2024 F1 US GP race analysis by Peter Windsor

[@Felgenfahrt]

Max and Lando battling it out was some of the best racing of this season, a pleasure to watch

[@corystansbury]

I enjoyed it immensely

[@aaronyogurt8723]

with Carlos/Charles sprint race and Max/Lando today.. we eating good!

[@georgejoseph2601]

Watched every bit of the T12 - T15 action right from the grandstand. Worth it

[@SoapboxRacer]

Yeah, man, people are so hung up on steward's decisions that they forget that was one of the greatest battles they will ever see, and sometimes, decisions are in your favour, and sometimes, they are not.

[@simonlavelle5572]

​@@SoapboxRacer It really wasn't a battle.. more like a masterclass in defensive driving

[@RobertDePinto]

Totally agree with Peter, Carlos is a legend for what he is doing given his circumstances. Total pro and asset to any team.

[@tembosoundsshow9867]

SF is also allowing Carlos to do his thing unlike the confused lot at Merc.

[@Ilethsamael]

I love Carlos, shame there is too much politics in his entourage. But Ferrari is really doing great this year.

[@arncj18]

@@Ilethsamael cause RB lowered the level or they cought up to them and there is not that much pressure. If there was, Charles and Sainz are known to crumble under it

[@Ilethsamael]

@@arncj18 everyone crumbles when they try to extract more than they should from the car. When the car is great everyone is a hero. Max has been very good with a difficult car lately though.

[@arncj18]

@@Ilethsamael yes, but knowing not to step out of that box, but i mean Russel is not a w2w driver, as his crashes prove, and he didn't need to do magic there, he just needed to have skill, neither is Lando, which is a default of being a racing driver. One needs to battle 1v1 vs equal cars, lesser cars, and better cars.

[@chrisblock6697]

Colapinto and Lawson did amazingly well. Makes the other drivers not look hungry any longer.

[@Andre_The_Millennial]

Both have something to fight for.

[@SSpace_GGhost]

they were the only ones, in touch with the lead group at the end - COL was ripping up the lap times, gaining 0.8 on liam every lap...in a Williams !!!! shows the sim kids are a step up on the old guys.

[@_ilsegugio_]

too many retired golfers in F1 at the moment, those are supposed to be the best 20 drivers available 🤦‍♂️

[@carldewet6428]

Yuki and Albon has Never Impressed me - Hopefully these Rookies can Expose them.

[@Cloxxki]

@@carldewet6428 Albon has done great racing, but we never knew how good or bad the car was. De Vries getting points on debut, Bearman style, might have been a hint we only understood a season later.

[@Islandboy1718]

To keep lando behind for 12 laps in DRS was a masterclass from max show champion drive

[@mukulsingh2540]

Reminded me of his 2021 drive here.

[@StormcastMarine]

I know right, he doesn't brake or turn for corners, keeps his position by going off track, what a legend, dirtiest driver in F1

[@slipperyweezel]

​@StormcastMarine he was literally a few inches off, stop your whining

[@ahlciks17]

@@StormcastMarinecry more

[@robertvanzant2653]

@@StormcastMarinesalty much ? In order to be the best you have to be ruthless and have contempt for your competitors. You wouldn’t know because you’re intellectually challenged and struggled with simple tasks.

[@AirflowToTheTurbo]

Also worth noting Leclerc is now only 22 points behind Norris in the standings

[@mansoortahir8317]

29

[@Andy-uq9eo]

That'll probably be Oscars fault too

[@endthisnonsense7202]

Leclerc WILL end the season as runner up. Al this talk about Norris has just been British bias.

[@mr.kroket]

Naah.. Most likely not. I reckon Ferrari only wants to put on a show in Italy and US

[@endthisnonsense7202]

@@mr.kroket Italy we get, but why the US? Doesn't make sense. It may not be entirely Ferrari's strength, also McLaren's weakness but the LEC-NOR gap is less then half of the NOR-VER gap. So YES that battle is very likely becoming more exciting.

[@killianpotworoska3096]

It's sad to see how much hostility Max Verstappen has to face! I think Max Verstappen has rarely or never been voted driver of the day since 2021. Like Charles is now, while he didn't have to face any opposition or action and was able to drive to the finish unthreatened, he was immediately voted driver of the day. And then the podium ceremony where Max Verstappen was immediately greeted with booing! It is particularly impressive and strong to see how Max Verstappen has managed to deal with that hostility throughout his career. The man does absolutely nothing that would justify this false treatment except racing great! And that is exactly what the booing audience can't stand. Max Verstappen is an absolutely unique and rare natural talent who rises far above his competitors and does so without any airs and graces!

[@LVQ-so5th]

It says more about the people booing than it does about Verstappen.

[@pantrofl]

The problem Verstappen has is that he is the one who fought (and beat) Hamilton. The British press villainizes him since then and they're the 'main' news source for F1. But I completely agree with you. Nothing justifies the hostility he faces every time.

[@tonyyoto8820]

The audience is weak mentality in major, 🐑 living by headline

[@edbr2379]

Lol, people hated Schumacher when he was dominating. People hated vettel when he was dominating. People hated lewis when he was dominating. Now people hate max. I dunno if lewis won dotd a lot when he was dominating but sky is a UK broadcast so his fanbase will be a bigger part of the audience. It's also a meaningless award. No one will say damn, that driver won dotd a lot, what an achievement.

