Podcast: F1 Fanfiction
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For the 2023 Canadian GP we delve into the qualifying session, where Albon's daring tire choice secured him P1 in Q1, while Leclerc missed an opportunity due to his team's decision. Moving on to the race, we discuss Ferrari's surprising strategy of not pitting during the safety car, McLaren's strong performance, and Norris's exceptional driving stand out. We touch on memorable moments like Hamilton's quick start, Russell's crash, and Verstappen's dominance.
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Intro: Howling (Sting) - Gunnar Olsen
Outro: Your Intro by Audionautix
Sure, here's a summary of the podcast episode transcript:
**Introduction**
* The hosts, Akash and Sarang, discuss the recent Canadian Grand Prix.
* They note that qualifying was more exciting than the race itself, with several drivers making strategic decisions that affected their results.
**Qualifying**
* Alexander Albon surprised everyone by securing P1 in Q1 on rain tires, while Charles Leclerc missed an opportunity due to his team's decision to keep him on dry tires.
* In Q3, Max Verstappen dominated, securing pole position ahead of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz.
**Race**
* Ferrari surprised everyone by not pitting during the safety car period, while most other teams did.
* This strategy allowed Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to finish in P4 and P5, respectively.
* McLaren had a strong race, with Lando Norris finishing in P6 and Oscar Piastri finishing in P9.
* There were several memorable moments during the race, including a great start by Lewis Hamilton, a crash by George Russell, and Verstappen's dominant performance.
**Midfield Battle**
* The midfield battle was intense, with several drivers fighting for position.
* Notable moments included a close battle between Alexander Albon and Lando Norris, and a collision between Kevin Magnussen and Nyck de Vries.
**Other Highlights**
* Lance Stroll made a last-second overtake on Valtteri Bottas to secure P10.
* Fernando Alonso was forced to lift and coast in the final laps due to a brake issue.
* Max Verstappen tied Ayrton Senna's record of 41 race wins.
**Overall**
* The hosts conclude that the Canadian Grand Prix was an exciting race, with plenty of action and drama.
* They also discuss the implications of the race results for the championship standings.
**Additional Notes**
* The hosts mention that the first safety car was introduced in 1973, also at the Canadian Grand Prix.
* They also discuss the possibility of Daniel Ricciardo joining AlphaTauri in the future.
**Conclusion**
The Canadian Grand Prix was a thrilling race with plenty of excitement and drama. The hosts provide an engaging and informative discussion of the race, highlighting the key moments and discussing the implications for the championship standings. # F1 Fan Fiction: Canadian GP 2023 Race Debrief
**Qualifying: A Tale of Tire Strategy and Missed Opportunities**
The Canadian GP qualifying session set the stage for an intriguing race, with Alex Albon's daring tire choice securing him P1 in Q1. Albon's bold decision to use soft tires paid off, while Charles Leclerc missed an opportunity due to Ferrari's strategic call.
**Race: Surprises, Strong Performances, and Memorable Moments**
The race unfolded with several surprises and memorable moments. Ferrari's decision not to pit during the safety car period raised eyebrows, as McLaren's Lando Norris seized the opportunity to make a strategic pit stop, propelling him into contention for a podium finish. Norris' exceptional driving skills were on full display, showcasing his ability to navigate the challenging conditions and maintain his position.
Among the other highlights, Lewis Hamilton's quick start off the line, George Russell's unfortunate crash, and Max Verstappen's dominant performance added to the excitement of the race.
**Key Discussion Points:**
* **Ferrari's Strategic Gamble:** The decision not to pit during the safety car period was a strategic gamble that ultimately did not pay off for Ferrari. Leclerc's subsequent struggles highlighted the potential risks of such a strategy.
* **McLaren's Resurgence:** McLaren's strong performance in Canada, particularly Norris' impressive drive, signaled a resurgence for the team after a challenging start to the season.
* **Midfield Battle Heats Up:** The midfield battle intensified in Canada, with several teams vying for positions. Fernando Alonso's charge through the field, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg's parking lot incident, and Lance Stroll's last-second overtake added to the excitement.
**Overall Takeaway:**
The Canadian GP delivered an entertaining race with strategic surprises, strong performances, and memorable moments. While Verstappen's dominance continued, the midfield battle heated up, and McLaren showed signs of recovery. The unpredictable nature of Formula One racing kept fans engaged throughout the race.
[00:00.000 -> 00:06.140] 50 years yesterday since safety car was first introduced in 1973,
[00:06.520 -> 00:08.220] coincidentally at Canada as well.
[00:08.260 -> 00:13.100] I'm quite intrigued about what they used to do before the safety car.
[00:13.140 -> 00:13.560] Dying.
[00:13.560 -> 00:17.260] I think we should just die, surely.
[00:33.720 -> 00:36.720] Hello and welcome back to F1 Fan Fiction, a show about race weekend reviews and racing community interviews.
[00:36.720 -> 00:37.720] We are at Canada.
[00:37.720 -> 00:38.720] Canada eh?
[00:38.720 -> 00:39.720] Yeah.
[00:39.720 -> 00:43.120] Before we get into it, we are your hosts.
[00:43.120 -> 00:44.460] I'm Akash.
[00:44.460 -> 00:45.160] And I'm Sarang.
[00:45.160 -> 00:54.600] And Sarang, man, is it just me or qualifyings have become way more interesting than the races themselves?
[00:54.600 -> 01:10.200] Right. That's what it seems to me. At least for the Canadian GP for sure. Also the last race, I think, right? Too many races. I mean, it's been quite tight in Kuali, which is unlike Kuali or maybe like Kuali.
[01:10.200 -> 01:14.520] It should be quite tight. But I mean, who knows? My brain's all over the place.
[01:15.240 -> 01:19.480] It's rain, man. The answer is rain. Changing conditions is everything.
