2024 F1 SPANISH GP analysis by Peter Windsor

[@Jur1_00]

I think Max managed the last stint beautifully. The dominant Max would have set a few fastest lap at the beginning of that stint but he knew he couldn't afford t over use the tyres so he just kept the pace reasonable throughout

[@the1gladiator2]

Indeed. People are confused by how easy Verstappen makes it look. If it really was that easy then surely Perez would at least be able to keep up with the competition. If there was more pace in the Red Bull it would be used because you always want to avoid scenario's where an unfortunate safety car can cost you the lead of the race. There simply isn't any margin here for Red Bull, this is all they have.

[@Redlingstein]

Exactly

[@toolegittoquit_001]

💯

[@gammaraygem]

"Max is the Mozart of tyre management". Dutch veteran pro racer Tom Coronel after Max´s first win in Barcelona 2016.

[@ytaltacc8008]

This race gave me some flashbacks to COTA 21, when Max pulled another superb masterclass of tire management. Boxed lap 30/56, and Lewis boxed lap 38, and it all came down to the last 3 laps, but by then Lewis destroyed his tires and Max won. Max knew exactly what he had to do today, and pulled it off beautifully. Driver of the day for me for sure.

[@andrewmelton2686]

Cota 21 was more of a fumble from mercedes, they let max undercut lewis twice. Lewis was ahead and the first pit stop he came out like 10 seconds behind max and had too much work to make up that time. Great drive from both though, they were miles ahead of their teammates and rest of the field

[@purplepanda2169]

Well said, reminiscent of COTA 21 , actually don’t think that drive from Max at COTA 21 gets enough credit

[@truth4reel]

Fanatics never tell the whole story. They need to go watch the race again.

[@tHebUm18]

Dirty air made it very tough to get into DRS range without a very solid tire advantage when the car differences were relatively minimal.

[@scottmeredith3359]

I was at that race in person and it’s the race I felt Max truly came into his own and became the complete package.

[@joostprins3381]

To be honest, Max lost momentum when he was pushed onto the grass during the start. So if we start the iffing game take that into consideration, because Max would be way in front at the first corner. So stop iffing, no use, it happened as it happened and we have a deserved winner.

[@hanstubben]

To all that think "it's the car" , I will say that you are missing to see one of the all-time greats at work! Just another masterclass of Max.

[@RaptureCentralControl]

A bit of both but anyone who uses that to undermine Max is usually a troll or a Cult member who is, as the kids say, "coping".

[@andyknuckles2903]

He is doing things that remind me of Schumacher. Great things.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Doesn't matter if you're the goat if you don't have a winning car. Just ask Lewis. Max is a phenomenal driver in a very good car, but as proven by Perez, a good car still needs a good driver.

[@Milkywayboy]

Yup! Watching Checo shows just how much max is doing!

[@chrisclermont456]

​@@MilkywayboyOr it shows how much Perez isn't doing!! Don't get me wrong, Max is doing what hf is supposed to do wonderfully. Checo should be closer like the Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari drivers are

[@stephanes.]

Another Maxterclass!!!

[@asian_sammy2022]

👑 Max

[@stephanes.]

@@asian_sammy2022 😎💥🖖

[@F1sara]

💪

[@asian_sammy2022]

@@stephanes. 👑 Max the greatest right now easily beating prime Lewis and Alonso

[@quigglyz]

@@asian_sammy2022anyone could beat “prime” Lewis, but it would be fun to watch Max and Prime Alonso fight.

[@henkderuiter1161]

You start as number 2 and finish as the winner. You start on pole and finish second and gets the driver of the day. Interesting to say the least…..

[@Roxak]

Fan-Voting… Max will never get it even if he does masterclass… And Lando‘s got the ladies votes… Hard to beat 😅

[@frankhuurman3955]

@@Roxak Max got it plenty of times when Lewis was still on top, I think it has more to do with voting for an underdog or someone that doesn't win frequently.

[@kompressorz3021]

It’s all Brits bias BS as usual

[@Roxak]

@@frankhuurman3955 yeah when he lewis was on top max wasn‘t the enemy of state in every country. Max had numerous races where he deserved it without a doubt and didn‘t get it. The voting is irrelevant as winnie harlow waving the chequered flag…

[@frankhuurman3955]

@@Roxak true, the voting is often pretty skewed

[@matthewd6306]

Max is in his own league. As near perfect as you could have in a racing driver. Always at his best, rarely makes mistakes. He should have gotten Driver of the Day. We're witnessing one of the exceptional Athletes in their prime and 20yrs from now people will look back in awe of his performances like they do with Senna, Schumacher, Michael Jordan, Gretzky, etc... Just as we will with Lewis Hamilton 10 yrs from now.

[@Bosnomoya]

Max definitely deserves more respect from the media, he almost never wins driver of the day and they always go for the quicker car card.

[@felineprime4228]

yup now think back 5 years ago when the haters were out of control. Max was an outright black sheep among the drivers too. My favorite dynamic is how Seb, Lewis and Nico absolutely kissed Charles buttocks before he even saw 1 successful result. "he'll be tshe best" they crooned, all the while the "too aggressive" Max was building skills I think Max already had envisioned being the top driver before his F1 debut, Good thing he survived Silverstone that time Lewis eliminated his competition.

