Verstappen vs. Hamilton: Qualifying Head-To-Head | 2021 Dutch Grand Prix

[@JL-xu2lp]

this is exactly what i’ve wanted to see

[@riccardoautelli1332]

Me too, I couldn’t understand how Verstappen lost more than two tents in just a sector

[@morefehnz720]

@@riccardoautelli1332 Verstappen did an accidental double shift on sector 1 specifically turn 3 thats ta tenth there and had no DRS at the final corner, costed him another tenth to a tenth and half

[@riccardoautelli1332]

@@morefehnz720 Thanks, i did not know that 👍

[@_sibeee_6997]

@@riccardoautelli1332 cost him alot of exit speed

[@ik.ben.jou.dikke.duif23]

@@riccardoautelli1332 and he lost 0.103 after the slow left hander

[@erikcorr3261]

Echoing a comment from the qualifying highlights. If Verstappen didn’t improve by by extra 0.038 seconds on the final lap, he and Hamilton would have TIED for pole…. THIS IS AMAZING!

[@radboudtl6411]

tied in TIME not POLE because if laps are identical then it goes to the driver who set it first which is max so he would get pole

[@theGoogol]

@@radboudtl6411 : Nevertheless ... to be tied when measured in the thousands is quite amazing. Truth be told, though ... if Max's DRS had worked it wouldn't be as close.

[@Afari30]

@@theGoogol he would have gained 1 or 2 tenths which is still close

[@GardenGuy1942]

WRONG! if they tie, then they are organized by alphabetical order of their last name. Max would be so upset

[@theGoogol]

@@GardenGuy1942 : Are you sure? I thought it was the first one to set pole as well. I think it's already been an official outcome in a race (checking) : Quote : "Taking place at the Jerez circuit in Spain, this was the final race in the F1 calendar, crowning Jacques Villeneuve as the '97 Driver's Champion for Williams. Michael Schumacher finished second in the standings but was disqualified from the championship due to dangerous driving in this very race, with Villeneuve's team mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen subsequently taking second place. As you can see from the footage, these three drivers managed somehow all to qualifying with a time of 1:21.072. The rules dictated that Villeneuve got pole due to setting the fastest time before Frentzen and Schumacher, the likes of which has never been seen in F1 ever since."

[@helenooft9664]

I just want to say, that Lewis and Max are both great drivers, and for the 1st time in years, i really enjoy this championship between those two guys, thanks for that both.

[@smally7725]

This is the least biased comment I have heard all year. Well done 👏👏👏

[@drakothh]

@Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Max missed a gear in turn 3 and no drs in the final sector. And he still outqualified Lewis.

[@drakothh]

@Khyber Pakhtunkhwa I didn't say Hamilton is bad, he is a great driver. I still respect him. I just pointed out some facts. Why are u acting like I said something toxic.

[@drakothh]

@Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and u said Ham in RB woul be faster. Mate, jumping from one car to another it's not as easy as u think, u need to adapt. Look at Ric, he is still struggling (feel bad for him). Diferent cars different driving style. Ham's driving style is not the same as Max's driving style.

[@jdmgearhead960]

@@drakothh lol read the comment above you. Max is a Merc apparently getting a 107.9

[@MiguelMartinez-wv6ji]

What a battle we're having this season between these 2, can't wait for tomorrow.

[@radelyadgarov3192]

Я такая же хуйня.

[@mordor1779]

Max should be like 50 points ahead if he wasn't so unlucky, between his tyres blowing out of nowhere, Hamilton sending him into the wall, Bottas causing a crash that made him lose half of his floor for the entire race, his upcoming engine penatly... Hamilton is going to win a championship he doesn't deserve one bit, the guy only got ONE pole in the last 9 races and yet he's ahead at the championship, so disgusting the luck this guy has everytime

[@howdareyou41]

@@mordor1779 disgusting? jfc calm down. doesn't deserve? the driver with the most points deserves it. yeah Hamilton has 7 championships because he's lucky. Bet you don't bemoan Senna for plowing into Prost to guarantee himself the championship. Bet you love to quote "If you don't go for gaps you're no longer a racing driver."

