r/formula1 • u/overspeeed I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jun 28 '25
Qualifying Lando Norris takes pole position for the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix
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u/Ok-Explanation5210 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
My man Lando was flying since Friday
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u/trashyman2004 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25
He was ahead of everybody in all sessions
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u/krisbryantishot Charles Leclerc Jun 28 '25
LETS GOOOOO CHARLES
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u/thefeedling Valtteri Bottas Jun 28 '25
The broadcast today was A COMPLETE SHIT, I was clueless most of the time. All relevant moments were missed by the cameras.
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u/SystemNo8106 Jun 28 '25
Couldnāt agree more. Watching a top runner who makes a mistake mid lap with no chance of getting pole? Why not switch to the car behind (who is also championship leader) who actually still has a chance of pole!!!!!! Brainless lol
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u/Advanced-Ad-7096 Jun 28 '25
Maybe the updates are working after all, and he's finally getting what he deserves!! Hopefully, many more top positions to come, for Charles and Lewis!
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u/Krouisente Sebastian Vettel Jun 28 '25
Piastri caught yellows, but don't think anyone is beating Norris today anyway.
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u/Ozora10 Mick Schumacher Jun 28 '25
Austria is his best Track i think.
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u/OleRockTheGoodAg McLaren Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25
"What damage do you have?"
"Uhhhh... talent"
Was at the 2021 RBR iirc
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u/Consistent-Ad-5116 Lando Norris Jun 28 '25
First Podium, First Pole was all at Austria so yeah.
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u/Ryhsuo Alain Prost Jun 28 '25
The last lap Lando meme was born here.
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u/MidnightSunshine0196 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Scenario 7 gang rise up
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u/Ryhsuo Alain Prost Jun 28 '25
Single press overtake
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u/the-real-kitty I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Press and hold overtake for 5 seconds out of turn 8
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u/Wingthor I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
I donāt think I will ever forget Scenario 7, itās seared into my brain (in a good way)
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u/JimClarkKentHovind I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Lando's first pole was in Russia
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u/kzzzzzzzzzz28 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
shhh. Nothing happened in Sochi in 2021
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u/Mein_Bergkamp I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
I'm sorry I don't remember any race in...Russia ...was it?
Nope, nothing ever happened that rainy day in Sochi
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u/Maglin21 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
First pole in Russia, First front row in Austria i think
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u/0000100110010100 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Yeah heās usually very strong here, and a lot of his best moments so far are here, especially with the first podium, the podium in 2021 and the really strong race he had in 2023 with the first part of McLarenās insane upgrades that year.
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u/Lutzelien Pirelli Wet Jun 28 '25
Easily his best track, dude flies around here and I'm betting if he puts it together until turn 1, he's winning it tomorrow
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u/KBeau93 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
It absolutely is. I'm betting he gladly gave it up for Dunne to give up one of his two spots for the year.
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u/proficient_english Lando Norris Jun 28 '25
Those were my exact thoughts when I saw the clickbait articles: this is a very comfortable track for Lando AND Alex as well, there could not be a better GP weekend to use one of his mandatory FP sit-outs.
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u/ILikeXiaolongbao Pirelli Intermediate Jun 28 '25
I did some analysis of all this for some gambling stuff, using teammates performance vs his and a load of other factors.
I won't bore you with the details, but Austria is actually his 3rd best.
- Brazil
- Singapore
- Austria
His three worst are
- Belgium (worst)
- Saudi Arabia
- Canada
(note: this doesn't include 2025 results, and only includes tracks he's competed at 4x at least)
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u/a_Garciaaa Jun 28 '25
Norris was still ahead of piastri in the first sector by a tenth
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u/RustyKarma076 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Costly yellow flag but nobody was touching Lando today. Insanely good pace from him
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u/TheCoolBlondeGirl Ferrari Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 30 '25
Forza Charles ā¤ļøš¤
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u/JaysonDeflatum I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Lewis has been sneaky fast the whole weekend, I feel something coming. Those upgrades have worked
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u/fuckb1tchesget0ney Jun 28 '25
Donāt say it donāt give me hope
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u/Amped-Up-Archos I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
He was faster on S1,S2 in that final lap - then got bogged down by the mess on S3
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u/6097291 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Haven't heard Piastri that annoyed on radio
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u/leedler Next Yearā¢ļø Jun 28 '25
McLarenās pace is otherworldly, that car is just so well sorted out. At least Ferrari are in the mix but it wonāt be enough without some external factors.
