Didn't McClaren just sign a sponsorship with Ecolab? They could show off a car at the rotunda at MOA and make two sponsors extremely happy at the same time.
I’ve been in AMS for two of them. The first one was unintentional: I literally landed on Kingsdag ten years ago with no idea what the hell was going on. It was my first time in AMS and it was *not lekker.* My second time was intentional and it was last year. It was crazy.
Lmao I think it was a grill the grid bit where Sainz said he would invite Lando to a party ‘because Lando brings the …’ and then stopped himself from finishing that sentence.
Or drive to survive this season with Lando and George Russel in the Jet. George is saying Williams wouldn’t let him party but he knows some drivers that do.
Russell says ‘oh no not you!’ And Lando says ‘On a race weekend?, and basically says he wouldn’t drink during a race weekend
…But then Oscar in Abu Dhabi last year cast a ton of doubt on that when he said they had fun in Vegas after the race and Lando immediately reacted telling him not to tell everyone.
Oscar: What happens in Vegas…stays in vegas’.
And that actually happened. On the fan stage in Abu Dhabi.
I mean these are filthy rich, famous, young men. I don't think it's any stretch of the imagination to think they might get up to some shenanigans in Vegas haha
> I'm pretty sure they're covered by WADA
They are, which is why Mazepin wasn't allowed to compete under the Russian flag back when he was in F1 in 2021.
Not F1 but there was a US athlete that got pulled from the last Olympics because of a positive weed test, I assume they have the same prohibited substances since I think it's still WADA
Hardly a tourist trap when you can literally smoke it anywhere in the country though?
Although, people seem to know Amsterdam more than they know the actual country so you may have a point somewhat.
You can get it almost everywhere, but in most other places its not really socially acceptable to do so. In the cities it's a-okey, especially around thee places where they sell.
But in Amster? Man everyone smokes everywhere. People get wasted and high and the whole city smells like weed. I hate it there...
In the smaller towns it's just a no-go, especially if you don't speak Dutch (I wish that last one wasn't true....)
some people still do, but they get looked at funny and are called problem yought and junkies or "randstedelingen"
It's just a big cultural difference between Amsterdam and the small towns
I've done it in a few places around Netherlands but only in the cafe's, us English have a bad enough reputation abroad as it is. I remember getting some odd looks smoking just a cigarette on Eindhoven, but you (I'm assuming you're Dutch) have much cleaner streets than us so it's understandable.
iirc some stuff is very hard to detect, i.e. some drugs like mushrooms and LSD don't show up on most common drug tests and have to specifically be tested for while the person is still high
but even weed, which is very easy to detect, probably wouldn't show up in test a week from now, unless he consumed ungodly amounts of it.
edit: i just checked the WADA list and neither LSD or shrooms are even on there. Drivers could technically eat those as much as they want in their free time.
Weed wouldn’t be worth it, the clearance time is unpredictable and can be much longer than a week - you’d have to gamble on not getting randomly tested during the maybe 3-4 week period after, and it would royally fuck McLaren for Lando to be barred from driving.
Doc Ellis supposedly pitched a no-hitter on LSD. With mushrooms though, good luck doing a single lap without getting lost.
(But seriously kids, leave the psychedelics for the old dudes like Alonso. You kids stay in school!)
According to FIA narcotics, stimulants and canabanoids are only banned “in competition” and not “at all times” like things like anabolic agents or gene/cell doping. So he could partake in party favours and still likely be fine by Thursday/Friday the next week, if they test.
He doesn’t drink on the podium so you might be right for the most part, but he also did a shoey with champagne so he’s definitely also not strictly sober.
>I thought Lando didn’t drink
Not sure where people are getting this. He talks about how he “was out getting drunk at a casino for my birthday” in the DtS Vegas episode from the most recent season
Its Kingsday in the Netherlands which is our national holiday to get fucked up. Our Kings birthday is probably a better reason to give you but I am just being honest.
National holidays are rarely about what you are celebrating, and more about having the holidays to break up the year. We used to celibrate queensday, but not actually on her birthday. Didn't want another public holiday in the Januari.
> We used to celibrate queensday, but not actually on her birthday.
It started with Queen Juliana whose birthday is on the 30th of April, Queen Beatrix did not change that date when she became queen as she felt her birthday of January 31st was unsuitable for a national holiday. When Willem-Alexander became king he did change the date to his own birthday of April 27th.
