How Max Verstappen Fought Back To Beat Lewis Hamilton I 2021 French Grand Prix

[@keiyadavies1289]

"Let's get them" Checo is EXACTLY who RB need.

[@rokerdude215]

Team player with the 1-3 split! Exactly what you need from a strong #2 driver in a close race

[@steve0szymanski]

Loved it. Checo allows Max to focus on Lewis because he can cover Bottas.

[@JamaicanMeCrazy]

Legit gave me chills... And he picks up the slack when max falters.

[@keiyadavies1289]

@@JamaicanMeCrazy same here man, chills

[@mehraan3668]

Respect

[@rcl998]

Don't ignore Checo during this... his role is crucial

[@iamstartower]

Sadly Checo is not a star yet... rb will always focus on Max but if mercs fight back, at the end of the season Checo could be the one responsible for having rb beat mercedes in the wcc

[@jager9975]

checo is THE perfect number 2 for rb, the reason merc doubted bringing bottas in for a 2 stopper was because checo was right up there putting pressure on bottas, something neither gasly nor albon ever did

[@rcl998]

@@iamstartower he is already the one since last race, reason Hamilton did not made 2nd pit was due to Perez running long stint and he will be behind Perez if he made 2nd pit, thus he had no choice to keep going, Red Bull use different strategy for 2 drivers meaning they always have back up while Mercedes cannot since Bottas is using same strategy as Hamilton

[@j3d89]

@@jager9975 neither kimi ... Vettel was fighting bottas and Lewis alone most of the time

[@hoya1178]

They haven't, what are you talking about?

[@Prins.F]

Checo: “Let’s get them” when he let Max through…. What a guy!!!

[@liynne]

to add more to how amazing it was, here's the full radio exchange between checo and max when they switched position: -checo lets max pass, max says "thank you for that, appreciate it." -then checo says on the radio "tell him to push. let's get them."

[@robn2066]

@@liynne just, pure amazing...

[@adityasharda8961]

Mexico King

[@RNCHFND]

He's great to watch. He knew his career in F1 was over at the end of last year and got super lucky so he's making the most out of it

[@cookie_monster3200]

2:24

[@elliotttalksf1825]

So refreshing to see Hamilton being the “hunted” after all these years.

[@hellenolax6464]

Hi

[@elliotttalksf1825]

@@hellenolax6464 Hi girl. 👋

[@jakewilliams8328]

Beaten* lol Digusting final circumstances and the fia should be embarrassed but if i can sum it up.. Hamilton 100% deserved it but verstappen 200% deserved it

[@F12024-i]

@@jakewilliams8328 Salt.

[@Markelarani]

@@F12024-i I don't think he's salty, read his comment again lol

[@bobbobby2092]

As important as Checo’s skills, his mentality and ways of thinking is so important for RB to win the championship.

[@mrdude9671]

Aged well

[@johnisaacraj8908]

@@mrdude9671 ok clown

[@mrdude9671]

@@johnisaacraj8908 Ur name sounds more like that of a clown than I could ever be . Edit : I am so confused about why u so mad at me Bruh . Maybe a Sore Loser Brit Lulu fan heh?

[@TimDaOne]

@@johnisaacraj8908 😂 You think people don't see you deleted your comment

[@hectornecromancer5308]

Also RB's team support

[@derTommy]

Perez letting Verstappen pass: "Let's get them". What a team player. My respect!

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

Im in no way hating on Perez or Red Bull but it's strange the fans' change in mentality when its Perez vs Bottas (not you specifically just in general Edit: Don't think I made my point that clear, what I mean is that people's complaints about how Merc treat Bottas dont match up with their reactions about other drivers (Perez with RB or Vettel with Ferrari for example). When its Bottas the topic usually switches back to Hamilton being "scared of a challenge", but never to Charles or Max (who is probably the most supported driver by a team in history). I do agree that merc treat him unfairly, that said

[@jerre6882]

@@sergeantsupreme4395 feels like checo knows his place and makes the best of his situation, Bottas living in a Merc illusion thinking he still can get world champion.

[@joostpereira7470]

@@sergeantsupreme4395 Perez is mexican and i like Mexican food so Perez > Bottas

[@AlejandroGonzalez-rw9kt]

@@sergeantsupreme4395 different situations. One is letting max pass in order to push for a win, the other is bottas literally gifting wins to hamilton. Verstappen would have passed perez anyways, but Bottas has let hamilton pass even when bottas was the faster of the two, and they had no one to pass

[@A2906-o8q]

@@sergeantsupreme4395 maybe cause Red Bull openly signed a number 2 while Mercedes say there drivers can fight when in actuality Bottas couldn't

[@Lea-cp8gi]

*Checo let’s Verstappen past* “Let’s get them” RADIO “The race is on”

[@nicolasmoreno8174]

Verstappen: "Ahhh thank you for that"

[@micheal3041993]

ACTION PURE!

[@TjIrineu]

@@nicolasmoreno8174 i really enjoyed Max's answer.

[@RNCHFND]

RUNNING IN THE 90S

[@sharpiefatah3657]

@@nicolasmoreno8174 where did he say it...?