[@bl4xxun]

I totally agree that Charles didn't deserve DOTD, he won in the fastest car and got ahead because max ruined the race for himself and lando at the first corner. Liam and Franco were the ones outperforming their cars, especially Liam who started back in Florida with his 60 place grid drop and finished in p9, while yuki went from 10th to 12th. However, I don't see any unjustified hostility towards Max like back in 21, it's rather Lando that is being agressively and unjustifiably criticised much like Max was in 21. People are justifiably criticising that the stewards are way more leniant on Max than they are on anyone else. Everyone knew ahead of the race that max would do the same move he always does and push the other driver off track. This was penalized for Oscar and George this weekend - amongst others - but not for max. The idea behind "lap one" leniency is to not be to strict with unplanned incidents in the chaos of the first corner, but Max is exploitining this systematically with unprovoked agression that - on any other lap - would be clearly seen as a penalty. So the fair criticism everyone is voicing is how max doesn't adhere to fair and clean racing and how the stewards don't seem to have any interest in fixing that issue by finally slapping him with a justified penalty. Max is an incredible driver, so I don't get why he just won't keep it clean. Because his unsportsmanship behavior is sullying his actual racecraft. He defended brilliantly from lap 42 to 52, but when lando finally got past him, he again went below the belt, didn't brake until a point where he was never gonna make the corner and pushed lando off. Did Lando deserve the 5 seconds to then step on the gas and keep ahead of max? Yes. But in that same incident, Max should have gotten the same 5 seconds for pushing a driver off the track deliberately. No one is saying that max is not a generational talent. They're just saying he should keep it clean, win with racecraft (like his brilliant defending in austin) and not descend to these low tactics. he had the faster car this weekend, Lando's tyre offset advantage was gone by this point, accept you were overtaken and use racecraft to get back ahead. Cleanly, Fairly, sportsmanlike. Maybe he'll get there towards the end of his career, seb surely did. But it is as much on the stewards for rewarding his behavior instead of doing the right thing and give him an incentice to stop. If the rules are not clear enough, make them bulletproof. We want to see clean racing and the best driver on the day win, not a championship decided on controversy and unsportsmanlike behavior being rewarded.

[@Andre_The_Millennial]

Turn 12 aside, Max's defence on Lando was very impressive. Too bad there's too many people who can't let themselves enjoy it because they are too vengeful and spiteful.

[@corystansbury]

It was incredible

[@primuspilusfellatus6501]

Formula 1 haa gotten so toxic this year.

[@StormcastMarine]

Mate, not breaking or turning for a corner isn't defence. Pushing your opponents off track so hard that you go off track yourself isn't defence.

[@Andre_The_Millennial]

@@StormcastMarine You cannot read it seems. I said TURN 12 ASIDE.

[@chipsawdust5816]

@@Andre_The_Millennial That's OK he can't spell "braking" either...

[@amiteshrao6847]

Peter makes f1 so much more engaging with the kind of insight he gives. Respect.

[@MichaelCuthbertson-zl6in]

Max is definitely the best driver on the grid! Amazing defending on older tyres. Love it!

[@pieterdekkers1847]

Max is from another racing planet ❤

[@rpsnider85]

Aside from the McLaren nonsense. Max really put on a clinic out there in inferior machinery. And big respect to Charles on instantly seizing his opportunity and never letting it go. Carlos did well too. But the precision of Max was just beautiful stuff. Idk what happened to Lewis, something is up with that Merc because they both went off at that exact spot. Oh well, theyll figure it and fix it. A nice day of racing. Despite the easy drive, comparatively, for the Ferarris it was still neat to see them 1-2.

[@RoderickVoordouw]

When I saw the replay from Lewis I didn't see him doing anything strange. The car just seemed to say 'nope' and went away. Perhaps a small gust of wind in just the wrong direction at the wrong time? Otherwise, great driving indeed by Charles, Carlos and Max.

[@rohnnyjotten3985]

They put George back to old spec after his spin, there was clearly something not right on the car, Lewis had to keep the part on and got the exact same outcome.

[@arncj18]

pewis has switched off , he doesn't care about the team anymore. Offered his updates to G. You don't do that if you are a competitor.

[@BRMCaptChaos]

The car was on pole. Inferior machinery?

[@NK-ve5to]

@@BRMCaptChaos cry more. It was obvious they had no real race pace

[@tetra3000]

Perez finished behind a old spec Mercedes that started from the pitlane and served a 5 second penalty. Lawson on the other hand scored points from P19...

[@DineshKumar-iu5pl]

The worst was after the safety car when DRS was enabled Perez was behind all the slow cars when he had to make his move count and catch Oscar to be relevant in strategy.

[@madduxno331]

Perez move over…it’s Lawson time!

[@TassieLorenzo]

Perez claims he had an old spec floor, however Perez doesn't seem to be particularly fast.

[@chipsawdust5816]

Perez is cooked - they just won't admit it yet. Certainly not before Mexico.

[@danbruh33]

Exactly, like bro atleast finish behind the ferraris and mclaren. The redbull was 3rd fastest so the fact that he finished behind russell is insane. Didn't expect him to battle the mclarens like max but still.

