2022 US GP Race Review | WTF1 Podcast

WHAT. A. RACE! Circuit of the Americas provided an absolute BANGER as we reflect on the return of Verstappen vs Hamilton, Vettel and Alonso's brilliant drives and more.
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[@penntano]

It was heart breaking to watch Seb's efforts crumble during a pit stop, I'm happy he at least salvaged some points for his effort. Aston Martin has really made significant improvements since the beginning of the season but I think it could be a real test of Alonso's patience next season.

[@darthsnarf]

and he gets to race with stroll, the guy who just late blocked him. can't wait to see how they get along.

[@rosco3]

@@darthsnarf and he defended a car he should NEVER fight, it's not like he had any chance to keep his position there

[@Matthew_Troll]

Huge Seb fan, I went to COTA because I’ve been watching for a decade and this would be my last chance to see him race. My brother and I were standing at T1 and could see the Aston pitbox clearly. It’s safe to say to we both screaming when that happened. Btw my picture of the timing tower with Vettel P1, Hamilton P2, and Verstappen P3 has already become a cherished family heirloom.

[@penntano]

@@Matthew_Troll That timing tower shot would sit in my wallet beside my family photo.

[@dennisp.6265]

00:00 Greetings 03:07 - Three word race reviews 03:47 - Matt: "That was epic!" 10:00 - Was this the best race of 2022 so far? 15:40 - Why did Mercedes not pit Lewis for Mediums? 19:05 - Was this Lewis' real last chance of winning this year? 22:54 - Katy: "Seb, don't leave!" 29:10 - Tommy: "Like no other." 36:30 - Was Alonso's penalty right? (Rant time!) 46:34 - Was the crash Stroll's fault? / Will it affect the relationship with Alonso next season? (Rant time, part 2) 56:00 - Are the stewards really going at Gasly? 1:00:08 - Why does Russell not have the reputation of an overly aggressive driver? / Should his penalty have been harsher? 1:06:06 - Why did we not get more footage of Brad Pitt? 1:09:32 - ABCDEF1 1:19:58 - Predictions 1:25:58 - Final Thoughts

[@flynnsimpsonblythe7348]

You king

[@eljay543]

legend

[@Drrolfski]

Maister! I still don't understand why the WTF1 can't be bothered to place markers

[@boyan4048]

absolute legend

[@alirezamohseni928]

I was gonna like 👍 but i could not allow myself to ruin the 69

[@jaja8022]

Mick was quicker than Magnussen the whole time until he got damage from the Stroll/Alonso crash while he was running in the points. Then slow pitstop and Latifi crashed in his already broken car.

[@unnamedunbekannt1691]

No wonder, they say he is the second worst driver, when he is ahead of his teammate until he got screwed multiple times and then gets 3 grades lower.

[@florinmocanu2005]

unfortunately, WTF1 race analyses are quite badly informed. :( they should research a bit more before talking trash about drivers who really did well and worked hard during the race. But bad luck and other idiot drivers cough:Latifi:cough screwed their race.

[@vayush08]

@@florinmocanu2005 ikr!! never watch their ABCDEF1, mainly just like their takes on all the incidents that happened during the races (quite fair) and their 3 words review

[@Ramcio]

I wish the feed showed more of Landos charge back through the field after missing out on a short stop under the SC. the way he was passing and fighting back was insane.

[@MrBaspius]

I don't understand it neither. For me he was driver of the day. Slowest care of the midfielders with huge progress.

[@chriswikoff9672]

i was at turn one and it was amazing

[@Ramcio]

@@chriswikoff9672 oh well now I hate you.... haha that sounds awesome! So wish I could have been there.

[@WillowCreative]

same for yuki!

[@calebhernandez4233]

yes, I was watching him, and he was p13 and ended up p6 BEFORE the alonso penalty

[@mpolinsk22]

Best chance for Lewis in the remaining races probably isn't Max errors or mechanical. It's probably that Russell torpedoes Max as Russell continues his quiet quest to collect every other car in the field. He just needs to find himself close enough.