[@gudivetivenkataraghavendra3437]

This season everyone’s hearts gonna be like 📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉

[@gontran8638]

pacemakers go stonks

[@axlepacroz]

facts

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Great season like 2006 old champion vs new

[@adityairawan1843]

Doki Doki Formula 1 Club.

[@aleksamilosavljevic8106]

As a Verstappen fan every race takes about 2 years off my life span

[@rushankuma]

"Let's" and "Them". Checo said it correctly. Max got Lewis and Checo got Bottas.

[@farzana6676]

If race was a few laps longer, Checo would get Ham as well.

[@cretanbool4232]

Checo was planning on getting lewis too

[@davidrivera5906]

Priceless...

[@rowan464]

Checo letting Max through and saying “Let’s get them.” Then you could hear Max on his teamradio saying “Thank Checo.” And after the race Checo went to shake Max’ hand and Max just pulled him into a tight hug. Gotta love those two

[@dutcharest9731]

look at em now

[@BreadBreeder42]

This aged like fine wine

[@brickbrack_]

Mad respect for Checo "let's get them" sent chills of excitement down my spine. Loving this pairing

[@narayanababu7143]

You just read my mind bruh.

[@barbonson_richards]

Unexpectedly turned out to be the best driver pairing on the grid

[@liynne]

to add more to how amazing it was, here's the full radio exchange between checo and max when they switched position: -checo lets max pass, max says "thank you for that, appreciate it." -then checo says on the radio "tell him to push. let's get them."

[@guillermomartinez8471]

I got the chills with that crowd cheering when Max overtook Hamilton... dayum.

[@ChernyawskyNikolai]

And remember Spain 2019, where Lecler dont pass Vettel with another strategy

[@nabilmoledina3731]

hearing checo saying let’s get them honesrly is what rb need,

[@saryabouhassan8008]

True

[@GozieZilla]

Sad Albon noises

[@GianniAka]

Exactly, the perfect second driver

[@janwillemvanderplas9021]

Teamwork!!🤛

[@ivanloncarevic6858]

Red bull racing team 👍🏻💯♥️🏁

[@kingsmustrise]

Drive To Survive's rendition of this is gonna be crazy

[@baker1352]

Fk drive to survive

[@daniellien6704]

@@baker1352 Drive to Survive is really cool, I like it a lot

[@ronaldderooij1774]

They were at Alpine that weekend.

[@rgiggs-s9k]

@@ronaldderooij1774 how do you know?

[@thomashanson3476]

MEIN GOTT GUT DAS SEIN

[@Ergil89]

When Bottas says he told them it shouldve been a two-stopper they just ignore him and later on snaps at him. When Hamilton says the same thing: "sorry this is on us".

[@SIDEWAYSOFFICIAL]

It's honestly beautiful that after so many seasons of dull Mercedes victories, RB is finally capable of battling them head on. This season is the best in years.

[@adithya9710679609]

Makes me very happy

[@knshobhin560]

Yh becoz they had dominant car They used bottas to set the pace of the race whole traffic would be behind bottas while lewis ahead just gapping.

[@FullJikama]

Not reb bull, is verstappen

[@DaleDriven]

Redbull is definitely cutting onions. From Checo’s “let’s get them”, to “the race is on”, and the final lap message, “the gap is 1.6, I’ll leave you to it.” This team is on fire and I love them for it. Let’s go Redbull Honda! Honda, please stay!

[@hockey1freak]

Ya better than Multi-2-1 or fighting the guy who's trying to win the championship on the last race.

[@adnoHis1]

Yes Honda, stay. You're giving us the best Engine so Far. What a Jewel!!!

[@boezerdieser]

those are all cool movie one-liners, RB is giving netflix what they want

[@THEBEARDEDTOOLGUY]

DONT THINK HAMILTON IS GOING TO WALK THIS SEASON

[@fewijuceholidaysidewalk]

@@THEBEARDEDTOOLGUY 🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻

[@lukewood2662]

Bono: Verstappen should be 1.5 sec behind us Max going past Lewis right at pit entrance: *Gud ebening*

[@Trippy_solutions]

🤣 Unai emery has entered F1

[@Radosław.Radecki]

Bono: Verstappen should be 1.5 sec behind us Reality: Hamilton 1.5 sec behind Max :)))

[@sarthug24]

What was Unai Emery doing there?

[@siddharthanath2766]

Max: And I took that seriously

[@fek8085]

Max isn't German mate...it should be: "goedenavond"...or better "goedenmiddag".

[@David-oj7ro]

Bottas: " I said this is gonna be a two stopper". Perez: "What is that"?

[@mikegleasonjr]

But Bottas has 10 more laps on those tires than Perez

[@PineappleForScale]

@@mikegleasonjr That's exactly the point. If he or lewis had managed better like perez on the first stint and went longer then neither of them would be whining about graining near the end.

[@toomuchdebt5669]

CHECO the one stopper wonderkid from back in the Sauber days.

[@TjIrineu]

@@BK-nm6hk I believe you guys are missing the point. Merc tried an undercut with Bottas, but RBR promptly answered. As Merc noted they were losing time, they brought HAM in but it was already too late. I don't know if Bottas had much tire left, but HAM could ran longer, but if he stayed in the track he would be even farther behind when exiting pits. The 2-stop strategy wasn't really open to HAM, because he would lose much more time behind Perez than Max. In the end, Merc tried to be smart and lost a race that they should win. This is how you lose a title.

