Qualifying Highlights | 2021 Styrian Grand Prix

[@fameworld8519]

Lando really does keep impressing me, what a driver.

[@Mushroom-NL]

If someone is impressing you, means that your expectations are too low.. imho danny and lando should finish top 6-8 every race with that car.

[@djmagn3m691]

@@Mushroom-NL ok high expectations guy

[@mattspears1558]

@@Mushroom-NL lando has done that though?

[@jakecoles3242]

With a better car (merc or red bull) he could definitely challenge wins every now and then

[@yairduran675]

@@Mushroom-NL yup that car has improved a lot with the mercedes engine

[@teamtwiistz]

Norris and Gasly this entire season bro

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

Ikr, they're absolute BEASTS

[@coreyrod]

Norris has been the driver of the season so far. Spanked ricciardo silly

[@michaelcullen5955]

my two favorites as of late

[@wintertimealldatime]

@@coreyrod daniel shouldn’t have said he was gonna come into mclaren and “smack Lando around”, got way too cocky and now he’s light years behind Lando

[@187Blondie]

Theyre better than Max in my opinion 🤣 give them a level car & they’ll *absolutely* crash his party, mark my words, LeClerc too, but we already know he’s capable.

[@igorgpark]

Lando' s performing better on his side job than in his main streamer job!

[@zeroelus]

Might be able to make a career out of this F1 driving thing I reckon.

[@Bozza36]

@@zeroelus He is doing well... but up and coming rookies like Alonso will give him a hard time.

[@darwisyplayzyt6527]

@@Bozza36 Alonso is a very promising driver, he will win championships.

[@Bozza36]

@@darwisyplayzyt6527 Possibly even 2 championships back to back...

[@thrasherdave1428]

@@Bozza36 What's funnier is he might do it in a Renault, jeez, can you imagine? :)

[@antoniokljajic3228]

Gasly's form is mind blowing

[@LeeVittout]

More like Honda's form is mind blowing.

[@megawave79]

how?

[@Husmanmusic]

And lando!

[@juliankim1626]

He just works with that alpha tauri even when it was still torro rosso he went to town

[@steffighter144]

Gasly even managed to drive that fast without an FP2 session. No this is not the 3rd fastest car. The 3rd fastest car is McLaren

[@pianissimo7121]

And here I thought Riccardo is gaining his mojo back.

[@miavakalis6980]

yes me too...

[@balisticzeus3871]

Whats wrong with him? Like his car is the same as Norris’s and Norris is looking light years ahead. Dont get me wrong Ric is my fav driver, so it just annoys me he is qualifying so badly.

[@2esh4]

I didn't really expect way too much, since he isn't completely there yet with the brakes. Austria has big braking zones, whereas Spain and France don't (and that's why he performed there so well).

[@danielsaloka5739]

Also look at how close the times were though. Very close he wasn’t so far off

[@sinistertoady6712]

@@danielsaloka5739 nearly a second is not close

[@mikew8983]

When George crossed the line I could just hear “YES YES YES YES YE-NO NO NO NO”

[@jasonchigaazira862]

He's really exceptional, I hope he finds some points pace tomorrow. He did say Q3 was possible today

[@ABCurry30]

BUT AFTER Q3 YES YES YES because Tsunoda has 3 place grid penalty so George will start at 10th.

[@tomdaviesathome24]

Worked out better for him not getting to Q3 in the end! Still starts 10th, but gets free choice of tyres! Best chance of Williams points he's ever had

[@GemHerzog]

@@tomdaviesathome24 are we certain about tire choice? I was just wondering about that

[@tomdaviesathome24]

@@GemHerzog pretty sure!

[@adamthebest4382]

You can tell that Lewis is feeling the pressure, started to take risks that he wouldn't otherwise take

[@ntare24]

like what risks?

[@antonkirilenko3116]

I feel like that started way back in Imola when he went off track for the first time in years, I think.

[@selcukcilek555]

@RareCow Plus a big lock up in the previous session.

[@alpd7638]

@@ntare24 3 runs in Q3, pushing to the front for the final laps and cooking his tyres, obvious compromise to set up to try and find straight line speed, lock up into turn 3...thats just this race

[@randar1969]

@@ntare24 have you ever seen Hamilton using 3 new sets of reds during quali and going out of sync by going first on track in P3? That's not the driving u usually see from the Mercedes cars.

[@xela1595]

This season is going to continue to be a spicy one!

[@alisajadmohammadi749]

Tomorrow gonna be so boring... No rain as well 😔

[@briese9]

Fax

[@jelmero3090]

@@alisajadmohammadi749 from what i heard from like 11:00 to 16:00 its gonna be raining alot. Where did you hear that?

[@h2rv]

@@alisajadmohammadi749 You muppet have you seen the standings and lineup

[@AutumnKitty1]

@@alisajadmohammadi749 You don’t need rain to have a thriller, even in France. It won’t be “so boring”

[@stevemorris289]

Lando is clearly getting better and better. Russell seriously impressive too.

[@deezelkane]

Check out Russell’s time compared to latifi- not impressive

[@Jordan-iz3uq]

@@deezelkane it was impressive by latifi

[@myself0and0i]

@@deezelkane this guy hates on every comment about Russell, pathetic…

[@Aemond2028]

TALK ABOUT max

[@marc7970]

@@Aemond2028 nah

[@andreasgurdjian7894]

No one is talking about how Alonso qualified 8 places higher than his team mate on pure pace

[@richboy900]

I think it was premature of alpine to give ocon a three year contract. Alonso was only getting used to the car at that point

[@ajithkumarr19]

Yes. Also that radio message from Alonso after q2 when he said he doesn't care about the position he just enjoyed that lap. That shows how much he loves racing.

