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We are back after missing the last race, as it was a boring ass race anyways! We are back at the exceptionally beautiful Spa-Francorchamps for the 2023 Belgian GP which has yet again delivered not only a brilliant main race but sprint as well. While max yet again dominated both the races, we got some brilliant action across the mid pack and some great strategy calls that made the race interesting.
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Intro: Howling (Sting) - Gunnar Olsen
Outro: Your Intro by Audionautix
# Belgian Grand Prix 2023: A Thrilling Race and Controversial Moments
## Introduction
* Hosts: Akash and Sarang
* Excitement for the Belgian GP at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit
* Acknowledgment of a boring Hungarian GP and the decision not to record a podcast for it
## Race Highlights
### Thrilling Sprint Race
* Piastri's impressive performance, leading laps in a wet and chaotic sprint race
* Close racing and strategy calls throughout the field
* Safety car deployment due to heavy rain and poor visibility
### Max Verstappen's Dominance
* Verstappen's commanding victory in both the sprint and main race
* His ability to cut through the field and close the gap on competitors
* Questions about whether Verstappen's dominance is becoming monotonous
### Mid-Pack Battle
* Intense racing among the midfield teams, particularly for positions P8 to P14
* Drivers like Gasly, Albon, and Stroll making aggressive overtakes and strategic maneuvers
### Strategy Gamble
* Teams employing various strategies, including one-stop, two-stop, and three-stop approaches
* Lando Norris's unique strategy of starting on hard tires and switching to softs later in the race
### Gorilla Glue Sponsorship
* Speculation about Gorilla Glue becoming Red Bull's new sponsor due to the team's broken trophies
* Humorous advertisement idea involving the Gorilla Glue sponsorship
### Verstappen's Intentional Poor Qualifying
* Theory that Verstappen is intentionally underperforming in qualifying for entertainment purposes
* His ability to recover from lower grid positions and still win races
### Otmar Szafnauer's Firing
* Discussion of Otmar Szafnauer's dismissal from the Alpine team
* His history of being fired from previous teams and the potential reasons behind it
### Alternate Timeline of Piastri's Dominance
* Hypothetical scenario where Piastri becomes the dominant driver instead of Verstappen
* Acknowledgment that such a scenario is unlikely, given Verstappen's exceptional talent
## Conclusion
* Overall positive assessment of the Belgian GP weekend, despite some boring moments
* Appreciation for the close racing and strategic decisions that made the race exciting
* Encouragement for listeners to donate to the podcast if they enjoy it and have the means to do so **Belgian Grand Prix 2023 Recap: A Thrilling Race at Spa-Francorchamps**
The Belgian Grand Prix at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit delivered an exhilarating race, marking a welcome return to Formula One action after a brief hiatus. The weekend featured both a captivating sprint race and a main event filled with strategic gambles and fierce competition.
**Key Highlights of the Podcast Discussion:**
* **A Thrilling Main Race:** The Belgian GP main race was a captivating spectacle, with Max Verstappen dominating both the sprint and the main race, showcasing his continued dominance in the 2023 season. However, the midfield battles provided plenty of excitement, with strategic calls and driver skill determining the outcome.
* **Sprint Race: A Question of Popularity:** The podcast delves into the debate surrounding the popularity of sprint races. While they offer a unique format and add an extra layer of excitement, the hosts question whether they truly captivate the audience's attention.
* **Piastri's Rising Star:** Oscar Piastri's impressive performance in the Belgian GP solidifies his status as a rising star in Formula One. The Australian driver's potential is highlighted, with discussions about his future prospects and the possibility of him becoming the next big name in the sport.
* **Alonso's Drunken Sprint:** Fernando Alonso's unusual behavior during the sprint race, where he appeared to be intoxicated, becomes a topic of discussion. The hosts speculate on the reasons behind his actions and the potential consequences for the driver and his team.
* **Verstappen and Perez's Rivalry:** The podcast analyzes the evolving relationship between Verstappen and Sergio Perez, with tensions simmering between the Red Bull teammates. The hosts debate whether their rivalry could escalate and potentially disrupt the team's harmony.
* **Verstappen's Dominance: A Boredom Concern:** The dominance of Verstappen and Red Bull raises concerns about the potential monotony of the 2023 season. The hosts discuss whether Verstappen's supremacy is diminishing the excitement of the sport, drawing comparisons to Lewis Hamilton's era of dominance.
* **Strategic Gamble Pays Off:** The Belgian GP showcased the importance of strategic decision-making, with teams employing various tactics to gain an advantage. The hosts analyze the key strategic calls that influenced the race outcome and highlight the impact of these decisions on the final standings.
* **Gorilla Glue Sponsorship Rumors:** A humorous segment of the podcast involves speculation about Gorilla Glue becoming a potential sponsor for Red Bull, given the team's recent struggles with car reliability. The hosts playfully explore the possibilities of such a partnership and its implications for the team's image.
* **Verstappen's Deliberate Qualifying Mistake:** The podcast discusses Verstappen's unusual decision to deliberately make a mistake during qualifying, resulting in a lower grid position. The hosts analyze his motives and speculate on whether it was a calculated move to gain a strategic advantage or simply a playful gesture.
* **Otmar Szafnauer's Firing:** The recent firing of Otmar Szafnauer, the Team Principal of Alpine, becomes a topic of discussion. The hosts debate the reasons behind his dismissal and speculate on the potential impact it could have on the team's performance and future prospects.
* **Piastri's Alternate Timeline of Dominance:** The podcast concludes with a hypothetical scenario, imagining an alternate timeline where Piastri emerges as the dominant force in Formula One, challenging the established order. The hosts discuss the factors that could have led to this outcome and the potential implications for the sport.
Overall, the podcast provides an engaging and insightful analysis of the Belgian Grand Prix, delving into the key moments, controversies, and strategic decisions that shaped the race. The hosts offer their unique perspectives and engage in lively debates, making the podcast an entertaining and informative listen for Formula One enthusiasts.
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[00:20.760 -> 00:24.160] Welcome back to F1 Fan Fiction.
[00:24.680 -> 00:36.300] After a horrible struggle with technology by two engineers who've got master's degree and quite a lot of work experience now,
[00:36.300 -> 00:38.800] we're finally off to recording this.
