The Story of the GREATEST Formula 1 Season Of All Time (2012)

[@b1rd317]

Alonso will forever remain underrated as he "only" won 2 world titles. But never forget that this man was few points aday from so many world titles IN LESS COMPETITIVE CARS! Absolutely brilliant

[@henrykaruri]

The 2012 grid was the most talented grid ever

[@whelbe]

Thus far. Considering F1 age is only getting lower and lower, it is inevitable that there will be a new generation full of young men who are far more talented than the 2012 grid were. It is just nature of sports where younger and younger people get into it and have more years to develop (and learn faster at younger ages + faster reflexes e.t.c.).

[@bloodlustaxe1500]

It wasn't only the most talented grid, but also the grid where any car could be competitive depending on the track, having 4 teams with decent cars and Red Bull being only a bit ahead of other teams in performance. Basically Kimi, Lewis, Alonso, Button, Webber, Vettel all had cars that could compete at the front. Well you could argue about the Lotus being in the same level, but in my opinion it was a pretty decent car and was almost as good as the Ferrari.

[@CamTooling]

Verstappen is better than all of them combined

[@tigerrx7]

@@whelbehe’s gauging “talent” based on who’s won championships

[@come.inside.me.join.now.]

@@CamTooling fraud

[@Loki-sk7bi]

Vettel deserves more credit for his feats with Red Bull. Any multiple WDC driver is a generational talent.

[@AH-ve3ys]

And he had actual competition for 2 of the seasons he won. Which is more than can be said for the Mercedes era.

[@MrWayne976]

​@@AH-ve3ys2017, 2018..2019 ??

[@masudbillah6196]

@@MrWayne976 you actually call those competitive?? Look at how close it was in 2010 and 2012 then talk. Mercedes was way ahead from 2017-2019. In 2017 Seb overperformed the car by the way, that car had no right to be a contender

[@03056932]

​@@masudbillah6196it was the car

[@mythicalrp5642]

He capped that off with a beautiful and I mean beautiful drive in Brazil that season to complete a mega comeback to the juggernaut in Alonso. Both of them gave it their all.

[@Juanguar]

There will never be an another season like 2012

[@taurus6392]

*cough cough* 1976 *cough cough*

[@captjuanco5766]

@@taurus6392 Keyword there is "will". Take a course on reading comprehension.

[@Juanguar]

@@taurus6392 Bruh 💀

[@Sf08321]

@@taurus6392cough cough reading comprehension cough cough

[@GRrekluse]

Never say never

[@movcn2]

vettel's most underrated season. Gaining back 42 point deficit in couple of races in the most competitive era of f1. He never gave up. Even after abu dhabi pitlane start or brazil crash.

[@pedro.gandra]

The season was only competitive because his first half was super average. That Ferrari was nowhere close to the RB. Prime Max, Lewis, Alonso, Schumacher and others would have won the season by at least 100 points.

[@Cris.S.]

​@@pedro.gandraThat RedBull had a lot of problems, it breaked down a lot. Hard to be consistent when you don't know what the car will do.

[@naathnaath6377]

​@@pedro.gandra Would have Could have Should have Good bye

[@ananthu8534]

​@@pedro.gandraLewis Fan?

[@MistralValon]

lewis never had a prime because it’s so inconsistent, he peaked here and dipped during most of mercedes and carried by car then towards the end of their dominance did some wonders. i think 2012 if you remove most peoples misfortunes hamilton could have won overall and alonso wouldn’t be as close as he was but he for sure produced a higher level than everyone that season dragging a dog as far as he did

[@retsuki100]

Fernando Alonso in Valencia 2012 was the peak of talent drive in a race. He did everything

[@redcarter6725]

There's a Little mistake, Lewis didn't decide to leave McLaren after Spa, but after Singapore when his car broke down when he was 1st...

[@wizardred2408]

Another mistake Malaysia is also an asian country

[@stevenschuster]

True that!

[@tombardsley3081]

Yeah . Spa was actually when Lewis posted telemetry data on his social media cos Button had managed to get pole that day and he was frustrated that he was further down.

[@FrontWing-EndPlate]

@redcarter6725 Correct

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

You are right, I literally remember that. But to be fair, both him and McLaren did say that Singapore wasn’t the “cause” but a symptom. It had been building for a long time and Hamilton decided to go public about it after Singapore. The video did also build this weird pseudo-narrative around the Belgian GP where he kinda half-blamed Grosjean for costing Alonso the title and causing Hamilton to leave McLaren. It was a bit of a weird angle that made me think, “That is NOT how I remember that season.”