[@muhammadrayyan9903]

Max defended like a lion and McLaren should have told Norris to give the place back as they had more pace

[@CW-nt1sd]

Norris knew he should but blames others

[@Cloxxki]

That or take it early and just deal with the 5 or 10 second penalty by opening the gap. Pace was clearly there for it. Doing it late and illegal...Papaya logic....

[@renegerritsen6178]

Apparently Norris wanted to hand back the position, but the team convinced him he was ahead at the apex (which he was not). Another failed race by McLaren.

[@rohnnyjotten3985]

If Max kept it on track, it was on Lando. Max left the track by braking too late, its as simple as that.

[@SandeepMann-d1v]

I'm a max fan it was Max's fault

[@notmmamax]

great analysis as always peter, I love hearing you talk about F!

[@John-oo9xu]

Really enjoyed the battle between max and lando. Lando was almost 0.5 sec faster so hard defense on the limit from max was needed and provided . Great stuff!!

[@MichaelCuthbertson-zl6in]

Lawson was driver of the day, in my humble opinion! Started last, finished in the points, driving an RB, 1st time on this track, hasn't raced for months! Leclerc is a proven winner in the fastest car........winning does NOT make it the drive of the day! Both newbies excelled!!!!!

[@Max_Flashheart]

100%

[@LVQ-so5th]

Voting is a democracy, in which the mob rules.

[@endthisnonsense7202]

Fully agreed. Yes Charles won it, had an excellent race, but it was a LOT easier for him to get the result he had than it was for Liam.

[@alicekoppenol-pitti6257]

Five seconds penalty for the McLaren pitwall.

[@makkert]

If we add all the penalties of the season, they are lapped by now.

[@tasmanstrachan2110]

McLaren Pitwall has let both their drivers down all season. Hopefully they can get better next season.

[@fsconsultantcy2559]

Max just knows the rules as they all should

[@giovannimoraisteixeira5781]

I share your amazement in how professional Carlos behaves. It is incredible! Despite the treatment he was given, still drives beautifully, puts all the effort, and is gracefully in harmony with the team. Total respect to Carlos!

[@yusufmusa2272]

Sainz has Proven to be a true sportsmanship

[@_ilsegugio_]

COTA is one of the best additions on the calendar. Always provides good races with a good crowd and atmosphere. Time to shave off fancy parking lots and go back to actual racing tracks

[@Niex_Knox]

Yeah it is a rare track as it seems to accomidate actual passing.

[@andrewking_8]

Very proud to have COTA here in the states. Love how they took inspiration from other great tracks around the world for sections of their track. Wish that was the future model rather than lots of street tracks.

[@jsracer5829]

@@Niex_Knox Yes and I think Peter needs a ride through the esses section at speed...maybe a bit "high speed technical" after all.

[@stavrosk.2868]

True . Very true. 👍

[@Niex_Knox]

I was sceptical of F1 in the US but that track is awesome. And as for technical; I discovered this track playing motoGP on PS off course far from doing real driving there but those Esses are very hard and critical to get right on the bike.

[@AirflowToTheTurbo]

Mclaren should focus more on making the right decisions on track and less on silly off track brinkmanship, spreading absurd accusations about cheating in Parc Ferme with zero evidence. Zac Brown spent the entire weekend moaning to Sky that Red Bull "could" be cheating, despite the FIA saying on Friday that it had been investigated and it was a non-issue.

[@ashishjain5965]

First Austria and now in Cota, Max has displayed he has some of the best defense on the grid. Proper old school stuff

[@flowmeful]

And even better when he was about to get a penalty in Austria for overtaking Lando off track he gave the posistion back to attack a lap later. Landos pit wall needs to be awake, he has the fater car as of yet

[@ruudkooijman819]

Max is defending his advantage in the WDC in a car that usually is the third fastest in the race.that makes spot 5 the default, while for Norris it's spot 1. He will use every rule in the book to defend.

[@arncj18]

true, not to mention he hasn't had his teammate Perez doing stuff up there to keep the others busy at least for years. While Ferrari, Merc, Mclaren are mostly up there in 2's. On given dates Rb can be 4th car, that is default 7-8th place. Which is Perez. But Max does more. In 2023 Perez got 2nd in WDC with only 2 wins 9 podiums vs 19 wins 21 podiums. Noone winning anything other than RB. And his fans say but "How can they kick him, he was 2nd in Championship" yea 2 wins

[@paullavallee1631]

Anthony Davidson is right, they need gravel traps on those tight corners in Austin

[@weallfollowmanutd]

With a driver like Max, he could go one further and push him out the race permanently instead then

[@fredericchopin5993]

A gravel trap would be death for moto gp

[@paultruesdale7680]

to much dust created

[@weallfollowmanutd]

@@fredericchopin5993 They've coped with gravel traps for over 40 years in motorbike racing.

[@fredericchopin5993]

@@weallfollowmanutd I'm just saying after such a long straight, imagine your brakes fail with 350 kph+

[@gp92510]

Lando's Crew have let him down several times this season...

[@HN-ol7oz]

He should give his faster car to Oscar.

