The Funniest Tweets from the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix

[@mattp1tommy]

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[@3namesjames]

Stroll for WEC 2024

[@Warhawk_]

Fia: No tracklimits Also Fia: Let them race in a oven.

[@Housestationlive]

if the track is litterally painted, why not racing on a parking lot and change the track layout every year?

[@TitaniaBird]

Was talking about this on a Discord server with some friends, and between the poorly-designed track that makes it all but impossible *not* to violate track limits and the heat of a desert track only barely into fall, my assessment was that Losail needs to get the boot. FiA needs to buy out the contract and find a better track.

[@alissonbarbosa3323]

​@@HousestationliveCaesar Palace GP 2024 confirmed 😂

[@ahmadzahraniAAZ]

@@TitaniaBird the track was designed for motorcycle racing.

[@Klont123]

@@alissonbarbosa3323basically the vegas gp

[@saintuk70]

All funnies aside, I'm just glad there wasn't a serious incident given the extreme heat and issues the drivers faced.

[@simongonzalez04]

Inchident*

[@michaelgideon8944]

Ocon and some of the others were displaying the symptoms of heat exhaustion. If this was an industrial work site the employees could sue for an illegally unsafe work environment. This was actually a dangerous situation with ocon vomiting during the race. The race really should be run at the end of the year.

[@keeshengang]

I didn't watch the race, but what happened to Logan, it seems he was getting so ill that he had to retired

[@evapomerleau6280]

@@keeshengang the conditions of the race were extreme, and most of the drivers suffered (stroll limped directly to an ambulance, albon needed help getting out of his car and had to go to the medical centre, ocon threw up inside of his helmet, alonso was getting burned by his seat). logan was the only one who made the call to retire during the race because of how dehydrated and sick he was. he also had had flu-like symptoms earlier in the week that worsened how he felt compared to the others

[@hal4828]

@@keeshenganglogan was sick with flu symptoms earlier this week. and then qatar was so hot that most the drivers were struggling with dehydration and heat exhaustion

[@TopherPettitGaming]

Really think the winner of this race was Carlos Sainz, because he didn't have to go through that hell of a heat spell of a race. Glad no one was super seriously injured from the conditions.

[@nymphithys1558]

Smart operatoooooor

[@sameermohideen4913]

"fuel system issues"

[@LozzfrmOz]

Piastri on Max’s Pod Cast ( the Cool Down Room ) “ Thank you Mercedes “ 😂

[@2jzandys444]

Episode sponsored by Mercedes

[@stijnvandenheuvel8117]

His laugh was fantastic.

[@willsintheair]

I was alone in a hotel room when the race started and let out such a loud “Oh god NOOOOO” when George and Lewis hit that someone walking through the hallway knocked on my door to see if I was okay. 😂😂😂

[@kasohica]

Much respect to you Matt. It was a good decision to leave the memes about the drivers being exhausted out.

[@potatojoe3449]

honestly just the same shit like the World Cup The goddamn sportswashing is not just bad for the F1 image but activly harmful for the drivers and staff, not to talk of all the other stuff why Qatar is a bad place to go

[@sasankvarma7893]

Matt himself joked about the exhausted drivers and then deleted the tweet as ppl pointed out how distasteful it is.

[@canadianpatriot2498]

Why? Why can't we joke about that?

[@Brinta3]

@@sasankvarma7893 He mentions that in this video.

[@sasankvarma7893]

@canadianpatriot2498 heat stroke is serious , it might lead to death very quickly. These ppl are well trained atheletes, but it isn't simply about testing their limits (the objective of straining circuits), the conditions are avoidable (moving the race to earlier or later in the calender when it's cooler, pirelli has been warning the F1 for 6 months about the tyre problems and potential danger it might cause ). Ocon threw up, sarg shat himself(apparently) , leclerc's vision was compromised at high speed corners and stroll fainted at high speed corners. Most drivers had to lift their visors but sand hit their eyes.alonso was turning into roast chicken. Ppl had to be helped out of their cockpits At 300km/h speed it can be very easily fatal. It's not ok to joke on fatal situations.

