2021 Mexico GP Race Review | WTF1 Podcast

Mexico or should that be Maxico? Verstappen took another victory in Mexico City to extend his title lead but things have closed up in the Constructors' Championship thanks to first home podium for Sergio Perez. We discuss the race in our latest WTF1 Podcast.
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[@cattywampuswiddershins]

I know this was pretty much known since round 1, but mathemetically we can now only get either the first Dutch World Champion, or the first 8 time world champion

[@avinashanish3350]

#HistoryAwaits

[@user-om3wf1si5x]

That's dope

[@InekeD81]

We’re watching the history books being writen. As a Dutch girl I’m hoping for Verstappen to win. But if Hamilton wins #8, I’m okay with it, because it’s history making

[@jasonjansen9831]

Checo's Dad absolutely losing his s**t at the end was the highlight of the race.

[@tomhutchins7495]

I feel like everyone watching got the feels seeing just how much it meant to them. No matter who you support most, does anyone dislike Perez?

[@captaintoyota3171]

It was. After his early career dragging that Sauber to almost a win. Then to go to Mclaren too early and have too many errors. He fought for force india kept that team alive. Then to be out of a drive and get a chance at a top team to now. Its one of best underdog stories ever.

[@Sparrowash97]

@@tomhutchins7495 I’ve actually seen a lot of people comment that Checo is overrated for this race performance. I’ve never voted for DOTD before and he was the first person I’ve ever voted for, so that tells you how I feel about it!

[@Warhaawk]

Hearing a lot about his dad, but just not hearing about lil'sergio...way too freakin' cute post race with Checo.

[@3BGamersHD]

Felt like he was on the good ol coca

[@ReadySteadyDESTROY]

This new alignment of photos is top notch

[@Elite46Racing]

I like the old one better tbh cuz it’s bigger

[@dexraikkonen7]

more like bottom shelf

[@ma.andream3240]

Race weekend isn’t complete until this podcast is out! 🤩

[@Sparrowash97]

Fact

[@hey2335]

Yuki in Q2 did a fantastic time with no slipstream. It would have placed him in 6th place in Q3 alongside Gasly who had the slipstream. On the radio, he told the engineer that he could have gone better in the last sector, but the timing in S3 was identical to Pierre in Q3. In Q3, Yuki didn't really fight for a great time anymore because he knew Lando had given up and didn't want to kill the tires, he didn't do a proper cooling lap and the time was worse, more like in Q1. I can be tempted to say that if they were both in Q3 without a slipstream, under the same conditions, Yuki could beat Gasly. It was a great qualifying form for a rookie who drove this track for the first time. It's a shame how it turned out later. But Yuki from Turkey looks like a completely different driver. This fight with Hamilton must have awakened a lion in him. I'm very looking forward to his performance next season.

[@juancho_pablo_s3772]

Yes I agree, looks like both number two drivers from the Red Bull family have found pace and are more comfortable

[@jeroenwubbels7824]

Soft tyres

[@SriyanGaming]

He was on softs, everyone else on mediums…

[@hey2335]

He could easily go to Q3 with meds but he had only 1 set and it was saved for the race. He had a pace. I'm comparing lap on softs to Pierre lap on softs. So it's legit - Pierre lap was even done about 20 mins later.

[@scottrobinson4611]

@@SriyanGaming but Yuki's Q2 lap on the soft tyre was fast enough for P6 in Q3, where everyone is running the soft tyre. In Q2, yes, he was on the soft while everyone else was on medium, but that isn't the comparison being made here. This is soft tyre-soft tyre, an equal comparison.

[@jesustostado7175]

23:22 Tom nailed it right there. As a Mexican living in another country, watching the race, lot's of emotions happened during that celebration. Uneventful yet unforgettable race this was. VIVA MEXICO!

[@gomguppie2]

8:00 Verstappen actually practiced on his outlap the braking zone of turn 1

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Shout out to Gasly and his P4, not enough props!

[@8thlvlMage]

Extremely consistent lately!! Lando should give Gasly his number 4 after this season lol.

[@stephanied3970]

I want Tommy's wife to record the live reaction if/when Max wins the title...like can you imagine the scenes!!! I love how this is all going....will they/won't they...but it's sooo close!

