2021 Hungarian GP Race Review | WTF1 Podcast

WHAT. A. RACE! We discuss Esteban Ocon's unexpected win, Fernando Alonso's incredible defence and Valtteri Bottas's bowling skills in the latest WTF1 Podcast.
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00:00 Intro
01:54 What a race!
21:40 Bottas's crash
34:16 Alonso's epic defence
43:06 Vettel's DSQ
51:01 Gasly fastest lap
53:20 Williams points
01:04:57 ABCDEF1
01:23:19 Predictions
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[@dacoconutnut9503]

The GP was so chaotic that almost nobody noticed Gasly got the fastest lap point lol

[@hell5torm]

Everyone noticed

[@dacoconutnut9503]

@@hell5torm everyone who? The most talked topics after this race were rather Alonso and Hamilton, Esteban win, Vettel podium then DSQ, Williams double points, Bottas bowling, Stroll bowling, Verstappen recovery, Hamilton recovery, Hamilton lonely start yada yada, no mention to Gasly's feat whatsoever. Not even the broken streak for both Lando and Max was in the trending talks lmao

[@simon11223344556677]

@@dacoconutnut9503 it's not really a big deal when the team is in low fuel and pits for new softs

[@stuartleckie]

@@simon11223344556677 to me, it was Red Bull taking away a point from Mercedes. So, yeah, it could certainly be a big deal.

[@4ntoCatch]

yes i thought lewis had it and then just noticed gasly nabbed it . still lewis was a bit busy for a pit stop and max had half a car and a point already

[@selder_7]

Sainz’s typical delayed podium means he’s now ahead of Leclerc 🤯 hardest working and most underestimated driver on the grid

[@karanbraria93]

Do you know how many dnf’s leclerc has?

[@urmom3046]

@@karanbraria93 2 and 1 was his fault

[@karanbraria93]

@@urmom3046 Monaco wasn’t his fault lol. It was Ferrari’s

[@MissedApproachMagpie]

@@karanbraria93 hahahaha I was with you until that one. Yes crashing into the wall in ferraris fault, master plan lol. If Ferrari did find it and replaced it you think the FiA walking away whistling 🚶‍♀️ it’s called a penalty bro they give penalties news flash

[@madhavisingh9046]

@@karanbraria93 it kinda was his though. He was the one who put his car in a wall. And Ferrari missing the damage is the most Ferrari thing Ferrari can do.

[@MEchanicAL_LSTAR]

I think most are missing the fact that when Latifi was in third he held up the majority of the field so Ocon and Vettel could create a sizable gap. If It’d been any other midfielders the results would’ve been totally different and we might’ve had 7-8 cars within a few seconds of the front battling the entire race

[@dislexyc]

No, because Hamilton wouldn't be 40s behind the leaders He clearly had the pace, had Latifi not held people back, Hamilton would've taken the lead by lap 40 or something

[@praveenjeyachandran8544]

i think noone missed this fact

[@praveenjeyachandran8544]

and this whole "i think..." doesnt make sense cuz i can say, "i think most are missing the fact that if valteri hit the breaks properly max or lewis wouldve won"

[@MEchanicAL_LSTAR]

@@praveenjeyachandran8544 maybe I missed it but I didn’t hear them talk about it in the podcast.

[@SyBo27]

@@MEchanicAL_LSTAR They where talking about Russell, but I think Matt tried to make that point around 15:08. They did brush over it a bit though tbh and also I had the advantage of reading your comment before watching the video. :)

[@steamroll50]

Haven't watched the podcast yet but Gasly should get enormous amount of credit for his comeback after the Turn 1 incident

[@tensevo]

No

[@steamroll50]

@@tensevo jog on then :)

[@steamroll50]

@Alan ALI 12 Are you seriously this bitter? Man had a great race, but if you don't appreciate it then it is what it is

[@steamroll50]

@San FransiscoGAP I think he was running P13. Not the greatest drive ever but it deserves a shout

[@Mateo-dc3gw]

How the f did yuki got same grade as gasly gasly was last and yuki wad Fourth and at the end gasly was In front of him and both cars were ok in terms of damage

[@roxannelyson7715]

Forget the grid place penalty. How did that crash deserve the same number of SL points as what Lando got in Austria or when Latifi got THREE points because his team told him to stay out at Baku? That's total crap!!!

