2023 F1 Monaco GP race analysis by Peter Windsor

[@TheGympert]

Max impressed a lot in Miami with his tyre management but today he did even better. It's really 1 of many excellent skills this lad has in store. That first stint on the mediums was pure class, well done! Great weekend for Fernando too and its so great to see that big smile on his face again. And last but not least a superb weekend for Ocon. He did himself and the team a great favor. Actually a fun Monaco weekend for a change with the best qualy in a long long time and an interesting race with all the different tyre choices in the top10 and the rain spicing things up at rhe end.

[@careymakinson5655]

🎉

[@mikemelina7395]

@Damar Fadlan First stint in Miami was on hards, first stint in Monaco were mediums.

[@timloonen9966]

It's good to see not all englishman are Maxhaters and Lewislovers. Soms are objective enthusiasts of the sport ❤

[@abhaykiran7325]

fastest car by a country mile. man was faster on 40 lap mediums than fernando lol

[@brendanmccallion2350]

Max is a machine. It's hard to believe how far he's come since that first race win in 2016, and even back then he was a sensation. The best driver equipped with the best car is a scary formula. I really hope Fernando gets an opportunity to have a wheel to wheel battle with Max. I think seeing them two fight over the same piece of track would be probably better than anything we saw in 2021.

[@adamfree9903]

Could not agree more! and I am not a huge fan of Lewis so I am ( i know it is sad but...) so glad to say Fernando taking it to Mercedes and Lewis. No dessert for me tonight!

[@waltersheens1087]

hope Alonso will stay a bit longer and the 2026 Aston Martin, Honda package he can fight with Max.....that will be best duels ever.

[@brendanmccallion2350]

@@adamfree9903 I think F1 is better with Hamilton at the front with Alonso and Max and Charles too. I'm not a fan of Max either, and I can't stand Red Bull. But you just have to take a look at what road he's taken to get here and appreciate it.

[@brendanmccallion2350]

@@waltersheens1087 it will be interesting if he does. I think there's every chance he could.

[@anaguq4651]

Brazil, the 'rain dance' in 2016, still my favorite race from Max!

[@bennnnnification]

Max is simply sensational. He's just so good. Also so good to see the old warrior that Fernando still is. He and Max really are the class of the field. A tale of two stories for their respective teams; a simply dreadful performance from both Stroll and Perez. Neither are close to champion material.

[@greggfitzgerald7997]

They are real racers good passers. Both of them set people corners ahead and pass clean like a real racer does it

[@fintonmainz7845]

I think we'll agree that Perez would be a good number 2 driver in any team. Lance wouldn't be allowed to make the tea.

[@MooncricketsInc]

Stroll was never champion material...

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Remember about 6 weeks ago when people were saying Perez should be the team leader 😂. Chico ain’t The Man.

[@tetra3000]

Ocon was sensational today, Max just driving best car and still crashing

[@corystansbury]

Agreed that Max was the clear driver of the day, despite what other "feel-good" stories were occuring. He was unreal and has that invincible feeling that Michael had.

[@prohacvice9671]

Ocon deserves it. Sure it was a rough day and a long stint on the tyres. Max is driving from the front in Monaco with a massively superior car. It's just another Sunday.

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

@@prohacvice9671 Nah dude. You are watching a phenomenal talent.

[@prohacvice9671]

@CB56 Max is great. An excellent driver. But still, the driver of the day is Ocon. Everyone was dealing with the elements. Max drove away with a better car. Sure it wasn't miles ahead in qualifying, but that doesn't matter at all. It is a better race car in every regard basically. There's nothing about this victory that is about overcoming adversities that all the other drivers weren't dealing with.

[@jvdduyn]

​@Pro hac Vice Sure driving in front does give max a chance to make a good gap with a great car, but he also got some massive traffic later on and was driving those mediums all the way home, all the while on Monaco where you never get a chance to breathe. That's just out of this world man you gotta admit that.

[@prohacvice9671]

@@jvdduyn Of all the races to highlight hos talent, this isn't really the one that stands out to me is all. He was at the front with a phenomenal car. Ocon was in amongst them with a car that could very easily get passed in the pit stops. He was driving in the wet too. Dealing with everything and Hamilton breathing down his neck. Not one foot wrong. Excellent drive by Ocon. Don't take it as me saying VER didn't drive well. I simply see the driver of the day as Ocon.

[@javiergutierrez1031]

Peter, Javier here from Los Angeles California. I have not missed seeing a race that I can recall since 1985. I am 58 years young to give you some context on my next statement. I absolutely love your channel and the way you share your expertise with us. You are a must watch and I do not say that often. Bravo to you and be blessed...P.S. Your photographs comparing Max with Perez and Alonso are magnificent as was your analyses. Javier

[@Jhhgftghjjj]

It's after the grand prix always great to listen to Peters story of the race. Just love it. Thanks!

[@Supsyfy]

It has become a ritual! One complaint I have is that the voice volume is much lower compared to the music at the end.