[@EstebanRapido]

11:40 The strategy for Bottas and Stroll was awesome. They just pitted at lap three. 3+18+18+18 = 57

[@jeeveso]

Kmag and Lawson did the same but just didnt have the pace, Bottas and Zhou did the perfect strategies

[@Quiron1985]

@@jeeveso also, the Alpha Romeo had great speed this race. Maybe because this format was better for them, not having to look after the tyres. Just push full race. This race was an anomaly. No saving tyres, just push like hell the whole race. Can assume this favored certain teams more than others.

[@Septimus_ii]

@@Quiron1985 In that respect it should have suited Haas too, but they still had awful race pace

[@Quiron1985]

@@Septimus_ii Yes, exactly my thoughts too, but u know what I'm sayin right. ;)

[@ninjaahjumma]

Fun fact: Max was the only driver NOT to exceed track limits and get penalties. Meanwhile Checo…

[@Kermisreporter]

Max almost missed all the kerbs while calmly cruising while checo was lapping every lap against/over track limits pushing like hell. And still didn't matches his pace 😅

[@phoebesmith8154]

The conditions of the race today should NEVER be repeated (at any track). Ocon threw up in his helmet (choking hazard) and stroll says he was passing out. This the same FIA that won’t let them race if it rains a bit.

[@ElijahHawk]

It's insane no one at the FIA foresaw this. With mandatory lap limits on tyres, you end up with a race where everyone has to go full tilt 100% of the race, in the heat, and humidity.

[@cod73]

Yeh combined with the fact the tyres can't cope with the track why are we racing in the middle of a desert

[@TwiceEvery14Days]

​@@cod73money money money

[@ThommyOcho]

⁠@@cod73because Qatari love motorsport. There was a record crowd and too be honest , the zanvoordt crowd pales in comparison.

[@hipotenuza5663]

​@@ThommyOchohow many of those seats were empty? Watch again.

[@shekelgangiv3411]

"I don't think there's a more gut wrenching team radio" Giancarlo Fisichella: am I a joke to you?

[@Locormus2]

"Valtteri: This is James."

[@soundscape26]

Speaking of which, I had never heard Kev Mag so angry on the radio before.

[@gaijin2162]

Matt is just helping my insomnia at this point

[@dominoscience3048]

same here xd

[@africanpenguin3104]

Real

[@adenkyramud5005]

Same 😅

[@ssigeon]

as in the videos are boring or entertaining ..?

[@sallybally344]

​@@ssigeon enterboring??

[@odinsbeard0141]

Imagine if you had a Grosjean style incident in this race. Some of the drivers wouldn’t have been able to get out the car!

[@KathleenMc73]

Very true.

[@JoaoSilva-on4od]

That's a very relevant point. I did not think of that.

[@dwarfbard]

I feel bad for the drivers who had to endure that hell. Can't imagine what kind of heat they had to endure and hope that everyone will be well

[@thecompanioncube4211]

We were expecting such things from Singapore, but it turned out to be everyone driving slower to preserve tires and energy. Qatar was just different beast yesterday

[@officialWWM]

Yeah, poor little multimillionaires 🙄

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Matt's eyes are just going to roll out of his face one of these days. His look at the Russell-Hamilton incident is hilarious.

[@simongonzalez04]

Inchident*

[@davidaugustofc2574]

I imagine Vettel's reaction to that crash

[@thirdjoro]

Oh lord it’s one of these guys

[@sahilmandlik7950]

Probably an interview is coming with lewis maybe that's why 😂

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

@@davidaugustofc2574 Because you're a pathetic Sebboy. Live vicariously through a failed F1 driver. How sad.

