10 strange things that happened at F1 testing

[@namenamename390]

Barcelona: *is able to sometimes have wet/snowy conditions in winter, making testing hard * F1: "Ok, we'll also go to Bahrain for testing, can't be a lot of disruptive weather there" Bahrain: *fucking sandstorm *

[@RACECAR]

"Why do I Darude in the background?"

[@keio5274]

The year of the curved wing mirrors and extra suspension part on the Williams was not a "pointless season" as they scored one point at Germany

[@traqnhristov960]

Since it is not scored by a "fellow Brit" it doesnt count. :D

[@keio5274]

@@traqnhristov960 I mean, you're not wrong 😂

[@kenchen704]

The season was pointless not in terms of scoring points. And that point was thanks to Alfa getting double disqualified. So on the track, Williams was indeed pointless

[@kenchen704]

@@traqnhristov960 I like how you jump to national/racial conclusions

[@BattleBeatLps]

@@kenchen704 Its a Joke you donut

[@anthonydpearson]

I think a pretty notable omission is people being surprised that Brawn showed up to test, but then being even more surprised that their car was 1s/lap faster than anyone else!

[@adamb2619]

And Button complaining how difficult it was to drive.

[@AlonsoRules]

@@adamb2619 Button would have been bluffing. He knew it was going to win.

[@Firebolt1729]

Williams did not “endure a pointless season”, Kubica scored a point for them in Hockenheim. By the way, I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention McLaren being very quick at winter testing at Jerez in 2013, fooling everyone & themselves into thinking they will be the favourites for the title that season only to discover that that this speed was the result of a suspension component being incorrectly fitted on their car, which created an extremely low ride height that in turn led to the fast lap times. They reinstalled the suspension in the right order and it turned out they came up with a midfield car.

[@Lastname6955]

Laughs in Robert Kubica

[@tilanpatel634]

never mind I was wrong

[@MrDrBlahh]

I guess to them, if Goerge didnt do it, it didnt really happen

[@chlcrk]

That McLaren story is incredible. I think Button said the suspension piece in question was upside down and that had it stayed they'd have had a car like in 2005 where it was super fast but then never finish

[@sinotto3595]

Bruh he meant that it was pointless season as in there is no point in doing it

[@n0xt]

Williams didn't have a pointless 2019 season, Robert Kubica scored a point for them in the eventful race at Hockenheim.

[@muizzz771]

True that

[@mols89]

It wasn't a pointless season, it was a season that had no point.

[@liceface]

I think they meant it was pointless them turning up!🤣

[@benmeehan21]

Well remembered about the king scoring a point.

[@sinotto3595]

bruh he meant that the season was pointless as in no point not as scoring 0 points

[@oldmarcussales]

"Williams endured a pointless season in 2019" Robert Kubica: Am I a joke to you?

[@alyg6881]

No no micheal that was so not right

[@kenchen704]

The season was pointless not in terms of scoring points. And that point was thanks to Alfa getting double disqualified. So on the track, Williams was indeed pointless

[@P.M.-]

In 1999, the teams invented bending front and rear wings that delivered about 5 km/h of additional top speed. Unfortunately the mountings were very fragile, resulting in many crashes. The FIA then took action and introduced flex tests.

[@purwantiallan5089]

2022 could be more like 1999 again.

[@1pjodan]

The biggest strange thing was the fia not televising the first runs of new f1 cars this year

[@sobversion3]

It's so the fans can't catch any foul play @ hand... idk

[@msevyjbca384]

I work for a very famous formula 1 team and the actual reason for this is because the teams let other drivers from different teams drive their cars for a bit

[@A.i.r_K]

@@msevyjbca384 bruh ok

[@kaz1_f1]

because the first round is in Bahrain and they do not want to set up so many TV cameras for 3 days and then flying out next week for Bahrain, the reason they'd broadcast Bahrain is because that's the first race and they don't need to remove the cameras and microphones for the first race at Bahrain. I guess its cost cutting and safer for pandemic

[@chtisdamico2616]

They’ve stated the reason is because of the new regulations it is likely a lot of cars are going to not have good runs/breakdown and that’s not a good look for sponsors/potential sponsors. So they test “offscreen” and fix any reliability issues and then test again when they’ve understood the parts better

[@Adithya13303]

The McLaren 2013 upside down suspension story needs a mention. By far the funniest pre season test story.

[@MastaMS21]

I will always remember Prost GP promising winter tests in 2001 after an abysmal 2000 season. My 10 years old self was full of hopes, then quickly came back to reality. I've never looked at the winter tests the same way since😅

[@brianprice118]

Saying Prost showed impressive pace compared to Thierry Boutsen understates just how impressive it allegedly was, 1.5 seconds a lap quicker apparently.