[@ussr-na12mess37]

@@mordor1779 Poles don't determine the championship.

[@nm-1-m159]

@@mordor1779 Grow up 😂 maybe u need glasses to see Max turned in on a car that was up the inside, hopefully he's learnt from that mistake

[@Brickbuster-wj2co]

Excellent visualization, DRS costed max about a tenth or so. Going to be very tight tomorrow!

[@aldogjipali2835]

also the the bumps in turn 3 were making him go from gear 4th to 6th. Apparently that was losing him about a tenth and a half as well

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

doubt it tbh

[@robingrevenstuk8673]

@@LittleLightIsaOnce what do you doupt?

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

@@robingrevenstuk8673 i doubt its gona be close.

[@Invictus22656]

Not really. Checo is too far back to be able to support Max in the fight against the Mercedes, it will be a 1v2 battle tomorrow. Bottas just need to stay close enough to Verstappen to pull off an undercut and force him to react, while Hamilton can just go with the optimal strategy. Seems to be an easy win for Lewis

[@CidCidCid]

These guys are both legendary. Anyone saying otherwise is a fool.

[@5950ziel]

To call Max a legend while he's only 23 is a bit far fetched in my eyes. He's got everything to become one that I'm sure of tough.

[@lewigii9535]

@@5950ziel going toe to toe with Lewis is legendary in my books

[@5950ziel]

@@lewigii9535 don't go over the top

[@pi_za8214]

Imo max is tbe only one at the moment who could be on track to beat lewis and Michaels records

[@hdr_diamondz]

otherwise

[@Adriano88159]

Congratulations to the editors of this channel. This graphic is fantastic 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@alexxandros168]

DRS: *fails* V-TEC: *Allow me to introduce myself*

[@ryanokeefe12]

I'm glad Honda watched Fast & The Furious 1 and realised that they only needed $10,000 worth of overnight parts form Japan. Given that Honda is IN Japan, they would have saved on shipping as well.

[@Perfection100]

The gap would have been around a tenth if Max’s DRS worked. It’s going to be an exciting race tomorrow. Edit: THANKS FOR 1K LIKES!!

[@DTR_Rosdwerg]

And if he didn't shift the gear from 4th to 6th in turn 3 it was 1.5 tenth more

[@DanielViju4536]

And if Hamilton hadn’t had engine failure it would’ve been closer

[@davidduanes9574]

Why Max´s DRS didnt work?

[@grumpygranny2340]

@@davidduanes9574 mis timed or technical failure

[@Ins0mnia365]

@@grumpygranny2340 max actually blamed himself in an interview "perhaps I pressed to early, I don't know why"

[@Ritermann]

I just LOVE this track. Feels and looks so old school. So real. Just simple and yet interesting.

[@extra_butter]

it's like a rollercoaster, mate. looks fun

[@ryanokeefe12]

Great track to watch a lap on, but terrible for racing. The only DRS zone is too short and the rest of the track is sweeping corner after sweeping corner, which means no heavy braking zones for overtakes.

[@Ritermann]

@@ryanokeefe12 that’s true. 1 more fine DRS zone and 2 more beautiful overtake corners would be perfect

[@FrMasrur]

@@extra_butter Lando Norris..."i am movin' up and down side to side like a rollercoster" comes into play...

[@ryanokeefe12]

@@Ritermann Yep.. T11 is a decent braking zone, but any chance of it being a place to pass was destroyed by sticking the long left hander of T12 immediately following T11. If a driver goes for the pass on the inside of T11, they're immediately out of position for T12.. Even if T12 was a 90° bend, it might be OK. But because its nearly a full 180°, being out of position just means you're stuck outside and will just "slowly" lose track position as the corner goes on.

[@antoinbaker2103]

The intro looks like Mortal Combat character selection.

[@sean44912]

Great lap from both drivers. Verstappen getting the max out of his car and from the lap apart from the time he didn't have drs, and Hamilton making up 3.5 tenths on his second lap. Beastly drive from both of them

[@Sxokzin]

Lol. Max with quicker car get the max out of the car? 😂😂.

