HAMILTON INFURIATES ALONSO! The Story of the 2010 European Grand Prix

Is this legitimately the point where Alonso lost the 2010 title? I suppose that depends on him getting past the safety car line and Hamilton doesn't slow down I guess...
Because if he finishes 3rd or even 2nd because of Hamilton changing his front wing, then he's won the title. Easy peasy. But it's one of those things, and I invite you to discuss in the comments.
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[@rhyswheeler858]

Alonso throwing around race fixing allegations is an irony of the highest level 😂

[@purwantiallan5089]

Race fixing allegations hopefully stopped in 2024 or so...

[@apilolomi4354]

Why so?

[@rhyswheeler858]

@@apilolomi4354 because he didn’t mind when Renault fixed the Singapore Grand Prix on 2008, quite the irony that

[@apilolomi4354]

@@rhyswheeler858 Did he even know about that at the time?

[@rhyswheeler858]

@@apilolomi4354 of course he did, he was managed by Flavio so it’s impossible for him not to know. Flávio’s statement when they were caught was to take the heat off of Fernando

[@superchacho777]

Fernando knows a thing or two about race fixing

[@The_ZeroLine]

Hamilton lied to the FIA multiple times. Burton drove with illegal ballast tanks. Who cares? Every driver on the grid wouldn’t complain if their team did something illegal to help them.

[@LD-oq9lx]

nah, Petrov's diffuser is where he lost the championship, they were so busy trying to cover webber that they didn't think Renault would pull a 1 stop after the safety car.

[@TheSt1092]

Webber for me blew his his big chance to win a championship and beat Vettel . The Bridgestone tyres suited Webber better overall than the Pirellis.

[@Alonso_The_GOAT]

Everyone in 2010 tried his best to throw the title away.

[@arthurguitar]

Blew it in Korea.

[@jacobmassey3897]

If he'd won the title then the team would've treated him with a lot more respect until he retired. Vettel was a whinging little crybaby who was hopeless at leading a team as was proven when he threw his toys out the pram and moved to Ferrari where he threw away 2 titles in 2018 and 19.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@jacobmassey3897no. Three times. 2017 to 2019 but 2017 and 2018 were the most painful years for Vettel along with 2020.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@arthurguitarAlonso actually blew it in both South Korea and Belgium.

[@sgt.thompson98]

1. 11:16 *Sir Hashtag of Blessed* is probably the greatest nickname for Hamilton I have ever heard 2. It is beyond ironic to hear Alonso of all people complain about race-fixing 3. I think Hamilton legit got confused during this process as opposed to trying to play smart. Not to mention the whole 2009 Australia fiasco, so getting caught up in another safety car controversy *on purpose* would be the last thing on his mind. 4. Even though the track apart from the 2012 race was a bit of a borefest (not to mention the no overtakes race in 2009) I can't help but love the Valencia circuit. Driving here on F1 2010-2012 games was exceptionally fun

[@corpsecoder_nw6746]

17:10 a lot of drivers could have won 2010.... If Vettel didn't have his engine issue in Bahrain, wheel coming off in Australia, engine failure in Korea, he would've wiped the floor with everyone because that's 75 points. Likewise Fernando had a failure in Malaysia, this incident in Valencia, lucky in Bahrain and Korea, he'd have won it in a slightly slower car despite the Abu Dhabi strategy blunder. If Hamilton didn't have his Monza and Singapore incidents, his Hungary failure, his Spain tire failure, he'd have won the title. If Webber hadn't had that incident with Heikki he'd have maybe recovered to the points and been world champion. Even Button could be world champion again if the engineers didn't leave the maintenance tool in his car's sidepod in Monaco, or been taken out by Sebastian in Belgium. It was a crazy season with no one having an ideal time. I know that in the moment of bad luck or failures or incidents, the drivers would have felt so much pain. But in the end, the season was spiced up so much by everything happening......

[@SS17777]

Little sidenotes: - Vettel finished 4th in bahrain meaning he only lost 13pts there - alonso was running 9th in malaysia before the engine failute and also lost losts of points in monaco and silverstone due to silly mistakes

[@byanymeansnecessary9329]

Button wasn't in the points at any time in Monaco, nothing lost there

[@brokentuskclan1795]

Valencia was one of those 'Easy Listening' circuits, put it on in the background while doing the ironing.

