Max Verstappen's Onboard Pole Lap | 2021 Belgium Grand Prix | Pirelli

[@AbandonedRaven]

I kinda wish Max said, “Wait, did you say George?”

[@mikic28]

I don't think he realised at that moment

[@HoneyBadgerFarm]

why? george is the competition. eveyone at skynews has a blown massive nuts over George anyway…we get it

[@samuellee5767]

@@HoneyBadgerFarm bottas fan?

[@dschulieen]

@@HoneyBadgerFarm And ofc everybody is watching via Sky News

[@HoneyBadgerFarm]

@@samuellee5767 i dont think bottas has any fans. never seen one ever. George on the other hand has Crofty

[@fnesbit6533]

I’m waiting for the “George Russel onboard qualifying”

[@eshrefmemmedov2008]

Rokit Williams😂😂😂

[@MaxMuirRacing11]

Aren’t we all?

[@RiddleTime]

Vs Hamilton, that's worth the comparison.

[@vitorabreu4915]

Me too man

[@AlonsoNuke]

indeed man

[@hasanrizvi5950]

Such a great lap, he has an amazing feeling for where the grip is.

[@ryanpoles9344]

An absolute master in the wet

[@f.r.y5857]

He is amazing in wet conditions

[@Jolllypop]

yeah was great tho i think george was even better today :)

[@Frruxano]

Max fanboy but indeed Russel masterclass

[@racingguide175]

remember Turkey 2020 spun thrice...

[@LukaVDS]

Tomorrow: "Valte.. Uhh sorry, George, it's James...."

[@GamerX-yy6rp]

Lol

[@B201SGT]

bottas can still play bowling at p13

[@notfrankie1726]

“Valte…. Uhhh sorry, Geor… wait no…. Hamilton, it’s James….”

[@elliotcowell3139]

I'm from the future, it was even weirder than that

[@Jesus1096GD]

1:04 That save was amazing!

[@vd89198]

And still a purple sector

[@paoaiipi5580]

@@vd89198 yeah reminds me of the time Lewis beat max by 1.2 seconds in qualifying in styria 2020

[@its_godlyrl2066]

@@paoaiipi5580 who asked tho

[@florianebner934]

@@paoaiipi5580 cool story bro

[@marquickie8011]

😂

[@avallach2061]

Please do a Russell vs Hamilton lap comparison, it was extremely close!

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

And please tell everybody that in a sport where miliseconds matter, the white and blue car is 2 seconds slower.

[@WopJr]

@@rodolfomagdaleno1663 what’s your point?

[@fakecrazy09]

@@WopJr that Russel drove better than hamilton?

[@LowerClass93]

they didnt get pole

[@2way_sharpshooter]

@@rodolfomagdaleno1663 Cuando la pista está mojada poco importan los segundos de diferencia entre un auto y otro, lo que importa es que el piloto frene cuando hay que frenar y acelere cuando hay que acelerar, es un poco graciosos que quieras insinuar que un chico que raramente termina en el top 15 es mejor que uno que gano (hasta ahora) 7 campeonatos.

[@regulator062]

I love the different lines Max takes here compared to the racing line in the dry.

[@andre_star7776]

It's because the rubber reduces the grip in rain. He takes this line to avoid the rubber on some parts

[@elless4004]

late brake, slow mid, straight and fast exit, at least how I saw it.

[@elijuvan4131]

Brazil 2016 😉

[@timmetjecoronel9545]

@@andre_star7776 Hamilton and Russel didnt do...

[@RacingPotato12]

@@timmetjecoronel9545 Everyone does. Some just do it more than others. Dry racing line has all kinds of rubber and oil which gets slippery in wet. It gets washed off after a while if it's pouring down like crazy, but a qualy session isn't long enough.

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

Tomorrow: -George is Toto, execute order 66. -Yes, Lord Toto (Sad music intensifies) 💔

[@gregoryrogers.21]

Order 63

[@54F1_]

Can everyone just pass through la source in one piece without a collision please

[@gregoryrogers.21]

@@54F1_ Maybe but for Netflix no

[@Retr0D3ds3c]

Next years he's gonna execute order 69.

[@Diamond-jn1ri]

Order 44+

[@jems2081]

Max’s car control is insane

[@ism9312]

What a Qualifying!

[@pessensei6283]

It decides what position you will be put in for the gp race

[@azaelrumbo9040]

@@pessensei6283 🤦

[@kodakoblak1891]

@@pessensei6283 💀

[@abrahamalatrash8299]

@@pessensei6283 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@burundi5427]

And what a race!

