2024 Japanese Grand Prix Race Review | P1 Podcast

[@reina.0_0]

I dont get why people are saying that Ferrari should’ve held positions and that Carlos’ podium is undeserved, it baffled me. They are on different strategies and Carlos going around a second faster and you want him to hold positions? While Charles had an amazing race and DOTD is deserved. Carlos deserves the podium when he did a great race and qualified ahead.

[@Iesse13]

they love the golden boy so much their brains stop working.

[@mexicanopdb]

Yep, I'm still wondering about what happened after 130R to leclerc to end up losing 3 tenths from there

[@crystal8537]

Bc charles is the ferrari golden boy and lec fans think carlos shld be his slave

[@TheMaghorn]

@@crystal8537 Real fans aren't that petty. We call those folks bandwagoners

[@thisgirl-d3g]

I love Charles but some of his fans are just in deep with their delusions. It's stupid and embarrassing.

[@tak8261]

Tommy’s point about swapping Yuki and Danny’s result is so true, had never thought about it that way. Great shout out. Regardless of whether he actually has a chance for a Redbull seat, hope he keeps up this form and for sure he will get a great opportunity at some point!

[@creepingdread88]

Yuki needs to show a little more. I'm sure he can do it, he doesn't crash as much these days. The issue I have, is his teammate is terrible. He needs to be beating Ricciardo by a bigger margin. I've never rated Ricciardo. He's average at best. He rose to fame, driving a Newey chassis and beating the most overrated driver in the history of F1, Vettel. You only have to see what Leclerc did to him later at Ferrari to see it's not that difficult. Literally any driver in F1 would have won the title in the Red Bull. Newey makes the best chassis, not only the quickest, but also the easiest to drive. It flatters every driver whose ever driven one of his cars. Capelli, Boutsen, Patrese, Hill, Villeneuve, Raikkonen, Vettel, Ricciardo and Verstappen. Raikkonen's the only driver to have won a race after driving one of Newey's cars. That's quite a telling stat.

[@luckyspurs]

Tsunoda and Kobayashi were both incredibly underrated and underappreciated.

[@nycthreye]

@@creepingdread88 I agree with most your statement, but Newey Chassis' are GENERALLY easy to drive, hes made a few hard to drive chassis' in his day.

[@zordiark9673]

@@creepingdread88 Vettel also has Wins with Ferrari.. which was after his RB Stint. So he also won with a Car that wasnt a Newey Chassis. (just a reminder, your statement is correct beside that fact)

[@creepingdread88]

@@zordiark9673 The Ferrari had an illegal power plant, so I didn't count it.

[@delboyjh]

Sainz villain arc is absolutely glorious!

[@glcsander]

He actually doing what people wanted Bottas to do in Mercedes and it's beautiful to watch, Lewis can see that Ferrari car development is on the right track and Sainz is showing every team that he deserves a seat.

[@csl750]

Why is Sainz a villain?

[@creepingdread88]

@@glcsander Tell me, you're not comparing Sainz to Bottas! Sainz is a better driver than Hamilton. Hamilton won't beat Leclerc.

[@jimmyking1205]

​@@creepingdread88 😮‍💨 Jesus...

[@racing1000]

@@creepingdread88 There might be a bit of machinery bias/recency bias there...

[@MrAyrton1996]

Can i suggest 2 things: 1. Do a quarterly review (every 6 races) and assess how the driver, the car and the team has performed from one quarter to another and comper against your predictions that you posted in February. 2. When doing the qualifying review, can you compare the 2024 time against the 2023 time so that one can get a better idea of how the car has improved when compared to last year and how the team has improved when compared to the other teams.

[@JasperHayward]

Good ideas

[@78konjo]

I love how the Yuki part of the Podcast tommy makes a giant point how Yuki has been best of the rest consistenly now outside 1 or 2 races. But then his "crazy" prediction is Yuki is best of the rest. Which honestly is an expectation and not a crazy prediction at all.

[@halflanding1900]

Yes but is you’ve seen the pace difference between the RB and the top 5 cars, it is a crazy prediction.

[@crl1089]

Logan was doing really well until the pitstops when like 5 cars came in once, and Williams had a slow stop. Completely ruined his race and the excursion happened after it was ruined anyway. Don't make a habit of defending Logan, but he had a decent race for the most part.

[@juggernaut316]

He can't seem to have a single race without an unforced error

[@IkLms11]

Yeah, it's really weird how they ignore basically anytime he actually is running decently well.

[@francisdelacruz6139]

They're the epitome of a casual f1 twitter fan so, idk what you expect💀

[@suxix7312]

F1 is much more exciting when each team does its own strategy. Matt said it perfectly. The more cars and strategies there are to think about and keep track of the more interesting it makes the race.