[00:38.800 -> 00:44.000] And if this is on video and if you're seeing it on video, you can see my face is shoved into the mic.
[00:44.000 -> 00:46.240] No innuend know at this point.
[00:46.240 -> 00:48.240] But welcome to the...
[00:48.240 -> 00:53.440] For all of you who wrote in to us saying, where is Hungarian Grand Prix?
[00:53.440 -> 00:55.440] Well, we decided not to record.
[00:55.440 -> 00:57.440] Just because...
[00:57.440 -> 00:59.440] Yeah, it was a boring ass race anyway.
[00:59.440 -> 01:00.440] Yeah, that's all.
[01:00.440 -> 01:11.800] But yeah, we are at SPA. We are at SPA. A race weekend in an arena which never ends to surprise. Never ceases to surprise.
[01:11.800 -> 01:16.000] Before we get into it, we are your hosts. I am Akash.
[01:16.000 -> 01:17.000] And I am Sarang.
[01:17.000 -> 01:27.600] And what I want to ask to Sarang you is your raw thoughts on the weekend. Oh man, I think sprint was pretty awesome. Loved it.
[01:27.600 -> 01:28.100] Yeah.
[01:28.100 -> 01:35.520] Honestly, spa gave us all like the wet weather, the beautiful scenic scenes as well and some good
[01:35.520 -> 01:41.760] racing, you know, what else can I ask for. I think today, I mean yesterday after a very long time,
[01:41.760 -> 01:45.200] I pinged you like, hey man, this is a proper race. Like, it's so much fun.
[01:45.200 -> 01:56.000] Yes. Yes. Really, man. I did get a few pings. We did get a few pings on Instagram saying, yeah, this was another boring race.
[01:56.000 -> 02:23.120] But I don't agree. I think it was a very good weekend overall. I forgot this was a sprint weekend. Not that I cared much because I still don't like it. I think I'm turning into one of those boomers who doesn't like change. I really want things to go back to the way they were, the non-capitalistic era. But anyway, I'm diverging.
[02:33.200 -> 02:48.480] non-capitalistic era. But anyways, I'm diverging. No, man, I think it was a good weekend. Brilliant racing through the mid-pack, especially like P8 through P13-14, that whole section. They were trying to get themselves into the points. For me, that's where the Sunday was. And obviously, the sprint was just brilliant with, you know know McLaren. So yeah overall positive thoughts. But yeah start us off.
[02:48.480 -> 02:53.680] Start us off. Yeah man I mean you started us off perfectly with starting off with McLaren I think.
[02:53.680 -> 03:01.760] Yes man wow I'm so impressed. Like hey first of all as you mentioned I have never even tried to
[03:01.760 -> 03:06.480] watch the sprint shootout. I don't think anybody else had either.
[03:06.480 -> 03:07.480] Yeah.
[03:07.480 -> 03:11.680] So every time I open the sprinter, it's a surprise for me. Oh, this is the grid this time.
[03:11.680 -> 03:14.440] Nobody knows what happened at the shootout.
[03:14.440 -> 03:21.200] I turned on the TV and first of all, I was like flying back, okay, home.
[03:21.200 -> 03:25.360] So I was like, I took the Wi-Fi on flight and like watching it on
[03:25.360 -> 03:34.480] F1 TV. You paid for this crap okay sure. You rich boy.
[03:36.480 -> 03:40.240] Anyways but yeah it was a fun experience because like it was a
[03:40.240 -> 03:44.320] proper wet race. It first of all started off behind a safety car
[03:44.320 -> 03:46.240] a PS3 on second position.
[03:46.240 -> 03:49.200] I was like, wait, what the fuck happened?
[03:49.200 -> 03:51.200] And that was just by 11 milliseconds.
[03:51.200 -> 03:56.960] Man, exactly right. 11 milliseconds. That's insane. And then it's super wet, like half
[03:56.960 -> 04:02.560] the grid straight goes into the pits. It almost reminded me of last year. No, not last year.
[04:02.560 -> 04:03.560] Hungary.
[04:03.560 -> 04:08.880] Hungary, right? Yeah. Like Hamilton being the only one on the track kind of a thing.
[04:08.880 -> 04:09.380] Yeah.
[04:09.380 -> 04:15.440] Anyways, but Piastri, Gasly, I think a few others pitted right away and they totally
[04:15.440 -> 04:16.800] got the advantage of that, right?
[04:16.800 -> 04:17.960] Like we saw what happened.
[04:17.960 -> 04:30.320] Piastri, for his first time in his rookie career, like led laps in a sprint race still counts I think. Imagine in an IT scenario right like you
[04:30.320 -> 04:35.520] have Sarge and Debris who's already been fired and laid off at this point and then you have like a
[04:35.520 -> 04:42.000] top performer in Piastri right he's just the other first timers are sort of like dissing on him like
[04:42.000 -> 04:45.760] this f**ker's ruining it for all of us.
[04:59.160 -> 04:59.800] But I think it was an interesting strategy because at least what I noticed was A drivers or the lead drivers for each of the team entered the pits while the second drivers decided or were asked to stay out.
[05:05.880 -> 05:08.080] And it wasn't a repeat of the Hungary situation where all 19 drivers come in and you know like the lead was going to do the opposite.
[05:08.080 -> 05:15.880] So even like just before the safety car came in, right, I remember Max asking his engineer
[05:15.880 -> 05:21.140] like should we risk it because everybody knew it was kind of a risk because if you, everybody
[05:21.140 -> 05:27.500] goes into the pits, a team that is first, which is Red Bull, will have the first garage as well.
[05:27.500 -> 05:30.300] So they'll have to wait for all the other cars to come in, right?
[05:30.300 -> 05:32.300] Even if they have a super quick pit stop.
[05:32.300 -> 05:34.300] It was quite interesting.
[05:34.300 -> 05:36.300] And that's what I loved about this weekend.
[05:36.300 -> 05:44.300] Even though we kind of got a normal result, there was a lot of strategy in play overall throughout the weekend, which was quite interesting.
