Can they even fit all these drama in one DTS season?? What’s going to be the main plot line?? Surely there wouldn’t be a random alpine episode for no reason??
Simon: Are you in the Nico Rosberg school then? […] Nico’s been always saying that he feels that Lando is too hard on himself
Jenson: I said this way before Nico did! He copied me! 😤
Was it lucky that Max and Carlos didn't get to finish his lap? Yes.
Was it also Lando's own skill to put it on provisional pole with his first lap? Also yes.
If it were any other driver, this wouldn't even be argued in the first place lol.
If Hungary didn’t happen, ppl would have been less mad about this. But mclaren gaslit, begged and threatened Lando to give up the win worth 7 more points in return for… nothing. (And we literally called it too)
Jenson: First of all, congratulations, that's a big smile on your face 😁
Lando: For once, for once 😁
Lando also talks about how Mclaren is consistent everywhere but also not spectacularly faster, and that's the case on this track. The upgrades are apparently working too...
Sometimes I think about how Lando’s first painted helmet is orange, black and chrome (and a hint of blue) and how it ended up being the colors on his f1 car…
The papaya was only brought back in 2017, which is the year lando joined mclaren as well (in their junior program)
When you say “If Oscar has to give up the win, it means Lando is not good enough”, wtf was Hungary then. You can argue it’s mclaren’s fault but in the end, Oscar couldn’t catch up. Why is Lando responsible for mclaren’s fuck ups? That swap is literally the meaning of team orders.
Victimizing Oscar for being sad from something he himself did, that costed Mclaren a win, while Lando had sat through
#those
Hungary radios, did the team play and still got hated… okay 💀
If you were in our shoes, you would know why Lando fans are so protective of him.. Every single thing he says or does is scrutinized, hated on and it has been years. We are tired of all the narratives ppl make up so obviously we will be defensive even over small things
Oh I love this so much. What a statement from Lando telling the team that every single point is important here and SHOWING that it’s possible.
Lando casually asked “what’s the fastest lap?” then saved his battery for the last 4 laps before deploying it at the last lap. 😌
ℹ️ Mclaren revealed it wasn't a team decision for Norris to push for the fastest lap on the final.
Had there been dialogue about whether it was worth the risk or not, the pit wall would almost certainly have said no - which perhaps explains why Norris didn't want to consult it.
Lando read his dm pls 😭😭😭 And yeah, while I appreciate his honesty, this is also why his mistakes are always magnified. Because he always focuses on his own mistakes rather than talking about the car, the strategy or the team like other drivers do.
“I think we know why, but I obviously can’t say that on television”
“Sometimes there’s correlations”
“When [it comes to] decision making, it’s a bit interesting”
Toto Wolff about the FIA decisions, interesting huh. 🙂
This is such a perfect trophy for Lando 😭 all the reminders of how hard he has worked and the sacrifices made to get here. SO proud of him 😭😭😭 so much more to come babyyyyy
If ppl are allowed to psychoanalyze podium celebrations, distances of chairs, words and expressions here because it's an "opinion", I think us fans are allowed to talk about our own team's socials that WE FOLLOW to see our fav driver?? It's like we can't say anything anymore ffs
Idk why ppl are so convinced Mclaren will be the frontrunners for next year when their winter development has never been the best... and now that the front wing is confirmed to be legal, teams can explore that too. Every opportunity now is important. Don't throw it away.
Lando is never going to have proper private relationships/friendships because y’all try to pry into his private life and scrutinize every single thing. If you want to argue that she isn’t a good person, you can’t control Lando’s life?? What can you even do? You don’t know him.
This!! I always say that Lando’s junior career is so underrated just because he never won F2, but winning 3 different series in 1 year, and the fact that he was younger than most competitors… he at least deserves to be in this argument even if u disagree 🙂
Wanted to compare a few for the younger ones a lot of people mention Charles, Oscar, George due to the back to back but there’s an argument that overall Lando had the best.
I only used full seasons
It’s either 1) Agenda or 2) They just started watching f1 and can’t comprehend that Mclaren has been a midfield team for like, a whole decade until the second half of last year.
Lando has been the most successful mclaren driver this decade. This narrative is getting boring.
Managers can do whatever they want I guess but going onto a random podcast to give a biased side (understandable so, but still) for his driver’s PR while Mclaren still pretends that “nothing is wrong, we are all happy” does not sit right with me.
Lol ok I posted on priv but since everyone is noticing now... It's now 24 posts since Lando's last solo post even though SG happened last weekend where we had Lando pole, leading all laps and dominant win like why are yall not talking about it more.. it hurts NO ONE.
Red Bull bringing Austin upgrades and y’all will realize why every point matters. 😬 We are gonna lose WCC too and at this point, mclaren did it to themselves with their indecision and awful strategies
All the mind games from RB’s side is honestly fair game but it never sits right with me how Mclaren barely addresses anything and is never defending Lando against the media in this crucial time. Sometimes it seems like their MO is just to never acknowledge the WDC existing 🙂
It’s so funny when ppl say “Oscar shouldn’t have to give up a race win if Lando can’t pass him” because what the fuck was Hungary then? Oscar couldn’t even catch up with fresher tyres
Not surprised Lando has gone full hermit mode with so many ppl (some fans included) always digging into his personal life. Glad he has some privacy and hope he is enjoying himself 😌
I just know Lando will be back to saying "I don't want team orders to win" and "what Oscar did was fair, it was my fault" because he's way too fucking nice. And people will use this to blame him and us even though everyone in the paddock can see that Mclaren are being stupid rn.
Y’all can only cry about mclaren’s “illegal” rear wing which has passed all the regulations but mclaren offered to change it (news flash: this means it’s legal)
Also Lando’s wins are not even using that rear wing..
Well then! 🙈
I don’t think lando will leave this early!! But I do think he will leave once he’s satisfied with his career and is looking to enjoy life more. And I only want Lando to be happy, so I’ll support whatever he does
More thoughts:
What Lando does is always for the team first. He makes that clear that WCC is their priority, even more so because they are leading in it while WDC is still a long shot. With Ferrari catching up, he can't risk anything. I think it's unfair to tell Lando to just be-
Btw a bunch of us have noticed this social media thing multiple times this season, it’s really not a one time thing. This is not a driver vs driver thing. Let us complain when it’s literally one of the few sources of content we get of Lando this year.
"The team should not do things that don’t look reasonable to Oscar." You know what is unreasonable? Threatening Lando to slow down a gap that he made ON HIS OWN and from Oscar's mistakes, to cover the team's mistake and give up a race win that would have helped his WDC chances.
Nah that’s ridiculous. You let Max undercut Lando TWICE. The 1st one already proved that it doesn’t work. Then since you already gave Lando a long 1st stint… might as well just try a one stopper where there’s no harm in trying?? He literally did 27 laps on softs last year???
🎙Andrea Stella on whether they could have done a 1 stop with Oscar or Lando:
🗣 (Regarding Oscar): "In case this kind of strategy doesn’t work, it can become very, very painful, because then it’s too late to pit, and therefore you may lose a lot of positions."
(Regarding
1b fans wanting him to go to other teams as if other teams will be as stupid as mclaren to allow this shit in the first place…. Be fr have y’all watched this sport 💀
I just realized what ppl are talking about.. a trademark is for the logo not the words. The words “simply lovely” can’t be trademarked because it’s a common english phrase??? 😭
Idc I'm so protective over sochi and now I can think back at it with pride because it was one of the best midfield drives, his insane pole + the whole race up until that wrong info and stupid decision from the team who clearly wasn't prepared to fight at the front