[@__-lt4hm]

That is what I have been saying about Yuki! If that was DR, or Alex, people praise them, and if they weren't doing good, they are the ones not on it instead of recognizing how fast Yuki is. If Riccardo was doing a lap at Silverstone close to Max, then Yuki would have even closer no? And please keep Stroll for now! It is making Formula B so amazing! The fight for P10 is incredible. Those bottom teams (except Alpine) is so evenly matched. Haas is doing amazing, even stake (with Bottas), is fighting each race if it wasn't for the pitstops. And having Stroll in the mix with a much faster car makes it better.

[@Vagabondina43]

I like that in 2022 it was straight up dangerous to even acknowledge that Carlos has been a consistent solid driver till 2021, and now you’re not allowed to give the minimum amount of compliment to Charles even if he did a great job at tyre management and made his own call on strategy. Same as Perez last year, the amount of hate he got was incredible to the point that people would deny his achievements in the past few years in a whole. The weirdest thing is people say that Lewis is washed, while refuse to admit that George Russell did well. I just keep getting amazed by how toxic and extreme F1 community can be. Seriously, I sincerely hope that every driver ignores the “popular opinion” because it is very stupid.

[@Mishybells]

Recency bias 😥 n f1 TikTok n media, what’s to say 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@fallenshallrise]

Great comment. Fans as a whole can't make up their minds about what a good performance is. Two drivers can make the same move and one is "aggressive" and the other is "dangerous". Two drivers can have the same mechanical issue and we celebrate one for overcoming the challenge while saying the other is washed and should be out of the sport. Image is everything.

[@Tispragya]

same with danny ric. i think dude is getting way too much hate than necessary. The thing is, Yuki doing better than expected

[@yashas72]

A lot of this is due to the influx of new fans being given a black and white narrative treatment. At the end of the day, for someone like me who has been watching since Felipe last challenged for the title, I just want Ferrari domination. F1 is about creating the fastest Cars under a given formula, someone's gonna nail it

[@jeffrey-825]

Bottas' performance was pretty good as well, held back by the pitstop woes and then held off on positions in the 5 pitstop battle. Could have also been in there in the mix for the points.

[@tiddybee]

I thought the cat-and-mouse between him and Yuki was very entertaining. They each had to deal with the rolling roadblocks (Haas/Alpine) about a lap or two apart from one another - great overtakes

[@allu4145]

⁠​⁠@@tiddybeeyeah, sad tho that bottas got stuck behind k mag. It would have been interesting to watch bottas chasing yuki.

[@kanan1361]

I watched RB's super pit stop from the grandstands at Suzuka. It was an incident that had not happened very often in recent years, so the spectators there were extremely excited. Of course, it was a cherry on top for us that Yuki scored points in his home Grand Prix. 9/10 for me.

[@camcambambam5128]

Suzuka was great, idc what anyone says. That was a great race with strategy & overtaking. The only thing that really could have made it better was a battle for the win. 8 out of 10! Also Yuki is doing great, I think he’s earned a Red Bull drive but if he continues this form all season then Red Bull would be silly not to sign Yuki at least for one year. Yuki’s growth rate each year fantastic

[@camcambambam5128]

@@Redlingsteinit’s no more of a tantrum than Max would throw from 2017-2019 and even today he has moments of pure spite. It’s all in the moment emotions. But I will say the “he’s not even fast” comment was comedy gold 😂

[@someoneunseen5168]

Lets not get this wrong.. yuki is there to satisfy honda until honda go to aston. No more. No less. Red bull will keep perez or sign sainz.

[@AugmentedGravity]

Logan didn't do much wrong this race imo. He was running pretty well all the way up into the pit stop battle, where he lost out all his hard work and then ofc went into the gravel on top of that afterwards but still, it was already over at that point. He didn't get stuck, he didn't crash. There were more positives than negatives this race for Logan imo.

[@Unhomiee]

For Logan, the new saying should be "He can't crash _every_ race.."

[@charles14273]

He literally hasn't crashed in a race this year lol

[@randallsheriff3529]

Also Logan falling off wasn't his fault this race it was Williams and being god awful in a 5 way battle in the pits he went from the first one to the last one out

[@mischavanasperen3063]

No, that should be: "Williams can't eff up every race".

[@pugna916]

You spelled Albon weirdly

[@SecondSince]

"Hold my steering wheel!" - Logie

[@crieslikeafoolmeetsluk3sjpg]

Matt and Tommy are the epitome of the "all leclerc girlies need a verstappen girlie best friend" think on tiktok and i love them for it

[@BigBoyWillGoGlobal]

Smooth operator really pushing his stock price to the ceiling hope he ends up in Red Bull or at least Mercedes

[@sCito9]

I feel conflicted, because I don't want Red Bull to demote Perez, but I also want sainz alongside verstappen

[@SuperPassionflower]

@@sCito9 I fully get you! when it's about Sainz alone, yes.. part of me says: yes!!!! other part of me says: no!!! this will not be good for Sainz within the Red Bull "frame".... There will be 2 alpha males on the grid.. Pérez would combine better, personality wise imho .. both with Max and actually also with Carlos.

