Podcast: F1 Fanfiction
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F1 is back for its 2022 season! With new regulations, the pecking order of the field has been turned around on its head. What an exciting race weekend we have witnessed at Bahrain.
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## Formula One: A New Dawn
### Introduction
Welcome to the new season of Formula One! With new regulations, the pecking order of the field has been turned upside down. The Bahrain Grand Prix provided an exciting race weekend.
### Ferrari's Resurgence
Ferrari made a stunning comeback, dominating the weekend. Charles Leclerc was on fire, securing pole position and leading the race from start to finish. His teammate, Carlos Sainz, finished second, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish.
### Red Bull's Disappointment
Red Bull, the pre-season favorites, had a disappointing weekend. Max Verstappen retired from the race due to a fuel pump issue, while Sergio Perez's car suffered a power unit failure.
### Hamilton's Luck Strikes Back
Lewis Hamilton had a stroke of luck when he was able to extend his lead over Max Verstappen during a safety car period. He eventually finished third, benefiting from the retirements of the Red Bull drivers.
### Kevin Magnussen's Impressive Debut
Kevin Magnussen, making his return to Formula One with Haas, had an incredible race. He qualified seventh and finished fifth, earning Haas their first points of the season.
### Zhou Guanyu's Solid Debut
Zhou Guanyu, the first Chinese driver in Formula One, had a solid debut with Alfa Romeo. He finished 10th, scoring a point in his first race.
### Sebastian Vettel's COVID-19 Controversy
Sebastian Vettel missed the race after testing positive for COVID-19. However, there were rumors that he had actually faked his test results to avoid racing.
### McLaren's Struggles
McLaren, who were expected to be competitive this season, had a disappointing race. Lando Norris finished 15th, while Daniel Ricciardo retired due to a brake issue.
### Visual Changes and Improvements
The new graphics and race coverage received mixed reviews. Some praised the changes, while others found them distracting. However, the overall consensus was that the improvements were a step in the right direction.
### Haas' Surprise Performance
Haas, who had been struggling in recent seasons, had a surprisingly strong race. Magnussen's fifth-place finish and Mick Schumacher's 11th-place finish gave the team a solid start to the season.
### AlphaTauri's Consistent Performance
AlphaTauri had a consistent race, with Pierre Gasly finishing ninth and Yuki Tsunoda finishing 12th. The team showed promise and could be a contender for points in the upcoming races.
### Concerns About Fuel Leaks
There were concerns about fuel leaks after several cars, including those of Gasly and Vettel, caught fire during the race. The issue is believed to be related to the new fuel regulations.
### Statistical Highlights
* Zhou Guanyu won the "Jellybean Award" for the most overtakes (11).
* Lance Stroll gained the most positions (7).
* Lando Norris lost the most positions (12).
### Mercedes' Struggles
Mercedes, the dominant team in recent years, had a difficult race. Hamilton finished third, but the team struggled with porpoising and tire degradation issues.
### Conclusion
The Bahrain Grand Prix was an exciting start to the new Formula One season. Ferrari's resurgence, Red Bull's disappointment, and Haas' surprise performance were among the major storylines of the weekend. The new regulations have shaken up the grid, and the upcoming races promise to be just as thrilling. **F1 Fan Fiction: Episode 1 Recap - Bahrain 2022**
The podcast begins with the hosts, Akash and Sarang, expressing their excitement for the new Formula One season and discussing the significant changes brought about by the new regulations. They delve into the thrilling race weekend in Bahrain, highlighting key moments and performances.
**Ferrari's Resurgence:**
The hosts applaud Ferrari's impressive performance, particularly that of Charles Leclerc, who secured a dominant victory. They attribute Ferrari's success to their powerful engine, which has also propelled other Ferrari-powered cars to the top.
**Red Bull's Struggles:**
In contrast to Ferrari's triumph, Red Bull faced difficulties throughout the weekend. Max Verstappen retired from the race due to a fuel pump issue, while Sergio Perez finished fourth after a poor start. The hosts speculate on the reasons behind Red Bull's struggles and question whether they can bounce back in the upcoming races.
**Hamilton's Fortunes:**
Lewis Hamilton's race was marked by both misfortune and resilience. Despite starting from fifth position, he encountered issues with his car's balance and tire degradation. However, a late-race safety car intervention allowed him to gain positions and finish third. The hosts discuss Hamilton's luck and his ability to capitalize on opportunities.
**Magnussen's Impressive Return:**
Kevin Magnussen's return to Formula One was a highlight of the race weekend. Driving for Haas, Magnussen qualified in the top ten and finished fifth in the race, earning points for the team. The hosts praise Magnussen's performance and his contribution to Haas' strong start to the season.
**Zhou's Promising Debut:**
The hosts also commend Zhou Guanyu's impressive debut race for Alfa Romeo. Zhou finished in the points, demonstrating his potential as a rookie driver. They express their eagerness to see more from Zhou in the upcoming races.
**Vettel's Absence:**
Sebastian Vettel's absence from the race due to a positive COVID-19 test is mentioned. The hosts speculate on the impact of Vettel's absence on Aston Martin's performance and wonder if it contributed to the team's disappointing result.
**McLaren's Struggles:**
McLaren's struggles in Bahrain are discussed, with the team failing to score any points. The hosts express concern about McLaren's performance and question whether they can recover their form in the upcoming races.
**Overall Excitement and Anticipation:**
The hosts conclude the podcast by expressing their excitement for the rest of the season. They anticipate close battles and unpredictable results, given the parity among the top teams. They also hope for McLaren to improve and join the fight at the front of the grid.
The podcast captures the enthusiasm and passion of Formula One fans, providing insightful analysis and commentary on the Bahrain Grand Prix. The hosts engage in lively discussions, offering their perspectives on the key moments and performances of the race weekend.
[00:00.000 -> 00:07.000] I forget what that movie is where you know these Somalian pirates hijack the ship.
[00:07.000 -> 00:09.000] And there's the scene.
[00:09.000 -> 00:10.000] Captain Philip.
[00:10.000 -> 00:11.000] Thank you Captain Philip.
[00:11.000 -> 00:13.000] And there's the scene where I am the new captain.
[00:13.000 -> 00:20.000] Where it's like that same shot and the meme goes where McLaren is like I am the new horse.
[00:20.000 -> 00:27.000] I saw another one which was orange is the new house.
[00:27.000 -> 00:40.400] Hello folks, first race of this new season.
[00:40.400 -> 00:43.840] Well, the podcast season two has already begun.
[00:43.840 -> 00:45.960] If you've not listened to our
[00:45.960 -> 00:51.280] first episode as the season opener go check it out it's with the guy who was
[00:51.280 -> 00:57.960] at his I want to say like the 571st race in in the sport Mark Souton the
[00:57.960 -> 01:04.040] legendary f1 photographer he's just been brilliant throughout the episode it's
[01:04.040 -> 01:08.000] it's on any streaming platform that you can catch this podcast on.
[01:08.640 -> 01:11.680] Go check him out. But today, today, today,
[01:11.680 -> 01:16.200] we are back with the season opener race. Varen, we are your hosts.
