Meet The Star Of Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story

[@Mythbuster3808]

The part I love most is its just kept in a shed somewhere. I love that, its just barely kept hidden from the public and no one knows whats just behind that door. Not quite hidden in plane site but close enough.

[@ThistleForge]

theres a guy that has Schumachers benetton car in his shed

[@Scootin159]

I know a couple people with high value automobile collections, and they're all kept in super mundane looking buildings. One is actually in an old small office (all the cubicles and desks have been removed, and he just parks the cars on the old office floor). The building looks completely boring on the outside (like an office building for a small company slowly going out of business). It's essentially hiding in plain sight. I'm sure the immediate neighbors know (hard to hide the sounds of a v12), but thousands of people drive by every day without giving it a second look.

[@DafalganCod]

My dad works for a lawyer, the dude has an antique bugatti and jaguar in this old looking shed. The thing about these rich people is that they keep the fact they own the car a secret

[@matthiascerebri3315]

​@@ThistleForgeand who has the F2004

[@fish2962]

Love to see people maintain old f1 cars instead of just letting them fall into disrepair

[@timwarriner38]

When I was at Williams there was an area where all the cars that hadn't been sold were stacked. Some had parts missing and one of them leaked oil constantly.

[@davidtube79]

@@timwarriner38 mercedes and mclaren fire up there older cars that they have retained for both they have alot of cars

[@rayquan-c1n]

That's is absolutely stupid to just let these cars rot in the garage.

[@davidtube79]

@@rayquan-c1n all the cars retained by teams are maintained the get fired up to keep them in working condition the ones owned privately most are maintained (I am not aware of any that are not maintained)even the very old cars get run on track still martin brundle has driven a lot of the very old cars on track.

[@timwarriner38]

@@rayquan-c1n Well the trouble these days is most teams make at least 4 chassis for the year so that's 4 cars assuming all the bits are made for it. But if its uncompetitive or not vert memorable or good looking its unlikely to sell.

[@ohsabotagegames328]

The Brawn GP top secret shed location, on the A451, just outside Kidderminster.

[@anusername8350]

Take three guesses who’s voice I read this in

[@Antonio88870]

nice Top Gear reference there

[@Jack-cq9pv]

@@anusername8350 The Stig?

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

It looks like Hammond's shed lmao

[@Renee_R343]

I remember Jenson Button, as a Sky F1 commentator, once talking about the pre-season testing with the Brawn car. He said he could tell pretty early on that this car was something pretty special on the grid. And by the last days of testing, where the competitors lap times had pretty much showed their hand, he knowingly held back from going anywhere near 100% not to tip other teams off. He said he eve held back in the first races not to win with a too big of a margin. That was done to delay other teams copying their design. He knew he had to try and keep hold of their advantage as long as possible, because they wouldn't be able to keep up with the development race.

[@barnabro]

Even more impressive when you consider that after basically changing the whole rear of the car to fit the Mercedes engine, the only place available at such late notice to shakedown the car was the tiny (and badly surfaced) Stowe circuit at Silverstone. Stowe at the time was used primarily for Formula Ford, and even with only 100hp they completed a lap in under 50 seconds. Really small track. Brawn had zero idea how the car was going to perform until the official pre-season testing.

[@DoMw94]

He said that when he first drove the car the balance was off and he wasn't happy, but the team thought he was joking because the car was so quick

[@TommoMcCluskey]

Glorious

[@corpsecoder_nw6746]

This car was unbelievably quick too. The lap times that this machine did at Spa, how stable it was, how much speed it could carry through corners, the braking.....just a symphony of great engineering and peak human driving skill in the hands of Jenson. It was a tad understeery, reluctant to rotate quickly, suffered tire warmup issues but still soldiered on to a world title.

[@انا_ابراهيم_البناوي]

Brawn GP is glorious and 1 in a lifetime team

[@mrKai33]

But Max would still be 10 sec faster

[@harrisonwebb9441]

@@mrKai33 when talking about brawn GP max is irrelevant

[@mrKai33]

@@harrisonwebb9441 he is

[@gonuhi]

@@mrKai33 bruh brawn gp raced in 2009 and it’s 2022 it was tech from over a decade ago and ofc it’s a marvelous piece of engineering

[@ioni6x]

@@mrKai33sorry but get lost that has no point in this video

[@JK-mo2ov]

I always wonder how they got stationary wheel covers

[@1_5RCBiker]

We will never see such as its like again. One of my treasured memories from watching F1. I remember a machinist I know who was panicking for his job when Honda pulled out. Glad to say he is still at Mercedes making bits on a lathe...

[@sithyarael6807]

He still glad since Hamilton is actually driving a car that suits his talent instead of a car way above his talent?

[@Blubatt]

That thing is a piece of art.

[@RuanSilva654]

thanks for the vídeos, I particularly enjoyed your content

[@rahulravishankar3152]

The level of genius in giving Jenson Rubens' car is out of this world.

[@sithyarael6807]

Leave it to Keanu Reeves to bring back a racing legend.

[@TheF1Gamer2022]

If only BrawnGP came back in 2023. I wonder if they would win again.