[@EdSlaughter-vd9fb]

There ALWAYS seems to be an excuse for poor Lando. Fact is he is super fast and gets pole consistently but also is completely useless on pole. With his experience, he is letting the team down (not the other way around)

[@paultruesdale7680]

How, by giving a superfast car. The only part that anyone blew it, was Lando having to concede a 5 sec penalty. His call.

[@Cloxxki]

@@EdSlaughter-vd9fb Leclerc said "Tag, you're it!"

[@Nebuloid1]

"should I just have dropped back then..." - he says with sarcasm-, yes Lando absolutely is what his engineer should have said.

[@stevepiccinnin1157]

The race craft that Max put on display was mesmerizing, what a show ..

[@mgers75]

He's going to win the WDC in a car that's going to fiinish third in the constructor's championship!

[@Bigcatuk]

Max Did Excatly What Lando Did When Sainz got passed him apex Sainz Was ahead yet max was off track and did not get a penalty PROVE IT ALL MAX FAVOURED BY FIA

[@maximusdeep]

@@Bigcatuk in lap 1 drivers have slightly more freedom to race each other hard. And if Max had joined behind Carlos then Carlos would be penalized for pushing Max off the track. So Carlos didn't made a big deal out of it and let Max join in front of him.

[@colinwilby8803]

@@mgers75He is only going to win because he had an illegal car for half the season. He only got a podium yesterday as the stewards completely ignored the fact he ran Norris off the road and went outside track limits himself. He even overtook at the start by going off track and got away with it, as only Max does.

[@mgers75]

@@colinwilby8803 Um, Max's car has passed every pre and post race inspection this year. So I dont know what series your watching with illegal cars being ran?

[@Knubbers24_Ryan_Van_Riper]

Thank you Mr. Windsor 🏁✌️

[@truth4reel]

Passing Max around the outside is almost like trying to pass Michael on the outside. You either force him to take a really tight line by defending and then try a switcheroo or you sell him a dummy on the inside to induce an early defence from him and then still surprise him and send it on the inside of him

[@3TimesFaster]

Even Will Buxton criticized Lando yesterday for this. He tried the exact outside move multiple times this season against Max but hasn't learned from it yet. He even said Lando's lacking the killer instinct necessary to be a WDC worthy driver.

[@virgilma6153]

Switcheroo’s don’t happen with Max in Austin, he defends it well by taking a sharperline. Also, Lando should have learned that Max uses the emphasis on the exit, while Lando was late breaking. He figured before his overtake what Max was doing, took him 8 laps or something

[@Cloxxki]

Jacques did it to Michael. Michael got even, tried to, with an intentional torpedo move at Jerez. Most loved F1 driver, y'all!!!

[@rs660alec]

Lando’s offense and defense against Max was once again shocking. He needs to decide if they are friends or competitors

[@AN0NYM0U5-YT]

You are so right. Lando is too soft in his defence. He left the door open. Max will always push you off track. Lando need to find his ride home.

[@GTE_Channel]

You can be both. Lando is just to soft. People keep complaining about how fierce Max can race and completely forget that that is why he is a champion and the rest is not.

[@danbruh33]

@@AN0NYM0U5-YT i don't think that was the takeaway. He drove a brilliant race but his team should have told him to go back and try again as the rules on passing off track are very very clear. Lap 1 was just what happens in cota, nothing he could have done.

[@Andy-oc3ew]

Max has the advantage of knowing if he crashes in to Lando, it’s a win for him as Lando cannot score points. Lando also knows this and knows that max will quite happily hit him and take him out.

[@HarshvardhanKanthode]

​@@Andy-oc3ew even crashing with Max would have been better than letting him keep 3rd. At this point in the Championship Lando should be much more aggressive

[@outlawf1272]

Max did well, 5 points more than Lando. Simply Lovely 🇳🇱🧡 Ferrari was strong 🔥

[@chadhughes7881]

He Needs to go to Mexico And close this thing out

[@arncj18]

the next 2 races he needs to do really well in relation to Charles and Lando. And no DNF in the last 3 races . I would love him to rub it in to perez fans on the podium. Facts speak for themselves perez done it to himself. He won 2nd WDC with only 2 race wins. Almost being caught by pewis.

[@arncj18]

@@chadhughes7881 he needs to focus , 5 finals. Even if he wins by a miracle and Lando DNF. He still needs to treat every race seriously.

[@Gilb0Baggins]

Master class on defensive driving from Max. I have to say these tracks with miles of tarmac run off make it all too easy for the guy on the inside to just release the brake so they get to apex first knowing they have no chance of staying within the track limits and won't get penalised by the stewards. Jensen Button even mentioned the same on the TV coverage. Bring back gravel traps!

[@pmia23]

Max showed why he's a three-time world champion. What a legend.

[@Andre_The_Millennial]

It's not Lando's time yet. He's good but still lacking in areas.

[@JSmith73]

And he doesn't have the proper support in the garage - the number of head scratching calls made by them is staggering. He'd be a lot closer in the points otherwise.

[@boozelala]

If he doesn't get WC this season, it['s over for him. Paistry will be way to fast, that kid is 100% going to be a WC.

[@paultruesdale7680]

@@boozelala not by todays performance. He was never in the hunt all day.

