The Greatest Canadian Grand Prix Ever

[@NavF1]

Never ask a man his salary, never ask a woman her age, never ask Jenson Button what happened to Hamilton and Alonso in that race

[@TJBPlayz]

Lol

[@AzovAzza]

That’s fantastic!! 😂👊🏻

[@Moray2023]

They got in the way of History

[@MrSniperfox29]

Hilarious that Hammy fans are still bitter about Button winning that day. I've honestly seen people claim Button did it deliberately.

[@Zachary_McLaren]

​@MrSniperfox29 I was there in the car with him, he told me "hammys about to have a bad day" then swerved into him. I would have told someone, but I was the one who told him to get Alonso

[@NavF1]

An entire video could be made about Kobayashi vs Massa in that race. They fought each other for like 50 laps only for Massa to overtake him on the finish line (0.04s)

[@MrAsus4870]

that's something i didn't know, nice comment, need to watch that season

[@Wizzkidwas]

Massa could've easily been 2nd or 3rd that race had he not aquaplained trying to lap a HRT

[@NavF1]

​@@WizzkidwasKarthikeyan finished that race P14 which was huge for HRT but got a massive penalty for disrupting leaders during blue flags so he ended up P17 lmao

[@ketam1ne420]

kobayashi is way up there with best drivers to never win an f1 race. dude is mindboggingly talented and had his career pissed away thankfully he settled for dominating WEC instead

[@chaitanyarao5546]

@@ketam1ne420are you referring to all time Le Mans lap record holder and absolute WEC GOAT Kamui Kobayashi? All seriousness though, that 2017 lap still feels unreal

[@scsutton1]

The mere fact that the BBC postponed Songs of Praise showed not only how extraordinary this race was, but it was a testament to how much they cared about Formula One, only for the BBC to then effectively giftwrap it for Sky Sports six months later, something which I'm yet to forgive the BBC for.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

2011 was Button's best year. He won the title in 2009, but his 2011 performances were the best in the world.

[@theapplicant3424]

He wasn't better than Vettel

[@jamesmorgan1142]

​@@theapplicant3424vettel is the most overrated champion of the 2000's

[@jax4113]

@@jamesmorgan1142is he fuck

[@MDE_never_dies]

​@@jamesmorgan1142*2010s And no he wasn't, that would be Lewis.

[@MGJSM2005]

​@@jamesmorgan1142 ha good joke

[@maxwell1356]

the real MVP was the time limit. Imagine if they had the 3 hour maximum we have today. It's a small change but i think going back to the 4 hour time limit would be great for the sport.

[@mnessenche]

True

[@Cars_and_adventures]

Remember watching this live. And when Button finally overtook Vettal I cheered so loudly my mother asked if I was ok. And I remember 15 year old me going I'm going to remember this race for a long time. Amazing video !

[@Sc0tt_e]

Well, now that josh has jinxed it, we know what that this weekend is gonna be the best Canadian Grand Prix of all time

[@parkerwalsh3340]

Lap 1 t1 verstappen gets taken out and alonso gets a win

[@erSancheh]

@@parkerwalsh3340 The scenes that would unfold with a Red Bull double DNF and an Aston Martin 1-2 (whoever you want on top). I know it's too freaking unlikely regardless of the circumstances, but boy, would that be a sight to behold.

[@aditsood9369]

Perhaps a win for Lando Norris after taking the lead from Max?

[@Sc0tt_e]

@@aditsood9369 I honestly don’t see that happening for as long as Aston, Ferrari and Mercedes are on track

[@Sc0tt_e]

@@parkerwalsh3340 you better believe I’m dosing up on a whole lotta hopium

[@LawVS]

I will never forget Michael's timbre on the radio when he said "OK....."

[@pe-peron8441]

When did he say that?