[@indigocivilian218]

Thanks for owning up to the tweet. You're a standup guy, Matt. After the race, I definitely wasn't thinking it was so intense the drivers were ending up in the medical center and fainting. We make mistakes and own up to them.

[@andreianunes2704]

My race weekends are never complete without the Funniest Tweets. Absolutely love it

[@KO47893]

I think track limits has become a thing because track design has evolved to include more paved run-off, and yes, it's definitely faster to use that extra pavement at certain corners. I remember several years ago track limits being enforced very randomly; not every track, not every corner, and somewhat loosely enforced. Lots of fans and drivers complained for years because of the inconsistency. Now it's consistent. White line, every corner, every track, with strict enough enforcement to incentivize staying within track limits.

[@pablohrrg8677]

For safety they have eliminated gravel, grass, high kerbs, sausage kerbs, walls, so drivers have no physical deterrent to stay within the lines.

[@qwert688]

⁠@@pablohrrg8677 100%

[@KO47893]

@@pablohrrg8677 Precisely.

[@swordsman1137]

Early 2000s Spielberg turn 1 track limit iirc is not existent

[@_mickmccarthy]

Another big thing is sharing the track use with motorbike series. It's all well and good saying just slap some grass/gravel on the outside of the turns. But that doesn't work so well when it'll end up with MotoGP riders high-siding at ridiculous speeds as opposed to cars which can just put on a bit of opposite lock to deal with it. It's not the perfect solution, but I agree that all tracks just having white lines where the policing is consistent (well, mostly!) is the best we can really hope for.

[@2JZ.S30]

Best lap 1 in a long time LOL

[@souldry]

What the drivers had to deal with today is unacceptable.

[@WanderIQ]

You want to see how to successfully pull off that move? 2021 Mexican GP - Look at Max's lap1 turn 1 move on Ham and Bot. Perfect on the brakes (all 3 on same compound), and gave enough room. HAM is old now, and George is his kryptonite.

[@InterestedAmerican]

When Seargent got out of his car, his driver suit had water (sweat) running from it, like a faucet. That had to be a race from HELL. Alonzo said he was extremely hot and asked for relief. The team replies there is no relief. What a torturous race Qatar is.

[@pauls5745]

there could be driver ducts they could open at the expense of a little aero

[@willlive6845]

Both indy car and nascar have air tubes the going into the drivers helmet, not sure how the most advanced racing series doesn’t have the same thing

[@souldry]

@@willlive6845the reason Indycar has the hoses running to helmets is because of the aeroscreens. They’re not open like the halo, so they don’t get blasted with air at high speed and it gets way hotter in that cockpit than any open wheelers with the halos.

[@souldry]

Usually getting hit with air at those speeds produces a cooling effect for the drivers because of the open cockpit. But in this hell hole of a venue, some drivers said it felt like they were being blasted with fire.

[@Kaimax61]

doesn't matter with Qatar's heat and humidity. Like comeback to me when Indycar and Nascar races in Qatar too @@willlive6845

[@ale2785]

I like that Tommy’s slogan has changed from “He can’t win every race” to “Hell yeah”. Now, Natty Lite just needs to become a sponsor and send some swag.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

I don't know why they never used the tire age graphic in the standings list on the side of the screen (if they did I missed it). This was the perfect race for it.

[@nymphithys1558]

Yeeaah man i never missed that more than during this race!

[@pauls5745]

yeah because that was a huge strategy element, we could've had some info. they are testing new graphics. but it's rare to see

[@Locormus2]

They did it like once very early in the race. Somewhere between lap 1 and 7 I believe. Showed which drivers were already on used Mediums. Then I laughed my ass off when the commenter said "x driver is already taking his pitstip!", well duh. Bro started the race on 7 lap old mediums. He was only allowed to go to lap 11. 😂

[@KathleenMc73]

Annoyed me when Karun said 'now everyone is on the same strategy' as tho every driver had tyres the same age left. I'd have liked a graphic showing what tyre and how many laps it had done too.