[@MistaSkilla692]

I think it's relevant information to include that Red Bull's camo came from old warships and their "Dazzle" camo meant to throw off range finders trying to gauge distance and direction, probably moreso than just an old helmet livery

[@greatwhale6476]

Same thoughts

[@crog316]

most car manufacturers use similar camouflages when testing cars

[@stevengaitt2308]

In relation to the Alonso crash, ex-FIA F1 Doctor Gary Hartstein said at the time he felt there was more to it than met the eye. One of the official reasons for Nando being kept in hospital, besides the concussion, was for him to recover from the sedatives given to him for the flight to hospital. But Hartstein said that by definition a sedative given on that day wouldn’t require recovery the following day. He said categorically it wasn’t sedatives keeping Nando in hospital. In fact, Nando’s manager at the time, Luis Garcia Abad, posted a photo of Nando in his hospital bed a day and a half after the crash…with Nando still connected to a heart machine. For a concussion? 36 hours after the accident?! Not to mention over two of his three days in hospital were in Intensive Care. Still doesn’t sit right with me that we were given the whole story. Perhaps we’ll find out one day in Nando’s book…

[@DavidGarcia-oi5nt]

Lol what exactly is a heart machine?

[@Doubles_Advocate]

"No electrocution" Despite there being a massive dark patch that magically appeared on the engine cover, and a concussion from the "crash"... despite him not actually directly hitting the wall but rather coming to rest next to it so lightly that the suspension was still intact.

[@rantanen1]

Can we have a few more people say how Robert Kubica scored a point? The dozen messages weren't enough, we need more.

[@sloppynyuszi]

Ok, just a moment.

[@Berolll]

The fact is he scored a point, by the way beating British wonderkid. That is why they said pointless becouse they still cant belive that a guy with one hand beat George.

[@TheRIkkyP]

I love testing and all the speculation that goes with it. It’s the perfect way to get hyped up for the new season. It’s a good job that the FIA will be saving us all that excitement and hype by not allowing the fans to take part in this tradition. Who needs all that positive excitement in their life..

[@adriansoul7223]

It kinda feels like Sony's marketing campaign for Spider-Man no way home.. marketing by not doing any marketing. Im personally even more hype cos j have no clue what will happen.

[@josedacunhafilho]

I was in the pits at the Jacarepaguá track in Rio, 1989 for the most tragic of all pre season practice events I can think of; Philippe Streiff becoming tetraplegic from a horrible freak accident where the AGS roll bar collapsed when the car flipped over. It was a series of unfortunate accidents, beginning with an issue with the track, then a suspension failure, and an unlikely roll with the eventual collapse of the roll bar, awful medical response from the local organizers, and, finally a hasty and premature transfer of Streiff to Europe. It was, sadly, the perfect storm that victimized this wonderful guy. I always think of him with a heavy heart.

[@robfrith103]

Sorry, the paint job red bull used was called Razzle Dazzle and influenced by camouflage used in WW1 and WW2 for warships and merchant ships designed by Norman Wilkinson. The idea might have come from Vettels helmet design but give credit where it's due.

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

To be honest it's a very cool thing to put into a livery for the whole season, sadly sponsors probably won't like that

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

To bad they didn't understand that dazzle camouflage only works to stop other people knowing if a ship is coming towards or away from you and doesn't actually help people from seeing details....

[@wissamsaade3323]

Those 3 testing liveries from redbull continue to be my favorite liveries, wish they would run a season with one of them

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Great video. Really learned a few new things here. Keep up the good work.

[@pranavjain5281]

That lingering shot on Steiner.... 👌

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

Alonso never passes up an opportunity to get experience in unfamiliar conditions or cars... You gotta respect that

[@gavinfinlayson485]

The Prost, Ligier test was mega...Frank Dernie could not believe Prost's speed. Nigel Roebuck did a great podcast on Motorsport Magazine iirc

[@simoneburini4036]

9:57 an unbelievable steering problem happened in NASCAR in 2002, during the pace laps of the second Talladega race. While warming up the tyres, Mark Martin's steering locked to the left, and his Ford slammed into Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet, basically ruining Martin's chances of winning the championship. Jimmie Johnson then suffered an engine failure during the race, ending his championship fight as well. Those things, plus Sterling Marlin's injury, basically handed Tony Stewart his first NASCAR Cup Series title.

[@imthatguybro5194]

Cool story, bro! this isnt a NASCAR channel tho. thanks anyway.