[@0okyo]

@@Sxokzin Bro you are just an idiot. If you have a faster car you still can get out the maximum of the car. What's not clear on that?

[@lmao7439]

Max's drs would have got him more time , but I think the fp2 run for Lewis would've gave little more confidence. Still a great lap by both

[@lyleowiti4283]

@@Sxokzin I won't say quicker cuz Mercedes on the straights are faster than red bull but red bull on slow corners are faster than Mercedes 💁💁 anyone's game over here

[@hermanklunder789]

@@Sxokzin stop with the bulshit about max has the faster car ! Max his top speed was 307 kph and Hamilton 314 kph.

[@ThunderTiger0801]

More bankings, more old school style and more elevation changes please. No parking lot races

[@TTuiji]

Yes. A F1 race on indy again!

[@0okyo]

0:21 Max really shifted from 4 to 6. 😂 You can even hear it. These two guys are just amazing. Best drivers on the grid right now for sure.

[@babbel7070]

You can clearly see the amount of time max lost because of his rear wing not opening.

[@freiberger214]

His drs?

[@emiljano1733]

@@freiberger214 yes

[@detectiveseb1537]

@@freiberger214 yes

[@dakkan5433]

Yep and he missed 5th gear and shifted straight to 6th...

[@jellojoe00]

@@dakkan5433 how do miss a gear in a sequential gearbox?

[@davidsam5108]

The power of DRS even in such a short area is amazing

[@JKearns98]

Well not as much drs as the Mercedes power advantage. You can see hamilton gaining on max out of turn 3 as well. Maybe the rb has just that much more downforce on

[@taskasdo]

@@JKearns98 Max upshifted too early due to a bump, that compromised his speed from that turn

[@5omethingsBetterThanNothing]

I know the results and my heart is still racing watching this.. amazing

[@ihatemadmoe]

Leclerc and Sainz were .01 apart, wish we could've seen that too

[@moritzmullegger1091]

Incredible how you can find those 0.038 seconds pretty much at every corner

[@sylvainbernard4089]

Max is faster than 38m. His DRS didn't work otherwhise he'll smash it even more :-)

[@BeCaffe]

This might be the best direct comparison between Redbull and Mercedes until now. Almost flawless driving from both drivers.

[@Iseenoobpeoples]

What mistake did you spot? Verstappen had a better line through Turn 1, look how he positioned the car 30cm+ to the left on entry and 10cm+ to the left on exit, opening up the corner more than Hamilton in order to carry more speed!

[@Cal3000]

@@Iseenoobpeoples The RB is just able to carry higher speeds around corners. Hamilton was braking later and carrying more speed out of corners that helped keep up. There are two different driving styles. Verstappen is an early braker.

[@sandeshperera1416]

Its just amazing to witness such great drivers battling it out.

[@Thenextphasemusic]

That millisecond in the beginning in which you can see Max waiting for his cue to look up :D

[@invincibleisaac2000]

If Max hadn't improved on his final run then he and Lewis would have done identical lap times (1:08.923). Max still would've been on pole but man that would've been cool!

[@ericvandruten]

"Max still would've been on pole". How so?

[@JoshChristiane]

@@ericvandruten Whoever sets the time first comes out ahead assuming you tie exactly in qualifying. Max set that time first so he would still be on pole.

[@invincibleisaac2000]

@@ericvandruten If 2 drivers set identical lap times then the grid position goes in favour of who set the lap time first :)

[@ericvandruten]

@@invincibleisaac2000 Thanks!

[@ericvandruten]

@@JoshChristiane Thanks!

[@iralazaro6769]

We love a tight battle, I hope the crowd can appreciate what a great show of skills these two are doing. Can't wait for the race!!!

[@wowgabber123]

that rear wing not opening costed time but his miss shift out of turn 3 was just as costly

[@PbPomper]

Yeah, I didn't even noticed that. I just noticed the incredible drive the Merc seemed to have out of that corner in this comparison. Now I know why.

[@jimtim9397]

Max would be 0,1-0,2 maybe even more ahead of Lewis if not that double upshift and drs issue

[@jimtim9397]

@ranger That's what I think now. Based on the video you can clearly see Lewis gained about 0,1s in that last DRS zone.

