2021 Azerbaijan GP Race Review | WTF1 Podcast

Baku provided another race full of drama! Will it prove to be a title deciding moment? Is the old Vettel back? What's happened to Bottas? All this and more in our Azerbaijan Grand Prix race review.
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[@sbinnala14]

Max’s tires must have heard the commentators talking about how well he was doing the lap before he crashed.

[@isaacpowrie465]

Commentators curse

[@danonthestrings]

Crofty: Max has been absolutely on it today, hasn’t put a foot wrong Left rear: bet?

[@gregmcpherson5671]

I honestly felt as Max roared off ahead, "This is too good. It can't end this easily."

[@WilsonCo.]

Commentators cursed him for real. Di vries was talking and said yea I just hope he doesn’t have any bad luck at the end of this race. Literally a minute later it happened

[@sbinnala14]

@@danonthestrings left rear: ight imma head out

[@zuanymalone]

I love the way Katy always goes against the flow and says the things Matt and Tommy wouldn’t want to hear or say. She’s lovely, and freshens the mood against those two fanboys.

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Indeed. We missed some hot outtakes, as Matt and Tommy - apart from the banter - usually have quite similar opinions.

[@sr3199]

I think she kind of just adds nothing of any worth, ever...

[@scottmeredith3359]

Katy is a great addition. I actually think Matt is borderline condescending to her sometimes, but she's great on the podcast.

[@risingSilence]

theyre just passionate tho

[@eladrio2311]

Yeah man, but saying that Ocon is a better driver than Alonso....

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

Perez HAD PACE. Can we stop being so biased against the guy...literally when Checo was pushing, he was actually pulling away from Hamilton. The commentators even mentioned this a couple of times, like right after the safety car in the Stroll incident. Not to mention, this is the 6th race in a new car...he's been doing better than the other second RedBull drivers at this stage.

[@omprakashswain2415]

I agree 100%. I just hope he picks up another couple of podiums

[@_DhruvVakati_OO]

They just want the “curse of the second red bull seat “ to be a real thing so they can get more views on their channel

[@k1ngcab00se]

Matt has some weird anti-Perez vibes going on, even when he does well he's always focusing on the negative. Perez could've been ahead of Verstappen if it wasn't for the 4.5 second pitstop.

[@GloomGaiGar]

When Perez wins, he's still shit apparently. Was holding Hamilton off for half the race not good enough? Was ending up in front of Max without his pitstop problem not good enough? Guy managed to do what Albon and Gasly couldn't (before halfway through the season no less) and it's still not good enough? Maybe he should cure cancer just so he gets SOME respect around here.

[@NardKoning]

@@k1ngcab00se I don't think so actually looking at the time deltas but it would have been close. He'd be 2 seconds closer with a 2.3s pit stop (he had 4.3 I believe) and Verstappen was 2.5 up the road or something. So he'd have needed a 1.8 or something ridiculous. And then still, Max would have the overspeed and warm tyres. I think it would have been very close but Perez probably wouldn't have divebombed into turn 2 trying to keep it or something on those cold tyres and Max would have kept it. Still takes nothing away from your point about his great pace.

[@VG-jk2xx]

My 3 word review: Feliz Navidad Checo.

[@marcelschellekens6386]

merry x-mas ? just because it's a spanish sentence doesn't make it a relevant sentence

[@brogansmith1342]

@@marcelschellekens6386 I think it's because Vettel tried to say that on the radio after his finish.

[@EmannHomeless]

@@marcelschellekens6386 vettel said it through the radio when checo won, go check it out XD

[@franciscofletes1127]

@@marcelschellekens6386 r/whoosh

[@GloomGaiGar]

@@marcelschellekens6386 radio message reference and yes, it was broadcasted

[@selder_7]

I’d have given Vettel an A* for the P4 alone, he got that purely on merit with a great drive and a great strategy. That he came 2nd because Of Verstappen and Hamilton dropping off and could’ve won if Perez had cut out a corner earlier is just gravy. He will never have Lawrence Stroll in his pocket but he could easily have the team behind him like Checo did. So happy to see happy Vettel

[@DaddyHardTears]

True as fuck and he deserves it. People have talked shit about Seb and how he's only good in a good car. He's a good driver period. When you watch his onboard during the race, you can tell when he switches all of his driving skill on and off. Engineer tells him let it out and that's what he does, then he keeps good pace and comes P2 in an "average" F1 car (which it kinda is). Sebastian Vettel deserves his place in history.

[@CR-iu2zt]

@@DaddyHardTears yes his 18/19/20 seasons really were shit by him tbh but if you go back even to his toro rosso day he was a beast

[@superstar_h_gamer5211]

@@CR-iu2zt 2019 wasn't bad he had alot of bad luck he could have won austria Germany if he didn't have problems in quali

[@CR-iu2zt]

@@superstar_h_gamer5211 im not a hater but vettel the expereienced driver that was the clear number one of the team had one pole in canada and one japan while his young teamate in his first year with the car had 6 poles in bahrain austria spa monza singapur mexico and russia thats not what you want as numver one driver

[@RoadRager1904]

@@CR-iu2zt tbf, Leclerc is just different gravy in extracting 100% of the car in qualy. You could see that last year, the Ferrari had no business qualifying so high up and so often. Vettel wasn't so far off him most of the time either in 2019. If Ferrari wasn't Ferrari, 2019 might've been a great year for them, both Leclerc and Vettel looked capable to take the fight to Mercedes, but they collectively bottled so many races and points, let alone the questions about the engine performance.

