2020 Portuguese GP Race Review | WTF1 Podcast

Portimao certainly did not fail to deliver did it?! Join Matt, Tommy & new addition Katy as they dive into the crazy first few laps, the circuit being one that HAS to stay on the F1 calendar, as well as Hamilton’s record achievement.
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[@Sheamu5]

I'm glad you've got a third voice in this again, add a new dynamic to the conversation.

[@garf117]

Agreed. Having a trio again is great and Katy did so so well!

[@marshallmarthes]

at least there’s someone who speaks the truth now otherwise it’s just to fanboys being salty

[@brycecousens8859]

@@marshallmarthes Maybe, but now we have a Hamilton fangirl

[@diegovillavicencio3172]

Agree!

[@lammergeier100]

@@brycecousens8859 It balances out

[@raffaelender9464]

WTF1: *roasts Albon* also WTF1: *has a good-vibes-only interview with Albon* also also WTF1: *roasts Albon again* 😂😂

[@snapdragon2477]

i would have felt sooo awkward doing that interview knowing i have roasted him previously/will roast him😅😬

[@EduSaav]

thats Media for ya, i guess truth is just that brutal. Also they always said they want him to do good but yea

[@dan.horrigan]

They "roast" his driving abilities, not him as a person. There is a distinct difference.

[@baggingstruetoyou5881]

Just because Albon is a good bloke doesnt mean hes immune from criticism he deserves

[@NunoSalvaterra]

Albon is a talented driver and seems like a genuinely good person, so there's no reason not to have a good vibes chat with him in a sponsored video. Also he's having a pretty terrible season in the second best car of the grid and deserves the criticism that he's getting, no disrespect meant. I don't think it's incoherence or dishonesty from WTF1.

[@Sheamu5]

I hope F1 take notes from this year. A mixed up calendar has been such a breath of fresh air. Even though the results have mostly been predictable it has made for entertaining races

[@PulsingKrugotvoid]

No matter where they go the best cars will find the front.

[@jarigustafsson7620]

Money talks and oil sheiks walks

[@sjonhigh]

They want to be a global sport, so every continent must have its races. And thats a pity, the most beautifull old racetracks are in Europe.

[@BrickPerfected]

@@sjonhigh COTA, Mexico, Canada, and Brazil are all solid circuits over here in the Americas. Suzuka is legendary, and Bahrain is always solid. I could do without Yas Marina and Albert Park, though.

[@sjonhigh]

@@BrickPerfected Cant argue with you on that. Off course there are epic circuits around the world. Didnt mean to disrespect other track outiside of Europe (Kaylami and Bathurst are also very nice to race, although Bathurst isnt a F1 track). Perhaps I should have stated that often the older tracks are nicer than the silky smooth, no elevation and high speed corner circuits where you cant overtake. I love Maylasia for instance, would love to see that track back again.

[@raahull04]

Welcome Katy!! Cheers to WTF1 for completing the podcast trio!... This is a cool band to listen to!

[@OldBuford]

i think you guys have found a winning format with the 3 person podcasts, keeps the conversations more lively. and yes, please please keep this track!

[@selder_7]

Katie was a really good addition: adds more of an air of professionalism and brought opinions that that didn’t match the others

[@171yash]

When Ocon and Perez were battling I was just praying no crash this time and they went on for almost half a lap side by side constantly increasing my heartbeat

[@officialWWM]

Yash Gupta finally, some racing!

[@jaymalavia]

the only reason they had problems i think was because stroll coming in

[@minimead368]

When Michael Schumacher retired from F1 at the end of 2006, Ferrari looked to Kimi Räikkönen to fill Michael seat, freeing up a seat at McLaren which allowed a young Lewis Hamilton to be given his chance in F1. Then Schumacher retired again at the end of 2012 this time from Mercedes and to replace the great man they looked to Lewis where in Michael’s seat he breaks Schumacher’s all time win record. Fitting......

[@maxwest2803]

Good point but i have to correct it. Michael knew kimi was coming, but he was planned to replace massa to drive alongside massa

[@ethancatton5370]

And now another German has left Ferrari, replaced by a McLaren driver, freeing up a space for... Daniel Ricciardo 😂

[@bayleyfirmin6465]

@@ethancatton5370 Danny Ric WC 2022

[@wickedjuice]

Bottas chose to do only two fast laps for Q3, he had the option to do 3 laps just like Hamilton, but decided not to. And during the race Mercedes have usually kept both drivers on the same strategy, Hamilton would often be frustrated that he had to keep to the same strat as Rosberg, making it difficult to challenge for the lead.