[@andresilvasophisma]

There's a video of Albon getting out of the car, at the end, and he's literally dripping out of his behind as he goes over the halo. This is dangerous for multiple reasons, like heat stroke and being unnable to get out of the car in case the do a Grosjean.

[@toledo_campos]

They said in the broadcast that the tracks have cameras dedicated to monitor the most conflictive turns, so yeah, they have people looking at the cars keeping it together. I think track limits is a good thing, even if it's annoying, because drivers have became too comfortable with bending the rules, and the most basic of all is to keep the car on the track.

[@Alex_Fasciano]

Matt should keep his beard! It makes f1 better 😂😂

[@RonReynolds]

"Beard?" I think you mean "stubble." (Regardless, I agree. Now, if we can get Tommy to grow something...)

[@gladdy6412]

The thing that everyone been saying is that Red Bull car is better suited for Max rn, it's not that they built car around Max, but simply the data showed them that developing their car in certain direction makes it faster and that made a car that Checo can't adapt well to, as opposed to Max.

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@anshmehtalia4795]

i did NOT expect a TMKOC meme on P1 LMFAO!!!!

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

I'm surprised there aren't too many comments discussing, whether this weekend has proved right or wrong the idea of more mandatory pit stops. For me seeing the cars go all in, "57 qualifying laps" as Piastri said after the race, was quite awesome and shows, that it seems to be a good idea. Would be great to test it in a bit more...humane conditions

[@brianthegoatscalabrine1315]

if anything it makes the races even more predictable because you know exactly when your opponent is going to pit. This also eliminates options to go long on hard tires etc.

[@canihave1dab724]

Agreed with the first commenter. Definitely not a fan of the max laps mandatory stops format. Takes away a lot of Strats and also doesn’t allow the aero engineering side of things to pan out as tire deg becomes a non issue for the most part.

[@jkliao6486]

2 is probably fine, but definitely not 3.

[@MrBashem]

Horrible idea. Takes away a layer of strategy and car design. Only helps teams that suck at tire management, specially when meds last as long as hard. This will just lead to teams ignoring hards most of the time.

[@AzureKite]

While the race was exciting, I don't think mandatory pitstops are the way to go. A huge part of the races is the strategy. For example, Sainz drove a brilliant race managing his tires from beginning to end and that secured him a win. I want drivers that have that ability to be rewarded for that. F1 is a marathon, not a sprint.

[@seanwilson9117]

It really does seem like Lews just gets the red mist if he has any chance of working by Max. In his brain I don't think George ever even entered the equation.

[@thegreata3565]

George said in the meeting before race considering Lewis is on soft he will not fight him, (its mentioned in his interview after the race anf Bradley's interview) but from the moment they begin he turns into Lewis and forgets about Max. I think Lewis is at fault her efor the incident but George just can't take a break, he uses every moment to take down Hamilton even if it means it's his downfall. He forgets about everyone else when he sees Lewis in front of him.

[@Yambalaja]

@@thegreata3565 when did George turn into Hamilton?

[@Gl-my8fw]

​@@thegreata3565George did nothing wrong. Lewis cut across the front of his car and caused an accident yet again.

[@MABfan11]

Russell mentioned that the plan was for Lewis to take the outside line using the softs to his advantage in a post-race interview, which is why i can't understand why he positioned himself there and compromised Lewis' line, rather than tuck behind Verstappen in case he ran Lewis wide

[@Luke-Godzilla]

How is noone talking about McLarens 1.80s pitstop, it's a world record

[@IAmKry]

We changed from having directors notes on specific corner track limits to just "the white line is the white line" in every situation. That's what changed.

[@enotdetcelfer]

The interesting part we missed with Hamilton's soft strategy, was hinted at the beginning of the race when they showed tire age... Lots of the mediums were already on lap 7, and with the 18 lap limit, they only had 10 laps to go on them, so the softs would have been better AND last as long as those mediums in this particular race condition/mandate.