[@viddykhaos2896]

@@Bosnomoyawell, that and the Norris card. Seeing “DotD” on the bottom right corner, only to see Norris in the listings, is all too common. There is certainly a “recency” bias and a bias towards the people social media wants to win (not Max) vs people they are tired of even though those people did the better driving (Max).

[@PeterPost-w8m]

In Canada Max won in the third best car, in Barcelona he won in the second best car. The guy is a becoming a true legend.

[@Roxak]

Nobody will never notice this…. but you speak the truth. 👍🏼

[@eoinmurphy210]

ye,as ive posted the diference is Max

[@tomadams94]

it was all won in the first corner

[@canismajoris6733]

how was it the third best? mclaren werent fast in the later stages and merc werent fast in the early stages. red bull was decently fast in both even if they werent the fastest

[@Weezy10580]

@@canismajoris6733Cope boy

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

I was waiting for PW to talk about Max’s inevitability. Max’s back is got to be hurting from carrying Red Bull.

[@Ron_Real]

Wise words

[@supaG-1.0]

Max is the ultimate driver, best there ever was, is and will be. You could get him to drive a carrier bag and he'll win the race, that's how good he is. The Red Bull is the slowest car on the grid, has been the past 4 seasons but it's Max's pure talent that has won the championships.

[@quigglyz]

@@supaG-1.0nice 😂

[@supaG-1.0]

@@quigglyz 👍🏽

[@pmia23]

Max has matured so much, it's wonderful to see. He takes his time, stays calm and does exactly what he needs to do. Truly one of the greatest of all time.

[@user-eu6wp6ws7c]

Greatest of all time hahaha

[@pmia23]

@@user-eu6wp6ws7c you can read, congrats.

[@jorgkuijt4735]

No need to win with 89 Secs...If you can win with 0,01 secs, and keep your car in one piece...You are the winner.

[@stevepiccinnin1157]

Yeah if that makes u comfortable, good on u

[@bipolarminddroppings]

A win is a win, but anyone who says they don't care by how much is either lying or an idiot. Max would much rather be 2 laps ahead of everyone than having Lando on his tail.

[@AdaptivePhenix]

​@@bipolarminddroppingsLiberty owns this thing. Last season, many people stopped watching because of the forgone conclusion. The popularity of the sport is important to everyone involved. I am convinced that what we have now is pure theatrics. RBR is allowed to eventually win but they need to create the illusion of a real battle. Many only watch to see the outcome of a battle at the front. Liberty is trying to grow the sport ($$$$$$$).

[@Gez492]

Add to the mix that Max is into his last new power unit. He was managing the car. IMO

[@faubourglincoln]

I don’t remember who exactly , probably and engineer or a team principal, but that’s what he has to say about Max: Max is special.

[@the1gladiator2]

Verstappen isn't last of the late brakers on a hot lap, but he is very capable of braking just as late as any other driver out there in any direct on track battle without barely ever locking up. Verstappen is also very very strong at the first corner of the first lap. So I'm not sure where this idea comes from that Norris should have been able to outbrake Verstappen. Surely you have seen by now how many times Verstappen comes out on top in a situation like this.

[@truth4reel]

Simple Lando was on the outside which allows him to carry more speed into the corner than Max who was approaching the corner at a more acute angle hence slower speed. If Lando had opened the steering a little and gone deeper into the corner Max would have had to do a spain 2021 against Lewis and risk smashing into the side of Lando

[@RoderickVoordouw]

Indeed a strange comment from Peter. Late braking might win you the corner and a position but it isn't necesarily the fastest way around a track. Knowing when to use which is what makes you a fast and versatile driver. Aside from that, braking early for one corner might set you up with a far better entry into the next so you can overtake easier then. I think Max knows what he is doing.

[@the1gladiator2]

@@truth4reel The problem is that if the car on the inside brakes later you have nowhere to go on the outside and you can easily lose a bunch of places. Norris also couldn't react to Verstappen because Verstappen was behind. Verstappen could always react to the moment Norris braked to make sure he would brake later. Staying around the outside is a very difficult move to pull off, especially on the first corner of the first lap of a race.

@@truth4reel in '21 Max was ~half+ car length ahead tho

[@nathanstretch]

​@@truth4reelwhich was Lando's plan, but then he couldn't do it because George grabbed that spot. He was talking about it in the cooldown room.

[@bencopeland3560]

Max should probably be the driver of the day. He definitely earned this win

[@DeeKay1911]

Lando starts P1 but finishes P2 in the fastest car = Driver of the day?! Easily should have been Max

[@RolandReho]

Look

[@TheBMW2000]

Yes but UK voters said NO

[@_.R.F.X.L._]

Uk voters are loosers bias

[@BaronXOfficial]

If I'm not mistaken, Max literally hasn't won driver of the day all season so far. It is purely a popularity contest, it has no bearing on actual performance and it is crazy that it counts for fantasy points as well!

