The race that Verstappen broke Perez's spirit

[@yelistener]

Miami Pole Lap 2024 vs 2023: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaLYdIxrbq2Gd9U

[@yanikdavid3708]

Bro was going faster than Perez on 20 lap older hards, Perez literally missed an open goal that day.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Max Verstappen was blocking the goal and playing goalie 🥅 😂

[@Hamisxa]

@@SilverScarletSpider Max was playing chess and Perez was finger painting

[@Amory98]

No goal is open until Max has a working car.

[@daydrivver2074]

the damage was already done in the first stint since the mediums are cooked fast , thats probably 30 seconds that Checo lost on strategy. Hannah out did her self in this race hard tyres were the fastest tyre for the first stint. Update: Sorry to all I mixed the races with Jeddah here the problem was that the medium degraded faster than the hard that allowed max to get an insane first without that he would have exit the race in traffic.

[@Waylord-g7m]

Max teaching Checo how to drive

[@iceandcoldwinter14]

Verstappen treats other drivers like he was on a game

[@xsandpathx]

Helps when noone wants to lose time defending

[@daveruda]

I wish the field would at least make him work for it a bit.

[@joshflynn2173]

​@@daverudano point. his car is a rocketship

[@DonLee1980]

while on easy AI mode

[@il-ma.le.]

Also he's the "either I pass or *we* crash", and will be 'til someone will pay him back everytime. Gentlemen's sport since long no more.

[@wgolyoko]

Can we get a lap comparison between Perez's best lap and Max on his 30-laps hards ? That would be mightily instructive on how Perez drove the car back then.

[@person5551]

yes

[@mrdraw2087]

Yes, that would be interesting. Pérez was gaining a bit on Verstappen right after his stop, but once Verstappen started pushing, he was slightly quicker. Pérez couldn't push as hard as his tires had to last the remainder of the race, so there was quite a bit of tire management going on, which makes a direct comparison difficult. Pérez probably lost the race on his stint on the medium tires at the beginning of the race. These tires faded as soon as he increased his pace, so he couldn't build a gap.

[@yelistener]

Interesting. I'll see what I can do.

[@13geeky]

ooooph yeah great suggestion!!

[@buck_X]

Perez's laps 22-26 were mostly around 1:31.5. Verstappen's times for the same laps were roughly 1:32. From 48 on Verstappen never went over 1:31. Perez's best lap was 1:30.635. Verstappen's best lap on his first set of tires didn't come until lap 43, at 1:30.988.

[@Taima_the_lion]

This was easily one of verstappens best races ever, he was insanely consistently fast on the hards for so long. True max masterclass.

[@drinkingguy3168]

Maxterclass

[@ichuisaac123]

To everyone saying that max had plot armor or that he only won because other drivers let him pass without a fight: Max was out of position, other drivers were in position. This means that other drivers were fighting who they were supposed to be fighting based on their performance and abilities, while max was not. If they had put in effort to defend against max, it is a lose-lose situation because they would just be delaying max who would likely have overtaken them sooner or later anyway, and they would have destroyed their own race by ruining their tyres and overall strategy by fighting. It is in everyone's interest to just let him pass asap and go back to their own battles. Also, the reason why most drivers let him pass without a fight is precisely because he is so good that it is not worth fighting. It is not the other way around.

[@reggaesurvivor251]

Thank you thats the inside knowledge I was wondering about

[@timobolka1]

It's because the car was so good, not because Max was so good. The early version of the 2023 RB was a monster, especially with DRS opened. Get it over your head that anyone (literally anyone) could have had a P2 in that car that race, starting anywhere on the grid. What he did next on those hards was a masterstroke, but anything prior to that is just filler.

[@BigFatCock0]

Bunch of pussies. Just fight him anyway. We came here to see racing, not some dude speeding on the freeway.

[@throckymocky]

​@@timobolka1 "it's not because the car was so good, not because max was so good" so what was it then? 😅

[@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762]

In the 2021 season everyone would fight Hamilton even if they weren't his direct competitor

[@MikkelL03]

2:40 "None of his victims", nicely phrased. People who say "it's only the car" as a reason to Max's domination is simply blind, doesn't respect Perez as a pretty good driver and doesn't respect Max as a generational driver. You gotta remember that Perez is a racewinner in a midfield car. I know he had a very rough last half of 2023, wich i reason as he got his spirit completely destroyed. I even remember hearing Perez had to go to councling so he could deal better with having Max as his teammate. And i see big similarities between Max and Michael Schumacher. They will both put their car in a situation where the driver they race with has to choose between either crashing or yielding (Senna was like this to), they both race hard, very hard, they are both fierce competitors and they both have unparalleled talent.