[@DuhItzKaiyo]

Possibly but I doubt it, I think redbull and Ferrari are going to be the top teams next year but I'd love to see brawn come back

[@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit]

No need for Brawn GP to come back, we just need Ross Brawn to come back to Ferrari, then we'd finally see Ferrari win a WDC again...

[@notthefia9154]

I really wonder if it would be possible, but unfortunately Brawn’s success in 09 was mainly due to the diffuser loophole and the immense work Honda had put in which pretty much gave them a massive massive head-start over every other team in the first part of the season, but due to their budget and facilities they really didn’t have the means to bring any upgrades at all so it was a case of “we’ve got to build the biggest points gap possible before we can’t bring any more upgrades and every other team catches up”

[@JoDON111]

@@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit Funny that as well, James Allison, who also was a former Ferrari technical director

[@nathandufc3785]

Think 1 season is enough for Brawn GP, and is what makes them special. If they competed anymore, the team would loose its popularity/appeal...

[@gamaltk]

Hey Matt! Here's a suggestion, how about making longer videos and making shorter summary ones on shorts? I personally now check non shorts videos when I want to watch something more in depth. Maybe worth doing a poll :)

[@mattamys]

Thanks for the suggestion, but short form is what I’m comfortable with and my approach is to be more direct with facts rather than adding unnecessary filler talk 😊

[@gamaltk]

@@mattamys Fair enough! If you have nothing else to add then that's completely ok I think, I thought you were making the videos short to keep people's attention in a world of shorter and shorter attentions spans haha Nothing to detract from your videos though, I can't think of anyone that's making content as unique as yours, keep it up!

[@rockzs74r]

Jenson Button only realised his BGP-001 can't run when he tried to get it to work only to realise that the car he won from dispute with Mercedes didn't have a gearbox. Mercedes send him a car that doesn't work.

[@rhyswilliams4893]

JBs autobiography.

[@Toro_Da_Corsa]

sounds exactly what a corporate team would do

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

While its messed up Merc did that I'm sure JB could easily pay for the replacement gearbox if he wanted to get it going.

[@DoMw94]

He wouldn't have 'only realised' that at all, he would've always known it wasn't a runner. He's not thick 😂

[@Leo-ei8zq]

Great vid! Deserves more views

[@chrishenniker5944]

Back in the sixties, a lot of the old F3 cars were drag raced once they ended their racing careers. Bought by hot rodders and clicking off 13s quarters.

[@MrBboyflexibi]

The most iconic car ever

[@formulaumm7512]

Do a collab with tom Scott!

[@mattamys]

I’m trying! 😂

[@jhonathanbarthomelewoswald1936]

the underdog

[@itsjackmace]

what a car 😍😍

[@wreck.create.MAK0]

5 people to start a car is nuts . Why don’t they make it simpler - for practical reasons - say if a car stalls mid race- mid lap?

[@184k]

It suck’s Mercedes put a new livery on it😔

[@josefigueira7415]

I’ve seen one at Silverstone museum

[@mattamys]

Belongs to Mercedes!

[@TheHayatekun]

There's no way people don't notice where its location is in the thumbnail,,,

[@h.gray.f1656]

Haha I’ve taken the stickers off that and frazers my uncle

[@Cirelgasp]

amazing

[@horizonsamuari]

Bit of a laugh. But if you think of it. Since Honda was brawn. Then brawn became Mercedes. Soooo Mercedes was once red bull 😂

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

If you want a bigger laugh remember that sauber was sponsored by petronas and red bull, while having a ferrari power unit.

[@sambevins215]

F1 Tom Scott fr

[@LiptL]

what happens if it breaks?

[@mattamys]

Cry 😂

[@Blue-op6qv]

its like when you buy a second hand iphone and you cant send it to the official support lmao

[@Cle_M3]

I bet brawn or Mercedes have all the schematics archived. If it’s affordable they’ll probably just manufacture it in house if Mercedes is willing.

[@pavise6333]

BGP001🤤

[@SoLDMG]

This video is at least 36 minutes too short I want more

[@mattamys]

You'll have the Dinsey+ series to look forward to in that case!

[@lesliejames9404]

I want MUCH more.

[@krioni86sa]

Goerge Russell looks like Aamir Khan

[@117ColinRacing]

Humm i have gear ratios from that car... might be worth something!!!

[@ioni6x]

if its true and its needed for one of the cars you should try and help not for free but you know. Apart from this cool part to have on the desk

[@117ColinRacing]

@@ioni6x it is very cool, it is part of a presentation pack, with a bottle of champagne, Tshirt and cap for winning the championship.. ive kept it all in its box 😊

[@Alfiegaming1010]

Yo I wanna buy it lmao

[@vishnugopinath2108]

bon beepee

[@F1Guy-Guy]

Hamilton beats button like eating chocolate buttons

[@NBLCGBLN]

Second!

[@jok3r906]

A piece of automotive treasure 🏎️🪙🤩

[@racer501_sb]

Wait but what happened to the one Jenson and Merc have?

[@racer501_sb]

@@hellknightf1 ohhhhh