Why Oscar Piastri's 'KILLER INSTINCT' could cause a McLaren headache | Sky Sports F1 Podcast

[@fasterout777]

Lando has had the first use of both major upgrade packages at McLaren this year...both in Austria and Miami where he capitalised with points. But since they've been in equal equipment over the past 7-8 races Piastri has performed better. Imagine if they both got the upgrades at the same time?

[@izzad777]

@@fasterout777 exactly. Ive been saying this for months. Piastri will be far ahead if he had similar upgrades and didnt have awful luck at the start of the season.

[@richardvivian3665]

Piastri would have won the DC Fate can be cruel. As good as he is you need to be in the best car and nobody knows how things will play out in the future

[@jord1215]

@@izzad777Oscar could honestly be on 5 wins this year Monaco- just missed out too Charles in qualifying silverstone - terrible team strategy monza - Charles luck with tyres

[@simonmiller5118]

These poms will always defer to the brit. They don't even know anything about Oscar. They are just talking heads.

[@daarom3472]

​@@jord1215valid arguments but on the other hand its all part of the equation. He wasn't faster than Charles, while last year Max pulled togrther an insane last sector to pip Alonso. He was on a bad strat in Silverstone, Max also lost like 15s to Checo in Zandvoort last year by putting a lap later. I've said since Bahrain 2023 that Oscar will be Max's main competitor over the next decade (if Max stays as long). Based on this year's consistency we can now add Charles to that list.

[@Gutenmorgenside]

Both good drivers, but Piastri is getting better and better. His temperament is fantastic and he's only been in F1 for 18 months.

[@simonmiller5118]

Do these guys even have a clue? Oscar has outscored every other driver over the last ELEVEN races. Not seven...eleven. Not seven...eleven. He has also been given crap race strategy and late upgrades. He is better than Lando and I don't think McLaren would want to risk losing him.

[@varunram8730]

@@simonmiller5118 OSCAR has to out score MAX only by 13 points, which he did in Baku. With 3 more sprints, and Oscar has the chance at championship.

[@alexpeak16]

Piastri has a real chance of surpassing the Leclerc/Russell/Norris group for a championship. Calmness and killer instinct against a teammate who can win but needs a lot more self-belief.

[@RichardMcLaren]

He has the perfect temperament for a racing driver. He doesn't get rattled, just goes about his business quietly, improving each weekend and putting himself in a great position for his future. It's so good to see.

[@bl4xxun]

@@simonmiller5118 He has gotten ONE upgrade ONE race later this year (Miami). You can always pick an arbitrary number of races and make up stats that push your agenda, for example, did you know max hasn't outqualified Perez since Monza? We had 17 races, not 11. And Lando has outscored Oscar this season. The only really bad strategy Oscar endured was during silverstone, other than that, not much difference. Lando has gotten bad strategy calls time and time again, being asked to overextend on tracks where the undercut is strong, or being put on softs in silverstone. On merit, Oscar has outperformed lando twice this year, Monza and Spa, where Lando was not on top of his game because his grandmother had just died. In Hungary, Lando finished behind Oscar because of Team Orders, in Austria, Max crashed him out, and in Baku, his qualifying was undermined by a bad team strategy call. In Zaandvoort, where the McLaren was absolute dominant, Lando won by 22 seconds while Oscar finished 4th after starting 3rd. In Baku, Oscar won by 2 seconds, while Lando finished 4th, starting from 15th. Oscar is better on starts this season, but Lando has the pace during the race, except for Monza, where Oscars driving style benefitted him more. Not to say Oscar isn't great, he absolutely is, especially for his lack of experience. He likes taking risk. But don't take arbitrary stats without looking at the context and take some false conclusions from them. Oscar is great, if he was in a team with a lesser driver like a danny ric, he would have taken up the lead role by now... But he is in the team with one of the 4 best drivers on the grid. A really unlucky driver, but still a great one. The only issue lando had this season was some of the starts, which McLaren confirmed by now is a fault with the gearbox, that is more prevenelt with lando's car. Oscar had the same issue in Zaandvoort, showing that it is indeed a mechanical issue.

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

Damon Hill is right about one thing, when your chasing you got nothing to lose, you know who so far has shown himself to be the biggest big game hunter? OSCAR PIASTRI... it is zero surprise that HE IS THE ONLY DRIVER SO FAR THIS SEASON TO FINISH EVERY LAP OF EVERY RACE, his consistency is his super power.

[@aurnaurrr]

McLaren: Oscar, let Lando overtake Mark Webber, tied to a chair in the back of the garage: DRIVE OSCAR DRIVE

[@WH0oo...]

Oscar is intelligent, he only makes decisions that advances his position. If it helps a teammate/team, that's secondary. Alpine taught him this lesson.

[@RichardJohnson-nq9ys]

Oscar is a racer yes but if mclaren asks him to do anything in the race he will do it no problem.

[@WH0oo...]

@@RichardJohnson-nq9ys He didn't listen to them when he did the overtake.

[@4ray]

Oscar never had team orders to let Lando through. Only Lando was ordered to let a teammate take over even though Lando had better pace and were far ahead.

[@IDontTalkToCops]

If Piastri can improve by 2 tenths of raw pace in qualifying by next year, it’s over for Lando. And at the rate Oscar is learning and improving, that’s not out of the realm of possibility.

[@YousafKhalid-l4d]

Let’s not forget how Piastri and his manager Mark Webber got out of the Alpine contact and into the McLaren. He’s got a killer instinct alright! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@RichardMcLaren]

He didn't get out of the Alpine contract, they didn't the contract they thought they did. I said to my wife earlier, that if Danny Ric had done a good job at McLaren, he could have probably still been there, and Oscar would have been in the Alpine. Just show how with all the prep they do, all the sacrifices they make, they still need that little bit of luck too.

[@martijndraijer8414]

Lando has taken many years to get to this point and now that he is here he has become a big downer, whiner etc. Oscar has taken 18 months and has that champion mentality

[@paulbessell6154]

To suggest that, in a split second of thought, Lando should ignore a yellow flag and just go for it, is about the most ridiculous statement I've heard. Say he did that and he finished up slamming into a barely moving car - would it look so clever then? He had to respond to the yellow - the stupidity was in McLaren putting him in a position where he only had one shot at getting a time in.

[@hemantchandler2269]

Thank you for mentioning this. I thought it was such an asinine comment. I’m not sure who this Harry bloke is, but Sky really need to bring in better commentators who know what they are talking about. I had to shut the video off because this guy chatted such nonsense.

[@paulbessell6154]

@@hemantchandler2269 Yep - I shut it off half way through as well. You'd hope for better from Sky.

[@paulcooper5200]

Totally agree the comments from this lot are irresponsible.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Happy birthday Damon 🎊 🎉

[@alphabah9822]

Oscar has already proven himself to be the No. 1 driver in the future if not for the remaining of the season

[@bl4xxun]

ah, the "drive to survive" generation... Not really understanding the sport, but coming in hot with hot takes that aren't backed by the data. Recency bias works only if you ignore circumstances, blend out the individual performances given the circumstances and don't look at telemetry.

[@alphabah9822]

@@bl4xxun just to let you know I started watching f1 since I was 9 and now I am 28. Just FYI.

[@wilseph1]

Soon as the British bias stops, McLaren can proceed with commencing back to their dominant ways. Until then, they increase their likelihood of losing a World Championship driver in Oscar Piastri as they continue to cater to Lando. Piastri has done A LOT with very little - relative to Lando.

[@RichardMcLaren]

Not British bias, he's ahead in the points with only a few races left. It's always been the same in F1. If Oscar was ahead of Lando, they would be backing him.

[@apopapava7602]

Charles and Oscar will dominate the future of F1 we will see a lot of 2021 championships with the two of them 😊

[@simonmiller5118]

I agree. Forget Lando. I can see a huge Le Clerc vs Piastri rivalry brewing. Last year Charles used to congratulate and commend Oscar for drives that were good for a rookie. He's not doing that anymore as he knows what a threat he is.

[@otusthenocturnal187]

@@simonmiller5118 that's a bit of an exaggeration... Charles and Oscar have had an excellent relationship so far, and he has been praising him in interviews, saying he and the team have done a good job etc... I don't know how their relationship would pan out in case of a championship rivalry, but so far they are getting along famously.

[@otusthenocturnal187]

One can only hope ❤❤

[@Goblonium]

Sibling rivalry

[@poniatowski3547]

People all need to stop the "Lando has faster race pace" BS. since austria and equal machinery the race pace differential is 6/1 in Piastri's favour. apart from zanvoort where Norris was a well deserved -0.38 all other races have been -0.29 -0.07 -0.26 -0.04 -0.09 in Piastri' favour. Basically its close, actually very much a mirror to how close the qualy is in Lando's favour. Get off the Landocopium look at the facts. They are both incredibly fast drivers. One is 130 something races into his career the other 38ish - at current progression Oscar will pull away from Lando if he doesn't progress, but who knows what the ceiling is for either driver. Well done mclaren for securing their services. Mclaren do need new strategists though, they are too hesitant time after time on pit calls.