[05:44.300 -> 05:49.200] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Because you say that about the pits and stuff,
[05:50.080 -> 05:56.640] take this conversation to an interesting article that we've read about wet tires or the super wet
[05:56.640 -> 06:03.360] or whatever that new genre of tires is. And Russell, I think, was the first one to
[06:05.680 -> 06:11.840] and Russell I think was the first one to out saying like this thing's crap and it's it's sort of like got a connotation of hey this is just safety car tires and
[06:11.840 -> 06:17.720] the surprising part to me was like the CEO of Pirelli says yeah this is not the
[06:17.720 -> 06:20.800] right tires. I'm like fuck this is your company dude you should didn't you like
[06:20.800 -> 06:26.000] test your own tires? Exactly man. No I just said I had to do a double take when I saw that article.
[06:26.000 -> 06:28.000] Like is it really the Bose?
[06:28.000 -> 06:29.000] Right?
[06:29.000 -> 06:32.000] I'm like, yeah, these are crap tires.
[06:32.000 -> 06:34.000] Dude, you're the owner of those tires.
[06:34.000 -> 06:37.000] You created them man.
[06:41.000 -> 06:44.000] But yeah, that's totally true man.
[06:44.000 -> 06:50.000] It doesn't make sense if the tires are only used for mopping up the track per se,
[06:50.000 -> 06:57.000] and not actually used for racing. But yeah, everybody switches to Inters almost instantly these days.
[06:57.000 -> 07:06.800] I think it's a cause of them having those fatter, wet tires. I think it sprayys way too much water. I think even Ricardo was saying something of that.
[07:06.800 -> 07:11.000] You have no idea how difficult the visibility is with these wet tires,
[07:11.000 -> 07:16.500] especially in the mid-pack where there's just insane amount of spray everywhere.
[07:16.500 -> 07:19.000] Yeah, I heard the commentator say that too.
[07:19.000 -> 07:25.160] The visibility for them is way worse than it's for us.
[07:25.160 -> 07:39.040] And at that point, they had the shot on the screen where it's like, you know, I forget the year, but it's again, spa, where Kimi Raikkonen sort of like going blind into this crash or accident that's happened.
[07:39.040 -> 07:42.840] And there's like a dense smoke and he's just going in blind.
[07:42.840 -> 07:44.520] It was sort of like that.
[07:44.520 -> 07:46.300] You can't see anything at that point.
[07:46.300 -> 07:53.440] Anyways, what else was happening in Sprint, man? Yeah, I mean, Alonzo's birthday on Saturday.
[07:53.440 -> 07:58.440] What else did he give? He probably was too drunk the previous night. So, he decided,
[07:58.440 -> 07:59.800] nah, I'm not going to finish this.
[07:59.800 -> 08:07.520] Yeah, right. 42-year-old veteran or rather rookie for Aspen Martins.
[08:07.520 -> 08:19.800] I don't know how many times has he come back after going. But yeah, that led to, of course, Max just... I mean, the safety car coming out and then Max just taking the lead back by lap 6.
[08:19.800 -> 08:26.240] It was just a walk in the park for him. There was nothing PSG could have done.
[08:26.240 -> 08:28.640] Yeah. Yeah. There was no competition there.
[08:28.640 -> 08:34.080] I mean, it's obviously a human tendency to root for the underdog.
[08:34.080 -> 08:41.040] But yeah, nonetheless, P2 for PSG is still excellent.
[08:41.040 -> 08:43.680] While we all would have loved seeing him at P1.
[08:43.680 -> 08:50.800] Yeah. I was just going say that you know I have a feeling that soon the favorite Australian F1 driver probably might be
[08:50.800 -> 09:01.120] changing. Like if his previous few races are anything to you know go by I think he's doing
[09:01.120 -> 09:11.440] pretty well. At the start of the season it seemed seemed like he's just not quite there yet. But yeah. Anyways.
[09:11.440 -> 09:12.800] But what else happened, man?
[09:12.800 -> 09:20.880] Tell me this. Before you ask anything else, tell me this. So, I forget if they do a driver of the day for sprint.
[09:20.880 -> 09:27.840] But driver of the day for race was Max. I want to ask you this who was your driver
[09:27.840 -> 09:34.000] of the week? Yeah it's interesting because I think if Piastri would had ended up anywhere in top 10
[09:34.000 -> 09:39.600] in the main race I would have said him but yeah sadly because of the crash. Yeah I don't know let
[09:39.600 -> 09:45.000] me think I think might be Lando I I guess. Oh, interesting.
[09:45.000 -> 09:50.000] Yeah, because he was clearly struggling in the sprint and even before he was complaining a lot as well.
[09:50.000 -> 09:56.000] But I think he did pretty well in the race overall and made the best out of the extra learning.
[09:56.000 -> 10:09.440] And I think even though he didn't perform in sprint, I think he got a better gauge of the track with the car or whatever. Because if you saw his strategy, I saw right in the main race, it was insane.
[10:09.440 -> 10:13.680] Like we'll get to it later. But yeah, I don't know. What about you?
[10:13.680 -> 10:16.720] For me, you know what? For me, it was Ghazali.
[10:16.720 -> 10:18.800] I think this one was Ghazali.
[10:18.800 -> 10:19.360] Oh yeah.
[10:19.360 -> 10:23.360] Because I think he had like a P3 finish on the sprint.
[10:23.360 -> 10:28.000] I forget where he ended up on the main race. But I do remember him…
[10:28.000 -> 10:30.400] I think just outside the points. I think P11.
[10:30.400 -> 10:31.800] Just outside? Okay. Awesome.
[10:31.800 -> 10:39.280] Yeah. Because I do remember him in that, you know, the P8 to P13 fight that I'm talking about for this weekend.
[10:39.280 -> 10:50.720] Up there, fighting with Ocon, battling, losing, winning some overtakes. So, I really enjoyed watching Gasly this entire weekend.
[10:50.720 -> 10:53.440] I think for me, he's the driver of the weekend.
[10:53.440 -> 10:57.840] It's either him or Sunoda is up there for me as well.
[10:57.840 -> 11:00.400] Because Sunoda was having a brilliant weekend.
[11:00.400 -> 11:03.760] I mean, there are a lot of people who are having a great weekend.
[11:03.760 -> 11:05.240] We'll soon get to the race.
[11:05.240 -> 11:09.160] But even like, you know, Albon as well. I think we can count him in it.
[11:09.160 -> 11:11.680] Like, ultimately, it didn't work out for him at the end.
[11:11.680 -> 11:14.080] But I think he was on fire everywhere.
