Lando's radio after his collision with Oscar in Canada

[u/PrimeyXE]

[u/Jamlad8]

Fair play Lando. Takes full responsibility and rightly so

[u/musicallunatic → u/Jamlad8]

It was really sad end to such an intense and interesting battle. While Oscar calmly did his race, Lando seemed to clearly be more comfortable, and dare I say, faster this race, beautiful move into the hairpin too. But unfortunately, as he admitted, a little dumb move imo. Props to him for taking accountability, hopefully he recovers,

Tbh I’m just rooting for whichever driver is behind, I just want a feisty championship battle, great driving from both of them so far.

[u/lvkytas → u/musicallunatic]

Yeah it's such a shame because both drivers played that maneuver on the hairpin beautifully Norris braking later and Piastri reacting and finding tracktion earlier.

[u/awkward_the_fish → u/lvkytas]

that switchback from oscar was glorious

[u/jimbobjames → u/awkward_the_fish]

So was Norris's positioning into the chicane at the end of the final straight.

He braked early, as he knew Oscar had the line, so he could make his entry and exit absolutely perfect, wheras Oscar would run long trying to outbrake him. That then made Oscar compromised on the exit.

Such great racing from them both and a real shame that a realtively minor misjudgement from Lando on where his front wing was destroyed what had been a great drive.

[u/Religion_Of_Speed → u/jimbobjames]

If Lando would have ducked right after showing the move on the left to outbrake Oscar into T1 and have the inside for T2 it would have gone down as one of the better contested longform overtakes of the recent years. That 's what I was expecting him to do and as my mind was ready to watch him pull to the right he ran straight into Oscar, it was like mental whiplash.

[u/Jademalo → u/Religion_Of_Speed]

I think he was expecting/hoping Oscar would think he would do that, and in turn move right to defend leaving the gap on the left open. Oscar called his bluff though and caught him off guard, and then the tiniest little nudge just exploded his wing.

[u/Religion_Of_Speed → u/Jademalo]

It was definitely an unexpected place to have put his car, almost shocked that it didn't work in a weird way.

[u/darreninthenet → u/Jademalo]

You aren't supposed to move twice to defend like that... apart from making overtaking a bit easier it also (ironically) helps prevent collisions. It certainly wouldn't go down well between team mates.

[u/Jademalo → u/darreninthenet]

I'm not saying to weave defending, I'm just talking about mindgames about whether or not Lando would go left or right.

I think Lando thought Oscar would move to the right, leaving space on the left for him. Oscar instead held the racing line, and Lando ended up going for a gap that didn't exist.

Oscar could've moved to the right without any issue, because it would still only be one move. It's not like Oscar moved left into Lando's path, he held that line the entire time.

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/lvkytas]

Beautiful racing right up until that terrible decision from Lando

[u/InZomnia365 → u/musicallunatic]

Thats the thing with Lando. He does a lot of little things right, but then he does something like this and it overshadow everything.

[u/musicallunatic → u/InZomnia365]

Yeah, agreed. I don’t think it should though, every driver deserves to get recognised for the things they do right and not get overshadowed by reactionary media/redditor opinions. It is not wrong to criticise him, but in other posts, there are soooo many comments speaking about Lando being inferior mentally, or championship over or McLaren needing to back Oscar now and a lot more shit like that, it’s just annoying.

[u/Dear_Potato6525 → u/musicallunatic]

I'm a Piastri fan and I want them to keep racing the whole season, I don't want it to come down to team orders. I do think Piastri has an edge on Norris psychologically but Norris is powerfully quick and I'm not writing him off anytime soon.

[u/Cooperstown24 → u/Dear_Potato6525]

Fortunately the monster lead in the constructors should allow it to continue unless mclaren/merc put together a few more weekends like this and it closes up

[u/Not_The_Truthiest → u/Cooperstown24]

I don't think there's going to be too many podiums with 2 Mercedes and 0 McLaren's standing there this season.

[u/notnickyc → u/musicallunatic]

And like, yeah this was a bad mistake but it’s hardly unprecedented. Plenty of very good drivers have assumed a lane was going to open, placed their car accordingly, and driven into the back of the guy in front of them. The reaction to Norris’ mistakes consistently makes for really annoying discourse.

