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Post race DNF debrief with Oscar. Still 7 races to go and plenty of fight left in this Championship!

Well. Onto Singapore! | #F1 #McLaren

welp.

Lap 38 - Lando pits for hards, an attempt to overtake TSU. ... But it's a pit of 4.1s due to a wheel gun getting stuck again. He comes out P8 behind LEC. | #F1 #McLaren

Lap 31 - Lando is now up to P4 as others pit, but he's extending his mediums right now! He's 2s behind TSU and 5.7s ahead of HAM. He's also started doing his personal fastest laps of the race!! LAW is holding up LEC further back, so Lando isn't losing time right now. | #F1 #McLaren

Will --> NOR: "Race update for you. This is like Monza, we're looking to extend." | #F1 #McLaren

Will --> NOR "I’ve got a race update for you when ready. We could box to overtake LEC, but we’d have to come through people like ALO and BOR." "If there’s no drs train, I'm happy … I think the pace is good, so we need a chance to use it." LEC has already boxed, Lando up to P6! | #F1 #McLaren

Will --> NOR "Lando, how’s the pace and tyres?" "I think pace is okay, just dirty air and stuck in DRS at the moment." Lap 14 - Lando is still P8, between the two Ferrari's with HAM 1.3s behind him. | #F1 #McLaren

oh AND Lando went down a position in all that, he's now P8. | #F1 #McLaren

Oscar locks up and goes into the wall on lap 1.... he's okay and out of the car.... oh my god.... | #F1 #McLaren

IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO AT THE AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX! Both drivers are starting on mediums! | #F1 #McLaren

IT'S RACE DAY! And it's lights out in less than an hour! | #F1 #McLaren

... could have been worse? | #F1 #McLaren

End of Q3 - Lando - P7 Oscar - P9 An eventful day... 🙃 | #F1 #McLaren

1m42.23s lap for Lando after a slight 🤏 brush with the wall. | #F1 #McLaren

at this point, i don't mind if lando doesn't get pole, I. Just. Want. This. Session. To. End.

Aaaand we're now at the highest number of red flags in a qualifying session! (And I'll go on a limb here and guess this is probably The Longest Qualifying Ever.)

Oscar goes into the wall... quite a lot of damage taken, but he's uninjured and out of the car okay! 🧡 | #F1 #McLaren

NOT US TOO 😭😭😭

We've now equalled the record for most red flags in a qualifying session!!

End of Q2 - Lando - P2 Oscar - P3 | #F1 #McLaren

Q2 - times are FINALLY set 😭 Lando with a 1m41.396s for P1, Oscar with a 1m41.839s for P4!! | #F1 #McLaren

End of Q1 - Lando - P1 Oscar - P7 | #F1 #McLaren

Q1 - Lando is able to get in another lap. 1m41.322s into P1!! | #F1 #McLaren

Q1 - Oscar is finally able to set a time, goes P2 with a time of 1m41.839s! Lando bails his lap and pits, another red flag | #F1 #McLaren

Q1 - first flying laps set! Lando goes into P2 with a time of 1m42.407s! Oscar is unable to finish his lap due to red flag from ALB | #F1 #McLaren

QUALI TIIIIME! | #F1 #McLaren

All practice sessions complete!! | #F1 #McLaren

Lando Norris for British Vogue ✨️

An eventful session with multiple brushes with the wall... onwards to a better tomorrow 🙂‍↕️ | #F1 #McLaren

🚀🚀 | #F1 #McLaren

🇦🇿✨️ | #F1 #McLaren

UPCOMING! 🇦🇿 | #F1 #McLaren

🔜 | #F1 #McLaren

(cont. from previous post) LN4: "Oscar said it well. I think every situation is different. I think it's pretty stupid just to assume that kind of thing and say that's a precedent. We're not idiots. We have plans for things. If there were 4 cars in between me and Oscar, +

🎤: "You've talked about righting wrongs, etc. Let's say in Baku, Oscar has a perfect weekend, and at the end of the race, has a slow pitstop and drops from 1st to 4th. What happens in that situation? Is the expectation that Lando should have to give position back to his rival to balance things out?

LN4 post race interview: 🎤: "Did you lift the throttle down T1 when you touched the grass, that you closed the door a bit too much?" LN4: "🤏 Just a little bit, I had to! I tried to keep it, even on the breaking to T1, but I always know it's going to be a good fight with Max, and it was. +

OP81 post race interview: 🎤: "Hard battle at the beginning with Leclerc!" OP81: "Difficult beginning definitely. Definitely not my best first couple of laps. We seemed to have good pace for the first couple of laps compared to Charles so I could get past and then a lonely race from there. +

Oscar's radio post race: Tom: "That was uh... pretty painful in a way, but I think you've done the right thing. We'll talk about it after. You've finished P3." OP81: "Yep, a tough one. Once the rear calmed down a bit, it was alright. But, thanks for the input. Not the easiest of weekends."

ANOTHER DOUBLE PODIUM FOR THE TEAM! | #F1 #McLaren

Tom --> PIA: "This is a bit like Hungary last year. We pitted in this order for team reasons. Let Lando pass, and then you're free to race." "We said that a slow pit stop was part of racing, so I don't really get what changed here, but I’ll do it." 😶 | #F1 #McLaren

NEVERMIND! Oscar is told to let Lando past and he does, NOW they're free to race! | #F1 #McLaren

Lap 47: Lando also boxes onto softs, but he had a slow pit stop of 5.9s due to a stuck wheel gun. Oscar now ahead, no talk of giving positions back and they seem to be free to race currently 👀 | #F1 #McLaren

Lap 46: Oscar pits for softs! He comes out P3 | #F1 #McLaren

NOR --> Will: "I need blue flags!" "You need to get closer!" | #F1 #McLaren

Lando leads again after VER pits! Currently 1-2, both drivers are attempting to stretch their mediums stint so they can put on softs. | #F1 #McLaren

Will --> NOR: "What are your thoughts about continuing until we can fit a soft?" "Yeah. We might as well." Tom --> PIA: "Tyres look stable. Plan A plus 15, do you think that's possible?" "I think so. For now, yes." | #F1 #McLaren