[@hadipawar2539]

Perez is actually and engineer at Pirelli.

[@janpeters4547]

Hearing the crowd roar when Max took P1....you know who is the people's champ...

[@Fico_24]

and the actual champ 💪

[@mrdude9671]

To be fair ppl did the same to Hamilton in his early years as well . The sad truth is that if Max goes on to dominate like Lewis in the future , “the ppls champ would be hated most by his ppl” That’s just the nature of the audience , Schumacher was hated during his dominance , Vettel was hated during his dominance Crazy how times change .

[@Fico_24]

@@mrdude9671 it's the same every time

[@vangledosh]

French crowd aren't gonna cheer for a englishman 😂😂

[@100ksubscribersandipostvid5]

@@vangledosh y not?

[@bramusa]

- In Azerbaijan Max was at Perez’s win celebration, even though he suffered a heartbreaking puncture. - In France Perez gifted Verstappen the win, by staying out so long in the first stint. That team radio response after he let Max by says it all: ‘let’s get them’. Max and Ricciardo was an amazingly fun teammate experience, Max and Perez has become an amazingly effective force. IF Verstappen manages to become world champion it is going to be due to amazing teamwork from everyone at Red Bull, INCLUDING Checo. I’m really enjoying this competitive teamwork to achieve their goal. AND Lewis’s professionalism analytic capabilities in defeat is also absolutely masterful. He might be the most gracious ‘loser’ (hard to use that term when speaking about Hamilton) I’ve ever seen in sports.

[@hex8387]

"He might be the most gracious ‘loser’ " yeah.... about that, do you remember Monaco when he blamed it 100% on the team? Also, I think Albon might also disagree with you on that part

[@SuperGeronimo999]

this aged well

[@marceloaleixo853]

Gracious loser? Hahaha

[@MrJohnwell4u]

No, no LH is not a gracious loser, when he wins- it's me, when he fails- blame the team, car or other driver.

[@capelli8275]

I want a ''inside story'' of this!

[@chutala9513]

Same

[@rodrigobedin1423]

Wait more 3 weeks.

[@Ntenis_zL]

Unfortunately you have to pay for inside tracks

[@mjazib6371]

Yesss. If they were happy to make one about Barcelona two-stop, this should be a no brainer

[@marcobattigelli]

Red Bull's Strategic Masterclass 😂

[@sekercube3991]

I love how Perez is so cool and saying "let's get them!" as he let Max pass

[@rripley8662]

I mean he knows that he isn’t gonna be immediately the number 1 driver, especially with a driver like Max, Checo is an incredible driver though…I love his raw talent

[@Swamp_Lad]

Agree, it will be a Team effort at the end of the season

[@liynne]

to add more to how amazing it was, here's the full radio exchange between checo and max when they switched position: -checo lets max pass, max says "thank you for that, appreciate it." -then checo says on the radio "tell him to push. let's get them."

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@rripley8662 More likely that he knows that with his old hard tyres he's not gonna be able to keep Max behind anyway, and since letting Max by ultimately doesn't hurt him, but helps the team, there's no point in not letting him by. In that situation, any team would make that call, and any teammate would comply. It's not like Russia 2018 where Bottas was ordered to hand over the win to Hamilton so that he gets more points over Vettell.

[@joseluisfernandez4063]

@@antonkirilenko3116 ¿Cualquier piloto? No lo creas.

[@RickPatNB]

I especially like Perez's attitude. He instantly goes out of the way and says "let's get them"! That's the spirit!

[@heydyyjose4856]

But wait to the next year

[@liynne]

to add more to how amazing it was, here's the full radio exchange between checo and max when they switched position: -checo lets max pass, max says "thank you for that, appreciate it." -then checo says on the radio "tell him to push. let's get them."

[@RickPatNB]

@@liynne That's how it should be! Them fighting together against the almighty Mercedes cars. Checo really deserves his seat at RBR.

[@lalalittle3900]

I'm a Merc and Hamilton fan, but I really like Checo! He knows how the game is played. He'll assist in helping Max go for the championship win this year, but I think we'll see a different driver in Checo next year. Still a long season ahead, but enjoying all the excitement and unexpectedness so far!

[@xordux7]

TEAM SPIRIT!!! 🎉🎉

[@loreenpurisic23]

What a sportmanship and respect for Checo when he let Max pass by, and also telling him that "Let's get them." Incredible teamwork for RB! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tushargupta2709]

I love how Bottas respectfully gives space to overtake. This is sportsmanship!🙌🏻

[@Di_Kgato]

Segio: Let's get them.

[@ganpaul6226]

The race is on

[@SPiri817]

That was so freaking awesome!!!!

[@hennovandamme1093]

max. thank him 4 that

[@wan_24k61]

Let's get them 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@8-bitsteve500]

I love the huge crowd cheer when Max passes Lewis.

[@nath-wp7xp]

The crowd knows that Max is exposing Hamilton for the fraud that he is.

