r/formula1 • u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon • Nov 09 '24
Off-Topic Alex Albon's new Porsche 911 GT3 RS
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Nov 09 '24
Man of culture. I believe he also has a Singer 911. A GT3 Touring is my dream car.
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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Formula 1 Nov 09 '24
He does not have a singer 911, just lended one by singer from time to time. Not to say that Albon doesn’t make enough for one but they’re literally unobtainable or millions of dollars to buy one from someone.
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u/JC-Dude Alfa Romeo Nov 09 '24
Singer worked with Williams Engineering, which is probably why they use their F1 drivers for promos.
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u/ashyjay James Vowles Nov 09 '24
Williams Advanced Engineering now Fortescue was spun out of Williams F1, different companies owned by different owners. Singer worked with WAE for the engine on the DLS, Albon borrowed one a few years back.
It's nothing to do with Williams F1.
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u/JC-Dude Alfa Romeo Nov 09 '24
Singer worked with WAE when they were still a subsidiary of Williams. They now market the DLS as having F1-derived tech.
It has a lot to do with Williams F1.
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u/Billy_Butcher_xl Nov 10 '24
Are you guys talking about sewing machines? What are you all, seamstress wannabes?
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u/gordon-freeman-bne Nov 10 '24
Even the photo of just the engine looks fucking quick - I'd almost give up a chance to drive a 956 to drive one of these...
Actually, no.... the 956 still wins hands down as the dream car
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u/DeathHips Alain Prost Nov 09 '24
Yeah Albon makes enough and is connected enough that he's moved into "being able to afford the car is required but not sufficient" levels of car availability
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u/Capital_Pay_4459 Nov 09 '24
Albon's an F1 driver yes, but he isnt Redbull/Ferrari level salary
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u/Good_Air_7192 Nov 09 '24
I'm sure he's getting paid well.
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u/AquaRaOne Oscar Piastri Nov 09 '24
Not singer 911 well, best case scenario is he might be making like 3 mil a year, after taxes( i doubt its that much) those singers go by multiple millions these days. I doubt he would spend all his earnings on a car
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u/davidsigura Nov 10 '24
Coming from American sports and as a new fan of F1, it’s kind of crazy to me that one of the top 20 drivers in the top Motorsports division in the world might make as much as a random relief pitcher on one of 30 baseball teams, each with 26 man rosters. And half of those players on each team make way more than 3 million, which is seen as a paltry baseball salary. You routinely have decent, but not top players making $20 million dollars a year.
I know there are fewer events in F1 than there are baseball games in a calendar year, but with the F1 teams valuation skyrocketing into the billions in recent years, each team seems to be almost as/as valuable as many of the baseball franchises. So I don’t really understand why F1 drivers (who bring all the eyeballs to the sport) aren’t making way more money on just salary alone.
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u/Constriction Nov 10 '24
Because there are 20 seats - in the world - for F1. If you demand more salary, there are 100 other drivers who will happily take that salary for a shot at F1. You have to perform consistently and for a top team to be making bank as an F1 driver and to have the leverage when it comes down to contract time.
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u/VOldis Nov 10 '24
union incoming.
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u/SemIdeiaProNick Ferrari Nov 10 '24
Thats essentialy the GPDA, they have even gone on a strike before
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u/gordon-freeman-bne Nov 10 '24
And then there is Lance Stroll...
The one remaining driver from generation-shit, a generation that included Mazepin, Sargeant, and Latifi...
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u/ydktbh Kamui Kobayashi Nov 09 '24
I'm sure he isn't reliant on his salary, he definitely has investments if he's smart
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u/VOldis Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 13 '24
he maybe, might have started saving when he got his new deal in may? Doubt it, but he was probably spending 80% of his money for housing, taxes, agent, nutritionist, coaching, flights, family, etc. just to get to the point where he can land a long term stable job and even begin to think about saving.