[@pro_grapist]

@@boozelala Seriously? Are you blind? Piastri shows some good pace once in a while and other times he gets outqualified by Norris by more than half a second and isn't anywhere relevant in the race either. It's not his rookie year anymore, it's the end of his second F1 season, if he is such a prodigy and 100% future champion you are claiming him to be, he should be much closer to Lando much nore consistently by now.

[@JC-lu4se]

Eddie Jordan knows what he's talking about. Has said he's learning all the time and will be ready next year or the year after. Yes, his qualifying needs to improve, but he's sitting 4th in the WC in his second year and has scored the most points in the past 7 GPs pre COTA. Not too shabby, really.

[@vertigoz]

Carlos was the real Smooth Operator, he went from third to second without Max ever seeing it. Lando should learn with him! xD

[@KamHet]

That subtle Stroll dig was beautiful. Well done sir.

[@russtaylor385]

Charles absolutely dominated that in masterful fashion after seeing a late birthday present coming his way! But all the talk is of Max/Lando!

[@LVQ-so5th]

Max/Lando are fighting for the championship at the moment, so it's a hot topic.

[@askeladden450]

​@@LVQ-so5thwhat championship lol, charles is probably going to finisg ahead of lando by this rate. Its an imaginary fight crafted by the media.

[@Games_and_Music]

Great race last night, and i know i am biased, but i think Max brilliantly played Lando/McLaren there. He knew that he couldn't keep it up forever, and set up a perfect trap, McLaren apparently was unaware of how easily they fell for it, even Lando realized that afterwards. Lando was "supposed" to be on the podium, especially after getting pole again, but also again lacked the cunning and precision. Nevertheless, a great day for Ferrari, and the rookies, i was genuinely rooting for them, they're a breath of fresh air.

[@rkwjunior2298]

Sainz is an aggressive driver. I like him more and more. I feel like Sainz going to Williams is a demotion. I wished Redbull "sacked" Perez for Sainz.

[@andrewking_8]

What a rivalry it could’ve created too with those driver lineups. Such a shame

[@Tjescoo]

Sainz doesn't fit Red Bull and Williams is on the up. Imagine the money they can spend on development when they don't have to replace their chassis every other race!

[@rkwjunior2298]

@Tjescoo Oh you must be on the inside. You know Sainz and the Redbull team so well that you can back up that statement... So many experts here. If the Williams car is slow then Sainz can't do shit. Look at Bottas. Great driver, many wins. Shit in a Sauber....Cuz Sauber

[@cgf72]

I think team McLaren are at fault again. They failed to make a decision, when 3 options were presented. When you leave your success in someone else's hands, this will consistently happen. 1. Lando: pull a 5 sec gap NOW! 2. Lando: give him back the place and pass him again. You have 5 laps. 3. Do nothing, hold your breath and hope for the best. Predictably, McLaren chose #3

[@Andre_The_Millennial]

They choose option #1 really. Lando had a 4.1s gap at the end if I remember correctly.

[@dotanoob3243]

That's the thing though, if Norris were WDC material he would be able to make these calls himself, or at least give his opinion to the team. We've all been clowning the McLaren pitwall for costing him wins this season but a truly great driver would take the initiative.

[@navdeepsingh3508]

​@@dotanoob3243 I mean fucking turn 1 fumbles should make it pretty clear he is NOT WDC material really.

[@chipsawdust5816]

I just read this same exact comment on another video. F1unchained, I believe.

[@danbruh33]

@@dotanoob3243 No. Just no. The team can judge stuff like penalties a lot better than drivers as they don't have the whole picture. Even max has to get told to give it back and many times he doesnt do that and is penalised. Don't blame norris for mclaren's shortcomings.

[@johnnytampocao7671]

I totally agree with Peter about Carlos performance and his unusual sucking which is so unfortunate for a guy doing the best he can to help the team. I was even thinking yesterday if Ferrari had a chance to win today it would be Sainz will do that as he was so quick the whole weekend. Yes, it was a great race and for Max that was a driving brilliance, he wouldn’t be a multiple champion for no reason.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@nhradog1]

Thank you Mr Windsor for your view and insight very much appreciated

[@matias.salimbene]

People in comments saying “max was off track too”. Yes, but it was Lando who took an advantage while being off track. Not Max, that’s the whole point. That why Pete said Lando should’ve return position and then pass him again.

[@coatknight]

Other drivers were penalized for forcing others off. Verstappen got an advantage as well.

[@juuiko]

They're two seperate penalties, Lando gained an advantage off track; whereas Max pushed another driver off track. Honestly pretty slam dunk 5 sec penalties for both drivers.

[@Madracer09]

Max advantage is that he needed to go off track because he couldn’t complete the corner due to the speed at the apex as a result of dive bombing. If he was to stay on track, his speed when dive bombing would have been less, and perhaps he would then be behind at the apex. Why should Lando be penalised when he had no other option but go off track. It should be advantage to Lando because he was forced off. Just dive bomb, as long as you are ahead at the apex, it’s the other drivers fault life anything happens after that.

[@2639theboss]

@@juuiko Exactly. It's not acceptable to only call one, or the other. Call them both. And, it impacts the races of other drivers too. It's not just about Lance and Max, even though the stewards seem to treat it like that.

