Lando Norris

[GlobalRacer]

SPOTY has never been good for motorsport. Remember Ryan Giggs won over WDC Jenson Button when Giggs had done nothing more than break totting up records.

[vaud]

paulguitar said:

RB never came back with a source so I think we can assume it was bks.

New Years Honours lists are kept under tight control, IIRC the papers only get them 24 hours in advance under strict embargo.

[paulguitar]

vaud said:

paulguitar said:

RB never came back with a source so I think we can assume it was bks.

New Years Honours lists are kept under tight control, IIRC the papers only get them 24 hours in advance under strict embargo.

So definitely bks then.

And it would be farcical, so pretty clearly trolling.

[anonymous-user]

GlobalRacer said:

SPOTY has never been good for motorsport. Remember Ryan Giggs won over WDC Jenson Button when Giggs had done nothing more than break totting up records.

Since 1975:

Athletics/Olympics = 14
Motorsport = 6 (LHx2, DHx2, NMx2)
Football = 6 (4x male, 2x female)
Tennis = 6
Cricket = 4
Figure Skating = 4
Cycling= 4
Boxing = 3
Snooker = 1
Horse racing = 2

[cuprabob]

vaud said:

paulguitar said:

RB never came back with a source so I think we can assume it was bks.

New Years Honours lists are kept under tight control, IIRC the papers only get them 24 hours in advance under strict embargo.

Hasn't it already been said that Gareth Southgate has got a Knighthood in the NY honour's list?

Edited by cuprabob on Monday 23 December 11:45

[vaud]

cuprabob said:

Hant it already been said that Gareth Southgate has got a Knighthood in the NY honour's list?

I don't know. I do know that my wife used to work in a press office of a large university and they had to manually search the lists after publication to see which professors, etc got an honour - so even they weren't told in advance.

[TheDeuce]

paulguitar said:

vaud said:

paulguitar said:

RB never came back with a source so I think we can assume it was bks.

New Years Honours lists are kept under tight control, IIRC the papers only get them 24 hours in advance under strict embargo.

So definitely bks then.

And it would be farcical, so pretty clearly trolling.

It's a bizarre notion to have dreamt up even if trolling tbh. It's revealing of the naivety of the poster to even type something so unrealistic.

[Nova Gyna]

vaud said:

cuprabob said:

Hant it already been said that Gareth Southgate has got a Knighthood in the NY honour's list?

I don't know. I do know that my wife used to work in a press office of a large university and they had to manually search the lists after publication to see which professors, etc got an honour - so even they weren't told in advance.

Perhaps I’m misremembering, but wasn’t Horner’s CBE announcement made around the end of 2023, with the investiture taking place only last week? Why was there a year between the announcement and the ceremony?

[RB Will]

paulguitar said:

vaud said:

paulguitar said:

RB never came back with a source so I think we can assume it was bks.

New Years Honours lists are kept under tight control, IIRC the papers only get them 24 hours in advance under strict embargo.

So definitely bks then.

And it would be farcical, so pretty clearly trolling.

fk off with comments like that. I said where I had got it from. What the hell sort of trolling would it be? I saw something that thought would be a discussion point and put it up.

[TheDeuce]

RB Will said:

paulguitar said:

vaud said:

paulguitar said:

RB never came back with a source so I think we can assume it was bks.

New Years Honours lists are kept under tight control, IIRC the papers only get them 24 hours in advance under strict embargo.

So definitely bks then.

And it would be farcical, so pretty clearly trolling.

fk off with comments like that. I said where I had got it from. What the hell sort of trolling would it be? I saw something that thought would be a discussion point and put it up.

Why would you think something so clearly made up was worth a discussion

Why even bother to repeat something that is plainly nonsense?

[paulguitar]

RB Will said:

fk off with comments like that.

Crikey.

Merry Christmas, RB.

[thegreenhell]

Nova Gyna said:

Perhaps I’m misremembering, but wasn’t Horner’s CBE announcement made around the end of 2023, with the investiture taking place only last week? Why was there a year between the announcement and the ceremony?

That's quite normal. There's always a few months in between. I think there are only a couple of investiture ceremonies each year, and you get to select which one you can attend. Presumably Horney simply chose the one after the F1 season had finished when he'd have more time to attend, rather than something in the middle of the season.

[Nova Gyna]

thegreenhell said:

Nova Gyna said:

Perhaps I’m misremembering, but wasn’t Horner’s CBE announcement made around the end of 2023, with the investiture taking place only last week? Why was there a year between the announcement and the ceremony?