[@dlw5471]

Alonso‘s 2012 season was probably the best performance of and driver in the history of motorsport. What he did in that year with a car that was at times the 4th fastest, was absolute insanity. GOAT

[@19megamustaine85]

third and the most reliable , at the end of the second part of the season it was faster than the lotus.

[@realdaddydagoth69]

lauda's 1977, prost's 1986 and 1990, schumacher's 1997 and raikkonen's 2003 also come to mind, especially the prost seasons, he was ridiculously outpaced in both of those, yet won the first and fought until the end in the latter

[@deigot21]

@@realdaddydagoth69 but if mansell's tire didn't explode he wouldn't have won, it was very good but a bit of luck at the end

[@xc3274]

That car had no right to fight for the championship, let alone survive in there until the last GP. Absolutely ridiculous performance. Malaysia and Europe GP will be there in the top of the history books forever. Massa isn't exactly top tier but he was a good driver, and only got two podiums that season, vs 11 podiums and 3 wins for Alonso. With a car that was 4rd best at the beginning and maybe, just maybe, 3rd at the end. We will probably not see this again in many years.

[@arijankolic8331]

@@xc3274 to much lies get lost kid

[@NeverSavvy]

Vettel’s championship runs during this time are starting to be overlooked

[@drunkenhobo5039]

It's crazy how many new fans just look at the stats and assume he had a dominant car for 4 years. 2010 and 2012 were real fights and he came from a long way behind to win both of them at the final race. That 2012 performance at Brazil is one of the greatest ever.

[@josedupuydelome9486]

@@drunkenhobo5039 he did have a dominant car for 4 seasons, he shouldnt have been fighting 2010 or 2012 considering the car he had, i mean even webber fought for the championship in that redbull

[@adityanarain9428]

@@josedupuydelome9486 Webber was a top 5 driver those seasons lmao, surely better than Massa who even got trashed by a sophomore Bottas. Vettel had thick glass as a car in 2010, 3 DNFs from the lead and had issues with the car for a third of the season. In 2012 their car had a narrow operating window and had degradation issues which played into the advantage of Ferrari who possessed lesser degradation and a strategy team as competent as the other top teams. They did have a slower car at least over 1 lap, and were a midfield car till Bahrain, but the above mentioned factors along with Alonso in his best ever form were definitely a formidable combo, compared to Vettel who was in a similar form but had a unpredictable car at his hand. The drivers even called it a Diva

[@josedupuydelome9486]

@@adityanarain9428 seb´s form in 2012 was not in the same level as hamilton let alone alonso and webber wasnt a top 5 driver dont know what you on about. alonso finished massa, took all the motivation out of him, but you know it wasnt massa undeperforming when you see that when he left and he was replaced by a driver of the calibre of raiko he went on to suffer the same fate as massa. while when webber left and ricciardo came we saw vettel getting completely outperformed by his teammate in 2014. again that red bull was much better than what vettel did with it in 2010 and 2012

[@AH-ve3ys]

​@@drunkenhobo5039To be fair, he made a meal of 2012. 2010 the cars were a lot closer. In 2012 Alonso was undoubtedly the best driver, that Ferrari was nowhere and he dragged it to the final race still in contention.

[@kyanward9065]

Fernando deserved that title but Seb was a worthy winner too. What a season!

[@masso392]

Alonso blew a 42 point lead in half a season

[@ninjathan]

​@@masso392Fernando didn't but the Lotus did (Grosjean in Belgium and Raikonnen in Japan)

[@masso392]

@@ninjathan Underwhelming qualy performance puts you in the pack

[@ninjathan]

@@masso392 That's true indeed but that Ferrari was very bad in quali 😅

[@Gm345-v8o]

Vs reliability issues for redbull.

[@sandmaenchen]

Very good summary of an epic season. It was truly a privilege to watch it live back then. A season which can be described with the quote from Vettel, "Remember these days, there's no guarantee they will last forever." And we need more videos like these. The youngsters who started to watch F1 in late 2010s, for example, have no idea why Raikkonen was in F1 in the first place. They think he was there just to be material for memes instead of the stuff he was able to pull off in the notorious McLarens and during his first Ferrari visit.