[@evanyoon1230]

It feels so weird seeing unbiased comments here somehow

[@morfeusz525]

Yea

[@BellatrixEdits]

Thank you so much formula 1 team.. exactly what i was looking for

[@donovang6911]

Great replay! Keep posting these please!

[@AgileBrute]

This footage should be on repeat playing in the Louvre, remarkable

[@sevkidurmaz7809]

btw, max did not use DRS on pole lap, DRS did not work

[@nm-1-m159]

Check the facts first!

[@noobednatherium4082]

​@@nm-1-m159 he's right

[@avinashanish3350]

You can see how much time Max lost on the main straight due to the lack of DRS

[@stefanoarcangeli8177]

DRS problem for Max?

[@AQCE245]

@@stefanoarcangeli8177 apparently it didn't open

[@cltr7505]

@@AQCE245 It definitely didn't, look at the official quali highlights video about in the 3:48 ish

[@haninditabudhi6574]

RB applies more downforce compared to Merc, so probably that caused the lack of speed on the straights

[@madhavisingh9046]

@@haninditabudhi6574 nope. The DRS didn't open.

[@EverydayRoadster]

That gap graphics illustrates it perfectly. Thanks a lot for this!

[@radomirpodroznikzdalekiego7007]

Wow! What an amazing season we have! 😍

[@thomasroth4695]

Thank you VERY MUCH. Can see where each driver/team does better with the graphic.

[@patmullins1]

Double upshift at 0:21 if u watch the other video with just max and also no drs. Red bull is so much faster there's at least another 3 tenths in that car.

[@the1gladiator2]

Verstappen is so much faster. Look at where Perez qualifies in the same car.

[@cipher-6.66]

Thats Max, no so much the car. Look at the video, the Merced was faster down the straights all the time. The Merc and RB are very equal, just the driver making the difference.

[@patmullins1]

@@cipher-6.66 Merc is faster on straights because max had no drs. Max is fast but not a magician. Red bull is clearly faster.

[@patmullins1]

@@the1gladiator2 red bull seems to have odd characteristics to drive. It takes a unique way of driving to tame the bull and it seems not many can adapt their driving to make it work.

[@the1gladiator2]

@@patmullins1 That's called post hoc rationalization. Nothing you said is substantiated, it is just a convenient narrative.

[@paulbrooker6005]

The best comparison of two top drivers giving it their all…..well done and thanks!!

[@Matheus-rp8ww]

This is insane. WITHOUT DRS on the final corner

[@AutosportDesign]

What a season. Two drivers at the peak of their powers in equal machinery. This is what F1 has been missing since 2011.

[@juannito246]

Monster lap from Lewis to get that close to the redbull

[@greggesaman535]

Thanks for posting this. Great stuff!

[@aring4962]

If Max had DRS on the straight this wouldn’t have been close

[@5omethingsBetterThanNothing]

Why didnt he have drs?

[@TheNacho2410]

add to that the fact that he went straight from 3 to sixth because of a bump coming out of turn 3 and it really becomes no contest.

[@KevinEversRussel]

he had drs on the straight, only not from the last corner to the finish

[@kuberbakthan245]

Yeah the RB is just so much faster than the Merc.

[@Luke-tl4vw]

The merc has better straightline speed, rb has better downforce. The cars are basically equal. It comes down to the driver

[@nick9169]

Everyone saying Max get pole even not using DRS, nobody treat it 'He HaS ThE BeSt CaR' same as Lewis before😄

[@joecool2730fairfax]

Plus missed a shift but it’s his skills that keep him in the race

[@nick9169]

@@joecool2730fairfax I hope everyone would say this word to Lewis too haha🤣 The hate that he get is crazy right now.

[@pAirA_]

That gap in the end 😱

[@stanchbtw8236]

Max drs didn’t work

[@why78yu]

I love this "Head-To-Head" format! So Formula 1 can you please do more!?! I'm sure many others here love it too!!

[@Thraser999]

Out the slow corners the acceleration of that Mercedes engine relative to the Honda looks unreal...

