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The Istanbul Park has yet again delivered a rainy 2021 Turkish GP! And what a race we have had, with Bottas’s commanding win and one of the strongest results for Red Bull who were running their special livery to honor their partnership with Honda. With the championship battle flip flopping every race, no one can say who is going to be the champion of 2021.
In this race we discuss:
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Intro: Howling (Sting) - Gunnar Olsen
Outro: Your Intro by Audionautix
**Turkish Grand Prix Recap**
* Red Bull breaks the curse of Special Liveries with a strong performance, finishing 2-3 and gaining valuable points in the championship battle.
* Sergio Perez delivers a brilliant drive, defending against Lewis Hamilton and showcasing his skills in wet conditions.
* Bottas dominates the race, leading from start to finish and securing a commanding victory, potentially his last with Mercedes.
* Hamilton makes strategic errors, costing him a potential podium finish, highlighting the importance of listening to team instructions.
* Fernando Alonso engages in bumper-car-like driving, causing incidents and receiving a penalty for colliding with Pierre Gasly.
* Sebastian Vettel experiments with tire strategies during Free Practice 4, raising questions about Aston Martin's decision-making.
* Charles Leclerc receives a snarky response from his engineer when inquiring about his position, adding a humorous moment to the race.
**Key Insights and Controversies**
* Red Bull's success with the special livery challenges the notion that such liveries bring bad luck.
* Perez's strong performance highlights his potential as a top-tier driver and his importance to Red Bull's championship hopes.
* Bottas's dominant victory raises questions about Mercedes' strategy and whether they are fully utilizing his abilities.
* Hamilton's strategic errors underscore the importance of driver-team communication and trust.
* Alonso's aggressive driving and Gasly's penalty raise discussions about the limits of acceptable racing behavior.
* Vettel's tire experiment during Free Practice 4 sparks debates about Aston Martin's strategic decision-making and their overall competitiveness.
* Leclerc's engineer's snarky response adds a lighthearted moment to the race, highlighting the camaraderie and banter within F1 teams.
1. **Red Bull's Special Livery Success:**
- Red Bull broke the supposed curse associated with special liveries by securing a strong result at the Turkish GP.
- The team's special livery honored their partnership with Honda, adding significance to their performance.
2. **Bottas' Commanding Win:**
- Valtteri Bottas delivered a dominant performance, securing a commanding victory in the race.
- His impressive drive showcased his improved form and determination to challenge for the championship.
3. **Hamilton's Regrets:**
- Lewis Hamilton faced difficulties during the race, partly due to his decision to listen to Mercedes' pit strategy.
- He expressed regret over his tire strategy, which hindered his chances of securing a podium finish.
4. **Alonso's Aggressive Driving:**
- Fernando Alonso engaged in aggressive racing, resulting in several incidents with other drivers.
- His bumper-car-like maneuvers drew attention and sparked discussions about the limits of aggressive driving.
5. **Vettel's Extended Practice Session:**
- Sebastian Vettel participated in an extended practice session, labeled as FP4, due to his limited track time in the wet conditions.
- This extra session allowed him to gain valuable experience and prepare for the race.
6. **Gasly's Penalty Controversy:**
- Pierre Gasly received a penalty for an incident involving Fernando Alonso, raising questions about the fairness of the decision.
- The hosts debate the validity of the penalty and its potential impact on Gasly's championship aspirations.
7. **Leclerc's Engineer's Humorous Remark:**
- Charles Leclerc's engineer engaged in some light-hearted banter, trolling Leclerc during the race.
- The humorous exchange provided a moment of levity amidst the intense competition.
8. **Global Warming and Its Impact on Formula One:**
- The hosts speculate on the potential link between global warming and the increasing frequency of exciting races due to extreme weather conditions.
- They discuss the environmental implications of Formula One and the efforts made by teams to promote sustainability.
9. **McLaren's Poor Strategy for Ricciardo:**
- McLaren's decision to bring Daniel Ricciardo into the pits early for tire changes proved detrimental to his race.
- The hosts criticize McLaren's strategy, believing it compromised Ricciardo's chances of a strong result.
10. **Other Drivers' Lackluster Performances:**
- Several drivers, including Nicholas Latifi, Antonio Giovinazzi, and George Russell, had relatively quiet races, failing to make a significant impact.
- The hosts speculate on the reasons behind their underwhelming performances and discuss the challenges they faced.
11. **Suzuka's Absence and Istanbul Park's Suitability:**
- The hosts express their disappointment over the cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, citing the enthusiastic Japanese fans and the iconic nature of the circuit.
- They acknowledge Istanbul Park as a suitable replacement, given its challenging layout and ability to produce exciting races.
Overall, the podcast provides an engaging and informative discussion of the Turkish Grand Prix, covering various aspects of the race and offering insightful perspectives on key moments and controversies. The hosts' enthusiasm and knowledge of Formula One make for an enjoyable and thought-provoking listen.
[00:00.000 -> 00:04.940] Yeah, right. He did come on the radio and say like, this isn't working. Yeah, no shit, this isn't working.
[00:04.940 -> 00:07.060] Everyone knew.
[00:07.060 -> 00:12.980] Yeah, even people overtaking him are probably laughing at him.
[00:12.980 -> 00:15.580] Yeah, what is he doing?
[00:30.600 -> 00:38.360] Hello, and welcome back to another episode with F1 Fan Fiction. For those who are new here, we are a podcast about F1 for F1 fans brought to you by F1 fans. It's going to be
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[00:51.840 -> 00:58.320] Let's start this race, Turkish Grand Prix, I think like the second or the third time we've
[00:58.320 -> 01:06.280] come here but some livery changes yesterday, Red Bull, those, what is it?
[01:06.280 -> 01:10.000] I think like Red Bull, Honda, and then Japanese, Arigato.
[01:10.200 -> 01:11.920] I personally liked it.
[01:11.920 -> 01:13.840] I mean, it was a good, good library.
[01:14.760 -> 01:15.680] Yeah, I loved it.
[01:15.720 -> 01:20.200] I mean, definitely it was, you know, Red Bull does not generally
[01:20.240 -> 01:21.920] ever change their brand colors.
[01:21.920 -> 01:25.600] Like I haven't seen Red Bull running special liveries a lot,
[01:25.600 -> 01:32.800] generally speaking. And I think this was a very well executed one. It's sad that like, ideally,
[01:33.760 -> 01:38.240] this was going to be the week of the Japanese GP, which would, you know, they would be running this
[01:38.240 -> 01:43.360] livery over there. And that would have been a grand event for sure. But we didn't have that.
[01:43.360 -> 01:45.760] So at least this, which was a,
[01:45.760 -> 01:50.760] you know, awesome tribute to Honda. I think Honda has been through a lot, right? And F1
[01:50.760 -> 01:56.960] ever since they got back and as, as ritual, they're leaving as soon as they're winning.
[01:56.960 -> 02:05.040] So man, yeah, but I hope like they're all their IP stuff whatever gets transferred to Red Bull.