[01:20.240 -> 01:25.760] Yeah, but that's a good thing. I mean, you tweeted this on quality day, and I liked it for the fact that,
[01:26.000 -> 01:33.360] you know, we've seen so much forest fires and smoke and whatever nonsense to the fact that this race might have
[01:34.840 -> 01:36.240] gone away.
[01:36.240 -> 01:39.000] And then to see like rains pouring, I mean,
[01:39.400 -> 01:44.440] sky is going clear and then adding drama to our weekend and everything. Yeah.
[01:45.520 -> 01:49.920] Yeah. going clear and then adding drama to our weekend and everything. Yeah? Yeah, man. Yeah, overall, it was an amazing qualification. And I think we should talk
[01:49.920 -> 01:55.280] about it first, you know, before getting into the race. Overall, I think, you know, of course, we had
[01:57.040 -> 02:01.840] like the repeat of Charles begging for slicks and his team denying him.
[02:03.920 -> 02:05.000] Team did say yes, right?
[02:05.000 -> 02:08.000] Now the team said, first just set time on your interest
[02:08.000 -> 02:09.000] and then we'll give you.
[02:09.000 -> 02:10.000] Right.
[02:10.000 -> 02:11.000] So...
[02:11.000 -> 02:12.000] Right. Yeah. Okay.
[02:12.000 -> 02:14.000] Okay. Same thing.
[02:14.000 -> 02:15.000] But...
[02:15.000 -> 02:19.000] That's like, that's like when you ask for something to your mom
[02:19.000 -> 02:21.000] and she's like, okay, you know, finish what's on your plate first
[02:21.000 -> 02:23.000] and then I'll give you the dessert.
[02:23.000 -> 02:24.000] Right.
[02:24.000 -> 02:25.200] And the dessert never arrives. So
[02:25.200 -> 02:32.320] anyways, yeah, so but yeah, again, like Charles, I think he could have done really good man,
[02:32.320 -> 02:39.040] if he if he would have gone on to slicks just like Albon did at the right time, because if you recall
[02:39.040 -> 02:46.320] during the qualification, exactly when Albon like started his Colu lap, Charles came on the radio asking for the slicks.
[02:46.320 -> 02:53.440] I think that was the perfect time to go on slicks because it was just the right window where you could have set a good time.
[02:53.440 -> 02:57.880] And man, I have to give it to Albon for having the balls to do that.
[02:57.880 -> 03:03.840] And pulling it off and getting into like what? He was P1, P2 or something, right? At one point.
[03:03.840 -> 03:07.440] Dude, Q2, he was P1 ahead of Max.
[03:07.440 -> 03:08.920] Yeah, exactly.
[03:08.920 -> 03:10.720] Ahead of Max. Yeah, that's true.
[03:10.720 -> 03:13.320] Actually, Max couldn't beat him. That's true.
[03:13.320 -> 03:17.320] And then probably Max got a slap from his father like, how dare you?
[03:17.320 -> 03:20.000] And then Q3 was a different result.
[03:20.000 -> 03:22.560] But yeah, Albon was P1.
[03:22.560 -> 03:23.520] Yeah, man.
[03:23.520 -> 03:27.180] I'm a fan of that guy.
[03:27.180 -> 03:30.480] Of course, he is not consistent.
[03:30.480 -> 03:34.320] He has his issues. But there are these days like yesterday.
[03:34.320 -> 03:35.960] We have seen it many times.
[03:35.960 -> 03:43.400] I think even last season, there was this one race where he got into Q3.
[03:43.400 -> 03:49.000] Yeah. He has been doing good. He's been definitely doing good.
[03:49.000 -> 03:53.000] And that's why I think that probably hit Max somewhere in his brain.
[03:53.000 -> 04:01.500] And if you saw that fast lap from Max, obviously, there's going to be telemetry data somewhere for you to compare and stuff.
[04:01.500 -> 04:06.960] But like, pure on track, he was sort of quote-unquote all over the place
[04:06.960 -> 04:12.720] because he was wobbling, he was pushing as much as he could. The rain was increasing with time.
[04:12.720 -> 04:20.520] But all in all, he just pulled through quite ahead. So much so, right? Like, there were five minutes to go
[04:20.520 -> 04:25.280] and Max was parking his car. I was like, this is super confidence.
[04:26.600 -> 04:33.880] Yeah, right. Yeah. I don't think there is at this point, it's very clear that he has no competition on track at least.
[04:33.880 -> 04:38.920] For sure. The given cars. For sure. I don't think he has to sweat much about anything.
[04:39.680 -> 04:46.280] Again, like the only reason Albon was P1 because he was there at the right place at the right time with the right tyres. That's all.
[04:47.680 -> 04:56.520] Same with Hulk too. I feel like even Hulk getting P2 in his quali, I feel like, yeah, the rain poured down very heavily.
[04:56.520 -> 05:05.000] People didn't go in. Like, the last five minutes were actually just washed out in some sense. So yeah, yeah. Yeah.
[05:05.000 -> 05:07.280] Good call. Good call is what it gave us.
[05:07.640 -> 05:10.720] Gave us some drama about impeding nonsense as well.
[05:11.360 -> 05:15.560] Ghazali super pissed at science for impeding.
[05:15.760 -> 05:16.840] What's your take on that?
[05:17.320 -> 05:19.960] I don't know, man. It was like a tough call.
[05:21.160 -> 05:28.880] It seems like he was kind of sandwiched between the Alpha Tauri and the Alpine of Gasly.
[05:28.880 -> 05:34.560] I mean, I kind of get why he got penalized.
[05:34.560 -> 05:37.760] But at the same time, I think he was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
[05:37.760 -> 05:40.160] I don't think it was anything intentional.
[05:40.160 -> 05:42.960] Right. Not like he was trying to be a dick.