[@bertbouwhuis]

Honestly can't wait for Peter to come online with his analysis. Aside from Max doing what he does best this is the bonus each time afterward. Hope the 'combo' will last for a long time :-)!

[@nathanmitchell295]

I can’t say I’m a fan of Max but that lap yesterday and that first stint today was absolute incredible. Absolutely all time great stuff. Arguably his greatest weekend.

[@Tora_Dj]

Nice to see these comments show max the credit he deserves. Other KZbin channels are all hate

[@ViN-kr3ri]

There are still a few Perez fanatics here who won't give Max any credit and say Perez's woeful driving today was down to RB screwing him

[@MooncricketsInc]

Let me guess, hamilton fan girls and perez fanatics?

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Love Max as a driver, hate him as a person

[@maxdenbreejen9844]

@@bipolarminddroppings makes sense coming from someone with “bipolar” in their name

[@iris8760]

@@bipolarminddroppings do you know him personally tho? If not you know nothing about him as a person 😂

[@folkert2938]

I can't wait for Spain as a Max fan lol. He is going to wipe the floor with everyone there on such a technical track. The RB should have a very big advantage there I assume.

[@Marc98338]

💯

[@Eric-rf1is]

certainly now the last chicane is gone, making it a faster entry on the straight. 👍

[@karl8805]

​@@Eric-rf1is forgot about that.... RB gonna love that

[@joei4ever]

aston showed incredible speed in monaco qualifying. Nobody other then Max (in agreably best car on the grid) could come even close to aston. I feel aston might be even stronger in barcelona, and close the gap to RB. Everybody is praising max, but ignoring the fact what a car/driver combo Aston has created.

[@gweflj]

Just watch Max when we get away from these crappy street circuits. He will obliterate the field.

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

Once in a lifetime talent.

[@mikemelina7395]

In my lifetime; Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Nicky Lauda, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Kimi, Fernando, Sebastian, Lewis...Max.

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

@@mikemelina7395 Not just my words but the words of Nicky lauda, Mika Hakkinen, Alain Prost, David Coulthard, Jan Lammers.

[@gosmarte669]

Max becomes bossier every race.

[@Phat-rj3jo]

“Once in a lifetime talent” I hate to throw these kind of words around. Motor racing talent pool is so tiny compare to most other sports. It’s basically privileged kids driving against each other. Messi, Ronaldo and the likes, I would be more comfortable in saying, a sport participated by millions of kids.

[@mikemelina7395]

@@Dutchtreat-pn3cj One of the GOATs? Certainly, but understand, life is long, Jim Clark raced in my lifetime, Max has a lot of work to do to nail his name in the "lifetime" book. I'll give you "Generational Talent" all day long. Schumacher had 91 wins and 7 championships, SLH beat that. That's the new milestone. 103

[@dane458]

As a Lewis fan, hats off to Max and the RB team.

[@koenvanderrijt5244]

As a max fan.. i thought lewis was impressive during quali really pulled it out of the bag despite battling his car which is sort of a b spec this weekend

[@conceptualmessiah01]

As an Alonso fan I tip the hat for both.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

As a rational human being who doesn't take sides very often cause it's stupid, I salute you all

[@powerboy247]

Max fan here. I believe Merc will definitely be ahead of Ferrari when we head into Spain next weekend. Race pace they were on par and even better and now with this new chassis in all probability it'll be a slot faster especially on Sundays. Merc already has the tyre degradation advantage over Ferrari. At worst the upgrades hasn't sent them backwards and they can build off of its potential. At best merc is 3rd fastest come Sunday which is a massive step forwards from where they were in 2022 and the start of this season. Also I doubt they would have pushed the car too much since well it's a new platform and Monaco lol. It's a good thing we have non Street circuits coming up where data will matter more.

[@ajempiretv3768]

Respect to all here both max and lewis sienna schumi are the goats wish all fans has this mutual respect

[@vedranpevec4483]

Max does with car whatever he wants. Great to watch driver who is at the top of the game. As Ferrari fan race was as expected. 😁

[@Enzoblueblood]

First of all, a moment of silence to the notion that Perez is a street king 😂 Max was just sensational this weekend. This drive was more than just about skill or having a great car, this was about a driver thinking his way through a minefield of unknowns: the medium tyres, graining, Alonso, traffic, yellow flags, slimy track, greasy track, Alonso, possible SCs, Alonso, rain, all while avoiding (almost) the barriers. I’ve seen Max do some unreal things in his F1 career and this drive is right up there. * and a special shout out to Ocon. I hope he enjoys this.

[@tuna5618]

I don't think anyone with a brain thought checo was king of the streets, that was a media-created term that came out of 1) coincidence and 2) the fact that checo isn't very good at non-street tracks generally.