[@kwizzledizzle4513]

Seems you are allowed to use the road when you are ahead at the apex. Happened a couple times. Only when the driver was behind they got a penalty for forcing off....

[@shashankrai10]

No set of rules will be perfect and the best drivers know how to make the best use of them

[@antoinep9733]

🇳🇿 Lawson: p19 ➡️ p9 🤙

[@Matt04108]

Awesome Lawson - Race speed vs his team mate who started 10th and finished 14th and had Qualifying speed, P3 in Q1, before he had to take Ricciardo's penalties. A perfect qualifying and race for him. Deserves the seat next to Max.

[@DineshKumar-iu5pl]

Lawson delivers the strategy and keeps fighting, Tsunoda will keep complaining but his team depends on Ricardo's input to set up their car.

[@sandygilmour5444]

Lawson awesome work. Well done son

[@Jack_The_Mastiff]

The notification we like 🎉🎉🎉Thanks Peter

[@OsintSocmint]

F1 is forcing the celebrity aspect in the US down our throats, not the actual racing

[@LVQ-so5th]

It's all so cartoonish. They make everyone where cowboy hats. How many cowboy hats are worn in the audience shots? None. Americans don't wear those unless they are ranchers.

[@bobkeul7682]

Max pointed out that Lando couldn’t afford to exceed track limits, which let Max go wide and risk and gain an advantage. Lando’s off-track move risked a penalty, and his illegal overtake made it worse-a double fault. He should receive a 10-second penalty: one for track limits and another for the overtake. Max’s strategy was quite clever.

[@DavidVanSloten]

I agree! Much respect for Carlos. I loved his aggression this weekend.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Max is one of the best position defenders ever. He's so aware of where his car is and where it needs to be.

[@adambodhi431]

Or..... Max, like Senna and Schumacher, were all willing to crash into their rivals and risk taking them both out, because they were ahead in the points and didn't care about penalties that would most likely never come.

[@Saiko-Johnny]

@@adambodhi431 Hence , why they are World champions...

[@TassieLorenzo]

@@adambodhi431 Not wrong. It's up to Norris to not yield, force the issue and cause the collision. For instance Norris claims he "had to" avoid a collision at turn 1 lap1, but it's not true Norris is perfectly entitled to hold his ground and take the crash he didn't need to avoid the collision -- it's not club racing, Norris presumably does not care about needing to fix the car himself!

[@adambodhi431]

@TassieLorenzo True buddy, it does win championships, and it would be interesting to see what the FIA would do if more drivers didn't back down. I could see Oscar being willing to crash into Verstappen, he seems to have more grit than Lando.

[@GenghisDaniel]

Maybe they were because they morons, but there are some world champion drivers out there that do not suffer from the same reputation : Prost, Raikonen, Hamilton, may have a few or more boderline moves documented during their career but were not seen as systematic of jackass as Senna, Schumi and Versta… And Senna is probably the only one that will be as revered in the general public because at that time, the rules were much looser and it was more or less accepted at that time that you can win by whatever mean as you were putting your life on the line at each start…

[@Arizonafrog97]

Said it yesterday: Lando would bottle it, and he did. Lost the lead at T1 and Lando couldn’t get past Max with 6 lap fresher tires and DRS for 10 laps. Shows why Max is an absolute monster and why Lando is not championship material this year!

[@ev17dan]

Lost the lead? What was his option stay on track and tank the divebomb from Max into his side pod what the fuck man?

[@reinube]

@@ev17danlando left the door wide open and it was a perfectly legal overtake according to the rules

[@ev17dan]

@@reinube when both cars leave the track....that's not a legal pass, and why is it always Max, whenever anyone challenges him he's crashing into them or divebombing the inside, fuck sake it's not racecraft it's desperation fearing his dad's going to abuse him again

[@reinube]

@@ev17dan lap1 max was in track limits

[@fredericchopin5993]

​@@ev17dan found the american

[@Craig_Simpson]

Liam Lawson needs to move up to the main team

[@andymrkipling]

Hey Peter. Absolutely love the videos and channel. Can you please stop hitting the desk with your hand, I listen with headphones and its a big bang everytime you do it! Thanks!!!!

[@Alan.livingston]

I wonder how much of the delta between Norris and Piastri was due to the fact the Piastri was running the old spec front wing this weekend.

[@HN-ol7oz]

It's time to promote Oscar to the No.1 driver position. Lando's performance did not meet expectations.

[@HarshvardhanKanthode]

​@@HN-ol7ozfor the first time this season I agree, if it was Piastry in Norris' position he'd be on that Podium today

[@davidbrown8517]

From a pitlane start to finish sixth is amazing.

[@elecovanrenss1352]

why is no one talking about the lap after lando passed max. the first corner from the next lap. lando completely tried to drive into max. now that should have been a 5 second penalty!

[@meelvanchris]

thank you!!! yes! everyone seems to forget this part.. cant find replay, nothing....

[@GeoffMoffett-d6s]

Congrats to Liam Lawson. Wonderful drive after having to wait to long for a shot. He’s here to stay in F1

[@lastquit3184]

I watch F1 since 2006 and Max Verstappen is the best F1 driver i've ever seen. I think he is up there with Schumacher and Senna

[@OuttaaaControl]

Oh yes 2006 the best year of F1 when Schumacher raced against Senna for the title. Fuck max.