[05:42.960 -> 05:44.640] Not like he was trying to be a dick.
[05:44.640 -> 05:51.720] Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. It's just a Ferrari luck, I think, shining through.
[05:51.720 -> 05:56.440] He didn't have much room on the right to go anywhere. So it was what it was.
[05:56.440 -> 06:05.880] Like, we are already there with the Ferrari luck and Ferrari drama and stuff, right? Like you even put a story out there on this.
[06:06.480 -> 06:10.040] No pit stop under safety car.
[06:10.640 -> 06:13.360] Yes. Yes, man.
[06:14.160 -> 06:17.760] While watching the race, like I was, so again, you know,
[06:18.520 -> 06:21.720] while I'm not exactly a Ferrari fan, it's Ferrari. So, you know,
[06:21.920 -> 06:23.840] deep inside I always want them to succeed.
[06:24.400 -> 06:30.000] And then looking at them not pitting in the safety car while everybody is like going on hards.
[06:30.000 -> 06:34.000] And these guys are like on mediums and I'm like wait what the f**k is going on.
[06:34.000 -> 06:41.000] I can understand if they were on hards and they decided on going long and we'll figure it out or whatever.
[06:41.000 -> 06:52.480] But man they had us beat, right? Like, they for a change had a strategy that really worked and caught everyone with surprise, right?
[06:52.480 -> 06:58.760] Yeah. Basically, getting free pit stops after whenever they did actually eventually stop.
[06:58.760 -> 07:06.040] So, good on them. Eventually, ended up getting six positions, man, to get that final good finish.
[07:06.040 -> 07:07.280] So, yeah.
[07:07.280 -> 07:09.180] What? P4, P5, right?
[07:09.180 -> 07:11.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah. P4, P5.
[07:11.000 -> 07:15.480] What is interesting to see, and this just keeps happening, right?
[07:15.480 -> 07:27.840] Like, you mentioned about Charles asking for those slicks but being denied. Charles was also heard talking during a pit stop
[07:27.840 -> 07:31.240] or sometime to be cautious about traffic.
[07:31.240 -> 07:34.280] On re-merge, he gets a copy, but then eventually
[07:34.280 -> 07:37.840] is left on to incoming car.
[07:37.840 -> 07:39.680] I forget who was coming from behind,
[07:39.680 -> 07:43.760] but was left out in the open, exactly opposite to what
[07:43.760 -> 07:45.520] he said was going to happen.
[07:51.440 -> 07:57.200] So, overall, and then on the other side, right, like science was told to box, but then he was like, no, I'm feeling good. I'm going to stay out. I'm not going to do this. So, science is more like
[07:57.200 -> 08:06.240] calling the shots. He's like, what's that movie, the pirate guy, I am...
[08:06.240 -> 08:08.920] Captain Philip?
[08:08.920 -> 08:10.200] Yeah, Captain Philip. Thank you.
[08:10.200 -> 08:16.320] So, it's him saying, I am the team principal now or I am the race engineer now. Look at me.
[08:16.320 -> 08:23.840] And on the other hand, Charles is... I don't know what to compare Charles with at this point.
[08:23.840 -> 08:27.200] He's been... yeah, eat your vegetables
[08:27.200 -> 08:34.880] kid. Yeah, exactly. He's just like a small kid, always just like recommending things,
[08:34.880 -> 08:41.280] but like completely depending on his parents to decide what to do at the same time. That's
[08:41.280 -> 08:47.560] what it feels like. But regardless, man, uh, yeah, they had us fooled. Uh,
[08:47.600 -> 08:49.720] I was completely doubting the strategy.
[08:49.720 -> 08:53.200] I was quite confident they're going to end up like P90 and P20 or something
[08:54.440 -> 08:57.360] considering their strategy of going one stop. But yeah,
[08:57.360 -> 09:02.080] I think they kind of knew their place in the sense that they knew that they
[09:02.080 -> 09:05.040] could anyways not you know fight with
[09:05.040 -> 09:10.880] the top three so there's no use going doing a two-stopper and instead they
[09:10.880 -> 09:15.160] knew that they could overdrive all these other teams and sorry out drive all
[09:15.160 -> 09:20.440] these other teams and that's what they did pretty much right yeah so not bad at
[09:20.440 -> 09:27.400] all for a change good strategy and had everyone fooled. So, yeah, I have to give it up to Ferrari for that.
[09:27.400 -> 09:47.200] Yeah. This was a weekend where almost everyone brought in good upgrades and that did reflect. I wanna talk about a team that obviously we've not covered much through the season.
[09:47.920 -> 09:58.320] But this weekend was really good for them. The McLarens. The orange back of a laptop sticker car.
[10:00.880 -> 10:03.120] With all the sponsors. Yeah, man. Good weekend.
[10:04.480 -> 10:10.000] Very good weekend, man. Even last week week I think we kind of talked about them.
[10:10.000 -> 10:16.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, because it's been starting to change since the last weekend and this weekend was even better.
[10:16.000 -> 10:25.560] Right, yeah, it's good to see them back finally, like it was quite miserable to watch them for a while. I think they have
[10:25.560 -> 10:32.760] finally kind of found you know the right balance on their car it seems. Piastri started doing
[10:32.760 -> 10:38.000] good as well in fact I think in qualy he was the lead McLaren no in the race he was the
[10:38.000 -> 10:45.400] lead McLaren right after lap 1. Norris again did well of course he got that five second penalty.
[10:45.400 -> 10:48.240] Oh, you know what, let's talk about that penalty a little.
[10:48.240 -> 10:50.240] What are your thoughts about it?
[10:50.240 -> 10:56.000] Sure, I mean, again, it's one of those where like technically,
[10:56.000 -> 10:59.200] he should have gotten what he did.
