How Alpine Fell From Grace...

[@Mac-XD]

The last Alpain fan will be promoted to the lead engineer after everyone else quits

[@celycontreras123]

Al-pain 😂

[@yahyayazgi]

​@@celycontreras123 el pain The bread

[@tanmayjain3543]

They did not follow alonso's el plan

[@callmejest]

less gooo im sticking it through 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@misterpear1993]

p

[@boccersall]

I'm normally not political, but Alpine really tickles my urges to randomly insult the French.

[@Bisstoro]

politics has nothing to do with the fact that most french are not very nice

[@avrxky]

Me too 😂

[@Eis_]

That's a normal urge.

[@ZackHarry-ot1jo]

no, i always randomly insult the french

[@captainslow_037]

thats natural

[@leithmascari5053]

A fast team in pretty pink is awesome. A slow team in pretty pink is a joke.

[@thedayofnewage]

It's basically black now

[@asambi69]

I'd rather have a slow pink car that looks cool. Than a slow black car that's still overweight.

[@Jout8-re1ij]

I think Alpines worst choice was to make their car look so ugly with that pink color and the boring BWT logo. Thats why they are no longer winning any championships and are instead getting relegated to F2.😂

[@srthebox4946]

@@Jout8-re1ijstyle adds downforce and horsepower, obviously

[@dhruv_s251]

Racing Point pov

[@Durfeldorf]

Rick looking out for the 10 or so Alpine fans left , what a hero

[@islamlens6718]

He is considerate

[@aari_yawn]

The video is 90% Fernando clips 💀

[@superxavxii421]

As it should be lol

[@hardboilednut8215]

Have you see the channel profile picture?

[@raymondwen4210]

Based

[@taziefahmed9750]

First downfall was change of name Renualt to Alpine

[@EE-fz4ss]

not like they had a choice

[@youllneverknow_123]

Why did they do that?

[@theairaccumulator7144]

@@youllneverknow_123 advertising

[@yassinenattah]

Flavio

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@EE-fz4ss Why not??

[@Yuvr1aj]

You were wrong Rick, clearly those cars were constructed purely for the Brazilian GP

[@mefisto1504]

I am sad and happy at the same time when they choose Ocon instead of Fernando and Piastri. Just imaging both guys in last place because the car is a tractor, gives me shivers.

[@mazepinspin]

five second penalty for ocon for this video being posted

[@islamlens6718]

😂😂😂😂everywhere all time

[@ItsTheNarrator]

Bro the hate on Ocon is just hilarious and justified, he’s plain terrible

[@euanmackenzie8529]

im only here for metal gear music and alonso

[@Datmanfuture]

Exactly🙌🙌

[@Lukidsss]

we should make a community about metal gear solid and alonso enjoyers

[@falconeshield]

A man of culture

[@zacksmith5963]

😂😂Intro : policenauts theme ( First game from Kojima) 2nd music : mgs 3 theme Kojima 3rd music : mgs1 alert theme kojima

[@zacksmith5963]

​@@LukidsssIntro : policenauts theme ( First game from Kojima) 2nd music : mgs 3 theme Kojima 3rd music : mgs1 alert theme kojima

[@TheJamonLance]

how can alpine's 24 car be slower than 23. Like, bro, use last years one

[@nieno9760]

They legally can't. The FIA put new safety regulations about the roll hops for this season, so they can't use the 2023 car unless they completly redesign the entire cockpit sections of the car which at that point is counterproductive. I am 100% sure if there wasn't the change of safety regulation they would have used the 2023 car until they fixed the 2024 one.

[@mrboast2826]

Regulations said you can't use same car ...You can only use new car

[@farukadali]

i dont know how they fell off so hard, they turned a racecar into a tractor in a single year edit: found the reason, theyre fr*nch

[@alaybey9771]

They are probably gonna pull a mclaren I think.. I can't understand how every team improves their lap pace but alpine gets slower than last year

[@MagnetBlock]

​@@alaybey9771Might be the regulations

[@alaybey9771]

@@MagnetBlock what changed?

[@MagnetBlock]

@@alaybey9771 idk, but all I know is that pretty much with each year, comes new regulations

[@MagnetBlock]

@@alaybey9771 and they have had PU issues

[@PrairieDawg1]

Here after Alpine double podium

[@connorowens-zi4pu]

Heaven is when the Germans are the engineers, the British are the police, and the French are the cooks. Hell is when the Germans are the police, the British are the cooks, and the French are the engineers oh and alpine.