[@TheTomAbz]

Yeah Ocon had his number those first few races but alonso is doing a great job noe

[@RICHOCHANGO]

Alonso the dark horse. Watch him break out next season

[@LevelSoldier-sy3my]

Looks like the promising rookie has the upper hand on the experienced Ocon.

[@ateyourchips1164]

Can we just acknowledge how Russell outqualified a Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin today?

[@kamilex5]

Alpine too

[@highstakes3449]

and almost qualified into Q3, what a performance by russell

[@Carvgoo]

Fuuf only 0.008 from p10, so close

[@adibz959]

I got excited for a moment there 😄

[@Belryllium]

lol when i saw him fly up the charts i went "HOLY SH*TTTTT"

[@nickolasgutierrez8335]

Woo! All four Hondas are killing it imo. Also, I believe Lando Norris is to McLaren what Max Verstappen was and is to Redbull. Loving this season already

[@LoQOpa]

makes you doubt the engine's legality.

[@hifriend7581]

@@LoQOpa yes, when a team is doing better than before let’s go straight to thinking they’re cheating, because that’s gonna make f1 more entertaining somehow. Let that go you’re not the FIA.

[@blueey2938]

@@LoQOpa here we go, i found one!

[@drazenbudis7881]

@@LoQOpa And Mercedes being 1sec a lap faster than anyone else for almost a decade never made you doubt that? Interesting..

[@bigblacklightsaber]

Yeah but no

[@faishalperwez7206]

Pierre Gasly has a lot of strength he is totally consistent this season so far.

[@pepsiguy52883]

Shoulda never lost his Red Bull seat

[@faishalperwez7206]

@@pepsiguy52883 even albon got more chances then Gasly

[@aldengoh4762]

so does lando norris their both proving to be quite strong

[@Nyartai]

@@pepsiguy52883 or out of RB program.

[@astroknight5]

@@pepsiguy52883 Perez disagrees

[@danielengel4593]

Love seeing Alonso getting more and more comfy in his car.

[@sragerr1]

Still behind 4 Honda engines though, the salt he must taste 😂

[@ck8899]

Great upcoming talent indeed

[@karthiks3414]

And now owns Ocon every single race after ocon got that 3 years contract with alpine...

[@legm5298]

TF happened to Ocon

[@SamGSK]

@@sragerr1 that 2015-2017 engine was a barbecue with tires

[@jarub7641]

Imagine signing Ocon for 3 years and the next weekend he does this 😂

[@erikverbove6351]

Contracts are overrated

[@Release-Topic-b4d]

I know another driver who has signed a 3 year contract with a new team and has been performing worse , even getting lapped by his streamer teammate in Monaco... 🤔🤔 👇👇 Delusional Ricciardo D-rider👇👇

[@samstandeaven4783]

@@Release-Topic-b4d and yet remains one of the top drivers on the grid

[@aum1756]

@@Release-Topic-b4d who?

[@forza3943]

@@samstandeaven4783 Before 2020 yes, after 2020 no. He's gotten worse every year after 2018 i'm afraid

[@exoroxx]

Just to mention it: All four Honda powered cars in the Top 10.

[@alphatrion100]

Vtec kicked in. Honda is now better than Mercedes.

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

Honda lawnmower

[@alphatrion100]

@@ThaDutchDK1989 Why would you say that? Verstappen and Honda are destroying Mercedes right now.

[@ronnypooky]

@@ThaDutchDK1989 honda > better engines than any manufacturer in the world

[@Slimmeyy]

@@ThaDutchDK1989 Honda has the fastest lawn mover in the world ;)

[@soupe2000]

Qualifying head to head battles in 2021 (so far): Vettel 4 - 4 Stroll Ocon 4 - 4 Alonso Hamilton 5 - 3 Bottas Norris 5 - 3 Ricciardo Leclerc 6 - 2 Sainz Giovinazzi 6 - 2 Raikkonen Verstappen 7 - 1 Perez Schumacher 7 - 1 Mazepin Gasly 8 - 0 Tsunoda Russell 8 - 0 Latifi

[@thirdasian8541]

Ricciardo looks ok in this stat, but in reality...

[@soupe2000]

@@thirdasian8541 He started the year very well, he outqualifed Norris on his two first races for the team

[@coreyrod]

It's actually 6-2 to hamilton due to bottas's penalty

[@muhammadosamabilal2055]

Honestly surprised seeing Giovinazzi out qualifying Kimi 6 times, great work from him!

[@vg4902]

Poor Schumacher, Mazepin is probably gloating, "I'm number 1."

[@marcelolima312]

Max and Norris were the highlight of this qualifying practice. If rain comes during the race, the team's work will be appreciated.

[@wolves4755]

¡Que chido!

[@marcosmartinparedeszuniga5235]

No creo que dure lando norris en esa posición checo le revisaría alas 10 vueltas

[@Aemond2028]

Max is the best f1 driver EVER

[@jessemast7236]

@@Aemond2028 Yes Admiral de Ruyter

[@charlierennie9192]

@@Aemond2028 Is this a joke I can’t tell. Because if it isn’t then you’re completely deluded

[@tima7598]

We can expect great performances from Checo, Norris and Gasly throughout the season. The pack is getting tighter and closer.

[@TheIndoGod]

Depends On Whether Carlos Slim Satisfies Checo Tonight In Bed.

[@Vok250]

So much talent on the grid this season. Its insane. Norris, Russel, Gasly, Max, Lewis, Checo, Leclerc. Friggin amazing lineup.

[@kgarg92]

I think field is very close in general. Ricciardo and sainz can do amazing things with their cars as well. Seb we all know how fast he can be if he has the confidence. And they might be the old guard but insanely fast in their younger times - Kimi and Alonso.

