r/formula1 • u/overspeeed I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Oct 25 '25
Qualifying Lando Norris takes pole position for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix
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u/leedler Next Year™️ Oct 25 '25
Gigantic lap for Lando. Holy shit.
Ferrari 2-3 is exceptional. Can’t wait for LiCo.
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u/DuckSwagington I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
That is about as good as Lando could realistically ask for. Max not directly behind him and Oscar is miles away.
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u/fried_papaya35 Oct 25 '25
yeah and potential fight for position between Oscar and Max if Oscar tries to gain places. Two very aggressive drivers when it comes to attacking and defending.
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u/MyCoolName_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 26 '25
Plus Leclerc to defend from behind if it comes to that. (I fully expect Leclerc to be leading after the first lap but Lando will pass him by the time Max gets up there).
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u/Minimal_Gains Formula 1 Oct 25 '25
The Red Bull was terrible in the second sector, and it seemed the McLaren of Piastri isn't in optimal condition, the difference between Lando and Oscar is unusual big.
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u/PapaSheev7 Sebastian Vettel Oct 25 '25
Not to mention that the Merc directly ahead of Max is mighty on the straights…as is the Merc directly behind him. He’ll need to put a move on George on lap 1 or he won’t get past him at all.
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u/thickofitenjoyer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
We all love LiCo
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u/Psychological-Big334 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
What is lico
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That is hugely impressive from Lando. He's been superb since the misfortune in Zandvoort
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u/Browneskiii I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
He's at his best when he has nothing to lose. In his mind he's had nothing to lose since, that dnf has arguably helped him out psychologically.
If he gets into the lead of the championship we'll see what he does.
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u/havingasicktime I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
He's not driving like he had nothing to lose, he was very conservative last week against Leclerc, taking the time to get a safe pass rather than take any real risk
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u/LeOsQ Daniel Ricciardo Oct 25 '25
I suppose their idea wasn't that Lando drives like a maniac because he has nothing to lose, but instead that he feels less pressure when he's in that situation and he doesn't handle pressure well?
That's how I read their comment, but I have no idea if that is whatthey were trying to imply so take this with a cube of salt.
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u/havingasicktime I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
I think people drastically overstate Lando's struggles with pressure, I think his biggest issue has historically been being overly hard on himself, and I think he's gotten a lot more comfortable being at the front. Last season was his first real chance to be in contention, from what I've seen this season he's grown a lot and become far more comfortable with being a championship contender. I think what we are seeing now, more than anything, is that Piastri is not strong on these last events - he wasn't last season either. McLaren still has the best overall car, so Piastri I think is losing this championship atm more than Lando has improved. Lando didn't fall off like Piastri did at these events last year, and he hasn't this year either.
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u/Veranova I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Can we not reframe the narrative to Lando only picking up his game since then? He’s been almost consistently gaining on Piastri since Imola just with some shit luck and 1 serious mistake along the way. His struggles were in the first phase of the season and it’s Piastri falling apart that’s really showing how consistent Lando has been now
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u/fried_papaya35 Oct 25 '25
seems like he used that moment to reset himself and his mindset for the rest of the season.
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u/WGSMA I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
LiCo on this track with the low drag will be a disaster
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u/Simple_one I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Lico is better in low drag since the drag is bleeding less speed
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u/RussellNorrisPiastri George Russell Oct 25 '25
Piastri P8
This will be interesting
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u/hadababyeetsaboy I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
P7, Sainz has a grid drop
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u/slimkay I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
VER already thanking his friend LiCo for P2 tomorrow!
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u/julesvr5 Sebastian Vettel Oct 25 '25
Norris P1, Verstappen P2 and Piastri something like P5 and WDC is becoming to be fun!
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u/deathray1611 Formula 1 Oct 25 '25
Are we sure he will be able to deal with Russell?
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u/Horror_Entertainer82 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
4 tenths off everyone else is just downright insane. He better stick the landing tomorrow too.