[01:16.240 -> 01:17.360] I am Akash.
[01:18.120 -> 01:18.960] And I'm Sarang.
[01:19.080 -> 01:23.720] And lights out and away we go. Sarang, before we get into the race, man,
[01:23.720 -> 01:25.200] tell us, tell me, tell me,
[01:26.000 -> 01:30.320] the season opener, there's been so many changes just from the visual point of view.
[01:31.360 -> 01:38.880] Yeah. Your thoughts on those, man. Oh, man, I love it. I mean, the graphics, I mean,
[01:38.880 -> 01:42.960] since you're talking about the visual aspect of things, right, the whole graphics overall,
[01:42.960 -> 01:46.840] I like it. I think it was due for a long time.
[01:46.840 -> 01:49.880] They have kept the same graphics. I was kind of bored of it, honestly speaking.
[01:51.240 -> 01:54.200] And, uh, yeah, these graphics, yeah, there are issues.
[01:54.200 -> 01:58.080] I know a lot of people are complaining about a lot of things, but genuinely I
[01:58.080 -> 02:03.320] liked it. Like, uh, yes, the numbers are not readable, like the driver numbers.
[02:03.720 -> 02:06.240] But apart from that, I think it's pretty awesome.
[02:06.240 -> 02:08.440] Like overall, they have done pretty good.
[02:08.640 -> 02:12.920] I think even in terms of the race coverage as well, they have improved it a lot.
[02:13.200 -> 02:16.520] Even the overtakes, like they usually which they wouldn't show,
[02:16.520 -> 02:18.400] they were showing them like after the fact.
[02:18.400 -> 02:20.840] But yeah, still pretty awesome. True.
[02:21.000 -> 02:25.700] I think that driver number thing and the the logo or something that pops
[02:25.700 -> 02:29.820] up to on the side is like something they're bringing in from MotoGP if I'm
[02:29.820 -> 02:34.220] not wrong. My issue with those driver numbers are I don't remember all of them
[02:34.220 -> 02:39.080] so when I see like I know a few but then when I see I don't know who this person
[02:39.080 -> 02:47.400] is. That's my issue but I love love the intro man. The opening theme video changed.
[02:47.400 -> 02:51.600] The way they are showing like what race it is and those visuals have changed.
[02:51.600 -> 02:55.400] So I for one love it man. It's a good change to have.
[02:55.400 -> 03:02.400] Yeah, for sure. And I think going in with the new regs and everything, I think this was the perfect time to make these changes.
[03:02.400 -> 03:05.360] So yeah, good on them.
[03:05.760 -> 03:13.400] Yeah, I think we'll keep talking about stuff with respect to visuals, what we like, what we don't, as we keep saying them.
[03:13.680 -> 03:22.680] But going into the race yesterday, we saw a comeback of the prancing horse, man.
[03:22.800 -> 03:25.040] Comeback of the prancing horse man. What a race.
[03:25.040 -> 03:33.080] Yup, yup. I think, you know, I had earlier described the Ferrari car looking like a dragon.
[03:33.080 -> 03:35.280] And I think they have like awoken the dragon.
[03:35.280 -> 03:35.780] Yeah.
[03:35.780 -> 03:37.880] Because man, they were back with a vengeance.
[03:37.880 -> 03:39.880] They were, they were. That's true, yeah.
[03:39.880 -> 03:51.200] Like, I think I didn't expect, I'll be honest, I didn't expect this coming out of the pre-season testing because Mercedes has always been sandbagging, you know, Red Bull's been on the top.
[03:51.200 -> 03:57.520] And that's that's been the theme. Ferrari sure in the 2018s and you know, before they cheated a bit and stuff.
[03:57.960 -> 04:02.840] That was there. But for once, the sandbagging was true.
[04:04.200 -> 04:09.160] The prancing horse was on top. Like it was such a brilliant weekend overall from Ferrari.
[04:10.160 -> 04:11.880] You know, crying wolf and everything.
[04:11.880 -> 04:12.200] Yeah.
[04:12.200 -> 04:12.840] Bad story.
[04:12.840 -> 04:15.720] Yes. Yes. Exactly, man.
[04:16.440 -> 04:21.800] Exactly. And then Laclerc was on fire. On the other side, like Laclerc was in completely fire.
[04:21.800 -> 04:27.040] Dominating, qualifying the race. Brilliant.
[04:28.040 -> 04:31.160] Yeah, man. Brilliant. I think it was his day to day for sure.
[04:31.160 -> 04:38.000] I think I don't think he ever thought last year that he would like completely
[04:38.000 -> 04:41.640] dominate a weekend. And he absolutely did.
[04:41.640 -> 04:47.840] I don't think he did any mistakes. He had a cool mind. Yeah. I mean,
[04:47.840 -> 04:52.600] I can't find any flaws in his driving, but it must yesterday. Yeah. Awesome.
[04:53.000 -> 04:55.600] Though I have to call out luck. Look,
[04:55.600 -> 04:59.520] I think he was a bit cheeky on the last lap. I don't know if every,
[04:59.560 -> 05:01.360] like I didn't show it on the TV,
[05:01.880 -> 05:04.040] but he basically pulled a prank on his engineers.
[05:04.360 -> 05:08.780] He decided to give them a heart attack by saying that, you know, I,
[05:08.780 -> 05:10.600] I'm losing, I'm losing power.
[05:11.400 -> 05:12.840] Oh, is it on the radio?
[05:13.900 -> 05:14.920] Yeah, it was on the radio.
[05:17.640 -> 05:19.480] And then, you know, that is his engineer.
[05:19.480 -> 05:23.280] I don't know what his name is, but in a typical, you know, very heavily
[05:23.280 -> 05:25.240] accented voice, he's like,
[05:28.880 -> 05:28.960] yeah, we are looking into it. And then he's like, no, no, don't worry. I'm just,
[05:29.800 -> 05:30.080] I'm just joking.
[05:33.120 -> 05:34.360] I'm pretty sure that engineer was on a table flip moment at that point.
[05:37.400 -> 05:41.600] This is the best I can do in my career. Bye. I quit.
[05:44.360 -> 05:47.000] I mean, that goes to show, right? Like he was so calm and confident then at that point, that he knew it was in the bag.
[05:47.000 -> 05:55.440] Yep. Yep. Yep. Pretty much. I think at the point where Max's car, you know, retired, I think he knew that it was his.
[05:55.440 -> 06:01.040] Carlos was quite far behind. Right. And yeah, I don't think there was anything.
[06:01.040 -> 06:07.680] I mean, even if he would have just slowed down at the finish line and waited a few seconds, that would have still won him the race.
[06:07.680 -> 06:12.680] True, true. But speaking of Carlos there, right, like being at a gap, I think he was
[06:12.680 -> 06:18.660] having some problems. I don't know. He, I for one, like P2, 1-2, amazing finish.
[06:18.660 -> 06:22.720] But like he's mentioned this a couple of times in his Pan Forme interview and
[06:22.720 -> 06:25.200] like post-race interviews that he was struggling
[06:25.200 -> 06:30.080] throughout the weekend. He didn't have the pace that he could have seen for himself.