[@danblaize5742]

Did you intentionally leave out Max? You are gonna hear about that.

[@nickolasgutierrez8335]

Vettel

[@stuntslikeeveryday]

@@danblaize5742 I would read again, Max is between Gasly and Lewis

[@princepasol152]

Alonso is a fast up and coming driver as well!

[@ryancoles1585]

Norris has definitely impressed everyone and still has a lot more to come

[@hanadd7034]

He's still young, 2nd youngest on the grid

[@Aemond2028]

NORRIS WHO?????? TALK ABOUT MAX

[@Umar-gw6fy]

@@Aemond2028 i can’t tell if you’re a troll or if you’re actually dense

[@612LimaDias]

Life is what it is: sometimes you kick the tyre, sometimes you take a smiling picture with it.

[@praetorian3902]

lol. But now that I think about it, those trophies and "well done" stuff they are quite big. After 15 years of F1 for example, I wouldnt know where to put all that lol

[@EdgeVest]

Well said 🤜🤛

[@神童モーツァルト]

Gasly's performance is incredible recently.Undoubtedly,he is no longer what he was two years ago.

[@Aro_Gidigba]

The Honda engine is flattering both Rebull and Alpha Tauri. And the high take advantage

[@ibrahimahmed1798]

Renault should have signed him in place of Ocon.

[@vincentpr3942]

80% team's points win by Gasly and 20% for Tsunoda ^^ i like Tsunoda to but he need to remain calm its starting to be annoying

[@abdbcdgbja5733]

@@ibrahimahmed1798 probably he would be doing as bad or worse than Ocon

[@Harolddespui]

@@Aro_Gidigba Imagine what the Mercedes engine has done for 7 years in a row.

[@brrbow7433]

Nobody’s talking about Tsunodas performance here, he’s got some incredible potential once he adjusts fully to the car and matures a bit

[@900108Chale]

And doesn't get penalized...

[@nikdocha.5228]

Lol if only he stayed out of the breaking zone

[@Chaburinkun]

And sorry for him that bottas has been complaining a lot

[@daniel6323]

Verstappen showing what a talent he is. The only man to consistently worry Mercedes in 2020, when they built their best race car ever, and the one that is hunting them down in 2021

[@israelasugnya400]

I honestly don’t think he worried them lol .. the media just made it seem that way .. the 2020 merc was way too dominant for real

[@Blafard666]

He is not hunting anymore, he is ahead..

[@daniel6323]

@@Blafard666 Mercedes are the defending double champions so until that changes, they are the hunted.

[@GerbenDub]

@@daniel6323 That's not how championships work mate ;-)

[@fritzdeuces]

@@daniel6323 You Max showing us how fast his car is??

[@borpaspin513]

Alonso: 2 years out f1 In 7 races starts over performing the car. He is just a legend

[@senolylmaz5097]

HE HAS MASSIVE TALENT TO BE BORN RACER. IF HE WERE IN THE CAR AT THE RIGHT TIME HE WOULD BE 9 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION . HE IS A TRUE LEGEND BECAUSE OF HE GAVE THE LEVEL OF PILOTAGE TO THE ULTIMATE POINT IN 2012 F1 SEASON. HE HAD FOURTH FASTEST CAR HE ONLY LOST WDC FOR 3 POINTS....

[@marc9080]

He's the BEAST!!

[@nicolasmorales9676]

@@senolylmaz5097 since senna, most talented driver, imagine him signing with red bull in 2008 and then with mercedes in 2013😭

[@eden5260]

He was beaten by Hamilton on Hamilton's first season tho!

[@senolylmaz5097]

@@eden5260 ALL SUPPORT FOR HAMILTON BY RON DENNIS AND ALL ENGLISH PEOPLE. DO YOU REMEMBER THE LAST FOUR RACES , ALONSO CAR WASN'T IMPROWED. WHY ALONSO'S DOESN'T TAKE UPGRADE . ALL UPGRADE FOR HAMILTON' S CAR...

[@sylvianblade75]

Russel and Alonso are really extracting the most from their lawn mowers

[@bacardibum]

do english people call them peen trees?

[@trollmula1yt48]

Latifi: Now it's my time boys and girls Literally everyone else: And we took that personally...

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

Man he deserved Q2, he was on fire today. Hard luck

[@yeetdosis39]

@@SARTHAXBEATZ same for russell in q3 man

[@darkox4172]

@@yeetdosis39 was never gonna happen, only because that Williams isn't fast enough

[@indianscammers]

Williams and latishit

[@wohnieosu]

@@darkox4172 He was only like 0.008 off. And he's gonna start P10 anyway with a free tyre choice due to Yuki's penalty

[@robinyesudas6906]

Bottas: Finishes P2 Mercedes: We can't ruin his race Fia: Let me introduce myself

[@sragerr1]

More like Bottas: No worries guys I got this one

[@feyenoordtillidie2664]

But it was a fair penalty tbf

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

dfg

[@viperse117]

what did he do i think i missed it

[@feyenoordtillidie2664]

@@viperse117 Spinned in the pits with going too fast.

[@ahadahsan1]

Norris, Russle, Max, Charles, Gasly the future of F1 looks amazing

[@sumanraypramanik3798]

Charles makes the most mistakes among the names you mentioned

[@ahadahsan1]

@@sumanraypramanik3798 He does, but that's because he pushes beyond the limits of the car. Max used to be the same way. Russel is prone to the same type of mistakes as well. Gasly is a bit reckless also. Norris has impressed me the most so far. The others will learn in time.