[10:59.200 -> 11:05.800] We've seen people trying to build that gap and then things going wrong and whatever,
[11:05.800 -> 11:08.300] whatever it beats the purpose of the safety car.
[11:08.300 -> 11:11.600] The reason why these rules are made up are for a reason.
[11:11.600 -> 11:14.600] So yes, sure, the penalty.
[11:14.600 -> 11:20.100] But I mean, he's a driver, he's playing selfish and you didn't want to sort of like get,
[11:20.100 -> 11:24.300] you know, held back in the double stack that was going to happen.
[11:24.300 -> 11:31.080] So, from a technicality point of view, that penalty was coming.
[11:31.080 -> 11:36.480] Yeah, yeah. No, I agree. It's like you can't fault a man for trying.
[11:36.480 -> 11:40.120] That's what it is. He rolled the dice.
[11:40.120 -> 11:43.120] He rolled the dice. He knew the risks.
[11:43.120 -> 11:47.920] He hoped that he would get away with it.
[11:48.800 -> 11:53.600] Unfortunate for him. But man, because of that penalty, I feel like the race got a little more
[11:53.600 -> 11:59.200] interesting towards the end because there was this desperation by Norris to, first of all,
[11:59.200 -> 12:11.500] overtake the Albon train. Let's just call it that. Yeah. Because Albon was pretty much like just like a wide, I don't know, like a wide car or something.
[12:11.500 -> 12:12.000] Yeah.
[12:12.000 -> 12:13.500] Because he just could, nobody could overtake him.
[12:13.500 -> 12:19.000] And he was in a Williams, in P7 and like everybody's just trying and trying and trying and that's it.
[12:19.000 -> 12:25.000] Dude, that was what, lap 50 plus, like lap 60 or whatever, but like at lap 30 or something,
[12:26.000 -> 12:28.680] there was this other train, um,
[12:28.960 -> 12:31.840] maybe like a Hulk train or whatever it was. Yeah.
[12:31.920 -> 12:33.960] Or it could have been like an Albon train. I forget.
[12:33.960 -> 12:38.960] But basically that train went on from like P7 through P18 or P17.
[12:40.320 -> 12:41.840] It was the Hulk train. I had seen that.
[12:43.480 -> 12:47.240] I'm like 10 cars within like whatever,
[12:47.520 -> 12:48.720] two minutes of each other.
[12:48.840 -> 12:51.120] And it worked out and actually, you know,
[12:51.240 -> 12:55.640] it could have worked out only if like Haas didn't think that they were Ferrari
[12:55.640 -> 12:57.160] and tried to copy their strategy.
[13:00.000 -> 13:03.680] Because they just didn't fit him. I don't know why. So, but anyways,
[13:03.680 -> 13:07.960] let's stick to the topic of McLaren that we are on right now.
[13:07.960 -> 13:14.200] But yeah, I think overall, McLaren has been doing good. I am happy.
[13:14.200 -> 13:18.760] I think Piyasri, did he spin out yesterday somewhere?
[13:18.760 -> 13:21.200] Did he? Or was it qualification when he did?
[13:21.200 -> 13:29.600] I think there was this one incident that he had anyways. I mean, but his overtake on Hulk. His overtake on Hulk was brilliant driving.
[13:29.600 -> 13:37.840] There was some good battle between the two. And that overtake felt like, you know, not a rookie sort of overtake.
[13:37.840 -> 13:50.540] So, yeah, good for him to do that in a McLaren. But we were talking about Norris and how he sort of elevated all the drama towards the end of the race.
[13:50.540 -> 14:09.240] Fighting Ocon, great attempts, sort of like doing an insides and outsides. And you know, Ocon as well, like brilliantly defending till the last minute. Dude, he had that hairpin before both the straights into the finish line.
[14:09.920 -> 14:13.960] Yeah, he first tried on the inside late, late break, bomb dive.
[14:14.720 -> 14:18.400] And then the next lap he goes like, yeah, let me try the outside.
[14:18.480 -> 14:19.640] Didn't work as well.
[14:19.640 -> 14:20.760] Didn't work as well.
[14:21.160 -> 14:22.760] Ocon is a lion, we know that.
[14:22.760 -> 14:23.840] So, yeah.
[14:23.880 -> 14:24.200] Yeah.
[14:24.400 -> 14:29.200] I guess all the Mercedes engine cars are suddenly improving is what?
[14:29.600 -> 14:30.560] That's right. That's right.
[14:30.560 -> 14:39.400] Like I feel like these upgrades that everyone's been talking about and obviously we'll probably look into a bit more and like tweet about it somewhere or like put an Insta story or something.
[14:39.400 -> 14:46.320] But these these upgrades that are being discussed are clearly taking the game up a notch.
[14:49.120 -> 14:51.560] To talk about the Merck engine, right?
[14:51.560 -> 15:03.280] Like Alonso, man, it was interesting that towards the end of the race, usually you see Max having pulled away by at least like 18, 20 seconds, whatever, right?
[15:03.500 -> 15:04.460] at least like 18, 20 seconds, whatever, right?
[15:08.720 -> 15:09.660] Yesterday he was on mediums and Alonzo was on hards,
[15:11.980 -> 15:16.780] but obviously he had younger tires and whatnot, but eventually like the gap was just like seven seconds
[15:16.780 -> 15:19.060] or six seconds, point six point something or whatever,
[15:19.060 -> 15:22.840] which is so unusual to like historically what we've seen,
[15:22.840 -> 15:25.000] max on a different raceetrack all together.
[15:25.000 -> 15:32.600] So yeah, these upgrades feel like have just pulled the entire Merck family
[15:32.600 -> 15:39.480] bunch quite a lot. Right, yeah, I agree. And even Mercedes itself, right, like I think
[15:39.480 -> 15:47.040] they have improved vastly in like just the last two or three races. Just last race we had a 2-3 by Merck.
