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Get ready for the wildest ride of the year at the Monaco Grand Prix 2023! Imagine Max Verstappen defying rain-soaked chaos to triumph in his Red Bull, leaving Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin and Esteban Ocon in his Alpine trailing in his wet and watery wake. It was a race where the streets of Monte Carlo turned into a slippery water park, drivers spun out like synchronized swimmers, and Max emerged as the soggy superhero.
We have a special guest this time, Gaurav Jain, a longtime fan of the sport who brought some great insights to the episode.
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**Race Recap:**
- **Max Verstappen's Dominance:** Max Verstappen showcased his exceptional talent once again, securing a dominant victory in the rain-soaked Monaco Grand Prix. Despite the challenging conditions, Verstappen remained in control throughout the race, leaving his rivals trailing behind.
- **Fernando Alonso's Podium Finish:** Fernando Alonso delivered a stellar performance, securing a podium finish for Aston Martin. The veteran driver demonstrated his skill and experience, navigating the wet track with precision and consistency.
- **Esteban Ocon's Strong Showing:** Esteban Ocon joined Alonso on the podium, securing a well-deserved third place finish for Alpine. Ocon's performance highlighted his growing confidence and potential.
- **McLaren's Struggles:** McLaren endured a disappointing race, with both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo finishing outside the points. The team's struggles continued, raising concerns about their competitiveness this season.
- **Sainz's Unfortunate Retirement:** Carlos Sainz suffered a heartbreaking retirement due to a mechanical issue. The Ferrari driver had shown strong pace throughout the weekend, but his hopes for a podium finish were dashed by the unfortunate incident.
- **Russell's Overtaking Maneuvers:** George Russell displayed his aggressive driving style, making several daring overtaking moves throughout the race. The Mercedes driver showcased his determination and hunger for success.
- **Bottas' Solid Performance:** Valtteri Bottas delivered a solid performance for Alfa Romeo, securing a respectable points finish. The Finnish driver continues to impress with his consistent and reliable driving.
- **Perez's Supporting Role:** Sergio Perez played a supportive role for Red Bull, prioritizing Max Verstappen's race strategy. The Mexican driver sacrificed his own position to assist his teammate in securing the victory.
- **Tsunoda's Impressive Qualifying:** Yuki Tsunoda impressed in qualifying, securing a P7 starting position for AlphaTauri. However, the Japanese driver struggled in the race, highlighting the challenges of converting qualifying pace into race results.
- **Sargeant's Promising Debut:** Logan Sargeant made a promising debut in Formula 1, finishing in the points for Williams. The American driver demonstrated his potential and adaptability, leaving fans excited for his future performances.
**Overall:**
- The Monaco Grand Prix delivered excitement and drama, with the rain playing a significant role in shaping the outcome of the race.
- Max Verstappen's dominance continued, further solidifying his position as the championship favorite.
- Fernando Alonso's podium finish showcased his enduring talent and experience.
- Esteban Ocon's strong performance highlighted his potential as a rising star in Formula 1.
- The race also provided insights into the strengths and weaknesses of various teams and drivers, setting the stage for intriguing battles in the upcoming races. # Monaco Grand Prix 2023: A Detailed Overview and Analysis
## Introduction
The Monaco Grand Prix 2023 was a thrilling and unpredictable race, with Max Verstappen emerging victorious in a rain-soaked and chaotic event. This summary provides a comprehensive analysis of the race, highlighting key moments, insights, and controversies.
## Race Summary
* **Max Verstappen Dominates in Wet Conditions:** Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull, showcased his exceptional skills in wet conditions, securing a dominant victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Esteban Ocon of Alpine trailed behind, leaving the rest of the field in their wake.
* **Rain-Soaked Chaos:** The streets of Monte Carlo transformed into a slippery water park, leading to numerous spins and crashes. Drivers struggled to maintain control, adding an extra layer of excitement and unpredictability to the race.
* **Technical Mishap:** This episode was produced with great effort and dedication, overcoming a significant technical mishap. The hosts expressed their gratitude to the listeners for their patience and understanding.
## Special Guest: Gaurav Jain
* **Gaurav Jain's Insights:** The episode featured a special guest, Gaurav Jain, a longtime F1 fan who brought valuable insights and perspectives to the discussion. His contributions enhanced the overall analysis and engagement of the podcast.
## Key Moments and Controversies
* **Pirelli's Memo Ignored:** Max Verstappen's car seemed to have missed the memo from Pirelli regarding the wet conditions, as it performed exceptionally well despite the challenging circumstances.
* **George Russell's Overtaking Query:** George Russell, driving for Mercedes, was heard questioning his team about the possibility of overtaking Lewis Hamilton. This moment highlighted the competitive spirit and strategic thinking among the drivers.
* **Esteban Ocon's Podium Finish:** Esteban Ocon secured a well-deserved podium finish, marking a significant achievement for the Alpine team and showcasing his growing talent in Formula One.
* **Return of McHonda Days:** The McLaren team, powered by Honda engines, displayed signs of improvement, reminiscent of the "McHonda" days. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both secured points, hinting at a potential resurgence of the partnership.
* **Sarang's Unique Perspective:** Sarang, a dedicated fan of the Alfa Romeo team, provided a unique perspective on the race, highlighting the team's struggles and expressing his unwavering support.
* **Alonso Carrying Aston Martin:** Fernando Alonso's impressive performance in the Aston Martin car demonstrated his ability to elevate the team's results. His podium finish was a testament to his skill and determination.
* **Crane Exposes Bottoms:** The broadcast captured an amusing moment where a crane accidentally revealed the undersides of several cars as they were being lifted out of the track. This lighthearted incident brought a touch of humor to the intense race.
* **Kudos to the Race Broadcast:** The race broadcast received praise for its exceptional coverage, capturing the excitement and drama of the event. The commentators provided insightful commentary, enhancing the viewing experience for fans.
* **Feisty Yuki Tsunoda:** Yuki Tsunoda, driving for AlphaTauri, displayed his feisty and competitive nature, engaging in heated radio exchanges with his team. His passion and determination added an extra layer of entertainment to the race.
* **Chicaneless Spain:** The upcoming Spanish Grand Prix will feature a modified track layout, with the removal of the chicane at Turn 10. This change is expected to impact the race dynamics and could potentially lead to more overtaking opportunities.
* **F1TV FTW!:** The hosts expressed their satisfaction with the F1TV streaming service, highlighting its seamless functionality and multiple screen viewing capabilities.
## Conclusion
The Monaco Grand Prix 2023 was a memorable and unpredictable race, with Max Verstappen securing a dominant victory in wet conditions. The event featured thrilling moments, strategic battles, and a touch of humor. As the Formula One season continues, fans can anticipate more exciting races and intriguing storylines in the upcoming Grands Prix.
[00:00.000 -> 00:03.600] It's also like I enjoy like how much science is frustrated with his engineer.
[00:03.600 -> 00:05.120] This strategy is not right strategy.
[00:06.080 -> 00:08.000] Then you switch over to Lickluck and he's just like, you know,
[00:08.000 -> 00:10.320] the kind of guy who beats himself with a whip all the time.
[00:10.880 -> 00:12.720] Oh, that's what he's doing.
[00:12.720 -> 00:15.600] He's just, he's so hard on himself, man.
[00:15.600 -> 00:16.960] Yeah, that's so true.
[00:16.960 -> 00:20.640] Yeah, he's like, I'm stupid, stupid, stupid, you know, it's uh.
[00:22.000 -> 00:35.240] No, it's a... Hello and welcome back to F1 Fan Fiction, a show about race weekend reviews and racing
[00:35.240 -> 00:37.280] community interviews.
[00:37.280 -> 00:43.800] This one is a snoozefest, which has been for a few years now, crown and the jewel, but
[00:43.800 -> 00:46.800] Monaco GP 2023. Before we begin,
[00:46.800 -> 00:52.720] a few thanks that go out once the checkers store, actually, if you're listening this head over to
[00:52.720 -> 00:58.080] YouTube or any of our socials, check out the t-shirt. I might spin around during the episode
[00:58.080 -> 01:08.480] sometimes to show you what's on the back. So what's right? Yeah, it's a clean t-shirt, but it's got print on the back and I've got some snark about
[01:08.480 -> 01:10.120] that as well.
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[01:15.320 -> 01:16.760] I will put it in the show notes.
[01:16.760 -> 01:18.520] Anyways, we are your hosts.
[01:18.520 -> 01:19.960] I am Akash.
[01:19.960 -> 01:21.040] And I'm Sarang.
[01:21.040 -> 01:24.400] And today we've got a third host for you as well.
[01:24.400 -> 01:25.340] The other things that goes
[01:25.340 -> 01:30.140] out of the third host, third host take it away. So hi, I'm Gaurav, lifelong F1 fan, super
[01:30.140 -> 01:35.580] obsessive and today we're going to talk about the Indy 500. Of course, it is Monaco like
[01:35.580 -> 01:39.540] Akash said it was a snooze fest. No, no, we're gonna talk about Monaco. Also, I haven't gotten
[01:39.540 -> 01:46.760] these t-shirts, whatever they're talking about. I have no idea. I'm running my own. So just saying.
[01:46.760 -> 01:48.720] So it was a good weekend.
[01:48.720 -> 01:52.200] I think it'd be fun to sort of dissect some of the smaller stories that were happening
[01:52.200 -> 01:53.200] in there.
[01:53.200 -> 01:58.440] And again, fantastic qualifying session, the best we've seen in a very, very long time.
[01:58.440 -> 02:03.580] And we sort of set up the race like, oh my God, it's gonna be fantastic, which was only
[02:03.580 -> 02:07.840] for noobs because people who have been watching the sport for a while know what happens.
[02:07.840 -> 02:09.320] Exactly, Monaco really is.
[02:09.320 -> 02:12.640] Especially with these bigger cars, which I think the drivers are also surprised by when
[02:12.640 -> 02:15.680] they get to Monaco, like, oh my God, it's not going to go through.
[02:15.680 -> 02:19.240] And yeah, I mean, so yeah, let's get into it.
[02:19.240 -> 02:20.720] Well, welcome to the show, Gaurav.
[02:20.720 -> 02:22.560] I'm glad to have you here.
[02:22.560 -> 02:24.880] Glad to have you here, man.
[02:24.880 -> 02:29.880] Awesome. show Gaurav. I'm glad to have you here. Overall, I think, you know, there's been this whole sentiment on the net that, hey, finally
[02:29.880 -> 02:36.240] Baku disappointed and then Monaco was an amazing race. I DMed as soon as this was over, I DMed
[02:36.240 -> 02:41.440] Saran saying, you know what, I don't agree with the popular sentiment here because beyond
[02:41.440 -> 02:49.000] the rain and you know, the drying up that also caused some drama. It was a snooze fest for me. What about you all?
[02:49.000 -> 03:07.360] Yeah, I kind of agree it was but then you know for a Monaco you have to take what you get right? Like 21 overtakes in a Monaco on. I was not, it wasn't a great race, but there was plenty of entertainment across.
[03:07.360 -> 03:08.360] Exactly.
[03:08.360 -> 03:15.720] People bumping into people doing Ferrari things, you know, science questioning his engineers
[03:15.720 -> 03:19.680] and the team strategy, which is like, it's like last year, basically.
[03:19.680 -> 03:20.840] It could be any race last year.
[03:20.840 -> 03:26.560] You know, you could make the radio conversations from there and then drop them here.
