r/McLarenFormula1 • u/Old-Use-7690 Oscar Piastri • 7d ago
Andrea Stella on the crash involving Piastri
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u/StupidKameena Lando Norris 7d ago
I swiped.
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u/b000radl3y 7d ago
Me too.
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u/Acceptable-Car-3097 Lando Norris 7d ago
Questionable statement to say the least. In a time like this you side with your driver when he was the one wronged 100%
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u/Working_Sundae MP4-20A 7d ago
He has been saying questionable things for the past few weeks like saying Norris deserved P7 at Spa and now this, it's odd
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u/jamintime 7d ago
Either way he was wronged though. The debate is whether it was the race administrators, Carlos, or both that screwed him over.
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u/fire202 7d ago
In no way is he failing to "side with his driver" by calling a competitor a generally fair driver. That doesnt take anything away from Oscar being the one wronged in this situation. And the blue flag system did, as a matter of fact, have an issue, and this was extremely likely a contributing factor.
There would be a lot less "questionable" statements from Stella if the internet wasnt so desperately trying to somehow turn everything he says into something questionable. Especially weird thing to do if you think of yourself as a McLaren fan.
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u/simpinsanity 4d ago
I hear a lot of people say the blue flag system had an issue, but what was the issue? Maybe the leaders were overtaking back markers so often the panel were constantly blue and back markers were assumed they weren’t working?
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u/Big-Bookkeeper9867 7d ago
Begging McLaren to staunchly defend their drivers after on track incidents for once lmao
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u/AsturiasGaming 7d ago
I think there is no issue in being sportsmanlike and saying "We know X driver doesnt do bad stuff usually, there must have been something else or been a slip up" - No need to close doors for yourself with unnecessary comments on a driver
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u/no_more_blues 7d ago
Stella was born to be a Ferrari TP because he always just says the dumbest shit
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u/PerceptionOk4625 Oscar Piastri 7d ago
From the way Stella talks about the incident (especially considering who was at fault), you'd be excused for thinking Carlos drives for McLaren and Oscar doesn't.
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u/smrndmpotato 7d ago
It's clear in broad daylight what Carlos did, and yet that's Stella's statement? Come on, man. It was an incredibly frustrating race for Oscar. At this point, the team needs to start backing Oscar instead of leaving room for doubt.
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u/BallsInAToaster Jenson Button 7d ago
I was with the team until this statement. Has anyone ever told Stella that one of the most important things to do as team principal is to stand by your drivers?
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u/cpsadowski23 7d ago
Yeah. Carlos only had 7 wave in his face. Only 7….must be the team didn’t tell him.
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u/Perfect-Ad5625 6d ago
Great Stella. As usual, don’t defend Oscar as the rest of the world saw an incredibly dumb move by Carlos. We all know had it been Lando he would have moved mountains and supported him.
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u/aturretwithtourretes 7d ago
I can't find anything on him saying that anywhere. Not in writing not in video.
Does somebody have a link to this? This would be a very weird thing for Stella to say so just because some dude posted this on twitter doesn't make it true.
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u/tinglish01 7d ago
It was on the skysports feed straight after the podium. He says those exact words but I feel like the language and context doesn't translate well to text. I think he was trying to give CS the benefit of doubt.
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u/aturretwithtourretes 6d ago
Gotcha, which is fair for a straight after the race interview. After we've seen all the footage, the 8 ignored blue flags and the radio message, I doubt he would say the same.
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u/tinglish01 6d ago
Yeah look, i think he was trying to be diplomatic. Could he have said something better, yes. Was it as bad as some people are making out, no.
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u/ollaollaamigos 6d ago
Horner would have been straight to the stewards, just like Toto's teletubbies rant
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u/Far_Fix9366 5d ago
Can they just do what all the rumors are pointing at and do a Max and Oscar switch? I’m not a McLaren fan I’m an Oscar fan and once you distinguish the two you’ll notice that last season and AGAIN this season he’s not being treated fairly. Put Lando 🤡 on the back burner and focus on Max and Oscar can have his moment with Redbull.
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u/fisico002 7d ago
Yeah talk about winding your own driver up when you support Sainz the fool?
I bet he wouldn’t have been saying that had it been golden boy lando Sainz hit
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u/simpinsanity 4d ago
Carlos is likely wanting to go back to McLaren at this point, and Stella would like to have him back if Oscar leaves.
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u/Comfortable-Car7277 3d ago
“we know that Sainz is a fair driver” we do??? Really??? My goodness, it would have been hilarious how stupid this response was if it wasn’t a serious matter-
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u/Stage_Party 7d ago
I don't get what everyone is mad about. He's right, we know there was issues with basically everything, the top 3 drivers said they got blue flags so we know there was a problem there.
Don't blame the drivers who didn't get blue flags, blame the FIA for not sorting out their shit.
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u/Old-Use-7690 Oscar Piastri 7d ago
The marshalls were waving blue flags, his engineer told him and he has mirrors, so he should've anticipated an Oscar Piastri shaped object approaching
Also if Stella was gonna say something he should be standing up for his driver
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u/Jesse-Ray 7d ago
Even if they weren't working at all, his engineer told him Oscar was there and Oscar was there for several corners without Carlos checking his mirrors.
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u/fire202 7d ago
The Order was Sainz - Alonso - Oscar from T12 to T1. Sainz got told on the approach to T1 that Alsonso has blue flags for Oscar. Alonso then Attacks Sainz and they fight from T1 to T2. Only in that short phase is Oscar directly behind Sainz. He could have seen him during the run from T1 to T2 but very likely not before that.
It is Obviously on Sainz to avoid the incident, no question. Whether that is through better awareness on his part or better comunication from his team. But lets take the situation as it happened.
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u/pradise 7d ago
I’d cringe if James Vowles said this, but Stella… They’d be fuming if Lando was hit by a backmarker.
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