My 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Predictions // Tommo's Race Chinwag

[@SabzBettie]

Welcome to South Africa Timmo, hope you enjoy your stay in our beautiful country!🇿🇦

[@AndyKazama2]

First thing I noticed was the mic with Tommo brand colours. Very nice.

[@thebateman761]

3:39 VALTTRRI DID WHAT

[@darkmann12]

bahahahaha

[@TommoOnYoutube]

You disgust me

[@sarimsalman2698]

"Stroll is edging... edging... edging" -David Croft, Australian GP 2024

[@Bananananananannananananna]

Dirty mind found

[@valecasini]

Valttrri is underrated

[@alizeynalzade8111]

when he said valtteri edged live chat being flooded flashed in front of his eyes ahahahahaha get well soon man

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Truly 😅

[@galaxycrusher5493]

S😊

[@vanxyth]

I used to live 30-ish minutes away from Plettenberg Bay, beautiful part of the world! Enjoy your time there!

[@TommoOnYoutube]

It really is, thank you Van!

[@danielvilola]

Bruno Famin was the CEO of the Renault F1 engine department before he became the team principal. They also have the worst engine so he is the past management and I dont understand who he is trying to blame here.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

I guess it's risky plays they took on the chassis / crash structure that have left them with an overweight car. But the PU is still sub par.

[@ayyel551]

I remember the 2010 Chinese GP. The rain came and the madness happened. Button with his 1st win at mclearn

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Up the mother nature!

[@f1greenlight]

Welcome to our Country 🇿🇦 Tommo. From Gqeberha aka Port Elizabeth. We are making our way to Cape Town for my son's school Derby Rugby and Music concert. We will be on the road back for the race. Hope you enjoying everything.

[@Itreallydoesnotmatter-p9o]

Alonso to Audi for 400M usd 1+1 year deal...sounds crazy yet plausible

[@hamza-chaudhry]

6:42 I think the Mercedes is still fairly quicker, especially in race trim. Russell started 4 places behind Alonso in Japan but finished within a second of him, with bad strategy, losing a place at the start, being stuck behind Piastri, and Alonso having a really strong race himself 24:39 Mark Hughes said it wasn't

[@josephking4461]

This will be my first Chinese gp since becoming a fan in 2020!

[@TommoOnYoutube]

I'm optimistic that you're in for a treat Joseph!

[@vlili4385]

I'm going to watch the Chinese GP live in Shanghai. Also first time watching the Chinese GP because 2019 I was still on my F1 pause. So trippy you are recording this video while traveling in South Africa - because I'm South African. Please enjoy every moment. I hope your tummy gets better soon.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Amazing, enjoy your time in Shanghai!

[@valecasini]

0:50 Imola? 28:00 he's simply Smooth! 36:30 I was thinking that if Audi will announce a Hulk-Bottas line-up and Zhou become a free agent (cuz maybe he doesn't show that he deserve that seat and because of less experience), he could go to replace Ricciardo (if they'll choose to nor keep him anymore) in RB alongside Lawson! So that RB doesn't lose the sponsors that Ricciardo gave to the team... and Zhou could still maintain a seat :) 37:30 they are in a 2021 HAAS situation... But worst

[@leonopterix981]

Saints goes to Mercedes, Yuki goes to Aston, Antonelli(?) gets poached by Red Bull in VCARB with the promise of fighting with max

[@leonopterix981]

Honda want to push stroll out for yuki and a chance to fight for titles

[@ryanmccarthy7754]

Welcome to SA tommo, make sure you enjoy the local sights. Storms river bridge, Knysna heads, walk trunk in hand with elephants in Plett , Robberg hike and fly in a microlight in wilderness. Invest in the suntan lotion or you'll be more blistered than Hamiltons front left

[@mandla123]

Knysna is beautiful. I am sure they setting up the hill climb right about now. Love the vids on the road !!

[@MichaelTarailo-st1nv]

Zhou actually does not get much Chinese support, they want a winner not the 18th best driver

[@cpb1998]

36:39 I know it's a bit left field and not likely to happen but hear me out. Verstappen and Zhou at Audi for 2026. A star driver they would want and a clear number two. If the Red Bull dilemma is true then it would allow Max to persumably win his fifth world title, achieving everything he would've needed to achieve at Red Bull. Plus Red Bull might drop back if the Ford engine dosen't deliver. If he does leave Red Bull in the future, a Mercedes or a Ferrari might not build the team around him like a Red Bull would. With Audi we all know they would roll out the red carpet for Max. Max would be taking a calculated risk, with no pressure to win a title and nothing to lose anyway because the team would technically still be in it's infancy and he already has 4-5 world titles. This could also reinvigorate his desire for the next decade and if Audi become a dominant team in the future then the risk pays off and he wins more championships. It would be a massive win for Audi as they have signed basically the number one guy in F1 right now that they can make the franchise star of their brand, perhaps they might re enter WEC with their orginal hypercar project with Verstappen competing in that series in the future as well.

