2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Review | P1 Podcast

[@TomP-148]

The most memorable moment for me was Stroll's pass on the outside of Sainz around that long turn. It was epic

[@fallenshallrise]

He's still injured - love how all the media has just swept that away now that it's been 2 weeks since Bahrain. All healed then?

[@ccramit]

Ferrari's had to turn their engines down due to reliability issues. He's still just an average driver in a fast car.

[@TomP-148]

@@ccramit that's cool... Still was an awesome pass

[@baldygrey2779]

@@ccramit Like Sainz?

[@adityairawan1843]

​@@gandalf_thegrey Some people still see him as rich daddy's kid and nothing else. Well, I still see him as such, but we have to give credit where it's due. He's showing steady progress. I wonder where he would have finished if not for the damn mechanical failure.

[@colezee7640]

Max will only win 22 races this season now...that's a relief

[@fitfuzzballgaming]

Singapore, Monaco?

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Make that 20. Monaco and Singapore are clear bags for checo lol

[@JE_13-9]

@@gandalf_thegrey who’s to say? Until Q2 max was easily the quickest on the grid. If he had no issues he would’ve won by a landslide

[@JE_13-9]

@@gandalf_thegrey oh sorry, checo’s got a chance though

[@jessereddragon7617]

Verstappen fans are comedians, he's two championships one of which was gifted to him by the FIA and you think he's the best ever, Schumacher and Lewis have 7, Fangio has 5, Vettel has 4, Senna has 3, Prost has 3 Alonso has 2. l Max isn't even at the same party as the aforementioned greats and won't get there. Put 41 year old Alonso in the same Red Bull and Max would be crying over team radio saying Alonso needs to slow down so he can catch up, put Lewis in the same Red Bull and Max would not win another race.

[@lestercombs1871]

I’m an old guy (67), and I find the two of you so great to watch. Just enough great F1 content w/ hilarious fan boy rants. Love you guys.😊

[@RubeusLeclerc]

That’s how I feel! I’m 61 and they are so fun and knowledgeable

[@alimantado373]

Grow Up! 😆

[@XBullitt16X]

You should update the podcast with a note, Alonso did keep his p3 after the FIA changed their minds.

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

*After appeal 😂

[@CharlesFreck]

*after Aston Martin showed them 7 images of other teams doing the same thing and not being penalised

[@RogerM88]

Doubt it. Next race not a surprise Max gives more than 15 seconds to Pérez just to prove a point.

[@jam8483]

More like 30s but yes still agree 100%

[@Rasv-]

ver had half the race to close up the gap to per

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

people really clutching at straws with this Redbull fight. It will take a monumental amount of luck, something like 2016 for that to happen. The car is clear of the rest so that's one thing checked off.

[@Lanse1984]

Max' competition this year. Reliability....and thats it

[@bhargavkannareddy4799]

Checo as well , in circuits like Monaco and Singapore, checo will be right on the money

[@nguyenbaobui9927]

@@bhargavkannareddy4799 your not that good at math huh

[@kylaxi]

@@bhargavkannareddy4799 was like that for years with merc.. good fun enjoy the show. Now all we need is a miracle win by the the other dutchman

[@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69]

@@bhargavkannareddy4799 If max had finished quali he would have got p1 and won the race easily.

[@Lanse1984]

@@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69 very much so.

[@jayf7945]

it is funny that NO ONE noticed that Alonso took a shot at the fastest lap on his last lap and got a 1,32.2

[@TheRacePig]

Alonso is totally right about needing to be notified of penalties during a race, it really does change your psychology. I was recently doing a league race where I'd pulled out around a 4 second gap to p3 while I was in p2, and I decided that was enough of a gap and I wasn't going to catch p1, so I basically just cruised to the end of the race. If I'd found out I got a 5 second penalty or something after the race I would've been absolutely pissed because I could've easily pushed and gotten that to 5 seconds.

[@jannikostermann9821]

Whenever I hear the intro I always end up saying it along with Matt. Sometimes I mess up and still say WTF1😅

[@Mythbuster3808]

I'm stil doing that evey time. Bet Matt does it too on the outakes

[@ThatOneGuy5540]

Same 😅

[@azndibs]

lol i just messed up too and then immediately read this comment 😂

[@PainofRazeration]

Same

[@lon242]

Double U.... TEE EFF!!!