[15:47.040 -> 15:50.560] This time again like of course Russell fucked up.
[15:50.560 -> 15:54.640] But like Hamilton did just as well.
[15:54.640 -> 16:00.160] Especially man I have to call out the race start by Hamilton was just blazing fast.
[16:00.160 -> 16:03.360] My God. He just jumped right?
[16:03.360 -> 16:06.400] Alonzo didn't know what he did. Yeah, he didn't know what he did.
[16:06.400 -> 16:14.000] Exactly. He couldn't even defend anything. I saw that he kind of tried to react, but it was too late already.
[16:14.000 -> 16:17.840] And then Russell was trying to do something similar because he saw Hamilton do it.
[16:17.840 -> 16:26.000] And then Alonzo was like, nah, we are not getting this now. Not happening. Exactly. I loved the start, honestly.
[16:26.000 -> 16:28.000] I think Hamilton had a good start.
[16:28.000 -> 16:30.000] Who else? There was somebody else
[16:30.000 -> 16:32.000] who had a great start.
[16:32.000 -> 16:34.000] Ocon. Ocon took Hulk.
[16:34.000 -> 16:36.000] Ocon, yeah.
[16:36.000 -> 16:38.000] Science and Perez were fighting it off.
[16:38.000 -> 16:40.000] It was a good start.
[16:40.000 -> 16:42.000] It was a good start.
[16:42.000 -> 16:44.000] And nobody crashed.
[16:44.000 -> 16:46.120] Nobody. But as well.
[16:51.040 -> 16:58.320] But yeah, talking about crashes, Russell managed to do that all by himself, isn't it? Yeah. Yeah. He was playing. He was trying to intimidate the curbs, but the curbs were like,
[16:58.760 -> 17:01.400] no, man, this is my territory.
[17:03.480 -> 17:04.280] It just took off.
[17:01.440 -> 17:03.440] This is my territory.
[17:04.280 -> 17:05.040] It just took off.
[17:13.560 -> 17:15.880] Yeah, but what is interesting for me is usually when you see these crashes, you see the suspensions really breaking off.
[17:22.920 -> 17:28.000] And then it's game over for them. So I thought it was going to be game over, but he limped his way back in. They just sort of like maybe visually assessed it, changed the tires and then sent him off.
[17:28.000 -> 17:37.000] So I was like, okay, that's not bad. At least like even if he still fights from here, probably can end up in the point somewhere and salvage the situation.
[17:37.000 -> 17:46.320] But yeah, packed bags later on. Yeah, I didn't think there was much that he could do after that. I think I'm pretty
[17:46.320 -> 17:53.240] sure like even if there were no like you know visual damages, that bounce would have damaged
[17:53.240 -> 18:00.200] something inside for sure. There was another crash that could have happened right in the
[18:00.200 -> 18:05.600] pits with Hamilton and Alonso. Oh yeah. That was such a close one.
[18:05.840 -> 18:09.880] That was way closer than Norris' save as well.
[18:10.360 -> 18:11.800] Oh man, I was so worried.
[18:11.840 -> 18:13.480] But you know what, there's some,
[18:13.520 -> 18:16.720] there's some things like people are talking about regarding this.
[18:17.000 -> 18:18.840] One is it seemed a little,
[18:18.840 -> 18:23.480] and I do agree after watching the footage again later on that it was Alonso who
[18:23.480 -> 18:29.080] was like, you know, uh, trying to be like a drama queen a bit. Obviously dude I was being sarcastic with
[18:29.080 -> 18:34.160] whatever I said earlier. Obviously did you did you see the gap from Alonzo's
[18:34.160 -> 18:46.920] on-board camera? And also Toto mocking him. I don't know if you saw that. So Alonzo went like all, he swerved his car like this and the photo is like,
[18:46.920 -> 18:47.760] you know,
[18:52.040 -> 18:55.880] but that was an interesting one because Hamilton had a 3.2 second pit stop.
[18:55.880 -> 18:58.640] Alonzo had a 2.3 second pit stop. So, I mean,
[18:58.640 -> 19:03.480] there was this Delta time that Alonzo could have sort of like caught up and
[19:03.480 -> 19:08.880] taken that in the pit, but oh man, that was a save, such a big gap save.
[19:12.320 -> 19:14.640] And again, like, you know, uh, the same thing,
[19:14.640 -> 19:17.400] like people have kind of criticized Alonzo for that. But again,
[19:17.400 -> 19:20.840] I see the same thing for him as well. A man's got to try, you know,
[19:20.840 -> 19:22.960] like every advantage that you can get.
[19:23.480 -> 19:25.920] Obviously. Obviously. One thing I have
[19:25.920 -> 19:30.960] to say about Russell that I forgot to mention earlier. When Russell crashed I don't know what
[19:30.960 -> 19:37.360] happened but basically Joyce and Palmer is all over the commentary saying oh that's such a rare
[19:37.360 -> 19:42.400] mistake by the Mercedes driver and I'm like wait are we talking about the same person here?
[19:42.400 -> 19:45.160] What's what's going on here exactly? And I'm like okay I, are we talking about the same person here? What's what's going on here exactly?
[19:48.760 -> 19:49.440] And I'm like, okay, I probably live in different worlds.
[19:50.440 -> 19:51.800] Yeah.
[19:56.400 -> 19:56.680] Talking about the pit drama stuff and then the situation between
[20:00.720 -> 20:02.360] Albon and Norris, right, in the pits also.
[20:04.200 -> 20:04.280] That was actually a close one.
[20:07.040 -> 20:13.680] And I for one thought like maybe because I first saw like the the last 20 laps of the race and then saw the first 50. So I
[20:13.680 -> 20:18.320] was like oh probably he got a penalty for that. Because that was close.