[@sumanraypramanik3798]

Great few years ahead in F1

[@diegociprietti4748]

@@sumanraypramanik3798 because the car is still a bit of a shitbox🥲 i think that he just tries to push the limits of it, but sometimes it's too much, as u said

[@valle3452]

I think Sainz is pretty solid too, and while very quick to adapt to it, I fear he will be stuck driving a difficult Ferrari for a few years.

[@k7aled33]

I remember when WTF1 lead by Matt were compalaing about Mazeping breaking the gentlemen agreement, let's wait and see if he says anything about Hamilton

[@SonOfSalop]

For some reason they all unnecessarily hate on Checo as well

[@C1rcusMaximus]

Sir Lewis is pretty much denying the existence of the "Sir" in his name here...

[@princepeter5958]

True that and botched his own lap. Not expected this from usually cool headed ham

[@MikeCobweb]

@@SonOfSalop they’re biased brits, what’d ya expect from them lol

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Tbf to Hamilton, everyone was going unnecessarily slow, he doesn't want to get caught out and why should he wait if people don't wanna get a move on. There's queing and then there's parking, that was bordering on the latter imo.

[@Adam-de8jm]

Again extremely impressed by alpha tauri hopefully tsunoda starts finding his pace

[@praetorian3902]

and keeping out of the way during qualifying lol. I like Tsunoda, I really want him to succeed in F1.

[@minimovzEt]

@@praetorian3902 That accident was not his fault, his engineer didn't warn him about the incoming car.

[@900108Chale]

@@minimovzEt Still it doesn`t help anyone! Then again stopping there??? C`mon man!

[@hbrown689]

@@900108Chale where else can he go tho, if he goes left he's off the track and if he goes right he's on the racing line. Seems like just unlucky timing and really not worth the same penalty as Bottas who could've injured mechanics

[@x-rinanimationchannel3687]

@@praetorian3902 Really hope so. He was the one hopeful Asian driver after Albon and hopeful Japanese driver after Kobayashi

[@knosje]

Didn't expect Max to be so sovereign so soon after the HAM-VER title fight began. Lewis is putting up a great fight of course, but Max really seems to be in the drivers seat for the championship

[@davepastern]

yeah well, Max easily has the BEST car by a mile.

[@letsseetofindout2560]

@@davepastern we all knew red bull was faster at qualifying BUT mercedes was better in race pace That was all the way since pre season and nothing has changed since then,mercedes are still faster they keep making mistakes 😂

[@drazenbudis7881]

Lewis is putting up such a great fight that he is getting outqualified by his wingman teammate thats on the way out.. Lewis is the GOAT - as long as he has a second-per-lap quicker car than the rest of the grid.

[@davepastern]

@@letsseetofindout2560 nope, sorry, but that isn't the case. I doubt Lewis would have caught, let alone passed Max @ Imola if he hadn't went off. Lewis was lucky in Spain. Max's car was easily the best @ Monaco, Baku and France. No competition. Lewis is only in the competition so far because of mistakes from Max earlier on in the season. that RBR car is easily the best in both quali and race trim. You Max fans simply don't want to admit that your boy is winning cos he's in the best car. When it's Lewis it's "oh he only wins cos he has the best car" and when it's Max you guys say "Max wins cos he's the fastest and bestest driver EVER" lol... hypocrites and I call you all out for it.

[@davepastern]

@@drazenbudis7881 oh look, a troll!

[@kevintandian6257]

0.008 seconds. That's the difference between George Russell in Q2 and him making an inferior car make Q3.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

He might still start P10 if Tsunoda gets a penalty for impeding Bottas.

[@kevintandian6257]

@@antonkirilenko3116 definitely but that remains to be seen

[@mohammedbinmahfooz7718]

Mercedes must be salivating rn over GR

[@Alonsooooo1]

Bottas shaking in his boots rn

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@kevintandian6257 So, yeah, Tsunoda got a 3 place penalty, Russell starts P10.

[@freakysquirrel7218]

Fun fact: this is the first-ever F1 pole position For RedBull in Austria

[@namansirohia]

what !!! really ??? Woahhh

[@freakysquirrel7218]

@@namansirohia Yep, track came back in 2014 and before that it was last raced in 2003

[@ryansshane]

tsunoda having a much stronger quali than past weekenda

[@psy__]

Russell truly deserves some recognition for almost getting that tractor to Q3

[@SpeedChaser-noob]

Q3?

[@umangsingh663]

It isn't a tractor now

[@user-dq6pv7os2n]

@@umangsingh663 it's still horrible

[@sebastianL42]

It isn't THAT much of a tractor

[@TheOneAboveYou]

It’s average at this point. But yeah he is amazing. Get someone better than latifi and they might be top 14 consistent

[@pauls5745]

I'm gonna love this battle coming between Norris, Perez and Gasly!

[@isidrohernandez7640]

Dont think so bro, perez will eat Norris at the start, the battle will be Ham, Per, Bottas. Save this post.

[@jinhovanbergen5860]

@@isidrohernandez7640 is this with verstappen getting away in mind?

[@isidrohernandez7640]

@@jinhovanbergen5860 yes bro

[@mikahu3050]

@@swapnajeetpandey4821 perez too slow for Ham on this track. Maybe possible with better strategy.

[@Szaboo92]

@@isidrohernandez7640 Naa I dont think so dudes, I think Norris eat Hamilton at the start, the battle will be Norris, Ham, Per, Bottas

[@MoonBoomChannel]

Max is killing it this season, glad to see the dude coming closer and closer to his first championship.

[@otalaedwin]

I learned not to get too hyped this early into the season lol

[@EnricoZulu]

@Joseph Wilson Yeah nobody can win from Lewis..

