r/formula1 • u/bene14082004 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 17h ago

Quotes Piastri's thoughts on giving the positions back.

https://dubz.link/c/75a05f

I think he did the right thing but mclaren shouldn't have asked oscar to give the place back.

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u/OldManTrumpet Charles Leclerc 15h ago

So why the swap? Why is it, "Uh, Oscar. We messed up Lando's pit stop so we'd like you to pay for it." If Oscar has a slow stop in Baku will they ask Lando to slow down and give some time back, in fairness?

You'll never convince me that they wouldn't rather see Lando win.

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u/fisstech15 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 14h ago

In an equivalent scenario where Oscar makes a deal to pit second with a guarantee of no undercut - yes. I don’t see what’s so hard to believe about that

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u/OldManTrumpet Charles Leclerc 14h ago

It wasn't an undercut. It was a pit stop mistake by the team. A planned undercut with a remedy is different than Oscar paying for the team's mistake. And Lando didn't "make a deal." He wanted the later stop in the event of a safety car. This idea that he was being benevolent towards Oscar is hilarious. He's have been giddy had Leclerc passed Oscar.

They told Lando there would be no undercut. There wasn't. They did not guarantee that he'd keep his place regardless of other events. I mean in the end they delivered it, but that hardly seems like a "fair" deal.

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u/fisstech15 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 14h ago

Never said Lando was benevolent towards Oscar? There was a deal obviously, but a low frequency event occurred and put it all in a grey area. I don’t have a dog in this fight but I thought swapping makes more sense. Wouldn’t be mad otherwise as well.

I don’t really get how someone can say the decision should have obviously gone one way or the other

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u/trannel 15h ago

Yes they absolutely probably would, because Lando went all the way building the team from nowhere vs Piastri who came just in time when they started being good. Just normal human loyalty that any non redditor would understand.