[@susanalomeli4774]

I was waiting for this after that crazy race!!

[@sriku1000]

An interesting video on the FIA and the Vettel Disqualification i saw kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWHZqImbgqaimtk

[@powerofdreamx]

Ocon: Will Hamilton catch me?! Apline: *releases the Alonso*

[@TheJamonLance]

@peter pan you are either a fanboy of dirty lulu, or a 8 years old who never watched f1 before. Alonso did actually a masterclass on how to defend clean. The fact that lulu is a crybaby always complaining if FIA dont get his way, as in 2007, and then just crashes against any red bull in sight -ask albon- should show you better.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@peter pan I mean if you can't handle hard racing, you don't gotta watch bro.

[@shp27493]

@peter pan no

[@thelonesculler]

Some say that his ringtone is a siren, and that when he goes to sleep at night he dreams of drinking milk in America. All we know is, he's called the Alonso

[@thetrailerfactory5359]

El plan

[@scottwhoisscottish6526]

Bottas actually doing dangerous driving and getting 2 penalty points when Tsunoda gets the same amount of points for crossing a white line shows the penalty points system is broken

[@Alvin_392]

A comment about penalties and Bottas that I actually can stand behind

[@xc3274]

I understand it's clearly not the same danger, but for fuck sake Yuki, TWICE??? 😂😂

[@tensevo]

You've not watched f1 much have you?

[@xaviermalcolm8481]

Dangerous driving? Stop talking out of your A S S. Bottas made a mistake. Making an honest mistake in wet conditions =/= Dangerous driving.

[@Alvin_392]

@@tensevo what do you mean. He's pointing out that there's a flaw with the penalty points system. Which there is, Yuki didn't put anyone in danger with his moves (actually safer because he was faster on the apex than he should've been.). What Bottas did is so much more dangerous than what yuki did.

[@johnnethersole3063]

1:19:18 “[GIO] will be getting three D’s, lucky boy…” Katie, you saucy minx. She made herself giggle with that one and the boys totally missed it lmfaooo Love the podcast. Listen to every episode.

[@kyneticfilms]

*WHEEEEZE*

[@rex-1141]

1:26:56 as well

[@scsutton1]

The 2021 equivalent of Matt's 'Biggest D I've ever seen'.

[@wabash9000]

My favorite radio message was when RBR radioed Max and said "Your barge board just fell off", "Wait, all of it?"

[@NullXception-]

I almost slept in and skipped this race (in US). What a spectacle, glad I didn’t miss it

[@4ntoCatch]

sleeping is banned for the 2021 F1 classic

[@MissedApproachMagpie]

Bro Hungary is always a classic. It never makes sense but it always top 5 races of the season. Never miss Hungary!

[@Vacant_]

I did 😤

[@beausigmon2969]

Bro feeling your pain over here it takes some dedication to be an American F1 fan 😂

[@bananajoe4233]

As an European who likes to watch Nba and Nfl games I can relate :D

[@Clipsofracing]

I can’t stop noticing Tommy lift his eye brows up like every 15 seconds now.

[@iseebee1494]

Noticed too 😂😂think he is shifting his glasses

[@justinscreed]

Didn't even notice this until you pointed it out

[@prashikjadhav3954]

So you commented to make sure everybody notices it now

[@joshsmith7521]

Could just be a twitch or something or just adjusting glasses. I wear glasses sometimes and constantly shifting them

[@aditya.khapre]

Bruh

[@SoudipanMaity]

For me, the performance from Max is gonna remain as one of the most important ones, which won't receive much limelight. That he was able to keep going with basically the whole right bargeboard missing, sidepod and floor damaged, thereby rendering downforce lower than a Haas was mighty impressive. Absolutely maximized everything and even with 5 stops, still finished in the points.

[@a.lucius4459]

Reminded me of time Scumacher was stuck in 5th gear, he just refused to give up.

[@f4k3gamer]

Again horner is the one who said it. There is no unbiased source of data.

[@MrSander1998]

@@f4k3gamer you have eyes right?

[@SoudipanMaity]

@@f4k3gamer Once again, it would be advisable for you to drop the bitterness towards Red Bull (or Horner) and have a more objective opinion. If not, you're just another salty follower, nothing else.