[@ddaann103]

The blue and yellow renault is still the best looking car all time

[@Jamo_7811]

After a few certain red cars.

[@Jout8-re1ij]

Is bro delusional?😂🤦‍♂️ It looks so plesant looking car, that it looks like childrens car. Thats not blue by the way, when its the cyan color, when its so light blue. I think darker blue car would make better looking car. Modern day Ferrari and Red Bull cars are far better looking, than Fernando Alonsos 2005 Renault was.

[@FH4Player6397]

@@Jout8-re1ij You need to learn how to use the correct use of punctuation and grammar.

[@LegoSnoopDogg]

When I saw Gasly retire from Saudi Arabia before the first lap even ended, I remembered the fact that this team has 4 WDCs and 3 WCCs, and then I cried

[@Alex-il5cv]

Gracias por apoyar a fernando alonso, se que es dificil apoyar a un rookie de unos 102 años, pero dale un par de años, y te aseguro que sera del los mejores.

[@Bisstoro]

ya es de los mejores, contra el antialonsismo tolerancia cero, AA de tipo 1

[@Alonso_The_GOAT]

Seguro que ganará almenos un título, no?

[@G3rardOff]

who's here after brazil 2024?

[@OfficialMonkeGtagYT]

Me

[@benben3409]

Szafnauer was/is a really good team principal. He gave them fourth in 2022 despite the civil war between Fernando Alonso and le tueur de coéquipier (look it up), and in 2023, exactly what was he doing wrong? Sure, he was a horrid driver manager, but good elsewhere. I mean, he was team principal of Aston Martin back when they were Force India with a severely limited "budget" and still almost won two races!

[@blasphemer_amon]

What we really need is Guenther, Otmar, and S🅱️inotto are in the same team, with Zhou and Sargeant as the drivers

[@benben3409]

@@blasphemer_amon Zhou and Sargeant are good drivers, Szafnauer was a good team principal and Binotto was a really good technical director. It would be a pretty good team

[@blasphemer_amon]

@@benben3409 Zhou was scoring points in his rookie year in a bottom 3 car and closed the gap with Bottas. It's just a shame this year they are the dead last car that even Valtteri can't find a point on.

[@aleblasco39]

As much as Fernando departure from Alpine was kinda fault from Otmar, it's a also a fault from the upper management in that year since, iirc, they offered Fernando a one year contract in F1 + the following year in the WEC with Team Alpine whereas Fernando wanted a multi-year contract in F1 and that's exactly what Aston Martin gave him. But the Piastri thing was a masterpiece from both Piastri and his manager, one fella named Mark Webber which you may know him. Also, Alonso and Webber are friends so they may have all planned to leave Alpine in the dust between the three lmao.

[@chinny18]

Ah. I remember when everyone thinks that Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, who are close friends, is a good driver combo... Pepperidge Farms remembers. Oh, wait. Alpine is trying to re-create the Prost - Peugeot marriage all over again.

[@GloomGaiGar]

were they ever close friends?

[@chinny18]

@@GloomGaiGar That's another matter why Alpine didn't notice that on their driver scouting. Oh well, they're already mirroring Prost's quick downfall when they go all-French with Peugeot than sticking with Mugen-Honda.

[@mrboast2826]

​@@GloomGaiGar They are not really close friend...It just media thing to hype thing...They just a friend that happen to met in karting race...Friend but not close

[@fernando-alanso]

they are french what did you expect

[@ECCvideo78]

The french gave Alonso the renault that made him 2x world champ idiot.

[@matthewwilcox1576]

They been drinking to much

[@AtharvaTonpayTheTwistyGeek]

Alpine's downfall began in 2014 with the turbo hybrid era And their fate was sealed the day F1 implemented the Engine Freeze

[@JF6182]

yeah that one was Sebastian Vettel leaving on the Red Bull i remember this. because Renault V6 engine is ass

[@grugruu]

What's the engine freeze? (F1 muggle here)

[@Bubblejunk]

@@grugruuEngine development isn't allowed for performance gains. Only reliability/safety modifications are allowed. Freeze started in 2022 and will end for 2026 season.