[20:18.320 -> 20:22.440] But I mean obviously. It was close and Albon actually had to break there right?
[20:22.440 -> 20:27.040] Like yeah you have to actually apply brakes. Unlike Mr. Alonso who actually had to break there, right? Like, you have to actually apply brakes, unlike Mr.
[20:27.320 -> 20:30.320] Alonso, who just had to swim for no reason.
[20:33.160 -> 20:34.240] Yeah. Yeah.
[20:35.640 -> 20:38.800] Let's talk some facts here.
[20:39.440 -> 20:40.440] Sure.
[20:41.280 -> 20:48.000] Interestingly, Max Tai's Ayrton Senna's 41 race win record yesterday.
[20:48.000 -> 20:55.000] Who's to say what that actual number would have been if the legend was still around and would have driven his full career.
[20:55.000 -> 21:00.000] But well, he's bested or at least he's matched the best at this point.
[21:00.000 -> 21:02.000] Exactly.
[21:02.000 -> 21:05.000] RBR takes 100 wins as a constructor.
[21:06.160 -> 21:07.400] If this was cricket,
[21:07.920 -> 21:12.480] Helmut Marko would have probably lifted the car to show that he scored a hundred.
[21:13.120 -> 21:13.960] But whatever.
[21:14.480 -> 21:16.120] And I have no doubts that he can.
[21:16.360 -> 21:18.440] He can. Yeah. He's young. He's young.
[21:20.600 -> 21:21.880] And here's a rare one,
[21:21.960 -> 21:26.000] which I probably happened to catch is 50 years yesterday,
[21:26.000 -> 21:32.480] since safety car was first introduced in 1973, coincidentally at Canada as well.
[21:32.480 -> 21:34.640] So that's interesting.
[21:35.400 -> 21:38.920] I, I, I'm quite intrigued about what,
[21:39.040 -> 21:42.680] what they used to do before the safety car. I think we should.
[21:44.920 -> 21:58.240] Just die, sure. There you have it folks.
[21:58.240 -> 22:12.880] If you are triggered by that comment man, let's engage. At least, while the season's getting somewhat, I mean, I want to call it boring, but monotonous to say,
[22:12.880 -> 22:18.120] things have been getting interesting, at least with the mid-pack, right?
[22:18.120 -> 22:22.000] We spoke about the trains getting formed.
[22:22.000 -> 22:29.260] A good mid-pack battle was with the Alpha Tauris
[22:29.660 -> 22:34.620] because Nick DeVries and K Mag were fighting
[22:34.620 -> 22:38.900] for that position so aggressively at lap 37.
[22:38.900 -> 22:40.700] Did you happen to catch that?
[22:40.700 -> 22:44.460] Yeah. I mean, I don't know about the exact fight
[22:44.460 -> 22:46.240] you're talking about, but I saw a lot
[22:46.240 -> 22:51.400] of fighting involving, especially, you know, towards the last chicane.
[22:51.400 -> 22:56.000] I think that was a very good place where people were like trying overtakes.
[22:56.000 -> 22:59.400] And I think, yeah, I think, yeah, I recall now what you're talking about.
[22:59.400 -> 23:00.400] Yeah.
[23:00.400 -> 23:02.360] Devereus and K-Mag were also fighting.
[23:02.360 -> 23:04.520] And Devereus had that lockup.
[23:04.520 -> 23:08.080] They had to go into that runoff area.
[23:08.080 -> 23:13.200] Right. That was really funny because even the commentator was like, how are they going to get
[23:13.200 -> 23:17.600] out of this? Because there's a live track behind them. Both of them are on that one single lane
[23:17.600 -> 23:28.000] road. They have to basically reverse off from there. And then Hulk was like, I'm so pissed. I'm going to just block you. And then he just blocked
[23:28.280 -> 23:31.080] Deverees on reverse. What was interesting was... Oh K-Mag by the way, not Hulk.
[23:31.200 -> 23:35.680] Oh, sorry. Yeah. K-Mag. What was interesting was like this whole season,
[23:36.040 -> 23:40.360] Deverees has so not been too much in the limelight
[23:40.760 -> 23:47.440] that the first graphic that they showed of the battle with their names had Sunoda and Kmag.
[23:47.440 -> 23:54.720] And then, Pooja Ridhu probably realized it's not Sunoda and switched it back to Devereux.
[23:54.720 -> 23:56.240] Devereux, yeah.
[23:56.240 -> 23:59.760] But yeah, that was interesting.
[23:59.760 -> 24:09.000] That's true. But I think Devereux probably might be in trouble here in the sense that he hasn't been performing this season overall.
[24:09.000 -> 24:18.000] Considering it's Alpha Tauri, considering how cutthroat it is in the B team of Red Bull.
[24:18.000 -> 24:24.000] I wouldn't be too surprised if we see a mid-season switch, honestly.
[24:24.000 -> 24:26.120] I think it's incoming. Probably is. I wouldn't be too surprised if we see like a mid-season switch, honestly. Yeah. Yeah.
[24:27.880 -> 24:28.440] I think it's incoming. Probably is.
[24:30.960 -> 24:34.320] Yeah. There have been rumors as well, right? To like fill that seat with like Daniel Riccardo.
[24:34.320 -> 24:37.440] So I forgot who,
[24:37.440 -> 24:41.360] but someone on our show at some point did say,
[24:42.000 -> 24:43.920] Oh, the twin girls. Yeah. The twin girls, right.
[24:43.920 -> 24:48.640] They said like they wanted to see Ricardo arrive at Vegas.
[24:48.640 -> 24:52.200] So yeah, their,
[24:52.200 -> 24:54.160] their words could probably come true at the end.
[24:55.280 -> 24:59.080] Yeah, that can actually happen, but it's such a surprise, right?