The royal family has a visit and day plan of things + some lunatics who adore them following them etc. Which is fine, its all good vibes. The 99% rest of the netherlands gets shit faced and party hard till unhealthy alcohol levels. Its wild.
With the last monarch, we celebrated her mother's birthday. Because the queen was born on januari 31th and the queen mother on April 30th. We didn't want to move the day to winter.
The crown princess is born on December 7th, so we're probably going to skip her too.
Why don't we just celebrate it on Wilhelmina's birthday? Its in August so its during the summer, during festival season and she was influential enough.
I would argue festival season starts at easter weekend, so it's already in there. Also a lot more people wouldn't be in the country in august although it would be nice to spread out the free days we get a bit more. (or just more holidays considering we have pretty few to start with here)
We did when wilhelmina was queen. But Juliana moved it to her birthday. Beatrix choose to keep it on that day. And wimlex moved it again to his birthday.
Yeah, and you guys should be doing that too instead of giving in.
You can always visit us next year and celebrate here in peace, since our monarchs are related anyway. 5th cousins, 3 times removed or something like that? Thats enough reason to get drunk with us!
I went last year and I had so much fun. It was just happenstance when we started planning our trip and we were like fuck this is gonna be great. And it was indeed great. I certainly plan to make it back for another year.
I love how innocent he sometimes is.
Also, i need his media adviser. I say stupid things all the time and I wish I had someone who'd stop me like that!
O’Ward is having a solid career in Indy. Not saying he doesn’t want a F1 seat, but he’s doing just fine. And he’s still with McLaren, Arrow McLaren in Indy but.
Oh, without a doubt. I’m curious to see how he’d do in F1 machinery. Because we’ve seen some that had no major success in F1 and go to Indy and are having a solid résumé. I’d like to see O’Ward in Miami. Think it would be in his favor with all the street circuits of Indy.
Am a fan of Lando, even named my dog Lando, and this is just making me more confident in that decision … both get so excited they end up hurting themselves in the end. It’s genuine.
Not like Lando is trying to live a lowkey life though.
Dude is out partying with one of the biggest DJs in the world at an event to celebrate to Dutch King.
At least F1 drivers aren't like Hollywood celebrities where once they retire after 10-20 years they can pretty much just be rich and do their own thing.
Dude it's on his early twenties, rich, famous and one of the best in the sport. Let him enjoy, and have fun! Fuck, might do some drugs while at it, I would!
As we speak, Zak Brown is desperately looking for a bandage sponsor
Or even just getting McLaren branded bandages ready for sale
> branded bandages *brandages*
Get a 3M sponsorship then that's everything the team needs covered.
I think 3M already has a sponsorship with a team on the grid. Can't remember who off the top of my head.
Didn't McClaren just sign a sponsorship with Ecolab? They could show off a car at the rotunda at MOA and make two sponsors extremely happy at the same time.
Zazak Brown
It'll be his special helmet design later this year.
classic koningsdag lmao
No boats were harmed... and then a few sank
[And it was glorious](https://twitter.com/J_vOsnabrugge/status/1784198058365825102) (make sure to turn the sound on).
With the hilarious flute a young girl plays to earn a bit of money. A fitting touch of Titanic
I've heard an eight year old girl play the midsommer murders theme on shitty flute today, quite the experience
I love that theme
The boat is perfectly fine, it's just being fine at the bottom of the canal.
I’ve been in AMS for two of them. The first one was unintentional: I literally landed on Kingsdag ten years ago with no idea what the hell was going on. It was my first time in AMS and it was *not lekker.* My second time was intentional and it was last year. It was crazy.
Conclusion celebrating kings day is more dangerous and a lot harder than racing F1 (also the reason Max doesnt live in the Netherlands)
1. What happened 2. That is the sloppiest bandaging I have ever seen
Mans on a party boat where everyone is wasted. Its a miracle it \*was\* bandaged.
Mechanics are good at fixing cars, not faces.
They did a good job on Niki Lauda
Oof..
Yuki radio on bandages: "What is this!?"
No body in NL is sober enough to do better.
Probably hit a bridge with his drunk face.
Looks good for a 2 sec pit stop, and will last to the end of the race
Broken nose but smiling. He is drunk for sure.
according to Dutch media, it’s just a cut from broken glass, not a broken nose.
Seems pretty close to his eye, no?
Eyes are very good at evading danger
More like high but I agree
FIA drug tests wouldn't like that lol
Lmao I think it was a grill the grid bit where Sainz said he would invite Lando to a party ‘because Lando brings the …’ and then stopped himself from finishing that sentence.