[@nipun9504]

Perez is phenomenal around the streets we have to give him that. Even before RB Perez was putting cars on podium that had no business being there all his career. I mean the team fucked up pretty bad as well, 5 stops in a 1 stopper? Seriously. Finishing in decent points shouldn't have been an issue, the team was toying with him of course he was getting desperate. He was the fastest car on track when he got a chance for some time in free air, no one is talking about team screwing his race

[@mchouseboat3405]

@@nipun9504 bro he crashed and damaged his wing, hit like 5 other poeple for the heck of it and couldnt pass stroll. There wasn't much left to screw

[@folkert2938]

@@nipun9504 He screwed his race on saturday. That was an amateur mistake

[@arnabdas4365]

I never understood the hype around Perez and street tracks. I mean let's rewind this. He won in Baku 2021 cause of Max's tire blowout. He won in Singapore last year because of Max's qualifying issues. He won in Saudi again cause of Max's issues. I only think he genuinely outdrove Max was in Baku 2023.

[@eduardotoledano]

Max is writing F1 history! What a privilege it is to see such a gifted driver peak performing race after race! It’s genius! 👏👏👏

[@fintonmainz7845]

Well put. I think that people who just want "close racing" miss this.

[@PMMeiners]

Max and his engineer and the team behind them are so, so good, nobody will be a threat. Certainly not Checo who made a fool out of himself 😅

[@rabihdib]

Mariachi out of himself 😂😂

[@chrisgarcia5462]

Yeah if it weren't for C.P Maxi pad wouldn't be WDC😂😂

[@ralphe5842]

A really good call by the Red Bull strategy I thought he should have come in earlier as rain look iffy but it worked perfectly

[@lisetteradsma9052]

It was like playing poker on the pitwall. Not showing theire cards. I was shouting for a pittstop..

[@wreagfe]

Good call? You mean that Max is probably the only driver on the grid to keep the mediums fast for 50 laps AND THEN be able to drive these tyres on a semi-wet track.

[@mikemelina7395]

There aren't many drivers in history capable of carrying that strategy out, 56 laps on a set of Mediums on a street circuit? Monaco of all places, where even the slightest misstep can end your race? Not a lot of drivers could pull that off.

[@danimalplanet18]

I've been following this sport ever since I was a young kid in the mid-1980's. I've seen Prost, Senna, Häkkinen, Schumacher, Alonso, Räikkönen, Vettel and Hamilton, all in their prime. But more and more, while not fully sympathetic towards him and full of jealousy as Ferrari-fan, one has to admit that we're witnessing something else, on a different, higher level than ever before with a driver of the calibre of Max Verstappen. The guy has the consistency of a machine and a level that other champions can only touch while at their absolute peak (but not with the longevity and consistency as this guy)... Given there's an engine-freeze until 2026, as a Ferrari-fan I'm afraid that it's the Max Machine until then..., there's just nothing that catches him off guard, nothing we can throw at him he cannot handle, not even the weather gods. Which means my beloved Ferrari's dry spell between 1979 (Scheckter's world title) and 2000 (Michael Schumacher's world title) might be outdone this time round. Ferrari is waiting on a driver's title since 2007 and a constructors title since 2008 and there are no indications Ferrari will get it right anytime soon. But Fhat the Wuck: that Max is impressive..., I wish he would be in that Ferrari #jealous #admiration

[@tonyyoto8820]

❤

[@W0lf_91]

Sorry. Fanboy alert. No you haven’t “witnessed” all the drivers you mentioned. Otherwise you would not be saying that. At best you KZbin’d a few videos like all the other DTS Max fans. Max drove away in a vastly superior car, clipped the wall about 5 times in the race. I just don’t see how you’re ejaculating over that. The car is just so much better. He’s better than Hakkinen, Raikkonen & Vettel sure. Maybe Alonso too. He has more talent than Prost too but Prost was unbelievable in Race conditions. I don’t think he’s on Schumacher’s or Hamilton’s level at their peak. Those guys can race wheel to wheel and used to excel against close competition. Max has never had any competition. The last time he did in 2021 he lost his mind and his performances waned significantly.

[@danimalplanet18]

@@W0lf_91 yes I have. Dad took me to the 1985 Dutch GP and I've been hooked ever since. And while we could discuss Schumacher, as he also combined raw pace, talent and consistency, there's no one coming close in my view, especially when taking consistency and timespan into account (read: I'm talking about more than just this one race). His tyre management is out of this world, though -granted- it is difficult to compare with the days of refeuling (1994-2009). History in the making. And in a matter of years, I expect the stats to back it up, even more than now.

[@fwj68]

Did Perez drove away in a "superior" car, no, he did not. You Just another hamilton fanboy still crying.

[@AKK5I]

​@@W0lf_91 holy cope

[@stevetackett581]

Got kids crying “is this gonna be like McClaren in 88’?” Where the hell were they during Mercs years of leading processions from pole, finishing 1-2 time after time? Pour it on them, Max!

[@IRS_96]

Max is the best driver I have seen since I started following F1 in 2007. I mean no disrespect to any driver by that statement but he is just unbelievable. He is getting better and better, when he is under pressure he is better.

[@conceptualmessiah01]

I can't argue with that but I think Alonso is just as fenomenal because of all the obvious skills plus the reading during the race. But better than both is Lance Stroll. Absolut king. 👑

[@W0lf_91]

I disagree. Today was no indication of anything. He drove away in a vastly superior car, sorry.

