEAM, aka McLaren's, I swear Checo, I swear." I was genuinely worried. Every race I'm like you've been given the keys to the kingdom and this is what you've done with it? How many drivers would kill to be in that car, and you're playing bumper cars. SMH. Also thank you for the shout out. This race STARTED at midnight for me in the US. Singapore was no better, so looking forward to a week off of sleep, lol.

[@Itbebobby]

8:00 cameraman knew exactly what he was doing lmaooooo

[@francesco153]

imagine if someone bet 5 dnf for Japanese grand Prix and then he sees that Perez comes back on track 💀

[@TheTrueBlueOne]

He re-retired anyway so it should still count

[@mcgoo721]

​@@TheTrueBlueOneor would a bookie count that as 6? 🤔

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

​@@mcgoo721its still 1 dnf He didnt finsih one race == one dnf

[@mcgoo721]

@@Alucard-gt1zf true but if I'm the house imma make that argument

[@soundscape26]

The first one was a faux dnf... just a small intermission in his race. 😄

[@coolnessfactor1]

Just imagine Perez binning it after he went out again 😆

[@Shabec2982]

💀

[@nightbird086]

That could have been the first time a driver is fired mid race.

[@julianschwertzthewoodlands4161]

Hahaha I was thinking about that, too. It's already embarrassing un-DNFing to serve his penalty, can't imagine the humiliation of causing another collision, too!

[@DirtyJokesFan]

Checo’s banger racing approach isn’t going to make Marko love him any more than right now.🤣

[@BLENDITE]

🔥

[@SuperMarkizas]

Perez was in his south anerican mood..north..south..north

[@Domitianvs]

"You call me a lazy mexican? I will work three times as hard and take out three times as many other drivers than before!" I will also DNF twice in one race!

[@budthecyborg4575]

Seeing the performance of Perez really makes you appreciate what Barrichello accomplished as the #2 back in 2000-2004.

[@katieamarshh]

The verstappen pits and turning around to see Perez was honestly the most elite camera work

[@verdiguy]

Checo sitting in the car was the F1 version of your Dad telling you to go to your room and stay there.

[@chaosco6535]

oscar is almost kimi 2.0 at this point

[@aoife1122]

Oscar was the most unhappy looking first-time podium winner I have ever seen... I guess, there's more to that than Oscar just "trying to be the new Kimi". Check the photos of the podium in Melbourne, 2002. Kimi had quite the smile on his face.

[@anaayoung9142]

I think Oscar is chill because he has a podium in his first year. Maybe if he waited 3/4 years to get his first podium he will be much more happy, my guess.

[@aoife1122]

@@anaayoung9142 I don't know, this was quite different from the elated fist pumps he's shown in his Formula 2 days. But maybe this is just poor old me not buying into all that new cozy, white-washed and happy-clappy image, Formula 1 is so desperately trying to promote vis social meejah. ;)

[@Samylton]

Well worth waking up at 4am for the race and staying awake until Funniest Tweets, I can finally go to sleep now so thank you guys

[@UTUBE3JC]

It was honestly hilarious seeing Sargent and Perez out there taking out the field

[@ronaldcharles3255]

What made the Perez debacle even more painful was the pep talk he got from his engineer just before the start!!!

[@pederslothzuricho7685]

11:34 this was after Piastri laughed and said nice one.

[@tilestwo]

💀

[@footof]

Red Bull gives you wings meme is an absolute goat. How did it not win?

[@caseyf14483]

George and Lewis were box office today!!! 🔥🔥🔥🍿🍿🍿

[@arhlai]

Red Bull just knew the rules very well. But i think this Loophole will get fixed by FIA for next year i think

[@soundscape26]

That's probably the reason Perez had to wait for so long in his garage... I think there was some consultation with the race direction.

[@Icewolf2oo3]

They better close this loophole, it is yet another thing that makes the sport look like a joke.

[@soundscape26]

@@Icewolf2oo3 It's like Matt has said, teams don't warn race direction that they DNF'ed when cars go straight to the pits. What could be done is something like 5 laps out of the race and your are automatically DNF'ed... or something. Serving a penalty under these conditions sure is cheap, but if the rules allow for it...

[@soundscape26]

@@F9109-r1e Alright, I didn't have that info on my end. Thanks.

[@mpolinsk22]

Why? I bet it happens quite a bit and we just don't notice it. They really just forgot to serve it when he pulled in the pits to retire the first time. Had they been totally on top of things, he would have pitted, they'd have served the 5 seconds then they would have wheeled it into the garage. There's no real difference.

[@tilestwo]

Logan Sargeant and Perez should both drive for Audi in 2026. I hear Daniil Kvyat is also looking to be a reserve driver.

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Haven't you heard? It'll be Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel...so plenty of crashing and spins!