[@ketam1ne420]

​​​during the first series of pit stops for inters, went something like this: Engineer: OK Michael, box this laps for intermediates. Box this lap for intermediates Schumi: OK... are you sure what you're doing? E: Jenson is on inters and he is the fastest man on track right now. E: Stay out Michael, stay out. S: Too late (drives into the pitlane) very funny exchange, it lives rent free in my head

[@dangerdean9066]

@@ketam1ne420 I think it was Bono that said box for inters

[@kwanlinus6999]

​@@ketam1ne420 you can take the man out if Ferrari, but you can't take the Ferrari out of him

[@Internazionale2010]

As a Canadian, this race really is a classic, i remember watching it when i was a little kid getting bored during the red flag periods but forgetting about it when i saw my favourite driver Jenson Button win, at one point i even thought he was out so this blew my mind

[@chrisgoblin4857]

Honestly, my all time favourite race. I remember watching it at my parent's place being so happy to see Jenson go on a wet run of a lifetime.

[@Matthew-Fletcher]

What a race that was. My 17th birthday as well. Mum was getting more and more annoyed because we were supposed to be going out for dinner at Nandos but all i wanted to do was watch this insane race 😂😂

[@mattylamb9194]

Ha ha - so really the meal was somehting she wanted. On your birthday!

[@francoisdvanderwesthuizen]

Jenson was a master class back then, that high downforce setup turned out great for them, he had traction on a track no-one had any and his wet driving skills that day put him up there with great rainmasters such as Senna and Schumacher. Back then we could only watch F1 on satellite TV in South Africa and that was one of the rare occasions I could watch it live...

[@aoifeosullivan6888]

2011 was the third season i had watched, JB's championship in 2009 being my first and he was my favourite driver for a long time!! I still remember every single bit of this race, it was incredible, that last lap was insane, it was unimaginable?! Hands down one of the best races in modern F1, an absolute classic that every F1 needs to see!

[@ThePerks2010]

This is one of the few races I've watched on multiple occasions just such an awesome race.

[@dpereirinha03]

The first full GP I watched when I was 8 years old. A passion that stayed since ❤

[@KieranStepney]

Same man are used to watch quite a few races before, but I was never so intense since 2011. It was literally the greatest race of all time.

[@BlackFantasy470]

Remember this race. It was one of the best races I've watched since 1998. It was Jenson at his best.

[@mrkipling2201]

You wasn't thinking about Spa in 1998 were you?? Hmmm.....😂

[@brettneale]

Coulthard and Brundle's commentary about the red shouldered bird was magical! "David what type of bird is that?" ... "Why that's a red shouldered black bird Martin!" 🤣

[@MatthiaGryffine]

For me, it will always be 1995 and seeing Jean Alesi finally break through and getting a ride from Schumacher after the race.

[@LacasseEric]

I was there with my father, at the exit of the hairpin, under the trees on the hill. The hill became muddy quite fast and everyone was shoving their umbrellas into each other's face. Everyone was checking the weather on their smartphones, and quickly the rumor that the race couldn't possibly be restarted got around the general access areas. My father and I decided to go back home rather than risk being wet and miserable for nothing. When the red flag was called, we had enough time to take public transit back home before the race restarted.

[@derrickstorm6976]

2:16 "the lights are out, and away they slow!"

[@samm0726]

Remember watching this race with my dad, we’d watched it all the way through including the stoppage and Martin Brundle and David Coulthard’s bird commentary. The tension as the last few laps unfolded and when Button overtook Vettel we both jumped off the sofa cheering. A race that we’ll both never forget and rightly so.

[@tesseract_uk]

canada 2011 is ‘that race’ everyone who watched it remembers where they were and who they were with, i can’t think of many since that come close to it

[@jbaidley]

I always wonder what Hamilton would have done that day without that confusion with Button. He was *so* much faster than Button before they collided - which is why Jenson had been told to let him pass and was making that unusual move on the straight that caught Lewis out.

[@olliesutton1804]

I watched this race with my dad when I was 12, he had been a huge Button fan his entire life. Was a great race, possibly the best ive ever watched

[@lRedKill3r]

wait you were 12 and your dad was a Button fan his entire life? Didnt Button join F1 in like, 2001?

