2019 Belgian Grand Prix | 'One More Lap And Hamilton Might Have Had Him'

A chaotic race start, a sense of Déjà vu and new surroundings for the drivers on an emotional weekend in Spa. Jolyon Palmer gives us his thoughts on all things Belgian Grand Prix.
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[@WinchesterDelta1]

Seriously... Why is Kvyat not getting any attention? It's starting to annoy me. this guy went from 19 to 7th in a Torro Rosso and ended in front of his Team mate. It's like one of the greatest things that happened in this race.

[@zmn786]

The only reason Albon got attention was because it was his first time in the RB. Giving Kvyat attention means mentioning other drives as well - the video is already 17 mins long when speaking about less than half the grid.

[@GloomGaiGar]

At least Kvyat's been pretty cheeky about it. Check out his interview.

[@WinchesterDelta1]

@@zmn786 It's not only about this video. It's about every video from the last GP. No attention at all.

[@tbz1551]

Seriously! After the ‘weekend of weekends’ where he has baby AND gets on podium you would think he would be a bit of press favourite ...lost chance for F1 to further enhance a driver’s public persona. smh

[@matthewvaughan8192]

It's an ANALYSIS. Should he just sit there praising him for 2 minutes to please you guys? Kvyat drove great but there wasn't much to talk about

[@arnaudrucin]

Perez didn't make a mistake at turn 1, he wanted DRS on the kemmel straight but Albon knew that so he stayed behind.

[@smasher2265]

exactly and albon just stopped the car almost completely, this was crucial for position because the one with drs would have finish ahead of the other

[@kevinmahoque5608]

I was wondering wtf were they doing crawling after the hairpin... Thank you guys for clarifying

[@Boy10Dio]

seemed a bit gamey that moment lol. i thought that was a yellow flag zone and perez went wide to get better drive for the kemmel straight knowing that albon couldn't overtake him into la source but would be getting DRS. because lando had just pulled up to the side of the track.

[@UGRRetribution]

Albon also slightly got off the gas a little early at 11:41 if you listen carefully - yellow flag, yes, but he lifted acceleration earlier. He already started keeping a distance so that Perez won't be able to get the DRS... which he tried by intentionally cruising in La Source, the hairpin.

[@almarma]

True. That's a sneaky move done by clever drivers, so kudos for both of them. The only other time I've seen that move was during a fight between Alonso and Hamilton in Canada 2013: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWTOk6ugd6aMo68

[@pavels.8082]

Kvyat at Toro Rosso: From P19 to P7. Usual. Boring. Doesn't note from anybody. Albon at Red Bull: From P17 to P5 - Everyone - FANTASTIC RACE!!! Is it normal? I don't want to say anything bad about Alex or his perfomance in Belgium - he did a great job. But Kvyat's race wasn't mentioned anywhere - even in Red Bull media sources. That's not fair - Kvyat had a brilliant race, but no one wants to notice that.

[@agustinechevarria8048]

Павел Салыков he came like a torpedo!

[@Orcawhale1]

It's because the kids nowadays got ADHD, so their attention span arn't that great.

[@marinhaalternativa3829]

Veterans are more skilled with the f1 cars and have ease to do things like that. In other hand, someone new with little experience is managing to do that, and this might be a sign of talent from him. See LeClerc last year, note those signs.

[@keriattiia1803]

Yeah coz kvyat has expirence but albon is only having his first season

[@1997jankuschef]

Redbull may be weary of Kvyat, but he is showing improved patience and excellent concentration this season. He's gonna get a top 3 drive at some point at this rate

[@the_carr_fan]

Palmer has been in a situation where someone died in GP2 in 2009 just ahead of him

[@jeremyg2236]

who did?

[@mocsarichard2]

You mean F2 and it was Henry Surtees.

[@jomillen5131]

Henry Surtees

[@hohohihi1664]

True

[@bowlchamps37]

@@jeremyg2236 Nobody died in GP2. He probably means F2 where Henry Surtees, son of former F1 champion John Surtees, died.

