The 2023 Indycar Finale was RIDICULOUS! | 2023 Indycar Laguna Seca: The Comedy Review

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[@coldterror7576]

The safety car needing refueling really encapsulates this whole race

[@eteocles4452]

I was shocked the safety car didn't cause a yellow, seems like every other car on track did.

[@thejman3489]

Looks like they learned from Nashville that they need to bring extra fuel for the pace car.

[@PapaVanTwee5]

@@eteocles4452 Castroneves needed to go out and hit the pace car, it seems like it's the only one he didn't hit. (reference to Days of Thunder.)

[@xarniia6937]

I read this before watching the video and....omg 😅

[@f1marc2424]

They need to change the restart zone to where the quali finish line is

[@durby5662]

Its no coincidence that Robb finished in the points after he started following you on twitter. Legend.

[@brandonvoortwijs1382]

You het points in Indycar no matter where you finish

[@JustK4Y1512]

@@brandonvoortwijs1382his first top 15 tho, nearly got into top 10 lol

[@Parker-time]

Thank you for doing the whole Indycar season.

[@FP1Will]

It’s been a fun ride!

[@charlielightbody6233]

@@FP1Willwill you do it again next year?

[@paulvanzyl2385]

@@charlielightbody6233 I hope he does

[@FP1Will]

Of course!

[@mrj3217]

As a American I am so embarrassed by Indy car. From the dogsh*t race announcers of Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliff to the quality of the racing on track. It's downright boring. INDY car has to prioritize specific teams or manufacturer's ability to individually upgrade at least 1 part of the car to attempt to get an edge. It has to be more like F1.

[@aiwash2766]

Huh…….. The Indycar race ended up being an absolute mess while the nascar race ended up being a clean good race……. Must be opposites day

[@crouchb15]

Should've seen Xfinity yesterday.....

[@Hockeydudemaddox]

nascar is the laughing stock of motor sports bro

[@rhinom1969]

@@Hockeydudemaddoxf1 is the laughing stock because there’s no competition lmaooo, while nascar has had like 13 different winners

[@countryaces7653]

@@rhinom1969 Midfield in F1`usually has battles. And by midfield I mean not Max Verstappen

[@rhinom1969]

@@countryaces7653 i watch f1 every weekend and i support max but there is no contest to which motorsport has been the least exciting

[@mrbloodmuffins]

Thank you very much for doing the full Indycar Season comedy reviews. I look forward to St. Pete next year!

[@FP1Will]

No problem! Been a fun season!

[@thejman3489]

I am looking forward to St. Petersburg too but there is no way it's going to live up to the race this year. That race had everything. I still can't believe how crazy that was.

[@mrbloodmuffins]

@thejman3489 it will be the first indycar race with the hybrid system so that is a wild card.

[@shayanhosseini2213]

NASCAR is still happening

[@davedewsnap288]

Brilliant race. Sheer entertainment. Dixon has to be the greatest open wheeler alive. Loved the season, but now it’s over. Only the over hyped F1 to take a passing interest in. Come on! - Power steering isn’t racing.

[@Posirep]

In a race where everyone was running into each other or going off the track....somehow Sting Ray kept it clean the entire race and was pretty much never even mentioned.

[@mboelts]

Ahhh Leguna Seca, you know the race track F1 SHOULD BE DOING INSTEAD OF STUPID LAS VEGAS!!!

[@jakehoover6655]

Could you imagine the whining if F1 drivers tried to handle the corkscrew?

[@Lê-se.Lânterné]

Current f1 cars have no conditions to race at laguna seca bcoz of: 1. Corkscrew (obvs) 2. Track width needs to be at least 12 metres (necessary for a "new track")

[@mboelts]

@@Lê-se.Lânterné is the elevation change any more than spa, or the banked turns at the Dutch gp? What about the width of Monaco? At least at Leguna they have run off areas

[@xtlm]

Yeah, but NGL it's going to look so sweet going down the strip.

[@Bolt_theG35]

According to Roman Grosjean, F1 cars front wing is too low to run a Laguna. They can’t get through the cork screw without damage.

[@JKlein713]

Dixon earned that win. He got two penalties, one for a starting grid violation and one for contact in one of the early cautions, that really didn't look like his fault. Also, congratulations on Sting Ray following you, lets just hope the following stays online!

[@Martinspire]

That early one was definitely his fault. Not leaving space for Herta and punting Veekay off was definitely worth a penalty. He was a jackass to OWard earlier this season for the same kind of shenanigans

[@Firemarioflower]

@@Martinspire Cry he still won

[@iambmw85]

Thanks for covering IndyCar this season. You're one of the few who do these videos well IMO. Hopefully you'll be covering the 2024 schedule release and silly season a bit more as well

[@felix_irgendwas]

The Safety Car needing to refuel had me burst into laughter and I haven't managed to stop yet 😂

[@williamphillips6558]

The ability to just churn out videos the way you do is just nuts, enjoyed the coverage this season!