[@ndean7229]

Opening lap - Bottas hits Russell who hits Verstappen . . . .British commentators "Hamilton proves yet again he is The Magician and the master of wet!"

[@arevanthsreeram]

Well luckily Bottas is in 11th place or somewhere there after his 5 place grid penalty

[@Cal3000]

If anything, Verstappen is more likely to take himself out.

[@its_godlyrl2066]

@@Cal3000 like hamilton nearly did in imola?

[@madhavisingh9046]

@@Cal3000 ah, like Hamilton in Imola, and Germany ?

[@pranavps851]

@@arevanthsreeram you're massively underestimating Bottas's powers. He could take out the entire field if he wanted.

[@migy5031]

What an amazing lap! Max took all kinds of unorthodox lines!

[@Magnetorheological]

There's a pole on my lap too after witnessing such masterful driving

[@Divergent19]

😂😂😂🙉

[@deekay2578]

@@Divergent19?

[@jager9975]

an insane lap from max overshadowed by russel in p2

[@kripanshmishra]

No, not overshadowed

[@g2fiora]

Lando's performance in Q1 and Q2 was also overshadowed, dude drove out of his mind and praised by many just to be relatively forgotten about because he crashed without setting a time and because of an incredible lap from George. Honestly there are way more people talking about his crash than those praising his pace and potential pole, which is kinda understandable, but still...

[@just_nik9687]

@@kripanshmishra yes overshadowed

[@hoya1178]

@@g2fiora lol, you do realize that Hamilton and Verstappen weren't fully pushing in Q1 and Q2?

[@misterm4763]

Nope! Not at all! Still a massive three tenth off…

[@f15active]

My left ear is a 1.6L turbocharged V6. My right ear is a straight-cut, semi-automatic, seamless shift 8-speed transmission.

[@phantomfoxyy]

1:03 what a save

[@lmarquezgiron]

What an animal! Happy for Lando the he is doing ok. He did an exceptional Performance today

[@ERBphantom]

Imagine… George/Lando front row

[@vectro4284]

@@ERBphantom That scenario..

[@syreemills1553]

The amount of grip coming out of sector 2 at the start of the back straight at around 1:35 was absolutely glorious to behold it looked like he was gonna get a snap of oversteer and slide into the gravel but instead the tires dug deeper in and he rocketed out of the corner

[@maxvanvijfeijken2699]

You can see how he doesnt hit the apex on purpose to find more grip. He used the same tactic in Brazil 2016

[@barbarooza8408]

They all do it....

[@timmetjecoronel9545]

@@barbarooza8408 Watch Hamilton and Russel lap. They hit all apex in s2

[@JooF1]

Its called the wet racing line which is basic stuff lol

[@timmetjecoronel9545]

@@JooF1 it's so basic that Lewis and George didn't use it

[@folkert2938]

@@barbarooza8408 That isnt true

[@StephenLMW]

What a superb lap from Max I’m still fully confident he will become world champion by seasons end

[@PaPo1996]

🦁🦁🦁

[@saintludravis3180]

I was waiting for Max to say, "Now it's your turn to finally set them."

[@kkkkkkk140]

Criminally underrated comment.

[@backseatgamer1808]

don't get it

[@kkkkkkk140]

@@backseatgamer1808 it's in the red bull racing channel

[@ItsmeWhisk]

What a lap from Max, and those downshifts were🔥🥵

[@mastery7901]

Spa is such a beautiful track. The layout, elevations, the beautiful scenery.

[@robinnshaw]

the amount of confidence at that speed in the rain ... savage

[@smoktephoto]

Alternative title: Your Belgium GP race winner for 2021.

[@LuggyBro]

Such a great balance between violent attack and control. Love that from Max !! 🦁🦁🦁

[@southpaw578]

Looks difficult out there. Max had some crazy snaps and the rear of the car looked ready to step out many time. Drivers were avoiding the aprons at all cost. Great lap

[@numaerislam9409]

I’m surprised he missed that many apex(s) and still went fastest. But he seemed very solid at putting the power down.

[@joris524]

@@numaerislam9409 that was faster than the apex. There was more grip at his line

[@cipher-6.66]

@@numaerislam9409 that's the wet line. He wasn't missing apex, it's was deliberately done. The rubber on the apex is more slippery and the wet line is different from the dry line.