[@josetrevino1139]

I know this is a bit too late but, hear me out: everyone was so harsh with Perez in the last 5 races. But himself said that he needed at least 5 races to get up to speed. For example, in Spain he said he had a shoulder issue but they still trashed him that race. In Monaco he did a super drive, managing the tyres for executing the strategy. But no one's talking about that in that weekend his family was under danger, and one of his security guys was injuried severely by a burglar. Still he kept his head down and scored the points. Today the win wasn't just "given" to him, he worked out for it. He overtook all the drivers he should, he had the same pace as Max, and kept Lewis behind for the whole race lol. He managed to avoid him in the restart, and secure the win despite the engine. You really have to appreciate what this más is doing in his seat. For sure this doesn't secure the seat for next season, but if he continues like this there's no reason to sack him out of the team. Just my opinion 😁

[@Formula1bliz]

No one is saying Perez didn’t deserve to win, they are just saying Verstappen deserved it as well (probably more). Max was just matching the pace of the people behind him, but could have gone faster, he didn’t make a single mistake all race. But since Verstappen has the worst luck ever, I’m glad Perez was able to take the win in the end

[@josetrevino1139]

@@Formula1bliz I also didn't said that anyone said he didn't deserve to win. More like the win was "given" to him, by as I already said he worked hard all race for the win. Yeah I think verstappen could have gone faster, but in the first stint when he wasn't in the lead, Perez was matching him.

[@suzanne3763]

Both Red Bulls had an amazing race and did everything right. They really deserved that 1-2 podium in Baku. They were both fast and had some great overtakes, especially Perez. So the fact that Checo won is definitely deserved, in my opinion Red Bull overall just deserved their 2 drivers on the podium even more

[@taufiqisufi6380]

​@@Formula1bliz Checo was faster than Max with the soft tire setting fastest lap when he was abruptly called to the pit and truth be told, if the strategy for Red Bull was to help out the fastest car at that moment, then it made no sense pitting Checo when he had two fastest laps in a row so you going on and on about Max was just pacing is total garbage, he was going flat out and could only pull a 3 to 4 second gap when Checo had to deal with a fast Lewis!! Checo will beat Max very soon, you will see, lets wait to see how horner plays it!!!

[@Formula1bliz]

@@taufiqisufi6380 please listen to both drivers full board radios. Checo wasn’t faster, Max was deliberately going slower, just matching Hamilton (and Checo’s pace) he didn’t need to go faster since he was quite a bit in front. Checo fanboy I see

[@SoudipanMaity]

I strongly oppose the passive-aggressive treatment of Checo regarding how the race win was "given to him". Anyone who had seen the race keenly would tell you that the in-lap that he had before his pit stop was something else. After that, the way he held off Hamilton for half the race even though the latter got the DRS frequently and had a faster car on the straights was outstanding. He won the race because he deserved to. Period.

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

Are both male presenters Brits ?

[@NardKoning]

I mean it was certainly not undeserved as he had excellent pace and held off Hamilton. But you can understand the "given" sentiment as obviously he would have finished behind Verstappen (and Hamilton kind off had him at the start by the way). Given that he is the 2nd RB seat driver he is deserving of an A*. Challenge yourself in this way: If Max had been outqualified by Checo, and was cruising in 2nd behind him, and then inherits a win because Perez' tyre blows up, would you have seen it as completely on his own merit?

[@Formula1bliz]

It wasn’t given to him since he did have to be in second to be able to pick up the pieces. But you can’t deny that Verstappen deserved to win this and would have won this if it wasn’t for his tyre exploding. Verstappen had better pace while was not pushing at all, he just tried to match the pace of the cars behind. Happy for Checo though, this is why Red Bull hired him

[@racingguide175]

hello idiot soudipan maity say something now you said vettel would never had podium he has it now

[@selder_7]

Only Bottas could manage to beat Hamilton and Verstappen and still have a shocker

[@petemchugh2010]

If the mistake Hamilton had made with the switch was done by someone in a midfield car, like Bottas, he wouldn't have faced this much criticism. Only cause Hamilton is in the best car fighting at the front are we getting these comments.

[@mrbungle3310]

Bottas didnt have the wing Hamilton had,thats his fault maybe,but they didnt had the same car,if they had the same car,Hamilton would have been P8 on Qualifying

[@xenonn7275]

@@petemchugh2010 hamilton is no rookie, hes a 7 time world champion in the championship fight. He has to do better than a rookie like, mazepin, which he finished behind due to his stupid mistake.

[@petemchugh2010]

@@xenonn7275 he hit a button accidentally on his steering wheel. If there had been any more laps he would have made it up. The fact he nearly won that race was insane as he was in a midfield car. He is the greatest.

[@xenonn7275]

@@petemchugh2010 no, you are delusional. The car was not a midfield car (he was battling for pole....)... his competitor crashed because of a tire faillure which he didnt even get close to, he was overtaken by perez who came from 6th, and then he fucked up by making a mistake he should have never made...

[@TwoTwoFourSix]

Matt, everything that happens during the race, is part of the race. The race was good.

[@thecaptain5026]

I so much disagree that this was a boring race until the tire issue. The top 3 was within 5 seconds. So much strategy excitement was there it was amazing. As soon as Stroll tire was gone it could have happened to anyone. But then to the race leader... damn... and then Hamilton screwing up. Jesus.... What a race.