[@phwaedih]

ABCDEF1 STANDINGS Points - A* = 6 down to F = 0, U = -1 Verstappen 61 Hamilton 61 Gasly 53 Ricciardo 52 Sainz 50 Norris 50 Leclerc 50 Russell 47 Bottas 44 Perez 41 Raikkonen 41 Stroll 40 Kvyat 40 Ocon 38 Magnussen 35 Grosjean 34 Latifi 33 Giovinazzi 32 Vettel 29 Albon 28 Hulkenberg 16

[@RedstoneManiac13]

There have been U ratings?

[@Himblaere]

What is Hülkenberg doing? 😅

[@simongonzalez04]

The order is quite Interesting

[@timothyheimbach3260]

Why would U be -1? It usually means they didn't get a chance to show due to mechanical or unlucky retirements.

[@MrKieranja]

Now thats a title fight

[@taegenp859]

Love the addition of Katy! She made some pretty bold predictions and had some fire comments that made it one of the best episodes yet :)

[@Tuckton]

I think portimao is a brilliant track and should stay for at least another year

[@bhaskard8405]

I think Portimao should replace Barcelona for regular season

[@Andy50879]

Just shorten drs zone

[@tobiaspellondou5907]

@@Andy50879 yep , thats the shit part of the gpo

[@harshsonawane6076]

Depends if F1 still ask the ridiculous hosting fees from them

[@ahmedeltayeb2344]

My only problem with this race track is it’s stupid tarmac , they need to make it more grippy and consistent , but otherwise its great for races

[@thomasandrews8174]

Welcome to the podcast Katie! Really enjoyed listening to her she did great. Got to ask though does this mean Dan is no longer part of WTF1?

[@DarthEvilicus]

I do like this track and love the many elevation changes. It’s so cool to see cars pop up like gophers on the front straight and then the sharp drop into turn 1

[@HugeBigBeans]

That has to be the first time someone has compared race cars to gophers

There are a couple of places on that track where I bet they are pulling negative G's 😂

[@Kore_YT]

Honestly Lances overtake if it stuck would have been one of the best of the season, shame he turned in

[@orangesnipzy]

Bruh you actually are an f1 fan?

[@anmolsingh5708]

He turned in quickly that's all. Had he gone a little wide it would've worked. Had albon done this people would be getting wet over how amazing albon is.

[@UncleMcTouchyBottom]

it would have been an overtake NOT within track limits, he would have dropped the position as it was illegal or be penalized

[@nosebleedpuddle]

Didn't Gasly make that move and make it stick?..

[@andrewdieffenbach5043]

@@nosebleedpuddle Not around the outside kerb.

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Yay, again three talking heads, that is what we need! Some variability, some different opinions, some fresh blood to the format. Keep it going folks!

[@AustinG29152]

I sort of understand why Mercedes said no to softs. They could’ve gave him softs but literally everyone was struggling on the softs. That Redbull was 40 seconds off the lead on softs by the first pit stops, and Max was talking about how dead his tires were for a while. Putting Bottas on softs might’ve allowed Max to catch up due to fire wear. They couldn’t risk it.

[@netsoroneandonly9326]

Yes, and we would have an even more dejected Bottas talking about how it wasn't the right choice at the end... and his fans blaming the team for not knowing better. It's a lose-lose situation.

[@Iiuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@Casey Bell 😒

[@sebastiandierks7919]

Liked Katy a lot, great addition to the podcast😀 I liked that she seemed well prepared do defend her grades she gave at ABCDEF1.

[@Questerer]

Welcome to the team Katy! About your 3 word race review: Make Portugal Permanent I like to add that this race was mainly this good because they couldn't get the tires up to temperature as quick as they would elsewhere. So what I would like to see instead is more tracks from the EU in fall or Spring instead of all of them in the summer. I guess it would make for great entertainment with higher chance off rain as well.

[@AkshatKabra98]

Katy sounds much more professional. Amazing to see a new addition in the team !

