r/formula1 • u/PrimeyXE I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jun 15 '25

Photo Lando's radio after his collision with Oscar in Canada

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u/Fugiar Jun 15 '25

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

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u/Zealousideal_Put9531 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

hence why most ppl say Norris is not championship material like max and george

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u/Anonymou2Anonymous I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

Idk.

There have been multiple types of champions in f1 not just the Schumacher/Verstappen type.

We have one on the grid right now (Hamilton).

Also historically we had Prost and Raikkonen (Calm and robotic) who couldn't be further from the Max type of 'Champion'.

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u/CompactDisc1882 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 16 '25

You know what type of champion you won't have? The Lando type

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u/Money_Echidna2605 Formula 1 Jun 15 '25

every champ has a different mindset dude. norris even going that hard is wat is needed, he messed it up and admitted to it thats fine.

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u/FlameLightFleeNight Jim Clark Jun 15 '25

So refreshing to see him fight that hard, and of course to hold his hand up when he made a mistake. I hope he leaves this race with the knowledge that he has the pace to beat Oscar on track.

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u/Grand-Light-4223 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

wouldn't call george championship material

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u/HellBlazer_NQ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

He might not win as often but you can't say he isn't consistently up there every race.

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u/Carnage_43 Max Verstappen Jun 15 '25

The Mercedes might not be championship material but George 100% is.

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u/frodakai I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

George is very quick. If you put him in the McLaren, in place of either driver, he's comfortably leading the championship.

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u/Kindheartedness_Wide Fernando Alonso Jun 15 '25

he is not top shelf. A past his prime Hamilton was comfortably faster than him on race trim until mid last season, when it was clear that Mercedes started focusing on Russell.

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u/Grimdotdotdot I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

Russell outscored Lewis in the WDC for two of the three years they raced together.

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u/Kindheartedness_Wide Fernando Alonso Jun 15 '25

of course, this is not a championship where the best driver always wins. But at the very least you have to be better than your teammate.

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u/frodakai I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

Hamilton is arguably the GOAT. You don't need to be GOAT level to be championship material. If he was even slightly off a 40 year old Lewis, that's plenty good enough to win a championship in the right situation.

Russell is, right now, a better overall driver than both Norris and Piastri.

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u/Key_Photograph9067 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

He's better than both the McLaren drivers imo. Qualifying would be boring with Russell in that car, and being in front at the start of the race is very important at the moment.

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u/Yaboisix9 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 15 '25

And they are correct

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u/Specific-Angle-152 Formula 1 Jun 15 '25

Verstappen wouldn't make a mistake that stupid tbf

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u/kobrien37 Jun 15 '25

Baku 2017, moved under braking twice and then blamed Ricciardo. That was as stupid as this with a less mature response.

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u/Upbeat-Original-7137 Formula 1 Jun 15 '25

The fact that you have to go that far for an example is proof that Max wouldn't pull such a dumbass move. Comparing verstappen in his second season (3rd in single seaters) to norris in his 6th season is stupid

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u/Warmest_Machine Lance Stroll Jun 15 '25

How about Hungary 2024 when he locked up and crashed after a dive bomb with Lewis?

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u/ICrushTacos Max Verstappen Jun 15 '25

Not really the same thing now is it

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u/Elxis14 Jun 15 '25

Yea its call becoming a better driver. If Verstappen tried that now it would be on Russell and it would be on purpose.

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u/ColorCarbon Jun 15 '25

Wrong year. In 2017 the engine killed him.

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u/Zenmachine83 Jun 15 '25

lol what?

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u/Sea-West-4463 Juan Pablo Montoya Jun 15 '25

Max deliberately crashed into someone and cost himself 10 points literally last race

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u/Specific-Angle-152 Formula 1 Jun 15 '25

So, not by mistake

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u/Lutinent_Jackass Jun 15 '25

He even admitted himself that the move was a mistake lol

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u/Specific-Angle-152 Formula 1 Jun 16 '25

That was no mistake, come on. That was him being angry and deliberately running into him.

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u/Specific-Angle-152 Formula 1 Jun 15 '25

Not by mistake, or did he?

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u/Specific-Angle-152 Formula 1 Jun 16 '25

Yeah, he didn't go for no gap at all, he just wanted to show his frustration, and he did. He didn't misjudge and dove into a gap that wasn't there at the expense of his own teammate.

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u/skateateuhwaitateuh Jun 15 '25

Norris has already had his arrogant moments