The Qatar Grand Prix according to social media
Skincare secrets, pre-race playlists and a good lie down: Qatar’s best tweets
There’s nothing like a good recovery story to get social media talking.
Starting from sixth and 10th, respectively, Oscar and Lando had it all to do in the Qatar Grand Prix, having seen their lap times deleted for track infringements in Friday’s qualifying session. A repeat of Japan’s double podium looked unlikely, and yet, our team walked out of the paddock gates on Sunday night with a massive grin on their faces and one very welcome worry: would we need to upgrade our luggage capacity?
Four trophies, 47 points, and thousands of tweets to keep us busy on a very happy Monday morning. From start to finish, here’s what you made of the Qatar Grand Prix.
Your psychic powers know no bounds…
going for the fastest pit stop award, i see
— laura⁴ (@smalltowngxrl) October 5, 2023
Walking in style to the podium this weekend
— Ismael Zaragoza (@Intraverno) October 5, 2023
Oi oi oi.
Aussie Aussie Aussie
— Amanda 🖤☠️🥀 (@AmandaJK_) October 6, 2023
We normally love a Friday qualifying session, but track limits spoiled the fun, as Lando and Oscar saw their final laps in Q3 deleted, demoting them from second and fourth, respectively, to sixth and 10th.
We all knew which meme was coming...
— Fer Gracioli 🐝 (@FerGracioli) October 6, 2023
But you all knew we’d bounce back.
Frustrating Quali but we’ll get them in the race. We have the pace and two awesome drivers 💪
— Katy (@KatyHolmes_) October 6, 2023
And at least Oscar saw the funny side of it, after learning of his penalty during a live interview.
P1, 2 & 6 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/6NWcCtdE2y
— Oscar Piastri (@OscarPiastri) October 6, 2023
We recovered in style on Saturday morning as Oscar qualified on pole for the Sprint.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 he’s bringing that fireeeee
— deni (@fiagirly) October 7, 2023
Papaya front row lockout baby.
Yesss!!! 1-2 fantastic @McLarenF1 @OscarPiastri @LandoNorris .
— Joost (@Joost_Landzaat) October 7, 2023
Couldn't get any better!! Wow! #fanslikenoother pic.twitter.com/FjofS51vY9
Good to see that no one was bitter about Friday…
DON'T DELETE THE LAPS PLEASE
— 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕔𝕄𝕒𝕔𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 (@MacsAndPotions) October 7, 2023
We’ve finally found a good use for this meme.
LFGG 🚀🧑🍳 pic.twitter.com/FG8IiEIPGt
— sharm⁷ (@ln4koo) October 7, 2023
Starting on Mediums, whilst many around them were on Softs, Oscar and Lando briefly dropped back at the start of the Sprint, but fought their way through the field once their tyres were up to temperature.
This is madness
— Lucy (@xxlucyy2001) October 7, 2023
We’re not crying, you are.
OSCARRRRRRR PIASTRIIIII P1 BABY!!! 😍😍😍 Lando P3 another double podium. @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris @OscarPiastri @ZBrownCEO @ivanlda LEGENDS ALL OF YOU SO HAPPY #FansLikeNoOther
— Ramsayphoto (@Ramsayphoto1) October 7, 2023
Yeeeeeees @OscarPiastri !!!! A win in your first season!! Come on @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris #FansLikeNoOther #McLaren #QatarGP #QatarGrandPrix #F1Sprint
— Johny Davies (@johny1290) October 7, 2023
Beyond proud of the entire team.
This is me RIGHT NOW @OscarPiastri you young legend 🧡👏👏👏👏👏🇦🇺
And a GREAT recovery from @LandoNorris
LOVE THIS TEAM @McLarenF1 #FansLikeNoOther #QatarGP pic.twitter.com/brLUodTlPV— Andy Webb - Mclaren (@AndyWebbDJ) October 7, 2023
Oscar Piastri, rookie race winner, F1 sheriff.
Oscar is a darling, watch out Guys a new young Sheriff is on the grid🙏⭐🌟❣️🌟⭐🌟⭐🌠🌠🌠
— Bonita Lisborg (@Howardroak) October 7, 2023
Congrats Oscar 🤗🤗🤗👏👏👏🤗🤗🌟💖💖🙏🙏
A sensational job from both sides of the garage.
Look at him @LandoNorris i'm soo proud of you, you where fantastic with this sprint race don't let anyone bring you down forever supporting you 🧡🧡🧡#landonorris #QatarGP #F1Sprint #papaya #FansLikeNoOther pic.twitter.com/g0rPlYuq57
— Anne: PROUD DAY AS A PAPAYA FAN (@CL16_MY_HERO) October 7, 2023
Well, we had to get even, didn’t we? Making up for Friday in style.