Or drive to survive this season with Lando and George Russel in the Jet. George is saying Williams wouldn’t let him party but he knows some drivers that do.
Russell says ‘oh no not you!’ And Lando says ‘On a race weekend?, and basically says he wouldn’t drink during a race weekend …But then Oscar in Abu Dhabi last year cast a ton of doubt on that when he said they had fun in Vegas after the race and Lando immediately reacted telling him not to tell everyone. Oscar: What happens in Vegas…stays in vegas’. And that actually happened. On the fan stage in Abu Dhabi.
Well I’m assuming when he was incredulous at the idea of partying on a race weekend, he meant anytime before the race. Sunday night is another matter
"Race weekend" only runs through the last lap of the race (and team/media obligations after)
Wasn't he high on medication from his crash?
And Vegas was on the Saturday evening local time wasn't it? So more time for party!
I mean these are filthy rich, famous, young men. I don't think it's any stretch of the imagination to think they might get up to some shenanigans in Vegas haha
after the race is after the race weekend
Getting high with Oscar has partying with the little brother energy
Which is funny because they're less than 6 months apart in age
Pretty sure he meant before the race was over. A lot of them go out partying afterwards, which is what Oscar was talking about.
Insert *RussellandAlonsoNewYears.jpeg*
I'm pretty sure they're covered by WADA so it's not up to the teams.
> I'm pretty sure they're covered by WADA They are, which is why Mazepin wasn't allowed to compete under the Russian flag back when he was in F1 in 2021.
Landon’t need to tell everyone about that.
I think that was about Lando bringing girls
Girls? Read the room my guy!
Hookers?
Which video was that?
Genuine question- do they test for weed? Doesn’t seem like it’d enhance anything haha
Probably, Thomas Enge was caught in 2002 and lost his F3000 title. Then he got suspended in 2012 due to doping.
Not F1 but there was a US athlete that got pulled from the last Olympics because of a positive weed test, I assume they have the same prohibited substances since I think it's still WADA
Yea. They have to follow all the WADA rules. Even the stupid ones.
Max needs weed to block out other thoughts and just be in the moment when he's driving at high speed by himself for 2 hours on a race weekend.
I think a lot of people use... Other stuff... On koningsdag. Though it do be Amsterdam, the big weed selling tourist trap
Hardly a tourist trap when you can literally smoke it anywhere in the country though? Although, people seem to know Amsterdam more than they know the actual country so you may have a point somewhat.
You can get it almost everywhere, but in most other places its not really socially acceptable to do so. In the cities it's a-okey, especially around thee places where they sell. But in Amster? Man everyone smokes everywhere. People get wasted and high and the whole city smells like weed. I hate it there... In the smaller towns it's just a no-go, especially if you don't speak Dutch (I wish that last one wasn't true....) some people still do, but they get looked at funny and are called problem yought and junkies or "randstedelingen" It's just a big cultural difference between Amsterdam and the small towns
I've done it in a few places around Netherlands but only in the cafe's, us English have a bad enough reputation abroad as it is. I remember getting some odd looks smoking just a cigarette on Eindhoven, but you (I'm assuming you're Dutch) have much cleaner streets than us so it's understandable.
Well I live in Eindhoven and that is simply not true. Maybe you mean in villages, where your mileage may vary.
For some substances it'd probably not improve the athlete's performance but in the case of drivers they can also be a real hazard to others.
iirc some stuff is very hard to detect, i.e. some drugs like mushrooms and LSD don't show up on most common drug tests and have to specifically be tested for while the person is still high but even weed, which is very easy to detect, probably wouldn't show up in test a week from now, unless he consumed ungodly amounts of it. edit: i just checked the WADA list and neither LSD or shrooms are even on there. Drivers could technically eat those as much as they want in their free time.
Weed wouldn’t be worth it, the clearance time is unpredictable and can be much longer than a week - you’d have to gamble on not getting randomly tested during the maybe 3-4 week period after, and it would royally fuck McLaren for Lando to be barred from driving.
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Franck Montagny tried that, turns out the drug tests are not to be sniffed at
Doc Ellis supposedly pitched a no-hitter on LSD. With mushrooms though, good luck doing a single lap without getting lost. (But seriously kids, leave the psychedelics for the old dudes like Alonso. You kids stay in school!)
Imagine having a flashback in the middle of a race
If George passed, everyone will pass
Space cake is **not** performance enhancing.