[@olliesutton1804]

@@lRedKill3r Not literally his entire life, but since Button joined F1 😂

[@lRedKill3r]

@@olliesutton1804 ohhhh okay lol

[@BigPundo]

Only race I've ever listened to on the radio and it was absolutely brilliant

[@DiscoverMontréal]

I remember this race like it was yesterday, arguably the best F1 race of the century. Fingers crossed for something as epic this weekend!

[@benediktwindisch2778]

Another great race of Button. I'm a huge fan of him and if there wasn't RedBull he'd surely gained more world driver titles. Shame that the McLaren started to suck from 2013 onwards and the start of the hybrid era so he didn't had anymore chance since his last win in Brazil 2012. He may "only" gained 8 wins for McLaren but it's overlooked how many podiums he reached from 2010-2012 and often was in the title hunt till the last 3 or 2 races

[@johnpatricklim4509]

What I remember about this grand prix is Kamui Kobayashi's chance of a podium...he was at least in 2nd place until his tires gave up.....as a massive Kobayashi fan...that was painful to see him losing the podium....

[@GoldenEDM_2018]

He won this week at Monza!

[@JasonAFlintham]

I’ll come back to this later, when I can watch it properly, but Josh, know that my love for your channel just exploded. Jenson Button is one of my all-time favourite F1 drivers, so knowing that you’re covering arguably one of his best ever races is wonderful to see. :)

[@machina_spirit]

Really liked that ambient final song during the end of the video (not the one during the credits, before it). Josh been killing it lately with the finale songs on these videos

[@realnohat]

They just replayed the whole race on TSN here in Canada the other day. I had a feeling I had heard Jenson Button won the race, but for the longest time, I couldn't figure out how it was possible.

[@Oblio1942]

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is my favorite track hands down. I mean it helps Ive been there a few times and walked the track and everything and the island itself is a great experience even when nobodys racing or in winter. Its fast, its narrow, it has hard breaking points, multiple overtaking points for the brave, it flows and of course that famous wall to catch out anyone and everyone taking a snooze on the final straight. Simply an amazing track a stones throw away from old montreal. And when theres weather its even better to watch

[@JasonAFlintham]

If you want a example of how Jenson Button well and truly stood alone in these kinds of conditions, I strongly recommend you check out the Hungarian GP later that same year. On-and-off rain all day, the track seemingly bone dry one lap, then greasier than your average politician the next. Up and down the grid, drivers and engineers alike losing their heads over what tyres to be on at any moment. All except Button. He mastered the unpredictable conditions, kept his cool, and cruised through to take the second of his 3 wins in 2011, on his 200th GP start, at the circuit where he claimed his first ever win.

[@aifrench14]

Thank you for mentioning Schumi's drive, he awesome that day, after he passed the Massa/Kobayashi battle (without anyone shouting "through goes Schumacher" in an overexcited manner like Hamilton at Silverstone) he was actually catching Vettel before the final Safety Car. As much as I have to take my hat off to JB, I will curse that Safety Car to my dying day as "My Michael" would definitely got a podium that day and maybe just maybe would have made the top step.... #keepfightingmichael love you Schumi x

[@lillylazer_666]

I was in hospital post major operation when this race happened. Watched the whole affair doped up on morphine and greatly enjoying the adventures of the ducks swimming down the track as I didn’t have a lot else to do, and back when F1 was still on free to air tv. That ending was definitely worth it though.

[@charlesunlimited2510]

I remember watching that race live. When it was red-flagged, I decided to watch until the end, but a friend thought the race was over and didn't watch the race. When I told you the race was incredible, he asked me if I enjoyed watching cars racing behind the SC. When I told him the race was indeed restarted and was a blast, he literally hit his TV. It was intense for the pilots, but also for the viewers. One of those one of a kind races.