[@ruudkooijman819]

​@Wolf_91 I guess you haven't been watching F1 for that long, have you. Monaco is notorious for equalling car performance. The Redbull's strong point is the straight speed but that hasn't much use here. Even in the Mercedes dominant years Redbull or Ferrari could win here. Another equaliser is rain. Today we had both. Therefore we had an Alpine on the podium. No, today the difference wasn't made by the car but by the driver.

[@IRS_96]

@@W0lf_91 He ended Monaco in very tricky conditions with 25 second gap to the second driver - track where a driver is very much responsible for his fortune. He qualified on pole under pressure purely on his own ability to extract the best final sector time. He does not make crucial mistakes. Meanwhile all his rivals do.

[@W0lf_91]

@@IRS_96 Who are his rivals? He has NO rivals. His car is 6/7 tenths quicker than ANYTHING else on the grid in race pace. He can literally drive the RB19 at 60% to save tyres and still pull away. He clipped the wall 4 times. Nobody behind him did that.

[@stevenst6337]

50 laps on mediums is absolutely insane! Was managing the pace and gap brilliantly while saving tyres. A skill of Verstappen that is often over looked, but his tyre management is probably the best on the entire grid.

[@JaneFokster]

In a way it's weird that this skill is often overlooked. His very first win in Barcelona 2016 was basically also due to superb tyre management.

[@mikemelina9607]

Max has become the Thanos of F1, he is simply inevitable. All the folks talking about how it's mostly the car need to STFU now, he ran 54 laps on the Mediums at Monaco, that's all Max. In Miami, he ran a hero first stint on the Hards... that he's able to wing this kind of performance or of his tires, while increasing his lead over his competition is testament to his skill.

[@Jur1_00]

I was scared he would get a puncture (before it looked like it was actually going to rain) like in Baku few years ago since the mediums were supposed to be good for about 38 laps

[@pranc236]

I would have got the tire call wrong. Max can just out drive any strategy. People call perez the tire whisperer…😂

[@puckloki873]

....it's f1....it is mostly the car. Askax himself before he had the car. Are you men or groupies?

[@tomadams94]

It’s not all him but the best drivers get the best out of great cars. You can easily look back to 2021 when Hamilton was the best on long stints (Bahrain and Abu Dhabi just 2 examples examples). Both come hand in hand.

[@W0lf_91]

Your fanboy meter is going into overdrive. He drove well. Nothing more. He has a huge car advantage. Remember, you were saying the same thing about Lewis a few years ago. You can’t have it both ways. Monaco is an extremely low deg circuit; there were rainy conditions the last 25 laps which also induces hardly any deg; plus he wasn’t pushing the first stint because of the superiority of the RB-19. DTS Max fans are getting very boring.

[@beemrmem3]

It's crazy to think that Max will probably get to 50 wins this year

[@wqasdfew]

Probably nah. definitely

[@wqasdfew]

Imagine I get jinxed

[@snoopythedog3266]

Just the car aye, he can barely beat Checo, Hamilton would NEVER lose to Checo in the same car! What I've just written is the same crap you leveled at Hamilton. You can't win without a great car

[@folkert2938]

@@snoopythedog3266 "You can't win without a great car." 🤯🤯🤯

[@daarom3472]

Hamilton was equal to 3 of his teammates (Alonso, Button and Rosberg) and was better than the others but even Bottas regularly best him to pole or had more race pace. Verstappen absolutely demolished every single teammate since 2018. There hasnt been a single race since 2019 where Max's teammate had more race pace and he hasnt finished below any bar incidents or mechanical issues.

[@remkojerphanion4686]

Tsunoda on the radio was absolutely hilarious!

[@pranc236]

Why we all love yuki

[@wreagfe]

Thought it was rather sad as he was on course for two points in the worst car. Hopefully he'll be promoted soon to the main team.

[@MDE_never_dies]

​@@justinthaim8879 You key sue noda

[@yogishnn1945]

@@justinthaim8879 Because Peter is Biased

[@yogishnn1945]

He was way ahead of Lando till his brakes gave up, naturally he's frustrated and ended up behind his not so rookie team mate who was trailing him by 30 secs in the same car.

[@ntait85]

Peter, serious question - at what point will Lawrence Stroll realize if he wants to seriously compete he needs to fire his own Son?

[@Chyeahokay]

Apparently his son, doesn’t show up on time to his duties at the factory, and is t as dedicated as Alonso

[@BamBoomBots]

That is not on his agenda. Strolls goal is to get to a situation of absolute dominance like Mercedes or Red Bull have now. By then all he has to do is put an average F2 rookie next to his son and then the Stroll family will have their F1 championship.

[@Conradcockhard]

I like Lance but Alonso is proving that he absolutely garbage

[@skorpikh]

Exactly ...

[@GTE_Channel]

I thought Alonso is his son now.... Fernando Alonstroll (connors joke, not mine)

[@amahana6188]

The Max dynasty rolls on.

[@W0lf_91]

As long as Newey keeps designing championship winning cars I think is what you mean.

