i know im late to the party but here are some personal highlights from the tom daley podcast lando was on last week:
lando says out of the four siblings the two girls are the 'brains' of the family (rip oli), he mentions cisca (jr) specifically as 'clever'
the reason he quit horseriding is because he's scared of heights and horseback was too high up off the ground for him as a kid
his dad has apparently had a passion for motorsport since childhood, and at the beginning lando and oli doing karting was a method to engage with their dad's passion
he likes that there are a lot of factors to control in f1, which means perfection is very difficult to achieve but always the aim
he talks at length about the chicken and pineapple wrap he always has before races, mostly because tom seems really confused by the pineapple (lando immediately dispels any rumours of him enjoying pineapple on pizza) (join the dark side lando)
tom: "and what happens if the chef's not there and you don't get the wrap?" / lando, without hesitation: "i don't race"
he compares the machinery he uses for his neck workouts to 'something out of 50 shades of grey' (which earns a laugh out of tom, who tries to build on the joke, but it fizzles out immediately because lando clearly has not seen the movies)
he hates not being in control (eg, being a passenger in the car)
he failed his theory driving test (i knew this but i'm still writing it down bc it IS funny). he once again reiterates that he wasn't brainy enough
he gets scared of driving on the road, because cars go in both directions and also because most people 'shouldn't have a licence' (says mr i failed my theory norris)
he characterises himself as a team player and says he wants to win for the team
he thinks of himself as having a good reputation in terms of getting along with his teammate
he says f1 has pushed him to be 'selfish' - ie to be clear about what he wants and needs out of the people around him, something he's not naturally good at
lando feels particularly bad thinking about his mum reading clickbait articles that frame quotes he's said in a really bad light
"her name is cisca... i just call her mum" [tom laughing]
tom gives lando a knitting kit with a pattern for a hat. lando says "damn... i'm gonna be fully kitted out.... knitted out"
all in all its a very pleasant interview and i really recommend it. tom is a great host and he really manages to keep lando comfortable, which means throughout you can really tell they're having fun talking to each other
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