[@agt2659]

Audi is building a car, not a torpedo

[@tilestwo]

@@agt2659 RedBulls rocket ship vs Audis torpedo

[@dodgemf1]

Neither deserve to br on the grid

[@brianligat9493]

Best radio chat of Japan; Sainz's "they're using my trick against me".

[@gasgaslex_photos]

The 1pm Western Australian Japanese Grand Prix time was just perfect, and thankyou Sergio for vacating your seat for my West Aussie boy Danny Ric 🙂

[@lamsmiley1944]

If he keeps this up they may put Riccardo in the Red Bull next year.

[@milly2955]

Yep! Such a good time for us here in Western Australia today 💪🏼

[@2Fast4Mellow]

Funny, it was 1 am at my end ;-) (Virginia - Eastern Time)

[@mrebear9758]

You can't complain compared to us East Coasters!

[@cidiracing7481]

​@lamsmiley1944 If Ricciardo wouldn't have broken his wrist Perez would probably be out this season.

[@planetzing7796]

My theory: Marko gave the AT seat to Danny because he is booting Checco and giving that seat to Lawson

[@eugenux]

i don't think Verstappen wants Lawson with him at RB.

[@TwiceEvery14Days]

@@eugenux Honestly I don't think Verstappen cares much at this point. He's been getting used to outclass his teammates for years now and has said on multiple occasions that he doesn't really care who's in the other seat. But surely Lawson would put up a better fight than Perez at this point.

[@scottmeredith3359]

I’d be much happier with that than if they gave it to Danny Ric

[@SanSanC777]

Sainz mind working during the races, is something else. Thats was funny to say about his strategy used on him.

[@joyl7842]

Imagine being my stepdad, who was watching the race from lap 20 while I was watching from lap 40. He was so confused about Perez it was hilarious.

[@Maky-vo7qs]

How many pitstops do u want? Checo: Yes

[@LOLTwinGamerz]

Bottas: Sees Logan Sargeant lock-up into the hairpin. Bottas: Goes around the outside of the hairpin. Sargeant: Goes deep into the hairpin. Bottas: *Surprised Pikachu*

[@julianschwertzthewoodlands4161]

lol! Yeah, as much experience as he has, you'd think he could have seen that coming.

[@DanielThe27th]

I know I’m a true F1 fan because I live in the US so I’m very used to either staying super late or waking up insanely early to watch a race 😂

[@levivek5442]

I was here so quick that the other reactions havent loaded yet😂😂😂

[@BarelyA1ive]

Surprisingly i never feel bored watching f1 like others

[@Lit51]

At this rate, Lawson is gonna go straight into F1

[@razghost2]

Quote of the year from Matt: "Am I more comfortable wearing these, than not wearing anything"

[@the_dented_NPC]

There's a saying that waking up early makes your brain work fast. That's why I saw quality memes here today😂, great job guys

[@ricedaddy88]

Non-Euro American here, yeah, even this race is rough. Been going to sleep early and waking up early all season and your body gets use to it, then you suddenly have a midnight race that you have to stay up for. Went to sleep after 0300 and my body still thought I absolutely should be awake before 0730.

[@tilestwo]

We did have a race on our hands! Max only won by 20 seconds this time

[@KevinHwoarang]

I don't understand the "Ignore Verstappen" logic, we've had a decade of Mercedes domination, we've never heard "just ignore Mercedes". People were always praising Mercedes for "having their shit together". They had an amazing package with 2 drivers always in the top 5. What Max is showing in comparison to Sergio should indicate Max is pure magic at the moment, because if the car was AS dominant/well suited to both drivers, you would've had two Red Bulls consistently in the top 3. That sounds better, but neither are British, so the hate is like icing on a cake. Everyone is doing Max dirty. He's slowly becoming one of the best to have ever sat in a race car: British media: Just ignore him, he'll go away.

[@ruzaroos]

Or Perez doesn't belong in that car. I don't think anyone beats Max right now, but it would be more interesting with a better driver. I doubt Perez would beat anyone besides Stroll and Lawson in the same car. He needs to go to Haas and race with Hulk.

[@Degenevesting]

0:31 faith and love Matt. That’s how we do it.

[@carisi2k11]

To be fair the bit at the start was more Sainz fault then Perez

[@yeah377777]

Oscar is the new Kimi

[@LaraZonderAchternaam]

yes he is. I hope he will win a championship as well

[@Glegh]

Perez doing no wings left any% speedrun

[@RLo95]

I’m a checo fan but can’t defend today 😂

[@galakstiv]

I had flashback of Monaco earlier this year with Perez chaining rookie mistakes one after the other, destroying others' races in the process.