[@BrandoN-ie1np]

Absolutely spot on... Finally someone with brain

[@kathrynwright2075]

Many thanks Harry for your great race commentary (You are my preferred SKY F1 Commentator). Looking forward to hearing you call many more races.

[@rallycrosscraig]

Agreed he’s a huge improvement in all respects compared to mr shouty but I know nothing Croft.

[@taharulislam728]

Oscar has had 2 great overtakes when people don't expect it. His so fun to watch. Can't wait for Singapore

[@Ginbaubabe]

It was disappointing that both Karun and Harry missed the ailing Ocon with a rear left puncture in Q1 that spoiled Norris’s hot lap. It was obvious on the TV feed. Otherwise it was a good performance by the stand in commentary team, and JV is just as opinion-dividing as always and I love it!

[@RichardMcLaren]

JV (Rent-A-Quote) is really growing on me. I really enjoyed his comments I Baku. Soooooo much better tha Danica Patrick!

[@brentsheils]

Norris overall has the speed but Piastri seems more cool, clam and measured driver

[@gameofender4463]

Norris may have good speed. But he’s not at the level of Russell and Leclerc. So even if he might still be faster than Piastri for now. He’s not as fast as those two.

[@martinhami3]

Oscar is getting faster and faster, I believe he has a higher ceiling than Lando, plus a cooler head, but, time will tell

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Aggressive overtaking and a cool head. He just needs to get Lando’s single lap speed and he’s up there above most if not all

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@@martinhami3then why’s it 13-4 in qualifying he’s getting faster? It was 15-7 last season.

[@Gutenmorgenside]

@@paperplane-db8qf A shame he can't do starts. Nothing in it in qualifying.

[@black7rc720]

I remember Ocons Birthday. That was when Brundle dropped Piastri like a hot potatoe on the grid walk to wish Ocon a happy birthday 😮.

[@tristantopambudi3186]

Oscar is the king of F1 now

[@riancastermans1607]

Well, he still has a long way to go.

[@simonmiller5118]

The King is dead. Long live the King.

[@erikvermolen8371]

what??? a guy with two racewins?? hahaha ok!

[@exF3-86]

McLaren came on strong after James Key was fired as tech director because of the lack of performance of the MCL60. He's now at Sauber. It may be coincidence, then it may not be

[@epeedor4087]

No offense to k mag but I wish Bearman was able to finish out this season.

[@rallycrosscraig]

It would make a lot of sense to the team to do that.

[@rsmithy1877]

It is almost certain that there will be an episode in the next season of Drive to Survive titled "Papaya Rules"

[@Edd_LShore]

Wow. Damon Hill is just incredible to hear. He says things (and is not just evading questions with platitudes) but in the most polite ways possible.

[@simonmiller5118]

He says nothing. What did he say that I did not already know? Nothing. There is so much he could say but no, he just parrots what others have said. Yawn.

[@Edd_LShore]

@@simonmiller5118 Public people often dont say anything too controversial so they dont get flack, nor offend too many people, unless they are somewhat different and they dont care. Hill is for sure part of the first group With that in consideration: 1-He denies Harry narrative against 2026 rules instead of just accepting it. 2-He says RB "already lost" the constructor championship 3-Contrary to the majority of people he insist they (McLaren) are managing the young drivers well 4-He insists, contrary to the majority, that you can actually have 2 top drivers if you give both equal equipment. 5-He says that you shouldnt give Lando all the advantages and they should keep an open mind. 6-He agreed with Villeneuve about Max resigned attitude instead of just blaming it all on the car "He says nothing I already knew". Bro most these things are opinions lol. Wtf are you talking about "knowing"?

[@aoife1122]

8.4 points on average every race weekend until the end of the season? Good luck with that. IIRC the biggest chunk Norris has ever managed to take out of Verstappen's lead was 8 points... once! Piastri, on the other hand, took 15 points off Verstappen, not once but twice!

[@ericrobinson9340]

Anyone else appreciate the wall in Damon's background? I'd love to know the paint code.

[@WH0oo...]

PER was half-way along SAI, obviously by the FIA ruling by lack of any mention. So he didn't have to move over. Both were pressing for LEC strip stream. It was racing, see which one would blink first. Neither did.

[@Mucus1972]

My opinion is that although Perez may have improved his driver performance (he spent time with Rob Wilson between the last 2 GPs), he didn’t have enough awareness/race craft to simply give more space to Sainz. When you contrast that with the top tier performances of LeClerc and Piastri, who were nose to tail for the majority of the race, Perez really should have done better. Even Sainz should have, as he overcooked and lost all exit speed in the previous turn by trying the impossible around the outside of LeClerc, which set up the crash scenario for the following turn.