[@tanya4301]

Kudo's on a brilliant analysis. I am surprised (not) that the F1 world have not mentioned Devries drive today. He had a clean race and i still think believe that he is a very talented driver, his time will come.

[@yogishnn1945]

Clean and SLOW race, Devries was more than 30 secs behind Yuki in the same car. Sadly Yuki had brake problem, he was ahead of Lando by more than 5 secs. I am not surprised that Peter did not mention Yuki, because he's biased.

[@waltersheens1087]

he´ll be out in 2 races, too slow yesterday in race again. He is contantly off the pace from Tsunoda and last year Gasly was faster than Tsunoda.....Dr Marko will put another driver in, and if he does well he´ll be next to Max next year. Checo out surely....

[@dondiedrick7491]

Appreciate your music selections at the end of your videos-of course the information & your style too.

[@edsaloyz3]

A great day at the office from Alpine,well done from a Massive Renault fan.

[@stephensegal5187]

You could literally see the difference in confidence in the pre race show when Alonso was standing next to Max. Today showed The World Who really is "The Class of The Field." 😊

[@lpollock7893]

Thank you for the excellent and concise analysis. I’ve never been a Max fan, but I have to concede that he is a consummately smart and skilled driver. I would also give a shout out to Yuki and his efforts this weekend. While I’m happy that Lando and Oscar got points this weekend, gutted for Yuki and his brakes.

[@thundergroundsamurai5343]

Talk about Verstappen's role in setting up the car, and also in developing the car. He's been doing that his whole life. His feel for the car is so superior that it has to translate there as well. So... if that is true, could it be that, in the second year under the new regulations, Mercedes and Ferrari would have been much further ahead with Max as driver? Looks like it's clear sailing for RB for a while. The first possible roadblock is the transition to Ford. Do you think they will be as humble and open to suggestions as Honda has been?

[@Eric-rf1is]

Ford is gonna work on the battery/energy recovery parts. The engine will be RBPT, with a Ford sticker. 👍

[@rensvanderploeg1945]

I think you overestimate the input of the driver in the development of the car. Of course a driver that can express better how a car is handling in certain circumstances will help, but the engineers look a lot a the data. Having ideas on improving a car is not like reparing a broken car. Not criticism against Verstappen, but no single driver can bring a team much further. Sorry, no driver is a magician.

[@manikahluwalia7285]

I doubt Ford are dictating or even contributing significantly to any technical bits. It sounds like a branding deal for Red Bull to pump more money into their project with a sprinkle of borrowing Ford technology if they feel like it

[@tonbouw6180]

@@rensvanderploeg1945 ik denk,,, i think your missing a whee litle thing here. Shumi, made Ferrari champion material,, he took that team, and overuled all,, Including mister Ferrari himself, same as Lauda did. and Max is doing it again, its a team sport, and with an exelent driver, given the responsibility, of making the choices on track, [as Max did today] a team can become unbeateble... as Shumi was... and Ferrari.

[@rensvanderploeg1945]

@@tonbouw6180 sorry, but Schumacher didn't do it all by himself. He took the most important people from Beneton with him.

[@Marc98338]

Hey Peter, many teams on Mediums had graining on the rears at the end of their stints, only Max had front graining. Interesting how RB applies the load on the car.

[@Eric-rf1is]

alo part of the drivingstyle, to get the car straight as fast as possible, before accelerating. Prevents sliding the rear tyres.

[@nikhilbhai4965]

I am always waiting for your uploads, Peter..Thank you!

[@fishpot64]

Max is like the great Ayrton Senna what a talent

[@donaldmackenzie2686]

Thanks again, as always PW. Always look forward to your commentary. Congrats to Max, Fernando & Esteban. Max ran away from the field yet again. An amazing talent in a fantastic car. Alonso proving again how talented he still is. Ocon surprises with an incredible weekend. Great stuff. Until next weekend. Thanks Again & Cheers.

[@bjt107t]

Thanks Peter. Always a pleasure listening to your expert view 👌

[@stevenwest3191]

Peter I really enjoy your post race videos. Most people aren't able to separate their biased for a team or a driver from the reality of what happened in a race or how the season is going. This is why I like your take, you never show favor. Personally I think Max will break his record from last year for race wins in a season. Your thoughts on that? And as far as teams catching up to Red Bull, with everyone being what looks like miles behind this year they don't need car upgrades. They need an extra 200HP without ERS expect for Aston Martin yet on larger faster circuits Alonso is still 30-50 seconds behind Max. That is not a gap you can close in one season even if RB stops all upgrades this year.

[@chriswirges5202]

Max is in a class by himself this season. One point you missed though was, alot of us are glued to every race during this Red Bull domination to see if Fernando can finish #2 in the Drivers Championship. That would be an incredible achievement for Aston and reinforce Honda's decision. With a full budget, and the most wind tunnel time of the top 4 teams, it's a real possibility he can do it.

[@W0lf_91]

The car is in a class of itself friend. Simple as that. It’s easy to save tyres when you have 6 tenths in race pace over your nearest.