[@Jayflics]

I’d pay a kings ransom to be able to have the ability to watch this F1 with insight that Peter does. True racing mind.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Masterclass for Logan- not breaking anything on the car due to hitting a barrier.

[@ThmsDouglas]

Right! How can Williams get rid of him now!? 😅😂

[@413TomaccoRoad]

@@ThmsDouglas He still has cost them , by seasonal average, a lot less money than Latifi. He should take Hulk's seat and Bearman to Williams. 😆

[@likilikiki]

@@413TomaccoRoad You really think Sargeant getting another season with whichever team would be justified?

[@ThmsDouglas]

@@413TomaccoRoad That was a joke I was being sarcastic 😉

[@ThmsDouglas]

@@likilikiki Hell no he's not F1 material and that's coming from an American. I had hoped he would do well but after the first fgew races this year I gave up.

[@vanbalzup6481]

Another Max masterclass. Who could have guessed it?

[@stefnicovich4517]

Max was on the limit today, witness that he didn't go for fastest lap. No way he would have left that on the table if he didn't have to.

[@hannieouwerkerk3148]

you need more than only a fast car to win

[@afcansf5996]

Agreed, but Redbull got to get a handle on their lack of speed vs Mclaren.

[@A2906-o8q]

​@@afcansf5996 exactly, they need to give Max better tools

[@dereksbooks]

Yes, you also need a terrible teammate.

[@ConorRhysB]

GR’s start was incredible! 🔥 Such a shame about the hard tire at the end. However, Max showing it’s not just ‘the car’ again, absolutely fantastic 💯

[@Gazeld]

The car was almost the fastest, and the fastest in the best part of the circuit and speed to overtake.

[@marcelvanrijn1388]

Mc claren take a chance on max for 2026 .unbeatable with lando .Otherwise wise Mercedes in 2025 or Ferarri. This wonderboy is for every teamfantastic . It’s really a race monster. At home sim racing. All things what he do I training,racing,training,racing. Maybe for his partner boring.??? Buts unbelievable what he is doing in maby the thirty or fourth car. Totally hating the glamour off a big star. No give him some food ,some love and for the rest racing - training. This boy is a monster. And what I loved he is so down on earth 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍👍thanks Peter Windsor the English man with the most brains about racing 👍👍👍👍👍

[@adamozmin8970]

Russel’s start was so good, I was focused on max and Lando and then all of a sudden, vrooom goes Russel. Class

[@gogox98]

I said it under the last race analysis and I'll say it again - Max might win from 20th on the grid in a toyota prius without a safety car and everyone will still be talking about how someone nearly got him and how great of a job someone else did. I used to not believe that there is a british bias in the media and sky in particular, but boy oh boy, the commentators could not shut up about Norris today, completely ignoring that he had CLEARLY a faster car and bottled it his own. The DOTD reminds me of that time in Austira 2021, where Leclerc was overtaking peopel a touch too closely and ended up clipping Gasly's tire with his front wing, taking him out of the race and having to pit for a new wing, coming out towards the back. He basically spent all race trying to undo the damage he did to himself, finished behind Sainz, took one driver out and got DOTD still.

[@2Fast4Mellow]

I actually liked that the stewards decided that both the Norris/Max, LeClerc/Sainz and Lewis/Sainz were all part of hard racing and that they didn't intervene. Russel was royally screwed by Mercedes, first they botched the first pitstop and than they put him on the hard tire. I really would like to know why Mercedes thought that that was a good tire and Lewis iterated during the post race interview that hards were never an option for him as discussed for the race...

[@lanalan4157]

Russell had no soft left I heard ...not sure

[@Gazeld]

​@@lanalan4157so you're not sure, but you prefer to tell it here while it's contradictory with Russel's own declaration?

[@mobileapps1736]

The difference between Max and the others is that Max is so consistent. Perez was his rival early season, Then Leclerc was his closest challenger, Russell in Canada joined the fray and now Norris is back again after being the main rival Imola, Miami and Canada. The challengers change but Max is the common denominator.

[@Gazeld]

The others' car strengths change also, it's not only the drivers.

[@przemek1919]

​@@Gazeld It's not the cars strengths that change, but the conditions in which those cars are driven but Max still prevails.

[@chrisbeijer2778]

Its so weird to me that you say "if Max had the slower car"... really? You with all your experience you wonder about that? It was so clear. But I get it, you like the english drivers more. Wish you were more impartial tbh!

[@Gazeld]

Lol, talking to yourself here.

[@CunningStuntsGoFast]

skysports made it out that max was very irritated when he didnt hear mode 10 or mode 2 . this is a whole new thing for them now max does not have the fastest lap and still no brit can win .

[@florisbackx1744]

Change broadcast, Sky is insuferable.

[@Redlingstein]

Max didn’t hear if GP said 2 or 10 while focussing so much. He simply asked what did you say.

[@kiwiciwi123]

It all sounds worse with g forces going trough your body aswell as the loud (I mean in comparing to v10 it’s a snoozefest) engines aswell as signal not everywhere on the track as good as it should be .

[@kompressorz3021]

Desperately Brits….