[@ShadesShots]

Well in Portugal the top 3 were also very close, and I wouldn't consider that to be a great race

[@thiagocalfatcgo]

I'm getting 2020 seb vibes from Bottas I feel like Merc is being so toxic with him that he just gave up after Monaco, he is just dragging his beaten body to the line and waiting for a safety line

[@sbinotto3780]

If he does that, he will be out of a seat in 2022

[@GloomGaiGar]

I mean the disrespect he got in baku quali alone. Never got a tow and towed EVERYONE.

[@scottrobinson4611]

@@lostalone9320 I think you're right. Drivers thrive on winning and being the best at what they do. Bottas has the misfortune of being teammates with a 7-time world champion who is just a better driver 9/10 times. With the growing pressure and talk around the "Russell to Mercedes" move, Bottas' never-ending bad luck, and littl things like Toto calling Monac "Bottas' mistake" while simultaneously calling Baku "absolutely not Lewis' mistake", I think Valtteri is just losing hope and motivation. I'm sure he'd thrive at other teams where Lewis isn't his teammate. I hate seeing him like this at Mercedes.

[@DannySB991]

I'm fairly certain he knows he won't be driving at Merc next year - even if the team haven't said that yet. And to be honest, it must be hard for him being treated as the clear No2 for year after year. I think Bottas has just got to that point where he's just exhausted and fed up of it all. We *might* see RB take the constructers this year if Bottas doesn't get his confidence back.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

The idea that they're being Toxic with him is manufactured. Toto has made one bad call on him this season and the other times he backed him. Mercedes has messed some of his performances up a lot but he's not always been perfect himself. It's just incompetence and failure all round but the idea that there's toxicity, is just manufactured clout chasing by the fans at this point.

[@TrueSonOfWalhall]

Toto in a nutshell: Lewis fucks up: He didn't make a mistake Mercedes fuck up bottas' Pitstop: Valtteri made a mistake that partially lead to the incident so the blame isn't really on the team

[@chriscollins550]

I don't agree at all

[@TheStevieb1983]

That’s what happens when you got the GOAT as your number driver baby.

[@VolleyballExplained]

@@chriscollins550 Explain, because I like Toto in principle a lot, but that's exactly what he said.

[@chriscollins550]

@@VolleyballExplained what lew did a lot of drivers has done including Rosberg at Mercedes! It's more of a design fault then directly Lewis. Bottas has been making a lot of small mistakes and under performing, look how much Toto been radio to Bottas in the race given him the push. I been fighting Bottas corner right up to last weekend. I not been a person calling for Russell. Lewis mistake are very few Bottas is becoming once or twice a race weekend. You can understand why Toto not on Lewis back!

[@VolleyballExplained]

@@chriscollins550 I understand why Toto is backing Lewis, absolutely normal. I don't understand how he is blaming Bottas for something which was surely not his fault.

[@mikew8983]

Gutted for Max and Lewis, overjoyed for Perez Seb and Pierre

[@foogattimcr8777]

This is a wholesome comment and F1 needs more of this. The Lewis hate is so weird. I don’t see why you can’t like all the drivers but also have a favorite.

[@minqilim]

@@foogattimcr8777 I agree with both of you. Thanks for the good vibes. Some people really simply wishing for Hamilton failure.

[@sharadoadd2877]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@jrizzle3614]

It’s just boring seeing one guy win all the time. Seeing a completely different podium is fresh. Lewis said the same himself when seb won 4 in a row.

[@jrizzle3614]

Also Hamilton is so full of shit I don’t believe anything he says anymore. Including his crocodile tears over the weekend

[@Formula1bliz]

Verstappen was so unlucky! didn’t put a foot wrong all race, deserved the win. Absolutely devastating watching him crash

[@inflatable2]

Yeah, Max should have been 15 points ahead in the WDC now.. In that regard Lewis is lucky he didn’t lose any points to Max this weekend, despite his failure to score any points himself..

[@stomponpie]

That's the second mistake from Hamilton that hasn't resulted in any real loss to Verstappen!

[@MrBryan86]

@@inflatable2 if Lewis was lucky, then Max was lucky to not lose his lead in the championship as well. Works both ways

[@beemrmem3]

It would have been easier to swallow if it was a mistake he made

[@TumblingPebble]

@@MrBryan86 Not really. Verstappen would have been ahead 11 points. Now he's just even. Hamilton made a mistake and Verstappen didn't.

[@Namealreadyinsue]

Toto not calling Hamilton's fuck up a mistake, while calling a pit crew fail in the last race Bottas his fault, is baffling to me. I always thought of Toto as a great leader, but these 2 races changed that opinion a bit

[@mrbungle3310]

I have a conspiracy,that they gave up on constructors so they have more time on Windtunnel,and so they have a better abd easier reason to swap Bottas with Russell....he didnt have the same wing as hamilton,he had a bad pitstop in Monaco and Bahrain,he was blamed for his mistakes,while Lewis is in normal relations with Toto

[@pixel_mar]

Amazing people's real colors under pressure huh

[@nakki123]

@@mrbungle3310 That could be. To me it seems like Toto wants good reason to replace Bottas with Russell. Russell will get frustrated soon if he has to stay at Williams even longer.

[@selder_7]

Perfect from Perez. Quickly made up from a weak grid slot, was backing up Verstappen against Hamilton, was able to be left out another lap because they know he’ll handle his tyres, held up Hamilton and let Verstappen go, was there to win when Verstappen was taken out. He’s the man they’ve been looking for, he could win them the constructors, all he needs to do is beat Bottas

[@JPD2587]

“All he needs to do is beat Bottas” - almost a backhanded compliment of Checo because Bottas looks hopeless right now. Not performing, animosity with the team. Seems he’s for gone done at Mercedes.