[03:32.240 -> 03:32.800] With Charles starting behind signs and somehow ending up ahead, you know what I mean? It's just
[03:37.680 -> 03:45.000] also the fact that it's like Lurk's home race and it's not. I feel like Charles completed the race at least, you know. Absolutely, absolutely. I mean, not for lack of trying, I'm sure. But honestly,
[03:45.000 -> 03:52.320] it was definitely a snooze festish kind of situation. And it only got livened up by the
[03:52.320 -> 03:55.960] by the rain a little bit, because a lot of questions you wondering what's kind of going
[03:55.960 -> 04:00.920] on, who's going to do what and that kind of thing. I also thought at the start that because
[04:00.920 -> 04:05.840] Alonzo was on the hards and Max was on the mediums, I think there might be
[04:05.840 -> 04:12.080] some opportunity there because one would pit earlier. But Max's car didn't get the memos that
[04:12.080 -> 04:16.400] you know mediums aren't supposed to last the entire race. Yeah, you know, but it's just, it's
[04:17.440 -> 04:23.840] the guy and the car are like one. It's just mind-boggling to watch how quick this guy can go.
[04:23.840 -> 04:26.320] And also I knew for a fact that there'll be some point
[04:26.320 -> 04:27.760] where he's gonna flub it,
[04:27.760 -> 04:28.800] some way or the other.
[04:28.800 -> 04:30.080] And I don't know if he saw it,
[04:30.080 -> 04:31.720] but I think he mentioned it later.
[04:31.720 -> 04:34.560] But because I think he gets bored, dude.
[04:34.560 -> 04:35.920] It's just like, oh my God.
[04:35.920 -> 04:37.520] I'm just gonna do this.
[04:37.520 -> 04:39.760] He literally gets bored of what he's doing.
[04:39.760 -> 04:42.920] Because he's like, holy shit, another 400 laps in the lead.
[04:42.920 -> 04:44.040] And like, what do I do now?
[04:44.040 -> 04:46.200] Can I mess with this?
[04:46.200 -> 04:48.080] It's more like you've got this part of the steering wheel.
[04:48.080 -> 04:50.840] Can I press this one and see what this does?
[04:50.840 -> 04:53.400] So I felt like it was something bad.
[04:53.400 -> 04:54.760] What does this button do?
[04:54.760 -> 04:56.040] What if I press it now?
[04:58.120 -> 05:00.840] But even though, I think it was even, was it,
[05:00.840 -> 05:01.920] again, science and stuff,
[05:01.920 -> 05:06.480] like you would expect these guys to just be better at it.
[05:06.480 -> 05:07.480] You know what I mean?
[05:07.480 -> 05:11.360] Like just like going down the gears when you're taking that corner, I think the first one.
[05:11.360 -> 05:14.680] And then he just, luckily for him, it was runoff right ahead.
[05:14.680 -> 05:21.480] I think it's the same corner that Chekhov went off in Quali, right?
[05:21.480 -> 05:22.480] Yeah.
[05:22.480 -> 05:23.480] Oh, right.
[05:23.480 -> 05:24.480] It's the one.
[05:24.480 -> 05:26.240] Like, it's as I said, my God, there's so much runoff area.
[05:26.240 -> 05:29.880] Then how did Checo not, he just aimed directly at the wall.
[05:29.880 -> 05:30.880] So yeah.
[05:30.880 -> 05:31.880] Yeah.
[05:31.880 -> 05:34.600] At one point, like during the rain yesterday, it was so insane.
[05:34.600 -> 05:36.840] Like there were cars lined up in the runoff.
[05:36.840 -> 05:38.840] If you had seen, there was K-Mag in there.
[05:38.840 -> 05:39.840] Russell right behind him.
[05:39.840 -> 05:45.600] And that's when he was, I think that's when he hit zero, right.
[05:45.600 -> 05:48.320] When they were reversing, I was like, yeah.
[05:48.360 -> 05:49.600] And even Russell was amazing.
[05:49.600 -> 05:52.440] Like, Oh, you got a five second penalty and you say, yeah, sure.
[05:52.480 -> 05:53.000] No problem.
[05:53.000 -> 05:53.160] Yeah.
[05:53.160 -> 05:53.640] I get it.
[05:54.000 -> 05:55.880] Then he says, did I overtake Hamilton?
[05:57.520 -> 05:59.760] This was totally ignored by his team, by the way.
[06:00.080 -> 06:00.960] Did you notice that?
[06:02.400 -> 06:06.240] I, I, I just, I love how hard these guys try though.
[06:06.240 -> 06:07.040] Like, you know what I mean?
[06:07.040 -> 06:08.680] Like how selfish they are.
[06:08.680 -> 06:10.800] Like I'd be embarrassed to say something like that to somebody.
[06:11.040 -> 06:11.800] Like I just plain.
[06:13.320 -> 06:13.640] Yeah.
[06:13.640 -> 06:13.920] Yeah.
[06:14.680 -> 06:15.120] Real life.
[06:15.120 -> 06:18.520] I'd be embarrassed to think even if I'm on an airport, if I'm even from running
[06:18.520 -> 06:20.080] late, I'm running late because I'm late.
[06:20.080 -> 06:22.000] Like I feel embarrassed to say, can I go ahead?
[06:22.400 -> 06:26.000] And this guy's like, no, let me your points because I've messed up.
[06:26.000 -> 06:29.000] You know, let me come ahead of you and then I'll go.
[06:29.000 -> 06:34.000] I think the lucky thing is that they can't speak to the other driver directly.
[06:34.000 -> 06:35.000] Right. I mean, that would be funny.
[06:35.000 -> 06:38.000] Like, like, let me just talk to Lewis directly.
[06:38.000 -> 06:39.000] That would be awesome.
[06:39.000 -> 06:40.000] Keep calling the guy.
[06:40.000 -> 06:43.000] Exactly. Yesterday, while watching the race, like my wife was asking me the same thing.
[06:43.000 -> 06:46.320] Like, do the drivers listen to everything that they are saying to each other?
[06:46.320 -> 06:49.200] I was like, isn't what I wish it was though.
[06:51.680 -> 06:53.840] Have you watched a Sylvester Stallone film Driven?
[06:55.360 -> 06:57.120] If you haven't, go check it out.
[06:57.120 -> 06:59.600] It's about the cart scene in the 2000s, I think.
[07:01.040 -> 07:04.960] He's like a senior driver and he's training a rookie driver to sort of drive
[07:08.000 -> 07:11.000] and they talk to each other in the car. He's talking to him directly. It's like push to talk or whatever.
[07:11.000 -> 07:17.000] Completely unbelievable. But yeah, it's one of the most important things.
[07:17.000 -> 07:26.000] Imagine that like Alonzo continuously being on radio to stroll, mentoring him like, okay, I I'll do this I'll do that. Make settings, brick settings, do this do that.
[07:26.000 -> 07:28.000] Bro you drive your own rigs na.
[07:28.000 -> 07:30.000] Where are you getting this time from?
[07:30.000 -> 07:32.000] Usko bol mera setting use karni ga.
[07:32.000 -> 07:34.000] Why?
[07:34.000 -> 07:36.000] It's not going to make a difference.
[07:36.000 -> 07:38.000] It's on the screen.
[07:38.000 -> 07:40.000] I think they do.
[07:40.000 -> 07:42.000] They do that though.
[07:42.000 -> 07:44.000] He clearly had a lot of time.
[07:44.000 -> 07:46.000] He pitted twice, right?
[07:46.000 -> 07:48.000] Like for the rain first, first of all, he went
[07:48.000 -> 07:50.000] on to medium, right?
[07:50.000 -> 07:52.000] And still Okon was so
[07:52.000 -> 07:54.000] far behind.
[07:54.000 -> 07:56.000] I think that's probably why he ended up
[07:56.000 -> 07:58.000] doing that
[07:58.000 -> 08:00.000] pit stop because that was a big gap, long
[08:00.000 -> 08:02.000] enough gap. And like people kept
[08:02.000 -> 08:04.000] calling, like saying Okon's the driver of the day,
[08:04.000 -> 08:05.280] which is, I mean, I don't get it. Like Ocon's the driver of the day which is I mean
[08:09.840 -> 08:15.440] I don't get it like why is he the driver of the day because he's so far behind I think he got lucky with the conditions on on Saturday when he banked his nap it was it was just way quick and
[08:15.440 -> 08:19.920] then obviously the charge penalty I mean some of these things factor into it man yeah uh not to
[08:19.920 -> 08:26.160] shit on Alpine at all uh you know I have one, I have one theory about that, that I think
[08:26.160 -> 08:31.760] that what Ocon did probably was or rather his team maybe probably was that they set
[08:31.760 -> 08:36.560] up the car more aligned for the qualification knowing it's Monaco and you know, knowing
[08:36.560 -> 08:40.560] that just throw away the race kind of like, you know, it doesn't matter if you're slow,
[08:40.560 -> 08:50.160] it doesn't matter. You can do pit stops behind the person ahead of you. If you can hold on to people. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, totally. Absolutely. I mean, if Ricardo can
[08:50.160 -> 08:57.600] win the race in what, 2018 with a limp. Yeah, something like that. MG UK failure or something.
[08:57.600 -> 09:02.000] I don't know. I don't know if he was talking. I think he had, yeah, I think he was massively
[09:02.000 -> 09:07.160] down on power. There was something wrong. Either the gears or maybe the MQB failed.
[09:07.160 -> 09:08.160] One of those things.
[09:08.160 -> 09:09.600] He was massively down on power then.
[09:09.600 -> 09:10.600] Yeah, absolutely.
[09:10.600 -> 09:13.040] But this is the only track where you can probably pull that off, right?
[09:13.040 -> 09:14.040] Yeah, that's true.
[09:14.040 -> 09:16.480] Although, I think Michael won one of those Grand Prix.
[09:16.480 -> 09:17.480] What was it?
[09:17.480 -> 09:18.480] I can't remember.
[09:18.480 -> 09:19.480] But only six gears or something.
[09:19.480 -> 09:20.480] He only had one.
[09:20.480 -> 09:21.480] Oh, yes.
[09:21.480 -> 09:22.480] He's the all sort of thing, man.
[09:22.480 -> 09:23.800] He's won on three tires.
[09:23.800 -> 09:26.000] He's won from the pits. He's done everything.
[09:26.000 -> 09:30.000] I think we're going to enter that phase of for Max as well.
[09:30.000 -> 09:37.000] Max, come on. Let's handicap these guys and see if I can still win.
[09:37.000 -> 09:40.000] It's just some of that stuff.
[09:40.000 -> 09:46.520] But from the weekend with Red Bull, right? I think, sure, they say like car matters and
[09:46.520 -> 09:51.160] stuff, right? But this weekend, I feel like talent mattered to me at least a lot because
[09:51.160 -> 09:57.360] you saw Alonzo take that sector one, sector two brilliantly. And then it was sure the
[09:57.360 -> 10:27.040] car but like Max's brilliant song that you know, pre-pit, right? Yeah, that to find that, the he's now working for Formula One directly. Exactly. The stuff he does is brilliant. It should be working with the F1 guys.
[10:27.040 -> 10:31.920] And it's there is so little between these guys throughout the lap.
[10:31.920 -> 10:36.880] And I think also it was very clear that Alonso was not quick at the last sector like that
[10:36.880 -> 10:40.760] was not his sector he was quickest at.
[10:40.760 -> 10:50.160] And somebody else mentioned this and I can't remember where I heard this, but it was basically saying that Alonzo was going way quickly in the swimming pool section.
