When F1 drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz were teammates at McLaren, they were like big brother and little brother. Look at the light grin on Carlos’ face when he won in Australia, compared to the huge smile when little brother Lando won in the Miami. That’s why they got the nickname CARLANDO which sorta implies they’re a couple, but that’s BS. They’re brothers.
Except if you add a Taylor Swift song. Then it’s obvious these guys love each other.
It was really sweet. Plus it’s so rare to see such a close relationship in top-tier motorsports where the competitiveness can get in the way. Now on different teams, nothing has changed.






Pretty cool, Chris. did you make that video? Is this another one of your many talents?
Me make that…I wish!
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No, I saw that clip video on IG or TT or something. And as bad as this is going to sound, it almost made me cry. I know the video is teasing them about being a couple, but seeing two guys have such a close relationship is … sweet.
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hey, man, true friendship is pretty beautiful. tears make complete sense.
Look, I’m not a big Taylor Swift fan, but I have a 14 year old daughter, so OF COURSE that makes me familiar with her songs.
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The combination of that song and the caring look in Lando Norris’ eyes… it overwhelmed me with emotion.
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True friendship.
My son, Kepler, is a huge fan. He was a swiftie years before I caught on to the amazing feat that is TS. Did your daughter catch her on tour last year? we lucked out before tickets turned into thousand dollar bits of paper, and he got to see her with big sis and bro-in-law.
We didn’t get to see the ERAS tour live, but our family was at the drive-in movie theatre last fall, and in between movies, my daughter and I went for a walk.
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On Screen 3 (the little one) they were playing the ERAS movie. The parking lot wasn’t that full, but all the kids were out of their cars, dancing and singing. So we joined them and had a blast!
what fun! i love it that you can still go to the drive-in. i think all of ours are gone.
Despite living in the Great White North we have a huge concentration of drive-in movie theatres up here.
well dang chris. socialized medicine AND drive in theaters! sounds good
It is sweet, indeed. But the video just made my day; it was the best laughing of the week.
Bother, Lando looks at Carlos with love in his eyes. And they hug so much, my daughter pointed out that if you freeze frame it just right … looks like they be KISSING.
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I just love CARLANDO
I’ve added an array of CARLANDO pics to this article (below the video) because I just think these guys are so special.