[@MrGc6asl]

Was forced to listen to Sky this weekend.... Idk how these people kept their job for so long. Hamilton makes a DRS overtake and they make it seem like he just cured cancer meanwhile Verstappen makes an overtake and it's because a (2) lap tire delta. Granted it is great to hear their confusion when Russell and Hamilton are close cause they don't know who to praise for the most mundane driving. Idk what happened with Bernie but man was she talking shite all weekend. F1TV started out rough but these last 2 seasons they are by far the superior team and by far more enjoyable to listen to during the race.

[@bobkeul7682]

Indeed when you look at consistency.. Max is absolutely stunning... between 22.1 and 22.2 for huge amount of laps. Never seen this consistency in before in F1, this is absolutely nuts!

[@hectorherbert6585]

We hear every race week-end on how RED BULL is hurting and all top teams are 'catching-up'..well ,it"s been 2 fakking years they've had to 'perfect their own race cars..it is about fakking time...!!..MAX ,today with his 61th race win (has won 50 of the last 75 races..!!..is still crushing the competition...the way he took the lead on Russel (move boy..!!) was just enormous..& the way he nursed his sets of soft till the end to keep Norris at bay was also masterclass..(Norris was cooked at the end of this race)..Max is the KING-BOSS of Formula 1 right now...others will have to wait before they take his crown.

[@dco1019]

yep.. and just being close or marginally having the best car wont cut it.. cause the RB team, the pitwall and verstappen as a driver are a mighty combination.

[@ATLCane]

Max is the GOAT but we may be in for a hell of a season after all. Lando is dangerous in the McLaren I suspect he gets at least a couple more wins

[@ml8022]

True, Max is the fastest driver of them all, but Lando becomes a real treath for the championship.

[@Time4utube]

Yes definitely more wins

[@RepaSre]

God people are reneltless on denying max the credit. If Max was in that McLaren he would have dunk 20s on the grid. Lando literally said McLaren was by far the fastest and that his mistakes cost him the win. yet people are yapping about how redbull is still the fastest and in the same breath they say oh lando would have won if he didn't make the mistake. Like are u saying lando is a better driver than max? 😂 Blithering idiots

[@Eriksen-wp3tv]

I think you got quite affected by it, my friend

[@asian_sammy2022]

Max the greatest easily beating prime Lewis and Alonso

[@jeeziRacer]

@@asian_sammy2022lol

[@dereksbooks]

20 seconds? Why not lap the entire field 10 times over? You're surely shortselling your god there, buddy. Max won with the worst car ever made today just like every other day.

[@FairladyS130]

By your 'logic' Mercedes courtesy George were the fastest because he passed both both of them.

[@robertvanzant2653]

I can’t believe Lando Norris got driver of the day. Makes no sense to me. He threw it away at the start and didn’t maximize having the fastest car by far. Verstappen on the other hand, secure the lead after the second or third lap consolidated and won in slower equipment, I guess the Brit’s love a loser . Driver of the day me hole .

[@Alumnikiid]

Fastest car is broad statement. Its not the fastest like how RB was last year. Look at Piastri only went from P10 to P7. Its only marginally faster than the RB not including the straights.

[@Astronurd]

Why don't you find a wall to stick your finger in and stop the drivelling.

[@kiwiciwi123]

@@Alumnikiidyou mentioned piastri but piastri didn’t have the best of races (probably some issues even ) and definitely didn’t had the same lando pace

[@sjp3568]

People tired of max winning. Lando represents a break from that so lots are voting for him just for that

[@robertvanzant2653]

@@sjp3568sad people if that’s the case , we are meant to reward brilliance, now some woke Brit clown

[@Bramfly]

Lando did slightly push Max of the track at the start, well visible indeed, however not penalty serious 😊

[@pedroferrr1412]

if it was the opposite, you could be sure that Max had gotten some seconds as penalty.

[@manat31790]

Lap 1 incidents at the start usually have lenient rulings because the field's so packed. This is extremely common. Moreover, if you can't take a few shunts in a race, you don't deserve to call yourself a real racing driver. Instead, you'll end up like Sainz crying out for the rule book just because he can't take a bit of a hard racing.

[@A2906-o8q]

Max has won from Norris , Leclerc, Sainz , Hamilton, Checo , Russell, Bottas and Ricciardo poles from the current grid . Inevitable?

[@adamozmin8970]

How many of the rest of them have poles?

[@A2906-o8q]

@@adamozmin8970 Alonso, Stroll, Hulk and Kmag

[@kristiankoski3908]

@@A2906-o8q And Max wasn't even driving in F1 when Alonso and Hulk got their poles.

[@Rimpreza]

McLaren definitely have the fastest car now. Hopefully Red Bull can keep up so the racing remains close. Again some Max brilliance giving him the win, mainly the start and the overtake on Russell. Lando also very good, him and Max are the standout performers this season!

[@Dareios074]

If Max is really overperforming with that car race after race without making mistakes, then he is already now the greatest driver ever.

[@sunizzo]

😂😂😂he’s got the quickest car. don’t let lando and the others fool you. the way he pulled away at the front said everything.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

He's got a long way to go before he gets that crown. I'm almost certain he will take it eventually, but only idiots think he's already earned it.