[06:31.600 -> 06:38.160] But that was interesting because if he says he didn't have the pace, would we have seen a battle
[06:38.160 -> 06:52.320] for P1 without team orders if he did have the pace? Yeah, right. That's actually true. I think I saw a couple of his interviews. He seems as if, like, he talks as if he came in last for some reason.
[06:52.320 -> 07:11.040] I don't know why. Exactly. And I don't know who was taking his interview and he was like, don't be too hard on yourself. And I kind of, I appreciate his attitude that, you know, like not winning is losing kind of a thing, but regardless, he did an awesome job.
[07:11.440 -> 07:18.920] Maybe he, he kind of is probably jealous that, you know, he's not able to extract the most out of the car.
[07:19.040 -> 07:22.560] And because clearly they have a very powerful car.
[07:22.560 -> 07:26.560] And I think, I think Ferrari has gotten their rocket ship engine
[07:26.560 -> 07:27.560] back again.
[07:27.560 -> 07:31.600] It feels that way.
[07:31.600 -> 07:34.800] This season is going to be so amazing.
[07:34.800 -> 07:48.760] Yeah, but I guess Carlos will catch up eventually because he is a brilliant driver. And I'm sure like the car, like the changes that we see today,
[07:48.760 -> 07:54.080] like what planned years earlier, you know, that's basically when Charles was already there.
[07:54.080 -> 07:58.560] Yes. So the car is probably still, you know, more in favor of Charles driving style.
[07:58.880 -> 08:01.720] But I guess it's just a matter of adjustment for Carlos.
[08:01.720 -> 08:03.320] But I'm pretty sure he'll be there soon.
[08:03.320 -> 08:11.520] True. And to add to that, like this like this is the same science we saw last year where I think like the first few races he was tuning into the car
[08:11.520 -> 08:20.960] and then the way he's come back to like be ahead of Charles in that leaderboard last year so yeah it's gonna be just brilliant out of that Ferrari camp.
[08:20.960 -> 08:26.080] But what was he thinking with that three stopper yesterday?
[08:31.280 -> 08:37.520] I have no idea. I think probably again it comes back to the fact that he was not comfortable with the car. I think he was not confident at you know pushing it at its limit in the sense that
[08:37.520 -> 08:43.040] probably he feared that you know he might not finish the race at all or maybe like Max and
[08:43.040 -> 08:45.040] Perez might catch him or something like that.
[08:45.040 -> 08:49.200] So I think that's probably what was going on in his mind. Fair point.
[08:49.920 -> 08:54.640] Also like because you bring in Max, like Max versus Charles yesterday was so brilliant man.
[08:54.640 -> 09:00.080] Like at that one point when they were like next to each other going back and forth wow.
[09:00.080 -> 09:07.600] Yeah it was brilliant. For like at that that point, I really thought that they're going to collide
[09:08.560 -> 09:12.360] because of all their history. Yes. But they kept it clean.
[09:12.400 -> 09:16.760] Surprisingly. So, and yeah, it was brilliant. I mean, it was short lived,
[09:17.080 -> 09:18.840] just two laps, but still, you know, the
[09:20.000 -> 09:22.680] back and forth was very entertaining.
[09:22.680 -> 09:25.460] And I think pretty much everybody was losing their shit at that time.
[09:26.120 -> 09:30.360] Yeah, Max was on the, I think it was his first plunge.
[09:30.920 -> 09:38.520] Yeah, it was I think like his first plunge where he went on the outside right off right outside that pit stop exit with that sparks flying.
[09:39.040 -> 09:46.600] I hope Mark, hey Mark, if you're listening to this, I hope you got that beautiful second max spark shot
[09:47.240 -> 09:48.520] to your bucket list.
[09:49.560 -> 09:52.160] Yeah, it was, it was awesome to look at. I mean,
[09:52.320 -> 09:56.720] almost at a point it felt like his car was on fire because the amount of sparks
[09:56.720 -> 10:00.040] that were flying out from behind. But yeah, yeah.
[10:00.040 -> 10:04.160] But I think Charles was very brilliant in the sense that, you know,
[10:04.160 -> 10:06.240] he exactly knew he led what was to brilliant in the sense that, you know, he, uh, exactly
[10:06.240 -> 10:12.160] knew he led Verstappen by in the turn one, both the times, because he knew that he could, you
[10:12.160 -> 10:14.480] know, just take it back at the next DRZ.
[10:15.120 -> 10:16.880] He didn't try to defend him much.
[10:16.880 -> 10:22.880] And even at the restart in the safety car, if you had seen the way he blocked Verstappen.
[10:22.880 -> 10:27.960] So we have always talked about this, you know, what's happening is so good at exactly.
[10:27.960 -> 10:29.600] And he, he does this a lot.
[10:29.600 -> 10:32.320] Like he comes almost alongside just before,
[10:32.600 -> 10:35.080] but then that worked against him completely.
[10:35.080 -> 10:37.720] He Charles exactly used it against him.
[10:37.720 -> 10:41.960] He cornered it into the last corner and just went away. That was awesome.
[10:42.160 -> 10:52.640] Yeah. Yeah. And then like, uh, it was just a brilliant strategy move to, I think like Ferrari, sorry, Red Bull tried to work an undercut against Ferrari.
[10:52.640 -> 10:57.800] But hey, you can't work strategies against a team, which doesn't work with strategies, right?
[10:57.800 -> 10:58.920] Like he's, exactly.
[10:58.920 -> 11:06.400] It's like an autistic kid trying to make sense of the world and you can't reason with someone who's playing with those rules.
[11:07.000 -> 11:13.080] Exactly. Yeah. I, I, I see, I see like a Ferrari falling into the chaotic
[11:13.080 -> 11:16.160] good category of the D and D you know, map. Right.
[11:17.520 -> 11:19.320] I don't think they even have a strategist.
[11:20.480 -> 11:23.280] Like roll a dice and decide what the dice tells them.
[11:24.640 -> 11:25.800] Yeah. I think they just roll a dice and decide what to do with the dice.
[11:32.520 -> 11:37.760] Regardless, I think it's weird that Ferrari with their history and with all the fuck ups that they have had through the ages, I was waiting and waiting like,
[11:37.760 -> 11:40.160] you know, okay, now they're going to fuck up, now they're going to fuck up,
[11:40.200 -> 11:41.320] but that never happened.
[11:41.320 -> 11:42.560] It's really surprising.
[11:43.920 -> 11:44.320] True.
[11:47.240 -> 11:52.720] Man, man man man. But I think like there isn't much to report on on Red Bull because it was just obvious there. So I guess like
[11:52.720 -> 11:58.160] we just get by past Red Bull yesterday. You summed it up very well. I forget what was
[11:58.160 -> 12:02.520] it like. It was just a yeah I think I think they were they were they were a little cocky
[12:02.520 -> 12:08.400] they felt a little cocky even in fact a little cocky. Even in fact, yesterday in the interviews, the comment that Max made about
[12:09.000 -> 12:10.160] Mercedes's pace.
