Backseat Driver of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix

Haydon, Tommo, F1 Elly, Ria & Kate watch the crazy action in the Russian GP!
What did you think of the race? Let us know in the comments below!
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#F1 #RussianGP

[@Veloce]

I think the one thing we can all agree on is that Formula 1 in 2021 is NUTS!

[@lieselj1]

NUTS is an understatement

[@Yblik]

@@lieselj1 Deez nutz

[@adamahmed2449]

The silence when Lewis won was hilarious.

[@aashutoshgaurav5674]

This extra year that the FIA extended before the reg changes has given us the most ridiculous season.

[@filipcz9]

At the end of the 2020 season, i thought nothing will be more crazy and awesome. Well... I was wrong

[@pedrorestrepo159]

This season is the best we've had since 2012. By far. Even Sochi and Paul Ricard have been incredible

[@vertigo10yearsago25]

I would go as far to saying it’s the best since 2008

[@Crytekx]

@@vertigo10yearsago25 If we have it so that Max vs Lewis goes to Abu Dhabi and the race is insane where it's a true battle to the line then yes but atm i'd say 2008 takes the cake

[@vertigo10yearsago25]

@@Crytekx alright, I think it Will too, crazy season

[@Samylton]

Better than

[@versiable8041]

@@Samylton Not better, because the 2021 season hasn’t finished yet so we can’t judge it on being better.

[@HaydonGullis]

“Haydon Gets a Sandwich” best lap of the race

[@shiiiiiiiiime]

lap 6, forever remembered!

[@mzie9110]

"Jinxing comes from the heart, doesn't matter if you say it or not." Wise words🧡🤣🤣

[@paoaiipi5580]

Can we just appreciate how Russell got points in a Williams again

[@joonar991]

Also Kimi got points in that Alfa, after being two races away.

[@alexmeredith7729]

Nobody noticed because now it's just the norm. Shows the great job he is doing

[@paoaiipi5580]

@@alexmeredith7729 yeah next year he’s gonna be challenging Hamilton

[@robertharrington703]

At this point the Williams is faster than at least Alfa and aren't that far off Aston and Alpine

[@paoaiipi5580]

@@robertharrington703 Williams have the 8th or 9th best car

[@1309CV]

Such a shame for Lando. He drove an incredible race. The whole race was good, especislly those last 6 laps.

[@miabonomi2259]

As a Lando fan re-living this race had me exactly like Ria at the end, but his time will come i'm sure

[@Bibi-ji2dz]

Yeah, i'm so sad but proud of him in the same time

[@sthyrstam2810]

These new pitstop rules are driving me up the fuckin wall

[@hypeclaneu]

They all looked so slow today

[@vinnie8792]

IKR? like its to prevent automated systems, but the mandatory minimum times now just mean that if they press the button, the whole system just locks up like ffs.

[@JH-uh3cc]

Oddly enough the mercs seem to be having the best pit stops now

[@evanyoon1230]

@@JH-uh3cc Some teams have better pitstops but the only team that is consistently fast is Mercedes

[@juanllanos3355]

@@evanyoon1230 and where the ones that suggested the pits change because red bull where the best

[@zenokada2278]

Love how Haydon’s sandwich gets smaller in each clip until it’s gone

[@EXPCTDTOULOUSE]

Welcome to the world of eating my guy!

[@JustTheButler71]

POV: You just discovered eating. No hate. It's just what Haydon said on twitter

[@f1andfootballfan993]

Feel so bad for Lando. Should have had his first win today. Inexperience got to him. Congrats to Lewis for 100 wins though. But what another crazy race! Bring on Turkey!

[@jackvickers200]

As least he'll learn from this

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

I hope Turkeu can deliver like last year

[@mansivaishnav2514]

So gutted for Lando and McLaren, mistakes are made but that win will taste even sweeter when it finally comes!

[@soulforsale2834]

When France, Spain, and Russia is actually decent, you know that this season is amazing.

[@a.r.s]

Spain?😶

[@joonasillanpaa5397]

And Hungary

[@newguyfrmblocka6304]

@@a.r.s yea it was amazing with the strategy and max elbows out

[@pavise6333]

Abu Dhabi with new layout will be a banger, mark my words

[@Danielskuse]

Ria just looked so done with life

[@Basic18]

Great race, super race by Lando, Lewis and definetely from Max.

[@olishottt]

Use this as a F button for Lando 😔

[@molmoswhy1940]

" Don't hit the wall Lewis"😂😂 this was me every time he pitted😭

[@MrSir747]

Ria at 10:04 is a mood. Just pain.