[@simoneburini4036]

@@imthatguybro5194 isn't it a motorsport channel, whether it is F1 or something else? It literally broadcasted Indy Lights races in 2021, and other things until 2020.

[@Quivex1]

@@simoneburini4036 lol idk what that dude is trying to say.. I enjoyed the story and was glad you shared it. ALL motorsport content is/should be accepted and respected if it's at all relatable to the content in question. I have limited knowledge of Nascar but have picked up a lot about it and gained a ton of respect for it because of people like you sharing stuff like this over the years. :)

[@H-Real_8]

Keeping us entertained throughout the winter break with high quality content Keep it up The Race

[@jw325]

Hopefully this season will be totally unpredictable

[@khawajabasit977]

I just hope that the unpredictable part isn't the same as the 2014 unpredictable.

[@colinmorand129]

I was at Silverstone in 2005, my umbrella just imploded lol

[@MattBakerDrums]

0:13 the absolute shade thrown. Top work, video editor.

[@joshuachirove1852]

Missing out on live testing footage is such a downer,but at least it makes me twice as excited for the first round in Bahrain

[@jakegtr]

It’s thanks to Bahrain that we can’t see testing

[@josesammut9396]

Exactly. Don't be excited, be angry. 😡

[@MostViewedTop40]

It's likely the Redbull camo livery actually aids other teams in being able to see the shape of the car (I'm not saying Redbull don't know this by the way). It creates more trackable points. If it was just swirls it might be OK, but it has a lot of text and other lines on it. It also is basically a series of stripes over the front wing that creates something like 20 or more trackable points across the top and bottom of each front wing element. I think their design is actually quite good for photogrammetry software. A matt black car might be good way confound photographers.

[@snip3s945]

Yes, that was my thought too. I thought "Hey cool black and white livery but where exactly does it camouflage anything?" just a uni black or really dark purple would've done better. But not matte, metallic would be better. Or just use the same livery as on normal road cars. They actually have an effect!

[@jamesbuckingham77]

Wasn't there a year, think maybe late 90's or early 2000's where the rear wings kept snapping off and failing down the straights?

[@F-Man]

Honorable mention: FIA-enforced media blackout - test 1, 2022.

[@sagittated]

I admit I'm a sucker for lists, and I enjoyed the history lesson. Thank you.

[@wolfgangvan-uber6515]

Strange things that happened: 9: Weather Yeah right cause that never happens outside of testing. How unusual.

[@davidfritz7688]

"When [Lewis Hamilton] suffered a front wing failure" Shows a picture of a hole in a wall and a car sideways next to it lol

[@SlimTheGoat]

F1 needs to come test in the states, Florida is perfect in the winter. It's Feb 7 and we have a high of 80°F or about 27°C, sunny and not a cloud in the sky. Drops to about 60°F at night 👍 I like the idea of a race here in Florida but not in Miami, I'd much rather see a purpose built track designed around the performance of today's cars. Let's see some truly technical sections, more off camber and progressively banked corners.

[@jonnywalker3208]

Americans don't deserve F1.

[@WaifuWarsRacing]

@@jonnywalker3208 why not? Wether you like it or not the US does have it's history with F1.

[@gregfelix6979]

I like how back in the day they would pound around Ricard in the dark!

[@pranees]

Good good...i like these kind of different videos that i never heard of since i started watching f1 from 1994 australia...👍👍

[@rositaortiz9438]

Great content!!

[@WellingtonIronman]

Can always rely on this channel for a quality vid. Also an extra like for using the word ‘myriad’ correctly. Apparently a rare skill!

[@alaeriia01]

Red Bull should bring back that dazzle camouflage livery as a one-off for the Austrian GP. It's badass.

[@george1981e]

Was it ever revealed which bits were late on the Williams car?

[@paulhayes981]

I am surprised Mercedes turning up with an A & B car in 2 different tests didn't make the list. I don't think anybody expected a completely different car to turn up in the second test so that they could test in-wash and outwash front wings.

[@aayushkarnik7166]

McLaren being rapid in the 2013 preseason test fooling everyone & themselves into thinking they will be one of the favourites for the title that season only to realise they hadn’t installed the suspension correctly which made them that quick. They reinstalled the suspension in the right order and turns out they had an average midfield car. Unfortunately they couldn’t revert back to the “wrongly installed” suspension setup because it wouldn’t last in that configuration as it wasn’t designed to work in that way

[@thomasconway95]

No it's just that the suspension would've been illegal

[@patrickcesalestajodywibowo741]

I remember that there's a couple of drivers that crashed during testing in Spain, 2002.