[12:10.720 -> 12:15.440] And I don't know if you saw this, but the Mercedes, whoever runs the Mercedes
[12:15.440 -> 12:20.240] Twitter, man, they basically said the same thing as soon as his car retired.
[12:22.880 -> 12:24.960] But yeah, it was really awesome.
[12:25.000 -> 12:31.000] Anyways, the way I wanted to sum it was basically they went in cocky, they fell on their face.
[12:31.000 -> 12:36.000] And I think better make these mistakes now at the start of the season than later.
[12:36.000 -> 12:39.000] So I guess they probably will learn their lesson from here.
[12:39.000 -> 12:43.000] True. True. Yeah, the season is going to be such amazing seeing these.
[12:43.000 -> 12:45.600] And now Ferrari is in the mix, right?
[12:45.600 -> 12:53.360] Like last year, they knew they were then fighting for P3, but now I think like it's going to be head on head for all these top three teams.
[12:53.800 -> 12:55.880] And another thing, they don't have Massey anymore.
[12:55.880 -> 13:05.640] So, oh, man, speaking of that, speaking with the safety car there is like we will allow lapped cars to unlap themselves.
[13:06.640 -> 13:08.920] Man, I saw that message. I saw that message.
[13:09.160 -> 13:11.800] I had PTSD, even though I was not really involved.
[13:12.360 -> 13:15.360] I still had PTSD. Oh man.
[13:15.880 -> 13:19.000] It's been 14 weeks to that event. And oh my God.
[13:22.600 -> 13:29.480] Well, you know what, since you're talking about Ferrari, we have to talk about the customer
[13:29.480 -> 13:30.960] team, right?
[13:30.960 -> 13:31.960] Haas.
[13:31.960 -> 13:39.640] Oh, man, I think I'm as surprised as everyone who's been chatting about Haas over the weekend.
[13:39.640 -> 13:41.320] I think you are in that same bucket.
[13:41.320 -> 13:44.040] I speak for both of us here.
[13:44.040 -> 13:46.400] What the fuck was that?
[13:47.000 -> 13:49.800] They are what third in the construction, fourth in the construction.
[13:49.800 -> 13:50.920] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[13:50.920 -> 13:52.320] Something like that. Exactly.
[13:54.320 -> 13:56.240] Who would have thought? Man, they were at the bottom.
[13:56.240 -> 13:59.760] They were literally like scraping the bottom of the barrel last season.
[14:00.720 -> 14:02.120] Oh my God.
[14:02.200 -> 14:07.200] But man, what, what happened? Like K-Mac, holy shit.
[14:07.200 -> 14:09.600] He earned a new fan, man.
[14:09.600 -> 14:15.920] Like I have criticized him a lot earlier, but he shut up all his critics.
[14:15.920 -> 14:16.640] That's all I can say.
[14:16.640 -> 14:19.920] Like 10 days ago, he did not know he's going to be in an F1 car.
[14:20.560 -> 14:23.040] And today he is and he's P5.
[14:24.000 -> 14:24.240] Yeah.
[14:24.240 -> 14:27.600] Well, for the last two years, years I mean one year with F1
[14:27.600 -> 14:32.600] fanfiction and the year before that we've never discussed Grosjean, Kmag, Haas
[14:32.600 -> 14:38.080] because there isn't anything to discuss right but today the tables have
[14:38.080 -> 14:44.520] turned just like so fast. Wow! So this is goes to show right like they've kept
[14:44.520 -> 14:45.400] saying that we've been
[14:45.400 -> 14:50.800] working on the 2022 car and boy have they been working. Oh yeah oh yeah and in
[14:50.800 -> 14:55.120] fact if you if you if you have seen it right the car has some really unique
[14:55.120 -> 14:59.760] features if you've seen the fin that they have on the on the tail which is
[14:59.760 -> 15:06.960] pretty unique I haven't seen that on any other car. I'm pretty sure they really did put in a lot of effort here.
[15:06.960 -> 15:09.280] And yeah, it's paid off.
[15:09.280 -> 15:10.800] It's brilliant.
[15:10.800 -> 15:14.080] If they continue making such developments throughout the season,
[15:14.080 -> 15:18.800] Oh man, I'm rooting for Haas to fight with Mercedes for top 3.
[15:18.800 -> 15:20.000] Like P3.
[15:20.000 -> 15:23.040] Because it looks like Mercedes is at P3.
[15:23.040 -> 15:25.000] I mean, obviously, the first race never decides anything. But maybe we see Haas versus Mercedes at P3. I mean, obviously the first race never decides anything.
[15:25.000 -> 15:28.640] But maybe we see Haas versus Mercedes for P3. Wow.
[15:29.480 -> 15:34.920] Right. You know, I really want to point out something, you know, the whole thing.
[15:34.920 -> 15:38.680] I don't know if you've heard about what they call it as the butterfly effect, right?
[15:39.280 -> 15:46.720] It's funny how a country trying to join NATO, like starting from there, it went to KMAC getting P5.
[15:49.600 -> 15:54.640] Oh man, that's so true. In many wrong ways, but that's so true.
[15:56.240 -> 16:02.160] And a corollary to that, okay, it warms my heart that Mazapan must be fuming right now.
[16:07.740 -> 16:12.360] heart that Mazapan must be fuming right now. But yeah man, Haas. Yeah. I would have loved to see make two up there but I think like he's still getting used to
[16:12.360 -> 16:16.360] that car. That's where like I think the experience of KMAG is coming
[16:16.360 -> 16:22.360] back in. You can see how a rookie versus an experienced driver differ when
[16:22.360 -> 16:27.320] they're handed the same car and this is that perfect show of how you
[16:27.320 -> 16:31.640] get into the points with a car like this.
[16:31.640 -> 16:36.840] And I think this is going to be very beneficial for Schumacher as well because till now he
[16:36.840 -> 16:38.240] didn't really have competition.
[16:38.240 -> 16:41.800] And I didn't think that was good for his career as such.
[16:41.800 -> 16:46.000] And I'm pretty sure he's going to learn a lot from K-Mag, the experience that he brings to the team.
[16:46.000 -> 16:52.720] I think it's going to be very essential for him here on. So, I think it kind of works in his favor.
[16:52.720 -> 16:57.840] Even though, yeah, it might be a little embarrassing at the start where he doesn't finish anywhere near him.
[16:57.840 -> 17:06.000] But I think in the long run, it's true. But, I mean, Haas has been such a surprise.
[17:06.000 -> 17:14.000] And not just like him being there at pure pace and stuff, but like even trying to defend and battle things out.
[17:14.000 -> 17:19.000] So, overall, just a brilliant weekend from Haas.
[17:19.000 -> 17:30.720] And talking about like B teams, right? Alpha Tauri on the other end too, it's just it was completely what Red Bull wasn't able to deliver yesterday.
[17:32.280 -> 17:33.600] Great weekend overall.
[17:33.840 -> 17:36.440] Preseason was good from Gasly.