[@bynahelemaal]

Matt: 3word race review; driver’s chip inbound Me: ffs, well… congrats Lewis Hamilton on #8! Also, Max’s first turn move was a calculated move, not a gamble, that’s why it looked that simple! Knowing the inside is dirty, they have to brake earlier etc.

[@endthisnonsense7202]

The only Hamilton's #8 we'll see happening this year is the 8th time he's not finishing on the podium in a season. He needs to start taking risks, and already has proven to be error prone this season...

[@jordanhooper1527]

Matt keeps talking about how Riccardo locked up. Even though he was in full control by the time they got to the corner.

[@lauraskovbo]

He did lock up a bit, because I saw how he drastically had to brake because of Bottas to avoid a collision and avoid a penalty as well… but yeah he didn’t lock up massively and agree on how amazingly how he handled it

[@stormy3600]

Always look forward to these podcasts. You guys are brilliant

[@geertwilders4806]

Even better then the official F1 podcast with Damon hill 🔥

[@WTF1official]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@rico-batsb2491]

Was looking forward to this all day😁

[@Richardtv1968]

Max becoming a champion is a reward for him starting the young drivers revolution. Without Max we still would have the old boring drivers ….. Max his entrance in F1 stimulated other teams to take on younger drivers like Norris, Russell, Tsunoda, Gasly and Mick Schumacher ….. he does not get enough credit for it ……even from you!!

[@strixaluco7423]

When Gasly after having shown a top performance and taking P4 but got less screentime on TV then Checos father.

[@sportsmag6148]

Max didn't fully send it, because he was given the racing line into turn 1 by Bottas, he could pick his braking zone exactly the same as he did in FP1, 2, 3 and Quali, using the distance boards that are on the lefthand side of the track, Christian Horner said this post-race as well.

[@mralireza931]

You can't use the same braking point in lap 1 that you used in quali. The car is much heavier.

[@stevemcrichards8768]

Perez and Red Bull absolutely should have gone with the aggressive pit strategy on Hamilton and pitted early like Verstappen did in the US GP. I just think the over-cut doesn't work because of tire degradation the faster you go and aerodynamic instability just prevents this from ever working. I think this is why Hamilton made the post race comment about Perez because Perez had the much newer tires and they had the speed but, Perez still didn't pass Hamilton despite being right there with multiple laps left.

[@novisna]

Hi just wanted to put my two cents in, I was lucky enough to go to the Mexico GP :) I don't live in Mexico City and I definitely felt the thinner air, I can't even imagine how the drivers felt. As a spectator it was amazing but I do agree the race was a bit boring compared to other races, the thrill of seeing the cars go by never went away (especially when Sergio passed) but watching the big screen when they weren't in front of me I could tell there needed to be more action to get even more exited, hopefully next will be better. The cool part of being in the stadium was that they had to break going in so we could see them for longer, I hope they don't change that, also I'm not a huge Max fan but my goodness his pace was incredible to watch and I understand the hype around him much more (saw some of the orange army there), also for the atmosphere part was so great because I think as Mexicans we know deliver a great celebration, especially because we aren't in the world stage a lot of the time (e.g. 164 British drivers in f1 and only 6 Mexicans) so when one of our own has the chance to shine you bet we're gonna support them all the way and to also have more events like this. Such incredible experience and so happy to finally see the sport in person, celebrate my country and support the home hero and follow along with you guys :) Also I wanted to ask how other GPs are handled we here we had an opening ceremony with some traditional dances with the driver's parade and the national anthem plus some hosts to get the crowd exited, do other GPs do that?

[@louisjoubert6848]

Please do refer to Katy as an author in the future intros from now on!

[@louisjoubert6848]

@Clorox Bleach Why not both? :)

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Yay, the community feedback was heard! So happy to see the new layout / portraits. Now, only to fix occasional Matt's silent mumbling and we will have a perfect podcast 😅

[@ogreman2229]

I love how “Max’s bad luck,” at least outside of the tyre failure, actually translates directly to “Max being punted to Narnia by a Mercedes.” Without the absolute takeouts by Merc Max has a 40 pt lead.

[@dsar8727]

I think he would have more like a 50-60 point lead for Max without Silverstone and Hungary alone.

