The Tumultuous Tale of Mahaveer Raghunathan

The man, the myth, the G.O.A.T. Mahaveer Raghunathan had a rather interesting season in Formula 2 in 2019. Throughout that time, he gained notoriety, for a number of reasons. But, for some reason, has achieved a cult following of sorts. Find out why, as we look into Lord Raghunathan's career...
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[@pijarwirastani1404]

"If you can't get championship points, then get penalty points" Mahaveer Ragunathan

[@CaptainSlow2469]

Nice 1

[@burntrubber9115]

that applies even better to Calderon, since she was the only full-time driver ro finish the season with 0 points and multiple penalty points

[@TaguroSuper]

F2 Penalty Points Champion 😂

[@psd993]

"If you can't change the game, change the rules" - Mahaveer Ragunathan

[@hds66nl29]

Hé at least he is on top of one leaderboard, so well done to him, sort of.

[@nielssorensen9856]

As an Indian, I'm thankful that this guy races under a Dutch license.

[@McPlayer8t]

Yeah why is that?

[@planarian1772]

@@McPlayer8t probably because he thinks that Mahaveer is a big joke.

[@vegardlabeit9772]

You're right, but why is an Indian flag on his car, if he isn't driving for India? :D

[@DanielWW2]

As a Dutchman I am glad we have Verstappen so very few people will notice or care.

[@dutchinterceptor318]

As a Dutchman, I feel digusted and appalled of wasting that driverseat! Waste of space and resources.

[@muhammadtaufiqhussain5193]

"Scoring point is the most important thing in a race. Doesn’t matter if it’s championship point or penalty" - Sir Mahaveer Raghunathan

[@cjrekter9128]

But he got 1 championship point too

[@tanveerahmedmb]

😂😂😂

[@Drift_Potato402]

@@cjrekter9128 so when the video was recorded, he scored 25 points in F2 alone, shame only 1 was for the championship.

[@TheA53ford]

I swear if Alfa gives him a shot he'll make Mazepin look competent.

[@mawwalmazie]

We'll see the budget cap affecting the lower team as well now with him on the grid I guess lmao

[@mawwalmazie]

If I remember correctly, 107% rule are applied in F1. He was near to the limits of that rule by not crashing and completing the laps on F2 (meaning his "true" pace are there), because certain driver who exceeded that rule and are allowed to race are mostly caused by crash, mechanical/terminal damage, or red flagged before their hotlap started (Stroll French GP 2021). This'll be interesting enough to see if he survived the pace of an F1 car alongside the 107% rule on qualifying, ofc that is if he haven't crashed the car yet.

[@PresidentScrooge]

He was only 10 points behind Mazepin in the 2019 season, though.

[@mawwalmazie]

@@PresidentScrooge but Mazepin haven’t got to F1 yet that year

[@williamaidoo8771]

On gawd🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alexb7799]

I want this guy's manager. He could probably find me a place as a NASA astronaut Edit: his managers struck again and outdone himself with the Alfa Romeo test

[@swine13]

He could find a bottle of kerosene a job as a firefighter.

[@marcocatania8398]

Lol

[@kaddom1014]

Your so right, I also want his manager. I wana be a formula one driver.

[@AshishDesai444]

Lol

[@holy_cow_8840]

Dm me I will give you his number

[@marlkalone7361]

"If I don't see a gap, I make one myself". Mahaveer Raghunathan

[@Smexy_af]

Best comment ever

[@hMint]

@@zhifan5444 too bad it doesn’t mean putting pressure on the guy you’re chasing, just means you’re gonna destroy their back end. EVEN BETTER 😈

[@manigopal92]

You stole my original comment from the funny video on Pastor Maldonado which has 1000's of likes. Come up with something real than copying mate.

[@francisjtuk]

Remarkably he did actually do this on a karting track in India...however the gap was in the tyre wall which made up the track and he went right through it creating a new track layout and shortcut for himself.

[@bobbyfischer7179]

Copied comment from pastor Maldonado video

[@d9zirable]

“Are you ready for your racing lessons?" Lewis Hamilton gulped. Sebastian Vettel shuddered. Max Verstappen blinked nervously. “Yes, Lord Mahaveer” they said in unison.

[@alanr4845]

Mazepin took out his notebook

[@mother-of-all-things-esc]

​@@alanr4845 aAAAAaAaAAAAAAaaaaa

[@gcoyne8078]

"If he raced in Formula 1....my legacy would be destroyed." Lewis Hamilton

[@disturbedrocks1996]

Did he really say that?

[@sergeygeorgiy9154]

@@disturbedrocks1996 of course not XD

[@rishenreni7618]

Imagine Lord Mahavir, Maldonado and Grosjean in a team

[@QasimAli-to5lk]

@@rishenreni7618 demolition derby

[@GarkKahn]

Lewis hamilton (probably)

[@jraybay]

He gives me hope. He makes me believe that I can make it to F2

[@Khan-sh9yl]

Honestly. Same 💀

[@Jomoplays]

Just the money bruh

[@johngancarcik5682]

Anyone can do better

[@marcellchaska6137]

If you have lot of money and passion, you can make it : )

[@thatfrlegendsrx7___104]

Me too, but unfortunately I don’t have the money to even do a full season of anything, I literally cry sometimes because I know that I’ll never be able to race professionally. It’s stupid to see how Motorsport became a “you got money, Ight then u in”

[@DGFishRfine1]

For those who don't know: F2 cars are standardized-they're more-or-less identical. So Lord Mahaveer's pace can be solely attributed to his talents

[@rodrigofriend5759]

Better teams are better at setting up the car though, but that doesn't make up for 5 seconds lol.