[@chipsawdust5816]

I think Max was off track on that Lando "pass." But you don't get a penalty for going off track, just a track limits warning. Lando defenders crying over spilt milk. But the stewards have spoken, time to move on to Mexico. The real news is Ferrari got a 1-2! Go big RED! :)

[@GenghisDaniel]

No your are supposed to get a penalty when putting another pilot of track which Verstappen systematically does and rarely suffer the consequences. The FIA went all the way not so long ago by adding to the rules that if you had the inside on the apex you were more or less authorised to do whatever you want, including pushing your opponent off track as long as you still have 1 cm of one tyre on the track. Some feel it is very clever from Max to exploit this rule this much, other might think it was more a way for the FIA to legitimise Max’s special move for the foreseeable futur…

[@foshizzlemb]

I watched the dutch channel and GP came on the radio that there was some issue they were gonna fix during the pitstop, later the commentators said it had something to do with the gearbox, wich he got some code for to chain on his steering wheel. As for the turn 12 incident, Lando was ahead in the braking but then behind in the middle of the corner that's why the decision was overtaking off track instead of pushing him off.

[@Niex_Knox]

Yeah well our dutch commentators are pretty dang clueless no real technical input, the gearbox thing was based on some radio convo asking Max to take a corner in a diff gear. Our commentators know that: soft tires wear faster than mediums and mediums wear faster than hards, a track gets faster as more cars drive around it. There, that is ALL their knowledge on F1 😊

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

Peter keeps saying no racing driver was sacked before the start of the season before Sainz! Sebastian Vettel spent the last season at Ferrari after Ferrari announced his departure!

[@kaekayyy2554]

Peter, max did go off track during the incident on lap 52 (did not go off track during the t1 battle on lap1). They did give the reason that max was ahead at the apex and so had the right to defend the corner. Lando did overtake off track and was given 5s.

[@AN0NYM0U5-YT]

Defend the corner off track?

[@RickAnderson19]

I swear F1 rules are F stupid. How long has this sport been around?

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

@@AN0NYM0U5-YTdid he infact go off track? I was at the race and the replays I've seen online are a little unclear. Also, Max did NOT gain an advantage going off track. Thats the stickler.

[@kaekayyy2554]

@@AN0NYM0U5-YT its clever interpretation of the rules. All you need to do is make sure you're ahead at the apex. I'm not saying its fair, just that its legal.

[@lukestevens6783]

​@KosmicHRTRacingTeam F1 have put up a video on KZbin. The thumbnail says "Max and Lando duel" and the image shows Max not just over the white line but fully beyond the kerb too.

[@TheGympert]

Lando only has himself to blame not being able to pass Max while he had fresher tyres and better race pace. I thought Lando would pass Max easily with drs but Max did put up some incredible defending. And this is where you see the difference between a great driver and a good driver in my opinion.

[@663lotty]

He would just have shoved Lando off the road. He does it again and again. Making the sport into a farce.

[@DannyBoyPhelan]

Glad I found you! I listen to you while I'm Sim racing hehe it's relaxing :)

[@TimBiester-yu6hu]

Excellent work, as always; Peter Windsor is right on the money. That Verstappen. What a briljant piece of work he is... Unbelievable strong.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Hey Peter, if you think cutting off TV broadcast was bad, you should see how many of the grandstands did not have audio broadcasts the whole race. Everyone was watching the screens in silence reading literal subtitles for the commentary

[@snorkman2]

Before I watch it, let me guess, "It wasn't Max or Lando's fault. Was it McLaren's fault?".

[@davidbennie6897]

Lando was ahead at the apex, Max came off the brakes & was never going to make the corner & both went outside track limits, Don't know what race you were watching. Also Piastri & Russel both got 5 second penalties for forcing another driver off the track at the same corner!

[@ericbryant8196]

Max definitely went off track, but Lando should have given the position back. And I agree there was a reasonable chance that Max would have been under investigation for forcing a driver off track had he done so. What’s weird to me is that they both didn’t receive a penalty under the rules. If Max forced a driver off track, why would Lando’s violation give Max a reprieve?

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Because Mad had the apex, despite what McLaren was telling Lando. It pretty straight forward.

[@ericbryant8196]

@@KosmicHRTRacingTeam yeah, I guess that’s the flaw in the regulations for a corner like COTA turn 12. If you’re behind slightly at corner entry, barrel in fast enough to be ahead on the apex and you can pretty much do what you want on corner exit, including running the opponent off because it’s “your corner.” That doesn’t seem like fair racing for drivers of the caliber of F1 drivers.

[@mindebrolis9582]

I agree to the interview - I so wanted to see Landos interview straight after the race!

[@marco_1909]

I dont understand how Lando doesn't learn. 2021 literally is a play by play on what to expect from Max. Just Imola and Spanish gp 21 was enough for Lewis to learn.

[@squiretomasie7003]

Thank you Peter you add so much to the experience!

[@dextermchaze]

COTA doesn't have "demanding, technical corners?". WTF?

[@quigglyz]

Yes it fucking does. Are you high??????