[@florisbackx1744]

@@W0lf_91 Wow, you really are on a mission in this comment section aren't you? I guess beating your team mate starting from pole from the back of the grid isn't enough to prove you are doing an unbelievable job in admittedly amazing car...

[@W0lf_91]

@@florisbackx1744 Am I? Just fed up of the fanboys everywhere who have popped up this last 12-18 months. None of whom were even here before. That tells me Peter’s channel has been completely infested with DTS Max fans.

[@rensvanderploeg1945]

@@W0lf_91 yes, and one of them is you. I agree wit Verstappen to ignore this DTS . He might as a result, t not have much fans, but I think he doesn't care. That a girl like you is negative about him says more about you then about him.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@W0lf_91 Right, and in that same "rocketship" of a car, Perez crashed when trying to equal Max's pace in the training. Then, also in that same "Rocketship" Perez started LAST (behind the slowest cars of the field) he managed to overtake precisely 1 (!) of those slower cars, and got LAPPED TWICE (!) by Max. Keep dreaming bloke (or girl, whatever you are)

[@adamfree9903]

Max is very good and the Red Bull is a beast but I still am blown away by Fernando I agree also with one of your commentators who said how nice it is to see him smiling. I agree and I think the Fred/Aston Martin story is very much helping F-1 this year. Thanks Peter and safe drive.

[@vpnconsult]

This was the best Monaco of the last 5 years!

[@read89simo]

Last year was also nice with rain

[@ariebroek2404]

Thanks again for great reviews this excellent racing weekend😊🙏

[@fintonmainz7845]

If they were in school: Max and Adrian Newey wouldn't be allowed to sit together. They're disrupting the class.

[@Roguescienceguy]

Absolutely ludicrous how he kept those mediums alive in bloody Monaco.

[@W0lf_91]

Monaco is extremely low deg. What are you talking about? The RB-19 has 6 tenths over the nearest car. He can drive it at 60% and still pull away.

[@wallymcguire2033]

@@W0lf_91 Is that why he kept hitting walls to stay in front? I think it might not be as easy as you’re implying.

[@MDE_never_dies]

​@@W0lf_91 Monaco can destroy your rear tyres if you're not careful.

[@yogishnn1945]

Just FYI Yuki also did a 53 Lap stint on Mediums and he was in P9 in an AT more than 5 secs ahead of Lando

[@W0lf_91]

@@yogishnn1945 Exactly. Ignore the fanboys

[@CromwellCutaran]

Thanks Peter!

[@Lewythefly]

They really glossed over what a drive Max put in. His stint on the mediums to keep ahead of all the Hard runners including Alonso was great. Then in the wet he had some tricky moments but kept the car in tact and gapped everyone for a really strong win. This wasn't just an easy race because he had the best car, it was all Max pure driving skill

[@Klont123]

Depends what channel you watched I guess. F1TV covered it fairly for me. Gave the credits to Max.

[@Lewythefly]

@@Klont123 I'm stuck with Sky F1

[@1872959]

I hope the AM car can improve even more over the season to give us battles between Max and Alonso as the norm. Would be fantastic

[@Redlingstein]

The race pace of the AM is still way to slow, as Alonso himself says. They’re still long off of RBR

[@proffesionalretard]

@@Redlingstein only 0.15 off per lap in Monaco (on dry tyre)

[@dwaynearthur1476]

Very Challenging Race , good driving in the wet and the dry . The Red Bull is on Parade ! 😎

[@jaapsvw2144]

Great analysis again, Peter! Overall it was a great F! weekend. All the drivers deserve compliments for their driving skills during het race. NO SAFETY CAR at all in the race of Monaco under these circumstances!! Wow!!! A thrill to watch.

[@publicanimal59]

Max is a born racer ❤

[@JohnFromAccounting]

We've had a single race of Max vs Alonso so far, and it's been one of the better weekends so far, if just for the qualifying. Every season where Alonso has a competitive car is an exciting season.

[@martinuso7446]

Nah, they have not battled on track yet. I hope this will still happen this year. Would love to witness that. Two respectful guys on the edge... I also hope to see them share a car at 24 hour races in the future. That would be something.

[@wexalian]

I cant seem to find the tyre data yet, but I seem to recall De Vries also running 52 laps on the mediums. I don't think anybody noticed this

[@LourensRolograaf]

Less feeling with antidive? There comes the Simracer! Does he put the tyresound on maximum during the race also?

[@starbase218]

Thanks for not saying Vershhhtappen anymore. :)

[@oftengone]

Lolol

[@fanaticosbih5786]

Well spoken Peter! We had all drivers in this time 😁, keep doing good job!

[@publicanimal59]

King of the streets lapped twice by Max

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

You forgot the parenthesis...

[@perpetual_bias]

really like the GP-facts in the video end!

[@toddash42]

Hey Peter, now that we've seen everyone's underfloor thanks to Monaco, can you & Scarbs do a breakdown of the different floor concepts

[@Go4Do]

Can someone tell me the song played at the end of the video? Hauntingly beautiful

[@darkwa456]

I was fairly critical of Monaco in the past, but the qualifying was absolutely fantastic, qualifying alone is worth it. Max is operating on a another level this year. I found the gap he pulled to alonso on the inters of 20+ seconds mighty.