[@F1Inside]

Always looking forward to Palmers review. It's brilliant as always... Edit: *Palmers analysis of the Albon Perez overtake* 11:42 was *not so brilliant* Perez didn't go wide because of bad tires or to get a better run, but because he wanted to have the DRS down the Kemmel straight

[@danielo7985]

This style of comment is easy likes 😂, we see it on every palmer analysis video. We get the idea guys, he's good

[@toma6068]

Question: Do you comment every time before the video is even uploaded?

[@F1Inside]

@@danielo7985 because it's true. That analysis from a former driver is really interesting :)

[@danielo7985]

@@F1Inside yep, i think everyone knew that the first time, and the time after that, oh! And the one after that, and the one after that... you get my drift

[@arba71]

Too bad for Perez the rookie didn't bite.

[@marekmasopust3998]

In 2016 I admired Rosberg and laughed to Palmer. In 2019, things have changed.

[@Rainbow-zf6fk]

Why laughing about Nico? He says his opinion as many other people too. He talks good and bad about every driver. Same as Palmer or other experts for example. People just always see the negative as the media loves to spread this headlines. It's sad

[@vincentsnp6204]

@@Rainbow-zf6fk lets be honest palmers analysis are much much better than the ones that nico does

[@Rainbow-zf6fk]

@@vincentsnp6204 Palmer makes more detailed analysis than Rosberg. That's probably the case. Rosberg usually just talks about the top teams and often forgets some things and details.

[@TheKincognito]

@@Rainbow-zf6fk Rosberg retired with words like "i want to spend Time with my Family, i can't deal with the negativity of this Sport" Wich is fair enough. Since then he attends almost every Race. To Vlog or as an Expert... He's often in the German coverage....so how's that Family Life going? He's a twat. And he ran away with his Title. Nobody's gonna remember him in 15 Years anymore. Deal with it

[@Rainbow-zf6fk]

@@TheKincognito That's not true. He is at like 7 races a year. And it's a difference if you are there as a driver or expert. Now he arrives at Saturday while he arrived at Wednesday as a driver. He definitely spends more time with his family now. He will always be a champion and people will remember him as a strong competitor of Hamilton and F1 champion.

[@prevenad]

If you removed 3 laps to the Austrian GP Leclerc would have won that. If you removed lap 48 of the Canadian GP Vettel would have won it.

[@christos-pv1sm]

the best comment ive never ever seen

[@riyadhosein94]

The title of this video is unbelievably stupid

[@Squiggy1]

Well they never so unlucky

[@gianniaurilio8163]

They Were both robbed

[@amnaah653]

Well if they removed lap 48 and it skipped to lap 49 and he wouldve done it on 49. But I get your point

[@augustinf]

This is the first time i click on palmer’s analysis and I know i will always check them from now on! It’s the type of debriefs I was waiting for. I don’t know why I had cold feet to watch them before

[@CAEFJ]

Rip Antoine Hubert... You must also feel bad for Lando Norris. 1 more lap. Congrats leclerc Even if it didn't feel as good.

[@bowlchamps37]

Yes, 2 last lap breakdowns. Once in France when he was pushed off and now this. He deserved better.

[@Lucky8s]

@@bowlchamps37 Renault's a joke

[@johnhodgetts6617]

@@Lucky8s Renault is only a joke since Honda stopped being the joke, and we saw Perez's and Kubica's new Mercedes engines fail this weekend, and Giovinazzi's new Ferrari engine, before they even got to the grid, so in what way are Renault any worse as an engine supplier? (The works chassis isn't so good of course.) All teams will start suffering reliability issues at this stage of the season as A) limited parts wear out and B) experimental upgrades fail. I feel gutted for Lando though.