[@simonmiller5118]

Yes, Checko is an ordinary F1 driver. He is a grid clogger. He should have moved to the left and given Carlos room because he could see it happening.

[@rivow06]

Harry, is not as bad as Crofty! But, Jesus, can you not find a better commentator in all of England!

[@neilr4867]

We were spoiled with Murray. Miss that guy.

[@mikeplaced3111]

Crofty didn't do Azerbaijan F1 commentary, vastly improved! Has Crofty been replaced?

[@flaziola]

He's away on Honeymoon

[@peteracain]

Please let it be so

[@mikeplaced3111]

@@flaziola that's a crying shame, means Crofty's coming back. At least Martin will be alongside to make barely listenable.

[@neilr4867]

It was so much better. Croft can't extract himself from Norris' nuts

[@Edd_LShore]

Lando slightly quicker. Piastri better at everything else, with a margin. And yet RB and Max seem destined to 6th at best for the rest of the year so the chances are going to be there for Lando

[@jedi-mic]

What I'd like to see is skinnier times on the new regulations, probably 245 mm. this will make for more enjoyable racing for the fans and better skill for the drivers. It will be more like the old days when the cars would slide around the corners even with downforce, puts more emphasis on skill what it is about not technology necessarily. That's another thing that's got to be burned team orders you cannot allow your teammates to overtake you because it favors them in the point standing it should be outlawed.

[@suriya5462]

Happy birthday Damon. A good podcast.

[@RichardMcLaren]

I wondered if Red Bull had developed the car to help Checo, and thus be stronger in the constructors, trusting that Max could deal with a car less suited for himself. But the fact that Max seems to be struggling to get this car to behave well enough to still get good if not great results, is very strange. Max has always been able to get the best result possible, from whatever car he's had. I remember Max saying last season, that the race wins and championships wouldn't last forever.....essentially that the good times will stop at some point, so perhaps he's happy with the 3 titles and the records that he has and that pushing for great results with, the car he's got atm, just isn't worth the extra effort that it needs. I don't think he's checked out, per se, but maybe just not too worried because he's got what he wanted i.e a championship title, everything else is a bonus and he's less hungry knowing how bad the car is, and just accepts that the good times are over.....at least for now.

[@AKStovall]

Oscar is already stepping forward as the #1 at McLaren. Lando hasn't had a driver push him this hard, probably in his entire racing career. You can tell. He's making mistakes. Lando will most likely leave McLaren at the end of this contract, and go elsewhere. He'll not be the #1 after this season. Oscar is a better and cleaner driver than him.

[@Gutenmorgenside]

It's a tough one, but they can't pay two drivers 20 million quid.

[@Drizzydid]

@@GutenmorgensideI think top 3 salaries in the team are exempt from cost cap so they could in theory…

[@paulcooper5200]

Lando is a clean racer your comments are dosh

[@neilr4867]

Oscar has utterly mugged him a couple of times now.

[@RichardMcLaren]

@Drizzydid Top 3 salaries and drivers salaries are excluded from budget cap.

[@MrGoobee]

Where is will Buxton at?

[@WH0oo...]

Who cares, as long as he stays away. He's a nit.

[@apopapava7602]

Charles was Mega at Baku because how many drivers can be at DRS for 30 laps at Baku answer NOONE CONGRARS TO LECLERC

[@Milkydrummer]

Happy Birthday Damon 🎉 …from an old “DH fan club” member back in the day! 😂 …signed photo and all… 1996

[@robinthebobin6537]

A measured, non reactionary response (I know, hard to come by with F1 fans): First of all, Oscar has A: been immense, and B: been better than Lando in the last 10 races. These two things are true. What is also true is A: Lando is still ahead in the championship due to how good he's been from the start of the season, and B: a run of bad form doesn't mean a driver is "washed" or that Oscar is suddenly way better than Lando. Norris has been consistently good for 3 years now. Outclassed Daniel, then also got the better of Oscar last year and this year for the first part. 10 races at less than perfect performance doesn't *necessarily* mean that Oscar is the better driver all of a sudden. The fact is, Lando has proven himself for much longer. I think Lando should still be number 1 at McLaren, both based on his mathematical points advantage and his proven track record. I think Oscar is something special, as a Lando fan. Tbh, yeah I think he *could* turn out to be even better than Lando. And if he continues to outclass lando for the rest of the season, he does deserve consideration for being 1st driver at Mclaren next season. But as long as Lando has a decent points advantage and is driving decently (not perfectly, but consistent at least), I think it would be absurd to say Lando isn't still the better driver with his proven track record