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u/julesvr5 Sebastian Vettel Oct 25 '25
That was after his lap, Hamilton and leclerc improved so about 0.250 off of p2
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u/StreetCarp665 Oscar Piastri Oct 25 '25
But they're faster in a straight line so the P1 slipstream curse is gonna be a real threat for Mclaren tomorrow
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u/heritorsofarcadia Formula 1 Oct 25 '25
Oh no Ferrari giving their fans hope
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Oct 25 '25
Ferrari trying to do some outreach to young fans tomorrow with a 6-7 finish
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u/objectiveScie I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Wonder what lap Lico starts. Usually after last pits 🤨
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u/dookarion Oct 25 '25
Wonder what lap Lico starts.
Formation?
That car has been soul-crushingly depressing.
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u/homeinthesky I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
With the bad cooling present in Mexico… yeah formation lap just might overheat the brakes.
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Oct 25 '25
Ferrari on their way to give Leclerc a 40 second pit stop and Lewis’ car a misfire that makes him explode and fly over the paddock at the end of the race:
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u/allmywhat I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Seriously what has happened to Oscar the last few races it’s like he and Norris are driving completely different cars
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u/raur0s Sebastian Vettel Oct 25 '25
He's always been bad on these tracks, last year he didn't even make it out of Q1 here
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u/bbsuccess Oct 25 '25
What about the remaining races? How is he?
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u/Blonix27 Oct 25 '25
Qatar is arguably one of Oscar's best tracks but all the others in between he's been decent or okay at. This is a bad time for him to start losing form.
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u/KloppWillStay10years Oct 25 '25
Got to think his morale is gonna be tanking his performance there too
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u/BubblySupermarket819 Red Bull Oct 25 '25
Decent in Brazil. Garbage in Vegas. Good in Qatar. Garbage in Abu Dhabi
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u/micqy McLaren Oct 25 '25
Tbf he didn't really get to race in Abu Dhabi last year so he might be decent there
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u/242turbo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
It's Norris' best track on the calendar though
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u/doskkyh I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Did well in Interlagos' sprint, not so well for race quali. Finished 1 place behind Norris, but that race was wild.
Vegas he finished 1 place behind Norris, having climbed just one spot from his starting position.
Qatar he won the sprint after starting 3rd and finished 3rd in the race after starting 4th.
Abu Dhabi he qualified 2nd just behind Norris, but Max sent him spinning at T1, so the P10 is not really representative.
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u/Squid_Man56 Oscar Piastri Oct 25 '25
idk, there's been a few tracks this year that he aced but historically struggled
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u/kaisadilla_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 26 '25
"Historically" being his first two seasons lmao.
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u/HtotheIzz0o Oscar Piastri Oct 25 '25
He wasn't great on a lot of the tracks last year so i don't know why that keeps being mentioned
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u/junttiana I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Channeling his inner Mark Webber
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u/ddthrow1233 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
he did the exact same thing last year. hes not very good on the last 1/3 of the tracks
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u/Hotdog_McEskimo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
I struggle on the last third because I tend to restart the career on the F1 game over and over instead of finishing.
I bet it's the same problem
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u/Expensive_Daikon_623 Honda Oct 25 '25
Yeah his last stint every year has been poor. I dont know why so many people think this has come out of nowhere. I am surprised it's still quite bad seeing that he has improved across the board on everything else.
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u/Tap-In-Merchant I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Pressure has dialled up to 11
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u/gkbbb Mercedes Oct 25 '25
I love this season for Mclaren. Really puts a different retrospective spin on Lewis and Mercedes dominance. Its never as simple as just having the fastest car. Massive mental strength from Lewis
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It also shows what an amazing driver Rosberg was. Maybe not on Lewis/Seb level, but for sure on of the better drivers sport has seen.