[10:50.160 -> 10:53.480] And they said, excuse me, how fast cars was he actually slowed down for some reason, because
[10:53.480 -> 10:56.840] he was going too quickly, apparently is what, what they said.
[10:56.840 -> 11:02.040] And then because he slowed down over there, I think that gave him the delta was shorter
[11:02.040 -> 11:06.640] because of because of, I would have been slightly wider as well
[11:06.640 -> 11:10.760] because it's all slow speed corners, right? So they are doing much better at it for some
[11:10.760 -> 11:17.080] reason. Car design is the reason, not for some reason, but yeah, so I think it just
[11:17.080 -> 11:22.120] worked out. But again, like this guy, Alonso again, like 41 years old, you think he's supposed
[11:22.120 -> 11:29.540] to be past it and all that stuff that they keep saying that was so consistently consistent. He's been exactly in one instance, he's been
[11:29.540 -> 11:34.580] on the podium across the board. So I mean, if we can just carry it through, it's a Can
[11:34.580 -> 11:37.860] you imagine what we've been missing out on all these years? I've been a huge Alonzo fan.
[11:37.860 -> 11:42.860] So yeah, I just like what I've been missing out on for like 8-10 years.
[11:42.860 -> 11:47.040] You know, it's amazing. It's amazing that we have to talk about this that he suffered the days
[11:47.040 -> 11:53.440] of Mech Honda. Yeah, that's coming back to Aston Martin by the way. I don't even know how I can't
[11:53.440 -> 11:57.920] imagine what that meeting must have been like, like when they told him or what they told.
[11:59.200 -> 12:02.480] I don't know. I don't know what Honda's thinking. I don't know what Fernando's thinking.
[12:02.480 -> 12:05.160] But I also know that, you know, if you're winning, everybody's fine.
[12:05.160 -> 12:06.000] You know what I mean?
[12:06.000 -> 12:06.820] Nobody cares.
[12:06.820 -> 12:09.680] It's only when you're not winning is the trouble.
[12:09.680 -> 12:11.840] But yeah, all that GP2 engine stuff was-
[12:11.840 -> 12:12.680] GP2 engine?
[12:12.680 -> 12:14.120] Yes.
[12:14.120 -> 12:16.000] Not a good thing.
[12:16.000 -> 12:17.240] Yeah, it's amazing.
[12:17.240 -> 12:19.520] And another thing to point out here is if you've noticed,
[12:19.520 -> 12:21.080] like Honda has a pattern here, right?
[12:21.080 -> 12:22.880] They develop an engine which is worthy
[12:22.880 -> 12:26.160] of winning a championship, and then they quit and then win again.
[12:26.160 -> 12:34.520] Yeah, Sarang, isn't it like the concept of I don't want peace. I only choose wild lands.
[12:34.520 -> 12:39.280] And it's like, I don't understand like how inconsistent can you be with your strategy,
[12:39.280 -> 12:43.920] right? And like, how do you justify this to your board? Like we make presentations at
[12:43.920 -> 12:45.380] work and if I was that inconsistent,
[12:45.380 -> 12:46.640] I'd be like, no, no, we'll do this.
[12:46.640 -> 12:48.120] No, no, we'll go back to that.
[12:48.120 -> 12:50.360] They think I'm an idiot, you know what I mean?
[12:50.360 -> 12:52.300] But also then they're about to switch partners
[12:52.300 -> 12:53.140] and things like that.
[12:53.140 -> 12:54.680] So I'm sure it's complicated.
[12:54.680 -> 12:56.800] Maybe there's like change in regime and things like that
[12:56.800 -> 12:58.680] or they got more confidence in staying.
[12:58.680 -> 12:59.960] But it's also like they're the same guys
[12:59.960 -> 13:01.480] who gave up and walked away
[13:01.480 -> 13:05.360] and then Braun took what they had and then went on to, obviously
[13:05.360 -> 13:11.560] this is after Mercedes engine in the back. But yeah, but even then it was, it's insane
[13:11.560 -> 13:15.140] to just sort of see the schizophrenia and sort of management, right? Like just like
[13:15.140 -> 13:19.840] back and forth, back and forth, which is why I'm not a big fan of manufacturers in the
[13:19.840 -> 13:23.760] sport because it's also marketing driven. They don't contain it. And if the company
[13:23.760 -> 13:25.420] think is marketing driven, it, they'll, and if the company is marketing driven,
[13:25.420 -> 13:27.120] they'll always make stupid decisions,
[13:27.120 -> 13:29.840] like Toyota just got up and left in the middle of it
[13:29.840 -> 13:31.440] and they've never been back since.
[13:31.440 -> 13:33.520] So it's just stuff like that.
[13:33.520 -> 13:36.040] But Honda's got such a rich history, right?
[13:36.040 -> 13:38.520] I mean, they've more than Toyota and some of these guys,
[13:38.520 -> 13:40.320] they've been around since the 60s in some form
[13:40.320 -> 13:43.360] or the other, inconsistently, although.
[13:43.360 -> 13:46.440] But successes have been so extreme as well,
[13:46.440 -> 13:51.280] right? Like they've won championships on multiple races. So, so yeah, I mean, it's good that
[13:51.280 -> 13:54.720] they're there. I think we need extra, the more engine suppliers and the more factory
[13:54.720 -> 13:55.720] sure.
[13:55.720 -> 14:01.200] Yeah, exactly. And now we'll have like legacy Honda, which would be like the Red Bull engine
[14:01.200 -> 14:04.960] and you know, the new Honda, which is going to be so weird.
[14:04.960 -> 14:07.880] So I don't know how that's even going to pan out like you know what are they going to do
[14:07.880 -> 14:11.600] how they're going to work it out but I think Ford's taking over as well right at some point
[14:11.600 -> 14:13.720] from these guys.
[14:13.720 -> 14:16.640] Oh yeah from Red Bull right I've heard something about it.
[14:16.640 -> 14:17.640] No it's been announced.
[14:17.640 -> 14:21.560] Yeah yeah Jim finally also went up on stage and did the whole presentation and all sort
[14:21.560 -> 14:22.560] of things.
[14:22.560 -> 14:26.740] Yeah yeah I think it's from 2026, if I'm not wrong.
[14:28.260 -> 14:30.840] Yeah, I think Audi's also in by 26, right?
[14:30.840 -> 14:31.680] Yeah.
[14:32.880 -> 14:35.200] Yeah, they take it to the cyber operations, yeah.
[14:35.200 -> 14:36.520] Yeah, man.
[14:36.520 -> 14:38.320] Well, now the other thing here too
[14:38.320 -> 14:40.280] is that they might be entering
[14:40.280 -> 14:43.120] just to sort of like get their brand out.
[14:43.120 -> 14:45.160] They've done that in the past and then left again, right?
[14:45.160 -> 14:47.960] So who knows what they're going to do?
[14:47.960 -> 14:48.960] That's absolutely right.
[14:48.960 -> 14:49.960] I don't know.
[14:49.960 -> 14:56.200] I mean, obviously, it's probably too early to tell how deep the exercise is, right?
[14:56.200 -> 15:01.720] But I think it's possibly down to how big a sport it has become in the US and they probably
[15:01.720 -> 15:03.080] want to cash in in some way.
[15:03.080 -> 15:09.080] So maybe it's just a marketing thing. So it's not too much in terms of R&D investments
[15:09.080 -> 15:10.640] and things like that, right?
[15:10.640 -> 15:12.400] Might just be a marketing exercise
[15:12.400 -> 15:14.160] because I know Red Bull makes their own engines
[15:14.160 -> 15:15.000] and they have their own power train and things like that.
[15:15.000 -> 15:18.640] It could also be just a thing like what Aston Martin
[15:18.640 -> 15:20.080] used to do earlier with Red Bull.
[15:20.080 -> 15:21.200] Yeah, which is rebadging.
[15:21.200 -> 15:22.040] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[15:22.040 -> 15:23.120] It's rebadging the engine.
[15:23.120 -> 15:23.960] Yeah, they're rebadging
[15:23.960 -> 15:26.000] and also they have some other tech involvement, right?
[15:26.000 -> 15:29.120] Because I know they were doing the Valkyrie or whatever with that.
[15:29.120 -> 15:31.640] So I think there's some deeper sort of engagement,
[15:31.640 -> 15:33.880] maybe just not on the engine, but other things as well.
[15:33.880 -> 15:37.080] So 100% possible.
[15:37.080 -> 15:39.400] But yeah, I mean, there'll be plenty of names, at least, in there.
[15:39.400 -> 15:41.600] I think the only ones you're really missing out now on
[15:41.600 -> 15:43.040] is like Audi and Toyota, I think.
[15:43.040 -> 15:45.120] Sorry, not Audi, but, sorry, Toyota and Porsche, I think are the ones you're really missing out now on is like Audi and Toyota I think sorry no but
[15:50.320 -> 15:55.680] sorry Toyota and Porsche I think are the ones you're missing out on in terms of the big names I think everybody's in there now and Audi is going to be there in two years so that's done
[15:55.680 -> 16:00.400] so that's that'll be interesting to watch and I hope they have the I think they're a European team
[16:00.400 -> 16:05.520] I think they'll stick it out I don't expect them to be as casual about this. And
[16:08.720 -> 16:13.040] for as long as they've been talking about being in there, they've done the Le Mans, they've done everything there. I think they'll stick it out. I think they've also
[16:13.040 -> 16:17.040] picked up the right kind of team. The only drawback could be that it's in Switzerland,
[16:17.040 -> 16:21.600] you know, which is supposed to be like a bit of a drawback. It's also the mistake that Toyota
[16:21.600 -> 16:26.600] made by moving to Cologne instead of setting up in the UK, because that's the hard bed for talent.
[16:26.600 -> 16:27.600] Exactly.
[16:27.600 -> 16:28.600] That's where the talent is.
[16:28.600 -> 16:29.600] Right.
[16:29.600 -> 16:30.600] Yeah.
[16:30.600 -> 16:31.600] Makes sense.
[16:31.600 -> 16:32.600] But then Italy and Ferrari have been successful for a very long time.
[16:32.600 -> 16:33.600] Successful, right?
[16:33.600 -> 16:34.600] I mean, they've had their ups and downs.
[16:34.600 -> 16:35.600] They've had their time.
[16:35.600 -> 16:36.600] They used to run a separate office, right?
[16:36.600 -> 16:37.600] Like back in the day.
[16:37.600 -> 16:38.600] I can't remember who it was with, but they ran a design office in London.
[16:38.600 -> 16:39.600] And they had a design office in London.
[16:39.600 -> 16:40.600] And they had a design office in London.
[16:40.600 -> 16:41.600] And they had a design office in London.
[16:41.600 -> 16:42.600] And they had a design office in London.
[16:42.600 -> 16:43.600] And they had a design office in London.
[16:43.600 -> 16:44.600] And they had a design office in London.
[16:44.600 -> 16:45.960] And they had a design office in London. And they had a design office in London. And they had a design office in London. And they had their ups and downs. They used to run a separate office, right?
[16:45.960 -> 16:46.960] Back in the day.
[16:46.960 -> 16:51.480] I can't remember who it was with, but they ran a design office in the UK because the
[16:51.480 -> 16:53.960] designer didn't want to work out of Italy.
[16:53.960 -> 16:56.560] And they ran that for quite a long time.
[16:56.560 -> 16:58.960] It wasn't successful, obviously.