[@jgagnier]

First off, welcome Katy, this is fantastic news! A few notes: 1. I get it, we all want Bottas to beat Hamilton once in a while. Bottas is one of my favourite drivers, I do too. However, let's frame it another way. You have possibly the best driver ever, and his teammate regularly posts the best time in qualy (including this week), consistently finishes 2nd, is dependable, doesn't cause turmoil within the team, and even managed to get in front of Hamilton. Frankly, other than another star driver which would be spicy indeed, Bottas is exactly what you would want out of a partner for Hamilton, just like Barrichello was to Schumacher. Sure, a Verstappen or Leclerc would be more entertaining, but I don't think Mercedes would change a thing. Red Bull would kill to have a Bottas partnering Verstappen. If your expectation for Bottas is that he's on pole every other weekend and that he stays within 5 seconds of Hamilton, perhaps your expectations are what need to change, because Bottas is phenomenal and the perfect teammate to a GOAT. 2. I agree with Katy that the primary reason that made this weekend great was the lack of track knowledge, which makes me scratch my head about the "Make Portugal Permantent" 3-word race review. Surely if they make it permanent, the surprise effect will vanish. Either you want Portimao permanently for other reasons than the fun novelty brings, or you really like novelty and fog of war, you want to avoid having Portimao be permanent, surely. 3. Gradient is severely underused in F1-grade tracks. It's shame we missed out on Zandvoort's banking this year, but at least we got the Portimao ondulations in this very flat track world. 4. Thanks Matt for addressing the clash of Lando vs. Lance's fanbase. I don't particularly like or hate either Lance or Lando, but that Golden Child aura is a bit overwhelming.

[@Dagiantkilla]

Who's the cutie wearing the glasses with the fair skin? . . . . . . . Oh, it's Tommy!

[@SamJWJ]

Katie’s a great addition already. Can see her becoming a very popular asset to the team.

[@luciniho1]

How has she given Max a B andCharles an A, and then given Hamilton A*. That's unbelievably biased lol. Max lapped his teammate.

[@luciniho1]

And Kimi a B wtf

[@theomegadetra]

katy is such a wonderful addition to the podcast! she brings so much insight and opinion and i can't wait to hear more!

[@durodesduvo8424]

The track is *the best track of the year.* There were actual battles all day in 2020 F1 cars! I think a lot of us are underrating how much _better_ this track is than _any_ other they’ve raced at this season, because Ham won again? Multiple overtaking opportunities, beautiful views, gravel traps, undulation, it’s by the sea so it’s gusty. Its honestly not even close.

[@analogikkortex]

As a Portuguese I'm not surprised by the reactions to the Portimão circuit. Since I've seen it in the Top Gear I knew that if a great motorsport event happened there it would put it on the map, and in one month we'll have MotoGP there. Portugal Caralho!

[@oliverwatson6956]

Portugal é foda, CARALHOOOOO!!!

[@RodrigoroRex]

O problema é que não deve vir mais vez nenhuma. A não ser que venha alguém financiar. F1 é muito caro

[@iatlost]

Katy's such a great addition to the podcast! Matt and Tommy were agreeing too much during A, B, C, D, E, F1 but then she shows up and adds the spiciness needed

[@oliverwatson6956]

Would like to point out that the DRS was very much amplified by the 20 knots/35 kph northwesternly wind that was practically in line with the straight. Under normal wind conditions that DRS zone would have been pretty well balanced by the look of it. Then again, that’s quite a normal wind for the area, so maybe it should have been predicted/thought of...

[@EmyrDerfel]

Yeah, I've been a little further west in the hills at the same time of year, the winds matched the forecasts most of the time and the temperature dropped fast in the afternoons. It's Atlantic weather.

[@domroper6333]

If Bottas only wants to do one lap and thinks he can get the tyres there, but Hamiltons wants to do two... I dont see merc being bias

[@ade7cz]

People complaining why bottas didnt get softs in the race after pitstop but i think thats just stupid. Those softs couldnt hold more than 10 laps for anyone and then dropped massively, he would have been vulnerable to Verstappen. Q3 was just a Hamilton judgement call

[@isaacsello6097]

They are presenting this to the audience as if Bottas was not given the option to do 2 laps

[@netsoroneandonly9326]

@@ade7cz Also, the team would still be blamed if it turned out to be an inferior strategy to Hamilton's making him vulnerable to Max.

[@robertminor2111]

Plus he was on the sorts in q3 vs Hamilton on mediums, something they didn’t catch in qualy watch along. It didn’t take anything away from the podcast but the narrative that Bottas has all this underlying potential Mercedes won’t let him use is rubbish lmao Lewis is simply better in nearly every category

[@robertminor2111]

*softs

[@MsLieke]

I love the addition of Katy for multiple reasons. 1 she's brutally honest and I love it! 2. More women who love F1, yes!