[@snivels]

Hope you're enjoying South Africa! You're lucky we are having no load shedding at the moment 🤣

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Indeed, downloaded that app for nothing. 😅

[@marcosvivoni1944]

You should add a comeback drive

[@tiagoferreira5368]

Slow Moneyou the perfect driver 😅

[@jprallyfan4192]

I think for similar reasons to Fernando, Sainz could find a move to Aston Martin appealing long term. He’d even get to race alongside his hero for a time. However Stroll being in that seat makes that move difficult at best/realistically very unlikely. I hate to be harsh but I think that Stroll being in the seat is hindering AM from being able to attract an actual strong driver to pair Alonso now to challenge in the manufacturers championship, and will continue to hinder them in any future silly season opportunities.

[@JoyMeyer3]

The Garden Route is beautiful, enjoy our beautiful country!

[@TommoOnYoutube]

It really is Joy 🙌

[@christaylor9656]

Thanks for the content during your holiday Tommo. It's greatly appreciated ❤ Have a fab time over there and hope you start feeling better soon. Take some probiotics if you aren't already 👍

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Very kind of you Chris, already on it!

[@christianwood7516]

McLaren weren't "trash" in 2019 they finished 4th in the constructors that year

[@francinemurphy1741]

Glad you’re having a lush holiday! Hope you feel better soon.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Cheers Francine!

[@cidklutch]

thought i could suffer through another tommo chinwag... cant...

[@turbo_brian]

Brrrake f1 or whatever it's called did a good video on the 2026 regs. Basically, they're not adding enough battery capacity for how much fuel they're taking away. The math doesn't work out for the pure energy needed to put in the lap times the cars currently do. Even if you assume 100% efficient regen braking I don't think it closes.

[@chrissawyer6034]

Alonso back with Honda lol!!

[@deanholt2135]

Hell has officially frozen over 😂😂

[@lucabloor1086]

Hope you're having a great holiday Tommo! Hope you feel better soon :)

[@TommoOnYoutube]

🫡

[@sleepypixie8828]

I'm sure McLaren won't be that bad as people are saying. I remember the American triple header last year was looking ominous but McLaren (lando) was great in all those 3 races. Most surprising was mexico

[@andilemaluleke2054]

I hope you truly enjoy our country... welcome to Mzansi 🇿🇦

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Don't know Tommo, I think blaming the 'last guy' is fairly common in a lot of business (It just usually doesn't end up on TV), The only step remaining is Praise for the non participants.

[@Robalexe]

36:53 If you don't see Zhou-Hulk happening, but Hulk is pretty much set for that seat next year, doesn't that mean Zhou is already out of the equation for staying at Sauber? Sainz-Zhou isn't happening anyway since it's already an open secret Hulk is going to Sauber.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

I mean maybe. There's so many different ways it could go. Maybe they're looking at Yuki, or Esteban, or Albon too? That's a really tough pairing to call.

[@Robalexe]

@@TommoOnKZbin Audi are almost considering a third of the whole grid, which indicates Zhou and Bottas are pretty much gone unless they really fail to attract more than one driver. And Bottas appears to be the more likely one to stay in that case anyway.

[@keiming2277]

If Zhou not given a seat in the Sauber, China will sabotage VW and Audi joint venture in China

[@AlexIsaacs-f2f]

hello from a South African in the USA, love these! Great job

[@chrissawyer6034]

Just cause checo wants to knw about his contract in a month, doesn't mean he will. I dnt see RB in any kind of rush. They can have whoever they want. Still plenty of time for checo to fall off mid season, like he did last yr.

[@keirbourne5323]

Russell and Sainz for two years…. And then Antonelli and Sainz after Sainz has thrashed George for two seasons!