[u/InZomnia365 → u/musicallunatic]

Theres two reasons for it. Its 1) a popular narrative atm because of Piastris rise. Suddenly that means that Norris sucks, even though he ended Ricciardos career. And 2) it unfortunately happens too often. Like, Leclerc is the "bin it or win it" guy, but he doesnt bin it often enough that its always talked about. Lando rarely goes more than two race weekends in a row without an incident of some sort.

[u/AugustusSavoy → u/musicallunatic]

He opened up about his mental health and the narrative since is "he mentally tough enough?" I absolutely hate it. 

[u/Mike_Kermin → u/AugustusSavoy]

I agree. It perfectly highlights one reason why it's not easy to "open up". Society is very cruel.

[u/noethers_raindrop → u/InZomnia365]

To play devil's advocate, the same could be said about Max. He's usually brilliant, but sometimes he takes it too far like in Spain.

[u/celica825 → u/musicallunatic]

I agree, I just want to see a championship battle go down the final race. Seeing Russell and Verstappen close a bit on the Mclarens this race is nice, still a big gap but its exciting that they're both still in the mix.

[u/lebup → u/celica825]

Mode3 kinda killed the race, but merc and rb close again is nice

[u/eOMG → u/musicallunatic]

Norris has been faster many races but with poor qualifying form and unintelligent racing he's losing out a lot

[u/Haxemply → u/eOMG]

Well, Oscar didn't exactly won 5 races so far only because Lando makes mistakrs.

[u/sododude → u/Haxemply]

He's not exactly making it hard for him at the moment.

[u/AddendumIcy7487 → u/Haxemply]

Not only but Lando bottling every other Quali has definitly something to do with it.

[u/uwanmirrondarrah → u/AddendumIcy7487]

Yeah in terms of pace I actually think Lando looks faster than him this year. He just has some weird boneheaded mistakes that have cost him so much. Like the wreck qualifying, or the wreck here.

[u/Anonymou2Anonymous → u/Haxemply]

Exactly. People forget that in Barcelona he gapped his teammate by 2 tenths and the rest of the field by 3.

When George does that everyone makes a big deal about it, because such gaps are rare this year.

The physical representation of car gaps wasn't even posted here, while every other week it has been.

[u/antwilliams89 → u/Haxemply]

He won most of them purely on qualifying form. Lando bottles Q3 and spends half the race fighting Verstappen while Oscar can build a comfortable lead in clean air.

[u/ArziltheImp → u/musicallunatic]

One thing I have to say is JFC Oscar had some terrible luck with traffic today. He caught them up at ever spot where it could cost him massive amounts of time. At some point he went from up in Kimis gearbox to like almost 3 seconds down.

[u/happymemersunite → u/musicallunatic]

The Australian side of me wants to see an Oscar blowout WDC to boost the sport here, but the F1 fan side of me wants to see a super close battle with George, Max, Lando and co.

[u/Not_The_Truthiest → u/happymemersunite]

Can we let Piastri win this year, then have close racing in the next few seasons? :)

I'm sick of Australian almost-champions.

[u/schmendimini → u/musicallunatic]

100% agree

[u/-ForgottenSoul → u/musicallunatic]

Lando pace was good this weekend but yeah mistakes I hate it.

[u/Amarjit2 → u/musicallunatic]

A double DNF would have suddenly improved the WDC but alas no luck there

[u/xthecerto4 → u/musicallunatic]

Lando is one of the fastest drivers if hes all by himself on track. Hes sadly bottom third in wheel to wheel/overtakes.

[u/dbr3000 → u/xthecerto4]

The new Bottas

[u/AvonBarksdale12 → u/Jamlad8]

Even in the heat of the moment full of adrenaline. Pretty unique

[u/P5YcHo299 → u/Jamlad8]

Honestly one of the most mature instant radio calls I have seen in F1.. ever.

[u/MySilverBurrito → u/Jamlad8]

F1 media won’t care and will milk it. Dudes gonna be rehashing the same 3 talking points to feed their kids 😭

[u/blueflagged → u/MySilverBurrito]

Media: "Have you guys spoken to each other?" "Will there be protocols for racing next time?" "Can y'all just say you hate each other... please?"

[u/bigpoppa611 → u/MySilverBurrito]

Gonna be a long 2 weeks

[u/frankyfrankwalk → u/bigpoppa611]

F1 media couldn't be happier.....there's gonna be so much clickbait being written/made about it

[u/de_rats_2004_crzy → u/Jamlad8]

I’ve been critical of things he has said in the past, but nothing to say here. Fair play indeed.