[17:37.280 -> 17:39.280] Alpha Tauri looked strong yesterday.
[17:39.840 -> 17:40.560] Yeah. Yeah.
[17:41.840 -> 17:47.920] Yeah, though, it's really funny how for a Japanese engine the only
[17:47.920 -> 17:54.080] driver who finished the race was a Japanese driver that is true
[17:55.080 -> 18:04.000] so I don't know what to make out of it but something to think about
[18:04.000 -> 18:05.520] those cars have been catching fire man.
[18:05.520 -> 18:10.200] It's the third or the fourth time I have seen someone marshalling that car.
[18:10.200 -> 18:14.840] I think Gasly did well.
[18:14.840 -> 18:16.440] I mean of course he ran out of luck.
[18:16.440 -> 18:19.320] He was doing good.
[18:19.320 -> 18:25.040] But I don't know man. I really feel sad for Gasly that he is stuck in that team. I really feel and I feel sad for Ghazali that he's kind of stuck in that team.
[18:25.040 -> 18:32.640] I really wish he had gotten into another team because I think like somewhere since Alpha Tauri
[18:32.640 -> 18:38.160] is kind of an experimental, you know, like it's like the canary in the coal mine for Red Bull.
[18:38.160 -> 18:48.400] They try out different things with them. And I think because of that, Gasly is at a disadvantage in general. And yeah, I hope he gets a better seat.
[18:48.400 -> 18:49.600] He is a great driver.
[18:49.600 -> 18:50.800] So let's see.
[18:50.800 -> 18:55.100] While I would want that, I feel like that might not happen soon
[18:55.100 -> 18:58.200] because Perez has actually gotten very comfortable and he is
[18:58.200 -> 19:02.700] proving to be a good fight since the last few races that he's
[19:02.700 -> 19:04.200] gotten comfortable with that car now.
[19:04.200 -> 19:07.720] So as long as he's fighting up there with Max, it's yeah,
[19:07.720 -> 19:10.120] that second seat is pretty much locked in with Perez.
[19:11.080 -> 19:12.920] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's true.
[19:12.920 -> 19:16.400] And even in the like the last, sorry, not last, of course, Perez,
[19:16.960 -> 19:18.680] his car gave up.
[19:19.600 -> 19:22.760] But it just noped the fuck out, you know.
[19:31.500 -> 19:35.000] But he was fighting. He was actually fighting Hamilton pretty well at the end. Because I think Hamilton somehow found some pace at the end as usual.
[19:35.000 -> 19:38.500] And he was trying to get that P3.
[19:38.500 -> 19:41.000] But he was defending pretty well at that time.
[19:41.000 -> 19:43.000] Turkish GP returns.
[19:43.000 -> 19:45.680] Whatever. Abu Dhabi GP returns.
[19:45.680 -> 19:48.240] It was like Perez versus Hamilton again.
[19:48.640 -> 19:51.840] I think like the car thought that the race was only 56 laps.
[19:52.280 -> 19:53.280] That's what I think it was.
[19:55.280 -> 19:56.680] Probably. Yeah. You know,
[19:56.960 -> 20:01.680] we might just find out that some intern at Red Bull mistakenly put the
[20:01.880 -> 20:04.320] total laps as 56 instead of 57.
[20:08.700 -> 20:14.000] And all their calculations got messed up because of that. By the way, like onto something factual at this point.
[20:14.000 -> 20:20.100] Why don't you educate us a bit about this thing that we were talking about earlier where
[20:20.100 -> 20:31.640] these cars catching fire is actually some cause of concern that might be because of this new regulations and stuff. Yeah I was reading some some reddit
[20:31.640 -> 20:37.040] discussion about this I think there was this article by AMUS I think it's a you
[20:37.040 -> 20:42.040] know some news site some German news site or something that but basically
[20:42.040 -> 20:45.520] what they were talking about is that like there's some issues with like the
[20:45.520 -> 20:52.640] fuel pumps on the current cars and like it's causing some fuel leaks and stuff which is causing
[20:52.640 -> 20:58.960] like damaged electronics and things like that. And like if we see especially the fire that Gasly's
[20:58.960 -> 21:06.000] car had which did seem a little weird. The flames were, it seemed like fuel was involved in that, at least when
[21:06.000 -> 21:12.320] the fire started, it felt that way to me. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like Red Bull problems
[21:12.320 -> 21:18.080] are obviously associated to the same issue, I guess. And also if you think about it,
[21:18.880 -> 21:26.320] their top three drivers faced the issue who were clearly obviously pushing their car and probably not as much
[21:26.320 -> 21:30.440] you know so he somehow survived.
[21:30.440 -> 21:35.680] So I guess it's probably got to do with the same issue and I hope they fix it because
[21:35.680 -> 21:38.880] it fuel related issues can be really dangerous.
[21:38.880 -> 21:46.240] Yeah and especially like I think we've seen so many cars being marshaled. Vettel, I said this before, right?
[21:46.240 -> 21:48.240] Like Vettel did it during pre-testing.
[21:48.240 -> 21:49.240] Oh yeah, yeah.
[21:49.240 -> 21:51.480] A few other folks did it too, Gasly today.
[21:51.480 -> 21:53.480] Yeah, fingers crossed.
[21:53.480 -> 21:55.600] I hope this doesn't turn into a bigger disaster.
[21:55.600 -> 21:58.400] And hey, it's part of the changes coming in.
[21:58.400 -> 22:01.640] So yeah, I think we're just going to end up learning new things
[22:01.640 -> 22:05.400] and adapting to the seven years that have changed for the
[22:05.400 -> 22:06.400] first time.
[22:06.400 -> 22:07.400] Right.
[22:07.400 -> 22:12.760] So yeah, hopefully the changes are working because I think a lot of people, I mean, almost
[22:12.760 -> 22:18.680] all the drivers said so that, you know, following has become a lot easier.
[22:18.680 -> 22:20.920] And we could clearly see that on the field as well.
[22:20.920 -> 22:23.760] How you know, how everybody was battling it out.
[22:23.760 -> 22:25.200] So I'm glad these changes happen
[22:25.200 -> 22:29.280] of course there are going to be issues you know whenever change happens there are going to be
[22:29.280 -> 22:39.920] issues but I think we are in a net positive so I think that's fair. True, before we move on let's
[22:39.920 -> 22:44.400] just talk about some some random stats and I think like you set up a good stage for that because
[22:42.000 -> 22:44.160] Let's just talk about some random stats. And I think you set up a good stage for that.
[22:44.160 -> 22:51.320] Because if we see who had the jellybean award of most overtakes, right?
[22:51.320 -> 22:53.600] That was the rookie. That was the debutant.
[22:53.600 -> 22:54.160] Yeah.
[22:54.160 -> 22:55.760] Zhao Guan Yu.
[22:55.760 -> 22:56.840] 11 overtakes.
[22:56.840 -> 22:59.920] Not at all bad for his first season.
[22:59.920 -> 23:00.560] Not bad at all.
[23:00.560 -> 23:03.000] Maximum positions gained.