Hes rich now no doubt but albon's career has been one of perserverance.
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u/Lower_Discussion4897 Nov 10 '24
He definitely was not spending money on flights, or any other expense that comes from travelling for work, it's all paid for by the team.
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u/HeftyArgument Nov 10 '24
You people never seem to understand that the percentage rules of disposable income become less relevant as incomes rise, if you can live well on 20% of your salary, spending multiple years worth of that money frivolously is much less of an issue.
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u/iAtty Sebastian Vettel Nov 10 '24
They’re not entirely unobtainable. Especially for an F1 driver. They’re just expensive. When they first announced the DLS years back, we met the team from Singer at a Concours event. Back then, the cars started at $500k. I’m sure they’re starting near $1m now with a few-year waitlist. But I’d bet if any of the top 10 drivers wanted one, they’d get it before the next billionaire who is ordering one. I agree, they’re not easy to get, but neither is the AMG One, SF90 Charles got, etc.
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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Super Aguri Nov 09 '24
He could buy a real enthusiast's 911 that ain't a gimmick for a cool mil - a black Yellowbird was sold for that price in 2018 !
(Loafers and jeans not included, though.)
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u/TheCrudMan Sergio Pérez Nov 10 '24
When I was at the Monterey historics there were like 12 parked next to each other which was insane to see.
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u/rg25 Default Nov 09 '24
Same here. My dream would be a GT3 Touring and daily driving it even in winter because FUCK IT why not.
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u/IcyAfternoon7859 Nov 10 '24
You might as well have a snotter for winter, in the cold and wet you can't begin to use any gt3, and getting monstered by every GR Yaris that sees you may begin to annoy
Plus, if you have seen a cars underbody that has been drive.on salty roads...you would spare your poor gt3 such ignominity
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u/rg25 Default Nov 10 '24
This is fantasy land and I want to drive my Porsche in the winter!
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u/spicesucker Nov 10 '24
Chris Harris said he changed the tyres on his GT3 Touring from Michelin Cup Sport 2s to Pilot Sport 4Ss and he’s had no issues since
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u/IcyAfternoon7859 Nov 10 '24
Yes, tyres make all the difference, and summer sport tyres thst are "the fastest" almost always are not for all 13 months of the year
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u/razorracer83 Oscar Piastri Nov 10 '24
Agreed. This is the 911 you want:
https://www.porsche.com/international/models/911/911-dakar/911-dakar/
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u/DifficultCarob408 Oscar Piastri Nov 09 '24
GT3 Touring is also up there for me - when I was younger I always thought the GT2/GT3 RS models with the big wings were the coolest looking Porsches, but as my tastes have matured the Touring package is just so damn clean.
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u/Fury_Fury_Fury Nov 09 '24
This remind me of those twitter posts, where there's a state of the art, top end gaming rig placed on a plastic table in an absolutely empty room, except for a gaming chair, and the caption goes something like "men will literally love like this".
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u/okaywhattho Red Bull Nov 09 '24
Ironically, if that's a Monaco parking space it's probably worth as much as a decent apartment in many European capitals.
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u/alper_iwere Valtteri Bottas Nov 10 '24
Nothing says million euro property like damp mouldy walls and patchy rough plaster.
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u/notalooza Nov 09 '24
Imagine how slow it feels to him
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u/groovypotato26 Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 12 '24
Underrated comment. I believe there's an older video of Albon and Lawson together at Nurburgring driving a 991 GT3. They both agree the car is slow within the first couple mins of the video. Granted, they were referring to the acceleration. Still demonstrates that everything is relative.
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u/megacookie Nov 10 '24
I remember seeing a video of Nico Hulkenberg driving the Aston Valkyrie AMR Pro around a track, and he was commenting how it felt heavy and slow, how much he had to slow down in corners an F1 could take flat, etc. Pretty sure it was around Silverstone. It really puts it into perspective that what's considered one of the fastest (and most expensive) track cars ever made would still not even hold a candle to what F1 drivers experience as their day job.