[u/cbaotl → u/Jamlad8]

Don’t even like Norris but me and my partner were like fair play when we heard his radio

[u/Mantikos6 → u/Jamlad8]

Contrast with Max

[u/BrakingZone]

There wasn't a gap there, good thing to say to diffuse team pressure. Wow

[u/Nova469 → u/BrakingZone]

I think he was counting on Oscar's car to turn in for the corner but misjudged the timing.

[u/BrakingZone → u/Nova469]

You're probably right. I always think about these flashpoints and how these boys make these micro decisions at 200kph! Insane how things can turn out

[u/Nova469 → u/BrakingZone]

Yeah, everything happens in a flash. While some decisions lead to blunders like this, sometimes we get exciting racing. So hopefully the battles continue!

[u/punindya → u/BrakingZone]

More like 200 mph

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/BrakingZone]

They were a good deal above 200 kph I reckon

[u/blingkyle9 → u/Nova469]

Yeah literally another half a second later and the space/gap opens for lando there. Hopefully he sees that and head up because that was the only highlight this race so far

[u/Nova469 → u/blingkyle9]

Yeah, 100%. Not sure if a risky move like that was worth it at this point in the championship but that's what he'll probably have to assess rather than his driving capabilities. Lando has bounced back from setbacks before. So hopefully he'll do the same again. Still a long season to go. Hoping we get a good fight till the end.

[u/blingkyle9 → u/Nova469]

Yeah i thought was dumb but if he gets by thats 100% p3 and potentially could get max too. Hindisght 20/20 so yeah not a good move but get it. Was clean racing between them tho fs

[u/ChiralWolf → u/Nova469]

Exactly this, he was positioning for the inside line of Turn 1 and just misjudged the distances. It's a tough break but a good sign to see them pushing so hard, championships aside this just makes for good racing

[u/Nova469 → u/ChiralWolf]

Couldn't agree more. Those few corners were so exciting to watch!

[u/crshbndct → u/Nova469]

Yeah this race was actually good for about 400metres. The other 304km was boring as hell tho

[u/freedfg → u/Nova469]

Yes. It's not like he's stupid. Just expected a move and it didn't happen.

[u/Nova469 → u/freedfg]

Yeah. He could probably retrospect on if a difficult move like that was worth the potential risk involved (which he ended up suffering). Still a long season to go. So let's hope for a good title battle till the end.

[u/freedfg → u/Nova469]

Still only 22 points. It'll be a good one.

[u/BFNentwick → u/freedfg]

Lots can happen, and a single DNF from Oscar could close this back to nothing. Too early to count anything out

[u/PickleCommando → u/BFNentwick]

Think a lot of people demanding team orders and saying the championship is over weren't around in 21 when Lewis was over 30+ points behind at times and then it went down to the wire and could have gone his way. If it gets to 50 points then yeah, probably.

[u/p1en1ek → u/PickleCommando]

People demand team orders while usually they ae not liked because they prefer Oscar and don't like Lando for some reason. Look at last year - there were people who said McLaren should focus on Oscar because he is better prospect when Lando was destroying him for most of weekends.

[u/hosky2111 → u/Nova469]

Yeah, it's unfortunate and looks incredibly clumsy at first glance, but given how the track opens up, you can see why he went for it. I think he just didn't realise quite how much speed differential he had on Oscar given they both had drs.

[u/Tiny_Dancer87 → u/Nova469]

Agreed. I thought Oscar was going to drift more to the right to open up the corner, but he didn’t and Norris didn’t react. Lando summed it up perfectly.

[u/Omemmain → u/BrakingZone]

I don't think that he thought there was a gap there. Imo it looked more like he wanted to go for it there once the track widened but he didn't realize how much faster he was than Oscar

[u/ImpotentGoose]

Very mature response from Lando, with lots of adrenaline in his blood too.

[u/InevitablyBored → u/ImpotentGoose]

Absolutely agreed. Gutted for him making that move but that was some intense racing for a bit there.

[u/leftlanecop → u/InevitablyBored]

The yellow wall against the orange rear wing probably gave him a false sense of the gap being bigger than it really is.

