Westmont harbors more Formula 1 fans than you would expect! I went around and talked to a few of them, asking about their favorite driver and team, their favorite moments in the sport, and what got them into it. Here are their responses:
Mika Shahar
Favorite driver: Charles Leclerc
Favorite team: Redbull
“If My Mom had Balls” Savage Max Verstappen Miami press conference
Favorite moment: Max saying “if my mom had balls she’d be my dad,” after the Miami Grand Prix
Reason for watching: Mika wants to show me she likes the things I like 🥹
Rina Weaver
Favorite driver: Daniel Ricciardo
Favorite team: McLaren
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc interviewed after the incident!
Favorite moment: Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, “it’s just an inthident”
Reason for watching: The hot drivers, plus she likes to imagine she could be a race car driver some day
Molly Jarett
Favorite driver: Lewis Hamilton
Favorite team: Ferrari
Favorite moment: Daniel Ricciardo’s “high performance athlete, this is high performance sweat.”
Reason for watching: Molly finds the races entertaining, because you can see the athletes outside their races
Maria Ederisgingh
Favorite driver: Carlos Sainz
Favorite team: Ferrari
Favorite moment: Smooth Operator
Reason for watching: She likes vroom vroom
Averi Halbert
Favorite driver: Lando Norris
Favorite team: Ferrari
Favorite moment: Max Verstappen’s theme song and the funny radio communications
Reason for watching: Max Verstappen’s theme song (again)
Diego Mantelli
Favorite driver: Max Verstappen
Favorite team: Visa Cash App
Favorite moment: 2006 Monaco GP
Reason for watching: Curious why so many people kept talking about a bunch of guys dressing up as women (Drag race)
Mia Hanuska
Favorite driver: Lando Norris
Favorite team: Mclaren
Favorite moment: Lando’s first win
Reason for watching: Helps me connect with my robotics friends
Gavin Bowyer
Favorite driver: Valterri Bottas
Favorite team: Alpine
Favorite moment: When Max DNFd
Reason for watching: To slowly lose faith in humanity
Matthew Etzel
Favorite driver: Daniel Ricciardo
Favorite team: Haas
Favorite moment: Gunther saying the F word
Reason for watching: Gunther