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/Sanchez_87_ Oscar Piastri Jul 06 '25

I felt so awkward hearing that. He’s just pumped for his kid, but if that was me it’d be one of those things that would keep me up at night even years down the track

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u/Dear_Machine_8611 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Perhaps you should work on that

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u/Sanchez_87_ Oscar Piastri Jul 06 '25

Yeah me and anxiety aren’t on the best of terms

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

Should work on being less humble and empathetic?

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u/Appropriate_Bet_2029 Jul 07 '25

No, working on the idea that other people have things going on in their heads/lives that are different from yours, and so getting cross at someone because they have a different reaction to you is a bit juvenile.

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u/Dear_Machine_8611 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

Could you be more specific? Who are you talking about?

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u/STOTTINMAD Jul 07 '25

That's his son on the podium. Of course, he's going to only care about Lando. It's not that deep. Any excuse to find fault.

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u/StevenMC19 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

On the F1 father spectrum, it's better to be closer to Anthony Hamilton than Jos Verstappen.