[@timovos5371]

​@@SuperPassionflower as good as sainz is, I don't think he would be able to beat Max. They have been teammates before and Max was always the superior one. Sainz improved a lot since but so did Max

[@adamozmin8970]

I would feel like max would destroy Sianz spirit, sooner or later he would realise there is simply nothing he could do to beat max and that is soul destroying

[@ethanv7330]

I think you're underestimating how much of a good team mate Sainz is. I think Sainz can be a part of a winning team. And not have his ego crushed by Verstappen, as long as he feels It's on fair skill.​@@adamozmin8970

[@Roguescienceguy]

Carlos actually had a horrible strategy where he had to fight all race for positions and was almost deliberately released back in a flock of backmarkers while Charles actually just had clear air for most of the race and hold on for dear life. Carlos earned this one and then some

[@the_dented_NPC]

Sainz happened to be on podium every race he participated in

[@Illuminum2392]

Yes. Just happened to be! It's like the man has ( *gasps* ) legit mad skills!

[@Becky_Cooling]

He's taking over the Max Verstappen Podcast!

[@mauriziocardile499]

why people keep calling a driver doing his job a"Villain Arc"?? There's nothing villainous in what Sainz is doing, you're overthinking it , this moronic mental gymnastic should stop.

[@Anonymousones1]

Tommy’s lips look extra puffy today mmmm❤

[@creepingdread88]

@@Anonymousones1 They're both clueless, fanboys. They umm and arrhh, say "yeahh" etc.... and even then, they manage to mispronounce everything.

[@milseq]

I love how consistent Sainz is!

[@11bornrich]

He's always consistent at the beginning of the season this is nothing new

[@bill4665]

I dont think he's ever been inconsistent, but he hasnt always been on the pace. Definetly his best year to date.

[@spawnofapathy]

Yeah I think last season his average finish was around 5th with that win in singapore and the 2nd at monza really helping his season average against the DNFs. He is usually just a bit slower than Leclere. But this season he has been faster and consistent. The only thing holding him back has been Red Bull 1-2 finishes and a surgery. I hope he keeps this up. I’ve always been a low key Sainz fan over Leclere and thought Sainz was under appreciated, even last year. It will feel criminal if Sainz doesn’t get signed by a top 5 team and Lance is still driving for Aston in 2025.

[@creepingdread88]

Name a drive who's had Verstappen, Norris and Leclerc as a teammate and had the edge on all of them? Yet doesn't get any credit for this? Spain very likely have the best two drivers in F1 right now.

[@11bornrich]

@@creepingdread88 That's false lol, Carlos absolutely got obliterated by Max in 2015, 49 to 18 points, what edge are you talking about? As for Lando norris, you guys overrate him not me and I don't rate Charles highly either but the only time he beat Charles was in one season where Charles had technical difficulties and barely beat him, every other season Charles has outperformed him. The guys you're saying he's beaten haven't won anything... Lando hasn't even won a race yet, Charles has been hyped up to be Max rival and hasn't won a championship What exactly should he be getting credit for? He gets the credit he deserves which is everyone acknowledges he's a great driver. He's a 2nd tier driver, no one is going to take the risk and give him a championship car as the lead driver though. That doesn't mean he's not deserving but if a team has a championship car, there are probably better options on the grid.

[@seanseresinhe921]

I think the biggest improvement this season has been Yuki. He's had such great pace around one lap and also in the race, I don't get why he isn't considered a potential for the RB seat (although Checo is doing really good)

[@soundscape26]

Because he'll probably follow Honda to Aston Martin. And after the Bahrain tantrum he improved his attitude on the radio as well but let's see if he's able to keep his cool when things go wrong.

[@hiufgterde]

@@soundscape26 He won't keep his cool, but who cares

[@FreddyMacT]

because Horner was dead set on Ricciardo and they made their mind up about Yuki due to his overall maturity, or lack thereof. The good thing is that Yuki has proven himself to be more than what they thought of him and even if they don't promote him, he's made a good impression as a driver for many a midfield team.

[@Thermalions]

He's yet to prove he can be consistent across a season - both in performance and keeping his head. To top it off he's simply less attractive for rolling out to Red Bull's sponsors and the media. I don't mean physically, but in regards to engaging in a conversation (gets lost and waffles) as well as reading the room. Obviously language has played a part in that, but reasons don't change the reality of what Red Bull expects. EDIT: I'm not disagreeing that he hasn't shown strong improvement - his on track driving is clearly better. He's just not there yet.

[@enyaliosares4301]

He isn’t considered for RB because there’s probably 15 drivers better than him in the grid…

[@Becky_Cooling]

As a Williams fan, this weekend was PAIN.