[02:05.040 -> 02:11.520] Yep. It helps them continuing on their winning streak that they're having. I mean I see the
[02:11.520 -> 02:17.200] best part was with livery changes and everything Perez was back on fire yesterday so yeah that's
[02:17.200 -> 02:23.120] got to be something. Yep. I was a little worried actually because you know generally speaking so
[02:23.120 -> 02:29.120] if you remember Mercedes back in Germany when they were running that special livery for, you know, that they
[02:29.120 -> 02:32.240] had some like 75 years, something.
[02:32.240 -> 02:38.000] As if everyone's going to be a bartender at an October fest.
[02:38.000 -> 02:38.960] Yes, I remember that.
[02:41.200 -> 02:42.160] Yeah, they were running some.
[02:43.040 -> 02:43.520] That's true.
[02:43.520 -> 02:44.480] That's right.
[02:44.480 -> 02:44.720] Yeah.
[02:44.720 -> 02:47.000] And like, it was a disaster, right?
[02:47.000 -> 02:49.320] Like Hamilton was, I don't know what he was doing.
[02:49.320 -> 02:51.720] It crashed into the barriers and stuff.
[02:51.720 -> 02:57.200] And yeah, but so I was a little worried that Red Bull might, you know, suffer the same fate.
[02:57.200 -> 03:03.000] Like a lot of teams have gone through this before, but I think they finally broke that curse of special deliveries.
[03:03.000 -> 03:08.000] And, you know, actually got one of the best results for them, I guess, in this season.
[03:08.000 -> 03:12.160] Yeah, yeah. 2-3 finish. Great points on the table. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Definitely.
[03:12.160 -> 03:18.640] I mean, and coming back to Perez, right? I sort of felt like he's lost his mojo.
[03:18.640 -> 03:25.520] I was expecting he's starting 3-6. He's not going to do well, Hamilton's going to overtake him at some point.
[03:25.520 -> 03:32.000] But man, that battle between him and Hamilton was just so brilliant to watch.
[03:32.000 -> 03:38.560] It was a lot of fun. I mean, it was, first of all, Hamilton was on a charge.
[03:38.560 -> 03:44.480] He was cutting through the field. Sunoda had given him some trouble, I guess, before.
[03:44.480 -> 03:46.120] Otherwise, it was pretty
[03:46.120 -> 03:50.860] much easy passing for him for most people. And then Perez was obviously a roadblock for
[03:50.860 -> 03:56.900] him as such. And yeah, Perez did his job very well. Like, uh, he's good in rain. He's good
[03:56.900 -> 04:03.120] at tire management. He is. Um, and, uh, he defended, you know, Hamilton very well at
[04:03.120 -> 04:09.120] that whole thing. If you remember, right. When a Hamilton like pushed him, I think he was going to give him a surprise pitch top.
[04:09.840 -> 04:10.340] Yeah.
[04:10.400 -> 04:13.260] I mean, I thought, I thought like, sure you're fighting out.
[04:13.260 -> 04:16.040] And then all of a sudden you decided you wanted to play in mind.
[04:16.040 -> 04:17.480] What, what, what were you thinking?
[04:18.520 -> 04:20.080] Yeah, that is really funny.
[04:20.080 -> 04:23.920] That would actually, you know, like it, it felt a lot like, you know, if you
[04:23.920 -> 04:40.120] remember what we were talking about, uh about a couple episodes back that it felt like speed racer to me where I can imagine like it being like people being okay with if you just push your opponent into the pit stop and that being like a fair thing, gain an advantage.
[04:53.000 -> 05:07.780] Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, but overall, I think it was a good weekend for Red Bull. I mean, they're only 36 points behind Mercedes now. I think like if Perez keeps up with this performance, yeah, it should be a good season for even the Constructor Championship, but let's see. Yeah, but I think like Perez needs to deliver this throughout the season and
[05:07.780 -> 05:09.420] not just in select few races.
[05:09.420 -> 05:12.760] That's what is happening currently, because as you said, right, 36
[05:12.760 -> 05:14.520] points is still a wide gap.
[05:14.560 -> 05:18.640] Like even after today's race, it's still 36 points.
[05:18.640 -> 05:23.480] And then there aren't really a lot of races to go by, you know, in the season.
[05:23.840 -> 05:27.760] And, uh, I mean, from the perspective of the teams,
[05:27.760 -> 05:33.680] constructors is everything, right? Because the prize money is created by this. So I think Red
[05:33.680 -> 05:40.480] Bull kind of, yeah, I didn't think they would be able to win the championship. But yeah, Max
[05:40.480 -> 05:45.000] definitely probably might. Who knows? Yeah. Oh, I'm totally rooting for it.
[05:45.000 -> 05:53.000] I mean, like your 8th World Title Championships shouldn't come to you easy as some of the
[05:53.000 -> 05:54.000] others have come.
[05:54.000 -> 05:55.000] So yeah, totally.
[05:55.000 -> 05:58.000] It should be like a fight till the last race, I feel.
[05:58.000 -> 06:03.000] And I think we're going to get that, like looking at how things are going, right?
[06:03.000 -> 06:06.880] Last, before this race, we had Hamilton ahead by how many, three points, one point.
[06:10.240 -> 06:11.360] And now it's just six points.
[06:11.360 -> 06:17.920] So again, not a lot, like it's still very close to call and, uh, yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm loving it.
[06:17.920 -> 06:20.400] I'm loving every single race of it.
[06:20.400 -> 06:22.080] And it's, it's, it's nice.
[06:22.080 -> 06:26.160] And I think suddenly it seems like they have gotten cleaner as well
[06:26.160 -> 06:30.880] the both of them actually they didn't have to fight each other today so yeah who knows
[06:32.080 -> 06:37.920] you might still see that oh yeah that's true too I mean it's bound to come right like
[06:38.560 -> 06:46.480] he if he hadn't taken that engine change or a power unit upgrade sort of thing, right?
[06:46.480 -> 06:50.680] Like you would have started P1, this would have been a totally different result.
[06:50.680 -> 06:51.960] Oh, for sure.
[06:51.960 -> 06:52.960] Yeah.
[06:52.960 -> 06:57.000] So, yeah, I think that that neck and neck fighting is going to continue all the way
[06:57.000 -> 06:58.840] into the season.
[06:58.840 -> 07:06.080] And I hope it's going to be like, I forgot what year it was, but like there was this 2007, 6, 7, 8 sort of year where
[07:06.640 -> 07:13.360] Masa was leading the world championship and Hamilton won the world drivers championship
[07:13.360 -> 07:19.200] on the last race in Brazil. Oh, right. Yeah, I recall this. Yeah.
[07:19.200 -> 07:25.000] It's just such a... So Masa crosses his finish line and everyone's cheering, blah, blah, blah.
[07:25.000 -> 07:28.480] And then Hamilton crosses and overtakes right before the last corner.
[07:28.520 -> 07:29.520] Folks go check it out.
[07:29.520 -> 07:32.560] It's, it's, I hope, I hope it's some sort of like a thrilling
[07:32.560 -> 07:34.320] experience till their last race.