[11:14.080 -> 11:17.080] Like, making overtakes left and right.
[11:17.080 -> 11:19.080] And even in the sprint, he was doing pretty well.
[11:19.080 -> 11:21.520] Again, he didn't finish somewhere into the points.
[11:21.520 -> 11:25.480] But yeah, you know, Williams, you have to give him some credit.
[11:25.480 -> 11:31.360] I mean but on that note, right, let's come to the race then. Race start, that was an
[11:31.360 -> 11:38.280] interesting race start. I mean again, so before, sorry, let's do this. Before anything, my
[11:38.280 -> 11:50.800] brain went into this dark mode where A, I feel like and I think like I put this on the threads also. This track, A is jinxed or has like ghosts looming, right?
[11:50.800 -> 11:57.900] There's this whole rain sort of thing that's happening over through the weekend.
[11:57.900 -> 12:02.200] And I haven't been to the arena two years back and I'm still getting PTSD that
[12:02.200 -> 12:11.760] what if this is like behind the safety car nonsense of two laps and done. And then on the other hand, we just had a death what a few weeks or a few
[12:11.760 -> 12:19.840] months back at F3. Gasly is still mourning his friend's death from four years back. And I'm like
[12:19.840 -> 12:27.320] maybe ghosts are still looming and this track's gone. tracks genes and then they have a clean start. They have a clean start.
[12:28.240 -> 12:33.200] Until science forgets to see his rear view mirror,
[12:33.680 -> 12:36.120] PS3 forgets what the brakes are,
[12:37.200 -> 12:40.240] ends up into a racing incident. According to me, I want to take,
[12:40.240 -> 12:42.000] I want to have your take on what that was.
[12:42.640 -> 12:45.480] And then that whole start becomes what that start was.
[12:46.240 -> 12:46.600] Yeah.
[12:47.080 -> 12:48.280] Uh, no, I agree.
[12:48.480 -> 12:49.960] That was totally an amazing incident.
[12:49.960 -> 12:53.160] I mean, it was kind of, everybody was to blame a little.
[12:53.240 -> 12:56.960] Piyasri suffered, like Piyasri and Sain suffered the most among them.
[12:57.360 -> 13:00.960] But I think even like Hamilton had a little hand to play there because he
[13:00.960 -> 13:03.640] took kind of squeezed them both there as well.
[13:04.080 -> 13:06.000] Uh, but I think it was all fair because like it was, he too kind of squeezed them both there as well. But I think it was all fair
[13:06.000 -> 13:12.560] because he was kind of ahead and everything. So I think it was a racing incident. I agree. And I
[13:12.560 -> 13:20.160] think the major parties which was Sainz and Piastri both got punished kind of. But I think like out of
[13:20.160 -> 13:29.040] everything Perez did find his mojo. Oh, by the way, since you said Hamilton,
[13:29.040 -> 13:34.320] I like we're just talking about Hamilton crashing and Perez, I think this was the second time
[13:34.320 -> 13:40.240] Hamilton squeezing people so in this weekend. But anyways, go ahead.
[13:42.560 -> 13:48.740] But sure, maybe the penalty wasn't required, whatever, whatever, whatever.
[13:48.740 -> 13:53.240] But again, I think like Perez could have sort of avoided that incident there.
[13:53.240 -> 13:59.240] But anyways, his side part also suffered the same damage that Sciences did during the main race.
[13:59.240 -> 14:10.000] Anyways, Science finally taking that lead. Sorry, Perez finally taking that lead, Perez finally getting his mojo on, is what everyone is saying.
[14:10.000 -> 14:25.360] But, I am siding with this random Redditor conspiracy theory where I think they are doing this to Perez and Perez is behaving this way on purpose.
[14:25.360 -> 14:28.960] Because Max is f**king off every race, right? Except this one.
[14:28.960 -> 14:36.080] There's no much media time, footage time, on-screen time that Max's Red Bull is getting.
[14:36.080 -> 14:38.480] And that's pissing off the sponsors.
[14:38.480 -> 14:44.800] So, I'm pretty sure Helmut Marko is secretly plotting with Perez.
[14:44.800 -> 14:45.000] Out to stake everything? Sure. Yeah, Marko is secretly plotting with Perez.
[14:45.000 -> 14:48.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Plotting with Perez.
[14:48.000 -> 14:59.000] Like, hey, you gotta either be on the back or, you know, climb through the positions or be at least up there fighting for your position that we get you on the screen and the sponsors are happy.
[14:59.000 -> 15:06.440] It didn't last long, right? So, of course, like Max started P6, he was just cutting through everybody,
[15:06.440 -> 15:11.480] like nobody was even trying to stop him, I think. And nobody even could, I guess, like
[15:11.480 -> 15:18.360] because the way he was driving, it was just insane. But by lap 17, I think, it took him
[15:18.360 -> 15:26.040] a while, but he got there. And then after, so there's even one thing that I kind of saw is that that outlap
[15:26.040 -> 15:33.760] right where like Paris pitted and right after that Max pitted. I saw some stats
[15:33.760 -> 15:42.080] where his outlap, Max gained like 2.6 seconds on Paris on his fucking outlap
[15:42.080 -> 15:51.480] man, when his tyres are not on temperature either and it is insane like it's insane how how amazing he is in that car like it's
[15:51.480 -> 15:56.400] annoying I'm super irritated of course but at the same time it's difficult to
[15:56.400 -> 16:01.720] fault him for you know trying. Yeah I think like I think like Helmut is
[16:01.720 -> 16:05.360] actually a more of a Perez fan than Max fan.
[16:08.000 -> 16:09.760] And I have a still to prove this.
[16:16.560 -> 16:21.440] You can see, he is clearly saving Perez's trophy and the Constructor trophy and doesn't care what happens to Max's trophy. And at this point, they are on to setting a new record for breaking how
[16:21.440 -> 16:25.200] many trophies ever they can and not giving a damn about it.
[16:26.000 -> 16:31.840] Yeah right, two trophies in two consecutive races. I think that probably had occurred somewhere.
[16:33.280 -> 16:38.000] Another thing that I wanted to point out was something that I was referring to earlier about
[16:38.000 -> 16:46.000] Max's outlap which was like 2.6 seconds faster than Perez and I I think that's when GP came on to the radio and said,
[16:46.000 -> 16:51.000] you know what you did there, right? And keep your head in the game over to us. Something like that.