[@evo_melvo]

@@rodrigofriend5759 yeah

[@JoeDoe-ro1ms]

@@rodrigofriend5759 setup difference can make up maybe a couple tenths. So instead of being 6.2 seconds off first, he'd be 6 seconds hahaha

[@arry5432]

@@JoeDoe-ro1ms good one mate

[@BMK500]

Kinda..... there still are top teams that have a better overall package But still, he is trash

[@zuku4399]

he was the kid from "samir youre breaking the car"

[@greggstomlettes]

Atleast samir won many rallies

[@Jrez]

Shadap

[@dark3rthanshadows]

@@greggstomlettes w8, did he?

[@greggstomlettes]

@@dark3rthanshadows Yes, he won many rallies. He had quit racing long back to handle his business and the race from that video was during his comeback too. Like his navigator told him samir did eventually break the car in that rally lol. He won the next rallies with a new navigator tho.

[@DutchBane]

Hahhaa nice! These jokes never get old, i love them😂😁👏😊

[@Iceman-Raikkonen]

Raghunathan 2019: 1 point George Russell 2019 : 0 points

[@MothDax]

Fact

[@Darko_Milosevski03]

Russell is talented than ragunathan

[@QasimAli-to5lk]

@@Darko_Milosevski03 🤦🏻

[@mohit_panjwani]

@@Darko_Milosevski03 nyet

[@josephshumaker9048]

@@Darko_Milosevski03 😕

[@guenthersteiner7115]

done, im signing him as romain's teammate, we will be Charisma F1 Team

[@alicembeke5358]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 charisma slow team

[@ZeeroGamingTV]

u real?? xD Edit: Just realised: no swearing

[@christianneilanthonywico9874]

How about Racing Punt Meme Team?

[@thomasrupesinghe]

@@ZeeroGamingTV I was just about to say that lmao😂

[@Butter3milk]

Savage

[@andyspeed98]

10:54 When marshalls have to tell you, an F2 driver, that in order to turn the car you have to turn the wheel, you probably have to rethink your life decisions

[@harshraut1502]

i wonder if he has a normal driving license

[@vamsidharachakravarthy]

@@harshraut1502 Bro i actually laughed at ur comment so much. But then it made me think about verstappen he got into f1 at a very young age.17 and he probably didn't have a road license then but still hes a damn good driver but this mahaveer dude is crazy i mean ive seen some amazing drivers in India really talented but im frankly embarrassed after seeing this video

[@matthewterry5540]

@@vamsidharachakravarthy He didn't. There's a video of Max taking his father around Monaco in a street car with Jas explaining the course, or at least trying to, because he was utterly terrified since he had never been in a car with Max driving before as Max had just gotten his street license.

[@tushermyth]

Hahahahahahahhaaa

[@johngancarcik5682]

Rasekar drivr

[@SiVlog1989]

He's tested for Alfa Romeo today, cue Homer screaming again, lol

[@lucal6166]

goat

[@yopranay]

14:06 "When you no longer go for a gap, you no longer racing driver." - Mahaveer Raghunathan

[@lewdyson4744]

How dare you 😂

[@imranhashimi2k602]

Bruh~

[@m1co294]

That sounds like an Indian version of Senna's original quote

[@lewdyson4744]

@@m1co294 almost like that’s the joke!

[@bullettime8760]

"When you no longer see a gap, you make a gap" -Mahaveer

[@YTomi26]

This guy playing "trying to get fired in F1 2019" in real life.

[@deluxegaming1]

@Rachel Wood Keyboard?

[@TheVeyron623]

@@deluxegaming1 I'd say that. Unless if by "pad" they mean D-Pad. I use a gamepad and I'm much smoother than that.

[@TheVeyron623]

@Barnacle Boy No.

[@henriqueazank5254]

Golden comment

[@eliasherrmann8666]

*door shut* Emma: "i ToLd yOu..."

[@mattiabinotto421]

Say all you want. I’m signing this guy on F1 2020 My team.

[@stpbasss3773]

Lmao

[@bluesrike]

Are you gonna teach him the ways of the s🅱️inotto while you're at it?

[@Sir_Scion]

Please, go away, every time my friend says s🅱️innala I spin

[@callummclachlan4771]

I mean. You won't have to worry about being worse than your teammate. So you'll always be the main driver.

[@mattiabinotto421]

bluesrike Yes, of course. It's all part of the great Ferrari MasterPlan™️

[@peterspeeder6973]

This guy reminds me of the customers I have to deal with everyday at my job at a go-kart track. I constantly have to deal with people who claim that they’re “professionals,” and then drive like they’ve completely lost all basic common sense, running other drivers into the walls and ignoring yellow flags. I once had to deal with a guy who repeatedly ignored the yellow flag, even when I got in his face with the “slow down” sign. Eventually we kicked him off the track, to which he complained to my manager claiming that he is a “semi-professional” racer. Come to find out that this guy actually owns a race car and races at an amateur level. It’s scary to think what people like this can do on an actual full scale track.