[@f4k3gamer]

@@SoudipanMaity look at quali data. Max as well as redbull is way ahead of danny ric and the haas. Unless he had damage that decreased his performance by 2s a lap, he still had a car that was better than the haas or the mclaren

[@davidszabo1765]

what really makes Ocon's first win special is that the other two people on the podium were Vettel and Hamilton, the two most successful drivers of the past decade and he finished ahead of them

[@sriku1000]

An interesting video on the FIA and the Vettel Disqualification i saw kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWHZqImbgqaimtk

[@chrisfloyd7316]

I know, deep down, Mercedes isn't wrecking or causing problems on purpose but good lord do they seem to benefit from every mistake. Even their own as of late.

[@hyper3180]

I have Monday’s off and this podcast always makes my morning when I’m drinking coffee on my deck! Crazy race this weekend! Ocon goco!

[@Thomas-jl8xr]

Unbelievable how unlucky Max is in this championship battle the last few races, without those unfortunate events in Baku, Silverstone and Hungary he would be leading with 50 points or something

[@Formula1bliz]

Probably even more… ridiculously unlucky

[@speed37361]

Yeah so is Hamilton in Baku, Monaco, Imola, France and Austria

[@Isamaru7]

Josip Vrbat Come on. Je Made Huge mistakes in Imola and Baku. He was incredibly Lucky in Imola

[@jaryd12345]

@@Formula1bliz I mean not really. You seem to be working this out with the assumption that without the incidents, Max would have definitely won both of the past 2 races, which with Hungary especially he was obviously slower all weekend.

[@Formula1bliz]

@@jaryd12345 max would have had 26 points in Baku and 18-26 points in Both Silverstone and Hungary

[@selder_7]

Good to see Katy’s ok and back for the podcast

[@herewegoagain7403]

closest time we'll ever get to a reverse grid

[@chriscollins550]

Will not happen

[@4ntoCatch]

@@chriscollins550 think thats what is meant

[@4ntoCatch]

Lewis on Grid watching tumbleweed "We are either geniuses or jackasses"

[@chriscollins550]

I mean it will not happen because anything like this has to be agreed by all team's. If one team don't agree then it's not going to happen. The FIA spent year's trying to get the team to agree a testing for the new race grid starts

[@DD_elta]

Matt: "it's when you slip it in without anyone noticing" Katie: "that's what she said"

[@chriscollins550]

Lol

[@SteveFTW5]

Time?

[@braydonkendall2486]

@@SteveFTW5 1:26:56

[@andresgaribay1470]

Seriously, at this point it seems like Katy is the only one judging Perez without bias guys

[@gerardoevia6899]

He is not british, you can take as an example Norris, who qualified P6 and also got taken out at lap 1, and they grade him with a B

[@St-ik5zb]

@@gerardoevia6899 convo on bottas and the crash, talking about points on the licence: "we always say it is the level of mistake, not the consequence, BUT he ruined someone's race"...saying that with a straight face A RACE AFTER they defended lewis yeeting max and getting a penalty people thought was lenient is the clearest sign of bias in this podcast. i don't mind it, as long as we are all aware and acknowledge the fact that we are listening to three fans and not professional commentators/analysers. anyone pretending they are unbiased is not paying attention.

[@GloomGaiGar]

they are not journalists, stewards or FIA executives why do we need them to be perfectly unbiased?

[@purplefield6767]

The whole contrast between chaos, controversy and wholesome ending felt like a weird season finale. Did anyone else get that kind of vibe?

[@rex-1141]

As a "mid-season finale" leading into the summer break, I couldn't agree more. Silverstone + this weekend felt like the F1 equivalent of Empire Strikes Back. Drama, small triumphs shrouded by defeat, and most importantly - unfinished business.

[@jacobgivens7906]

Alonso is proving that he is a clean driver through and through with his battles with Hamilton here and George in Austria

[@stuartleckie]

Anyone talking about what put Mazepin out of the race? That happens between any of the top 10 drivers, then it would be a huge story.

[@reemkhattar]

Kimi hit him in the pitlane

[@Cailus3542]

It's an unsafe release. Not much to talk about, really.