[@imnotftw]

Absolutely. Max makes Perez look bad and he isn’t at all. Max is just that guy. If this was a game he’d be accused of hacking.

[@MikkelL03]

@@imnotftw agreed.

[@johny153]

"Perez is a racewinner in a midfield car" - do you even remember how the race went? or the season in general? First the season - Racing point basically copied the monster 2019 Mercedes and with their engine aswell they had one of the best car on the grid which also showed when both racing points were getting points and finishing top 5 during the season (even Stroll got on podium twice and we all know how bad the guy is). Now the race - first he gets fucked by Leclerc and ends up last but the same crash took Leclerc and Verstappen out - both of them better drivers than him. Then he battles thru the field which I admit was well done but ok. Then towards the end he sits at 3rd place while both Mercedes are miles ahead - then someone in Williams crash and Mercedes double-stack under safety car, absolutely fucks up the pit stops (slow and put wrong tires) so Russel has to pit stop AGAIN and Bottas is left on 3 years old hards. After Russell having to pit twice still battles thru the field and is about to clear Perez aswell but gets puncture and have to pit again. This win is overrated as fuck. If anything this race should be remembered for Russels heartbreak. The lad got one chance in top car, absolutely smashes and it took so much to deny him the win. He got as much bad luck in one race others get in full season.

[@MikkelL03]

@@johny153 you do realise that a top 5 car is a midfield don't you? there is 10 teams in f1, nr 5 team is right in the middle.

[@johny153]

@@MikkelL03 you do realize a 2nd fastest car still falls into TOP 5 category right? I said top 5 because the cars develop thru the season and some tracks suit it more some less. Still people would argue that that season Mercedes was the fastest car, then the pink Mercedes (aka Racing Point) and then the rest because RP had the awesome 2019 Merc chassis and awesome 2020 Merc engine.

[@OPSTARKy]

Perez is a damn good driver but Verstappen is one in a decade talent. It's funny how he makes the best drivers in the world look like easy AI on some sim game.

[@tedfromyt6523]

because no one defend

[@MikkelL03]

​@@tedfromyt6523no one defend because they know they don't have a chance. They're just smart enough to understand it's not worth it to cook your tires and get further behind the pack just so they can defend from someone who is gonna overtake them.

[@bramdebont6373]

@@MikkelL03amen.

[@blenzo8344]

@@MikkelL03 Also keep in mind Perez' driving style is not compatible with the Red Bulls at all. Gasly and Albon are both very talented but couldn't handle the front bias of the Red Bull. The only other driver that could was Ricciardo and he couldn't handle the rear bias of the McLaren.

[@Nzxtz07]

@@tedfromyt6523 Well, there is a reason they didn't bother to defend. Why would they waste time battling when they know he's going to overtake them no matter what.

[@mun123keet]

I forgot the source but Perez did say this was the race where he got demoralized and his performance started to tank, seeing how far back Max was and being able to win was no easy feat. He started seeking therapy (not sure if he still is) but it's good to see Perez is back in good form this year.

[@Evan102030]

He started off with two wins last season. I'm not sure about this notion we keep hearing.

[@mchouseboat3405]

@@Evan102030what? That only shows that his spirit was broken after this race??

[@tobiaskroger7102]

This "therapy" thing is very exaggerated, and a media play on the widely confused public perception of the word. On that level (and way below), almost every athlete makes use of sports psychologists just like physiotherapists nowadays.

[@Hamisxa]

@@tobiaskroger7102 Lmao Perez now has PTSD when he sees another RedBull in his mirrors and immediately folds

[@Ixxlostinabox]

@@tobiaskroger7102 Exactly this. Perez was probably talking about it like anything else the drivers do, it's part of the support the teams offer them. Therapy still has such a weird stigma to it even though it is increasingly popular.