[@JIKwood]

On the bright side Logan showed promise.

[@Roguescienceguy]

Logan did unexpectedly good in the race. Overtaking left, right and centre and would have easily been p12-13 if Williams didn't absolutely bottle it

[@ianchinsor9248]

Williams has fans?

[@Becky_Cooling]

@@ianchinsor9248 yes, at least 2 that I know of

[@0Synergy]

@@ianchinsor9248 Hi.

[@Lightbluecloud1]

As a Max fan, Don't worry about Damon Hill Matt, he is incredibly biased against some drivers and it shows.

[@GryphLane]

No he isn't

[@Ron_Real]

​@@GryphLane😂🤡

[@GryphLane]

@@Ron_Real Yes. Yes you are

[@Roguescienceguy]

​@@GryphLanehe absolutely is!

[@suckieduckie]

@@GryphLane Come on mate, we all know the only running gag at the F1 podcast is that Damon Hill is absent whenever Max wins and if he is there he can only stress how good RB and Adrian Newey are, but never Max.

[@StrongmanTaylor]

The best part of the race was Penelope screaming for Max during the National Anthems.

[@ARGDevilDog]

Yes 🥰 it was adorable

[@chaddy9044]

Now that was cute

[@AJ-zy9jf]

Love how these guys trash Logan but don't even realize that his pit crew destroyed any chances he had at getting anything. He was in front of multiple cars until the 5 man pit stop. He literally went from the front to the back because they took too long. Then he tried making up time pushing too hard. But guess that's too hard to understand.

[@Roguescienceguy]

Matt and Tommy, especially Matt, show how very little they pay attention during the races. I expect them to give Zhou a 1 too in their ratings while it clearly shows that his clutch was already on the way out during quali. Also both Ocon and Gasly deserve atleast a seven for driving those tractors, which they definitely won't get. Lewis also tried to keep George behind, but saved face by saying should I let George by when it was pretty much inevitable and he couldn't bait George enough into destroying his tyres.

[@AJ-zy9jf]

@@Roguescienceguy I agree 100% Context is key for some of these drivers but they’ll just look at the stats and form an opinion. Zhou has had terrible luck with that car, and both Alpine drivers are dealing with terrible leadership.

[@stevenwitts6968]

⁠@@RoguescienceguyAgreed. Ocon and Gasly would both run rings around Perez, but as he’s in the best car he’ll get a higher score

[@francisdelacruz6139]

They are the epitome of a casual f1 fan, whadyaexpect?

[@SethGoldberg-k7v]

Guys, this was an unbelievable podcast. It’s awesome to hear you converse on this level.

[@midguitar1]

Alpine are killing it right now

[@stephanetessier3378]

Only Logan is standing in their way...

[@insearchofaperfectname]

killing themselves you mean

[@AugmentedGravity]

By it you mean themselves yeah

[@martinaalderink7773]

Damon Hill? He got the word BRIT tattoed on his liver.

[@someoneunseen5168]

Attacking leclerc now... maybe he wants to destabilise him ahead of lewis joining. Charles will smoke lewis come what may.

[@Austistatistic]

Thank you for your F1 enthusiasm. This race was excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed it

[@marcbrisson3]

I don’t understand why Carlos is being criticized? I watched the entire race. He was better than Charles the whole weekend. Or is it just fanboy jealousy?

[@mennaselim1670]

Tbh what you are doing now is just fanboy jealousy cause carlos wasnt faster than charles on the race, in fact charles was faster (given he had only 1 stop) according to the data analysis shared after the race, so yes you can cheer for your favorite driver but dont manipulate facts to support your argument

[@Mishybells]

It’s exactly what ur going rn, fanboying 🙄🙄

[@ShadyObster]

@@mennaselim1670 I don’t really think he was, I looked back at the driver tracker and while Sainz and Leclrec both had same tyre life Sainz was faster. Their races were completely different due to strategy and the only time Leclrec was faster was when he had the advantage due to Tyre offset.

[@marcbrisson3]

@@mennaselim1670 i guess I was right.

[@marcbrisson3]

@@ShadyObster thank you for your response.

[@sujjo]

Sleek Pitstop from Racing Bulls and Yuki comes on the radio immediately to thank them. So wholesome and shows the kid is loving life now. :)

[@Slay0rizzle]

"There's been a lot of talk recently about Damon Hill and his slightly um uh skewed approach perhaps to Charles Leclerc's performances recently" Matt Gallagher everyone ;D

[@weekendthreat5576]

fucking hell yeah preach, brother -- tommy is so right about yuki. i'm not some yuki super-fan but credit really needs to be given where it's due

[@bhavmak6897]

Danny Ric had fp3 only, and was 0.055 secs off Yuki (who only went 0.004 sec faster in Q3). Just a bit of perspective on actually a really good Saturday. Sunday was just unfortunate but badly timed.