[@yar2000]

@@cipher-6.66 Also a wider line = less steering angle = more power can be put down without spinning the rears

[@GinoNL]

He’s driving with low downforce, so yeah. Makes me nervous for tomorrow though; having to do this a lot of times..

[@AbandonedRaven]

The only time I’m more concerned about the 2nd place qualifying lap than the first. Where did that time come from?

[@reisanibal1]

Heavy downforce setup, perfect for qualifying in these conditions. Not so much for the race though.

[@qRealz]

the track

[@vedantmishra5773]

@@reisanibal1 but it's supposed to be rain there tomorrow too

[@regulator062]

There's a lot that can go into a lap like that. Talent is one of course. Then you have things like tire temperature and downforce setup, which are also critical.

[@kamilstruzikael7591]

@@reisanibal1 Russell was 5kph quicker in terms of straight line speed thank Max Verstappen, he stood 3rd overall in top speed. I don't think it's high downforce ;)

[@esMusicalus]

How'd he not lose it at 1:05?? Lightning reflexes!

[@mariodriessen9740]

I'd be so freaking scared after that, I'd just slowly pull over the car and wait for the rain to end. 😳

[@smally7725]

Imagine if he did. George on pole!

[@powerfultoa7]

Max reflexes

[@mariodriessen9740]

@@smally7725 : What ifs…., what if Lando didn’t crash? I think he had a great chance of getting his first F1 pole position.

[@sulverius5205]

@@mariodriessen9740 but he didn’t 🤣

[@pointofcami6565]

Max saving it so gracefully at 1:05 does something to me.

[@gram440a]

It's weird how the engine sound is in stereo, like the main growl is on the left, and on the right it's like a whistling sound. I wonder what that's about?

[@StefanDijkstra]

Perhaps the location of the camera and microphone? They appear to be on the left side of the car.

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

@@StefanDijkstra that's what I was going to say. Turbo (whistle) should be clearest thru the center hoop inlet. Therefore, hearing it on the right side more prominently makes sense.

[@Yuuki7226]

@@MeltingRubberZ28 the whistle is the sequential gearbox, not the turbo

[@avada0]

Lame mixing? The left side one is clearly close to the engine, while the rights side one has to be on the gearbox to pick up its whine without the engine drowning it out.

[@avada0]

@@MeltingRubberZ28 That's definitely not the turbo, it's straight-cut gear whine. Just take note of the pitch always changing as the driver shifts. You can't really hear the turbo over all that engine noise. Only faintly on external recordings...

[@DudeFromCleveland]

I love that whistle the cars have this year

[@avada0]

They always had it. But previously they didn't mix in the gearbox whine for most cars. For some reason Renault on-board footage always had it.

[@MatheusAraujo-py8ms]

the hardest the best and the most important pole of max in 2021

[@jackstewart125]

Never mind Max it was the most important pole of ‘21

[@mattbridges4223]

Can we have a side-by-side of this vs George's lap/George and Lewis' lap pls.

[@Sam-ur6bh]

there’s the side by side comparison on analyticsmeetsracing channel

[@SeshvirSeodutt]

@@Sam-ur6bh link ?

[@remobbles]

Max was 3 tenths faster tho

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

Onboard with telemetry, please.

[@sandulopataru1882]

"Simply simply lovleh" - Max Verstappen

[@mertbalbal4624]

simply simply loveleh

[@Kyle11011]

Verstappen is focused on wining this season. He’ll for sure deserve it.

[@dakkan5433]

Looking at it from POV Max had some close calls on this lap!

[@Abdullah-qn3zx]

That Honda engine sounds amazing.

[@shelwinguzman3390]

Thank you for taking us through. Wow.

[@alejandropecescorro9291]

1:06 have you see that? Man that was crazy 🥵

[@suvapillay9358]

Bottas and Hamilton noting that finding tyre temp was one of their issues. Makes sense when the track is this wet. Mega lap from Max.

[@amazingnaturesounds483]

Bodes well for lap 1 for them then…

[@dod_the_angel]

The mercs always struggle to get their tyres up to operating temperature

[@rafifdzaky]

yep, DAS was really important for them in Qualifying

[@metaltyre4894]

@@rafifdzaky yeah we just forgot about it after it was declared that they can use that until 2020 but it helped them really a lot

[@aboredperson4202]

Yeah the Mercedes has that issue. Same as in Turkey last year

[@Hussain14000]

Everyone : Russell on pole Max : hold my beer

[@flasbaaa]

One of the smoothest lap I ever saw

[@ablqze]

Let that sink in.... George Russell, in the worst 2 cars on the grid, beat a 7 time world champion, with arguably the best car on the grid. And it wasn't just a one hit wonder or some magical lap, he was on pole or near it for most of qualifying.