[@marco_grt4460]

In any case, Alfa Romeo messed up again

[@eco_logic]

he spun in the pit

[@GloomGaiGar]

@@eco_logic wtf, no

[@TrueSonOfWalhall]

Just a friendly reminder we are yet to see Cyrils Tattoo

[@thanu56]

Max finishing the race with *literally* 3/4th of a car in the points just proves he's absolute top class 👌

[@f4k3gamer]

Danny Ric had severe damage, the haas is crap and the 2 alpha romeo had penalties. So not a surprise that he finished in the points

[@SoudipanMaity]

@@f4k3gamer Ricciardo's damage was lesser than Max. He was not downright missing components of his car but had severe damage costing him 0.7-0.8s per lap. Max, OTOH, was basically driving a handicapped car, comparable to an aeroplane with half a wing. So, yes, it's a miracle he still finished in points.

[@f4k3gamer]

@@SoudipanMaity max was missing a bit of his barge board . All other repairs were done . Basically he was still faster than danny ric(he had more than 1s over danny ric in quali and almost 2s over mick). So at the end of the day he still had a faster car than either of them

[@f4k3gamer]

@@SoudipanMaity secondly all report of the decrease in performance of Max's car comes from Horner who no one believes after the crap he was pulling out of his arse after Silverstone. He will say that max lost 10s a lap if he thinks that will prove max is God

[@SoudipanMaity]

@@f4k3gamer You are free to believe any myth you want. And your response does show a bit of bitterness towards the Red Bull apparatus, which isn't unheard of lately from Merc sympathizers. Whatever it is, it doesn't change the fact that Max's car was more damaged than Ric and definitely had lesser downforce than even a Haas. It showed why while overtaking Mick, he went off-track once due to understeer. A simple Google search will bring up the front view of his car which clearly shows the majority of the bargeboard missing. No major repairs were possible since it would've required a change of chassis. Some bits were patched, and loose ones were taken out. So, if you still think he had a superior car, it's probably time to open your eyes a bit and to stop being salty.

[@selder_7]

Vettel’s DSQ has hurt him and Aston so much in the standings. And saved Alpha Tauri embarrassment with having both cars score but still dropping from 5th to 7th.

[@shamr0ck]

Gasly was taken out of his spot by both Bottas and Stroll being idiots

[@Strudlfaust]

Are you soon starting to do these podcasts while sitting around the same table? A completely different dynamic than over the internet

[@constablewigglesworth1513]

Been waiting all day for this.

[@maggiesun8894]

Jacques Villeneuve was on Canal + , after turn 1 : « hahahaha bravo Bottas! »

[@markspiller7572]

Thanks for featuring my question😊

[@nickwall4879]

When my fiance starts yelling at me from the other room to do the dishes *Sainz post-race press conference intensifies*

[@Clipsofracing]

16:16 I never realised until now but on the F1 games Jeff talks to you on the formation lap. That needs to be fixed.

[@GloomGaiGar]

Isn't it that you can talk but not give instructions about what to do?

[@matt_dobson0614]

@@GloomGaiGar Tbf Jeff does say things like "make sure to warm up the tyres" or "let's get some temperature in the brakes". I'm not sure if engineers are actually allowed to say that irl.

[@acehaynes3501]

Crazy Race. I couldn't wait to hear the podcast. Sad that we got a long summer break. Anyways. The podcast makes my day.

[@laurindefleur6929]

YAY. I was waiting for this

[@SLongden94]

My brain hurts trying to work out how you guys gave Norris and Riccardo a B based off their qualifying but gave Checo a C for based on qualifying but he was 4th

[@swapnajeetpandey4821]

Its called "bias"....

[@Clannluan]

Seeing Alonso waiting for Ocon to hug the whole team before he can then congratulat Ocon himself was brilliant.

[@AnuragSingh-em9tl]

I can not even explain ....how much i was waiting for this

[@deanbarry4797]

I can just see tommy holding a pistol under the table Everytime they mention max lmao 😅🤣

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

My race weekend isn’t over until this comes out 🔥

[@sreganesh9045]

bottas wiping out the field is too funny to hear every single time XD

[@stacysgrapesoda800]

I loved the way Matt said A Star for Vettel 😂😂 I appreciate the grading and personally think that he deserved it judging on how hard he pushed in a track like Hungaroring where it is really hard to overtake especially a car that is very close to yours in terms of pace.