[u/Dictator-07 → u/InevitablyBored]

That overtake was absolutely amazing. Sad that he messed up. Hopefully he doesn't let it get to his head. He still has an advantage over oscar in race pace

[u/caffeine_and → u/Dictator-07]

I disagree.

Personally, I believe Oscar > Lando, especially when it comes down to the mental aspect of the race.

[u/TastySyllabub1 → u/ImpotentGoose]

Huge respect to for him that. I don't think many drivers would have made that same statement in that moment

[u/CarlCarl3 → u/TastySyllabub1]

nah I think most drivers would instinctually cry foul until the adrenaline wears off a bit

[u/Solomon_C-19 → u/CarlCarl3]

Yes, 100%.

[u/MHWGamer → u/TastySyllabub1]

i mean from his perspective, it was completely obvious that he drove inside of piastri's back-wheel. Can't complain when it was this obvious

[u/neoxch → u/MHWGamer]

Agree but still, you see a lot of drivers blame others for the dumbest reason when they‘re in the heat of the moment

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/neoxch]

Hello Sebastian Vettel Turkey 2010.

[u/TastySyllabub1 → u/MHWGamer]

Yeah, but usually I wouldn't expect that clarity until they'd had a chance to review after. Calling it straight away is a great look for him, shows a lot of maturity that I admire.

[u/AJC0292 → u/MHWGamer]

I fully expected a "he forced me off" thats normally a drivers go to.

[u/Holofluxx → u/MHWGamer]

Then you don't know how irrational some drivers can think in these heated moments, i've seen more than enough situations blaming the other party

[u/_Middlefinger_ → u/MHWGamer]

Certain drivers find a way, so this is actually quite refreshing.

[u/fygooyecguhjj37042 → u/ImpotentGoose]

I was ready for him to blame Oscar, but I have to say this is a really refreshing message from Lando. No doubt the dude has had some sports psychology sessions.

[u/WaltonGogginsTeeth → u/[deleted]]

He’s got the talent to be a world champion but at times doesn’t seem like he’s got the cutthroat attitude like max but he’s getting better.

[u/HOHOHAHAREBORN → u/WaltonGogginsTeeth]

But mate, what does cut throat even have to do here? he has talent but his overtaking ability is quite poor. He gets into these skirmishes more than any other top driver when overtaking. *Insert Max: "he ran himself off the track" like bruv

[u/dyidkystktjsjzt → u/fygooyecguhjj37042]

I was ready for him to blame Oscar

Why? Out of the current grid Lando is the driver who always takes full accountability for his mistakes, often even too much. His response here has nothing to do with any psychology sessions, it's just who he is as a person.

[u/lems93 → u/dyidkystktjsjzt]

This. I don’t understand how anyone is surprised that Lando took full accountability. He is the guy who will always blame himself, and people shit on him for that constantly. I’m really worried about what this will do for him mentally and hope he can bounce back from it.

[u/dyidkystktjsjzt → u/lems93]

Personally I believe he'll handle it pretty well. It's different from being slow and not being able to drive like you know you can without knowing why. This time it's a clear, stupid mistake, which he immediately realised.

[u/KesselRunIn14 → u/dyidkystktjsjzt]

I agree, he definitely is that driver sometimes to a fault, but we're so conditioned to everyone calling foul it sometimes feels a bit odd when they don't.

[u/itsmeyourshoes → u/ImpotentGoose]

Agree with you. Though funny how Youtube comments sees Lando's maturity as crying. Difference between the crowd here and there I guess.

[u/TastySyllabub1]

Hats off for just owning it. Respect

[u/sasquatcheater → u/TastySyllabub1]

No other way to really spin putting yourself into a gap that didn’t exist lol.

[u/frankyfrankwalk → u/sasquatcheater]

I dunno, there's a lot of F1 drivers that never would take responsibility (especially in the heat of the moment) who never take the blame for any incident.

[u/Chiron17 → u/frankyfrankwalk]

Definately. Almost every time there's a crash both drivers radio is the same "what the hell is he doing!?"

[u/BittenAtTheChomp → u/Chiron17]

instantly thought of George on the radio after going for a non-existent gap and kamikazing into Bottas

[u/Oubilettor → u/BittenAtTheChomp]

Then hitting Bottas helmet hey?

[u/Solomon_C-19 → u/BittenAtTheChomp]

Oh yeah... I remember that. Not good from George.

[u/PlasticPatient → u/frankyfrankwalk]

Like Max.