[@nestroit5010]

we will see what the FIA will find and decide. because normally this was Red Bulls strength, less the engine power but the traction out of these slow corners.

[@Alumnikiid]

The downforce of the RB relative to the Mercedes is unreal

[@adaslele4458]

@@Alumnikiid the downforce of the max relative to the mercedes is unreal yea

[@primarchvakarian589]

The latest Mercedes engine cheat is working well

[@jimtim9397]

There is a suspicion that Mercedes is doing some tricks with intercooler (cooling the air below 10 degrees) to gain more HP ( ~20 ) when going out of slow corners. This has been reported to FIA so we will see the outcome soon.

[@noot_mare1551]

It's almost creepy how similar their racing lines are. Both take almost the same line down to the smallest kerb.

[@ryanokeefe12]

Not creepy.. Every single driver will be within a couple of feet of each other on every track, in terms of racing line... There are only a couple of corners on the entire calendar that drivers will take differing lines on.. The racing line is the fastest line. The only difference between the drivers will be the entry/mid/exit speeds on the corners, due to different braking styles.. the lines will still be within a foot or two. Their gear shift points will also be nearly identical, with the exception of a few cars on the grid that are running very different ratios to the rest of the grid.

[@NOS2IeX]

Verstappen is a beast

[@oghenefegoronovre2478]

@Sam Fisher takes a master to tame a beast. same with hamilton. just look where perez is with that "beast"

[@NOS2IeX]

@Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lol. Verstappen even didnt had drs in the Last sector (+0.150) Mercedes is the best car on grid, even bottas can with it. the Last years it was the most dominant in f1 history

[@AK-xi5vy]

@Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Stop lying to yourself, Max is simply the better driver atm, he is faster, hungrier and younger

[@piotrmotyka1004]

Great work Man! Thanks!!!

[@schneeweedchen9220]

The fact that Lewis missed a whole FP session on a frankly new track and still almost got pole vs Max on home soil in the arguably better car is pretty impressive. Dunno why no one is giving him any credit on days like this.

[@erwinr9328]

Because the small gap was flattered by the two issues Max had in his lap. And lewis beat Bottas i mean not that big of a deal as a 7 time world champ.

[@pieterpietersen3517]

Home soil does not matter. Max has never driven here in f1 either. Lewis drove here before in other cars

[@gondwanaman9362]

Exactly. Red bull are at ab advantage here.

[@Xiphros]

@@pieterpietersen3517 True Max has never driven in current f1 cars here but he did several promotional events in older f1 cars at this circuit when they finished adjustments to the circuit. Max has driven on this circuit plenty of times in different cars in the past few years while Lewis only drove here in his junior class 16 years ago. So it is fair to say that Lewis missing FP2 did hurt his chance at pole. It's all about building confidence at this track since it will punish you if you make a mistake. Still a very nice performance from the top 5 drivers especially Max and Lewis.

[@schneeweedchen9220]

@@Xiphros well said 👍🏼

[@Fetaldareaper1414]

I can't believe no one noticed Max's drs didn't open. I think he pressed it a fraction too early and didn't realize it wasn't open

[@morfeusz525]

It broke

[@morfeusz525]

Also you can use drs early and it will open

[@Fetaldareaper1414]

@@morfeusz525 no it won't they have to press it after they cross the line

[@morfeusz525]

@@Fetaldareaper1414 in 2019 sainz pressed wrong button during the race (brazil) and opened drs, plus kimi was driving with open drs during some quali runs in 2020 i think

[@Fetaldareaper1414]

@@morfeusz525 that just means his drs was broken not that you can just press it whenever

[@vectro4284]

Zandvoort.. pure perfection.

[@kith1993]

The graphic in the middle is really great

[@FZ030]

Going through the comments, i get the feeling max his DRS did'nt work xd

[@parko9880]

Yeah I also saw that comment somewhere. Also that Max accidently double-shifted in turn 3. lol

[@FZ030]

@@parko9880 yea, I think I saw somebody say thath somewhere aswell xd

[@marionunes9219]

Amazing to see that comparison graphic....really cool....Great competitors, best in the business.

[@rodrigobedin1423]

We need this content more.

