#Lando interview

[otterpiastri]

Five words to describe your new teammate Oscar.

Australian

Tall Taller

Quiet

Fast

Hair

[inchidentally]

had to look up these videos again after that last gifset and just to do a side by side of their interviews when I realized they filmed at the same time

Oscar "likes to get settled in the car pretty early" Piastri

immediately gets to his mark ready to go

polite cat face

questions are vague bc they checked his socials and interviews and still couldn't get anything juicy or silly to ask about

likes hot chocolate and old fashioned toothbrushes ok there grampa

wackiest fact was one time naming a car Silvia bc of Silverstone

would give up ever living in Melbourne again to continue racing (loyal!)

holds hands politely in front of himself

thumbs up and ambles out immediately when done

vs

Lando "usually skipping around until the last possible minute" Norris

celebrates his own entrance

skips around

eats brownie and watches cricket on TV

get momentarily confused by his surroundings

keeps touching himself

fidget fingers

questions are super tailored because he shares pretty much everything about his life on every social media platform

chose staying with McLaren over changing teams every year (loyal!)

leaves with another brownie in his mouth

gets distracted seeing himself in a mirror on the way out

god, I adore them

[isawthesainz]

telegraph 🏆 @/landonorris could roll out of bed at next week's British Grand Prix at Silverstone and stumble into his McLaren motorhome in a matter of minutes.

Norris, though, would rather take the long way around each morning.

"But I prefer to drive in because I want to get that buzz.

"I like the feeling of driving through the gates, through the crowds. There's no place like Silverstone for that, especially for McLaren."

Ahead of the British Grand Prix, McLaren's rising star talks childhood, the paranoia of fame and why Verstappen is both friend and rival.

👉 Read the full interview at the link in @/Telegraph's bio.

📸 @/benedictredgrove

[artemispt]

[slutforpringles]

Simply Lovely (aka Daniel Ricciardo knows Max best and was 100% correct) 😌😌

[finifugue]

Listen I know in my head that the Lando puppy interview is mostly because of the PR success Leo Leclerc has had so now every team is on a pet thing but I do think it's HILARIOUS that McLaren went 'oh fuck everyone's saying our driver is severely mentally ill what are we gonna do? I know, let's make him play with puppies!'

[papayafiles]

"i think the thing i've learnt and i've gained the most this year is: confidence in myself. sounds very simple... i've just always been quite the opposite kind of guy. and i've, i always find like i need to go out and prove it to myself before i wanna start believing anything, so. um, this year i learnt—yeah, i made some mistakes, and i didn't give a good enough fight to max, but, um, it was a good effort! and the one thing i've learnt from is, i have what it takes. and that's not an overconfident saying, that's a: i know i made my mistakes, i know what i'm capable of doing, and i know if i can improve on these things, it's definitely possible. so i'm excited. as much as i want this season now to end and i wanna go have a holiday... i'm also already looking forward to next year."

from lando's post-race interview in abu dhabi, answering the question "do you really fancy [the wdc] next year?"

[otterpiastri]

“I think that is something that I've gotten a lot better with over the years – I know how to deal with all of these things much better myself now. I have a lot of respect for Oscar in how he was able to stay so calm in a new environment, in Formula 1, on the big stage.”

[argentinagp]

[mecachrome]

2024 MIAMI GP | Lando Norris Post-Race Interview

Mmm. Mhmm. Uh, it's incredible. I don't know what I'm meant to say; I just want to smile for the rest of the day. It's an amazing feeling, seeing everyone applauding and cheering and seeing the whole team there, so happy. I've let them down a few times, but I think today makes up for every moment that we've had together. The ups and downs, today overtakes everything by a country mile, so. Just happiness. […] Gil [de Ferran] in Brazil last year, he told me I was going to win within the next year or two. And uh... as much as I doubt a lot of people, and I doubt myself, I listened to him. And he told the truth, and he believed in me.

[otterpiastri]

This post reminded me of the Sky Sports interview with Lando. He actually looked like he had fun playing cricket that day 😄

[inchidentally]

“this is why I signed at McLaren for so many more years!” <3

[mgu-h]

post race • abu dhabi gp 2024

[browniesbagoftricks]

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris discuss their laps with Karun Chandhock after the practice sessions ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix.

[slutforpringles]

"Just cos Max is a little bit of a friend to Lando, you can't expect Max just to give him a victory."

vs

"Max said tomorrow he's not going to fight too hard. He said, if you get the start, I'll just defend the rest for you."

[the-toasted-teacake]

Nice interview with Lando here, with some insight into his mindset 🧡

Also this lovely quote from Frazer: