#i did not rant about it because lando was in a wdc fight

[revolutionsingingintherainnn]

this sprint has me feeling conflicted.

lando 100% deserved the win, he lead all 19 laps, he helped his teammate in every lap, he saved his tyres as much as he could, he drove flawlessly.

that last second switch was completely lando’s choice and not mclaren’s, because mclaren asked lando to finish lando-piastri 1-2.

lando’s got a big heart and a lot of respect for his teammate to want to return the favour for são paulo sprint.

for that, i’m very proud of him.

but.

THAT WAS A STUPID FUCKING MOVE, MAN! YOU DESERVED THAT WIN, NO OTHER DRIVER WOULD EVER DO RHAT WILLINGLY FOR THEIR TEAMMATE, IDC IF YOURE OUT OF TJE WDC OR NOT. START THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF FOR ONCE IN YOUR GODDAMN LIFE. YES, OSCAR HELPED YOU IN TJE SPRINT IN BRAZIL, BUT YOU GAVE UP 7 POINTS IN HUNGARY, BRO! WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK.

i am calm now. i will not scream or cry. i will now pray for a lando pole, so that he’s got the same number of poles in a season as max.

thank you.

[f0point5]

Can I just say I am a Lando fan and Mclaren but I don't really like Johnny Herbert because he creeps me out a bit. But that comment that he made about why didn't Max do what he did in Brazil in Mexico. He didn't do the same because they were different races, different circumstances and different strategies.

Also I've just come to realise that Lando hasn't actually said that he was fighting for the drivers championship explicitly in any of his interviews only WCC and it's just the media pushing this forward. I know you haven't said anything about this but just read somewhere about this and with people saying that Lando should have won the WDC in his rookie season or be as good as Oscar was in his rookie season. I dont think people realise that they were two different cars on two completely different levels.

Sorry for the rant, I just know that you will actually reply.

I just generally get irked by all the never-were drivers in the paddock. Like I know they need jobs and they’re uniquely qualified but you can just feel the bitterness in them. I sometimes feel like the ego that drivers have to have to even be drivers makes it uniquely hard for them to fairly comment on other drivers.

I think it’s so funny that Herbert just fully doesn’t understand how cars work. Maybe it’s been a while since he’s driven one. The Red Bull in Mexico didn’t have anywhere near the pace of the Ferraris or the McLaren. Max would have known that. There was no option to do what he did in Brazil. He didn’t even have the pace to keep up with that McLaren and he knew it. How is that not obvious to someone who was once himself a racing driver?

Or does he just want to make Max look like a supervillain who just on a random Sunday in Mexico decided he’d rather get a penalty than win a race.

Moron.

The WDC was always a long shot. But Lando is a racing driver, of course he was going for it. Of course he was keeping an eye on the scores and closing down the gap to Max. We’ll never know how much he believed it was possible but he wouldn’t be where he is if he didn’t at least want it. But I do think the “title fight” thing was kind of a media invention. It was never a fight, it was just the crossing point of trajectories.

But yeah people thinking lando should have won a championship in his rookie season or talking about his early performance is wild. Not only was it still in the Merc era but he was driving a midfield car.

But regardless, people have different trajectories. Success is not linear. Sure there’s drivers who have had standout rookie seasons but they’re standouts because they’re rare. Not everyone can or has to be some kind of wunderkid. (Side note - I really feel like this need for instant gratification that people have with drivers has got so bad. I do believe the great drivers are good immediately but this isn’t a sports movie…nobody wins the championship in their rookie season. Most drivers won’t even win a race in their rookie season. Plenty of drivers have long and successful careers that don’t arrive on the scene in a burst of light and that’s okay and it’s so weird that people demand a superstar constantly)

Lando and Oscar are two different drivers, with two different cars, on two different grids. I understand using some stats to compare them but you have to keep in mind how much you’re relying on the hypothetical.