[@dyzainer_modding]

AMAZING VIDEO! 😍🔥

[@ruben_m8907]

The Mercs have been absolute rocketships on the straights since Silverstone... Think they might be borrowing the 2019 Ferrari engines for a bit

[@KayJblue]

Lol yeah, feels like 2014

[@JoshChristiane]

Yeah, or just running less down-force (which seems apparent anyways). The Red Bull is no slouch on the straights either, at least when Max' rear DRS flap opens correctly, lol.

[@AZBCDEE]

Merc at least didn’t gain 7 tenths on the straight and had to resort to cheating and getting cash grabs from the FIA like Ferrari. Actually no team does that. RB and Merc, better rivalry than any cash grab and cheat of a team.

[@lukepower8667]

On this lap, max's drs didn't open so thats why there was such a big difference in straight line speed

[@kudason]

@@lukepower8667 Max's DRS didn't work at the end of the lap. Hence you see the Merc close the gap at a very high rate only at the end of the lap.

[@alzbeta2967]

They are both spectacular drivers, who deserve all praise for their skills. Hope that their fans start to respect each other as well.

[@openedcolt4]

Max verstappen is the new king! He doesn’t need to bump the other cars to be in firts place.

[@123pni8]

imola 2021 moment

[@123pni8]

@@kupuh he did bump lewis out of the track basically to get first

[@AK-xi5vy]

@@123pni8 Wrong, he was ahead going into the corner and Lewis tried to desperately drive in the inside when there was simply no room, Lewis's own fault that's why there was no penalty or even investigation about it

[@123pni8]

@@Thomas_F1_fan im not british

[@Kibouo]

Amazing how different the engines sound as well

[@lyks1727]

Max is better. No drs last straight and the double shift 🤧🙄

[@jeezy8360]

how? he lost

[@agustinechevarria8048]

@Sam Fisher it doesnt matter vettel has 54 poles and 53 wins and still leclerc destroyed him, its just hard to understand for some people with low iq

[@agustinechevarria8048]

@Sam Fisher look hamilton has had the fastest car in 2007 2008 2014 2013 (fastest car in qualifying) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 and even by a little bit 2021 how is this man not gonna have 100 poles

[@agustinechevarria8048]

@Sam Fisher AND finally max is only 23

[@Abhshkraj]

Max & RB = Better Driver in an Average Car Lewis & MB = Average Driver in the Fastest Car

[@harrisonfindlow3762]

i’m a max fan, but please, lewis is not an average driver ffs

[@Abhshkraj]

salty crymilton fanbois start crying in 1...2....3....😂

[@harrisonfindlow3762]

@@Abhshkraj i’m a verstappen fan man 😭😭

[@Abhshkraj]

@@harrisonfindlow3762 non of the F1 drivers are, but in that league he is, without the fastest car and MaFIA babysitting him, he is kinda worse than Bottas as evident in FP1, FP2 & FP3 in almost every race weekend.

[@openm2ke_810]

The RB is so much faster through sector 1. Watching through the middle sector I definitely thinks Max’s slightly more aggressive driving style suits this track because of the positive camber. I think Lewis chance for an overtake will be if he can get DRS out of sector 3 on the main straight and into turn 1. Should be a great race.

[@Divergent19]

That's because of the way Max takes that turn 3. Slow in fast out, that helps him all along sector 1.

[@Stantube1000]

also alfa romeo and alpha tauri faster than mercedes on the first sector. LOL. no, it is max faster than mercedes drivers on S1, not the car by itself. even gasly and giovinazzi were faster than mercedes drivers on S1 and russel in williams was almost as fast, lol.

[@311superfly]

hard to make back what you lose earlier in lap but Mercedes has some serious power here.

[@RT-cy3xg]

We need Gasly and Giovinazzi laps 🔥

[@dimasdjorgi]

Mercedes seen very strong at the begining of the straight and fast flat out corner

[@1NDEF1N1TE]

Once Lewis calls it quits Max's reign will begin. I am really pulling for Max this season. The steady progression from this kid is insane!

