2021 Italian GP Race Discussions

After Super Max thumping loudly in the Zandvoort stands we arrive at Monza for the 2021 Italian GP! Monza featured the 2nd Sprint Race of the Season. While Mercedes were considered the favorites on this track, the race results proved otherwise. We got the surprise McLaren 1-2 with Ricciardo winning and Lando claiming P2. With both max and lewis out of the race there was no one to keep the Papaya boys in check. Bottas in the meanwhile was cutting through the field and went on to claim P3.

In this episode we discuss:

1. The (not so) main event (Max vs Lewis) 

2. Papaya Boys in the house! 🟠

3. The Aston Martin – Alpine sandwich 🥪

4. Bottas on the run to P3 

5. Disrespectful DC

6. Williams get the ball rolling

7. Gio shoots his own foot!

8. Special shout out to Toto! 😷

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Intro: Howling (Sting) - Gunnar Olsen

Outro: Your Intro by Audionautix 

**The 2021 Italian Grand Prix: A Thrilling Race at Monza**

* **McLaren's 1-2 Finish:**

* Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris secured a stunning 1-2 finish for McLaren at Monza.
* Ricciardo took the lead on the opening lap and held off challenges from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
* Norris drove a mature race to support Ricciardo and claim second place.
* The result marked McLaren's first 1-2 finish since 2010.

* **Hamilton and Verstappen's Collision:**

* Hamilton and Verstappen collided on the opening lap, resulting in both drivers retiring from the race.
* The incident sparked controversy, with fans and pundits debating who was at fault.
* The stewards ultimately penalized Verstappen with a three-place grid penalty for the next race.

* **Bottas' Impressive Recovery Drive:**

* Valtteri Bottas recovered from a poor qualifying position to finish third for Mercedes.
* Bottas made several impressive overtakes, including a pass on Sergio Perez for third place.
* His performance was a reminder of his talent and potential.

* **Aston Martin and Alpine's Midfield Battle:**

* Aston Martin and Alpine were involved in a close battle for midfield supremacy.
* Lance Stroll led the charge for Aston Martin, finishing seventh, while Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon battled for positions behind him.
* The two teams are locked in a tight battle for fifth place in the constructors' championship.

* **Williams' Points Finish:**

* Williams continued their recent resurgence with both George Russell and Nicholas Latifi finishing in the points.
* Russell finished ninth, while Latifi took the final point in tenth place.
* The result marked Williams' first double points finish since the 2019 German Grand Prix.

* **Giovinazzi's Costly Mistake:**

* Antonio Giovinazzi's race ended in disappointment after he crashed out while battling Carlos Sainz Jr. for position.
* Giovinazzi had been running in the points before the incident.
* The crash raised questions about his future at Alfa Romeo.

* **Toto Wolff's Absence:**

* Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was absent from the race due to illness.
* Wolff had tested positive for COVID-19 in the lead-up to the race.
* His absence was a blow to Mercedes, who have been struggling for form in recent races. **2021 Italian Grand Prix: McLaren's Triumph and Controversies**

**The (not so) Main Event: Max vs. Lewis**

The highly anticipated duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix turned out to be a non-event, as both drivers were forced to retire from the race. Verstappen crashed out on the opening lap after a collision with Hamilton, while Hamilton suffered a power unit issue later in the race.

**Papaya Boys in the House!**

In the absence of the top two contenders, McLaren seized the opportunity to secure a stunning 1-2 finish, with Daniel Ricciardo taking the victory and Lando Norris finishing in second place. This marked McLaren's first win since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.

**The Aston Martin – Alpine Sandwich**

The race also saw a dramatic incident involving Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, and Esteban Ocon. Alonso attempted to overtake Stroll on the inside, but Stroll closed the door, resulting in a collision. Ocon, who was following closely behind, was caught up in the incident, causing all three drivers to retire from the race.

**Bottas on the Run to P3**

Valtteri Bottas, starting from 20th place due to a grid penalty, put on a remarkable performance to climb through the field and finish in third place. Bottas's recovery drive was one of the highlights of the race.

**Disrespectful DC**

David Coulthard's post-race interview with Bottas drew criticism for its focus on Hamilton's crash rather than Bottas's impressive performance. Many felt that Coulthard's questions were disrespectful and took away from Bottas's moment.

**Williams Get the Ball Rolling**

George Russell scored points for Williams for the second consecutive race, finishing in ninth place. This marked the first time since 2019 that Williams had scored points in back-to-back races.

**Gio Shoots His Own Foot!**

Antonio Giovinazzi's race ended in disappointment after he collided with Nicholas Latifi, causing damage to his front wing. Giovinazzi was forced to pit for repairs, dropping him down the order and ultimately finishing in 14th place.

**Special Shout Out to Toto!**

Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, was criticized for his improper wearing of a face mask during the race. Wolff's mask was seen covering only his chin, not his nose and mouth, which is the proper way to wear a mask.

**Overall Message**

The 2021 Italian Grand Prix was a race of surprises, with McLaren taking the top two spots on the podium and Bottas delivering a strong performance. However, the race was also marred by controversies, including Coulthard's disrespectful interview with Bottas and Wolff's improper wearing of a face mask.