[@mehraan3668]

This was the first time I was rooting for verstappen to not be on pole, no one can deny him the pole though, excellent driver

[@ShineStreet]

what a sensational lap, I'm pretty sure he can win the race easily.

[@albertaframer]

haha he sure did!

[@DavidVloch]

Well. Max didnt even had to drive to win this race 😅

[@koensmusic]

@@DavidVloch not true, if he had not drove the fastest lap the day before, he wouldn't have won.

[@Nikhil-dx9kc]

One thing I like about Hybrid engine is that Jet like sound coming out from the car

[@JoaoScabim]

Amazing control whit the stering and the traction

[@joaocarlosquadros3950]

Verstappen is a genius because, he drive, in the rain, outside the line of the track!

[@SladeN514]

We want George's onboard!!!!!

[@afiqshukur6769]

the fact that its a very messy lap makes it incredible

[@chunheiso5806]

I want to know how George did what he did more than how Max achieved his pole

[@hoya1178]

Then why are you here? lol, can't you read the title?

[@StephenWingsTV]

@@hoya1178 He’s probably here to enjoy Max’s qualifying lap and also comment that he would like to see George’s lap even more? Just a wild guess though.

[@StephenWingsTV]

@@hoya1178 I did read his comment, and it says that he would like to see Russels lap more than he would like to see Max’s lap. It literally says that. And it makes sense, since his comment is on a a video of qualifying result on an account for F1, that implies that like most of us here he (or she) is an F1 fan. And I think most F1 fans would argue that what George did today is extremely interesting. I’m Dutch and always cheering for Max, but you were reading between the lines and then wrote an unnecessarily negatieve reply to his comment.

[@antonydick6057]

@@StephenWingsTV Well said... Max was brilliant... Also hats off to George... Well done both...

[@AQCE245]

@@StephenWingsTV in simple terms we all like to see a comparison between max and George lap

[@e2rqey]

Tbh I wish Max had been just a bit slower so George could have gotten pole. Having a Williams on pole would have been insane. It was so close. Great lap by George regardless.

[@gordonshumway1289]

You could make a solid compilation of Horner saying "well done mate!"

[@vectro4284]

Won’t be as long as “get in there Lewis”

[@nimishgoyal]

This shows the quick and fast reactions they show

[@---kn2go]

It's more anticipation than reactions

[@myntresburdwadz]

Yeah!!!!! Max congratulations Pole - SPA Franschoesing Great Lap fantastic

[@njitnavnelaarts7746]

Why did Christian not said: “And that is the racewin Max Verstappen, well done!”

[@ZaGaijinSmash]

I love Max's incredibly natural and quintessentially English usage of Lovely. Well done to him. It's going to be a great race.

[@ijustfelldown]

Almost lost control multiple times but fought with the car hard and kept in steady. Massive wet weather protege.

[@maskedgamer7565]

Max and Hamilton are superior in the rain. Both have insane car control. Well done to Russel. Hope he can get a podium or get more points.

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

In a league of his own..incredible skill

[@GlyntTheCat]

Not a perfect lap, filled with wider lines and the odd twitch but still managed a sub-2 minutes in the wet. Mad Max.

[@GlyntTheCat]

@János Elek George had a different line through some of these turns though

[@haoussazakariaaek3660]

The wide lines are mostly on purpose. Not everyone can find that grip off the racing line in the wet. Max showed time and again he can.

[@GreatCornholio69]

I'm a huge Max fan, but i wanted George on pole so bad. Amazing performance by these guys.

[@GreatCornholio69]

@Crooked could be, but Russell on pole would have been great for the sport isn't it?

[@SDGRTX1455]

Vamos Max Verstappen, don't let anyone stop you. Nor the FIA. Lets go!

[@laterreta9734]

maFIA*

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

FIAmg Petronas

[@christianorsa]

They say rain is the great equalizer

[@filegrabber1]

The actual 2 best drivers on the front row. This is why we love rain.

[@nivasgowda3319]

This race is gonna be insane

[@andrehill4388]

Spa is going to be on fire 🔥

[@dbabu51]

Why are they racing here?

[@pressstart1490]

@@dbabu51 Wdym?

