#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) 😌😌

[theladyigraine]

first of all, i want to say thanks to oscar...

[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!'

[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.”

[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.

[the-toasted-teacake]

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

Also this lovely quote from Frazer:

[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

[laeana]

In this weekend, Lando highlights again why more people have started to dislike him, and not only because it’s a popular thing.

See, there were still a lot of laps after the red flag, there has been other incidents after it as well, there were opportunities to catch up. But he didn’t. It didn’t have to do only with strategy, Lando drove badly today. If we compare it to Max’s drive, Lando did mistakes, went off track, got himself overtaken again and didn’t have the pace.

So after that, you can accept your loss in this weekend gracefully, or act like a brat about it. For example, discrediting the three drivers that climbed on the podium, including your rival in the championship, that never spoke against you despite your first win being gifted through a convenient safety car.

You can say there was luck with it, but in this race and especially in that situation, you create your own luck. Max, Pierre and Esteban bet on a red flag, and got it right. If the others wanted to benefit from it as well, they had to take the risk of counting on it.

Let’s also not forget that other than luck, Max started freaking P17. Esteban and Pierre weren’t P2 and P3 right away either. They had to overtake drivers, survive with their tyres, and keep a good pace without being caught up by other cars. If they truly had only luck, and no talent, the podium probably wouldn’t have been what it was today.

It’s normal to be frustrated after a race that didn’t go the way you hoped, but being a sore loser to the point of discrediting others, is what makes someone dislikable.

I used to be okay with Lando, but the more time pass, the more I found his declarations insensitive, immature and even rude. He’s supposed to be a driver advocating for mental health, but when it was about George and Lewis suffering from heat after a Grand Prix, he was dismissive of it and tried to bring the conversation back to himself.

That kind of behavior, with the constant lack of respect for other f1 drivers, is what made me lose respect in turn for Lando, and no longer wanting to support him. And I know I’m not the only one feeling that way toward him.

[fcb-mv33]

Reminder Max did all his overtakes without DRS, talent isn’t something that every driver can have💙

[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."

[blueskingdom]

the way lando’s demeanor changed as soon as oscar came into the interview is just stunning

like he went from lando “media-trained answers” norris to lando “soft, inner-personality” norris