[@FormulaJuan75]

@@nath-wp7xp fraud? Fr.... Look I'm a typical Max fanboy, but calling a 7 time world champion a "fraud"?! You clearly don't know what you're talking about.

[@KB-iz1cm]

Expain how Hamilton is a fraud. And don't sound like an idiot while doing it.

[@dppopov]

@@nath-wp7xp I also hate everything about Hamilton, but man... he is a great driver. I cannot deny that!

[@phonicfrog_]

@@KB-iz1cm wouldn't call him a fraud at all but would say his 6 championships at Merc were handed to him on a silver platter. He's had the quickest car on the grid since 2014 & only his real challenge was in 2016. Put Hamilton in a 3rd or 4th quickest car & see how he performs...

[@RichyPink]

"lets get them" literally unleashes the lion to go after mercedes, checo knows how important that was for the team, he knows max is faster since he is still getting used to the car and the team and he knows he cant let those mercedes win. My level.of respect for checo how he presents himself and how much of a great asset he is for RB is throught the roof

[@realkrubertimes8367]

This wasn't about Checo still getting used to the car and the team, this was about Max being on a faster tyre that's like 10-15 laps younger and therefore about 2 seconds faster per lap

[@liynne]

to add more to how amazing it was, here's the full radio exchange between checo and max when they switched position: -checo lets max pass, max says "thank you for that, appreciate it." -then checo says on the radio "tell him to push. let's get them."

[@RichyPink]

@@liynne u know where i can get the link for the rest of the radio? did f1 already upload or nah?

[@jo8242]

@@liynne you must really love rb or checo.. I have seen this comment a lot of times. 🙂

[@liynne]

@@jo8242 yea i went a little overzealous XD just wanted everyone to know the full radio exchange bc it was brilliant. rare to see such teammateship in f1 now a days. and yes, you got me, im an rbr+checo+max fan.

[@pukitokiho6141]

In Full team radio Perez said, "Tell him to push, let's get them". Respect!!

[@sahilpanjwani2277]

Perez letting verstappen pass him to go for a win while also supporting him by preventing hamilton to do a second stop Verstappen's immediate appreciation for that Albon's continuous support on social media as well as providing valuable input to Perez about the car as well as helping on the simulator Red bull is the definition of sportsmanship in F1

[@snoopythedog3266]

Perez cost Hamilton 8.5 sec in just over a lap... that sounds like blatant cheating doesn't it??? A few years back in f1 the other drivers would have had Chico thrown out of f1

[@YouriKlijn]

@@snoopythedog3266 why sounds that like cheating? I assume you refer to Abu Dhabi 2021, Checo was in the lead and he had all the right to defend his position in that way at that moment.

[@hectornecromancer5308]

@@snoopythedog3266 that one is still legal. Unless you're doing something like Lewis done in 2016 abu dhabi. That's no longer allowed

[@snoopythedog3266]

@@YouriKlijn7 sec a lap?? Really?? If he qualified that slow he wouldn't have been allowed to race

[@best___0999]

I used to agree but not anymore after Brazil 2022 when max disobeyed team orders

[@blackbird9]

When Verstappen wins, and all the comments are for Checo you understand they played as a team. Perstappen era beginns.

[@c4lderone649]

Verstapperez?

[@edwardpiously140]

Perstappen.... I actually like that one

[@henrym7327]

Clearly better than Verstasly and Verstalbon combined.

[@Aditya-of5yp]

Pestappen

[@mightymediocre3352]

Perstappez?

[@hattorihonzo8340]

I had no idea checo let max pass him to handle Lewis. And the “lets get them” was a bombshell cherry on top of this whole race. I got CHILLS!-

[@liynne]

to add more, the full radio exchange between checo and max there was: -checo lets max pass, max says "thank you for that, appreciate it" -then checo says on the radio "tell him to push. let's get them"

[@alejandroflores14]

@@liynne stop the copy paste xD

[@liynne]

@@alejandroflores14 sorry xD

[@ivandurann6332]

*Waoo incredible 🔥🔥⚡🤙🏼!!!*

[@EvilDuckOfDoom3]

@@liynne no thx for copypasting or I would not see it

[@SPIIIVA]

Checo is such a fan favorite. How could you dislike that guy?

[@Mizz_Martz]

In Singapore 2018 we could

[@waso778]

He doing his job, he knows his place as second driver.

[@RR-cr5fy]

@@waso778 haha... Checo is not fully comfortable with the car yet. Once he holds the neck of the redbull fully. Your mouth will shut automatically.

[@waso778]

@@RR-cr5fy he is Max little puppy

[@RR-cr5fy]

@@waso778 let the season finish mate 😂😂😂

[@evdberg3048]

AND NOW HE IS WORLD CHAMPION!! WHAT A SEASON!

[@Vladi48mir]

How nice Redbull went from Alexander "they race me so hard" Albon to Sergio "lets get them!" Perez as 2nd driver, really shows how tough a fight Max been in by himself basically past few years and it all comes down to having the right mindset and outlook

[@coyote71.]

Perez did a great job helping Max during the entire race .‘Great team work “ !!!!!!

[@coyote71.]