[24:59.080 -> 25:03.960] Like considering how well he did in that one race that he came
[25:03.960 -> 25:06.560] into last year and like he suddenly
[25:06.560 -> 25:14.160] became a superstar suddenly got signed up by AlphaTauri and then yeah it's
[25:14.160 -> 25:20.400] yeah it's really surprising. Bigner's luck maybe. Bigner's luck yeah. But yeah I feel like there was
[25:20.400 -> 25:26.480] I mean at this point we're just sort of like picking events that did happen from the race. I feel like you're right,
[25:26.480 -> 25:37.720] towards the end of the race, it did get very interesting. Because seven laps to go, and then on radio, they were told like,
[25:38.000 -> 25:49.000] Hamilton is 1.9 seconds behind. And Alonso was like, yeah, copy, leave it to me. And then on the other side, you know, I mean, they both knew Alonzo was somewhat
[25:49.000 -> 25:53.000] has sort of like this rare break issue. I don't know where it came from.
[25:53.000 -> 25:56.000] Did he really, to me, it felt like a freak out, honestly.
[25:56.000 -> 25:58.000] I don't know. Maybe, I don't know.
[25:58.000 -> 26:04.000] And that, you know, there could be a challenge coming in from Hamilton onto Alonzo.
[26:04.000 -> 26:10.520] But whatever it was, both the radios and both the drivers did know something was going on.
[26:11.280 -> 26:13.440] And you have Alonzo saying, yeah, leave it to me.
[26:15.520 -> 26:23.240] And there's this other radio where he says, let me know when it's fine to do a lift and coast, because I want to do that.
[26:24.720 -> 26:28.640] So for folks who don't know what lift and coast is, I mean, there's going to be a reel
[26:28.640 -> 26:29.640] coming out.
[26:29.640 -> 26:36.000] Sorry for no reels last week and whatever we promised because it's been a nightmarishly
[26:36.000 -> 26:41.800] hell week for both Sarang and I with all the sickness and stuff, but now we are back.
[26:41.800 -> 26:43.640] So yeah, this reel is going to come out.
[26:43.640 -> 26:45.360] So for folks who don't know what
[26:45.360 -> 26:50.560] lift and coast is, generally what happens is you're pushing all the way through your
[26:51.200 -> 26:56.560] your brake point, roughly 80 meters in or 100 meters in into the turn or out of the turn,
[26:57.360 -> 27:05.840] and switch to brake and then make your turn in. But here you lift from gas around 150, coast your way to your breaking point,
[27:05.840 -> 27:11.320] break and then proceed your way up. So Alonzo wanted to do that but he was
[27:11.320 -> 27:16.400] asked not to, just being cautious but he had that gap on Hamilton
[27:16.400 -> 27:20.160] and he could have totally. Also there are two reasons by the way, just to add on to
[27:20.160 -> 27:24.640] what you said, there are two reasons why they do generally like lift and coast.
[27:24.640 -> 27:25.440] One is for fuel saving and coast one is for fuel
[27:25.440 -> 27:31.760] saving and the other is for recharging their battery because when you are like not braking
[27:31.760 -> 27:37.200] and just coasting that like charges your battery a lot faster than while you're braking so i guess
[27:37.200 -> 27:43.120] it must be for him to like you know gather some charge to defend at the end probably that's
[27:43.120 -> 27:45.160] probably what his reasoning was.
[27:45.560 -> 27:46.120] Yeah.
[27:50.040 -> 27:50.120] And I mean, Aston Martins are also notoriously famous for running light.
[27:52.600 -> 27:54.240] So he's got to save some fuel as well.
[27:54.600 -> 27:55.760] Fair.
[27:59.360 -> 27:59.480] Oh, you know, one thing we have to talk about, what was going on with Stroll?
[28:07.000 -> 28:07.500] Because I don't know who, I don't recall right now who it was with, but basically Stroll was like fighting someone.
[28:11.880 -> 28:12.220] And then it seemed like he had to take the runoff.
[28:17.220 -> 28:17.560] It seemed like he end of went out of the track and had to take the runoff, but went straight into the pits.
[28:18.300 -> 28:20.220] So it almost...
[28:21.140 -> 28:21.800] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[28:29.160 -> 28:30.040] Yeah. I think it was one of the Haases or at least either one of the Haases or Alpha Romeo's because it felt like the Coke bottle Chipotle sort of combo.
[28:36.120 -> 28:40.600] But yeah, whoever it was, was probably unpleasantly surprised to see a green car next to them. And they tried to block him off only to realize, yeah, this guy's going into the pits. Who cares?
[28:41.440 -> 28:45.000] Exactly. It felt to me like, you know, that Lance being like, you know,
[28:45.000 -> 28:48.000] this is my life now. And, you know, just continued and went into the pits.
[28:48.000 -> 28:53.000] In fact, even the commentator was like, is this, did he really want to go into the pits?
[28:53.000 -> 28:59.000] Because it didn't seem like, but then his mechanics were out there with tires and everything.
[28:59.000 -> 29:02.000] So he was like, okay, yeah, I guess this was a predetermined pit stop.
[29:02.000 -> 29:07.440] For that moment, it was more like a Paul Walker saying goodbye to Dom,
[29:08.880 -> 29:10.400] right? Like this is splitting.
[29:11.880 -> 29:15.880] Stroll being the Paul Walker going on his own journey there.
[29:16.520 -> 29:21.440] Right. Yes. Very similar. And even that one other escape route,
[29:21.440 -> 29:24.800] right? Which was, what turn was it? I don't recall right now.
[29:24.800 -> 29:28.360] I think it was turn two, was it? I don't recall right now. I think it was turn two, was it?