[@rishi857]

@@JPD2587 I think Bottas is feeling the pressure of having a direct rival in the grid in the form of Checo and having a direct rival for his seat in the form of Russell.

[@rishi857]

@@AkilahHussain169 Austria double header is very crucial for Mercedes. They must take away as much points as possible from red bull. They need two cars in front in France and Austria as early as possible.

[@rishi857]

@@AkilahHussain169 Bottas needs to be back. Otherwise It's Over for Merc. He has his confidence shattered, Now has a new Rival in the form of Checo in the Grid and Russell is Pressuring Merc to give him the seat. Its all going wrong for Bottas right now. He has never faced this situation before. Even a easy overtaking circuit like Baku he cannot overtake a single car. That's disappointing tbh.

[@CR-iu2zt]

@@rishi857verstappen is always good in austria

[@KenSerpico5450]

News Flash: Sergio Perez won the race, it was not "given to him". Alot of could've, would've and should've for Max and Lewis. Sergio showed his mettel against Lewis.

[@kevmehl]

I want Lewis to win a close championship this year...but I completely agree.

[@TheUSDebt]

You could argue he was just as fast as Max this race. Could’ve come out ahead of Max with a good pit. So I agree, Go Perez!

[@9adriano21]

So dismissive from Matt, Perez could have over cut Max on PURE PACE , if it wasn’t for that bad stop, or if they have left him out another lap, he was flying

[@PeterExcelsis]

@@9adriano21 do not forget, max was not fully pushing, he even said he simply tried to keep the pace of the rest and keep the gap as it was. Checo had good pace though, probably better then Ham had, and Checo was doing the same as Max and manahed his pace and tires

[@NardKoning]

@@9adriano21 Yeah but that would than be because of infavourable strategy forced on Max due to Hamilton's pit stop. Again, means that Perez had great pace, but I wouldn't say Perez was the better driver than Max this race.

[@luisfer9361]

Checo deserved the redemption after a whole podcast dedicated to bashing him

[@xavier3211]

@ً matt did. Matt actively dislikes him it's pretty obvious

[@xavier3211]

@pc yup. Idk why. He literally tries to avoid speaking about him. Katie wanted to say how he was on the pace in the last pod after practice and he mocked it

[@TeamSukiyo]

British bias for replacing Alex

[@alejandronuno9829]

Matt is racist guys we all know this.

[@luisfer9361]

@@alejandronuno9829 I sincerely couldn't agree with that. I just don't know why he really doesn't like the guy. He's been on the pace every race and, because of always embracing an overcut strategy, on OLD tires. He just hasn't had any good Saturdays and mostly because of red flags.

[@Kore_YT]

30:30 I am pretty sure that's how he always holds his clutch?

[@pandre5458]

I was hoping someone commented how that's how he uses his clutch every start

[@adhdandy9367]

Wonder why he does it, may be for consistency and better feel, better comfort?

[@chickengamer14]

@@adhdandy9367 probably just feels like he has more control, much easier to use your your pointer rather than your pinky and index Fingers.

[@9NineVolt]

Wait what you watch F1 too?

[@scottrobinson4611]

@@adhdandy9367 Marc Priestly (former F1 mechanic, worked with Lewis at McLaren) reckons it's just Hamilton's way of ensuring he gets the best clutch release on race starts. The clutch needs to be released in a certain way to get the optimal start, and he reckons Hamilton gets his fingers underneath the clutch paddle as a reference point for the amount he engages/releases it.

[@gergelystechnicmodels8565]

2016 - Meh 2017 - Best race of the season! 2018 - Best race of the season! 2019 - Meh 2021 - Best race of the season (so far)

[@josephhooton7781]

How could you forget the 2020 race. Given how memorable it was, with Stroll gaining 4 positions in the first three corners. One of the best all time! So much chaos!

[@faraazsyed1649]

@@josephhooton7781 Mate either you're too fun to be around or you're smoking some good stuff! Either way great for you man. Cheers.

[@dislexyc]

@@josephhooton7781 did they race online or what

[@user-lf3zx3rc3p]

Well, we can say it until the season end

[@paoaiipi5580]

@@josephhooton7781 what are you smoking bro

[@kayvonshafaei2200]

The wait for this was sooo worth it.

[@ssiipp7848]

I'm not sure I watched the same race as Matt... The first stint of the race was very good. It had a duller period after the pitstops until Strolls crash.

[@gergelystechnicmodels8565]

I agree. The top three were always close and the pit stops had surprising results. And personally I enjoyed Seb leading the race. We had 5 different leaders in the first 20 laps!

[@LeJimster]

Maybe it's because I was following Checo's race so closely but I was fully absorbed, with the overtakes and Lewis trying to catch and overtake Checo but not able to get close enough in the old Town. I was against a sprint finish, but added more drama and gave us a very unlikely podium. Brilliant race.

[@Just_City]

@@LeJimster lmao fr every time Hamilton got close I would stop breathing and then checo would make up time in the corners

[@pr-tj5by]

@@Just_City Don't get used to it!

[@timothyfrancisco3941]

I guess it really depends which driver you were watching.

[@vaasusehgal7569]

How is this not a great race?? Both fan boys are just sad.

[@twocakes]

I mean to be fair the race was boring until tires started exploding. I think that’s all they were trying to say.