[@OnionChoppingNinja]

@@dsar8727 Let's stay concentrative with the numbers and assume that Verstappen would have been P2 in both Hungary and Silverstone (where hamilton would have won them both) That would have been +34 points for VER and +7 for HAM. so 34-7=27 more points for VER. That would now be a 46 point lead.

[@vincentras1991]

@@OnionChoppingNinja don’t forget the grid penalty he to take because he got punted twice due to a Mercedes “mistake”.

[@chriscollins550]

@@vincentras1991 don't forget the penalties he got away with like the burn out on finish line that should of been a 5 place grid drop from the podium.

[@joostprins3381]

@@chriscollins550 Hahahaa you again… pfffffff

[@zomarz]

Lando gets high grade for finishing 10th because he’s driving a “dead McLaren”. Danny Ric gets “D”, despite holding off a Mercedes for the majority of the race in the same “dead McLaren”, while Bottas gets a C for getting stuck behind a “dead McLaren” and needing two tries, two sets of softs to get the fastest lap with an empty tank… Not to mention that him breaking early “2 meters behind Hamilton” is actually a HUGE amount because he’s to the outside, and the one on the outside is going to break considerably later than the one on the inside…

[@alextjb]

Fair points. I would have given Bottas an F for that absolutely horrible start and leaving space for Max to even go up the outside…. Like dude… you had one job.

[@nadiyahsulayman703]

I miss the time stamps for each section of the podcast discussion. But I do otherwise like the new layout

[@AkshayKumar-yg8bk]

Yes

[@navinmotilal4874]

Everytime tom says the word "like" take a shot. Lol

[@richiebroeders3028]

Bruh was looking for this comment

[@gregbush8573]

I'm one of those people who's been sort of around F1 since 2017, got that year's game and watched highlights, started watching more over the shut downs last year, but really this year and the title fight have finally made me a week by week fan of F1. Glad too, you guys have been a part of my F1 experience from about the beginning.

[@KarlkEst]

I am with Katy on Bot/Ric accident. Ric was almost standing in the corner when Bot drove over the front wing of Ric. Sorry but to me even Bottas was more to blame on this occasion. Looking from onboards it seems like he is reversing into the first corner.

[@jimmyg1160]

It's lunchtime on a Tuesday here where i am and i STILL cannot get over the brilliant double overtake at t1 from Max.. simply lovely!

[@derekpink]

Matt’s shirt made me think he’s wearing black gloves and holding them up near his face like Ricky Bobby who doesn’t know what to do with his hands.

[@icedviking4485]

Lewis is absolutely insane, but there is no way he deserves the title this year if you compare him to Max. Max hasn't walked away with the title yet because of bad luck.

[@garfield7446]

😃 was waiting for this 👍🏼

[@MIGBMWLOVER]

thank god for Katy and her objectivy in this podcast!

[@sniperkuzi4083]

How did Leclerc not get an A* for the US Grand Prix when Gasly got an A* for this weekend? Both deserve it imo.

[@tomhutchins7495]

Still more consistent than the stewards

[@alexp2327]

Did you even watch the race ? Gasly was 5th on qualy vs Leclerc 7th and Gasly was in front on Sunday too.

[@laszlobauer5274]

@@tomhutchins7495 Haha! Well said!

[@StartTheJoust]

I think its okay considering that Ferrari should have higher standards than Alpha Tauri

[@sniperkuzi4083]

@@alexp2327 Read my comment again and come back to me

[@TeamSukiyo]

Max would be 78 points ahead without the Baku tyre failure and Silverstone/Hungary crashes.

[@Shadow-wk6ny]

Yh well he ain’t that f1 for u

[@laszlobauer5274]

He could also be 300 points down if he drove a Haas. What's your point?

[@fklugful]

@@laszlobauer5274 the point is that if it wasn’t for LH and Bottas playing bumping cars on Max (LH on purpose) this championship would have been over by now. Want her to draw it??

[@StinkyCheeseYodeler]

Could be even more if it weren't for the red flag in Imola.

[@armadillolover99]

He’d also only be up 14 if not for the bullshit that FIA pulled at Spa. It’s very stupid to talk about hypotheticals like this

[@zigisamblak]

love the new layout!