@@RastaWayne-di4sj totally agree !!

[@heydyyjose4856]

Lets get them

[@siyandajola585]

When Bottas moves out of the way for Lewis, you guys call him names. Now that Perez did it, all of a sudden it's "team work"..lol

[@coyote71.]

@@siyandajola585 Pérez is a recent new member of Red Bull team . They still coaching him that’s why it’s all team work

[@MrHoticecubes]

@@RastaWayne-di4sj not just a mental support, if his pace was not there then story will be different, bcz Bottas pace was better than Lewis in mid race.

[@SRTRFMET]

F1: How many times can you watch these clips of Max getting past Lewis? Me: Yes

[@bhargavhangal4094]

yes

[@Baldo_Norizz]

Yes

[@naathnaath6377]

Oh yesssss

[@froylanobeso678]

How many times Checo did to Hamilton ? A few…. Yes

[@TheLocalScrub-m]

Me watching the last race in Abu Dhabi: *y e s*

[@HardKickz14]

Perez saying Lets get them is soooo satisfying and perfect teammate call. Lets get that championshipp boyysss

[@AlainCoJr]

What a Great humility lesson here: Let’s get them.

[@hellenolax6464]

Hello handsome

[@MrAvirox]

There's this part where after max over takes all of them. The engineer says " Max that's your man ahead, 4 laps remaining. " The chills were real.

[@Good_Horsey]

Editing as a whole on this was top notch. Radios and onboards told the whole story perfectly. There was one radio message of Max's engineer telling him "there's your man in front of you" or something to that effect when he was chasing down Lewis, that might have been cool to add, but besides that. 👌

[@ivan_pozdeev_u]

That phrase makes Max look like a hitman :-)

[@Real28]

You GOTTA love how Checo is having so much fun that he gives up the spot to Max and then immediately says "Let's get 'em!" Dude is playing the team player role right now and doing it with a smile. His time will come but he knows this year is for Max and RB.

[@Shshshiykyk]

Time stamp?

[@BigBampot]

He's got a 1 year contract.. he simply knows it's Max's team but he can get on the podium often if he's a strong team player

[@TheFalkeFX]

@@BigBampot I think if he continues this performance they will make that contract last a bit longer

[@ammarshaare1253]

@@TheFalkeFX Agreed, I think that Perez it's not focused on being the driver's champion but rather playing the team game which ultimately if he does it well, will lead to a contract extension for sure. This season is just for him to prove his worth. Hopefully, if he gets a contract extension then I'm sure he has his eyes on the driver's championship.

[@heydyyjose4856]

I think toto asking how long checo sign because bottas last year and toto like checo we never know

[@abyandevi77]

Checo is the real MVP

[@laliannadurai]

Ah...Maybe MVR? Most Valuable Racer?

[@abyandevi77]

@@laliannadurai yes! thats what i mean

[@jelski2685]

On the other hand.. Matieu van der Poel

[@waleedgaming4910]

"Lets Get Them" Is soooooo symbolic. Thats the story of the season.

[@maxigx]

It’s the drivers and teams who race that decide if a track is “boring” or not. was my first time watching French GP and no regrets there

[@ulfulf7563]

Look at the 1973 French GP at P Riccard. Great tussle between the Mclarens of Scheckter and Hulme and the Lotuses of Fittipaldi and Peterson. Ronnie won.

[@cafef1213]

lewis: "is max expected to pass me at any stage?" merc: "just depends on how easy it'll be for him to get through valtteri" the moment we all knew that second pit stop wasn't coming :(

[@bigpete7951]

everyone who has basic racing knowledge knew it wouldn't come as soon Red Bull pitted. No way Lewis was gonna pass him with a 2 stop. He would've been behind 5 sec easily when coming out of the pits.

[@io4439]

poor Bottas

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@bigpete7951 Also, to get through to P1 he would have to pass not one, but two RB cars and they won't make it easy.

[@InfinityX2]

MB could not match the RB speed for a 2-stopper. So not sure what Bottas was thinking

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@InfinityX2 He was thinking about two stopper from the beginning, not as a response to RB. When Max pitted of course it was too late to respond.

[@TheEmolano]

Perez was a team mate while Bottas was a sacrifice, this was the crucial difference this race.

[@circlesareround9217]

Well said

[@godlegend9128]

No Perez is just happy being a LAPDOG while bottas isn't

[@wolfx.2546]

spot on

[@pv.pp_9515]

O melhor foi o Perez soltando um: "Vamos pegar eles!" no rádio. Eu voltei a ver a Fórmula 1 faz pouco tempo e eu já estou na torcida pelo Checo. Mesmo não sendo brasileiro esse cara tem meu respeito e admiração!

[@tranquilius2071]

for real, feel bad for bottas

[@chris24gone]

that race wasn't a two stopper, it was a heart stopper

[@KaZe-gs2ru]

Lol this comment is golden

[@slavdik]

Bottas and Checo are both team players and both letting to pass their teammates. But the difference is that Bottas is pushed to do so by the team, but Checo truly want Max to win and gives it all for that goal. I really admire how he defense like lion with Lewis “it’s dangerous driving” Hamilton and how he always letting to pass Max like “fly as quick as you can, my friend, get them”

[@Babis_music]

I see people saying that Checo is a great No2 for RB. No, he's a perfect teammate.