[16:58.960 -> 17:03.000] And then by the time Michael came in, they sort of bunched the operations back and moved
[17:03.000 -> 17:04.000] them to Italy.
[17:04.000 -> 17:05.440] So, of course course it's possible.
[17:05.440 -> 17:12.560] You could have pay well I guess. Well let's get back to the Monaco GPL. Yeah. Let's talk about
[17:14.480 -> 17:18.160] all the rain that happened. It was yeah. What are your thoughts like?
[17:20.000 -> 17:25.120] I was tracking the rain for a while. Yeah. I. And I was like, I stopped doing it because I didn't know if it's going to show up.
[17:26.000 -> 17:31.440] But you know what, as I was watching the things unfold and as it was raining and started pouring
[17:31.440 -> 17:35.920] and things went all over the place, they were showing like all the tires and stuff.
[17:35.920 -> 17:38.640] And what I realized was KMX was on hard.
[17:39.760 -> 17:43.040] What was he doing on those hards all this while?
[17:43.040 -> 17:44.000] It was amazing, man.
[17:44.720 -> 17:45.000] But I think they were all trying to eke out an advantage because it was crazy. What was he doing on those hearts all this while? It was amazing, man.
[17:45.000 -> 17:47.640] Well, I think they were all trying to eke out an advantage
[17:47.640 -> 17:48.480] because it was crazy.
[17:48.480 -> 17:51.880] Like I was wondering if Max and Fernando
[17:51.880 -> 17:54.080] are gonna go like to the last three laps or something
[17:54.080 -> 17:55.200] and then just do the pit stop
[17:55.200 -> 17:58.440] because of legality reasons and just go with it now.
[17:58.440 -> 17:59.680] I said, I thought it was gonna end up happening.
[17:59.680 -> 18:01.400] Honestly, I didn't think they would change.
[18:01.400 -> 18:02.680] It wasn't gonna rain down hard.
[18:02.680 -> 18:04.880] Yeah, it wasn't coming down hard at that point.
[18:04.880 -> 18:05.080] And then when Fernando came out, it started rain down hard. Yeah, it wasn't coming down hard at that point.
[18:05.080 -> 18:08.360] And then when Fernando came out, it started raining much harder.
[18:08.360 -> 18:11.680] By then it was like, oh my God, the rain on the lenses, you could see the cars going off
[18:11.680 -> 18:12.680] almost immediately.
[18:12.680 -> 18:13.680] So...
[18:13.680 -> 18:15.880] Especially the hairpin area and all those sections.
[18:15.880 -> 18:16.880] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[18:16.880 -> 18:17.880] It was really boring.
[18:17.880 -> 18:21.880] You've got to put the power down and get out is going to be a problem.
[18:21.880 -> 18:22.880] Yeah.
[18:22.880 -> 18:23.880] So...
[18:23.880 -> 18:24.880] Well, but like, you know what?
[18:24.880 -> 18:27.360] Monaco is actually pretty interesting when it rains
[18:27.360 -> 18:29.920] because you've got like steep downhills
[18:29.920 -> 18:31.640] and then especially the tunnel section,
[18:31.640 -> 18:34.400] like you're entering, but completely wet.
[18:34.400 -> 18:36.200] You enter the tunnel, which is completely dry.
[18:36.200 -> 18:39.400] And as soon as you come out, there's a splash of rain.
[18:39.400 -> 18:42.760] So you've got to like manage too many things on that track.
[18:42.760 -> 18:44.200] Yeah, I come out, it's wet.
[18:44.200 -> 18:47.520] Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think those,
[18:47.560 -> 18:50.600] those are the some others. I think this time around there was action everywhere.
[18:50.600 -> 18:53.800] Like the people who got like bumper cars were happening everywhere.
[18:54.320 -> 18:56.760] I think people were not judging, judging where they were going,
[18:56.960 -> 18:59.200] but I honestly think it's down to the size of the cars.
[18:59.200 -> 19:03.080] I don't think it's the drivers, the cars way too big for Monaco.
[19:03.080 -> 19:05.000] And I think that's what happens. It's just too large.
[19:05.000 -> 19:07.000] Was it Lance who was trying to go down the right?
[19:07.000 -> 19:08.000] Was it Lance?
[19:08.000 -> 19:10.000] I remember he was trying to go down from the right.
[19:10.000 -> 19:11.000] Yeah, yeah.
[19:11.000 -> 19:12.000] With the curbs.
[19:12.000 -> 19:15.000] I think Logan Sargent at that point or no?
[19:15.000 -> 19:17.000] I think it was K. Mag.
[19:17.000 -> 19:20.000] I think he hit the wall, hit the car.
[19:20.000 -> 19:23.000] He was doing all kinds of things.
[19:23.000 -> 19:25.760] I mean, it's older gen cars that would have probably worked.
[19:26.240 -> 19:29.720] But with these, he immediately hit the wall and hit the car.
[19:29.720 -> 19:32.760] Yeah, Sarge was in an interesting position at that point, right?
[19:32.760 -> 19:35.640] Like, he worked, he worked double, doubly overtake.
[19:35.640 -> 19:37.640] One was, I think a man.
[19:37.880 -> 19:38.200] Yeah.
[19:39.040 -> 19:39.520] Yeah.
[19:40.320 -> 19:41.320] Kevin, that was Magnuson.
[19:41.920 -> 19:42.840] That was Magnuson, yeah.
[19:42.840 -> 19:43.360] Magnuson.
[19:43.920 -> 19:47.040] But I think he gave him the door was just a little bit.
[19:47.040 -> 19:48.440] I think it's again inexperience.
[19:48.440 -> 19:53.480] I think he was leaving the door open all over the place.
[19:53.480 -> 19:56.480] I think his tires were shot completely as well.
[19:56.480 -> 20:02.320] I think he just just a little bit too wide and I mean, Magnuson's great as well.
[20:02.320 -> 20:04.120] Yeah, yeah, he's he's pretty good.
[20:04.120 -> 20:06.000] Yeah, he's been he's a fighter. Yeah, he's pretty good. He's a fighter.
[20:06.000 -> 20:08.000] Yeah, he's a fighter exactly. So he saw the gap and
[20:08.000 -> 20:10.000] obviously, okay. I think he got taken by somebody
[20:10.000 -> 20:12.000] else as well, almost immediately
[20:12.000 -> 20:14.000] the next lap. I can't remember
[20:14.000 -> 20:16.000] who it was. Yeah, no, K-Mag overtook
[20:16.000 -> 20:18.000] him and then he lost the place very quickly
[20:18.000 -> 20:20.000] after that as well.
[20:20.000 -> 20:22.000] Two overtakes, I think. One more really good
[20:22.000 -> 20:24.000] overtake, which was Boutas on
[20:24.000 -> 20:26.400] Albon, I think, which was again on the hairpin.
[20:26.400 -> 20:30.800] So Sarang good you are the one following Alpha at this point.
[20:30.800 -> 20:37.600] Yeah I thought where are they I haven't heard about them the whole season you know this time.
[20:38.880 -> 20:43.280] No they've been fairly I also get very confused when I see them like I can't
[20:44.080 -> 20:46.000] even though I know it's the Alpha like what car is that man like I can't I always get very confused when I see them. Like I can't, even though I know it's the Alpha,
[20:46.000 -> 20:47.000] I'm like, what car is that, man?
[20:47.000 -> 20:49.000] Like, I can't, I always get thrown off.
[20:49.000 -> 20:51.000] Like, that doesn't look like an Alpha
[20:51.000 -> 20:52.000] because it looks very different this year.
[20:52.000 -> 20:54.000] Way too many blacks in the front.
[20:54.000 -> 20:58.000] But yeah, man, like to me, these guys like Bottas also,
[20:58.000 -> 20:59.000] like if you see him in the interviews,
[20:59.000 -> 21:01.000] he's like the lost boys.
[21:01.000 -> 21:02.000] I don't know what's going on.
[21:02.000 -> 21:04.000] He doesn't seem like he knows where he is.
[21:04.000 -> 21:08.920] I don't know if it's the mustache and the hair. I don't know what's going on. He doesn't seem like knows where he is. I don't know if it's the mustache and the hair. I don't know what's going on. It's nothing. It doesn't look like
[21:08.920 -> 21:09.920] he's there.
[21:09.920 -> 21:13.440] It almost seems as if he's paying more attention to his head.
[21:13.440 -> 21:14.440] Yeah.
[21:14.440 -> 21:20.520] You know what, Botas is behaving maybe like one of those employees that is on their notice
[21:20.520 -> 21:24.680] periods and now is there to just have fun. So that's what he's probably doing.
[21:24.680 -> 21:26.680] I wish I knew what that feeling was like
[21:26.680 -> 21:29.160] because I've never had that opportunity.
[21:29.160 -> 21:32.680] I've had to work my notice periods through.
[21:32.680 -> 21:34.600] In fact, I stayed longer than my notice period
[21:34.600 -> 21:36.540] as I was requested to last job.
[21:39.040 -> 21:42.800] But I think it's also, in my head, I would be like,
[21:42.800 -> 21:44.360] he's probably expecting to be there
[21:44.360 -> 21:47.760] when Audi is entering,
[21:47.760 -> 21:52.000] right? Three years from now, like I would expect him to be there, him want to be there to work for
[21:52.000 -> 21:56.880] a works team again. And I would expect Audi would want some guy who's probably won like 10, 12
[21:56.880 -> 22:00.640] Grand Prix, worked at the shop or another grid. So, but like with what's going on right now,
[22:00.640 -> 22:05.520] he just seems invisible. I mean, I think he's got points. I think he's got six or eight points. It's not like he doesn't have the points.
[22:05.520 -> 22:06.360] He's has some.
[22:07.640 -> 22:10.760] The other thing I'm hoping is happening behind the doors
[22:10.760 -> 22:14.600] is like Botas is probably feeding his experience,
[22:14.600 -> 22:18.880] his time at Mercedes and all that data back to Alpha.
[22:18.880 -> 22:20.360] No, absolutely.
[22:20.360 -> 22:22.400] I think lots of policies and practices
[22:22.400 -> 22:24.480] and things that could definitely come into play, right?
[22:24.480 -> 22:25.240] Like you try and, you can't change the culture overnight, but you can definitely bring inputs I think lots of policies and practices and things that could definitely come into play, right?
[22:25.240 -> 22:29.280] Like you try and you can't change the culture overnight, but you can definitely bring inputs
[22:29.280 -> 22:32.520] from like from a driver perspective, like what would be the difference between driving
[22:32.520 -> 22:35.840] for a Mercedes and driving for a, for a Saab, right?
[22:35.840 -> 22:39.640] I mean, there must be input and practices that you can bring to the table a hundred
[22:39.640 -> 22:40.640] percent.
[22:40.640 -> 22:41.640] Talking about Perez, right?
[22:41.640 -> 22:50.000] Like I think like this whole weekend is his driving and his acting has been more of a beta driver for Max
[22:50.000 -> 22:56.000] with respect to tire strategies, what may work out, with the changing conditions and everything.
[22:56.000 -> 23:00.000] So I think his role for the whole weekend was just there to support Max.
[23:00.000 -> 23:02.000] Absolutely, but I think that's fair.
[23:02.000 -> 23:05.000] I mean, what else would you do? He was so far out of the points at that point.
[23:05.000 -> 23:08.000] It was sensible.
[23:08.000 -> 23:11.000] I don't even know why I brought a man.
[23:11.000 -> 23:13.000] But yeah, it was weird.
[23:13.000 -> 23:14.000] Like five pit stops.