[@toolegittoquit_001]

He doesn’t have the fastest car but he just doesn’t make mistakes. Except for that bollard in Miami and brushing the wall in Monaco Q3 …. That is

[@simonmiller5118]

So many suffer from recency bias. I watched the 1996 Spanish GP and if you want to see a master at work, watch Schumacher in that very wet race. Some of the drivers from yesteryear did masterful things in a time when a mistake could cost your life. These modern cars allow the current crop to race almost with impunity.

[@JuicedOnKids]

@@sunizzo blud gapped Russell in under lap and these cult members act like Max is the messiah dragging a tractor 😭 Like Max is doing great but the fanboyism needs to chill lmfao, he's made multiple mistakes this year so he isn't flawless.

[@stoempert]

No way RB is playing and has speed in hand. McLaren/Lando has had the best car for a while now.

[@RepaSre]

Windsor loves his conspiracy theories 😂

[@ua697]

Illegal front wing

[@stoempert]

@@ua697 Let's see how this plays out.

[@lanalan4157]

​@@RepaSreWindsor didn't say that....Ferrari said it and Windsor said he's not sure he believes it

[@964cuplove]

Two things I noticed A) I really like Lando‘s way of taking the blame stepping in an saying it like it is. B) I’m thoroughly annoyed by whining complaining and snitching drivers, sainz schooled focus on driving and fighting…. I would love to see a rule like in tennis, a team a drivers can ask the Stewart’s twice in a race to look into an incident, but if they are told they are wrong, give em 5 sec penalty… that will reduce the sobbing whining calls to zero.

[@hh-jy1ld]

Honestly Carlos seems like a good guy, but boy does he whine like a little kid. Always seems like he’s on the verge of tears.

[@Gazeld]

​@@hh-jy1ldand? You don't like little kids?

[@inflatable2]

Verstappen and Red bull again showing why they're still the best.. Pretty good start, brilliant fast overtake on Russell (which Norris couldn't do) and from there on great mangement of the tyres and strategy.. Norris and Mclaren blew it at the start and with their strategy (why the longer 1st stint?!?), losing to much time behind the Mercedes.. It was obvious once in free air Mclaren with Norris was the fastest car today but Verstappen and Red Bull simply did a better job again taking the win in this Grand Prix.. That's 3 out of the 4 last races now they did that.. 69 points ahead in the WDC, I do not see Verstappen lose that lead, even if McLaren and Norris are faster now.. Which is also why I do not fully understand why Norris got DOTD from the viewers, but ala, that's proven to be some silly popularity contest anyway...

[@RepaSre]

Redbull is the second best now

[@Aceliious]

Very well summarized 👏

[@ivostarmans1199]

​@@RepaSre the car is second best. The team is still the best. Nailed everything perfectly

[@Roxak]

First stint was the deal-breaker, 100%. He was so fast in every stint, he would have caught max if he didnt lose that much time in the first stint. Don‘t know what traffic he would‘ve had, but seeing how well he got past the mercedes, i don’t believe this would‘ve been an issue. Props to max who always had an answer in stint 3 when Lando was attacking. But Lando always way aroune 0.3-0.5 faster than Max. Well done to both. But today McLaren #4 was the fastest car… He will make the season a bit more competitive, Max‘s no. 4 is gonna require a bit of a stretch…

[@luziosalles324]

"Popularity contest", exactly that...

[@psies2005]

Pitstop of 1.9sec for RB and +3 sec for McLaren. Also that counted today

[@lanalan4157]

Max second stop was 2.8 seconds

[@marcojasareno]

😂🤡

[@George-xb5ey]

That was a great race we got to see tyre management! How awesome il be back when real racing returns of that ever happens.

[@sjp3568]

massive Mclaren and Lando/Piastri fan but I cant help but wonder how well Max would do in the Mclaren - would he finish 10s in the lead?

[@JayQ2k]

Max would do better than Lando. Dunno about 10 seconds, but he wouldn't have dropped to 3rd after turn 1 and thus could have immediately start managing the tires. As soon as these tires would come to him he would have walked away to the victory. McLaren has the fastest car now.

[@robertjoostens]

I think he does.... people can hate him, but even people as Eddy Jordan says that if you put Senna, Schumacher and Max in the same car, Max would win every time😅

[@RepaSre]

20s at least 😂. That's McLaren is a rocketship

[@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762]

​@@RepaSreclown

[@Roxak]

Today max would have won with 10-15secs for sure… I am still in disbelief how Max could win when Lando literally always was 0.3-0.5 secs faster per lap, in every stint and with every tire. Its the couple of push laps in the third stint that saved max. He kept the distance when he had around 5-6 secs gap to Lando. Amazing drive…

[@davemieze9021]

Max is a dragon slayer. I love he expects perfection, and we still here stories of how he’s good friends with Lando

[@james-shd7808]

After max took the lead , he never relinquished it. The interesting stint length almost spiced up the race . I think lando should have pitted earlier for the undercut and perhaps slow stops cost him . The tyre delta didn’t really give lando the advantage that outright lap time would have given him from the earlier stop. Max still miles ahead of the field. Nobody even got close to challenging him on track

[@Roxak]

I was stuck to lap data during the whole race because i felt it would be ultra tight… In my view Lando should have gone to pits earlier on the first stint, by staying out he lost about 5secs including the bad pitstop… I‘m pretty sure he would have made it if he didn‘t lose that time. Lando was always 0.3 faster on any set in every stint.