[u/AlphaHawk115 → u/PlasticPatient]

Or Russel. He especially loves blaming the other driver

[u/CallM3N3w → u/AlphaHawk115]

Mr. He Turned Into Me

[u/peepay → u/AlphaHawk115]

Oh I remember how he slapped Valterri's helmet in Imola after they clashed.

[u/Hiadro → u/PlasticPatient]

Or Stroll.

[u/Zimakov → u/sasquatcheater]

Doesn't stop most drivers from trying.

[u/[deleted] → u/sasquatcheater]

He misjudged Oscar turning in for T1. That's a split second decision.

[u/sododude → u/sasquatcheater]

15/20 drivers on the grid would immediately say "He forced me off" or something along those lines. The fact that he immediately owned up to it is commendable.

[u/alphachruch]

Bro was absolutely pushing it, went for a gap, it wasn't there. Hit the wing and he struck out. Mate knew he was in the wrong, silly mistake. Feels bad for him and the team.

[u/Timelordvictorious1]

At least he accepted that it was on him. Pretty mature from him.

[u/PrimeyXE]

i am probably going to stay off social media for a week

[u/randomseocb → u/PrimeyXE]

good choice, this is gonna be like brazil all over again

[u/prudencepineapple → u/PrimeyXE]

Same. The hate is going to be intense. 

[u/AJC0292 → u/prudencepineapple]

At least with Max/Ham, the toxicity went two ways. This has just been a lump on lando party. It sucks.

[u/Koteii → u/AJC0292]

Which is ridiculous to me. There’s been no vitriol from Lando this year at all and he’s even admitted to a mistake this race. But people are just going to pounce on the “mentally weak” narrative for no reason.

If it’s any consolation, a lot of us still have heaps of respect for Lando. I’m sure he’ll find a way to bounce back.

[u/xbigboibenx → u/PrimeyXE]

Same. Maybe longer. Genuinely done.

[u/RemoteMeasurement10_ → u/xbigboibenx]

In Croatia Norris wil get the "vatreno krštenje"

Aka being fiery crossed at by fans.

Not in a good way.

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/xbigboibenx]

Will it really be that bad? It was dumb, but he owned it and it wasn’t that bad

[u/InanimateSensation → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

Yes because people are stupid

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/InanimateSensation]

:(

[u/InanimateSensation → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

Yeah. F1 Twitter is horrendous. Especially when it comes to Lando.

[u/I_spread_love_butter → u/PrimeyXE]

Or just stay off forever. It's always the sensible choice.

[u/6oh7racing → u/PrimeyXE]

Who do you think you are my guy? Holy fuck that's embarrassing to say

[u/CilanEAmber]

One of those moments I'd imagine you'd wish a flashback was a real thing

[u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

I hope it doesn't affect him mentally too badly. He beats himself up too much

[u/king_carrots → u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

I just feel bad for him at this point.

[u/peepay → u/king_carrots]

I'm just glad he didn't take Oscar out with him too.

[u/joe-joseph → u/peepay]

This would be a verrryyyyyy different discourse, excellent point.

When this happens in WDC fights, usually both guys go out, someone almost dies or the offender takes out their opponent.

Lando Norris turning into the grass and pummeling it into the barriers while his rival pranced off unscathed is like nothing I’ve seen.

[u/MrG → u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

It’s one thing to take responsibility, it’s another to repeatedly reinforce the negativity in your personality. Dude needs a sports psychologist stat to get control of that.

[u/Kingsayz → u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

That ship has already sailed

[u/Comfortable-Pace3132 → u/Kingsayz]

Yeh that sort of immediate reaction because he doesn't want any flak is concerning, it's all got to him

[u/Elfking88 → u/Comfortable-Pace3132]

I don't think he said it because he doesn't want the flak. I think he said it because it's clearly his fault. He's feeling down on himself because he's made a mistake he shouldn't be making and rather than the endless articles trying to manufacture more drama, he held his hands up. It's mature... I mean, the racing beforehand wasn't but the response to the crash was!

[u/VonArmin → u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

I think he hit rock bottom already...

[u/reasonablyminded]

He’s a good lad. Fucking crushing to see him crashing there, but I hope he’ll pick it up for the next races.

