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Headline is a bit much but we live in a click bait world so I guess by that metric it could be worse. Anyways.
I think this was a particularly bitter pill for Lando because it's the second time he's been asked to not challenge for a win at McLaren. The last guy he followed team orders for fell out of F1 only to come back as a PR stunt, while Lando continued to grind through mediocrity with McLaren. Now Lando and McLaren are consistently challenging for wins and, in my opinion, some of that frustration came out last Sunday. The pit wall has not evolved with the rest of the team, and their mistakes are causing both drivers undue stress and frustration.
Gaffs aside, Lando could potentially be a 3 time race winner at McLaren but instead has a P1 and two team ordered P2 finishes behind a teammate. He seems like a very level headed person but I think it's fair to assume that would frustrate someone.
His last stint was a statement that he wants to challenge for victory no matter who leads, and I think that's fair. It sucked for everyone it had to play out so sloppily and publicly, but it was coming sooner or later. McLaren has to find a better balance of competitiveness and decision making. They have the car and the drivers, now it's the choices from the pit wall holding them back.
Edit: spelling
He had no pace to beat nor Ricciardo nor Piastri. In Hungary, he was only ahead thanks to the mistake the team made. If we count how many victories Lando could have, why not count his own mistakes? Like Sochi 2021, or Silverstone this year. His only win came thanks to luck in Miami, where the SC picked up the wrong car. He should work on his decision making instead of asking the pit-wall for gifts.
Since 2021 Norris has outperformed his teammate. How come Norris doesn't have the pace to beat Piastri if he's currently 40 points ahead? In '21 he was 45 points ahead of Riccardo, and in '22 it was all of 85 points!
It might be luck, but who cares what it is, as long as he's collecting points for the team!
Miami was a safety car win, and was a 25 point swing because Sainz blasted Piastri's wing.