[@TheIndianalain]

I was 52 at the time and, being a huge Jenson Button fan, I was completely out of my mind, jumping on the couch, yelling like a madman, when he took the lead of that unbelievable race. My kids, who were already in bed (it was around 10 PM in Belgium) jumped off their bed and came down with my wife, believing something terrible had happened... But at half-race, when Alonso and Jenson tangled and he exited the pits dead last, I was truly desperate. Then he appeared back in the points position and I thought "better than nothing". When he passed Webber and Schumacher to take 2nd position, I was like "take it easy, Jenson, it's already wonderful, don't ruin everything" but he turned a dead ear and went on to drive even faster, cutting Vettel's advance by 1-2 seconds a lap until he grew so big in the German's mirrors that he made a tiny mistake and Button breezed by, thank you very much! Certainly the best Canadian GP ever, arguably the best race of the 21st century, and probably in the top 5 of the greatest races ever.

[@natman06]

Fond memories of this race. My Dad & I left the house just before the race started to go and see Senna at the cinema. When we returned the race was still going on 😂 I no longer follow F1 but love your channel Josh. Your videos always unlock some special memories.

[@Gallifreydrummer]

My favourite F1 race of all time, it was such an epic drive

[@BoPunk]

Since I never was able to catch the races live, I used to download them on Sunday night. I remember being like, "WHY IS THIS GP FILE SIZE SO F&%*ING BIG!?" 🤬 It was worth it. 😎 Thanks for taking me on a trip down memory lane. ✌

[@SiVlog1989]

Probably the strangest Canadian Grand Prix was the 1973 race. Another wet race, it was also the first time a Safety Car was deployed, it also led to absolute chaos in the timing and scoring. Nobody was 100% sure who actually won the race, only being decided when each and every team handed in their own lap charts to try and work out a winner

[@coolguy10060]

This race was amzing and button really earned it the man in those conditions was Just magic

[@AlexanderWright1]

I watched ever second of this race, including the paper boats floating down the pit lane. The ending was so worth it.

[@Firashelou]

one of the greatest races of the history of f1 !

[@Sourav-shortss]

Thank u for explaining.... I couldn't understand watching it live

[@t-mar9275]

The Canadian sports network, TSN, is re-running classic Canadian GPs this week. 2011 airs to-morrow night.

[@samueljayachandran2849]

5:31 that Montagny joke is wonderful lmao. Also this race is a favorite for me cause JB is my 2nd favorite driver and Sebastian Vettel is my no. 1. Great times

[@usedtoexistonce]

the talent on the grid in the early 2010s that didnt get to far in their careers shows how brutal f1 is

[@InfernotheFox]

I watched this whole race live. I didn't care I had school the following day, I was watching this through to the end; and I was glad I did!

[@ObviouslyKieran]

"The Mercedes just didn't have the pace to keep up with that Red Bull." *The more things change...*

[@romano-britishmedli7407]

I still remember this time. Had just finished highschool and in these months was preparing for college in my country. Good times. I was recording this race and wanted to watch it later, when I had more time. My uncle told me the final result (that Button won the race) before I had a chance to watch it. But after witnessing Button's and Schumi's performance, I didn't mind that. This is one of the best races in F1-history.

[@rickansell661]

I remember watching this live. The TV wasn't following Jenson for the longest time, he wasn't mentioned. I noticed Jenson moving up the places and I said to my dad 'watch Jenson', he said 'why?', I said 'because he's doing well and he looks like he's going to do something really special'. Soon after my dad wandered off. I watched him moving up the places and still, for the longest time, no mention in commentary or shots of his car... Eventually it was all over and my dad wondered back in and said 'Who won'. I told him. Reaction: 'Oh'.

[@express4863]

I was there for this race. The first, and only, F1 race I have attended in person. When Vettel went wide at turn 6, the entire place went nuts. We were in turn 8/9 and we were still cheering when Button came through in the lead. After sitting hours in the rain... to have a result like that. It was electrifying.

[@brendanrogers1990]

This is rhe most memorable race for me. I remember nt buddy and i watching it all day at his house, ans both of us jumping around his living room when Button made that pass. I'll always remember that day.

[@praneetk1991]

Yay!!! the race this weekend will be awesome.