[@youbetu18]

⁠@@Roxakif he was always faster on any stint with every tire shouldn’t he be first? The copium is tough. Fact is, he was quicker with tire delta and slower before. Max cleared George in one lap, Lando couldn’t in 5. Simple as that. Besides that the times were on par. Verstappen quicker when tires newer, Norris quicker when his tires newer. Track position made the difference and that one was earned by driver skill.

[@youbetu18]

@@Roxakand before you come at me with exact lap times at exact same laps on each tire; forget about it, you don’t know engine settings or fuel rate, it’s not as simple as that. What’s clear is, and they both repeated it in the cooldown room, that getting into overtaking range is really tough on your tires in the heat. One got it done against George the other didn’t, everything else was chess and not the cars.

[@Roxak]

@@youbetu18 i will let you check the laps for yourself, i have done it for 66 laps this afternoon already. How can you win with faster laps you ask? By fucking up a pitstop, staying out too long and traffic. Thats how… Lando would‘ve won if he came out first on lap 1, no doubt.

[@Roxak]

@@youbetu18 tell me where i can find the laptimes per driver and i‘ll be glad to summarize for you. I can‘t find it…

[@natetran]

The mclaren is an absolute monster, and Lando couldn’t deliver again. This was his 114th race, so the experience excuse doesn’t work anymore.

[@AmericasChoice]

Max is better.

[@pedroferrr1412]

The "problem" to all the drivers in F1 is that Max is driving !

[@hutselfrutsel3897]

Lando did a good job this weekend. Max just did a phenomenal job😂

[@dereksbooks]

He couldn't deliver? Meanwhile, Piastri, the next great thing, was miserable. Beating Oscar by those margins is slightly more impressive than beating Perez. LOL.

[@hh-jy1ld]

I give MacLaren and Norris about 2-3 more races to get their strategy and racecraft in order. After that no more excuses.

[@user-tq2og9cw7q]

Last 10 laps Max was just taking it easy. Max is on 61 GP wins. In 2020 Max was 81 GP wins away from Schumi. Today he’s only 30 GP wins away from Schumachera 91 GP wins. Only 26 years old.

[@frankhuurman3955]

crazy! but those last 30 wins will be harder to win unless RBR come out with a banger car again in 2026 seeing as the field is so close now and RBR not being fastest overall. unless a major upgrade helps a lot I don't see Max winning more than 7 or 8 out of the 14 races that are left in the season.

[@soostdijk]

@@frankhuurman3955Would’nt bet on that if you see the last few races, Max still wins 2 out of 3 pretty consistently

[@NCINC-wx5jc]

Win % is more important than number of races because today they race way more.

[@GTE_Channel]

Still 13 seasons left to reach that number, and more. assuming he stays in F1 that long.

[@yaotian7043]

The way Max is driving with Lando chasing hard, no mistake, reminds me about Lewis last time..

[@andygray6749]

Great analysis as usual Peter,,, we'd be quite upset if it wasn't,,, we're so used to you doing it well 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@wonjoomin]

His strength in stretching the life of tires is resulting in overcut strategies rather than undercuts, which imo lost Lando and McLaren this Spanish GP and the last race in Montreal

[@Gazeld]

But he took his tyres before Lando, so... undercut.

[@sammoore3687]

Norris is an amazing driver with an amazing car. It’s just a shame for him that he’s born in the same era as max verstappen😈

[@toolegittoquit_001]

THIS 👆

[@garryhorsley2902]

As a driver they want to race the best, no difference to the days of Senna & Schumacher etc

[@Gazeld]

​@@garryhorsley2902Senna wanted to race Prost, not Schumacher.

[@daveruda]

So far he is shaky and seldom puts it together when it matters. Thats the difference between him and the top drivers

[@garryhorsley2902]

@@Gazeld I was referring to the different era’s and not between Senna & Schumacher.

[@SoLoDoLo77.]

Dam Pete, almost 10k views already. Congrats, the channel is getting big

[@pantrofl]

"probably referring to the top speed" 0:59. Nope, McLaren was faster overall, not just top speed. Surely someone who has so much experience with racing would be able to tell he's not just talking about a 2-3kmh top speed difference.

[@PAULSWorld131]

If Lando was 'fastest overall' he would have won the race. F1 is about being the first to take the chequered flag, which means you are the fastest overall. It is not about 'if' or 'could have',

[@pantrofl]

@@PAULSWorld131 Well no, in this context I'm talking about overall car performance. The only thing that prevented Norris from winning the race is his inability to overtake Russell in the 1st stint. He had the overall faster car.

[@BeeTB1]

Thanks for your analytics Peter! Love this.