[@Leaferr]

Listened to the whole podcast whilst taking an hour long shower. Probably one of the most enjoyable ones in awhile. The manscape ad came at a very ironic time too HAHAHAHA. good shit, another banger :)

[@thepsp619]

Damn boy, how much water did you waste on that?

[@Sasilton66]

@@thepsp619 ~500l

[@rjfaber1991]

Got to love a nice long shower...

[@DreamClean]

Pathetic waste of water. Have a bath, numpty.

[@Leaferr]

@@DreamClean shut up old man. believe it or not, some people pay their water bills and enjoy long showers.

[@TnTProDuctionsFilms]

The 3 Musketeers have all successfully stood a top of the podium.

[@jumpcutfilms1958]

Hubert too, although sadly not in F1

[@prachuryyabaruah6551]

The fuel rule, quite ironic I learned it from Matt from a video some years back. Teams basically ran the tank dry to avoid detected and the hidden tank was used to pump clean fuel in for the sample. Mid race, mechanics pumped in the illegal fuel secretly using all sorts of methods that we'd call unsafe considering a fire hazard. If you remember Austria, George with the pneumatic hose during his stop, that was one of the known methods teams used to cheat to pump in rocket fuel back in the days. Even Dan Tictum lost his Monza F2 win last season due to lack of a fuel sample.

[@MikeLikesBikes095]

Imagine getting into the car all hyped, your car starts sliding, and you don’t even finish turn one… Hope the drivers get over this eventually. Happy Williams got the points they deserved though

[@sriku1000]

An interesting video on the FIA and the Vettel Disqualification i saw kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWHZqImbgqaimtk

[@scottmeredith3359]

Watching Katy do an interpretive dance while Matt is talking made my day 💘

[@reemkhattar]

Alonso also said he wanted to help Max 😂

[@willyvanloon1440]

The repect each other verry highly👍😀

[@pinquisitor9552]

A shame he didn’t take Hamilton out …

[@wickedjuice]

He knows Max will struggle to beat Hamilton, remember Alonso couldn't do it when Hamilton was just a rookie.

[@GloomGaiGar]

@@pinquisitor9552 the real shame is people want to crash others out on purpose especially after the events at Spa and Brands Hatch disgusting pathetic maggots

[@GryphLane]

Alonso's a knob 🙄

[@lucienklop5831]

To be fair, on the Verstappen also gaining a position due to Vettel's DQ-thing... While that's true, Verstappen gains 1 extra point whereas Hamilton gains 3, meaning Verstappen loses out two more points in the DC. So yeah, that does mean Hamilton lucks out more than Verstappen. /kermitsippingtea

[@lucienklop5831]

@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 While I understand and appreciate your comment, I was just referring to the comment how Verstappen lucked out as much as Hamilton by Vettel being DQ'd. I just hope the rest of the championship runs a lot cleaner than it has in the last two races. (I do hope Verstappen wins, though :) ).

[@xaviermalcolm8481]

@@lucienklop5831 Hamilton for the win. So happy with this amazing comeback from Mercedes. Long may it continue! 🥳🥳🥳

[@lucienklop5831]

@@xaviermalcolm8481 To each his own. Let's hope for some more awesome races in the second half. Enjoy.

[@daftgowk1]

Great timing, working late with Wtf1 on the buds, nice one folks

[@marccowan3585]

They could actually use the density of different parts of the fuel to make a sample from different parts of the fuel tank have different compositions, hence when you just always take it at the end when the team can’t control what’s left

[@stuartcarden1371]

Palmer on the BBC coverage said even if it was fighting for 15th Alonso would give you NOTHING! Absolute legend!

[@colemadonna6284]

The only way Palmer could get by would be to cut the chicken

[@GloomGaiGar]

Alonso has battled Hamilton in a worse car before for 12th iirc

[@ketchertaylor]

Norris vs Perez grading shows much bias. As they explained their race as similar. But Perez gets a C… Perez had a great start like Norris and was set to be fighting for 3rd

[@GloomGaiGar]

perez even managed what was expected of him and got 4th in qualy. Suddenly his goal seems to have been moved to getting .5 seconds closer to max

[@mpolinsk22]

There's no logic to their grading. No consistency either. It's not serious, but yeah, I do do wish they made more sense relative to at least the others they graded on a given weekend.

