Podcast: F1 Fanfiction
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As the 2021 Season of F1 has ended, we want to officially close out Season 1 of F1 Fanfiction with our Review of 2021 Season of F1. Thank you everyone for your support through our maiden season of F1FanFiction. Your constant love and support and our love of the sport has been a driving factor behind doing this weekend after weekend.
In this Episode we discuss:
Shoutouts:
Join us at Socials:
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Music:
Intro: Howling (Sting) - Gunnar Olsen
Outro: Your Intro by Audionautix
## F1 Fan Fiction Season 1 Finale: Reviewing the 2021 Season
### Introduction
* Hosts Akash and Saran express gratitude to their listeners for their support and enthusiasm throughout the first season of the F1 Fan Fiction podcast.
### Team-by-Team Review of the 2021 Season
**Mercedes:**
* Bottas: Despite securing fastest lap points, his career may have ended with the Imola crash involving Russell.
* Hamilton: Started the season with pressure and made mistakes, but later showed dominance, winning four consecutive races.
**Red Bull:**
* Perez: Understood his assignment as the second driver, played a crucial role in supporting Verstappen's championship bid.
* Verstappen: Showed growth and maturity, delivered a composed performance, and ultimately won the championship.
**Ferrari:**
* Sainz: Driver of the season, beat his more experienced teammate Leclerc, and consistently extracted the most out of the car.
* Leclerc: Struggled to adapt to the car, had a difficult start to the season, but showed improvement later on.
**McLaren:**
* Ricciardo: Had a disappointing season, failed to match his teammate Lando Norris, and struggled to adapt to the car.
* Norris: Beat Ricciardo, had a strong start to the season, but faced challenges later on.
**Alpine:**
* Alonso: Surprised many with his strong performance, enjoyed driving a competitive car, and had several impressive races.
* Ocon: Scored Alpine's first win in Hungary, showed great defending skills, and formed a good partnership with Alonso.
**Other Teams:**
* Pierre Gasly: Deserving of a better seat, had a solid season with AlphaTauri.
* Yuki Tsunoda: Had a rollercoaster of a season, showed potential but also made mistakes.
* Sebastian Vettel: Had a difficult season with Aston Martin, often criticized for his performance and incidents.
* Lance Stroll: Had a quiet season, failed to make a significant impact.
* Nicholas Latifi: Often labeled as the "most overrated driver in F1," had a challenging season.
* George Russell: Impressed in his substitute role at Mercedes, earned a full-time seat for 2022.
* Antonio Giovinazzi: Failed to impress in his final season with Alfa Romeo.
* Kimi Raikkonen: Said goodbye to F1 with a solid performance, scored points in his final race.
* Mick Schumacher: Showed promise in his rookie season, kept his father's legacy alive.
* Nikita Mazepin: Had a difficult rookie season, often involved in incidents and criticized for his performance.
### Awards (voted by listeners):
* Driver of the Season: Carlos Sainz
* Rookie of the Season: Fernando Alonso
* Most Improved Driver: Sergio Perez
* Best Overtake: Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton (Abu Dhabi)
* Best Race: Hungary
* Most Controversial Moment: Abu Dhabi Safety Car and Race Finish
* Biggest Disappointment: Daniel Ricciardo
* Funniest Moment: Kimi Raikkonen's radio messages
### Shoutouts:
* Cold Brew Money: YouTube channel where they invest their own money and analyze companies to invest in.
* DesiMontana: Spotify musician and friend of the show, check out his latest album "The Peanut Butter Jam Band."
* StatsHuman: Blog covering the latest news for IPL and some F1 as well.
### Conclusion
* The hosts express their appreciation for the listeners' support and invite them to join the podcast's social media channels.
* The podcast's theme music is mentioned:
* Intro: "Howling (Sting)" by Gunnar Olsen
* Outro: "Your Intro" by Audionautix # F1 Fanfiction Season 1 Review: A Comprehensive Summary
## Introduction:
The podcast "F1 Fanfiction" hosted by Akash and Sarang concludes its first season with a comprehensive review of the 2021 Formula One season. This summary encapsulates the key discussions, insights, and highlights from the podcast episode.
## Bottas: Mercedes' #1 Driver:
- Bottas emerged as Mercedes' number one driver, delivering consistent performances throughout the season.
## Hamilton: Rookie Mistakes and Beast Mode:
- Hamilton displayed moments of brilliance and determination, showcasing his exceptional skills.
- However, he also made some uncharacteristic mistakes, raising questions about his focus and consistency.
## Perez: Understanding the Assignment:
- Perez adapted well to Red Bull, delivering strong performances and playing a crucial role in the team's success.
- He demonstrated his ability to adapt to different circumstances and contribute to the team's overall strategy.
## Verstappen: Cool as a Cucumber (Mostly):
- Verstappen displayed composure and maturity, maintaining his focus and delivering impressive performances.
- However, he had moments of frustration and aggression, leading to some controversial incidents.
## Sainz: Driver of the Season:
- Sainz emerged as a standout performer, consistently delivering impressive results and outperforming his teammate, Charles Leclerc.
- He earned the title of "Driver of the Season" for his exceptional performances.
## Leclerc: Driver #2 at Ferrari?:
- Leclerc faced challenges in adapting to the new Ferrari car, struggling to match Sainz's performances.
- Questions arose about his status within the team, with some suggesting he may have become the second driver behind Sainz.
## Ricciardo: What Was He Doing?:
- Ricciardo endured a difficult season with McLaren, failing to adapt to the car and struggling to find his rhythm.
- His performances fell short of expectations, leading to speculation about his future with the team.
## Lando: Beaten by Sainz:
- Norris faced a tough challenge in Sainz, who outperformed him consistently throughout the season.
- Norris struggled to match Sainz's pace and results, resulting in a disappointing season for him.
## Alonso: Rookie of the Season:
- Alonso made a remarkable return to Formula One, impressing everyone with his performances and consistency.
- He earned the title of "Rookie of the Season" for his exceptional comeback and strong results.
## Ocon: Defends Like a Lion:
- Ocon displayed exceptional defensive skills, earning a reputation for his ability to hold off opponents and protect his position.
- His defensive prowess became a highlight of his performances during the season.
## Gasly: Get This Man a Good Seat!:
- Gasly continued to impress with his performances, showcasing his talent and potential.
- He demonstrated his ability to extract the maximum from the Alpha Tauri car, earning praise from fans and experts alike.
## Tsunoda: Rollercoaster of a Season:
- Tsunoda experienced a challenging season, marked by both impressive performances and costly mistakes.
- His inconsistency and tendency to make errors hindered his progress and resulted in a mixed bag of results.
## Vettel: FIA's Public Enemy #1:
- Vettel faced a difficult season, plagued by bad luck and questionable decisions by the FIA.
- His frustration with the FIA grew throughout the season, leading to several controversial incidents and public criticism.
## Stroll: Strolled:
- Stroll's performances were largely unremarkable, failing to make a significant impact or challenge the top drivers.
- He struggled to extract the maximum from the Aston Martin car, resulting in a disappointing season.
## Latifi: "Most Overrated Driver in F1" - Advait Deodhar:
- Latifi faced criticism for his underwhelming performances, leading to questions about his ability and suitability for Formula One.
- His lack of pace and frequent mistakes drew negative attention and resulted in calls for his replacement.
## Russell: Mr. Saturday:
- Russell continued to impress in qualifying, earning the nickname "Mr. Saturday" for his exceptional performances on Saturdays.
- However, his race results often fell short of his qualifying pace, highlighting the need for improvement in racecraft.
## Giovinazzi: Italian Jesus Fails to Impress:
- Giovinazzi struggled to make a mark, failing to deliver consistent performances or challenge his teammate, Antonio Giovinazzi.
- His lack of pace and inability to capitalize on opportunities resulted in a disappointing season.
## Kimi: Goodbye Ice Man!:
- Kimi Raikkonen retired from Formula One at the end of the season, marking the end of an era.
- He received tributes and recognition for his exceptional career and contributions to the sport.
## Mick: Saved Daddy's Legacy:
- Mick Schumacher showed promise in his rookie season, displaying glimpses of his father's talent and potential.
- His performances helped preserve the Schumacher legacy and raised hopes for his future in Formula One.
## Mazepin: 21/20:
- Mazepin's season was marred by incidents, crashes, and questionable driving, earning him the nickname "21/20" for his tendency to finish last.
- His lack of experience and poor judgment resulted in a difficult season for him and his team.
## Awards:
- The podcast hosts presented awards to recognize outstanding performances and moments from the season.
- The winners included Bahrain GP for "Best Track for Overtaking," Perez vs. Hamilton in Abu Dhabi for "Best Defense," Abu Dhabi GP for "Shittiest Penalty or Lack Thereof," and Saudi Arabian GP for "Worst Track."
## Conclusion:
The podcast hosts expressed their gratitude to their listeners and supporters for making Season 1 of F1 Fanfiction a success. They promised to return with even more exciting and thrilling episodes in Season 2, including a pre-season discussion, predictions, and analysis of the upcoming 2022 season.
[00:00.000 -> 00:06.480] Yeah, what it was some stupid thing like they weren't able to extract the fuel because of some regulations, some bullshit.
[00:07.400 -> 00:08.760] His P2 went away.
[00:09.200 -> 00:14.960] I mean, yeah, I understand those are regulations like they have to follow the word of law except for the last race.
[00:15.280 -> 00:15.680] But...
[00:18.680 -> 00:30.500] Nice.
[00:33.200 -> 00:36.400] Hello, hello, hello. I know you've missed us. Welcome back to F1 Fan Fiction.
[00:36.400 -> 00:38.600] We are your hosts. I am Akash.