[23:14.000 -> 23:17.000] It was just insane what was going on with him.
[23:17.000 -> 23:21.000] So I'm like getting lapped by getting loud voice, you know?
[23:21.000 -> 23:22.000] No.
[23:22.000 -> 23:27.200] And then also the incident where he got lapped I think by Max and I think
[23:27.200 -> 23:31.600] he was fighting for position with what was it? Was it George? Was it no, wasn't Russell.
[23:31.600 -> 23:35.200] It was somebody else and then he had to go over.
[23:35.200 -> 23:46.000] And then he went straight off and he said they push pushed me off and things like that. And that was really bad.
[23:46.000 -> 23:47.840] He didn't give up that space back.
[23:47.840 -> 23:52.040] And first of all, but then right after that, I think the next lab itself, he hit his front
[23:52.040 -> 23:53.040] wing into somebody.
[23:53.040 -> 23:54.040] I don't know.
[23:54.040 -> 23:59.200] So I think that's, yeah, I think that was just desperation from him a lot.
[23:59.200 -> 24:00.200] Yeah.
[24:00.200 -> 24:02.040] I think, I think he, he tends to do that, right?
[24:02.040 -> 24:05.600] Like if he's having like one of these bad races and he's just trying to do
[24:05.600 -> 24:08.880] whatever he can to kind of make it up, but you just can't force the result
[24:08.880 -> 24:09.360] through, right.
[24:09.880 -> 24:12.640] Although he's done that before with, with, with I think it was Bahrain or
[24:12.640 -> 24:16.040] whatever, with his first win, uh, I was at Abu Dhabi, I can't remember one of
[24:16.040 -> 24:19.800] those races where he started like not dead last, but it's like 15th or 16th.
[24:20.440 -> 24:22.280] But then they add that safety car and all that.
[24:22.720 -> 24:23.960] And he came back up to win.
[24:24.000 -> 24:27.280] So it's not like he can't do it, but it's not going to happen at this track.
[24:27.800 -> 24:28.520] You know what I mean?
[24:28.520 -> 24:33.560] It's it's, and if you don't have a clean race, there's just no point.
[24:33.600 -> 24:37.520] There's no way you're going to make up any of, uh, I mean, I'm just hoping that
[24:37.840 -> 24:40.960] check has gotten it out of a system, like all these mistakes, all the positions
[24:41.000 -> 24:47.000] done, I'm going to just go back to being Checo and try and just at least make a fight.
[24:47.000 -> 24:51.000] Well, Gaurav, but hole is a very dangerous thing.
[24:51.000 -> 24:53.000] Yeah, yeah.
[24:53.000 -> 24:56.000] All Ferrari fans know about this by the way.
[24:56.000 -> 25:03.000] I just like, so I mean, I'm much more of a driver fan than a team supporter.
[25:03.000 -> 25:09.400] So for me, like what Charles today is hard because to me, I mean, Max is Max, but Charles
[25:09.400 -> 25:13.480] is to me is also like at the same level for me.
[25:13.480 -> 25:17.640] He's like the real McCoy, he's like the real driver on that track.
[25:17.640 -> 25:21.000] And just to watch him like, it's like watching Alonzo in 2012.
[25:21.000 -> 25:22.440] You know what I mean?
[25:22.440 -> 25:27.620] You're driving so far ahead of what the car is capable of. I think he
[25:27.620 -> 25:35.560] won two races that year and he still took it down to Brazil for the finals. I don't
[25:35.560 -> 25:38.260] know how many pole positions has it been this year so far, man.
[25:38.260 -> 25:41.600] One, one. Very crashed, I think. Yeah, that one.
[25:41.600 -> 25:46.000] Yeah. I don't know, man. He's definitely the guy to watch in my opinion.
[25:46.000 -> 25:48.000] If he can get the car, it'd be fun.
[25:48.000 -> 25:52.000] Actually, wait, this is a really good point to bring this in.
[25:52.000 -> 25:54.000] So this t-shirt has one uniqueness, right?
[25:54.000 -> 26:00.000] Like if you look on the back, well, you've got all this print of Ferrari and stuff on the back, right?
[26:00.000 -> 26:05.640] So now you're with your friends, you'll talking about stuff, and then you start walking away.
[26:05.640 -> 26:06.640] They see your Ferrari print.
[26:06.640 -> 26:11.320] The best part is they're going to talk smack about Ferrari, but everything's going to be
[26:11.320 -> 26:12.320] on it.
[26:12.320 -> 26:20.840] Did you notice how like science was being right on the tail of Charles when they had
[26:20.840 -> 26:23.240] to build during these changing conditions, right?
[26:23.240 -> 26:29.600] Like they knew they had to double stack. Science knew what had happened last year and he wanted to get into the front,
[26:29.600 -> 26:34.480] but like Charles was obviously not opening that door for him. And he had to wait. He
[26:34.480 -> 26:39.920] had to wait first. Yeah, it's not going well. I think the both with the both, right? Like
[26:39.920 -> 26:46.680] it's just I really enjoy the, I mean, it's a perverse thing. It's like, I punish myself by listening to this stuff,
[26:46.680 -> 26:49.520] but it's also like, I enjoy like how much science
[26:49.520 -> 26:50.800] is frustrated with his engineer.
[26:50.800 -> 26:53.400] His strategy is not right, strategy is not right.
[26:53.400 -> 26:55.040] And then you switch over to Lickluck and he's just like,
[26:55.040 -> 26:56.560] you know, the kind of guy who beats himself
[26:56.560 -> 26:57.800] with a whip all the time.
[26:58.800 -> 26:59.920] That's what he's doing.
[26:59.920 -> 27:02.880] He's just, he's so hard on himself, man.
[27:02.880 -> 27:05.000] He's just crazy, like,, man. Yeah, that's so true. It's just crazy.
[27:05.000 -> 27:06.000] Oh, and stupid.
[27:06.000 -> 27:07.000] Stupid, you know.
[27:07.000 -> 27:08.000] I feel for the guy.
[27:08.000 -> 27:13.000] Like, I'm not laughing right now, but I feel for the guy.
[27:13.000 -> 27:14.000] That's true.
[27:14.000 -> 27:15.000] I agree.
[27:15.000 -> 27:16.000] You know what?
[27:16.000 -> 27:22.200] Like, Ferrari was trying so hard to fake, do a fake out on Ocon that they got confused
[27:22.200 -> 27:25.040] by themselves and then they pitted him early
[27:25.040 -> 27:30.000] on hards and I think they confused themselves with all that.
[27:30.000 -> 27:33.360] Which is completely understandable with these guys right now.
[27:33.360 -> 27:37.200] Like you know it's like last year only.
[27:37.200 -> 27:41.400] It's not as bad as last year though right now but it's also the sixth race so it's only
[27:41.400 -> 27:42.760] the sixth race so far.
[27:42.760 -> 27:44.560] They seem like they have it.
[27:44.560 -> 27:46.200] Let's see one thing very closely.
[27:46.200 -> 27:49.000] Okay, if you look at the championship to be even right now,
[27:49.400 -> 27:51.600] where is Ferrari and where is Mercedes?
[27:51.600 -> 27:53.800] Mercedes, if we talk about it, you know,
[27:53.800 -> 27:56.000] is actually doing better than Ferrari this time,
[27:56.200 -> 27:57.500] which is very surprising.
[27:58.500 -> 27:59.500] No, it's not surprising man.
[27:59.500 -> 28:01.100] They've always been very consistent.
[28:01.100 -> 28:02.600] They've both been very consistent.
[28:02.600 -> 28:04.700] That's the big difference between these guys, right?
[28:04.700 -> 28:08.800] Like on, they don't make strategic mistakes. The car has a problem design-wise,
[28:08.800 -> 28:12.400] right? But the drivers are great. They're very professional. They're very quick. I think the
[28:12.400 -> 28:16.640] Ferrari drivers are very quick as well. Unfortunately, the team has just been struggling to get the
[28:16.640 -> 28:23.040] strategy right and the car is slower as well this year. So, if you look at, in fact, the flip side
[28:23.040 -> 28:25.320] is, look at where the Aston is.
[28:25.320 -> 28:30.120] I think the Aston is just a shade ahead of Mercedes, I think, is it?
[28:30.120 -> 28:36.000] And it's down to fairly all the, like 90% of the points are all freaking Fernando.
[28:36.000 -> 28:37.000] All by Fernando, exactly.
[28:37.000 -> 28:40.600] Yeah, I mean, Lance's dad didn't own the team.
[28:40.600 -> 28:42.560] Lance would need a new job or something.
[28:42.560 -> 28:45.160] In fact, Lance would probably get fired now even.
[28:45.160 -> 28:46.160] I don't know.
[28:46.160 -> 28:47.160] Yeah.
[28:47.160 -> 28:51.760] Well, Aston Martin is only one point ahead.
[28:51.760 -> 28:58.960] So I mean, I don't know how long can Ferrari, I mean, I don't know how long can Lonzo alone
[28:58.960 -> 28:59.960] hold them out.
[28:59.960 -> 29:01.480] So let's see.
[29:01.480 -> 29:02.480] Not that long.
[29:02.480 -> 29:06.400] As quick as he is, I don't think he could, you know what I mean?
[29:06.520 -> 29:12.360] Stroll at this point is behind both the Murk drivers and the Ferrari
[29:12.360 -> 29:14.840] drivers after Alonso was at P3.
[29:14.840 -> 29:16.040] So he's sitting at P8.
[29:16.640 -> 29:16.840] Yeah.
[29:16.880 -> 29:19.800] Uh, because the way the, the Murks play out, it's usually like,
[29:19.800 -> 29:21.320] Oh, they have fourth, fifth, fourth, fifth.
[29:21.320 -> 29:22.720] They're not between them.
[29:22.720 -> 29:25.200] The differences are not very wide or very far. So, uh, Alonso can continue putting up the podiums, but at some point, fifth, fourth, fifth, they're not, between them the differences are not very wide or very far.
[29:25.200 -> 29:28.160] So Alonzo can continue putting up the podiums,
[29:28.160 -> 29:30.800] but at some point if Lance is not catching up,
[29:30.800 -> 29:33.560] they're definitely not gonna be able to keep the,
[29:33.560 -> 29:35.200] I certainly don't think the advantage
[29:35.200 -> 29:37.180] is gonna last once Europe is over, so.
[29:37.180 -> 29:38.800] Yeah, yeah, that's true.
[29:38.800 -> 29:40.680] I'm just wondering, it might be like a,
[29:40.680 -> 29:42.840] it also could be like a car thing,
[29:42.840 -> 29:44.040] you know, whatever the reason is,
[29:44.040 -> 29:49.280] it might not just not be working out for him because he's not been there and he's usually he's very material right
[29:49.280 -> 29:53.360] sometimes he's very quick he's not exactly not just here but he's always on the Williams days
[29:53.360 -> 29:57.840] and stuff you know he was he's not exactly like a horrible driver or anything he's just very
[29:57.840 -> 30:03.520] he has moments where he'd like yeah it's just those uh i think he might be very sensitive to
[30:03.520 -> 30:07.320] the way the car is like if it's not to his liking then he probably struggles it's just those I think he might be very sensitive to the way the car is like if it's not to his liking, then he probably struggles.
[30:07.320 -> 30:09.120] It's what Kimmy was like as well, right?
[30:09.120 -> 30:11.360] You can't operate in the best window.
[30:11.360 -> 30:13.840] If the car is not responsive to his sort of needs.