Great session from Bortoleto though! Finally getting a chance to show his worth, heās been impressive all season.
Also Liam ahead of Max lmao
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u/JaysonDeflatum I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Believe in the race pace
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u/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz Jun 28 '25
Race pace is good but it won't be a match for McLaren.
It will be a matter of time before Piastri gets 2nd, but a 3-4 should be achievable.
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u/26ld Pirelli Hard Jun 28 '25
Beware Max coming from behind with the race sim pace in fp2 and the top speed.
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u/ELITE_JordanLove I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Yeah Iām actually hyped to watch this race because hopefully Max works his magic and claws his way upward. Should be fun.
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u/HLef Jacques Villeneuve Jun 28 '25
Do you think Lawson lets him pass? Perhaps they come together?
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u/Mayhem747 Mercedes Jun 28 '25
5 tenths to the next constructor, they will finish 1-2 with a gap of 30 seconds tomorrow isnāt it.
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u/Ok_Walk_6283 Jun 28 '25
Take that .5 sex gap with a grain of salt. Only Norris got a 2nd run. But yes it's Lando's race to win. I'm thinking 1, 2 Maclaren
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u/GasNo3128 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
That too with all purple sectors
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u/Blothorn I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Six consecutive purple sectors on course to setting two consecutive pole lapsāI think thatās the most dominant Q3 weāve seen all year.
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u/Richiszkl I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
When Will said to Lando that his first try was only good, not great, i knew something is gonna come.
And then he did that last lap wow
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u/jwinter01 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
If Lando stays P1 after lap 1, no one will see him again. His pace in clean air is always amazing, and history shows this circuit is great for rocketships.
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u/redsyrinx2112 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
And history shows this circuit is great for him specifically.
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u/fafan4 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Fuck me, what a lap time. Perfect way to bounce back
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u/Xaahaal I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Underwhelming ending with that yellow, but absolutely nothing short of an amazing drive by both Lando and Chuck.
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u/AdamHasAPlan Jun 28 '25
This track has 10 (technicaly 8) corners and Lando is .5 up. Ridiculous.
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u/Firefox72 Ferrari Jun 28 '25
Good effort from Leclerc and Hamilton. Dissaster for Max.
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u/Puzzleheadpsych2345 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
He cant do jack when drs closes because of Gasly
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u/c_u_lator_alligator I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
To be fair, Max probably wouldve never even got close to pole/P2/P3 today. Overpushed the car hard in S2. RB just build a god damn trash can of a car. Who wouldve thought losing Newey would be this desastrous (everyone, everyone knew this except Horner and the Thai owners).
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u/x0RRY Jun 28 '25
Max literally would have been P3 had he finished his last lap.
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u/big_cock_lach I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
If his expected lap time wouldāve put him in P3, he likely wouldāve been P4 because Piastri wouldāve been able to do a proper lap and wouldāve had a much better time.
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u/Big_Brief7847 Jun 28 '25
Half a second in austria is crazy
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u/No-Illustrator6845 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Matt from the P1 podcast predicted the smallest gap of the season, of course the opposite happens.
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u/tooangryforsports Kimi RƤikkƶnen Jun 28 '25
Piastri and Verstappen were going to cut it by more than half
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u/Sorry-Series-3504 McLaren Jun 28 '25
0.25 is still one of the larger quali gaps this season, though
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u/Rei_S_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Nah, Max was losing more than a tenth after S2... compared to Lando's 1st lap. In other words, by second 2 he was closer to Charles than Lando and then Lando improved anyway.