[@element54_]

Job Opening Williams Racing Repair Engineer Stable job. Weekly schedule.

[@jakeman525]

6:27 I've had a brilliant idea to make races more exciting while listening to the tire discussion - prior to race weekend, each team has their first stint tire chosen at random. Strategies will vary across the grid by design for every race. We'll have more races with a rainbow of tires on the timing tower.

[@thepotrozebie]

What a fucking shit idea.

[@tomhutchins7495]

Why not choose all their tyres at random? "Ok Max, we've spun the wheel and it looks like we're going onto full wets, so, uh good luck"

[@mohammadhosainusofimotlagh6295]

Saying Stroll should've done like Alonso in the first stint isn't fair, cause Alonso went management mode after the first 2 laps to just make the tyre last 14 laps, but Lance had to not only do 18 laps, but had attack and push to overtake cars.

[@SpitFir3Tornado]

Stroll getting treated like the F1 antichrist anytime he isn't right on Alonsos ass is the norm at this point.

[@armanshahbaz7130]

Should've been in top 10 because he had way superior car than RBs or saubers

[@randallsheriff3529]

Alonso also had a full car which makes a massive difference

[@Urgrannytranny]

@@randallsheriff3529 the team gave stroll the new upgrades but that didn't worked out because of track evolution and high degradation. I still think that's for the better because the results of this experiment can help in making setups for a lot of upcoming tracks. Some tracks share similarities with Suzuka and it's local conditions

[@Southpawdg1]

Stroll is worse than a dumpster fire at KFC

[@bill4665]

People need to stop talking only about Sargeant now, bcs they seem to act like Albon is this bullet proof driver. He's crashed in the last two grand prix's pushing himself somewhere he doesnt need to be, bcs he KNOWS they dont have a spare car and the other car is in literal pieces. He's made just as many errors this season as Logan and hasnt got anything to show for it.

[@ElectricGoat_]

I didn’t think an insult could get worse than a tractor but a mobile chicane is too much 😂😂

[@trulife4158]

Nothing is more pleasing to an open or conclusion of a video than that intro/outro goodness!

[@kurooben1639]

Sainz has become one of my favorite drivers! Ferrari throwing him away has fueled him and I'm not sure Lewis will be able to replicate Carlos' racing next season

[@Batman22222]

😂😂😂😂 Sainz is literally fíghting for hís caréer, coz he néeds to.....for having any chancé of drivíng for a tóp team next year..... He's ovér performíng currently....and well done to him! But, Lewis WILL do great things with that car next year....and especially in 2026.... I guàrantee that..... You ( and many óthers )just dónt want him to....but he'll dó it all the sàme!! As always......tíme will téll....🙃

[@soundscape26]

Yes, it was basically it... he's boosted by his dismissal from Ferrari.

[@traaaaaaiiiiiins4787]

Leclerc did not just let sainz past. He clearly defended the inside. He just did not have a chance against sainz on the better tires.

[@Persoc]

Leclerc let it go they even talked about it on the radio they don't like him ok but there's no point making him look like an idiot🙄

[@preethasjenarthan5411]

If he let it go it would not have looked like that.

[@soundscape26]

He gave Sainz the racing line.

[@Aemond2024]

the leclerc coping is humongous

[@FedUpMom]

You may want to watch the replay at the start again. Danny and Yuki touched before the Danny/Alex accident. Both Danny and Yuki had a slow start off the line as well.

[@nadialittle5821]

yup yuki also had a bad start - they tyres really contributed to where Danny was swamped

[@planetarian451]

The medium on the start is crazy bad for that car.

[@bullymaguire14]

The lecfosi fandom on twitter has gone mad over Carlos getting podium. Like Carlos was always gonna pass lec with that strategy. He came 4 and that's aswm coming from 8th. I guess they are being emotional that lec should have been getting podium for Jules.

[@Persoc]

Don’t agrée 2/3 idiot without the others we said nothing

[@charleswilfred6463]

They're saying that Leclerc DESERVED the podium. I mean, he had a good race, but was it podium worthy? Definitely not.

[@someoneunseen5168]

Its what happens when a favourite driver gets shown up. Worse than ever in the DTS era. Carlos is exposing charles much in the same ways as george is exposing lewis. Heads start to explode.

[@maboh5622]

tbf as a ferrari fan, after all this talk im starting to think that.. if charles really is on carlos level, thn we needed someone like hamilton i guess, cos saintz aint going to win a championship vs max even if they swap cars imo

[@kimi88cz]

Tommy is savage and I love it!

[@RhomasTotevenaar]

same, very savage today and it entertains me a lot I have to say.

[@nokap5994]

dont forget Sargent lost 4 poistions in the pits from a slow stop

[@rosenraikov]

If Yuki is a Honda boy, maybe he'll go to Aston Martin once they switch to Honda engines in 2026.