[00:00.000 -> 00:03.720] Clarence were together. The Alpines were also somewhat together.
[00:03.880 -> 00:07.520] There was an Alpine and Ashton Martin sandwich going on.
[00:08.240 -> 00:11.560] And then there was some William got introduced as well in there.
[00:11.760 -> 00:13.640] They were poking each other around.
[00:20.280 -> 00:24.000] Hello and welcome back to another episode with F1 Fan Fiction.
[00:24.280 -> 00:26.500] We are your hosts. I am Akash.
[00:26.700 -> 00:27.500] And I am Saran.
[00:27.700 -> 00:28.800] And let's get into it.
[00:29.500 -> 00:30.500] Monza...
[00:31.000 -> 00:35.000] Yeah, man. I feel like since the past three or four years has been
[00:35.600 -> 00:37.300] amazingly surprising.
[00:38.700 -> 00:44.300] You know, these so-called, in quotes, other drivers have been on podium.
[00:47.800 -> 00:55.880] so called in quotes other drivers have been on podium it doesn't disappoint in terms of the entertainment it gives and yesterday was none less before we move
[00:55.880 -> 01:12.840] on to other stuff yeah let's let's just get done with the main event of of yesterday Max versus Ham. As usual I mean yeah it it was a weird accident
[01:12.840 -> 01:18.000] actually like as soon as I saw it I was really confused what's going on like I
[01:18.000 -> 01:28.000] see one car on top of another. Rivals have tried to bout each other out, but this was a unique way, yes.
[01:30.560 -> 01:35.640] So I think it was like, it felt like, you know, you tried to kill me.
[01:35.640 -> 01:36.880] I'm going to try to kill you now.
[01:38.520 -> 01:42.480] It was almost literally like, Halo for the win, but,
[01:43.400 -> 01:46.200] otherwise it was all on his head.
[01:46.400 -> 01:49.280] Yeah. I mean, wow. That's, you know, time and again,
[01:49.280 -> 01:53.720] Halo has proved that that has been, you know,
[01:53.720 -> 01:57.280] such an awesome innovation in general. Yeah.
[01:57.280 -> 01:59.320] I'm glad like nothing bad happened,
[02:00.440 -> 02:04.040] but I'm kind of glad that the word got out, isn't it?
[02:07.000 -> 02:11.000] Yeah, I guess, yes. Otherwise, yesterday wouldn't have been as exciting on the podium as it was.
[02:11.000 -> 02:14.000] I, yeah, I'm with you on that.
[02:14.000 -> 02:20.000] Yeah, I mean, okay, let's take a look at this main event first,
[02:20.000 -> 02:22.000] and then we can address the rest of the days.
[02:22.000 -> 02:25.600] So, what are your thoughts, Akash? Please.
[02:25.600 -> 02:30.240] I mean, before I get into it, I want to put it out there.
[02:30.240 -> 02:33.840] I mean, for folks who have been listening to us since day one,
[02:33.840 -> 02:37.760] know, at least, I am not a big Hamilton fan.
[02:37.760 -> 02:40.800] I mean, sure, he's a good driver. He's a great driver and everything.
[02:40.800 -> 02:49.960] But yeah, anytime he's gotten into that fighting spirit of championship titles, he's crashed into his opponents.
[02:50.600 -> 02:58.080] So, yeah, having said that, having said that, I think yesterday he was definitely not at fault.
[03:00.360 -> 03:02.360] Stewards have been saying something.
[03:02.360 -> 03:04.120] Fans have been saying something.
[03:04.000 -> 03:11.400] Stewards have been saying something. Fans have been saying something. But any pit exit, you see any. And I mean like all 20 drivers, even Nikita for that matter.
[03:11.400 -> 03:21.440] Any pit exits, you take a look at. Drivers don't want to go behind anyone because that is gonna affect their timing in terms of overtaking.
[03:21.440 -> 03:25.840] So, first of all, Hamilton was totally right in terms of
[03:25.840 -> 03:30.680] trying to get ahead of whoever the next driver was. In this case, sure, Max.
[03:30.680 -> 03:39.740] Then, he was constantly ahead. As I think I've seen this multiple times, he was constantly ahead.
[03:39.740 -> 03:45.600] Max was obviously trying to be aggressive because he doesn't want to concede the position.
[03:45.600 -> 03:48.520] They were going into it.
[03:48.520 -> 03:55.640] And I feel like, by that time, Max maybe realized he needs to push back on this.
[03:55.640 -> 03:59.560] He was already quite in to turn 2.
[03:59.560 -> 04:03.640] I don't want to say Hamilton pushed him in or whatever happened.
[04:03.640 -> 04:07.720] It was a racing situation. So Max was quite into it.
[04:07.720 -> 04:11.440] And by the time he realized he needs to get out of it or go for it,
[04:11.440 -> 04:14.320] I think the sausage curve took the better of it,
[04:14.320 -> 04:19.440] which probably launched his car to be... end up in the position that it was.
[04:19.440 -> 04:26.640] But yeah, Max could have sort of not been Max from 2019, 2020.
[04:26.640 -> 04:33.920] And try to take it a bit lightly. But I guess, yeah, I mean, the emotions are running so high at that point.
[04:33.920 -> 04:39.520] You're fighting for championship. You don't want to concede a position. You don't want to be left behind.
[04:39.520 -> 04:49.680] So, overall, but I still feel Max is at fault. The penalty is somewhat justified, maybe harsh some could say, but sure a penalty nonetheless
[04:49.680 -> 04:50.680] is justified.
[04:50.680 -> 04:54.400] But that's my take.
[04:54.400 -> 04:59.760] I kind of disagree a little with you on a couple points here.
[04:59.760 -> 05:06.440] I mostly do agree that, you know, if we are to place a percentage of blame on both,
[05:06.440 -> 05:09.280] Max would have more of it than Hamilton.
[05:09.280 -> 05:15.880] But I am more of an opinion that this was a pure racing incident.
[05:15.880 -> 05:27.360] In the sense that both drivers were justified in really defending or trying to keep that position.
[05:27.360 -> 05:33.160] From Max's defense, from his perspective, his tires were at the right temperature, his
[05:33.160 -> 05:37.600] brakes were at the right temperature, he was at full racing speed.
[05:37.600 -> 05:43.640] Whereas Hamilton, who had just joined the track, he definitely would have expected that
[05:43.640 -> 05:46.560] Hamilton would be braking earlier
[05:46.560 -> 05:49.920] because his tyres are cold, his brakes are cold and everything.
[05:49.920 -> 05:57.360] So if you take a read through the stewards document, what they kind of say, or at least
[05:57.360 -> 06:03.120] that's my interpretation of it from what I read, is that they are basically saying that
[06:03.120 -> 06:07.560] Mack should have tried the overtake at all at turn one.
[06:07.560 -> 06:08.960] That's what it pretty much sounds like.
[06:08.960 -> 06:09.960] Yeah, he should have let him go.
[06:09.960 -> 06:15.880] And I do kind of, yeah, I kind of disagree with that because if that's the case, if they're