[@Ryzard]

Why is that? Genuine question, because I don't entirely follow. Or do you just mean, nothing happens, so no need to watch, you can just hear the commentary lol

[@jn1982]

Those McClarens of that time were sooooo beautful.....I know, shiny graphics. But still, best looking car ever.

[@willf1sv5]

2010 was a season full of mistakes from all the title contenders. Red Bull had by far the best car but they had a lot more bad luck (with Vettel at least).

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

Yup Vettel at Turkey, Hungary and Belgium Alonso at Monaco, Silverstone and Spa Webber at Valencia and Korea Hamilton at Monza and Singapore For mistakes

[@alexlazebat839]

@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 then car probs in Bahrain, Spain, Australia for vettel, Hamilton should of used the f duct at monza but no

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@alexlazebat839 Lewis also had 2 high profile car issues with a gearbox failure in Hungary and wheel rim failure in Spain Alonso engine failure in Malaysia nothing is coming to mind for Webber

[@Alonso_The_GOAT]

@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 Turkey?

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@Alonso_The_GOAT oh yeah haha Webber getting taken out by Vettel and losing points

[@sam.victor470]

Content and calm delivery always good. Makes you want even more.

[@Suicaedere666]

You are vunderbar Aiden. Much respect and love for you and your family over the holidays🙌⚡️ Great video, very informative.. added bonus, a blue jays hat😜

[@dancallahan4183]

FYI: US broadcasts are on ESPN and are simply simulcasts of what you see on Sky Sports Great vid as usual!

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Not back then they weren't. In 2010 I believe NBC had the contract, and races were on NBC sports except for the 4 free to air races. We had the same crew from speed channel before NBC though, and while the US hasn't sent a whole team to the race, up until 2010 we had Peter Windsor on location as the pit reporter. Bob Varsha, Steve Matchett, and David Hobbs were the studio announcers. I actually miss those guys, and would rather have them back. Although, ESPN plays the race with no commercials, so there's that. I just wish we had our own broadcast guys.

[@dancallahan4183]

I think it was NBC / Speed then. I thought he was asking who had it now as well. ESPN is just using the Sky feed wholly to save money, but yes, it would be nice to have a US based team again

[@TheiRacersLounge-gs8bq]

Thing people don’t think about; If Valencia had gone in Fernando’s favour, you can’t then assume the rest of the season will have played out exactly the same. Maybe it would have but that’s not how life works. Every single thing would have been different, starting with the results of the race and ending with any number of different scenarios. Saying “this is where Fernando lost the championship” just doesn’t work because everything from that point will have played out differently.

[@JohnSmithShields]

So good to see the hashtag blessed stuff, same as FP1 Will. Alwats raises a smile.

[@ADxWales81]

LH had been impacted by post race penalties for safety car issues before. Melbourne 2009 for example. So you can understand the aprehention at 180+ mph with a safety car.

[@alexlazebat839]

lie gate was mis-informing the stewards some cases are as clear as mud

[@AidanMillward]

Lie gate was also him telling the stewards at the instruction of his engineer. Race engineer was sacked after.

[@alexlazebat839]

@@AidanMillward my point was i nobody was sure of the rules

[@VonBlade]

That last sector at Korea was utter misery. Thanks for reminding me.

[@polycube868]

I had a dislike of that track too, India as well, neither track had good flow.

[@recarsion]

@@polycube868 a lot of people online seem to remember these tracks fondly but I don't get it, they were both terrible.

[@edstevens2772]

Didn’t Hunt only take the championship lead on the last race too? Mitigating circumstances there granted.

[@AidanMillward]

Might have done. If I’d bothered to go through every season I might have found that out. The “I think” gets around it. Cos I’m smart.

[@taquilo9608]

No doubt he timed that on purpose, a driver of this calibre thinks about everything. Hurts as an Alonso fan, but I'm more than certain if it was the other way round, the exact same thing happens It's all part of the dance :D

[@alexlazebat839]

point is like many things the rules arent clear until this situation happens

[@TheRip72]

@@alexlazebat839 & they still don't get changed after a flaw in them is exposed, which is even worse.