[@999999SkyGuy]

Is this sarcasm? Well, Iam happy because everyone else isn't 🔍🥴 It was an okay race. Iam glad I missed mostly of the first half of the race. Baku overall is just a better Singapore with a actual straight which is exciting. Mercedes looked really weak on the straights. Hamilton just knew he needed to pass Sergio at the restart & failed to do so. Race direction & Pirelli need to answer our & the drivers questions. Again it took really long.

[@GloomGaiGar]

IF the tires didn't explode, it really wasn't that crazy.

[@ChrisQuadHD]

If bottas has pressed the brake magic button toto would call it a mistake, hanilton does it and its somehow not a mistake...

[@Dorfus2323]

Yeah, just like the Monaco pitstop incident. It was Bottas!!!

[@rubywest5166]

If Grosjean did it Toto would call it Ericsson

[@NeweyAdrian1]

Pleasee timestamps next time💪🏼🥺

[@Dr.Kornelius]

1:20:03 here ya go

[@mclark23]

I'm not sure Sergio was strugling to keep up with Verstappen. I get the feeling he was ordered to keep Hamilton just behind him. I think this was unnecessary unless they had a problem with Max who seems to have had the capability to run away, but didn't perhaps because he also had a smal hydraulics problem.

[@foogattimcr8777]

Exactly this. Perez is there to give Max wins. He is not there to race Max.

[@Formula1bliz]

No Red Bull actually wanted Perez to pull away from Hamilton, but he couldn’t since the Merc had really great speed in the final sector. Max was not pushing in any way, he was just matching the pace of the people behind him.

[@endthisnonsense7202]

After the pit stops, Per in front of HAM, the first few laps were fully even, PER pulling away from HAM sector 1 and 2 every single lap, Ham just catching up the same amount of time with DRS help every straight. Then when Per finally had HAM out of DRS after sector 2, he just pulled away a couple of 10th every lap. He was faster then Ham, just not a lot.

[@EGCFC]

I’ve been waiting ALL day for this! Kept checking my phone and now we’re here. 🥰

[@spartacus2202]

Katy is spitting facts! Love the content

[@NunoSalvaterra]

The podcast duration 😱😍

[@TheMarch4life]

Jos will probably head outside pirelli factory with a tire iron cause that is the way he rolls

[@wilseph1]

Jos already took care of business.

[@Evan102030]

Lmao funniest comment. The reality is fairly dark. Jos had a serious problem with his temper, even when he was in F1. Once he cracked a guy's skull at a kart track, for which he received a suspended prison sentence.

[@karatekid951]

Jos, Helmut and Christian at the door with a tire iron, billy club and baseball bat.

[@ShivSai123456]

@@Evan102030 WAIT WHAT

[@NardKoning]

@@ShivSai123456 Yes there are some darker things surrounding him. Also related to domestic issues towards Max and his ex.

[@ricardoarguelles6706]

This was so great, worth the wait, as always such a fun time with you lads, ty so much for the great content, much love.

[@TheF1Bet]

Awesome podcast! Love tuning in after the races to listen to your breakdowns!

[@selder_7]

Verstappen is an A* for me. Not a foot wrong in the race until his proverbial foot randomly fell off

[@High_Heels_Lady]

why did I read this as "Verstappen is an a** for me" :D

[@Formula1bliz]

Absolutely! Verstappen drove a perfect race

[@quackingpanda8466]

im a big max fan but A* for a very special performance. A is fair

[@animeholictops1225]

Can we talk about how Mercedes threw Bottas under the bus, by keeping him with the high wing setup, that Mercedes had no pace with on friday, but then with Lewis they put on the Low wing set up and it clearly worked. imo Bottas lack of pace was more the car and the set up. Cause i think we have discovered a legit weakness of the car, which is slow corners. Which is a mixture of their long wheelbase and the low rake concept. Sure Bottas could have been better not denying that, but Mercedes did him no favors with the set up.

[@CosRacecar]

Bottas' contract should have a provision that if Lewis wins the WDC he gets PAID.

[@Shady_2144]

I’m pretty sure I heard David Croft saying it was Bottas who opted to run with the old wing

[@xavier3211]

Bottas chose to run that wing. Hamilton tried to run it in fp3 but didn't like it so he changed back. Don't try flip the narrative

[@Shady_2144]

@@xavier3211 all laws will be broken and all kinds of parallel universe theories will be brought in just to take a dig at Hamilton

[@nationharris]

Been refreshing KZbin every ten minutes since the audio version went live on Google podcasts 🙃

[@ctsports__]

WHEN DOES THE AUDIO COME OUT

[@nationharris]

It showed up in my feed a few hours ago

[@ramondobma]

It was the right tyre with a little bit higher temperature, not the left one.

[@susswinnen]

It was the left one

[@0okyo]

@@Rerags_ He said for the team radio they mentioned from Red Bull.

[@visshvesh]

Finally !!! Was waiting for this the whole day ....

[@deanbarry4797]

Finally lol been waiting all day 🤣😂

[@wahl8951]

same same🥲

[@deanbarry4797]

@@wahl8951 like literally all day 🤣

[@Robsenson]

So did i. Was also refreshing KZbin every 5 minutes for the last 2 hours :D

[@jeffreyv.3004]

Pirelli themselves advised switching from the softs to the hards as early as lap 11, implying a 40 lap stint on those should be reasonable. Neither Stroll or Verstappen got past 33, with the latter even getting a couple of "free" SC laps.

[@NardKoning]

Yes this is not often mentioned but I believe the Pirelli recommended stint length on hards was 36-40 laps. This is really important because it means it wasn't teams/drivers taking a gamble by going long.