[@lnonno9321]

@@johnhodgetts6617 Renault have had problems throughout the whole season, Mercedes only had a massive blow in Spa

[@johnhodgetts6617]

@@lnonno9321 Well let's hope they can "do a Honda" and sort themselves out, especially by 2021. In fact Honda's recent podium finishes should be shaming Renault into action. They have made championship-winning engines before. Surely not everyone at the factory has forgotten how.

[@Gustavo_Agosto]

Hamilton: one more lap Massa: one less lap

[@jumoreno43]

does anyone think that was fixed? Or just incredibly good luck? (I’m a Hamilton fan) 2008 Brazil

[@meltered441]

Justin Moreno had Glock pitted for wets, the finale wouldn't have been nearly as interesting

[@galactic_nerd-sk4747]

Is that Glock? It's Glock! Oh My God!!!

[@karrikarthik6936]

Yeah massa would have been world champion

[@meltered441]

karri karthik Timo Glock would've lost his position by going in the pits so Lewis would've won in a less impressive way

[@DaveGaming]

Absolutely love Jolyon and his analysis! So gentle and so brilliant from a journalistic perspective. Really appreciate this format!

[@kennyjii6475]

Du hier 😂🙋‍♂️

[@prointernetuser]

I'm always looking forward to this after every race. He really gives you a perspective you might not have seen.

[@zmn786]

He has the advantage of more camera angle/footage, and as a former driver he can interpret driver/team intentions more accurately for what they are than as a spectator. He also seems to have a wicked memory of past incidents!

[@mooku4]

Anyone ever notice that you can see the effects of dirty air 12:00 from that antenna on top of the nose of the car? When in clear air there's no vibration but when in slipstream of another car its going all over the place!

[@davidnewsome3948]

Well spotted! Yes, very clear now that you point it out.

[@jefflin1400]

Been looking forward to this video since end of race, as usual you did not disappoint.👍

[@george-louis6998]

"You can't win the race on the first lap but you can certainly lose it"

[@matteofavia4706]

"If belgian gp had One more lap Hamilton would have won" Ok ... "If my grandmother had two wheels she would be a bike"

[@akshayy_xd]

Also, he wouldn't have won, that's a bunch of bullshit

[@oliverwatson6956]

Gino D'acampo! 😅

[@matteofavia4706]

@@oliverwatson6956 Yes but he didnt invent It, in Italy we use this expression for many years

[@matteofavia4706]

@Bang Bang Leclerc wins so i am happy

[@Charles-fc9gi]

But your grandmother doesn’t have wheels and the belgian gp does have laps. It’s normal for a race to have laps. Not for a grandmother to have wheels

[@bharatswarup4461]

palmer's analysis is definitely top notch... and much better compared to Rosberg's for sure !! he was the only one to nail Vettel's mistake in Canada while everyone else was going mad bout the penalty and how FIA is sucking upto Lewis !

[@shivasurya7008]

Hamilton: 1 more lap and I would have had it Norris: 1 less lap and I would have had it

[@dennisschmitter7310]

I really enjoy this. So insightful. Looking forward to more from Palmer in the future!

[@guegosilva19]

3:11 you can see kimi´s floor being harvested by max´s tire.

[@MrRawnerves]

Excellent analysis by Jolyon. I can’t wait every week for his analysis. And this one is another perfect one . I always wondered Max is used to make those cuts on the inside, hits people in the process, the people he hit end up out of the race and he comes out unscathed. Finally he got some of his own medicine.

[@xRays6]

Ngl forgot about this series, SO HAPPY ITS BACK!

[@Ben-py4mc]

xRays6 it didn’t go anywhere lol ..

[@mdmabli]

was about to comment the same

[@Azeria]

DBk Step Crew summer break dude

[@xRays6]

@@Ben-py4mc Did you skip 3 weeks?

[@ilcugginocanadese]

"Ask any racer, any real racer. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning's winning." -Dominic Torretto.

[@brandonm6751]

He never had him...

[@turbotank88]

I was looking for this comment. Thank you!