[06:15.880 -> 06:22.600] going to penalize people like trying these brave moves, I think, yeah, that can be an
[06:22.600 -> 06:23.600] issue.
[06:23.600 -> 06:24.600] But I mean, it's okay.
[06:24.600 -> 06:26.000] It's not that big of a deal.
[06:26.000 -> 06:30.200] Like three plays grid penalty is not that bad. In fact, I think it might come off as
[06:30.200 -> 06:35.840] an advantage for Max because I think he anyways needs to change his engine. So it was not
[06:35.840 -> 06:40.000] a deal breaker, like something similar to like giving a 10 second penalty to Hamilton
[06:40.000 -> 06:47.680] during the Silverstone crash. So it's not too bad, but I feel that this probably didn't warrant
[06:47.680 -> 06:52.560] a penalty or at least like maybe penalty points definitely like for causing a collision, but
[06:53.120 -> 06:58.320] I'm not sure if a proper grid penalty was the right thing over there.
[06:58.320 -> 07:05.360] I feel like we've said this over a couple of episodes now that
[07:07.760 -> 07:12.520] penalties should definitely be subjective because going into an incident,
[07:12.520 -> 07:16.120] it's not one person's fault. Right. I mean,
[07:16.120 -> 07:19.640] I guess like what we both of us agree on is the fact that
[07:20.720 -> 07:24.240] both are trying to hold off onto their positions.
[07:24.240 -> 07:26.080] And that's what led to what it led to.
[07:26.080 -> 07:29.720] Now, if that's what we are saying, that both of them tried to…
[07:29.720 -> 07:32.440] Like, Hamilton wanted to be ahead and Max wanted to be ahead.
[07:32.440 -> 07:34.520] Then that's both parties at fault.
[07:34.520 -> 07:36.560] Now, who's more at fault gets more penalty.
[07:36.560 -> 07:39.160] But at the end of the day, sort of, both should get something.
[07:39.160 -> 07:42.760] Yeah, I guess…
[07:42.760 -> 07:48.040] I guess the world's going to be divided on the fact that what sort of penalty should
[07:48.040 -> 07:50.040] or should not have been given.
[07:50.040 -> 07:52.360] And folks, to be honest, we want to hear from you.
[07:52.360 -> 07:56.320] Which side do you lean on if you do have a preference?
[07:56.320 -> 08:02.960] But yeah, I mean, let's take some closing mark on this main event and then move on.
[08:02.960 -> 08:06.840] Because I think this discussion is going to be all across the internet and I don't
[08:06.840 -> 08:08.440] want to give too much snippets.
[08:08.760 -> 08:10.720] I think most people are kind of bored by it.
[08:13.600 -> 08:16.440] I mean, especially like for me myself as well,
[08:16.480 -> 08:21.160] I'm kind of exhausted by all this chaos that happens every time these two guys
[08:21.160 -> 08:28.600] come together. I mean, I want to enjoy the race. I don't want to get into the politics of everything that goes around.
[08:29.240 -> 08:32.880] It's just not worth spending my energy on it. You know, this...
[08:34.000 -> 08:38.720] Cause yesterday, I feel like yesterday was more about definitely McLaren.
[08:38.720 -> 08:43.760] Yesterday was more about individuals in the sense like Perez
[08:43.840 -> 08:46.240] trying to put elbows out,
[08:46.240 -> 08:48.140] but being sort of an asshole.
[08:48.140 -> 08:49.640] Yeah.
[08:49.640 -> 08:53.200] Botaz. Oh man, what a race Botaz has had.
[08:53.200 -> 08:55.360] I mean, I don't know how he's not the driver of the day.
[08:55.360 -> 08:56.680] Yeah.
[08:56.680 -> 09:00.240] But yeah, like too many individualistic wins yesterday.
[09:00.240 -> 09:04.920] And I want to move away from this whole Mac versus Ham thing.
[09:04.920 -> 09:06.780] So, talking about McLaren.
[09:06.780 -> 09:11.120] GP2 engine, four years back.
[09:11.120 -> 09:18.760] I'm sure Alonso is regretting his comments and leaving the team right now.
[09:18.760 -> 09:20.120] Like sitting in the Alpine.
[09:20.120 -> 09:21.640] What about science?
[09:21.640 -> 09:22.680] It's good to me.
[09:22.680 -> 09:24.640] Science is alright.
[09:24.640 -> 09:26.000] Yeah. What about science? It's good to me. Science is alright.
[09:26.000 -> 09:28.000] Yeah.
[09:28.000 -> 09:30.000] I mean, yeah, McLaren
[09:30.000 -> 09:32.000] like simply awesome.
[09:32.000 -> 09:34.000] Where they were just back
[09:34.000 -> 09:36.000] a couple years ago
[09:36.000 -> 09:38.000] and where they are now is brilliant.
[09:38.000 -> 09:40.000] And I think Zac Brown has been
[09:40.000 -> 09:42.000] instrumental in this whole
[09:42.000 -> 09:44.000] venture of McLaren getting
[09:44.000 -> 09:45.000] where they have.
[09:45.000 -> 09:50.600] Because as far as I understand, he doesn't partake in any technical aspects of things.
[09:50.600 -> 09:53.480] He leaves that entirely to Andreas.
[09:53.480 -> 09:57.440] But he has been instrumental in getting all the sponsorships.
[09:57.440 -> 10:00.600] If you see the car, it's filled with sponsors.
[10:00.600 -> 10:05.800] McLaren probably has the most amount of sponsors and it is clear that the
[10:05.800 -> 10:11.600] money that he's bringing in is going at the right places because I've heard this a lot.
[10:11.600 -> 10:17.200] I've read this a lot that a lot of drivers have said that the McLarens are really difficult
[10:17.200 -> 10:24.720] to overtake because they somehow have this really good speed right off the corners, like
[10:24.720 -> 10:25.880] getting out of the corners,
[10:25.880 -> 10:32.120] which makes overtaking very difficult with them. So definitely, even Hamilton wasn't
[10:32.120 -> 10:38.920] able to overtake Lando during the sprint qualification race. I mean, yeah, they have made some really
[10:38.920 -> 10:49.600] good gains. I think they totally deserve today's result. Yeah. And it was exhilarating seeing the excitement,
[10:51.360 -> 10:56.360] like the whole team papaya and the whole orange gang on the pit wall
[10:57.440 -> 11:02.160] once the whole thing was over. Yeah. It was just such a positive vibe.
[11:02.960 -> 11:03.800] The shoeie.
[11:03.880 -> 11:07.080] The shoeie was back. Yes, the shoeie was back.
[11:07.080 -> 11:14.440] Yeah, it seemed like Botas was you know just standing behind hiding. He was like okay I'm happy to be a part of this.
[11:14.440 -> 11:29.200] I gotta be here, sure, yes I'll join you guys up there. Don't forget me. I feel like Zack's a very great enabler.
[11:29.200 -> 11:35.600] I mean, we joke about Alonzo's GP2 engine and stuff, but I think Alonzo's
[11:35.600 -> 11:42.360] experience has a very vital role to play in McLaren's comeback,
[11:42.920 -> 11:43.600] sort of thing.
[11:43.640 -> 11:45.160] in McLaren's comeback sort of thing.