[@AviatorTre]

That was my exact reaction

[@R3adybreck]

I've been watching f1 for 3 seasons now so ive never watched a live race that descends into chaos in the final stindt linke this one... was epic

[@mariodriessen9740]

In these last three or four laps I didn’t have a clue what to even think and where to watch. There was just too much going on for my brains to process. But I loved it.

[@sambitparida4370]

"I don't think the rain is gonna factor into anything, I think it'll be like 3 raindrops" ooof Kelly was jinxing hard on that one XD

[@filipivis9427]

Briliant race from Lewis for the 💯, incredible damage control from Max and Redbull making the engine change worth it, love to see Sainz on the podium. A bit gutted Leclerc messed up at the very end, and literally HEARTBWOKEN for Lando, his time will come he proved once again he can stand up with the big boys. It has now been 11h after the race, still can't feel my chest... I'll go see a doctor now.

[@Formula1bliz]

What a race! Great strategy call by Verstappen, Bottas and Kimi👏👏👏 of course sad Lando didn’t win, but unfortunately that was his own fault, same would have happened to Lewis if his team listened to him like Mclaren listened to Lando

[@dhruvgeorge]

I personally think that Lando lost because of his inexperience also, the team should have insisted that he pit

[@dhruvgeorge]

@Prima True, had he pulled off the Brad Binder, he would have been hailed as a genius. It was just bad luck that it didn't work this time

[@motorsportfanboy7769]

@@dhruvgeorge Ahh yeah that one 🤣. Still crazy how Brad pulled that off though icl 😂

[@msgpatient7850]

Binder is a madlad

[@adwnpinoy]

Let’s appreciate Max going from 20 to 2 on a Mercedes track!

[@f1elly]

Elly the angry orange 🍊

[@hardbolts]

Congrats on your presidential campaign Elly 🍊

[@eddeduck]

I don't think im ready to relive this pain.

[@shayyy9197]

10:04 Ria representing literally every Lando Norris fan at the end 💔

[@yusufh5242]

Was waiting for this since the race. This season is simply lovely!

[@Tombofifa]

Has anyone ever seen Tommo and Kate in the same room

[@scsutton1]

They were for the conclusion of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

[@nikkipdx4109]

Absolutely love these videos. Really like the maximum 2 people together as well makes it easier to follow. Also Elly is total doll and I want her room set-up.

[@tamryn2967]

Absolutely gutted for Lando😔

[@velt1870]

That was awesome and enjoyed you all as much as the race itself 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@someguynamedtom9873]

That race was crazy I was in a great mood until uh Last 3 laps made me sad

[@mattiacraman4011]

Glad to see that it wasn’t just my house that broke into chaos at the end

[@a.p.2303]

Ohh no mate, mine too, I was so goddamn frustrated I wanted to break everything lol 😜 that was pfft... probably THE most disappointing moment this season 😞

[@hussainaa52]

I have been waiting for the upload for last six hours!! What took you so long 👀 Anyways enjoyed the race like hell. Heart Broken for Lando but Happy for Max P2!!... Awesome Reactions as always ✌️

[@marjonsimmelink6558]

Can I just say that the new pitstop rules are absolutely preposterous. I do not understand why they needed changing. There was never a single indication that it might be even a little bit dangerous.

[@maltaussie]

Because Mercedes had a whinge about it lol

[@supermanblackedition]

@@maltaussie still, their subject to the new restrictions too. It’s kinda like to stab you I stab through myself first. Not the best idea to spend resources for a maybe advantage imo.

[@infinitetk4165]

@@maltaussie just like Red Bull had a whine about Das,Party modes for Mercedes so it’s far other wis this season would be already gone 😂😂

[@crystal-sh8in]

I consider this to be the heartbreak of the season

[@Bibi-ji2dz]

George 2020 🤝 lando : having the heart break of the season

[@skyescap5221]

I was going to sleep but I decided to watch this cuz it’s more important

[@parzival4442]

Most are sleeping on this but for Max to get p2 which was the best they could have hoped for in the dry and now with a fresh engine and the 3-grid penalty all negated, with tracks that suit RB coming up he is in prime position.

[@jazza241]

all of your emotions from lap 47 was like mine last night it was so frantic, feel so sorry for lando

[@zenokada2278]

Season so good that even Sochi was exciting

[@Big73Red]

The tracks that are usually trash have been soooooooooo good this year. We might actually have a decent race in Abu Dhabi at this rate.

[@v1nny12]

Hayden and Tommo identical reactions to me and my buddy every week 😂😂

[@brandonsedge7527]

loved the cameo from nirran

[@motorsportfanboy7769]

Thought were going to get one from Aarav as well because i'm pretty sure he's with them at the time

[@senzzii_r6755]

So gutted for Lando bruh

[@bartekm_1995]

Lovely to see Subway sponsoring this video 😃

[@MetalHeadReacts]

"Why are the pitstops so bad this year??" Because Mercedes didn't like the fact that Red Bull were better than them, so they bitched and complained.... like they do about literally everything else and made the FiA change the rules about how Pit stops are done... since the new rules came in, they've been horrendous... So you just need to thank the most childish team on the grid for that.