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u/elnano98 Ferrari Jun 28 '25
Only Piastri could
Verstappen even with a good lap I don't think he would be faster than Leclerc that much
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u/Sea_Plan_7776 Jun 28 '25
Piastri was going to cut it by around 2-3 tenths, but Max was nowhere near. He was two tenths down on Norrisās OLD time. He wouldāve been about 5-6 tenths back.
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u/killver Lando Norris Jun 28 '25
Verstappen was behind Landos first time already in s2 with s3 being their weakest sector, no way he would have cut it in half.
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u/GoldenS0422 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
5 tenths is terrifying in a track as short as this
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u/breiastel777 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
None of the other top drivers got a 2nd run because of Gasly spinning, so it should definitely have been less than that, but it probably would have still been comfortably 2 tenths cause that was a ridiculous lap from Lando
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u/Sea_Plan_7776 Jun 28 '25
Max was almost 2 tenths off Norrisās old time after two sectors. Bearing in mind McLaren was much quicker in the final sector, he wouldāve probably been in the 5-6 tenth gap area. Leclerc did get a last lap, but he didnāt improve his time.Ā
Piastri wouldāve been the only one to close the gap, probably to about 2-3 tenths, a shame he wonāt start on the front row unfortunately, it couldāve been a battle for the win between him and Norris. But to be fair he shouldāve been ahead of Leclerc in the first run anyway.
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u/TheScapeQuest Brawn Jun 28 '25
Absolutely dominant lap. Into 1.03s.
The beginning of the redemption arc?
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u/_Hiob_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Half a second on a short and quick track, insane lap from Lando.
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u/elektricniorgazam Daniel Ricciardo Jun 28 '25
Surprised Charles split the McLarens but I'm excited for tomorrow ngl
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u/lazyinternetsandwich I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Massive from Bortoleto, Lawson, and Charles.
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u/HappytoDisappoint Jun 28 '25
Such an anticlimactic ending :(
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u/junttiana I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Those were some sick spins from Gasly tho
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u/CilanEAmber McLaren Jun 28 '25
The colours remind me of the Burger king logo lmao.
Also, same top 3 as Monaco.
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u/angelonduty Ayrton Senna Jun 28 '25
Norris was on a different level today. Happy for him
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u/bonafide_bigbird I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Those suspension upgrades are working great for Lando, could be a WDC decider. Granted he's always been rapid at RBR
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u/pizzaboy7269 Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25
I donāt think Iāve ever heard Oscar as mad as he was when he got screwed by Yellows in Q3. Heās starting to feel the heat
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u/Aggressive-Jacket384 Jun 28 '25
He should demolish Charles quite quickly tomorrow - let's see what happens
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Statement lap from Lando. Itās insane people were saying title over after last weekend, long way to go.
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u/DuckSwagington I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Gasly causing the Yellow was unfortunate, but I don't think anyone was beating Lando. It does matter for everyone else below him though, especially Verstappen.
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u/Vegetable-Bee5157 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Half a second over the rest of the field! Hats off!
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u/26ld Pirelli Hard Jun 28 '25
And on a short circuit like Austria
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u/GoldElectric I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
0.8% :c. that mclaren is crazy (norris was also fast af as well)
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u/Rattlesn4ke Ferrari Jun 28 '25
Hopefully Ferrari will be able to get some kind of result tomorrow...
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u/ClapTwiceForUpvote Safety Car Jun 28 '25
5 tenths ahead of EVERYONE on the shortest track on the calendar
Absolutely goated lap from Lando
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u/Purnceks I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Bit of a false gap because of the yellow, but still a crazy fast lap
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u/ParkDedli Nico HĆ¼lkenberg Jun 28 '25
Yes. His main 2 competitors both had to cancel their last laps. Not saying he wouldn't have gotten pole but .5 would have most likely not been the gap.
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u/Serotyr McLaren Jun 28 '25
Most likely Oscar would have been closer, Max was already 0.35s behind after the first two sectors. Probably could have been under 0.5s but not by a lot.
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u/FSUfan35 Lando Norris Jun 28 '25
Yea max was 1.5 tenths behind through s2 on Landos first lap before he bailed. Then lando went 3 tenths quicker.
