Life in F1 Shutdown with James Allison - Wardrobes, Lewis, and more!

[@egj1975]

He is such an nice personality... calm, down to earth and likeable

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

He seems a couple notches closer to enlightened than nearly all the rest of us.

[@PiersBTSB]

I could listen to James for centuries on end. Always demonstrates such a beautiful and insightful use of the English language. His passion and integrity is hugely inspiring. We should really be saying these sorts of things about world leaders!

[@jonathanrath3036]

Oh how I wish that were the case! (At least in the USA.)

[@trueblood712]

I honestly have such a deep appreciation for him, never ceases to amaze me how humble he is

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Again another Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team masterstroke, James is a ray of light in the F1 Circus he always seems to be so honest and down to earth, he never seems to want to put any blame on people even at Ferrari who seemed to blame anyone but Ferrari. The loss of his wife cut deep in to his soul and those who have lost real close family understand that and to hear that Toto and the team gave him space and time to focus on the new job shows how Mercedes is a family.

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@Affalterbach1967]

20:30 "I was starting to feel useful". What a humble man.

[@Neklank]

Such a nice man, you can tell how grounded and genuine he is, as is Toto and in fact both drivers. Very lucky to have a team with key personnel who are working with freedom thanks to trusting leadership. Diversity will make Mercedes an even stronger team and Lewis is driving this in the right direction.

[@hems9229]

A brilliantly spoken down to earth person. Really admire James. Made me a little emotional hearing him talk about his wife. Stay strong! We #mercamg fans are always with you.

[@imsteevin]

Appreciate James being so candid about even difficult things. Always shows himself to be a great guy.

[@juggy666]

What a splendid fellow James seems. How kind of him to share his loss, and how refreshing that Mercedes has 'held' him during his grieving. It is so unusual to hear of large corporations showing such compassion. Very inspiring.

[@pingpong1804]

What an incredible role model!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Absolutely right

[@6058jeremysmith]

James Allison is extremely humble for such a huge talent, superb human being ...

[@JeffYun]

What an amazing man! Integrity, mental grit, humility with a gentle voice. I could listen to his stories for hours!

[@praveenas4675]

Hope everyone is doing great :)

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Hope you are too Praveena!

[@leedesigner1977]

If there ever was a man that plays down his own strengths and importance in a team, its James. I have such respect for this man, always love to see him at the start of each season talking about the technical side of the regs vs the cars. Delightful interview. Cheers guys, Lee.

[@juliusprilianto9561]

What an extraordinary person. Thank you James Allison for sharing your story. You're one of my heroes!

[@sonar9000]

James is such an amazing person on so many levels. I really hope that he can feel whole again at some point.

[@georgethomas7814]

It is good to here from another personality from Mercedes like James Allison.... glad that you have other projects shame you didnt show off your building skills, Maybe next time, Please. Looks like a very cool house. May you enjoy time off. May Rebecca be remembered by others for years to come. It is wonderful to hear you celebrating the good fortune you have. I do hope you have kept up your pilots licence, and I agree you have integrity and you made a good point about the integrity of Lewis Hamilton too. Does he understand your sence of humour yet. Thank you James for everything you have done for Formula 1 and Mercedes.....

[@cejay67]

What a great interview and such a beautiful man. His loss in his voice over his wife was palpable.

[@Jo4167]

Wonderful interview. Well done James being so open and honest. Such a nice guy and a true asset to Mercedes.

[@MercedesAMGF1]

He's honestly one of the nicest people you could ever meet 😊

[@frankskrzypczakskrzypczak3779]

What an amazing man too listen too really intelligent, makes you wanna be a better version of yourself , the passion that comes out of him for his work. Sad for the heartache he has endured with the loss of his wife. Tugs at the heart strings . I love watching these videos they are so enlightning

[@chrisbrown811]

This interview is hands down my most enjoyable F1 bit during the extended off season!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

What an amazing comment, thanks so much Chris!

[@mileshedley4694]

What a true Gentleman. This is why they are an amazing TEAM

[@curtisboulton5410]

Excellent explanation and professional service, eminently exhibiting the excellent team cohesion, the effort and dedication, everyone member associated with the battalion should be proud!

[@MichalL_77]

Such an intelligent guy to listen to. Down to earth and super honest. Amazing !

[@Susannah21]

What a great interview. I think we all came here as James´s fans so if you can keep pestering him with interviews it will be much appreciated:)

[@MOISEF76]

Thumbs-up interview And now I can say Mr. Allison J. Is transparent, straightforward, down to earth and inspiring men. That was useful for ME.