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u/NuclearChihuahua Pirelli Hard Nov 10 '24
I wonder if this is how jet fighter pilots feel like when taking a normal plane, lol.
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u/Brno_Mrmi Jenson Button Nov 09 '24
Holyyy that's sexy
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u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon Nov 09 '24
I want to do unspeakable things to that shade of colour
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u/madewithgarageband Nov 09 '24
Is that DRS on the spoiler?
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u/arunkm700 Nov 09 '24
Yeah, the new generation of the GT3 RS has DRS that can be activated manually, or automatically under certain conditions
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u/madewithgarageband Nov 09 '24
I’m wet. I will never be able to afford this car but that’s cool as fuck
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u/ashyjay James Vowles Nov 09 '24
I love the colour I think it's PTS Fish silver grey metallic
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u/deesea Nov 10 '24
How do some of y’all just have encyclopedic knowledge of PTS colours? Like I get it for car makes/models/engines - but colours?!? That’s like having encyclopedic knowledge about nail polish shades. Where do you even develop that?
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u/ashyjay James Vowles Nov 10 '24
When you’re too poor to buy a car and spend unhealthy amounts of time on the configuration site. Also maybe a little bit of the ‘tism.
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u/SemIdeiaProNick Ferrari Nov 10 '24
Cant say for the others but trying to replicate the colours you see in real life or in pictures in a videogame will surely help you remember the shade and its name. Also helps when the brands have a history for the colour because you can associate the shade with the story, like how fish grey metallic was brought back as an exclusive paint for the anniversary of Porsche Australia before being available on general PTS
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u/The_Bucket_Of_Truth Nico Hülkenberg Nov 10 '24
My first guess was Ice Green Metallic but that would require PTS+ since they dropped it from the normal palette.
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u/hondaexige Formula 1 Nov 10 '24
It's Azzuro Thetys, now discontinued, one of 3 world wide I believe.
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u/mylifesayswhat Nov 09 '24
This is where all Williams repair budget has gone huh?
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u/Successful-Pomelo-51 Toto Wolff Nov 09 '24
It's funny to see this as he's one of the lowest paid drivers on the 2024 grid.
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u/LastOfLateBrakers 🍑 Valtteri ButtAss Nov 09 '24
Even Matt Watson from Carwow has this. Considering Albon's income, this won't be too hard to own and maintain for life..
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u/iOSAT Nov 10 '24
No, he flipped (sold for a profit) his RS not long after taking delivery.
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u/LastOfLateBrakers 🍑 Valtteri ButtAss Nov 10 '24
When did that happen? I didn't see a video on Carwow or his own channel..
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u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon Nov 09 '24
And the base spec for this is a little over €200,000
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u/spontutterances Nov 10 '24
As much as I love Ferraris I think this is nicer than Charles new Ferrari. This is absolutely stunning
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u/razorracer83 Oscar Piastri Nov 10 '24
Which new Ferrari? I swear, he's been snatching up Ferraris as if they were Pokémon. It's hard to keep track of which is his newest Ferrari.
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u/spontutterances Nov 10 '24
Think it’s this one
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u/razorracer83 Oscar Piastri Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24
Ah, yes. I remember seeing this post, actually. Thanks. And I agree, the 911 GT3 RS does look nicer. But then again, I am a Porsche fan, so I might be a bit biased. ; )
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u/RevvedUpLikeADeuce09 Nov 09 '24
I'm more partial to the standard GT3, but it's still good looking. Nice color in particular.
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u/or0_0zh Mercedes Nov 09 '24
I thought this was the Forza Horizon subreddit for a moment
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u/ArcticBP Burristroll if it’s still possible! Nov 09 '24
Lmao
And it’ll be like that for about a month…and I love it. Best update so far
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u/cTron3030 Formula 1 Nov 10 '24
Time to redo the Nurburgring lap with Liam.