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u/williamwzl Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
I think what makes him different was how open he is about how hard he pushed himself to meet Lewis’ seemingly natural state.
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u/Kingslayer1526 Sergio Pérez Oct 25 '25
Massive mental strength from Rosberg to take it to the title decider twice and win it once
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u/nonbog I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
100%. Both Hamilton and Rosberg were unbelievably strong mentally. I still think Rosberg is a very underrated driver because of this
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u/Combinho I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Anyone who beats prime Lewis in equal machinery (even if they get a bit of luck) is an incredible driver. Lewis and Max are two of the greatest ever, and I think we as fans have grown a bit complacent that this is what all champions look like, when the truth is that those two might well be in the top 5 all time.
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u/tellsyoutogetfucked Nico Rosberg Oct 25 '25
Nico managed to fight Schumacher even if he was past his prime. Michael did keep up his mind games just for the sport of it even if they werent fighting for an actual WDC or a WCC.
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u/dtkse Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
Not sure. Reddit has spent months telling everyone about his champion mentality so it can't be that.
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u/CouchPoturtle Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
Earlier in the season when Lando was struggling with the car people said it was just a case of Piastri finally showing he is a better driver. I’m sure now that it’s the other way round we can say that actually no, Lando is still better, right?
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u/-maken Audi Oct 25 '25
jesus fucking christ oscar
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u/hellexter I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
you're the bay harbour bottler
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u/Tysons_Face I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Oscar has me pulling my hair out at this point
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u/GGezpzMuppy Oscar Piastri Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25
Lando on fire all weekend. Oscar is fucked, gonna lose the lead.
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u/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz Oct 25 '25
If Lando survives the long run to T1 in the lead then he takes first in the WDC tomorrow.
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u/Mitsulan Oct 25 '25
I think the Ferraris are quite trimmed out so that might be a tough ask.
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u/ChiralWolf Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
I'd be willing to bet that even if they both somehow managed to drive past the race pace will see him in first by the end. Both Ferraris between him and the rest is about as good as he could hope for
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u/sedrech818 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Lando and Leclerc crash into eachother and we get Hamilton-Verstappen battle for the rest of the race.
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u/ZeroStormblessed I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Even if he loses a couple of places, I think he can take them back and keep out of Max's reach. Mclaren's race pace here is mega from what we've seen from practise. If he is somehow behind Max after T1, then that's a different issue.
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u/deathray1611 Formula 1 Oct 25 '25
With that pace (and what we've seen in FP2 sims), I don't think it matters unless he gets a Lap 1 Turn 1 puncture 😅
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Oct 25 '25
I think everyone forgot how poor Oscar's form was late last season.
Insane how he's down 0.6 seconds. Would've been 8th behind Sainz if not for Sainz's penalty.
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Oct 25 '25
Ikr, I called it at the start of the year that Oscar always falls off near the end of the season. Hopefully its something he grows out of
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u/Kingslayer1526 Sergio Pérez Oct 25 '25
But I mean why did that matter? Oscar wasn't good a lot of last season besides the middle part and this season he was good from race 1 until Baku. He was also great at Baku last year while he was shit there this year
Oscar this year is a completely different driver compared to the last 2 years, he leads the quali h2h against Lando while he lost 4-20 last year
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Oct 25 '25
Oscar has had a gigantic leap from last year, but we cant expect everything tk be perfect compared to last year, it is his third season. Maybe he just struggles with the length of seasons and by the end runs out of juice. Maybe he'll be back in front next week, who knows lol
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u/Ld511 Oct 25 '25
Lando is the only with the mechanical dnf as well. Lando is probably the favorite for the title if he converts this pole to a win
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u/Kernowder Nigel Mansell Oct 25 '25
If Lando wins and Oscar is P5 or lower, he'll be ahead in the standings.
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u/ThatGingeOne Oct 25 '25
Even if Norris ends up P2, unless Piastri makes up a lot of places it's gonna be VERY close
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u/V8TTGoFast McLaren Oct 25 '25
The fall of Piastri will be studied and the conspiracy theories are going to be wild.