[@patricktrakzel9657]

I really thinks so. With Max.

[@Iceblock_1]

hahahah good joke Max will never leave Red Bull​@@patricktrakzel9657

[@someoneunseen5168]

Yuki and Stroll ? Lol can someone make that happen? Likely to be sainz and alonso or sainz and stroll if alonso wants to put on his slippers.

[@Lunarr0ck]

@@patricktrakzel9657 That is only if Amarco buys out Poppa Stroll. Lance would get fired faster than Max and Checo's time lap difference in quali.

[@TheMikelleh]

Right with you Tommy. Not having a dominant engine advantage has exposed them for what they are, a not well run team. They covered up a lot of mistakes by turning on party mode. They no longer can do that. Toto never had to scrap for tenths.

[@jsmr451]

Here's an idea. Pirelli bring all 5 compounds to every race. Teams in Free Practise can use any they like. For quali they choose the compound they want to use. For the race they need to select 2 only out of the 5. Any 2. Each team and car respond differently to different compounds. Some work good on the C4/C5. Some work better with the C2/C3. Let teams use them in FP and decide what two they want to use in the race.

[@thepotrozebie]

It would make it too complicated to follow for regular fans

[@Markusepoiss]

James Vowles thinking about Logan: "He can't bin every race.."

[@danielacv123]

Haha underrated comment

[@grantbwilson]

Tommy says “time to fanboy about Yuki” Everyone in my house: YEEEUUUUSSSSS 💪💪💪💪

[@Astermania]

I love Yuki. He’s been incredible last year and this year so far (minus some outliers here and there.) But I really don’t want to see him on the 2nd Red Bull seat. I personally believe he would do better in an Aston Martin (replacing Stroll) with less media pressure. He’s not exactly rockstar material like Danny, which Red Bull seems to require of a driver.

[@captainross4706]

Rock star, you mean a bit unhinged, no filter, emotional out bursts and jumping over barriers etc

[@liamfisher90]

Tommy - “Don’t use my boy Fernando against me.” Matt - “I thought you were going to say boyfriend then!” Tommy - “He’s not my boyfriend.” Fernando - *hands Tommy a cold beverage.* “It might be a bit warm, the cooler is off.” Tommy - “Thanks babe.”

[@iiTsFaded_]

Yuki went from yelling at his engineers to being extremely professional and appreciative of them. That’s maturity right there. ❤

[@DawidBartczak4]

I would say it is more the carrot or the stick method😅

[@LednacekZ]

or it is his engineers being competent for once

[@reinier123]

He was literally shouting like a child 3 races ago. Yuki may act mature but his true nature is and will always be that of an out of control hothead. Image putting him in the high pressure environment of Red Bull against Max 😂😂 It would be a complete nightmare guaranteed.

[@reinier123]

​@@vanbalzup6481 Predictability in a racing car is good my intellectually challenged friend, people who see red for no reason will never be champions.

[@spawnofapathy]

I wouldn’t call it growth or being mature when everything was working right for him. Let’s see how he handles it when stuff doesn’t go right. See if he yells at them or throws a fit over a team decision.

[@JetroYT]

It absolutely baffles me that Merc haven't tried to pick up Sainz. I know it's not likely but if they had near equal machines with Sainz and Russell vs. Lewis and Leclerc would be an insane rivalry

[@sbGOM]

He might not want to go now!

[@sujjo]

And yeah, pitstop strategy depends a lot on how good the car is. If the car is good and does what the drivers ask of it, they can achieve their targets set for a particular strategy and everything kinda works and falls in place. That Leclerc 1 stop shows that the Ferrari SF24 is a much better car and both their drivers know how to make it work.

[@jengar6258]

Loved this race as well, so much going on. 21 was epic, but i have to say, max's unprecedented dominance since, has taught me to mind and enjoy the fights and skills of drivers fighting for spot 4 to 20. It has permanently changed the way i look at races.

[@ApBrown1298]

I lost it at "mobile chicane".... never heard that before 🤣

[@DawgPoundATD]

Charles was leading on lap 17. JB was w him

[@JudgeYuri]

James Brown?

[@ironhorsemedia2881]

@@JudgeYuriJules

[@OnurP1]

@@JudgeYuri Jenson Button

[@EthanKlassen00]

Justin Bieber

[@SchrodingersCat8813]

I admit I wasn't sure about Yuki. The potential was there but it seemed like way more down than ups, too many errors, and I wasn't sure I was seeing any improvement. But that is no longer the case. He's ironed out the errors and has been showing consistent good pace. It feels early but Tommy has a great point, looking back farther it's a good run he's on. Perhaps a corner has been turned. Sadly I just cant see him getting the RB seat but hopefully this season will land him somewhere! It wont be RB but any step up would still be good.

[@JudgeYuri]

I totally agree with Tommy about Yuki. To say as Yoda would: So underrated his performance is!