[@stagger87]

Ive actually been working on a Setup for the RSS Formula Hybrid 2023 at Valenica, I some what enjoyed aspects of that track, or that might just because of (as you mentioned) my countryman Mark 'Flipper' Webber

[@stevenwork95]

Good info...

[@blairmillward8408]

El Livid was the best part of this! hahahah, well done, fine sir.

[@clonefan9472]

Thanks!

[@Railfan608]

I actually enjoy driving Valencia in the F1 games, India too, although I agree that Korea is a bit of a naff track

[@King_Goat_JJ]

I personally think Lewis had no clue on what to do & eventually carried on. Alonso's mood was something. He took this & Silverstone incident into a ball of anger & climbed back into the hunt. I don't think this is the race that cost Alonso the title. It was just one of those seasons where every race was filled with drama & dropped points

[@alexlazebat839]

i agree lewis sometimes has no clue wat to do

[@brad6630]

If we take the logic of Bernie regarding 2 gp's in one country maybe Donnington could have been the Welsh GP like Nurburgring hosted the Luxembourg gp.

[@TheBrummi10]

It could be seen as the race that lost Alonso the championship with how you described it, I guess. Similarly Webber lost the championship here with that zigzag driving Lotus of Kovalainen and/or the slow pitstop you mentioned. Also it is the race that on the other hand won Vettel the championship as he managed to win when his rivals stumbled. But then we have Korea where Webber also lost the championship and Vettel lost it as well, we have Belgium where Alonso lost the championship and let's not forget Australia where Vettel lost the championship. And then we have to consider Hamilton with 3 DNFs in 4 races, that probably lost him the championship. Wait wat

[@theF1oracle]

Just stumbled across the bernie ecclestone documentary 'Lucky' Worth making a video about it ?

[@alexphipps4912]

To your point at 16:54, I believe Hunt and Surtees both did it sooner

[@CyanRooper]

Both drivers also only led the championship once in their careers, both right at the end of the seasons where they won the championships.

[@TerribleFire]

James Hunt took the lead of the championship at the end of the last race in 76

[@Peter_isager._DK]

James Hunt i belive didn't lead before the last race

[@CyanRooper]

John Surtees as well.

[@alexlazebat839]

montoya disqualifyied 60 laps in the USA Gp in 2004 for something that happened on the parade lap

[@F_r_a_n_y]

I wish Aston gave Alonso the chance to drag something to win that shouldnt like the 2010 and 2012 Ferraris. Those are up there among the greatest performances in the sport especially over a season. The only driver doing anything similiar last season was Albon.

[@joshcobi]

Where can I get that shirt?

[@TheBaldMiddleAgedMetalHead]

I mean 4 drivers lost out on 2010.. Seb was lucky.

[@brnhd1991]

Brass neck on Fernando to accuse anyone of cheating or fixing a race less than two years after crash gate. That said knowing Fernando especially as time goes by he tends to say a lot of things to provoke reactions or conversations behind the scenes as opposed to him thinking these things definitely happen way he claims them. For a lack of better term he's a wind up merchant but also an astute politician of the f1 game and he plays well

[@AidanMillward]

Brass neck of Ferrari to say that other teams were getting a helping hand after 2008 as well.

[@dingrey]

Spygate?

[@chrisccc22]

Oh a Toronto Blue Jays hat. I'm 15 minutes away.

[@officialmcdeath]

Excuse me but I couldn't help noticing that Fernando is considerably faster than yow \m/

[@ingocernohorsky]

Try Valencia in reverse. Way more fun to drive

[@Lonzz_14]

Alonso lost the title at Silverstone when the stewards were drenched in Johnny Walker or something to give him that ridiculous Drive Through

[@Spike-sk7ql]

At the time, I think nbc had the F1 contract. Most races, this one included were on nbc sports network. Or it was Fox still, and nbc didnt get it until later.

[@polycube868]

FOX, with all races but Canada live on Speed Channel which is now FOX Sports 1, with 3 summer races, including the one covered in the video, shown by delay on network FOX, Canada shown live.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

@@polycube868 so then it was a couple years before nbc got the contract. At least when nbc took over, they kept our broadcast team that we had become accustomed to over here. I kind of miss Varsha, Matchett, and Hobbs.