[@openbabel]

Alex could get a point

[@raeesaaaaaa]

Hope ur enjoying South Africa 🙂 Knysna is my family's annual holiday destination. If your still here next week is the Knysna motor show on the 28th its amazing.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Ah that's a shame, we're heading back to CT tomorrow. But the weather has held out a treat here today. ☀️

[@raeesaaaaaa]

@@TommoOnKZbin I hope enjoy the rest of your trip 😇

[@mawile3037]

it is Audi sponsored, the track

[@NateBerlin]

best wishes for ur sphincter mate

[@turbo_brian]

Zero percent chance red bull offered alonso a seat. They may have been having discussions, but red bull would definitely want to wait til later in the season before giving up on all their drivers and having to fit 6 drivers into 4 seats instead of 5 into 4.

[@tiaanmuller836]

Bro welcome to my Home Country brother, enjoy everything eat a lot of Biltong bro

[@Bluerig-qf2xc]

George's helmet goes hard 🔥

[@KevinQuinn81]

Does anyone here know if Zhou Guanyu mind's being called Zhou as if that's his given name? Shouldn't we be calling him Guanyu when referring to him like Tommo does at 36:14?

[@georgebull-mclean3333]

Get well soon, bro.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

🫡

[@davidsteel5864]

So you are saying Williams should hope to do a Steven Bradbury. 😂

[@dcxplant]

Stroll bins it lap 1, Ferrari shoots itself in the foot after the first round of pit stops, the mid-field tries to kill each other, Alonso narrates the F1TV feed live including commentary on the rest of the pack watching it on trackside big screen monitors, Verstappen wins while functioning on 2 hours 30 minutes of sleep and Red Bulls after an all-nighter online racing stint.

[@simonrunyowa3619]

How is Cape Town, bruv? Have you been to Table Mountain yet? Knysna will be great!

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Love it. Had to delay TM cos of the winds, but hopefully should catch it in the next few days.

[@Bananananananannananananna]

China is a really underrated track. Hopefully it lives up to its hype ( which i think it will) so all the new fans who havent seen this track before rate it highly.

[@jerry24675]

Welkom in Suid Afrika.

[@samuelastn5090]

Love South Africa. I've been there twice, both times I got very ill. 10/10 would experience the trotts again.

[@alicekoppenol-pitti6257]

- Geniet het Tommo - have a great time in SA. Did you go and visit Kyalami Circuit? As far as predictions go. I don't think the sprint race will go through. I think there will be a safety issue due to the rain and the new tarmac. As for the race. Max , Charles, Checo. I think we are going to see a lot of this combination in the coming races. Let's hope Zhou stays on track and doesn't do a Checo , Mexico 2023.

[@SilkyDimi]

My first Chinese GP as an F1 fan and I’ve heard people praise the circuit but also criticise it. I’m just excited to see somewhere completely new

[@Snazzy16]

Race winner: Max Verstappen Banger Drive: Daniel Riccardo (I’m not a big Riccardo fan, but I just feel something) Clanger drive: Lando Norris Banger Team: Red Bull Clanger Team: McLaren

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Big if true for DRic

[@daarom3472]

Honeslty don't understand why you think Max isnt clearly ahead of Carlos and George. Put them in the same car and he probably beats them 3:1 in quali and 5:1 in the races (at least). The only driver on the grid I could see beating Max on pure pace on a regular basis is Charles. Lewis 3 years ago as well.

[@Bananananananannananananna]

Ricciardo cooked here in 2018, lets see if he manages to salvage some of that energy for this weekend.

[@c.l.8213]

Best Sprint change is that Parc Fermé is after the Sprint Race. So it's like a more interesting practice now, I think. I hope we'll see a bigger difference between the Sprint and the real Race this year.

[@JunuKR]

Not Loooaiiive cuz woooaiiifoooaii. ❤

[@rhysdawes7681]

Dodgy Cape Town bowels is no jokeeeee had me bad for 3 weeks

[@TommoOnYoutube]

3. Fucking. Weeks. I beg no, please no. 😅😭

[@Males_Should_Be_Abused]

Racing bulls makes me die inside lol

[@martinkoen7431]

Head to mosselbaai my guy

[@organect]

What's with the Dodgers hat? Curious.

[@rhysjames3977]

Come back to this comment when Antonelli wins his first race for merc next year

[@steviewonderzaful]

Greetings all the way from Greenpoint cpt

[@jas_313]

Appreciate a race chinwag even though you’re on holiday!🫡

[@Drie_Kleuren]

idk as a Dutch Verstappen fan I think Verstappen will DNF in the main race. I think he will quali somewhat awkward on p3 next to Perez on P4 who also has a bad quali and then they will crash t1. I feel like chaos and weather will impact the race a lot. P1 Leclerc P2 Norris P3 Sainz

[@innocentmusara9901]

Hello Tommo ! Greetings from Johannesburg. Thanks for the video. Get well soon

[@NERGYStudios]

Tommo predicting Checo as a race winner because why not lol. Unless Max's PU goes kaput or Ocon decides to renew his rivalry, it would be another Dutch national anthem day come Saturday and Sunday.