[@aoife1122]

Not taking anything away from Piastri, nobody is questioning his talent but Norris is in a very different predicament as the designated title challenger. He knows any DNF could spell the end of his (and McLaren's) ambitions, never mind the WCC, the WDC is where the REAL money is. The last thing he should worry about is his teammate going all "gung-ho" on him. When you lockout the front row, "Get away cleanly, hold station, control the race and dictate the strategy," is one of the oldest tricks in the book. And since we're obviously talking about Monza here, look at the Italian GP in 1979... THIS is how championships are won! And Piastri ain't no Gilles Villeneuve, he still has a long way to go.

[@ollie8632]

thanks for having an actual response man! not just weird lando hate. Hard agree on all.

[@nomoreheroes93]

Why do they need a Number 1? It should be the in form driver who gets preference, they don’t owe Lando anything he’s an employee

[@MechanicalSculptor]

Yeeaaah …. I’m not so sure that I like your, “measured, non reactionary response”, I need something to compare it to. Could you do an unmeasured, cheese has slid off your cracker type response, so that I can see which one I prefer? Thanking in advance. Cheers 🙂

[@CristianEnacheRealtor]

Oscar Piastri 2024 F1 World Champion 🏆 🥇

[@PunkarellaOG]

That's ambiguous😂 I'd love to agree, but we aren't there yet

[@Justanaccountforthings]

Lando fan girls and British media crying because Oscar is a better driver than Lando

[@henryjeffcott7491]

I mean the head to head and championship says otherwise mate

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Probably the only time in F1 history that a driver P4 in the standings is supposedly better than a driver in P2.

[@scotb6839]

Lando beating him in the overall season did you forget Lando moved over for Oscar? For his first win... Oscar over last 6 races yes has been better what about the 10 races before them 6 races come on sum ppl have no brain at all

[@scotb6839]

It show ppl low IQ in f1 stick to dts 😅

[@scotb6839]

You go on about the British media crying... what country got the most win in f1 history.. might that be Britain 🇬🇧 🤔 so yes the British are that better 😂

[@mateomichini6724]

VAMOSSS COLAPINTOOOO 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@koenbrackel2047]

Great driver, this Oscar Piastri, but I think the "illegal" rearwing of McLaren helped him a lot. It was very strange that the Ferrari with DRS from 0.6 of a second behind, could not catch the McLaren. Strange the FIA allows such a wing flex....

[@Dmcjxjdkskdkdjfn]

Piastri is dope

[@richardvivian3665]

McLaren have done the right thing in having 2 no1’s. It has forced the entire team to sharpen up. The team tactics has been a limiting factor but it is getting better. Can’t pick between the drivers, I’ll pick Piastri on form but if Norris fixes some issues he will be hard to beat

[@douglaskillock3537]

Hate to rain on the Bearman parade from Harry but the reason Bearman has not done well in F2 isn't because he's missed a ton of time to race in F1. He just has not had the results. Nowhere near the championship so putting him in this past weekend was nothing lost there. I'm not saying he's not talented but both him and Antonelli have struggled this year

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

Ever wondered why Bearman and Antonelli have both struggled in their Prema this year in a supposed spec series car?

[@douglaskillock3537]

@sultanoftippoo3857 I have. A lot of shade has been thrown at the team for not getting on top of the car. Given Prema's previous success this seems odd to say the least. There's a reason why two top prospects were placed there. They were not the only ones to struggle but fair to see that they haven't torn up too many trees

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

@@douglaskillock3537 And therein lies the problem I think. The disparity in Mecachrome engine performance and a whole host of other issues has caused some very weird results in this years F2 championship. The only analogy I can think of is putting Max and Lewis in a Sauber and wondering why they aren’t regularly scoring podiums. I hope the faith Ferrari and Mercedes have put in Ollie and Kimi are shown next year. From what I’ve seen I think they both have potential, just a shame the car they were given this year hasn’t allowed them to show what they are capable of.

[@douglaskillock3537]

@@sultanoftippoo3857 They may have had more bad luck than others but you would have thought that over the course of a season they would have shone a bit brighter. I hope they both do well. Anyway, my original point was that whatever the reasons might be for Bearman not doing so well in F2 might be his absence for F1 duties is not the main one

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

@@douglaskillock3537 Totally agree on your original point re: Bearmans split duties between F1 & F2 but have to give the lad some credit in that many F1 drivers with contracts have problems handling the pressure within 1 team, Ollie has had the pressure of performing not just within Prema but also debuting in F1 in a Ferrari & now a Haas.