[11:50.680 -> 11:51.120] The positive vibe that Zach has been able to put together in the whole,
[11:54.640 -> 11:55.800] you know, the anti-hass vibe is what I like to call it.
[11:57.920 -> 11:58.480] And that's getting them to places.
[12:01.640 -> 12:02.680] The other thing I sort of had an epiphany of was,
[12:08.320 -> 12:09.160] I feel like Red Bull has some very good race start training.
[12:14.060 -> 12:14.560] Because Daniel had… Wow! What a brilliant race start yesterday. What a start. Yeah.
[12:14.560 -> 12:18.340] Yes. And then, again, as you mentioned, right? Like, overtaking them.
[12:18.340 -> 12:21.740] I remember Max coming on to radio at some point and he was like,
[12:21.740 -> 12:23.820] it's so difficult getting up to him.
[12:23.820 -> 12:30.960] Yeah. Yeah. He had gone to radio at some point and he was like, it's so difficult getting up to him. It took Lewis so many laps to get past Lando before Max took him out.
[12:30.960 -> 12:39.760] But yeah, all in all, McLaren was just at its best yesterday.
[12:39.760 -> 12:47.000] Yeah, definitely. I mean, I'm really happy to see Ricardo back on the top step of the podium.
[12:47.000 -> 12:51.360] I think the last race he won was Monaco, right? I think back in 2018.
[12:51.360 -> 12:57.400] Yeah, yeah. Definitely 2018. At least, win maybe Monaco. But like, he was on the podium.
[12:57.400 -> 13:07.000] But yeah, yeah. His last podium was Red Bull whenever he was. So I mean, awesome.
[13:07.000 -> 13:12.000] I think he was on the podium with Renauld as well, if I remember.
[13:12.000 -> 13:15.000] He did get one podium, I guess, third.
[13:15.000 -> 13:18.000] Yeah, but a win is a shoe-y.
[13:18.000 -> 13:20.000] Yeah, that's true.
[13:20.000 -> 13:23.000] Reserved for wins, right? Should be reserved for wins, I guess.
[13:23.000 -> 13:29.400] But yeah, that guy didn't have a great season till now.
[13:29.440 -> 13:33.360] But I think in the second half of the season, he's kind of getting his grip.
[13:34.640 -> 13:36.880] I think finally he is home in that car.
[13:37.200 -> 13:38.640] I want to know what happened to him.
[13:38.840 -> 13:42.480] Sorry, but I want to know like what happened to him in this August break.
[13:42.520 -> 13:47.840] Because his post race with David Kulkardi was like, the August breaks definitely helped me.
[13:48.120 -> 13:50.960] And he just left it at that. So I wonder like,
[13:51.000 -> 13:53.240] did he do some power yoga or meditate?
[13:54.040 -> 13:58.480] Or just like did his dirt bike at an extreme level sort of thing,
[13:59.400 -> 14:00.720] which just pumped him up.
[14:02.120 -> 14:07.300] Yeah. I don't know what what but ever since he's back he's really back
[14:07.300 -> 14:13.700] right like it feels like the old Daniel is back like the one back we saw in
[14:13.700 -> 14:19.140] Red Bull you know fighting backs and giving him a hard time it was a repeat
[14:19.140 -> 14:30.640] of that for me today you know with just the start itself. I had thought honestly that this was basically a race gifted to
[14:31.520 -> 14:37.840] Verstappen by Mercedes because they entirely fucked up Bottas' race with the engine
[14:37.840 -> 14:42.720] substitution bullshit. He could have easily won the race if not for changing his engine.
[14:42.720 -> 14:43.520] He would have won man.
[14:42.960 -> 14:44.960] had easily won the race if not for changing his engine. He would have won man.
[14:44.960 -> 14:51.600] Yeah, I think they were just basically defending against Perez because Perez changed his engine
[14:51.600 -> 14:53.040] and he's on a fresher one.
[14:53.040 -> 14:55.280] So anyways, whatever.
[14:55.280 -> 14:59.240] But yeah, I thought that Max would just take it away and you know, just win because there's
[14:59.240 -> 15:00.480] nobody to stop him.
[15:00.480 -> 15:03.040] But it was amazing.
[15:03.040 -> 15:06.720] Like Ricardo just went off. Like, wow.
[15:06.720 -> 15:10.440] That turn one, it was just awesome.
[15:10.440 -> 15:17.320] Lap 1 and lap 27 is where, like, I'm guessing the peak excitement came about.
[15:17.320 -> 15:20.240] Because you knew McLaren now has free reign.
[15:20.240 -> 15:23.840] And lap 1, you knew, wow, he's leading into the race.
[15:23.840 -> 15:27.000] I think he led every lap, right?
[15:27.000 -> 15:33.920] Like he's been, even with pit stop included, he's sort of led, in quotes, led lap one through win.
[15:33.920 -> 15:48.800] No, he was behind for a couple laps. So I think when, basically before these guys crashed and everything, for a couple laps he was behind.
[15:48.800 -> 15:55.520] Okay. Okay. But yeah, still nonetheless, like, yeah, just awesome. Lando as well,
[15:55.520 -> 16:02.000] he played his role perfectly today. Like he kind of supported Daniel. I mean,
[16:02.000 -> 16:05.420] there were instances when he came on to the radio and you know
[16:05.420 -> 16:10.060] cheekily said that you know is this the pace that we are going to follow you
[16:10.060 -> 16:18.980] know. That was again coded message for can we please swap I know I can win this.
[16:18.980 -> 16:28.500] Yeah but but yeah I mean he didn't attempt anything that might jeopardize both the racers.
[16:28.500 -> 16:34.500] And yeah, still maintained the second position. So, 1-2 was just awesome for McLaren, I guess.
[16:34.500 -> 16:51.000] I think, by now it's pretty evident, McLaren is going to be the B a team in constructors. So, yeah. I feel like his maturity is also starting to show up well now with Lando.
[16:51.000 -> 16:58.000] He sort of now understands, realizes, you know, the teammate contribution.
[16:58.000 -> 17:02.000] Because Daniel's played his teammate part whenever Lando needed that.
[17:02.000 -> 17:05.760] And he's given him that, you know that switcheroo and all of it.
[17:07.040 -> 17:07.840] Today, he knew.
[17:08.640 -> 17:11.280] Yeah, that cheeky message, he wanted to give it a shot.
[17:11.280 -> 17:13.440] But he knew he had to stay behind.
[17:13.440 -> 17:14.960] I think it was worth a try for him.
[17:14.960 -> 17:15.920] Yeah, totally.
[17:15.920 -> 17:16.400] Totally.
[17:16.400 -> 17:17.120] Totally.
[17:17.120 -> 17:18.400] And then his post-race too.
[17:18.400 -> 17:22.960] Like when Kulthar asked him, like, would you have wanted to be P1?
[17:24.160 -> 17:26.480] If he would have said no, I would have judged him. But I like that he was very honest. Because yeah, who wouldn't wanted to be P1. If he would have said no I would have judged him but
[17:26.480 -> 17:30.880] I like that he was very honest because yeah who wouldn't want to be right so he's like yeah totally
