2021 French GP Race Review | WTF1 Podcast

Well, that was unexpected wasn't it?! Paul Ricard produced an absolutely thrilling race which went right down to the wire. Are Mercedes cracking under pressure? Could they have won the race? Are McLaren the favourites to finish top 3? Join Matt, Tommy & Katy as all will be discussed and more in this week's WTF1 Podcast!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
02:08 - Another Epic Finish
10:48 - Why was Paul Ricard good?
15:40 - Merc Mess Up
20:55 - Are Merc Thinking About 2022?
27:40 - No Bottas Fastest Lap
33:25 - Bottas Gets Angry
42:00 - Could We See Team Orders?
46:35 - Let's Talk McLaren
52:45 - Gasly Vs Norris
56:50 - ABCDEF1
1:11:45 - Predictions
1:18:15 - Final Thoughts
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[@WTF1official]

Hey guys, hope you enjoy the podcast! Just wanted to apologise for the lack of camera quality for both Matt & Katy. Tommy was clearly having some internet problems and wasn't able to capture our screens particularly well. It'll be better for Austria!

[@pk1260]

All fine we are here for the fine content!

[@oj_hl]

Debut race weekend for Darren!

[@benardo01]

Couldn't even tell the difference

[@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677]

Love the content but can you please stop with the "like tommy said" "like you said" "like we've said" on the podcast I literally cringe everytime. It's fine to repeat yourselves but if you announce your doing it it just makes it worse

[@nashefore1912]

Great content, could have been more composed with criticism but hey it's the sport

[@sheshitkarthikeya1528]

Perez is a crucial part of this enthralling f1 season

[@JR-jl9kg]

Thats probably very true hahah

[@ImRezqoo]

Thats on god

[@lowe2302]

Yeah i really don’t know why they dislike him so much he’s such a nice guy

[@alejandronuno9829]

We all know, but Matt won't say it because he's racist

[@MissedApproachMagpie]

Hahhahaha ^this comment

[@carlosptm6]

What does Matt has against Perez? He still says that it was a 2vs1 battle between max and Merc when in fact Perez was vital for that strategy. Marko said in an interview that during the race, Perez agreed to go long and slow down in his first stint so that Max could have a 2 pit strategy.

[@carlosptm6]

He never gives Perez a break 😪

[@Vulpes_Shinbi]

Sadly, Matt seems to dislike a certain few people. And always will dislike them. No matter how much they prove themselves. (Mazepin, Stroll, Perez, Bottas etc.)

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Because Checo was getting dropped by Max and Mercedes. Still did his job though so I am now really sure what the problem is.

[@Vulpes_Shinbi]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Matt is just slightly discriminative towards 2nd drivers. Checo did what he had to and ended in P3.

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

Well if he doesn't like Checo, We don't like Hamilton. For us, It was two Red Bulls fightimg hard. We love Checo and he is a champion and will help Red Bull be a champion.

[@scorpiaone3843]

*Sergio lets Max by* Max: Thank him for that! Sergio: "Now let's get them" me: *goosebumps*

[@johndortwegt]

Max is for sure happy with checo! He is not alone anymore.

[@boukevanzinderen6321]

Checo is really gelling well into his new team. Fantastic driver and getting better race by race. On top of that he seems to be a very genuine person!

[@theglitch312]

@@boukevanzinderen6321 Love that he went for the handshake after parking the car. But Max just went, "Nah bro, we hugging today!" They really respect each other. And Checo is really pushing himself, since he wasn't even happy about P3! He wanted Lewis' P2! That mentality has been missing in that seat ever since Ricciardo left... If he does well at the Austria double header, and nets consistent podiums and maybe a win or two, he's in for 2022. He has to be.

[@hernancirilo]

Hey Matt, just remember how Aston Martin, including Vettel, congratulated Checo effusively when he won In Baku. Doesn’t that tell you something about Checo?

[@rocket69218]

I think Katy is right. Bottas is sick of being mugged off. I can't imagine what it would be like in his position but I think I would be happier in the McLaren, Aston or Alpine. At least those guys seem like they are enjoying the racing and having some fun at the weekend. I can't imagine Bottas is enjoying himself at all.

[@ignls8809]

Actually also Ferrai after dropping Vettel and with Carlos arrival seem really passionate and motivated. Also Charles explained that when Seb was there there was a bad mood. But with carlos and charles they seem really to ve enjoying their works

[@ImRezqoo]

Yeah they use him for a slipstream a lot and also as a decoy in the race, thats not racing and i feel for him

[@Shadow-wk6ny]

Respectfully he just isn’t good enough the fact that he got the same amount of wins last season as verstappen is criminal

[@7BD273]

Stop disrespecting Checo.

[@achmadfadhillah5859]

Can you give me the timestamp where?

[@marcorodah1924]

@@achmadfadhillah5859 26:15

[@optimusprimus89]

Exactly. He has been doing the best out of any 2nd driver for red bull

[@falcovg2]

I feel like Perez knows his job is being a support for Max and get enough points for the Constructors title and he's happy with it. Don't forget he was almost out of a seat for this season, I don't think fighting for the title is his priority at the moment.

