“Because of you, I laugh a little harder, cry a little less, and smile a lot more.” – me being cringey about my blog haha.
So, the banner says it all… Nine years ago TODAY I made my first post on this blog (my only blog on this website) and… well what a ride it has been! Who would have thought I would still be here nine years later? Well, I don’t think I did hahaha
Bear with me when you click the keep reading option… This post will be a 🚨long read 🚨, in true Babette fashion. Scroll down to the Sunflower emoji (🌻) to get to the tags.
How has it actually been a year since the first PPT? To celebrate I’ve made a little video thanking YOU for everything. And as an extra surprise, a new PowerPoint all focused around the coaches and trainers that get our boys to perform the way they do! Enjoy 🧡✨
Sebastian Vettel, an incredibly sweet soul since July 3rd, 1987 🌻✨
I dabbled with editing something again, it’s the same style as Daniel’s one. There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe Sebastian. He’s passionate, sweet, kind, smart, funny, full of love and light. Being a Seb fan is often portrayed as ‘a painful experience’, but to me all the hardship is worth it. Sticking with him through the Ferrari pain and seeing him glow again since joining AM, it is wonderful and inspiring. Sebastian was the one that let me embrace my more ‘nerdy’ side, thanks to his passion I started thinking about helping new fans. Thanks to him I found a passion, a place to call home (like he can call AM home now). Let’s all celebrate Seb’s day today, eat something sweet and drink some beer (if you’re old enough). Let’s hope for an amazing birthday present during Quali 🧡✨
Daniel Ricciardo, a literal ray of sunshine since July 1st, 1989 🌻🌞
I might not be the best graphic designer, there are people on here a million times better than me, but I wanted to create something to celebrate the birthday of the guy who changed my life from the moment I saw him. I won’t repeat my profile to you, but Daniel’s personality made an impact on me and from that point onward I’ve become a better human. I’m more positive, I see the glass half full (instead of half empty) and I try to get out of my comfort zone more. The last being the reason I’m sharing this oil painting edit of my favorite picture of Daniel! Go on, eat some cake/drink some wine (if you’re old enough) and celebrate his birthday! 🧡✨
The day is coming to an end in the Netherlands (it’s almost 8pm here), but I wanted to send every woman who follows me a huge hug today.
There is one group of women, which I can call myself a part of, that I am incredibly proud of today. F1 is a man driven sport, literally and in every layer it’s made up of. We rarely see females in the higher positions and the ones that get to be trackside are often part of the media/hospitality crews. You decided to join a community started by men, fuelled by men with gatekeeping men and you are thriving! Your content is impeccable, your love is changing the sport - even if you don’t see it.
We are often labelled as only liking the sport for the hot drivers that appear on our screens. We all got to agree, we have some of the most attractive men driving around but we all know that that’s not why we decided to stick around when we first got into it. I will always try my hardest to fight that statement, but I’m glad I can call you my lovelies on a day like today.
You thought I wouldn’t bring you a gift on this day filled with love and passion? Well, you were wrong! I felt the need to show you guys how much your support means to me and how happy it makes me that I can finally call myself someone who’s part of the F1blr community.
Now, before you start reading about the changes and rules coming to us in 2021, I want to point your attention towards the other 2021 related PowerPoint I uploaded a couple weeks ago. It didn’t show up in any of the tags, but if you are interested you can press this link.
Also as always: if you have any topics you want discussed send me a message or send it in through this link.
Hope you all like this PowerPoint and gained some knowledge that you could share with your F1 friends! 😊
If you want to read the powerpoint ‘normally’, click this link.