[17:31.440 -> 17:38.240] but I know I'm here for the long haul so yeah I'm totally happy with the 1-2 and yeah he was
[17:38.240 -> 17:47.840] he at least was genuinely happy visibly so yeah the maturity is definitely increased. Yeah, did you notice one thing in
[17:47.840 -> 17:54.480] yesterday's race it pretty much felt like each team the pairs were driving together in some form
[17:54.480 -> 18:02.560] like both except for you know of course Mercedes and Red Bull but other than that it seemed that
[18:02.560 -> 18:08.280] way like Ferraris were together, McLarens were together. The Alpines were also somewhat together.
[18:08.520 -> 18:12.760] There was an Alpine and Ashton Martin sandwich going on for a while.
[18:12.840 -> 18:16.120] And then there was some William got introduced as well in there.
[18:16.360 -> 18:18.240] They were poking each other around.
[18:20.280 -> 18:24.040] Yeah, it was, it was quite, quite funny. I mean,
[18:24.320 -> 18:25.600] I think Vettel...
[18:27.480 -> 18:29.640] Basically, I think Vettel was ahead...
[18:30.840 -> 18:35.360] I think it was P11, right? When he started or P12. Something like that.
[18:35.360 -> 18:37.840] And I think he... There was a moment between
[18:38.560 -> 18:41.360] Lance and Vettel and because of which
[18:42.160 -> 18:46.000] Vettel had to concede and then three other people like straight up over to him.
[18:46.000 -> 18:49.140] Yeah, he lost four positions there, man.
[18:49.140 -> 18:55.100] So, post-race, Vettel's like, I knew my race was over on lap one.
[18:55.100 -> 19:00.460] And I'm like, dude, you have 70, like whatever, 52 laps to go.
[19:00.460 -> 19:04.940] So, but I think he was being bullied a bit yesterday.
[19:04.940 -> 19:07.680] I feel like Lance was being elbows
[19:07.680 -> 19:14.240] out. Ocon at one point I remember was like a bit pushy. Oh yeah. I think Ocon got a penalty for
[19:14.240 -> 19:21.200] that as well. I mean, it was just a bit aggressive and for no reason. But I want to come back to
[19:21.200 -> 19:25.480] race starts. And I know we were talking about this before recording
[19:25.480 -> 19:31.000] which is Hamilton's for a change great race start on the hard right?
[19:31.000 -> 19:37.640] Amazing amazing I mean when he started yesterday I was so impressed like first of all if you
[19:37.640 -> 19:43.520] remember before the race started there was this video message where Max's engineer tells
[19:43.520 -> 19:47.140] him that you know Hamilton is an unparalleled and Max is like,
[19:47.140 -> 19:49.420] that's an interesting choice. And, you know, laughs it off.
[19:49.980 -> 19:53.780] And at that point as well, I was a little skeptical, like,
[19:53.820 -> 19:56.660] why is he on hard? It's very weird.
[19:56.780 -> 20:01.340] Like nobody generally chooses hards for starts, but I don't know what,
[20:01.360 -> 20:04.980] he was just able to make it work. Like it's, this is the magic, right?
[20:04.980 -> 20:06.440] Like it's just This is the magic, right? Like, it's just weird.
[20:06.440 -> 20:09.640] Like, this tyre just turned on and he just went ahead.
[20:09.640 -> 20:12.120] Like, it was creepy, very honestly.
[20:12.120 -> 20:18.920] I mean, that's how at times you see him as a seven-time world champion.
[20:18.920 -> 20:20.120] Otherwise, I just hate him.
[20:20.120 -> 20:27.720] But like, those are the times when that experience and that, you know, those skills just ooze out.
[20:28.920 -> 20:31.040] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think like,
[20:32.560 -> 20:36.800] possibly he could have also won the race if not for the crash, honestly speaking,
[20:36.800 -> 20:40.840] like the way he was driving. I wouldn't be surprised if he would have won the race.
[20:40.960 -> 20:42.560] Yeah. Cause I mean like over time,
[20:42.560 -> 20:45.760] Mercedes have always had an upper hand at Monza.
[20:45.760 -> 20:55.240] They've dominated there. And the way he was actually going, he was what, already PE3, up on Lando at one point.
[20:55.240 -> 20:58.560] Red Bull butchered their pit stop.
[20:58.560 -> 21:05.000] Man, yeah, I mean, totally. That was a debacle of a pit stop. 11.1 seconds.
[21:05.000 -> 21:06.000] That was terrible.
[21:06.000 -> 21:11.480] I think they basically spent all the time they saved through ages till now in their
[21:11.480 -> 21:12.480] pit stop.
[21:12.480 -> 21:13.480] Yeah, on one pit stop.
[21:13.480 -> 21:22.000] Yeah, I mean, and if there was a millisecond faster pit stop on Mercedes, Hamilton would
[21:22.000 -> 21:23.000] have totally been ahead.
[21:23.000 -> 21:27.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah, he totally could have won this race.
[21:27.000 -> 21:32.000] And Toto, I think, even made that comment snarkily that Max wanted to butcher the race
[21:32.000 -> 21:36.000] because he knew if Hamilton would have been ahead, he would have won the race.
[21:39.000 -> 21:41.000] Yeah, yeah.
[21:41.000 -> 21:44.000] I mean, anyways, let's not talk about that.
[21:44.000 -> 21:45.080] Yeah, let's not go back there again.
[21:45.080 -> 21:49.000] Let's get, let's get back to, I think Aston Martin.
[21:49.000 -> 21:52.320] I think we were talking about Vettel. So yeah. Vettel, you know,
[21:52.360 -> 21:56.960] I think it's weird a little, I think with all the rumors that are going on,
[21:57.000 -> 22:00.600] I hope they're rumors where people are talking about he might retire or whatever,
[22:00.640 -> 22:04.520] but it seems like there's some contract negotiations going on.
[22:04.520 -> 22:05.040] And I feel,
[22:05.040 -> 22:09.040] I have this feeling that anytime Vettel is involved with that,
[22:09.240 -> 22:12.200] he somehow starts performing badly on the track.
[22:13.360 -> 22:16.280] Because if you remember Ferrari last year,
[22:16.680 -> 22:18.280] before his announcement as well,
[22:18.480 -> 22:23.280] and it just seems like he has suddenly lost his bearing.
[22:23.280 -> 22:28.000] Weirdly, like he was doing excellent right up till, you know, just a couple of races back.
[22:28.000 -> 22:32.240] And then, his, you know, he got that disqualification from P2.
[22:32.240 -> 22:35.840] And ever since then, he seems like really off-balance to me.
[22:35.840 -> 22:37.600] I don't know what's going on with him.
[22:37.600 -> 22:39.760] I feel he is just missing Kimi.
[22:39.760 -> 22:45.880] I mean, if you look at it, he's been performing so bad in the last two races and Kimi is not around.
[22:45.880 -> 22:50.660] So, next season, I don't know what's going to happen with Vettel with no Kimi around.
[22:50.660 -> 22:58.000] I guess, they will probably spend Monday through Thursday together and then Vettel will come to the race track.