[@franp19]

I agree he needs to assure his contract. Help max then give him a run for his money next year if he can. Max is an absolute driver.

[@josuegarcia7129]

And getting some wins along the way

[@falcovg2]

@@josuegarcia7129 Exactly, and if not wins because he needs to let Max through for the drivers championship he still might be getting consistent podium finishes and win the constructors championship.

[@aishwarygaonkar4937]

www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.how-perez-was-key-to-red-bulls-win-in-france-and-why-mercedes-couldnt.6CcD9jh4Xr6mi5gOBShVCx.html See F1 themselves have put a featured article on Perez being the key for Max's win @WTF1 #WTF1

[@georgythomas8451]

Perez knows that at this point Verstappen is just faster than him in the car he's been driving for 5 years. He knows There's no point in him unnecessarily trying to be the Alpha and going against the clear Golden Child of RB. He is still getting to grips with the car. Its not worth is to be salty just to get a few wins and make everyone else unhappy. I have a feeling that towards the end of the season, Perez will overtake Hamilton to be No. 2 in the drivers Championship.

[@dariabeniakoff7170]

Russell P12 with no DNFs is an underrated result. A all the way. It puts Williams ahead of Haas too and will be very tough for Haas to match or beat.

[@KingCee615]

I think that we know that Russell alone is keeping Haas out of that competition. At this point Russell is competing against the Alfas, he that quick.

[@jaakkomustonen2540]

@@KingCee615 he will never beat alfa.

[@KingCee615]

@@jaakkomustonen2540 but he is competing with them. He’s above the other Haas drivers I think he’s shown that he’s now reaching for better competition.

[@boukevanzinderen6321]

He started 14th 😂

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

@@KingCee615 Haas drivers are rookies and their cars are really unstable. Russell is now an experienced driver but he sure had a very good race. Although, I put Stroll as my driver of the day but he came a close second with Tsunoda third.

[@taurianferguson]

What more could Perez have done? Are you never satisfied!!!

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

I think they will be happy when Perez wins more races, beats Hamilton and challenges for the Championship. Simple enough. Hope that happens soon.

[@benn8793]

@@aishwarygaonkar2601 He does what he was hired for by RedBull. He is supposed to watch Max's back and collect as many points as possible for the constructors' championship in the background. And if something goes wrong for Max, he's supposed to pick up the pieces.

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

@@benn8793 absolutely in a realistic view, he is doing the best he can and is expected to do. I don't know why are they so skeptical and underming his performances despite his good performances since Monaco

[@johndortwegt]

He did amazing!! Max could shine because of his drive

[@taurianferguson]

@@johndortwegt it was Perez position that complicated the Mercedes pit strategy

[@HBee5]

The weekend isn't over until you've listened to the Monday podcast 🙌🏼 FACT

[@bobbyjoel7396]

absolutely

[@Lunarfox]

unique comment inbound: (hi)

[@ImRezqoo]

Yeah its true, I’ve discovered this lately… im a fan!

[@formulablaze91]

After the gp, I watch the race highlights backseat driver, IBR, Tommos post race chinwag, aaravaa reaction video (if he makes one), and then the wtf1 podcast throughtout the week after the race.

[@Luka-hc4de]

Bottlenose dolphins can briefly reach speeds of 30mph 🙌 FACT

[@bigmini2870]

The hypocrisy of Matt saying "Fair enough with those dead tyres" when talking about Hamilton's mistake and then immediately saying "if Bottas hadn't defended fresh air" when they were on VERY similar tyre wear shows the unnecessary amount of hate that Valtteri has been getting and still is from the community.

[@BlinkyBill_]

he fucked up period he literaly gave verstapen the position. not sure what race u were watching

[@jamesthesilver]

@@BlinkyBill_ he defended harder than Hamilton on similarly worn tyres. What race were you watching?

[@joplenoir1304]

Hamilton Defo put up way more of a defense, wasnt he already passed before the corner bottas braked late for? I agree the hate vs Bottas is clouding some comments.

[@bigmini2870]

@@BlinkyBill_ wow he lost grip a million years into a stint that he knew wasn’t gonna end well and warned the team about. Irrelevant twaddle.

[@mirkof2068]

Well Max would not have got passed if Vallteri didn't gone off line on that lap that and Lewis going off track made the difference of potential max getting the opportunity on lap 52 if these 2 mistakes didn't happen Max might not have gotten the opportunity it got nothing to do with disrespect towards Vallteri but he done a Fisichella vs Kimi of Japan 2005 defended to early the inside for no reason

[@myvishan]

Katy’s opinions are a really good add to the whole podcast. I’m a new listener this is my 3rd or smth and I really like Katy, she’s really growing on me !