[@ukps9632]

The DRS delta RBR had back then negates any DRS train problem. But Perez struggled a lot more to cleave through like this. Max is better on the exits (apart from slow speed) and more confident on the brakes, that much we can tell. Means he can dump the battery in attack instead of constantly needing it a lot.

[@Uno.Numero]

I've never seen any driver since Michael Schumacher that has complete command over his car. Brilliant Driver and Legend in the making.

[@andrewmelton2686]

The only top driver he's fought against is lewis in 2021 and he would've lost without a last lap rule change. Don't even put him in the same sentence as schumacher who fought against world class drivers

[@dakair2]

​​​@@andrewmelton2686You forgot Max's luck during that season haven't you? Lewis would've been cleared races prior to AD

[@Srt3D01-db-01]

Lol sure kid

[@emiliolabrin8302]

Verstappen is as good as Hamilton, Schumacher, Senna, etc. Accept it​@@andrewmelton2686

[@roflcoptero]

@@andrewmelton2686 Lol, dumbass lulu fans, now all you can do is cry.

[@Ixxlostinabox]

Sometimes watching Max feels like I am watching a LMP2 car vs GT3 in endurance races. Just flies by them with no issue.

[@suyashprasad3177]

Every body let Verstappen go through as if there was a blue flag

[@ian234234234]

max + newey just makes f1 boring af

[@anthonylabarbera3656]

w pfp love invent animate

[@jelteg.6581]

​@@suyashprasad3177 well that's what you do when you know you don't stand a chance. you would try to defend, smoke your tires and lose more positions, that's why you're not an F1 driver...

[@meirwalt]

i love how the other drivers were like "oh shit is that max? i better let him through" lol

[@praesodymium]

the gearbox whine and those crackles

[@Oldmurray9323]

Yes, but just as someone who is starving will think a cracker tastes amazing, we have been starved of the great sound NA engines and are now starting to think this sounds great 😢

[@nombegenericosinimaginacion]

​@@Oldmurray9323it sounds good, its not better than the V10's but still sounds good, its just the obnouxios nostalfans that keep crying about not being like the past that dont like it

[@Oldmurray9323]

@@nombegenericosinimaginacion might have missed the point of my comment.

[@nmelol]

@@Oldmurray9323 this is by far best sounding V6 up to date.

[@JotaV2502]

Honda engines always sounded the best in F1

[@talharohaanlearningstudio2002]

1:02 Ocon put 0 defense understandably 😭

[@__Ben]

This has to be one of the times we got closest to seeing absolute maximum attack out of that car

[@AJG63]

When Max Verstappen’s back is against the wall, he delivers. Period.

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

And that's a big difference from other drivers who simply crumble under pressure...Leclerc has done it so many times (He actually crashed on the Q3 in this race, which was why Max was P9 in the quali, since he could tie a good lap at first). Norris disappointed me greatly in China, going wide during the sprint when he was side by side with Hamilton...Leclerc is also now very inconsitent in Qualis, since the Ferrari tyre warming is different nowadays (before it was the best quali car since the tyres got up to temperature really fast, which was bad in race but excellent for one-lap pace)

[@AJG63]

@@jaguatiricaimediata5305 I will always root for Leclerc, but you’re right. He has become inconsistent as of late. I don’t even worry about Norris anymore. I know he’ll throw away any good opportunity at a win as always

[@MrShadowofthewind]

​@@jaguatiricaimediata5305Don't forget Russel who binned it at the last lap, would have been an easy podium.

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

@@AJG63 Right now, it seems that only Max, Alonso and Hamilton have a true racing heart (not surprisingly they are the only ones who have won a title and have less to prove, although they are all still hungry for more). I do think Leclerc is as talented as these three, but mentally he has been destroyed. I don't blame him, Ferrari has treated him very badly...

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

@@MrShadowofthewind Yes lol! I guess I meant he fought him temporarily, but not even with a blown sidepod he could hold him off.

[@DaveMcIroy]

1:10 - saying Bottas is not defending is like saying water is wet.

[@jonybtw]

bros improving the improvement

[@BruceKarrde]

This happened after Perez' comment on wanting to go for the WDC and thinking he has a chance. Not sure what the phenomenon is called, but it happens when someone thinks they are better than you, and then you show them that they are nowhere close.