[@danmar007]

A McLaren headache or a headache for McLaren?

[@WH0oo...]

Rabid fans and Media headache. MCL did just fine getting to where they have gotten without their input.

[@jamesporter654]

The adverts are killing you guys…………….

[@urbanstrencan]

Not McLaren team orders we expected but still great job by them. Oscar amazing drive 😊❤

[@johnegan6608]

Definitely taking issue with Harry calling Monza 2021 “such a fluke win” Yes, it wasnt expected, but Danny Ric started P2, overtook Max in turn 1 and basically lead from lights out to finish bar the pitstop phase, so I think you’re being a little harsh there, Harry, but understand why you said that because the trend at that time wasnt of a race winning team, however, it’s not like a last minute safety car caught everyone out and DR found himself 1st when he’d been running 13th or whatever. It was a win on merit.

[@bl4xxun]

Harry, don't promote unsafe driving. "Just don't slow down during yellows and take the penalty" might result in a fatal crash. Lando had to slow down, any driver that risks someone's life a race should be immediately penalised and given a race ban. Lando doesn't have the sky feed on his dash, he has the yellow flag without context. He doesn't know if it's Ocon driving slowly off the racing line or if a spectator is running on the track around the next corner. Yellow flags are not optional.

[@thefifthGV]

Who is Harry Benjamin?

[@flaziola]

3 time substitute for David Croft. Lead commentator for BBC Radio F1 coverage the rest of the time.

[@thefifthGV]

@@flaziola I'll stick with C4

[@johanfeenstra8778]

The instragram product is invading F1.

[@simonmiller5118]

I give up...who is he?

[@MrArne1984]

Max wouldn’t sign with any other team without knowing what their performance looks like in 2026 under the new regs. My bet is that he is at ease due to the fact that RedBull knows where they went wrong development wise and that he is confident that they will fix it in time so in order for him te become competitive again so that he can take the 2024 WDC title..

[@gameofender4463]

I don’t think so. It seems almost inevitable now that Oscar’s going to lead McLaren in the future with Norris moving further and further into the Number Two driver position. The only thing is whether Norris accepts it and moves on. In which case he may stay at McLaren as the Number Two driver. If he doesn’t accept it, Piastri will destroy him or Norris may feel like leaving McLaren to be a Number One driver at another team might be preferable. Probably Aston or Audi in that case.

[@Raresstanciu1]

aston what, max is probably gna be there

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Lando should not be underestimated

[@doriswembe4941]

​@@rottieshepcalibre9156exactly, I think people are seeing him as a pushover

[@gameofender4463]

@@rottieshepcalibre9156 It’s not that I underrate Norris. He’s just not as good as some of the others.

[@gameofender4463]

@@doriswembe4941Because he drives like a pushover. He lacks the raw speed and ruthlessness of some of the best drivers on the grid.

[@rivow06]

Harry, I'm over here1

[@psychobergmuis6281]

Damon hill proves as always he despises verstappen

[@DD5LP]

Baku is Monte Carlo mixed with the Adelaide circuit.

[@FrankNicholasDale]

Well you don’t ask how the team principals of the last five teams keep motivation for the work force, or don’t they matter?

[@michaelluscombe6881]

Killer instinct something these three clowns don't have,go Oscar

[@drench1580]

Hahaha I can’t with these comments - Damon hill doesn’t have a killer instinct apparently lmao 😂😂😂

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

​@@drench1580he's got killer instinct, but he's also a shill for Euro drivers.

[@drench1580]

@@arkangelarkangel1302 yeah he is pretty biased when I've seen him lol

[@aberamagold7509]

😂 Damon casually drops, "the Beatles famously predicted I'd be losing it" into the conversation like it's nothing.

[@rivow06]

Harry who?

[@Miamiburaz]

This season doesn't feel like F1, which is supposed to be the pinnacle of motorsport. Instead, teams and drivers are constantly bottling races, unsure of what's wrong with their cars or how to fix it. F1 should represent precision, not the unpredictability we associate with IndyCar or NASCAR.

[@rivow06]

Nice, this is only 30 minute podcast. If you fast forward 'Harry Who' comments!

[@bradnelson4778]

Oscar is there to win, not to be polite or make friends. He is still just behind Lando but will, with time, surpass Lando, Charles, George and all of the next gen boys. He has the killer instinct which none of the others, perhaps George only,have it.