[@Chaff]

@Joseph Wilson in order to win championships you need to win races, which verstappen en lewis both seem to do. So he isn’t too far off to winning this championship. Even though I want to see Verstappen win this championship, I highly doubt it.

[@Chaff]

@Joseph Wilson I have a lot of respect for both drivers, but since I am Ditch I can’t help but to root for Verstappen. I like his aggressiveness and the way he drives lately. With him, we might see him make it hard for Lewis. Right now I can’t really compare Verstappen rn en Vettel in 2017.

[@A2906-o8q]

@Joseph Wilson well atleast he made Lewis look like a sluky little kid in the mean time atleast we can enjoy that

[@jackbloyce8296]

I want to see Ricciardo doing well, but being 0.7s off Norris is unacceptable especially 8 rounds in

[@herewegoagain7403]

Ricardo career after RB 📉📉📉

[@mgamingyt9558]

Ya exactly I’m a massive Mclaren fan but he’s honestly struggling so much!

[@ciaranmac646]

Isn't Ricciardo getting paid far more than Norris??

[@jango3221]

Daniel takes WAYYY to long having to get use to the car

[@JensVangheluwe]

​@@mgamingyt9558 I feel you on that mate, let's hope he smashes it tomorrow!

[@lucianov.perdomo5075]

Hamilton racing past everyone on his outlap just to be a quarter second off the pace after the 1st sector was my favorite part

[@lute1215]

Doesn't help Ferrari though

[@heisenberg6442]

Ferrari masterplan.

[@Hells_Gift_MB]

He seems to be getting desperate and so early on in the season too. Love to see it

[@alimzazaz]

I wonder if they he is faster if je didn't do it

[@richboy900]

He feeling the pressure of being a second tier driver to max 💪

[@jdog9828]

Max is a freaking beast!!! This is his year and Perez is a perfect teammate

[@marc7970]

Yeah. I feel that Mercedes are starting to feel the pressure of a challenge.

[@yashkotak3423]

Bottas faster than lewis. FIA to mercedes: Don't worry. 3 place grid penalty

[@Amilton-Fr]

😂😂😂

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

Lucky strike

[@heisenberg6442]

Lol

[@sadikurrahman4833]

Bottas could’ve killed someone just saying. And it was McLaren complaining about it that caused him to have that penalty. If they didn’t he might still be there but whatever you say 🤷‍♂️

[@justsheeeps134]

Engineer :"we are checking,we are checking"

[@mariano1428]

Latifi when he went 6th: I'm speed Every other team: *Desperate running in the pit box* No you're not

[@somerandominternetuser9172]

@@ijusthatenormiesihavenooth1164 Hungary 2019 flashbacks

[@fracmas5481]

People said Alonso is going to ruin Ocons carrier it started few races ago and the gap is getting bigger and bigger.

[@Orange_Flavor_Pizza]

Karma I love alonso

[@ivandraga5005]

Yeah did u remember in the early of the season during an interview with ocon , he was so proud, thinking he's better than alonso, then KARMA

[@JP-wf1cb]

At least he waited for Ocon to get a contract before he Vandoorne'd him lol

[@valle3452]

@@JP-wf1cb lol I have said before that Ocon must be very happy that he got the contract extension done right away because Alonso is starting to make him look slow.

[@DeiKuromu]

0.008 separates Russell from Q3. Midfield Teams: *Intense Sweating*

[@shivamsati2805]

What a lap by max even he couldn't improve 🤣

[@JohnnySnappleseed]

What an absolutely savage lap from Lando. He took the last couple corners like a madman. No way the car would hold up hitting them that hard the entire race. That's a quali mindset right there.

[@900108Chale]

Opens up the REAL question: Points! Is the car able to deliver for an entire race? Or will it fall apart?

[@boston0086]

Daniel and Seb is just pain:(

[@SpeedChaser-noob]

Carlos?

[@reid1420]

@@SpeedChaser-noob also pain

[@quintenmaaks1]

Russel?

[@kamilex5]

Seb is ok but Daniel 😢

[@luuduonghy659]

@@quintenmaaks1 Not a pain. He started in 11th, but due to Williams slow on race, expect he struggled

[@ingocernohorsky]

So many people complained in the opening races that Mezpin broke the Gentlemen agreement for not overtaking in the outlap of the qualifying. Now what about Hamilton and Bottas in Q3?

[@darshang1262]

Lewis fan boys will be spamming u now

[@Treatyee]

Exactly utter BS really. Double standards at its finest 5:17 Brundle being a loyal worshipper and even said that its for the championship.

[@KoRnBulleT]

Yeah i was thinking that too😅, not a Hamilton hater, he is just not my cup of tea.

[@daftbence]

Oh don't you worry, people take every chance, even the non existing ones to complain about Ham...

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

@@KoRnBulleT I hold the same contempt for him as with LeBron.

[@j.s.p]

Max-Lando-Pierre-George-Checo drivers of the season in my personal opinion.

[@Aro_Gidigba]

What has Max done that's spectacular exactly. Drive the fastest car around a track. We've not seen him break records or pull out an unbelievable drive. It's a close fight but he has the car advantage.

[@-natsukashii2727]

@@Aro_Gidigba Max did what Lando and Pierre did but better. only you dont have a benchmark to compare him to. His consistency alone is worthy of a award.

[@the_tactician9858]

@@Aro_Gidigba Compared to Perez he is still miles ahead tho. Combined with the aggressive racing style and not making any critical mistakes so far makes Max a worthy championship leader imo, at least better than Hamilton atm.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

I think Russell belongs in the discussion too.