[@Ravakeksis]

George Hustle

[@az23-j]

@@Ravakeksis Reorge Gussell

[@nettlecider]

Ef it, I'll take it xD

[@kevinantonio4977]

😂

[@Marcushalberstram749]

The GR in George Russell stands for the grim reaper

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Amazing race. Shoutout to Seb, Alonso, Lando and even Yuki’s races!

[@donaldtrumpswig8891]

...and shoutout to their families! #choirgirl

[@suckieduckie]

So many driver deserve a shout out. Charles Lewis and Max as well.

[@dohtje5029]

Max driving style hasn't been agressive at all this season... It's a very confident driving style... I've seen it in so many of his overtakes this year. Drives up within a couple of seconds, then slows down charges battery cools tyres, slowly reals into the drs picks his points and puts his car confidently beside the driver in front and overtakes most of the time without a lockup or anything, it's almost robotic. Where Charles has been more agressive all season, cooking his tyres just to get close or stay within drs and couse of that aggressiveness often makes mistakes.

[@wss33]

He doesn't need to be aggressive. He's driving the comfortably fastest car this year.

[@rosek7114]

@@wss33 Certainly not in the first half of the season. Ferrari was arguably the better car.

[@wss33]

@@rosek7114 No they weren't. They always had better race pace. Even in Bahrain, Charles's defending was great and he was lucky Max's car broke down. But Red Bull had better race pace. Every time Leclerc was on pole, Max was immediately right behind him as soon as the race started, and he was faster.

[@ehrlichgesagt863]

@@wss33 bec max is literally the best sriver on the grid? What kind of argument is that bec he was close behind his car must be better??? Max has one of the best tyre saving driving style developed last year that he has arguble better saving then a checo on same pace thats the big difference charles was never good at saving same goes for sainz no wonder they look bad at those areas

[@wss33]

@@ehrlichgesagt863Right, and Max is also faster on the straights because he pushes the throttle pedal harder. I assume this is your first season of F1. If a driver can drive 1 second behind, for many laps, that means they’re faster than the driver ahead.

[@coolnessfactor1]

Seeing Seb in P1 was such a joy 😢

[@terencecaron2922]

The Russel vs Alonso penalty is such good proof of Alonso's conspiracy theory about british bias ^^

[@terencecaron2922]

@@7BD273 see if you read in full, I said "conspiracy theory" which means, I think it's false. But it's nice to see some F1 twitter in the comments. Go on, tell me about how you "know wheel" lmao

[@Brownkyl]

Mick didn't pick up damage from debris. Latifi crashed into Mick like they were in bumper cars. Additionally, Mick was ahead of KMag until Haas decided to pit him after only 14 laps for no reason. Did you guys even watch the race?

[@enexius67]

Mick had balance issues before the crash. Then he drove right through it and had to pick a piece of debris off of his halo. Then the combination of changing out 8 lap old tires for hards and then Latifi crashed into Mick ofc and he got some “pretty serious damage” according to his engineer Gary. These 3 don’t care to look into Mick’s races and what’s going on within the strategy. Yes he’s crashed 3 times, but Haas is responsible for 90% of his failures to get points because of tire strategies, slow pit stops, favoring Kmag. Hoping Mick leaves Haas and comes back strong with Audi (2024) because the Haas environment is absolute garbage.

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

@@enexius67 Haas are greasy AF.

[@Brownkyl]

@@enexius67 I didn't know his car had balance issues. I agree that the way that Haas talks about Mick in the media is unlike most other teams, and they've seemed to find a way to ruin his race for like the 7 of his races this year. I'd rather he'd stay in F1 (even if it is at Haas) for another year until Audi comes in.

[@georgeretsides4293]

@@Brownkyl I hope Mick does amazing in Audi just so Haas would just regret everything.