[@ASHLIN98]

"why win, when u can lose?" Lord mahaveer

[@BenKuyt64]

"Can you drive better?" Honestly? I think I probably could.

[@f1legends969]

I know i could

[@BenKuyt64]

@@f1legends969 I think I could despite 1. Never driving a manual car 2. Only driving a go-kart once, and 3. Been playing racing games over half my life. He's dangerous. I really hope no one lets him race.

[@tylerlemire5881]

We prob. Couldn't drive as fast as him, or maybe we could. But we'd be a lot safer

[@C0DW1TH5ANDEL5]

@@BenKuyt64 Even I could do it, and I don't even have a driving license

[@Taseen810_]

Tyler Lemire he was not fast. If he was then he would qualify at the top of the grids not scrap for the bottom.

[@addicz2]

"When I was a kid. I skip classes. Just to watch his races. He is my inspiration" - Airton Senna about Lord Mahaveer What a legend 🥺

[@BlazeReborn2]

Ayrton Senna literally rose from his grave just to watch Lord Mahaveer race. That's how good he is.

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

@@BlazeReborn2 Ayrton Senna: Mahaveer is, exactly like the meaning of his name, "the greatest of all-time"!

[@joshwilliams921]

It is spelled Ayrton senna

[@hassanuddin6923]

Airton😂😂😂

[@fajaradi1223]

Lord Mahaveer is also the main reason why Marc Marquez won several MotoGP title. Don't quote me on that.

[@xyroah]

As an Indian i would like to confirm *We do not accept him as an Indian motoring athlete*

[@Trainmaster909]

jai bhushan Daruvala will redeem you guys. Man has serious talent

[@stevejobs1189]

@@Trainmaster909 fr he is great

[@AD-uo7de]

@@Trainmaster909 hell no

[@rishavraj5661]

I didn’t even knew he existed

[@AceTheSkylord]

Hey at least you guys got Jehan Daruvala coming through

[@daggedaggmask7170]

”If you see a gap that doesn’t exist go for it” Lord Mahaveer

[@simplyyellow6240]

All indian driver.

[@salguodrolyat2594]

Manifest that gap and go for it anyway!🤣

[@tofuuyaya7824]

18:49 when you order a Carlos Sainz but its from Wish.

[@sv52308]

🤣🤣

[@spaceyextra7234]

😂😂😂😂

[@rumblefish9]

Omg

[@peterporkeresq.2817]

😂

[@davidvasquez08]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Obetv01]

His agent was as genius. Kinda hoped his journey would culminate in getting the seat at Ferrari as Vettel's replacement.

[@Anon24052]

He belongs in Ferrari

[@kalyanpm6803]

@@Anon24052 Ferrari belongs in him

[@ananthshreya]

The remaining GOAT thing to do would be to take the raising point seat from Perez and form the most hated team in history

[@calblack4156]

Raghunathan for F1

[@Jethwright]

Wonder if I can nab him for the MyTeam mode in the new F1 game

[@clubpenguin13531]

14:06 greatest thing I've ever witnessed

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

"If you no longer go for a gap that exist, you're no longer a racing driver"

[@ceejay2k2]

the music is just spot on! laughed soo hard.

[@NoLuckJKMY807]

Lord Mahaveer = Indian Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) but without Rowan Atkinson's mad driving skills.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Thank you for that. I knew he looked like _somebody_ but couldn't figure out who.

[@boomjonggol5757]

"Well yes, he was a lot younger than the rest of the field" Max Verstappen: *casually wins at 18*

[@segatortoise5455]

@@holdencross5904 23

[@RSG_TheMonster]

@@segatortoise5455 His first win in Spain 2016 came when he was 18

[@zaynsadiq5536]

Dude was in a red bull with both mercedes' wiping each other out. I like Max but that win was mostly handed to him

[@floridaman6281]

@@zaynsadiq5536 still won, which is all that matters.

[@ethanweeter2732]

@@zaynsadiq5536 It was still an F1 race.

[@JoshIngramMusic]

I swear to god the spirit of this guy lives on in every online racing sim, there's at least 5 drivers like him in every race :/

[@elvishendrix676]

Joshua Ingram Forza’s online in a nutshell.

[@tushermyth]

HahahHahahhaaa

[@DemonLordGamingAC0]

Raghunathan is actually your average online simrace player. He's being played through the Matrix into our world

[@aslatabistaalphonso4250]

Shitman, who the F is this guy. LOLOLOL he is the epitome of a young kid who walks into a Lumberjack jeans store, and tries one the jeans, singlehandedly.

[@AjishMuthangayil7]

It's JOHN CENA!!!!! Exactly

[@user-ec6kt2fg7m]

Imagine him, Romain and Mazipan in one team: Call it Disney Channel Racing

[@XIPOTATOMANIX]

2021 UPDATE UNREAL!! He just tested for Alfa Romeo at the Hungaroring. I’m not even making this up. I cannot believe it, I might even have a chance at F1!