[@truth4reel]

Max was definitely on edge when he ask "strat 10 or strat2". Max himself said he like to win by a big margin, destroy the opposition, so him winning by 2 sec was not by choice. Carlos complained over nothing. He gave no room to Lewis on the inside which effectively puts Lewis on the curb. All this while Lewis was along side so they touch because of it. Max is as consistent as ever. George fighting Landon harder than Lewis did was a mistake because the pace advantage meant that the pass was inevitable, so why destroy your tires and lose time to the cars behind? Great race and on to the next one.

[@Time4utube]

Brilliant max

[@JM_daDoc]

screen 5 strat 10 and later 11 referred to the diff, especially at high speed corners

[@russtaylor385]

Max was very impressive again. I feel he could have won in Lando’s car and Lando didn’t. He has it all.

[@elainepotgieter9403]

Nice music at the end, love the Spanish flair, very fitting. Thanks for another great video, Peter.

[@NicotineRosberg]

Max Notstoppen

[@rabinderkhurana7598]

Gazumpt is now in my racing nomenclature! Epic recap Peter!

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Lando's start wasn't good. He drove too much diagonally, lengthening the distance towards the corner and opening up too much room for Russell to pass and he basically lost the race getting stuck behind George. Max can brake the latest of them all. He generally doesn't because it's all about how fast you can exit a corner.

[@hanskuijsten2380]

Lando vs Max: man and machine vs machine and machine....

[@joshuamudimu7534]

😂😂😂 well said

[@asian_sammy2022]

Nice one

[@Jonw8222]

What I found funny was that after the race, Lando literally told the viewing audience that he wasn't driver of the day because he had the fastest car and didn't win the race. And Perez, what a disappointing weekend, it made Max seem even more like a superhero. Lando will be really strong in these next two races.

[@gurraglad]

Great race!

[@rudyhermans4052]

I hear people saying if max wasnt in fastest car he would be no better then any other driver and in the same breath tbey mention mclaren had the fastest car 😂.....so conclusion ....max is fastest driver out there ....😉

[@gammaraygem]

Max won his rookie race for Red Bull in Barcelona 2016 in a car he had had 1 hour practice in, managed his tyres better than anyone and kept two former world champions in better cars behind him in a brilliant finale. Anyone who knows anything about F1 knows this is the proof that shuts down all the trolls. Norris knows this of course, and tried to beat him in his own game..

[@Dareios074]

@@gammaraygemSome people also prefer to forget that he gave Merc a hell of a fight for years out of a car that had a huge top speed disadvantage. But it was the same with Schumacher back then.

[@boski112]

He is just playing with the field still, happy for Mercs and Alpine. It was a very solid Catalunya GP.

[@hansbig7550]

It's the driver, not the car!

[@adamozmin8970]

And the team, Redbull are razor sharp in the pits and strategically. It’s a joy to watch

[@toolegittoquit_001]

That 1.9 s pit was money

[@professorsolo6484]

It’s always the car and the team. The driver is who brings it home but the car and team have 70% of the contributions.

[@JM_daDoc]

Lando was 0,6 secs quicker through sector 1, Lando driving all over the kerbs going full at it. He not only was a little slower on the straight, but slower in general in race pace, which is much more worrying for him..

[@JMVD48]

Thank you for the always perfect explanation of the race.

[@Time4utube]

Yes max fighting 3 teams by himself checo Patrese wake Up

[@johanb.7869]

According to Zak "Fatso" Brown Barcelona is just a B track, but of course if Lando would have won it would be an A track. But it's obvious that Red Bull doesn't have the quickest car anymore, so it will be very interesting to see what will happen in the next races. FM1 exciting again.

[@philips6182]

Lando’s start basically ruined his race because he clearly had the pace. Oscar quietly had a pretty miserable weekend

[@touringband]

Oscar recovered well for the race which will give him confidence for the next race.

[@HarshvardhanKanthode]

Last in Q3 to P7 is not that bad tbh. He reduced the gap to Sainz from 12 secs to 2 secs

[@Zionicle]

@@HarshvardhanKanthodep9 to p7 in the fastest car isn’t bad? I beg your pardon?

[@SmoothPhoenix]

He had a good start / better than many but with the way Barcelona is he need to have an insane start

[@Weezy10580]

Oscar not on the elite level

[@cheebahjones420]

Really was a great race. Lando gets just a slightly better launch and this race is completely different. Love to see McLaren challenging from a car that started this season objectively worse than the RB on virtually every category

[@Redlingstein]

If if if…again.

[@cheebahjones420]

@@Redlingstein uh yeah that's what I said. Amazing you can read

[@mikerochelle4816]

Excellent analysis as always! Cheers from Texas!

[@patrickmahoney3794]

The insight Peter offers on Max and Lando friendship is accurate. While all the broadcasters call them best buddies, it's not true. Lando said as much. They seem to get on but they have very different interests outside the sport. Great race analysis!

[@martinlee6694]

I dont wacht podcast eksept yours.You changed f1 for me ,thanks ,again! Lee1💙💙

[@coquio]

best GP analyses in the business

[@chookchack]

Amazing to see a very dominant car hit its ceiling and rivals come in storming. Its also nice to realize that the young and coming antonelli will have a good car next yr.