[@the_tactician9858]

@@chuckschillingvideos Definitely, Russell is clearly getting better. Would actually be a shame if all he is ever used for is being a steam catapult for Mercedes' champion like Bottas has been for the last 5 years. Russell deserves a #1 chair for a racing team.

[@sandalphoncpu]

Weather forecast: *thunderstorms for 5hrs during the race* Me: don’t give me hope

[@nareshwildbones]

no, its really going to rain. 2 hours rain, an hour before the race starts and 3 hours rain immediately after the race finishes

[@coreyrod]

I bet it'll rain the moment the race finishes

[@JT-ko2ib]

@@coreyrod Usually they forecast rain - nothing happens. No rain - the heavens open. Hamilton usually gets something when he needs it, so this will probably be something in his favour. Ever since 2017, and the double Ferrari tyre failure at Silverstone, there hasn't been a more fortunate driver than Hamilton.

[@alpd7638]

@@JT-ko2ib yea, look at how imola rescued him this year. He was a lap down and ended up second thanks to the red flag. Baku is the first time ive seen his luck run out.

[@Jtngetabettername]

@@coreyrod Like Bathurst 12H 2020

[@vroomerkw23]

Alonso is really getting hooked up to that alpine compared to the other team switches

[@AWAB55]

That’s what the greatests do 🤷🏾‍♂️😏😏i can smell a podium coming by the end of the season🤤

[@TheGunningPony]

perez?

[@henrywhatzal4724]

What about Perez, Sainz or Vettel?

[@furyofgungnir]

Gonna say what the others say.... WHAT ABOUT PEREZ? Perez doing far better than Alonso, and far better in that RB than gasley and albon

[@MrPopo-vr9gw]

@@furyofgungnir as much as I love perez, alonso would be getting pole positions in that redbull.

[@xwillex]

Bottas is a monster on this track. He will fight for the win even with the penalty

[@DonEnzone]

You are insane.

[@simfer_6782]

☺

[@kYnTso]

He probably will but im not sure about his team?

[@lukeh2440]

Keep reading this as ‘Syrian’ GP. Now wouldn’t that be something

[@darius5286]

You need to avoid bombs on the road

[@agathaking4255]

Too many American teams

[@max_scheumi108]

Styria

[@fjsolossa29]

Aleppo street circuit grand prix

[@ghaith6687]

Same. It would 've been a dream ✨🇸🇾

[@youtubecommenter4069]

Lando Norris simulator paying off as is his constant laughing face.

[@mirzapradika8847]

I think this season is a perfect time to start to love F1

[@dco1019]

That's a nice thing to say ... I love f1 for years but I imagine it's a beautiful time if you just started watching this season.

[@shottyjonny3972]

@@dco1019 it is. The midfield and front runners are all very exciting to watch. And all of the drivers have a personality that you don’t get in other forms of racing

[@iyuzjeon7]

*_Bottas In Front Row_* FIA : *_I'm gonna end this man's whole career_*

[@Matt18880]

FIA didn't make him spin in the pits. That was dangerous.

[@SINGH-ing]

That’s actually James who ended his career years ago LOL

[@TR.372]

@@Matt18880 bottas never gets critised by fans. It's so weird.

[@jakelehtinen8782]

@@TR.372 when did you start watching formula 1… like a month ago?

[@wazowski97]

@@TR.372 Bruh what. Bottas gets flamed by fans for no reason everyday. Have you been living under a rock..

[@Kwadjia]

Gonna be a tough race for max, hopefully Sergio can manage his tires enough to get up in position and help him

[@sakulhd8189]

Well bottas has a +3 penalty so max and hamiltion are near each other aswell as perez and bottas, so nobody has a teamate dis/advantage so that makes things interesting

[@ChefofWar33]

He only needs to pass Norris, then he can pester Hamilton. In fact, once he passes Norris, he will be on the podium. Bottas' penalty hurts Merc alot.

[@seq6133]

Checo will probably do a soft-hard strategy and hence has to manage tires in the first stint, hoping for SC/VSC

[@tima7598]

Sure, he will be in the mix.. Lot closer than France.. If you have observed closely last gp was like 0.48s behind the leader n today only 0.32s something which means he will be there fr sure

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@seq6133 On this track you can go very long on softs. He might go soft-medium instead of soft-hard.

[@seanbailey8545]

I always thought Norris had more in him. But man he's killing it rn.

[@SigmaEngine2099]

Prediction for Tomorrow's Race: *NO RAIN*

[@astroknight5]

Oh, you jinxed it! Now it won't be dry :p

[@SigmaEngine2099]

@@astroknight5 The Great No Rain Master Plan™

[@folkert2938]

They always say its gonna rain but it never happens

[@mohammed_the_train_spotter]

@@folkert2938 Talk for yourself.

[@sneakysnake7695]

@@folkert2938 imola though...

[@FerrarisMasterplan]

Russell is on fire. So close in Q3

[@heisenberg6442]

All part of the Mast🆎lan??

[@SNYTJIES]

Norris had a great qualifying! Congrats on P1 Max. Very excited about tomorrow's race!

[@andakara27]

Norris always seems to be the smoothest driver in FI

[@Szaboo92]

For real.

[@900108Chale]

Yes! I truly like his style, sort of a mature Jenson Button but more effective.

[@rishi857]

@@900108Chale I think Perez and Hamilton are even more smoother than Norris.

[@andakara27]

@@900108Chale ah yes, jenson is so smooth, thats why he can get many points driving that britle honda's engine

[@andakara27]

@@rishi857 hamilton is not smooth mate, he drives really hard. Well nothing wrong with that, it's the way each other driving style.

[@ModernDIYCraftsman]

This is called Qualifying. If Daniel Ricciardo pulls the overtakes then it would be miracle.