[@DoniyRacing]

Regarding the last question. Can't remember how the 2010 season went but i still believe that Alonso lost it in the last round with that apaling strat that put him behind Petrov and no way to pass him.

[@davidblet7601]

Alonso lost that title when he signed for Ferrari; and I'm saying that as a Tifosi.

[@md.shaonprinceshuvo5412]

He should have singned with red Bull if he wanted to win wdc

[@minibus9]

I suppose anythng is technically possible but i just think that the risk involved in deleberately passing the safety car would make it not worth doing, yes the Piquet JR incident had happened less than two years before but arguably that makes it even less likely

[@purwantiallan5089]

Fernando Alonso in 2010 realistically has far less bad lucks compared to ORACLE RED BULL RACING in 2010. Alonso in fact has one less DNF than Vettel throughout 2010 yet Vettel is a little more consistent.

[@therwfer]

Whow whow whow.... what is that Garak menswear thing? I don't watch every one of your releases, but I've seen a couple of them and never noticed that! I actually googled this to find if a clothing company named themselves after the legendary Obsidian Order operati... I mean plain, simple tailor. So is this a coincidence I watch your video and you wear this? I do believe in coincidences, they happen every day, but I don't trust coincidences.

[@AidanMillward]

It was something Masita esports made for me last year, just to show what they can make should I ever want to make some merch. There’s only two in existence. Garak Menswear was one of the fake sponsors I made for the Option 13 stuff, so the “race team” I have when I’m racing on my lonesome for banter.

[@therwfer]

@@AidanMillward Should totally be a thing. I'd wear that. Be a dork without being a dork!

[@icey2203]

It’s insane that Alonso was in that position with that Ferrari anyway

[@areasquirrel]

I seem to be the only person who liked Valencia. Particularly the bridge, and the flat out left-rights of the final sector. Yeongam, take it or leave it, and Buddh, I didn't like too much. It is indeed a 'shoulda would coulda' moment, so does it really matter? Only in terms of remembering that it's about the whole year in a championship battle, not the last 2 or 3 events where suddenly everyone remembers every fraction of a second. In the context of where we were in the season at that point, I would say it was where Hamilton lost it rather than Alonso. At that point in the season Ferrari were Ferrari-ing as usual after the 1-2 in Bahrain. I distinctly remember laughing at Alonso saying he could win from however many points behind, when I read it. Yeah, only if we were still running last year's points, I thought, not with them giving points away like Smarties this year. Meanwhile it seemed like a private battle between Red Bull and McLaren, and after the fallout from Turkey coupled with back to back wins for Lewis, plus applying that "golden boy policy" to both teams, I expected the drivers title to be exclusively Vettel v. Hamilton from then on. Then came McLaren's SNAFU here, which shows any recent viewer on F1TV that they aren't the only generation questioning the people upstairs when a single thing doesn't run to plan. Except you wouldn't have demands for Charlie to be sacked... This started a period of misery for Hamilton - other than winning in Belgium, there was being solid but not spectacular in Britain and Germany, engine failure in Hungary and crashes in Italy and Singapore. This was where it began for Alonso, really, as his rage here was just barely justified by being on the pace again, followed by an upturn in form, let's not mention Hockenheim, please... Shock horror, have a stiff drink to hand - I'm not blaming Hamilton!!!! There was confusion about where to do X, either Lewis or the team messed it up, and the controversy, such as it was, then as now, I write off as yet another classic Alonso tantrum. It ain't no 'media narrative', Grandad, it's baked into your character, mate. After all the years of Ferrari International Assistance, for them to use words like 'bitter' and 'false' is frankly so hypocritical I find it offensive. The other thing I remember from this race was the multiple cars being investigated after the race, with Jonathan 'Problems There!' Legard declaring the message from Race Control was like a bingo call. One of the first instances of one of DC's recurring rants, about the result not matching the pictures. And all that's before you mention Kobayashi. Why, yes, I did laugh when he yeeted past Alonso with a lap to go, how'd you guess?