[22:58.000 -> 23:01.700] But Lance was amazing.
[23:01.700 -> 23:02.660] Lance was doing it.
[23:02.660 -> 23:08.760] Yeah. I think, he was able to defend his position really well.
[23:08.760 -> 23:15.720] I think Alonso tried a lot but I think he wasn't able to get ahead of him at all.
[23:15.720 -> 23:28.560] I mean, he put his Aston Martin right after the top three fighters. He's P7 all the way up there.
[23:30.320 -> 23:40.880] Got the upper hand on the Aston Alpine fight. Yeah, pretty awesome. I think it seems to me like
[23:40.880 -> 23:48.760] you know he like hibernates for a while. That's what I've seen with Lance. He performs terribly for a couple of races,
[23:48.760 -> 23:50.920] and then suddenly he wakes up, he performs well
[23:50.920 -> 23:55.800] for one or two races, and then again back to his hibernation.
[23:55.800 -> 24:00.080] So yeah, because I think throughout the season,
[24:00.080 -> 24:02.920] Vettel has kind of had the upper hand over him,
[24:02.920 -> 24:04.760] right up till Kimi went missing.
[24:04.800 -> 24:11.040] Vettel has kind of had the upper hand over them right up till Kimi went missing. Yeah, let's see. I think Aston Martin are probably...
[24:11.040 -> 24:19.040] I think they fell back in performance the most as compared to all other teams from last year, right?
[24:19.040 -> 24:31.360] Yeah, I think the floor changes really messed up their whole thing. Yeah. I was gonna say, it's been interesting with individualistic performances, right?
[24:31.360 -> 24:37.280] Like Stroll, even Latifi for that matter.
[24:37.280 -> 24:45.040] I mean, Williams all in all, since the day they've gotten those double points at Hungary.
[24:47.540 -> 24:48.960] They have been killing it, man.
[24:48.960 -> 24:50.920] Like, something has gotten into them.
[24:50.920 -> 24:54.840] Russell finishing P9 again into the points.
[24:54.840 -> 24:58.560] Latifi almost missing it at P11.
[24:58.560 -> 25:00.560] So, like, both of them are above.
[25:00.560 -> 25:02.760] Ashton, Alpine, Alpha.
[25:02.760 -> 25:04.160] No one cares about us.
[25:04.160 -> 25:06.640] But... above Ashton, Alpine, Alpha. No one cares about Haas.
[25:12.640 -> 25:14.080] No, seriously, Latifi as well. Earlier I never paid attention to him because he was always
[25:21.120 -> 25:22.960] just ahead of Mazepin. But suddenly I think ever since Hungary, he's really
[25:26.320 -> 25:30.720] extracting as much as he can from the car, just like Russell is. And Williams suddenly has become really good.
[25:30.720 -> 25:35.600] And I am kind of glad that Albin is getting the chance next year to drive the Williams.
[25:35.600 -> 25:41.520] Because it seems like Williams might be a good midfield team for next year.
[25:41.520 -> 25:58.480] What do you think? Totally, totally. I mean, I think with the new management change and you know, the whole switch on the board with their new tech advisor.
[25:58.480 -> 26:06.880] You know, the whole shebang basically. They have turned things around for themselves. I mean, point in case, how they've been performing.
[26:06.880 -> 26:10.960] Sure, Russell's been lifting stuff, but...
[26:11.840 -> 26:14.320] No, I mean, he is. He's a great driver and he is.
[26:14.320 -> 26:18.760] But Latifi is also pulling the weight as much since it's a few races now.
[26:19.080 -> 26:24.080] And beyond those two, it's much kudos to the car as well.
[26:24.080 -> 26:29.440] So, Albon, I feel, sits there perfectly.
[26:29.440 -> 26:31.760] He's not a bad driver.
[26:31.760 -> 26:36.640] I think he's had too many unfortunate events with himself in Red Bull
[26:36.640 -> 26:38.960] that's maybe shattered his confidence.
[26:38.960 -> 26:43.040] But we've seen Pierre bounce back so well.
[26:43.040 -> 26:49.440] I'm hoping, I'm just hoping, man when Albon gets that bounce back at that Williams.
[26:49.440 -> 26:52.480] Yeah, I think he might.
[26:52.480 -> 26:58.000] Like, you know, as we said, you know, he never really got a proper chance at driving an F1 car.
[26:58.000 -> 27:07.760] Because going directly into a Red Bull, you know, in your rookie year is not a joke and especially mid
[27:07.760 -> 27:12.540] season you know it's I can't even imagine you know what it must have been
[27:12.540 -> 27:28.120] for them and then being spun around by Hamilton twice. That poor kid, he was just trying to impress Horner.
[27:28.120 -> 27:34.960] Hamilton just punted him off.
[27:34.960 -> 27:38.800] But yeah, I'm happy that Albin is getting a chance at Williams.
[27:38.800 -> 27:41.320] I hope he does well.
[27:41.320 -> 27:46.960] You know, talking about individual performances, you're right in the sense that this race was
[27:46.960 -> 27:54.160] kind of good that with these championship leaders off the field, a lot of other people
[27:54.160 -> 28:01.560] got the limelight that they deserve. As we talked about Latifi, same for Gio as well,
[28:01.560 -> 28:06.640] he messed up definitely but I think he was doing so well this whole weekend.
[28:06.640 -> 28:10.960] And then, that move that he did with signs...
[28:13.080 -> 28:19.920] I mean, he could have still saved it if he would have joined a bit more cautiously.
[28:20.280 -> 28:25.320] I think he tried to join and just tried to get onto the racing line very fast.
[28:25.320 -> 28:31.480] I think he probably could have been off the racing line to save that tap from...
[28:31.480 -> 28:35.520] Was it Laclerc or was it Carlos? I forget who tapped him.
[28:35.520 -> 28:36.880] I think it was Carlos, right?
[28:36.880 -> 28:37.380] Yeah.
[28:37.380 -> 28:37.880] I too don't remember.
[28:37.880 -> 28:38.380] But like...
[28:38.380 -> 28:38.880] I think again, you know...
[28:38.880 -> 28:39.380] Ferrari.
[28:39.380 -> 28:40.380] Ferraris were just... Yeah.
[28:40.380 -> 28:45.040] So, with the tap on Ferrari, he could have saved himself.
[28:47.440 -> 28:49.840] Yeah, but you're absolutely on bank there.
[28:50.600 -> 28:54.560] The sprint quali... P7, if I remember right.
[28:54.560 -> 28:56.520] Yeah. But... P8.
[28:56.520 -> 28:58.640] Yeah, P8. So, he was up there.
[28:59.640 -> 29:05.920] And I think he's being challenged by the question on his seat going into next season.
[29:05.920 -> 29:10.480] So, he's gotten that boost of adrenaline rush to prove himself.
[29:10.480 -> 29:13.040] And I think point in case, right?
[29:13.040 -> 29:18.320] Like the first few months into the podcast, we've ignored Gio completely.
[29:18.320 -> 29:21.600] But since the last two races, we have been talking about him.
[29:21.600 -> 29:24.000] So, he's definitely doing something.