[@BrunoFFC93]

Wait until you guys find out that Rubens Barrichello went from 16th up to 4th in that same famous Senna's opening lap in Donington 1993 🤯😂 By the way, great job with these podcasts, don't miss a single one since I've discovered it, great content and comments, keep it going And really nice to see the new guest, hope to see more of her around, always great to have female voices heard in such times, be very welcome Greetings from Brazil ✌️

[@rafaml]

That's AMAZING! I had no idea...

[@jillpoole4485]

B for Kimi?!! JAIL FOR MOTHER. JAIL FOR ONE THOUSAND YEARS.

[@nakki123]

"Kimi dropped off". Yeah hes in one of the worst cars in the grid. These so called professionals don't seem to understand what F1 is.

[@wessel1409]

Russel finishes p14 and gets an A while Grosjean and magnussen get a c??wtf

[@GloomGaiGar]

@@nakki123 "professionals" lol when did they claim that? and they did mention his car too so

[@nakki123]

@@GloomGaiGar Well they do this for living dont they.

[@Benovic_]

Vettel said in German television: “I see were I loose time on the data compared to Leclerc and only an idiot could not get the corner right than if the cars are similar. And I don’t think I am an idiot.”

[@jacksage9732]

I don’t understand

[@sbinnala44]

@@jacksage9732 he is saying that they do not have equal cars

[@Skippy-id9yt]

Sounds like something Webber said once, when VETTEL was his teammate, getting last part available or wing etc if someone damaged a part in practice, he does t like being No2 ....imagine that .....suck it up princess VETTEL

[@fredyyycc]

@@sbinnala44 Ferrari definitely don't have the right to treat Vettel the way they're doing. especially how the team is doing.

[@timothyaldridge1236]

Title says it all. This track is phenomenal and needs to be here forever!

[@josegoncalves6860]

Also, Kimi’s first lap was amazing not because of how many cars he passed but because of the conditions and how he handled them compared to everyone else.

[@JakeeeD]

I already like Katy these podcasts are gonna be so fun! Welcome Katy to WTF1 ☺️

[@WinzoIsAEpicFail]

Awesome podcast. Great addition with Katy!

[@kerrbam]

Best podcast for a new subscriber. Cheers for the content ladies and gentlemen 👍🍻

[@ohios27]

Katy was prepared and did really well!! 👏👏👏

[@goncalovilaverde7893]

Portimão is a really good track the drivers fell a lot of difficulty and probably fear too when they can't see what is happening when they are so high in a turn. So to watch and drive it's really good so they should keep the track. Same as the past.

[@1MyNickname1]

Albon for the first time can help Verstappen in a race, by giving DRS while being lapped.

[@matthijszeeman5351]

Ahhh I finally understand, Albon doesn't drive poorly it's just strategy😂

[@PulsingKrugotvoid]

Danny ric only lost to his teammate cuz of strategy but ocon had to do brilliant work (and I dont rate ocon very high) to make that strategy work. And you can't say he didn't have the pace because they were running 2 completely different races.

[@stormy3600]

We need to keep this track. What a race.

[@randomfingerstyleguitar8458]

A comment on the "Vettel has a different car theory": I saw the interview with Vettel in German and when he was asked whether he believes that he has the same car as Leclerc he said:"Well, I guess I have to believe that" and he made pretty clear that he is not at all sure about that.

[@diamondback6653]

Shout out to Katy. Just what this testosterone filled podcast needs. Keep them bombshells coming!

[@JanJvG]

Katy is precisely what the guys needed! Gives her own opinion against her co hosts, and knows how to back her opinion after that! Love it! Hats off to her!! Keep up the good work!

[@kurtanglina7419]

I hope they really keep this track an amazing track !!!!

[@joshsmith7521]

It's only a one off unfortunately. It won't happen again

[@ruchirjain1859]

I am happy they addressed the undeserved hate towards Lance. I am not a Lance fan and I do like Lando, he is a good kid..but his fanbase can be unnecessarily toxic. Lando's comments were savage, but he is the driver, he gets to be angry and take out his frustration in the media. You may like that, you may not. But it doesn't give the fans the license to pile on hate. Just because your hero did it, you don't have to.