[@szillar3283]

Be careful that might happen literally 🤣🤣

[@dbabu51]

@@pressstart1490 he said the track is gonna be on fire like grosjean last year. So they shouldn’t race there /s

[@marcelo_1793]

@@dbabu51 he meant that it will be an amazing grand prix. The track will provide crazy action.

[@treyratt4443]

Can we get a throttle and break telemetry with these vids? I think it would do wonders and help us fans appreciate the skill even more so

[@user-jh2ts2eb4q]

Absolute beast in the wet, 300 + around the back of the circuit in the wet fast corners is courage plus...

[@dahemper]

Allways full send. Love it.

[@ronvanee8525]

Very occasionally, a young man arises in this bloodsport who is already more of a living racing legend than his rival with seven world titles!

[@MihzvolWuriar]

Now I want one of those side by side comparison with Russel.

[@maxdegraaf1333]

WHAT A LAP! He almost lost it coming out of rivage(1:05) and stavelot(1:37)!

[@saifrs778]

Max has undoubtedly cement his position as the king of the wet conditions.

[@Cal3000]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves and forget everything that happened last year in wet conditions.

[@daansewsingh8740]

Hes muscling the car through the corners in the wet like that. Amazing car control

[@ryanmohr5707]

How many times did max almost loose it? Wow

[@ManojKumar-io9ee]

Russel,Norris , max . Next generation stars already dominating champions.

[@dragonkrieg4444]

look at that. going around the outside of every single high speed S2 corner cuz that's where all the grip is. genius max

[@paoaiipi5580]

Every driver knows that

[@nickbaggerman3292]

@@paoaiipi5580 then why don’t they do it?

[@paoaiipi5580]

@@nickbaggerman3292 everyone did

[@osirisgolad]

It's crazy how early he can get on the throttle in many of the turns in the middle sector, amazing machines.

[@TheTommiiTooWss]

Ok, now we need Mazepin's fastest lap of the race onboard

[@yaqub3567]

Best 2021 season pole in my opinion ❤️ Super Max ❤️

[@RiccardoArmentano]

After Hamilton Qatar yes

[@bbbazzinga]

I just hope that the maFIA and it's godfather Don Toto don't use George this time to take down Max.

[@XR_SHeZ]

Who came here while searching for Max's pole lap of 2022 😃

[@galois.2027]

Call it victory lap

[@2jzandys444]

Man you gotta love those Honda downshifts, so aggressive 🥰

[@daveandrews8863]

Rooting for Verstappen and Red Bull / Honda to win each race! I like seeing McLaren do well too. Verstappen and Red Bull / Honda should be well ahead in both points categories this year, and hope they can overcome some bad luck and questionable Hamilton / Mercedes moves and tactics.

[@naveenfurniturestudio]

F1 drivers are seriously from another planet

[@mroreo4139]

Max verstappen win lap

[@emmanuelweber1716]

Great to see the differents trajectories under the rain

[@Nick08352]

He didnt even do a wide turn before the start for the extra acceleration

[@ballsxdesports]

he did u ok?

[@Nick08352]

@@ballsxdesports did he? usually they go to the far end of the corner, he almost went over the apex

[@ballsxdesports]

@@Nick08352 yeah 100% sure, rewatch it, he clipped the apex as late as he could, then watch the end of the video when he finishes his lap to see the difference

[@keithchill1626]

Can we have more video with heat cameras? I love watching the tires 😀pleases?!

[@Manuri20]

Deserved well done Max "Simply Lovly"

[@stableianF1oracle]

Max the best driver ever in the last year's ... 👍

[@RiccardoArmentano]

😂😂😂

[@creativename6126]

Somewhere around 1:08 he almost spins out and saves it

[@kyperactive]

Littlw late on that one. It was more at 1:06

[@creativename6126]

@@kyperactive said somewhere around

[@technicalogical5681]

Honestly, this is the greatest Pirelli commercial ever.

[@Tinxl-o]

I like how almost everyone on the comments are focused on Russell lap

[@2Fast4Mellow]

Everybody likes the underdog. A lot of people were genuinely happy when Ocon won the Hungarian GP. It is always a win where a a car other than a Red Bull or Mercedes shines! When Gasly won Monza last year, he didn't wanted that day to end. He still was up that podium when everybody was lone gone and still enjoying his win...

[@samarsalan9897]

We need a comparison video of Russel vs Hamilton qualifying

[@MuadDibfromSertao]

Well, congrats Max, but today what I really want to see is George Russel onboard qualifying P2!