[@rdgracer96]

I'd love to see more That Time When Podcasts during the summer break!

[@joshuabrady1021]

Leeet's go!!! @WTF1 I've been waiting for this yt notification :D... SuperMax shall rise again!... also can we start lobbying for an return of the SA GP🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@jaryd12345]

I think its premature to suggest Ocon may not win again ever. Remember, Bottas will probably get dropped for George soon rather than later, then Lewis is probably only around another 2-3 years. Russell will need a partner and Ocon has those Mercedes ties. Yes he'd probably be the Bottas of that relationship in terms of quality, but he'd still win a few.

[@hugobarroso6517]

I agree. Ocon May have won a Mercedes contract in 2 years

[@alejandroquinones3636]

I think the only chance of that happening would be because of the Mercedes ties. Esteban isn't a bad driver, but in all honesty Mercedes will have much better options by the time Lewis retires. Lando or Pierre could be a better shot in in 2-3 years time.

[@selder_7]

While he’s been outscored by Latifi, finally getting his points and getting to do that radio message where he’ll play the team game and help his teammate gain at the cost of his own race can only be good for him. And with the tyre test coming up, surely the seat is his

[@sk185094]

To me him playing the team game should seal the deal for his drive at Merc in 2022

[@nathansaxonracing]

Katy giving Mick a D for crashing in practice and finishing 12th in a Haas but Sainz an A for crashing in qualifying and driving to 4th in probably the 2nd fastest car (no redbull and mclaren after the crash).

[@billylawuk]

Want to see you look at each team and compare their season between 2020 and 2021 at the halfway point

[@maxmorris7216]

The difficulty of overtakes makes the racing interesting IMO, plus strategies can be different providing good racing also my opinion.

[@matt_dobson0614]

Yep, people like to moan about how it's too hard to overtake at Hungary. Generally I would agree, but when a car actually does have the pace to pass, it's not as simple as breezing past on the straight. Hamilton would've been past Alonso very quickly on most other circuits, but instead we had an amazing extended battle!

[@ChrisAce117]

Man that's hype, Alonso!!!

[@HardThrasher]

Great pod folks. As no one on earth cares about this except me (and probably George), I'll point out that George's drive in that last stint was something really quite special. Firstly he had Danny Ric behind him, and kept him there, and then Max - albeit with a damaged car - and kept him there too, but also the rate at which he was catching his team mate. He took the gap from over 20 seconds to just over 1 second in about 10 laps; if the race had continued for even a couple more laps I think George would've taken the spot from his teammate. Simply by holding his track position in front of Danny, Max and Kimi he ensured the team got the points they were hunting - all in all, massive props to him

[@KimiButNoDrink]

Ngl I wanted an Ocon Vettel Sainz podium or even a Williams podium...

[@B-kl8vj]

Alonso is auditioning for Perez’s seat.

[@GloomGaiGar]

beside Max??? hell noooo lol

[@emungai]

Get this to Christian Horner

[@emungai]

@@GloomGaiGar Are you scared Alonso will beat Max?

[@candydormizzi2500]

What a banger !

[@BostonRules1]

I went in thinking, oh maybe this rain will make for an interesting race. Then turn one happened and it became the wildest race since Monza 2020

[@ghostlyrazgriz5228]

The one thing i will correct about this. When they were talking about Alonso's defending. Hamilton wasnt 4 seconds quicker than Alonso. He was 2 seconds faster. But Alonso was 2 second faster than Ocon at that stage with fresher tyres. The tv graphic was showing the gaps to the leader. Not the intervals like is more common nowadays.

[@Ram_RM]

Hamilton literally caught Alonso 10sec gap in 3 laps....n then caught up to Vettel covering another 10sec in 4laps.

[@ghostlyrazgriz5228]

@@Ram_RM the gap closed once Alonso caught Sainz. It was 2 second difference while Alonso was in free air. I was watching the gaps more than the cars at that point.