[@steeppheezy]

As a Mercedes/ Hamilton fan, calling them mobile chicanes is so crazy lol, it was true 😂

[@xGUANdeLUPEx]

Been saying for nearly 5 years that Yuki is gonna be great in F1!

[@JKDG356]

39:43 TOMMY BRINGING THE HEAT TODAY!! 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂

[@mariainnit]

18:02 Actually, in a post race interview with Austrian TV, Helmut Marko praised Yuki without the reporter mentioning him beforehand P.S. Get well soon, Matt!

[@LednacekZ]

i think LeClerc deserves biggest good surprise. He surprised me with that strategy working

[@knutpohl339]

I think the point would have been well deserved if biggest good surprise would have been "Ferrari Strategy" They nailed it. Charles had a great first stint.but the rest of his performance all weekend was falling short of expectations

[@welern2liv815]

I imagined asking Ric "Why aren't you aggressive on restarts, like Yuki?" Ric: "Well it's not like I have anything...to...lose" Me: "Hey Honey! You've lost your Badger" "Now, watch out for the Sweet & Low Hamster"

[@andymoss4285]

The moment I realised I was a tsunoda fan was the day he did some amazing defensive driving against guanyo and was given the single most unfair penalty which stole his p10 and dropped him from points and my soul was crushed when I saw him sitting defeated out the back of the garage. I’m so glad he’s picked himself up from that moment.

[@mkieltyperc]

Absolutely SAVAGE from Tommy @39:55

[@ZeZwede]

No doubt did the strategies and tires save this race. Leclerc holding out far longer on mediums then people thought could be done, a mix of red, yellow and white down the list. i wonder if this is possible to mimic elsewhere.

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

Most proper race tracks if Pirelli get their tires right

[@atedejong5620]

If Perez keeps running on the podium and RB gets 1-2s - he will drive at RB in 2025 too.

[@Redspark77]

@@Redlingstein so what the original comment said. IF he performs like he is doing then he is guaranteed that seat.

[@ramirovillarreal5666]

​@@Redlingstein your comennts is Ok Checo don't want a contract like bottas have in the past Checo wants a minimum of a two year contract ...if thats not posible Checo Will be in Audi ... Lol

[@Lunarr0ck]

@@Redlingstein Ford could push to keep Checo for a while. Unless Logan gets possessed by the spirit of Ayrton Senna Ford is gonna want the best driver from the Americas driving their car.

[@FernasRPG]

It was an average to boring race. There were a lot of overtakes, but it was due to tyre strategies and it was all about not losing time with the car ahead, other than fun overtakes. But it is true that is better than Schumacher time when no one overtook anyone and there was one pit stop for refuelling

[@tripleaaadoublea]

I understand Carlos with the faster pace and fresher tyres, but realistically unless they were trying for a chance at P2 there was no reason for them to not hold positions. They clearly said that their battle is with Norris behind, which Carlos w fresher tyres could do as well. Even if Norris was struggling, Charles w older tyres and less pace they could have lost P4 but if they held positions they’re more guaranteed P3 P4. Obviously they did end up there but with only a few laps left and Ferrari not looking to fight for P2 I don’t understand why they had to switch positions

[@fillusrahim-xy9ib]

I need to know your opinion, Is the ground effects cars need to be driven slightly different style or it is not so different from previous concept cars?🤔🤔🤔

[@artpereira]

HAHAHAHA "mobile chicanes". I died. Never heard that before

[@Fpvpilot928]

F1 should reintroduce refueling in pitstops, it'll solve 90% of their problems. Cars too heavy, different race strategies, different pit stop lengths between cars and stops, etc

[@gp1683]

Paul Newman raced competitively well into his 70's...Alonso should be judged by his performances not his age

[@jonathanschreiber6053]

Yuki is the freaking mid-field-goat

[@dragonslayer4168]

So if all tyres were available like tyres till c6 u can chose any 1 that might give good mix of statergies

[@Sussymonkeyy]

Having multiple strats is awesome, but to do that you need to make the tyres softer and then as soon as one pops, everyone will scream about the softer tyres being unsafe and we'll go back to what we have now

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Starting the RB Visa both on medium was bad strategy should of split them let Ricciardo pass or hold off others on soft tyres at the start...

[@taylorkenter6841]

Okay but where is that Super Max t-shirt from??

[@ahmadeus8427]

Matt i have suggestion for your content video on "wheel knowledge" How to enjoy watching f1 race not just from race leader, you can watch battle for mid field etc.

[@scottwisner5831]

Imagine How the Japan GP would have been with a reverse grid. Imagine Williams telling Kimi Antonelli he had to give up his car or chassis for Alex. Imagine The smile on Otmar’s face watching Alpine tractor in Japan. Imagine Stroll’s post-race conversation with his father and blaming the car.