[30:13.840 -> 30:18.160] And another thing to his advantage, I would say is that when he came to the season, he
[30:18.160 -> 30:20.200] had like two fractured hands or something, right?
[30:20.200 -> 30:22.200] Like, yeah, I forgot about that.
[30:22.200 -> 30:26.000] And he still made that fucking decision, right? I was blown away.
[30:26.000 -> 30:28.000] That's insane.
[30:28.000 -> 30:47.560] By the way, something that did come up on the radio, which is interesting, was like, after all the front wing incident, you know, the question, first of all, was like, if this was the Americas, they would have probably called
[30:47.560 -> 30:48.560] a safety car out.
[30:48.560 -> 30:49.560] I don't know how true that is.
[30:49.560 -> 30:50.560] I don't think so.
[30:50.560 -> 30:51.560] I don't know.
[30:51.560 -> 30:52.560] Which feed were you listening to?
[30:52.560 -> 30:55.680] Were you listening to a cool time or the bundle feed?
[30:55.680 -> 30:56.680] Which feed were you on?
[30:56.680 -> 30:57.680] There are two feeds now, right?
[30:57.680 -> 30:58.680] Yeah.
[30:58.680 -> 30:59.680] Yeah.
[30:59.680 -> 31:00.680] It's the, I don't know.
[31:00.680 -> 31:01.680] Whatever was on at that time.
[31:01.680 -> 31:02.680] There's two feeds on F1 TV.
[31:02.680 -> 31:03.680] You have the world and you have the TV feed.
[31:03.680 -> 31:04.680] Must be.
[31:04.680 -> 31:27.200] But sometimes it goes to, depending on what we're talking about, switch around. But, uh, yeah, I think it's a good thing. was it could have been picked up, right? And I don't know how much it affected his car from a performance standpoint, but the wing was old.
[31:27.200 -> 31:29.800] It wasn't hanging on the floor or anything, right?
[31:29.800 -> 31:30.800] Except for that one part.
[31:30.800 -> 31:33.600] So I don't think it would have been a safety car at all
[31:33.600 -> 31:35.000] for something like that.
[31:35.000 -> 31:36.000] If it can't...
[31:36.000 -> 31:39.200] Right after it came up, I think like Hamilton
[31:39.200 -> 31:41.200] or like whichever Merck was right after
[31:41.200 -> 31:42.800] and went over these two.
[31:42.800 -> 31:44.200] I think this happened.
[31:44.200 -> 31:47.480] I think this happened and then I know Fernando was complaining about tire pressures.
[31:47.480 -> 31:48.480] Oh, yes.
[31:48.480 -> 31:53.080] I think he even asked his engineers to check for like a rear left puncture.
[31:53.080 -> 31:57.000] I think rear left and then front left also he asked about.
[31:57.000 -> 31:58.760] He was feeling something in the car.
[31:58.760 -> 31:59.760] Yeah.
[31:59.760 -> 32:00.760] I know if he went over it.
[32:00.760 -> 32:02.320] And after that he like just started falling back.
[32:02.320 -> 32:08.000] Like so till right until then he had maintained a good pace with WT but right after that it was just gone.
[32:08.000 -> 32:12.000] Yeah, I don't remember noticing him falling back per se consistently.
[32:12.000 -> 32:14.000] But yeah, I think I remember the gap being at 8-8.5 seconds.
[32:14.000 -> 32:17.000] I might have even dozed off somewhere, I can't remember.
[32:17.000 -> 32:22.000] Because I woke up and I was like, yeah, he seems like a little further back than I thought he was before.
[32:22.000 -> 32:28.000] But yeah, 8 seconds in Monaco is like a lifetime dude.
[32:28.000 -> 32:34.000] Oh one thing by the way, what were all the Korean action going on in Monaco?
[32:34.000 -> 32:38.000] Like why are all Koreans exposing all the car bottoms?
[32:38.000 -> 32:44.000] It's always been like that though. It's always been like that. I don't know why people are just noticing now.
[32:44.000 -> 32:45.000] I think what
[32:45.000 -> 32:49.800] it is, it's all these drive to survive formula one watching people who've come together and
[32:49.800 -> 32:53.840] they're like, Oh my God, you can see the underside of the car. I think it's just that it like
[32:53.840 -> 32:58.360] probably this time people are more pointing that out is because since like the aero development
[32:58.360 -> 33:02.760] has again gone under the car, like it's kind of pretty see the underside of the car. Yeah,
[33:02.760 -> 33:06.400] exactly like that. But they get cra craned out all the time, na?
[33:06.400 -> 33:07.840] Car, it's not a surprise.
[33:09.120 -> 33:11.280] There's no other option, right? You can't like get in.
[33:11.280 -> 33:12.880] No, I think most places there's no option.
[33:12.880 -> 33:15.520] You have to crane it out or pull it out in some way or the other.
[33:15.520 -> 33:17.040] So lifting though always happens.
[33:17.040 -> 33:19.360] But they don't get lifted this high either.
[33:19.360 -> 33:19.600] Yeah.
[33:20.720 -> 33:22.400] I was surprised that they thought it was like a...
[33:23.680 -> 33:26.080] And what are you going to do if you see the underside of the car?
[33:26.080 -> 33:27.080] Oh my God, like,
[33:28.080 -> 33:28.920] whoa, whoa.
[33:28.920 -> 33:29.760] Yeah.
[33:29.760 -> 33:30.600] What happened?
[33:30.600 -> 33:32.080] What happened?
[33:32.080 -> 33:34.400] But I loved the helicopter shots,
[33:34.400 -> 33:36.400] which were very non-conventional this time.
[33:36.400 -> 33:39.680] And they really like captured the entire track on it.
[33:39.680 -> 33:40.520] Right.
[33:40.520 -> 33:41.360] I really love it.
[33:41.360 -> 33:43.040] I think they've been doing that's also like, you know,
[33:43.040 -> 33:45.080] they do that in Singapore as well.
[33:45.080 -> 33:46.760] Certain places, they really do a good job
[33:46.760 -> 33:48.200] with the helicopters now.
[33:48.200 -> 33:50.080] But I think it's also because they're trying to,
[33:50.080 -> 33:54.120] it is just more cinematic than it is sporting.
[33:54.120 -> 33:54.940] You know what I mean?
[33:54.940 -> 33:57.760] Like the decision are more cinematic than sporting.
[33:57.760 -> 33:58.880] The most fun thing I used to watch,
[33:58.880 -> 34:01.480] remember those, they had that wire on a crane.
[34:01.480 -> 34:03.960] I think it was in Montreal or.
[34:03.960 -> 34:04.800] Oh, right.
[34:04.800 -> 34:08.200] Where you take the turn and boom.
[34:08.200 -> 34:12.800] Yeah. You know, for like the first half a second, it looks like it's going to keep up
[34:12.800 -> 34:17.880] and then the cars just... Exactly. And then, you know, it disappears. It's just fun to
[34:17.880 -> 34:21.480] watch. It's like a very brief moment that they keep it. But I thought the broadcast
[34:21.480 -> 34:28.720] was much better this year than it was before. But one thing that's gone good at least from a broadcasting right point of view is like F1 got
[34:28.720 -> 34:34.960] it back from Delhi, Monte Carlo or whatever that was, right? I think Monaco is also the only
[34:34.960 -> 34:39.360] least. Exactly. There was a rule for a very long time I think with Monaco. It was part of the
[34:39.360 -> 34:45.280] contract. But since the contract got renewed for Monaco. In fact, Prince Albert was talking about,
[34:45.280 -> 34:49.760] I think somebody asked him if he's going to continue being on the calendar.
[34:49.760 -> 34:52.080] And then he said like there were certain issues that they had to work out
[34:52.080 -> 34:53.040] and that they've been worked out.
[34:53.040 -> 34:53.760] I see.
[34:55.440 -> 34:57.680] Particularly, we remember this guy at Baku,
[34:57.680 -> 35:00.000] whose only job was to like take the camera,
[35:00.000 -> 35:01.680] you know, from one of the castle windows
[35:01.680 -> 35:03.280] and then go back to the other camera,
[35:03.280 -> 35:11.680] like after the castle section was over. That same guy here, probably his job was to see, like, show the cars that were going
[35:11.680 -> 35:17.840] into the hairpin on the sidewalk and then go to the other side of the sidewalk and show like what
[35:17.840 -> 35:27.120] was down after the hairpin. So. No, I didn't notice that when I'll go rewatch the race again, maybe
[35:27.120 -> 35:32.840] if I need to take a nap, but, but no, it was, but all in all, like you said, the thing is
[35:32.840 -> 35:36.080] the fun thing is when you know, the main battles are not going to go anywhere. It's fun to
[35:36.080 -> 35:40.400] watch these little things that are, that are happening there, right? Because you're mentally
[35:40.400 -> 35:45.640] not invested anymore. Let me see what else is happening on track.
[35:45.640 -> 35:47.440] So that's the thing.
[35:47.440 -> 35:51.640] Like they have to account for these things and show these different things
[35:51.640 -> 35:56.560] so that the audience doesn't get bored while nothing happening on the track as such.
[35:56.560 -> 35:59.800] So, you know, it's actually if it wasn't for the rain, I think
[35:59.800 -> 36:02.680] I think it would have been a fairly
[36:02.680 -> 36:05.920] that's true downhill. Much. Yeah steel gate, pretty much.
[36:05.920 -> 36:06.420] Yeah.
[36:06.420 -> 36:07.440] No, but you know what?
[36:07.440 -> 36:09.000] Like, they've had great races also.
[36:09.000 -> 36:10.760] Like, even though it's pit driven, right?
[36:10.760 -> 36:16.520] I think it was the one where it was Williams, Yers, Montoya,
[36:16.520 -> 36:17.800] and Raikkonen.
[36:17.800 -> 36:20.080] And they were all doing these really fast laps
[36:20.080 -> 36:21.000] because they were going to pit.
[36:21.000 -> 36:23.080] And the only way to overtake was in the pits.
[36:23.080 -> 36:24.960] So the excitement came from these guys trying
[36:24.960 -> 36:26.360] to go as quickly as possible
[36:26.360 -> 36:28.600] and, you know, cut through traffic and things like that.
[36:28.600 -> 36:31.160] And so you can have the intense races.
[36:31.160 -> 36:33.200] It sucks that it's going to happen off track.
[36:33.200 -> 36:35.960] But the thing is, they're quick.
[36:35.960 -> 36:38.800] It's not just about overtakes, because if you only have overtakes,
[36:38.800 -> 36:42.080] it will be like bloody an oval race in the in the East.
[36:42.080 -> 36:43.840] Because they're constantly overtaking.
[36:43.840 -> 36:47.200] It means we are getting that, by the by the way right in Vegas. Have you seen
[36:47.200 -> 36:56.240] that track? No, it's just a bloody long straight. Yeah, it's just like a f**king two mile straight
[36:56.240 -> 37:01.600] right? You can overtake and overtake again on the freaking straight again. It's just
[37:01.600 -> 37:10.320] it's become four wide sometimes. I've seen a video about this where Verstappen is like casually driving in Vegas and overtaking
[37:10.320 -> 37:15.440] everybody on the straight like. Yeah, this is a really, it's a longer straight. I think
[37:15.440 -> 37:20.720] they have like the engine advantage over everyone else for like definitely.
[37:20.720 -> 37:27.840] Also it's like at what point you start overtaking, right? Like if you start with the DRS way sooner, you know, then you're done.