[@chrisswindell7704]

I love that this is clearly going to have more views in the first hour than the WTF1 equivalent video has got in the last 24 hours it’s been up… 😂

[@soham4992]

No disrespect to the team that took over, but we watched wtf1 because of THESE guys and not the other way around. As soon as they left, it was a sinking ship

[@megavarnan3691]

Move on! If you love these two, watch them. Don't throw shade on wtf1

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

@@soham4992 Similar to what happened with HITC sport and The Irish Guy

[@GloomGaiGar]

There's no need for the hate for the old channel. It's time to move on. Matt and Tommy certainly don't have any hard feelings on it so why should you or any of us here?

[@patraprateek]

I'd still like Matt to do those 3-5 minute light explainer videos or something new apart from only podcasts. Time to expand the team.

[@AndreSomers]

Hey guys! Thanks for picking up my question! That was a nice surprise while watching… 🎉

[@ask.repeat]

Max went into the last race of the season tied on points for his 1st championship. He is well aware that every point matters.

[@sheldonong7648]

Max is gonna need a lot of car failures for Perez to have a chance.

[@ehiracheta]

Just wanna say you guys are absolutely Perfect with this new channel!

[@gaurimann7156]

I’m so glad you’ll decided to have an on-video podcast !!!

[@juda9954]

Can we get timestamps for these episodes. That would be amazing!!

[@patricklemire9278]

If you have the memory longer than a goldfish you won’t remember perez at Force India. When he was there if he was holding up a faster teammate (usually on a different strategy) Checo would suddenly have trouble hearing. He had no trouble not being a team player when it suited him. He can handle Verstappen as long as Verstappen spots him 14 places. This controversy will go away the next time Max puts it on pole and Perez is down in P6. Checo is in the tradition of David Coulthard, Rubens Barrichello, the #2 who 2-4 times a year manages to beat the legendary #1. Just enough to feed the self myth they are just as good.

[@steveng813]

Checo 2.0

[@jasperdanhof2312]

it turned out you were right

[@nielsleenknegt5839]

Rubens given a car that suited him a bit more, was verry close to Msc. I remember hearing him talk about I think 2003 were Michael Schumacher was unable to do private winter testing so he did it all and he won more than he would have otherwise. But I could be wrong but I don't think rubens was that "bad"

[@greenlantern7959]

We did this last year after Monaco and Max promptly won what felt like 10 races in a row

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

Felt like a 100 in a row 😂

[@noahcaroppo6264]

Exactly last year, maybe something changed now

[@CharlesFreck]

@@noahcaroppo6264 Perez barely managed to stay ahead after Max started P15. If Max's car makes it into Q3 and then breaks and Max starts 10th instead, Perez is P2 every single time. He's just not as quick. I love seeing him win, but he's not about to start winning every other week.

[@noahcaroppo6264]

@@CharlesFreck yea I know, thats why I said maybe

[@tigerfever2418]

The FIA should go towards like a NASCAR style penalty service where there is a official who stands out in front of the car and counts out the time, and when his timer goes off then the work can begin, it would take away any ambiguity with timing and make it to where the teams know exactly what is happening

[@IamHailey8]

I think it makes sense for the penalty to be served after the work is done because then it's obvious no-one will be touching the car as they want the car to go as fast as possible after the 5 sec.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

@@IamHailey8 Serving a penalty after doing the work means you can reduce the time lost from the penalty. Serving the penalty first is the correct way.

[@AndereRickert]

@@JohnFromAccounting how? And all teams can, so it would still be fair

[@CharlesFreck]

@@JohnFromAccounting How? How would you reduce the time lost? The time lost would objectively be 5 seconds. Right now, it's 5 and a bit seconds which is absolute BS. Serving it afterwards is the only fair way for it to be an actual 5 second penalty

[@alimantado373]

Nope , nope and again nope! thats like saying analog is more accurate than Digital.

[@shameeraswartz133]

I don't think it was mind games, Max lived through a title battle where points mattered so to him that 1 point is valuable to him. I don't think he'd wanna go through a season like 2021 again.

[@seanlavery0312]

Or they could just do the 5 second penalty after the car has successfully pitted and has been dropped off the jack.

[@RdTrpBrgr]

with how technically advanced F1 is... just add the delay to the green light after every pitstop.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

That’s actually a good idea

[@mtrps_]

EXACTLY! Literally easier to monitor as well!

[@DanLMH]

or... penalty box like other series

[@alexkoolgarcia4912]

Plus if the driver jumps the green light it would be a driver error not a mecanic causing a 10 second penalty.

[@TomP-148]

Damn look at this passion, enthusiasm, knowledge and love for the sport. Unlike some other channel.