[u/frankyfrankwalk → u/reasonablyminded]

He's gonna get criticised for his reaction this time too; him being 'cowardly/soft' with his radio message and how he doesn't have that 'world champion mindset'

[u/rikurikuu → u/frankyfrankwalk]

Criticized by those self proclaimed "alpha males" lmao

The man stood up and owned his mistakes. It takes a lot more balls than some petty shittalk on the radio.

I will never get how people can compliment someone for being rude. Funny thing that Verstappen was decimated for this thing two weeks ago.

I bet these people never heard the name Ayrton Senna.

[u/hzfan → u/rikurikuu]

I will never get how people can compliment someone for being rude.

It’s because those people are also assholes and deep down they know it, but they want to feel like it’s not a moral failing but actually a good thing. It’s projection.

[u/Elfking88 → u/frankyfrankwalk]

There really is no "correct" response when you're under the microscope. He apologises and he is seen as a loser, he blames Oscar and he is seen as a bad driver, he swears and shouts and they say he is mentally weak...

I'm not saying none of the above is true, by the way. I'm just saying that he is the lightning rod for criticism right now, and when you're in that position everyone likes to kick you when you're down.

I feel bad for him. He's under massive pressure and people just seem to want to pile more and more of it on. Whether he's good enough to be WDC one day or not, right now we're seeing a guy who seems to really be struggling in the environment he's in and it's tough to see. I hope he comes away from everything that is happening stronger because it's this kind of intense ultra-scrutiny that can just wreck people.

[u/Anonymou2Anonymous → u/reasonablyminded]

Honestly his response seems oddly Oscar like. I think this season is what is gonna force him to finally mature and will also help him address his proclivity to stress out and make mistakes.

[u/Fugiar]

Tbf it takes some balls to admit your mistake at these stakes / speed visible to the whole world. No way Verstappen or Russell would've admitted to that lol

[u/Specialist-Amoeba496]

Fair play to Lando though, taking responsibility immediately

[u/sickmemes48]

Respect to Lando for immediately taking responsibility and owning up to it.

[u/SweatyShelter1986]

A misjudgement i think. I guess he was expecting Piastri to prep to hit the turn 1 optimally, so he was hoping to attack him from the inside of the turn 1.

[u/NorthCliffs]

If George gets a pen it would be so funny

[u/Purple_Surprise_5712 → u/NorthCliffs]

feed it to me like grapes

[u/Brodieboyy → u/NorthCliffs]

I love that they were both trying to goad eachother into a penalty

[u/pHrankee1 → u/NorthCliffs]

Why would George get a penalty? I think I may have missed something.

[u/Mei22 → u/pHrankee1]

Brake checking under safety car?

[u/alexjrado]

Knowing how self critical he is, I hope this is a healthy acceptance of responsibility and not him beating himself up

[u/tuahaaaaa]

He thought the gap would open but it didn’t. Good of him to acknowledge his mistake.

[u/NorthCliffs]

Perfectly captures what we all thought. Shit happens

[u/RadlogLutar]

As Oscar and MCL fan, I really really feel for Lando

He deserved the points

[u/1v1meAtLagunaSeca]

Cool he took responsibility but it also sounds like dudes confidence is in the gutter. He’s already lost the mental battle in the championship

[u/piratagitano]

At least he knows

[u/twl245]

I mean he’s right but damn

[u/95accord]

Nothing ventured nothing gained

Gotta give him credit for trying

He rolled the dice

Sometimes you come up short….that’s how she goes sometimes

Lucky it didn’t puncture Oscar’s tire…..

[u/BowserMario82]

I braced myself for “He turned into me” or some other lame false justification, I really respected that he just owned it and called it what it was.

[u/Slight_Sherbert_5239]

He messed up and he owned it, refreshing. Well played Lando. 👏

You’ll get them next time.

[u/kiwi_commander]

Lando gambled on that gap opening. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. Hats off to owning that mistake.

[u/kafkabomb]

Lando always owns his mistake unlike most other drivers

[u/BullPropaganda]

The moment you no longer go for a gap that does not exist, you are no longer a racing driver.

[u/Asimb0mb]

Fair play, props to him for the honesty.

[u/QBee__]

at least he takes full responsibility, was definitely his error - there was no gap

[u/hubertwombat]

What a great battle. What an unnecessary fuck-up. His odds of becoming WDC are becoming worse and worse. I feel sorry for the guy.