[@formulah113]

F1 gave red bull the new floor specs at the beginning of the season. so f1 still owes Mercedes.

[@qwertyno100]

@@formulah113 the new floor spec reduced downforce for everyone to protect tyres after Merc had 2 Blow outs in Silverstone, they didn't give it to RB

[@robertharrington703]

@@formulah113 This is just not true. It was initially thought the floor regs would actually favour the low rake teams, the fact it didn't is a shock to everyone

[@MetalHeadReacts]

Well if that's the case the FiA are doing a great job in gifting advantages to Mercedes after that BS call in Monza... Plus letting them cheat in Bahrain... Not punishing the golden child appropriately in Silverstone... Changing rear wing rules because Mercedes complained despite Red Bulls wing meeting the criteria... And then themselves using a super flexi wing on rear and front... Etc... I think they've done Mercedes enough favours...

[@robertharrington703]

@@MetalHeadReacts also not punishing them for having the crew in the pitlane with no intention to pit today

[@gd77legendplayer87]

I absolutely love the fact that at 5:30, there's 3 swear words within 10 seconds! 😂

[@FRPlayerOne]

The way we say "Roller Coaster" in French is literally translated as "Russian Mountains"... Sochi, I felt that.

[@kamogelomsekoaila2681]

Literally reacted the same way Ria did there at the end. 💔😢

[@derek4222]

As soon as Lando spun I just ended the stream and went on with my day, I didn't care who got on the podium after that. Though I AM happy that Sainz made it on to the podium.

[@simplistic2539]

6:13 Niran cameo! Let's go!

[@colefrech967]

What a race

[@billyturner9569]

Lando's podium will be more special next time he has a shot

[@patriktamasnagy706]

Would have love to see Haydon's reaction to the Vettel Stroll coming togerher though

[@HighJacker99]

Seeing ria towards the end looking depressed made me feel soo sad 😭😭

[@MotorsportTukker]

The FIA is just destroying the fun of pitstops. We’ve seen sooo many slow pitstops since Spa. I bet this is more dangerous then the sub 2 second pitstops

[@karoliiiiiin]

Ria is a mood

[@scsutton1]

I missed the race because I went to a cricket match at Canterbury. I couldn't quite believe what I watched when I got home.

[@selder_7]

McLaren shouldn’t have released Hamilton by putting Ricciardo when they did and should’ve forced Norris in sooner. Norris of course wanted to go for the win but they should’ve had him at least secure 2nd

[@maltaussie]

Norris didn't want to pit. They had heaps of time between drivers. It wasn't priority. Don't know what you are talking about. McLaren should have communicated better with Lando about the conditions on the whole circuit and forced him to come in to secure the position. Lewis listened to his engineer and strategy team - McLaren didn't make a decision.

[@NK-gp5jj]

@@maltaussie not only that, but if McLaren didn't pit Ricciardo then Lewis would've pitted, triggering the undercut.

[@katieamarshh]

Gutted for Lando..but he will learn from this experience for the better.. I think he’ll win soon though.

[@noelsony6169]

Both Haydon and Tommo cared about the wall more than they cared about the front jackman

[@junedukakis8866]

More please

[@bestoftherest1031]

In my country we have 4 tv commentators. The 1 is such a Hamilton fan. He was like great strategy to pit Hamilton when half the grid did it and it was working. When he was closing to Norris before the rain he said Lando isn't gonna hold him up to much. Did he even watch the race? Idk. Last year in Bahrain he said the wings open ( when the Drs was available) but the word he used meant chicken wings not rear wing.

[@cent5114]

I wish I have friends like them to share my excitement with.

[@mariodriessen9740]

You too? Literally none of my friends are interested in sports. I watch the races at my mom. She’s 84 years old and pretending to care, but she doesn’t really. During the race in France this year, my daughter walked in, said she couldn’t care less for Formula 1, but after just a couple of laps she started screaming and she was even crazier than I am. I hoped it would turn her into a Formula 1 fan, but no. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Big73Red]

Those last few laps for Lando reminds me of every time you ignore Jeff’s tyre selections in the F1 games.