[@daanhaveman1077]

@@NardKoning Thank you! No one seems te mention that Verstappen also had some laps behind the safety car. It was completely reasonable for the team to assume that Verstappen could finish the race with those tires

[@clemensjanes8998]

Amazing stuff, guys! Most entertaining F1 content on KZbin. Keep it coming

[@selder_7]

re “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” I mean, haven’t we all given good advice that we don’t follow ourselves personally

[@bizarrebunny5579]

Live by that

[@pr-tj5by]

Scott Elder, If you get a great start you can't suddenly back off just cos you said "it's a marathon" earlier lol, he backed off in Spain when Max sent it on the first bend, that's a good example of "it's a marathon" cos he was patient and then went past him later in the race

[@ExzcellionGamma]

It do be like that "Do as I say, not do as I do."

[@GryphLane]

He was talking about the season as a whole.

[@TheGoodKid808]

The most stressed tires were the right rears, since almost all of the corners are left turns. It was debris or a bad kerb hit that caused the damage.

[@matthewjones4647]

Tommy, about Stroll: "I've never heard anybody sound so genuinely scared in a race car..." Hulkenberg 2018: "Am I a joke to you"

[@skillaxxx]

I still consider it a loss for RB, Max could have extended his points lead with 11 points, and with so many races to go on circuits suiting MB better still, he needs every result he can get. Hopefully the season proves me wrong ;)

[@inflatable2]

I agree.. Max basically lost 11 points to Lewis by bad luck.. I hope Max can stay in the lead of the WDC in France..

[@anthonyschroeder521]

Ehh, but thing is Redbull extended their lead in the constructors by 25 points, so that's better than you'd ever be expecting short of a 1-2 (which yes, they were on pace for)

[@GloomGaiGar]

For Max you mean, RB still lead the constructor's. You're confusing yourself lol

[@skillaxxx]

@@GloomGaiGar No, RB finishing 1st & 2nd and Lewis being 3rd would also have increased their team championship lead more than is the case now ...

[@ZxBiohazardZx]

@@anthonyschroeder521 a win + 2nd would still have been 11 points more

[@tokenride04]

Red flag for the last few laps is always the best choice. They have 4 hours to do the race and it usually ends in 1.5 hours. Its a shame so many races in the past ended under safety car when they could have had an exciting race at the end.

[@TeamSukiyo]

I think the limit is down to 3 hours this year

[@xiyxer1365]

Hamilton starts every race start with his hands like that

[@peterwynne6741]

“It’s very Americanized” hot damn I wish. Waking up at 6am on Sunday’s to watch the race is getting old 😂

[@caesaraugustus3749]

Better than midnight on Sunday like it is in Aus haha

[@roxannelyson7715]

You should heard Gasly. He straight up blamed the Americans (I assume he was referring to Liberty) for the race being restarted.

[@jaja8022]

Bro I have to stay up all night to watch NBA, UFC and most of the boxing fights... Let us have Formula 1 please

[@laurenkrist4119]

Ahhh I can so relate

[@peterwynne6741]

@@roxannelyson7715 Yeah I saw that. But hey, I don't see many people complaining about having an exciting end to a race and a lot of drivers enjoyed it too. I don't know why it would be a bad thing.

[@Alexander27463]

Honestly even a P2 finish fro Checo would've been really good and would prove that he actually got up to speed, which is only good both for RBR, Max, and himself ofcourse. And it is very bad news Mercedes. And he didnt crack under the pressure of a 7 time World Champion behind him half race.

[@bynahelemaal]

4:13 that’s what she said! 3 word race review: *Even Apeldoorn bellen!* Dutchies will understand! For non dutchies, it’s a insurance company’s catchphrase in a string of funny commercials… look it up on yt! Very applicable to saturday’s turn 3 and 15 and sunday’s stroll/max/ham incidents Th Side note: his engineer mentioning his tires, it was about the right rear tire! Also during the exact moment of the crash, max’s engineer was on the radio talking about metrics all looking good!

[@deathbower]

This was the first race since the start of the Hybrid era that a Mercedes finished a race and didn't score points.

[@Xlsy221]

No it's not. Austria 2018 was the last time.

[@billylawuk]

@@Xlsy221 they didn't *finish* the race then.

[@deathbower]

@@Xlsy221 Did a Mercedes finish the race in Austria 2018? Or spain 2016?

[@nomaddd123]

one of the best episodes, keep them long!

[@FreshCutFrenchFries]

Hats off for program director of the race! What legendary shots of an epic thrilling race! Drama.. Karma (maybe) captured epically! Kudos 👏

[@roxannelyson7715]

That logic about Max not being able to potentially look back at Baku and say that is where he lost the championship doesn't make sense. Without question, everyone agrees Lewis lost the championship in Malaysia, but he couldn't control his engine blowing up.

[@GloomGaiGar]

Max didn't even lose anything here. Both he and Lewis scored nothing while Max was leading the championship.

[@Formula1bliz]

@@GloomGaiGar he lost 11 points he would have definitely scored had his tire not blown up

[@roxannelyson7715]

@@GloomGaiGar He lost the chance to increase his lead, which he is going to need going into races like France, Hungary and Silverstone. Every point is important this year.

[@anthonyschroeder521]

Pirelli claimed 40 laps on the tire. If they were actually failing at 30ish, that's a gigantic miss. Also the instant automatic "it can't be us" bullshit from Pirelli is completely unacceptable.