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

I remember being quite excited, but also really nervous, about Kimi’s comeback. He had been my favourite driver during the time when I grew up with F1. And I even supported him when he was in Ferrari, despite being more of a McLaren fan. I realised I actually just liked Kimi! 😅 But I was nervous about his comeback because Renault had been a little aimless before, and Kubica really was making the car look better than it was. But Kimi really went with it, and I remember halfway through the season that people were asking him if we could see a “winless world champion” because he was always getting podiums and not winning! 😂😂 But he got P3 in the title and REALLY deserved it.

[@tiadaid]

This was the Williams I remembered. Not the backmarker that we had today.

[@jarofflies1]

That car usually was a midfielder, even a lower class at that.

[@tylernicholls917]

*have 😂

[@masso392]

Williams were bottom midfield in 2012 too my guy

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

Albon literally got P7 the weekend before you wrote this comment...

[@rubes55]

well I mean, in 2012 it was still sort of a back marker, if you want iconic Williams you’re looking at the 1990’s unfortunately

[@StephenLMW]

Michael Schumacher showed his old magic in that Mercedes in 2012, keep fighting 🐐🐐🐐🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@madjayax731]

A fluke

[@kevinprengemann7456]

@@madjayax731 Sure, Michael Schumacher's performance is a fluke...good joke

[@Zwodo]

​@@madjayax731Mercedes wasn't exactly a great team during his comeback, but he helped them develop a fantastic car that would shortly after do magic for Hamilton. Much like Vettel helping Aston Martin develop the car that Alonso is taking to a podium almost every race now

[@22MG22]

@@Zwodo I don't think Vettel helped that much, it's just that they hired better engineers

[@ferst262]

@@Zwodo neither Michael nor Vettel have helped their teams... they are drivers, not mechanics, they can only help them change settings for the car, nothing else. Stop acting like they are the reason those teams got actually good, they did nothing.

[@felixlueggerto]

Great Season, but it alwas feel slike people don't give Seb the respect he deserves for pulling of that late Season comeback. My thought after the Italian GP that year was the the World Championship was Fernandos to lose and the only one that had a realistic chance to challenge him was Lewis.

[@benn87]

People forget quickly. Many apparently only know the post Hockenheim 2018 Seb.

[@mac13sd]

@@benn87 facts man

[@IchiroSakamoto]

@@benn87 F1 only got big after Liberty acquisition so I don’t blame them

[@SergeantAveryJohnson]

yeah 100% points in those last few races. comeback of a lifetime

[@benn87]

@@IchiroSakamoto ?

[@Sebisajiminstan]

I don’t know if it was the most competitive season ever, but it definitely was the last truly competitive season we’ve had. I strongly recommend new f1 fans go and watch it, it’s what this sport should be like.

[@Yaro2]

I think you are forgetting 2021 and 2016

[@deerlord2363]

​@@Yaro22016? LOL... 2021 just had drama and Max was the better driver throughout the season, the racing was nothing special really.

[@Sebisajiminstan]

@@Yaro2 Im not, they just don’t compare. Not saying they were bad, 2012 was just really close racing all throughout the grid, not just 2 drivers battling it out. And really, 8 different race winners? Genuinely asking, have you watched the 2012 season?

[@Yaro2]

@@Sebisajiminstan I have watched the season review for 2012, you just implied we didn’t have any competitive season since 2012 quote: “it definitely was the last truly competitive season we had.” That’s why I mentioned 2016 and 2021. I never said they were better than 2012 just that they were also competitive.

[@Sebisajiminstan]

@@Yaro2 “truly* competitive”. You even quoted that. A review is not the same as watching it, tho? Like, seriously, it’s just good racing all throughout, with abu dhabi and brazil as stand out races off the top of my head. I’ve also seen it online, as I’ve started being a fan somewhere late 2013, and the fact that I haven’t seen it live doesn’t diminish the excitement one bit. If you enjoy f1 and have some time on your hands, you should check it out. Also, maybe don’t try to make an argument about me forgetting 2016 and 2021 on a comment about 2012 if you didn’t actually watch 2012. They genuinely, truly do not compare. There’s a reason we’re being all “back in my day” boomers about it.

