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people often mistake what i feel about lando so here is a post clearing that up

some of my acquaintances think i have a silly celebrity crush on him and some just pull into the 'she just watches f1 becasue the drivers are hot' narrative which are both false actually

yes i think lando is pretty look at him look at this boy

but i think its his smile that makes him so pretty its how absolutely genuine he is and sometimes how he says some mean things he doesnt actually mean but you can see how much of an whatever he says has on the people around him i love his relationship with carlos with max with oscar with his team engineers with maxf with penelope with his family and how he in general treats the people around him how he holds himself accountable (sometimes too much) for the mistakes he makes on track and tries to get better its how much he has been loyal to this one singular team since the beginning of his career and now he's winning but still acknowledges the teams part in it so often and his champagne pops and his little expressions how he celebrates and laughs and smiles and talks and giggles and smirks and wheezes and its all so honestly pretty

hes not my crush hes my comfort person i admire him so much

but he's also my baby i birthed him if anything bad happened to him (god forbid) i would be so incredibly sad i wish him all the happiness and success he wants i'm rooting for him to win wdc in 2025 i want him on the podium again next year i hope he gets a fast car with good balance

miami was the first race i watched that got me into this beautiful sport in 2024 i saw him win for the first time, took one look at him and decided okay yes im going to care for that person now which is weird because i dont even like some of the people i know in real life that much like how can i care so much about someone who doesnt exist but theres something about looking at his gifs and videos that gives me such happiness like yes i want to see more of this pathetic little boy smiling give it to me

what does one call this

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F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna May 18, 2024 Photo by Jay Hirano

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Of their five completed years of racing against each other, Lando and Charles have finished with one point between them three times. In 2020, Charles had 98 points and Lando had 97. In 2021, Lando had 160 points and Charles had 159. In 2023, Lando had 205 points and Charles had 206. If, in AD this year, Charles wins and Lando comes 2nd, they will once again end up with a one-point difference.

They both replaced a beloved and long-standing world champion at their respective teams when they joined (kimi raikkonen and fernando alonso). They both prefer the other's teammate over each other.

Their teams are two of the oldest in F1 history, and they're irreperably wrapped up in a history of scandal between each other. They both quickly became their teams' golden child, the one who was going to win the championships, the one who was going to end a decade-long deficit.

Both failed at the hands of Max Verstappen. Don't even get me started on how he fits into all this.

Both have the potential to be entirely shafted by their teams in 2025 because of the new, interesting teammate that everyone believes will win a championship before they'll come close.

They hate each other. They can't get away from each other. They're the same person. Four squared is sixteen.

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After today's events, I'd like to leave this here.

He's always been a Mclaren/Z Brown hater, but Lando lover and honestly same ✋️

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I'm just gonna say this:

I hope your favorite driver(s) NEVER has to endure the treatment that Lando has received for simply *existing*. It's honestly heartbreaking that people think this behavior is okay.

Maybe I'm an outlier, but hate towards ANY driver is wrong.

We need to do better.

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Lando literally didn't fumble, he had a good start and then was forced off track, stop saying he bottled it

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Favorite underrated Charlando moments? <3

anon I am soooo sorry I haven't answered this before BUT

the twitch era, Charles being sooooo needy for Lando's attention it was actually funny, and their rocket league games especially, Charles' voicemail for Lando for his virtual indycar win was both very funny and sweet and kinda sad

HOWEVER the biggest ones for me come from the sky sports twitch quartet quiz:

~ Lando correcting Natalie and telling her no Charles was properly right and should get the point

~ Charles complimenting Lando's photoshop skills and very much enjoying Charles Lechair

~ Lando even more enjoying Charles suggesting a rat as the animal Lando photoshopped George onto

~ Charles defending Lando's reactions to the hornets

~ "Lando please you've embarrassed me enough on twitch"

~ Lando was LIVID that Natalie said George answered first when he knew the answer for a Charles question

~ "he was dancing, like a ballerina" "yeeaaeah maaaate and I was talented too"

but mainly it was that Charles remembered really specific details during the questions about Lando that it was just so sweet that he did? like this clip of him saying he didn't drop it it was his trick, and that he cut his hand

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nico & lando moments from 2024 singapore gp:

100% faith in landole

simon calling nico out for grilling zak brown in monza and nico reaffirming that yes he does think team orders should be in place to help lando

follow up to the dm saga

nico being delighted that lando is speaking positively about himself now

praising lando's performance under pressure and raw speed

"we're all lando norris fans right now"

+ bonus: nico blessing lando's car

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what do you like about norstappen

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I’ve said it for years but I’ll say it again. People want Lando to be the 2019 version of himself. Timid with no self-confidence and imposter syndrome.

Y’all want him to be bashful and apprehensive of the other drivers, y’all want him to giggle so much that he cries in press conferences, y’all want him to look at George and Alex not as equals but as heroes.

Lando is not 19 anymore. He’s gained confidence through the years and he’s found himself in this sport and seems to finally look at himself not as someone who lucked into the sport but as someone who deserves to be there.

He’s paid his dues through the years. He’s had a shitbox, a mediocre car and now a car that is worthy of his talent. Is he perfect? No, nothing about him is perfect. He’s flawed both on and off track, but he’s resilient, talented, insanely hard working and he has never ever been complacent in the years he’s been in F1. He’s championship material (and enough former drivers have repeatedly said the same) and now he’s a championship contender at the age of 24, and nothing anyone will throw at him or scream into the void or send him online will change that.

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ppl mad at lando for saying he still gets nervous before quali and can't eat all Sunday cause nervy from the pressure, cause this isn't champion mentality cause you won't hear schumacher/hamilton/max saying it, or that he's sympathy baiting in the fastest car... but like. James Hunt would vomit before races. Nico only compulsively ate potatoes on Sunday. it's a nerve wracking sport! why does the champion/winning mentality only have be in 1 form (that is stringently stereotypically masculine)?

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charles leclerc & lando norris | zandvoort gp 2024

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Lando: Don't go to the kitchen.

Max: Why?

Lando: I saw a spider.

Max: Well, did you kill it?

Lando: It has 8 arms and I only have 2, it's not fair...

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Fernando: Dear, Santa

Fernando: I'm writing to let you know I've been naughty

Fernando: And it was worth it, judgemental bastard

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*Redbull asks Checo to do PR stuff with Max*

Checo: Will Daniel be there?

RB team: No, just you and Max.

Checo: Will Charles be there?

RB team: Leclerc? No, why would he?

Checo: Yeah, just making sure you know, bad experiences.