[@ghostsdragon9222]

5:25 to answer your question its the new safety rules for pitstops they introduced mid season so everyone is still a bit awkward with the pitstop

[@matboi2886]

Me waiting for niran and aarava

[@Yosfelino]

Lando drive absolutely madness in this race but the last few laps is sucks for him and all of the team :( i hope lando will learn from this mistakes and comeback stronger than before

[@videogamevalley7523]

that was a great race. lando tried on the slicks but mother nature had other plans that day

[@thandokambule1888]

Haydon jinxed the entire race

[@Richardtv1968]

No mention of Verstappens amazing run from last to P2?? Amazing

[@formulah113]

the rain giveth Norris the pole and the rain taketh the win away.

[@bricjap]

What happened today to Lando hurts too much, but he is young and I hope he learns from this mistake.

[@subsecondf1968]

Funniest episode so far

[@MK-sw7do]

2:11 Speed Racer reference ? Looks like the theme song from Speed Racer.

[@monchoyt714]

I dont mind Elly staying up SUPER late for the grand prix but Jesus Christ, the race started at 8 am on the east side so it was basically 5 am or sumn in California...

[@ShadowRacing]

Race 12 of asking for Tiametmarduk and Matty Gallagher on back seat driver for the next race.

[@brunolang210]

Rias depression at the end is the embodyment of the f1 community

[@user-bn6zn1fv5s]

Ria is literally me 💔😔

[@jerviedavid3376]

It was a thrilling RussiaGP, this is now have been some crazy moments around in different emotional levels. Sadly, this will be as my whole family watching these race weekends for been a more than a year since July last year, apparently for us as in the Philippines and some rest of countries in Southeast Asia with Fox Sports Asia provide live F1 race weekends will affectedly cease production on-air (going full off-air) broadcast and eventually remove the whole channel entirely at the start of 1st October. Hi from Philippines.

[@shreeyasingh12]

I may need a heart check up at the end of this season

[@noahcanoa]

amazing, but can you lower the mic from f1 elly so it is equal on every person,it gets very laud from nower ??

[@f1elly]

true ._.

[@spaceistheplace2293]

1:10 GET IN THE HAYDON!

[@KODABARKS]

6:00 aged well

[@f1elly]

F

[@KODABARKS]

@@f1elly big F

[@chris9964]

Was absolutely gutted for Lando, drove amazing all weekend and one bad decision, which is partially but isnt completely on him cost him massively. Crazy how the rain ramped up so quickly. Agree with Tommo, FOM really need to sort themselves out with the broadcasting, was a great battle between Seb and Leclerc and it wasn't picked up at all on tv, not to mention missing the first 2-4 laps to show more replays of a start than when theres an actual lap one incident.

[@mitchallen174]

I reacted just like tommo😂 the disbelief

[@DaddyHardTears]

I have to watch these videos but knowing what happens makes it hurt lol. Next time Lando next time.

[@Fozzimodo]

It still hurts 😢

[@MemeHealer]

Why have you missed Alonso? Perfect start strategy, overtake on Verstappen, then overtakes to P3... What a shame. And bad luck again for Alonso.

[@vinnie8792]

dude, this race i think everyone missed like 50% of the action just cuz it was everywhere. blink, bottas p5 huh? perez apparently chrashed in the pit (didnt see till hours after the race XD) everyone sliding off, where? XD

[@zevanoyaumalvasti3928]

I mean tv direction was horrible like in Monaco so it's not their fault for missing most of the actions. F1 needs to have better tv direction

[@MemeHealer]

@@zevanoyaumalvasti3928 Agree. But they are mentioning Norris and Hamilton whole race. They didn't mention anything else. 😂

[@zevanoyaumalvasti3928]

@@MemeHealer because both on TV quite a lot. I'm Alonso fan I literally watched his progress only via timing charts because TV never shows him. Same thing happened to most drivers' moves. That's why I said TV direction was horrible

[@ElenaGfollner]

how elly really jinxed it at 6:00 like wow

[@MaudSolli]

It will come, but I am gonna cry myself to sleep tonight

[@nish0987]

2:50 "Is the rain gonna be a factor?" I don't think so, lets ask Lando about this

[@Austen.10]

6:05. Wow u jinxed it

[@charliedartnall1094]

Pain

[@rowen42069]

the return of Adeniran Yesufu

[@MVnothing18]

The pain and heartbreak that Lando, McLaren, McLaren fans (including me) are feeling rn

[@adventureitout6474]

Amazing race! But the new pitstop rules maybe ruining more races for drivers that deserve better. Way to go FIA and Mercedes for that!

[@soggysweatshirt]

I got flashbacks

[@Redlineshadow29]

It seems the pit stops after the Bottas fiasco in Monaco, become even longer and slower and worse

[@themadhiker]

Ria at 10:04 just says it all. The pain was all too real.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

Crazy but sad finish. the way HAYDON say "Oh, Bought-as" is funny as hell

[@JoDON111]

Not only Lando is on slicks, he is also on the hardest compound? Which makes it even worse in the downpour rain