[@C41N4]

*cough cough WTF1 *cough. Oh, man… I need some cough drops 😂

[@lynnroelke1688]

Matt's lesson in F1 that spills over to life... "If you get excited about the prospect of something, don't" 🏎

[@D.H.1987]

This reminds me more of 2009 with Brawn Gp with Jenson Button and Rubins Barrichello. They had by far the best car at the start of the season, but when the season went on the other teams developed better and Jenson just became worldchampion just in front of Vettel

[@safebans1369]

All the talk of Perez doing a Rosberg has got me thinking whether Fernando might be in the position of playing kingmaker by the end of the season if the Aston Can make serious progress... Interesting

[@countmorbid3187]

Never gonna happen. Max is on average 0.2 0.3 secs faster. Nico and Lucy were much closer in performance.

[@hallamhal]

I feel a bit sad after a race is over... and then I remember Matt and Tom will be posting again soon and I feel happy

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

"If you get excited about the prospect of something, don't". Matt Gallagher I love it 😂

[@RogerM88]

To avoid future mishaps as with Alonso, the Teams should consider serve the penalties after the tires change and off the jacks.

[@davey2487]

This is not allowed by the FIA.

[@fadedexile]

​@Davey is it possible to just not serve it and have it tacked on at the end instead?

[@davey2487]

@@fadedexile It isn't. It must be served during the first pitstop after the penalty is received. It may only be tacked km after the race, if the driver in question doesn't make another pitstop after the penalty was received.

[@joshn1678]

@@davey2487 why not though? It makes sense and is the same amount of time.

[@davey2487]

@@joshn1678 Got no idea. Ask the FIA. They made the rules.

[@isaacnicholson4306]

You know what I like about Matt and Tommy specifically instead of a lot of other F1 “podcasts” and mediums I’ve heard, is that they don’t just describe what’s going on like any of them can do, but add a lot of conjecture and personal thought that color even the most boring races in an exciting way. Thank you and keep doing what you’re doing

[@wardvos7925]

Max didn't catch up to checko because they were told to keep a safe pace due to the strange noices. (They were scared the car was going to break again)

[@vooper1699]

I believe someone mentioned that whoever was in charge of sending out the safety car said that their GPS still said that Stroll was on track and I guess they just didnt want to take any risks

[@IDKsomeguy9]

Bring back Katy, I would love to hear her thoughts on Checo’s performance.

[@chickenmerchant3719]

I wish Katie was on this podcast to give us her first FIA rant of the season

[@Dragon90210]

Yh only thing missing 😂

[@baclava69]

Great podcast boys, The last 10 years of Merc seem to be the pettiest team i have seen in 30 years. Keep up the great work!!

[@dohtje5029]

Ziggo Race Cafe showed the official rule from the rulebook on serving penalty under safety car/VSC, and that is completely allowed.

[@Anthony-mi8pi]

Matt and Tommy,Tommy and Matt!

[@JohnnMacClane]

Keep up the good work, the old work you guys used to do was good but this is great making my time at work much more enjoyable! Keep up the great work you guys are doing great!

[@samueldowd8408]

6:17 Let me tell you there wasn't any casual Australian fans watching that race 😂 It's was 3am here...

[@JohnFromAccounting]

4am in Melbourne. Was rough the next day.

[@samueldowd8408]

@@JohnFromAccounting ooooo yeah twas, 3am up in QLD tho

[@nikok8427]

Ralf Schumacher said in the German live broadcast that the FIA (according to a source of his) could not see for sure in the short time where Lance Stroll was standing. That's why they sent out the full safety car, because they had to assume that he was on the track.

[@Versatilty]

I feel that the FiA should change how penalties are served so that the team does the service and then a Stewart holds the car for the time that way touching doesn't matter and the time is held by the FiA. With Stroll the FiA said that the GPS showed the car on the track so that's why the Safety Car but they should have at least gone VSC.

[@StabiloMentos]

I’d like there to be a battle with Checo and Max, but realistically that won’t happen. I think Checo drove a brilliantly managed race in Jeddah… he was still almost caught by his teammate who was 14 spots back. The real battle will be Max and his car’s reliability.

