I don’t remember where I saw this but comparing lando and oscar to max and daniel is the closest comparison about the dynamic in McLaren I think we’ve seen.
- younger teammate taken under the older’s wing for a season
- the older teammate was at the team for a while, and stuck through a flop era
- the car starts getting better, and the younger teammate begins to exceed expectations
- the team tries a “two 1st drivers” strategy
- eventually, the younger driver starts to garner more support within the garage and becomes the de-facto 1st driver
anyway I don’t remember where I saw that but it’s a pretty good comparison, at least much better than brocedes