[@damudread]

If a two time reigning world champion Fernando Alonso could not beat Hamilton, why are people blaming Bottas for also losing against Hamilton a 6 time world champ??

[@formulanuts4115]

Katy is 🔥. Great addition to WTF1 💯. Love the way she backs her viewpoints with facts .

[@EmyrDerfel]

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[@Howard_Polished]

1 edit: both bottas and hamilton had a choice to do 2 runs on the mediums fueled for 2 laps or 1 all out lap on the mediums or the softs they both chose the strategy to follow for their last runs in Q3

[@tobygreen6010]

I love these podcasts. Welcome Katy 👋🏼 Keep doing what you’re doing WTF1!

[@louismarch-smith7571]

Matt's laugh for Tommy's Albon prediction is one of the saddest things I've ever seen 😞 1:05:37

[@mrbungle3310]

1:04:29 this is better for me

[@harrymogg4209]

Welcome Katy always nice to hear a new voice on f1. Think you did a good job for your first video very knowledgeable

I love Portimao its been a favourite of mine for years. All those elavations, swooping corners, dramatic visuals, overtaking opportunities all over the place. I can't stop raving about this track.

[@TheMatis7]

as a Finn I want Bottas to do good so much but it hurts me to see him struggle like this...he should've taken that race, he had the lead and he proved he can if fact get his elbows out at the start. But man Hamilton is just something else isn't he. I don't believe Bottas is inherently a bad driver it's just that he has THE best driver to compete with and he suffers from the old Finnsh curse of not having the winning mentality and just settling to second best. I feel like the midfield is the place where we could truly see the real Bottas prove himself.

[@rmppotts]

Welcome Katy! I think F1 should include more one-off races in every season. It produces a lot more unpredictability and all the races from the randomly added tracks have been bangers for the most part.

[@robinandthedog]

I've been visiting last weekend and it was just AWESOME, please keep Portimão for 2020, also the organization was top-notch even with the covid restrictions, well done, they know already how to host it safely.

[@RandomRedheadMX]

Besides the content being great as allways: I enjoyed Katy being on the podcast! Nice to have her on!

[@mattyboy50]

"It's just Valtarri Bottas things" is my favourite quote this year lol

[@InstrumentalsBeats]

There was no bias with Mercedes' decisions. In qualifying (Q3) Bottas *opted* to do 1 final flying lap, and Hamilton *opted* to do two. Both drivers stated that it was their own decision. As for the race, a Mercedes driver can't opt to take the opposite tyre choice to their teammate, once that teammate has already stopped. Both instances are cut and dry. There's no bias or 'hypocrisy' there, unless you want to manufacture it.

[@wickedjuice]

He wants to manufacture it.

[@willdreon9558]

Katie with the stats is just what this podcast has been missing. A⭐️

[@timowilms8102]

You can't blame Max for the incident with Perez, and I don't see how you can considder to give him a B while he clearly outperformed his car and got the maximum out of it. I mean he LAPPED his teammate, what kind of pace do you want him to drive?

[@cpgautam172]

When Sainz got p1 , it's disappointing that max was p5

[@timowilms8102]

@@cpgautam172 yes, but there is so much that influences a good start. First of all you've got the reactiontime of a driver. Than you've got the engine, and how fast it reacts. Than you've got to have enough tyretemperature whish isn't the same for every car. It seems the redbull seems to have had problems with that for the whole year(look also at Albon his starts). And than in Max his case you also have the contact with Perez whish takes the car out of ballance, this compromised his speed towards the next corner. So yes maybe it wasn't his best start, but that was not all his fault. And he clearly made up for it by still getting the maximum result.

[@timowilms8102]

@@d.b.cooper1 I agree it is the second best car, but I do think the gap to Mercedes is bigger than Max makes it look like. And I think Albon prooves that by finishing 12th. I mean ofcourse Max is on another level than Albon but Albon can't possibly be terrible. If he would have been terrible he never would have gotten into F1 in the first place.

[@will1737]

It’s simple all F1 need to do is remove Sochi, Paul Ricard and Catalunya for any of these ‘replacement tracks’ and we will have a banging calendar

[@tf9429]

And Abu Dhabi, tbh I like Spain but it's not for f1 cars

[@will1737]

@@tf9429 yeah Spain would be a great track if it wasn’t for the fact F1 tested there because all the teams have data there so that’s why there’s boring races which is such a shame

[@tf9429]

@@will1737 exactly what makes it worse is that it's so early in the season so the cars are pretty much the exact same as they have little to no upgrades

[@will1737]

@@tf9429 yeah F1 tracks should make people excited for the race not make people think it’s going to be boring, I still think F1 should test at Spain but tracks that F1 test at shouldn’t be on the calendar

[@Spurs5459]

New to F1 because of Drive to Survive on Netflix. I know it’s dramatized but it get me started. Love the channel and learning a lot. For the fans I’m looking for a team/driver to support who should it be?