[@sasuolomillwall524]

Dominic is never a real racer, at least not in a professional condition

[@TheKing-xh2ep]

Probably 2 laps actually. He wasn't that close on the last lap so i think 2 or 3 more laps and he would've had him

[@saltbjorn]

The King cause of yellow flags

[@GeniusLad32]

He was only 8 tenths behind at the flag.

[@TheKing-xh2ep]

@@GeniusLad32 Not close enough to make a move becuase of the straight line speed of the Ferrari. Probably like 4 or 5 tenths but not 8. 8 tenths is too much. That's why i'm saying it would take 2 or 3 laps

[@TheTororist]

@@TheKing-xh2epif he was 8 tenths with a full lap to go, he would have been even closer at the kemmel straight probably within half a second

[@HeavyMetalGamingHD]

hamilton had to be really close to get past a struggling vettel. it was less than 5 tenths and vettel's tyre were much worse compared to him. so hamilton was not nearly close enough in lap 45. they showed the speeds of hamilton and vettel and hamilton was only 7 kph faster with DRS and Slipstream. the ferrari was much faster on the straights.

[@shaikolm]

Keep these amazing reviews coming!

[@AndreasP07]

0:39 Look at VER, PER and RAI side by side, no problem, Kimi came from all the way of the left to al the way right, dont blame max, it was a racing incident.

[@curtaintwitcher1148]

Have to agree here, don't think anyone is to blame its just one of those things. I recon any driver on the grid in either car would've taken the same lines. Kimi could've stayed left verstappen could've braked earlier but they're racing drivers they are hard wired to move forward

[@chrisfallon9811]

These really should come out on a Monday or Tuesday, especially when we're on the eve of another race weekend.

[@karningham2849]

@Chris Fallon what an absurd comment haha who do you think you are to tell these guys when to upload their vids? Cock hahaha

[@BENcsx]

Don't get why people are so butthurt about the could have, would have, might have and if. No one is denying Leclerc's win here, and there's no wrong suggesting possible outcome by the look of Hamilton's race pace towards the end of the race. Don't be so toxic and just enjoy the races, maybe?

[@RichardsRockin]

Because the could haves, would haves, might haves and ifs open up a gazillion scenarios. Vettel could have had a better result if he pitted later. Raikkonen could have fought for a top5, if he hasn't been hit, Lando could have been 5th if there was a lap less, this could be Leclerc 2nd win if he hadn't had problems in Bahrain. And on and on and on... I don't know who's butthurt, but this is just a cheap and empty kind of discussion.

[@BENcsx]

@@RichardsRockin of course it's empty as the what ifs scenarios did not happen. People are making those comments based on the observations of Hamilton closing the gap towards the end of the race, which is just an observation, not like they are suggesting the race should be extended so that HAM could win. At the end of the day I think we're all happy for Leclerc's first F1 win, so why get so butthurt and attack people who commented on Hamilton's performance?

[@hamzterix]

11:49 Palmer totally missed the DRS game Perez and Albon were playing. It was literally: "After you, no AFTER you" in race session. That was incredible.

[@crxdelsolsir]

8:02 The reason why RedBull lost Hungary. Had RedBull had a 2nd close driver or a capable opponent (Vettel or Leclerc) in the right orbit Hamilton would not have won. To my eyes and many Redbull had Hungary. Had the 5 second penalty not applied to Redbull Honda in Monaco a penalty we know had been inconsistently applied to unsafe Pit release (Ferrari in Germany gets peanut fine), The Honda powered Redbull would have easily had 4 Wins by Germany (mid season before the break). No denying, The Honda powered RedBull does have the merits to win 5 Wins as Marko has claimed.

[@nalinshah1465]

11:41 I'm still confused why Jolyon didn't point out that Albon and Perez clearly were trying to let each other go first because whoever got through Eau Rouge first wouldn't have gotten the slipstream or DRS. I think that was interesting and clear that it was happening

[@astrax2426]

R.I.P. Anthoine Hubert (1996-2019) [*]

[@wtfdarus]

thirsty for likes huh?