[00:39.300 -> 00:40.100] And I'm Saran.
[00:40.800 -> 00:49.000] And today officially marks the end of season one as we bring to you a closing
[00:49.000 -> 00:55.120] episode on our first year and the first time we've done a podcast ourselves and
[00:55.120 -> 01:03.560] this season F1 2021. What a season it's been man. First of all,
[01:03.560 -> 01:25.840] first of all I want to give a shout out to you guys, the fans out there who've reached out to us, who've constantly listened to us, who've supported part of this journey and our overall growth.
[01:25.840 -> 01:30.400] This could not have been possible without you, our fans. Thank you.
[01:30.400 -> 01:32.640] Yep, certainly. Buy yourself a beer.
[01:32.640 -> 01:33.600] Yes.
[01:33.600 -> 01:39.520] Sarang, moving on to, you know, anything we do for this closeout episode,
[01:39.520 -> 01:45.360] but before that, moving on to your thoughts, I want to get your view on your experience
[01:45.360 -> 01:52.200] with starting with F1 fanfiction to begin with, and then how ridiculous to you on a
[01:52.200 -> 01:55.400] scale of 1 to 10, 2021 has been.
[01:55.400 -> 02:01.520] Well, I think like starting this podcast, first of all, I think was pretty much just
[02:01.520 -> 02:05.280] a happenstance chance wasn't it? I think I remember like we were
[02:05.280 -> 02:11.600] just chatting and we just decided that you know we anyways bitch and moan about the releases
[02:12.160 -> 02:19.440] on chat why not you know just record that shit and just upload it and thus was F1 Fan Fiction
[02:19.440 -> 02:32.320] born. So yeah I mean it's been an incredible journey, I think, because what started as something just, you know, just two friends talking has turned out into something awesome.
[02:32.640 -> 02:36.440] The support that we have gotten through the year is awesome.
[02:36.480 -> 02:38.360] And obviously, I'm not going to lie.
[02:38.360 -> 02:42.320] There were times when we have wondered that why are we doing this?
[02:42.840 -> 02:43.280] Yes.
[02:43.640 -> 02:44.080] Yeah.
[02:42.240 -> 02:42.800] We have wondered that why are we doing this?
[02:44.880 -> 02:46.760] Yes. Yeah, I'm with you.
[02:52.160 -> 02:52.880] But yeah, it's it's nice to see people coming back and listening to episodes.
[02:54.920 -> 02:59.840] Yeah, it's been a great journey. And the season has been, I think, ten out of ten in terms of crazy.
[02:59.840 -> 03:02.240] I can't have anything else. What about you?
[03:02.240 -> 03:06.960] What are your thoughts about the podcast?
[03:06.960 -> 03:10.320] The podcast, man, yes, I, again, completely agree.
[03:10.320 -> 03:13.300] There have been days when we've contemplated on it.
[03:13.300 -> 03:16.720] But putting a mic between our shenanigans
[03:16.720 -> 03:21.480] was the best thing we've done, I feel, in 2021.
[03:21.480 -> 03:23.360] As far as the season as well, I'd
[03:23.360 -> 03:31.200] like to give special shout outs to our fireside hosts, Sneha Sharma, Aditya Patel, Advait Devduttar,
[03:31.200 -> 03:39.120] and Anirudh Bendiratta, who started off the fireside series for us. So, thank you to those guys.
[03:39.120 -> 03:45.760] And the season, man. I think like it's nothing short of a Bollywood drama. I'm sure Netflix
[03:51.360 -> 03:58.080] Netflix drooling somewhere in their offices right now on the editor's table where they know the season is going to be a blast off and everyone is going to go crazy with this one. Yeah, I think that
[03:58.080 -> 04:02.720] I'm sure they're going to manage to screw it up because even last time when they had so much drama
[04:02.720 -> 04:09.200] there with Rich Energy and everything, they completely missed that out and concentrated on some weird topics.
[04:11.200 -> 04:16.640] True, true. But a splendid season nonetheless. Let's get into the teams. Let's go
[04:16.640 -> 04:23.520] a team by team run through of the season. Why don't you start off us with Merck?
[04:30.080 -> 04:32.000] Merck, I think we have to talk about Botas first because obviously he is the number one driver, isn't it? He is. I love him.
[04:32.000 -> 04:35.320] Hamilton is just there, you know, with his two support Botas.
[04:35.320 -> 04:50.000] But man, I think Botas's career ended with that Amula crash with Russell, pretty much. Dude, and the way he's reacted there and I mean the other point too right like he
[04:50.000 -> 04:56.000] throughout the season he just felt like he was there to capture and steal those fastest lap points off of Max.
[04:56.000 -> 05:07.040] So he's there as a person it felt like I could have been there but sure we had BOTAS.
[05:07.040 -> 05:13.480] I mean all the memes that you know came in I mean throughout the season like about
[05:13.480 -> 05:22.880] him in general the bowling ball that he had become in Hungary. Totally.
[05:22.880 -> 05:27.440] I think like not a great season for Botas at all.
[05:27.440 -> 05:31.000] I mean, start of the season, he did good.
[05:31.000 -> 05:34.200] But I think mainly that was just because Perez wasn't comfortable yet.
[05:34.200 -> 05:34.600] Yeah.
[05:34.600 -> 05:37.360] But I think Perez was kind of beating him later on.
[05:37.360 -> 05:43.400] So, yeah, I think it was inevitable that Russell is going to come into the musty seat.
[05:43.400 -> 05:44.600] True.
[05:44.600 -> 05:47.160] And speaking of memes, right? Like there's,
[05:47.160 -> 05:50.600] there's so many good ones that came about for Bottas.
[05:50.600 -> 05:52.960] He's become a collect engine collector.
[05:53.200 -> 05:56.960] He's starting an alternate career as a parts dealer.
[05:58.040 -> 06:02.480] Anything that goes wrong in the Mercedes garages, Bottas's fault with his Monaco
[06:02.720 -> 06:06.120] shenanigan of nuts not coming out and the garage not
[06:06.120 -> 06:07.880] able to nut themselves.
[06:07.880 -> 06:13.160] Totally forgot about that.
[06:13.160 -> 06:19.520] So much has happened with him that yeah, it's difficult to remember everything now.
[06:19.520 -> 06:24.560] It feels like the whole season was shadowed by Max versus Hamilton.
[06:24.560 -> 06:33.680] But no, the highlight has been Bottas for Mercedes because he's given so much free PR and publicity to Mercedes that the rivalry could not have.
[06:33.680 -> 06:37.120] Yeah, yeah, I agree.
[06:37.120 -> 06:40.960] Though one thing about Botas, I have to give it to him.
[06:40.960 -> 06:46.640] That man owns up to his shit. Right. Like, because, uh, I mean, yes,
[06:46.640 -> 06:51.440] like people give him a lot of crap of like being the second fiddle and, you know, not being able to
[06:51.440 -> 06:57.280] beat Hamilton, but he owns it. And even on the social media, like he's, he, in fact, he posts
[06:57.280 -> 07:03.200] his own memes a lot of times, which is, is awesome. Right. Like if, I mean, it's, it's like, if you
[07:03.200 -> 07:07.000] can't beat them, join them kind of a a thing and I think that's the perfect attitude.
[07:07.000 -> 07:10.400] I was just gonna like you can't fire me if I quit.
[07:10.400 -> 07:25.360] Exactly and yeah that's pretty awesome like that's a great attitude to have I think with regards to social media. True. Merck in general, man.
[07:25.360 -> 07:27.960] Let's talk about Lewis.
[07:27.960 -> 07:31.560] Lewis, I think, at the start of the season,
[07:31.560 -> 07:34.080] we saw him crack under pressure.
[07:34.080 -> 07:37.080] He saw what a competition Max could be.
[07:37.080 -> 07:42.000] And we keep talking about him as being like the seven-time world championship driver
[07:42.000 -> 07:46.620] and could have been Nathan whatnot but underneath we
[07:46.620 -> 07:51.700] see we see the same young driver that cracks under pressure there are a few
[07:51.700 -> 08:01.420] instances right like yes yeah that was terrible I mean honestly when I was
[08:01.420 -> 08:06.160] watching the race as well the way he kind of went into the gravel,
[08:06.800 -> 08:11.280] him reversing back, it was just his luck that he was able to get back to where he got.
[08:11.840 -> 08:18.000] But yeah, he has made a couple of mistakes. And it's weird. I think what happened, he probably,
[08:18.000 -> 08:21.840] I don't know, he probably underestimated Max. That's what it seems to me,
[08:21.840 -> 08:26.880] at least in the start of the season. Because he didn't seem that focused.
[08:26.880 -> 08:31.920] He didn't seem the Hamilton we know of, at least in the start of the season.
[08:31.920 -> 08:34.560] And we know what happened in the last four teases.
[08:34.560 -> 08:42.120] But before that, it was, yeah, at one point, I think it felt as if Max is just going to
[08:42.120 -> 08:43.120] win it, right?
[08:43.120 -> 08:50.520] Like, because I think before Max's luck started turning sometime at Baku and a few of those incidents.
[08:50.520 -> 08:53.200] But before that, I think he was doing pretty well.
[08:53.200 -> 09:00.240] So, yeah, I think not the best, at least first half of the season by Hamilton.
[09:00.240 -> 09:05.760] Speaking of Baku, the magic button debacle and him locking up, going from one to last, right?
[09:05.760 -> 09:09.120] That's something that Mazipin would have done.
[09:09.120 -> 09:14.080] And that too when your main competitor is out of the race. Straight up out of the race.
[09:14.080 -> 09:29.840] The next one is Perez. You're already in the lead on that, you know, lights out situation. So, yeah. But I think like I'd summarize Hamilton's season
[09:31.020 -> 09:33.960] for Mercedes as a two sided thing.