[@BOABModels]

There are stories that teams would use Jenson Button's tyre choices during the race to dictate their own pit strategy!

[@jaspercruz6094]

Still one of the best drive of any drivers ever.

[@Mighty_Dork]

1:28 that's a beautiful leaderboard, fond memories, good times. I was a big fan of Vettel, Webber and Massa

[@enricohepner]

I remember watching last laps of this race as a kid and being upset that Michael didn't keep the second place.

[@dcsyd16]

Great Video Josh, keep up the great work Cousie Bro!!

[@theredguy8746]

This race has to be one of the only ones I can think of where it was worth the wait of the huge delay midway through. I started watching F1 full time in 2011 and this race was the one to make me fall mad in love for the sport. Sadly now that love is gone and there'll need to be a similar race to Canada 2011 to make me feel that old intense passion I once had at least just one more time. The feeling would be wonderful.

[@JohnSmithShields]

Spa 2021 has entered the chat.

[@SunnyIntervalsORG]

5:52 "Still, could be worse..." A Top Gear reference perhaps? 😁

[@xiniks]

I used to download the races via torrents every time because there was no easy way to replay the race if you missed it. I remember being suprised this race came in six parts and took a long ass time to download, but it was worth every second of it.

[@EddieVanAidan]

Title should read “The Greatest Race Ever”. Still get chills watching the last laps. Watched it round a mates house while they were all playing games

[@MrReese]

This is one of the few GPs that I still actually remember watching (I have been watching F1 for almost 30 years by now) and I loved it. I was really sad when they introduced the 2h rule soon afterwards.

[@Sem5626]

i do love a good canadian gp just something about that track.. its just one of the races i can't wait for each year and its great to run on in every GP game, there's very few other tracks like it with the speed and the rhythm it has

[@williamfrancecamera]

Security of sur lancelots race seat…best sponsor line ever created 😂

[@doctoremil2678]

I watched this race when it was broadcast live and could not believe what I was looking at. When Vettel made that mistake, I just started screaming with joy and might have woken up my neighbours at 11 pm (CET). Great times...

[@HCR_Motorhead]

This isn't the best Canadian GP ever, it's the best GP ever period.

[@JohnSmithShields]

Spa 1998 just entered the chat.

[@LambdaHDvideo]

Imagine if someone started watching F1 and this was the first race they saw. That's exactly what I did lmao

[@JoeSmoe1]

SVG won in NASCAR! You gotta make a video about this Josh PLEASE

[@DrTedEsq]

I remember that race vividly. I was on Team Jenson then. Where I worked, my teammates all watched F1. I started watching F1 a few years earlier as I wanted something to talk to my co-workers about other than work gossip or computers (I work in IT). I liked Jenson from his interview on Top Gear, so I was his fan from that. I came into work the next day and said "THAT is why I like Jenson Button. Holy crap!"

[@koalaracingfan]

Could you do a video on that brilliant run by Shane van Gisbergen in NASCAR

[@Cafferssss]

I watched this live and watching Button charge to the front was absolutely MEGA

[@stewartbailey1653]

Being a Jenson Button fan that race had me all over the place emotionally. The amount of times he'd found himself at the back to only come through right at the end, I was bouncing around my living room like a banshee lol 😆😆😆😆

[@tobiasz6613]

C'mon baby Stroll, make Canadia proud.

[@daveash9572]

For me, it was I think the second best race I've ever witnessed. It had everything, and so much tension for so long. Of course, the only race which I think beats it is the Brazilian GP in 2008, but while that wins for overall excitement, it was mostly crammed into just a few moments at the end, whereas the Canadian GP just ahd everything for hours. It even had a moment where David Coulthard, whilst commentating with Martin Brundle, described a bird as having red "shoulders" while he scratched around for something to talk about.