[@Jrh-rp7np]

Man imagine how great Perez felt Sunday morning., he just won Baku,, he was on pole and Max was starting p9… and by Sunday afternoon he was destroyed

[@thegreat0220]

The photo of Verstappen pointing to the 1 on his car is everywhere in my house. I now make sure I come first everywhere. My wife isn’t happy for some reason

[@F1_Continued]

you COME first, maybe thats why.

[@kristoffer3000]

@@F1_Continued Congratulations, you understood the joke. 👏👏

[@deadbeef576]

Then you gotta lap her by doing it again

[@TheInfamoushalo]

Max is one of those once in a generational racers through and through. I mean he even wins playing simulation racing!! What kind of BEAST does that?! How do you even compare?

[@srthebox4946]

Hes one of the fastest drivers ever both in real life and in the simulator, never seen a driver so utterly dominant in both

[@gomezthechimp1116]

Verstappen breaks everyone else's spirit, in every race.

[@hirsutebodkin6888]

No he doesn't, they just ignore him and get on with their own races 🤣

[@fracmas5481]

@@hirsutebodkin6888 exacty breaks their spirits to go for p1 they just ignore it.

[@anameyoucantremember]

Again with this stale narrative. Max didn't "break Perez's spirit". A man with a broken spirit does not fight back every race even with the amount of struggles he was having. Perez lost the grasp of the car due to upgrades moving away from him, and of course the utter dominance and skill of Max was a heavy load to withstand, but Perez just kept at it. He failed, but he tried, and that's the key. A broken spirit just ceases to try, like Albon, who cried, and Gasly, who raged, and Ricciardo, who ran away. Seriously, Perez should be given much more respect. He's the only driver who has managed to beat Max on pure pace since Leclerc in Austria 2022.

[@WipeoutFPV]

the sorry state of formula 1 today - drivers not even bothering to defend.

[@Yahniboy]

I remember that race. No one and I mean no one defended their position against Verstappen. Every pass he made was unchallenged so of course he caught up to him.

[@kl9505]

How Max accelarates when DRS opens at 1:28 is amazing.

[@indyawichofficial1346]

The control over the car looks almost supernatural, as it seems that Max sits in whole another racing class on the track next to his opponents. The sheer difference of speed, as he was passing 8 fastest drivers in the front throughout the race, with such an ease, left me perplexed about the cars of others, despite all the valid arguments clearly behind Max's exceptional driving skills.

[@miguel.santiago.98]

i used to hate verstappen due to his clashes against vettel (my favorite driver) but after the almighty 2021 season and onwards i started to appreciate max's talent and like him for what he was doing, which is impressive

[@yco67]

2:17 when you have average of 16kmh faster car on DRS makes a big difference. Car in front has DRS open also but walked past by.

[@tkeev]

16km/h faster DRS was only in comparison to the Ferrari whose DRS was horrible. Even the Haas had a faster DRS

[@martijnmoerdijk4670]

Prior to this race was the Azerbadijan Grand Prix which Perez won. According to Karun Chandhok, Jos Verstappen told that Max was fuming that 'Perez would never beat him again' after the Baku race. And indeed Perez didn't win a single race after Baku starting with the Miami GP.

[@elChirrinChirriondelDiablo]

It’s weird how that line from Max can be at the same time funny and scary.

[@Av3ntur0zky]

I love how the RB19-20 sound. Very similar to the GTP Acura Arx-06 while breaking or accelerating out of the corners.

[@ShimmyX]

The one i still find amazing is his recovery in vegas

[@HAU11N]

You think you could make the text boxes any bigger?

[@christopherofarrell8665]

Every other driver; "Oh Perez is trying to overtake me eh? We'll, we'll see about THAT-" Race Engineer: "Reminder; Perez is P1, that's *Max* coming up behind you." Every other driver: "Oh! Right, well, move along Max, move along..."

[@isaacm2374]

Modern F1 - Where no-one bothers to defend.

[@palpitateguy5764]

i wonder why these drivers didn't put up a fight or at least tried to. this really gave the ease to verstappen to gain positions. if these (passed drivers) even put a single defense, things would go differently

[@plane15man]

That race also broke my spirit as a Checo fan, ngl

[@RaindropsBleeding]

you really gonna put up an opaque graphic for half the lap? Damn

[@johnny_gtr]

Based on VER being faster than PER on 21 lap old tyres, I think PER broke his own spirit that day - a come to Jesus moment, you're not as good as your team mate in a race. One lap pace, sometimes. But not in a race.