[09:33.960 -> 09:35.880] If he's winning, I saw him as,
[09:35.880 -> 09:37.360] oh, you know what, I did great.
[09:37.360 -> 09:39.880] You gave me a great car.
[09:39.880 -> 09:42.000] And the infamous get in there Lewis.
[09:42.000 -> 09:46.120] But then if he's losing, man, that guy can crib.
[09:46.120 -> 09:47.320] My tires are short.
[09:47.320 -> 09:48.440] This is so unfair.
[09:48.440 -> 09:49.000] What the fuck?
[09:49.000 -> 09:50.120] The car was stupid.
[09:50.120 -> 09:51.560] We need new strategy.
[09:51.560 -> 09:54.040] Whatever can, you know.
[09:54.040 -> 09:54.880] Yeah.
[09:54.880 -> 09:55.360] Yeah.
[09:55.360 -> 09:56.400] No, I agree.
[09:56.400 -> 10:00.880] Like, it's I think always the case with him in that sense,
[10:00.880 -> 10:01.880] actually.
[10:01.880 -> 10:06.320] Every time he's winning, it's all well and good. And as soon as things
[10:06.320 -> 10:11.680] start going bad, the blame game starts. I think that in general seems pretty common at Mercedes.
[10:12.720 -> 10:18.320] That's what it seems to me. And I think, yeah, that probably, I don't know whether he got that
[10:18.320 -> 10:27.920] behavior into Mercedes or he learned it from Mercedes, but yeah, whatever whatever but in terms of two sides of him right I think the season as you
[10:27.920 -> 10:33.360] said it actually exactly is two sides of him because first half he was nowhere and then
[10:33.360 -> 10:39.760] suddenly like it was beast mode on right and we know what happened in Brazil we know which was
[10:39.760 -> 10:46.840] just insane that guy was unstoppable in those two races and and you you are right I
[10:46.840 -> 10:50.800] mean I think you've said this a couple of times to where you started to become
[10:50.800 -> 10:58.480] and become a Hamilton fan and as much as I dislike him I think like his racing
[10:58.480 -> 11:08.000] tries to start converting you until like he's does any other shenanigans again. But the beast mode, the beast mode is like that,
[11:08.200 -> 11:11.400] that conversion thing for you. Like, Oh yeah, this guy's something.
[11:12.160 -> 11:12.720] Yeah.
[11:12.720 -> 11:16.880] And I think it's just the sheer talent and the sheer
[11:16.880 -> 11:20.840] raw space that he has at times, which,
[11:21.280 -> 11:23.960] which makes you think like this is inhumane, right? Like this,
[11:23.960 -> 11:25.040] it's not possible like
[11:25.040 -> 11:31.440] no human can do this very honestly it seems like he is in some other zone and those are the moments
[11:31.440 -> 11:36.160] like which i really enjoy watching him and i totally agree i like hate him for his all of his
[11:36.160 -> 11:45.840] you know cribbing and crying and all that shit but uh yeah kudos to him for when he is like right in the zone. Yeah, yeah. And then you have your famous
[11:47.440 -> 11:50.800] person, favorite person in the garage, right? Toto.
[11:53.840 -> 11:55.840] Yeah, I'm sort of wondering who are you talking about?
[11:58.240 -> 12:02.240] Yes, Toto. Yes, he's a f**king a**hole.
[12:02.480 -> 12:11.040] He's a f**king a**hole. Exemplification of how to be a d**k on camera by flaunting rules and whatnot.
[12:11.040 -> 12:12.040] Yeah.
[12:12.040 -> 12:17.440] I think like there's been less memes of him than that should have been.
[12:17.440 -> 12:23.960] For all the mask not wearing thing that he's done throughout the season.
[12:23.960 -> 12:33.080] Yeah. And for that, like, yeah, mask, definitely that I have complained about that a lot of times, but, you know, ignoring that, even other stuff, right?
[12:33.080 -> 12:42.840] Like throwing Botas under the bus for the Monaco debacle, you know, there's some weird blame game going on in that team.
[12:42.840 -> 12:48.280] And, you know, I don't think they treat BOTAs too well overall. I
[12:48.280 -> 12:55.120] don't know. I mean, just because you're winning, it's, you know, it's weird. Like, it seems
[12:55.120 -> 12:57.240] like a toxic place to me. I don't know.
[12:57.240 -> 13:01.640] Yeah, I mean, visually, it does. I want to see what Netflix got in a scoop out of it.
[13:01.640 -> 13:07.600] But visually, it does feel like there is quite some bias towards Hamilton.
[13:07.600 -> 13:14.720] And throwing, as you said, people under the bus would probably also be because they need to show themselves strong to Lewis
[13:14.720 -> 13:19.680] and be like, hey, we can get you that eighth world title for you sort of thing.
[13:19.680 -> 13:21.280] So, who knows?
[13:21.280 -> 13:21.760] Yeah.
[13:21.760 -> 13:24.000] However, they still won the WCC.
[13:24.000 -> 13:26.480] So, kudos to them for that.
[13:26.480 -> 13:30.200] I mean, yeah, they have dominated the hybrid era.
[13:30.200 -> 13:36.240] And I think they pretty much have closed off this, you know, set of regulations with on
[13:36.240 -> 13:37.240] the top again.
[13:37.240 -> 13:38.960] So yeah, kudos to them.
[13:38.960 -> 13:42.160] Whatever they do is working.
[13:42.160 -> 13:43.160] Yeah.
[13:43.160 -> 13:50.080] Winning each year of this hybrid turbo era yeah you yeah I know
[13:50.080 -> 13:53.560] you're laughing because we just come came back from a cut scene of me
[13:53.560 -> 14:09.920] blabbering nonsense but yeah I got this I got it right this time this is okay Folks, this was the fourth try, just so you know. But Ghotas is counterpart.
[14:09.920 -> 14:10.920] Perez, Perez.
[14:10.920 -> 14:14.920] Let's move to Red Bull camp and Perez.
[14:14.920 -> 14:16.000] What do you think about Perez?
[14:16.000 -> 14:18.000] Yeah, man.
[14:18.000 -> 14:20.440] I mean, I've been a fan of his for a while.
[14:20.440 -> 14:23.800] But I think the start of the season was not that good, obviously.
[14:23.800 -> 14:28.080] But, man, even when, even during the start of the season was not that good, obviously. But man, even when,
[14:28.080 -> 14:32.320] even during the start of the season, he was still able to maintain his tires. Like that was still
[14:32.320 -> 14:40.800] his strength. And like, he, I feel he just went with it. Like whatever he was given, he just went
[14:40.800 -> 14:48.680] with it. True. There was some complaining coming out of Perez's radios
[14:48.680 -> 14:50.960] on the lines of more like, hey, these guys
[14:50.960 -> 14:53.200] raced me so hard, but obviously not those words
[14:53.200 -> 14:57.120] because they have a copyright somewhere else.
[14:57.120 -> 15:01.400] But yeah, he's definitely stepped up.
[15:01.400 -> 15:05.080] I think it's just the factor of getting used to that new car.
[15:12.480 -> 15:14.320] Like there were many shuffles that happened in 2021 between teams and drivers, too many of them trying out their new cars.
[15:21.080 -> 15:22.480] And the comeback that Perez, I mean, I think he had the best season of his career so far. Right. So, yeah.
[15:21.400 -> 15:22.500] So far, right. So yeah.
[15:24.100 -> 15:43.840] Yeah, and I think overall, it's not just that his driving skills, but I think also his technical skills with setting up the car, because from what I have read everywhere is that he really worked with his engineers to set up the car correctly, because it has been famously known that the Red Bulls favor Max's style of driving.
[15:43.840 -> 15:43.960] Red Bulls favor Max's style of driving.
[15:48.240 -> 15:53.020] And, uh, and that's one of the, that's one of the major reasons that none of these other drivers were ever successful in Red Bull, uh, A because they weren't
[15:53.020 -> 15:57.280] experienced enough to set up their car so well, like Pierre and Albon who both
[15:57.280 -> 15:58.920] were pretty much rookies at that time.
[15:59.600 -> 16:04.720] And, uh, yeah, uh, since Perez is a veteran, he's been in the sport for a while.
[16:04.920 -> 16:06.000] He had the knack for it.
[16:06.000 -> 16:08.400] And he got results out of it.
[16:08.400 -> 16:09.800] So, kudos.
[16:09.800 -> 16:13.200] True. That's a good observation as well.
[16:13.200 -> 16:17.000] He did step up. He did step up when the team needed him.
[16:17.000 -> 16:18.800] Especially towards the end of the season.
[16:18.800 -> 16:26.000] Playing that amazing team member, second fiddle to Max
[16:26.000 -> 16:30.000] because at that point you know you are not fighting Max, you are fighting Mursi.
[16:30.000 -> 16:35.000] He knew what his assignment was and he didn't go for those wins.
[16:35.000 -> 16:37.000] He understood his assignment.
[16:37.000 -> 16:41.000] And he delivered. He definitely delivered.
[16:41.000 -> 16:43.000] Yeah.
[16:43.000 -> 16:49.340] I think, I think especially second fiddle, since you say second fiddle, I have to give a shout
[16:49.340 -> 16:56.180] out for Abu Dhabi, uh, you know, because his, uh, you know, the toe that he gave
[16:56.180 -> 17:02.880] to Max in the qualification and the fight with Hamilton, I mean, that was phenomenal.
[17:02.880 -> 17:06.160] I mean, he completely proved his worth to the team.
[17:06.160 -> 17:09.560] And I'm sure he's going to stay in this team for a while.