[@atharvatonpay8636]

1:18 "Both McLaren drivers, both Red Bull drivers and Fernando Alonso had already won races" That's Fernando Alonso for you

[@htimahs]

should they say one of the ferrari racers instead ?

[@tuttutteddy8889]

Honestly you couldn’t write it. So so much came together. It truly was the greatest, just wish Schumacher could have been more competitive. Loved seeing him and kimi go wheel to wheel again

[@gmwdim]

2007-2012 was a special period in F1. Dramatic finishes in the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012 seasons.

[@adityanarain9428]

Personally for me it's 2005 - 2012. It was ordered, cold and calculative dominance from Michael pretty much throughout his career (1994 - 2002 he was the best driver by a nautical mile) with dominant cars in his disposal 2 of those years followed by 03-04 which were decent seasons. Then hell broke lose when Renault built a competitive car with Ferrari nowhere to be seen with their Bridgestones. The young guns Kimi and Alonso fighting all the way and showing their excellence in races like Imola and Japan. Imagine Verstappen winning all the way till 2028, and in 2029 Kimi Antonelli and Hadjar suddenly benefit from far more competitive cars than Max whilst he's trudging along with Leclerc. Also each year from that season onwards had a unique storyline. 2005: Tyre War at its peak, the young guns battling throughout the year destabilising the incumbent and forever dominant Schumacher whilst he struggles with their current car. 2006: Schumacher manages to take revenge and wagers a death battle against the new king: Alonso 2007: Civil Wars and Controversy crowns an unlikely but long awaited king: Kimi Raikkonen. A new prince has awakened challenging the authority of the 2 previous princes. Lewis Hamilton. TBC as I have something urgent to settle

[@plute93]

Keep these up mate. Incredible content.

[@dmdm597]

You should do the 2010 season next. A very underrated season that you don't see many people talk about because of the 2012 season but 2010 had one of the most competitive title fights where come Abu Dhabi 4 different drivers could be crowded world champions.

[@100_vadlavikramchary9]

and sebastian vettel won this season and still some dumb people say he only wins because of fastest car. vettel is one of goat's of f1 Edit: people are having nervous breakdown in replies for calling seb of of best drivers. These guys are DTS fans who never watched a race. Pure clowns 😂

[@ignacio4159]

But vettel had the fastest car

[@edk1124]

@@ignacio4159mclaren did

[@snobey]

Still to be honest, one of the worst multiple time world champions in my opinion

[@100_vadlavikramchary9]

@@ignacio4159 and car drove itself?? Mark Webber had same car too. Lewis Hamilton fans 🤡

[@ignacio4159]

@@100_vadlavikramchary9 i'm sorry are we really having a serious discussion on the Red Bull not being the fastest car in 2012? What season did you watch? Also I'm an Alonso fan, not mclaren's

[@allena3430]

Don’t forget Rosberg who wasn’t a champion yet but championship calibre driver. Also, Massa and Webber who both were championship leaders too. Top quality grid

[@legendarnypanpajak8286]

I remember 2012 season like it was yesterday. I was going to high school. Miss these times so much..

[@carletto6514]

U deserve much more recognition

[@raffimuradyan6850]

he literally just posted it

[@jlu3ai]

My favourite season. Honorable mention goes to Kobayashi Kamui achieving 3rd place at his home grand prix.

[@SFlare]

This is, hands down, the best channel I've stumbled upon

[@superjarri]

Alonso's 2012 campaign was the greatest display of talent from a F1 driver in the last decades.

[@arijan606]

😂😂😂😂😂 you brain dead

[@drfeelgood94]

Hamilton was just as good as Sébastien and Fernando that year. McLaren was just like present day Ferrari. Terrible strategies and bad pit stops not to mention retiring from the lead twice in Singapore and Abu Dhabi while dominating.

[@rumblefish9]

No dude, ferrari then was present day ferrari and Fernando still got podiums despite having a car that was third fastest. Look at how many poles Lewis got... look at how many of those poles he failed to convert to podiums and wins. Nope. Fernando was just something else that year. He may not have had the best car but he was consistent.

[@rvfharrier]

Add crashed out of the lead in Brazil to that too. Adding up all the points Lewis lost through no fault of his own that year you get around 150, enough to make him the champion even after you also add any points lost through bad luck to Vettel and Alonso's tally as well. People either forget or don't know how well Lewis drove that year because the points tally makes it seem as though he was never in the fight, when really it was just a calamity of awful luck and far too many mistakes from McLaren in a season in which he as a driver was sublime. It's no wonder 2012 was what finally convinced Lewis to look elsewhere.