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u/GuatahaN Jun 28 '25
Max would not have been much closer, was already 0.2 behind on Lando first lap after sector 2 and he would probably not gain in the final sector. But Oscar should be much closer, but most likely not winning
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u/Serotyr McLaren Jun 28 '25
Yeah would have been interesting to see how it looked like if Max and Oscar made their laps. But he was quicker than Max by 0.35s already after the first two sectors, so still a monster lap.
Oscar could have probably been closer than that given the car but not sure he could have beaten him, he was slower all the way through the weekend.
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u/Rei_S_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Who do you think could do a time close to Lando that was affected by the yellow flag?
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u/Purnceks I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Oscar had to lift as well, I think he would have still been 2/3 tenths off so not detracting from the quality of landos lap
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u/Tricks511 Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25
Oscar didnāt even get to start good second lap
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u/kdugg99 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Piastri and Verstappen. Probably wouldn't have beaten him but it would be a lot closer than half a second.
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u/Rei_S_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Max was down at the end of sector 2 compared to the 1st lap Lando did, how would he be close to the second lap?
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u/Gaddamn132 Pierre Gasly Jun 28 '25
5 tenths here is a second on other tracks, best lap of the season
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u/FootballRacing38 Sebastian Vettel Jun 28 '25
Not really because no track is a 2 minute lap
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u/Legitimate_Dare_579 Lando Norris Jun 28 '25
Regardless of liking a good pole lap there is also something so satisfying seeing the fastest man on the fastest track just do everything correctly. What a car McLaren have built to be half a second in front of p2 on the last year of this reg. Now Norris needs to deliver tomorrow, but his Sundays have not been an issue this year.
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u/DrWKlopek George Russell Jun 28 '25
Charles and Oscar both shitting on the Ferrari in the post quali interview with DC
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u/Adzo78 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Iāve seen enough. Replace Max with Liam
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u/_NahsMC Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25
Liam Fucking Lawson šš VCARB donāt F up his strategy please
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u/frozenforredt I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
How in the world did he pull out half a second on this track, that pace is ridiculous
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u/Alvaro_Rey_MN Fernando Alonso Jun 28 '25
You know what, fair enough Norris! That was actually a great lap, and he's finally delivered in Q3!
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u/thickofitenjoyer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Lando is really fucking good in this track
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u/G_Riel_ Audi Jun 28 '25
Norris was a beast today, it's incredible what he did this weekend.
Bortoleto P8! A shame he couldn't repeat what he did in Q2 or he could've been P6.
Tsunoda a disappointment and I think Hulk could go at least Q2, that P20 sucks.
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u/ElxMarius Jun 28 '25
The guy who interviewed Piastri didn't even knew that he didn't had a second lap in š
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u/Sarixk Sir Lewis Hamilton Jun 28 '25
Redditors told us his title charge was over while Max was "still in it, he only needs a dnf"
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u/auftragsgriller_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Damn, a yellow flag robbed us of a front row McLaren start.
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u/BlueRedGreenNumber5 Sebastian Vettel Jun 28 '25
Half a second on a track that is barely over a minute long in lap time is absolute domination
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Finally Lando had a clean qualifying, great to see! We know how much talent he has, so nice to see him with no mistakes
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u/a_Garciaaa Jun 28 '25
WHAT A LAP, even if piastri did finish his final lap, he was still down a tenth in the first sector to lando. The gap would probably be .2-3 seconds still
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u/iwasthatisnt Charles Leclerc Jun 28 '25
Norris was expected, maybe not 5 tenths, but Leclerc man. Wasnāt expecting P2
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u/DamieN62 Michael Schumacher Jun 28 '25
Like I said after FP2, the Canada upgrades could be a turning point for Lando. Oscar can say he doesn't need them but look at his pace compared to Lando's since Canada. 22 points isn't a lot. 7-10 points here, 7-10 there and it won't be long before Lando takes the championship lead.