[@alfiemccormack7988]

in the sprint the softs went off about lap 12 even with 2 safety cars

[@sonicslv6132]

Not really as mediums and hard proven to be able to be pushed for the whole 18 laps stint. Meanwhile softs are pretty much dead after 4 or 5 laps. The sprint makes it look much better since there are so many SC to prolong its life.

[@nelspaulson3099]

I think the point was that it was still within the strategy window. With an 18 lap limit that put drivers 3 laps short of a full race with 2 stops. I don't know what tires Hamilton had to use moving forward, but being offset was shown to give fresher tires more than enough to pass. Hamilton thinking he was in the mix for a win would have had a shot. Ironically i think the heat of the track made the harder tires better later in the race as both soft runners at the end of the race were losing time on fresh short stints.

[@davianglover7939]

George was drooling watching the replay of turn 1

[@MazeMouse]

13:37 Track limits became a conversation after a lot of "leaving the track and gaining an advantage" shit started popping off around the late 2010s and they finally defined track limits as "the white lines". Watching back a bunch of pole-laps from the 2010-2019 era, nearly all of em would get axed these days for track limits violations.

[@drikuslourens1854]

my favorite part of the post race , when Naomi from Skysports tried to say it's Russell fault for not reading the future and not knowing before hand that Hamilton will be their, and the " are you stupid/high " look on nickos face , she be crazy 😂

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

Congratulation you've been selected as my shortlisted winner🎁🏆🎉

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@mcgoo721]

Ive been watching the old races while i work. They actually talk about track limits just as much, but they complain about it *not* being regulated. Its funny how the details may be different but things never really change. Whatever the FIA does, we'll complain.

[@SaltySeattleCyclist]

THROUGH GOES HAMILTON!!--Oh wait 😮

[@phil4986]

I am still amazed, that a half a trillion dollar sport refuses to have a cooler, with ice water with a clean towel soaked in the water, waiting for these guys, directly as soon as the race ends, right at the side of the car. And someone to give that towel to the driver if they need it. Just absolutely amateur. Much respect to everyone working in that human pressure cooker. Especially the drivers.

[@rjai4890]

I amazed that they could spend half a trillion and these drivers can still hit like bitches 😂 Everyone is so soft now.

[@pauls5745]

ikr. I was in minor league sports and there were bins of cold towels, water and drinks we'd hit as play ended half time and post-game

[@souldry]

Pretty sure the very first thing they’re required to do is get weighed, that’s why they don’t take any water immediately after the race.

[@Togynar]

The first crash in the corner made me so happy that I didn't even think about the fact that Ferrari wasn't doing too well.

[@cecilialeitet2794]

Only downside was George being able to continue.

[@FerrusManus44]

What a time to Watch P1 😂❤️

[@bullonabike]

I don't think we can come back to Qatar this time of year again. The FIA and Pirelli both realize the toll it took on drivers and tires.

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@Husmanmusic]

I had to travel so could only watch the race a day later without watching social media. I was soo confused, sainz not starting, perez from the pits and mandatory 18 laps, what a weird race this was

[@lukewood2662]

I think the track limits conversation came from 2021, when some "misunderstandings" about rules caused Masi to get very "free-spirited" with what he allowed drivers to do on track... I remember Bahrain and Abu Dhabi having interesting scenes...

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

Congratulation you've been selected as my shortlisted winner🎁🏆🎉

[@eltzrothm1]

Is NOBODY going to talk about McLaren's fireball 1.8 pitstop?! The commentators were talking about pitstop times for like a full minute before that and didn't mention that one at all. We were even *on board* the car when it happened! Shout out to all of McLaren this week. Crushing it.