[@mawwalmazie]

we'll see if he survives the 107% rule in qualifying while Kimi watches the Alfa Romeo stock goes down

[@Leocomander]

You may have the talent, but always remember somewhere out there there’s someone with less talent and more money who’s gonna make it instead of you.

[@EvryTime]

I wouldn't quite use the term "Made it" in regard to this guy. The only thing he is making people pissed off.

[@zaynalabideen1259]

That's such a sad but true quote in a lot of cases.

[@eternalemperorvalkorion750]

Yep i can hit 1:21.8-9 around monza but I have barely any disposable income and I’m too old now for programs so it’s just kind of sad I’ll just cry in my simulator

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

Ocon learned it the hard way

[@0uey]

@@aslamnurfikri7640 damn right

[@kevinbell9255]

Interesting fact: If you play this video at x 0.25 speed, it's still faster than Mahaveer Raghunathan.

[@johngancarcik5682]

BRUH xD

[@haryosoo]

And also safer to watch

[@ashleythefox1502]

But Mahaveer Raghunathan is still faster than Williams

[@kevinbell9255]

@@ashleythefox1502 Imagine Raghunathan in a Williams! He'd be a lap down by lap 5!

[@Qaywsxedc45]

Lol super underrated comment

[@miqueeli]

20:48 when showing his Twitter his bio says ”PS All tracks are my favourite” and yet he couldnt drive any of them 😂

[@johannthaman]

lol

[@TheHaller1977]

He tested today the F1 McLaren in Portimão. I don’t feel safe, cos I’m from Portugal and live just 300km away from the Portimão circuit. Fear mode on

[@marlkalone7361]

I'm convinced that Mahaveer Raghunathan is someone else who looks like this guy, and this guy locked him away somewhere.

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

Oh jeez, identity theft?

[@furyofthegame5058]

@@joshuagabrielcatindig7607 sure

[@tanveerahmedmb]

😂😂😂 Seriously, something of that sort might have happened... Otherwise how did he make into racing....?

[@man.of.culture231]

@@joshuagabrielcatindig7607 "identity theft is not a joke jim!" Dwight Schrute

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

“I taught him everything he knows”- Pastor Maldonado

[@douglaspealing5608]

Except Maldonado actually won a race in f1. He was quick, just wildly inconsistent. Rags here is consistent, just wildly slow.

[@PalashMehta]

Maldonado was, as the name suggests, a Pastor. Mahaveer is the lord!

[@xiTuneR]

Pasta*

[@yanguYT]

@@xiTuneR yes

[@upamhandique8773]

No no no no... THIS guy taught Pastor everything he knows. And Pastor was a bitter disappointment.

[@ambrosoliodok2841]

I was waiting for the part where he finally becomes successful

[@ASHLIN98]

I am really sorry for you :-(

[@askeladden450]

he can never 'become' successful as he was already successful the moment he came out of the womb

[@vladutcornel]

"I'd rather contract a serious strain of the Coronavirus". "See you in Melbourne". "Mahaveer Raghunathan will never race again" (he just tested for Alpha Romeo). This video aged like his racing skills.

[@zactaylor7552]

I was waiting for this comment and so true

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

I really get sick of the "Well, he still drives better than you" argument. Like, if you have to compare your skill to some joe schmoe who has zero experience in a race car, that's when you should realize that you're not all that great.

[@jorge8596]

I believe a good amount of motorsport fans would be faster than him after a few weeks of training, so it doesn't even hold up

[@adampetten5349]

@@jorge8596 no they wouldn't. They had MotoGP guys in RedBull drive an RB10 and they were 4-7 seconds off the pace of Vettel and Ricciardo. Maheever is terrible amongst his elite competition ,but normal people are so many levels below these guys. It would be interesting to put him against the race fans who won the right to drive a Mercedes F1 car. However, the winner of those contests are excellent amateur drivers.

[@StevePhoenix]

@@adampetten5349 He wasn't just slower than the best, he was slower than the worst in his class. He was even slower in an F2 than the fastest F3. As for the comparison you made between MotoGP riders vs F1 drivers, it's... well, very dumb, like many of Red Bull's videos. MotoGP and F1 are completely different sports that cannot be compared. In F1 you turn using the steering wheel, in MotoGP you lean and countersteer instead. If you did the opposite and had Vettel or Ricciardo race a Honda bike, they would be minutes off-pace. Plus Mahaveer isn't just slow, he's a dangerous moron.

[@adampetten5349]

@@StevePhoenix You're in charge Steve. Minutes off over a race... 2...or 3 sure. Carrie Ann Moss is an actress and can lean into a turn so elite F1 drivers can. I'm not sure of Hamiltons time on a bike but it was likely ten seconds off a lap... not minutes. Maheever is very poor but did win a series. He is so far from getting a superlicense it isn't funny. Those Israelis sponsoring Nissany will be disappointed and Roy is a lot better than Maheever. Raguethan might be better than Chanoch though lol.

[@StevePhoenix]

@@adampetten5349 Jesus, I had never heard of Nissany until I googled it just now. That guy was utterly hopeless.