[@AZBCDEE]

@@rumblefish9he didn’t fail the team did Watch 2012 again plastic fan Kimi got a lucky win in Abu Dhabi because of Lewis retiring Maldonado only win because of Lewis being dsq Lewis screwed over by the team in China Monaco Valencia for pit stops

[@tombardsley3081]

⁠@@AZBCDEEwas button that got screwed in China. And Lewis didn’t have an issue with a pit stop in Monaco. Just wasn’t fast enough to keep Vettel from rejoining ahead of him

[@isaacm2374]

Retired from the lead in 3 races. Crashed out by Pastor in Valencia from 3rd place. Lost pole position and easy podium in Spain because McLaren forgot fuel him. Spa Grosjean terrorism. You add all the up. Hamilton lost 100-120 points that wasn't his fault and had no control over. No wonder he was pissed and wanted to switch teams.

[@klarkqent]

Also worth noting that Monaco based KZbinr and 2016 WDC, the only driver to beat 6x WDC Sir Lewis Hamilton in equal machinery won a race that year

[@giorgisvanidze1289]

Could u please remind before he ran away from F1, how many time he was defeated by 8x WDC Sir Lewis Hamilton in equal machinery ?

[@AZBCDEE]

Who the rich kid cryberg? The same driver that got destroyed by a guy that just joined the team and whooped him first season And then 2014 Then 15

[@uchu_ujin9957]

​@@giorgisvanidze1289 *7 ahem. Let's go with 7.5

[@axio_king]

​@@uchu_ujin9957😂😂😂 7.5 sounds fair to me

[@starduck7699]

@@uchu_ujin9957 to be fair let's keep it 7. 0.5 for 2021 and another 0.5 for 2008 😂

[@roynish22]

I still reminisce about this season like the old 28 year old senior citizen I am. BUT my highlights for that season was Kimi coming back and was so quick

[@lemonlimey8602]

2012 season will always be my favorite

[@samhadden382]

Great video mate keep them coming. As someone who became a mega fan past few years it’s good to get these historic videos. But I would be happy with longer videos too to give more details and context !

[@ben6993]

2012 proves that just because the last race ended under a safety car, it didn’t diminish the rest of the season. Newer fans should take note

[@francoisdvanderwesthuizen]

2012 was insane, 7 different drivers winning the first 7 races of the season which will end up with 5 different drivers who can realistically win the title ìn the last race if the circumstances were to be 110% perfect for them... Absolute insanity.

[@Drayenko]

Excellent video! Great scene selection and narration. Thank you!

[@jackking8357]

I know I’m a bit late to the party, but thank you for this! 2012 was the first full f1 season I watched, and this video, the music choices, the memories, what an absolutely fantastic dose of nostalgia, absolutely incredible!

[@DumpedClutch]

When someone says 2021 was the craziest year in F1 I just know they havent got around to watching 2012

[@richarddehoop2824]

That Brazil race was just insane 😍

[@neilreid2298]

Really well done on telling this story. I remember the days well when F1 was both relevant and fun to watch.

[@nabeel.s5149]

this season reviving in 2024

[@giovannimarchetto1967]

man your edits are so clean, the storytelling is really engaging and detailed. Congrats, even if these are only your first videos, it feels like you've been doing it for years. Crazy job, love the content

[@SUPREETH.]

W channel subbed.

[@unleqitgames178]

That was the first F1 Season I've ever watched. Man was I lucky to be introduced to this sport like this.

[@MrCoosmiyn2]

Alonso's 2021 title campaign was just something unbelievable. What he was able to do with that slow Ferrari is amazing. Gosh, that was such a beautiful season.

[@BarelyA1ive]

"You been hit by, you been struck by Romaaaaain grosjean" -not MJ

[@rbdriftin]

The absolute nostalgia for this...

[@PolynicesEteocles]

Great video. You're making me sad that I wasn't watching F1 in 2012!

[@Rodrinki]

This video is pure vibes. Well done.

[@Simon-is2xd]

This is such a contrast to the 2023 Formula Verstappen season…

[@fazz27]

Thanks for the video, and thanks for the memories. What a season that was! It beat anything Hollywood could think of.