[@douwe1995]

Big respect for Perez to not hold Max any longer necessary, just the team efford to beat Mercedes on this circuit makes this win even more beautiful

[@caiocesamo]

Like in Monaco, Max did a little drift in last corner before winning the race.

[@shafnieshizard2448]

ya me too noted this from him.

[@AleksandarBozhenski]

He will probably do that before every win :D

[@jxhnny_gxddamn]

You think he does it on purpose just to flex ? 😄

[@thomstorteler4562]

@@jxhnny_gxddamn Yes that is for sure!

[@viptech_c5286]

@@AleksandarBozhenski Hopefully not because he will eventually crash I think, never know

[@triantafilloschaimanagis8199]

Max couldnt have better teamate this year..... "Lets get them!!!!"

[@godlegend9128]

A better lapdog you mean. Perez is literally happy to be Max's B*tch. It's embarrassing

[@pv.pp_9515]

First: it wasn't just Red Bull's luck (for God's sake). And second: is this how you see teamwork? Disgusting...

[@kelvintsoi6429]

@@pv.pp_9515 just another Perez hater mate, pay no attention to it

[@yuvrajsingh2189]

@@kelvintsoi6429 yea Perez knew that max is the first driver and he has more of a chance to win the WDC so yea

[@snekheadfishing]

when checo said lets get them, he didn't just mean for max to take the win. he was after bottas as well.

[@yahyarajaee5883]

“Tell him to push. Let’s get them” is my new favorite line right behind “but here comes Sebastian Vettel.”

[@Ntenis_zL]

Bottas is treated really unfairly though. They sacrificed him just to help Hamilton win the race

[@2555Edu]

and failed doing that

[@8-bitsteve500]

That's why they hired him, he's only there to help Lewis and not to challenge him.

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

They didn't want bottas to overtake hamilton as well at the end so that's why probably

[@derTommy]

No, the opposite. They wanted to bring him in front of Verstappen with the undercut.

[@Ntenis_zL]

@@derTommy then why was he angry on the radio then?? Because he would have had more chances to win the race with 2 stops but they didn't listen to him that's what I'm trying to say

[@V83759]

Perez is really blooming in the Red Bull. Awesome to see him drive in a real competitive car, I hope he gets to stay there for a long time! He deserves it considering how much work he puts in and gets the job done

[@MudarBahri]

"Let's get them!", that's the spirit Checo 👍🏻👍🏻

[@juicetin_tan]

when checo said "let's get them", that sent chills down my spine

[@Arsenic71]

Max is such an incredibly fast driver and a really pleasant personality. I really hope he wins in the coming years.

[@kimkat8379]

Mercedes must be kicking themselves for not listening to Bottas

[@prime_vettel965]

I dont think they care much about bottas

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

No they kept him behind hamilton which is all that matters

[@philh9421]

And Hamilton. They both said it. Two stop race.

[@TheTororist]

@@philh9421 that spoils the fun. According to the comments, bottas was the only one to make that suggestion and was the only one who was ignored. Funny how nobody mentions lewis wanted the exact same thing

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

@@thebarcaboardroom406 Lewis said the exact same thing lol

[@kshitijsirohi1803]

This is the game of learning from own mistake and from your rival's success. And Redbull nailed both ..

[@PineappleForScale]

It was less of a mistake and more of helplessness because max didn't even have the option to 2-stop at barcelona because checo was still getting up to speed back then. But now they are even.

[@Im_Rath]

checo was so nice about letting max by.

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

..team order.

[@leomartin636]

@@Steinstra-vj7wl still he did It knowing his position (2ns driver) and even encouraging his teamate to do the job great stuff from him.

[@elliotcowell3139]

If he would've fought him they would have thrown away the double podium, it was in checo's best interest to let him through on this occasion

[@stoempert]

Well, why hold Max up when they are on different strats and tyres?

[@Harolddespui]

@@Steinstra-vj7wl Even an idiot would have known that this wasn't the time to fight Max, that would be really dumb. Checo wasn't only doing Max a favour, he did his job for the team.

[@josemarcosjemh1]

Checo actually said "Tell him to push, let's get them!" and it was amazing.

[@vg4902]

"Depends on how easy it is to get through Valtteri". Bottas wanted a 2 stopper, Merc didn't care. They just wanted him to be a block for Lewis.

[@hectornecromancer5308]

And they still said that Mercedes isn't favouring Lewis

[@Thebassist999]

-“LET’S GET THEM” -Here, Ladies and Gentlemen, is where the Perstappen era beggins 🔥👏

[@blackbird9]

Lol!!!!!!

[@mohaiscool8182]

I love how bottas said "why the f*** no one listens to me when I say its going to be 2 stopper"

[@gizzyguzzi]

And for his trouble, after being kicked by Merc all year, they'll probably kick him next. right to the curb! Russell next year.