[@tristanjohnson4477]

The Twinkle Twinkle tweet was awesome

[@Thereison]

Perez is what made me think "I wonder what Matt would say about this race...". I completely missed the WTF1 --> P1 transition but I'm happy that I found you guys again!

[@playr4]

Lando referencing the Max's podcast meme in the cooldown room was a bit funny. "Max has two McLaren drivers on his podcast today."

[@callumcjham4478]

9:01 - Oh that's perfect

[@MihaiKrieger]

I'm from Romania. Our country is in the absolute perfect time zone for F1. No race is too early in the morning, and none too late in the night;)

[@hipotenuza5663]

Fp1 and Fp3 was a challenge

[@Sol_anum]

Perez went from Ministry of Defense to The Artillery General.

[@jacobrev6567]

Yay another episode of Funniest Tweets

[@joekart6570]

My days not even halfway done and funniest tweets is already out

[@bynahelemaal]

Damn… verstappen basically could’ve won/could win the constructors on his own😐 if he wins the remaining races😂 I feel like the camera always cuts away too fast in the cooldown room

[@Morkins324]

1:37 Perez has 3 penalty points after Singapore. I imagine he will have 6-8 penalty points after this race... Edit - He was awarded 4 points for Suzuka, so he's up to 7. 7 points in two races...

[@lillexus5589]

Pastor would be a proud man hearing that.

[@Morkins324]

@@lillexus5589 if he continues the trend, Perez will get 5 points in Qatar and earn a race ban.

[@tilestwo]

More points than Alphatauri has scored all season.

[@juliusfaller5585]

Red Bull winning the constructors without points from Perez is the most Perez thing to ever happen

[@MaximoJoshua]

Perez is giving them more than 200 points…

[@AJCrowley0153]

If it had been Verstappen that had to retire and then go back on track 26 laps down, he'd still have finished in the points

[@TwiceEvery14Days]

I haven't counted the laps, but the graphics said 6 laps down and later 5. It definitely was more and 26 feels reasonable. Maybe they can only show single digits? I mean, why would they show double digits for laps down 😂

[@AJCrowley0153]

@@TwiceEvery14Days that was the laps he was down to (the already retired) stroll

[@TheProkonover]

@@AJCrowley0153 oh, that explains it all. Thank you.

[@jacobbarton6689]

i wouldn’t be surprised if max actually has more than double the points perez has by the end of the season

[@CBall8698]

Tommy “what more do you want in life”😂😂

[@krishna2972]

Twinkle twinkle little star, I'll hit you with my car😂😂💀💀💀💀

[@M1R4Z]

Hey just realized. My dream came true. Oscar got a podium with Max and Lando ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮

[@zimmo1116]

It would be amazing if they could compile a file of these memes to put in the description to make them easier to save.

[@bibhushanrajthala]

0:27 thank u dinally the commute understands haha

[@MarjanMJ1]

7 race, 10 the Japanese fans. Always reapectful and creative.

[@captainwesker1234]

I live in Arizona USA, race was at 10pm last night, most races are between 4 am and 6 am Sunday morning. Nice to have a night race.

[@lilyns99]

Safety car snooze time saved me during this race

[@srikargr6647]

Matt is getting ready to hit Tommh hard by getting all of his top 5 predictions right 😂🎉

[@officialWWM]

That second drive in the Williams is starting to look cursed 😂

[@Wolfgulfur]

Prost: * lines up on the grid * Senna: 15:04

[@memmienicholls2140]

Sergio trying to catch max on points , one way or another 😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertthorne3429]

Lol, European on honeymoon in Bali… wife getting a massage, I’m watching the race at 1:00 in the afternoon and for once not suffering after watching the Japanese Grand Prix 😂

[@Noohee]

I suspect you had been encouraging your wife to have a 2-hour-massage for this afternoon exactly at 1 pm😂

[@alifpr]

“One day I’m gonna yeet this greenscreen into non-existence 😂😂”

[@rongiefaustino8867]

I've been a Vessi user for 3 years now. Hot day, rainy day, snow day, whathaveyou - those shoes are may choice for going out and about.

[@6lawonegaming]

Ive watch so many youtube ads with VESSI idk why im just motivated to try a pair

[@MJC-yo5kj]

I don’t know if it was me because I was high af at the time but the opening lap was the most exciting and the Sergio Perez double retirement is low key hilarious

[@blue4fr]

Perez be like: "IT'S WRECKFEST TIME!!!!"

[@jacobbarton6689]

this is the first race i a mmmm didn’t have to wake up early for in a while 😂😂 10pm race start was nice

[@tadroid3858]

I've been waiting for this one. Perez dive-bombing, maybe? YESSSS!!!

[@jacobsiekierski8041]

Tommy’s glasses are brutal… wearing his grandmas spectacles lol.

[@milly2955]

Go team papaya!! 🧡💪🏼