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Headline is a bit much but we live in a click bait world so I guess by that metric it could be worse. Anyways.
I think this was a particularly bitter pill for Lando because it's the second time he's been asked to not challenge for a win at McLaren. The last guy he followed team orders for fell out of F1 only to come back as a PR stunt, while Lando continued to grind through mediocrity with McLaren. Now Lando and McLaren are consistently challenging for wins and, in my opinion, some of that frustration came out last Sunday. The pit wall has not evolved with the rest of the team, and their mistakes are causing both drivers undue stress and frustration.
Gaffs aside, Lando could potentially be a 3 time race winner at McLaren but instead has a P1 and two team ordered P2 finishes behind a teammate. He seems like a very level headed person but I think it's fair to assume that would frustrate someone.
His last stint was a statement that he wants to challenge for victory no matter who leads, and I think that's fair. It sucked for everyone it had to play out so sloppily and publicly, but it was coming sooner or later. McLaren has to find a better balance of competitiveness and decision making. They have the car and the drivers, now it's the choices from the pit wall holding them back.
Edit: spelling
I'm not sure about the Monza win, but I don't think there's any way he beats Piastri without the team ordered two undercuts. He never had the speed differential to overtake.
I'm not suggesting he was the fastest car all race or something ridiculous. People win races all the time because of fouled up pit stops, safety car timing, etc etc. Drivers find themselves in convenient or cursed positions basically every weekend. All of them want to win.
All I'm saying is the frustration is both understandable and ridiculous. The drivers shouldn't be in these stupid positions, and McLaren has to improve drastically in regards to their decision making and execution.