[@Ram_RM]

@@ghostlyrazgriz5228 commentators too said that at one stage... Alonso doing 1:21+ Ham 1:18+ Sainz 1:22+ lap times

[@Ram_RM]

Yeah it was not literally 5sec a lap faster...but certainly 3sec faster

[@TheJamonLance]

just imagine, if russell move on the pitlane worked. Because actually, even commentators and ex f1 drivers in many places didnt know if he could actually overtake people in the pit lane

[@joshuabrady1021]

What a fun 1h30 mins🔥

[@reemkhattar]

Predictions: Norris P2 in Spa

[@facundocastro2465]

About the radio rule for the restart For what i've read, pit wall can talk to the driver because it's considered a 'safety car lap' and not a formation lap

[@selder_7]

It’s really interesting that Racing Point, Alpha Tauri and Alpine have managed a race win this decade and McLaren and Ferrari haven’t. The crazy stuff never seems to help them all the way to the top

[@ChristinaMaterna]

In the first few minutes of that race my hubby literally came out of another room to check I was alright and not peeing myself 🤣

[@nivedak2558]

Aaah, finally caught the podcast within its first hour

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Katy is beautifully in sync with her surroundings.. big up team.. another good podcast

[@ryanhealy9342]

I'd love more “that time when” podcasts.

[@jorgewithaj98]

Alonso saw Hamilton, remembered 2007 and that awakened the GOAT in him😂

[@jasonfiglioli6660]

👍😂he was probably thinking, sorry Lewis you don’t have your step dad Ron on your side this time!😂

[@bereczkadam]

Would be nice having some footages about pitting scenes when a handful of teams needed to change for two cars fast, then the drivers should find their original places relative to each other, and then Russell deciding to go for the lead.

[@GloomGaiGar]

There is footage on the official highlights of Russel darting for the lead during the pitstop party

[@mpolinsk22]

@@GloomGaiGar You could see it during the race as well. I was thinking there's no way that was legal and sure enough they moved him back. Surprised they didn't move him all the way to the back for that. Yeah, you can plead that you didn't know where you were supposed to slot in exactly, but he/they knew that passing the entire field and cutting off the pack on the start was probably not it.

[@Septimus_ii]

I usually keep my scores fairly impartial, but this time I'm giving George an A*

[@mpolinsk22]

I don't get the fanaticism for Russell. Qualified 17th, circumstance put him in great position and still only moved backwards. Ultimately only finished ahead of a Haas, the Alfas (one with a 10 sec penalty), and two cars that had been through an almost literal demolition derby. I think they gave Latifi an A* too, because he found himself in P3 for a while? It is great for Williams to get the double points, but that was purely the red flag shuffle, nothing to do with driver performance as neither were particularly good. Certainly nowhere near as good as Alonso, Max, Lewis, Vettel, Ocon, Sainz, or probably even Gasly and Mick.

[@Jelmergu]

that is an interesting suggestion from Tommy, losing aeropieces for every win, at some point the merc and RB's are driving around without a front wing, bargeboards, rear wing, diffuser and still beating the haas car...

[@SquidJiggers]

Still amazed it took them all a lap to notice it was dry right after the red light when we could see from the tv camera it was dry lol.

[@Formula1bliz]

How are you rating Verstappen so low? Did you see what his car looked like after the race?; bargeboard GONE, floor damage, radiator, side pod puncture and more. An absolute miracle he was able to finish (and not spin or crash) with the little downforce and massive amount of under- and oversteer he had the entire race. The worst car with that damage and 5 pitstops he still managed to somehow finish in the points, absolute masterclass drive. Incredibly unlucky

[@dishengcheng7617]

How was he being rated low? He got an A

[@Formula1bliz]

@@dishengcheng7617 more so talking about the fans, they probably didn’t really understand the extent of the damage

[@bynahelemaal]

Why does Matt, in that all black fit and beanie, look like a 2007 emo kid that listens to my chemical romance?! XD

[@NeweyAdrian1]

Yeah and keep texting his needy girlfriend during his work. Scumbag Matt intensifies🤣

[@taufiqisufi6380]

This year's championship resonates with that of 1997 when Jacques had a better racing car than Michael in Ferrari but just like Max, jacques got into a few incidents, also the Williams had reliability issue why he struggled early on until he took control in the last race; i hope we get to see such greatness again without the incident that took place in Juarez

