“What a Masterclass”: Papaya Army Joins the Celebrations as Lando Norris Pats His Own Back After Triumph Over McLaren Teammate

The Canadian GP saw quite a bit of action take place. Leaving the battle for P1 aside, there were some stellar overtakes in the midfield. Though McLaren left Montreal with a mixed bag of insights, their drivers showcased some great racecraft. And one instance that stood out for them was Lando Norris’ overtake of his teammate, Oscar Piastri. But his reaction to the overtake on Twitter is what got the Papaya army all excited.

In F1, usually, overtakes between teammates are not encouraged. Because it can prove to be unfortunate and damaging for the team. The crash between Mercedes teammates, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, in the 2016 Spanish GP, is a prime example of this. But Norris’ overtake was a safe one and did not affect the team points because the drivers just changed positions.

The Official F1 Twitter page posted the video of Norris’ overtake on Piastri in Lap 17, at the hairpin. And within a couple of hours, Norris reacted to the post. He was all praise for himself as he captioned his reply: “fun times, fun times”. In the comments section, one fan said: “you killed it”. He even replied to that comment, saying, “thnks.”

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Fans had a good time in the comment section as they showered praises on the “overtake king”.

Fans Join Lando Norris In His “Fun Times”

At the Canadian GP, McLaren started the race with Norris in P7 and Piastri in P8. Piastri finished P11 and, owing to a 5-second penalty, Norris finished P13. It was a points-less outing for McLaren. The end might not have worked out the way they wanted it to, but they had some positives to take note of. Both drivers had a couple of good overtakes during the race.

Let us look at fans reacting to Norris’ reaction to his own overtake.

One fan even came up with a brilliant display of word-play:

Though Norris got a rather harsh 5-second penalty that dragged him from P9 to P13, such highlights show that he’s still got it in him. The only thing he needs is for the team to upgrade the MCL60 so he can once again start flying on the racetrack.

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