[@grugruu]

@@Bubblejunk thank you kind sir

[@BananaThunderollawsome]

Who’s here after Brazil 2024 Edit: cause Alpine made everyone look like shit

[@mr.bossman8935]

They got lucky with free stops bro 😭 everybody infront of them pitted right before the red flag

[@BananaThunderollawsome]

@@mr.bossman8935 just wait till Las Vegas to see where they really are and don’t say lucky they did a good job in Brazil and now it’s like your saying “it’s not talent it’s luck” just wait next race and we’ll see if Alpine improved or not

[@ElonMuskisTonyStark]

Renault goes beyond Fernando Alonso... They were once a top works team and engine manufacturer... It's just sad to see this

[@nistraan]

The fact that i have never watched F1 yet find myself entertained by your videos is crazy🗣🔥

[@NicholasGoatifiFan]

"You should watch f1 its peak" *Max wins every single fuckin race*

[@nistraan]

Ehhhhhh,

[@Yosh1az]

​@@NicholasGoatifiFan smooooooooth~ Singapore 2023

[@sarasmara]

i think that’s your sign-

[@laurenburger1915]

Please please please make video about alonso’s career, why he left renault after two world championships, what happened between him and Hamilton, his involvement with crashgate, him replacing Räikkönen, why it didn’t work out with mclaren, his accomplishments in other motor sports… as a new fan to formula, it seems his career is the most interesting to follow :)))

[@LtCommanderTato]

Alonso took the bait at mclaren in 2007. They hired him to have him in control hence all what they did to help Hamilton that season, thankfully that plan didnt worked out and Kimi got the championship. Crashgate is fishy stuff like Briatore did from time to time like when he was with Schumacher, Michael learned a lot of bad stuff from him. Thankfully Alonso didnt followed his path. It was so pointless, that car wasnt competitive to fight championship. It was all about Piquet and Briatore trying to keep Piquet in car another year. Second time in Mclaren didnt worked out because it was a team in decadence, most of the valuable people moved to mercedes before. Rules limiting any meaningfull development didnt helped either.

[@thurbine2411]

@@LtCommanderTatowhat a bunch of BS. They hired Alonso because they knew he was the best dodger alongside Kiki which they had lost. Then Hamilton turned out to be able to fight with those 2 right from the start so that made things quite interesting in the McLaren team

[@LtCommanderTato]

@@thurbine2411 You dare to say that when even Ron Dennis admitted it... There is enough footage of everything.

[@timmynicolas8729]

@@LtCommanderTatono you don’t understand McLaren hired Alonso and gave him the biggest salary to not have him win and actually sabotage him because they are the big bad british and wanted Hamilton to win 😂😂😂

[@LtCommanderTato]

@@timmynicolas8729 The people who created the marketing product called Hamilton have billions in their bank account. Its a deep rabbithole. Ofc they had to pay Alonso a lot to lure him into that team.

[@SolidSnek141.12]

2:28 The fact that you got Snake Eater, a song that has the lyrics "Crime it's the way i fly to you" in a video with the Renault from the Crashgate Scandal season is just killing me 💀

[@d9zirable]

It's a stretch

[@falconeshield]

THAT'S what she's saying?

[@SolidSnek141.12]

@@falconeshield Yeah mate, crimes are just poetry

[@blazeistar]

dude the end sentence gave me actual chills. Your videos are amazing!!!

[@Triznac52]

Rick are kill'n it with your vids! It is great to have an American voicing opinion on F1. Usually I feel like I need a cup of tea and biscuit after watching other creators. Great to see you are a fan of RPM and not a fan of Stroll, instantly subscribed, lol.

[@jfits]

Rick, make a video on the peak performance/athletic prime in F1 !, in depth analysis on drivers age and where is most likely there prime years (determined by age of first championship/ last championship and peak driver years in a full career

[@islamlens6718]

"okay now back to the flaming "😂😂is so good

[@davinsyathirarrumi]

who's here after Alpine had a double podium at Interlagos 👇

[@ElonMuskisTonyStark]

Ryan Reynolds did not do a thorough research before investing in Alpine because off he did Esteban would've been long gone... Ryan's investment and Esteban gone would've been so many steps in the right direction, maybe just maybe they would've still been a works team

[@mik5tv]

Dang, you really nailed those MGS bangers (also great video)

[@ivansvonik7260]

I rember as a kid loving Reanult becausr of the colors (that sky blues and yellow was dope) and because of Alonso. For some reason I started to watch F1 contento recently again and while diggin up I was shock to what happened with Renault, bit I always likes to support the underdog, so I will go with Alpine or Williams as my team, I still have to decide. Thanks for you great videos man they helped to revive My interest on F1 and ou are funny too jaja. Greetings from Uruguay!!