[@joaofrancisco1760]

Danny Ric and LeClerc for me

[@gabriellafataki6803]

He said "E and move on" end of. hahahh

[@perijn77]

If you look at the driver of the day results sofar, it only has 1 mercedes driver. Think people are kinda fed up with their dominance. As for Lewis Hamilton, great achievement for sure but ... As Lando said, he only has to beat 1 or 2 other drivers to win, and has the car to win every race.

[@iiComment13]

Portimao 100% should stay - Also, welcome Katy! Nice to have a third head back on the Podcast

[@guilhermemorita695]

Wait only 78min Podcast? I wanted more because this race was awesome and most importantly, they had a guest. I loved to see more guests in the podcast.

[@andreasweskamp2522]

Katy fits in great to the podcast. I'm looking forward to the next podcast.

[@CptGallant]

Katy is great! Looking forward to more podcasts.

[@BelegCuthali0n]

Confirmed, the team will be called "Aston Martin Racing Punt" next year.

[@emmasomos]

Yay, welcome Katy! So good to have you!

[@elliotcrossan6290]

For me, one statistic I think really matters is ratio of pole positions to race victories. For the seven drivers generally considered to be the greatest of all time, it looks like this More poles than wins 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna: 1 pole for every 0.63 wins 🇬🇧 Jim Clark: 1 pole for every 0.76 wins 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio: 1 pole for every 0.83 wins 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton: 1 pole for every 0.95 wins More wins than poles 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher: 1 win for every 0.75 poles 🇫🇷 Alain Prost: 1 win for every 0.65 poles 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart: 1 win for every 0.63 poles This demonstrates that, while Senna and Clark were disproportionately good at qualifying, and while Stewart, Prost and Schumacher were disproportionately good in the races, Hamilton and to a lesser extent Fangio are the two most all-round great drivers of all time. They are the most consistent. Clark and Schumacher are next best all-rounders.

[@josegoncalves6860]

Enjoyed it. What I would actually like to see is softer tire compounds. Next time the tarmac will be grippier, and soft compounds would lead to 2/3 stoppers, which these races desperately need. Shorten the main straight DRS zone, and add a second one after turn 4 so the passed car has a chance at a pass back. My 2c

[@ss-jr5mk]

Lmao love Katy have her on more. Lewis is the best Btw, I reckon this dominance from Mercedes is completely Ferraris fault. Ferrari cheated with their engine last year and let’s be honest, probably had been cheating since 2017. This pushed Mercedes to build the best car with innovations like DAS. We were hearing reports of burnout over the winter break and lockdown from the Mercedes factory. If Ferrari hadn’t cheated, then Mercedes probably wouldn’t be as dominant.

[@kityhawk2000]

Actually it's Ferrari and Redbulls fault. Both of them started 2020 with cars slower than 2019. Mercs improvements are about on par with what you'd expect from a team year on year but the other top teams got worse so it makes a small gain look like everyone else is driving F2 cars.

[@g.g.baxter4868]

If ur going to do these podcasts make sure Tommy does his usual research. It wasn’t that they “allowed” Hamilton to make his own call on Qually laps and not Bottas on tyres. Because the benifit was marginal they gave BOTH drivers the choice of one or two Qually laps and Bottas chose wrong. He said as much multiple times over the weekend

[@ThunderTiger0801]

Portimao should replace Catalunya change my mind

[@fartvader84yearsago8]

I'd replace Sochi

[@joeburns2999]

@@hed1820 Monaco is a spectacle in F1 that you don’t see often,yes ok it’s boring to watch but for a driver it is the best, hardest and fun track to drive

[@SigmaEngine2099]

@@hed1820 No, Monaco It's a F1 tradition.

[@samuelperez5559]

@@SigmaEngine2099 It has aged like dung though, and is still boring.