[@Marcelitus230]

I made some notes from when I watched this season some months ago! Warning: long text General notes/observations: - Every penalty is a drive-through - Gerars ratios can be modified and the 7th gear is an important factor on top speed - The Mercedes was a good car at the start of the season but it didn't keep up. - Best car until Japan i'd say it was the McLaren. - Felipe Massa's pace is EMBARASSING when compared to Fernando, especially in the first half of the season. Australia: Your average australian GP. Button wins, McLaren is on par if not ahead of red bull. Alonso takes 5th for Ferrari after a recovery drive from 12th and a Crash from Pastor Maldonado on the last lap. Too far off the pace from McLaren and red bull Malaysia: Don't ask me how did Fernando win this race because I won't be able to explain. Bad luck for Vettel and Button who had to pit for repairs and dropped out of the points. China: Surprisingly good pace from the Mercedes. Heartbreaking DNF from Michael, it could have been a Mercedes 1-2. Ferrari struggled again Bahrain: Felt so weird to watch a daytime Bahrain GP. Pretty normal race, Red Bull back at the front with McLaren. ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE TO LEAVE A SPACE!!! Spanish GP: Ferrari brought some upgrades and Alonso qualified P2. He overtook Pastor Maldonado for the lead at turn 1 but tyre deg was bad and had to settle for P2. Friendly remimder that Pastor has more wins than Lando 👍🏻😸 Monaco: I have to point out the extremely dangerous situation caused at the start because they brought out the SC too late with marshals in the middle of the track already towing Grosejan's car. Webber won form pole, pretty easy race. Exciting final because of the threat of rain. Vergne completely threw P7 because he pitted for inters and Button crashed out of desperation to overtake Kovalainen. Canada: Ferrari doing some funny strategies and throwing a podium. Hamilton's bad pitstops are now a meme among comentators. But he went on to finish the race still Europe/Valencia: What can I say Silverstone: Crashdonado has done it again. Great race from Fernando who took pole on the wet but he suffered from graining on the last stint and finished P2. Finally a good result for Massa. Bad pace from the McLarens Germany: Precious battle between Alonso, Button and Vettel. Vettel threw the podium by earning an avoidable penalty (overtaking Button off-track and not giving the place back) Hungary: Another disastrous race for Michael from the start. Great pace from the Renaults. Underwhelming pace from the Ferrari Belgium: Great battles on the midfield after the infamous turn 1 accident. THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED THE MARUSSIAS CON CAMERA LOL Italy: Amazing race!!! And I think it's actually the first time Alonso and Vettel had a direct wheel to wheel battle. It ended up with a DT for Vettel for forcing Alonso off the track, then both Red Bulls abandoned due to reliability issues. Don't ask me how did Pérez score P2. Singapore: Hamilton retires from the lead on lap 23. The GOAT Karthikeyan crashes on lap 33 and causes a SC. INCREDIBLE accident on lap 39 after the restart, between Michael and Vergne. SC again Japan: KOBAYASHI PODIUM YOOOOOOO 😸🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵 Now I'm a Kobayashi fan. Also insulting pace from the red bull lol Korea: Again, the red bulls are untouchable, followed by the ferraris. Disastrous race for McLaren with Button out on lap 1 and Hamilton with problems on the car having to pit multiple times. India: More of the same except Alonso could overtake Webber this time, ending 35 SECONDS ahead of Massa. An HRT has a brake failure (again). 8th DNF for Michael :( Abu Dhabi: What the hell was this race mate. Anyway, Kimi win 😼 COTA: Bad pace from the Ferraris but Fernando still managed to score a podium. Finally Hamilton finally got a win after a lot of bad luck with reliability. Brazil: It is beyond my comprehension how Nico Hülkenberg threw a potential win in a force India. It is also beyond my comprehension how was he competing with the McLarens when Di Resta was stuck on the midfield. Anyways, Vettel won the championship

[@come.inside.me.join.now.]

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[@FormulaShorts]

Banger video!

[@kauanjordani9535]

How to replace a 7 time world champion? Becoming a 7 time world champion!!