[@grahamleigh8398]

Great race today. Need some excitement for sure. Would be great to see some stats on these young drivers race for race for the greats even up to todays youngsters. Salute.

[@hardonthegasgtboyz1586]

I think max is excelling because he's not being pressured, give a challenger like lewis and we'll see a different max.

[@rosswilson8917]

People are fawning over Max like he did something great while driving in the fastest car with no pressure from any real challenger.

[@karimmaasri1723]

As always, eagerly waiting for the analysis.

[@964cuplove]

First of all great video as always, love your analysis, thx for that !! On question: 3:21 where is that picture from ?! A lovely shot !!!

[@AnoesGames]

Seems like Monaco tonel

[@njgrplr2007]

Max deserves all the praise he gets and more. However, I don't think the Red Bull strategists get nearly enough credit. It's not often they get a call wrong.

[@Enzoblueblood]

Probably best team on strategy since Schus Benetton/Ferrari pit wall

[@Switll72]

Yes Hannah and her team is brilliant, but then again if you have Max that can make Med tires last for 56 laps you have so many options and spoiled for choice.

[@IRS_96]

Ferrari is just absolutely incredible at bottling their performances. It is part of their DNA now. Prancing Donkeys riding on the tales of former glory.

[@hunterdanton3752]

Fernando was driving the tires off that aston, was wonderful to watch

[@keylogs5604]

What tune is playing during the end credits?

[@sheldoniusRex]

Everybody talks about how certain drivers are good at tire management, or in the wet, good on the streets, or good on circuits, good off the line, or good in tight corners, good in defense, or good at overtaking but Max Verstappen is simply just good everywhere. He is capable of delivering exactly what is needed anywhere and everywhere these cars race. Very few drivers are capable of being super human on command. Max is one of them.

[@atuhumuzakenneth8129]

Thanks for this peter

[@shubhamwagh5171]

Speak about Yuki Tsunoda 😢

[@sidharthcs2110]

I once thought checo could challenge Max. It was a mistake

[@waltersheens1087]

noticed Checo at the warmup lap letting all the cars wait really long for him to take his place. unfortunately for him max´ car didn´t catch fire, keep on trying everything you can checo and maybe one day someone on the planet will believe you are a champ.

[@waltersheens1087]

in the rain I think I heard a Traction Control on an onboard, when accelerating .... didn't know it was allowed. Don't remember what car.... Maybe they have ABS too in the rain... I'm not aware of rules, but why not then make it legal on a wet track ? I could be wrong about the rules though...?

[@redblaze1400]

Max is showing the greatness of the greatest driver to grace f1, Michael Schumacher

[@ahhhwh]

besides the call of aston , why the hell did they not wait longer with it

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

Panic. They thought Max would've pitted earlier.

[@Jur1_00]

The tyres were getting cold with the rain and they didn't expect the rain to continue

[@andreaslinderholm6186]

Was Charles really able to extend his stint on the hards to lap 53 when it started to rain? His tyres was gone around lap 44.

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Meanwhile Max just keeps his mediums going and going and going...

[@blacksterangel]

On the other hand you could argue that because we’re in budget cap era, teams who could plausibly steal a win or two from red bull would also shift their resources towards next year.

[@Robin-Visser]

The whole field knows the company Oracle by now

[@bffhbcvdhhb5396]

Oracle hit the jackpot 😂 horner should have charged Larry 1bn 😂

[@moneymonkeyaudiobooks682]

Pretensions Checo learned his place this weekend 😂 #Driver2

[@patricklemire9278]

One tire choice from an all time classic

[@Duuuval23]

Any other track and Lewis catches Ocon and Alonso.

[@rocinante4609]

It's nxt to impossible to overtake on the streets of monaco in these huge cars. Idk what sainz was doing damaging his car. Unless the car ahead has a problem or it's a rookie the odds are they will stay ahead bar a big mistake on the brakes.

[@esimsnl]

Am I the first to think of Peter's analysis after Baku 2023, when he talked about Perez's "control" and "dominance"? "Monaco in my eyes is just as big a Grand Grix to win as any on the planet. When you're Max Verstappen you don't want to finish second to Sergio Perez." He did exactly the same a year earlier. I've seen this Baku 2023 analysis criticized on Twitter as highly biased (not as a fan of Perez but of Hamilton) , and you can't deny now that this is true.

[@yourtallness]

Was hoping AM was gonna pull off some strategic masterclass with Max encountering traffic and Fernando reducing the gap, but alas.

[@MsDDutch]

Peter, do you think that Perez is in trouble with Redbul because of the crash in qualli and the car being hauled in the air and being on display for all the competitors to see?

[@folkert2938]

Ofcourse not. It's also way too hard for the other teams to copy the floor of RB.

[@AC_Blanco]

Inching towards

[@ViN-kr3ri]

You can't blame Perez for that. Blame him for his God awful driving, but not that.