[@Lastname6955]

People forget how legendary JB was in the rain

[@JasonAFlintham]

People forget how great of a driver he was overall. He won’t be mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Vettel or Verstappen because he wasn’t fast-tracked into race-winning cars from an early age, and admittedly, he won’t be remembered as a driver who could drag a midfield car kicking and screaming into the sharp end of the grid like Schumacher or Alonso. To me, Button deserves to be mentioned alongside the likes of Hunt, Mansell, and Hill, as a driver who had to fight hard to get into F1, and fight even harder to stay there, and when the opportunity to win a title finally came along, grabbed it with both hands and didn’t let go.

[@FHT1883]

2:04 bro, that Oury Jalloh reference was over the line. But tbh I didn't expect a non-German to know about that case in the first place

[@jamescallender6894]

Remember watching this in the UK when I was 12 and my Mum sending me to bed during the red flag because I had school the next day and I had school the next day... Glad I didn't miss anything

[@Rmcaw]

This wasn’t just the best Canadian Grand Prix ever, I believe it’s the best Grand Prix ever. It had everything and the fact the winner went from last to first and to take it on the last lap. It’s above anything I have seen or read in the past 40 years. The saddest part is now with the time regulations, this race wouldn’t of happened. We waited what seemed like hours for the rain to clear, from recollection some TV stations gave up broadcasting.

[@harryphoenix6067]

watched this live and this video gave me goosebumps

[@MayBeSomething]

"Over 4 freaking hours." NASCAR: 4 hours? Yeah, 'bout average.

[@oof5396]

I remember having to listen to this race on the stairs cause I was like 7 and was supposed to be asleep. I was a massive JB fan and I'm still kinda pissed I couldn't watch 😭

[@empire0]

TSN aired this race the week leading up to the 2023 race, and it really was crazy. Chasing down Vettel on the last lap and knocking Hamilton out earlier in the race, absolutely classic

[@paulmcleod2547]

Red shouldered blackbird is a phrase that still sticks in my head.

[@thomasmarshall7570]

As an Aussie, I can already tell you are on the SVG Nascar win grind. Respect to the kiwis

[@jackgenewtf]

IIRC, there were suggestions that Button, accounting for the conditions, and knowing he had more fuel than needed to finish the race, was running a higher fuel mixture, as such towards the end, had a lighter car.

[@MeRacko]

I juat noticed how the 2011 mclarn had the same slope down back end of the side pod as the curren aston martin

[@01JGill]

Honestly a top 3 track on the calendar for me. Doesn't get the credit it deserves, throws up some real iconic races

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

Schumacher climbing his way to 2nd and still gaining in the wet is just peak Schumacher lmao Managed to hold off Webber in that dogwater of a Mercedes. Man still had some good days in his 2010-2012 stint despite his nerve damage.

[@jarrydmckenna1720]

Back when this was still live on the BBC. There was a really great feature before this race where David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher do a track guide, and it is gate crashed by Vettel.

[@PsychicalTraumaPL]

I remember watching this race live... It ended up waaay after 2am in Poland, and I didn't missed a moment 😂😂😂😂

[@ayushdhar5841]

Whatver happens..im definitely getting a subscription to surfshark after this video ends...josh has some convincing power he does not realise. Good on ya mate... Hopefully this gets u some commission.

[@fix0the0spade]

That was the day JB decided he was going to LARP being Senna. Watching that car do the hip shake every lap was magical.

[@MrRACER2112]

I remember my friends had booked for us to see Xmen First Class that day so I had to leave like 15 minutes before the race began, watched the movie, came home and the race was still on 😂

[@Zfrk]

I feel like Kamui's overtaking antics have been all but forgotten. I can't remember if it was 2010 or 11 in Brazil where he was just storming up through the mid-field with some inventive moves. Wish he had stuck around a bit longer.

[@AntJD1991]

I think that was the race that changed me from a casual F1 viewer to a proper fan of the sport!

[@peterbrazier7107]

Jensonwas asked why he was so good in those conditions, he said "The old man (John Button) was too stingy to by me wet tyres when we were carting" of something like that. One of the best things about that meeting was the paper boats racing down the pit lane.

[@LordWay]

2011 Canadian GP is my most favourite race I have ever watched