[07:34.320 -> 07:35.200] I really hope so.
[07:35.360 -> 07:35.720] Yeah.
[07:37.320 -> 07:41.200] But I feel like Max is, is again on some next level, right?
[07:41.200 -> 07:43.360] So yeah, it's, it's bound to happen.
[07:44.000 -> 07:44.240] Yeah.
[07:44.240 -> 07:48.480] I think this season he has been, uh, been very mature. It's,
[07:48.520 -> 07:52.640] it's quite interesting to see that, like, uh, he seems almost Zen.
[07:52.800 -> 07:56.560] I would say like every time I've never seen him flustered to the race,
[07:56.640 -> 08:00.600] even on the radios and everything, he's quite calm. Most of the times,
[08:01.000 -> 08:04.560] he's having a fun time. That's what it seems like. Yeah.
[08:05.360 -> 08:05.880] And, uh, yeah, I mean, uh, he's having a fun time. That's what it seems like. Yeah. Always.
[08:11.600 -> 08:13.200] And, uh, yeah, I mean, uh, he's, he's cheeky radio messages are like post-interview messages as well.
[08:13.200 -> 08:13.400] Right.
[08:13.400 -> 08:14.520] Like one, one.
[08:15.080 -> 08:15.640] Oh, yes.
[08:15.640 -> 08:16.520] I think today, right.
[08:16.720 -> 08:20.800] Uh, when, uh, he was asked the question, like, uh, you know, what was the most
[08:20.800 -> 08:22.640] difficult thing today for you?
[08:22.640 -> 08:27.440] And he basically said staying awake because yeah, from his perspective, I get it.
[08:27.440 -> 08:29.920] He was pretty much just managing his tires throughout the race.
[08:30.200 -> 08:34.600] And, uh, he, I don't think he like fought anybody at all.
[08:35.200 -> 08:35.680] No, yeah.
[08:35.680 -> 08:40.000] Yesterday was him driving around, uh, in driving around Turkish
[08:40.000 -> 08:41.600] property on a track day, right?
[08:41.600 -> 08:43.320] Just like on a Sunday.
[08:46.240 -> 08:54.600] Yep. F felt like that. Speaking of Red Bull, Lando's ahead of Perez in standings.
[08:54.600 -> 08:56.160] So, that's got to be something.
[08:56.160 -> 09:01.720] Yeah, again, that goes to show, right, where Perez needs to pick up his game.
[09:01.720 -> 09:07.360] Because if Lando in a far inferior car can beat him, you know,
[09:07.360 -> 09:11.380] through the season, that's something to think about.
[09:11.380 -> 09:15.760] Because Perez is, I mean, that's the thing, right?
[09:15.760 -> 09:28.760] Like even after West Ham performing so well this season, they are still 36 points behind and yeah, for some reason, Red Bull just aren't
[09:28.760 -> 09:31.760] able to get the second driver that they really need.
[09:31.760 -> 09:38.240] They don't have a, you know, Red Bull version of Botas per se.
[09:38.240 -> 09:42.080] And yeah, that's kind of sad for them.
[09:42.080 -> 09:43.080] Yeah.
[09:43.080 -> 10:05.800] Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Although the fun part, moving away from like drivers on Red Bull, is at least some other people on the track are happy seeing Red Bull win, if not Perez. of his game and I guess like that cameraman is going to be super exhilarated if he sees
[10:05.800 -> 10:10.260] both Max and Perez killing it on the track.
[10:10.260 -> 10:11.720] That was quite funny to see, right?
[10:11.720 -> 10:16.120] Like he was celebrating the quick pitch stop by Red Bull.
[10:16.120 -> 10:23.520] It was, it felt like he had like placed a bet on a sub two second or something like
[10:23.520 -> 10:24.520] that.
[10:24.520 -> 10:27.840] And I think he reckoned that he is probably winning that bet.
[10:27.840 -> 10:30.400] So yeah, why not?
[10:30.400 -> 10:36.080] Yeah, I guess like he's been betting on Perez all this while and he not been doing that good.
[10:36.080 -> 10:40.080] And then finally some money won from Maxis.
[10:40.080 -> 10:42.080] So sure.
[10:42.080 -> 10:46.320] Yeah, something like that.
[10:46.320 -> 10:57.040] Let's hope the Bottas version of Red Bull bounces back.
[10:57.040 -> 11:08.000] In terms of Bottas himself, I think as soon as he is learnt, learned he's gonna replace Finn, Kimmy in Alpha.
[11:08.000 -> 11:10.400] I mean he's somehow found his mojo.
[11:12.800 -> 11:19.840] Yeah, I guess like he's making James and Toto and folks like regret not having to continue him.
[11:19.840 -> 11:21.440] I don't know what's happening.
[11:22.560 -> 11:27.240] Yeah, I think Greg, today's performance of Botas was amazing.
[11:27.240 -> 11:29.080] I mean, he did nothing wrong.
[11:29.520 -> 11:35.400] Uh, absolutely commanded the race right from the start, uh, man is just tires.
[11:35.400 -> 11:37.360] Like there was no issues.
[11:37.400 -> 11:42.880] I don't think like he even had like, you know, a moment in the whole race where
[11:42.880 -> 11:46.040] he, I think just one, actually just one moment I'd seen.
[11:46.040 -> 11:47.720] And other than that, he was just flawless.
[11:47.720 -> 11:53.120] And, um, I think like he, it was small twitch, that's about it, but still
[11:53.120 -> 11:58.240] like, you know, uh, just otherwise a lot of times, like if you saw how the
[11:58.240 -> 12:00.440] race went by, like the conditions were terrible, right?
[12:00.440 -> 12:02.680] Like a lot of people were making mistakes.
[12:02.720 -> 12:05.360] Uh, like Hamilton was making mistakes as well. I think
[12:05.360 -> 12:09.520] even worst happened later on was having some issues with the steering. If you, if you had
[12:09.520 -> 12:17.840] heard on the radio where I think he was managing an issue where his steering was like moving left.
[12:20.480 -> 12:26.360] Yeah. So he too was having quite a few moments here and there, you know, just going over
[12:26.360 -> 12:28.280] the curbs and things like that.
[12:28.280 -> 12:35.880] But yeah, Potash really just, you know, delivered through and through and yeah, got that P1
[12:35.880 -> 12:37.880] which he totally deserves, I think.
[12:37.880 -> 12:47.720] Yeah, yesterday was a day where I think like everyone was just anxious that Mercedes doesn't fuck him up on his race.
[12:49.520 -> 12:55.600] Like again, like that Sunday briefing, how do we, how do we bully BOTAS today sort of situation.
[12:55.680 -> 13:00.720] He's going to lead, let's just mess up with his right front tire this time.
[13:02.400 -> 13:02.680] Yeah.
[13:02.720 -> 13:07.080] Thankfully nothing of the dark sorts happened. He had, you know, a calm, proper
[13:07.080 -> 13:13.080] pitch top as well. Like they didn't decide to pull a Monaco on him. Yeah. And then blame
[13:13.080 -> 13:14.080] him for it as well.