[@adl6907]

Verstppen almost caught checo : 30 laps where he couldn´t close the 5 seconds gap between them

[@Anthony-mi8pi]

Aston Martin is incredible this year. To think Alonso p3,and had Stroll not retired a p4/5!!! Plus, they have way more wind tunnel time than Redbull, I can see them creep up on RB. Maybe not pass them,but the gap is definitely going to shrink come mid to late season

[@dashielcockrill998]

That’s optimistic Red Bull was a second a lap quicker in the final stint and there engine is better witch Aston can’t improve because they buy from Mercedes

[@Anthony-mi8pi]

@@dashielcockrill998 A second a lap faster might shrink to 1/2 a second a lap faster. I didn't say AM would beat RB,all I said was they might get even closer

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

​@@Anthony-mi8pi I'm assuming, despite RB penalty, they'll still improve somewhere

[@alexfleener6045]

😂😂😂 “if you can swap Carlos out with Hamilton sure, but we are being realistic here and that’s just not realistic”😂😂😂

[@saborivaille1258]

I hope Oscar can get points in his home race. Even if it’s just 1

[@bartandaelus359]

The car isn't uncompetitive with the mid field, the mid field is just a lot tighter. If he can put it together for a quali this well again then we may see a good result for McLaren.

[@lestercombs1871]

I’m thinking he’s going to continue to whip Lando

[@obsidian....]

This comment just reminded me (once again) that Oscar chose McLaren over Alpine...

[@Venetii_]

@@obsidian.... *McLaren over Williams. He already had a contract with McLaren when Alpine announced him, and he moved because they were going to put him in a Williams and retain Alonso. But still, even Williams is better atm, although surely McLaren is better long-term.

[@bartandaelus359]

​@@obsidian.... Alpine lost basically all of their key personnel. They've already been leapfrogged by Aston and are comfortably the worst manufacturer team who hasn't challenged for even a top 3 finish for nearly 2 decades. Alpine are the sinking ship. McLaren at least had prospects and a new facility coming and potential. Alpine are already at their maximum and they can't even touch Ferarri...

[@nckname]

Love the podcast!! You guys should consider doing it on Monday instead of Sunday, just to give time for the dust to settle. A lot of your commentary here didn't age at all given that the were further updates after the race, and new information comes to the surface. Often times people don't watch this till later in the week. Anyhoo. Much love!

[@nealrivenbark2777]

I saw the jack man touch it while watching live but after 30 more laps of no investigation I figured my eyes were going bad or something.

[@teddsellerno7625]

thank you for been here you two

[@mrbon6125]

2021 Max vs Ham 2022 Max vs Charles 2023 Max vs Checo

[@alanfinn77]

love the content Matt & Tommy

[@thesantiv.9532]

I love the P, ONE, PODCAST! I get so excited for the podcast 😂. Also, charles vs verstappen relationship

[@joshuaknott9200]

Hi Guy I have always loved your content from wtf1 to P1 i give you one million stars i first came across Matt when he was gaming absolutely loved his rage compilations but i am a long time fan of you guys Im so happy you guys are doing your own thing props gents thanks for all you do for us

[@Stefan-qk8sw]

Matt's most memorable moments 😂

[@alexistinoco9571]

Why do most channels ignore the fact that they told both red bull drivers to target 33.0, but max ignored all of the 7 requests. Thats when perez asked why is Max not slowing either, so not really paranoia when it is true

[@StevenQ74]

The gap was 149 points last year, Sergio can only hope Max his car is unreliable otherwise he can't win

[@suxix7312]

To be fair Botas did say over the radio that he thought something was broken under the car. He kept asking the team to check.

[@xSyph]

You guys should really record this podcast after a bit of time after the race. Most of the Alonso deal could have had real discussions on the actual issue and what happened instead of wild speculation.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Alonso is so happy because he knows how close he got the last time he was given a car that could fight for podiums and wins. Red Bull can afford to make a few mistakes through the season, but not too many.

[@abrahamoluwagbenga9807]

Aston Martin wanted to show off their safety car

[@mcgoo721]

I'm surprised Matt is the first person with a platform pointing out the obvious influence Mercedes had over the penalty issue.

[@mg5347]

Petition to make Frank a full-time cohost

[@bartandaelus359]

I want a Frank-Cam so they can cut to Frank whenever someone says a spicy comment so that they can get the deadpan reaction of Frank. He's the ultimate comedic straight-man. (All dogs are great in this capacity!)

[@TheMaghorn]

I only started watching F1 in the 2022 season, and it was amazing. This season it feels like everybody's dropped the ball, except for Red Bull, Aston Martin, Haas, and the P1 Podcast.