[@FP1Will]

Much appreciated!

[@arhanschulze6245]

I was there in person, and when we heard that the safety car needed to be refuled, i just started dying just to funny lol

[@XxMrManxX9451]

Most chaotic race I’ve seen at Laguna in a long time-maybe ever. Congrats on another great year of coverage and to Alex Paloe on another dominant season

[@manoloantonio5206]

You were great the whole season with the IndyCar coverage! Honestly more fun than any F1 race this year...

[@sergeantnet]

Illott: *pissing whole Argentina since Laguna Seca 2023* Grosjean: *pissing whole world since 2009*

[@theawfulgambler]

Your recaps have kept me interested this year Will!

[@biffatron23]

P1, ROCKETPOWEREDMOHAWK AND FP1WILL. The only motorsports journalists I listen to 🙌

[@isaacm2374]

P1, FP1Will are great channels. But can't understand how mowawk gets views. Feels like he's trying so hard to be edgy and politically incorrect. Must be popular I guess.

[@Posirep]

Biggest thing is Callum Ilott is now never allowed to enter Argentina cuz Canapino made a mistake and broke his wing by hitting Callum's car... Cuz Argentinian fans are worse than the goddamn Tifosi, you can imagine what has been thrown at Callum since.

[@samueltorres3322]

I've seen it on a live stream, the rage is almost contagious.

[@juanncarrizo9508]

Callum made the mistake making an unnecessary move on his team mate, cost him the position and also more important, money for the team (which they need) Also he's brit so he would probably get death threated anyway, still bad

[@wildes2025]

I love how it’s the NFL on FOX theme for the intro 😂

[@smiddlehurst1]

With how this one went perhaps replacing it with the Wrestlemania theme would have been appropriate...

[@Jthamano]

This race was pure insanity! Was looking forward to this episode as soon as the race was over and was not disappointed. Yet another amazing Comedy Review!

[@Hockeydudemaddox]

GUYS STING RAY ROBB DID NOT HIT THE WALL GOING 761245 MPH ITS A MIRACLE OMG POST THIS EVERYWHERE THERES NO WAY HE DID IT HE DID IT!

[@DougieFresh765]

Grosjean 2023... how to pisś away a whole season.

[@lostalone9320]

The man is certainly committed to that big Chaotic Neutral energy.

[@LSB001]

His team sabotaged him with strategy.

[@sadikurrahman4833]

@@LSB001oh of course it’s never his fault

[@_RM99]

Andretti's fault for constantly trying to do their best Ferrari impression

[@LachiBoii]

@@sadikurrahman4833 I mean tbf, this time it actually was legitimately not his fault, same with O'Ward

[@tonydizinno8488]

Mad thanks for doing the comedy reviews for the full IndyCar Season! Refreshing to have another bit of post-race content to look forward to.

[@FP1Will]

More to come!

[@Gangsta_Playz]

Sting Ray Robb getting his best result (P12) in possibly his final race was poetic Update: he's racing at AJ Foyt in 2024 racing the 41

[@laurenmp7486]

Great video Will! And as it's the end of the season just want to say that as an American who grew up watching Indy car, the way you cover it is absolutely top notch. And I can't wait for more next year. Now if only the Indy season was longer, having it end in early September is way too early. Oh yeah as for the race, it's easily the wildest race I've ever seen at Laguna Seca and so much of it was just drivers being dipsh*ts. Sign, now the long wait for next season.

[@jedgamesguy]

Will, you've been ON IT this year with the IndyCar reviews!

[@deaks25]

You know it's an.. interesting race when the Safety Car needs a pit stop.

[@WillowCreative]

i called a dixon win on lap 30 and i wasnt even surprised anymore

[@buzzmongold]

I feel like if they had moved the restart zone to the front stretch a few 100 feet from the start finish line they would have had a lot less cautions and accidents

[@joewamsermusic]

Been an F1 fan for years, but watched my first Indy season this year because of these reviews. Thanks Will!

[@FP1Will]

Glad to hear it!

[@cadnnn]

I was at the race in laguna yesterday and boy was it something!