[@grod6998]

@@ViN-kr3ri awful driving doesn’t win you multiple races. He made an error like any person would

[@AnoesGames]

​@@grod6998 no.1 mistake at Monaco - being heroic in St. Devot. It's rookie mistake, you can't do it. As Dr. Marco said " with car like this in his hands - you just can't stay in Q1"

[@Astronomynatureandmusic]

Peter, I've got a question. Why are teams putting money into development only to show on track in 2024? Does the budget cap allow to spend money ahead of the current season?

[@AnoesGames]

Yes, budget for 2023 goes for upgrade this car AND developing next year car, that's why teams stop major updates around summer

[@Switll72]

A team has a budget for a year they can go and have a picnic (Pun intended 😂😂) with that money if they want as long as they don't breach it. So yes they can develop next years car with this years money in a way like Merc is doing now.

[@AnoesGames]

@@Switll72 every team doing it now, not only Mercedes

[@Switll72]

⁠@@AnoesGames mate I was using Merc as an example becouse accept for the rear suspension (limited by the gearbox) they basically have a W15 concept (New car), and most probably blew there budget for the rest of 2023. Merc has rolled there dice and went all in because they have no choice if the wanna be competing for wins in 2024, but all other teams are still developing the current car till at least summer break before starting on 2024 car.

[@Astronomynatureandmusic]

@@Switll72 @Andrey Koltun So it is a percentage game, basically? So if you are not doing too well you can either throw away the season to spend on developments for the next, or you can balance, or you spend all for this season?

[@laman8914]

I don't think we should read too much into the Monaco race, particularly not who was better than who in the race. We all know that the Monaco race is largely a merry-go-round for the rich and wealthy to be entertained, but of which the outcome of the race itself has largely been decided the day before. So, let's wait for Spain next week Sunday and have a better platform to evaluate the effectiveness of the upgrades by the various teams and the performances that will come out of it.

[@rensvanderploeg1945]

Are you of opinion that Barcelona provides good racing? I think it is less exciting than Monaco.

[@davidfraser9365]

Safe travels Peter 👍

[@carvelwilliamson1225]

Peter, help me here, how did Lewis emerge before George if George only pitted for Inters?

[@langedweil]

Because he missed Mirabeau when it poured, luckily for him without any damage ..

[@carvelwilliamson1225]

@@langedweil thank you much.

[@marktomlin5484]

Good analysis

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

Max really is quickly becoming the complete F1 driver. Already one of the greats. Terrible race for stroll and perez today they spent more time hitting things than racing 😀😀

[@djdoubleyouab3568]

......becoming...? ha ha...

[@me2ontube]

Max is good ... in a great car with no competition - before I say he's "great" i want to see how good he is in a FAIR fight

[@JeroenKransen]

Don't understand why Ferrari were so afraid to try and make Sainz do an undercut on Ocon. They called him in twice, and cancelled right after.

[@the_lost_navigator7266]

Wasn't it sainz who refused the pit stops?

[@hanskuijsten2380]

It's obvious that Sainz and LeClerc don't trust their team (anymore). Sad.

[@typebflieger]

Claiming Ocon shouldn’t be the DOTD because it’s “easy” to keep people behind in Monaco, is frankly ridiculous. Max finished exactly where you’d expect a pole-sitting, top driver, in by far the best car. Meanwhile, Ocon massively outperformed expectations on Saturday and Sunday, while holding off better drivers in better cars, in both dry and wet conditions, on a notoriously difficult track, and barely making any mistakes. Are you kidding? It’s a slam-dunk DOTD win for him.

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

Max is deserved DOTD. DOTC.

[@itechmaroc1]

He spoke about Max for more than 4 minutes and couldn't give a full 30 sec to Ocon. Imagine if it was lewis who did what Ocon did he would speak about it for an hour

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

@@itechmaroc1 Lewis never did what Ocon did.

[@itechmaroc1]

@@Dutchtreat-pn3cj if he did his name would be in the title as usual. Peter became a pure hype mam since he left established media, i guess he does that to get the most incone from the social media activities

[@Eric-rf1is]

to be fair OCO never challenged ALO in the whole race. That's one point against DOTD for OCO for me. 👍

[@aritchie56]

what I like about Peter is that he is very realistic

[@ShakAKA12]

I really want a Oscar Piastri based video from Peter

[@pauljaworski9386]

best monaco weekend in years

[@deekyevans5235]

RB and Max got the call right, it would have been great if Alonso and his team had done the same

[@Switll72]

Checo I'm the tire whisperer ! ..... Max hold my Red Bull !!!!!!

[@jap1378]

Thank you Peter as always for your insights. Another fairly boring Monaco GP spiced up a little in the end by the rain. Max drove brilliantly as he is able able to do week in and week out. It seems that some drivers are able to do this, Alonso, Hamilton etc., but others have to have their jobs and status threatened to notch up as per Ocon (he drove really well). Over the last 50+ years of watching this wonderful sport I've seen so many snatches of brilliance that were never capitalized upon. A good car is obviously needed as a foundation, but a champion just has that extra bit of 'je ne said quoi'.