[@JohnSmithShields]

Liked for the effort to write all that.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

all 4 of the title contenders lost the 2010 title Alonso lost it here Webber lost it in Korea and Hamilton you could take your pick of where he lost it you could argue spain as that P2 would've put him on 256 points which is the same as Vettel's actual total and then vettel loses 3 points (because he would've finish 4th if Lewis stayed 2nd) you could say a lesser extent hungary but i wouldn't say so because he retired from 4th and he was behind the other 3 contenders anyway but where i'd say he lost it was the italy singapore japan portion of the season i think without doubt if Hamilton finishes even one of italy or singapore he wins the title

[@Hunter-ww9rd]

If you don't mind me asking, how come getting the pictures is an issue for you? I just never see any other content creators bring it up. Even other f1 youtubers seem to have no issues

[@AidanMillward]

Because they haven’t been caught yet It does amaze me how they continue to do it.

[@simontravers2715]

It’s better watching Webber flip in video anyway, rather than just a still picture. “Not the first time I’ve bin upside down meight!!” 🇦🇺

[@modelcitizen8731]

I shouted to the Mrs in the kitchen "omfg webber is dead" before the car had stopped, couldn't believe he just jumped out giving a thumbs up, I'm old enough to have seen way way smaller crashes killing drivers

[@alexjenner1108]

From my understanding low resolution images can be used under "fair use" provisions in US and similar rules in UK law. I've also heard other youtubers say that it is almost never worthwhile defending against a copyright strike, because you can't afford to have 3 copyright strikes. If you have F1 or other motorsports content, maybe a photo from the pits or a car show, make sure you upload to wikimedia commons with creative commons license or similar. Make sure you own the photo of course.

[@simontravers2715]

@ModelCitizen I remember all the “Red Bull Gives You Wings” memes that came out of that crash.

[@FormulaGuppy]

I love alonso and Lewis; two of the greatest drivers period - but Alonso can’t get butt hurt even if (which I don’t think he did) Lewis held him back. Y’all can’t forget Alonso sat in the pits in the mclaren timing out Lewis for qualifying. 😂

[@joelambert7128]

Also the last person who should ever allow the words "race fixing" to leave his mouth.

[@chrisclarke3880]

And Alonso is so innocent. Maybe he should have figured out how to overtake Petrov.

[@gooddypm]

Fixed the audio?

[@AidanMillward]

Fucking hope so I’m not rendering it again 🤣

[@thesunnynationg]

What was Ferrari running? Bridgestone...? yeah, that was the better tyre around 2008

[@patrickmalark8433]

Not an F1 question, more a channel question. Why is it that you are so very cautious with the images in your videos. I understand copyright law, I also understand why a person would be standoffish when it comes to getting demonetized over a photo. What confuses me is how absolute you in obtaining photos when it seems every other F1 channel couldn't possibly care any less about it? I would really appreciate an answer as the whole thing is a bit confusing. Thanks and great content as always!

[@AidanMillward]

I got a load of videos taken down because of the copyrights involved with some of the pro shot photos I don’t know how other channels get away with it. It’s bloody annoying that they do because they never credit anybody, they never show their sources and they sure as hell ain’t paying for them. I do everything properly and legally and trundle along. They don’t and some of them cop hundreds of thousands of views. It’s an absolute piss take sometimes.

[@patrickmalark8433]

@@AidanMillward Appreciate you elaborating on this. You seem to completely understand the angle I was trying to approach this from. I get why they don't go after The Race being that they are in F1's pocket, and good for them. Beyond that though, I don't know how the others get away with it. I'm sure they have been hit with a strike here or there but we both know it can't be happening regularly or they wouldn't continue to do it and get demonetized. I think over all the way you're doing it is best because at least this way you dont ever have to worry about getting that one video that really takes off and hits huge numbers, then gets demonetized but they must be getting away with it 99% of the time, right? Otherwise it wouldn't be worth the risk. Just doesn't make sense to me but the KZbin algorithm is designed to not make sense so I suppose my being confused is par for the course. You make great content. Keep doing what you're doing and I will keep supporting it. If I were you though, I would want to throw one video out with copyrighted material. The temptation would be too much to bear haha. Maybe that's why you are you though and I am me. Appreciate you!

[@AidanMillward]

@@patrickmalark8433 the race has a deal with XPB so they’re all covered.

[@philllawrence1580]

4.5k to Robbie M!