[@digitized_fyre]

I just want to welcome, Katy, to WTF1 and the podcast, and say how much I enjoyed having her on here. She definitely knows what she's talking about, and I'm not saying that Matt and Tommy don't know anything, cause they do, but the more knowledge the better

[@anayparikh3198]

I see WTF1 podcast, I click!!!

[@paddyneill1964]

Bravo Zulu Katy 😎. Great job WTF1 crew 😎. Keep up the great work all of you, I look forward to more of the trio 😉

[@jazzSRD]

YES finaly my Home country gp

[@pythonedits9041]

Its a damn good track I hope they keep it

[@jazzSRD]

@@pythonedits9041 me too next year i jope they double the tickets and covid is gone so i can go

[@galileufigaro]

Our home contry gp

[@guilhermepestana8927]

PORTUGAL CARALHO

[@axel_x8954]

MIne to!!!!!!!!! And it was great!!

[@JJABROD83]

Catalunya circuit is a kind of old circuit of Estoril (PT) and now Portimão track is a response to Catalunya. :) :)

[@Actinjsh]

IMO what Perez did was a perfect defensive move

[@davidcastro3881]

Big welcome to Katy! Can't wait for the next podcast with all 3 of yall!

[@SkopOneFour]

I would love to see this track again, with only 2 circuit changes: - 1st turn with the slowest layout, even if we had two battles I think we can have more close battles with the slowest layout for first turn - shortest or without DRS And new roads for spectators It would be a great idea to alternate between Spanish and Portugese Grand Prix each year

[@elliotharris416]

Great podcast as always and Katy was fab! Shoots from the hip with her thoughts and I for one love it! :D

[@geethareghuraman]

Welcome Katy, what a great addition!

[@garrettcrayton4493]

I feel like Albon has a chance at a podium. He just needs to get his qualifying under control. (Even Martin Brundel said the same during Portugal, so I'm not totally crazy)

[@jacobsmith385]

The reason Stroll got ( and deserved) his penalty was that he aimed for the apex when lando was still inside him. Frankly laughable that Matt can call it a racing incident in any way. I like lance and have been glad he’s shut a few people up this year but that was a slam dunk penalty. He turned in to another driver giving lando nowhere to go.

Nice work Katy. Great addition to the podcast!

[@bynahelemaal]

Perez himself said that maybe he should’ve left a little bit more space, cause he saw bottas forcing max off and knew he was gonna come back on track, so he did take himself out! Stroll cut lando off, the move was cool, but he should’ve waited just a little bit longer before turning in! There was no room for max or lando to go, so both rp’s took themselves out!

[@jchamber73]

You really needed to get a third voice for the podcast. This is great.

[@gipsonk2]

I am a self professed formula one noob. But one of the most consistent things I hear before a races is that there will not be much passing. Than because the DRS zone is “too long” cars were more likely to get passed. What are we complaining about? I loved knowing that coming out of the last turn the cars could floor it and pass the car in front. Making it a predictable passing zone.

[@baggingstruetoyou5881]

I love the trio dynamic being brought back

[@selder_7]

Would also like to see this track come back, the track lineup is very Euro heavy but they’re just consistently the best tracks

[@Roguescienceguy]

Aside from Suzuka

[@ogreman2229]

Canada and Brazil are two of the best races most years, not sure how the Euro tracks are they best? It really is a good mix. Some gems and some duds spread all over.

[@Roguescienceguy]

@@ogreman2229 we can all agree that some of those Tilcke-tracks are dreadfull😅.

[@ogreman2229]

@@Roguescienceguy Spain, Sochi, Abu Dhabi...ugh

[@richard_nj]

if we had the same race at a conventional track thats on the calendar every year, no one would be like: "and thats why we need to keep that track on the calendar". people like the new tracks bc theyre new, not bc theyre better

[@sj-qn4uy]

BY The way matty, botas chose to do 1 lap , and not 2 laps in final run q3!!, he was given the same choices as lewis, he said so in his post qualy interview!!, and the team called lewis in earlier than he wanted, because they needed to get bottas of his tyres as they were falling off to much, and they said (which was proved by perez) that the softs would drop of to much before the race end, so max would pass him for second!

[@JDRacing-j2v]

Mercedes confirmed it was Valteri's choice to do 1 lap, because he did well with 1 lap in q2 and thought he could repeat it.

[@xluddix]

You guys need to check your audio balance. It varies from parts where you can’t understand a thing and need to turn up the volume and then somebody says something louder and my ear starts bleeding. 😅 Other from that great work! Cheers!