[@taualphanu2920]

Literally tho. Matty's and Tommy's opinions on Bottas raging was just stupid. Katy coming in with actual logic. Best person in this podcast imo

[@afinafina]

Same here

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

She's seems the most level headed out of the trio. XD

[@trousers2]

I say this to my wife every time I watch these. Katy is the only one who makes any sense

[@NeweyAdrian1]

Her knowledge isnt the best but shes perfect for the balance between them

[@kyneticfilms]

Sergio literally fulfills the dreams of every Red Bull fan by being an exemplary, outstanding redbull support driver, and he gets cold shoulders and B ratings. What the actual hell.😂

[@pedroregalado8706]

People talk about Perez inheriting the win in Baku but we forget that with a better pit stop he probably comes out in front of Verstappen. I don’t know if he would of won the race but it would of definitely been an awkward situation. But since people love “what if’s” so much, what if?

[@Boerkreeelis]

I thought the same, but it turned it didn't make a difference. There was a calculation done that if they all had the same quick stop (I think it was Verstappen's time they took), they would have ended up the exact same way but just closer together (who knows what that would have brought). Was analysed on the F1 TV show afterwards, if I remember correctly.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Yeah, and if my uncle had tits he’d be my aunt! Matt is always kissing up to Charles Lecrash and Lewis Crymilton’s cute lips

[@mgustafson2010]

I mean Matt loves to take credit away from Checo anyway possible like he didn't defend from Lewis using DRS having slipstream ect. But its never good enough ig ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@eugeniojara6600]

Is it me or Matt has something against Perez? Every single podcast he tries to say something bad about him even when he wins or get a p3

[@falconx1624]

He is clown

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

Well he is just considering him to fail like Gasly and Albon did in that seat. He may be proven dead wrong. Checo is gonna have a banger of a season. He may beat even Hamilton come the end of the season

[@DannySB991]

I don't think it's an agenda or anything like that. Perez as we all know is not the fastest driver out there, not on Lewis's or Max's level anyway. But he has mega consistency and a safe pair of hands. I'd argue he's a better driver than Bottas overall, too.

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

@@DannySB991 well on his day he can the best and fastest driver on track.

[@aniket4062]

@@falconx1624 A legit clown

[@jamesswinbanks]

How exactly was the battle at the front a 2v1 battle when Perez’s proximity to the front three directly influenced the Merc decision to not pit again?

[@cosisthebest]

I don't think his proximity influenced that decision. I think by the time RB putter it was too late for mercedes because max would've come out in front anyway

[@hernancirilo]

@@cosisthebest Haven’t you heard Toto Wolf saying Checo was the piece that put Merc against the wall?

[@speeddemon2901]

@@cosisthebest think about it like when Max pitted say Max didn't pit and merc pitted... Lewis would have to overtake a fresher checo and then Max after some ten seconds ahead...this variable made them doubt their options.. There is also the fact that sergio was rapid after ten laps....

[@flaminG-Ghost]

@@cosisthebest Toto literally in words said "Checo was perfect" and their hands were tied bcz he was in the pit window of Ham when mattered...

[@alzaber]

3 word race review should be : Bottas was right!!

[@evanyoon1230]

or merc didn't listen

[@ddha0000]

he would have finished 4th regardless

[@patraprateek]

I've spent a whole day refreshing the WTF1 home page. Finally!!

[@sorayapellegrini6212]

same lol

[@KingCee615]

Every Monday lol

[@gl1202]

I feel you, 've been doing the samething

[@rcrude8866]

A movie sized podcast, exactly what I need on a monday afternoon. Thanks.

[@ploppyjr2373]

@@huzefamamujee5542 wait what lmao

[@stephenmcgill12]

Then watch it in 2 parts and have twice the fun

[@Vulpes_Shinbi]

@@huzefamamujee5542 sorry, if you want 8 minute quick buck video's, you can watch 7 KZbinrs that are the exact same way and rotate their content around

[@jeroenbons637]

Some people think that Verstappen has grown and matured, some people think that he is a better driver now than he ever was.... but.. a very important element is overlooked in that observation and that is the irrefutable fact that up until this year Max did not have a competitive car. His driving was outstanding in the previous years, his car was not.

[@ddha0000]

well, he is making less mistakes than he used to, but still making too many mistakes. in reality, he should be a lot further in the lead.

[@baskempenaar253]

@@ddha0000 Max could have been further ahead in the standings, but so did Hamilton. I would even say that Hamilton has made more mistakes than max did.

[@johndortwegt]

Well... the first 3 years he was a tad ambiguous 😁 now he takes his moments and pick his fights

[@pr-tj5by]

@@baskempenaar253 Yeah but let's not forget that Merc took the race win away from LH with that 1st pit stop

[@theglitch312]

@@baskempenaar253 Max made more small mistakes that bit him in the ass every time. Never got away with it (except this time), so he's a but less lucky. But Lewis' off at Imola (#blessed), the shit qualy at Monaco while his teammate had a shot at pole, and the mistake at Baku are far worse mistakes than a few track limits or a missed overtake/T1 imho. Not to mention, Hamilton had a large off as well in the final laps this race... It's just not mentioned. Just like his Bahrain lockup is swept under the rug. A mistake that gave Max a shot at the win in the first place! Both have been insanely fast, but Max's been a bit more consistent this year imho.

[@25Morales25]

Matt stays disrespecting Checo, it’s honestly just sad and disgusting at this point not giving credit where credit is due… do better.

[@VinayakKesarwani]

Yeah, definitely biased towards British drivers.

