i know it’s only a 1 point advantage but i’m gonna be soppy for a second:
after lando’s dominance in australia, i assumed it would be smooth sailing through the rest of the year - but instead, he had hurdles thrown at him left, right, and centre.
brake failure, crashing in quali, not comfortable in the car whilst his teammate kept winning races, media constantly questioning his mentality, 2 main race dnfs and 1 sprint dnf, whatever the fuck ‘repercussions’ were, and plenty more.
despite all of this, he remained focused, patient, and above all else, consistent. he never blamed the car or the team, he took it all on the chin and pushed forward. Every setback was just a new lesson, and every small victory was one step closer to where we are today.
I think lando is a beautiful example of the indomitable human spirit and it’s incredibly inspiring. There is no one way a champion needs to think or behave - with lando what you see is what you get. Whatever happens from now until abu dhabi, I will never stop supporting him and I will forever be proud of everything he has and will continue to achieve.
#LN1
i don't think y'all realize how insane he was this weekend; he got pole position with triple purple sectors, had the best start of his F1 career in a circuit where it's extremely easy to lose the lead before T1, pulled a gap big enough to box without losing the position, managed to win with a +30s gap, regained the championship lead and on top of everything he's the first mclaren driver to win in mexico in 36 years. generational 😮💨
Reminds me of when Daniel had his last race before RBR dropped him in a crappy way. Lando won Singapore that night and Danny snagged the point off him that would've been Lando's first grand chelem.
Later on Danny made a post announcing he was out. People were FURIOUS Lando didn't comment on it. "Bitter." "Hateful." "Terrible person."
Turned out, Lando had stayed late in the paddock that night to go sit with Danny, in person, and support him when it really mattered. Lando was the last driver who stayed there with him. He didn't announce it, didn't post anything or make it a show - He just quietly went to be with his friend. We wouldn't have even known if a photographer who liked Danny didnt happen to notice.
A month later when Danny Ric made his final F1 post, the first picture he included was the one he'd taken in his driver's room of him and Lando that late night.
Social media isn't real. We all know that. Public comments making a show of support mean nothing. People seem to forget these guys are human, they're real people who really know each other in ways that we'll never see or hear about.
But f1twt lives for the spectacle.
i say leclerc and hamilton have a direct radio to one another during races and they just come up with their own strategies guaranteed to have a higher success rate than the papa pizzeria crew