[@melvinkachere8782]

I'm very happy the camera thing is getting so much attention 😂

[@joekart6570]

The best part of a f1 weekend

[@MABfan11]

Honestly, I'm not sure what Russell was attempting with that move, since he was on mediums and directly behind Verstappen, it's unlikely that he could've passed him from his position. It was likely yet another move by Russell to prove he was better than Hamilton

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@slowinfastout3304]

I wonder who has the Wikipedia record for shunting teammates

[@madmanf1179]

Perez and Ocon?

[@soundscape26]

@@madmanf1179 And in just 1 season.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Maybe this will help you in “keeping your RB seat” had me rolling lmao

[@bucketslash11]

WEC has always enforced track limits more than Charlie Whiting/Bernie Ecclestone F1 has

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@Parker--]

"Lewis has enough experience to know better than to turn into two cars." Ehh, I mean he has enough _experience_ to know better.

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@Blackwingdesigns]

They should never pour water on the drivers when it's hot something I learned from Nascar is when the drivers are over heating and its hot they do NOT pour water on themselves as the water then sits in the seat and starts to boil/steam making the issue worse

[@nelspaulson3099]

I would love for them to make a "cool suit" for the drivers. Something like what Cosplayers have used to make their situation easier. They are already adding a tube for the water bottle. a quick release set of tubes to connect to a cooling pack to circulate/ regulate driver temps. Maybe like how the FIA mandated max lamps per tire, they can also mandate if under certain conditions then it is required.

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@tadroid3858]

It reminds me of the time IndyCar went to Texas, and they had to cancel the race because they were passing out in the turns.

[@Housestationlive]

which race was it droid ?

[@tadroid3858]

4/30/2001@@Housestationlive

[@charanjs3108]

Don't forget that the car suits Verstrappen better .. I'm sure that is at least 20% of Checo's troubles !!

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

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[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Overly dangerous conditions need to be addressed. Driver’s safety is not worth the oil money. There are special tires for wet, and races get delayed or canceled if rain/flooding is too much. What about extreme heat?

[@fredherfst8148]

Given the climate extremes now, a contingency plan has to put together by the FIA. Climate history in a place is no longer a predictor.

[@critthought2866]

While yes, the number of track limits warnings/penalties was high, the fact is that it's clearly possible to go fast without going over the line, since Max doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

[@UTUBE3JC]

He did in quali but nothing like Perez ofc

[@critthought2866]

@@UTUBE3JC Good point. I had forgotten about qualifying. (seems a long time ago) He's had the occasional issue with it before (Austria if I remember correctly), but as you said, nothing like Perez. (or others today)

[@UTUBE3JC]

@@critthought2866 yep and it literally does since we basically had another race and quali to digest

[@gtesorieri]

Driving styles, Max go for a oversteer style, making the curb earloerr

[@2Fast4Mellow]

@@gtesorieri In two weeks we have the COTA race. Why isn't Perez hiring a car to practice early braking/short cornering technique? You can't sit/stand the during interviews claiming the direction of the car didn't suit your driving style. It is the job of the driver to adjust to the car. But I think the Miami overtake by Verstappen broke something in his head...

[@kurtru5selcrowe607]

Man you know your shit when the biggest compliment you get is you didn’t crash into anyone and gave a 1:15 interview… really letting Lance down gently lmao

[@ProgramKiraTV]

I understand it’s “confusing” for the teams but either make the corners self policing or such that only count for corners where cutting or going wide saves time. I despise the millimeter too wide violations

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

Congratulation you've been selected as my shortlisted winner🎁🏆🎉

[@laurenmp7486]

As an Indy car fan, keeping up with the pit stops wasn't really an issue. While Indy car doesn't have mandated pit stops, because of refueling you do have an idea how far any car can go from the start or after its previous pit stop. But when they showed Logan and his pit saying if he wanted to retire he could, and the way he sound...that was a bit scary. Especially with how he was slowing down after he said he was coming in.

