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The level of trust it requires to pull such move is immense. Seldom are those who would trust each other to do so, and clearly, CarLando is one of those rare pairs. 🥂
I've been seeing some takes about how what Lando and Carlos did was unsportsmanlike and that we’re already dealing with RBR and AT being sister teams and we don’t need unaffiliated teams to start acting like they do, and that is it hadn’t been Lando then Carlos would’ve just done the same thing with someone else.
I call bullshit.
Something like this would have NEVER worked with Carlos and another driver. Why? Because the bond and understanding between Lando and Carlos is on another level. They know each other so well and that's why it worked. They're former teammates, they shared everything back in McLaren when it came to data and the way they drive.
They know each other so well.
I don’t even think people who are outside of the Carlando bubble actually realise this. Carlando isn’t just a work bromance made up for likes on IG and more engagement from fans. They care for each other, respect each other, love each other. They are collageus but that’s not what they truly are. They are friends, I might even go as far to say they’re the racing equivalent of soulmates.
Those saying that Carlos wouldn't have done it with anyone else are right. He doesn't have that level of trust in anyone else. It was amazing to see them understand each other without actually talking to each other. Carlos more than deserved that win after such a genius strategy that he came up with himself.
No one else deserved the P1 because no one else came close to his mentality all weekend.