[@capelli8275]

I never know why Im so exciting for the qualy and race highlights, I just watched lol

[@freakysquirrel7218]

For me, it's just to hear Crofty's reaction :D

[@skiiwine9973]

Alonso proving his haters wrong again!

[@hugofernandez3845]

As always 😎

[@marc9080]

Il est le meilleur, plus le temps passe plus il prend confiance et s'affirme comme leader chez la jeune écurie Alpine!

[@TheEmolano]

Alonso dominated his car, poor Ocon, he will regret singing that contract.

[@HoshinoMirai]

There's many things people criticize Alonso for, but being a slow driver is not one of them

[@dyr_glpsn4209]

You can't have haters if you are irrelevant. Maybe next year.

[@lissandru87]

Lando is looking really strong :)) well done kid :D cant wait for tomorrow :D

[@centropyges]

Russel, Gasly, Norris... Those young drivers are brilliant.

[@illusionm4n958]

@Kranger RL Don't know if you meant it as a joke, but he's 2 times word championship :D

[@프레디khjfreddy]

Now I understand how Mercedes fans felt for the last 8 years. You’re full of confidence that your driver will put in a bonker lap and the purple sectors prove it every 30 seconds

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

With the little difference that they did it a whole second faster, not a couple of thents 🥴

[@coreyrod]

This season dosent even look like a title fight at the moment. Redbull are dominating

[@heisenberg6442]

@@coreyrod It is...The cars are more or less the same...Each week they come with different upgrades giving them the advantage over their rivals... Its just how well the set up and adaptations of the driver...Also the mistake's made. RB has a better back end while the Mercs still have the best front wing.

[@valami42]

@@coreyrod No. Verstappen is dominating. He is/was the only one the last couple of years who could beat Mercedes. Even last year's Merc, which according to them, was the best racecar they've ever driven.

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

@Holy Ghost no, with little margins any mistake under pressure create amazing results. Not like 2020

[@puxa1874]

Alonso is definitely in the top 5 best drivers of all time

[@lil_vevi]

top 3 in my opinion

[@puxa1874]

@@lil_vevi I still think that Senna, Schumi and Hamilton are slightly better.

[@lil_vevi]

@@puxa1874 Schumi is not better than alonso and hamilton is equial to him

[@puxa1874]

@@lil_vevi Talentwise, I agree however Schumi's and Hamilton's stats are out of this world.

[@gn0015]

The Golden Muppet strikes again. When Lando retires there should be a chicane named after him in this circuit.

[@seq6133]

Golden Muppet Turn 10

[@hanadd7034]

Lando 🤝 redbull ring

[@larsdragerl]

Well right after they rename the track to Max Verstappen Ring

[@nicholasharshbarger4454]

That was scenario 7 pace from Lando! He just keeps getting better. Future WDC for sure IMO.

[@tienphan_]

Appreciation post for George who got nearly got a Williams in Q3

[@krystianmierzynski6756]

Was looking for that one

[@rithvic3181]

He might get to start in the 10th place if yuki tsunoda has a 3 place grid penalty

[@xtheamazingax]

So close! But tomorrow is more important. I hope this race is not like Portimao...

[@aloter1680]

What a qualy again by Alonso...🤩

[@Aemond2028]

ALONSO WHO?????? TALK ABOUT SUPER MAX

[@oscarrios16]

@@Aemond2028 maxlonso

[@vinnerzucc1154]

Turning out to be a really interesting season

[@Shershivrajhai]

Can't believe Riciardo is being slaughtered by Norris..

[@KaarthiBlaze]

He still is not comfortable with the new car, I was thinking he would on it by now like Carlos 🥲

[@trapadeusmozart8436]

and russell

[@sunflowerash1906]

He is still the youngest Karting world champion ever and has won basically everything upon his way to f1 while being a rookie. He was considered a bigger talent that Russel so yeah I can

[@MainOffenderKZ]

zoomer vs boomer

[@theshape3222]

There’s a lot of pressure on Ricciardo. As much as I love him I think it is getting to him a little bit

[@tintin-uf1wk]

Norris, gasly and Russell on fire at the minute. Alonso and vettel still got fire though

[@Aemond2028]

NORRIS, gasly, russell WHO????? TALK ABOUT MAX

[@tintin-uf1wk]

@@Aemond2028 ye max is but only difference is he's fastest car.

[@Aemond2028]

@@tintin-uf1wk nah. He is lightning. Look what he did at Torro Rosso with a terrible car

[@tintin-uf1wk]

@@Aemond2028 ye he did but it helps when your in one of the top cars. Look at what Russell did last year in Lewis's car... Your telling me if you put Lewis and max in haas or williams they would dominate?

[@JohnWick-rw6gz]

Monster drive from Lando and Gasly

[@GoombaWasTaken]

Red Bulls finally making the most of their honda engines

[@PrawilnaMordka]

Perez needs to improve his qualifying

[@Alonsooooo1]

@@PrawilnaMordka yeah you already know he gonna race like a champ but if he just qualifies better it would help max so much more against merc

[@PrawilnaMordka]

@@Alonsooooo1 Considering Hamilton's poor performance he should be in front row with Max

[@rodrozil6544]

Honda engine is 🔥 right now

[@isaacpowrie465]

@@PrawilnaMordka Sergio was less than 2 tenths off bottas and hamilton. what are you talking about?

[@wa_ge8]

Russel missing out on Q3 by 0.008 seconds is tragic.

[@asya.1djanvelyan124]

he's in the top 10 tho cuz of Tsunoda's 3 grid penalty

[@neoche.artistry]

@@asya.1djanvelyan124 does george get to pick his tyres still? i hope so

[@asya.1djanvelyan124]

@@neoche.artistry Idk but he's retired sadly

[@F1Legend53]

Eyyy, Stroll sporting his local team (and my team) making it into the SC finals. Forward Habs!!