[@voltss1235]

Jeff: No heroics into Saint Devote please, we're amongst the pack and want to stay in one piece. Raghunathan: 14:08

[@samuelgraham270]

XD

[@WASIURPA]

*yeet*

[@johngancarcik5682]

XD I'm dying

[@f1championyoutube2.09]

If you no longer goes for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver. At least he know the teoric bases

[@austynwendes8197]

SHUT UP JEFF option was selected 😂

[@diggarsa8614]

"Samir you're breaking the car, Samir! Listen to me!" Everytime I see Rangunathan

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

"Shat dap"

[@andy-james-]

The 2 minute escape road extraction was bad enough, but the track steward showing him which way to turn the steering wheel was absolute gold. Reminded me of fairground bumper cars for 8 year olds.

[@AnwarGatto]

"I'd rather contract a serious strain of the Coronavirus" That aged like milk

[@whysrumgone]

"so if you're going to the Australian Gp in Melbourne......."

[@wyattroncin941]

@@Azeria still doesn't mean it's aged well, given covid's track record.

[@BrendanLloyd]

@@wyattroncin941 almost as bad as Raghunathan's track record

[@teeffw2776]

Milk turns into cheese if aged properly.

[@who9236]

Wyatt Roncin covid 19 hasn’t gotten anymore lethal since this video. Just spread more

[@JuaneIIo]

He made the same points as Williams with one less run on the calendar. GOAT

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Legend is driving an Alfa Romeo.

[@tomeferreira1545]

Guess who's testing an Alfa Romeo F1 car??????????🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@virgilthemob1242]

Ngl, I'd rather be testing a Dacia Sandero than that pile of junk...

[@tomeferreira1545]

@@virgilthemob1242 James may approves that

[@stephenhumphrey7935]

It's not his fault he really is not that bad, but his car is Racist and won't perform for him.

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

@@stephenhumphrey7935 XD

[@furlockfurli2719]

three years later, that guy wins F1. Josh receives an anonymous donation of 100k, with a letter: "You were the only one motivating me".

[@iqbalsandu8182]

2 more years to go

[@VekhGaming]

I mean, wouldn't be the first time someone achieved something motivated by sheer spite.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

@@VekhGaming Lamborghini was created by an ex ferrari employee out of spite, and pagani was created by an ex lamborghini employee, you guessed, out of spite. Spite is one hell of a drug

[@cay7809]

2 years and waiting

[@The_ZeroLine]

RBR just signed “The Lord” to take Checo’s seat.

[@fastpace101]

Raghunathan makes Stroll look like Hamilton..

[@souravmmishra]

Infact Stroll was amazing in junior categories. Makes me call Lec overrated.

[@Talhaaakhan]

Stroll honestly isn’t bad...

[@magnussencube]

RoadhogTime13 he made calderon look like fangio or hamilton, holy crap and calderon is SLOW AF

[@kevinhanandi]

@@magnussencube yeah 2 second plus from second to last lol

[@magnussencube]

Kevin Hanandi exactly

[@guruspubichair]

“The lasts will be the firsts” Lord Mahaveer

[@elijahjakobsen7898]

Why would u copy a comment? It seems so low

[@plaidtheimpalor9418]

I respect it, he drives almost exactly like I do in video games when I've given up and just want the race over

[@Holeecrab]

>22 minutes this is going to be one hell of a ride wasn't it

[@danieladdison7322]

Better hold on damn tight!!!

[@oxey_]

pun intended

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Its very fun ride

[@listerstorm2009]

2:23 Lance Stroll's name appears on the top of the leaderboards *Quick, gotta transition to the next video*

[@pjmuscat401]

Lance won the f3 championship in 2016

[@magnussencube]

Paul Muscat he dominated f3 in 2016

[@christoforospaphitis4090]

I dont understand why stroll takes so much flak, he is not that bad, i've much worse in F1. Heck once i remember an F1 driver taking a street car supposedly to show off the capabilities of the car in a DVD which I bought!!!!!, lets just say I could drive that car better

[@pjmuscat401]

@@magnussencube yes he did, but since then he never had a competitive car

[@ducedevlstear2471]

@@christoforospaphitis4090 name of the driver ?

[@heihangli3821]

Who’s coming back after Lord Mahaveer’s Alfa Romeo test?

[@funniestpigeon6214]

congratulations mahaveer! you’re now signed to my f1 2020 team!

[@Saj123]

hes basically a forza noob who playes with full assists and plays on the lowest ai leveo and still comes last

[@johannessergio7725]

Nahh he's the rammer in forza that still cant finish a race from a dnf

[@takumifujiwara5679]

Johannes Sergio that’s probably more true

[@johneppstv]

That's because the suggested line sucks

[@thorshammer1815]

He’s essentially the AI you face at the lowest level possible but personified. He’s an NPC that can’t win jack.

[@AKILASANKA]

Loll

[@Dream25_]

I watched the first half thinking “wow, me, a casual sim racer could probably have much better results than this dude”, but as it dragged on that turned into “holy shit if I literally just followed the rules I would look like Schumacher compared to this dunce.”

[@ZX3000GT1]

Well, if nothing else, Jimmy Broadbent is a sim youtuber and is currently racing on Praga Cup, in which he's actually quite decent.