[@8oooomoooo8]

As always awesome analysis, thanks Peter

[@mgers75]

Max is going to win the WDC in a car that's going to fiinish third in the constructor's championship!

[@infinatediamondlight]

Exactly I find it bizarre they've sacked Sainz. And also keeping the older drivers and finding it so difficult to give younger drivers a change.

[@chrisblock6697]

Lando seemed to have problems getting past Max. Maybe waiting till the end to give Max less of a chance of passing him?

[@sammoore3687]

Just a skill issue

[@pawelm9967]

Good video Peter as always

[@3monsterbeast]

Carlos Sainz is a great driver, absolutely shocking they’d do that to him.

[@anoniem9518]

Great analysis! Thank you Peter.

[@Mik1604]

A magnificent Ferrari 1-2 but everyone is talking about Norris bottling another pole. Also: Colapinto in the points.

[@f.kieranfinney457]

We’re an RBR household and we were all screaming at McLaren to drop Lando back. It was obvious a penalty was possible and he had enough advantage to come back in the next 3 laps. It’s Ferrari levels of dumb. They did the same thing by not having Lando drop behind Piastri asap with enough laps to get by him again in Hungary.

[@SteveN-xd6rk]

Lando finished only 0.9s behind Max after the penalty was applied. Maybe they really thought they could pull out the 5s gap

[@JWF111]

They didn’t know he would get 5 seconds though, 10 seconds is the normal penalty for this

[@MrNanoPlankton]

Great perspective , and tunes !

[@kartikkaushik9811]

Its a shame what happened with Carlos' contract situation

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

That’s why I bought the F1TV Pro package because I couldn’t stand the way ESPN/ABC would cut off the feed and we here across the pond never got to see all the pre and post show coverage.

[@joeparvana9549]

I'm in the US and saw the entire race including podium and I watched national broadcast.

[@chrisblock6697]

Yeah, me too. All the way thru to the Ferrari team singing in Italian.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

So you watched the British broadcast on ABC.

[@TrevorMinton]

Must have been a timezone thing, i saw interviews and podium in EST. Maybe was different around the country since ABC carried this one on normal ABC?

[@TrevorMinton]

@@413TomaccoRoadyeh Sky Sports feed that we get thanks to ABC, usually via ESPN but the big races (read: the ones in the US haha) get ABC national coverage (i.e. they are terrestrial and therefore free).

[@413TomaccoRoad]

@@TrevorMinton Huh? Same broadcast across the USA.

[@ashkiin8493]

"I didn't actually see Max Verstappen off track there" is crazy. Not surprising at this point really, but crazy

[@theklaus7436]

Once again McLaren didn’t help Lando . But max did what was necessary. It doesn’t make it easier to get the win or the title. I think max drives amazing and he hasn’t the fastest car, but McLaren doesn’t make the real decisions. So it seems like max will be able to take a fourth title.

[@navybuff2010]

Not sure what channel your friends were watching, but on our ABC broadcast we were able to see the podium finishers' post race interviews, along with the ceremony.

[@CaesarTjalbo]

If you can pass Max on pure speed: it's easy. If you can't, he's gonna throw every trick at you. "You want to pass? Sure, go ahead. Oh, did I not leave enough room for you on the track? Well, I guess you'll have give the place back..." I was screaming at the screen for Lando to gain 5 seconds ahead of Max even though I'm Dutch and a Verstappen fan.

[@slaphands7703]

Excellent commentary. I agree will all of your talking points on this one. Mclaren should have given the position back. Max was locking up his tires more and more often. Lando was grinding him down. I have no doubt he would have passed him in the remaining laps. Great racing either way.

[@MM-qm9ld]

Max driving like the generational champion he is. That defense was incredible. Loved the action. Wish Mclaren would have more confidence in their drivers as i also feel Lando couldve taken Max on track, if he just gave the position back and kept the pressure on. That wouldve done wonders for his confidence moving forward, to beat Max there on merit. But his team always makes wonky calls, this whole year has been lots of Mclaren leaving points on the table. To me it's a lack of confidence which trickles down. Just shows why McLaren almost dont feel like champions, despite them having the strongest car over the year. It's been a weird championship for that reason. McLaren dont "deserve" to be champions to me with how inefficient and faulty theyve been, but i suppose deserves got nothing to do with it. To me Ferrari have felt like the most optimized team, with Max being the most impressive driver given hiw inconsistent that car and its team have been. Anyway thats my feeling in 2024, where the fastest car somehow feels like a fluke.

[@MrDazTroyer]

Brilliant as always.

[@Brugjeoverhetwater]

Still shocking how bad Perez is performing atm. 40Sec behind Verstappen and 1 minute behind Leclerc in 65 laps.

[@jonathanvandenberg3571]

First 2 words of the title sums up this year perfectly.

[@BobGeogeo]

Carlos being a team player knowing his drive is over is close to Damon's 1996. The decision was already made before the season, just with later notification for Damon.

[@ivanjulian2532]

I always say "be careful what you wish for." Formula One has pursued equal parity among the teams, so hard and for so long, that overtaking is almost impossible now with the risk of a time penalty.

[@joseco1978]

Only Lewis can out drive Max. Lando looked bad on a much faster car.