[@divinuminfernum]

it can look like that at the start of a season, but some things can change over a season, though red bull will prob lead the year, thry can just be ignored and one can focus on the other aspects - i will be keen to see if mclaren can improve and if aston martin can stay among the top

[@nikhiljv8707]

We all are feeling the vibes 🤞🏾🔥

[@casgian3272]

An easy solution to stop all the incorrect serving of time penalties… have a team mechanic or an FIA representative hold the driver in the pitbox AFTER the team is finished working on the car. The rule could easily be that the penalty time begins once the car is back on its wheels and off the jacks. Then it would also really be on the driver if they incorrectly served the penalty because they would have had to start driving off early

[@firebird9953]

Ralf Schumacher said on the german broadcast that he heard that the person in charge could Not find Stroll on the Cameras so he decided to deploy the Safty Car😂

[@t3ss33]

Better safe than sorry, no? But I don't understand why they wouldn't deploy VSC beforehand.

[@nmalueg1990]

Still hoping Matt will add 1 hat to his head each race. The final watch along, seeing him balancing 23 hats on his head would be comedy

[@robh9577]

Mercedes tried to pull a sneaky, nothing unusual there. I'm glad it backfired this time though. I'm sure they are preparing a protest on the AM and RB as we speak for a *safety* related issue they have noticed that they didnt think of first.

[@theglitch312]

Almost everything Mercedes tried the past few years has backfired on them. A few examples from the top of my head: 2020, their tires popped in Silverstone (among others) causing Pirelli to issue the 2021 floor-cut rule change for safety reasons. That change allowed RB and Max to win the WDC. 2021, their "anti-RB" pitstop TD basically didn't change anything. RB is still one of the fastest and most consistent pitstop teams by a similar margin after the TD. 2022, their innovative car design is as innovative as it was slow. 2022, the FIA 'flexi-floor' TD, heavily backed by Mercedes, massively hurt Ferrari the most and basically gift-wrapped the title to RB. 2023, their "improved" innovative car design is still slow. 2023, their suggestion to penalize Alonso for a podium place gets reversed. In conclusion, Mercedes protests will work out in your favour in the end.

[@robh9577]

@@theglitch312 aye, dont forget the "safety" of the thin tread tires that only Ferrari were fast on and merc were blistering, the "safety" of RBs flexi wing, the "safety" of the porpoising only they were experiencing, the "safety" of Ferrari burning oil in their intercooler (while merc were doing the same but more ingeniously hidden) ... they are some big time whiners.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

@@robh9577 just like red bull were whining getting das banned party modes banned and it was actually red bull that complained to get the 2021 regs changed

[@robh9577]

@@josiahboatengmyrie DAS should have been banned because while adjusting the toe it also affected ride height, and I'm sure there was an aero effect to the wheels turning (active suspension and aero) and the FIA soft banning it (that season only) proved that there was something to it. Party mode was banned, because merc used it to burn engine oil for extra HP. When the oil burn limit was introduced by the FIA, not red bull, you could burn no more than 1 (?) Litre per 100km (merc was using +/- 7 litres per race), but merc were hosing it in there during qualy, so the FIA to stop them, said you could only use 1 engine mode for the whole weekend, which effectively forced them to stop burning the oil during qualy because they couldnt burn that much oil legally during the race. The 2021 "regs" I'm assuming means the floor cutout, and that was pirelli and the FIA because the ground effect cars and 18 inch tires were supposed to come out that year, but covid, and the 13 inch tires couldnt handle the +1 second performance development from the year before, so it was intended to reduce overall downforce, but it turns out it had a negligible effect to the RB high rake, which ironically EVERYONE including merc and rb said it would hurt the high rake cars the most.

[@IamHailey8]

Russell ruined that for them when saying it was too harsh on Alonso and Alonso deserves the podium. Don't know if he was trying to come out as the good guy or was honest, but Merc probably weren't happy with his comments. BTW, Lewis media pan interviews were a gem, I'm surprised nothing was said about that. He is so fed up with the team I have never seen him so angry. Enjoyed it though, lol

[@liukin95]

I agree with what Tommy said about Piastri & McLaren. Being at Alpine might be all well and good in hindsight, but even though McLaren are at the back as it stands, beating Norris outright would carry far more weight than beating Ocon. In the long term, being at McLaren could turn out to be the right decision, even if it looks dire for the team right now.

[@thecook238]

Unless Verstappen has an issue at every race, no, it can't get heated. It's no coincidence that the only races Perez has won at RedBull are: Baku where Max's tire blew up, Monaco where he crashed on purpose to secure position, Singapore where RB put too little fuel in Max's car and now Jeddah, where Max's driveshaft failed in quali. I get people want clicks and drama but Verstappen will crush Perez and everybody knows it.

[@Sr68720]

Exactly

[@jambo5461]

This is why I don’t get the whole checo is a god at street circuits thing, because it’s always been when his biggest challenger has a problem, not to discredit those drives because they are still very good drives but we don’t really know head to head with his closest rivals

[@squiggles7833]

I really don't think he planned to damage his car before a race....