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

RobRamRez Ameeen!!!

[@astrax2426]

@@wtfdarus Mate, a man died. This is just paying respect. I dont need likes. I got nearly 5K likes on 1 comment. And likes on comments aren't even important.

[@StefanVeenstra]

@@astrax2426 If likes aren't important to you, why do you feel the need to brag about it?

[@astrax2426]

@@StefanVeenstra To tell the other petson to stop.

[@Timoto58]

Perez didn't make a mistake at La Source. He cut the final corner at the Bus Stop, so went wide to allow Albon to overtake. Albon didn't want to overtake knowing that Perez would get DRS for the straight and overtake him before T5. Perez then moves from the racing line for Albon on overtake on the straight as normal - strangely Albon tries to overtake on the inside rather than staying on the racing line. No penalty needed just smart racing from Perez

[@bsays1149]

Why is it nobody really pays attention to Kvyat? hes driving one of the slowest cars on the grid and got his car to 7th place, if this was albon who drove the same race as kvyat the whole meida will be goring crazy. I feel very sorry for Kvyat i feel hes been getting looked over Big time by f1. RIP Anthoine.

[@Krazy_Gamer]

That was Leclercs win. It's not one more lap. Never would be. He would be behind Leclerc for another pit.

[@Dr.DiegoDuarte]

Palmer's best race analysis! He is shifting from unfairly criticising drivers to being a impartial and great commentator!

[@rossdestafeno9165]

Best video series coming out of F1. Had to subscribe. Keep it up 👍

[@KryzMasta]

11:57 Albon did not _have_ to sit back, he intentionally held back because he knew he needed the slipstream to make the pass stick. Otherwise Perez would have had the entire straight to regain the position, which is exactly what is possible with that very long straight, a slipstream _and_ DRS. This was a very clever move indeed.

[@muhammadhasrolishak6417]

No, hamilton won't passed leclerc bcoz safety car will be out due to kubica crash & norris car stranded on the track

[@Xortion5]

Muhammad Hasrol Ishak kubica crash????

[@muhammadhasrolishak6417]

@@Xortion5 sorry it was giovinazzi..

[@Gijzzzzzzzzz]

Always very grateful to learn about the great insight only an F1 driver can give

[@kristianmatthias1469]

Palmer does such a good job with these , lovely to watch all the time

[@ab8jeh]

That second contact at 2:20 could have been MUCH more serious, even launching Kimi into the air just after eau rouge. It doesn't seem to be talked about at all, but if Verstappen knew he had broken suspension it was pretty stupid and he got away with not launching a competitor into God knows where during such an awful weekend. Doesn't bear thinking about.

[@felipebrito4656]

Great analysis as always! Big fan of this series!

[@emrenebi6614]

Can you at least add english subtitles to these videos? That can be good for men who doesn't know english well.

[@kevinistalking]

That's an excellent suggestion Emre.

[@keithclunk3125]

I was quite indifferent towards Palmer when he was racing, but his analysis videos are excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@invincibleisaac2000]

14:18 - Palmer saying "savage" was the highlight for me!

[@okljezcivokodj1993]

11:52 i think Perez slowed down on purpose just like Hamilton and Alonso did in Canada a few years back in order to have DRS advantage on the other driver. Perez probably saw that it was his only chance to let Albon through and by using DRS overtake him on the straight and keep his position to the end. Albon clearely read into his intention and later overtook Perez.

[@D3athangel1]

What I was impressed with on Gasly's pass on Magnussen was that he was on a grade harder tyre than Magnussen, and still managed to get through the chicane quicker than him! Holy shit and the little steering wheel flicks to keep wide on Mag and push him off. God damn what a racer.

[@Hebhansen]

Great stuff. Most objective person in the sport. Thx J. Love the injust historic comparison, that held loads of injustice against Mag.