[13:14.080 -> 13:21.440] Totally, man. But I feel like there's something funky going on, at least in Hamilton's garage,
[13:21.440 -> 13:27.000] right? Like, to be honest, I mean, again, we've said this again, at least,
[13:27.000 -> 13:33.680] you know, we don't like Hamilton as much on the racetrack, but I feel like he's just changing
[13:33.680 -> 13:40.000] our opinion race and race again. Like yesterday was yet another brilliant drive from him showing
[13:40.000 -> 13:47.280] that experience of these all these years and you know and him knowing his cockpit way more than anyone else.
[13:47.280 -> 13:56.040] He could have been on the podium, but I think the team decisions got the better of the situation.
[13:56.040 -> 14:01.720] I think this exactly exemplifies what happened last race in the sense that if you remember
[14:01.720 -> 14:05.400] what we were talking about, that Lando should have listened to his team. Yes.
[14:05.400 -> 14:06.880] And this is exactly what happened, right?
[14:06.880 -> 14:12.520] Like Hamilton actually, Mercedes was a lot of times they told him to come in to the pits.
[14:12.520 -> 14:14.320] He was like, no, I'm not going to do that.
[14:14.320 -> 14:15.240] He kept doing that.
[14:15.240 -> 14:23.560] And then finally he decided to listen to his team and you know, what, you know, what that got him P5 instead of a P3 that he could have gotten.
[14:23.640 -> 14:24.640] that got him P5 instead of a P3 that he could have gotten.
[14:30.320 -> 14:30.560] And yeah, I think, uh, I mean, given Hamilton's track record, uh,
[14:34.600 -> 14:34.640] most of these should have known that if anyone can do it, it's Hamilton.
[14:35.120 -> 14:35.200] Yes.
[14:38.000 -> 14:40.640] Uh, and they should have just trusted his experience. And I mean, he's a seven time world champion, right?
[14:40.640 -> 14:47.860] So for all, for all the shenanigans he's pulled, he's lived his way across the
[14:47.860 -> 14:54.060] finish line on three tires. So it definitely, if there's anyone who knows his car more than
[14:54.060 -> 15:01.340] anyone. Yeah. Yeah. It's sad. I'm actually kind of, I mean, not too bad. At least you
[15:01.340 -> 15:06.780] got P5. So I'm glad that it didn't happen that, you know, Max got a huge advantage
[15:06.780 -> 15:10.440] because, you know, as we just talked about, I want this to be at, you
[15:10.440 -> 15:11.880] know, right till the last lap.
[15:12.240 -> 15:14.600] And, uh, yeah, I didn't want to know before that.
[15:15.440 -> 15:16.680] It was going to win the championship.
[15:16.760 -> 15:16.960] Yeah.
[15:18.160 -> 15:23.000] I think like even in the post race interviews, Hamilton was, was still on his
[15:23.000 -> 15:23.280] state.
[15:23.520 -> 15:28.520] Like I should have stayed out and, um, yeah, some, some good, some good
[15:28.520 -> 15:34.440] points lost probably, uh, could have been closer to that, uh, championship as well.
[15:34.440 -> 15:41.040] So overall, I think there's slight off the mark management on, uh, team
[15:41.040 -> 15:42.760] engineer or race engineer side.
[15:43.240 -> 15:47.400] Um, otherwise I think like Hamilton was Hamilton was definitely up there on the podium.
[15:47.400 -> 15:47.600] Yeah.
[15:47.600 -> 15:48.240] Yep.
[15:48.520 -> 15:48.720] Yep.
[15:50.840 -> 15:56.960] But on the note of like radio messages, it was good to see Bortas's post-race
[15:57.000 -> 15:58.280] winning radio messages.
[15:58.280 -> 16:03.240] Like I think like everyone jumped on and it was a different sort of,
[16:03.880 -> 16:05.720] Bortas, it's James.
[16:05.720 -> 16:06.880] Congratulations.
[16:06.880 -> 16:09.280] I think I was like, Bordas, it's James.
[16:09.280 -> 16:10.400] You need to switch positions.
[16:10.400 -> 16:11.120] Sort of thing.
[16:11.120 -> 16:15.280] Imagine hearing that after you won the race.
[16:15.280 -> 16:19.640] Just before he finished, you know, crosses the finish line, like,
[16:19.640 -> 16:21.160] in a while, it's James.
[16:21.160 -> 16:28.440] You need to concede your position.
[16:31.580 -> 16:33.040] And then they just like, you know, pull a kill switch and just, you know, turn off his car remotely.
[16:34.580 -> 16:36.300] Oh, don't give them ideas.
[16:36.300 -> 16:38.240] You, we know someone listening to us.
[16:38.660 -> 16:43.060] I think there are Sunday botas ragging is going to add, have this on their list.
[16:43.060 -> 16:43.560] Now.
[16:43.880 -> 16:44.060] Yeah.
[16:44.060 -> 16:45.760] I think it's going to escalate very soon. I think it's going to escalate very soon.
[16:45.760 -> 16:48.520] I think it's going to the next level now.
[16:48.520 -> 16:49.520] Yeah.
[16:49.520 -> 16:56.040] But yeah, I'm really glad that, you know, this being probably, I think this might just
[16:56.040 -> 16:58.920] be Bottas' last victory.
[16:58.920 -> 17:03.800] Because I mean, there are not a lot of races remaining.
[17:03.800 -> 17:05.920] And it's not like he's going to be winning races
[17:05.920 -> 17:09.000] once he's in Alfa Romeo.
[17:09.000 -> 17:10.240] So yeah, it's...
[17:10.240 -> 17:13.720] America, I mean, the next few races are America's.
[17:13.720 -> 17:16.240] America's are stronger suit for Red Bulls.
[17:16.240 -> 17:18.440] Ferrari's and Red Bulls.
[17:18.440 -> 17:19.440] So yeah.
[17:19.440 -> 17:24.840] So I'm glad that, you know, he grabbed this opportunity and like Mercedes obviously denied
[17:24.840 -> 17:28.000] him Russia, which I'm still bitter about, honestly speaking.
[17:28.000 -> 17:31.360] But yeah, I'm glad Bota won this one.
[17:31.360 -> 17:52.320] And from his vantage point, I mean, he gets a better lead on to Norris for that third position in the Drivers' Championship, right? Some really good defenses that I saw today was by Yuki.
[17:52.320 -> 17:59.920] If you saw in the start of the race where he held off Hamilton for so long.
[17:59.920 -> 18:08.000] I was for a change impressed by Yuki because Yuki has been very disappointing for a lot of reasons recently.
[18:08.000 -> 18:12.120] And I had no hopes that he could defend Hamilton at all.
[18:12.120 -> 18:16.120] But yeah, I think he didn't have any hopes from himself.
[18:16.120 -> 18:22.800] Last weekend or two weekends back, he was commenting on the fact like he's surprised why he's still continuing next year.
[18:22.800 -> 18:25.360] So I don't think anyone's had any hopes.