[@TANGYHATCHY]

This what I’m trying to say. Everyone praising Hamilton when Perez did the same exact thing…

[@georgythomas8451]

Also Bottas. I mean, yeah Russel should get the seat next year. But Bottas doesn't deserve all the stick he is getting from British presenters either. Matt is obviously biased towards British drivers esp. RUSSEL. He seems to be just salty that Russel is not already in the seat.

[@sjonhigh]

Why isnt it possible someone doesnt like a driver or see the talent that is clearly there? Everyone is entitled to its own opinion. Some dont like Stroll, Mazepin or Bottas. And some like Hamilton or Ocon. We all differ in which driver appeals to us. I dont like Hamilton outside of the car, but is one of the best drivers out there. And some dont like Hamilton as a person and as a driver, think he got al the tittles only because of his car. Fair enhough. So get over it. Because you like Perez doesnt mean everybody needs to.

[@benn8793]

@@sjonhigh But this is not about sympathy. This channel wants to be taken seriously as a reporter about Formula 1. Through KZbin they have an international audience. That means that you should show a certain neutrality.

[@Mike23443]

I think Perez is an incredibly smart guy. If he is ever winning and Max is behind him, he will prompt the swap himself and confirm it with the team, unless they straight up say no, and if they respond with anything but "no, keep the position" then he will give Max the win even when Red Bull say "it's up to you." If Sergio is p3 and Verstappen is p4, he will 100% just give Max the spot. He won't fight it. He, like any other person in the sport, knows what a Hamilton dominance is, and being able to dethrone the legend, or at least be part of why he has been dethroned, is a huge deal. Besides, he knows that if he plays nice here, it will pay dividends for him later in resigning the contract and eventually maybe his own title shot.

[@rorromx9406]

Everything okay at home? 🤣 Checo will fight for the title this same season.🔥

[@Iiuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@@rorromx9406 checo is a good driver, but no max. As long as Max is his teammate he will never truly fight for the championship just because Max is just faster all around.

[@rorromx9406]

@@Iiuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii just remember my words when it happens, just remember them. It's coming....🔥. Of course Max it's the faster on the track but thats not all to fight for the championship.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@Iiuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Yeh but that guy is selling the notion that Checo isn't a racing driver. He won't throw his legacy just to help Max and the team, unless he has no choice in the matter, what kinda delusion are y'all selling.

[@Iiuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks delusional is pretending to know what other people are thinking. Checo is a good driver showing what gasly and albon couldnt do, which i think gets valued. But Lets not pretend checo was a great second driver this race. Last race he was amazing and really hold up lewis but this race he was in a race with bottas who gets so much hate for not challenging lewis.

[@nino_dm]

I love watching/listening to the podcast. My kids think I'm in a zoom call, they don't bother me.

[@fkez0510]

Lol

[@MrDana93]

I’ve always been a big Perez fan and have rated him highly. Brings a tear to my eye to see all the comments backing him 🥲

[@lunaAvA]

He was king of the middle teams in 2020 that's why he got looks from rb

[@abrahamtorres5283]

Honestly i couldnt have picked a better year to start watching f1 it seems😭

[@thegreenmonster1103]

You have no idea how right you are. I’ve almost given up. But Danny Ric keeps me coming back.

[@benardo01]

I must've stumbled into an alternative universe. A good French gp, could never be my universe

[@angelmag4977]

Perez is become a strategic tool to destabilize Mercedes Benz…. He has been historically underrated but he is a strong, humble and a well rounded driver

[@_Seb_Vettel_]

I want Nico Vlogsberg to be one of the full time commentators for the race coverage because he just isn't afraid of saying stuff while also bringing in great recent experience

[@johnnyweaver9946]

Love Nico, he gives the best insight for these modern cars

[@johnnyweaver9946]

I feel like when seb retires in like 2024-2026 I think he would be an amazing commentator he loves racing he loves the sport

[@speeddemon2901]

@@johnnyweaver9946 yeah that would be a banger seb the comedian and nico the serious guy....

[@gulceakpinar8280]

Even when Perez finished the weekend on the podium Matt is still saying Merc v Redbull is 2 v 1. Imo Perez is one of the reasons that we are watching good races this year. Even though i hate when people make this comparison do you think races would be this exciting with Albon, Matt?

[@maudelhoyo4019]

Matt has always disliked Perez. I remember I stopped watching WTF1 in 2018 because of how much shit they were giving Perez because of all the Ocon situation (they were massive Ocon fans). We all are biased tho.

[@rfkacey]

These yankers are some sad Albono fans lol 🤣

[@sigmundferd1359]

@@rfkacey what I couldn't understand was when 2 races in Perez was slightly off the pace or had a bad race they would say "well we were hard on albon so we have to be just as hard on perez" like Albon after 2 years in the AlphaBullRosso team and Perez after 2 races are the same thing

[@rfkacey]

@@sigmundferd1359 couldn't agree more 💯

[@alejandronuno9829]

Matt is so racist bro we all know that

[@rashadarbab2769]

For the first time ever we also have a real rear gunner for max, Mercedes' strategy has never had to worry about the number 2 car. Checco really did get it together after 5 races.