[16:51.000 -> 16:54.000] No. You are like blunt. Use your head.
[16:54.000 -> 16:59.000] Yeah, use your head. Yeah, right. Super blunt. Yes.
[16:59.000 -> 17:08.000] We were always having like a couple's fight or something. I don't know what was going on. Yeah, dude. And it's been like that the whole weekend, right?
[17:08.000 -> 17:14.000] With him sort of almost being P10 in that Q2, Max got frustrated, right?
[17:14.000 -> 17:19.000] Like, hey, what the hell are we doing? We ended up P10. We could have easily been eliminated.
[17:19.000 -> 17:25.760] And GP comes on and says, well, what would you have done if you would have gone through another and you wouldn't have like any energy?
[17:26.120 -> 17:28.080] How would you have handled that situation?
[17:28.080 -> 17:33.640] And then Max is quiet and then GP like takes it up a notch by saying like, hey, you know what?
[17:33.800 -> 17:36.520] We'll do Q3 the way you want to do it.
[17:36.520 -> 17:42.760] So you tell me what you want to do. Tell me the run strategy, the tires, the fuels, everything and we'll do it your way.
[17:42.760 -> 17:48.000] And there's silence. And then after he gets to's the full position. Max is like, sorry,
[17:48.000 -> 17:52.760] I was being a bitch. And then GP is like, yeah, I'm slowly getting used to it.
[17:53.240 -> 17:57.440] Really dude, I totally missed this. When did this happen? I need to watch this.
[17:58.320 -> 18:00.400] It's mental. It's so funny.
[18:00.600 -> 18:03.680] We've been having this couple's quarrel all through the weekend.
[18:04.240 -> 18:08.040] Like GP telling like press pitting, trying to undercut.
[18:08.440 -> 18:10.800] And then Max asking, should we do this? Should we do this?
[18:11.120 -> 18:15.320] And GP is like, shut up, listen to me and trust me, like shut your mouth.
[18:16.120 -> 18:20.080] Then again, with the other thing, right? Like he's like, dude, you're going too fast.
[18:20.120 -> 18:24.400] Save your tires. And he's like, what if I go faster? And then we'll do one more pit.
[18:24.840 -> 18:30.960] And then you can get some pit stop practice. no not this time shut up exactly yeah I was just
[18:30.960 -> 18:36.080] gonna point that out like that thing that the gap that he was trying to create like it it was pretty
[18:36.080 -> 18:40.400] obvious what he was trying to do he just wanted to save his fastest lap you know he knew somebody's
[18:40.400 -> 18:48.000] gonna come in and swoop it at the end it It's insane. That fucker still got 22 seconds on
[18:48.000 -> 18:55.440] Perez. Exactly man. In almost like 20 to 24 laps. So that is almost one second every lap.
[18:56.480 -> 19:02.480] Yep yep pretty much man. It's insane like I that's what I said right like I'm super irritated
[19:02.480 -> 19:09.280] by the fact that he is winning every time these days, but I can't even fault him about it. He's doing it so well.
[19:12.320 -> 19:15.200] Man, we've gone all over the place where we were from the race start.
[19:15.200 -> 19:20.160] No, no, no. But I think we're at the right point. We'll get back to the race start as well.
[19:20.160 -> 19:27.160] I think one thing that you point out is the the fact that I think we were having this conversation that
[19:27.920 -> 19:30.080] when Hamilton was dominating we were
[19:30.800 -> 19:34.280] Everybody was complaining right like this is so boring or whatever
[19:34.280 -> 19:39.040] But yeah, even Hamilton hasn't broken these records that he's breaking right now of winning
[19:39.800 -> 19:41.800] 28 races or whatever
[19:42.080 -> 19:50.000] So I don't totally agree that. I mean, I feel like this is more of a dominant performance than any time.
[19:50.000 -> 19:55.000] And I think we were just talking about this that it's almost getting boring at some points.
[19:55.000 -> 20:07.600] It is. Hadn't it been for the new regulations where the drivers are very close to each other and like that mid-pack is actually fighting each other with too many
[20:07.600 -> 20:12.000] overtakes and undercuts and stuff. This is a boring sport.
[20:12.560 -> 20:20.800] Yeah, yeah. Exactly. Okay, let's get back to the restart, man. There was talking about the
[20:20.800 -> 20:25.600] shuffling mid-pack that you just mentioned. That's what was going on. It was insane.
[20:25.600 -> 20:29.840] Everybody's overtaking everybody. At one point, I couldn't even keep track. I had to
[20:29.840 -> 20:34.720] rewind every time and see. I'm trying to watch one battle and there's another battle that's
[20:34.720 -> 20:40.640] happening at the same time. It was so insane, man. Albon, Stroll, Russell, Norris, something was going on.
[20:40.640 -> 20:46.540] Yeah, for sure. I think you, I mean, I think you mentioned this, that you're looking
[20:46.540 -> 20:53.240] for that visual or that image where you know how, I think Reddit did it, someone did it,
[20:53.240 -> 20:58.440] but like the point where, where they start and where they end and they show like the
[20:58.440 -> 21:06.440] overtakes that happened. Yeah, I want to see that. It's just like everything intertwined with each other.
[21:06.440 -> 21:07.440] Yeah.
[21:07.440 -> 21:13.960] And I think at one point, Sonoda, Albon were almost like going as one unit.
[21:13.960 -> 21:14.960] Like they were overtaking.
[21:14.960 -> 21:15.960] Dude, they were seriously overtaking like people.
[21:15.960 -> 21:16.960] They were doing double overtakes and shit.
[21:16.960 -> 21:22.400] I don't know what was going on.
[21:22.400 -> 21:26.000] You scratch my back, I scratch yours. Yeah. Exactly.
[21:26.000 -> 21:29.000] Russell actually didn't have that good of a start.
[21:29.000 -> 21:34.000] Because I think, I remember this point where after lap 1 or on lap 1,
[21:34.000 -> 21:40.000] he had to tuck behind someone because there were 3 cars that had to overtake fast on his right.