[18:27.440 -> 18:33.440] Right, right. Yeah, but yeah, I think he was just trying to impress Dr. Marco that, you know,
[18:35.040 -> 18:40.160] you know, I have the seat for a reason, you know, it's not just the Honda money that you're getting.
[18:43.600 -> 18:48.000] Yeah, I would have, it would have been fun if that, that battle would have lasted a bit longer.
[18:48.000 -> 18:57.520] But yeah, overall it was still a nice battle. I think like, probably I don't remember earlier seasons.
[18:57.520 -> 19:04.480] But like this season's overtakes have been quite a lot from the outside line.
[19:04.480 -> 19:06.880] Like quite a lot have been from the outside line.
[19:06.880 -> 19:11.400] Yeah, this particular overtake was just simply beautiful.
[19:11.400 -> 19:13.600] Like Hamilton, yeah, wow.
[19:13.600 -> 19:17.000] Around the outside, in those conditions, you know,
[19:17.000 -> 19:20.240] first of all, that, to keep that in mind, it was awesome.
[19:20.240 -> 19:20.760] Yeah.
[19:20.760 -> 19:21.760] Yeah.
[19:21.760 -> 19:32.000] But overall, I think like both Yuki and then Ghazly. Ghazly was also having somewhat of an okay day.
[19:32.000 -> 19:49.240] Yeah, he was having a weird day, right? Like, first of all, he punted Alonso, you know, in lap one, which he got a penalty for. And, uh, like I had questions about the penalty right after the race, but
[19:49.680 -> 19:53.680] when I went over the footage, it's quite clear that, you know, if we
[19:53.680 -> 19:57.200] ask the question that, you know, whether Ghastly could have avoided
[19:57.200 -> 20:00.000] the collision, the answer is yes, definitely.
[20:00.000 -> 20:00.360] Yes.
[20:00.400 -> 20:01.040] And you know,
[20:02.080 -> 20:05.680] what's, what's this recording that, that you, I mean, I haven't seen this.
[20:05.680 -> 20:06.760] So what's, what's the deal.
[20:07.280 -> 20:12.320] Oh, no. I mean, uh, I was just looking at the onboards of, uh, of Gasly.
[20:12.320 -> 20:16.680] So basically, uh, if you see Perez's, uh,
[20:17.000 -> 20:21.080] you know, perspective has, has, uh, camera, uh,
[20:21.120 -> 20:26.960] it's very clear that Gasly had a lot of space on his left where Perez was, but
[20:26.960 -> 20:32.600] there was a lot of space in between them where even though Gasly didn't have to like concede
[20:32.600 -> 20:39.840] the corner to Alonso, definitely not, but he definitely had to try and avoid the collision,
[20:39.840 -> 20:45.920] which he failed to do. So in that perspective, it makes sense that he got that penalty.
[20:46.960 -> 20:52.480] Yeah, interesting. Okay, I guess like maybe that's what then stewards saw and then that's
[20:52.480 -> 20:58.000] that's why he got the penalty that he got. Because yeah, from that moment of collision
[20:58.000 -> 21:06.120] and a few replays that they played, my thought was same like, why did he need that penalty or like why was that penalty given.
[21:06.120 -> 21:13.080] But okay, a more analytic view probably says a bigger story then.
[21:13.080 -> 21:19.720] Right. And I think right after that Alonso was probably like pissed off and just took the revenge on Mick.
[21:19.720 -> 21:27.000] Yeah, I guess like Alonso was in a bumper car mood yesterday, right? Like either getting bumped or like him bumping.
[21:27.000 -> 21:35.880] Yeah, I think I was super excited after qualification because you know, Alonso was P5 and I was
[21:35.880 -> 21:40.060] hoping that you know, he would have one of his fantastic starts and you know, like be
[21:40.060 -> 21:43.160] there at P3 or something.
[21:43.160 -> 21:46.600] But unfortunately, after the incident with Gaston, he was nowhere through
[21:46.600 -> 21:47.480] the race pretty much.
[21:48.040 -> 21:53.640] We saw some battles towards the end with George, but yeah, that's for like,
[21:53.680 -> 21:55.480] you know, scraps at the end.
[21:55.480 -> 21:57.600] So does it really matter?
[21:58.200 -> 22:01.280] Also, you mentioned make me my just two cents.
[22:01.280 -> 22:08.000] There is, I, I, again, I missed qualification, but like I saw it after fact as an after fact.
[22:08.000 -> 22:12.720] And I thought something again would have happened, which made him go into Q2.
[22:12.720 -> 22:15.000] But then that was again, pure pace, man.
[22:15.000 -> 22:17.000] Like, yeah, that was quite surprising.
[22:17.000 -> 22:20.760] A Haas on a pure pace situation. Brilliant.
[22:20.760 -> 22:23.200] Yeah, right. Who would have thought?
[22:23.200 -> 22:28.000] Q2 for Haas is unthinkable, very honestly.
[22:28.000 -> 22:38.000] But I'm glad that he is kind of having these outstanding performances, which kind of show
[22:38.000 -> 22:40.000] that he does have some potential.
[22:40.000 -> 22:43.000] Given a better, I think he can prove his worth.
[22:43.000 -> 22:48.160] Yeah, I don't know if there is some other optics that they aren't showing for Nikita,
[22:48.160 -> 22:56.160] like he's just probably still an a-hole, but I feel like there's these other media optics that
[22:56.800 -> 23:05.560] we get to see for Mik, where he goes into the garage and like fist- or high fives like every single person.
[23:06.360 -> 23:12.840] And yeah, I mean, it, it just like, for me, it shows sportsmanship spirit and
[23:12.840 -> 23:18.240] you know, how, how you as a person are that you sort of value every person's
[23:18.240 -> 23:22.160] effort and then, you know, make them feel for it as well.
[23:22.200 -> 23:24.160] So I think like he's a good human too.
[23:25.080 -> 23:26.280] Yeah, definitely.
[23:26.680 -> 23:31.960] Um, I think overall through the product people, I mean, have a connection with
[23:31.960 -> 23:33.800] him for, you know, multiple reasons.
[23:33.800 -> 23:39.120] I'm sure being the son of Michael Schumacher itself is something you've been
[23:39.120 -> 23:40.920] attending parties since you were a kid.
[23:40.920 -> 23:41.440] So, yeah.
[23:41.920 -> 23:42.320] Yeah.
[23:42.320 -> 23:47.240] And I think not just that, I think a lot of people also, you know, had a lot of, uh,
[23:47.280 -> 23:52.080] admiration for Michael and I think what obviously,
[23:52.080 -> 23:56.440] and what happens is like it, people associate, uh,
[23:56.480 -> 23:58.800] those sentiments, you know, by proxy.
[23:59.280 -> 24:03.520] And I think definitely because of that, a lot more people have like a, uh,
[24:03.560 -> 24:05.440] soft spot for him, you know, and, and I think we definitely do of that a lot more people have like a soft spot for him you know as such
[24:06.160 -> 24:11.440] and and I think we definitely do see that in fact right after the race Alonso came by and
[24:11.440 -> 24:20.160] hugged him and said sorry you know about hitting him on the track which is quite a nice moment
[24:20.160 -> 24:25.000] between both of those guys so So yeah, kudos again.