[@forza_ps8456]

I did not expect to hear persona 5's soundtrack on here, that even 1 of my fav songs (price)

[@casimircarothers7388]

I was there. And it was comical how long we were waiting to get any green running. We were very greatful for the end of it having a good chunk of green

[@smiddlehurst1]

Hey look on the bright side, was at the London double header for Formula E this year and the Sunday race was delayed by well over an hour waiting for the track to stop its impersonation of the Thames... Probably a good thing FE cars have halos rather than aero screens or you'd have had to equip the drivers with snorkels!

[@casimircarothers7388]

@@smiddlehurst1 haha very true. Was tryna watch that on tv and it was very frustrating can’t imagine being there. Hope you were in the indoor section😬

[@darrylkraatz1482]

Every time I will tune into Fox NFL coverage and hear the intro music I am going to think of the comedy review intro, with Pederson smashing into Defrancesco and launching him into the air at St Petersburg!Comedy gold!😂

[@Yosser70]

Great video as usual and thank you for covering the full season, it’s been really entertaining. Your coverage of this and f1 is top notch and hope the channel grows for you.

[@FP1Will]

Much appreciated! Bring on 2024!

[@maximum.p]

Chaotic race really. Palou and Grosjean were the fastest apparently but the usual crashtest guys did not let them win. Dixon winning this one is crazy given his walkthrough/early pit strategy.

[@sh-spectrum409]

It's just not a traditional season of IndyCar without Dixon defying reality and sneaking in the back door to take the top step on the podium on more than one occasion at least

[@necrosanctus]

Indycar should be renamed bumper cars shampionship at this point

[@harpsw3390]

Is anyone else still trying to figure out how Dixon won. I straight said to myself "holy shit, Dixon is going to win with 23 laps left and I am still not sure how he did it.

[@SuperAngryWalrus]

Ilott is getting death threats for the second time this season. Gotta love those Argentine fans.

[@T_Mo271]

Any guesses as to how many teams are going to next year's post-season non-points race in the outback of Argentina?

[@exequielpomilio8558]

Yeah, im argentinian but illot dont deserve death threats, that crash was race incident, but illot was very agresive in the race with that reincorporation that almost crashed Rossi and that weird sbin in pit lane

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

Ronaldo better, now cover me.🛡

[@exequielpomilio8558]

@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance . Explodes*

[@elianioriofarrell]

​@exequielpomilio8558 everyone was overly aggressive and everyone made questionable crashes.

[@corbendallas4716]

Crazee race!!!! Laguna is a proper race track. Grosjean had a super strong race... always at or near the front and was leading when he had to pit for fuel. Romain can be amazing on Street /Road courses. C'mon Romain!!!!

[@seen48]

So glad I did not watch my recording of the race! Thank you for putting this together. What a crappy last race and of course after the chaos Dixon wins, why not! Refuelling the safety car, so glad that was caught on tape! Never have I ever! Indy season = 🏁 Congrats to Alex P with back to back championships. Pretty impressive doing on a team he doesn’t seem to want to be at?

[@MLong87]

I didn't manage to catch the whole race, but saw about 3 of the cautions. I had no idea about needing to refuel the safety car though 😂. Excellent video once again Will, it'll be interesting to see if any of the remaining F1 races can be this entertaining.

[@cruisersupsupport4502]

Have been an Indy Car and F1 fan since the 60's. Though I expected the worst (narrow track and fresh asphalt) that was a tough race to watch. Expect that on a street concrete canyon - not a natural road course. Amateur hour, clown show and no flow to the race. Open wheel version of NASCAR. Learn to act and drive like professionals gentlemen.

[@alfyb4512]

I stopped watching IndyCar after the split, back in the late 90s. Haven’t watched any of it since, that is until I discovered your channel. Thanks for this, it’s great to see the series rising back from the ashes!

[@stephenbachman132]

Scotty Mac got so many number 2 finishes this year he could definitely say "hello i'm number 2 my name is number 2"

[@Hexadeci]

I used to live in Riverside so when I heard Laguna was turned into an ice rink, I had to rewind. Wasn't paying attention and panicked! lol

[@BuffaloWarrior7]

Thanks for all the hilarious and concise coverage of this series! And congrats on that follow!

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

correction: Pato is not American, he is North American, more specifically Mexican. He cannot turn right either.

[@pedromakotto3344]

man, i just LOVE the star fox OST

[@AGHowardCali]

Took my girlfriend for her first ever race. She loved the CHAOS! lol

[@Dub96]

Same here lol

[@JoeSeverino]

Your Indycar coverage actually got me interested in Indycar.

[@UndisclosedDoor]

Back to back weeks where Juncos’ existence is recognized. What a win for me

[@chadwickstephens4843]

Man ol man I love IndyCar, why didn't you cover the bar fight after the race

[@ChicaneEP3]

My man, I’ve enjoyed watching this series. IndyCar guy 1st, F1 guy second. Always entertained me, and omg the music choice especially was always stout. Thanks for the series. 🤘

[@puretom6104]

As an F1 fan the thing I was most jealous of in this video was seeing someone wave a chequered flag properly. Say no to limp celebrity wrists!