[@dameondeans3229]

What an awesome interview! For such a high profile individual, he is such a down to earth, respectable and relatable person. Thanks for this.

[@georgehelliar]

I love James' almost childlike happiness. But I guess that's what comes when you're so fearsomely intelligent that you're basically just playing life on easy mode

[@jonathanrath3036]

Reminds me of a classmate in high school that sat behind me in Calculus and aced every test. Now president of a huge tech company.

[@leumas75]

“Winning solves everything.” ~Tiger Woods

[@jamesphillipsiii8764]

Than You James! Your interview was spot on and your options and comments are of course GREAT! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS and THANK YOU!!

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

The way he’s describing his wife’s death is heart wrenching!!!

[@jonathanrath3036]

Talented and humble gentlemen. 1st class.

[@Bahamuttiamat]

I'm not crying, you're crying. I love Mr. Allison. I really do. Such an amazing man. Sorry about his wife... but the story about what the team meant to him is just extraordinarily emotional. Often engineers are seen as cold calculating nerds, but they're often more human; more emotional than most. Had hoped to meet this man in montreal. Sigh #nextyear

[@andymrkipling]

What a great man. Fantastic British export.

[@paulspickernell6875]

Great video, couldn’t hope to meet a nicer, knowledgable and humble guy who loves what he does.

[@hazeluzzell]

What a lovely chap. My husband is retd Royal Marine. Agree about integrity.

[@geert574]

Inspirational man to overcome wife's death and keep going

[@roselynbaldwin4588]

Fantastic interview from a really nice man

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad you enjoyed it, Roselyn

[@amirrayan1493]

Really amasing interview i wish to listen to him more

[@umut_hmut]

loving these videos I think you should do a virtual interview with lewis that would be awesome

[@stevejhkhfda]

James is a great guy. Proper Brit humble, funny and a very good engineer. About his driving: "thankfully I've never had to reveal that base level of incompetence to anyone" lol...

[@jamesgrahamclas5204]

I love the measure of this man James Allison. Pray the Lord gives you grace to continue to cope through your grieving process for your wife

[@kabelotshita4510]

My hero 🔥🔥🔥🔥 truly I've always wanted to know more about him

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Hopefully you learnt plenty of new things about him int his video

[@adityamenon6955]

Absolutely loving this content Go Mercedes AMG 👊🏻👊🏻

[@ahsuraht208]

Great video

[@owensparks5013]

Absolute top quality bloke. 👍

[@suitandtie2251]

Listen to me....this man had to have devoured books for breakfast lunch and dinner during his lifetime. His wordplay is nothing short of marvellous.

[@francisco82192]

JAMES alisson MERCEDES AMG F1 ❤❤❤❤💪❤💪

[@michellieaywah7599]

James ❤❤

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

James Allison speaks English in a masterful way.

[@MercedesAMGF1]

We could listen to him all day!

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team indeed!!!

[@miguel17.]

Amo a Mercedes-Benz delen apoyo a este mensaje para que mercedez lo vea y pueda asistir y poder conocer a Lewis y Valteri, seria un sueño hecho realidad.....Saludos desde Costa Rica PURA VIDA

[@LeoCapaldi]

A decent, clever and down to earth chap. Interview start was a bit lightweight but soon gets in to overdrive. .

[@gjantschke9150]

Can you get Bono in there next, please?

[@deweberis2709]

John Barnard said in the Formula 1 Podcast that he gave James Allison his 1st chance in F1 💎 Really liked the side exhaust invention at Lotus, which is not praised enough.

[@Ech3ssa]

Well spoken gent

[@Sacrifice-Paid]

Once again, great content to watch 👍🏻 and I must say, thanks to red bull having a hissy fit, we’ll never see the DAS system in operation, which is a massive shame

[@nqobilemahlangu3812]

Thanks James, I’ve learnt a new word today. Kinematically😇

[@MercedesAMGF1]

He's teaching us new words all the time 😁

[@МатвейИванов-ш7ш]

I love formula 1

[@MercedesAMGF1]

So do we! 😉

[@tibbororban1976]

@@MercedesAMGF1 👏👏👏👌👍

[@МатвейИванов-ш7ш]

@@MercedesAMGF1 if you read this you know that a boy from Russia wants to race in the formula

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

Unpopular opinion: James Allison is actually better than Adrian Newey

[@drako3664]

Nah fam you're tripping

[@itstfortechy]

Allison's a nice guy for sure. But not as great an engineer as Adrian Newey. Newey changed the dimension of F1 aerodynamics

[@francescofrancescato1251]

@@itstfortechy Last Red bull cars developed weren't so great.... and you can't point the finger only to the engine's power.