[23:03.000 -> 23:04.040] Stroll.
[23:04.040 -> 23:09.000] Aston Martin was nowhere in the whole race yesterday.
[23:09.000 -> 23:11.000] But Stroll's up there.
[23:11.000 -> 23:14.000] And then most positions lost Norris.
[23:14.000 -> 23:18.000] Oh man.
[23:18.000 -> 23:21.000] McLaren. We'll get to it later.
[23:21.000 -> 23:24.000] I just feel for them.
[23:24.000 -> 23:27.360] I forget what that movie is where you
[23:27.360 -> 23:32.840] know these Somalian pirates hijack the ship and there's the scene. Captain Philip.
[23:32.840 -> 23:36.800] Thank you Captain Philip and there's the scene where I am the new captain where
[23:36.800 -> 23:48.160] where it's like that same shot and the meme goes where McLaren is like I am the new Haas. I saw another one which was orange is the
[23:48.160 -> 23:55.600] new Haas. Yeah I think we should do this we should get in like like in this this
[23:55.600 -> 24:02.100] as a recurring segment and just discuss a few memes up here. Of course and I have
[24:02.100 -> 24:05.760] to I have to call out another meme that we shared on Instagram.
[24:05.760 -> 24:13.440] That was the, was tapping throwing this guy and then Charles peeping from behind.
[24:13.440 -> 24:15.440] True, true.
[24:15.440 -> 24:17.440] It was exactly that today.
[24:17.440 -> 24:19.440] Yes, yes.
[24:19.440 -> 24:46.640] I don't know who was speaking at that moment from the commentary box, but there's apparently some new E10 fuel, F1 trying to take some sustainability fuel steps coming in 2022, there is a fuel regulation
[24:46.640 -> 24:54.200] coming in where the teams have to use like a 10% sustainable fuel composite in whatever
[24:54.200 -> 24:55.280] fuel they use.
[24:55.280 -> 24:58.140] So that's a good move.
[24:58.140 -> 25:02.120] And the other thing I want to point out, at least this is something I observed, was the
[25:02.120 -> 25:05.000] restart replays was on lap five.
[25:05.200 -> 25:08.400] Someone is listening to us. I am more,
[25:08.700 -> 25:10.360] there is a luminati for sure.
[25:12.480 -> 25:16.960] Yeah, definitely. I was happy about that because finally we got to see what all
[25:16.960 -> 25:21.440] was going on in lap two. So yeah, I mean, kudos to them.
[25:21.480 -> 25:27.320] I think they are really committed overall to improving their programming.
[25:27.360 -> 25:32.240] And they are taking steps forward. So, yeah, that's I mean, credit due.
[25:32.960 -> 25:35.000] Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
[25:36.720 -> 25:45.980] Coming back to these these constructors, man, Mercedes, I'm glad they're there this bottom in our discussion too.
[25:45.980 -> 25:51.100] And like after years and years over, there is something not eventful happening.
[25:51.100 -> 25:55.700] I mean, I hope they find their mojo back and there's competition because
[25:55.700 -> 26:00.380] competition is entertaining. But for one, I didn't care if Hamilton was
[26:00.420 -> 26:02.820] whatever, four or six or wherever he was.
[26:03.020 -> 26:07.440] Yeah. For a change, I did not hear Hamilton on the radio much at all.
[26:07.440 -> 26:08.600] And I was so happy for it.
[26:10.440 -> 26:12.520] Yeah. Cause there's nothing to crib about when you're not.
[26:13.000 -> 26:17.680] Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, though Mercedes man, uh,
[26:17.720 -> 26:21.800] for a change that are not really sandbagging. Uh,
[26:21.920 -> 26:23.920] so that's surprising. Uh,
[26:24.120 -> 26:26.540] I think the sportising issue especially has
[26:26.540 -> 26:30.780] burdened them a lot. I think they are the only team, I think most teams have found
[26:30.780 -> 26:34.940] somewhat of a middle ground of a, you know, fix for it, even if it's not
[26:34.940 -> 26:39.920] perfect. But I think these guys are still struggling. We could clearly see with
[26:39.980 -> 26:48.480] practice how terrible it was. It was basically just sitting in a boat or something like that for them, going at 300 miles.
[26:51.280 -> 26:57.220] But, but yeah, I think, I'm not sure, but I guess, during the race, they were
[26:57.220 -> 26:59.120] not bouncing around that much.
[26:59.120 -> 27:02.960] So I guess they kind of did some quick fix, but I guess because of that, they
[27:02.960 -> 27:07.040] were seeing some tire degradation issues because it almost felt to me like
[27:07.040 -> 27:09.840] Hamilton was in the pit stop every 10 laps or something.
[27:13.040 -> 27:13.920] Yeah, he did have,
[27:13.960 -> 27:17.480] like I think he was the first one to start the pit stop train too and stuff.
[27:17.480 -> 27:22.480] Yes. But Russell also complained or not complained,
[27:22.480 -> 27:26.000] but stated this in his post-race interview that they're still trying to work on
[27:26.000 -> 27:29.000] the porpoising. So there's,
[27:29.000 -> 27:33.120] there's quite a lot of change that I think like all of these cars are going to
[27:33.120 -> 27:33.940] bring.
[27:33.940 -> 27:38.560] Oh, by the way, for listeners who are not aware what porpoising is, you know,
[27:38.920 -> 27:42.960] basically just a quick reminder,
[27:43.520 -> 27:48.000] basically porpoise is an animal, a fish like a dolphin, which
[27:48.000 -> 27:52.200] swims in water and jumps while swimming.
[27:52.200 -> 27:58.000] For most of these cars, with the changed aero regulations, since most of the aero comes
[27:58.000 -> 28:04.200] from beneath the car, what happens is the car gets pushed down to the floor.
[28:04.200 -> 28:09.080] And then with that, they lose some vacuum and then the car rises up again and that keeps happening
[28:09.080 -> 28:12.440] in a cycle so you know basically like sitting on a horse or something like
[28:12.440 -> 28:19.240] that so yeah just a quick explanation anyways but we're talking about Russell
[28:19.240 -> 28:26.180] stating this I didn't even notice him on the track yesterday. Yeah, actually I'm not
[28:26.180 -> 28:32.340] even kidding. I somewhat forgot because see usually we know that Botas is not
[28:32.340 -> 28:38.060] going to be there, you know, he's going to be somewhere and it really did not feel
[28:38.060 -> 28:42.380] to me like the second driver had changed at Mercedes because it was exactly the
[28:42.380 -> 28:51.400] same. There was no competition from the second driver to Hamilton and yeah I think he's was an unknown today pretty
[28:51.400 -> 28:57.060] much. True right and and to add to like the whole Mercedes debacle yesterday
[28:57.060 -> 29:03.640] something interesting is excluding the DNFs like the bottom six drivers or the
[29:03.640 -> 29:07.000] bottom six cars were all driven by Mercedes engines.
[29:07.000 -> 29:09.400] So something is going on.
[29:09.400 -> 29:10.520] Something is going on.