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u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24
Oh my god that's deep lore
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u/sw04p Daniel Ricciardo Nov 10 '24
I think about Liam shitting bricks in that passenger seat, several times per week 😂
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u/_mrshreyas_ Sebastian Vettel Nov 09 '24
I remember seeing a GT3RS in person for the first time about a week ago. Pictures can't do it justice about it's absolute bonkers looks.
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u/enstone_ Alpine Nov 09 '24
Weird to see the “he’s got taste” comments when the 992 GT3 RS is the most coveted and hyped car of the past couple of years
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u/NotAlwaysTheSame Juan Manuel Fangio Nov 09 '24
So if a car is hyped it becomes "untasteful" ?
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u/Wintermute_088 Honda RBPT Nov 10 '24
Yeah, and have they not seen his girlfriend?
He's a man of taste.
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u/NippyMoto_1 Formula 1 Nov 10 '24
I remember when he drove the previous gen GT3 on the ring with Liam Lawson. That was a cracking vid.
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u/Minigrappler Nov 09 '24
And Franco was using regular bus to go from home to the factory. XD (They now convince him to take a taxi instead)
Jeez, that is communion between engineering and art.
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u/blackbalt89 Nov 10 '24
I hope he didn't hit that wing on the wall, it looks suspiciously close, and we all know how he parks 🤭
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u/Gunch_ Sebastian Vettel Nov 10 '24
Remember seeing him fall in love with it during a lap around the Nurburgring with Liam. He was cheesing behind the wheel lmao
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u/sastashreikh Nov 10 '24
The stats saying Alex Albon has never won in F1 are clearly lying, because this looks like a win to me
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u/Rivendel93 Chequered Flag Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24
Damn, that color is absolutely gorgeous. Drove a Carrera GTS for almost a decade, still my favorite car to drive to this day.
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u/M1st3rv McLaren Nov 09 '24
Very nice, Right hand drive as well, I thought he lived in Monaco
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u/ahmong Williams Nov 09 '24
He does but probably stays in the UK more than Monaco
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u/Blade106 Williams Nov 10 '24
The car has UK license plates so my guess is that it’s for use in the UK
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u/itsjustaride24 McLaren Nov 09 '24
Guess I’m the only one that thinks it looks gaudy.
Personally I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on that but hey each to their own.
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u/formulapain Nov 10 '24
No, you are not. There is nothing fluid or elegant about this design. It might be high performance, but in terms of aesthetics, it's also a pass for me.
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u/Voidfang_Investments FIA Nov 10 '24
I wonder how long he waited
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u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon Nov 10 '24
He's been talking about this car for at least two years. I'm happy he finally got it
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u/Stup1dMan3000 Nov 10 '24
What’s crazy. Buying this car for a billionaire is like the average person buying a cup of coffee
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u/_Soup_R_Man_ Nov 10 '24
Ok, that is awesome. I'm not big into Porsche..... well..... I guess I could be... super dope!
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u/Pong-Lao Formula 1 Nov 10 '24
Porsche is great. If you look at the top 100 laptimes of the Nurburgring you will see a lot of Porsches.
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u/IdkWhatsAGoodName699 Pastor Maldonado Nov 10 '24
Some of these pics could be the next forza cover art. The dark garage makes this car look even cooler
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u/JKBFree Nov 10 '24
Dang, that is sweet.
But thought he’d have a Singer?
Doesnt Williams help develop engines for them?
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u/razorracer83 Oscar Piastri Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24
Meanwhile I'm staring at it on The Crew Motorfest, where it just released with the new island. About to pull the trigger. Lucky bloke.
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u/Twigler Daniel Ricciardo Nov 12 '24
Do you guys think he still had to pay markup and dealership games to get one?
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u/NauvooLegionnaire11 Nov 12 '24
Sadly, everything is going to feel boring when compared to his "company car."
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