[@72Kraken]

I like the new set up. Well done

[@RadyourDad]

I love the new interface!

[@luisdpe2004]

Prediction for Brazil: Max and Lewis will collide Reason for it: Every race we have had a sprint race, they have crashed, happened at silverstone and happened at monza, so interlagos will make it 3/3 (Hope I just jinxed it and it doesn’t happen, I want a clean end of the championship)

[@Subreact007]

Will not happen. If Max get pole he Will win it. Because the runoff is short to the first corner.

[@luisdpe2004]

@@Subreact007 at monza they crashed in the middle of the race, not at the start, it could happen at any point in the race

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

at this point we need it in order for the title to stay close

[@gionnbharra]

Silverstone first lap, Monza Pitstops, Interlagos last lap collision.

[@legndary9938]

Maybe they crash in the sprint causing both to start from the back

[@WillJK]

Love the new background!

[@bosmans1978]

VER knew exactly when to brake....he practiced it the days before.

[@LuckeyDUPES]

Max practiced the late break in formulation lap. He was happy in quality with p3. He had a plan,

[@davidcasciari1989]

Good Podcast this week!

[@davey2487]

4:38 If Max hadn't had all that bad luck, the driver's championship would've probably almost be a certainty for him. He's lost at least 30/40 points this season compared to Hamilton. If he'd gotten all those points, it would've been almost a formality at this point. He would've been 50/60 points ahead of Hamilton.

[@jameseric3521]

Max got massively fortunate at Russia with the rain, crashed into Lewis in a race where Lewis would have gained points on him, and got massively lucky being handed the win in Belgium. The luck (or bad luck) definitely went both ways this season.

[@guitarequalsawesome5667]

and the screw up from the pitcrew at monza ! he would have gotten like 2nd or 3rd

[@guitarequalsawesome5667]

@@jameseric3521 whahah belgium was bad luck.... he would have gained 7 points in belgium while now it was only half that.. both lewis and max got lucky in the rain.. because of that lewis got p1 imola was the biggest bit of luck for lewis loosing his front win almost being a lap behind but because of the red flag he could come up to p2 again.

[@ramondobma]

@@jameseric3521 ....

[@joostprins3381]

@@jameseric3521 Lewis got his lap back in Italy, that’s no luck? He was 2x to bigheaded to listen to his team to pit, if the team didn’t pushed him in a pit stop he would have finished both times out of the points. So stop about luck for Max.

[@eduardoFIFA]

I think it's fair to say let's see what happens next year this time, because these cars have a hard time passing at lots of tracks. They should make the stadium section a bit quicker but with cars that are less complicated we should see better racing everywhere!

[@peachulemon]

I got to watch this race with my long time friends. Tbh they actually where engaged with the race even though there wasn't alot of action. I spent half the race explaining wtf was going on but enjoyed every second. Doubt they gonna watch another race on there own but we going to the candian GP in the future

[@roozz33]

That sounds awesome! In a sense, this was a good race for explaining some of the regulations/strategy and all :)

[@fabiocitrullo]

their faces when the dog yawned 😂

[@jex465]

This layout is so much better

[@onctaaf]

The stadium section clearly isn’t good but I’m not sure removing it would solve the problem. If we remove it and go around the stadium like back in the day we pretty much end up with Parabolica at Monza, which is also rubbish.

[@StinkyCheeseYodeler]

Just make the stadium less fiddly...make it a hard left then straight to under the stands. It still won't be great but it won't suck quite so much.

[@O5.5]

Maybe the stadium section of Formula E Mexico circuit would be interesting but it would be kind of boring as surely all cars would have a hard time following over there

[@SBK_KARTING]

It’s the cars they are too big, too quick and affected too easily by dirty air. Even monza has become a track where it’s difficult to overtake. New regs can’t come soon enough (if they actually solve anything)

[@Sheamu5]

Like the new layout, surprised you got a whole hour out of this race.

[@szandorthe13th]

wot

[@joland119]

Nice chat lads. Cheerz from Holland

[@nephlimjedi4741]

Kinda like this new lay-out of your cameras next to each other

[@regenmeister3034]

Katy will never get a job at the BBC, she's far too unbiased and balanced... :)

[@danielberndsen490]

Yess, she is defending Hamilton a bit Every podcast about how great he is/ has bin.