[37:27.840 -> 37:30.760] And then how about these guys sort of drafting you to get back?
[37:30.760 -> 37:36.400] It's at one of those races, I think, was it Valencia or was it Canada where Lewis and
[37:36.400 -> 37:41.400] Fernando when Fernando was at Ferrari or whatever, and neither of them, they were really close
[37:41.400 -> 37:45.580] to each other and they didn't want to hit the DRS zone because they were so close to each other.
[37:45.580 -> 37:48.100] They were like, okay, let him hit it because then I'll go over.
[37:48.100 -> 37:49.660] So they kept doing that.
[37:49.660 -> 37:50.660] They kept sitting down.
[37:50.660 -> 37:52.220] Same was happening last year as well.
[37:52.220 -> 37:53.220] Where was it?
[37:53.220 -> 37:54.220] Baryon I think?
[37:54.220 -> 37:55.220] Or it was Austin.
[37:55.220 -> 37:56.220] It was Austin.
[37:56.220 -> 37:57.220] It was Austin.
[37:57.220 -> 37:58.220] Yeah.
[37:58.220 -> 38:00.220] No, so I'm saying there's so much more to read into.
[38:00.220 -> 38:02.660] Like if we really dive into it, there's a lot going on.
[38:02.660 -> 38:03.660] Yeah.
[38:03.660 -> 38:05.520] There's enough interest to be had,
[38:05.520 -> 38:09.120] like, okay, what tyres are you going to go on? Like, what are they doing? You have no idea,
[38:09.120 -> 38:13.200] right? So there's plenty of action, especially when something like the rain pops in. But yeah,
[38:13.200 -> 38:18.400] fundamentally, I think the qualifying session was the highlight of the weekend, honestly.
[38:18.400 -> 38:24.000] But it always is, like, that's always been the case, like for Monaco, qualifying is the main
[38:24.000 -> 38:26.320] day, like. But this was so heightened.
[38:26.320 -> 38:27.760] Nah, it was heightened, man.
[38:27.760 -> 38:29.840] It was not exactly what I expected.
[38:29.840 -> 38:32.800] Like I knew, like I saw Alonso on pole and everybody's celebrating.
[38:32.800 -> 38:34.080] I said, bro, like Max is there.
[38:34.080 -> 38:35.680] I can see he's coming.
[38:35.680 -> 38:38.320] And even though, and the thing was, it was still slower, right?
[38:38.320 -> 38:41.680] But heart of hearts, I knew, I said, let the guy finish his lap.
[38:41.680 -> 38:43.360] Because he pulls this out.
[38:43.360 -> 38:44.640] It's not the first time he's done it.
[38:44.640 -> 38:47.480] He's pulled this out before where he has been down a tenth or two
[38:47.480 -> 38:50.440] and then he's like tenth or two higher.
[38:50.440 -> 38:52.680] So he knows, he knows what he's doing, man.
[38:52.720 -> 38:53.880] You know what I mean?
[38:53.880 -> 38:57.520] And and the funny thing is, like, it's not like he doesn't know
[38:57.520 -> 38:59.120] he's got this year in the bag.
[38:59.120 -> 39:01.720] Nobody's coming up to challenge him.
[39:01.960 -> 39:03.200] There's no competition there.
[39:03.200 -> 39:06.200] But even then, here's a guy who's like,
[39:06.200 -> 39:09.800] the only way he knows how to drive is quick.
[39:09.800 -> 39:12.680] Yeah, it's a repeat of Mercedes 2020.
[39:12.680 -> 39:13.880] Oh, to an extent, same.
[39:13.880 -> 39:16.440] I mean, I don't think Lewis and Max are very different
[39:16.440 -> 39:18.640] in terms of how comparative they are.
[39:18.640 -> 39:21.200] I don't think, but I don't think any of these guys
[39:21.200 -> 39:23.120] are like these champions, right?
[39:23.120 -> 39:26.720] Yeah, but yeah, I want to bring in Yuki into,
[39:26.720 -> 39:31.400] into this then he's been holding on the bait on for Alva Tauri.
[39:31.480 -> 39:36.360] Very well. I think like a superb driving through this whole season, poor guy.
[39:36.360 -> 39:37.320] I mean, in some races,
[39:37.320 -> 39:41.800] he's only been seeing that one point finish just a step away from him.
[39:42.440 -> 39:46.800] But I think like he's been having some brilliant weekends through the season so far.
[39:46.800 -> 39:49.920] He was qualifying well, like the settings, he was doing a good job.
[39:49.920 -> 39:53.520] I think he also timed it right, so the conditions were nice for his
[39:53.520 -> 39:56.800] his lap and stuff like that. But I think in the end,
[39:56.800 -> 40:00.320] a lot more people came in. I think he started fairly lower.
[40:00.320 -> 40:04.000] And then things started heating up on the radio for him as well, right?
[40:04.000 -> 40:06.000] That's his Yuki.
[40:06.000 -> 40:09.000] Yeah, he was having some troubles with his brakes.
[40:09.000 -> 40:11.000] You guys should bring Cesar.
[40:11.000 -> 40:15.000] And then he says, do you want me to crash or what?
[40:15.000 -> 40:16.000] Exactly.
[40:16.000 -> 40:17.000] No, I love Yuki man.
[40:17.000 -> 40:18.000] I think he's great.
[40:18.000 -> 40:19.000] He's awesome.
[40:19.000 -> 40:24.000] I just wish he'd sort of just calm down a little bit, you know, and channel that somewhere.
[40:24.000 -> 40:25.160] Like, I don't know what it is about these Japanese guys, but they're all like this, right? I just wish he'd sort of just calm down a little bit, you know, and channel that somewhere.
[40:25.160 -> 40:27.320] I don't know what it is about these Japanese guys,
[40:27.320 -> 40:28.560] but they're all like this, right?
[40:28.560 -> 40:31.840] It was, Sato was the other one, like,
[40:31.840 -> 40:34.080] he's so aggressive, so aggressive,
[40:34.080 -> 40:36.200] and super fucking quick, right?
[40:36.200 -> 40:38.040] But then just not consistent enough.
[40:38.040 -> 40:41.720] I think Kobayashi was definitely a lot calmer,
[40:41.720 -> 40:44.560] a lot calmer, yeah, he's a lot calmer.
[40:44.560 -> 40:47.120] In fact, it's a funny story if you listen to Chekhov.
[40:47.120 -> 40:48.840] Chekhov says that he learned his craft
[40:48.840 -> 40:52.080] of sort of tire management from Kamui,
[40:52.080 -> 40:53.080] from Kamui Kobayashi.
[40:53.080 -> 40:56.440] Like he directly, he directly thanks how Kobayashi
[40:56.440 -> 40:58.920] taught him directly how to sort of manage tires.
[40:58.920 -> 41:00.000] And he's known for that, right?
[41:00.000 -> 41:01.760] Although you don't see that a lot nowadays
[41:01.760 -> 41:04.920] because I don't know, maybe the tires have changed.
[41:04.920 -> 41:05.800] I don't know what it is,
[41:05.800 -> 41:07.400] because tire preservation is not that big a deal.
[41:07.400 -> 41:09.680] I think you have enough of a gap to sort of go in,
[41:09.680 -> 41:11.120] change and come back out.
[41:11.120 -> 41:14.500] And you're not doing that many stints anymore, right?
[41:14.500 -> 41:16.700] So it just seems like that is not coming into play a lot
[41:16.700 -> 41:20.680] like it used to before these regulations cars came out.
[41:21.720 -> 41:23.560] So I think that's also something I don't know.
[41:23.560 -> 41:25.240] But then this weekend they've
[41:25.240 -> 41:31.400] also been talking about track development. And we've actually seen folks go off the line
[41:31.400 -> 41:37.200] to pick up that rubber for that more traction, you know, and better pace on the track.
[41:37.200 -> 41:44.040] Well I think it's also, they resurfaced the track apparently. And also, obviously you
[41:44.040 -> 41:45.220] have the other races before, right? You have, I think you have the F2, F3 obviously you have the other races before right
[41:45.220 -> 41:48.460] you have I think you have the f2 f3 and you have the I think you have a super
[41:48.460 -> 41:52.660] cup also there's a lot of races happening during the day before before
[41:52.660 -> 41:57.880] the f1 car starts so you know I don't think it's as dry or sort of as clean
[41:57.880 -> 42:02.480] rather as it usually would be but again the rain doesn't help right I mean the
[42:02.480 -> 42:06.200] moment you have a session of rain it it sort of washes out all of that rubber,
[42:06.200 -> 42:07.900] anything that's been laid down anyway.
[42:07.900 -> 42:12.700] So, but no, it was also some of the other cars, right?
[42:12.700 -> 42:14.700] Like I think it was the second ones to see,
[42:14.700 -> 42:16.700] like the Williams, like Albon also.
[42:16.700 -> 42:19.000] So, odd sort of, right?
[42:19.000 -> 42:22.700] You know, I think you'll see him make it to Q3 on days
[42:22.700 -> 42:23.600] and then there'll be base.
[42:23.600 -> 42:24.200] Exactly.
[42:24.200 -> 42:27.320] Nowhere, you know what I mean? And again,
[42:27.320 -> 42:29.420] one of those guys who keeps making some of these mistakes,
[42:29.420 -> 42:31.460] either he's pushing the car too hard or whatever,
[42:31.940 -> 42:35.980] but I think he's doing as good a job as George Russell was, I think in, uh,
[42:36.060 -> 42:40.100] his Williams. I think, I think he's doing a good job. Uh,
[42:40.140 -> 42:42.060] Williams are not horrible as,
[42:42.140 -> 42:45.840] as horrible as you would expect him to be like a last year before.
[42:47.680 -> 42:52.640] Haas, I mean, I don't know what's up with Nico man. Is he still figuring it out?
[42:54.480 -> 42:58.000] At least he's not crashing as much as Mick was, which is good to the bottom.
[42:59.280 -> 43:05.840] I don't know. It's fun to watch the dynamic between the two of them at least, Nico and Kevin, right?
[43:05.840 -> 43:06.840] It's very consistent.
[43:06.840 -> 43:11.080] I'm surprised, I thought that there would be some friction there, like considering like
[43:11.080 -> 43:13.720] they both have kind of personalities.
[43:13.720 -> 43:17.800] I think they worked it out.
[43:17.800 -> 43:22.520] I think there's been moments where they've shown not that much of an issue.
[43:22.520 -> 43:25.720] But Nico, I mean, I don't know where this goes.
[43:25.720 -> 43:28.800] Like where the house goes from here.
[43:28.800 -> 43:35.000] I just always imagine Connor Moore, you know, acting out Gunter Steiner talking to Gene.
[43:35.000 -> 43:37.000] He does such a good job.
[43:37.000 -> 43:38.800] It's just so funny.
[43:38.800 -> 43:42.800] You know Gene come and travel outside the US a lot.
[43:42.800 -> 43:46.000] Because of his criminal conviction for fraud or whatever.
[43:46.000 -> 43:48.000] Exactly, yes.
[43:48.000 -> 43:50.000] Somebody was asking me,
[43:50.000 -> 43:52.000] why is it,
[43:52.000 -> 43:54.000] why is Gunther always calling Gene?
[43:54.000 -> 43:56.000] Why is he calling him?
[43:56.000 -> 43:58.000] It's like because, you know, Gene can't be there.
[43:58.000 -> 44:00.000] Yeah.
[44:00.000 -> 44:02.000] We have to talk about McLaren a bit.