[@Brownkyl]

@@georgeretsides4293 Me too.

[@jealva]

I agree with Tom regarding Alonso. He is amazing and is still fighting like his early years in F1. Let’s appreciate his genius as well - in 2010 and 2012, he had the 3rd (2010) or 4th (2012) best car on the grid, yet was in the championship fight down to the last race. Today, that would be the equivalent of Hamilton in the championship fight with several wins already in uncompetitive machinery. Fernando deserves another shot at a WDC. He’s the best I’ve seen since I started watching F1 in 2004.

[@ehrlichgesagt863]

This season is a lot like 2012 for Lewis in Alonsos shoes a mclaren (ferrari) that is the second best but has just shit strategy over and over and a Vettel (Max) with a lot of pace but problems with the car.

[@shaunlevin5081]

This race truly showed the quality of the champions. All of then had insane races. Alonso coming back from a collision to finish p7 (even if he got a 30s penalty), Max winning after an 11 second pitstop, Lewis fighting for the win against Max, and Seb having an amazing drive as well. A race of champions.

[@joshuaschimanski2317]

"complains about Max getting Infront and the race is over" Hasn't watched the last 6 years of f1

[@MajieB]

Those seasons were pretty much only entertaining when Max was in the mix and pulled off a victory somehow. Ppl acting like the current RedBull is as good as the Mercedes from 2014-2020 is hilarious.

[@williambroome9140]

It feels so good to see Lewis vs Max again, we really missed it this year

[@0nTheBrakes]

Meh Charles vs Max is much more refreshing. Two drivers from the same era, much more respect for each other.

[@jurgen_vdven]

But not hamiltons whining and snitching at the front....

[@joshhawkins8394]

@@jurgen_vdven he was

[@FizziX_88]

It was good to see, but cringe to hear. When Max passed him, he went straight on complaining about the track limits, which ironically he was crossing it himself...😂

[@tom123431]

Max and Lewis are best drivers on the grid by a country mile. Max beats Charles everyday of the week

[@banja9172]

Tbh the only reason there was a HAM-VER fight was because of two safety cars and an 11s pitstop. Otherwise Merc wouldn't be even close, Lots of catch up to do.

[@brianNJwatson]

Many races are “because of/only because” reasons. Thats racing.

[@nickmanhota324]

💯 max would have been way ahead super fast car, exactly what merc was 2 years ago

[@xAdrian_44]

In the final pit stop lewis was 1.3 sec behind max!Lewis was there but in the final part the medium was better

[@banja9172]

@@brianNJwatson of course, but I'm just putting things in the right perspective regarding Merc performance. It would be deceiving to think they came close or have tightened the gap. Nothing else.

[@kityhawk2000]

Yeah I kinda think even if Max had started 20th he'd have still won this race. The RB has moved so far ahead of everyone else now.

[@dm8257]

Tommy with amazing point at 8:45 about finally seeing the cars ability to follow closely on a great track. 2022 cars are so much better for racing. COTA showed it all, tire strat, race strat, overtakes, safety cars, and driving mistakes. Awesome stuff as usual WTF. 3 more races!

[@LucasFontanillaManjarres]

I also absolutely HATE the penalty Alsonso got, what a way to destroy the legendary effort Fernando made to put that car on P7!

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

You hate that it was Alonso or that it was given in general? Shouldn't matter who it is.

[@IAmKry]

I was up in the grandstands at turn 1 and Lando was something else. He made so many overtakes there, it was a treat.

[@chriswikoff9672]

hey I was there to, section 6, row 10, seat 11. It was amazing to see Lando do all that, and chanting SEB when he passed while leading. Just wonderful.

[@IAmKry]

@@chriswikoff9672 I was way up top, Section 1 row 30. The whole weekend was a blast minus the messed up line for the sunday shuttle out of the track lol

[@chriswikoff9672]

@@IAmKry I only went to the race. I think it was Riccardo drifting that McLaren which was quite cool, wished the others did that more. the worst part for me was the food line, 30 min for a $15 slice of pizza.