[17:09.560 -> 17:14.560] Yeah, because you're not just helping your teammate,
[17:14.560 -> 17:17.280] but you're also lifting your entire team up.
[17:17.280 -> 17:21.240] I mean, if he would have delivered or been
[17:21.240 -> 17:26.500] accustomed with the car from like race three or four that that
[17:26.500 -> 17:32.580] championship title for Mercedes would have also been sort of in in trouble
[17:32.580 -> 17:40.700] yeah yep well talking about this other driver someone called Max was tap in
[17:40.700 -> 17:47.280] who's that guy I've heard about I hear he got some trophy for being on the top or something.
[17:47.280 -> 17:48.880] But that's what she said.
[17:48.880 -> 17:54.240] Yeah, man.
[17:54.240 -> 17:56.480] But that guy has grown.
[17:56.480 -> 18:01.600] We are talking about Perez's growth at Red Bull camp on 2021.
[18:01.600 -> 18:05.420] But I think Max has grown throughout the years that he's been with Red Bull.
[18:05.420 -> 18:06.420] Yeah.
[18:06.420 -> 18:07.420] Yeah.
[18:07.420 -> 18:10.960] Yeah, Lady Luck's also coming into playing some charm in.
[18:10.960 -> 18:15.460] But he's evolved, man. He's evolved.
[18:15.460 -> 18:20.300] Definitely, man. I think his previous seasons have kind of led up to this season because
[18:20.300 -> 18:24.720] it seems kind of like the culmination of the mistakes that he made earlier.
[18:24.720 -> 18:25.360] And he kind of worked on them. because it seems like the culmination of the mistakes that he made earlier.
[18:27.920 -> 18:31.800] And he kind of worked on them. Yeah, he did definitely still make a lot of mistakes this season too.
[18:32.120 -> 18:37.760] I mean, yes, we say for a lot of times he had bad luck and stuff,
[18:37.760 -> 18:49.280] but many of those times he could have been cooler and backed off at places and maybe would had won the championship a lot
[18:49.280 -> 18:55.680] earlier as well, very honestly speaking. But regardless, I think he has grown a lot.
[18:56.400 -> 19:06.640] Fighting off Hamilton is no joke. And yeah, he gave in everything. So, I'm just in awe of, you know, his season.
[19:07.640 -> 19:08.520] Great performance.
[19:09.600 -> 19:14.680] And the calmness he's shown, I mean, sure, there might be fireworks going within, but
[19:15.560 -> 19:19.600] the season we've seen a different Max when it comes to press, when it comes to
[19:19.600 -> 19:25.240] celebrations, when it comes to, you know, getting the job done situation there's there's too
[19:25.240 -> 19:30.640] much composition that's come from him and he's right to point out man like
[19:30.640 -> 19:38.000] it's I think Bota said this on one of the other podcast where he is like the
[19:38.000 -> 19:42.520] best part about Hamilton is he never has bad days except the Abu Dhabi one but
[19:42.520 -> 19:45.440] wasn't his fault but he never has bad
[19:45.440 -> 19:48.720] days right and and when you're when you're up against something like that
[19:48.720 -> 19:56.160] it's so so so difficult to deliver and boy he delivered yeah yeah yeah yeah I
[19:56.160 -> 20:00.240] mean of course congrats to him for winning the championship first of all
[20:00.240 -> 20:09.040] because yeah breaking Hamilton's streak I'm sure like he had to give in everything uh yes
[20:09.760 -> 20:16.240] i mean abu dhabi he did get some good luck on his end but i feel that balances out because he has
[20:16.240 -> 20:32.240] had a lot a lot of shit luck earlier you know like the baku incident and uh uhstone incident and yeah whatever yeah man his celebration dude.
[20:32.240 -> 20:34.400] Yeah there was something.
[20:34.400 -> 20:40.400] Sitting on his opponents. I don't know where did he get that from.
[20:40.400 -> 20:42.400] I watched it on your set of pose. Yeah.
[20:42.400 -> 20:45.840] That makes no sense but But yeah, it was funny.
[20:45.840 -> 20:54.100] But while we talk about his growth, I think like the camp itself at Red Bulls grown quite a lot, right?
[20:54.100 -> 20:58.900] Because the Spanish Grand Prix, let's if we go there, like there was a debacle.
[20:58.900 -> 21:05.780] There was actually a battle of strategies between Red Bull camp versus Mercedes camp and where Mercedes came out on the top.
[21:05.780 -> 21:12.180] But Red Bull learnt a lot from that race even if they didn't get that P1.
[21:12.180 -> 21:18.140] And we saw Rolls reversal on the French EP just a few weeks from there.
[21:18.140 -> 21:23.940] But we have seen them sort of understand their mistake and you know, we have talked about,
[21:23.940 -> 21:25.300] oh is this a repeat
[21:25.300 -> 21:30.340] of Spanish Grand Prix but it's never happened after that race right right so
[21:30.340 -> 21:34.180] they have learned from what they made a mistake and they have grown from there
[21:34.180 -> 21:39.620] yeah definitely I like another example I can remember is Abu Dhabi honestly
[21:39.620 -> 21:44.060] because the risks that they took with the strategy you know that paid off if
[21:44.060 -> 21:47.280] they hadn't you know pitted Max in those two instances,
[21:47.280 -> 21:51.280] they would have been in no position to win that race.
[21:51.280 -> 21:54.000] So regardless of what Massey did,
[21:54.000 -> 21:59.600] they still put themselves in that position where they could,
[21:59.600 -> 22:02.200] you know, take advantage of the situation.
[22:02.200 -> 22:03.800] Ball G move.
[22:03.800 -> 22:04.960] Yeah, exactly.
[22:04.960 -> 22:08.400] And Honda, man, like like big shout out to them
[22:08.400 -> 22:14.680] because what started as GP2 engine went to win the world championship is
[22:14.680 -> 22:21.000] something else right. Yeah I can't remember who said this or yeah I can't
[22:21.000 -> 22:25.280] remember this but someone had said you can never… Some rookie called us a lonesome.
[22:25.280 -> 22:30.000] Yeah. Yeah, yeah. You know where this is going.
[22:30.000 -> 22:37.680] You can never win championships with a Honda engine, those GP2 engines and then…
[22:37.680 -> 22:38.560] Yep.
[22:38.560 -> 22:48.720] I wonder what Alonso is thinking right now. But yeah, nonetheless a great season from Red Bull
[22:48.720 -> 22:53.920] seeing them back on top 10 years from where Vettel had gotten them. Kudos,
[22:53.920 -> 23:00.800] kudos to Christian Horner. Ferrari, Ferrari's been somewhat
[23:00.800 -> 23:09.280] less spoken of this season but but boy, any other conversation that has happened about Ferraris with respect to science.
[23:09.280 -> 23:13.600] Yeah, man, he's definitely the driver of the season. I completely agree.
[23:13.600 -> 23:21.840] And I mean, it was his first year in that car and he beat his teammate. He did, right?
[23:21.840 -> 23:23.360] Yeah, he did. He did. He did.
[23:23.360 -> 23:25.520] Yeah. I mean, that's I don't
[23:25.520 -> 23:32.520] think anybody else has been able to do that right first season new car
[23:32.520 -> 23:40.880] technically second driver yeah yeah and he's like Perez too he's gotten his
[23:40.880 -> 23:46.720] best season of his career this year so So, yeah, he's delivered. He's delivered.
[23:46.720 -> 24:14.000] Yeah, man. I'm really looking forward to Ferrari next year because I think they're going to make a dent into not just the third place, but they might inch into the podiums more often, I think. What was surprising though overall for me for Ferrari was the Vettel departure was primarily showing that Ferrari's missed their, you know, missed their chances with car development.
[24:14.000 -> 24:28.640] There's something going wrong in the camp and we saw that in the preseason testing could have come on top of Ferrari. But no,
[24:28.640 -> 24:35.120] I think overall as the seasons progressed, they've showed that while they were third and a
[24:35.120 -> 24:41.680] bit far behind, they are in someone to still look down upon. So not everything's lost at Ferrari.
[24:42.000 -> 24:44.000] Not everything is lost at Ferrari. Yeah, no definitely.
[24:44.000 -> 24:48.000] And I think on the other hand, right, like
[24:48.000 -> 24:52.000] Charles has been having a lot of interesting things going on.
[24:52.000 -> 24:56.000] Like his, first of all, the Monaco crash
[24:56.000 -> 24:58.000] and Qualy, then
[24:58.000 -> 25:02.000] they tried to fix it, it didn't work.
[25:02.000 -> 25:04.000] It couldn't race.
[25:04.000 -> 25:07.240] He hasn't able to, yeah right,. I think he has that start, right.
[25:07.240 -> 25:09.280] I've never finished his home jeep.
[25:09.280 -> 25:14.280] Never. So fingers crossed 2022, he gets to do at least one lap.
[25:14.640 -> 25:16.760] That'd be some progress over the last few years.
[25:18.720 -> 25:21.720] Yeah. One lap and then crash. I want this,
[25:21.760 -> 25:24.160] I want this start to go on for a while.
[25:24.160 -> 25:26.160] For some sadistic pleasure, right? Yeah, I want this I want to start to go on for a while in it for some statistic pleasure
[25:28.160 -> 25:31.680] Ten years Charles Leclerc never drove at Monaco
[25:36.000 -> 25:42.880] But no he completely listens to this uh-huh, I think he listens to this he does right yeah, I think he does he does
[25:43.960 -> 25:46.640] Hey Charles, what's up? give us a shout out after this
[25:49.040 -> 25:55.200] but no he flipped around his his luck at uh at British almost let me add that word
[25:57.120 -> 26:02.800] because he was having a shit yeah he was having a shitty day um the Ferrari engine was almost
[26:02.800 -> 26:05.780] giving up I could be wrong here,
[26:05.780 -> 26:08.700] but someone correct us in the comment,
[26:08.700 -> 26:10.680] but I think it was British Gnopi
[26:10.680 -> 26:12.540] where his engine was giving up,
[26:12.540 -> 26:14.600] he couldn't switch gears,
[26:14.600 -> 26:16.780] and his engineers were telling him,
[26:16.780 -> 26:18.220] upshift, upshift, upshift,
[26:18.220 -> 26:20.220] or something along those lines.