[@harumpie85]

The mustard really comes out in those pillows for some reason now.

[@mclarenF1race]

Papaya please lol 🤣 Macka's rock lol 👌

[@JayGamer27]

Does anyone know where to purchase the Max Vertsappen cape in Tommy’s background?

[@walidahabad823]

They handed those capes out for free at Zandvoort. Not sure you can buy these. Unless some people are willing to sell them

[@JayGamer27]

@@walidahabad823 oh gotcha. Damn thats a bummer. They look so dope. Thanks for letting me know though

[@boiledpnutz]

Great job y’all

[@TheMagnanimousMany]

Bottas vacillates between being on form, locked in and seeming like he could care less. Just kind of infuriating if you're a Mercedes fan. I do hope he does well at Alfa next season though

[@raggy6075]

thanks for putting chapters in this one **roll eyes emote**

[@nettlecider]

Just listen to the whole thing, what's with the cherry picking .D

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

18:50 I'd like to add to this as an American F1 fan who doesn't subscribe to Netflix. Sky doesn't exist here as part of basic cable TV packages and ESPN didn't air F1 until 2018(I realize they did awhile ago but I was 9 in '97 when they stopped). "The worldwide leader in sports" wasn't airing the pinnacle of motorsport until 2018.

[@Tacos888]

Checo and Lewis are literally the face of f1 now. Also Red Bull said “we have more money/ sponsorship being thrown at us than ever before it’s amazing. This is what will secure checo for the next 2-5yrs.

[@iiMoOMiNii]

(Not watch in a while) the new mikes for the boys and Katy going to wireless headphones is what I needed in my videos for some reason 😁

[@edwinreyes4059]

Guadalajara or Monterrey would also be good places to host an F1 race in Mexico

[@billsoneaglegaming3246]

My first season was 2018 so to have an actual title fight is super stressful my heart can't handle the stress

[@vedranb87]

Yay! Katy finally got her WTF1 part in the nickname. Woohoo!

[@JPD2587]

Katie should hold the mug in the picture for the whole podcast!

[@benjameshodges]

Great to have the podcast so soon, but surely you guys can now meet up in the same space for the podcast? Bring back the vroom room.

[@0hvanny383]

Alfa Romeo is a disgrace. Ruining Giovinazzi's races for the past 3 years and only now it comes to light.

[@StinkyCheeseYodeler]

Nah....he's not been a good performer. The team hasn't helped but he rarely sticks his head above water.

[@TheKal31]

does anyone know where tommy got that flag from in the back?

[@InekeD81]

Katy, I’m loving the jumper you’re wearing! Looks so fluffy and warm!😊

[@pops4843]

My weekend is now over

[@Ehrgeiz33]

I do think a lot of Tommy's issues with Mexico can be fixed if the F1 cars were simply smaller and with less dirty wind. One of them will be applied next season, but I do think the size of the F1 cars make certain tracks very narrow as well.

[@mawile3037]

I'm never going to forget " Plan A [plus] 5 "

[@ImRezqoo]

Katy be hitting different without the glasses

[@hoodiepen]

Katy now has better lighting. She bloomin!

[@ahnafazmain3747]

4:24 my thoughts exactly plus I am a Schumi fan too.

[@joebrereton1186]

oooo nice new overlay

[@justice4g]

Bottas was on the brakes way early compared to the other 2 and think it took Dan by surprise but really after his launch, he was mad to move to the dirty side of the track.

[@mizisawesome8442]

Yo where are the timestamps??

[@madmax6220]

What if they would use the FE stadium section?

[@156football]

First time I think I've nailed the top five. Ver,Ham,Per,Gas,Lec

[@NV-NS]

Brazil has a chance of rain this weekend let's see what happens 😏 should be exciting

[@jw.-]

Honda is so good at high altitudes because they also make planes :P

[@themasterking3189]

New graphics finally lol...