[29:11.280 -> 29:18.600] Yeah, probably Toto just pissed that he didn't, you know, when he turned down the engines for all his customer teams or something.
[29:18.600 -> 29:20.520] I go down, I take the whole ship with me.
[29:20.520 -> 29:21.640] It's exactly.
[29:23.760 -> 29:29.000] Talking about their issues, I think Hamilton had some a lot of fun right after his pit stop, right?
[29:29.000 -> 29:38.120] Oh man. When he came out. Yeah, and that's the interesting part. Like, it felt like he was just with skates on an ice rink.
[29:38.120 -> 29:45.440] He's just, he just couldn't get his car to be on the track in that turn one. Like something was wrong.
[29:49.320 -> 29:50.120] Yeah, I think it's a characteristic especially of the hard tire
[29:54.160 -> 29:58.680] And the thicker tires as well because there's more rubber to you know Get heat into and I think they've also reduced the temperature of the tire blankets as well
[29:58.800 -> 30:01.920] So I think overall we are going to see this a lot more
[30:01.920 -> 30:09.640] Especially I'm I really wonder what will happen in wet races because yeah let's see. And then weren't you also
[30:09.640 -> 30:14.040] saying like the you you read an article where these guys were saying the pit
[30:14.040 -> 30:17.960] stops have also gotten a bit more longer because of the tire size and the weight
[30:17.960 -> 30:24.400] and everything. Oh yeah I think I don't recall where I read it but yeah
[30:24.400 -> 30:26.360] basically since the tires have become
[30:26.360 -> 30:32.840] larger they are heavier and I'm pretty sure those pit stop crew is not as used to it.
[30:32.840 -> 30:38.040] They probably need to bulk up a little bit to carry those tires.
[30:38.040 -> 30:44.880] Yeah I think Ricardo was a victim of that I think like a 5.5 second or Norris was it
[30:44.880 -> 30:46.400] but like one of the McLaren's.
[30:46.400 -> 30:47.400] Oh yeah.
[30:47.400 -> 30:49.400] 5.5 seconds.
[30:49.400 -> 30:56.840] McLaren just you know, okay, since we are alluding to it now, let's just finish them off because they are doing that to themselves anyways.
[30:56.840 -> 31:02.440] So McLaren, I think they're back to their GP2 days.
[31:02.440 -> 31:04.440] Yeah.
[31:04.440 -> 31:10.000] I'm pretty sure Alonso is laughing his way to home right now.
[31:10.000 -> 31:13.000] Yeah, very true, very true.
[31:13.000 -> 31:17.000] And man, one more thing I need to point out.
[31:17.000 -> 31:21.000] The moment they put the chrome decals on their wheels,
[31:21.000 -> 31:24.000] their car just became slower.
[31:24.000 -> 31:26.800] Tech nerds, tech nerds out there.
[31:26.800 -> 31:31.700] But yeah.
[31:31.700 -> 31:34.800] They are going to face some pain I guess through the season.
[31:34.800 -> 31:39.900] Yeah, I hope even they are able to find their Mojo kids.
[31:39.900 -> 31:44.400] Until last season, it felt like they are going to be these good competitors for P3.
[31:44.400 -> 31:48.360] But suddenly, they are the Haas replacement for 2022.
[31:48.360 -> 31:49.720] Yeah.
[31:49.720 -> 31:50.440] Who knew?
[31:50.440 -> 31:52.440] It always feels like they switched places, right?
[31:52.440 -> 31:53.080] Yeah.
[31:53.080 -> 31:55.240] It is straight up switch places.
[31:55.240 -> 31:59.400] Haas went where McLaren was and McLaren went where Haas was.
[31:59.400 -> 32:10.000] That's a good one. Yes. That is true. That's a good one. Hey, but speaking of, we did say Stroll gained max positions yesterday, plus 7.
[32:10.000 -> 32:16.000] But overall, I don't even think I saw much of that green car on the track yesterday.
[32:16.000 -> 32:19.000] Yeah, I didn't see it much either, I guess.
[32:19.000 -> 32:24.000] I think because primarily, earlier in the race, he wasn't gaining positions.
[32:24.000 -> 32:25.920] Right. because primarily earlier in the race, he wasn't getting positions.
[32:28.280 -> 32:28.320] And I think they were like right behind somewhere.
[32:33.520 -> 32:33.560] And I think later on the safety car helped him somewhat, I guess,
[32:35.760 -> 32:36.240] with, with the seven positions he gained.
[32:38.960 -> 32:39.000] But I guess, I don't know.
[32:40.600 -> 32:45.280] Let's see, Aston Martin. They don't seem to have the performance or I don't know what's going on exactly it almost
[32:45.280 -> 32:50.560] feels like Seb just you know noped the f**k out he just cheated on his covid test like you know
[32:50.560 -> 32:57.680] he didn't want to embarrass himself in that car. He knew what was coming. Like you know Hulk you deal with it.
[33:00.000 -> 33:06.800] Yeah man um yeah but overall it was hey first hey, first of all, MegaHulk was back.
[33:07.560 -> 33:09.240] Yeah, I was.
[33:09.240 -> 33:12.360] I was hoping to see some good action
[33:12.800 -> 33:17.760] come come out of it, but yeah, we didn't see anything.
[33:18.880 -> 33:20.840] That's not in the Aston Martin.
[33:20.840 -> 33:25.000] Yeah, I maybe they thought of using the BWT pink tag.
[33:25.000 -> 33:27.000] Yeah, they did have the pink tag.
[33:27.000 -> 33:29.000] There's so much happening yesterday.
[33:29.000 -> 33:35.000] I think they were hoping that them being like the Mercedes B team flashback 2020.
[33:35.000 -> 33:40.000] They would get some pace, but nothing was happening.
[33:40.000 -> 33:42.000] Hey man, talking about that BWT.
[33:42.000 -> 33:46.960] Okay, I was so fucking confused yesterday because of that
[33:46.960 -> 33:50.760] Alpine because it just in my mind keeps messing me up.
[33:50.760 -> 33:52.120] What car is this exactly?
[33:52.120 -> 33:53.720] Is this Alpine?
[33:53.720 -> 33:54.720] Is this Force India?
[33:54.720 -> 33:56.880] Is this Racing Point?
[33:56.880 -> 33:57.880] What's going on?
[33:57.880 -> 34:05.400] Yeah, I think like Papa Stroll's thinking if they just rebrand the library, things change.
[34:05.960 -> 34:09.320] But you got to work inside the car.
[34:09.480 -> 34:11.600] Work on inside, not the outside.
[34:15.120 -> 34:19.040] Let's spend some time on this, on this last, I think,
[34:19.400 -> 34:23.400] I think this is the last team that we want to talk about. Alfa Romeo. Yeah. Yeah.
[34:23.920 -> 34:28.280] It's fun seeing them. Man, they suddenly are like superstars, right?
[34:28.640 -> 34:33.640] Yeah. The bottom two teams from last season, right? Haas and Alfa Romeo.
[34:34.040 -> 34:37.720] I mean, who would have thought we would be talking about them so much, right?