[26:20.220 -> 26:22.280] And I'm like, dude, this guy's complaining about his engine
[26:22.280 -> 26:24.540] and you're asking him to change gears.
[26:24.540 -> 26:25.280] That's not gonna happen
[26:26.160 -> 26:27.600] Yeah
[26:27.600 -> 26:32.760] But as I remember him having a shitty day and still being the leader of the race before
[26:33.240 -> 26:40.600] Obviously Hamilton overtook and won the race, but yeah, he he extracted every juice out of that car. He could on that. That's true
[26:41.100 -> 26:42.340] Yeah, no, man
[26:42.340 -> 26:46.560] He definitely has a lot of potential. But I think he is not able
[26:47.120 -> 26:54.160] to cope with the current performance of the car because it was clear back in 2019, right before
[26:54.160 -> 27:01.120] it came to, you know, before people found out that they're cheating. He was on fire, right? Like,
[27:01.120 -> 27:09.000] I think at that point, everybody had thought that Charles might be worst happen.
[27:09.000 -> 27:13.000] He might win this season, basically the next season.
[27:13.000 -> 27:27.240] But I think this guy, science has been more comfortable in the car, at least in the current case. True. You know what let's take a moment here for fans that
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[30:16.340 -> 30:19.160] As we go down the list, I think our talking points are going to go shorter and shorter
[30:19.160 -> 30:28.380] because the highlights of the season keep, stay more focused on the top people up there. But McLaren, next one on the grid.
[30:28.380 -> 30:32.540] Ricardo, again, same situation like science.
[30:32.540 -> 30:39.200] But he's not beyond that race win, obviously, topping his career event out.
[30:39.200 -> 30:43.180] Not a great, not a, quite a great season from him.
[30:43.180 -> 30:46.320] I remember Lando lapping him a couple of times too.
[30:47.360 -> 30:51.360] Yes, it has been a very weird season for him, I think.
[30:51.360 -> 30:56.560] And in general for McLaren, like they started off so strong with Lando.
[30:56.560 -> 30:59.840] And at that, Ricardo was nowhere.
[30:59.840 -> 31:03.680] Then Ricardo somehow started, you know, catching up with Lando.
[31:03.680 -> 31:06.200] And then the team's performance started going down. And then the team's performance started going down.
[31:06.200 -> 31:09.320] And then Lando's performance started going down.
[31:09.320 -> 31:12.720] And then Ricardo's performance started going down and then up again.
[31:12.720 -> 31:15.000] I don't know what was going on in that gap.
[31:15.000 -> 31:19.200] Especially like after the 1-2, it was like, okay, we've packed bags.
[31:19.200 -> 31:21.280] Let's... Oh, yeah, you guys gonna race, right?
[31:21.280 -> 31:24.080] Yeah, sure. Do that and I'll see you in 2022.
[31:24.080 -> 31:25.280] That's
[31:25.280 -> 31:31.960] yeah man, it really seemed that way. I'm just looking at the results right like
[31:31.960 -> 31:45.200] there was I see Italy won then it's four 12, then DNF, then 12, then 5, then 12. I mean...
[31:45.200 -> 31:54.400] Yeah. I think overall, Lando has delivered to completely great this season.
[31:54.400 -> 32:00.600] Except, you know, where experience comes into play. The rain that ruined his...
[32:00.600 -> 32:04.400] Oh yeah. What race was that? He could have won that. I do remember that very well.
[32:04.400 -> 32:09.600] And then, I think his engineers were asking him to pit. He didn't listen to them.
[32:09.600 -> 32:10.900] I don't remember.
[32:10.900 -> 32:13.700] Was it Russia? I think it was Russia. Yeah, I think so.
[32:13.700 -> 32:21.300] But yeah, man. We could have seen Lando P1, his first P1 position.
[32:21.300 -> 32:22.040] First win.
[32:22.040 -> 32:28.480] Well, I am sure he learnt quite a lot from that day. So, it was kind of like a hindsight.
[32:28.480 -> 32:29.960] It seems like he should have pitted.
[32:29.960 -> 32:33.960] But I think he took a call based on his feeling in that cockpit.
[32:33.960 -> 32:35.400] Made a mistake.
[32:35.400 -> 32:36.720] Yup.
[32:36.720 -> 32:37.320] Yup.
[32:37.320 -> 32:37.800] Yup.
[32:37.800 -> 32:40.600] That's all I can remember from McLean.
[32:40.600 -> 32:41.240] Yeah, exactly.
[32:41.240 -> 32:41.720] Exactly.
[32:41.720 -> 32:43.720] Because there is nothing to talk about them.
[32:43.720 -> 32:45.480] I don't know what they were doing.
[32:45.480 -> 32:46.480] It's very weird.
[32:46.480 -> 32:47.480] Moving on.
[32:47.480 -> 32:48.480] Moving on to Alpine.
[32:48.480 -> 32:49.480] Alpine, they surprised me, man.
[32:49.480 -> 32:56.520] I didn't have a lot of expectations from them, honestly speaking.
[32:56.520 -> 32:59.680] But I think Alonso has gotten into his groove.
[32:59.680 -> 33:01.440] True, true.
[33:01.440 -> 33:05.520] And it felt like Alonso was finally happy not driving a GP2 engine.
[33:05.520 -> 33:14.000] Even with those P8's and P9's he was so happy because his post race commentary was yeah this engine just felt so amazing.
[33:14.000 -> 33:16.400] Yeah.
[33:16.400 -> 33:28.840] And I think it's primarily because like at the end of the day, they are fierce competitors. And if I think in this car, he had the chops to,
[33:29.160 -> 33:32.200] you know, fight people, which he didn't have earlier.
[33:32.680 -> 33:36.560] So I think that's why he was a lot happier because he actually had to fight for
[33:36.560 -> 33:41.560] those positions, you know, scrap scraping by like getting those super leads
[33:42.000 -> 33:45.000] at the starts with Kimmy most of the time.
[33:45.000 -> 33:48.000] And then hand holding each other, two friends.
[33:48.000 -> 33:51.000] Yeah, hopping around in the park.
[33:51.000 -> 33:52.000] Yeah.
[33:52.000 -> 33:55.000] And Vettel joining them sometimes.
[33:55.000 -> 34:01.000] But yeah, I mean, amazing, right?
[34:01.000 -> 34:04.000] Like Hungary, Ocon, P1.
[34:04.000 -> 34:05.000] Wow. Wow.
[34:05.000 -> 34:06.000] Alonso. Wow.
[34:06.000 -> 34:09.000] Hungary was Alpine's highlight.
[34:09.000 -> 34:14.000] For Alpine, obviously. For Ocon, obviously.
[34:14.000 -> 34:19.000] For old-timers who are both Hamilton and Alonso fans.
[34:19.000 -> 34:21.000] That race was a gem.
[34:21.000 -> 34:24.000] That fight from Alonso was a gem.
[34:24.000 -> 34:28.720] That win from Ocon. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Hungary was a gem. That fight from Alonzo was a gem. That win from Ocon. Yeah, Hungary was too good.
[34:28.720 -> 34:34.640] Yeah, and all thanks to Botas for knocking out half the field.
[34:34.640 -> 34:41.200] Oh man, I'm gonna miss him. He's gonna be back off the grid.
[34:41.200 -> 34:48.000] The only damage he can then do is when people come and lap him. No dude, I can totally imagine.
[34:48.000 -> 34:53.000] Bonza turn one, he comes in from behind.
[34:53.000 -> 34:59.000] Oh that's right. Other people in the front are still braking. Right?
[34:59.000 -> 35:02.000] Exactly. Oh man, how can I miss that? Yeah right.
[35:02.000 -> 35:09.000] He can still do quite some damage. Okay. Yup. Why do I not miss Grosjean anymore?
[35:09.000 -> 35:10.600] Yeah, right.
[35:10.600 -> 35:18.240] Yeah, but coming back to Alpine, Okon I think has been doing pretty well.
[35:18.240 -> 35:26.640] At the start of the season, it didn't seem like, but through the season, I think he has been consistent.
[35:26.640 -> 35:32.960] Not many big performances except for his win, of course, but he's been consistent if nothing.
[35:32.960 -> 35:38.560] Yeah, except those two, three races after he signed his new contract for two years.
[35:38.560 -> 35:39.600] He was like looting.
[35:39.600 -> 35:40.880] That was just vacation, man.
[35:40.880 -> 35:42.560] I don't believe him for that.
[35:42.560 -> 35:47.700] But I'm actually even looking forward to Alpine. Alonzo is still there.
[35:48.800 -> 35:54.900] More than anything, what I'm hopeful for is the veteran helping the team grow.
[35:55.400 -> 36:03.300] And we've seen this in the past, right? Like Schumacher helped Mercedes grow to then being backfilled by Lewis.
[36:03.300 -> 36:06.000] And then they had a splendid run for seven years.
[36:06.000 -> 36:11.000] I am fingers crossed on this one for Alpine as well.
[36:11.000 -> 36:16.000] I am hoping Alonso does the same stuff or worse, filling his boots after that.