[@bhp9415]

he had hard tyres, was given a better strategy.

[@SaintDorado]

I am not a fan of Max, but it's hard to deny that he is one of the greatest talents the sport has ever seen. Even though he is sitting in the best car, it is still incredible how much he is getting out of that machine. Too bad it makes the races quite boring.

[@massimilianodilandro]

I wont ever understand why NO ONE put a minimum defense. If u see even only the 2010’s era, u will see that people fought back every time!

[@ZeZwede]

"this was the only defence he encountered the whole race" this is just sad. it shows that the rest of the grid just dont even bother fighting the RB at the time.

[@Brinta3]

Or that Pérez, driving the same car, was the only one able to put up any fight.

[@stayfrost04]

Some of those drivers would've put up a defence against Perez, as they usually do but they don't even try it with Verstappen. The difference is that despite having the same car, some of them believe that they can keep Perez behind while they know fighting Verstappen would only lose them time. It's not "only" about the car, even if it plays a large role, but also who is driving it that influences the others to not put up a defence.

[@pramitpratimdas8198]

​@@stayfrost04Nah people don't defend perez either unless they have a sizable advantage. Just look at all the overtakes Perez did just this year

[@lorenmax2.013]

Meanwhile me not making it past the first turn on the F1 game without pulling a stroll. Except when I do manage to overtake, where I proceed to get excited and spin

[@BanditoBurrito]

I like to think my race craft is great, until you turn off no flashbacks and realize how mid you are lol. Front wing damage turn 1 🗿

[@BostilCensurado]

Racing games are harder than the real thing because they arent realistic enough and you dont have the same feel of the car and notion of speed as in the real thing. I also doubt you have 20 years of experience playing the same game, shit completely changes from one game to another. And thats why i dont care about racing games.

[@timhoppie1]

Next time please make the text box bigger so I can only hear the sounds

[@Luis-tx5ii]

With Perez, that RB19 is a rocketship. While it looked like a warp drive with Max, two drivers of massively different calibre driving a car of stratospheric capabilities.

[@brolo7234]

Verstappen is an absolute monster, but to be fair to Perez I really don't like how modern F1 is all about managing your tyres, meaning no one will eve bother putting up a fight against Verstappen since it would compromise their tyre stint. It feels like a procession when no one even bothers even putting their elbows out like they would in the past.

[@SivaKumarNitesh]

One thing not said was that: Perez wasn't given deltas. When he eventually got the timings given it was just a few laps until overtake. F1 fan here.

[@bryan34wable]

If positions were swapped, Max 1st by 22 seconds and Perez finishes 4th

[@mat_bb]

This is the only time we've seen Max show his true power in this season. Maybe a couple laps in Dutch GP, too

[@dco1019]

that blistering lap in monaco came after this I think.. dutch Gp was good too if im not mistaken with that was the rain start on the inters and then the race went full wet before the first lap was over. perez did the optimal strat by coming in for full wets right away which gave him the big lead and verstappen still annihilated him

[@AndrewYac]

@@dco1019Perez spun in that race, that made him lose even more time iirc

[@DjDragonAthens77]

Dude! I was waiting for this one! Once again incredible job your videos are amazing all the time. Keep it up the good work Best regards from Greece John 🙂

[@cupuacu4life13]

WHY DOES NOBODY DEFEND, screw it ima stick with IMSA

[@nomzz1]

would've liked if i could've actually seen that last overtake, the end cards popped up and covered half the screen. please make them smaller or add them later after you've shown all the footage and text.

[@buzios999]

Huge font on onscreen commentary completely destroys this otherwise interesting display of Verstappen's talent.

[@Chikn853]

This was only 22 mins ago and over 1k views!?

[@johnnytopgun6414]

algorithm. It was on the front page for me

[@SuicidalSheep]

Yeah, I can never wait to watch a new video from this channel and I guess a lot of people feel the same lol

[@beats4all914]

Anyone knows who is in Yelistener's channel photo?

[@900108Chale]

@@beats4all914 That's the Spanish actor Javier Bardem (married to Penelope Cruz) in his youth. I've often wondered why?

