#Andrea stella

[theladyigraine]

something something oscar acts-of-service piastri something something | part 2

[maxedes]

when i catch you mclaren

[eirianerisdar]

Nico Rosberg, staring Andrea Stella in the eyes as Silver War flashbacks fill his own: ANDREA THE TEAM HAS TO BE MORE FIRM IN YOUR PHRASING WITH TEAM ORDERS YOU CANNOT GIVE THEM LEEWAY

Andrea Stella: ...okay. You speak from experience. I will take that advice.

[mecachrome]

2024 MIAMI GP | Lando and Andrea after his first P1 finish

[insideparcferme]

mclaren "let's go, baby!"

[inchidentally]

BETTER CLIP OF ANDREA KISSING HIS BOYS

[bottom55cs]

"Thanks Osc"

"Osc?"

"Osc! It's my nickname."

[acrosstobear]

mclaren It wouldn’t be the same without a team selfie. 🧡🤳

[f1archives]

[tthesongofachilless]

I just know papaya rules is going to be used in DTS as the title of the McLaren episode

[satoryuuu]

Nico Rosberg may have ended his F1 racing career in 2016 with tears and an ex and somehow he still has the most paddock immunity powers I have ever seen? He comes in and isn’t afraid to ask all the most unhinged questions and somehow the team managers and principals are all so fond of him and love him?

Bonus mention here before everything else: please appreciate Nico telling Andrea Stella (current McLaren team principal) after Hungarian GP 2024 on how to NOT put teammates vying for 1-2 in TERRIBLE SITUATIONS

Exhibit A: Fred Vasseur, current Ferrari Team Principal (was Alfa Romeo team principal in 2019 when this interaction happened)

The way Fred kisses Nico and is gonna leave like thats their normal interaction before Nico calls him back to ask him a question 😭

Exhibit B: Nicolas Todt, Charles Leclerc’s manager

I think this happened after China GP sprint race and there was tensions between Carlos and Charles

“You could ask if you’re br-“ AND Nico is already moving in to yap in French. Mind you, Todt is apparently infamous for avoiding sky news like plague but stops to listen to Nico HELP

Exhibit C: TOTO WOLFF OF COURSE

We get this interaction during Hungarian GP 2024 and Nico is being his usual self and stirring up unnecessary drama

[mecachrome]

2024 MIAMI GP | Post-Race Debrief

[dizzyduck44]

There will be a few of these but here is my first takeaway from today’s race.

You can’t lead with no followers

McLaren are getting destroyed by media and their own fans tonight. Not a single person seems to be able to explain why they are reluctant to use team orders against Oscar, but they practically bullied Lando into giving up a win in Hungary.

This has 2007 vibes of saying you will let your drivers fight and all they successfully manage to do is take points off each other.

It’s all well and good saying you have two Number 1 drivers, but Oscar proved today he doesn’t have the mentality to be a number 1 driver yet.

Think back to the end of last season. Lewis, George, Charles and Carlos were shouting at the team lap after lap, tell me if I need to give this place up to my teammate to gain points. How far is so and so off, how many points is that? Where is so and so? How far behind?

They were so desperate to take second in the constructors they were willing to sacrifice for the good of the team.

We have heard Seb and Fernando do it. Hell Nando and Sergio have been one man defensive armies.

Even Max has been seen to do this in the past.

A team leader, a number 1 driver thinks big picture, end game. What is the objective? How do we get there?

Lando has played that game brilliantly at McLaren since he got confident with the car, certainly by 2020. He has been doing it since Miami this season. How do we maximise points? In recent races, how do we take points from Max and Red Bull?

Today after turn 1 everything was in place to do just that, maximise the number of points the team took off Red Bull and Max. Although Oscar’s contact with George had already gifted Max a place.

By his own admission Oscar felt the lunge at turn 3 & 4 was “his only way to win the race”. That was his objective. “I”, “me”, “my”. Not how do I help the team maximise points. If that’s how he thinks, he’s not ready to be a team leader.

“Unexpected” “risky” “aggressive” those are the words his own team has used about it. Not glowing endorsements, support and praise.

To be a number one driver is so much more than just winning races. Look at Alex in Williams. Is he going to win a race this year? Probably not. Does he go out every weekend and give it all for the team? Yes.

A number 1 driver thinks of every person who’s work has put that car on the track and keeps it going throughout the weekend. Thats probably why the team celebrations were so muted. Oscar showed today he values a win for himself over giving the team the constructors championship they so deserve.

Today Oscar showed us all he is not ready to be a team leader and number one driver. So why continue to treat him like one?

[p1-norris]

nico rosberg is one mclaren fuck-up from forcibly removing andrea stella from his job and just doing it himself lmao

[raapija]

Nando and Stella reunion with Oscar, too, and apparently Mark is also with McLaren this weekend !? Too much happening at once for me 😭

[rt3nenbaum]

some things never change 🥹❤️‍🩹