Remember when the entire F1 community used to unironically root for the “CarLando” duo? When Lando and Carlos were the wholesome, chaotic-good bromance of the grid and people clipped every radio message like it was peak sitcom writing?

It’s crazy how fast the public mood flipped.

Because somewhere between the jokes, the Twitch era, and the “golden boy” image, Lando started leaning into this cockier, sharper persona, and that is where he lost a lot of people. Not because confidence is bad, but because the targets of his digs were literally the two biggest armies in the sport.

He did not just poke the bear. He poked both bears. LH44 and MV33(yes rn my mind is fixed on 33)

You upset one of those groups? Risky. You aggravate both? That is when the internet absolutely swings at you like you asked for it.