[@900108Chale]

The only guy that takes the time to analyze what many of us don't even notice in the race? This guy is a legend, in my mind. Most "F1" channels are pure gossip and bs, IMO.

[@tamboleo]

Two things: It's amazing that with the same car overtaking others he can catch up Perez with clean air... It's like he is not even trying. Two: Fuck that rule for "yeah he is in a faster car don't fight for position" Just fight, if he is in a faster car shouldn't be a problem to overtake you fighting... F1 lately is just a match of who saves better the tires... If they do the same to MotoGP it will be the end of proper racing...

[@ngu_khoi]

Yeah it's so unfortunate that faster cars starting at the back of the grid don't mean anything. Optimal decision for slower cars is to let the faster car pass so they don't lost time understanding inevitably that they will be passed

[@alexure21]

F1 lost the spirit with degradation tyres, they cant push , times are 6-7-8 secs slower than qualy, we see qualy this later years funny , cuz they are pushing limits, if u are saving tyres from lap 1 makes this boring

[@alexure21]

And answering your point, motogp is funny cuz they can push every single lap cuz they dont have the fear of tyres so, till that point f1 will remain boring except wet that has no degradation practically

[@Max-dr5lz]

Its not really a rule, more of a common sense thing. Its like a GT3 car defending against a hypercar, yeah you may hold him back a few corners but the only one losing is you as your laptime gets slower and the car you're actually racing thats behind you catches up with you.

[@ottoッ]

There's nothing you can do about it, it's up to the teams

[@Here.there.andaware]

Thanks for the video, however a small note: maybe an idea to not use the solid rectangles for the comments? It really disturbs the flow of the video…

[@brainandforce]

I think it might be intentional to reduce the chance of a copyright claim/takedown by FOM.

[@sethje]

defending against Verstappen only compromises your race and eats tires. So logical nobody really defended. It has to be mentioned Verstappen took excellent lines during his overtaking, making a succesful defens almost impossible.

[@micksteinz]

Another masterclass by Max.

[@kimwollmann7194]

Checo on pole and finished 2nd in the championship that year. A rocketship of a car, jesus.

[@nfc14g]

Would be great if these were voiced, give it a go!

[@osnaat]

@yelistener how do you get that lovely exhaust mic sound in these video’s? It’s not native to F1 TV as I never hear it ..

[@kaffeetasse9455]

While that was a miraculous drive of max for sure, it’s also a bit frustrating that none of the midfield and even the „Non RB Top cars“ are putting up any defence just for the sake of it.

[@fishfoolishness4222]

Someday what I would like to see is after qualifying, put the fastest drivers in the slowest cars and the slowest drivers in the fastest cars for the race. Let the drivers keep there qualifying positions and see how quickly the fast cars pass the fast drivers.

[@musculusiv4172]

He won the title there last year... This year he already has it going into Miami 😅

[@rishitbhojani4859]

Thts why max is called beast .. man he keeps clocking perfect lap on each lap..

[@deltari147]

That's what I hate about modern F1. The others didn't even put on a fight because they just know they stand no chance. Compare this with Moto GP for example where drivers fight tooth and nail even a top driver for something like P6.

[@900108Chale]

That's what I HATE so much about today's F1, race mgmt from the get.go.

[@Jay1787]

It was actually insane how much faster that car was compared to the rest of the grid.

[@sundancer7381]

Your comments block too much of the screen - put the comments higher up??

[@quentinruggles5494]

I don't think they "put up no defense". It's just they knew he was faster. Why risk your race for someone that's young to pass you anyway. Clear speed differential. I don't want to get into it too much on this stupid comment.

[@MartinTheBear]

Can you make the text boxes transparant?

[@frankiesalmon7545]

Use bigger text boxes next time. I nearly seen the racing

[@andredarigomes]

There is no need to put this black stripe on the screen, it just gets in the way of watching the video

[@barago9218]

I've always wondered, what is that super high pitched whine seemingly linked with rpm?