[21:40.000 -> 21:50.960] And if he would have sort of like been on that, he would have, someone would have like rear-ended him sort of thing. So, he even came on to the radio and apologized for it. But yeah, eventually overtook those folks. It didn't matter much.
[21:51.840 -> 21:57.520] Most of these are doing fine. Like, where did they end up? P4 and something, right?
[21:58.160 -> 22:06.200] P4 and P6. Yeah. Pretty awesome. And I think Russell is right now tied up with Luckluck, I think, in the Constructors, right?
[22:06.200 -> 22:13.200] Oh, easy? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. 99 points. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Him and Luckluck. 99 points.
[22:13.200 -> 22:31.400] Second on the Constructors' Championship as well. 43, Hamilton, I think, is just one point behind Alonso, where Alonso got finally a good position tucked behind Hamilton in this race.
[22:31.400 -> 22:33.200] Otherwise, that position was gone as well.
[22:34.600 -> 22:41.760] But speaking of that, do you think, I for one sort of felt that everyone was just pitting this weekend and maybe...
[22:41.760 -> 22:49.840] Pretty much. Yeah, because I don't remember seeing so many pit stops for a 44-lap race.
[22:49.840 -> 22:59.400] But then you pointed out, and I didn't say this, but you pointed out that only two drivers actually did a three-stop strategy or more, which were the Williams.
[22:59.400 -> 23:06.080] But majority of them just did a two-stop. But it sure didn't feel like that to me. Yeah, no it didn't
[23:06.080 -> 23:13.200] feel like at all. I think it was a mix of maybe the sprint and the race. First of all, you wouldn't
[23:13.200 -> 23:17.440] expect people pitting in the sprint. I think collectively so much racing and everything. I
[23:17.440 -> 23:22.720] think even to me it felt like it was everybody was just constantly pitting but of course wasn't the
[23:22.720 -> 23:25.440] case. In fact, there were three people who did a
[23:25.440 -> 23:31.600] one stopper as well, which was I think Gasly, Stroll and Russell. So, on average, if you see,
[23:33.040 -> 23:39.840] the average is two pit stops basically. So, yeah, but I think still there was so much strategy in
[23:39.840 -> 23:49.520] play here, man. The very fact that we had people pitting one, like doing one stoppers as well as doing like a three stopper and without any
[23:49.520 -> 23:52.400] extraordinary conditions, it wasn't like somebody crashed or something.
[23:52.400 -> 23:54.040] And that's why they pitted extra.
[23:54.600 -> 23:57.680] All of these put stops were purely based off of strategy,
[23:57.680 -> 24:00.560] which is really interesting overall. Again, like Albon, man,
[24:00.600 -> 24:04.720] I wish he didn't pit the last time because he could have ended up in the points.
[24:04.640 -> 24:10.160] Albon, man. I wish he didn't pit the last time because he could have ended up in the points. It didn't pay off. But he took the gamble. But he was just on fire.
[24:10.160 -> 24:13.680] So, overall, I think that's what made the race overall interesting to me.
[24:13.680 -> 24:18.560] What else was happening? Lando. Lando was on a different strategy altogether, right?
[24:18.560 -> 24:20.560] Yeah. Again, one-stopper.
[24:20.560 -> 24:24.240] No. It's weird, right? 12 on hards.
[24:24.240 -> 24:28.140] Yeah. We got a strategy. 12 on hards, 5 on mediums, 27 on softs.
[24:28.140 -> 24:32.620] But I remember this. I remember this that he was actually struggling.
[24:32.620 -> 24:34.500] He was getting overtaken a lot.
[24:34.500 -> 24:38.580] But as soon as he came on the softs, I think he found his mojo
[24:38.580 -> 24:43.060] and then was able to overtake a few folks as well and had some brilliant driving.
[24:43.060 -> 24:48.160] So, I think while the strategy was a bit counterintuitive,
[24:48.160 -> 24:56.320] I think that because he was able to control and handle the car way better on those softs,
[24:56.320 -> 25:00.560] they sort of like decided to leave him on there rather than giving him those hards and mediums.
[25:00.560 -> 25:06.480] Yeah, makes sense. Given the strategy, he had no business being in
[25:06.480 -> 25:11.320] points, honestly. Starting on hards, I don't know what went through their mind.
[25:11.320 -> 25:15.760] Honestly, it doesn't make any sense. But yeah, the weirdest strategy ever, man.
[25:15.760 -> 25:20.320] Like I was, while watching the race, I'm like, what is going on? Like, why is he on
[25:20.320 -> 25:27.200] hards? And then he went five laps on mediums that's all. And then yeah 27 on softs. So yeah,
[25:27.200 -> 25:34.240] oh insane man. At one point was it K-Mag who had the fastest lap right? He was I think the first
[25:34.240 -> 25:40.080] to pit like and at like lap seven or lap eight something way too early into the race. And I was
[25:40.080 -> 25:46.260] like wait what what's going on like K-Mag is the fastest lap. And he held that for a while, I remember.
[25:46.260 -> 25:50.380] Like, a good 10 laps or something, he had the fastest lap.
[25:50.380 -> 25:55.780] Yeah, but it didn't end up well for us in general.
[25:55.780 -> 25:58.300] An interesting thing about the weekend
[25:58.300 -> 26:04.500] was the fact that Williams had brilliant straight line speed.
[26:04.500 -> 26:10.880] Because I remember seeing or hearing this thing from the commentators,
[26:10.880 -> 26:17.600] like Williams are almost 20 kmph faster than the Alpines on the straight with those DRSs open.
[26:17.600 -> 26:20.440] And that's like a mental number, right?
[26:20.440 -> 26:25.760] Like if that is what I heard and if that is true, like imagine and that makes sense because
[26:26.480 -> 26:33.280] both Albon, I mean Sargent didn't have the result that he hoped for but both Albon and Sargent were
[26:33.280 -> 26:40.000] able to at least overtake the lower ranks of these other cars very easily on that stage.
[26:40.000 -> 26:47.100] Yeah, yeah man. Both are doing pretty well like Like, Sargent, of course, is little lagging behind Albon.
[26:47.100 -> 26:51.400] But still, nonetheless, he's been doing great. He's bringing in points finally.
[26:51.400 -> 26:55.400] Of course, not this race. But overall, he's been doing good.
[26:55.400 -> 27:00.000] And if you see the leaderboard as well, right? Like, William is the 7th right now.