[@enamulhoque227]

Baku is a great track

[@Anonymousones1]

We don’t need harry ever again on the sky f1 commentary

[@dampaul13]

If Norris had not been there, McLaren would have pitted Piastri a lap earlier and he would have come out ahead of Checo anyway.

[@f.kieranfinney457]

Maybe if Norris and Max crash out a race or two it’ll be fine. I can’t help but think about Senna - Prost.

[@WB-kx7jw]

Oscar and lando will be the new Hamilton and Rosberg

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Which ones Lewis?

[@Justanaccountforthings]

Lando is full of mistakes, McLaren needs to get rid of him

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@@JustanaccountforthingsAnd Oscar hasn’t made worse mistakes? Spain, Austria when he started P10 while Norris was on pole or fighting for the win?

[@Justanaccountforthings]

@@paperplane-db8qf Oscar is new to f1 unlike Lando

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@@Justanaccountforthings 2 seasons is not new. And he had 14,000 kms of testing before even getting to F1 which no rookie since Hamilton has ever had.

[@sandygilmour5444]

Max is finally being pushed to the limit. Great to see. RB constructors could be gone and drivers championship under threat

[@ColinCarFan]

Killer instinct is the wrong term. Guile, smart, calculating, innovative are better terms - these are the marks of Alonso and Hamilton currently and Senna and Schumacher in the past.

[@shermanator87]

Schumacher used to purposely crash into other drivers and on occasion the barrier for his own benefit. How do people not remember this?

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

All these terms can be summed up... ...as having a killer instinct 😊

[@ColinCarFan]

@@bennylloyd-willner9667 I'll give you that!

[@roadmantop3769]

Cooooooold Bloodied 🥶!

[@hipotenuza5663]

Oscar will be more aggressive in the races this season. Why? Because Lando already has one dnf, can't risk crashing again. Same for Max one dnf. Ferrari - how many crashes so far, in general, not just in races? Perez also dnf. Russell one dsq.

[@DD5LP]

I think with such a major crash with with shards of carbon fibre all over the track the race should have been RED FLAGGED. As had been the case several times in the practices.

[@quigglyz]

Oscar is better. Cry harder, brits.

[@adriangarratt1287]

And Adrian Newey leaving and having nothing to do with the car

[@alfiehaigh8412]

Really enjoy Harry’s commentary and insight :) very refreshing

[@simonmiller5118]

Really? You must have low standards.

[@graemewilliams6697]

As the new boys have done so well this year should they have been in the cars last year rather than keeping the "old codgers" and Logan Sargent..

[@audreyperrin320]

Damon has on time for max and red bull he has not got over 2021

[@riancastermans1607]

It will never happen.

[@prakashnarismulu3332]

Please confirm if Lando is paid 5 x more than Oscar . Right now it looks like a expensive mistake for McLaren

[@mutleyeng]

very very unlikely. Perhaps on his original contract for his rookie season, but he is probably in the region of half of Landos, maybe 6 or 7 million a year with race bonuses on top

[@Gutenmorgenside]

Norris is paid 20 million a year. Piastri will likely re-negotiate at the end of the season.

[@sarahharris8283]

expensive mistake when he’s 2nd in the championship?

[@MechanicalSculptor]

Lando reportedly 20 million usd, Oscar’s first contract was for 2 million. But he’s signed another contract since then, the one until the end of 2026. No idea what it’s worth, but my guess is that he can afford the best steaks from the butchers for dinner.

[@gothicpagan.666]

Having a driver like is a good problem to have

[@Jordyrugby]

McLaren were never legitimately last though were they….lets be honest 😅 They’ve been a mid table team and a bit higher since 2013.

[@karloanttila]

Damon, if you had watched the race, you would have known that Franco had not raced at Baku before...

[@simonmiller5118]

These so-called experts are clueless. Damon was never much. That's why Michael took him out in Australia. He was like "I can handle a good driver beating me to a WDC but not this bloke."

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

The sport needs phoney assymetrical braking tricycle Max to have 2 DNFs, then get Oscar and Lando to fight it out.

[@arkitecofficial]

Harry lives next to the airport

[@neilr4867]

Sky is utterly unwatchable making endless excuses about Norris. Sorry guys, his teammate is better and i think you lot know it 😂

[@jgyuri]

hbd damon

[@vidtrax662]

Oscar I feel is better than Lando overall. It’s very obvious eh 🤣

[@luckbeforeleap]

Harry was good on Sunday but he needs to learn to interrupt himself to react to what is happening in that moment on the screen. There was a few times when we all could see something happening as viewers, but he was midway through speaking on something not directly relevant to what we were seeing on the screen. He'll be very good when he smooths out a few things like that.