[36:16.000 -> 36:22.000] Yeah. Yeah, I think there have been coming some weird news from that camp right about, I think.
[36:22.000 -> 36:26.400] I don't know the details about everything but I think basically
[36:26.400 -> 36:30.320] Alan Prost got his ass kicked from the team.
[36:30.320 -> 36:37.880] The new team boss I forget his name right now but he's made a lot of changes and I think
[36:37.880 -> 36:41.600] they have hired this guy right?
[36:41.600 -> 36:45.000] Ashton Martins team, what's his name?
[36:45.000 -> 36:48.000] I can never pronounce his name.
[36:48.000 -> 36:50.000] It's some Schnafauer or something.
[36:50.000 -> 36:52.000] Sure. Aston Martins.
[36:52.000 -> 36:54.000] Let's keep it that.
[36:54.000 -> 36:55.000] So there are a lot of changes.
[36:55.000 -> 36:59.000] So I think I am not very sure about their next season
[36:59.000 -> 37:03.000] because of all the instabilities due to structural changes.
[37:03.000 -> 37:04.000] Interesting.
[37:04.000 -> 37:05.920] Let's hope it's not bad.
[37:06.800 -> 37:13.680] Interesting. Okay. But then speaking about Aston Martin, there's a similar stuff happening
[37:13.680 -> 37:20.640] in that camp as well with the other veteran Vettel and rich kid Stroll.
[37:22.400 -> 37:29.000] Yep. On paper, it feels like they didn't have a good season, but I think like they did have a good season.
[37:29.000 -> 37:34.000] Yeah, actually, they did, right? It's pretty weird. Like, the points don't reflect it. I do agree.
[37:34.000 -> 37:41.000] But a big part is Vettel's terrible luck.
[37:41.000 -> 37:46.000] And the fact that FI completely hates him.
[37:46.000 -> 37:50.000] How can you forget that? That's so true. That's so true.
[37:50.000 -> 37:56.000] How many times like I think like he's gotten points for avoiding and trying to save his ass.
[37:56.000 -> 38:12.000] So sure he's gotten points for that. I can't remember like how many qualifications he's been sort of cock blocked by other drivers. Yeah, like yellow flags, other drivers, you know, all kinds of shit has happened with him.
[38:12.000 -> 38:19.000] One of those was the, I don't remember which race right now, but there was this blockade that had formed at the last lap.
[38:19.000 -> 38:21.000] I think it was Spain. I think it was Spain.
[38:21.000 -> 38:27.000] Yeah, that chicken is... And of course, Vettel was the only guy who was punished for it.
[38:27.000 -> 38:32.000] Then the P2 that he had gotten at, what was that, Hungary?
[38:32.000 -> 38:33.000] Baku, Baku.
[38:33.000 -> 38:36.000] No, Baku, I think he held on to that.
[38:36.000 -> 38:38.000] But the other one, the Hungary one...
[38:38.000 -> 38:40.000] Oh yeah, the other one that he lost. Okay, yeah.
[38:40.000 -> 38:44.000] Yeah, it was some stupid thing.
[38:44.000 -> 38:46.600] Like, they weren't able to extract the fuel because
[38:46.600 -> 38:49.540] of some regulation, some bullshit.
[38:49.540 -> 38:50.540] His P2 went away.
[38:50.540 -> 38:55.840] I mean, yeah, I understand those are regulations, like they have to follow the word of law,
[38:55.840 -> 38:57.520] except for the last race.
[38:57.520 -> 39:08.980] But nice, but yeah, they had to punish Vettel of course so you know
[39:08.980 -> 39:17.040] to take away his P2. True, we got the famous getting strolled oh yeah I was born
[39:17.040 -> 39:30.360] Monaco isn't it? it's it's it's the Rick rolled of this generation. Yeah, man. Yeah, I think at one point I had like, I was having like PTSD from it
[39:30.360 -> 39:32.760] because I would be so afraid.
[39:39.760 -> 39:44.560] But I guess like amongst themselves, they were having a good season like stroll
[39:44.560 -> 39:48.000] helped get the maximum overtake thingy.
[39:48.000 -> 39:51.000] Just going back and forth with each other.
[39:51.000 -> 39:54.000] Especially the last race, right? Yeah, I totally remember that.
[39:54.000 -> 39:58.000] Yeah, I guess like, I think they would have done this pre-race.
[39:58.000 -> 40:01.000] Like, how many do I need? Alright, so Stroll, let's do this.
[40:01.000 -> 40:02.000] We've got 10 overtakes.
[40:02.000 -> 40:05.300] Just pumping the numbers up. Just like the stock market.
[40:05.300 -> 40:09.600] Short squeezing into the corners. Yeah.
[40:09.600 -> 40:17.500] I think I'm hearing some shifts around in Aston Martin as well.
[40:17.500 -> 40:22.600] So, it's going to be interesting seeing their camp as well.
[40:22.600 -> 40:26.720] Yeah, they have a new team principal, right? I think he is from the...
[40:26.720 -> 40:28.320] I can't remember.
[40:28.320 -> 40:30.120] I forget what team it is right now.
[40:30.120 -> 40:31.280] Yeah, we are going to have to...
[40:31.280 -> 40:34.240] Anyways, we are going to do an episode on this, right?
[40:34.240 -> 40:35.120] Yeah, yeah.
[40:35.120 -> 40:37.320] Pre-season episode is coming, yes.
[40:37.320 -> 40:38.040] Exactly.
[40:38.040 -> 40:41.400] I think we missed one team.
[40:41.400 -> 40:42.760] Alpha Tauri, sorry.
[40:42.760 -> 40:43.560] Yes, yes.
[40:43.560 -> 40:46.340] They have had a strong season, man.
[40:46.340 -> 40:49.980] I mean, not exactly again.
[40:49.980 -> 40:51.580] Not on paper, I agree.
[40:51.580 -> 40:53.320] They could have done a lot more.
[40:53.320 -> 40:57.220] But considering that they had a rookie and...
[40:57.220 -> 40:59.520] It's all Gasly, man.
[40:59.520 -> 41:00.860] Some bad luck for Gasly.
[41:00.860 -> 41:08.080] But still, all of Alpha Tauri this season, I think, was almost all Gasly.
[41:08.080 -> 41:11.800] Dude, that guy is being a beast this season, man.
[41:11.800 -> 41:14.120] Yup, yup, yup, yup. Definitely.
[41:14.120 -> 41:19.680] Yeah, I think he deserves a better seat, man. I really hope.
[41:19.680 -> 41:34.400] I don't see where he can end up, but I really hope that he gets a better seat, honestly. You know, you shared an image on Reddit or something about some points thing and how they've made a good show for themselves over the years.
[41:34.400 -> 41:45.800] Yeah, right. I think this post that I'd seen on Reddit was basically the average points per race that Alfred Rovia scored over the past few years.
[41:45.800 -> 41:48.680] I think it's the chart is from 2010 till this year.
[41:49.300 -> 41:52.820] And it's so awesome to look at the chart, how it is, you know, exponentially
[41:52.820 -> 41:57.200] grown, I mean, there was this one bump and then there was this one, uh, uh,
[41:57.240 -> 41:58.560] valley that they have there.
[41:58.600 -> 42:02.200] But I think that was mainly because they switched to Honda from
[42:02.200 -> 42:04.400] a Renault, I think in 2018.
[42:04.600 -> 42:07.360] Uh, but then look after that, the significant progress
[42:07.360 -> 42:12.080] that they've made ever since, it's pretty awesome what they've achieved.
[42:12.080 -> 42:17.120] Sunil is also starting to sort of get comfortable. Too late in the game, way too late in the game.
[42:20.240 -> 42:30.600] I think like even he, we've said this in other episodes as well, but like he's even questioned his contract renewal at times with his cockiness and the way season has started.
[42:30.600 -> 42:33.840] But I think in the last two, three races, he's outshone himself.
[42:33.840 -> 42:45.000] Yep, yep. Yeah, I think we talked about this earlier as well in some episode, but from what I've heard, it's basically that Albon was coaching him, which like really improved his game later on.
[42:45.560 -> 42:48.080] Which, yeah, yep.
[42:49.200 -> 42:50.680] It's pretty awesome.
[42:50.680 -> 42:54.280] You know, I really love that guy, Albon.
[42:54.280 -> 42:57.480] I mean, first of all, he seems like a very genuine guy,
[42:57.520 -> 43:01.400] you know, very much like Vettel of the likes, you know.
[43:03.000 -> 43:11.700] And I think even though the team has treated him poorly in the past, the fans have treated him poorly in the past, media as well.
[43:11.700 -> 43:22.800] But I think that guy still has a lot of fight in him that, you know, he stuck around, he made sure to help these guys before leaving and going to Williams, which is really awesome.
[43:22.800 -> 43:26.480] And it shows, right, like Red Bull made sure that he got a seat.
[43:26.480 -> 43:28.080] So that's pretty awesome.
[43:28.080 -> 43:32.480] Yeah, that's the news right like Christian genuinely vouched for the guy
[43:32.480 -> 43:35.760] and he wanted this guy to get a seat but he couldn't do it.
[43:35.760 -> 43:43.280] That's a good transition on to our next team sir Williams.
[43:43.280 -> 43:52.560] Williams only has one driver right? Yes. Yeah the second driver by the way folks if you have
[43:52.560 -> 44:06.920] heard the last episode is according to Adwait, the most worthless driver on the track. Hey, not us. We just try to stay as genuine and true as we can.
[44:06.920 -> 44:14.600] Oh man, Russell. What was happening with him in that first half of the season?
[44:14.600 -> 44:19.800] What was that? Again, see, I am going out of words.
[44:19.800 -> 44:27.000] Yeah, man. Mr. Sathede, he used to just qualify into Q2 like nothing.