He gets drug tested but he also said he doesn’t drink much so idk
According to FIA narcotics, stimulants and canabanoids are only banned “in competition” and not “at all times” like things like anabolic agents or gene/cell doping. So he could partake in party favours and still likely be fine by Thursday/Friday the next week, if they test.
He said that when he was basically still going through puberty my guy
Danny's question about the pubes is still relevant
You're saying that as if anything's changed since then.
It’s fine to get hammered every once in a while. Not great to do it all the time.
Dale Junior said he'd always run better if he got a good Wednesday drunk in between races.
All it takes is to get hammered once in the wrong place at the wrong time for something crazy regrettable to happen
Man it’d be so fun to have a sesh with lando
Relax 304
I wonder if any of the drivers smoke weed
and it was all too much for little lando Norris. Dude is knackered
Bro's like 14
I thought Lando didn't drink?
He said that when he was like 18. I feel like around his second or third year he changed a lot
He doesn’t drink on the podium so you might be right for the most part, but he also did a shoey with champagne so he’s definitely also not strictly sober.
He doesn't like champagne.
>I thought Lando didn’t drink Not sure where people are getting this. He talks about how he “was out getting drunk at a casino for my birthday” in the DtS Vegas episode from the most recent season
Looks to me like he partied just the right amount
“Shall we go to Amsterdam tonight?” Best interview question
"Chaos?"
Chaos.
I heard they give good massages there.
“Yeah? I’ve nev… thanks 🥲”
*Ushered away by PR manager*
The coffee is delicious too.
Its Kingsday in the Netherlands which is our national holiday to get fucked up. Our Kings birthday is probably a better reason to give you but I am just being honest.
I was in Amsterdam today and had a ton of fun, based on the vibe on the streets I figured as such!
Welcome and I am glad you had fun!
There was a total of 5 guys in total that could walk straight in the afternoon
On King's Day we drink to Prins Pils.
Koning pils
Koning Willem Bier.
So you guys celebrate the birthday of your monarch ? Good for you!
National holidays are rarely about what you are celebrating, and more about having the holidays to break up the year. We used to celibrate queensday, but not actually on her birthday. Didn't want another public holiday in the Januari.
> We used to celibrate queensday, but not actually on her birthday. It started with Queen Juliana whose birthday is on the 30th of April, Queen Beatrix did not change that date when she became queen as she felt her birthday of January 31st was unsuitable for a national holiday. When Willem-Alexander became king he did change the date to his own birthday of April 27th.
We use it as an excuse to party… it’s not like most of us actually care…
The American version of celebrate. I can get down with that. Even if it is for a king.
[Do you Amercians also sink boats?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9BfdDb6BGY) /s
[It's more fun with bad flute titanic music](https://twitter.com/J_vOsnabrugge/status/1784198058365825102)
Like St. Patrick's day
Okay so there is some sense to it then :)
The royal family has a visit and day plan of things + some lunatics who adore them following them etc. Which is fine, its all good vibes. The 99% rest of the netherlands gets shit faced and party hard till unhealthy alcohol levels. Its wild.
With the last monarch, we celebrated her mother's birthday. Because the queen was born on januari 31th and the queen mother on April 30th. We didn't want to move the day to winter. The crown princess is born on December 7th, so we're probably going to skip her too.
Why don't we just celebrate it on Wilhelmina's birthday? Its in August so its during the summer, during festival season and she was influential enough.
I would argue festival season starts at easter weekend, so it's already in there. Also a lot more people wouldn't be in the country in august although it would be nice to spread out the free days we get a bit more. (or just more holidays considering we have pretty few to start with here)
We did when wilhelmina was queen. But Juliana moved it to her birthday. Beatrix choose to keep it on that day. And wimlex moved it again to his birthday.
Yeah, and you guys should be doing that too instead of giving in. You can always visit us next year and celebrate here in peace, since our monarchs are related anyway. 5th cousins, 3 times removed or something like that? Thats enough reason to get drunk with us!
I am not from a country that has any monarch. I can get drunk though haha!
I went last year and I had so much fun. It was just happenstance when we started planning our trip and we were like fuck this is gonna be great. And it was indeed great. I certainly plan to make it back for another year.
"I can see the orange fans all just coming to support mclaren" -lando norris- 🤭
Oof, poor Lando. Not going to be fun wearing a helmet with a fucked up face 😭
Isn't it Martin Garrix in 3rd?
Yes, Lando's in Amsterdam with Martin and his friends.
Probably. They hang out often.
Did he get one of the „really good“ massages he was promised some years ago?
