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THIS.
I think people are blowing this out of proportion a little bit. When Lando said what he did you have to remember that it was literally just after he’d been taken out and he was still mad. Sure Max was a little bit more calm and composed but I think that’s just because Max has learnt to control his upset straight out of races a lot since 2021.
I think that when they’ve both calmed down and looked over the race again they will talk it out properly. The press was press that happened right after the race. We haven’t actually heard anything since. The newspapers and the press always do this to create good stories, they spin things to make it seem like it’s more than it is. They will keep posting things for the next few days that are all from Sunday to make it seem like that rage from directly after the race is going on. From now until either one says something themselves again, just remember that what they said was after the race when tensions were high and the reporters were doing what they do best - trying to stir shit up!
Lando isn’t evil and neither is Max. Lando didn’t secretly not even want to be Max’ friend for a while and he didn’t think of Max in as high regard as Max thought of him.
Let’s also remember that Max did block Lando and Lando didn’t turn off. It was Max’ fault in that moment, however he has been punished accordingly (10 second time penalty in the race and two points on his licence) and let’s also remember that Lando was also driving quite ruthlessly throughout the race. They were both being a bit silly.
They’re in a fight for the championship. Things were obviously going to come to blows at some point, even if they are close friends. If their friendship can’t get past this, then maybe it never was meant to be. Having a friendship that’s close in such a competitive sport is going to have its big bad moments, let’s just hope that the boys can make it through. Let’s not put them down because the both of them genuinely had something good going on! 💕
i want all of you to genuinely think about stuff you say or write before you say or write it. i get it, you're frustrated as to why your favs are not doing well. but put that energy towards supporting them. not hating someone else. go out, touch grass. don't put out hatred in the world, there's already enough of it. if you don't like someone, then don't talk about them. talk about things and people you love or like. leave them alone.
yes this is about the austrian gp. i'm so sick of looking at all the hatred towards lando, max, charles, carlos and even george. it's RACING. things are always happening (i've said this like a billion times in the past week), and they're always gonna happen. it's the point of the sport. spend time on supporting and encouraging your favourite drivers, not belittling and bullying others. and i'm sure the drivers are fine. they're adults. they would have talked it out and i'm sure they're fine. even if they aren't, it's their lives. some of you need to get out of your parasocial relationships. i get it, you love them, they bring you comfort. THEN FOCUS ON THAT. not hating someone else.
https://www.tumblr.com/l1li4n/754807286680207360/lando-didnt-say-they-wont-be-friends-anymore-if?source=share
Just want to add that lando’s dad liked a post saying lando should crash out max this week like silverstone 2021. This is a sport where so many people have died in, I don't think it's okay for ANYONE to be making fun of sonething like this. If you think this is okay in anyway they you're actually fucked in the head, now do what you wnat with that information, but don't be saying that lando is all innocent.
I'm also not doing this as an anon to show you that I'm really serious about this and that if you don't agree you can just send me a message. Xoxo
i'm not saying that he's innocent. everytime an incident happens on track it's the fault of both the parties (again just in various ratios). i'm simply saying that this is normal. it's a sport. people are high on emotions and they say or do stuff. and as of what driver's families do, no one has any control over. i'm sure they're also frustrated over what has happened.
i'm pretty sure they'll be fine. as i said prior, it's normal for them to disagree, be disappointed or be frustrated with eachother because at the end of the day they're rivals.
it's simply sad to see how quick some f1 fans are to jump a driver as soon as something happens.
Lando didn’t say they won’t be friends anymore if he doesn’t apologise. He just said he would lose a bit of respect for him. The quotes going around have been translated into Italian then back into English and then have an added element of media melodrama added to them. Same with Lando supposedly saying Max should have let him past, he never said that he sarcastically said he had enough wins, he didn’t need to employ those tactics to get one more. Max also said in the heat of the moment that it was all Lando’s fault and GP was literally laughing and kicking Lando and agreeing with him. Max has had time to reflect and backtracked on that now. What he is saying is about as close to an admission of guilt as you can get. Lando hasn’t spoken on it since the immediate aftermath interviews so people are still quoting those. He looked much calmed down in McLarens race summary where he didn’t really address it at all other than to say he was taken out which was objective truth. They’ll sort it out between themselves once they’ve both calmed down and they’ll move on.
People acting like Lando shouldn’t have fought so hard (literally the same people claiming he was too chicken to fight Max not long ago) and picking apart every tiny error are pathetic, as are those people saying Max should just have let him by. So much of this fandom online is so deeply toxic. The hate on Lando in particular, but also on Max too, is absurd and childish and says so much more about the people doing it than it does about either driver. The parasocial issues in the F1 fandom are some of the worst I’ve ever come across.
THIS. exactly this is what i've gathered now that it's been like a while since the whole thing has happened. some of y'all need to get a life and go to therapy to deal with all the hatred you have stored inside.
ok so i know i disappeared again. but i have thoughts about the austrian gp and yes specifically about that incident. whatever happened, was both of their faults. the ratio may be different but this is racing. things like this always happen. they're always going to happen. people saying that max should've let lando pass, are you actually being fr? do you what sport this is? if he let lando pass he might as well retire. and lando in the press saying that they'll be friends only if max apologies?? like lan, i love you but that's not "friendship" is it? look i'm not saying that it wasn't max's fault. it was. it was lando's fault too. just because he's a popular driver and the other is a "villain", all the hate is being funnelled towards the latter. and don't get me wrong i understand that lando was frustrated and that he was very disappointed. but again THIS IS RACING. stuff like this is always gonna happen. heck it happened in the last race. it happens in almost all races. basically it just made me sad that after the video of max saying lando is his best friend on track, lando goes on to say in the pen that'll they'll only remain friends if he apologies. when i think it's common knowledge that max struggles with friendships, especially on the grid.
(edit: one of my mutuals told me as to how what a lot of lando has said has been translated from here to there. from what i first saw and read people were saying how he wouldn't be friends with max if he didn't apologize. but that's not what he said. he said he would simply lose some respect. which again, in the moment, understandable.)
and also i do totally, totally understand lando's frustration. and whatever he said was probably in the heat of the moment. they'll talk it out and it'll be fine. stuff like this has happened before as well.
and congratulations to george, oscar and carlos ofc. this meant so much to carlos as the shitshow that was spain. and ofc it meant a lot to merc too after the win for lewis too last race. i'm glad they're somewhat getting it together.
THIS IS NOT SILLY SEASON Y'ALL THIS IS DIVORCE SEASON. THE GIRLS ARE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING.
i'm sure they're fine since they're, yk, ADULTS. we all should honestly stop with all the hatred towards both of them. it's stupid and childish.
Somebody tell Norris that the only man Max Verstappen apologizes to, is Charles Leclerc 💅🏻