[44:27.000 -> 44:30.720] Like into top 10, like nothing. It was like... It had become a daily thing.
[44:30.720 -> 44:36.920] Just, you know... I would be surprised on days when I would not see him going into Q2.
[44:36.920 -> 44:45.760] Oh, that reminds me. My totally crazy prediction for 2021 so very came true, right?
[44:45.760 -> 44:49.000] Like, which was Williams will score some points.
[44:49.000 -> 44:52.120] Well, they didn't score some points. They scored way too many points.
[44:52.120 -> 44:58.480] He did inch in closer to my prediction starting of the season itself.
[44:58.480 -> 45:00.880] But I think now we know he's comfortably...
[45:00.880 -> 45:04.800] My crazy-ass prediction doesn't seem that bad now.
[45:04.800 -> 45:05.000] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. he is comfortably, my crazy ass prediction doesn't seem that bad now.
[45:05.000 -> 45:12.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Though one of the races I think the points that they got was basically from Belgium, right?
[45:12.000 -> 45:16.000] Which was the most known race ever. Yeah.
[45:16.000 -> 45:22.000] But he qualified, so you know, that's there.
[45:22.000 -> 45:27.000] He was faster than a Mercedes there. Yeah, that's true.
[45:27.000 -> 45:30.000] Alpha Romeo.
[45:30.000 -> 45:33.000] Alpha Romeo. I'm going to miss Kimi, man.
[45:33.000 -> 45:35.000] I'm going to miss Kimi so hard.
[45:35.000 -> 45:39.000] I think all my life, all our life, and I'm going to speak this for you as well.
[45:39.000 -> 45:42.000] We've not seen a race without Kimi.
[45:42.000 -> 45:44.000] Yeah, yeah, man. Definitely.
[45:44.000 -> 45:56.000] Yeah, I mean, it's it's sad to see him go. I mean, I'm kind of happy, honestly, that he went, because it was very clear that he was no longer invested in the sport.
[45:56.000 -> 46:03.000] And I definitely do agree that, you know, there are far younger and better people out there who deserve the seat.
[46:03.000 -> 46:08.800] So, yes, it's good that he left because he made space for, you know, the younger generation.
[46:09.680 -> 46:12.000] But did he really?
[46:12.240 -> 46:16.280] Because the person who's filling the seat is basically a paid driver.
[46:16.280 -> 46:18.800] So, yeah, you said I was going to interject.
[46:18.800 -> 46:20.440] I was like, you said deserve a seat.
[46:20.440 -> 46:24.800] And then I'm like, financially or talent?
[46:25.000 -> 46:28.000] Yeah, man.
[46:28.000 -> 46:31.000] I miss his fiddling.
[46:31.000 -> 46:36.000] He creates a crash by fiddling like what is this button and
[46:36.000 -> 46:39.000] remember Portugal right like he crashed into
[46:39.000 -> 46:43.000] Gio by just fiddling. It was very weird. I think it was a
[46:43.000 -> 46:45.440] restart race restart or something right and
[46:47.040 -> 46:52.400] or it was behind. Yeah crazy things. I think even Kimmy had some weird penalties of course FIA being
[46:52.400 -> 46:59.680] FIA gave him a penalty for what he spun right somewhere and something like that I remember.
[46:59.680 -> 47:04.000] He spun he went onto the gravel and then came back and by the time he came. Oh yeah yeah.
[47:03.600 -> 47:04.080] one he went onto the gravel and then came back and by the time he came back. Oh yeah yeah yeah.
[47:04.960 -> 47:10.560] I think like Vettel and Kimi were racing, one overtook the other, this guy went to the gravel
[47:10.560 -> 47:13.440] and by the time he came out he had a five second penalty or something.
[47:13.440 -> 47:18.880] Yeah, there were many weird things going on with Kimi this season overall.
[47:19.680 -> 47:24.000] And of course he was also one of the, no I think he wasn't,
[47:26.320 -> 47:29.200] was he there on the top, overtakes board?
[47:29.200 -> 47:30.400] I think he was the third person.
[47:30.400 -> 47:32.320] The three veterans were fighting for it.
[47:34.320 -> 47:36.040] And his blazing fast starts.
[47:36.040 -> 47:40.440] I think there was this one race where I distinctly remember when
[47:41.040 -> 47:46.640] Vastapan was talking later in the race, like in the media pen, that at the start of the race,
[47:46.640 -> 47:49.000] I saw an alpha right behind.
[47:49.000 -> 47:51.680] And I thought, like, what's going on exactly?
[47:51.680 -> 47:52.180] Right.
[47:52.180 -> 47:54.680] Yeah.
[47:54.680 -> 47:55.180] Yeah.
[47:55.180 -> 47:55.680] Yeah.
[47:55.680 -> 48:01.200] Kimi is him being sprayed by Russell versus Botaz.
[48:01.200 -> 48:03.200] And then Mola is like, on radio.
[48:03.200 -> 48:06.000] Yeah, this happened like 50 meters off. I know what's yeah.
[48:07.080 -> 48:08.760] Misses radios, his press.
[48:11.160 -> 48:12.920] But I don't much remember about Gio.
[48:13.000 -> 48:13.880] What is Gio doing?
[48:14.040 -> 48:18.000] The only things I remember like it were his two overtakes, one on Vettel and one on Kimi.
[48:18.040 -> 48:18.480] That's it.
[48:19.440 -> 48:20.040] Yeah, man.
[48:20.600 -> 48:21.800] Italian Jesus.
[48:21.800 -> 48:23.120] He came to F1.
[48:23.120 -> 48:23.640] Jesus?
[48:23.640 -> 48:23.960] You know.
[48:27.000 -> 48:28.000] Dude, that's what they call him. I know I know.
[48:28.000 -> 48:31.000] But I hadn't heard it in so long and then hearing it now I was like wow.
[48:31.000 -> 48:38.000] But yeah that guy I mean I'm a fan of his because of his character.
[48:38.000 -> 48:40.000] Like he's a he seems like a genuine dude.
[48:40.000 -> 48:46.620] But he never has had a performance that you know is really good as such.
[48:46.620 -> 48:53.920] I mean he was always just passing the bar but not going beyond it I would say.
[48:53.920 -> 48:57.300] So yeah.
[48:57.300 -> 49:00.580] Yeah.
[49:00.580 -> 49:06.240] The 10th team on the grid has Mazespin.
[49:06.240 -> 49:09.080] Oh, man, I think he was on a killing spree this season.
[49:11.560 -> 49:13.120] Is he there next year? He is, right?
[49:13.760 -> 49:17.680] Dude, I was hoping you can't take paid drivers out of this race.
[49:17.760 -> 49:22.240] In fact, Papa Mazespin got him a new car.
[49:23.560 -> 49:24.560] Oh, yes, right.
[49:25.300 -> 49:26.460] He got a new chassis, right?
[49:26.460 -> 49:28.040] Like last race or something.
[49:28.100 -> 49:28.660] Yeah.
[49:28.760 -> 49:29.540] Where did he end up?
[49:29.540 -> 49:30.360] The 20th, right?
[49:32.260 -> 49:33.260] No, you're wrong.
[49:33.500 -> 49:34.360] 21st.
[49:34.900 -> 49:35.860] Oh, right.
[49:35.860 -> 49:36.660] Cubic size.
[49:36.660 -> 49:37.160] Oh yes.
[49:39.460 -> 49:40.300] Oh yes.
[49:40.300 -> 49:41.600] Like how can I forget that?
[49:44.560 -> 49:46.000] Man, that's...
[49:46.000 -> 49:49.000] That's some real life burn, right?
[49:51.000 -> 49:55.000] For a second when you said 21st, I thought like you're joking.
[49:55.000 -> 49:58.000] But then I remembered, oh yes, there was Kubica as well.
[50:03.000 -> 50:08.360] He's either himself spun on the tracks or like he's taken other people out with him.
[50:08.360 -> 50:14.600] He was almost gonna kill Shiv Mekhar on Baku and maybe Monaco as well.
[50:14.600 -> 50:25.320] Vettel multiple times, sure. What was happening with him? I don't know. Yeah man, who cares.
[50:25.320 -> 50:34.040] But I guess more moreover I would say that Mick Schumacher, I think it's good that he
[50:34.040 -> 50:38.760] has gotten an opportunity to like be in a shit team right now honestly because he can
[50:38.760 -> 50:42.680] get all his mistakes out, you know, before getting a better team.
[50:42.680 -> 50:47.800] But at the same time, he also runs the risk of, if he's stuck in this team for a long time,
[50:47.800 -> 50:58.400] he might never even get an opportunity to really prove himself. So, for his sake, he should try and get away from it as soon as possible.
[50:58.400 -> 51:06.200] Yeah. He's got good mentorship with Vettel. So we saw some good moments between them through the season.
[51:06.200 -> 51:09.520] So I'm hoping something pans out for him.
[51:09.720 -> 51:14.960] Maybe he fills in Vettel's seat in two seasons when Vettel retires.
[51:15.560 -> 51:20.480] But one thing we can't skip this season
[51:21.160 -> 51:24.320] without mentioning FIA broadcasting and commentary.
[51:27.720 -> 51:29.600] Oh, man, what a shit show. What a shit show that was.
[51:29.600 -> 51:32.200] Yeah, man.
[51:32.200 -> 51:33.200] I mean the commentary.
[51:33.200 -> 51:36.080] Yeah, there needs to be a change man.
[51:36.080 -> 51:39.200] Like there has to be some neutral commentary.
[51:39.200 -> 51:40.480] It's a global sport.
[51:40.480 -> 51:43.560] You cannot have biased commentators.