[@RedTexas]

It was my first time to COTA and absolutely loved it. Even people supporting different teams all got along during the intense battles in track. Will definitely be going back next year.

[@verenaschmid1673]

Sorry, Mick was about to get points and was punted out by Latifi. He also was faster than K Mag until the pit stop, and got held up by the Gasly-Train. Never disagreed with a D more than today.

[@sipmitdip2538]

Only when you focus on mick you understand what bullshit he has to go thru

[@jaja8022]

@@sipmitdip2538 It's a shame. He won't have a seat next year despite beeing the quicker guy for more than half of the season. And the worst thing, by only looking at the stats, it seems reasonable

[@verenaschmid1673]

@@sipmitdip2538 I watched it on Sky Germany, and having Ralph as a pundit, they do focus on him a lot. I feel so sorry for him, he gets so much hate all around but generally drives really well until he gets messed over by his own team

[@hattorihonzo8340]

If Charles was right there in the title fight with 4 races to go I think we would see him driving elbows out. Silverstone 2019 comes to mind when he was battling with Max for all those laps

[@idasiek]

Please add FiA rating for each race, same as you do for Drivers 😆

[@f1luxurylaugh]

It showed that the new generation is awesome for battleing. And proved once more, that a normal track is way better than a street circuit.

[@tomm1413]

I've watched that Vettel move multiple times now and I didn't know it was possible to do this in F1. I've tried it in the F1 game multiple times before and managed to pull it of from time to time, but doing it in real life takes some balls to do it! Sad to see him leave....

[@hunterreeves6525]

I mean of course it’s possible when you’re like 3 seconds a lap faster

[@williamyawn2325]

I mean, lets be real. Stroll might as well not have mirrors at all considering how well he uses them.

[@ehrlichgesagt863]

Let be real why go so close to somebody especially in his blind spot when you have the overspeed already.....

[@stibblr]

@@ehrlichgesagt863 so that you can take them by suprise. if your claim of overspeed is true, then he should still have seen him approaching in his mirrors

[@billsoneaglegaming3246]

Right as I was looking for something to listen to I'm blessed with this 🙌🙌

[@pitifulful]

Great podcast guys - really enjoyed it

[@wipboy148]

The FIA giving Alonso a penalty after the fact is like a ref doing nothing after a footballer makes a reckless tackle. Just to give the red cart after the match, telling him he should have walked off by himself and that the goal he scored doesn't count anymore.

[@jordanharris5013]

You should watch lando's onboard when he drives thru the Alonso and Stroll crash. He got absolutely peppered with debris. It's a wonder he didn't get hurt. It snapped off his wheel brow like a twig

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Yep, this bit showed really well why drivers are so concerned about debris flying around the track. Gave me Massa 2009 vibes. That winglet got guillotined 😳

[@justinn5357]

I honestly think that Fairman offers some really cool opinions and is really able to bounce off well with what you guys say. The trifecta that is your podcast gets me more and more interested every time to keep watching. It would be cool if you guys got a little more technical about some of the things you’ve talked about but that’s just an opinion of course. Great podcast video!

[@fatimasanchez857]

i was at the race and seeing the gap that Seb had to the rest of the grid in the middle of the race was absolutely beautiful

[@Jamaniak]

Aus fan here, set an alarm for 3am on Monday to watch the race. Totally worth it.

[@patricksibiya7861]

I really feel for you guys and those in New Zealand as well,

[@Aemond2024]

When Lewis was dominant the differences between his car and the rest was ginormous. he was just cruising 1 lap in front, now with Maxs dominance its still very exciting. Weve seen he has to work hard for wins. Its just he is so good and consistent the RB looks as dominant as the Merc from previous years.

