Now that Oscar is leading the championship, I think about how people seem almost surprised at his success in F1. How people seem to think that he came out of nowhere. When speaking about the golden children in F1 we talk about Leclerc in Ferrari destined to bring back glory to Maranello. About George Russell, who fought his way to a spot in the top team, who had to contend against the 7 time world champion, and managed to beat him. About Lando Norris, who stuck with Mclaren through everything, who was spoken of as their savior that would bring the team back to the top, consistently beating his team mates. The talk has been about who, of these three, would take the title first? And now, it looks like it might be none of them, but instead a young new talent, Oscar Piastri. Piastri, whose junior career trumps every driver that has ever been in the sport by winning not only F3 and F2 both in his rookie season, equaling Russell and Leclerc, but also winning FRECA the previous year, making it three rookie titles in three years. Piastri, whose manager is 9 time GP winner Mark Webber, a driver whose vengeance still drives him, making sure that his chosen successor wont make the same mistakes as he did. Piastri whose entrance in to the sport is the most memorable in a while, with two teams fighting over who would get him. And all of this is just the beginning, because the moment Oscar came to f1 you could see that he had talent. But, not only talent. Also, an uncanny ability to work on every problem he encountered. After the first year, he struggled with tyre management. In his second year, any tyre problems were gone. Last year he struggled with his qualifying. This year he has been one of the best qualifiers, taking two poles only 5 races in. And, after 5 races, where he has won 3, he leads the championship. Every year he keeps improving. He is not even in his prime yet, and he is beating everyone. The other drivers should be scared of this. Oscar might not be the most outspoken or charismatic driver off the track, but when he is in that car he can perform like no other. His quiet and calm demeanor, which makes people not see him as a real threat, works in his favor in the car. I can’t help but think about what Webber once said about Oscar… “I only knew I wasn’t good enough to win championships when I met Oscar [...] he reminds me of Schumacher”. It is only now that people start to realize who the real threat is, but those of us who have been paying attention aren’t surprised, not in the least…
Testing means nothing until Piastri is P1. Then that means the wdc is basically wraps.
Can't explain this but it is correct.
2025 Saudi Arabian GP
So.
well said and needs to be seen by more ppl tbh
I just need to complain about this sorry if I am doing it here but Max’s fans are literally NOT being Max’s fans.
Dear allegedly “Max” fans, you are angry about your driver getting booed in front of a British crowd and a British media (that he criticised for an entire year, by the way, but that’s beyond the point) and now you are saying that FIA is amazing for having pointed out how unfair that is.
First of all, you were the same people that during the entire season firmly believed that the FIA was totally British biased because of Max’s penalty in Brazil (for context, in other races: Lando got an ancient penalty the race after, George’s win was taken away from him, Lewis got disqualified; but yes okay, British biased)
Second of all, you are agreeing with Jos for saying that Max won’t attend British events anymore due to the disrespect. Well, I have many things to say about this:
1. MAX IS A FUCKING ADULT, he is a step-dad and a soon to be dad, he doesn’t need his fucking father to talk in his place.
2. Max has said numerous times before that he doesn’t give a flying fuck about other people’s opinion. Why should you in his place when he is, again, A FUCKING ADULT
3. Okay, then, if you are literally so concerned about Max’s mental health, I guess you won’t call Lando a “baby” anymore for getting anxiety over death treats that YOU gave him for taking his comments completely out of context, and you won’t make fun anymore of George for doing what is in its rights as a driver and asking for the stewards to apply a penalty following the fucking rulebook
4. Max getting booed at the presentation (I honestly just saw it was directed to, you know, sexual assaulter on the loose Christian Horner but whatever) is suddenly very much important to the FIA. Okay then, where was the FIA when Max got all that backlash in Abu Dhabi 2021? Where was the FIA in all the Monza races from 2022 onwards (I am not even a Lestappen shipper but the only people who defended Max against the booing were just Charles in 2022 and Carlos in 2023 - I was there - JUST TO SAY)? Where was the FIA in Brazil and where was the FIA when Lando got booed in Zandvoort (since FIA is British biased then they should’ve defended him, no?)?
Be fucking for real and be fucking coherent
you see, what pisses me off about the entire thing, is how max fans are NOW concerned about the wellbeing of a driver. it didn't matter when they found the slightest, minute instance involving lando to microanalyse, misconstrue and then wield it against him. it didn't matter when george came out, said that he was literally being fucking threatened with assault, yet they did nothing but make max seem like the victim (so so ludicrous to me how someone could speak out but still be villainised-- i can't even imagine how george must've felt). it didn't matter when his fans attacked lewis after 2021. but a simple boo'ing kills them.
honestly, if that of all things, in all its justifiable glory, is what causes max, a grown man, to be absent in british events then lol, so fucking be it good riddance. not him reaping what he sowed after being disrespectful to the representing athletes of a nation, and then getting upset when said nation isn't okay with it 💀 say, what a shocker
it's so funny to me how the fia is backing this man up, making him look a whole lot stupid and then some for claiming that he had the 'wrong passport' in regards to the so-called bias, over something that, really, mildly inconvenienced him. look, it's time max saw the gravity of the repercussions. yes you've got 4 championships (i could be petty and say 3 tbh), but it doesn't warrant this other-worldly god complex. lewis isn't even on this level of egotistical and he has nearly double max has.
one thing i do love about this situation is how most of the f1 fandom is actually handing it to max. i saw, in a comment section, people telling him to be a 'man' and get over it, which is insaaaanely satisfying for me as a lando fan, because God truly knows how much 'lando's a baby' 'lando is mentally weak' i had to endure post-brazil alone, let alone for the latter part of the season.
hopefully now he's seeing that, contrary to his [probably] self-absorbed belief, the british don't rate him as much as he thought.
Oscar making up one position in the driver’s championship every race after China, he’s the only multiple race winner, winning three races out of five, now has the same amount of wins his teammate has (who has twice as much experience as he does) stood on the podium every race except Australia and is leading the world championship by ten points, all this in his third season 😩😮💨
Sometime in Gotham:
Jason Todd [on the phone]: How did the Joker die?
Damian Wayne [on the phone]: Cats ate his face.
Jason Todd: Damian, I think you’re confused. I’m asking about the Joker.
Damian Wayne: Cats ate his face.
Jason Todd: Look, would you just put Dick or Tim on the phone?
Dick Grayson: Hello?
Jason Todd: Dick, what happened to the Joker?
Dick Grayson: Cats ate his face. Here, Damian knows more about it than I do.
(Source: Malcolm in the Middle)
1am oscar study for the soul
i was starting to fall asleep after quali but my dad nudged me and said "look he (oscar) is on screen and taking off his racesuit." WIDE AWAKE
I am become boop, the destroyer of worlds.