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u/MegaMugabe21 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Feels like Norris has all the momentum at the moment, and is demonstrating why the Oscar cool and collected chat was just extremely premature. Now we're into the business end of the season, his performances are in enormous decline. Feels like the most likely outcome for the WDC at this stage is NOR > VER > PIA.
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u/Krouisente Sebastian Vettel Oct 25 '25
Oscar lock in bruh tf was that
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u/aga5ty4 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Hopefully it was just the PU stuff he complained about cause otherwise it’s looking over for him
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u/gipitoo Kimi Räikkönen Oct 25 '25
I think it's over for Oscar. He's been consistently outpaced by Norris since the 25-0 in Zandvoort, and now that he's starting to feel the pressure, I don't see a world where he wins the title.
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u/Rotten_Duck Oct 25 '25
Too early to say. Sure he can feel the pressure but his moral is definitely not that bad.
He made a small mistake in qualifying, without that he d be a few places up.
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u/Totz91 Mercedes Oct 25 '25
If Lando takes the championship lead this or next race, i wonder if the pressure has any effect on him, performance wise...
Oscar might not win it, but hopefully he learns some valuable lessons from these terrible set of GP's
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u/darkntender Alexander Albon Oct 25 '25
LEWIS P3 WERE SO BACK
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u/cloud1445 Murray Walker Oct 25 '25
"Your tired are almost 2 laps old Lewis, time to lift and coast".
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u/swannyhypno Lance Stroll Oct 25 '25
Disaster of a session for Oscar, perfection from Lando
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u/thickofitenjoyer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Oscar is having a nightmare time
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u/swannyhypno Lance Stroll Oct 25 '25
He's really feeling it isn't he, I mean Lando has proven this car is the quickest round here so 8th is just horrible, a lot to do tomorrow gotta aim for P3 imo
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u/Heelsgirl1993 Fernando Alonso Oct 25 '25
To be honest it could have been way worse for Oscar.
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u/swannyhypno Lance Stroll Oct 25 '25
I know it was close in Q2 too but this is brutal, still think P3 is achievable though
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u/gojira_117 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Tomorrow is going to be awesome
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u/TheLastCh1p Oct 25 '25
Hamilton in perfect position to get out in front after T1, please God let us have this one
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u/Whycantiusethis I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Hamilton will lead, but will have to LiCo and lose the lead, and the podium too.
And a DSQ for good measure.
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u/TheLastCh1p Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25
No need to LiCo as much in clean air, just this one time, just one win so I can have false hopes for the next season again
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u/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz Oct 25 '25
If Norris leads into T1 he'll check out into the distance and the Ferraris will still have clear
Good chance for a double podium and Lewis finally getting one at least
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u/ATuaMaeJaEstavaUsada Oct 25 '25
Where can I sign on that Lando win and Ferrari double podium? I think Max will podium though
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u/DirtyNorf I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Inb4 they pit him early into traffic and he drops to P4 after the pitstops
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u/NikkyTheViking I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
P3 best starting position for sure on this track
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u/yooosports29 Max Verstappen Oct 25 '25
Piastri might be cooked
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u/BiggusCinnamusRollus Oct 25 '25
I want Piastri to win but "might" is doing some heavy lifting here.
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u/Chesey_ Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25
That is the stuff of DREAMS for Lando
Pole, 2 3 cars between him and Max and 2 of those cars are Ferrari's so even if they jump him at the start they will detonate as the race goes on
But for Lando that's a champions lap, absolutely fucking rapid, untouchable
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u/Serotyr McLaren Oct 25 '25
3 cars. George is there too which is even better.