[@timjennings8152]

If you ran it at monza elevation you would have major overtakes into turn 1 and turn 4

[@KjellEilertsen]

"Welcome the DOUBLE T F 1 podcast"

[@yiannishayabusaofficial]

AWESOME FANTASTIC TOP

[@canihave1dab724]

Danny ric with a D? Dude held up the clearly faster Mercedes for the entire race. He didn’t get a penalty, you’re grading as if he did and he overtook Bottas before he held him. C would be lowballing that kind of performance any other day. DANNY!!!! Edit: ocon ends two dudes races and you give him a C too. I demand a recount!

[@jameseric3521]

He overtook Bottas by spinning him.

[@canihave1dab724]

@@jameseric3521 they both went back to pits, Bottas came out before Danny and Danny overtook him then held him. So a small nudge and holding off a merc all day is a D but ending two guys days is a C? Talk about a lack of consistency

[@tonymontana4143]

that Alpha Tauri is underrated imo. It has been faster than Ferrari and Mclaren at many tracks.

[@selder_7]

The cars can close so much until it’s 1.5-2 seconds behind and then they just die in the dirty air, we hopefully next year fixes it

[@jdbb3gotskills]

*Mexico City GP jeez guys get it together haha jk love this podcast

[@lauraj6374]

I want a max WDC in Saudi Arabia but then a finale for the constructors

[@Lascaribm]

It is so funny everytime merc or redbull get a little ahead the people say ok the session ist over.

[@ArtyI]

If Valtteri and Lewis did the start correctly and pushed Max to the inside, it could have been Max getting spun round by Danny.

[@bacunnnn]

How tf was max gonna go from one end to the other end when he just held his outside line

[@ArtyI]

@@bacunnnn I was saying if Lewis and Valtteri blocked the outside correctly

[@bacunnnn]

@@ArtyI you realise it's impossible for verstappen to be in that position

[@TrigonFilms]

It seems Matt's plan for fixing the Mexico circuit is actually to replace it with Monza's layout, plus a reversed Ascari through the stadium and into 'parabolica'.

[@BuuGz86]

About Ferrari, It was preplanned to have 2 very different strategy's to try and get Gasly, both drivers failed to do so, because the Honda engine just seem to love high altitude.. About Leclerc not immediately moving away... he got burned by Seb a while back...so yeah he just wanted to make sure he would get the place back....Also he had a good start gained 3 places and kept his nose clean... so not sure where the B grade comes from, but ok ... About the race.. A snooze fest during 90% of the race...A horrible track not only in layout but 0 air resistance so even with so many DRS zones nothing goes and to top it off there is almost no tire degradation so undercutting or overcutting doesn't even work... i mean Checo 11 fresher tires and better car could not overtake Hamilton...

[@FreshCutFrenchFries]

I really don't think the casual viewer understood just how epic Verstappen's overtake at the start was! I was jaw dropped he held that after all weekend the track being slippery and all the driver knew it. Not to mention most the racers were using that part of track to go lawn bowling in practice. His starts all year have been stellar!

[@factsonly3905]

Slippery? He was on the racing line in the car with more drag. Not that epic. Good but not epic

[@TheBrass18]

@@factsonly3905 casual viewer,eh lol

[@factsonly3905]

@@TheBrass18 sounds like you’re a dts fan

[@TheBrass18]

@@factsonly3905 what’s dts?

[@hiran4935]

This is not the first time he has shown how much understanding he has on the grip levels on turn 1. In Imola he did the same thing to overtake Lewis.

[@tikytak21]

Please add time stamps!!!

[@farflownfalcon1076]

Katy has fantastic hair

[@alexmckenzie1063]

Take a shot when tommy says "like"

[@linzikay938]

God, we'd all be blootered

[@tomhutchins7495]

@@linzikay938 I love that KZbin has put a "translate to English" button under that comment

[@linzikay938]

@@tomhutchins7495 Ha! 😅😅 translate from what I wonder

[@YamilIsaac]

Matt sounded like the latin american version of ALF.

[@admiralmacbar]

Ricciardo had nowhere to go, Bottas cuts across him after braking. Ricciardo would have to have been going at a snails pace into the corner to let Bottas go across. It's not like he locked up straight into him.

[@09csr]

Do you recon Hammy will grab another engine, and if yes, do you recon Max should do it at the same race? I know RBH say his PU is likely to clear the year, but it'd suck if the title duel would be settled by reliability woes, and it seems like a good opportunity to grab should Hammy require a new ICE.