[@balintmagyar5671]

Most sweaty Max fan

[@Rasv-]

Max was 1.8s behind Perez after safety car ended. Checo had a 26s lead prior the SC. Checo did damn good to extend again

[@KING-md4zl]

I hate how they kept implying mercades had something to do with the alonso penalty thing without any proof to back it up smh🤦🏾‍♂️

[@nickb6385]

I’ve just realised in the next 6 weeks we only got 1 race 😢

[@IamHailey8]

Me too! I don't understand how in a season high of number of races there is so much more down time then previous season. I wonder if it will hurt RB, as they will not be able to take advantage of their superiority, and the other teams have so much time to progress with development. It's not like summer break where they have 2 weeks mandatory shut down

[@joshn1678]

This is just dumb planning. How do we have one race when there's 23 this season?

[@bartandaelus359]

​@@joshn1678 even worse, the return comes just when university exams are beginning and final assignments are due.

[@tradefortutara9608]

​@@IamHailey8 2023 was originally planned to have 24 races, with the Chinese GP on April 16th, but that race was cancelled after the calendar was published & Liberty Media can't find other track to replace Shanghai up to the last minute, so they left that spot blank & we have no race for 3 weekends😥

[@IamHailey8]

​@Josh N it wasn't planned. There was supposed to be 5he Chinese gp... or maybe it is poor planning as they should have expected it to be canceled, lol

[@tbz1551]

2:32 Martin Brundle said it live during the broadcast. He also noted it could be another penalty. Had NOTHING to do with Merc

[@jeremylee1552]

Should there be penalties for the FIA as accountability measures to prevent delayed investigations?

[@aaronedwards4953]

"That was not a safety car" (36:03). The FIA would like to tell you that you're wrong. Lol.

[@Panzerairlines]

Nah, checo just did not understand his engineer (He was free to push), and botched his fastest lap, Max did not.

[@robh9577]

Whoa whoa whoa, easy on the facts there, you are talking to F1 fans lol.

[@bartandaelus359]

No but Max bad remember?

[@ramezehab662]

checo fans : " let them fight " Max : " fights " checo fans : " OMG HE IS SO SELFISH 🤬🤬🤬"

[@ahraranwar3227]

The free to push was a lot earlier when he was wondering if they were coasting home or actually pushing to the end. The fastest lap conversation was in the last couple laps

[@diamondback6653]

Checo probably made a mistake in the first sector in the final lap. He knew Max would go for fast lap. Because Max is Max and will go for everything everywhere all the time. And if he didn't know - then it is totally his fault after what happened last year.

[@ary6039]

Matt and tom, please make it 10 pound for leicester square live. If you can in these challenging times. 35 pound is just too much expensive. Would definitely come if it was a reasonable price

[@callumcjham4478]

As a McLaren fan, I'm debating if I should watch the next 21 races.

[@bartandaelus359]

Australia is usually good for them and Baku is the new upgrade. Remember that next year McLaren will have a facility upgrade very similar in scope to Aston and there's no reason not to assume they take the same leap forward.

[@zenunogoncalv]

Rossi and Pato O’Ward look like solid contenders so yeah, you should keep watching. Oh you meant F1? Oops 😅😂

[@soundscape26]

Well, as it stand things can only go up so yes... you should watch them. 😄

[@callumcjham4478]

@@soundscape26 Fair point. I hope so

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Become an Aston fan.

[@agynessfitz]

Hey Matt, have you thought about putting timestamps in for these podcasts?

[@TheBest14184]

This season is so boring that people are seriously trying to manifest a title fight. Checo was great, but remember he only MATCHED max in the final stint, it’s not like he drove away from him. On a good day when he starts in front he can match him, but to act like this will be a regular occurrence is optimistic, let alone enough to challenge for the title.

[@fadedexile]

Max backed off trying to catch Sergio. Just fyi.l

[@philipthomas8277]

Casual watches in Australia?!? 2022 Australian Grand Prix breaks attendance record for F1 ever.

[@julioccho]

It could have been a full safety car to get the debris from Piastri off the circuit

[@bartandaelus359]

Seeing as it disabled Lando and Bottas as well, I agree. Debris off-line should be collected under VSC conditions imo.

[@cmsxboi]

27:18 why yes, Matt and Tommy, they were on different tires. Piastri was on 49 LAP OLD HARDS

[@damian1725]

As long as Alonso gets a win this season, Red Bull dominance will be tolerable

[@RajR96]

All eyes on Monaco 👀

[@gameofender4463]

If we get Alonso Vs Russell for 3rd it’ll make this season bearable.