[@raahull04]

I totally agree with Katy that somehow the environment within Mercedes has changed. On this, here's my 2 cents. I think, to Toto, the constructors championship has always been the priority and this is the first time since 2014 that it has dawned upon him that Mercs might not win the constructors. His top rival team has a future dominant WDC and one of THE most consistent F1 drivers I have ever seen in their lineup, whereas Mercs now have effectively only 1 driver performing on race days. This could be the source of all the little mistakes and frustration coming to the surface. I hate being 16 hours late to the podcast! But what can you do... Workday!!

[@evanthompson211]

Hi there. Always enjoy your podcast. Have a great day from Southern California

[@selder_7]

I’m genuinely worried about Tsnuoda at this point. They didn’t make him sacrifice his pole lap to give Gasly an amazing tow (which they should’ve) and Tsnuoda has had his best race ever and he was just so angry on the radio throughout 😕

[@hardipsingh2921]

I think he just has trouble expressing himself cause of the language barrier

[@aawwmm]

This was his best weekend, this was also his first week where he was in Italy the whole week.

[@tigerchuu2148]

To Matt, and those who harp on Bottas for this race: Bottas towed literally everyone behind him in quali. Both Mercs struggled hard in practice so we know the car wasn't good. Hamilton only got a good quali because Bottas towed him all the way around. Bottas had to create his own tow, and when he finally got it and was on a good quali lap Yuki and Sainz cause a red flag. The Mercs have struggled with tyre warm-up the whole season and at Baku it was not different. Bottas was in second place in Monaco, where the car had the same problems and DNFd because of a Merc mistake, not his own. Compare to Ham who made a mistake here and lost on his own. Ignoring all of these facts and just blame Bottas just makes you look shallow minded and unknowledgeable. It also makes the biases you have for certain drivers stand out like a sore thumb. Not to mention, HAMILTON actually got PASSED in MONACO. Getting passed in Baku on one of the longest straights with a DRS zone with a car that can't warm up its tyres? Not much you can do there. I'm not saying Bottas drove well, but there is a lot of unfair criticism towards him, and for people who are hardcore F1 fans and supposed to be "knowledgeable" it sometimes seem like you bash drivers, just because you want to. I wouldn't mind you criticizing Bottas if you at least managed to realize why he was down there in the first place.

[@mr_tucker2285]

Thank you!!!

[@formulablaze91]

This is a really nice podcast to listen to while you're doing something else big ups

[@JasonMoore24]

Thank you for the post credits scene. 😂

[@leonardocardenas8407]

You met your deadline by 4 minutes (it reminds me of me at the end of the university semester)

[@captaintoyota3171]

Funny when lewis messes up its a "accident" before mistake. British bias much? Seriously im sure its unconscious but man crofty's the worst but you guys can't see that? The difference in language if it was Seb it'd be a "mistake" instantly none of this "accident" talk

[@jtjorger]

BFD!

[@gaylehoward9686]

100% agree. It winds me right up. I've lost track of the number of "rare mistakes" Lewis has made.

[@maggiesun8894]

Just when I think I should go to bed you dropped this video!👽👽👽

[@mclarenF1race]

Holy shit will be going to bed late.... again lol 🤣🤣🤣 cheers for the content drop dudes!!! 👌

[@danonthestrings]

3 word race review: The Rejects Podium

[@UltraDXSASC]

Happiest Podium

[@Izor12]

I eagerly wait for this podcast after the race

[@laurenkrist4119]

"He yeeted it straight off the track" 🤣

[@TheMarch4life]

Maybe Lauda was a calming influence on the Totonator. Horner was always a wind up artist remember how he got under Squirrel Irritables skin, I would pay to see Horner get under the Totonators skin.

[@NardKoning]

Did you see Hamilton and Max joking together that the should put Toto and Christian in the right for a boxing match xD

[@TheMarch4life]

@@NardKoning no when did that happen do you have a vid link

[@NardKoning]

@@TheMarch4life I couldn't find the actual interview but this is the transcript (around 1:00 mark). It's pretty funny. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKmmcmCYj9mjos0

[@TheMarch4life]

@@NardKoning with Jos as referee and after a bit Jos will just beat them both casue he can

[@NardKoning]

@@TheMarch4life Haha true, or Gunther Steiner! Fok smash!

[@Thomas-kj5zw]

We are living in a Christian Horner dream turn nightmare that he managed to get control of in the end

[@selder_7]

Waiting all day for this blockbuster to upload

[@levistrachan4192]

1 hour and 37 minutes...I like it

[@MrBOuellette]

Toto should be ashamed for going after Bottas for a team issue and then soft balling Hamilton’s obvious mistake and Matt should be ashamed for piling on.

[@Robalexe]

Matt literally said it was Hamilton's mistake

[@JTSuarez]

Redbull’s strategy was great, sadly pirelli messed up

[@ml8022]

Pirelli, what a fake tirecompany is that 🤣

[@pr-tj5by]

@@ml8022 We don't know if it's a Pirelli problem or not, I suggest you watch Marc Priestley's podcast before making such judgements unless of course you don't know who he is!

[@ml8022]

@@pr-tj5by I don't have the time to watch his podcasts. But this really has to be investigated, and not by Pirelli ofcourse.

[@pr-tj5by]

@@ml8022 He's the ex chief engineer at McLaren and knows much more than what you hear on the average podcasts, it's being investigated but this could be down to the load on the car amongst other things that don't involve tyres

[@ml8022]

@@pr-tj5by I know the guy ofcourse. But did he also tell you about the fact that Pirelli told the teams to use a higher tirepressure? I think that says enough. Pirelli knew something.