[24:25.000 -> 24:35.000] I feel like these seniors should never leave. I don't know if it's just nostalgia because we've been seeing them since like, since we see the sport.
[24:35.000 -> 24:47.680] But there's this comment from Alonzo after like FB1, FB2. It was like, I'm hoping to still drive a race a car when I'm 52.
[24:47.680 -> 24:55.040] I'm like, okay, I see that. That would be awesome. Right. Oh, talking about veterans,
[24:55.040 -> 24:58.960] Vettel was doing something real experimentation during Reigns.
[25:00.960 -> 25:03.680] No, that makes sense. He was on free practice for yesterday. So
[25:03.560 -> 25:05.280] No, that makes sense. He was on free practice for yesterday. So, exactly.
[25:05.280 -> 25:06.600] Who the hell?
[25:06.600 -> 25:09.080] It was so weird. I even heard the radio.
[25:09.080 -> 25:13.480] The engineer asks him, we are thinking about softs.
[25:13.480 -> 25:14.480] What do you think?
[25:14.480 -> 25:15.880] He's like, no, no, let's do mediums.
[25:15.880 -> 25:35.000] And all the other teams are like idiotsenanigan puller on the track.
[25:35.000 -> 25:45.520] I think they were hoping that the track would dry up or something would happen that might give them an advantage.
[25:45.520 -> 25:48.400] I think it still doesn't make sense to me.
[25:48.400 -> 25:50.400] They were at a comfortable P10.
[25:50.400 -> 25:54.400] They could have gotten that one point.
[25:54.400 -> 26:01.680] I don't understand what they were trying because it was not like they were in a position that
[26:01.680 -> 26:03.680] it just doesn't make sense to me, very honestly.
[26:03.680 -> 26:06.320] Yeah, I don't know what was going on.
[26:06.320 -> 26:07.560] No, no, you're on point.
[26:07.560 -> 26:13.560] It was probably something on their radar monitor where they were expecting their tracks to dry up.
[26:13.560 -> 26:17.600] Maybe they were just not on the Turkish Grand Prix.
[26:17.600 -> 26:20.360] They're probably looking at Austin Grand Prix on their internet.
[26:20.360 -> 26:21.560] Who knows?
[26:21.560 -> 26:22.360] Who knows?
[26:22.360 -> 26:24.400] Hey, I'm still giving them the benefit of doubt, right?
[26:24.400 -> 26:27.360] So, Whittle was on them the benefit of doubt. Right? So, uh, what was on board?
[26:27.360 -> 26:28.240] They had fun.
[26:28.280 -> 26:28.600] Yeah.
[26:28.600 -> 26:30.720] It's snakes and ladders on the track.
[26:31.320 -> 26:32.280] So sure.
[26:33.520 -> 26:34.200] It is so funny.
[26:34.200 -> 26:37.600] He couldn't even get to his garage because you know, towards the end, when he was
[26:37.600 -> 26:40.520] getting back into the pits, he was spinning even there.
[26:40.560 -> 26:42.200] It was, it was so funny, man.
[26:43.720 -> 26:43.920] Yeah.
[26:43.920 -> 26:44.120] Right.
[26:44.120 -> 26:47.000] He, he did come on the radio and say like this isn't working.
[26:47.000 -> 26:49.000] Yeah no shit this isn't working.
[26:49.000 -> 26:51.000] Everyone knew.
[26:51.000 -> 26:57.000] Even people who were taking him were probably laughing at him.
[26:57.000 -> 27:09.560] Yeah what is he doing? And then some people are even deciding to punt Vettel out like, sure, you don't.
[27:09.560 -> 27:13.320] I, oh, wait, wait, wait, hang on. There are multiple thoughts brewing now.
[27:13.320 -> 27:19.680] I think Vettel was going for the best ever Sadanala yesterday by getting those tires on.
[27:19.680 -> 27:25.000] Probably. I think that makes sense. Yep. Yep.
[27:25.000 -> 27:26.000] Yep.
[27:26.000 -> 27:31.120] I think he was trying to get the best, best 360 because I think there were a couple of
[27:31.120 -> 27:32.120] 360s recently, right?
[27:32.120 -> 27:40.440] Like I think during a qualification or free practice, if I remember correctly, Vostappen
[27:40.440 -> 27:45.840] had a really nice 360 where he did a perfect 360 and went straight ahead after that.
[27:46.280 -> 27:50.520] So I think he probably thought that it's a challenge that he needs to beat.
[27:50.560 -> 27:50.880] Yeah.
[27:50.960 -> 27:53.880] So, and he probably had a major FOMO as well.
[27:53.880 -> 27:54.440] Like, right.
[27:54.480 -> 27:57.160] So let's just get the best tires for the,
[27:59.560 -> 28:00.880] It just killed his race, right?
[28:00.880 -> 28:03.000] Like the, the, the two pit stops, right.
[28:08.000 -> 28:14.000] He was plum last at, or something. When that didn't work, I think he probably signaled science on his way while he overtook him.
[28:14.000 -> 28:16.000] Like just punted into me.
[28:16.000 -> 28:18.000] You know, hey.
[28:18.000 -> 28:22.000] Yeah. That was a little cheeky by science.
[28:22.000 -> 28:24.000] I don't know why he punted him.
[28:24.000 -> 28:28.920] He could have taken him to next corner, very honestly.
[28:29.880 -> 28:30.200] Yeah.
[28:30.920 -> 28:36.440] But I feel like, I feel like overall, I mean, speaking of science and some
[28:36.440 -> 28:43.560] thoughts on Ferrari here, I feel like overall the Ferrari morale is probably
[28:43.560 -> 28:46.160] like playing under confident because even last race,
[28:47.280 -> 28:51.520] science was probably almost going to win the race. And they told him,
[28:51.520 -> 28:59.040] we are aiming for P5. Yesterday too, sure, it wasn't that easy of a condition for Leclerc, but
[29:00.080 -> 29:12.000] they could have gotten at least him on the podium somewhere, somehow. I'm guessing like probably there's some sort of like an underconfident play happening in the garage at Ferrari.
[29:12.000 -> 29:26.000] Yeah, I think, yeah, they still aren't there in terms of, you know, performance upgrades and things like that, that they still are not able to, you know, make those crazy plays, which will give them
[29:26.000 -> 29:27.320] those crazy results.
[29:27.320 -> 29:33.000] I think, yeah, they are, I think, still trying to be very conservative in terms of not trying
[29:33.000 -> 29:36.500] to do some wild moves.
[29:36.500 -> 29:41.440] But I think in that perspective, but like in that effort, what happens is they probably
[29:41.440 -> 29:43.960] lose out on some good results.
[29:43.960 -> 29:44.960] Maybe.
[29:44.960 -> 29:45.600] I don't know. They could have done better.