[34:39.880 -> 34:40.440] And you know,
[34:40.440 -> 34:45.080] that reaffirms my belief that Ferrari have basically started a rocket engine.
[34:45.120 -> 34:47.480] Yes. Because that's what's happened.
[34:47.480 -> 34:50.160] All Ferrari powered cars are right there at the top.
[34:50.320 -> 34:51.960] So yeah, you know,
[34:53.160 -> 34:59.440] Yeah, man, this new era would be good to see some new consistent champions,
[34:59.840 -> 35:01.160] some new battles out there.
[35:01.320 -> 35:04.000] I think this is a very famous quote by Enzo Ferrari, right?
[35:04.160 -> 35:07.360] Aerodynamics is for those guys who can't create good engines.
[35:08.640 -> 35:14.720] Wow, that guy was a visionary ahead of his time man. Exactly.
[35:15.920 -> 35:21.360] But yeah, both drivers, Botas sure, he is just Botassing around.
[35:21.520 -> 35:23.200] He is just bootassing around.
[35:27.320 -> 35:31.200] But Joe, J-O-E, Joe yesterday.
[35:33.360 -> 35:33.440] OK, let's let's call it out.
[35:38.800 -> 35:38.880] OK, first of all, I was very confused a lot of times during the race when people were straight up calling him Joe.
[35:41.360 -> 35:42.720] OK, like I was like, is that a new driver? What's going on? Who's Joe?
[35:42.720 -> 35:45.040] I was like, is that a new driver? What's going on? Who's Joe?
[35:50.040 -> 35:51.680] Man, if you can't pronounce a name, don't repeat it million times.
[35:52.500 -> 35:52.880] Yeah.
[35:53.720 -> 35:55.880] Yeah.
[36:00.560 -> 36:01.560] I am impressed. I'm impressed. I want to, I want to see more what comes from that cockpit.
[36:09.380 -> 36:09.720] Hope his stunt continues and it just gets better. From here, I was very skeptical because yeah, he's just taught yet another,
[36:14.420 -> 36:16.460] you know, money. Yeah. Good, good race one. Into the points for his debut again.
[36:16.460 -> 36:18.900] Yep. Yep. Yep. And you know, honestly,
[36:18.900 -> 36:20.740] even if he wouldn't have gotten the point,
[36:20.820 -> 36:25.080] he still drove brilliantly because he was overtaking well.
[36:25.080 -> 36:25.360] Yes.
[36:25.360 -> 36:26.720] Cause he had the most overtakes.
[36:26.720 -> 36:27.080] Yes.
[36:27.080 -> 36:30.680] He was overtaking well, he was defending well, he was keeping pace with Botas for
[36:30.680 -> 36:31.360] most of the time.
[36:31.360 -> 36:31.880] Yes.
[36:32.320 -> 36:34.720] And, uh, yeah, brilliant.
[36:34.720 -> 36:37.800] Like for a rookie in his first race.
[36:38.240 -> 36:39.000] Brilliant.
[36:39.040 -> 36:41.080] I think, yeah, I was super impressed by him.
[36:42.760 -> 36:43.480] True.
[36:43.560 -> 36:44.200] True.
[36:44.280 -> 36:46.200] Um, there was some, some fun stuff happening at Williams. super impressed by him. True, true.
[36:48.900 -> 36:51.800] There's some some fun stuff happening at Williams. I think Alex was just having some PTSD there, but
[36:53.400 -> 36:56.900] because we are an Alfa Romeo, there was a good 2v1 battle
[36:57.200 -> 37:01.800] with Botaz and Xiao both trying to fight with Alex there.
[37:02.900 -> 37:04.300] Some some fun racing there.
[37:05.160 -> 37:10.320] Yeah, and I'm also keen to see what Alex can do in this
[37:10.680 -> 37:13.760] Williams. I think he's going to be the Mr. Saturday here on,
[37:14.240 -> 37:18.600] because yeah, that's what he basically did in
[37:19.600 -> 37:24.160] yesterday's quali as well. So, yeah, I think Latifi is
[37:24.160 -> 37:26.000] going to be the new Mazapan for the season.
[37:27.920 -> 37:30.560] That's a good point. I can see that happening, right?
[37:30.560 -> 37:36.120] Like, because if you think about it, we didn't even think of mentioning him during this whole episode.
[37:36.720 -> 37:38.560] Yeah. Yeah, that's true.
[37:39.560 -> 37:48.000] That's true. Yeah, because see, the only reason he would be like the third last or fourth last usually was because Mazapan and Schumacher would be behind him.
[37:48.000 -> 37:50.000] Yeah, fair point.
[37:52.000 -> 37:56.000] So I think he doesn't have that buffer anymore. So yeah, yeah.
[37:58.000 -> 38:05.460] Ah, well, I think that's a good race there. All in all, just a brilliant season opener.
[38:17.220 -> 38:17.540] I for one was shocked and surprised and happy to see, you know, not just see like the three teams on the first six and then everyone battling out like the Formula 1.5.
[38:21.660 -> 38:22.420] It seems like Formula 1 and 1.5 are bleeding into each other.
[38:22.920 -> 38:29.600] Yeah. And these new cars, first of all, they look brilliant on the track. It feels like a racing sport now.
[38:30.560 -> 38:38.000] Oh, you know, since you say that, I have to really call this out. Hamilton's car, man, I'm in love with that car.
[38:38.240 -> 38:46.760] That that first of all, his helmet, the green cam and the green decals that he has adopted they just
[38:46.760 -> 38:50.040] look so good I love that car and especially yesterday on the night track
[38:50.040 -> 38:55.600] right like it shined a lot yeah yep yep yep definitely it was looking brilliant
[38:55.600 -> 39:02.120] like yeah love it I never thought I would say that I love the Mercedes
[39:02.120 -> 39:05.520] Silverado's livery but yeah here I am.
[39:05.800 -> 39:08.160] And this is the fun part folks. This is the fun part.
[39:08.600 -> 39:14.520] Go back to the season 1.5 that we've had where we've discussed livery and you can hear
[39:14.760 -> 39:18.560] Saran crib about the silver arrows that he doesn't like them.
[39:19.000 -> 39:22.440] And this is the turnaround that this man's having. So yes. Yes.
[39:24.080 -> 39:26.200] But all in all it was a fun Sunday and this the season man it's. So, yes. Yes. Yeah. But all in all, it was a fun Sunday.
[39:26.200 -> 39:29.800] And this season, man, it's gotten me so excited.
[39:31.200 -> 39:32.600] The Red Dragons back.
[39:33.000 -> 39:35.200] F1.5 is going to be amazing.
[39:36.000 -> 39:38.000] And I hope McLaren come back.
[39:38.000 -> 39:41.400] Because I want to see them fight their way up through the season.
[39:41.900 -> 39:43.600] We'll make a good episode for DTS.
[39:45.800 -> 39:52.880] But, yeah, man, I think like this has been a good episode one for episode two, but
[39:52.880 -> 39:54.320] episode one for the race.
[39:55.840 -> 39:58.400] Folks, yeah, just too excited.
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