[@selder_7]

You only hear Hamilton saying that he loves the fight when he ends up winning anyway

[@TheMarch4life]

bingo

[@just4commentsable]

To be fair, he usually does end up winning lmao

[@superstar_h_gamer5211]

Yeah kinda feels like it Seb and him obviously have a good relationship but in 2017 when seb was on fire he wasn't enjoying it as much. I remember watching those driver meetings and lewis kinda telling on seb quite a bit lol

[@GryphLane]

I heard him say it a couple of weeks ago tbf

[@hrithikjho4075]

Matt and Tom : Talking Katy: *furious nodding*

[@aurelysrodriguez1860]

Never pressed play so fast before!!!

[@micahkiyimba8641]

me too

[@TheCaptain820]

Bottas: 4 good races, 2 bad races. GET HIM OUT OF HERE Vettel: 4 bad races, 2 good races. THE CHAMP IS BACK

[@aliashoor1918]

Vettel new to his seat , bottas always been there this is difference

[@TheCaptain820]

​@@aliashoor1918 I mean yeah but a 4x world champion should know how to drive any car no? He's also in the sport for so long therefore has the experience to adapt quicker when changing teams

[@jasonhenry9440]

Best f1 podcast 🔥

[@Wals141]

Good podcast as always, just sad to see that I'm 30 mins in and still not a single mention of Perez's great race

[@davidfernandeztrancon7269]

I always vote for Valtteri as driver of the day and give him an A* on wtf1 because I feel like I'm helping his therapist with their job, poor fella

[@Andre_The_Millennial]

The FIA needs to bring in an independent investigator to find out if Verstappen and Stroll's tyre failures were because of debris or a structural problem with the tyre. I do not trust when companies investigate their own product failures. They have no reason so tell the truth if they are to blame.

[@DinoTrollerino]

To be honest I don't believe for one second that Pirelli wants people to die or get hurt. The investigations are usually conducted with FIA personnel too, so if it comes out that it is indeed Pirelli's fault the FIA won't be happy.

[@aggienotaggy]

Tommy keep being “grumpy and angry” it’s the best part!!!

[@trousers2]

I feel like every time Matt says 'WTF1 podcast' in the intro it gets seedier and seedier.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

I have waited very long..I wonder how Tom felt seeing MAX go off like that..I thought that was a championship ender

[@Formula1bliz]

Verstappen was so unlucky 💔

[@TomP1Bellingham]

I’m glad we didn’t record the podcast straight after that’s for sure 😂😂😂

[@lagos4791]

But Hamilton did a bigger oopsie.

[@Shleppy42]

generally more inclined to think there's something odd going on with those tyres than blame the teams for going long. I think I heard that they blew before their estimated limit. also really glad it ended up with no points rather than Lewis nicking a win after Max's rear left decided it wanted to fanboy for Merc.

[@AthmaLal]

Verstappen engineer was warning about Right rear.... Not left

[@elliotttalksf1825]

What a season 2021 is/is going to be!

[@Indypacecar82]

Toto probably views it as a team mistake. Having a button that can disable the cars normal brake function in a position that can be triggered by accident is an oversight.

[@peterhuston7888]

Maybe so. But somehow he thinks Bottas's pit stop issue in Monaco was the driver's fault. It doesn't square up.

[@Vanguar7d]

Hamiltons hand is over the steering wheel because that's where his clutch is...

[@whysrumgone]

Yep. There's a lot of video evidence that that's just how he does starts

[@matthobbs518]

He's been doing that for years now, every start. Surprised they didn't know that...

[@emmamontgomery5391]

Katy, you are glowing! Any skincare tips? :p Anyway, love the energy and knowledge you bring to the show!

[@Ikcatcher]

Baku once again surprising us with another banger race

[@Krovven]

Still watching...any talk of the shade Kvyat throws at Red Bull when talking to Gasly in the Post Race Show? I thought it was hilarious.

[@frickseerose6146]

What did he say?

[@supergaga1712]

They were joking about getting some drinks with gasly after the race, gasly said "bring the vodka, I will bring the red bull" and kvvyat essentially said "you can keep your drink"

[@Krovven]

@@supergaga1712 "Keep your drink. I've had enough Red Bull for now."

[@selder_7]

Imagine the scenes if they brought back Rosberg mid season

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

He has been out of the sport for too long. Also, how long one can keep a super license without racing in a top category of motorsports ?

[@oliviao7]

@@aomoussynonymous8712 3 years

[@tusharkhandelwal6755]

Matthew’s football knowledge impressed me 😂

[@alyssalucero6850]

it feels like this race all of the individuals who switched teams have finally settled (except daniel but he'll get there)

[@fabriziomendelzon8673]

1:01:00 I’m pretty sure Perez got a dangerous driving penalty points in Portimao last year because of his defense on Gasky

[@VG-jk2xx]

There should not be 2 fixed pitstops, tyre management will go out of the window, which is a very important part of Sunday.

[@hibaguba4257]

Another good one

[@fraeck]

So happy for AlphaTauri to get their first podium in 2021 and Yuki Tsunoda finished the race very well.

[@sebastianbuse4899]

lewis made a driver error by flicking the magic... Change my mind,

[@Jay-qm8cx]

The fault can’t fall on anyone else’s lap, other than Lewis

[@bizarrebunny5579]

Even Lewis said it was his fault!

[@sebastianbuse4899]

just for them people who are all making videos and comments saying that it was cause of the magic flick, not hamilton driver error...

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

@@sebastianbuse4899 well technically it was because of the switch because without touching it he would have made the corner but yes it was his error