[@MajieB]

You can sum up 2020 so easily lights out away we go, Lewis and Bottas ride off into the sunset and lewis wins. The fact Max almost took second place that season with 5 dnfs vs Bottas with 1 dnf, speaks for how good he is.

[@Hani_Santa]

Exactly but some fans don't want to admit this. They even claim that Red Bull is way faster than Mercedes in the Mercedes area, I mean that's just utter BS. Ferrari messed up but had a chance of winning the Championship.....this almost never was even a possibility in the Mercedes area except in 2019 where Ferrari cheated and Hamilton shows why he is this generation GOAT. The fact Max was able to challenge Hamilton sometimes in the Mercedes area and actually win shows how freakishley talented he is.

[@recipoldinasty]

@@MajieB speaking facts man, max was alwasy foreshadowing what a beast he is

[@fr3akzilla769]

The podcasts are so good, love em :-)

[@Paul_C]

All Cota is lacking are the gravel traps to mark the end of the track...

[@samuelgresham8923]

Went to the qualifying and race in Austin this year! First F1 race weekend for me and the track/atmosphere was phenomenal! 100% recommend to everyone

[@Captainjohntaylor]

The best part of Brad Pitt palming Brundle off was that right after him we got Emerson Fittipaldi to interview who had no entourage, yet to us, is way more of a legend.

[@CasualafGamer]

I think Matt forgot about Monza 2019. Leclerc made some crazy moves to keep Hamilton behind

[@WillowCreative]

charles did stick it up the inside at silverstone where the ferraris and redbulls went 4 wide through the corner and clipped sergio there were so many good battles wheel to wheel in the midfield this race too

[@jebus456]

Hey I listen! Of all the F1 podcasts, I like this one the most.

[@mightyakkylex]

My Romanian commentators said stroll could be seen looking in his left mirror before steering left

[@BigMeech99]

I was there turn 19 was incredible to see botas so close after his spin into the gravel!!! They also did a much better job on shuttle transportation this year!

[@ajayarun97]

13:03 You missed Charles fighting Max in Silverstone 2019 or the black and white flags at Monza 2019 when you say he doesnt push the rules

[@chrismcdonald4572]

46:09 😆 We can't a with volunteers!!!

[@OrangePukeko]

With the rough structure of these post-race podcasts being roughly similar each race, I think these videos could really benefit from defined chapters.

[@realheckbit]

SO what Tommy is saying at 7:20 is that Ferrari can manage a 1 car race really well. Why didn't they retire Sainz every week!?

[@dayasingh799]

Does changing a wing get you past the parc fermer rule to change the car between qualifying and the race ?

[@codylarson6842]

KMag, Vettel and Alonso and Norris had a race! really good race also agree it was a top 3 of the season

[@H0lyFr0ggy]

12:40 whats the schumacher chop? can someone explain?

[@davidcortez4173]

Yeah, Bow-tas. That was driving me nuts the whole time.

[@HKS-Digital]

You guys really need to hear/watch Peter Windsor's discussions regarding F1 vs FIA. It's very enlightening to hear details of how F1 is finally wealthy but FIA is financially very poor

[@kirwanstrydom5547]

Imagine Max, Charles and Lewis in equally competitive cars. Imagine the battles. I wouldn't care who comes out on top, just want to see them going toe to toe.

[@mikedymond5511]

Katie definitely told Matt she'd have a beanie for this podcast.

[@jungleboogie78]

I felt the real rivalry from last year. Was good

[@fbrz84]

The only thing better than the hesitation of "Charles is not aggressive enough..." is the clear and direct "You're just realizing this now?!". Couldn't agree more with Katy.

[@the1gladiator2]

Leclerc is one of the most aggressive drivers in the field. How is nobody mentioning the overtake Leclerc made on Perez? Also forgotten apparently that Leclerc has had many first lap incidents in previous season and was very prone to errors because of his aggressive nature.