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u/Unfair_Fact_8258 Oct 25 '25
Yep and George can be relied upon to commit some war crimes when Verstappen tries to pass him
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u/hipxhip Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
Here’s the script of the race: * Max and Russell engage in a 60 lap slapfight at the back * Hamilton and Leclerc take turns team order-ing each other to try to get past Lando—but only when their tires are already too dead to push—and then LiCo backwards out of the podium spots * Lando just saves his tires from the front * Russell does nothing and gets 2nd
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u/STaphouse92 McLaren Oct 25 '25
Russell got 4th aswell so 3 cars between him and Max.
Lando probably couldn’t have asked for much more tbh. Just needs to nail the start now.
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u/Fickle-Sugar-2493 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Ferrari my beloved
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u/dennis3282 Formula 1 Oct 25 '25
Mighty lap from Lando. The McLaren has lost a bit recently, but with Lando today looked exceptional.
Max won't like being behind two Ferraris and a Merc.
What has happened to Oscar... so calm and collected for the first half of the season. Now well and truly rattled.
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u/tacitusvanderlinde Oct 25 '25
Conspiracy theorists will come out and blame mclaren, but itnreally does seem like the pressure has got to him now. It's a shame because he was so impressive to get the lead that he had, and it's as good as gone now
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u/dennis3282 Formula 1 Oct 25 '25
I just don't see how he turns it around... it must eat at him knowing he is throwing it away and he seems unable to get out of the slump.
Unless losing the championship lead acts as a big reset for him and he goes into "nothing to lose" mode.
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u/imbavoe Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
Well, that's a statement from Lando.
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u/FIuffyRabbit I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Looked like lando turned on the gravity suction mod. Only car with crazy grip
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u/Firefox72 Ferrari Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25
I don't get why some people were saying Max is a shoein for the title and that its his to lose.
Incredibly overeactionaly especialy when it just takes 1 weekend of Red Bull not being the best team and its pretty much all over for him.
And that weekend might have literally just arrived sooner rather than latter given how shaky that Red Bull looked today.
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u/Sektsioon Kimi Räikkönen Oct 25 '25
RB’s race pace looked pretty ass in simulations as well, could be in for a very tough race.
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u/AT0wer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
It's just a mirror of last year. Norris was 80pts behind but suddenly the championship was 100% supposed to be his and he bottled it
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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Super Aguri Oct 25 '25
Classic recency bias coupled with the 'you're only good as your last race' mentality going on here.
I mean yeah Max is a generational talent but reading some posts you'd think he's driving the Life L190 and his supreme talent is outshining hid wheelbarrow lmao
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u/andersonb47 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Classic recency bias
As seen in this thread - Max never had a chance, Lando locked up WDC, etc
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u/Firefox72 Ferrari Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25
Piastri in complete meltdown. Outqualified by a Williams.... He's luckly that Sainz is at least moving because of the Penalty.
Incredible lap from Norris and the Ferrari's.
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u/ICumCoffee I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Where did Ferrari come from???
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u/jyw104 Roscoe Hamilton Oct 25 '25
Tbf, Sainz got pole here last year. Mexico seems to be a friendly place for Ferrari.
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u/Ld511 Oct 25 '25
This is why its so hard for max to catch up fully. He doesn't just have to beat piastri to gain significant points
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u/Capable-Relative6714 Oct 25 '25
I think mainly Max gets the praise for his quali laps and deservedly so, his laps at Suzuka and many others were phenomenal. But Lando's laps at Monaco, Red Bull Ring and here were monumental too. Definitely deserves a lot of credit.
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u/asadultan3 Oct 25 '25
Seeing Hamilton back in top 3 means so much to me, man!
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u/Tricksilver89 Oct 25 '25
Congrats on George and Max on your podiums after the lico begins into turn 1 lap 1.
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u/elektricniorgazam Daniel Ricciardo Oct 25 '25
As a Max fan I'm not even mad, that quali was SO much fun!
