Norris and Piastri's scrapbook video wins over Formula 1 fans worldwide

A short McLaren video featuring Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri flicking through a scrapbook of their careers has resonated far beyond the team’s YouTube channel, sparking an outpouring of affection from Formula 1 fans across social media.

The clip showed the two drivers in relaxed form, trading jokes as they revisited career highlights. Piastri opened by telling the camera, “We’re making a scrapbook of McLaren’s history,” while Norris was already hunched over the book in apparent concentration — only to ask, “How do you spell McLaren?” Piastri’s deadpan reply: “MAC…”

The Australian listed the photos he had selected: his first win, his first season in cars, his first F1 podium, and “getting sprayed by the GOAT.” When Norris asked whether the GOAT photo featured him, Piastri replied with a flat “No” — and pointedly declined to name who he meant. The exchange that drew the most reaction came when Piastri described Norris as “my best team-mate in F1,” prompting Norris to fire back: “I’m the only team-mate you’ve had, you prat!” Piastri’s response — “So best by default” — landed with a laugh.

Fan reaction on Reddit was swift and warm. “Landoscar forever and ever and ever,” wrote one user, while another noted: “Crazy how after all that drama they’re still on good terms and can joke around. Good lads!” A third added: “‘You prat’ is one of the most affectionate things you can call a mate.”

Piastri’s characteristically low-key delivery drew particular attention. “I love him and his constant state of emotional neutrality,” one fan commented, while another compared the 25-year-old to Steve Carell’s Michael Scott from The Office, writing: “Oscar is Michael Scott irl, and he knows it.”

The broader sentiment captured the mood around McLaren’s driver pairing heading into the current season. “These two are just really lovable,” read one comment, while another offered: “McLaren may not be top of the constructors’ table this year but is continuously top of the vibes table thanks to these two.” A further post reflected on Norris’s public persona: “From the whole Carlando thing and now his friendship with Oscar, Lando seems like a pretty chill and fun guy. Also good on him for using the word prat — don’t hear enough of that these days.”