[@pear7777]

Yep, wad about time, Max stepped into the RB, and you know what happened, Checco did take 5 races to be there..

[@pr-tj5by]

@@pear7777 Yeah but let's not forget that Merc took the race win away from LH with that 1st pit stop

[@noone.unknown]

It's my first season of watching the races, used to only watch highlights because I thought the entire race would be boring. It doesn't happen often when I watch something and don't pick up my phone. BUT this season has been fire, super happy that I started watching this year.

[@156football]

Same! What a great season for us to start watching! I just remind myself not to get spoiled. But hopefully next year will be just as good with the new regulations

[@psychobergmuis6281]

You picked the right year. The last 7 have been utter shite

[@156football]

@@psychobergmuis6281 except for the Lewis Nico year I'd imagine that was a good one

[@istdochegal274]

Same startet this season, i was Last year on KZbin and getting a Video about F1 Radio Highlights and that Catcht me. This year i bought Sky Just and only For f1

[@nnunez0929]

I've been watching only since 2019, but easily the best season start for years

[@endthisnonsense7202]

Perez's overtake had completed before he left track, so there was never going to be a "leaving track" penalty.

[@speeddemon2901]

Also bottas told that perez was literally forced to take that lone cause of the overspeed and the marbles on the outside line.... So perez can't be blamed....

[@rfkacey]

These yankers will never appreciate Perez even if he wins a race 🤣 y'all need to start accepting that he's a top driver 💯

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

Yes he is Champion driver. He deserves the RedBull seat. And he will help them win the Championship. He is certainly a better person than Hamilton.

[@ZZS3D888]

Bro it's British media they will never show real support for Mexican or any Asian driver

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

@@ZZS3D888 well some non-brtish driver should prove them wrong by winning the world championship

[@johndortwegt]

We dutchies are really happy what he is doing. But for me it’s not a big surprised, he already was amazing in the pink Mercedes

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

@@aishwarygaonkar2601 Many non - British drivers have won the championships in the past but there is only 1 non-brit driver that has won in the V6 Hybrid era i.e. N. Rosberg due to the utter dominance of Mercedes A.M.G. Petronas F1 team, Vettel was the other driver that has come close to it with Scuderia Ferrari.

[@rocket69218]

RE: Overtake. I can't remember where I heard/read this but apparently the stewards said A: the pass was done cleanly before he went off track and B: in going off the track and over the curbs Perez lost time and therefore did not gain any (lasting) advantage. ... so no penalty.

[@shadowpowahful]

a 2 v 1? it was a 2 v 2 , if you dont see how perez actually affected mercedes' strategy u might want to close the channel

[@danielw9710]

Thanks for adding timestamps! Makes watching much easier when you don’t have time to finish in one sitting

[@theflaggeddragon9472]

This is the first season of F1 I've followed, and it's been a banger!

[@captaintoyota3171]

Go watch 2012 from start. Trust me you'll thank me

[@dariabeniakoff7170]

Thank you for doing the timestamps again 🙏

[@gabz-26-gb80]

This podcast is my favourite in the world right now! Honestly terrific job and wish you all th best.Keep up the fun, humour, and incredible pre and post race analysis.

[@scottmeredith3359]

Loving these longer podcasts by the way. 👌🏼

[@ashishpandey7405]

I wait for this as much as the races. You guys are fabulous.

[@WTF1official]

🧡

[@joshcaminski]

I've been waiting for this one thx as always wtf1

[@NeweyAdrian1]

THANKS FOR TIMESTAMPS

[@nataliavalle]

Just watched "The Internet’s Best Reactions To The 2019 Austrian Grand Prix" to see Matt doing the race rundown. It's also funny because he starts the video saying "We came off the back of one of the worst races I can remember of the French Grand Prix, and then we have Austria! Oh my goodness, I actually cannot remember a better race for quite some time." This is brilliant.

[@damsel5755]

Love your podcast, guys! Very rarely in podcasts all people involved are genuinely likeable and pleasant to listen to, but Tommy, Matt and Katy are such a fun team. LOVED this race (and entire season actually).

[@jasonjansen9831]

Personally I think that was 3 years of frustration coming out of Bottas. It's been building slowly race by race.

[@montyboon4127]

Toto "I want a "No- Blame Culture" within Mercedes" Also toto after a merc disaster. "Valtteri screwed up his quali, Lewis fucked up his race, Bono wore the wrong glasses, James decided to speak Japanese, Technical Engineers took 1 to many Wank breaks. Pit crew smoked too much weed. Im perfect and have no blame"

[@Ivwin]

U got me when James started speaking Japanese XD

[@prajvalp2868]

Thank you!!! ❤️ I can now listen to this while I finish my assignment🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Brad-il9mw]

Yep Max is the old school racer that F1 needed!

[@micahkiyimba8641]

Max reminds me of Alonso

[@joostpereira7470]

@@micahkiyimba8641 both talented youngsters

[@ddha0000]

'old school racer'..............i mean, he won by team strategy dude.

[@oscarpitarch4304]

@@ddha0000and???

