If you’re like us, you sat through the entirety of the McLaren launch utterly dumbfounded at what you had just watched. Lando Norris and new signing Daniel Ricciardo headed off to a music studio to create a song that would ‘get them hyped up’ before a race, and it was one of the best but corny pieces of F1 content we’ve ever seen.
The duo performed a rap that sounded more like a dramatic poetry reading, before being let loose on instruments like drums, bass guitar and the tambourine. It was amazing, with both drivers looking like they were in their absolute element. Lando even said he had bought a drum kit as a result of the day at the studio!
These are our favourite reactions to this music track, which McLaren say will be released to the public before we go racing in Bahrain next month.
Your job is safe, @Drake. 😅
For now… #SendIt pic.twitter.com/RgRrLFQKpx
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 15, 2021
Daniels new pre race song👏😂 pic.twitter.com/Hj4AcD1x0w
— F1 Reaction Pictures (@FormulaReaction) February 15, 2021
— meghan (@f1esbian) February 15, 2021
danny and lando in the studio pic.twitter.com/UIzyZCyFyD
— leens🍎zendayas date (real) (@LEENSV5) February 15, 2021
🤘🎸 @LandoNorris#SendIt pic.twitter.com/TTc2kHBpV4
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 15, 2021
PLEASE IF THEY DONT PLAY THIS MCLAREN SONG AS THE F1 INTRO THEN I DONT WANT IT
— dawn⁴⁴ (@mickschupremacy) February 15, 2021
XNDA running to save music after Dan and Lando's studio sesh 😳 pic.twitter.com/LkQimy3nJj
— rara (@scuderiaferrara) February 15, 2021
Heart racing❤️engines revving🏎down to the first corner✋it’s about to get heavy🏋️♀️not today😉overcoming the pressure🙅feel the pulse in my neck💉were coming together🤝
— chlo (@formulachlo) February 15, 2021
THE AUDIO? WTF HAVE I MISSED pic.twitter.com/xdo82iDZMj
— b(irth rusel) 🦕 (@strollingasly) February 15, 2021
Tambourine 👑 pic.twitter.com/eIeDKP7Yoe
— Out of Context Ricciardo (@OoCRicciardo) February 15, 2021
daniel: i don’t want to be a meme
mclaren: word. now if you’ll just make this song with lando-
— hannah (@slverarrws) February 15, 2021
I WAS RIGHT TO BE WORRIED pic.twitter.com/KEM6TbAWyL
— Hazel Southwell (@HSouthwellFE) February 15, 2021
Actual footage of the music video for the new McLaren song pic.twitter.com/q3okPJ8Edj
— Holly (@hollyl__) February 15, 2021
What did you think of the song? Perhaps they’ll follow in the footsteps of Jacques Villeneuve and release a whole album.
Please, don’t.