[44:02.000 -> 44:04.000] Because McLaren did a great job.
[44:04.000 -> 44:05.520] Like, they're good.
[44:06.040 -> 44:07.080] I'm happy for Piazzo.
[44:07.080 -> 44:10.800] He's, uh, he's finally having a good weekend.
[44:11.200 -> 44:16.080] Um, so he's, he's not been there through the whole season yet.
[44:16.120 -> 44:19.320] Uh, struggling, whatever, whatever, whatever.
[44:19.640 -> 44:24.200] But, uh, this weekend finally, uh, getting, getting that limelight
[44:24.200 -> 44:26.000] at some well-deserved points.
[44:26.000 -> 44:29.000] Yeah, I think there was some...
[44:29.000 -> 44:33.000] I think there was bound to be bad blood because of all the stuff that happened to get him to the car, right?
[44:33.000 -> 44:37.000] And they were like, okay, what's the fuss about? Why is he going after this guy so badly?
[44:37.000 -> 44:43.000] Also because McLaren's done that before. They went after Gepo really hard as well to get him in the car.
[44:43.000 -> 44:47.840] And then they dropped him to go get Kevin. And they were after Kevin very hard as well to get him in the car and then they dropped him to go get Kevin and they were after Kevin very hard as well and they dropped him a season later so they've had
[44:47.840 -> 44:51.600] these sort of you know moments where they've gone after people and they've dropped them like a season
[44:51.600 -> 44:56.800] later same thing with Danny Rick as well you know and apparently honestly that car is
[44:56.800 -> 45:02.720] supposed to be not good to drive because it's just about Talos. There was Talos and
[45:02.720 -> 45:07.000] and Danny talking about it and about how crazy the car apparently is, like fundamentally
[45:07.000 -> 45:11.120] designed that it's just not, it's a very tricky car to drive apparently.
[45:11.120 -> 45:14.360] So but then again, Lando does a fabulous job with it.
[45:14.360 -> 45:15.440] Lando is doing a great job.
[45:15.440 -> 45:16.440] You know, he's done a fabulous job.
[45:16.440 -> 45:17.440] But the Oscars so much closer.
[45:17.440 -> 45:21.360] It's not just that, it's also that it's his first season, dude.
[45:21.360 -> 45:23.640] Like Lando has been there for now, what, four years?
[45:23.640 -> 45:24.640] Is this his fourth season?
[45:24.640 -> 45:25.440] I mean, come on, he's like an old hand at this. Also there is his first season dude, like Lando has been there for now what, 4 years? Is this his 4th season?
[45:25.440 -> 45:30.400] Yes, I mean come on, he's like an old hand at this, must be like 75 races if not more
[45:30.400 -> 45:36.400] and that's a massive amount of learning that he has, but Kosta doesn't.
[45:36.400 -> 45:37.960] I think he'll only get better.
[45:37.960 -> 45:40.520] Same thing I feel about Logan as well, like I don't think Logan's...
[45:40.520 -> 45:43.520] Yeah, people are judging him too harshly I think.
[45:43.520 -> 45:44.520] Yeah, yeah.
[45:44.520 -> 45:47.000] It's his 4th season. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
[45:47.000 -> 45:55.000] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
[45:55.000 -> 46:05.980] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, he's such a nice, polite guy, right? Yeah, I agree with it. He's not quick.
[46:05.980 -> 46:06.820] That's true.
[46:07.740 -> 46:10.700] But as we wrap up Monaco and move to Spain,
[46:10.700 -> 46:12.900] what are some of your premature thoughts?
[46:12.900 -> 46:16.300] I mean, Alonzo is the only one to have driven
[46:16.300 -> 46:20.760] and the updated no last chicane turn design.
[46:20.760 -> 46:21.600] Will it matter?
[46:21.600 -> 46:22.420] Will it matter?
[46:23.500 -> 46:30.000] I mean, I don't expect it to be any different. You know what any different. I don't think it matters if the chicanes change or a new one's been added.
[46:30.000 -> 46:42.000] I mean, these guys are pros. I don't think it makes a difference. But I think, depending on how Chaco does, that's the difference between Fernando being second or third.
[46:42.000 -> 46:47.000] And also, clean starts. I mean, that's what matters the most. He's had clean starts and he's not had incidents, right?
[46:47.000 -> 46:49.480] I mean, that also helps a lot when you're that far ahead.
[46:49.480 -> 46:50.880] And I think there's the pros
[46:50.880 -> 46:52.640] and there's a spec between these guys, right?
[46:52.640 -> 46:54.400] It's when you get lowered on the pack,
[46:54.400 -> 46:55.960] it's the fourth, fifth, six guys
[46:55.960 -> 46:58.640] who are desperately trying to sort of get one out.
[46:58.640 -> 46:59.800] That's where the messes happens.
[46:59.800 -> 47:00.760] That'd be fun to watch,
[47:00.760 -> 47:03.960] but honestly, I don't expect a massive change
[47:03.960 -> 47:07.760] in the top three.
[47:07.760 -> 47:11.480] In fact like Red Bull is going to have a better advantage because now you're getting an even
[47:11.480 -> 47:18.600] bigger run up for the main stage because of the game being not there.
[47:18.600 -> 47:23.440] Yeah I think they're definitely showing for the first and second and it's the real battle
[47:23.440 -> 47:30.160] to watch is who's going to be on the podium and if Charles can pull something out because I don't see anybody else really
[47:30.160 -> 47:36.240] challenging Fernando for third other than Charles at this point.
[47:36.240 -> 47:38.440] But hopefully there's more action.
[47:38.440 -> 47:44.160] Spain is usually so-so, you know, it's better than Hungary, but it's not that much better
[47:44.160 -> 47:46.040] than Hungary. So it's a great track though.
[47:46.040 -> 47:50.160] Like I personally really love the track because you know, just because of the elevation, yeah,
[47:50.160 -> 47:52.460] the design, the elevation and everything.
[47:52.460 -> 47:58.340] And especially if you ever drive it on a sim, it's a joy to ride.
[47:58.340 -> 48:01.880] And then it's got those China style super turns.
[48:01.880 -> 48:04.880] I think they have like a Shanghai tour.
[48:04.880 -> 48:05.000] Right? Yeah. China style super turns. I think they have like a Shanghai tour.
[48:05.000 -> 48:11.400] Right. Yeah. Then China also picked up. I mean, these Herman Tilke new design tracks
[48:11.400 -> 48:17.320] are like, take one. And then it has no personality of its own, right? And none of the new tracks
[48:17.320 -> 48:18.320] are memorable.
[48:18.320 -> 48:19.320] Well, Vegas.
[48:19.320 -> 48:28.360] I don't even know what to expect from Vegas. Like, I was in Miami for the week that the Miami Grand Prix was.
[48:28.360 -> 48:29.360] Oh really?
[48:29.360 -> 48:30.360] That's great.
[48:30.360 -> 48:32.400] Yeah, I just didn't end up, I didn't think it through like, oh, I could go watch the
[48:32.400 -> 48:35.320] Grand Prix, which is good because it was so expensive.
[48:35.320 -> 48:37.800] So I flew out the day before the Saturday.
[48:37.800 -> 48:42.320] So but yeah, like Vegas, I don't think it's like, if you think like people thought Miami
[48:42.320 -> 48:49.600] was expensive, like Vegas is a whole different animal right now. Like the prices for the hotels and stuff like that are insane.
[48:49.600 -> 48:50.320] Insane, yeah.
[48:50.320 -> 48:55.680] Insane, yeah. It's like just not affordable at all, you know, compared to like this Bahrain
[48:55.680 -> 49:00.720] and Abu Dhabi tickets can be like 250 bucks for the weekend, like a general standard.
[49:00.720 -> 49:07.280] Exactly. I'm happy with my F1 TV subscription. Yeah. Oh my, so am I.
[49:07.280 -> 49:11.960] So am I. I'm quite happy. I'm glad though now that it's come to F1 TV that it's not
[49:11.960 -> 49:17.960] on Hotstar anymore. I mean, I used to work at Hotstar, but I'm saying it is just never
[49:17.960 -> 49:37.440] a big deal for them. The Grand Prix, right. And F1 has done a fantastic job. I remember when they used to get so many gullies two years ago. I think PCS was the designer. I don't mean it that
[49:37.440 -> 49:40.160] way. What I mean is like TCS designer but they were also given like three months or
[49:40.160 -> 49:43.600] something to come up with the app. They had like two or three months only because Liberty
[49:43.600 -> 49:45.720] got takeover happened and all that and they had like three months.
[49:45.720 -> 49:46.720] Awesome then.
[49:46.720 -> 49:47.720] Yeah, not bad.
[49:47.720 -> 49:48.720] So they did a decent job.
[49:48.720 -> 49:50.360] I think I'm guessing they've continued evolving
[49:50.360 -> 49:51.920] because right now it is fucking seamless.
[49:51.920 -> 49:52.920] It's a pleasure to watch.
[49:52.920 -> 49:55.360] I just wish they could do this one thing
[49:55.360 -> 49:57.760] where you could put all the screens on together.
[49:57.760 -> 49:59.960] You have to use the extensions if you want to do that.
[49:59.960 -> 50:00.960] Yeah, man.
[50:00.960 -> 50:01.960] Like I,
[50:01.960 -> 50:02.960] but it's not available on TV.
[50:02.960 -> 50:03.960] Exactly.
[50:03.960 -> 50:04.960] Yeah, it's too much effort.
[50:04.960 -> 50:06.120] So I think it's not available on TV. And when I throw it to TV also,
[50:06.120 -> 50:07.520] I get like lag and stuff.
[50:07.520 -> 50:10.440] So I'm just watching it on multiple screens right now.
[50:10.440 -> 50:12.480] Thankfully multiple login is not a problem.
[50:12.480 -> 50:13.320] Yeah.
[50:13.320 -> 50:15.240] But I just wish they would do like one screen
[50:15.240 -> 50:16.080] where everything is in there,
[50:16.080 -> 50:17.240] so it's like race control.
[50:17.240 -> 50:19.840] So you can watch your own little race.
[50:19.840 -> 50:21.160] But yeah, man, I mean, yes,
[50:21.160 -> 50:22.720] Snowsfest at the end,
[50:22.720 -> 50:27.440] Indy 500 was slightly better. And hopefully,
[50:27.440 -> 50:30.440] hopefully Spain is a little bit more exciting than this.
[50:30.440 -> 50:34.640] Yeah. And I hope the audience didn't think that this episode was a snooze fest because
[50:34.640 -> 50:37.840] we definitely enjoyed it a lot.
[50:37.840 -> 50:43.680] If they do think so, then you can just blame me because I was the new guy and just...
[50:43.680 -> 50:47.400] Well, we hope at least you had fun.
[50:47.500 -> 50:49.800] I dude it's it's Tuesday morning.
[50:49.800 -> 50:52.100] I'm sitting talking F1 instead of doing actual work.
[50:52.100 -> 50:52.900] So why not?
[50:54.600 -> 50:57.200] When you guys lose out on a proper guest, you give me a call.
[50:57.200 -> 50:57.600] Okay.
[50:58.200 -> 50:58.700] Always.
[50:58.700 -> 50:59.400] Definitely.
[50:59.500 -> 51:00.200] All right.
[51:00.300 -> 51:02.800] This is F1 FanFiction signing off.
[51:02.900 -> 51:03.400] Bye.
[51:03.920 -> 51:12.800] This is F1FanFiction signing off.