[@glennlewman1377]

Both are great, no need to rank them

[@thegunner-49]

@@francescofrancescato1251 Red Bulls cars did well on circuits not reliant on straight line speed such as Monaco, they had the the downforce but not the horsepower.

[@jamesmiller3142]

I love how Mercedes / Toto have allowed all these British engineers to remain at the pinnacle of F1. Viva la England 😉😜 lol

[@jamesmiller3142]

I should have said 'facilitated' rather than 'allowed' lol

[@jamesmiller3142]

I sometimes wonder why the beams in old houses are so wobbly

[@glennlewman1377]

James Miller Just like in life, we all do not grow straight

[@jamesmiller3142]

@@glennlewman1377 lol yeh but aren't they cut into the roughly square shape? Either way they give it character

[@glennlewman1377]

James Miller Yes James I do like the look. Not sterile like most construction today. Take care and be safe

[@DavidTinxLall1978]

😎 🤙

[@patbakshis2522]

We've all seen F1 cars hit a wall and disintegrate. Thank God, the very human beings inside step out and race again. That silent harp in the background could break your heart, but in a good way.

[@leumas75]

To me, as a musician as well as F1 fan, the silent harp means even more knowing that his wife Rebecca was a professional musician and teacher.

[@JM00-v9c]

I could do with someone to build me a wardrobe if you need something to do !

[@kahlilhernandez7143]

Is that a harp behind James?

[@nicorosberg7444]

Subtítulos en español please

[@roxannelyson7715]

The number of people who still mistake him for the meme. He doesn't remotely sound like Vowles. Open your ears, people! smh

[@martyking5726]

Does James play the harp????

[@dameondeans3229]

... also, the interviewer is great! What's his name please? I'd like to see more of his interviews.

[@veemacks7255]

I suspect that there won't be *ANY* races this year. To get going, even if it's in a closed-door scenario (no fans), it would still require frequent testing of all team members and support staff. I don't expect there to be enough surplus tests available once all of the front line workers and suspected infected members of the public get their regular tests. One thing that can't happen is that a non-essential thing like a sport takes tests out of the hands of nurses, doctors, and all of the other essential workers. Look for an official cancellation of the entire year some time in July or August.

[@osckaargoldfinch2312]

1st yes

[@cakehavenza]

we want the other james - the valterri one

[@weignerleigner3037]

So this is James of,”valteri it’s James”

[@roxannelyson7715]

Nope. You're thinking of James Vowles, Mercedes chief strategist. If you listen, he doesn't even sound like the James in the radio messages.

[@glennlewman1377]

I laughed so hard when I heard. “James this is Valteri”.

[@weignerleigner3037]

Roxanne Lyson ah ok

[@Rottensteam]

Is this anime

[@Rottensteam]

Jamesu Allisonu

[@lorraineliu8422]

Does James live in a shack?

[@fiaformula1worldchampionsh974]

Valteri it's james.... please hold you position sorry

[@koraaahhh]

Mercedes, this is the Orange Army, let Verstappen past for the championship. You will not re-swap.

[@DaveMcIroy]

Stop these Skype videos!!! I can't stand that poor video and especially audio quality. Record the questions and answers with a camera!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Sorry about that Dave - these are necessary measures in these times of social distancing. It wouldn't be right to have people travelling to record content which can be delivered remotely. It involves some compromise and adjustment for all of us - but hopefully you can see past the imperfections to the goodness that is beneath.

[@DaveMcIroy]

I fully understand that. But people can record the questions and answers with a real camera at their home and then someone has to edit the single shots into 1 video. Most people have a proper camera or even DSLR lying around. Or even a recording with their phones would have way better quality. Just don't stream it!

[@ahmadyurry09]

Valterri its ...

[@99_friety]

That was a different James; James Vowles, strategy director.

[@ahmadyurry09]

No ah oh my fault 😂😂thought it was him

[@THE.DR.MOB.85]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 valtteri it is james .. lets do it as a team .. let the black driver to win 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thesunandrews4527]

KICK ROCKS MORON

[@gavinisaacs2724]

Listening to an intelligent conversation and then , along comes the scourge of humanity - listening to James can definitely add to the content of your character , take heed ! It’s never too late to make a positive contribution to humanity , just look in the mirror and try to improve on what you see . Use the short time and space on this planet to cultivate human decency and self respect !