[29:28.440 -> 29:29.320] I don't recall anyways,
[29:29.640 -> 29:34.200] but there was this place where it was McLaren and
[29:34.200 -> 29:38.080] Ferrari fighting or was it Ferrari and someone fighting and then Hulk kind of
[29:38.100 -> 29:42.680] got pushed off. Yeah. He hit the wall a little and then had to take the escape route.
[29:43.400 -> 29:45.040] A lot of people had to take the escape route.
[29:45.040 -> 29:51.120] I think there was two other incidents where I think once Piastri took it and joined back
[29:51.120 -> 29:56.240] and then the second time Albon took it and joined back and they basically swapped positions both times.
[29:56.240 -> 30:02.320] Yeah. So it was really funny. But talking about Stroll, man, I feel like Stroll was
[30:07.120 -> 30:13.080] And I feel like Stroll was on a revenge path with Botas yesterday. Because he probably wanted to undo 2017 Baku,
[30:13.080 -> 30:17.040] Botas overtaking Stroll on the finish line,
[30:17.040 -> 30:20.640] pitcher finish sort of thing yesterday.
[30:20.640 -> 30:28.360] And boy, did he do it. 300th of a second on that finish line, taking that extra point away from Botaz.
[30:28.360 -> 30:34.000] Botaz was having a decent weekend, man. He was at least finally in that point.
[30:34.000 -> 30:34.500] Surprisingly, yes.
[30:34.500 -> 30:43.760] Yeah, right? That Alfa Romeo in the points. At least would have been outside if not for Norris' penalty.
[30:43.760 -> 30:46.000] So, thanks to Norris as well.
[30:51.000 -> 30:56.500] Yeah, that last minute overtake or rather let's say last second overtake was really awesome by Stroll.
[30:57.000 -> 31:05.640] I actually had missed it yesterday during the race. Like I had seen Norris attempting an overtake on Ocon, which failed.
[31:05.640 -> 31:13.080] But shortly after, I just shut off the TV because I didn't want to watch the Max Verstappen podcast again.
[31:17.080 -> 31:19.960] But unfortunately, I missed the strolls overtake.
[31:20.440 -> 31:26.000] But with that plunge and all the other variables, he ended up gaining 7 positions, dude.
[31:26.000 -> 31:27.000] Wow.
[31:27.000 -> 31:34.000] So, yeah. And then on the other hand, like a P2 finish in quali, sure there were penalties and what not.
[31:34.000 -> 31:38.000] A P5 start for Hulk, but ended up losing 10 positions.
[31:38.000 -> 31:42.000] Just harsh things. That's fine.
[31:42.000 -> 31:48.000] Just harsh things. But yeah, you did miss something interesting in the Max O'Steppen podcast.
[31:48.000 -> 31:52.000] Because they were seeing the TV and Max was like,
[31:52.000 -> 31:54.000] Oh, you touched the wall.
[31:54.000 -> 31:56.000] Because there was this moment where he also touched the wall.
[31:56.000 -> 31:58.000] Yeah, he did.
[31:58.000 -> 32:00.000] And there was this big spark, right?
[32:00.000 -> 32:02.000] Alonzo was like, hmm.
[32:02.000 -> 32:04.000] That's it.
[32:04.000 -> 32:05.120] That's it. Okay. He's like, yeah, that's it.
[32:08.440 -> 32:09.120] You're like, yeah, just a Sunday. I do that sometimes.
[32:14.320 -> 32:14.360] Cool. Well, I think overall it was not a bad race.
[32:16.760 -> 32:16.800] It's I think it's more of, you know, uh,
[32:21.760 -> 32:22.480] very similar to what used to happen when like Hamilton was constantly winning,
[32:25.000 -> 32:25.920] uh, with absolutely no challenge from anybody else.
[32:26.360 -> 32:31.360] In fact, I feel like there was more challenge that Hamilton got during his dominance
[32:32.120 -> 32:37.120] from Vettel than what Max is getting at all this season,
[32:37.880 -> 32:39.000] especially this season.
[32:40.360 -> 32:45.000] It doesn't seem like anybody's even like, you know, close to him.
[32:45.000 -> 32:47.400] I don't think even yesterday he was driving.
[32:47.900 -> 32:50.240] I don't think it was pushing a hundred percent at all.
[32:50.240 -> 32:52.400] I think he was like probably 90% or something.
[32:52.860 -> 32:56.300] He even hit a bird, right? Apparently.
[32:56.300 -> 32:57.800] Yeah, he even hit a bird.
[32:59.600 -> 33:00.260] Exactly.
[33:00.800 -> 33:02.160] So I don't know, man.
[33:02.160 -> 33:07.280] Like I think what, what you mentioned earlier is more about, uh,
[33:07.300 -> 33:11.800] while there was action overall on the track, uh, you,
[33:11.880 -> 33:15.400] everybody wants at least some challenge at the top. Uh, you know,
[33:15.400 -> 33:19.680] we want some uncertainty at least, but I think that that's the part that's
[33:19.680 -> 33:21.480] missing entirely at the moment.
[33:21.480 -> 33:28.280] While it is really interesting to see Alonso and Hamilton fight it out oh by the way that Alonso's overtake on Hamilton was
[33:28.280 -> 33:32.760] brilliant I love it. Yeah right after the safety car restart yeah yeah I forgot to
[33:32.760 -> 33:38.360] mention that but yeah anyways while we see these really good action it's just
[33:38.360 -> 33:49.200] boring to see like the first driver being like know, seven seconds ahead with no challenge at all. Yeah. And on that bombshell, friends, see you,
[33:50.320 -> 33:52.200] after the Austrian GP.
[33:52.520 -> 33:56.160] Where again, I might completely dominate.
[33:56.520 -> 33:57.520] But anyways.
[33:58.240 -> 34:00.480] This is F1 Fan Fiction signing off.
[34:01.200 -> 34:01.600] Bye bye.
[34:01.850 -> 34:10.490] off. Bye bye.