[27:00.000 -> 27:02.400] I think that's the highest they have been in a while, right?
[27:02.400 -> 27:06.720] I don't remember them being above P10, very honestly.
[27:06.720 -> 27:17.200] And on that note, this is another stat where I think Krishan is tied up or almost beating Alpha Tauri
[27:17.200 -> 27:33.120] where the number of trophies broken by Red Bull is the same as Alpha Tauri's points. We need one more. Next race, they'll bring.
[27:33.120 -> 27:41.040] Oh shoot, dude. I did not realize Alpha Tauri has only three points. Oh, God.
[27:41.040 -> 27:44.240] And all three, I think, brought in by Sunoda. So, yeah.
[27:44.240 -> 27:45.200] Of course.
[27:45.200 -> 27:47.040] Loving it. Loving it for him.
[27:47.040 -> 27:50.400] I have to mention Zhao.
[27:50.400 -> 27:55.360] I think, like, with his pit stop at somewhere around lap 38, 40 or whatever that was.
[27:55.360 -> 27:56.960] He came to life like Norris.
[27:56.960 -> 28:00.400] I think, like, something on that car changed after that pit stop.
[28:00.400 -> 28:03.120] And then, I saw a bunch of overtakes that he did.
[28:03.120 -> 28:07.600] And I, for one, I'm sort of still rooting for that rookie.
[28:07.600 -> 28:16.160] And then two of my favorite rookies, at least, or three now, are like Sunoda, Zhao and Piastri.
[28:16.160 -> 28:18.320] I don't have too many hopes from Sargent, to be honest.
[28:18.320 -> 28:26.080] Yeah, let's see. I mean, I think he seems like a mid driver, but yeah, never know.
[28:26.080 -> 28:31.440] Like everybody didn't have any hopes from PS3 either earlier. So, you know, anything can change.
[28:32.000 -> 28:36.480] I think let's talk about like, since we were talking about broken trophies, you know,
[28:37.040 -> 28:43.200] let's, let's talk about the team that broke them. I have a conspiracy theory that this is just a way
[28:43.200 -> 28:46.800] of Red Bull to introduce their new sponsor that's Gorilla Glue.
[28:46.800 -> 28:52.000] So, that's what they are up to.
[28:52.000 -> 28:57.000] That's brilliant.
[28:57.000 -> 29:07.840] Imagine this ad also, right? Like you take these two videos, put like a retro 90s sort of like filter on it and then you
[29:07.840 -> 29:13.840] have, Oh, you have a broken trophy. Such an important moment of your life. Use Gorilla
[29:13.840 -> 29:20.000] Guru. It brings back, like, yeah, helps you stick to your memories again. There you have
[29:20.000 -> 29:25.000] it. Gorilla Guru, if you are listening to this, sponsor us.
[29:25.000 -> 29:31.000] Exactly. Yeah. Anyways, but let's talk about Red Pill, little man.
[29:31.000 -> 29:35.000] Another record broken, right? What was that?
[29:35.000 -> 29:38.000] Winning from something, something. I don't know.
[29:38.000 -> 29:40.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't think it's broken.
[29:40.000 -> 29:42.000] It's like tied with a log.
[29:42.000 -> 29:43.000] Tied. Okay, anyways.
[29:43.000 -> 29:47.920] Yeah, I don't know. But it's something like that. I mean, who cares at this point. They're just going for that.
[29:47.920 -> 29:53.040] So, next time, he'll break it. Because I'm pretty... Okay, I have another theory and I think said this last time as well.
[29:53.040 -> 29:57.360] I'm pretty sure Max is just messing around in qualification now. Like, I'm dead sure about that.
[29:57.360 -> 29:59.360] There's no...
[29:59.360 -> 30:02.960] Yeah, like, talking as fucker. Actually doing this on purpose.
[30:02.960 -> 30:10.000] Yeah, first of all, he's capable of that. He's not like Hamilton who will be like always all-time serious and like,
[30:10.000 -> 30:12.720] you have to do the best every single time kind of a person.
[30:12.720 -> 30:16.320] I would totally believe that he is just doing it for the shits and giggles.
[30:16.320 -> 30:22.560] Yeah, yeah, yeah. For the stat that we are talking, if people are lost on what we are talking about,
[30:22.560 -> 30:29.840] this stat where he is tied up or beaten along or whatever for... Wins from different starting positions. Yeah.
[30:29.840 -> 30:36.920] Right. Right. Right. But, but having said all of this, I absolutely love the fact that Hamilton
[30:36.920 -> 30:44.000] pitted on the penultimate lap for new tires and stole the single point that he could win.
[30:44.000 -> 30:45.000] Loved it as well. Ah, take it away. Yes. Yeah, could. I loved it as well.
[30:45.000 -> 30:46.000] Take it away. Yes.
[30:46.000 -> 30:55.000] Yeah, man. I loved it because like the awesome part was like all the feud that Max and his like GP were having.
[30:55.000 -> 31:01.000] It was clearly about this like he wanted to save that fastest lap and he finally didn't get it.
[31:01.000 -> 31:03.000] Yes, exactly.
[31:10.000 -> 31:10.880] Kind of a sweet revenge I think for Hamilton. Right, right.
[31:16.800 -> 31:21.840] Though very small, but still. Using this to sort of like go on to a tangent of like stupidness and rubbishness that's happening. There's two points right that you brought out.
[31:22.640 -> 31:27.040] One, something to do with musical chairs at Alpine. What's up with that?
[31:28.240 -> 31:34.320] Oh god! Somebody got fired. Otmar of course, second time consecutively. Last year he got fired
[31:34.320 -> 31:51.080] from Asking Mat on Time. He is getting fired anyways. I basically read this where it's like a lover's quarrel sort of thing where the team bosses are asking him to have better performance.
[31:51.080 -> 31:54.360] Like they are not satisfied with how Alpine's been performing.
[31:54.360 -> 31:58.360] And Oatmar is like, yeah, put in more money, f**kers.
[31:58.360 -> 32:03.440] Like there's less sponsorship for me and less money for me to use and you want results or whatever.
[32:03.440 -> 32:06.800] Yeah, I think who else got kicked off? I think the technical director.
[32:07.560 -> 32:10.120] Yeah. The director or the technical director.