[29:45.600 -> 29:46.200] I do agree.
[29:47.000 -> 29:50.600] I don't know what I mean, it's a difficult decision.
[29:50.600 -> 29:57.600] It's always, you know, it's like, yeah, exactly.
[29:58.900 -> 30:03.700] But it's easier for us to say then then, you know, but hey, that's
[30:03.700 -> 30:04.600] our job.
[30:04.700 -> 30:06.720] We need to watch about these people.
[30:09.040 -> 30:14.960] Yeah. If we don't bitch about it, who will? Right. Exactly. Exactly. But, uh, I think like
[30:14.960 -> 30:20.960] science on Hamilton are the only people yesterday playing overtakes. Everyone else was just going
[30:20.960 -> 30:25.840] around. Uh, pretty much it was a dry race, right?
[30:25.840 -> 30:26.920] Like, I mean, okay.
[30:27.040 -> 30:28.940] It was a wet race, but it was a dry race.
[30:28.940 -> 30:29.320] Come on.
[30:30.000 -> 30:33.120] In the sense that nothing was going on.
[30:33.120 -> 30:37.600] Like there were some good fights at places.
[30:37.720 -> 30:42.400] There was some excitement looming around in the race, but overall
[30:42.400 -> 30:44.320] it was kind of a boring race.
[30:44.320 -> 30:44.800] around in the race, but overall it was kind of a boring race.
[30:50.760 -> 30:52.080] Um, like everybody was so, you know, safe, like I think everybody was hoping for a safety car.
[30:52.640 -> 30:55.680] And because of that, obviously they were driving slowly and
[30:55.680 -> 30:56.680] that's the safety car.
[30:56.680 -> 30:57.680] How oxymoronic right?
[30:57.680 -> 31:04.240] Like you're hoping to get a safety car, so drive safer and then the circle of.
[31:06.400 -> 31:11.400] Yeah. I think because of that, I think it kind of became a little boring and
[31:11.400 -> 31:16.400] any hope that Hamilton could have done something was completely eliminated by Mercedes.
[31:16.400 -> 31:24.400] They made sure that his challenge is like completely thwarted and
[31:24.400 -> 31:26.000] put him in P5.
[31:26.000 -> 31:30.000] There's this interesting message from Ferrari Garage as well, right?
[31:30.000 -> 31:31.000] Like to Leclerc.
[31:31.000 -> 31:32.000] Oh yeah.
[31:32.000 -> 31:35.000] Yeah, so for folks, right?
[31:35.000 -> 31:43.000] There's this interesting message where Leclerc asks his engineers at this pace, what position should we expect?
[31:43.000 -> 31:47.800] And his engineer goes, yeah, if we keep botas behind P1, no doy.
[31:47.800 -> 31:52.080] Oh, that was such a snarky reply.
[31:52.080 -> 31:58.000] That poor guy, he's like fighting the rain and those terrible conditions and, you know,
[31:58.000 -> 32:00.080] asking a genuine question to his engineer.
[32:00.080 -> 32:12.160] And his engineer is trolling him with some bullshit answers.
[32:12.160 -> 32:13.840] It was fun though.
[32:13.840 -> 32:18.480] I think it made me happy on my Sunday morning.
[32:18.480 -> 32:21.480] So I'm glad that is that we had overall.
[32:21.480 -> 32:28.880] I think it was, yeah, the rain made rain made it you know I think rain has become
[32:28.880 -> 32:35.120] like now a signature for Turkey isn't it like last year's race and this year's race again
[32:35.920 -> 32:42.800] yeah at least damp conditions or something yes yep we had the whole inter-slick thing right last
[32:42.800 -> 32:46.320] year I think Hamilton won from P6 or something like that last
[32:46.320 -> 32:53.680] year with the same thing. He drove like some crazy number of laps on his ender majets and basically
[32:54.240 -> 33:06.000] won them down so that they became like slicks and won the race. So I was hoping for that to repeat, but again, Mercedes, why, why?
[33:08.720 -> 33:14.240] Yeah, yeah. But do you know what, like this season, because of like multiple tracks having
[33:14.240 -> 33:27.140] such conditions, what's good, then interesting is we are seeing quite a lot of open strategies with tire management, which earlier probably
[33:27.140 -> 33:34.380] to like a viewer, weren't that obvious. But now you actually see that, hey, we need to
[33:34.380 -> 33:38.600] pit because we need to change tires because you know, the track conditions going this
[33:38.600 -> 33:47.480] way or that way, which sort of makes it more engaging with races like this or last race or two.
[33:47.480 -> 33:56.800] So it's good to see that these weather conditions are playing for the better for the spectators
[33:56.800 -> 33:57.800] at this point.
[33:57.800 -> 34:01.200] You know what, I have a real theory right now with me.
[34:01.200 -> 34:02.200] Hear me out.
[34:02.200 -> 34:08.840] Okay. Okay. So I think Bernie Eccleston, uh, has colluded with these oil
[34:08.840 -> 34:14.480] companies to, uh, cause global warming so that we see climate change.
[34:15.240 -> 34:20.000] And with the climate change, we'll have these exciting races and thus, you
[34:20.000 -> 34:22.360] know, formula one wins.
[34:22.360 -> 34:28.960] So I'm, I'm pro spreading this as a conspiracy theory.
[34:28.960 -> 34:29.200] Dude.
[34:29.840 -> 34:32.600] I feel like this, this is, this, this can get some good traction.
[34:39.800 -> 34:40.680] Oh man.
[34:40.720 -> 34:41.000] Yeah.
[34:41.000 -> 34:43.320] But, but I think, isn't that true?
[34:43.320 -> 34:48.040] Like if like, not, not if we know that climate change is happening and for
[34:48.040 -> 34:52.400] sure we are going to see more and more rain and everything at different
[34:52.400 -> 34:56.920] locations, when, especially like when, if you see at the calendar, it's like,
[34:56.920 -> 34:58.880] you know, all over the world, obviously.
[34:59.240 -> 35:03.240] And they're also traveling across continents and during different seasons as
[35:03.240 -> 35:05.520] well. So we're gonna see even more
[35:05.520 -> 35:09.680] races which are like affected by rain and like these extreme weather conditions for sure I guess.
[35:11.200 -> 35:16.080] Hey listeners, if you don't want to hear us talk about global warming,
[35:16.640 -> 35:19.840] go check why Vettel had the helmet that he had on. Go.
[35:20.800 -> 35:26.880] Yep. That is a good video you sent to me yesterday.
[35:26.880 -> 35:27.880] It's pretty cool.
[35:27.880 -> 35:28.880] Right.
[35:28.880 -> 35:33.460] I think, and especially, I think again, like going onto the team of him, you know, fighting
[35:33.460 -> 35:39.520] for the causes that he believes in is great again to see because again, Turkey, I think
[35:39.520 -> 35:50.000] there's this whole controversy going on there about, I forget what the name of the sea is, but I think they are building a pipeline there, which is going to cause a lot of environmental damage.
[35:50.000 -> 35:53.000] And I think that helmet was basically to fight against that.