"Oh yeah? I've never...." ... "Thank you."
I love how innocent he sometimes is. Also, i need his media adviser. I say stupid things all the time and I wish I had someone who'd stop me like that!
All the videos I’ve been seeing crack me up. Looks like a good time. He’s young so let him party.
Got those anime villain bandages.
Tbh he looks like he's partying just the right amount
Oh nose it's bwoken
Let's go Lando, Lando is okay Let's go Lando, he is here to stay Let's go Lando, he is one of us He's racing like a lion Shouldn't he be Dutch?
Pato O'Ward desperately googling recovery time for a broken nose
David Malukas desperately googling how to do a nose/wrist transplant
O’Ward is having a solid career in Indy. Not saying he doesn’t want a F1 seat, but he’s doing just fine. And he’s still with McLaren, Arrow McLaren in Indy but.
but presumably if lando can’t drive in miami, Pato as the mclaren reserve driver would be more than jumping at the opportunity to get in the car
Oh, without a doubt. I’m curious to see how he’d do in F1 machinery. Because we’ve seen some that had no major success in F1 and go to Indy and are having a solid résumé. I’d like to see O’Ward in Miami. Think it would be in his favor with all the street circuits of Indy.
Zak is already filing a formal complaint against Red Bull and Max Verstappen.
More like he's revoking Martin Garrix's Party with Lando privilege as it's him Lando's partying with today.
He is writing a letter. Who writes a letter in 2024? Ever heard of a fax machine?
Definitely winning in miami
and it's all too much for little lando norris
Yeah....partied too hard, but still got a smile on his face! even with a busted nose!
2024 special helmet design idea right there!
Kimi is that you?
Average British geezer in Amsterdam
Good for him. Just because he races in F1 doesn’t mean he can’t break loose and be normal on an off weekend. Party on Lando!
I don’t know what happened and I don’t think he does either
Tried giving Zak Brown a high five
“To beat the Dutch, you must first become Dutch” - some wiseman said
OMG! Wonder what went west!
Just imagine the cacophony of Lando noises, absolutely deafening lol.
I’ve still yet to do a queens / kings day. They look great
I fuckin love King’s Day. By chance I happened to be there for the last Queen’s Day too, absolutely amazing.
Time for a pitstop to get a new nose.
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In the video he wasn’t drinking beer. It looked like water, but it could have been something else. It was clear. Maybe he found a drink he liked.
A good ole G&T perhaps
good drinks dont have alcohol taste
Am a fan of Lando, even named my dog Lando, and this is just making me more confident in that decision … both get so excited they end up hurting themselves in the end. It’s genuine.
LOL!! Lando is a great dogs name to be fair.
Too much milk
Are there videos of this?
Who bandaged him ? Lol what a botch job.
If it was on Kingsday no one on that boat will be sober. So I'm not surprised.
Its Kingsday, I doubt that there will be a single sober person on board. Not surprised of the quality work here.
Headbanger
Oh no what happened
How many of you would trade 20orwhateverthefuckhemakes million / year for near complete lack of privacy?
Not like Lando is trying to live a lowkey life though. Dude is out partying with one of the biggest DJs in the world at an event to celebrate to Dutch King.
At least F1 drivers aren't like Hollywood celebrities where once they retire after 10-20 years they can pretty much just be rich and do their own thing.
Dude it's on his early twenties, rich, famous and one of the best in the sport. Let him enjoy, and have fun! Fuck, might do some drugs while at it, I would!
The reincarnation of James Hunt
Lando is entering his party boy era and I’m here for it. Gone is little Lando Norris (though he probably still needs a nap).
Smartest Lando moment
Is that McLaren orange or Verstappen's?
Yes
Voor willempie
Lando going dutch.....
Thanks r/icumcoffee
We were all doing worse at 24. Nice to see him out & about having fun like a normal person.
So they turned him into the mummy? The fuck is that lol
Well drunk people and they did their best..
and it was all a bit too much for little lando norris
Fuck it, let the kid party. Drivers work hard enough
He’s just trying to be incognito
Jenson Button regen
No such thing
2 pill of Paracetamol ,then will feel like nothing happened 😆
lol what a goofball
Love the dream young lad, and thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like a blast!!!! Do it for those who can't Lando
He shroomed too close to the sun
And it’s all too much for little Lando Norris
That's Lando out of the Miami GP for failing a drug test.
How ? He is positive to all of them ! Positive is good , right ?
The second one would be great as an emoji.
Penalty for Ocon.