[@ushapedsofa7363]

Cem Bolukbasi has a f2 seat for this year after success in sim racing, and while he isn't great, he is certainly better than this Raghunathun

[@Aleks-yl5hf]

I watch this video for the 3rd time and I just cannot get enough...

[@Wessi10Barca]

Today it's proved Raghunathan was faster than Deledda. Raghunathan qualified for the F2 race in Monaco Deledda failed to do that too he didn't manage to make it to the 107% rule

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

Deledda: *Deled dis*

[@TheEnter13]

After he was compared with Calderon a lot, I think she too deserves a video

[@rufussg4719]

Tbh I don't think it's really a fair comparison. There's no denying Calderon was clearly horrendously slow and got her seat primarily due to sponsorship money, but she was just that: slow, and was as basically competent and professional as you'd expect your bog-standard F2 driver to be. Raghunathan, on the other hand, was even more horrendously slow (several seconds slower than Calderon alone in qualifying, and even some F3 cars), seemingly didn't know half the rules, barely knew how to turn the steering wheel and was a safety risk to his fellow racers and stewards (driving at full speed on the cool down lap), racking up enough penalty points to get banned twice.

[@thegoalie5233]

@@rufussg4719 Raghunathan got a point, Calderon is the only full time driver in the 2019 F2 season not to get a point. She's also a """test driver" for Alfa Romeo so that alone is laughable.

[@DorTurtle]

I mean Tatiana wasn't awful, she was slow but at least she wasn't an actual danger to the rest of the field, I'd prefer to see Mr KFC boi Sean Gelael personally

[@thegoalie5233]

@@DorTurtle she was basically just as bad as Raghunathan, only difference was that she at least knew the basic rules of racing.

[@j_obaymaac2886]

@@thegoalie5233 Alfa Romeo/Sauber been hiring Female Test Drivers for years... Difference between Simona De Silvestro and Tatiana Calderon is that Simona actually knows how to drive.

[@siddhanthamarnath2922]

I remember Mahaveer when he joined my cricket academy when we were kids. We all knew him as the awkward but extremely loaded kid who always had the best equipment. Anyway glad to see him come so far in life kind of a mindfuck

[@WoddCar]

The true 🐐

[@colincampbell3837]

Bro are u joking if you're not this is hilarious

[@SaltySeattleCyclist]

21:39 See you at the 2020 Australian GP! ...that aged well 😅

[@itshugh6750]

Coming soon to an Alfa Romeo F1 team near you! 😂

[@MoD1982]

He'd have to get a shitload of money for that, not to mention he has zero superlicence points lol. "Yes we will give you a seat, but because you're slow as shit we need you to provide half our yearly budget to make up for the competetive shortfall"

[@itshugh6750]

@@MoD1982 The lord managed to squeeze himself into any seat in the past where no one expected him to show up in. I don't know who is crazy enough to sponsor the guy but from what I've found it's probably some unnamed Indian car manufacturer. So probably a long shot from actually getting a seat in an Alfa (since conflicting interests) but if he brings stacks of cash, maybe a seat as a test driver?

[@daeveddd7140]

1:51 He's playing on a kelyboard

[@WrektSK]

Holy shit he does drive like he's playing a racing game on KB. What in the actual fuck

[@mr.bouncyeyes8754]

His tires must love him

[@ect555]

I legitimately laughed out loud at this... a lot

[@johnnytopgun6414]

@@mercian9425 for the clout

[@erguille]

On a sticky keyboard

[@Kilo-sz4ch]

“Where competitors drive in circles in overpriced coffins” Yep that just about sums up nascar

[@StreetWarrior24]

IndyCar too.

[@snape1464]

Every race series apart from rally, only because they don’t go in circles

[@tylerlemire5881]

Stick and ball sports are just a bunch people running after a ball if you take it late that

[@NickG40]

Just about any race track is a circle of varying degrees of difficulty.

[@Phonixrmf]

Ved Singh Well they are circles, with extra sides. I'm sure there are mathematicans that would agree with that... right?

[@Viszistan]

Man I've watched this video like 8 times now and it still never fails to disappoint.

[@nerotrinityx7659]

Son: I want Carlos Sainz! Mother: We have Carlos Sainz at home! Carlos Sainz at home is actually Mahaveer Raghunathan

[@hafidzgarib2090]

"If Mahaveer races in my era, I would lose the Penalty World Championship for sure." - Niki Lauda -

[@nath-wp7xp]

Do you have a citation or source for this quote? I don’t think Nikki Lauda ever said that.

[@xohy1414]

@@nath-wp7xp its a joke..

[@avikarsewpersad9856]

@@nath-wp7xp I don't think you understand its a joke

[@mika87]

@@nath-wp7xp he literally said it a month ago at the Abu Dhabi Grand prix

[@nath-wp7xp]

Michael I doubt it. Niki Lauda is dead.

[@JingelJjay]

The thing in Baku is embarrassing and I laughed everytime I see it. But that Monaco first corner cutting just kills me everytime. He drove like a 5 year old on his PS4 in F1 2019.

[@danehaddock84]

It’s been confirmed he’s taking Hamilton’s seat for the last race of the year

[@Etherion195]

His entire career is the definition of "failing upwards" - being so incompetent at your job that people just want to get rid of you, so they put you wherever they can find...