[@Calvin1911]

First off.. BOO LA!

[@Calvin1911]

But I do think China is going to be a banger!! New drivers and a lot of drivers that haven’t seen the track in a while. Let’s hope it does give us good racing! Really still hoping Daniel gets his act together.

[@chevronIX]

I enjoy the track layout in China, but I would be happy if we never returned there under this current Chinese regime in the wake of recent global events.

[@keiming2277]

FYI : Zhou is the only one in the current driver lineup to has his own documentary on the cinema screen

[@antonysnook4932]

I saw a podcast of this track, it has been off the calendar for COVID 19. It was re surfaced but Pirelli have not been able to see the track surface as China was in isolation. Max dose not run well here and it has the long rotating slow turns . The sprint will mean less time to work on setup which will be confusing for teams. Probaly run a generic setup and get data and improve on it for next season when there is more data. Just hope Pirelli send the right tire.

[@wizkiddyami3636]

Ferrari doing what aston Martin was doing last year and also the drivers doing what they supposed to do unlike the 2nd driver of aston Martin when they was the second best team last year hopefully we see the continuation in form from Ferrari ❤

[@martinavery3979]

Just being in the points will be Maclaren's aim

[@irrationalgeographic9953]

Hear Steiner is in the market to buy a controlling interest in to a F1 team, the only team I think that may have a for sale sign up is VCARB according to Marko but then Marko is lucky to remember what day it is.

[@carveybarends6800]

bro went to plett before I did and I live in this country🙂😭i surrender

[@shig.bitz.3205]

I watched that clip yesterday, superb double kill from Kvyat 😂

[@k1cs]

bro put perez to win 🤣

[@TommoOnYoutube]

"The chance of nothing unlikely happening, is in itself, unlikely."

[@alvarorey9308]

​@@TommoOnKZbin So basically there's a 50% chance of Checo winning! It either happens or it doesn't!

[@moimon4074]

yet there are peopel saying Lec can win...

[@DoctorSoftie]

Lance gots to go. The boy is 🗑️. Papa stroll can help him save face by chucking him into WEC maybe??

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

Predictions: 38 minutes of fan fiction with about 10 seconds of actual insight.

[@Super17521]

Travelling to SA during the election period is smart, no loadshedding to embarrass us to our guests 😂

[@jasonmclaren1328]

Are you going to go to Johannesburg? I live there near sandton

[@marlonj9603]

Welcome Tommo 🇿🇦

[@MrVonkliest]

Freedom Tower Not Crash Challenge level - IMPOSSIBLE.

[@antonysnook4932]

MAX HAS NEVER WON HERE, IT IS A VERY TECHNICAL TRACK AND UNIQUE TO OTHERS. I THINK SOMEONE FROM MID PACK LIKE ALONZO, NORRIS OR PIASTRI.

[@MuhammedChand]

Oof might be the Cape Town tap water. I've heard some people have issues with it.

[@herbertwilliams1608]

Hummmm, HULK so I guess my Komatsu prediction was a burst.

[@selder_7]

25:47 Wario when I don’t rise to his taunts

[@Zer0G101]

Clanger predictions: Tommo

[@benc1102]

You caught the sun or is that a serious case of sunburn

[@Giezbro]

Bruno famin is the least likeable person in f1

[@lvn968]

Keep on dreaming....... reality will be Sprint nr.1 Max, 2 nd Charles Leclerc, 3 rd Carlos Sainz...... Race nr. 1 Max, 2 nd Checo, 3 rd Carlis

[@alvarorey9308]

If someone shows the Clanger Drive predictions to Max then he will lap the grid in the sprint, nevermind the main race!!!

[@TheKillkorde]

Awe bru welcome from Joburg

[@aaaadro]

Hey Tommo, you really should Time stamp your non live reviews !!

[@tiinah5602]

heyo tommo even tho it’s not live

[@fredrikrugby]

Dit maak my mis SA

[@MichaelTarailo-st1nv]

That was a beautiful livery, then they got political and lost the plot. And we've all seen what happens after you go woke

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Ricciardo is washed, Tommo

[@sebischamp0119]

Sergio winning, hahahaha! Thanks needed a good laugh today!

[@farhanshah7439]

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