[51:43.560 -> 51:48.040] It's no fun. And yeah and yeah man keep the bias out
[51:48.040 -> 51:53.560] that's it doesn't make sense. The only good thing I can remember is them
[51:53.560 -> 51:59.620] evolving over time and then bringing in multiple other commentators as and not
[51:59.620 -> 52:04.020] being fixated on the two people that usually keep talking. Rossberg came in a
[52:04.020 -> 52:09.920] couple of times they went to the garage and stuff so that was good. Yeah. But Chit Show nonetheless,
[52:09.920 -> 52:15.680] crofty British biased media when Hamilton won in Britain he said,
[52:15.680 -> 52:18.560] Hambert best out of Max. What a shitty sentence to say.
[52:19.920 -> 52:23.200] Yeah. Someone who just ran into a 51G crash. Come on.
[52:22.920 -> 52:27.840] Yeah, someone who just ran into a 51g crash. Come on, man, though.
[52:28.240 -> 52:32.840] I do hate the bias that they bring in, but they still do put on a very good show.
[52:32.880 -> 52:39.680] Honestly, if if I ignore the red button, I mean, there are a lot of conditions that
[52:39.680 -> 52:44.840] I have to apply first. But yeah, if I apply all those conditions, the time you'll spend
[52:44.840 -> 52:49.200] in mentioning those conditions is going to be thrice the amount of time you are going to spend saying,
[52:49.200 -> 52:53.320] but they should do this. So, let's not, please.
[52:53.320 -> 52:54.560] Yes.
[52:54.560 -> 52:56.880] But I see you are playing devil's advocate there.
[52:56.880 -> 53:02.480] This season would not have been this entertaining if it wasn't for their shenanigans. I get that.
[53:02.480 -> 53:06.000] That's true. That's true.
[53:10.000 -> 53:16.000] Well, I hope they take our last suggestion. And I know F1 is listening to this because we've seen multiple of our suggestions come through.
[53:16.000 -> 53:22.000] Our last suggestion is please don't cut your cut to race replays on lap 2.
[53:22.000 -> 53:24.000] We still want to see who is fighting there.
[53:24.000 -> 53:27.400] Please don't. Please don't fighting there. Please don't please don't you please do it
[53:29.400 -> 53:34.900] So so then this brings us folks to our last segment Saran take it away
[53:36.000 -> 53:40.000] Well, well, well, I think we have a new section
[53:40.800 -> 53:44.160] For this season and we are calling it awards
[53:44.880 -> 53:46.840] Just awards. That's it because we
[53:46.840 -> 53:52.640] don't give anything yeah all you get is fun entertainment and no one gets
[53:52.640 -> 54:01.800] anything we get nothing. So basically for this category we were tweeting out
[54:01.800 -> 54:10.600] you know on Twitter and asking like tweeting out polls on Twitter and asking you guys for your opinions about who
[54:10.600 -> 54:12.080] takes these awards.
[54:12.080 -> 54:17.520] And we'll just go through each category and tell out what the nominations were and who
[54:17.520 -> 54:18.520] won.
[54:18.520 -> 54:21.040] And I think that's how it will go about.
[54:21.040 -> 54:26.880] So let's dive to the first Twitter category. So the first question that we
[54:26.880 -> 54:34.480] tweeted out was, which is the best track for overtaking in 2021? And the nominations were
[54:35.200 -> 54:42.080] Portugal GP, Bahrain GP, Russian GP and French GP. And well, it was a tie.
[54:42.480 -> 54:48.520] And well it was a tie. So it was a tie between Bahrain, Russia and France.
[54:48.520 -> 54:51.200] But I think we'll break the tie.
[54:51.200 -> 54:53.480] So Akash, what do you think?
[54:53.480 -> 54:58.000] Drumroll for who the winner was.
[54:58.000 -> 54:59.000] I think Bahrain.
[54:59.000 -> 55:00.000] Bahrain was the winner.
[55:00.000 -> 55:04.120] I think that was the most entertaining among all these races.
[55:04.120 -> 55:05.000] So yeah, Bahrain takes it. I think that was the most entertaining among all these races.
[55:05.000 -> 55:10.000] I think Bahrain is generally a good race.
[55:10.000 -> 55:12.000] Especially, it's most of the time the first race.
[55:12.000 -> 55:15.000] Anyways, so let's go to the second question.
[55:15.000 -> 55:20.000] The second question was, which was the best defense in the 2021 season?
[55:20.000 -> 55:24.000] And the nominations were Alonso vs. Hamilton in Hungary,
[55:24.000 -> 55:27.520] Paris vs. Hamilton in Abu Dhabi,
[55:27.520 -> 55:33.220] Sunoda vs Hamilton in Turkey and Paris vs Hamilton in Turkey.
[55:33.220 -> 55:39.520] And of course the winner is Paris vs Hamilton in Abu Dhabi because yeah man.
[55:39.520 -> 55:40.520] Unanimous.
[55:40.520 -> 55:42.120] It was unanimous.
[55:42.120 -> 55:48.480] I think it was 47% So I think people spoke and Sunoda and Hamilton
[55:48.480 -> 55:56.160] got zero votes. That guy gets lesser credit. Next one.
[55:56.160 -> 56:10.640] Yeah. Anyways, on to the next one. The next one was of course, which was the shittiest penalty or lack thereof in the 2021
[56:10.640 -> 56:12.360] season of F1.
[56:12.360 -> 56:18.800] And the nominations were Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain GP for all the track limit
[56:18.800 -> 56:28.320] nonsense I point by, and Austrian GP for just penalties here and there. And of course the unanimous winner
[56:28.320 -> 56:31.840] I knew, we knew who was going to win in this one.
[56:31.840 -> 56:37.200] Honestly speaking I didn't even know why I tweeted this because I knew what the answer was going to be.
[56:37.200 -> 56:39.200] Shittiest FIA day.
[56:39.200 -> 56:41.200] Abudabi.
[56:41.200 -> 56:46.000] Just in case if anybody is guessing, Abu Dhabi is the winner.
[56:46.000 -> 56:48.000] Why? Why are you guessing?
[56:48.000 -> 56:50.000] No.
[56:50.000 -> 56:58.000] And the last question that we polled about was which was the worst track in 2021 season.
[56:58.000 -> 57:06.080] And again here I knew what the answer is going to be before I pulled this, but still I'll
[57:06.080 -> 57:07.080] go through it.
[57:07.080 -> 57:14.480] The nominations were Saudi Arabia, the Spanish GP, Russian GP and Monaco GP.
[57:14.480 -> 57:17.400] And of course, Saudi Arabian GP.
[57:17.400 -> 57:19.680] It's a death trap.
[57:19.680 -> 57:24.120] The winner or the loser, whatever you want to call it.
[57:24.120 -> 57:25.700] That track is a death trap.
[57:26.600 -> 57:28.400] Yeah, they won the award.
[57:28.600 -> 57:34.700] No, well, I think let's go to the last category, which I don't know if
[57:34.800 -> 57:36.500] listeners are even aware about this.
[57:37.800 -> 57:38.700] No, I don't think they are.
[57:39.900 -> 57:47.560] But along with these podcasts, we also publish a page on our website which summarizes the
[57:47.560 -> 57:53.720] episodes, the show notes are there, and we also rate each individual driver.
[57:53.720 -> 57:59.200] So what we did was we basically took an average of all the points that we have awarded to
[57:59.200 -> 58:08.560] the Season 2 drivers and took an average for my ratings and Akash's ratings and so we have a winner
[58:08.560 -> 58:15.000] for the drivers points table and it's super surprising.
[58:15.000 -> 58:17.160] It is.
[58:17.160 -> 58:18.160] Yes right.
[58:18.160 -> 58:19.160] Behold.
[58:19.160 -> 58:26.320] So the winner was none other than Lewis Hamilton.
[58:26.320 -> 58:28.320] By one point.
[58:28.320 -> 58:30.320] By one point, yes.
[58:30.320 -> 58:33.760] And, yeah, I mean, that guy deserves it, man.
[58:33.760 -> 58:36.320] Like, no matter what, he fights like hell.
[58:36.320 -> 58:39.040] I think our points show that, right?
[58:39.040 -> 58:42.560] Like, even though a lot of times we have criticized him a lot,
[58:42.560 -> 58:46.620] but the points kind of do show that he does perform at that level.
[58:46.620 -> 58:53.540] Well, well, it's been a lovely F1 2021 season.
[58:53.540 -> 58:59.700] More than that, it's been a fantastic season one for F1 fan fiction.
[58:59.700 -> 59:03.980] Thank you again, each and every one of you who's made it this far into the episode.
[59:03.980 -> 59:09.500] We promise to keep bringing you more exciting and even more thrilling episodes in 2022.
[59:09.500 -> 59:16.000] We've got some amazing stuff planned which obviously we can't reveal because if it doesn't go through you're gonna shit on us.
[59:16.000 -> 59:22.500] But we are hopeful, we are hopeful to make this this year a step up game from 2021.
[59:22.500 -> 59:26.800] So fingers crossed there. We will see you when we start season two,
[59:26.800 -> 59:29.400] which is gonna be a pre-season discussion,
[59:29.400 -> 59:33.840] library, thoughts, and our look into 2022.
[59:34.960 -> 59:38.760] And again, we come back with crazy ass predictions for 2022.
[59:38.760 -> 59:40.400] Maybe the Hulk returns.
[59:40.400 -> 59:42.040] Sarang's prediction is still on.
[59:42.040 -> 59:43.200] Maybe the Hulk returns.
[59:44.600 -> 59:49.320] Until the next episode, folks, this is season 1 F1 Fan Fiction signing off.
[59:49.320 -> 59:50.760] Bye-bye.