[@zoomerzoomer-jn7rf]

an excellent summary!

[@barrydavies998]

Thanks Edd ... the best on here by far

[@soflogator]

My favorite part is red bull having all these cool testing liveries and then going on to have the exact same looking car year after year

[@jamespisano1164]

That was fun! Lots of interesting stories.

[@corbinselanne7990]

Prost would gain a controlling stake in Ligier, but he had to wait until 1997, by which point he was no longer a full-time driver.

[@maamiry_10]

That alonso crash is still mystery to this day

[@lukerapley9053]

That 2015 RedBull livery is so nice

[@spoolindsm127]

I was excited and thought this was about current testing

[@krzysiekb2443]

5:59 WRONG! Williams scored one, 1 point and not with George Russell. Don't get me wrong he's a great driver and really fast with good car but it just shows how lucky and skillful Kubica was. He managed to be in position to score that point, Russell was not.

[@chriscollins550]

You are not understanding the meaning in English of pointless. He's not talking about points scored. But the season itself

[@MrSatnavatron]

No one talks about how Russell went to Merc for a couple races then turned his WIlliams into amonster -- someone was taking notes

[@samcastevens8044]

5:58 *Giga Kubica has entered the chat*

[@AlonsoRules]

What about Williams showing up with some low mounted rear wing in 1997 at Monza testing.

[@adam346]

I truly think Mercedes missed out on a potentially great joke by calling it "DAS-boot"...

[@spiedvriek8948]

They aren't really known for their 'crate zenz of humour'. Although, to be fair, some of their strategy calls have been hilarious;)

[@anbi7418]

It feels so refreshing to watch a video in which Kvyat's surname is actually pronounced Kvyat instead of "Kiviyat". A like has been left ^^

[@purwantiallan5089]

For me absolutely is Ferrari during offseason testing.

[@petermitchelmore2592]

Worst of all, testing has been lethal. For example, Elio De Angelis at Paul Ricard in 1986.

[@sayandeepdey5471]

The camo livery is used in Motogp too

[@remphey]

2:35 that dude in the truck reminds me of tom hanks

[@dimievers5573]

Testing during a sandstorm. Since these cars most likely run without an air cleaner wouldn't that destroy the engine with all of that sand being digested ?

[@JL-jg2jg]

Air filter

[@msevyjbca384]

It’s actually the opposite. Sand is highly flammable so when it enters the car and gets in the engine and mixes with fuel it increases the top speed by 15.5%. Almost like a nitro boost. This is why sand is spread on the tracks before every race

[@dimievers5573]

@@msevyjbca384 you are referring to dust explosions . If it would be that flammable people wouldn't dare go outside. And if sand like that would be good for engine none would leave the factory with a airfilter.

[@dimievers5573]

@@JL-jg2jg semantics

[@dimievers5573]

@@msevyjbca384 how about then you take a bucket of desert sand and sprinkle it down in front of your cars intake without a filter . See how that goes

[@daveking77]

4:27 causing me a vision of Toto Twins

[@MinusMOD98]

Imagine if Prost had gotten that Ligier stake... Maybe we'd have a DAMS F1 team, or under a different name.

[@Olivyay]

Well he eventually did it later and failed, but maybe they would have fared better with the Renault engines in the mid-90s? The biggest "what if" for me is if Prost had taken over the team in 1992 instead of 1997, it would not have ended under Benetton management and so Benetton wouldn't have got the Renault engines for 1995 and later. Maybe we would have had a Benetton-Mugen Honda, imagine that...

[@1985slipstream]

No coverage on the brawn era when they turned up and went fastest?

[@moritz7613]

So many Talking about wiliams 2019 season haha

[@satanswolf]

@THE RACE A bit surprised you didn't mention the MB F1 allegedly secretly testing the tires with Rosberg and Hamilton disguised by black helmets

[@MashiatCOD99]

Not allegedly, they did do it.

[@jsquared1013]

Voiceover: "high hopes and expectations" *shows Lando in a McLaren Voiceover: "long, hard, and sometimes uncompetitive season" *shows Haas garage 😆 Come on, us Haas fans have it hard enough already 😜

[@gabrielpalileo3294]

Leclerc: "Track is dry on one side!" Ferrari strategists: 2:45

[@megadragon886]

Funny kid

[@gabrielsliz8238]

6:01 Kubica scored point!