[35:53.000 -> 36:10.160] Well, coming back to the race yesterday, there were some other weird things that were happening. Okon deciding to pull up a race. I think he was just trying to see how long he can go and then before he realized the race was over.
[36:10.160 -> 36:14.240] Like, oh, oh man, I should have pushed him. I didn't push.
[36:14.240 -> 36:20.800] I was thinking that he might just keep doing laps and not realize that the race is over.
[36:20.800 -> 36:25.120] Till his like, you know, tires are actually gone and he's like just you know scraping his rims
[36:25.120 -> 36:32.160] on the tarmac. Dude I was so worried for his tires probably they just burst at some point but I guess
[36:32.160 -> 36:38.800] like the rain and wet conditions help to stay them intact but like his tires are completely
[36:38.800 -> 36:46.360] yeah his tires are completely sandpapered It was just so flat.
[36:47.440 -> 36:47.480] There's nothing left there.
[36:48.080 -> 36:50.000] Pretty much. I was like really surprised.
[36:50.040 -> 36:54.880] How, how would they like, you know, intact at that point made no sense to me.
[36:55.480 -> 36:56.000] Right.
[36:56.280 -> 36:56.800] Right.
[36:58.120 -> 37:00.920] And then on the other hand, like, I don't know where some other drivers
[37:00.920 -> 37:03.000] were like, I didn't even realize.
[37:03.000 -> 37:05.800] Ricardo dude, like what the hell was McLaren doing?
[37:05.800 -> 37:09.240] Giving him those enters so fast into the race.
[37:09.240 -> 37:14.440] Like I think what was it lap 20 or something where he was the first one to get in.
[37:14.560 -> 37:15.640] He was the first one to get in.
[37:16.520 -> 37:18.720] That effectively killed his race after that pretty much.
[37:18.720 -> 37:19.120] I don't know.
[37:20.120 -> 37:20.440] Yeah.
[37:21.880 -> 37:28.760] Cause cause everyone else is good on their tire management. Cause everyone's got those slicks on and they can go for the long run.
[37:28.760 -> 37:32.320] Right. And now you've lost position way early into the race.
[37:32.760 -> 37:35.720] It's not going to be that easy for you to keep bouncing back.
[37:37.320 -> 37:42.560] And I don't think like he can pull his signature Riccardo late breaking move on a track like this.
[37:42.560 -> 37:46.320] Right. So, yeah, pretty much spent at that point.
[37:48.160 -> 37:51.520] Poor fellow again. I think he's back to his struggles again, I guess,
[37:51.520 -> 37:53.200] like once he's done with his high.
[37:57.280 -> 37:59.360] McLaren thought that like, this is too much.
[38:00.240 -> 38:11.120] I do have some hopes from him, at least for Mexico, if not Austin. So yeah, let's see how the McLaren bounces back.
[38:12.280 -> 38:22.800] But I was saying, I just didn't notice some of the other drivers yesterday, like Latifi, Gio, Russell, probably because of that one move there.
[38:24.440 -> 38:27.600] But the other drivers are also sort of missing yesterday.
[38:27.600 -> 38:28.960] Gio was he racing?
[38:28.960 -> 38:32.320] I thought that he was not there.
[38:32.320 -> 38:33.800] I didn't even hear about him.
[38:33.800 -> 38:34.800] I didn't see him.
[38:34.800 -> 38:35.800] Right.
[38:35.800 -> 38:39.680] Like if Alpha wasn't there yesterday, I wouldn't have noticed.
[38:39.680 -> 38:40.680] Yeah.
[38:40.680 -> 38:45.040] There are some rumors going on about Alpha right?
[38:45.040 -> 38:50.480] I think something about Andretti Motorsports.
[38:50.480 -> 38:56.240] I think they're probably going to make an investment into Sauber and I think it's going
[38:56.240 -> 39:03.320] to become Andretti, Sauber and no more going to be Alfa Romeo from 2022 I guess.
[39:03.320 -> 39:04.320] I think so.
[39:04.320 -> 39:08.720] But I think we'll know for sure in Texas. But yeah, let's see.
[39:09.600 -> 39:10.720] Would be interesting I think.
[39:13.200 -> 39:15.520] Some Mendekar, you know, money coming in.
[39:16.560 -> 39:19.440] Probably like to see that Sauber name again.
[39:21.520 -> 39:26.280] Yep, I do agree. Because essentially the team is Saubhar, it's not really Alfa Romeo.
[39:26.280 -> 39:31.280] Alfa Romeo is just paying the money for, you know, the rights for naming the team that's about it.
[39:31.280 -> 39:37.800] That's the only, you know, involvement that they have in the whole program. So, yeah.
[39:37.800 -> 39:45.400] And plus, like, I feel like this is a better way to invest yourself into the sport and get probably one of your drivers, rather
[39:45.400 -> 39:50.240] than just being like, Guanyu Xiao, it's like, yeah, here's 30 million, get our driver.
[39:50.240 -> 39:53.640] I mean, commit yourself a bit more, right?
[39:53.640 -> 39:59.680] Like either be like Papa's troll, buy the team out, or, you know, get Honda as a whole
[39:59.680 -> 40:05.960] engine, something like that, where it's, yeah, oh, you've actually committed enough to be on
[40:05.960 -> 40:06.960] the sport.
[40:06.960 -> 40:10.440] Yeah, makes sense.
[40:10.440 -> 40:15.720] I think overall, I think Istanbul Park was the right mix.
[40:15.720 -> 40:18.920] I'm really sad that we didn't go to Suzuka.
[40:18.920 -> 40:24.760] You know, Suzuka, Japanese fans are the best fans, very honestly, like the all the kind
[40:24.760 -> 40:25.440] of costumes
[40:25.440 -> 40:29.800] and everything that they wear and you know, the whole environment at Suzuki is really
[40:29.800 -> 40:30.800] awesome.
[40:30.800 -> 40:35.920] And I think the whole, you know, it being the last race for Honda with Red Bull and
[40:35.920 -> 40:41.280] especially the result that they got, you know, I wish it happened at Suzuki, but if not there,
[40:41.280 -> 40:45.680] I think Istanbul Park is something that I take. Sure. You know. Second, yeah.
[40:45.680 -> 40:46.180] Yeah.
[40:46.180 -> 40:48.720] So yeah, I have no complaints about that.
[40:50.560 -> 40:51.060] Yeah.
[40:51.060 -> 40:56.640] And also, like, I think like all drivers, all fans, everyone love the Suzuki track too.
[40:56.640 -> 40:57.520] So sure.
[40:57.520 -> 40:58.020] Sure.
[41:00.480 -> 41:04.280] I guess on that note, probably we'll wind it up here.
[41:04.720 -> 41:07.720] This has been a bit more relaxed episode.
[41:07.720 -> 41:08.720] Quite a...
[41:08.720 -> 41:13.600] The rains, you know, has made me mellow today.
[41:13.600 -> 41:14.600] Yeah.
[41:14.600 -> 41:15.600] Yeah.
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