[@Abhilash_Jena]

Alonso’s Valencia and Vettel’s Interlagos were one of the best races in that season. Peak driving

[@jamaicanbobsled7070]

the lights going out on "I" matching the song... so satisfying :D

[@profot3]

For people that say that Vettel deserved it as much as Alonso that year despite having a much better car, here is what Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton said in 2012: Michael Schumacher has named Fernando Alonso the strongest active Formula One driver. Schumacher, whose run of five consecutive titles was broken in 2005 by Spaniard Alonso's Renault breakthrough, said the 2012 championship leader is developing "even beyond himself". "There are phases like that when everything seems to work out, but he has worked for it," the great German said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Schumacher, 43, therefore admitted that Alonso is currently also better than F1's reigning back-to-back world champion, the 25-year-old German Sebastian Vettel. "Sebastian is a great guy and a great driver, but he is dealing with a different situation now in a learning process," said Schumacher. "To be a good winner, one must also be able to lose, it is a part of your development. "Only when you have learned to lose can you respect and enjoy winning even more." Hamilton:"It's inappropriate for me to say who is the more deserving," "I am a fan of Fernando's - I was a fan even before I got into Formula 1 - and I think this year he has driven so well. More so than anyone else. "Sebastian has stepped up a lot at the end of the year with the improvements on his car. But Fernando is still pushing. Today he just drove phenomenally well and he's just holding on, still.For me, in my eyes, he really is a three or four times world champion." "Seeing Sebastian dominate the last few races doesn't come as a surprise because the Red Bull has been dominant for the past few years," The Sun quoted Hamilton as saying. "They seem to have a great capacity to improve the car. Adrian is just a genius. I can't even imagine what he's doing. He is a one-off. "I've seen their speed - there was no way I could compete with that. Even if I drive at 200 per cent and crash, I can't match it."

[@elonmuskissuspicious4373]

Incredible video summary of an unforgettable season!

[@k20a_dave]

is 2012 the last win of williams? this race was amazing. also an edit; grosjean doing something dangerous taking other cars out at spa? seems like a casual day for him lmao. what a disaster he was at the end of his career also. also imagine finishing a season at interlagos these days instead of the boring abu dhabi, this would be epic! thank you for this incredible video!

[@okbutwhocares]

The video is brilliant, but man, the music choice is as good as it can possibly get

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up you're doing amazing things...

[@Kimi-qi8zo]

Lewis Hamilton move to Mercedes was in Singapur, right???

[@HardestLadHere]

Lewis really should of won this year if mclaren didn’t mess up strategy, pitstops & reliability, it worked out for him to be fair by moving to Mercedes.

[@millies7414]

this channel is so good keep going. you explain things soo well and make history so entertaining

[@kritikjain694]

Loved your video mate 🫶🏼

[@alesi257]

One reason why 2012 is a good season is because it's in between two "dark ages" : from 1995 to 2010 under normal conditions it was impossible to pass other cars without an enormous grip advantage (like 2" per lap), which made races unwatchable, until this was (badly) fixed by DRS ; and the current era is another "dark age" because of the atrocious safety regime of race-destroying safety cars every other race and red flags in almost every session. The years before 1995 were good when not dominated by a single team or driver (1990 and 1991 stand out), but the races are hard to watch now because the TV directors were not well-equipped like today and were also idiots.

[@ahhmm5381]

What's wrong with DRS?

[@alesi257]

@@ahhmm5381 I think most people are offended by the artificial nature of it, the fact that some passes are too easy, and that occasionally a slow car can artificially latch themselves to a faster car by getting towed by the DRS (we saw this recently in Melbourne). In my view, the biggest drawback is the “DRS train” where a whole peloton is locked in place until pit stops despite huge differentials in grip and speed if the 2nd-placed car, which has DRS, cannot pass the 1st, making all the faster cars behind helpless and destroying their races. That said DRS is a huge improvement over the previous no-passing regime that lasted 15-20 years, most symbolized by the Alonso-Petrov “battle” in Abu Dhabi. But the last time we had an optimal situation in terms of passing was 1991, when passing was hard but possible “organically”, without DRS, simply based on mechanical grip and relatively low aerodynamic turbulence compared to 1995 and beyond.

[@ZENJIGSTAR]

Lewis lost so many points that year.

[@currentandcombustion]

Why am I only finding this incredible channel.

[@finnjb3249]

I'll never forgive Paul Di Resta for his crimes at Interlagos

[@NSUGS]

THE DEVIL HIMSELF

[@lisaanimi]

Ruining the race for everyone

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

You must also blame Glock then. 😂😂

[@harshitagarwal2188]

Alonso 2012 best performance by anyone in the history

[@emilybrear715]

great content thank you!