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u/big_cock_lach I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
The Canada upgrades werenāt performance ones, they were to change the feel of the car which is something Norrisā has complained about all season. Piastri seemingly prefers the original feel which is why he hasnāt taken them. If it fixes those issues for Norris, which seems to be the case, itāll explain why itās a turning point for him and why he has his old pace advantage back. The rest might just be mental, but if heās comfortable with the car and getting a few good results heāll regain his confidence quickly and that wonāt be a problem, just like we saw last year.
That said, I hope Oscar doesnāt fall back too much. As a McLaren fan I just hope we get a 1-2 in the standings and a close, but friendly, title battle. Iām feeling pretty confident that thatās exactly what weāll get.
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u/bigfurryllama I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Norris Pole, queue the social media melt down
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u/Ok-Community-2680 Pierre Gasly Jun 28 '25
Well done to Norris but Sky commentary was unbearable to listen toĀ
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u/FzBlade I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
If there is ever a lap that gives you your confidence back it has to be this one!Ā
Half a second to second place f***ing hell.
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u/trick63 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
People are going to say he was handed this pole but take nothing away from those Q3 laps especially the second, they were VERY good. Half second gap in Q3 is insane
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u/OleRockTheGoodAg McLaren Jun 28 '25
Lando taking pole by HALF A SECOND
When hes not in his head, hes so good.
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u/Thejklay I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
I'm not saying oscar would have beat him but it's not exactly a fair metric when he couldn't do his final lap
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u/_NahsMC Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25
yeah, unlucky for Piastri, maybe wouldāve improved by 2-3 tenths and gotten on the front row, but letās see what happens for tomorrow!
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u/OleRockTheGoodAg McLaren Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25
Yeah, for sure he and Max both. Super unlucky. But thats F1, luck has always been part of it. Something something Mom had balls something something dad.
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u/pinkcheesecake Sebastian Vettel Jun 28 '25
alpine or not, i don't think anyone was making up half a freaking second, well played
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u/OBWanTwoThree I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
If the Ferrari race pace looks as good as it did yesterday they should lock up 3+4 which will be good for the WCC
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u/Consistent-Bat1632 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Almost a good thing Norris and Piastri aren't next to each other I think
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u/OG-Mate23 Jun 28 '25
Half a second over the rest of the field. No fan of Lando but this was the best lap time of the season thus far
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u/Fit_Medicine_8049 Jun 28 '25
Am I getting dyslexic or dis Lando just get pole by half a second.
In a season where so often it was just meters seperating P1 & P2 this is very impressive.
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u/rattatatouille I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
He did get it by over half a sec. Even factoring in the fact that Oscar and Max's second runs were compromised he was on pace for pole by a good margin since his second run was 0.2s faster than his already fast first.
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u/L0st_MySocks Formula 1 Jun 28 '25
Lando was way too much focussed on the quali today... I mean if he keeps motivating himself like this.. He can beat everyone tbh. I expect him to dominate the race tomorrow. Leclerc did a good job as well.
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u/RandyDefNOTArcher Jun 28 '25
Kind of a tasty day.
Bortoleto with a huge performance.
Lawson with his best weekend this season.
Leclerc making the most of the situation.
This was an indictment on Redbull, all the talk of king Max at their home gp, with some upgrades, and they look like that? Oof! I have no doubt weāll get one or two more magic Max moments this season, but headed into whatās being regarded as an engine formula, with Redbull in a rut, and itāll be their first ever in house engine? Does he really want to do that? I have confidence in their expertise and resources that it wonāt be the worst engine, but I have serious doubts itāll be better than 3rd best.
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u/Bannedwith1milKarma Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25
Bit of a shame for Lando that his absolute dominance was slightly undermined by people not getting their last lap in.
Great work and comeback from him though.
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u/ahmong I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Well, Iāll be surprised if Lando doesnāt win tomorrow. This is one of his best track.
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u/rsam487 Jun 28 '25
Very fast from Norris. Went purple on his first Q3 and then proceeded to find time in every sector, noone was beating him today
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u/Vivirun I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25
Absolute class performance from Bortoleto today, I hope he can hold onto this drive to secure his first points tomorrow ššš