[@pancon5]

He will! (I hope.)

[@soundscape26]

@@gameofender4463 Don't write off Charles just yet.

[@gameofender4463]

@@soundscape26 It’s not Charles i’m writing off. It’s Ferrari.

[@trackman07]

I’m pretty sure Latifi ended up in the exact same spot last year as Stroll this year. The safety car made sense to me for that very reason. Edit: Remember when you all said this track is one of the best tracks on the calendar and that it always provides bangers after only 2 races? 😉

[@roymcdre9180]

The real question is who will finish 2nd, Perez or Alonso

[@cro9909]

I really wonder if the Red Bull is a legal car for these reasons: -That thing GOES when the DRS is activated. Like way too fast, it's unreal. -Everyone's talking about how, despite their speed, they may still be holding back. -Max made no real effort to get by everyone in Jeddah despite starting P15. He knows the car's fast, but it being only the second race, you don't know for sure, so you'd want to go on an aggressive strategy and get as far to the front as early as possible, generally. But he didn't. He started on the same tyre as everyone else and made no hurry to pass anyone in the first stint of the race. It's like he knew he'd be at the front eventually...

[@IamHailey8]

If Max got close to Checo , no way would he back out even if the team tells him. It's not in him. Now the question is will Checo listen to team orders....

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

If max isn’t gonna listen checo has no reason to he’s gonna get humiliated either way either he’s gonna get dicked about by red bull and Max’s love fest or he’s gonna get fired for trying to compete if I were checo I’d just fuck it and go out in a blaze of glory

[@2headedsnail]

Life is good with yas back

[@ruudkooijman819]

A few Laps before the end, Checo heard " you are free to push" from the pitwall. Horner said Checo tried to get the fastest lap in the end too, but made a mistake. I like Checo so far but he shouldn't start rumours as that might change that

[@rosek7114]

I don't like Checo. Precisely for things like this. He purposefully tried to make it look like Max and the team screwed him out of that FL point. Straight up lied about it.

[@ruudkooijman819]

@@rosek7114 hmmm, come to think of it... I guess Checo knows very well why Max didn't let him pass in Brazil...

[@gpaje]

I love how Tommy is keeping a low profile, pretending he isn't dancing in his head for Red Bull's domination :)

[@yessir3433]

Things will definitely get heated but not on track. For that Max is still superior. But off track I can see it getting worse as both fanbases (Checo‘s fanbase in particular) are having a massive breakdown, especially on social media. Will be interesting to see how both drivers will be treated when they race in Zandvoort and Mexico.

[@MetalCharlo]

I got off socials (except yt because I need my videos) exactly because of things like this. I'm not blaming anyone in particular, just the situation in general.

[@ramezehab662]

Checo fans : " why are they prioritizing one driver just let them fight " Max : " takes fastest lap " Checo fans : " this guy has no idea what teamwork is 😡😡"

[@mchouseboat3405]

Honestly idk wtf is going on with Perez’s fanbase… like they were such a chill fanbase (sure heavily supporting Perez) and now they’re SLANDERING max at ANY opportunity, wether it’s fake or legit.

[@bartandaelus359]

​@@mchouseboat3405 twitter users are conditioned to assume the worst possible take possible.

[@Daxboy16]

The Perez fanbase is legit worse than the Verstappen/Hamilton fanbase nowadays.

[@wilbertyuen4116]

Just to hear Matt saying "Hello everybody…" makes me follow to P1

[@deweberis2709]

Awkward waiting room dialog: Checo: Max, did you make the fastest lap ? Max: Yes, no contaba con mi astucia 😂

[@tadroid3858]

OUCH!

[@2Fast4Mellow]

The FIA is considering renaming the cooldown room to Max's cooldown podcast with these guests Perez and Alonso...

[@ErickMcNerney]

23:37 because Stroll's car was starting to lose power since like lap 10 or 11. That's why Sainz got ahead easily. Stroll was itching to get past Russell before that, until he started losing power.

[@rosek7114]

The amount of hate Max got after the race was absolutely ridiculous! He did absolutely nothing wrong yet people hated him for going for the fastest lap. Like what?? He's not supposed to race for every point he can get?? He's just supposed to sit back and hand his Championship lead to Perez? Perez also lied about the FL situation btw. He said the team told him to manage his pace and pretty much promised him the FL. When actually the team told him on lap 44 that he was 'free to push' and so was Max. Did he really think Max was not going for that point? Horner even confirmed that Perez tried for the FL too, but bottled it in S1. The fact that Perez tried to make it look like the team screwed him and Max is the bad guy who stole the point from him made me lose a lot of respect for him.