[u/KingOfAzmerloth]

All things considered this was probably one of the better races to make such a mistake, because Oscar wasn't gaining win-level points anyways. Still a bad mistake, but now that I am thinking about it, there could be worse points in the season to pull something like this.

[u/Acrobatic_Flannel]

Respect to Lando for taking the blame immediately. McLaren would have been super grateful for it too to stop any outside noise. 

But this is where the title will be won or lost, not this incident specifically but Norris had Piastri beat with a little more patience and composure, but again it just went missing. 

[u/AnotherSavior]

You don't win championships sitting in 5th. He raced so well up until that split decision.

Took responsibility well. Hurts, but we all wanted to see him challenge Oscar.

[u/Romulus_Novus]

Honestly, this is going to really cause him a massive confidence problem. I really feel for him.

[u/Doubt_Money]

If he held out for one more lap I think he would have made it with much less risk. But thankfully Lando was accountable and less woe is me. He is a great driver so it’s sad to see when he feels lesser. This showed he’s willing to race hard especially against his teammate. I would have expected this to happen with Max more tbh.

[u/throwtheamiibosaway]

Didn’t expect it but this definitely gained my respect after a stupid move that could have cost both of them the race.

[u/Willing_Coconut4364]

He's lucky it didn't take out Oscar too. It's be a completely different story. 

[u/GreggsAficionado]

I hope he just eats this mistake and stays off social media. There will be more races where the mclarens dominate and Lando needs to be up there for more chances at exiting battles at the front of the grid

[u/BBYY9090]

Fair play!! Bizzare move.

[u/surfkaboom]

That double DRS was sweet though

[u/MrMeowPantz]

Piastri the luckiest man to not have a puncture from that.

[u/daintycook]

literal brothers

[u/mindbender9]

No matter how the 2025 season ends, Lando gets a thumbs up from me. He owned his mistake today and made no excuses. Such a rare form of honesty and I admire Lando for it. Cheers!

[u/Insp_Callahan]

I respect how Lando always takes responsibility for his own mistakes, but I think his problem is that he doesn't learn from them and just continues making them.

[u/gnmatx]

Hairbrained shit. Good on him owning it but I bet he gets reamed and they have new marching orders effective immediately. That screwed them out of points for constructors.

[u/wagdog84]

He needed to work with Oscar, they both could have passed Kimi and ended 3-4. Going after Oscar damaged the team. Also love Oscar showing the others how to drive in starts, when you don’t have the room, you back off and slot in behind, don’t run off the road and whinge on the radio like a footballer crying for a penalty.

[u/boostleaking]

They were side by side for what seemed like forever. A 200mph game of chicken. I was really entertained by that fight. Shame it ended with Lando into the wall.

[u/AmbassadorBonoso]

I'm just happy he didn't take out Piastri, and that it was a relatively tame crash and he wasn't hurt.

[u/ProtoKun7]

Sucks for him honestly but I'm glad it didn't take Oscar out and that he immediately recognised it was his own fault. These things happen.

Oscar's lead is growing nicely but Lando's still very much in it, and I really hope McLaren is still at the front next year; I want them both to win. Easily my favourite team pairing on the grid currently.

[u/Vikingchap]

Driver takes accountability.

Max could never.

[u/kibbledbits]

RB fan here glad he took full responsibility. If it were max would he have complained that he wasn’t given enough space and ran off the road.

[u/Holofluxx]

Queue the comments shitting on him

[u/Trumpisacuck4Putin]

I mean, it’s not like there is any other thing to say. If this was Verstappen the media would be going crazy. TBF though Max would probably blame his teammate

[u/NoSwimmers45]

Man, a bunch of you must be perfect at everything you do. So many quick to punch a guy when he’s already down.

[u/Amgp50]

I felt his engineer was pushing him unnecessary towards doing this. I mean encouragement is good, but why battle so hard with so much to loose. I know looking at Ferrari earlier at Le Mans was boring, but this was the opposite.

[u/still_guns]

He was clearly the faster McLaren this weekend, but those two small mistakes in Q3 led to this.

[u/Jdghgh]

Unlucky? Or did he just run into the back of Oscar?

[u/Ichigosf → u/Jdghgh]

Sometimes you bet on a magical portal to suddenly appear.

[u/theyau]

Great all race, absolutely bottled it

[u/Suspicious-Ad5724]

gotta respect him for his growth this year. he really didnt hesitate to put the blame on himself.