[@linuxafrica2584]

@Igor Dimitrov ?? bahahahahahahhaaha yes tf he will bottas is not even a top 5 driver Nico rosberg said this last year and Lando exposed him on radio and Russel beat him fair and square on his FIRST race in the car its time for the young ones

[@Alokkumar-gu5kw]

Perez's:"Let's get them" >>>>> Lewis's:"Hammer Time"

[@baddas380]

ON POINT!

[@freiebahnmitmarzipan3946]

🤣... So bad man... Redbull was faster noobe

[@abishek4300]

Nah, Hammer Time seems way more badass

[@ryanp5790]

2:18 what an amazing teammate Checo is. He plays his role well, manages tyres, is starting to find his pace, and let’s Max through easily followed by “let’s get them.” Mans is exactly what RB needed

[@DemiDemiGlace]

*The Top started playing* Perez: “Lets get them” *The intro drops*

[@painedflunky2972]

Considering it was paul ricard, it was not a bad race!

[@victoragmtz1351]

It was a magnificent race

[@cesarcuazitl]

"Not a bad race" ?

[@binhho2532]

It was the best race at Paul Ricard since at least 10 years

[@Niranjan_Mavath]

It was the best race of the year so far.

[@kesterchan5585]

@@Niranjan_Mavath No, Baku was

[@haiiro777]

I hope we get to see checo in a red bull seat for a long time

[@speedgmaster]

It’s lovely to see Red Bull playing Mercedes cards against them

[@MrBreakthompson]

Simply lovely :P

[@PongPogPonderan]

There should be an award for Teammate of the season.

[@dzikranr]

Clean, tight, filled with strategy and execution. Again, what a race!

[@wcook5806]

Mercedes treat bottas worse than any team treats any driver currently

[@io4439]

Bottas and Mercedes have differing views on his role in the team

[@hockey1freak]

@@io4439 There's "hey you are here to help Lewis we are not focused on you winning", then there's "hey we forgot how to remove a wheel nut but its your fault"

[@cfg_form2122]

Yeah. The fact that Mazepin's engineer is calm with him and helps him out is so odd considering the treatment of Bottas.

[@k.k.a.varadaguru4820]

Wait till ferrari destroys sainz's career just for overtaking leclerc in the drivers standings

[@inderjeetrajput4665]

Vettel in Ferrari: First time?

[@aravindshivakumar5299]

Gotta love Perez. Let's get em 👊👊

[@Speyde]

Checo let verstappen pass and say let's get them. Give this man a raise !

[@Fatal3dge21]

This race had nothing to do with luck fighting the Mercedes cars, it had everything to do with the fact that Checo and Max are excellent teammates, not to mention strategy was on point. Loved this race.

[@ianomondi4782]

As Max's race engineer said, Simply Lovely

[@jimomertz]

The only thing that would have made this more enjoyable was to have Toto slamming his fist on the table when Max passed Lewis. 😁

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

...and to watch the table being destroyed :)

[@captainjosue]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!

[@hockey1freak]

He would have had to slam TWICE! lol

[@benn87]

At some point, Toto gets so angry that the table disintegrates into its individual pieces on impact. 😂🤬

[@heyjakeay]

I'm sure Drive to Survive will steal this idea

[@rohanvengurlekar8981]

I'm so happy for verstappen, he did amazing

[@penusliski]

Alex: 'They race me so hard' Sergio: 'Let's get them' Let that sink in

[@coreyrod]

Why you still hating on albon. Move on 🤡

[@aesir1ases64]

attitude is key, Perez has talent and character, he is the driver RBR needed to help Max and he came precisely at the right time!

[@watertower1989]

What the sink wants now?

[@kursatkaya8158]

Sergio's ''Let's get them'' pumps me up everytime.. I knew something was gonna happen when i was watching it live. Buen Trabajo/Goed Gedaan

[@the1gladiator2]

One of many races that season where Mercedes had the quicker car, but didn't manage to take home the win.

[@arkmed9029]

To everyone saying max was lucky please hold you beers a win is a win and sport is about taking advantage of others mistakes 😂

[@sparkypvp2167]

also you don't win driver championship by luck either ( 2016 Nico)

[@morfeusz525]

@@sparkypvp2167 i just want to add to this: no matter if its bc of someone elses mistake a win is a win and a championship is a championship

[@JlM1337]

I don't see anyone saying Max was lucky?

[@morfeusz525]

@@JlM1337 check highlights and max's overtake video

[@timowilms8102]

He won not because of luck but because of teamwork. Lewis would have complained about the strategy telling the team multiple times that they should have done it different. Max on the other hand never doubted the team. Also his in and outlap were crucial to win this, If lewis would have stayed ahead with the second stint I don't think Max would have had a chance.

[@Sele81]

Verstappen is already one of the best drivers ever in F1. What an incredible talent!

[@marvinlawrence]

Who are the other drivers among the greatest in the public's eye that never won a driver's championship? You people need to really relax.....

[@jst6114]

@@marvinlawrence relax? Why? He's doing great best driver at the grid

[@esissas3478]

G. Villeneuve !

[@machineee]

Perez is exactly the driver RB need. Knows he has no real way to beat Max on merit so his only goal is to beat the mercs and he's willing to play secondary to Max. Red bulls pairing looking stronger than mercs right now.