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

@@the1gladiator2 He isn’t aggressive against other super aggressive drivers

[@the1gladiator2]

@@I_AM_HYDRAA Yes he is, he has made very forceful moves against Verstappen for instance in Austria this year. Or how about his aggressive defense in Silverstone 2019? There isn't anything wrong with that as long as it is controlled aggression, but if you claim Leclerc isn't an aggressive driver then who is aggressive? When compared to Verstappen, Leclerc is the more aggressive driver on track currently.

[@TeamSukiyo]

Lance has been doing those moves against Seb for the past 2 seasons and Seb has neven spoken out about it either. In 2021: Zandvoort, Monza, Russia, and France this year.

[@selder_7]

I think Alonso didn’t tear into Stroll also because of the response after how he tore into Hamilton at Belgium. And a little bit of not harming the team he’s joining because he’s a smart man

[@EthanRom]

It's true tho, It would've been a nice change. Usually in past seasons when a team dominates there are still at least one or two races where another team wins like last year with Ocon and Danny or 2020 with Gasly and Checo (previously racing point). This year seems to be exclusively Red Bull. Absolutely insane. They got the driver, car and luck all dialed in

[@Euclides287]

And the sad thing is that we're gonna have to wait another *4 years* until the new regs finally give us a level playingfield. Alonso and Hamilton might retire before then.

[@recipoldinasty]

Thats on ferrari tbh max is unstoppable but the rb is no way near as ahead of the rrari/merc as the merc was to them in 14-16 19-20, rb just became the well oiled machine and max seems to have got his racemanship to the top, hes a monster now(always was but just a young bull now he cant be stopped)

[@broyout3586]

Verstappen really is the best man in the best car. Combined, almost invincible at the moment. How many mistakes has he made the whole season, 2-3? How many that had a consequence? I can only think of Singapore, the bodged overtake on Lando. That's an insane standard. It surpasses Schumacher, who was prone to take a little detour off track when he was cruising ahead of the pack.

[@thijspiersma9308]

​@@Euclides287 if ferrari is Just doing something understandeble they would have a minimum of 8 wins, ofcourse redbull was quick and is mabye even better in the race, but they have been gifted a lot of points

[@Euclides287]

@@recipoldinasty A monster? Of course a Dutch fan would say that. Even *Vettel* looked like an unbeatable monster when he was driving an *Adrian Newey* car. Let's see how much of a monster Verstappen is outside of Red Bull.

[@AliAdam80]

Leclerc isn't aggressive? I think it's because there's not much to fight for. 2019 when he was up against Lewis in Italy, didn't he push lewis to the grass to take his 2nd W? 🤔

[@chloeobrien4233]

I think not aggressive enough but he can have his moments. I think to fight with max and Lewis he needs to take no prisoners every single race, only way he’s gonna be able to compete with those two especially if Mercedes have a car to compete next year.

[@RickMiMann415]

Nothing better than the fast forward button when watching this podcast.

[@LordWay]

all I could think of before listening to this was tommy's predictions going he got it perfectly.

[@Drrolfski]

Adding markers would be really nice

[@looneyhorizon]

i love this podcast so much❤

[@nickyjeanty4351]

If Mercedes don't get their sh!t together next year it'll be a repeat of 22..honestly Hamilton seems to be the only driver that would actually give us an actual fight..the W13 is slow af in the straights probably 4-5 tenths yet the guy is still able to make us wonder..Ferrari is not worthy & Charles needs to minimize his errors, in my opinion Lewis/Max are still the two top drivers on the grid

[@okthen515]

To be fair though all cars are slow compared to the Redbull atm

[@tomm1413]

And what mistakes did Charles make this race?

[@Euclides287]

I agree. Leclerc really disappointed me this season, especially in France.

[@martinv.7422]

It seems like that under the circumstances. Without safetycars and louzy pitstops, he would be another 30+ seconds ahead.