[@DualityOttawa]

That Grosjean joke hasen't aged too well since Bahrain 😅

[@stefanjoeres7149]

Still a good burn...

[@thomassmits7681]

@@stefanjoeres7149 dayum that one was fire

[@ParanaHueTv]

That race was HOT

[@capitandelespacio]

I mean... Grosjean's career was based in basically trying to get himself killed.

[@yanguYT]

@@capitandelespacio He almost got a Bianchi

[@StuntpilootStef]

The comparison with Eddy the Eagle is not fair to Eddy. It is clear Mahaveer doesn't give a shit about the rules, even the most basic ones. Also, he didn't improve at all, which also shows a lack of commitment. At least Eddy bothered to actually try and, you know, train and stuff.

[@sbinadero]

Raghunathan was a waste of a Formula 2 seat.

[@lopez.jacinto.6726]

And he was the first brit to compete since the 1920s, that's why he was popular.

[@hds66nl29]

Yeah and he chose ski jumping, have you ever stood on top of that hill, I did, can't imagine going down that. Takes some skill and a couple of big sized balls.

[@galis4383]

And I honestly thing that Mahaveer honestly hated driving. He never even pretended to care.

[@Dick_Kickem69]

The other thing to note is that the only life that Eddie Eagle ever endangered was his own. It's pretty hard to accidentally hurt someone else when you're Olympic ski jumping. Mahaveer put dozens of other people's lives at risk with his antics.

[@kishiberohan7955]

If this man somehow gets in the Haas f1 team in 2023, I will 100% root for this king 👑

[@theglitchguardian]

This man took heroics in Sainte Devote to another level

[@JanneWolterbeek]

If there's ever a (dark comedy) movie made about him, he should be played by Rowan Atkinson. Srsly.

[@williamho2940]

I was kind of thinking the same thing... (It's also suited for a "Mr Bean in formula racing"...)

[@gordonritchie9341]

With his 3 wheeler pink car in the grid!

[@bimapringgo]

Rowan Atkinson is probably a better driver than him IRL.

[@johngancarcik5682]

@@gordonritchie9341 omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀☠☠

[@diablodavila]

Isn't mr. Bean dead?

[@sergiogomezorias]

"I would rather contract a serious strain of the coronavirus than another season of him"... That didn't age well...

[@TheCarbastard]

"If you're going to the Australian GP, see you there" Didn't age well either, but it made me laugh.

[@talldarkknight]

Did he really ended up getting Covid-19?

[@ethownzbh]

Did it not, though?

[@iam14ever]

Probably the only driver to have more penalty points than the championship points

[@neillp3827]

Come on man you can't compare Eddie to this. Eddie had massive balls to represent his country in the most dangerous sport ever for the joy of representing his country. A real man

[@tegjwokjohn1839]

1:52 playing F1 games on a keyboard be like:

[@Darkgamer532]

lol yes

[@Vacaneu]

LMFAO

[@NeikoGarcia]

I’ve watched this literally 4 times now

[@NeikoGarcia]

Iceman looks like I got 5 likes now it’s time to watch it again

[@NeikoGarcia]

James Bond I have a considerable amount of views on this video josh ought to give me a spot on the next one 😂

[@JDS07]

I'm on my 6th now. How about you 😂

[@NeikoGarcia]

Jack Stevenson is it bad to admit I’m about at the same number of likes still 😂

[@JDS07]

@@NeikoGarcia man don't worry, I watch a KZbinr called FNG and he does a series called ftw. Seen all 50+ videos I think 13 times. My schedule is none existence 😂

[@patrickracer43]

10:25 "keep it coming, you're good you're good!"

[@irish_mcrae1892]

Fun fact Alessio Deledda just made a time slower than Mahaveer at Monaco and didn't make the 107%

[@Curtisimo]

"Leave Formula 2 and leave it to the world class drivers" "...and Sean Gelael" BRUH xD

[@burntrubber9115]

and Tatiana Calderon

[@paperplane1091]

@@burntrubber9115 actually calderon is not bad as she's female driver

[@souravmmishra]

@@paperplane1091 gender has nothing to do with it. She's just bad. Bringing gender further proves women won't be ever as good as men in Motorsports. Or basketball too.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

I mean as terrible as Sean is (and i have no shame in admitting that despite being Indonesian) he's not hopeless, yeah he's awful most of the time but sometimes you could see some spark of talent here and there that could still be developed in the future. This guy though, holy f*ck he is hopeless like completely and utterly hopeless (honestly not even hopeless could describe how terrible this guy is).

[@burntrubber9115]

@@paperplane1091 how's that relevant? She's just slow as hell and proved she didn't deserve the F2 seat.

[@AlonsoRules]

This dude is the perfect example of having more money than talent. The fact teams kept him shows just how much cash he was bringing.

[@weaselworm8681]

Brilliant. Hope these videos make you comfortably rich! They provide us so much joy.

[@housy1]

the greatest driver to ever grace the earth

[@jameshodson9999]

housy dude everyone on earth could just suddenly die except for this guy and he still wouldn’t be the best driver in the world...