[@PatQuakernaat]

Max said on tv that lando got closer because didnt want to risk anything. If push came to shove he had enough left to race. Personally lando was lucky not to get punished

[@darkwa456]

This season is actually starting to be really interesting great racing!

[@JayQ2k]

@peterwindsor I've always found this line a bit weird to read: We support the Race Against Dementia. The Race can be explained very differently than a competition. I would personally just go for We support Race Against Dementia as the website is also called.

[@robertjoostens]

Max kept it on 4-5 second till the last 3 laps.... then he could chill out and win the race... lando was stupid to wanna race max... he should box after George did, and he could win the race... now he lost 6 seconds behind the merc boys...

[@southpaw578]

Max’s tire management was incredible.

[@eglanflavien7753]

peter, referring to your comment (at 8:29 of your video) on max's performance when being chased by lando - max did make a mistake. if i can remember correctly, it was around turn 7 - 8.

[@AbdulBinRahman-ec6mk]

Equal machinery Max beats anybody on the grid.

[@RepaSre]

Mops the floor more like

[@HENRIDuRoy]

Absolutely NO

[@AbdulBinRahman-ec6mk]

@@HENRIDuRoy sir you must watch another sport

[@Roxak]

@@AbdulBinRahman-ec6mknonoooo, he should watch more… and one day, like Mike Tyson once said: „I‘ll f**k you till you love me fa*g*tt“

[@HENRIDuRoy]

@@AbdulBinRahman-ec6mk I followed F1 since 1996 . Best Regards

[@hendrickhertzer]

Congratz Max ! And where was Perez ?? Busy calling his sponsors in the back of the race .....

[@Roxak]

This is the reality, now that RB is not the best car by far in the field, true performance shines… McLaren #4 was the fastest car today, no doubt.

[@eclecticA5270]

My new favorite word: gazump. Thanks, Peter!

[@jeroenbons637]

Lando had pole, lost the race, so he won the public DRIVER OF THE DAY… all very logical. Max won the race and was not honored with 2nd but only came 3rd in the DOTD…. As I said all very logical.

[@Gazeld]

DOD isn't an arithmetic thing

[@wiscious]

I think you need to consider Lewis allowed Lando to pass, no point fighting. George couldn't help himself and that allowed Lewis to get close, not scrub his tyres, and was much more sensible.

[@ValSimmons-n5s]

Mercedes sabotaged George!😂😂

[@tanagra2]

Peter is the best and most experienced commentator for F1. But I wish he would hold his favouritism at bay. Yet again he backs Lewis to the hilt. Lewis was let off with the incident with Carlos. Not much said about George being totally sabotaged by the placement of hard tyres. It is clear he would have been third and not Lewis. I even question the pit stop where George had time to write his Christmas card list. Please Peter be impartial, be fair.

[@CJBarry55]

Congrats to Logan for not doing the thing.

[@Arizonafrog97]

Guarantee the McLaren flexi-wing is making a huge difference in its ability to fly through clean-air. In dirty air, the car isn’t as good. Wonder if Red Bull will add a flexi-wing…

[@Lonelyplanet3]

Once more Max controlled the race perfectly.

[@Iamreal11xingping]

Checo masterclass as usual.. Even with a rocket last year he managed to compete with Haas so truely this year its amazing

[@hahtos]

Agreed. They will cut him after this year and eat the rest of his contract after he costs RB the constructors championship

[@pharaohgamma3931]

How was Mclaren's Lando Norris the Driver of the Day (DOTD) over the performance of Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix? Outstanding green flag heads-up start from P4 Mercedes, George Russell against Norris. Norris actually lost the race right at the start. PAPAYA HAZE by Lando Norris Hendrix PAPAYA haze all in my brain Lately, things just don't seem the same Actin' funny but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the win GOODBYE PAPAYA haze all around Don't know if I'm comin' up or down Am I happy or in misery? Whatever it is, MAX Red Bull put a spell on me Help me (help me) Help me Oh, no, no, no How did Lando Norris receive the Spanish Grand Prix "Driver of the Day" (DOTD) award over a more deserving Red Bull Max Verstappen?

[@aaronb4936]

Driver of the day is completely meaningless. Is a popularity contest more than anything.

[@Redlingstein]

Lando has posted on his socials that he wants his fan girls to vote him DOTD each race….as a bet…. Very unsportsmanlike by Lando…..

[@michaelcunningham7841]

It's about very small decisions at the right time Lot's of talk about Lando having to pass George and as a result lost his chance to win...but as Peter said Lando was faster than Max...so why couldn't he pass as Max did and get On with his race.. The other thing was at the start Lando was to busy watching max and let George get by..

[@johno-k]

Always amazing Peter. Thanks for your unbiased review. God bless you Sir.

[@darrellborder8555]

I disagree. Max can drive like that. His team told him as much. Lando is eating up the tyres in every corner. Less 2 seconds gap might raise his blood pressure , but nothing doing, today.

[@richardschouten2210]

Bedankt

[@renevanderschuur4811]

mooi he

[@Radar23]

Great review