They took qualifying personally
— Kris.eth🐦 (@KrisLeeNFT) October 7, 2023
The perfect celebratory snack doesn't exis...
celebratory papaya @McLarenF1 🧡🧡😉 #FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/CvGKHtcB21 pic.twitter.com/AjcTo99lJt
— alyssa ⁸¹ ⁴ || OP81 P2🫶 (@alyssabarrr) October 8, 2023
Eminem’s a good shout, but we reckon it’s Taylor Swift they're listening to.
Why is everyone listening to Eminem before races?
— Owiaks (@owiakscouple) October 8, 2023
Saturday was the perfect appetizer for Sunday's cooking.
RACE DAY 😎💪 let’s do this @McLarenF1, Saturday was fantastic for us so let’s show them again how good we are 🧡🧡 #FullSend #BelieveInMcLaren #FansLikeNoOther pic.twitter.com/RXtgaMGHCS
— Keith 🧡👨🏻🦽Papa(aya) Wheelchair Godfather (@MewesKeith) October 8, 2023
After such a successful Saturday, we were hoping that Sunday would go just as swimmingly.
We'll be watching from a swimming pool while we're at a competition. LFG team! You got this @OscarPiastri @LandoNorris @ZBrownCEO #FansLikeNoOther#McLaren #MCL60 #F1 pic.twitter.com/Zuwv1c9POm
— Simon B, F1 fan 🧡💙 (@S1M0NF1747) October 8, 2023
We certainly weren’t going to get cold feet before the race. Another podium would be the icing on the cake.
Will be following the race today from the hockey rink….but I’ve made sure to let everyone know who I support. Lots of opportunity for a big climb up the grid. Have a great race team, make the most of today 🧡#BelieveInMclaren #FansLikeNoOther #QatarGP pic.twitter.com/3OxQQo5opc
— Ashley K (@Mrsklipp) October 8, 2023
Starting from sixth and 10th, respectively, Oscar and Lando enjoyed tremendous launches off the line, flying to second and sixth.
What a start!! Great job both!
— LS Fish15 🇦🇺🏳️🌈 (@LS__Fish) October 8, 2023
There was no stopping them… Their lightning start set them up perfectly for a heroic journey to the podium.
Still happy dancin’ 🧡🧡🧡 #FansLikeNoOther pic.twitter.com/pb4jSgwtiU
— @McLarenF1 mum (@manuiti) October 8, 2023
YEAHHHHHHHH another double podium. Well done @McLarenF1 team what a weekend Congratulations. #FansLikeNoOther #TeamLikeNoOther
— Gerold Smits (@gamsmits) October 8, 2023
Drivers or chefs?
A sprint race win and P2 in the same weekend in his rookie season at a track he's never raced at pic.twitter.com/dzeMLXoNxh
— Kian (@KimiIsGod) October 8, 2023
Cookin 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ieqk8Pco01
— Laurabarr40 (@laurabarr39) October 8, 2023
We couldn’t keep our eyes off the Qatar Grand Prix, and yet we still nearly missed this pit-stop.
WOW! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡#F1 #TeamPapaya #FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/14pbpQVp7h
— AngelM16 (@AngelM16) October 8, 2023
Top skincare secret: Double podiums work better than moisturiser.
Awwww a regular customer just told me I’m glowing today. I replied that’s Papaya Pride bc my team @McLarenF1 is absolutely killin it atm 🙌🙌🙌🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡#PapayaPrideGlow #McLaren #BelieveInMcLaren #TeamLikeNoOther #FansLikeNoOther
— Andrea🧡🏎🇦🇺🧡 (@Andreadn34) October 9, 2023
We couldn’t love them anymore.
THATS MY DRIVER🧡 pic.twitter.com/iUTxkf1wb1
— kimia (@f1kimia) October 8, 2023
Great great drive 👍 looks a real star
— Steve Hale (@stevhale) October 8, 2023
500 (and 501) and counting… Thanks for contributing 26 of those, Jenson!
Well done guys 👏🏽💪🏽👏🏽
— Jenson Button (@JensonButton) October 9, 2023
Right, now it’s time to catch up on some sleep. See you all in Austin!
let the boy catch some z’s!!!
— saff (@lovepiastri) October 8, 2023
2023 Qatar Grand Prix
"It was just a mega race from start to finish"
Qatar Grand Prix result “even better” than Japan
Lando and Oscar believe their charge through the field on Sunday shows what the car is capable of
The unseen qualities Lando and Oscar have displayed to impress Andrea Stella
Lando and Oscar are marking themselves out as one of F1’s most exciting driver pairings
Inside our state of the art new wind tunnel
Exploring our secret racing laboratory: How it was built, why it’s used and the potential impact
Sign up now
McLaren Plus is our free-to-join fan loyalty programme, bringing McLaren fans closer to the team with the most inclusive, rewarding and open-to-all fan programmes in motorsport.