[@oz2362]

@@ddha0000 jesus, give credit where credit is due

[@Vacant_]

Lando beat Danny Ric on strategy this weekend, but Ricciardo had the better drive

[@kayrayilmaz3785]

yeah i dont understand people going norris beat him again like bro he made those overtakes due to ric, even alonso one. Plus he had 10 laps older tyres, like cmon.

[@sebastiannilssontuisku]

nah lando>ric atm, not even a debate

[@kayrayilmaz3785]

@@sebastiannilssontuisku read it carefully rn for sure lando is bettee im talking about this race

[@Vacant_]

@@sebastiannilssontuisku atm sure, but in isolation Danny's race was better

[@aleezaraza6428]

Bro strategy is made on the basis of quali sooo...

[@oxymoron7320]

THAT WAS A BANGER! MORE OF THAT PLEASE

[@sidewalkere]

yay! Was hoping the podcast dropped in time to take it for my run.

[@rodrigodepierola]

Nobody saves tires like Checo Pérez.

[@pr-tj5by]

Hamilton

[@endthisnonsense7202]

@@pr-tj5by Well certainly not at PR this weekend. Had HAM and PER magically swapped tyres 5 laps before the finish HAM would easily have defended VER. Certainly not at Baku, the HAM tyre had a 3 inch cut in them before the code red. And he was able to destroy the set of new tyres after the restart before the first corner was over.

[@pr-tj5by]

@@endthisnonsense7202 At Baku Merc had a very low downforce set up on Ham's car that obviously chews tyres as Marc Priestley explained, he kept his tyres brilliantly at PR, read what Ross Braun, Marc Priestley etc (professionals) said, Checo would have been overtaken quicker cos he doesn't have the pace of LH, look what he did on Bahrain, if Merc brought him in 1 lap earlier he would have won at PR, look how he started catching up MV at Imola at the end of the 1st stint, people familiar with F1 know this about LH, look how LH kept right behind MV in Spain for 25 laps in dirty air and still had the better tyres

[@endthisnonsense7202]

@@pr-tj5by So at a track where MER is running low downforce, we consider that to be an excuse to chew up tyres. At PR where MER was running high downforce and RBR was running low dowforce, we have to ignore that so we are able to dispute the "Nobody saves tyres like PER" statement. Apart from that obiously it is HIGH downforce that destroys tyres. Not that it is an excuse, but it was obvious that MERs decision to go high downforce in France contribute to their loss, because of it causing tire wear, illustrating they at least were not smart as to how to preserve tyres THIS race. And Ham destroying a NEW set of tyres before the first corner after a restart, we don't even talk about. Yeah, right...

[@pr-tj5by]

@@endthisnonsense7202 When did Ham destroy his tyres cos you can't be talking about Baku... The RB has the advantage of having a fundermentally better aero this year because of the changes, that means they can lose downforce for better top speed knowing that they're still good in the corners, Merc can't do that this season, Peter Windsor and more importantly Marc Priestley (ex McLaren chief engineer) have talked about this Go to Marc Priestley's Baku podcast also.....it's one of the first things he talks about in regards to the Merc low downforce set up on Ham's car cos Bottas had the high downforce set up, you've got it completely the wrong way round!

[@esmarjustinussen6756]

This is my first real season where im watching every fp/quali/race. What a season to start watching

[@John-ok8ts]

There's entire decades that haven't had this many good races.

[@speeddemon2901]

Nah 2012 was there... Nine years...

[@stevennl223]

Love these podcasts!

[@owenoseroff]

My three word race review: Ric is Back

[@Vulpes_Shinbi]

:Alonso more impressive

[@owenoseroff]

@@Vulpes_Shinbi how, he got overtaken by so many drivers including Danny Ric

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

@@owenoseroff His tires were done.

[@riancastermans1607]

Great podcast!

[@asispalsingh5631]

“Go and wash silverstone” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@prahardarji6147]

Regulation has brought teams together, but it is the cost cap that is still keeping things as they are. Otherwise mercs would have brought so many upgrades

[@vencel4944]

I think mercs and redbull have around the same budget

[@rohitandley]

@@vencel4944 yet they aren't spending like previous seasons. Mercs have always hit back RB and Ferrari after 1st half of the season. Cost caps can definitely help other teams next year as well and you never know Williams or Haas can be up there.

[@vencel4944]

@@rohitandley i really hope haas and williams can make a comeback next year. I would like to see mick doing good and also mazepin to shh the haters

[@vencel4944]

@@rohitandley and yes cost cap isnt a bad thing im not saying it is it keeps the competition closer but yeah most of the times mercs can spend their money brilliantly

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

It's not just the cost cap, it's the homologation development freeze. You literally can't do anything other than aero. So Mercedes is stuck with a flawed design for this year. Kinda like RBR was last year kinda.

[@matthewsmith8249]

McLaren was ~30 seconds behind, in a chassis designed for a completely different power unit. Cmon guys. Give respect where it’s due.

[@holidayeveryday3121]

Even better the race happened to be accident-free. No yellow flags, no safety car, no red flag, yet this particular circuit delivered one of the best so far this year.

[@foogattimcr8777]

Tommy forgetting 2017 and 2012? Those seasons were amazing! 😀 Great episode guys!