[@thejman3489]

Pato O'Ward missed 3rd in the championship by 4 points. He ended up beating Newgarden who was in 3rd, but Mclaughlin swooped in and beat both of them leaping from 5th to 3rd.

[@rulox1672]

Did not watch the race, but was following the standings... Can someone explain why Pato had to pit when he was leading? I mean, they knew he was going to drop to the back right? what happened... same with Gorsjean...

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@rulox1672 fuel strategy.

[@dustymauve]

Love this channel, it's literally the only info I get regarding IndyCar

[@calebmeadows2393]

Holy cow you are fast with the indycar content! Love the vids

[@FP1Will]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jarigustafsson7620]

Checked the extended highlights and oh my god what a szhitzhow.

[@WRXPATRICK1]

I loved the indycar recaps! I'll be watching next year, enjoy the offseason Will!

[@ronbelanger4113]

It was not just the final race, the entire season was a clown car parade.

[@cmderinchief]

Thank you for doing these Will. IndyCar needs this level of viral publicity. You are a hero!

[@FP1Will]

Thanks man!

[@rhodrage]

A few weeks ago I was watching the Monterrey Classic races, and the commentators kept talking about how great the new surface would be for the indycars, how they'll have so much grip and be very fast. So watching none of that happen was hilarious. Also Grosjean had a very clean race, everyone else however...

[@ThatSB]

2:12 holy shit this is straight out of iracing

[@pf6797]

Thanks man, you really added a lot of fun to followoing IndyCar this season! And more to come! Sting Ray!

[@Lastname6955]

0:58 💀

[@FP1Will]

Oh that’s not aged well has it

[@RDGamer321]

I guess we know where all the crashing from Nashville went this year. Took a trip to sunny side California.

[@anthonysheehan7320]

Best Intro in history of KZbin, love it

[@MrXaniss]

It was complete chaos, 8 safety cars!

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

lool go watch a video of the 2005 coke 600 at charlotte had like 22 cautions are some shit

[@MrXaniss]

@@pewterschmidt23lord99 well tbf I was 3 when that happened lol

[@amato5232]

Found this channel through F1, but I love the indycar comedy review, it's just such a wild series

[@Amm17ar]

Why is it that 80% of IndyCar highlights are incidents lol?

[@johnthefalcon2903]

Watching this chaotic race live, I was thinking about how this was going to be a gold mine for the comedy review.

[@danielwolfe6553]

Need to get Sting ray to put FP1Will on the side of the car.........if he even has one....

[@KeithCaptain]

Thanks Will. Hard to watch Indycar in Australia, so I actually watch this for the factual content (sad face), but at least you make me laugh along the way 😂.

[@Zach-td5mb]

That’s how watching F1 is in the US. I rarely am going to get up that early on a Sunday lol Especially when every time I do literally no racing occurs

[@KeithCaptain]

@@Zach-td5mb Apart from Melbourne, none of the F1 or Indycar races are in my timezone. I loved it we when hosted Indycar on the Gold Coast (near me) years ago. You have to be a dedicated follower in these parts.

[@Ben_Liebich]

Halfway through the race I thought, man this comedy review is gonna be gold!

[@squidnugget2538]

More exciting than the entire f1 season so far

[@Staggs2200]

The worst part of this race was the toxic f1 fans that couldn't help but spew hate. They really can't stand that an indycar race is chaotic and exciting. If you go to the highlights video its all people saying "amateur" and the like. But i still had 100x more fun watching this qualy and race than i have watching every f1 race this year. I just dont understand why f1 fans feel the need to hate on anything and everything. Ive watched every f1 and indy race this year and i havent once felt the compulsion to be hateful in the comments of an f1 race no matter how boring and predictable it was. I just love motorsports and racing and even if its not great, i usually still enjoy it. But so many f1 fans are toxic and elitist and just cant stand that an indycar race is actually exciting. It honestly pushes me away from f1.

[@garagecedric]

Yeah, sadly F1 fans has become a nasty bunch, not sure how it ended up like that.

[@eugenenelson]

Here's me wondering if non-americans got the intro music joke.

[@jimbosc]

Lots of aggression on the restarts was a problem - but I think the new pavement in combo with where they are released to "green" needs to be addressed. Either the green needs to be taken closer to the flag stand or they need to move it back further from the final corner to separate the field more. As it was - it was too easy to dive bomb that last corner once it was green and it cause multiple stack ups. Something IndyCar and Laguna Seca need to look at for 2024.

