General Instructions:
Send your message to Esteban as one of the below (scroll down for further instructions):
1. 🎥 Video
2. 🎙️Audio
3. 🖼 Text / ImagesMessages can be in any language. If your message is not in English, please include a transcript so I can translate.DEADLINE: 31 AUGUST 2026
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or DM Rachel @ratiorae on Instagram or Tumblr.
🎥 Video Instructions
In the video, please say:
1. Greeting in your native language (Hello Esteban, salut Esteban, hola Esteban, etc.)
+ Your name and where you're from
2. What you admire most about Esteban
3. Your favourite moment of his in F1
4. Anything you want to say to him directly
5. "Happy birthday" in your native language
Example video (please unmute):
Tips & Guidelines:
1. Please make sure there is no background music/noise!
2. Portrait (vertical) mode, 1080p
3. 90 seconds MAXIMUM
4. Upload your video to Google Drive / Dropbox (or other file-sharing service) and paste the link into the submission form (link below).
5. Title the file (mov/mp4) with your name. Example: Esteban.mp4
Instructions (please unmute):
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or DM Rachel @ratiorae on Instagram or Tumblr.
🎙️ Audio Instructions
In the recording, please say:
1. Greeting in your native language (Hello Esteban, salut Esteban, hola Esteban, etc.)
2. Your name and where you're from
3. What you admire most about Esteban
4. Your favourite moment of his in F1
5. Anything you want to say to him directly
6. "Happy birthday" in your native language
Example audio:
Tips & Guidelines:
1. Please make sure there is no background music/noise!
2. Recording on your phone is perfectly fine (eg. Voice Memo, Recorder app)
3. It's ok to write down what you want to say first and read from it.
4. 60 seconds MAXIMUM
5. Title the file (mp3/wav/m4a) with your name. Example: Esteban.mp3
Audio transcript:
1. Hi Esteban!
2. I’m Rachel from Malaysia.
3. His optimism.
4. My favourite moment is his Brazil podium in 2024. I think it was the perfect weekend for him, from the warm welcome from the fans, to the quali session in the rain and finally, that 2nd place podium to cap off his time at Alpine. It was so exciting from start to finish.
5. Please never lose that optimism and passion you have, it’s one of many things that draws people to you and it never fails to inspire me to keep trying, no matter how difficult things get.
6. Happy birthday!
Things to include in your submission:
1. The audio message
2. Optional: Photos/Videos of your favourite Esteban moments (can also send as links)
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or DM Rachel @ratiorae on Instagram or Tumblr.
🖼 Text / Images Instructions
In your message, please write:
1. Your name and where you're from
2. What you admire most about Esteban
3. Your favourite moment of his in F1
4. Anything you want to say to him directlyExample:
I'm Rachel from Malaysia.
What I admire most about Esteban is his optimism.
My favourite moment was the Brazil podium in 2024. I think it was the perfect weekend, from the warm welcome from the fans, to the quali session in the rain and finally, that 2nd place podium to end off the time at Alpine.
Please never lose that optimism and passion you have, it’s one of many things that draws people to you and it never fails to inspire me to keep trying, no matter how difficult things get. Happy birthday!
Things to include in your submission:
1. The message
2. Optional: Photos/Videos of your favourite Esteban moments, art/edits/collages, etc. (can also send as links)
Please note that I'm prioritising video/audio messages, if I can't find room for your text, I'll either edit or cut it. 🙏If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or DM Rachel @ratiorae on Instagram or Tumblr.