[@Dutchman-2002]

Yea i cant wait for the era where max, george, leclerc, lando, lead the sport into the future

[@sridhark9973]

We need this mini sector comparison in every race

[@venukrithish007]

Lewis got a lot closer that I anticipated. Gonna be an exciting race if they don't crash early on

[@chriswitek9455]

well not having drs is a big difference!

[@venukrithish007]

@@chriswitek9455 It's about half a tenth to 1 tenth. Not really a huge but substantial. I expected Max would get it by 3 tenths

[@rynosraceroom]

line gap reference is cool🤘🏻🏁

[@mjgc582]

Sencillamente magnífico

[@sarpyalcn4074]

verstappen didn’t even open the drs... what a king

[@shaunlevin5081]

It's pretty impressive that Max was able to beat Lewis without DRS. I hope he follows it up in the race because it's going to be some great scenes if he wins.

[@spacegamer6906]

As far as I understand it, the drs worked in all corners except the last one

[@harroldinab]

Max without a slipstream or DRS on the final straight and still gets pole. This guy is incredible!

[@eltzrothm1]

That thing is quick on the straights. It's all about the start tomorrow.

[@itsexpla]

It was quick because it was using DRS. Max was not.

[@eltzrothm1]

@@itsexpla I hope Max never has to use DRS tomorrow.

[@itsexpla]

@@eltzrothm1 well he did, but still won nonetheless :)

[@soflogator]

Crazy how it fits the perfect "fast in the corners" vs "fast in the straights" type of match up. I think strategy will be big tomorrow - as well as who spends less time getting past backmarkers

[@ijskonijn71]

Tire management... And "racing incident" .... Mercedes has the benefit of strategy chasing a RB ... But i expect Hamilton to bump off max in first corner by "accident" again....

[@kimjancok]

Merc's acceleration is so scary

[@stanchbtw8236]

Max had to drs

[@kimjancok]

@@stanchbtw8236 you can see, almost on every straight line, merc always catching up

[@manavarjuna1359]

@@kimjancok On the 1st straight, Hamilton had a tow from Leclerc, and before crossing the line Max didn't use DRS.

[@paulmartom]

Yes it’s all about acceleration not top speed as I thought

[@Mawiiii]

Well, the only reason the rb has no acceleration out of T3 is because Max double upshifted on accident

[@amberpundeer5720]

straight line speed on that mercedes is crazy

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Tim: Quarterly JAPANESEEEE Jackie Chan: Sushi from Japan!

[@TahmidSyed]

It's crazy to see how much the Mercedes catches up during the straights. Max has done exceptionally well. Amazing driver.

[@4zap7]

Max didn’t have DRS on the final straight , other than setup differences the RB and Merc are almost evenly matched on power delivery

[@victor9]

If Lewis doesn't overtake max (fairly) in first lap then he can forget it. Max is on 🔥

[@alainm6070]

I bet you have never heard of race strategy when you have the second and third cars chasing after the first car. Maybe you will learn about and get to appreciate undercut tomorrow

[@Marc98338]

@@alainm6070 Bro Max's race pace isnt even close to the Mercs.. He was doing low 15s on 15 old softs. He will just pit before both Merc and they will never be able to do antything.

[@squeakybunny2776]

@@Marc98338 Lewis didn't even do long runs so there is no way to know...

[@Marc98338]

@@squeakybunny2776 Bottas did though. So defo comparasing possible.

[@squeakybunny2776]

@@Marc98338 so what compensation factor are you using for Lewis being much better than Bottas...?

[@constablewigglesworth1513]

I cannot stop watching this. This is simply beautiful

[@hilmifirdaus5124]

Hamilton is crazy. He looks like didn't do much in free practice untill Q2. But in Q3 he always step up

[@ronjansen2391]

I love Zandvoort,we need more tracks like this.....

[@DenisC08]

let's stop with this fashion that this circuit is beautiful! a circuit where you cannot overtake is never beautiful!