[@svenrendulic6442]

Gearbox

[@enzoamaya5110]

I feel like F1 is more of about racing against tyre degradation than it is racing another racers. However the performance disparity between cars makes that, despite in theory every driver is racing eachother, in practice they're only racing against a few. In this race this is so exacerbated that it turns out bizarre, VER was only racing PER. He also had the better tyre strategy. A limited tyre duratibility means that you can extract more or less performance out of the car depending on the tyre strategy you use, but this is also a function of the car's performance. The latter would mean that while reducing tyre durability would increase the amount of possible strategies, it would also reduce their impact, therefore no variation in durability would get rid of all the _un-racing_ in its entirety because the problem is the disparity in cars performances. The main factor for victory in F1 is which car you are driving, being a freak that lives only to race is actually secondary. F1 philosophy negates racing.

[@future62]

When quizzed on the secret to his performance, Max said "I just use what I learn in IRacing"

[@swoosh26]

Another legend drive from the goat

[@3monsterbeast]

he literally has not been the same since, crazy…

[@Mr-BareMinimum]

If only there was a lap time chart or graph to depict what they were doing between lap 20 - 45

[@thebeardedgingerontheinter3256]

Wow those description boxes where annoying

[@xmemegodx]

Let me watch the fucking footage why is the text blurring and blocking the entire screen

[@stfu7203]

Bro drives how I drive in F1 2023 on easy mode. He's in a whole other league.

[@johnleven8907]

If I find anybody considering it possible for Red Bull to be slowing Checo down on purpose, come on. Who the hell would think that's even possible.

[@Aries19974]

The race where Max gave Perez the yips. Poor Checo

[@profahrer5160]

345 km/h on straith.. like a game 🤙⭐️

[@zaksacc]

We had “Through goes Verstappen” at 1:32 lol

[@silvina6287]

It is never fair to compare any driver to Alonso. Max is outstanding, for sure, however Alonso is a warrior!.

[@artillla]

I’m newest to F1 is this typical in previous sessions for top drivers to get little resistance by other drivers? I understand that they don’t want to waste tire life defending , but is the reason tires or just the difference in driver/car performance? Probably both. Hopefully get a bit more action this session.

[@Anonymous-i7u4y]

Its tyre saving and no Chance because of shit cars

[@hamingnu6610]

That's a correct assumption. If you want to defend your position, you have to waste both time (you both slow down to an extent because you're not getting the optimal racing lines + you have to put in mental effort to pay attention to the driver you're defending against) and tires (if you're paying even 20% more attention to an attacking driver, that's 20% less attention put towards making the right controls to reduce tire wear). This behavior where a driver is given no resistance really only happens to Max. Probably Lewis pre-2020, etc... Most drivers already know that the driver and the car are far too strong and that they'll overtake you anyways. You'd have to put an extreme effort to defend against them, which would be a waste if there's only a 1% chance you can defend against them and 99% chance they'll overtake you at some point. You just do not want to waste any EXTRA time or effort defending a car that's faster than you manned by a driver that's more attune with their car than you, because that effort could instead be used against defending from opponents you know you'll have a better chance defending against. E.g. It would be stupid for Kevin Magnussen in a HAAS to try and hold up Max Verstappen in an RB19. Kevin knows Max will overtake anyways on a straight at the very least, plus Kevin still needs to defend against every other backmarker. If Kevin tries to spend mental and physical effort defending against Max, he has less effort he can put out to defend against everybody else. It just makes sense to waste less time, let the strong guy with his strong car through, and defend against everybody else with as much effort as you can.

[@adzzfrr]

Sad that this race is just being acknowledged and is still under the radar for many...

[@valordare669]

"Ocon puts up zero defense, understandably." Well.....

[@turbofun998]

Ocon only defends if he’s being lapped or you are a teammate

[@900108Chale]

OCO was distracted at that point.

[@masso392]

Red bulls DRS seems to just be so much more efficient than the others

[@RobotTorzo]

RB compared to other cars is like my Honda Civic and gt3 cars.

[@ravenheart5945]

the exact moment max became a monster was in round 4 2023 baku when he lost to perez and when he went home he told his father that he will never let anyone pass him

[@bguzewi0]

It's entirely possible that this race was the beginning of the end for Checo's career. We'll see how the rest of the season goes.

[@zenchannel_]

Verstappen is done, Red Bull doesn’t have an overwhelming advantage anymore. Looking forward to competitive racing again

[@arunbabu6524]

Dude have the writings with transparent background also reduce the time

[@Brinta3]

The big blue text boxes are infuriating.

[@JOHNN01.82]

Max hits every apex perfectly

[@jamsbong]

When you start the game on very easy mode.