[@drache444444]

i stay with my position of DAS being illegal from the very moment it was put in the car due to two rules; you're not allowed to change the toe in of the car except for steering (and calling it steering doesnt make it steer the car, which DAS didnt) and the movement of the steering wheel is only allowed for steering (which changing the toe in doesnt do, see my first point) the same way as people argue the FIA was helping ferrari during their glory years i believe that to be pretty good proof of them helping mercedes during their best years in recent time.

[@BuffiestFluff]

My biggest annoyance with F1 is that if youve watched around 15 youtube videos with F1 as the topic, you've seen everything. It's just the same content recycled endlessly

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

That's what happens with every sport......

[@abu-omaral-bakr392]

Were they can test?

[@Berolll]

6:00 what do you mean pointless? Typical British media trying to diminish the fact that some guy with one hand beat theirs wonderkid

[@KitKat-71]

6:04 williams did get a point in 2019 kubica at germany

[@jclasala5812]

Hey guys … any news on the FIA pending actions / investigation on the 2021 race direction ????

[@samuelprince8332]

That car livery in the thumbnail looks like a livery you could get in the f1 2021 game.

[@rickybobby19191]

Kubica is a great driver.. unfortunate that he had those crashes that changed his career so much that people think he's a bad driver..

[@jeremyreid9582]

Yes. The bad pilots somehow avoid crashes …. that is why they never improve.

[@truegret7778]

Hmmmmm, Alonso's crash (steering issue, lack of key data), and Ron Dennis - reminds me of the suspicions swirling Ron Dennis wrt the great Ayrton Senna ........ coincidence?

[@yeetabix2752]

yes.

[@Olivyay]

Why would there be suspicions swirling Ron Dennis about Ayrton Senna? Suspicions about what?

[@mateuszcebula273]

I am sorry, but the part at 6:04 "Williams endured a pointless season" is an embarrasing mistake. They scored one point (thanks to Robert Kubica). XD

[@saltbjorn]

That 2014 marussia was hot tbh

[@left8138]

Williams did score a point in 2019 by the way

[@jarnotrulli849]

Remember Mclaren Honda and Alonso crashing at testing in 2015?

[@AxelSqueeze]

Is that the one where he couldn't remember what year it was?

[@jjedgar5303]

Correction, Williams scored one sport in Germany in 2019 thanks to Kubica! Though he only got it after a penalty!

[@samuelharris6591]

The 2014 pre season test was in Bahrain. Not Jerez.

[@thomasconway95]

The first test was in Jerez, I know because I was there

[@samuelharris6591]

@@thomasconway95 must have been two then. There was a test in Bahrain. I know because I was there

[@thomasconway95]

@@samuelharris6591 lol ok brother I'm sure you was

[@samuelharris6591]

@@thomasconway95 I was. Witnessed vettel drive out the pit lane then stop, day complete. And the Williams cars plod round and round.

[@paw565]

2019 season wasn't pointless for Williams!

[@ijustfelldown]

They should bring testing to India. Perfect weather during pre season duration.

[@jp6975]

Barcelona is far, far, cheaper to get to and to get parts to for all the teams.

[@incubatork]

Only thing is this year we don't get to see anything

[@Banyxn]

Goodmorning Everyone

[@slavking4447]

Morning

[@alifted8271]

Mornin mate

[@hueylaroche9228]

The ringtone/bells in the background music is really annoying. Left track.

[@goonerboy93]

Has everyone here forgotten the meaning of the word pointless? And no, it doesn't mean 0 points

[@AmberHeardofme]

Wasn't 2019 they scored a point by kubica?

[@leecoleman822]

AMG . TOYOTA . GMC ., I prefer TOYOTA, but whom will WE choose ; a headquarters, a head office ( NYC ) , a home track ; maybe ( Indianapolis) , drivers , FIA , Liberty etc . .. .. NEGOTIATIONS meet you in St. George’s and i almost forgot Livery . amen

[@TheBeigeBox]

WiLlIaMs DiDnT hAvE a PoInTlEsS 2019 sEaSoN tHeY gOt A PoInT!!!

[@Rich6270]

Can only see one strange thing everyone has there face covered?

[@dylanzrim3635]

A number of ex F1 drivers say Alonso was most definitely electrocuted.

[@MikeCaffyn1]

Real shame the Arabs stole this year's testing at Barcelona from us, the real fans. So much for the new fan focused F1 regime.

[@mbta1000]

If I recall correctly, Alonso did the same thing in 2006 ahead of his 2007 McLaren drive. Drove a blank sponsorless McLaren chassis with a white helmet at.. Jerez, I think? Either Jerez or Barcelona.

[@CrusaderAce24]

Jerez

[@kanolightracer5]

Honorable mention: Vettels crash in Spain 2019 in T3.