[@pkminime]

fantastic work!

[@BarelyA1ive]

U earned new sub :)

[@philt6440]

1996 is the greatest Formula 1 season ever. But I appreciate the video.

[@isiichhracing]

Great video!

[@ayaanbhathena2048]

Bro make a video on the iconic 2007 season

[@ferst262]

It wasnt too iconic, it was Lewis getting every single possible advantage and still not being able to get a single more point than a constantly sabotaged Alonso, giving the title to Kimi who took advantage of McLaren's dumbest team principal in history

[@mrbungle3310]

I always return to 2012 or 2007 as my favourite seasons

[@EJPullen]

Great video mate nice job

[@noduj]

My two favorite seasons were 2010 & 2012

[@muhammadhasnainkhalil7437]

This is an excellent summary to an unforgettable season 👏 👌 👍 🙌 😀 .

[@sachmet40]

Really cool video

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

There were also many little stories from that year that you didn’t touch on. Like Sergio Perez’s giant-slaying drive to P2 in Malaysia that very nearly became a win. And although you were harsh on Grosjean, he had the European Grand Prix at Valencia in hand before a reliability failure. It was easily Grosjean’s best race. We also got Kobayashi’s simply heroic podium at his home race in Japan. Just really, so many feel-good stories from that season. Plus, I think you are overdramatising the impact of Grosjean’s crash in Belgium. 24 points is a race win. That is a big, big lead. Vettel really deserved that comeback after Alonso let it slip from his hands. And I say that as an Alonso fan (also at that time!) Which is why I really do need to emphasise just how bad that Ferrari was! Alonso pulled off some miracles early that season.

[@deluxe_7684]

great video man!

[@yudhabagaskara98]

2009-13 f1 was the last proper old school era before hybridization in the end vettel was the WDC at that time instead of alonso and raikkonen

[@martini668]

Nice video

[@AazibIlyas]

Amazing video

[@NormenNorman]

Waitin 4 more, dude

[@RayDynus]

Although I’m a Red Bull fan and happy for their current success, I too miss the thrill of uncertainty each race, there was not absolute dominance and anything could happen. Nothing was decided until the checkered flag was shown.

[@marcoziav4744]

very good video :)

[@njongomato]

Dope video

[@lukacalov1988]

Kimi 3rd place with Lotus is worth more than half of Lewis and Max titles

[@camillechauve1352]

this is my comfort video

[@diesel-technology5507]

Hamilton would have certainly won the drivers title if McLaren hadn't done a Ferrari on him and threw it all away

[@RedWeather2004]

Losing 2012 was a blessing in disguise for him, would he have made the switch to Merc if he won the title in 2012? I don't think so

[@ferst262]

Nah, he messed it up, skill issue, he had the fastest car and couldnt win it

[@diesel-technology5507]

@@ferst262 so you mean to say Hamilton caused his own engine failures?

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

That’s a stretch. He was in a REALLY weird place in 2012, and McLaren was a bit of a cesspool to work in by all accounts. He was genuinely quite unpopular and even quite unlikeable during this time. Sorry, but that really was NOT a championship winning combination that year.

[@ferst262]

@@diesel-technology5507 no, i mean he was the one with the fastest car and was not getting enough points. It was the classic McLaren, ultra fast but blows up a lot, and he could have won if he was just a better driver

[@Acquacheta_]

Damn, this shortened "2012 f1 season narrated by bbc" is really good to watch. Please do also 2010 to 2013 seasons

[@grandpriy]

Awesome videos.. look forward to the next one (‘98~’99 Mike and McLaren vs. Michael 😉)

[@MrChippinator]

Back in the days when F1 was competitive. People forget that Vettel had to earn his WDC titles.

[@cheesegrater..]

the 2012 season and the grid was just incredible. i highly doubt there will be a season just like it.

[@DanielJung-x7f]

Shocking how good the Williams was that race. If Alonso would drive it he would have lapped the entire field

[@donvito7344]

When you complain about the boring F1 nowadays and Max Fans react like „in Hamiton and Vettels era it was the same🥴“ show them this

[@dragonyyy]

a well made video!

[@TJBPlayz]

Had to watch a 3 minute ad but it was worth it

[@nevenmesic2856]

Alonso in 2012 was on another level...shame he had a tractor