“Papaya Boys” Lando Norris & Oscar Piastri’s Happy Smiles Leaves McLaren Fans in a Nice Change of Mood: “Wasn’t a Dream”

You couldn’t write the script for today’s Australian Grand Prix even if you wanted to! That being said, the Safety Cars and red flags weren’t the only things adding to the storyline of this amazing race. On home soil, Australian rookie, Oscar Piastri grabbed his first-ever Formula 1 point. It was a sight to see. What’s more? It was a race to remember for McLaren, too. With Lando Norris finishing P6, the Woking-based outfit executed well-deserved double points finish.

After McLaren’s struggles this year, it was a welcome result. And both the drivers were quick to greet and thank the fans who were in attendance to gee them up to such a result. Both Norris and Piastri, through the official McLaren Twitter handle, spoke to the fans and thanked them for the amazing run during the weekend. McLaren captioned the video, “Two papaya boys in the points. They have a message for you, McLaren fans!”

And when the team has made them proud, it was natural to expect the Papaya army to be in full swing. They rushed to the social networking platform to congratulate the team and revel in the bliss of outstanding points finish for the rookie and Norris.

Fans react as McLaren posts gratitude filled video post the Australian Grand Prix

As soon as the video went viral, fans rushed to Twitter to share their reactions. One fan even commented, “Waking up and realizing this wasn’t a dream… best feeling ever.” Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions to McLaren’s triumphant post-race message to their fans.

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Fans were quick to point out the change in mood in the McLaren camp. After a squalid start to the season, both the drivers drove the wheels off of the MCL60 to secure the result. Hopefully, for the fans, this is only a sign of things to come.

Fans were also elated to see both drivers getting along so well!

But most of all, the Papaya army was stoked to see their team do so well, in a race that was packed with action, drama, and work.

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Was this a one-off result, or has McLaren unlocked the real potential of the MCL60?