[@broyout3586]

@@okthen515 The Ferrari is still the faster car in qualification. By a fraction. But in race trim, they lose out on the tyre deg. If they can solve that, they would be much closer. But they would have to improve a lot in both team performance and driver error in order to be in contention for the title. I would be very surprised if they got all 3 in order. (ofcourse, they are interdependent. The more they can improve the speed of the car, the easier the margin gets to solve the other 2.) Other than that, they depend on Max' error. That's not a very fertile strategy.

[@martin_roy]

I loved that Gaslet got a penalty for being more then 10 car lengths from the safety car but yet Perez does the same thing twice and nothing really happens

[@hisham_hm]

over the decades, COTA will become a classic like Spa, Monaco, Interlagos and Suzuka

[@Sheamu5]

I agree, now they need to name more corners. 17-18 could be named after Vettel

[@baksatibi]

54:27 One thing that can and should motivate Stroll is if he, as a driver does better it will benefit his team, that eventually will benefit him to achieve his goals. So if he wants to win races and even championships (regardless of how realistic that dream is) he knows he should do better. In other works, just because he's working for the family business it doesn't mean he will slack off.

[@damsel5755]

Cota has been my fave track for years, always great racing, every single year.

[@jorgemartinchampion2024]

This is my faverite podcast tied with the motogp podcast I listen to also matty we got next year this year is just a learning curve for us ferrari fans

[@matthewlouk7239]

What’s your MotoGP podcast? I’m getting into the sport this year and I’ve been looking for something to listen to on car rides!

[@bassond87]

Can I ask, I can never see this being broadcasted live, everytime i go to Twitch I cant see a schedule for it or anything upcoming

[@madsracing]

It is they private pod for wtf1 members on discord. Don’t really know what website

[@bassond87]

@@madsracing Ahh that makes sense! Cheers!

[@patricktho6546]

20:00 but also the higher altitude preferes a big turbo, for witch the Honda has the biggest.

[@soundscape26]

Technically it was a Lewis x Max return yes but ultimately too one sided.

[@dane458]

agreed. bring on more equal machinery in 2023, I hope 😁

[@prakul5936]

Not everyone forgetting that Pérez closed down an 8 sec gap to Leclerc and finished just 0.7 sec behind him at the end with a broken front plate. He would have been on the podium if not for the slow pitstop.

[@FormulaReign]

Completely disagree with Charles racing not being aggressive enough, just look at the overtake on Perez. He also had no chance against Verstappen with that straight line speed and tire deg advantage. On top of that, the stewards are massively inconsistent with the rules, one weekend you can push another driver off and the next you can't. You could argue he should be more aggressive questioning strategy decisions, but I don't think a driver should nee d to correct his strategy team

[@Dandonia995]

The only argument I would have for Stroll is Alonso move at the latest chance, like inches and that closeness caused this, quite difficult for Stroll at 200mph when alonso is that close

[@AndreSomers]

Should perhaps all time penalties be applied after the race? Now I think that the penalty Russel got got neutralized by the safety car, while later penalties a driver has no chance to make up. On the other hand, if you get a time penalty early in the race (or after a SC), you potentially loose additional places in a pitstop because your stop is that much longer. In any case: the moment you get the penalty can have a significant effect on how severe it actually turns out to be. If you just add them to the end time, it’s equal for everyone I think. Downside is that the finishing order isn’t really how drivers are qualified, but I think some graphics showing known penalties next to drivers would help a lot already. It already happens that drivers get the time added post passing the finish line, so not a big difference there.