[@housy1]

@@jameshodson9999 whoooosh

[@mrcmacc]

@@jameshodson9999 It's just a yoke man, chill

[@thedoofguy5707]

"To grace the earth" is a euphemism for "going off into the gravel", I take it?

[@souldry]

Moist van Liquid No, but it should be.

[@Maverick13589]

19:41 Honestly, I think that someone with enough knowledge of the sport and elementary racing career (even amateur karting) could very well match his performance over the course of a season in F2. Talking about lap times is hard without ever driving the car, but I think that a normal person knows how to turn the wheel in 3-point turn, checkered flag means finish, slow down when the SC sign is out and don't go before the guy in front. I'd love to see a normal, inexperienced guy vs Raghunathan in a F2 season.

[@TheMaximus8319]

Christ I'd like to think given some time to get some weight off I think I could probably best his laptimes, I've never seen a driver as poor as him.

[@s70driver2005]

I like to drive and ride my motorcycle fast but I've only ever raced karts and that's it. I STILL feel like I could do better than him!!!

[@fardinm8196]

I don’t think I would beat him (me having NO previous experience racing) but I reckon I would give him a run for his money.

[@magnussencube]

s70driver2005 even i can probably beat him and i have done only 2 go kart races

[@sleepyardyt4413]

POV: you're here after he test for F1 at Alfa Romeo

[@jochem1986]

I think it’s time to test this guy as a replacement for Hamilton. And Bottas. Just run one car. Mercedes will be fine. And Verstappen will be crying in his sleep.

[@recipoldinasty]

Lol hanilton cars is so op he would prob get podiums

[@user-eh1gc7xo7q]

@@recipoldinasty Funny how you say Hamilton and not Bottas. Lol

[@Matkin222]

Would be amusing to see your take on Sergio Canamassas, a driver so reckless that even the COMMENTATOR (Will Buxton) threatened to boycott a round after his driving in Monaco

[@kurtperleberf6983]

That would be a great video for Josh to do.His driving is bad.

[@thejoshrevell]

He was an interesting character, that's for sure. 🤣

[@kurtperleberf6983]

@@thejoshrevell do a video on him!

[@AS19Motorsport]

Could you tell me what I’m missing out on please? 😅

[@kurtperleberf6983]

@@AS19Motorsport A lot on his F2 carrer.

[@lotterynj]

Had to come back to this. Wow...this is GOLDEN! Now he got to test for Alfa...Just Wow!!!

[@pookysdad4884]

I wonder how Vettel reacted...

[@psychlops924]

And today, Jack Aitken started his first F1 race. Good payback for being punted by Raghunathan at Monaco

[@rigel7454]

He's that guy from f1 2019 multiplayer who keeps hitting everyone and cutting corners

[@McPlayer8t]

F1 multiplayer is a whole field of Raghunathans.

[@ShashKetchum94]

Story time: I know im really late to this video but i only recently saw this So i used to race karts in India with Mahaveer but i was never in the same class as him cuz im around 3/4 years older i think, the weaving i saw in this video is literally the same as during his karting days, i remember on one race weekend he managed to bend 3 different rear axles on his kart ( dont remember if this was across the whole weekend or just during practice). his disregard for the rules doesnt really seem to have changed since karting, he wasnt the best at it but i would assume as he got older he'd learn to obey the rules more but that doesnt seem to be the case. During 2011 in the inaugural Indian F1 GP, the support race was the JK Racing Asia Series! I was like 15 at the time and that was my first ever experience in a F4 car and first time on the circuit (not the best combo)! So i was out and about in the 15min Practice Session trying to get better coz i was clearly the slowest there not ashamed to admit that, and when i get back my dad tells me that Mahaveer took my Driver Pass which has my photo and such on it and tried to get into the Pitlane!!!! I was fined 2500$ for that btw!

[@nachoalvarez7171]

Wow what a dick. Do you know about his results in karting?

[@The_ZeroLine]

I hope you appealed the fine. He should have been banned from the karting series, but small leagues are always in need of $. So, they’re always easy to buy off. Ocon’s hero is Lord Mahaveer.

[@grantgomes2431]

Lmfao this man's test driving for Alfa Romeo

[@eduardo.hauffe4947]

He is coming back!

[@muzhafarfaiz4328]

He's just listening to Tunak Tunak Tun and bossing thru the field

[@sneakysnake7695]

Reminds me of those hardbass compilations of Daniil Kvyat

[@praveenas4675]

TUNAK TUNAK TUN TUNAK TUNAK TUN TUNAK TUNAK TUN DA DA DA

[@sjors6048]

I was not aware of this hidden treasure, thank you

[@mishalmohamed8789]

You do realize, that People from Chennai don't speak Hindi?

[@Smithy250]

@@mishalmohamed8789 I don't think anyone cares

[@FookFish]

10:39 the utter disbelief on that guys face lmao

[@gseric4721]

That's a face you should *never* see in motorsport, lol

[@jaikanths875]

🤣🤣 Such an embarrassment to the sport! Hope they didn't think of committing suicide for selecting him

[@chrisfloyd7316]

@@gseric4721 certainly not at that level

[@danijelujcic8644]

looks like Alex Wurz

[@chrisbrowning360]

Lmfao