[@vedangsupatkar5720]

hewis lamilton

[@PlittHD]

Can we have that as top comment? Please 🥺

[@robsonjunior9316]

Vax Merstappen

[@ChaosEverDecoy]

Oh wow one of my tweets actually made the podcast lol

[@Nebuloid1]

Max: pole, win, fastest lap, dotd. Katy: "meh..."

[@boukevanzinderen6321]

Agreed! I'd even add, showed great control coming out of turn 1 when the rear of the car snapped at him a couple of times. Had unbelievable in and out laps that completely flabbergasted Mercedes! Closed a 20 second gap in 20ish laps, which included multiple back markers and 2 Mercs to overtake! Makes me giggle to hear numerous of people suggesting Russell who drove from 14th to 12th by managing tyres 😂🤣😂

[@pr-tj5by]

@@boukevanzinderen6321 Yeah but let's not forget that Merc took the race win away from LH with that 1st pit stop

[@DavidStebbins]

It wasn't just the green track that caught teams out. It was also the new, higher, rear tire pressures required by Pirelli after the 'Baku wasn't our fault' report. Changing the minimum pressures tosses out much of the preseason-plus-six-races of tire data the teams had accumulated.

[@jex465]

This was a fun podcast guys

[@Azuketsu]

Since I've been watching this is my first time watching a championship battle. But yet again I just started watching F1 last year because I had nothing better to dude in lock down and this is the best thing ever.

[@endthisnonsense7202]

Horners quote of course being "If we beat them at Paul Ricard, we CAN beat them anywhere" not "we WILL beat them everywhere"

[@nothke]

I clicked on the video so fast I undercut both Mercs

[@racechassis]

Damn double header weekend for wtf1 🔥 🔥 thanks guys

[@Kampamba]

I was waiting for this the entire day at the office, instead I had to listen to my coworkers all day - And as soon as I get home *Boom* [uploaded 3 minutes ago]

[@BigPundo]

Happens to me every monday lol!

[@rashadarbab2769]

Can we appreciate the fact that Max is out Lewising Lewis? This whole season Max has won on good days, come in second on bad days and the one time Pirelli failed him. The level of consistency with max is incredible. If I was a team boss I would pay more to get max than I would to get Lewis the 7-time world champ. The only thing is the day-lewis retires we are going into an indefinite spree of dominance from max.

[@ddha0000]

i mean, Max has made a number of mistake and already crashed his car in practice. Lewis race pace is insane and is the only reason he can compete with the RBs. I think if Lewis was in the RB he would be 50 points clear. Max hasn't really gotten the best out of his car.

[@JobAntonis]

@@ddha0000 Excuse me but “hasn’t gotten the best out of his car”? The man’s been outdriving his car for 4 years! The difference between his teammates speaks volumes. Idk how you can conclude that Lewis would be 50 points up lmao. He’s an astonishingly good driver, but he’s the one who’s made more mistakes than ever this year, which could very well be caused by his first time of feeling pressure in the WDC in forever 😅

[@ddha0000]

@@JobAntonis Lewis has made 2 mistakes, Max has made 4 mistakes so far and also messed up qualifying in monaco but got lucky with leclerc crashing meaning he started in the lead.

[@WeAreQuestionDutch]

@@ddha0000 What al bullshit. Without a red flag and failing tire Max would be miles ahead. Hamilton had already so much luck to keep him close.

[@ddha0000]

@@WeAreQuestionDutch He has the fastest car, he should be far ahead, but he is not. Max has not taken full advantage of his car.

[@educortazarc]

I’d always sort of tangentially followed F1 and this season is the first one I’ve properly followed. It’s been a great choice so far.

[@cattywampuswiddershins]

Gotta say, the commentators really add to it everytime they say "We are seeing two of the greatest drivers in F1 history go head to head"

[@ldbrn11]

Depends on how you define greatest in history. I'm not sure Max is in that category. Yet.

[@andrewyanowsky7219]

@@ldbrn11 I feel like it's pretty common consensus now that Max is a much, much greater driver than his official results show. He's been the only serious threat to Hamilton since Vettel, and they're inarguably two of the greatest drivers ever purely based upon their results.

[@ldbrn11]

@@andrewyanowsky7219 while I get what you mean, and I’m not saying you’re wrong, but on that basis a lot of drivers could be one of the greatest in history, who aren’t considered as one because of their results.

[@NardKoning]

@@ldbrn11 I love Max but I always think he is one of the fastest. But greatness is like a legacy thing which will be decided at the end of his career.

[@benn8793]

@@andrewyanowsky7219 I think to be called one of the best of all time, a driver should at least be able to compete for titles consistently for years. In Max's case, it's now the first real title fight. And we don't know how it will end yet...

[@TheF1Bet]

This is the most amazing season I've seen in a really really long time. I cannot pick a single race so far that I haven't been on the edge of my seat.

[@benn8793]

Well. That's usually the case in the last season before a big rule change. It's almost unfortunate. But I'm still looking forward to the new cars next year...