[@TheSnaveeelPlaysGames]

These sorts of theories are said by fans all the time as if they are certain. I know this is a hypothetical video, and you may not be of this opinion. If Fernando had got passed the safety car, like Lewis, then the rest of the race (obviously) would have been different; but by extension of those events, the entire rest of the season would have also played out differently. There’s no guarantee, in any of the similar circumstances of any given season, that things would have gone the same way. If Alonso got passed the safety car, for example, any number of things would have been changed that could’ve resulted in Button being crowned champion. It’s fun to speculate of course, but some people don’t realise; life doesn’t that way and everything we do effects the entire rest of our life and those we come in contact with and so on. Maybe Michael would have won a race. What ever happened, Lewis not hesitating does not guarantee Fernando the championship, because everything after would have been different. And yes, I am fun at parties!

[@azapro911]

Hamilton had his own championship prospects to think about, so risking it all to mess Alonso around doesn't stack up. The safety car overtaking rules were laughably convoluted at the time, so I can well imagine LH sitting there thinking "Err, do I go or not?!"

[@MaroSama888]

Bernie the only guy to consider San Marino a country of It's own hahaha

[@rodclark5831]

Kimi was the only F1 champion driver since the 90's that did not cheat and/or politically manipulate/complain.

[@dylanmorrissey7339]

Lewis in 08 was luck and Glock in particular and Trulli being on dry grooved tyres onn a wet track it wasn't rogged for him. Oh the irony of Alonso using'race fixing' as an excuse for losing a race

[@awesomeberg]

Hmmmm...kinda funny alonso complaining about a race being fixed considering what he did only 2 years before that

[@klepetar]

that's a 2 channel jcm 800 behind you huh?

[@AidanMillward]

2000

[@sheldoniusRex]

I actually think Lulu is good enough to time passing the safety car perfectly enough to shaft the Lord of the eyebrows.

[@SPRITEVIDS101]

Early 2010s Lewis was unhinged af

[@moshambles]

Alonso still has such a huge chip on his shoulder about Lewis

[@Euclides287]

When you're a double world champion, you never get over getting beat by a rookie.

[@tonicabrer4350]

​@@Euclides287they were equal on points, wins and podiums though

[@Alonso_The_GOAT]

​@@Euclides287Not really if that rookie had been favouritised.

[@MWPompert]

And rightly so in this incident in my view. Lewis doing damage control for having a damaged wing and lengthy stop dropping him back in the queue but like this he lost nothing and competitors did instead. Far too much to consider it a coincidence of the situation. The kind of situation like Michael parking his car in Monaco 2006 qualifying. Or Alonso holding Lewis up in Hungary 2007 qualifying. Like for like that was as a sort of payback, but Lewis didn’t have to take a penalty for it.

[@philipbray880]

Alonso keeping it real nothing more to be fair.

[@JTeam45]

Ah, 2010, my 1st F1 season when I was 15yo after venturing away from NASCAR during Jimmie's dominance. I don't think I could have started watching during a better championship season!

[@polycube868]

I was a couple of years older than you that year and so over Jimmie Johnson's dominance!

[@JoshuaC923]

A constructive comment

[@jordanmustang87]

Just to answer your question Aiden, the US network for F1 is currently ESPN, and they've been doing it now for a few years.

[@CharlesDarkson]

Alonso accusing another driver of race fixing when he should have been disqualified from Singapore '08 after benefitting from Crashgate should be the definition of having no sense of irony. Lets not forget he failed to overtake Petrov in Abu Dhabi for 40 laps as well, not completely his fault as Ferrari made the wrong strategy call but he should have taken more risks given what was at stake. Nice Black Country Flag btw.

[@Kenku178]

Since you asked, current US TV rights is ABC/ESPN. Fox gave away rights to NBC who then dropped F1 over the creation of the streaming service, who basically went to ESPN going "We need a broadcaster please take us!"

[@The_ZeroLine]

If it had been Alonso passing the SC, you’d all be calling him a cheating villain. This was just one of a ton of bad luck for Alonso. Vettel was extremely lucky to just scrape into a WDC in a much better car.

[@icyveins21]

Facts! The constant defending of Hamilton just makes the bias even more obvious

[@stibblr]

first race i ever saw!

[@zacariaspiedrasdelrio2043]

On the spanish tv coverage they were livid. One of the commentators went on blurting racial statements towards Hamilton.