[@philh9421]

I’m looking forward to seeing Perez in three races time when he’s fully on top of the car. Underrated driver.

[@ElGonzoMayor]

Check wants to be a champion too. But he goes for the needs of the team first. That's what makes him the best partner to Max

[@Thebassist999]

He knows he can’t beat Max now, but I am sure next year he wants to beat him for sure. He will be fully adapted.

[@folkert2938]

@@Thebassist999 I think he is going to be like bottas. Like he can beat hamilton sometimes in quali or the race

[@qvor1996]

It's not that he knows "there's no real way to beat max on merit" (which is a pretty dumb statement on it's own, I gotta admit) but it's more of Checo being mature and being gratefull to RB. He has never been in a car that competitive and that's why he's ready to help the team in any way, cuz he sees it as returning the favour.

The superiority of Max Verstappen is clear and evident.

[@user-hm6iu5nh9t]

Me: watching F1 My heart: I'm moving up and down side to side like a rollercoaster

[@stefandebeer9375]

RB was Big braining for signing Checo, the tyre whisperer of grid! Only Lewis might match his tyre management, but he has to focus on Max instead and both Lewis and Bottas usually run same tyre strats and its hard to predict how long Checo would extend his stints in the race making him a threat for the end of the race and he is atm up in the top 4 in the mix. If Checo is in the top 4 with the other 3 at the front like in France the Mercs will mostly be at a disadvantage bc of his tyre management. This year he knows he can't challenge Max and Lewis bc he is abt 5-6 races behind them in pace and points since it took a while to get up to speed so he knows he should do everything he can to help RB win constructors this year. Next year when he is more up to speed then he can get in the mix with the drivers title. This year is shaping up to be a classic in both championships and it might make "boring" tracks(like Paul Richard) a bit more exciting.

[@Sebi1998]

i mean he isnt even that far away if he steps up to level hamilton this year could be a 3 guys fight at the end.

[@stefandebeer9375]

@@Sebi1998 Thats not impossible, weirder things have happened in F1 before. Lets hope Checo can step it up and be consistantly up there.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Harolddespui]

Let's see how Checo manages his tyres when he is as fast as Max. It's easy to be the tyre whisperer is you're .5 sec off the pace.

[@everybodygoesdown8033]

@@Harolddespui This is what Prost did in his entire career! That's why he is known as the "Professor". He didn't care when Senna was 1 sec ahead of him in quali. The same for the races, most of the times he was controlling everything because he knew that Senna always went flat-out, destroying his tyres. For me, RBR duo this year is the re-incarnation of Senna-Prost duo at McLaren. If next year RBR allows them to actually compete together, we will have some excitement.

[@imnotJoel_]

@@Harolddespui that doesn't necessarily have to be true because over the years Checo has always treated his tyres nice (not necessarily under tyre management strategy) while being consistenly fast, given the machinery, and now he's just starting to get used and understand the car more, so maybe in the future he can be closer to Max and still be nice to the tyres. Also, it don't think it's easy to save tyres and be fast, and imo he does that pretty decently. Having that said i don't think it's totally fair to compare his pace with Max's. Max and his car are one and this season he's being incredible.

[@F1pidis]

Checo is proving to be very formittable and he is still getting used to the car. Can't wait to see what else he can do, especially in tracks that he likes such as Spa, Italy, Mexico even Abu Dhabi, I mean he was mega in Baku.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

I bet he will be especially happy if the Sakhir GP is gonna make an appearance this year again.

[@BigBampot]

Max was absolutely flying .. it was incredible seeing the gap disappear against a Mercedes. Great work from RB 😮

[@kroper4469]

"Hammertime didn't give enough time" Ohh nice one Crofty

[@vadermike7772]

@2:23 this is why Checo is one of my favorite drivers. He is the absolute best teammate anyone could hope for. Always putting the team ahead of himself. He has tremendous skill, tremendous teamwork, and has the heart of "a legend".

[@alexandrodisla6285]

Checo is such a geat wing man. He let verstappen get his in order for him to get his own. With class

[@phonicfrog_]

Mercedes fans: Red Bull got lucky Everyone else: Finally some competition.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

Yes, Red Bulls got lucky for the 3rd time in a row, lol.

[@lucianatricolor]

Agree

[@coreyrod]

And yet if it was the other way around all you guys would be crying how lucky Hamilton is

[@siyandajola585]

But it wasn't luck. RB simply had better strategy. Mercedes failed to listen to their drivers. Full stop. No one got lucky. However, if roles were reversed, all of you would be saying Lewis was lucky.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@coreyrod When Max wins a race with only 3 tyres I will call him lucky, when Max wins a race finishing 2nd I will call him lucky, when Max wins a race because backmarker crashed into the leader I will call him lucky. So far though, no luck whatsoever, pure skill actually, he is proving he is the best driver in the grid and would be 37 points ahead if not for his tyre misfortunate in the previous race.

[@circlesareround9217]

This whole video is just the radio going: "Beep, do, do, doot".

[@nalindawijesekara2219]

The race was like a roller coaster ride for fans. Best race of the season by far

[@fergalhopkins1230]

Max deserved this win and his first drivers title he took all the chances this year and he had that bad blow out when he was walking away with the race