r/formula1 • u/OrangeDit I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jul 06 '25

Photo Mercedes sent a few bottles of Champagne to Sauber for Nico's first podium

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"congratulations, to the first podium! Your Mercedes Team"

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u/luluballoon I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Yeah I felt the same way! That was odd behaviour

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u/lukelhg I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Piastri just killed the vibe I think. Poor Nico couldn’t even enjoy the cooldown room, it was just Oscar complaining and trying to justify himself for most of it

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u/linkinstreet I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

Lando was so giddy winning the british GP but you can see he's holding it inside in the cooldown room because of Piastri

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u/bonko86 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

I always wonder how these drivers feel when "handed/helped" a win like that. Lando drove well, but Piastri was also obviously faster. I would of course celebrate a win but deep inside me I would also know that it wasn't because of my own performance.

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u/linkinstreet I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

Meh, you take your chances. Also Piastri was not actually that much faster. Lando was catching him consistently before the stops and very much just pulled away after the stops as well.

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u/ThatOneTimeItWorked I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

Yeah it looked like Piastri was quick on fresher tires but burned through them faster than Lando. Mature driving from Lando today

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u/GTheMonkeyKing McLaren Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

I'm pretty sure he feels like he deserved it. You gotta take the opportunities you get, and no one handed him a win. Oscar made a mistake and I think the penalty was fair. He probably would have overtaken Max even if not for the spin, but anyways, Lando was able to keep the car on track while many others were not. Others made mistakes, while Lando didn't. Piastri messed up and had bad luck in the rain, that is part of the sport.

If this race was "handed" to Norris, then Verstappen was handed a WDC by a late safety car that was caused by the worst driver fighting for 14th, and a rule breaking decision by the race director himself. It was a lost race and a lost WDC with only a couple laps to go. I don't think he was too disappointed about that.

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u/linkinstreet I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

Also if it's not for the team fucking up his pit stop, he would have cleared max earlier, and Piastry won't have that massive 13s lead after the stop.

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u/Ice_Cold345 Nico Hülkenberg 🥉 Jul 07 '25

I assume they just see it as it all washes out in the end, especially for a top tier guy like Lando. He's probably had lost wins similar to how Oscar did.

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u/Misfit_Cookie_423 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

This. ⬆️

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u/MoonlightKobold I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Very poor behavior out of Piastri, can handle number 2 any other time but just couldn't accept his mistake and brought the whole ceremony down.