[@rahulravishankar3152]

The prologue goes even farther considering they were Benetton in the 90s and gave Schumi his first 2 championships as well as set the foundations for the Ferrari "dream team" in the early 2000s.

[@falconeshield]

And Brigatore was in all 3

[@Frank-Jaeger]

The MGS soundtracks go really well with your vids!

[@islamlens6718]

The ending serious notes doesnt sound like Rick😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicholas045]

I am studying for an MBA and will be writing my thesis on Alpine.

[@capbarker]

2:10 damn that MGS3 music took me back I really hope you don't catch a copyright strike for that though

[@zacksmith5963]

😂Intro : policenauts theme ( First game from Kojima) 2nd music : mgs 3 theme Kojima 3rd music : mgs1 alert theme kojima

[@austinnash5666]

Metal Gear Solid and Formula 1. Two of my favorite worlds combined. Well done sir. You’ve earned my sub.

[@sarimsalman2698]

I'm in the middle of a Metal Gear marathon, so the music is a nice surprise.

[@andrewsoles5150]

0:25 i got to say, that transition is psychopathic

[@ECCvideo78]

OK, that Konami intro made me nostalgic... Snake ?? Snake ?! SNAAAAAAAAKE !!!!!

[@pdt1226]

I can't be the only one who heard the metal gear solid musical interludes

[@brammachu725]

The funniest part of that Ricciardo Spin in Saudi Arabia is that the spun right in front of Perez lmao

[@Ryzard]

I think one of the main issues until recently (when f1 became big money) was a lack of commitment to a name, and even investment at all, constantly potentially pulling out of engines, teams, etc. and flubbing 2014 as well.

[@Mehidc1]

Bro the most underrated person isn’t an athlete, ITS YOU you’re a gem that I’m thankful I found

[@progamer12405]

alpine took it seriously and secured P2 and P3 after 7 months

[@AranOCNC]

The editing on this one was bangn bai. Keep smashing it

[@8xlewis]

that end quote goes HARD, great and funny video, keep up the great work!

[@Shaddolll]

Bro you cant make me addicted to your content and not upload every single day like Alonso's carreer depends on it (great content btw)

[@boltz8609]

You think you can just put Metal Gear music into your videos and make me vibe with you Rick? Well you're damn right.

[@agent_pilot6723]

That ending was absolute poetry 😂

[@lifeworstgameever]

This is great! I can imagine this being entertained also to people who are not in to F1! Good Work.

[@AvocadoAfficionado]

That 2006 on modern slicks was probably the fastest Renault on track.. since 2006.

[@AtreusMobile]

Whose watching this after Ocon got sacked?

[@Cheeto_dust_007]

I am.

[@zilentzap]

this guy can't go 20 seconds without a metal gear reference

[@ionutalex5529]

that outro felt like you were running for president good stuff

[@tonyfondacaro1980]

You couldn’t script better symbolism than Ocon crashing out of carting trying to stay ahead of his teammate.

[@c1deon363]

Maaan amazing edit and script; In love with MGS music and Alonso's faces. In summary: amazing, +sub

[@Ossipro_YT]

I love the vids man:) Keep it going!!! Finally some fun f1 content:) These videos are more entertaining than the races nowadays…

[@lifeworstgameever]

What I am missing from you is a race summary like a 1 after the race with some F1 comments from you for the race and what happened after the race. You know, like always do with your videos, but now for the actual races. That would be awesome!

[@andreacr8811]

I just want to say that I've been watching all sorts of F1 videos and you're hands down my favorite creator. I always laugh so much, and I often recommend "Formula 1 Explained By An Idiot" to my friends who want to look into F1.Thank you for your work!

[@salmonightrage5424]

Ricciardo had that "game over" pitstop too in that race... over minute... the spin on the old tyres was only unwanted bonus.