That's quite normal. There's always a few months in between. I think there are only a couple of investiture ceremonies each year, and you get to select which one you can attend. Presumably Horney simply chose the one after the F1 season had finished when he'd have more time to attend, rather than something in the middle of the season.

I had no idea, but according to Google, there are up to 30 investitures a year, which actually surprised me. Horner waiting until the end of the season certainly makes sense.

[White-Noise]

I was wondering if there was a Lando thread but it was a few pages back.

I saw an article yesterday stating he has given up drinking this year to totally focus on the racing. In my mind this isn't necessarily a good thing. Stress outlets and letting your hair down are absolutely key in life. He mentions last year he went out drinking in Amsterdam the weekend before his win in miami.

I can't help but think this is the wrong approach for him. He's putting too much pressure on himself.

The headline is about a small incident on said night out last year but it's not the most interesting point.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-norris-facial-...

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

I can ever see Lando being world champion, he just doesn't seem to be able to take the pressure.

Oscar on the other hand always sounds completely calm in the cockpit, and as we saw in Saudi, knows how to manage a race perfectly. He is also able to go wheel to wheel with Max and get the better of him on the first corner.

How many times have we seen Lando get pole, mess up the start and end up third after a couple of corners.

[Wills2]

White-Noise said:

I was wondering if there was a Lando thread but it was a few pages back.

I saw an article yesterday stating he has given up drinking this year to totally focus on the racing. In my mind this isn't necessarily a good thing. Stress outlets and letting your hair down are absolutely key in life. He mentions last year he went out drinking in Amsterdam the weekend before his win in miami.

I can't help but think this is the wrong approach for him. He's putting too much pressure on himself.

The headline is about a small incident on said night out last year but it's not the most interesting point.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-norris-facial-...

Alcohol is a poison and trigger for anxiety and depression, if he wants to be at his best he's better off not drinking.

[White-Noise]

Wills2 said:

White-Noise said:

I was wondering if there was a Lando thread but it was a few pages back.

I saw an article yesterday stating he has given up drinking this year to totally focus on the racing. In my mind this isn't necessarily a good thing. Stress outlets and letting your hair down are absolutely key in life. He mentions last year he went out drinking in Amsterdam the weekend before his win in miami.

I can't help but think this is the wrong approach for him. He's putting too much pressure on himself.

The headline is about a small incident on said night out last year but it's not the most interesting point.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-norris-facial-...

Alcohol is a poison and trigger for anxiety and depression, if he wants to be at his best he's better off not drinking.

Its also a coping mechanism. Depends what works for the individual not what a text book says. I hope he's right in his approach

[KobayashiMaru86]

Wills2 said:

White-Noise said:

I was wondering if there was a Lando thread but it was a few pages back.

I saw an article yesterday stating he has given up drinking this year to totally focus on the racing. In my mind this isn't necessarily a good thing. Stress outlets and letting your hair down are absolutely key in life. He mentions last year he went out drinking in Amsterdam the weekend before his win in miami.

I can't help but think this is the wrong approach for him. He's putting too much pressure on himself.

The headline is about a small incident on said night out last year but it's not the most interesting point.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-norris-facial-...

Alcohol is a poison and trigger for anxiety and depression, if he wants to be at his best he's better off not drinking.

This. No one needs to drink. I barely do once a year as I don't like the days after it. Has to be for the right reasons.

[vaud]

Wills2 said:

Alcohol is a poison and trigger for anxiety and depression, if he wants to be at his best he's better off not drinking.

Sure but there is big difference between a few swigs of champagne on the podium / glass of wine once a week and going on a bender in Amsterdam (which I think was the reference for last year)

[Muzzer79]

White-Noise said:

Wills2 said:

White-Noise said:

I was wondering if there was a Lando thread but it was a few pages back.

I saw an article yesterday stating he has given up drinking this year to totally focus on the racing. In my mind this isn't necessarily a good thing. Stress outlets and letting your hair down are absolutely key in life. He mentions last year he went out drinking in Amsterdam the weekend before his win in miami.

I can't help but think this is the wrong approach for him. He's putting too much pressure on himself.

The headline is about a small incident on said night out last year but it's not the most interesting point.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-norris-facial-...

Alcohol is a poison and trigger for anxiety and depression, if he wants to be at his best he's better off not drinking.

Its also a coping mechanism. Depends what works for the individual not what a text book says. I hope he's right in his approach

Er, if one is using alcohol as a "coping mechanism" then that is a big red flag.

There's a reason why elite sportsmen (Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Andy Murray to name just three) abstain from alcohol.

I absolutely agree that letting one's hair down and de-stressing is important, but there's absolutely no reason to suggest that those things need to involve alcohol.