[@stemartin6671]

Was about as much of a fight as me vs Mike Tyson lol

[@kingzee7014]

Brilliant podcast after being scunnered by the fitbaw but ye have cheered me up

[@foryousten]

Toto said they are racing just to win this year. They looked at old files and found 2020. Hungarian GP, or Valtteri's bowling game, And hence the idea that George rams Carlos, who in turn rams Max, and Lewis wins,

[@atulgautam2081]

We were promised a 3 way battle this year but it didn’t happen hopefully US GP was a little teaser for next season 🤞

[@Chyeahokay]

Didn’t even get a 2 way battle really

[@habier.6317]

it doesn't matter 5 people battling for second place and Max will easily win again

[@recipoldinasty]

Take max out of the equation and it kinda was a 3 way battle

[@mayraalejandramoralesqueza5203]

I m agree with Matt i love Circuito de las Américas. Is Wonderful and always deliver. Top 5 at the calendar but is my favorite track.

[@jeroenbons637]

Clumsy Strolling along

[@Evan102030]

Pete Windsor also consistently says Bowtahs

[@tomm1413]

Zak Brown even said Boat-ass

[@nickofzo]

I'd like to hear a Valtteri Podcast

[@sipmitdip2538]

Mick was faster than mag until his stupid pit stop and then he received damage.....D for Haas but not mick

[@bynahelemaal]

Awh katie made the brad pitt joke before the chat did, but they didn’t hear, so she didn’t get credit 😅😂😂

[@Gerhard_booysen]

I think the reason they used up their mediums is Mercedes (Hamilton) has been pretty good at getting the hards fired up

[@OscarRuffinelli]

that willingness to take the rule to absolute extreme to gain a tenth ahead of anyone is what Leclerc lacks, it hurts to watch how Max just goes around Charles in every single confrontation.

[@rickyricardo2006]

Thats what separates max, lewis, alonso from the rest. Their willingness to take calculated risks. That skill cannot be thought.

[@FormulaReign]

Verstappen was 30 kph faster on the straight Leclerc had no chance

[@recipoldinasty]

@@FormulaReign leclerc was faster in the corners tho, its just his tyre degradation is too bad

[@harshvardhansingh5037]

What Katy said, do abcd f1 for FIA, Stewards and TV direction too 😁 that would be wonderful

[@danish5850]

COTA is really underrated.

[@billmankin6204]

That Max had a warning for track limits and while he was _marginally_ more careful, still extended the lead consistently to the end, to the point he would have overcome a 5 sec. penalty - definitely A*.

[@kamil030201]

What do you think about rating the teams as well as the drivers? Could be fun

[@davidearthling5123]

George “The Hitman” Russell.

[@berkaybilgin6084]

merc was mathing rb in the second stint on hards not on mediums

[@mangafgc2891]

the mirror is safe you can even drive without it according to the rules as long as there is one mirror on the car Tom coronel said this on dutch tv

[@calbarto7803]

Max vs Charles is like vhagar vs arrax

[@shadanebrathwaite3929]

what happen to perez when his front wing end flap broke off on track

[@rcrude8866]

When I watch this podcast, Brad Pitt better get a driver ratings given he was given more screentime than most of the drivers. I would personally give him an E for getting in the way of the front cars fighting but eh

[@tomm1413]

Bruh he deserves a big old Z, he got in the way of the lead, disrespected Martin Brundle and he was shown more than most of the drivers... You don't do these things, doesn't matter who you are...

[@soundscape26]

American celebrity culture.

[@suckieduckie]

@@tomm1413 not like he had a say in the broadcasting. Disrespecting Brundle is a big no no though.

[@sinther1]

Regarding single season win records- it's much more difficult to win 20/20 races than it is to win 10/10. Owing to reliability and sheer chaos, I don't think measuring wins as a % is valid from a statistics standpoint. A direct count comparison skews things as well though, so I think we just need to acknowledge you can't compare stuff like this across seasons. But what fun is that?

[@broyout3586]

Yeah, agreed. The random factor weighs much more if you have 22 races instead of 10. All the more incredible if Max manages to clinch 16, which is a distinct possibility. (he has to get to 16/22 to surpass Schumacher '04)

[@blakebarone1809]

I am now convinced Vettel is not done driving an F1 car.

[@jebus456]

yes.