[29:24.000 -> 29:25.000] Because we are quite
[29:27.200 -> 29:29.200] unforgiving to bad guys.
[29:30.200 -> 29:34.400] As the internet has dubbed him the Italian Jesus, you know.
[29:38.600 -> 29:43.200] But yeah, I mean he's a good driver,
[29:43.400 -> 29:44.200] but I think,
[29:50.960 -> 29:55.760] He's a good driver, but I think what works against him is that he hasn't had a single performance that outshines him.
[29:55.760 -> 30:02.760] In the sense that, think about George Russell, think about Pierre Gasly, think about any
[30:02.760 -> 30:08.000] other driver that you think is the next best thing in the field.
[30:08.000 -> 30:29.440] Gimenazzi has, for some reason or another, has always had some bad luck either from the team or, you know, created by himself, like today. to date. So yeah. But I feel like even Alpha is not as well positioned as you would hope to get something
[30:29.440 -> 30:37.880] from him. Like his P8 this weekend on Saturday was actually a surprising thing. So I feel
[30:37.880 -> 30:43.360] like even Alpha needs to probably up their game so that their drivers are better positioned.
[30:43.360 -> 30:46.080] Like all throughout the season so far, Kinney's
[30:46.080 -> 30:50.720] also not been able to extract as much as you would hope from like a driver like Kinney. I mean,
[30:50.720 -> 30:57.360] and he's obviously trying to push the car much. Last two races, Kubica is, yeah, he's there.
[30:58.000 -> 31:02.480] He's limping today. I mean, I don't, yeah, I don't blame him. It's not easy to just, you know,
[31:02.480 -> 31:06.280] get into the car and start driving. And I'm saying, why get him?
[31:06.480 -> 31:07.320] Yeah.
[31:09.720 -> 31:13.760] He's sitting, I'm pretty sure if you, if you take a snapshot of his home,
[31:14.040 -> 31:16.400] he's sitting right next to the phone, waiting for a phone call.
[31:17.240 -> 31:18.080] That's true.
[31:21.480 -> 31:24.600] So, you know, it's, it's for the money, right? Again,
[31:24.560 -> 31:29.560] Yeah. So, you know, it's, it's for the money, right? Again, like because they're sponsored the Polish petroleum company,
[31:30.200 -> 31:33.920] what's Orlean, right? Yeah. Yeah.
[31:33.920 -> 31:38.360] So they want obviously to be signed that seat so they can market that.
[31:38.400 -> 31:39.240] So, you know,
[31:39.360 -> 31:42.880] what about us? What about us? We want mega Hulk there.
[31:45.240 -> 31:52.880] But I don't want to But I also want to come back to what at least I feel was driver of the day yesterday, Botas.
[31:53.640 -> 31:58.840] Coming from all the way back, he's had some amazing overtakes yesterday.
[31:58.840 -> 32:03.040] Because first of all, there aren't many overtaking spots on this track.
[32:03.040 -> 32:04.160] The track's a bit narrow.
[32:04.400 -> 32:08.740] Either you use that slipstream and get around on the outside.
[32:08.740 -> 32:14.140] Or just try to be super aggressive on those chicanes.
[32:14.140 -> 32:16.800] And the DRS is basically useless, right?
[32:16.800 -> 32:20.400] Because all the cars pretty much don't have a rear wing here.
[32:20.400 -> 32:21.800] Like, you know, I haven't seen this.
[32:21.800 -> 32:22.800] Yeah, exactly.
[32:22.800 -> 32:24.800] It's just so skinny, so thin.
[32:24.800 -> 32:29.720] It's like, yeah, the DRS is almost useless. It gives just five miles per
[32:29.720 -> 32:40.160] hours of an advantage to you as compared to the other tracks. They're long straights right so there's no time for it. But that man what fun is it to say like Della
[32:40.160 -> 32:48.520] Ruggia Schicke. I mean and so much action happened there yesterday but back to Bottas, yeah, for me, he's the driver of the day.
[32:48.520 -> 32:52.800] It was like, I think, did we already record this?
[32:52.800 -> 32:57.560] But you were like, Mercedes gave him a Megafour Q by putting him to the back
[32:58.520 -> 33:02.080] of the whole pack. And then he came back with a bigger quality, like, okay,
[33:02.080 -> 33:02.920] I'm P3.
[33:03.760 -> 33:07.280] Exactly. I mean, uh, wow. Right.
[33:07.280 -> 33:11.520] Like most people were struggling, like overtaking others on the track.
[33:11.520 -> 33:16.160] And Botas was, I don't know, he was just overtaking people.
[33:16.160 -> 33:21.280] Like it was nothing. It was weird to see that. Like he was just on fire.
[33:21.320 -> 33:22.160] I think he,
[33:22.320 -> 33:30.800] but like now he is just thriving and having a time of his life because he knows that this is the last year at most.
[33:30.800 -> 33:32.300] Another Finn having fun.
[33:34.300 -> 33:39.000] Exactly. Yeah. I think he's two weeks notice, man. That's pretty much what I can say.
[33:52.720 -> 34:00.120] And on the counter side, I mean, Perez was trying to over-please his seat onto Red Bull. It feels like it's over when someone has to tell you as an experienced driver, give the position back.
[34:00.120 -> 34:08.600] Yeah, it felt like he was a little desperate and he was driving dirty somewhat yesterday.
[34:08.600 -> 34:19.280] Cutting corners. It's pretty much a known rule that you have to give back the position when you gain it outside the track.
[34:19.280 -> 34:21.880] Your engineer shouldn't have to tell you that.
[34:21.880 -> 34:25.800] Charles versus Dota. Charles did that splendidly. Yeah. Charles gave the back.
[34:25.800 -> 34:28.480] And I mean, if you have a face advantage,
[34:28.480 -> 34:31.880] you will be able to take the other person anyways.
[34:31.880 -> 34:34.120] You can use the slipstream.
[34:34.120 -> 34:36.000] That's just dirty driving.
[34:36.000 -> 34:38.880] Yeah, I mean, he deserved the five-second penalty.
[34:38.880 -> 34:41.200] In fact, I would go ahead and say he deserved probably
[34:41.200 -> 34:41.960] more than that.
[34:41.960 -> 34:44.760] But yeah.
[34:44.760 -> 34:46.240] I see where the preferences are leaning.
[34:46.240 -> 34:54.560] In his post phase he came over and said the track's quite narrow so there isn't much room
[34:54.560 -> 35:07.440] for overtake so there was either I stay behind or cut corners and I chose to do that. Sure. Being a dick about it and being arrogant.
[35:11.680 -> 35:14.000] Yeah, I guess this one's going to be marked explicit because I've been quite explicit about it.
[35:19.200 -> 35:20.880] But talking about, let's call it stupid people this time,
[35:23.840 -> 35:25.000] David Coulthard, man. I was so, so angry at that, bro.
[35:25.000 -> 35:32.000] Come on, British media. And the thing is, right, like because of him, now I hate British bias and British media more.
[35:32.000 -> 35:34.000] Like, come on, man.