[@LeoCharles]

Great video, wish these videos would be uploaded earlier in the week :(

[@Affalterbach1967]

Very well out together, with comparison to similar incidents in prior years. And love the sound of Hakinnen 13:22

[@SamuraiTX90]

Frankly, even with that one more lap. He wouldn't of passed him. Safety car would of been on the track as Lando stopped on a very dangerous position on the track. So, that one lap and he would of had him theory is very much invalid. Excellent analysis from Jolyon though! I enjoy listening to it.

[@danaskrist1951]

Who is his intern doing all the grunt work and finding all those old passes. Brilliant job from Palmer.

[@fusionsniping3741]

Giving K-Mag a 20sec penalty and Perez nothing? That's pure bias

[@ShqipGamersHD]

Thats because Albon was actually able to make the move, while in the other hand Alonso couldn't make the move stick because of the defense Kevin did.

[@TheTororist]

i agree. but kmag has this stigma of being a dangerous driver so the steward are quick to jump the gun. maybe 5 seconds would have sufficed

[@Lucky8s]

@@TheTororist Stigma? It's reality. Magnussen is a driver who has very little respect for others on track.

[@Orcawhale1]

@@Lucky8s Not remotely.

[@Lucky8s]

@@Orcawhale1 Completely

[@ilovemyself7548]

As a Hamilton fan I am kinda ok with the fact that he didn't win, because if he won suddenly the race become boring and they start b*tching about him

[@keodejong2741]

Techo Company tip: pls don’t care what people say I know it’s frustrating ( I am a Verstappen fan ) but people always hate on successful. Look at Vettel, when he was winning he had haters, know he is doing bad we are not allowed to criticize him. Lewis is brilliant and don’t let people make you think other wise

[@yangolehman]

Why take it so long to upload Palmer's analysis! I'm started always waiting for his analysis after the race. Love ya palmer 😆

[@saintclearance926]

1:11 Perez : aight imma head out

[@JakeM218]

It’s wrong to use this argument. Spa was a race to see who was quickest over 44 laps. The engines must last a specific number of laps, the brakes, the fuel etc. Mercedes made a (rare) miscalculation in how safe they played it and they lost out. McLaren also made a miscalculation, but in reverse. If you want to argue that Hamilton would have a won a 45 lap race, then Norris could have also had a massive points gain if it had been a 43 lap race... But that’s not how it works. The teams are building cars to be the quickest to complete 44 laps and in this case, it was Ferrari.

[@xRays6]

Perez goes wide to let Albon pass so Perez could get DRS, but Albon stays behind knowing whoever gets the DRS gets the position. 11:45

[@JayB-lz6yd]

AlboN* you're right. this kid knows his shit. he knows well the track. the car was good. i mean, what can go wrong? only a harsher Perez woulda end it but he kept cool and was at the limit.

[@abirgaming1502]

Yay.... Finally...!! Keep on going with the great analysis video plamer🤙

[@goncalovcoelho15]

"Where is Palmer?" Hmm Fernando, Palmer has retired *KARMA!*

[@toma6068]

Two year anniversary since that happened at Monza this weekend 👍

[@furyofbongos]

Fantastic analysis as usual.

[@littledan6994]

Palmer is seriously good at this and gives such a fair analysis of f1 races

[@wildwilco]

i say, make palmer a permanent FIA steward. he can tell every situation from a non-biased point of view. hes so good at analyzing incidents and races.

[@nodidog]

Fantastic insight as always!

[@seesaw41]

Kvyat's outside pass into les combes was amazing

[@djpapa2]

I love this reviews that Palmer does with F1

[@AtrolinK]

11:47 Perez goes out wide at turn 1 to let Albon pass and have DRS on Kemmel straight. For the same reason Albon slows down at that turn, to keep Perez in front of him

[@PolitischeImmunität]

Perez was fighting Albon for DRS into Turn 1 that going wide is on purpose! In Turn 1 Perez is going wide so Albon passes him and Perez will have DRS making it easy for him to pass Albon on the Camel Straight. The RBR wouldn't have had a chance on the straight against the Racing Point with DRS. Albon tho knew what Perez was up to and he doesn't pass him in Turn 1! You can see that Albon is holding back to let Perez go by after Turn 1 he also said that in an interview. Very interesting situation in my opinion and very well played by Albon :D

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

Palmer is searingly getting better at this every time!!!