[@divicio1]

@@DenisC08 I agree. But ron jansen is Dutch, so ofc he loves Zandvoort

[@Sheamu5]

I hope Max makes up some points in the championship. A home win would be epic

[@abondima]

Cool Video, I had to watch it twice

[@joaopedrofevereiro2978]

Max lost about 0.2s because of the DRS problem

[@Ronline26]

At 0:20 he lost 2 tenths as well short shifting into 6th skipping 5th gear which he admitted was a mistake

[@opolotphilip9615]

@@Ronline26 that seems to be his problem...am sure Lewis too dint have a perfect lap

[@Ronline26]

@@opolotphilip9615 nobody was talking about Lewis here?

[@hennovandamme1093]

so this is the second time this year max and hamilton drove the same lap times monaco 1:13.499 zandvoort 1:08.923

[@djdbag]

So Verstappen is faster everywhere where skill matters

[@---kn2go]

Yea but that's how LH won titles. No competitor in teammate, then opening his DRS on the straights with no way to defend, then cruise and drive a fuel/tyre schedule. That's literally all he did. He either got pole, or "given" to him by his teammate letting him by. Then drove in clean air. The guy barely ever raced in his entire career, actually makes me laugh..

[@AZBCDEE]

Red bull is faster in the corners it’s so obvious. If Dts fans like you actually knew f1, you can obviously see Merc faster in straights RB faster in corners

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

@@AZBCDEE RB is only slow on the straight bcs max didnt have DRS lol. The rb is faster everywhere

[@AZBCDEE]

@@LittleLightIsaOnce This it RB’s track anyways. They will doninate

[@ferox5481]

@@AZBCDEE sadly there's no point in arguing with people that don't have a clue about f1

[@shahulhusman]

I love when they do these... Should show a few close/overtake laps per race like this also. I am worried this track won't allow for much passing through

[@migy5031]

I’m sure the teams constantly do this kind of analysis to see where they stand. The grip of the RB vs the grunt of the MB.

[@dip1697]

Had the finish line been much farther, Lewis would've probably gotten pole. This was so close

[@Luke-tl4vw]

Maxs drs didnt open

[@dip1697]

@@Luke-tl4vw I'm aware of that

[@ok-dy2tz]

@@Luke-tl4vw this must be the 1000th time someone had mentioned this in this comment section Jheez

[@primarchvakarian589]

Without Mercedes' latest engine cheat they'd be nowhere

[@123pni8]

without redbull's latest rear wing cheat they'd be nowhere, two can play at this game

[@primarchvakarian589]

@@123pni8 Difference is FIA immediately changes the rules when Red bull does it, while Mercedes will be allowed to run their cheat until someone else does it as well (eg. oil burning)

[@Steven_77]

@@primarchvakarian589 Max gets the pole but you still cry😂

[@mr_movieguru]

@@123pni8 just be silent.

[@123pni8]

@@primarchvakarian589 no one has proved that Mercedes is cheating with their engine, redbull is just mad that its faster than honda. On the other hand, Mercedes proved that redbulls rear wing was illegal

[@thatcandont]

Oh I need to tuck into bed for this one

[@rickastley7490]

Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you!

[@PilotElias]

A rickroll a day keeps the doctor away

[@alexd302]

Amazing how close it is. Difficult at times to see who is ahead.

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Popular Opinion: Every single one of y'all agrees LEWIS 🐐🐐 made our Day:

[@Formula1bliz]

No

[@fahadahmad8408]

0:59 you can clearly see that red bull car is slow in *acceleration to max speed* on the main strait but 0:53 you can clearly see and hear (stereo sound: right Hamilton left Verstappen) Mercedes car is poor in *gear shifting.*

[@GodsMemeTV]

Mercedes engine is still too fast 😥

[@stanchbtw8236]

Max had no drs

[@gondwanaman9362]

Res bull is the fastest on the grid by far

[@cinegraphics]

Both cars are close enough for exciting racing. Finally. After 8 years of waiting, we have proper racing in F1.

[@gondwanaman9362]

@@kosmoo8618 lies

[@gondwanaman9362]

@@kupuh if he has less podiums than Norris who is in an inferior car then yes, he's awful. And give bottas credit will you?

[@gdoumit]

Don't forget Verstappen had an early upshift at one corner and his DRS had a failure after the last corner. His lap would have been probably 2 tenths faster.