[@JH-jw7pu]

I’m have a tough time understanding what is meant by “mobile chicane”. Can anyone please explain?

[@SpunKyUniCORN]

I wonder if another reason RB would keep Danny Ric at least until mid season is to continue to develop the car (along with the sponsors)? Not to take anything away from Yuki, because he has been on a worldy, absolutely amazing performances from him, honestly so proud and impressed with him. However it might just be a coincidence, but his performances have started when they brough Danny in to develop the team last season, that was the biggest perk to bringing him in the first place remember. He would be providing some constructive feedback to the engineers to help RB be the best of the rest. In saying that though, I agree with Tommy, if Danny continues with poor performances then it'll be hard seeing him stay past the mid season mark. I think it'll be the turning point between benefits from development feedback and providing points for the constructor championship, as well as reputation for sponsors to back. I'm sure where a team places on the leaderboard has a bit more weight than the marketing a driver can provide, but yeah, mid season would be that tipping point I think. Bloody good stuff Yuki, keep up this form! Danny Ric, please please please start putting in some good performances, it's never nice seeing such a driver retire in this way.

[@pacman1p]

I think Matt is wrong about Ricciardo. It is just about performance at this point. RB are in a situation where a maximised result for them means one or two points at best. And if they don't do that, their competition does. At the end of the season them and Haas might likely be separated by literally singular points. If Ricciardo can't be up there to pick those points up he's just dead weight.

[@patricktrakzel9657]

Dani Ric is only of commercial interest. He lost the ability and confidence.

[@Hammer4iv]

Not only is Checo delivering on track, he also seems to have embraced the #2 role after last year which also makes it harder to unseat him with someone that would be desperate to prove themselves next to Max

[@TheRealSonicBeats]

I said it in 2022, Merc was a midfield team with an extremely well built car. The were before the hybrid era, then they built their engine alongside F1 to develop the hybrid era ruleset, and now that everyone has had time to catch up, Merc can't just rely on their speed.

[@_bstr_ct1832]

Before DRS, Japan T1 was one of the best corners for overtakes on the calendar.

[@Roguescienceguy]

And spoon and the old tighter chicane that was a bit downhill. Yes, I too remember those days. Ah, good times, good times

[@Robin_S78]

You are correct about Yuki!

[@Holty.]

F1 Race Weekend: Practice Qualifying Race Dutch Anthem P1 Podcast

[@8tonystark8]

Where dutch anthem?

[@Angry_Squirrel555]

I hear Tommy and Matt blaming Ricciardo for the incident on lap 1, yet don’t forget who was next to him - Stroll, who has a habit of running into other drivers. Plus Albon got a bit too aggressive for the esses on the first lap. Especially since Ricciardo wouldn’t normally be looking in his right mirror going into a left curve. Don’t get me wrong, I like Albon but unfortunately if anyone is to blame for that it’s him.

[@Celestine1877]

Tommy’s totally right about Tsunoda!

[@Robin0928]

Crazy how it took over 45 minutes for either of them to mention the guy who got third in the race when they talked for over 5 minutes about his team

[@mildlystronk]

Yeah I feel like Matt can't stand the talk of Carlos

[@Mishybells]

Jesus, 55stan need to chill, like literally. Not everyone is going to talk bout him all the time, they are just giving their opinion on the FULL GRAND PRIE 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Robin0928]

@@Mishybells I'm not even a Carlos Stan, but they literally mentioned every other driver and team, and only were like "oh yeah, Carlos did pretty good as well" like... 80% of the way through the podcast. It's weird.

[@Mishybells]

@@Robin0928 I guess after watchin the race his had a pretty normal race as rb drivers, wasn’t much to talk bout. Hence they concluded by sayin that much

[@suckieduckie]

@@Mishybells I don't see how he had any less of a drive than someone like Yuki. Sainz deserves praise for his recent performance.

[@albinorhino6]

Overtaking is the result of a pace delta. The easiest way to get the largest pace delta is varying tire strategy. Pirelli is just way to conservative with the tires they bring, scared that they’ll blow up and hurt their brand image.

[@marcovw6415]

The weird thing about the whole formula a vs formula b is that the field spread is historically small. However, due to superb reliability and the gap in pace being very consistent, it seems like we have this split.

[@adam346]

different strategies also implies that people will get it wrong... but that also means that all the teams can get it right and then we are left with the same problem as before. You guys do this for a living so regardless of how things play out, you are going to be more invested more. But everyone else, the fans, can zone out and just watch replays, highlights and wait until interesting things begin to happen.

[@thekoreanrhino]

What are you talking about, Riccardo did not turn into anyone? He didn't deviate he line at all, If he didn't hit Albon he would have hit Lance?! Where's he supposed to go?

[@PaDDy7389]

With the teams pitting at different times and starting on different tires, it almost felt like back when refueling was still a thing.