[@Amy-e2r6t]

I’m just binge watching funniest tweets now after watching the Qatar 2024 one and being told it might come to an end and the end of this one hit hard with it ending in mind 😢❤

[@jameslawson1952]

Thank you from California! I needed this today and you delivered working late to do so! :)

[@Dyils]

The tweets blaming George are gold lol

[@hamza-chaudhry]

3:03 The British bias is crazy 10:45 It wasn't unsafe. He kept off the racing line and it was Leclerc who jolted behind him all of a sudden.

[@hamza-chaudhry]

7:23 7:36 12:31 9:32 10:17 12:07 14:02

[@nielzee4820]

13:30 no fans were talking about track limits all the time in the past when fia keep changing it between tracks and asking for the fia to change it to a simpler track limit between the white lines. And now they got what they wished and they moan😂

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

Congratulation you've been selected as my shortlisted winner🎁🏆🎉

[@Cupcardriver]

Driver track limits free In Qatar, VER. It takes a ton more than a fast car and PER is unfortunately living proof.

[@YanniEhm]

Lewis was trying to get Russell to move into Max, taking Max and maybe Russell out as well. He could then build a gap on the softs, on the McLarens; it's the only thing that makes sense after watching a few times. Hamilton miscalculated how the wheels made contact.

[@nymphithys1558]

Yikes.. gotta say it felt a bit too "coincidental" that his 2 biggest rivals happened to be there the moment he made a weird tight turn like that yeah.. It felt SO random for a 7timeWC who is usully calm and calculated.. hmmm

[@Ceece20]

Qatar is a stupid place to host a race in when the heat is literally putting drivers in medical care.

[@nmptw]

And having the track always covered in sand was super lame 👎🏻 how are they supposed to drive on the limit when they randomly hit patches with no grip

[@robh9577]

I'm ashamed to admit when Lewis and Russell came together, was to bust out a giant "HA!" There's been so many simmering issues with teams orders and George racing like a meathead it was truly inevitable..

[@martinhami3]

5:48 "Valtteri, it's James"

[@VanskyAlleria]

My daughter watched her first F1 race with me last night and when we talked about the hot water the drivers have to drink, I told her that the only way the drivers would get a thermos or actively cooled water container with a full amount of water in it, is if the FIA provide a standard waterbottle that teams have to fit to the car and have to fill up with water before a race. That way no team could get an advantage by trying to tweak the rules somehow.

[@ShaahidMarikar]

I was at the race and even I was sweating like a pig, I can't imagine what the drivers felt like

[@LadaHusakLH]

About the "guessing" of when they will pit... I've got a simple answer. F1 TV Pro and it's live timing. It shows the current tyrelife.

[@lordv1le859]

lol Hamilton has never extracted everything out of a car

[@davianglover7939]

I guess Hamilton is psychic he really was a sitting duck

[@dylanjmatthews]

I love the camera spin made it in. I didn’t realize it was something they usually do and was on purpose 😂

[@wrexhammusic]

Dear FIA: Please either find a way to keep the drivers from getting heat exhaustion during the Qatar grand prix or make this the FINAL Qatar grand prix. It's an exciting race, but AT WHAT COST? Heat exhaustion can easily become a killer, and F1 drivers have enough to worry about on track without having to deal with it. Qatar is the only race it's been a factor in, so there's clearly a problem here. Please make the right move to protect present and future drivers from heat exhaustion or similar issues.

[@photoangelov]

Not only did Hamilton automatically blame his teammate, but the follow-up apologetic radio from Russell suggested to me, that there might have been some gaslighting from the team, too.

[@johart309]

Yeah, George went full *Pls, I dont wanna die* Surprised me

[@stevelavergne2852]

The NASCAR race was on a road course. There was an entire straight where the cars drove outside the track limits.

[@Real28]

Track limits today was an issue because these guys were struggling to stay alive. IE: today was an anomaly. Let's ignore it. But the rest of the season at least, the track limits has been consistent and I really enjoy that.