[@Fabio-bc6tu]

if my grandma has tyres she become a bike,Lewis ,had down and take ur 2nd position ,Charles is a beast

[@iloper]

Race and this... My dose of F1. Great job Palmer

[@Heinvanast]

The first review that makes sense all week! Everybody is just bitching about VER since turn 1.."if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver. Because we are competing, competing to win. Not to become 3rd 4th 5th or 6th. Sometimes you get it wrong, it is impossible to get it right all the time"

[@simonlee9432]

Wow, lots of comments on the "one more lap" heading. SPOILER ALERT...watch analysis first. From what I heard in the analysis the point made is that Vettel did such a good job at holding Hamilton back so Hamilton didn't get into an overtaking position in the race. The comments should be "Good job Vettel, you really helped your team mate". Please watch and listen before commenting

[@capatino1367]

But if Bottas helps Hamilton its "Wingman Bottas helping his master" smh

[@simonlee9432]

@@capatino1367 That was Toto Wolff. smh

[@AscendancyLF]

Waited for this! Thx Jolyon

[@brandonryan9582]

I like Palmer, such a humble guy

[@simo_benny156]

Jolyon, why Ham with one more lap might takes him?! You really broke my cosiddetti ciolioni. CHARLES WON, NO MORE WORDS TO SAY, 1st VICTORY FOR LECLERC Congrats to him and ALWAYS FORZA FERRARI

[@chrismcerlain1664]

Great analysis, really interesting

[@simonwright2663]

JP unfortunately did'nt cut it as a driver in F1 but his analysis is A1 Nuff Respect

[@sebastianlucero4571]

To me, Gasly was overlapped by "media noise" about verstappen, now, Albon is a serious contender to verstappeen, let's see if that media noise supporting verstappen do not affect Albon...

[@H3MMY2010]

Max needed to dive into that corner. He needed to be on the back of the Mercedes's otherwise he couldn't attack them anymore. It was a calculated risk that he took and lose.

[@cobar5342]

Great video. Thank you

[@bryantmack3]

Great race analysis.

[@Guillaume.Humbert]

really good analyse!

[@kevinistalking]

Excellent analysis by Palmer. Emre Nebi suggests subtitles for non English speakers. I agree

[@mikevandervegt]

they should remove the mirrors, bc as max said in a dutch inteview, you cant see anything in it, and its more like a wing, for aero dinamics.

[@Balnazzardi]

It honestly was completely uncessary move from Max....knowing from his own experience what happened in 2016, you would think that he knew better than to go there on lap 1. Even if Red Bull lacked pace compared to Ferrari and Merc, he still should have had no trouble getting past Perez and Kimi later on in the race, so it was far too risky move to try the same thing he tried in 2016. For sure Kimi could have left more room, but the last time he likely checked on mirror was when Perez was still there so Kimi thought he had that situation covered. So for sure I can understand it was racing incident, but this is something that Max could have avoided entirely but not trying to be so darn greedy at the start into that corner where he knows its going to be tight with others cars at the start. Really shame for Kim/Alfa as they had good speed entire weekend and Kimi could have taken his best result of the season and add valuable points for Alfa's struggle to get that 5th place in WCC.

[@r110398]

Balnazzardi 50/50 just leave it at that

[@Balnazzardi]

I would say more like 60/40 Max's fault, but whatever.

[@HerreDePerre]

Balnazzardi Kimi and verstappen are both real racers. If racers race, race accidents happen. Nothing wrong with that. Doesn’t make them stupid or less good. And no need to blame any driver.