[@AidanMillward]

Shocker.

[@The_ZeroLine]

It’s funny how much so many Brits hate Alonso despite their golden boy lucking into a dominant car for, oh, just SEVEN straight seasons. BTW, I have never heard Lewis complain about ANYTHING on the radio. And he surely wouldn’t have been annoyed if this had happened to him. 🙄

[@AidanMillward]

Fernando fans letting Lewis live rent free for that long in their heads is quite unhealthy tbh.

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@AidanMillward He’s not. I like Lewis. I simply don’t like seeing any driver subtly mischaracterized regularly. And, if we’re talking about rent free, it’s funny that this many years later your default angle on Alonso is negative. As you said yourself, you could have titled this video “is this where Alonso lost the title?” Instead you gave it one with an inherently negative spin. Just because you make a point of saying “I don’t dislike Alonso,” doesn’t mean it’s true.

[@The_ZeroLine]

BTW, I was actually referring to all the comments rather than your video. But since you took it personally, I didn’t mind pointing out a minor bias you might not even realize exists. And it’s an understandable one. After all, you’re a fan just like everyone else.

[@AidanMillward]

@@The_ZeroLine didn’t take anything personally. 💁🏻‍♂️ Plus no negative spin needed. Nando accusing Lewis of cheating when Singapore 2008 happened is a bit rich tbh. There's no bias for that. This is an observation that a lot of people noticed then and still make now. That's not being biased or 'defaulting to a negative view of him', that's just calling out bullshit.

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@AidanMillward Sure…

[@alexlazebat839]

was this Hamilton's payback for 2008 Spain

[@GaryWagers]

US broadcasts are currently held by ESPN (a Disney company, if you're curious); as of the last time I watched a race on television, they just imported a feed from Sky Sports, though given the change of commentator team for F1's highlight reels, perhaps that's changed now. Before that, the broadcast rights were held by NBC, which aired F1 on NBC Sports Network. Before that, they were held by Fox, which aired F1 on Speed Channel. I started watching F1 on Speed in 2003, so there's a lot of nostalgia associated with that brand for me.

[@FayeHunter]

It's called Getty Images because you Getty The Images

[@AidanMillward]

And you Getty fucked in the wallet. £350 for “that” shot of McLaren’s second brake pedal.

[@FayeHunter]

​@@AidanMillward Holy shit.... Oh my God.... What a racket...

[@JohnSmithShields]

​@AidanMillward this is what MS Paint was invented for.

[@albeback5234]

😫 sir leavis the goat of all time was robbed by infuriated Alonso that year

[@AidanMillward]

Great! Anyway…

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

Alonso getting owned by Lewis since 2007

[@Alonso_The_GOAT]

2010-2013?

[@willf1sv5]

Valencia what a terrible terrible track...

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

They could have done so many fun things. But it seemed like they made it a bad track on purpose

[@miguelcebriancarrasco1907]

@@gerarduspoppel2831 yep, it is a short walk away from my house and it is always sad to see that ugly thing abandoned, at least I saw the 2012 race live.

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

@@miguelcebriancarrasco1907 i saw the abandoned circuit a while ago here on KZbin. Just destroy it all or build something new. Like a gp for bike races?

[@F1jones]

Every Tilke-drome was a terrible track bar Turkey. Thankfully, they've either been retired or the worst parts (Tilke signature elements, i.e. 120 degree hairpins and 60 degree sweepers) of those that remain have been completely reprofiled. What a wasted couple decades of circuits.

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

The final race there was an all time classic, tho

[@timmyb7734]

Hamilton lied as usual.

[@AidanMillward]

Like how Alonso lied about not knowing about Crashgate?

[@kurtisduke2685]

Alonso hated the fact that Lewis Hamilton is a far better driver and alonso complaing about race fixing is the pot calling the kettle black.

[@RavenSL65]

I have never been a fan of Lewhinge he is a good driver in a "used to be" great car not a great driver in a good car. I think he is overrated but his Femboi's, sorry fan boys will no doubt tell me otherwise.

[@polycube868]

Same, Max worked years to finally be in the best car, and actually fought for wins, and ended the Mercedes dominance, if only the Ferrari and McLaren was able to keep up.