[@bdoddles6912]

One thing I really liked when Massi was in charge is he would customize the track limits to keep farces like this and Austria from happening. Sure, the white line is great in theory but I'd rather customize it, let everyone do it, but police it enough to were we don't go to the other extreme of creating a new track.

[@Trendyflute]

I wish we hadn't lost sight of the "gaining an advantage" aspect. That really limits how many corners you need to monitor, and what situations should be allowed. It always bugs me when a driver just makes an honest mistake and loses a few tenths and then gets their time deleted. It's like...they already paid the laptime cost with the mistake!

[@swordsman1137]

Current drivers in the grid don't have the finesse tho. Like back then we have Schumi who use kerb only necessary, while Mika always use as much as kerb as he can as long its not violating track limit.

[@2Fast4Mellow]

This kind of track limits was introduced by FIA in 2021 to avoid confusion what the track limits were. The race director have no say over the track layout, he just orchestrates the race...

[@ed32568]

​@@swordsman1137all drivers use the curbs nowadays because the cars can handle them and it's faster.

[@sonicslv6132]

No, Masi era with variable track limit is a farce. Current strict enforcement is what it should have been since long time ago.

[@AaronDav-nq8hk]

I cannot believe redbull havnt got rid of Perez yet

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

🎁🏆🎀🚀

[@tedbones3333]

Perez has only got 1 point from 2 races lol.😂

[@Tele_gram_me_mattp1tommy]

🎁🏆🎀🚀

[@mico6155]

If you're really wondering how they pay attention to track limits it's by sensors in the car and the corners. It's all done digitally now.

[@FelixKims]

Curbs Cutting Tires like Qatar... I see you Matt.

[@sonicsupersam7793]

cramming at 2am for an English exam tomorrow, but gotta stop to watch this.

[@MarcosCodas]

LH said that it was his fault in the same breath as “it was a racing incident”.

[@balazsbelavari7556]

I should’ve posted an avengers “let’s just take a day off” meme with a Max face instead of RDJ. It makes sense because the drivers were the real heroes.

[@budthecyborg4575]

Track limits was never a thing in classic F1 because "going over track limits" meant putting a tire in the grass/gravel and spinning out. Bring back the grass or figure out a type of curb that physically slows the cars down without flipping them over.

[@belladonnaRoot]

I don't see Perez keeping his seat next year. I know this race was tough. But you had George with a damaged car start behind Perez once racing got underway and pass up to P4 while Perez barely made points. IMO, the only question is which driver will replace him; Yuki's a hothead that's fast, but would want to fight Verstappen. Ricciardo would be fine with the second seat...but his pace is kinda unknown. Liam...would get my bet. He's adjusted well to F1; has his team's best result of the year, and hasn't made any big mistakes...which is something that can't be said about most of the drivers. You don't want a second hothead or an imminent downfall; you want someone who can finish races reasonably close to what the car can do, while keeping the paint spotless.

[@sirjumper]

Love these every race. Miss the race rundown 😢

[@p3tj4]

And people were calling Bottas out when he was driving for Merc. LMFAO fun times for Perez, one full season of getting pummeled still ahead...

[@The1emersonukno]

The drivers needed that blue mountain state ice rod therapy

[@Marqk-]

Hamilton never said my fault, he said racing incident

[@psychedwellness77]

I really didnt like the mandatory pit stop lap limit, definitely took some of the strategy, surprise, and risk/reward away from the race. I also would like to see a method of organic track limit restriction that punished lap time without having to monitor or penalize, a strip of turf, gravel etc., and then just let them race...

[@spajkilza1992]

It was a Hamiltons ups I did it again, but his tyre came off.

[@000BlackSoul000AMVs]

McLarens 1.8s pitstop was amazing!

[@SrbendaNo1]

The Heatstroke GP. 😂