[@juliancantarelli]

I really really really think you should do at least one comedy review about a race here in Argentina. I recomend either Turismo Nacional (small hatches and sedans driven by maniacs) or Turismo Carretera (the most popular category here).

[@CalgarGTX]

The safety car refueling got me 😂

[@ericrobb558]

If the safety car runs out of fuel during a caution, thats a…….red?

[@shannon5373]

Say what you will but there was more passing in this race than the whole of the 2023 F1 season

[@Bolt_theG35]

That’s every race. I’m happy to see 10 passes in F1 lol

[@B.A.GarGar]

:)))...only the race in zandoort had 186 passes my man

[@shannon5373]

@@B.A.GarGar The 2023 INDY 500 had 329 on track passes and 19 passes for the lead among 7 different drivers all at 235mph!!! That's getting it done my friend!

[@B.A.GarGar]

@@shannon5373 yeah..and it has 33 cars and 3 hours...and i don t wanna talk about the track layout because man you can fit 3-5 cars alonsides...if on a track like zandoort we had almost 190 passes, 329 is rlly a poor stat

[@Bolt_theG35]

F1 averages about 32 overtakes a race, so if F1 had 186 overtakes at Zandoort, imagine if Indycar ran there. Indycar averages more than twice the overtakes on a road course because the racing is way closer. There were 264 overtakes for position yesterday at Laguna Seca and that’s a road course. And there’s usually only 1 or 2 lead changes in F1 per race, especially this year. Yesterdays Indycar race alone at had 6 lead changes amongst 6 different drivers, and that’s just one race. You don’t see that in F1.

[@spongyahoy]

I would love to see your take on NASCAR since Indycar is over, playoffs just started and Bristol's up next.

[@kcspeed9980]

Genuinely upset that this is the first video I’ve seen of yours. The KZbin algorithm needs to have its head checked I swear. About to binge watch your content for the next few days. Hilarious stuff!

[@FP1Will]

Thanks so much!

[@daaud_liverpool1515]

Wish you could cover the WEC or IMSA races😊

[@michaelramos545]

Will, hell of a job with the Indy content this season. Excited for the next!

[@FP1Will]

Cheers man!

[@schuylerschultz804]

..............what, what?! HOW ARE YOU NOT EVEN AT 100K SUBS YET?!?!?! Legit, your content is that good.

[@FP1Will]

Thanks so much!

[@emd3427]

Hey Will, if your looking for more Comedy Reviews to do, IMSA and WEC would be great for the rest of the season, and maybe next year too!

[@Staggs2200]

I would love an IMSA mx-5 cup review. It's probably my favorite racing series of all time. The amount of action and unpredictability every race is unlike any other series. And I watch pretty much everything, from F1 and Indy, to WEC to GT and touring, and MotoGP and superbikes.

[@emd3427]

@@Staggs2200 MX5 cup is goated af. Im even friends with one of the drivers!

[@PeterKKraus]

21 years ago Hunter-Reay was competing for theToyota Atlantic championship at Laguna Seca.

[@SuperfluousIndividual]

I mean, the entire entertainment this race provided was counting how many people either spun out, crashed, beached the car in the gravel and, my personal favorite, how many times the engine starter tool was taken out of the truck on track. I'm gonna be honest, I lost track of all the statistics around 4th caution when I stood up to get myself a beer...

[@nik_hffmnn]

Dude you are the absolute GOAT for Indycar content WHERE DO I SEND MY DANG MONEY (Patreon)

[@DimitriMoreira]

Simon has some sick helmets on display. Very nice.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

I enjoyed it, yes it was crazy and wild but I think that's alright to have once every season or two. Not every race is like that at all but it was the perfect storm - the title had been wrapped up, not much rubber on the new surface, lots of rookies and veterans chasing contracts for next year and eager to impress.

[@Josh_5485]

Thanks for all the Indy car comedy reviews can’t wait for next season

[@Danspy501st]

Talking about Headout being able to give us a free trip to see a F1 race. In before they send you an email asking to attend :) Not that I think it is possible as the Europe races are over But beside covering F1, then you could cover F2 or F3 when they are racing as well

[@FurryestX]

VAMOS CANAPINO LA PUTA MADRE❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tomcharlton586]

i missed this race because i was at a gig, thankfully will uploads his videos at verstappen speed, and i'd rather watch this than the official highlights.

[@Kilo-sz4ch]

Looking forward to seeing a Laguna Seca 2.0 when the driver hit the track at Thermal considering there’s no championship points to lose and a $1M prize on offer for the winner.