[@RiaBautista22]

honestly

[@countmorbid3187]

Totally agree. I heard the msg too that he was free to push. And then that comment of him? That was a real low blow of Checo. On the other hand ... his only and prob last chance to be ahead of Max in the standings. Not that long ago the discussion was still open if he was going to stay. A little gratitude to the team that saved him from F1 oblivion would be in place i think. Maybe he still thinks he has a chance being a WC and beating Max ...

[@aaronkennedy8506]

Maybe if he didnt visibly pout about not winning and he wouldnt catch so much flak. Perez beat him on merit and he can't stand it. Max skipped team meetings that day, and is expecting to walk away with every race. He also ignores team orders. When asking to maintain pace he ignores trying to catch perez. So of course he gets upset when the team informs perez of what max is doing so he can match it. Dude is sore loser through and through just like his father.

[@bogdanconstantin5911]

iirc Perez pushed last lap but had a bad sector 1 so he gave up.

[@artemisd.9450]

​​@@aaronkennedy8506 there is absolutely nothing wrong in being disappointed in your performance when you're a high level athlete. P2 is good for some drivers, but he wants P1, and isn't he right? He knows he can have it every time and when he doesn't, he doesn't like it. Stop pretending like F1 is a team sport. It's all about the driver. The rivalry between drivers is the same in every team, only some drivers hide it better than him. He's not sulking like a baby, he's gutted like the champion he is, who has high ambitions, and that is absolutely fine!! He is a racer and wants to win, big deal! At least he's not pretending to be a good loser like some 🙄 he doesn't hide his thoughts to look like a nice person, that's a very Dutch attitude, being bluntly honest and no nonsense. I much rather like his attitude and thirst for wins than the unsufferable false humble attitude of others.

[@julietvanhaudt2383]

NEW DRINKING GAME!!!! Everytime Matt says “realistically” you take a shot 😂

[@computeronzin]

This year everyone is a bit of a Fernando Alonso fan.

[@IamHailey8]

Right?? It's amazing how things quickly change, the villain becomes the hero and vice versa 😅

[@carlvoxvires]

Love the content guys. I understand watch time=KZbin algorithm gold, but please add timestamps. Here's hoping 🤞

[@muhammadluqmankhan08]

It wasn't checko's performance it was Max backing out because of the noises he was hearing from the car

[@gurpreetsinghsohal1958]

Has anyone ever considered this Scenario - either Max or Checo is sick for a race. Daniel Ricardo comes in to race and wins! Boy am i day dreaming!!! But that would be hilarious!!!

[@JaneFokster]

Yes, Checo sounded a little paranoid at one point, but contrary to what Tommy was saying, it was he who asked his engineer "Why are we still pushing?". Listen to the whole conversation between them and it's clear that he himself wanted to slow down. Also, just like Max, Checo also went for the FL in the last lap, only he made a mistake and then gave up. It's therefore very odd that in the press conference, he insinuated that he hadn't been informed properly. Seems Sergio was a little less than honest there, to put it mildly... Probably hoped the British press would jump on it and print a few new stories about RBR favouring Max and screwing Checo. He really likes to play the victim, imo.

[@obsidian....]

They told Checo that he had the fastest lap and that Max had an issue and wouldn't be going for it... Maybe you missed that?

[@JaneFokster]

@@obsidian.... They never said Max wouldn't be going for it. They did tell Checo he was free to push.

[@JaneFokster]

@@obsidian.... And as I said, Perez did go for the FL in his last lap, only he made a mistake early on so had to give up his effort. He was probably very disappointed about that, but still no reason to lie.

[@lucegoldenaya]

​@@JaneFokster the one who lied was Max having problems with his car, whether to slow down Checo (no need to push the car as Max supposedly had issues) or to justify his loss to perez.

[@JaneFokster]

@@lucegoldenaya Sorry, but you are crazy. Perez had the same problem ffs.

[@thesunnynationg]

12:00 After the Race Lando even said he let him have it when he saw him alongside.

[@axelj4963]

Even if that's true he caught Sargent on 49lap old hards, after lando failed to do so.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

He didn’t let him have it the team told him to move

[@5150TJT]

Lando failed..

[@bartandaelus359]

I have no doubt that the team were telling Lando that 'if he's coming, don't fight it too hard or risk the car' or something to that effect, but his tyres fell to shit faster than expected and he just had an awful race all round really.

[@thesunnynationg]

we will see...