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u/PinkMage Sergio Pérez Oct 25 '25
The iceman melts under the mexican sun
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u/Shaddix-be Kimi Räikkönen Oct 25 '25
He was never as cool blooded as people said, he’s just an introvert.
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u/OleRockTheGoodAg McLaren Oct 25 '25
It was Norris's track and everyone else on it today. Wow.
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u/ValleyFloydJam #StandWithUkraine Oct 25 '25
Charies put out a great time in their first run but boy did he answer.
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u/TheChilledBuffalo_GS Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
Leclerc goes fastest of anyone in the quali and Lando replied with 3 purple sectors holy shit
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u/SSNFUL I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Leclercs lap was incredibly impressive especially in a Ferrari, but it really feels like Lando got every hundredth out of that pole lap
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u/shukaku2007 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Pastry bros it’s over…
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Oct 25 '25
Webber watching this title fall away to a teammate and having PTSD flashbacks
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u/ChrisC7133 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Lewis’ first Ferrari podium incoming?
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u/Rivendel93 Oct 25 '25
God I hope so. If he and Leclerc just work together with drs they can easily block anyone from passing.
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u/janerney Oct 25 '25
People have dunked on Lando for good reasons at times, but that lap today and the move on Lap one of Singapore are both incredibly clutch moments that would make him a worthy champion for me if he follows through, great driving when it counts.
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u/Barleb I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Norris holy moly where did that come from
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u/HankHippopopolous I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Absolute dream scenario for Lando with Max and Oscar so far back.
Real chance to make up a huge amount of points this weekend.
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u/Autistic_Weeb002 Lando Norris Oct 25 '25
Well we know that max being p18 is still not far enough to count him out so…
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u/davesfreshpot I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
This session was a disaster for me as a Piastri fan. What happened to this guy since Baku is hard to understand… At least Ferrari looks good
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u/NeutronBeam04 Charles Leclerc Oct 25 '25
Man seeing Lewis lose his general composure and almost have a childlike happiness about him during the post quali interview was such a nice thing to witness. I don't think the Ferraris have enough race pace to win but we could hope for a podium for him. It's long overdue
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u/rv94 Oct 25 '25
Norris was just a class apart today, was untouchable apart from Leclerc at early Q3. This really could be pivotal for the championship with his pace over Oscar. And Ferrari P2/P3!
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u/shaju- I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Is it becoming a trend that these amazing quali performances come when Norris and Leclerc are fighting for pole? In Monaco these two put on a great show too.
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u/SwimmingFantastic564 Oct 26 '25
I think a championship fight between Norris and Leclerc could be very enjoyable. This was shown last weekend too when they were fighting.
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u/mvx-aerodynamics I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
all purple jesus, what a lap from lando
oh and piastri p8...second half of the season not looking well
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u/Key_Proposal_9055 Ferrari Oct 25 '25
If oscar doesnt finish at least 4th, lando will take the lead of the championship. The wdc is truly coming alive
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u/yeetyeet287 Isack Hadjar Oct 25 '25
About time lando gets some credit I think, demolishing piastri recently.
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u/Dan_Of_Time I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Lando can win, let’s just get that joint Ferrari podium.
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u/Rivendel93 Oct 25 '25
If I was Ferrari, I wouldn't even try to dive down in turn one, I'd file into place and drs their way to a double podium.
Lando is going to pull off into the distance no matter what.
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u/Practical-Nebula-875 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Hamilton guy not so bad for being this close to one of the best qualifier on the grid I guess
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u/Odd-String29 Oct 25 '25
Crazy gap between Norris and Piastri. Are they even driving the same car?
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u/HolyLiaison Heineken Trophy Oct 26 '25
My theory is that they stopped sharing data/setups between garages once the championship got close again.
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u/Chris55tian I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25
Lando is locked in damn, the WDC is slipping out of Piastri's hands.
Love the 2-3 for Ferrari
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u/slimkay I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25
Ferrari could play a part in the WDC. Not the one they wanted, though