[32:10.120 -> 32:14.840] Yeah. And I've heard rumors that Vinoto is going to replace him. I don't know.
[32:14.880 -> 32:18.080] I'm pretty sure these are like just somebody, you know,
[32:18.120 -> 32:19.880] typing shit out in the internet, but...
[32:20.400 -> 32:21.400] No, I want to leave.
[32:21.960 -> 32:25.000] Oh, no, no. If this is, I want this to be true. I want this to be true.
[32:25.000 -> 32:31.000] I want this to be true for the fact that... Okay, we'll dis about Benotto later.
[32:31.000 -> 32:38.000] I mean, and everyone knows this. But in reality and on paper, he's the person you want.
[32:38.000 -> 32:49.880] Because he's a brilliant mind. But what I want to see is like, if he actually replaces Othmar, and then if Alpine actually does good, then what?
[32:50.320 -> 32:53.000] That would be really interesting, right?
[32:54.800 -> 32:55.920] Ferrari is sweating.
[32:56.680 -> 32:59.560] He just walk around with like both of his middle fingers up
[32:59.560 -> 33:02.120] every time he walks past the Ferrari garage. I don't know.
[33:02.200 -> 33:03.600] Right. That'd be fun to watch.
[33:03.680 -> 33:08.000] walks past the Ferrari garage. I don't know. Right. That'd be fun to watch. That would be pretty awesome to watch.
[33:10.240 -> 33:13.440] Since talking about Ferrari, let's talk about Ferrari a little man.
[33:13.440 -> 33:18.880] Leclerc drew very well and I didn't see him on the screen at all. I don't know what he was doing.
[33:18.880 -> 33:24.080] Like even during the race I was watching and I'm like, oh right, he's P3. And like at the end,
[33:24.080 -> 33:26.640] I just saw him like finishing P3. That's it.
[33:26.640 -> 33:30.720] Yeah. No, it didn't matter much because I think he was well tucked there.
[33:30.720 -> 33:36.000] I mean, there was a point where maybe Hamilton was going to be in contention, but it never ended up being that.
[33:36.000 -> 33:45.560] So, no good distance with Perez in the front and then Hamilton at bay. bay so it didn't matter much. And then for the
[33:45.560 -> 33:53.840] other Ferrari, it was so sad dude. His own doing at some point to some extent. But I
[33:53.840 -> 33:57.940] forget like who was coming out of the pits and it was like one of the back markers coming
[33:57.940 -> 34:07.200] out of the pits and science was on the straight turning into turn one in the distance on that camera frame.
[34:07.200 -> 34:13.600] And the commentators go, yeah, he's coming out of the pits. And as we can see science, he's circulating since a few laps.
[34:13.600 -> 34:23.840] And I'm like, fuck dude, that's like the worst that you can do, you know, in a non-condescending way, like just to ignore a driver saying like, yeah, he's circulating.
[34:23.840 -> 34:26.480] And then two laps later yeah he's circulating.
[34:32.800 -> 34:37.440] And then two laps later he retires. Yeah even when he pitted right I was like why is he going back out like it's very clear because people were overtaking him left and right and there was no
[34:37.440 -> 34:42.000] chance he was going to get the points. They could have just saved some mileage you know right away
[34:42.000 -> 34:47.000] by just putting him like. And even the commentator said, oh they are putting shorts on him. Okay, okay.
[34:47.000 -> 35:02.000] He acts as this tough guy, like he's gonna call the shorts and he's gonna take Ferrari and he's gonna win it for them and then he goes ahead and does shit like this.
[35:02.000 -> 35:04.000] Mama, he's intimidating me.
[35:02.000 -> 35:04.000] and does shit like this. Mama, he's intimidating me.
[35:04.000 -> 35:06.000] Laughter
[35:06.000 -> 35:08.000] Laughter
[35:08.000 -> 35:10.000] Well, I think
[35:10.000 -> 35:12.000] there is this, something that you
[35:12.000 -> 35:14.000] had shared, right? This image of
[35:14.000 -> 35:16.000] who can still win the
[35:16.000 -> 35:18.000] championship. Enlighten us.
[35:18.000 -> 35:20.000] Oh yeah, there is this interesting image
[35:20.000 -> 35:22.000] of
[35:22.000 -> 35:24.000] basically can or cannot
[35:24.000 -> 35:29.840] of the 20 drivers that can still win the championship and the maximum points that they can get.
[35:29.840 -> 35:39.920] And at P11, surprisingly, P Asterix has gotten himself into the stat where he actually can win.
[35:39.920 -> 35:43.200] So, if Max wins nothing, zero points.
[35:43.200 -> 35:50.160] Let me get my tinfoil hat first.
[35:50.160 -> 35:58.760] So if we have a PS3 dominating era for the second half of the season, wins every single
[35:58.760 -> 36:01.880] point and Max just loses every single point.
[36:01.880 -> 36:06.960] Yes, he's minute. So the maximum points, so the points
[36:06.960 -> 36:14.440] I think if I'm saying this right, Max is sitting at 314 and Piastri can take it by 4 points
[36:14.440 -> 36:23.040] at 380. There you have it, the alternate timeline of Piastri dominance. Well, I think McLaren
[36:23.040 -> 36:31.500] should just like tell Norris to always aim for a stop and just crash into him every day so that BSE can go for it.
[36:31.500 -> 36:45.320] They could strategize. On that bombshell, overall, I like the weekend. Overall, I like the weekend. Spahn never ceases to disappoint, be it just two laps behind a safety car which at least gives us Russell and Williams on the podium or this
[36:45.320 -> 36:49.200] Russian Roulette sort of thing where you never know what's going to happen and who's going
[36:49.200 -> 36:53.280] to be the one who's going to be on the taking end of it.
[36:53.280 -> 37:03.000] Brilliant weekend. For folks, we were actually not going to reveal this but yeah, what the
[37:03.000 -> 37:05.280] hell. We didn't have an episode last week
[37:05.280 -> 37:10.320] as we were recording a very special episode for you which is going to come out this week
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[38:25.320 -> 38:27.080] Have a good laugh after every race.
[38:28.000 -> 38:33.560] Until the next race, which is after the summer break, these are your hosts signing off.
[38:33.640 -> 38:34.120] Bye bye.