[35:34.000 -> 35:38.000] It is disrespectful, right, entirely. Yeah, go ahead.
[35:38.000 -> 35:43.000] No, no, I was... No, go ahead and give people context on why we are angry at David Coulthard.
[35:43.000 -> 35:49.720] Right. I mean, it was so disrespectful when you're interviewing the person for P3 position.
[35:50.200 -> 35:54.800] And the second or third question that you ask them is about your teammate.
[35:55.000 -> 35:56.360] Yeah. Second question, right? Yeah.
[35:57.480 -> 36:01.800] When you ask about your teammate's crash, I mean, what the hell, you know, like,
[36:02.120 -> 36:05.440] have some respect, give him the right limelight that he deserves.
[36:06.000 -> 36:13.040] He's like literally cut through the field from P20 to P3. And you know, instead of asking about
[36:13.040 -> 36:19.120] how did you manage this, you know, feat, he's asking him, have you seen the crash on the screens?
[36:19.120 -> 36:27.440] I mean, the answer Botas gave was just no, but if it were me, I would have said, you know, just fuck you, man.
[36:27.440 -> 36:35.640] Like, how am I supposed to watch the crash when I was just driving an entire race and, you know, kicking ass out on the bike.
[36:35.640 -> 36:55.480] You haven't watched the crash? This is Hamilton, after that question, they kept playing that crash on the big screen behind him,
[36:55.480 -> 37:00.260] instead of playing his footage of either overtaking or winning.
[37:00.260 -> 37:02.660] I'm like, come on, dude.
[37:02.660 -> 37:07.000] And I'm pretty sure this is not the first time he's done it.
[37:07.000 -> 37:16.000] I don't remember his other specific instances, but yeah, I think like Reddit was trolling DC quite a lot for what he did.
[37:16.000 -> 37:26.280] So I'm pretty sure he's done quite a lot in his past. Yeah. Well, anyways, like, you know, these days,
[37:27.440 -> 37:32.040] I've kind of started, you know, turning off my TV after the recess,
[37:32.040 -> 37:35.600] because the programming overall,
[37:36.040 -> 37:40.720] feel is somewhat on a decline in terms of the questions they ask after interviews
[37:40.720 -> 37:43.560] and stuff. I think they can do a better job.
[37:43.560 -> 37:45.160] Here's why. Yes.
[37:45.920 -> 37:50.000] Wasn't he the one who also interviewed Serena Williams on Max's win?
[37:51.080 -> 37:55.440] Oh my God. Oh yes. That was cringe, man. Oh man.
[37:55.480 -> 37:59.440] That was cringe. That thing. Yes. Yes.
[38:01.880 -> 38:08.120] Yeah. That, that thing was just weird. I didn't understand what that was. In fact, Saina Williams
[38:08.120 -> 38:10.120] was, she felt so awkward.
[38:10.120 -> 38:18.000] Obviously, you're asking a tennis champion to give driving instructions, man.
[38:18.000 -> 38:32.880] What advice is she going to give Hamilton? And speaking of douchebags, I don't want to steal limelight from you.
[38:32.880 -> 38:34.880] Go ahead and speak about Toto.
[38:34.880 -> 38:40.880] Oh man, that guy, every time his face comes on the screen, like my mood is ruined for
[38:40.880 -> 38:42.640] the next five minutes.
[38:42.640 -> 38:46.800] This asshole still doesn't know how to wear a fucking mask. I mean, dude,
[38:47.080 -> 38:47.920] please,
[38:48.160 -> 38:52.320] the mask is supposed to go on your face and cover your face and your nose,
[38:52.360 -> 38:54.360] not your chin. You don't breathe from your chin.
[38:54.360 -> 38:56.880] At least do it for the cameras, you know, at least do it for the cameras.
[38:56.880 -> 38:57.720] Exactly.
[38:58.040 -> 39:00.760] You can do whatever you want, but at least for the cameras,
[39:00.760 -> 39:04.840] because at the end of the day, I feel like these people do influence so many folks.
[39:04.880 -> 39:06.120] Yeah. Yeah.
[39:07.880 -> 39:09.440] It's just stupid. I mean,
[39:10.320 -> 39:15.080] it's so weird that people kind of admire him
[39:15.480 -> 39:18.880] in so many senses. It's so weird. Like, you know, if you remember recently,
[39:18.880 -> 39:23.880] there was a investigation with Lance,
[39:26.000 -> 39:31.460] Lawrence Stroll. Sorry. Yeah, whatever happened to that. Lawrence Stroll, sorry. Yeah, Lawrence Stroll and Totu for counterfeit F-interest for you know having shares in
[39:31.460 -> 39:35.000] Martin Martin and all that. I mean obviously nothing is going to happen.
[39:35.000 -> 39:41.320] Exactly, I mean nothing's gonna happen. After all, you know, Lawrence is a billionaire.
[39:41.320 -> 39:46.200] So it is just like the August break entertainment for F1 fans.
[39:46.760 -> 39:50.880] Yeah. We're not going to race. Why not just have some drama going on?
[39:51.960 -> 39:56.040] Yeah. Well, anyways, I'm tired of the drama, of all the drama.
[39:56.040 -> 40:00.760] And I enjoyed today's race because it was just awesome
[40:00.760 -> 40:04.280] fun with Max and Hamilton gone.
[40:05.200 -> 40:09.800] You know, all these other drivers really got the good limelight that they
[40:09.800 -> 40:14.500] deserve. McLaren did so well. And so did Botas.
[40:14.600 -> 40:19.600] I loved, I loved Daniel's celebration in the car.
[40:20.800 -> 40:23.300] He knew where the camera was. So he was, you know,
[40:24.600 -> 40:29.680] celebrating into the car camera. You know, just that ecstatic.
[40:32.800 -> 40:33.300] Yeah.
[40:34.160 -> 40:39.600] Overall, this season's been amazing. I'm hoping... I think we are now just past the halfway
[40:40.160 -> 40:43.520] mark of the total number of races. More than halfway, obviously.
[40:43.520 -> 40:44.720] More than halfway, yeah.
[40:44.720 -> 40:47.000] We still have quite a lot of races to go.
[40:47.000 -> 40:51.440] The triple headers have somewhat faded with some of their tracks backing out.
[40:53.400 -> 40:55.640] But the championship is still tight.
[40:58.880 -> 41:02.440] The rest of the teams are buckling up very well.
[41:03.200 -> 41:05.600] Nikita is being a douche at the back.
[41:07.440 -> 41:11.920] There's quite a lot of things happening. Every race is its own excitement. So folks,
[41:11.920 -> 41:17.120] stay tuned. If you haven't liked, I don't know how many times we have to tell you, but yeah,
[41:17.120 -> 41:21.280] no rush. Like it at your own pace. We know you like what you're listening to,
[41:21.280 -> 41:25.280] if you're all the way to this minute into the podcast. So
[41:29.600 -> 41:30.400] no rush. As long as you're listening, you're having fun is what we care about more.
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[41:45.720 -> None] And until next week where we'll be with a special episode, Fireside Chat, stay tuned. This is F1 Fan Fiction signing off. Bye-bye.