[@mikexbox1]

Allez allez aaaaaallez allez Montréallllll

[@ridelove13]

Russel was so close for q3

[@somerandominternetuser9172]

ikr

[@antonkirilenko3116]

If Tsunoda gets a penalty for impeding Bottas he might still start P10.

[@Malwontae]

@@antonkirilenko3116 He got a 3 place grid drop, P10 for Russell.

[@nopethataintitchief6739]

Hamilton ignoring the "gentleman's agreement" and the signs of pressure starting to show.

[@stephenweewoo]

No such thing

[@GeorgeNoX]

Im starting to think Max actually has a genuine chance of winning this season, Hamilton has had more and more problems as the season progresses, but it is still far from over...

[@antonkirilenko3116]

It would be interesting near the end of the season because the budget caps will start to put more and more pressure on the teams. But we must not forget 2017 and 2018 when Lewis wasn't leading the championship until like Monza.

[@musecklona3126]

Max will win this season

[@hija01]

not problems, but mistakes. Problems are for other competitive team, like tires blowing, new pitstop and rear wing rules etc

[@matthewledford7209]

He does have the fastest car by a tiny margin it seems, so he has no excuse to not win it.

[@charlieguzman5509]

@@matthewledford7209 I think Mercedes has a faster car at some tracks and RedBull others. Monaco and especially Baku RedBull had the better pace but in Spain Mercedes did.

[@francisrittinger6599]

Q3 starts: Me getting Monza flashbacks

[@snickers2576]

Why?

[@cookie_monster3200]

@@snickers2576 all cars went late into the second run so they bunched up before the final corner before going on their qualifying run. Max was last and just made it 5 seconds before Qualifying ended across the line. If he would be 5 seconds later he wouldn’t be allowed to try another run

[@alr3adygone343]

@@cookie_monster3200 don't think it would've mattered max's last run wasn't even his best (even though it was still better than anyone else)

[@divyamverma3729]

Lando be like , i am gonna make the youtubers proud

[@AdrianSubliminal1991]

Proud of Lando. Lookin great this season.

[@fw_batman8864]

Can we just acknowledge for a second that Russell out-qualified Sainz

[@hurri7720]

Yes he is practically the world champion now, amazing.

[@jonjonajonathan6294]

“And behind him Daniel Ricciardo is on a flying lap, so is his teammate *Sebastian Vettel* “

[@AndrewGeierMelons]

They had just mentioned Lance Stroll. They were talking about Lance Stroll

[@C1rcusMaximus]

plot twist: it's 2014

[@ingeeisenhut9864]

Forget the "green-voter" Vettel

[@vinniedennywini8126]

I was a little worried about Norris seeing his results from the three practices but wow is he quick! If Daniel was as fast as Norris Mclaren could almost have hope of second in the constructors

[@marc9080]

Mercedes constructor!

[@nicholasharshbarger4454]

Lando is ridiculously fast around the Red Bull Ring.

[@bakulwahid8464]

Max having season of his life...Donno whats really going with ricciardo...Feel bad for this guy

[@blueey2938]

i'm so frustrated with ric and vettel. I want them to do well but then reality hits me

[@sakulhd8189]

@@blueey2938 I mean Vettle does well now, you have to consider ofcourse that the aston martin prolly is abit behind the top mid field. for that he does a great job. Ric yeah its really frustrating to see i agree

[@jordantcn963]

Very impresive performance from Norris and Gasly 👏

[@nino88881]

Lando is on fire this year.

[@RA-lh9uh]

I just can't wait to see the race. Hope to hear more from drama queen. Let's go Max and Perez

[@ntare24]

you’ll hear more from drama queen when he wins

[@victor10197]

@@ntare24 I will save your comment for tomorrow, Hamilton will lose

[@Release-Topic-b4d]

@@ntare24 Get off your knees bruh

[@RA-lh9uh]

@@ntare24 oh hello there i just had to say hi and remind you of your words.... please tell me more about your race day

[@ntare24]

@@victor10197 I think you got that wrong. I mean the championship

[@mr.o523]

Norris and Max need to be celebrated more. They are fantastic young drivers. Apex competitors who seem so loose compared to the rest. Like a Sunday drive for these two lads

[@maikelwongsoastro]

Not fantastic deiver its because they have the best car to drive. Put them in a Williams and they wouldnt do any sjit

[@sgthulk9]

@@maikelwongsoastro are you like 5 years old or something?! Smh...

[@mattiabinotto7713]

Max and Lewis front row let's go. However what I want to see is: Rain No shinaniganz at turn 1 between the two rivals And also our master 🅱️ Lan to work

[@mclarenforever7798]

Lando simply there, do not count him out.

[@actualperson1971]

nah Russell is gonna do a hail mary into turn one and win the race

[@NatedoGP]

@@actualperson1971 video game style?

[@dshih199]

@@NatedoGP is there a better way to do it????😂

[@translucentchaos4296]

Yes lord Mattia your Master🅱️lan is to be S🅱️ottas crashes into the pack and takes out s🅱️ewis and versta🅱️🅱️en S🅱️inalla pit under red flag and win the s🅱️yrian gp

[@Compins]

Max pulled out his combat boots and is now step dancing on Mercedes' ego.

[@LuthienMoonLight]

So proud of Lando and Pierre

[@rext8949]

Hamilton to Totto, " Read my lips, I want 2 pit stop anyways".

[@fabiofloripa159]

Sorry for Ricciardo. Lando and Gasly are on fire! Just like Super Max!