[@huh4206]

exactly

[@oswaldgarcia3407]

They killed it this weekend in Brazil tho lmao

[@johnelvinmwangi1871]

Baby wake up, he posted again😊

[@MG101]

I’m here after brazil

[@oladiedoo50]

Bro is never going to run out of alonso's clips to add in his videos

[@YellowEvoVssr]

OMG that fuel splash then getting ignited 😂

[@mezske1]

What on earth made you use Konami / metal gear intro music 😂 that hit the nostalgia nerve 🙏

[@thoughts9856]

Appreciate the Mgs music my man

[@bojechkiyanatural]

Your channel is amazing, keeeep em coming 🎉😂

[@InkMuppet]

Hes back with another banger. can't wait to watch it keep up the good work my man

[@MEGATBLAZER]

Only thing they need is changing car color from pink n blue to Sky Blue n Yellow, add a V10 and a very young, talented driver Spanish driver along an italian one :D

[@soul8879]

Me getting 4 unskippable 20 second ads is stupid. good vid tho

[@victorortiz4448]

Fernando didn't left alpine, he was bullied out by papa snufuafufauweger saying he was old, they didn't want to renew alonso contract, etc etc... so he (Alonso) reached out to AM. Now they are happy because the entire team is french and they are the worst team of 2024, a true happy ending for everyone!

[@benben3409]

I may be American, and I may have joined the sport in 2020, but I know every single champion as far back as 1974, when Emerson Fittipaldi won the title for McLaren. I know the winner of every race as far back as the last 4 races of 2015, and then other patches of several years as well

[@youknowitsGORT]

I too may be American, and I may have been a fan for for my whole life, but I hardly remember the season before last 🤷‍♂️

[@missashleymacmacmac]

hey pal, i’ve been a fan since the early nineties. welcome, and please know you do not need to do all that. there’s no exams! it’s fine to just enjoy things. even sebastian vettel got (affectionately) razzed by the other guys on the grid for being an f1 nerd lol so there’s no one right way to be a fan

[@benben3409]

@@youknowitsGORT I can't believe this

[@benben3409]

@@missashleymacmacmac I like knowing all this stuff

[@rentaro23]

Watching this again after Brazil 2024 and I just have to say, Alpine's car is a boat and not a tractor, it's only works fast in wet conditions.

[@coffeyallday]

Really the decline goes all the way back to Crashgate. Because of that, they rebrand to Lotus, Kimi drags that team to the midfield, but then he leaves and they replace him with Pastor Maldonado. Then they rebrand back to Renault, are aggressively mediocre, but then sign Daniel Ricciardo. In 2020, the car was actually decent, both Daniel and Ocon had podiums, and they went into the final race of the season with a chance to finish as high as 3rd in the Constructors.

[@firesb7791]

The Metal Gear Solid OST was nostalgic af

[@justlazycat]

And here we are 4 months later with yet another team principal fired in the middle of the season😂😂

[@georgeconstanza6438]

MGS theme and R25😍 what a thrill !!! Hopefully some day we see ALO at the top of the podium and i Don't imagine a best moment to say: "Keep you waiting huh?"

[@ArielGonzalez1]

briatore's renault was a fucking menace to the paddock, that team was an engineering masterpiece. it is crazy how they fell off this hard

[@jozie-ok7bs]

Love ur videos Rick thanks for making great content 👍

[@DuckSwagington]

Keep in mind that Alpine can trace its roots to a Lotus team that nearly bankrupted itself by giving Kimi a 50k bonus for every point he scored. He scored 394 points in the two years he was at Lotus-Renault. It's not a team that has a history of sound upper management decision making.

[@nameless5513]

Dude I love you! You're not the only F1 fan, but also the MGS Snake Eater fan. ^_^

[@Triznac52]

Nice touch with the MGS music on this one!

[@CYMotorsport]

This was a fun one haha you know all things considered. Cyril was always the linchpin for me. His movement marked the evolution of the bureaucracy at play being the only fully state operated team. The moment as things got more political and the investment into the sport came under scrutiny, more chefs in the kitchen started ruining the final dish.

[@pavlinakirilova1780]

I burst out laughing when he tried to say the name from the team principal LEGENDDDDD😂😂

[@silentsniper8137]

Conclusion: it was never alpine/renault, it was only fernabdo power

[@capnsalt7102]

Good god I miss the Renault days 😔

[@cyan_oxy6734]

Love how Ocon out scoring is completely swept under the rug. He's not a good teammate and Alonso was unlucky with reliability but Ocon still earned most points for alpine that year.

[@richardschutze9746]

alpine double podium

[@Jubrick]

A great video elevated to another level with the metal gear music and references! Loved it!

[@durodesduvo8424]

I’m surprised you didn’t include the Benetton days, they won championships with Schumacher and some GPs afterward. Because the team pretty much went straight to the trash right after Alonso’s second championship.

[@darudy]

The metal gear tune made everything epic

[@baby_doll319]

this aged well

[@saujanaprojectid]

I still remember that Renault car and Alonso's first season, that season was legit cracked