[@flaziola]

He's used to commentating for radio where it's easier to get away with that.

[@johanfeenstra8778]

Just say.... Harry loves Harry. He is just a instagram product. and i hate this new style in media.

[@davewats9153]

Too many adds in this video

[@matiusclicarelli700]

Get premium

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

@@matiusclicarelli700 Why should anyone pay to not have ads, we should be paid to watch them.

[@Baz-er6it]

Why the need to assign rank to McLaren drivers? Neither has a rank written into their contract, each has skills that will show on particular circuits and luck will also play a part in where they qualify and finish the race. Oscar seems a little more selfish than Lando, perhaps a result of arriving into McLaren at the right time, when the car started its upward trajectory. This may help him, it could hurt the team like it probably did at Monza, but if they're running at the top then the team has the right to impose its will to avoid own goals.

[@mutleyeng]

I know right - it's like people don't have the mental capacity to process that it is ok to have equal status. They seem to think Oscar being a potential champ has come as a surprise to Mclaren too, which is an equally brain dead thing to say. They wanted Oscar cos they believed he could be

[@silje3381]

At Spa?

[@prakashnarismulu3332]

I read that LN is paid 5 x more than OP . Not sure if it’s true . 😅

[@Baz-er6it]

@@silje3381 sorry - Monza

[@Anonymousones1]

Never have this harry guy calling the race again.. crofty is the goat I hope this guy will not be his replacement when he retires god help us😢

[@DiscoStu65-sj6pu]

Crofty is not the goat! Murray Walker was the goat and Martin Brundle is the next best…. Crofty is too biased and annoying to listen to.

[@simonmiller5118]

I agree. This Harry guy is not cutting it. He was even channelling Murray when he screamed out that Charles had passed Oscar when it was actually Lando being passed. Bring back Crofty.

[@neilr4867]

David Croft should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentence as Murray Walker.

[@nomoreheroes93]

There’s no headache, quit the clickbait - McLaren will have the constructors sewn up soon and will happily let their drivers compete a la Hamilton v Rosberg

[@RichardGilbey]

On lap 15 charles led by 6 secs, This race was decided by letting piastri undercut that lead back, le clerc then cooked his tyres trying to repass piastri and dropped back into the clutches of sainz and Perez. Surely ferrari strategy was wrong and they will need a strong performance in singapore to get even with mclaren Perez was behind sainz and refused to drift left to avoid the collision Many happy returns to damon whi could give this latest bunch a good run for their money

[@samwarrilow2881]

I don’t think it made much of a difference, yes he made up a few seconds but ultimately Piastri didn’t undercut him. Piastri took the lead through a Hail Mary on track and then maintained it through strong straight line speed and incredible defence.

[@RichardGilbey]

@@samwarrilow2881 piastri pits lap 15 six seconds behind , le clerc pits lap 19 comes out just in front of Charles. That's a huge undercut. Afterwards le clerc gives piastri a driving lesson but can't defeat the McLaren's top speed

[@de1623]

@@RichardGilbey "gives piastri a driving lesson" Nope, Leclerc was in the faster car but Piastri made the move and defended like a lion. Only lesson Charles gave was how to lose a GP in the faster car. 🙂

[@RichardGilbey]

@@de1623 McLaren have a large electric motor advantage over Ferrari, giving them eye bulging traction off the corner and effectively extra rear down force. If they didn't every one of Ferrari would illegal scream traction control

[@Jimboken1]

Why Oscar Piastri's 'COMPETITIVE INSTINCT' could cause a McLaren headache sez Sky Sports F1 Podcast

[@jean-marclambert2936]

No headache. Piastri is a far better driver than Lando. Both very good technical drivers, but Oscar is more agressive, stonger, smarter , and he's got nothing to lose doing it. As a matter of fact, the opposite, he has everything to get that way :)

[@RicFlude]

Every time Hill talks to Benjamin, I'm just waiting for him to say... "You're a wizard Harry"... there's just something about his delivery that echo's Hagrid😅

[@bravojohnny3199]

Checo puts sainz in the wall ... For Christian.. soommmere media journos here!!

[@joeslack]

Harry Benjamin is literally the driest person to ever be on the sky team. Desperate to have a neutral position on everything scared to offend anybody. This doesn’t make for interesting content nor commentating. It’s okay to have an opinion that people might not like, bring more people on with actual opinions on. Sky is not going in the right direction.

[@wisanibadjie4970]

This harry chap is very unoriginal

[@SteveT-0]

Oscar is a future champion, Lando is not. The sooner McLaren realise this, the better.