[@TheF1Bet]

@@benn8793 Yeah, totally agree. I hope F1 learns from this and just gives the new regs some time for all the teams to get on top of. There's undoubtedly going to be a shakeup and a new dominant team might emerge and maybe we'll see a couple of seasons where it's an easy win for that team. But patience damnit! Put regs in place to give the best chance to the other teams to catch up. All that nonsense around limiting engine development during the season was just plain stupid IMO.

[@fltribes]

Very exciting season and 'we' would love to have 2 GPs in the USA. 🏁🇺🇸

[@charlieturpin5603]

Matt: “SHUT UP TOMMY!” Me: 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JetsByJimmy]

Hello from Indiana USA! Love the channel and love F1. Let's go Max and Red Bull!

[@alexandercotman2553]

Mercedes is reminding of that person we all know that always seems absolutely perfect on the outside to everyone else and then suddenly a day comes where all of their insecurities and demons start to bubble out and you realize "oh, they are mortal like everyone else." As a Mercedes fan that's LOVING this championship battle, it is really bizarre to see them so...NOT perfect.

[@mubashirshoukat8463]

haha agreed. Well put.

[@oj_hl]

Debut race weekend for Darren!

[@evanyoon1230]

Debut pairing of Darren and Daniel, there's been Darren and Carlos in Spain twice before. It's been covered on their instagram.

[@richiebroeders3028]

39:00 strong point by katy!

[@curlyqv2467]

I first got into F1 in 2017, and followed Max because of the occasional star performance. Seeing the championship actually go somewhere has been fantastic

[@bdarne0024]

I think this is F1s magnum opus so far I've been gripped by every race sans Monaco (quali was great tho) most have gone down to the wire or at least given very good battles. I hope this continues

[@rotkiW9014]

I love how no matter what he does, Mazepin still gets an F from the fans. Like, come on, he had a decent pace on his first stint, managed to stay ahead of Mick for almost half of the race. He’s improving

[@GamezBeatz]

It will take some time before people calm down.

[@James-gx9gn]

He did run Mick off the road however, that was not a good thing

[@rotkiW9014]

@@James-gx9gn Unlike the situation in Baku, this move was just good hard racing. A lot of drivers are forcing others off, for example Gasly pushed Norris off the track in the same race, just in a different corner. That’s racing

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

@@rotkiW9014 Mazepin is okay and is improving, but he sometimes can be reckless (Like Baku and had many other blue flag troubles even on wide traditional circuits). There are better drivers like Illot, Hülkenberg, Albon, etc outside of the main seats of F1 better than him but unwarranted hate towards him is something I don't get. Stroll and Latifi are also sometimes criticized too much without reason because they are rich, even though they are improving with every race.

[@James-gx9gn]

@@rotkiW9014 I don't approve of what Gasly did either. It's not good hard racing, it is being overly aggressive and leaving no room for the other driver. If a person needs to force their rival off the track in order to pass them then they are taking it too far.

[@bardfamebuy]

One note on the comparison to Barcelona - and let this not take anything away from either of the drivers brilliant runs - Lewis was already second when he became the "hunter" and didn't have much to loose from such a strategy. In this race however RB and Max were leading before pitting again with Bottas in the mix. This in my opinion made the race that much more exciting to watch.

[@colemadonna6284]

I also felt that Max getting past Lewis didn’t feel as inevitable as Lewis passing Max so it really kept me hanging on until the end. Especially when the gap got down to 5 seconds and stayed there for quite a few laps.

[@thomasgibbons5082]

F101 suggestion, how f1 score non scoring teams and drivers (haas and Williams as well as Russel, Latifi, Mazepin and Schumi

[@rotkiW9014]

Not much material for F101. They base the standings by the highest finishing position. That’s why Haas was able to jump ahead of Williams after Baku, as Mick finished 13th which was higher position than any of the Williams cars got by that time. Things are back to normal however since Russell finished 12th in France

[@afradhahamed5181]

based on hghest race finish

[@Duskraven377]

Netflix is gonna enjoy this season IMMENSELY

[@kendrinkofficial]

Wooo my question got featured!

[@vancel35]

I love watching the PLC so I can see more than one battle on screen at once. I'm excited that McLaren was so good, but there are two very different race groups, and McLaren narrowly won the midfield.

[@owaisparvez6232]

Thank you so much for posting it earlier today.... Perfect time for watching in India! Thanks guys 🙌

[@Lascaribm]

I hope that this race and the spain gp, get a bit more movement in the strategy game.

[@VitalityJolt]

lol Katie and Tommy looks like they’re on other side of the same doors

[@taurianferguson]

Can't wait to see how Netflix narrates this weekend. Feels like no one's covering the mid-field action.

[@jasonjansen9831]

I think I'm a bigger fan of Rosberg as a pundit than when he was racing

[@aceofspades2711]

7:40 2012 season: let me introduce myself...

[@dineshkumarvr8915]

Here we gooooooooo!!

[@Richardtv1968]

Again a great race! And all because of Verstappen. He pushed Red Bull and Honda to the limit, outperforming that car for a couple of years now, and finally he has a competitive car, and whoop Max shows all who is the best driver!

[@ziethal]

IT'S HERE!!