[@powerofdreamx]

Alonso: You always leave space Hamilton: He's all over the place Roseberg: Lewis needs to do better to set him up 😬🤣😭

[@dacoconutnut9503]

That was dangerous man!!!!!!! 😟

[@quigglyz]

@@dacoconutnut9503 cry harder. Your boy was 100 times worse at Copse. Just keep your hypocrite mouth shut

[@dacoconutnut9503]

@@quigglyz my God, I was doing a satire and got called a fanboy in the process. Too much salt is bad for blood pressure, hear me out

[@4ntoCatch]

@@dacoconutnut9503 It was a mere kiss compared to LetsCrashEm

[@dacoconutnut9503]

@@4ntoCatch who

[@maxpower5261]

1:25:50 Max was literally on the podium last year at Spa!... AND in 2018 too!...

[@FrankBoehler_apex1984]

One could argue that a grid drop for Bottas is the last thing you would want... even more cars in front of him to take out, next time. Maybe have them and the team pay part of the damage they caused to the other teams to neutralize their budget impact?

[@GloomGaiGar]

dear god, that run into turn 1 at spa

[@MO-rl9gl]

Tommy’s disrespect to Sainz continues.

[@fairooznazar]

Yeah! He somehow made Sainz overriding Ferrari and making up around 5-7 seconds as a bad thing. Its clear that Sainz overcut latifi and tsunoda by doing that

[@mark4motion68]

Lerc would have won the race in that car. His pace wasn’t amazing. And he bottled it in the quali.

[@fairooznazar]

@@mark4motion68 Not sure about leclerc winning. Leclerc is an amazing driver but then in Austria (where overtaking is easier), Leclerc was stuck behind Ric forever and then Sainz had to come in with a fresher tyre to overtake. Sainz also had better pace than Lec in practice btw.

[@mark4motion68]

Fairooz Nazar you’re right about that. I just feel there was more pace in the Ferrari. But we will never know. I do think saints is doing better then expected against leclerc

[@fairooznazar]

@@mark4motion68 Yup, definitely and Sainz was atleast a second faster than ocon/vettel when he had clean air. Sainz can match Leclerc's pace but he might not be as brave as Leclerc while overtaking

[@theemaxwilson]

Oh thank god, Katy’s back!!

[@ctrlaltdelete2979]

"That's just multiplayer lobbies isn't it? In a nutshell" Truer words have never been spoken.

[@davidreichert9392]

People can say what they want about how much of a factor luck plays when things like an Ocon victory or Williams scoring double points happen, but it's one thing to be given an opportunity and another to be able to seize it. When crazy events happen there is no guarantee that you will get such a result. It still takes a solid driver to get the most out of it. Another fine example was Gasly at Monza last year.

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

Yes, Ocon showed great temperament when under severe pressure from Vettel.

[@MissedApproachMagpie]

I never woulda thought this in the beginning but I agree with Katy on most things more often than Matt and the cofounder of WTF1 (Tommy)

[@odysseus1660]

I feel like Katy is the most unbiased out of the 3 Matt and Tommy let their inner fanboys out a bit too often, but they're fans so can't really blame them I guess

[@soserious4738]

I always think I already listened to this because Matt’s voice sounds exactly the same to me as Spanners from the missed apex podcast.

[@daniwalmsley611]

Bottas didn't just forget to break. He breaked way too early but then got back on the throttle and ended up past where he should've breaked. Thats why he breaked so late. Still a screw up but its not like he went into the corner thinking 100m board thats my breaking point

[@-Diceman]

YAY Katy is back! I hope she is feeling better

[@DannySB991]

Maybe the next podcast can be a mid season ranking of all drivers so far? Or a deep dive on what to expect on the second half of the season?

[@AbandonedRaven]

Whatever happened to giving the grading as Upgradeable aka U? I don’t know how you can give a grade after making it to the first corner.

[@wilseph1]

My head is still spinning.

[@mizisawesome8442]

Matt giving me Jack the jobber (from Cultaholic) vibes

[@Kreeschon]

Jess: *leaves WTF1* me: awww now who's gonna shit talk Bottas every week? Katy: HOLD MY BEER