[@WinchesterDelta1]

You haven't been paying attention this time Mr. Palmer. Albon and Perez where kind of having a DRS battle, about who would get it. At least that's what Albon said in his interview. So he purposely slowed down there cause he knew Perez wanted that DRS. But great vid anyway man. Hope we will keep seeing this for a long time.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

I actually really enjoy jolyons analysis

[@JB-ty7ff]

Did anyone think before Albon took Perez he did potentially force Sergio off the track and perez maybe attempted to let him past at turn 1. But albon refused the position (all be it very smartly) so he had the DRS advantage after Eau Rouge? At least that's what it looked like to me with the on-boards 🤘

[@cldan9152]

Second place isn't bad along with the 18 points! LH came up from starting in 3rd and almost caught CL...Good results and now on to the next race! Ferrari could win both Spa and Italy, that's the tracks they race well at and we've got plenty of races left that Mercedes does extremely well at!

[@RossMacfarlane25]

Palmer: class act!!!

[@chadwickthezulu]

Perez deserved a penalty for forcing Albon off the track. He moved left to take the normal racing line then back right as Albon came alongside and kept moving over even as Albon was clearly passing him, squeezing him almost completely off track.

[@harrywissink842]

THE F1 analyst! Spot on!

[@bartbartnicki8671]

Not a big fan of Jolyon Palmer but that's the best analysis of Spa I've seen.

[@batistaorg]

Winning Is winning. No matter how close or far you are! ( Sounds like toretto's phrase)

[@pranavps851]

Ask any racer, any real racer...

[@Danlorde]

Why so mad

[@fusionsniping3741]

Just saying, but Verstappen has the faster car so he doesn't need the position immediately, he could've let it go

[@HerreDePerre]

FusionSniping Kimi and verstappen are both real racers. If racers race, race accidents happen. Nothing wrong with that. Doesn’t make them stupid or less good. And no need to blame any driver.

[@ЯношБан]

on the one side you are right and I agree with you. And I also wonder whether or not he should've thought about the possibility that he will be squeezed in because it's a turn one at the start of the race, shit's usually just unpredictable there. On the other side - he lost positions at the start (be it on him or the engine programming as RBR says is a totally another subject to talk about) and, well, he's a race winning driver in a race winning car as he proved that himself and he knows that he should be taking fight to the Mercedes and Ferrari, not midfield teams, so making up for the bad start as soon as possible to be right up there with the big boys, was most likely on his mind, and I'd say understandably so. I mean, when the big boys are the likes of Merc and Ferrari at Spa, every turn, maybe even every second behind a midfield car counts. And I don't think you can argue that there wasn't a gap as well. Not saying he's not at fault, I completely agree with Palmer here, racing incident, both were involved yada-yada-yada, all I'm doing is I just give my reasoning as to *why* he was so aggressive and didn't simpy "let go". Now, whether he should have been so aggressive, well, considering what exactly happened I'd really say no...with an asterics. I mean, yes, Merc and Ferrari were just plain better than Red Bull in Spa, but, well, he's still driving a Red Bull. What asterics is for? Well, mainly for the fact there was a possibility, a gap, and what I said earlier, that he should be fighting at the front, and he knows it.

[@jimmesch]

If he stayed behind Kimi he wouldve had a big gap between him and the mercs/ferraris and made it very hard to finish higher than 5th.

[@Shaun.Stephens]

A shame to undermine a great well balanced video with a click-bait title.

[@liamw-89]

Jolyon is an awesome pundit, I love the insight and analysis!

[@84viper]

vercrashen does it again! the talent is there, it's just his mindset isn't keeping up! at this rate, there'll be a new challenger for future titles, and verstappen will always be top 5 at best..

[@HerreDePerre]

Oscar S Kimi and verstappen are both real racers. If racers race, race accidents happen. Nothing wrong with that. Doesn’t make them stupid or les good. And no need to blame any driver.