2023 Formula 1 Season Preview | Grid Walk Feb 23, 2023

F1 Pre-Season Testing has officially started which means this is an extra special episode of Grid Walk! Briana and Nicole take you through a 2023 Formula 1 Season Preview. They share some bold predictions and speculate what a “successful season” means for all ten teams on the grid. First, Briana mourns Lance Stroll’s participation in pre-season testing and wishes Aston Martin F1 Team gave better updates.

What does Mercedes F1 Team need to do after a lackluster 2022 Formula 1 season? Will Lewis Hamilton finally be able to end his winning drought? How will George Russell compare in his sophomore year?

Why does Scuderia Ferrari have tunnel vision when it comes to the Formula One World Constructors' Champions? Will Scuderia Ferrari change their ways and ultimately pick a number one driver between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.?

As Oracle Red Bull Racing aims for another Formula One World Constructors' Champions, will last season’s tension between Max Verstappen and Sergio (Checo) Pérez get in the way? Could it all boil over and reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo ends up in an Oracle Red Bull Racing seat?

The future of Scuderia AlphaTauri hangs in the balance. Scuderia AlphaTauri may be sold even though it is not necessarily for sale according to Red Bull. What will happen to drivers Yuki Tsunoda and rookie Nyck de Vries if it does?

Mclaren F1 Team welcomes a new Australian driver to the grid, Oscar Piastri. Will veteran driver Lando Norris be able to handle the pressure of a new and younger teammate?

The BWT Alpine F1 Team becomes the most French it has ever been with their Francian duo of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Will the Alpine F1 Team be able to hold on to P4 in the Formula One World Constructors' Championship or will the childhood rivalry between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly be the real battle to watch?

Aston Martin F1 Team also has a new face driving for them this year with Double World Champion Fernando Alonso joining the team. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top between teammates Lance Stroll (after making a strong recovery) and Fernando Alonso.

For Williams Racing, Briana and Nicole just want everyone to have a good time. Even though expectations are low, Alex Albon deserves to be happy and successful!

Haas F1 Team has a lot to prove especially with their new title sponsor. Will this new cash flow for MoneyGram Haas F1 Team from new sponsors like Chipotle Mexican Grill cause them to have a more exciting presence? Will we learn the Chipotle Mexican Grill orders of drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg? Should team principal Guenther Steiner change his PR strategy?

Another team with a charismatic driver duo is Alfa Romeo F1 Team with Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas. Will Alfa Romeo's F1 car be as reliable as Zhou Guanyu’s fashion style?

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**Preseason Episode: Goals and Hopes for Each Team**

- **Mercedes:**
- Team Goal: Return to the top and challenge for the championship.
- Personal Goal: See Lewis Hamilton win a race and have a less depressing season.
- Concerns: Porpoising issues, incorrect storylines about George Russell's performance, and continued retirement rumors.


- **Red Bull:**
- Team Goal: Win both the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships, with Max Verstappen winning the latter.
- Personal Goal: Have a relatively quiet season without controversies, scandals, or cheating allegations.
- Hopes: Daniel Ricciardo's reserve driver role doesn't lead to a mid-season driver swap, especially not with Yuki Tsunoda or Nick de Vries.


- **AlphaTauri:**
- Team Goal: Finish in the top five of the Constructors' Championship.
- Personal Goal: Resolve the team's future, whether it's remaining with Red Bull or being sold to a new owner.


- **Ferrari:**
- Team Goal: Challenge for the championship and improve on their third-place finish in 2022.
- Personal Goal: See Charles Leclerc win the Drivers' Championship and Carlos Sainz Jr. perform well.
- Hopes: The team can avoid strategic blunders and reliability issues that hindered their 2022 campaign.


- **McLaren:**
- Team Goal: Continue their progress and challenge for podiums and race wins.
- Personal Goal: See Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri perform well and establish themselves as future stars.
- Hopes: The team can avoid the reliability issues that plagued them in 2022 and make a significant step forward.


- **Alpine:**
- Team Goal: Challenge for the top three in the Constructors' Championship.
- Personal Goal: Witness Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have successful seasons and establish themselves as top midfield drivers.
- Hopes: The team can build on their strong 2022 campaign and make a genuine challenge for the top teams.


- **Aston Martin:**
- Team Goal: Improve on their ninth-place finish in 2022 and challenge for the top six.
- Personal Goal: See Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll perform well and score consistent points.
- Hopes: The team can overcome their reliability issues and make a significant step forward in performance.


- **Williams:**
- Team Goal: Continue their progress and move up the grid.
- Personal Goal: Witness Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant have successful seasons and establish themselves as midfield contenders.
- Hopes: The team can build on their improved 2022 campaign and challenge for points on a regular basis.


- **Alfa Romeo:**
- Team Goal: Improve on their sixth-place finish in 2022 and challenge for the top five.
- Personal Goal: See Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu perform well and establish themselves as top midfield drivers.
- Hopes: The team can maintain their strong form from 2022 and make a genuine challenge for the top teams.


- **Haas:**
- Team Goal: Continue their progress and move up the grid.
- Personal Goal: Witness Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg have successful seasons and establish themselves as midfield contenders.
- Hopes: The team can build on their improved 2022 campaign and challenge for points on a regular basis. **Preseason Preview of Formula One Teams and Their Goals for the 2023 Season**

**Ferrari:**

* Goal: Win the Constructors' Championship
* Challenges: Tire modeling software issues, poor decision-making, lack of communication within the team
* Recommendations: Improve tire modeling software, make decisions without consulting drivers, foster better communication within the team, set more realistic expectations

**McLaren:**

* Goal: Finish fourth in the Constructors' Championship
* Challenges: Slow car, brake problems, strained relationship with Daniel Ricciardo
* Recommendations: Fix brake problems, nurture the relationship with Lando Norris, hope for upgrades that improve the car's performance

**Alpine:**

* Goal: Stay in fourth place in the Constructors' Championship, close the gap to third place
* Challenges: Potential conflict between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, reliability issues
* Recommendations: Avoid conflict between Ocon and Gasly, improve car reliability

**Aston Martin:**

* Goal: Move up the midfield, avoid a season of P10 finishes
* Challenges: Unproven car, Fernando Alonso's tendency to cause drama
* Recommendations: Develop a competitive car, manage Alonso's expectations

**Williams:**

* Goal: Score more than two points in a race
* Challenges: Slow car, lack of competitiveness
* Recommendations: Improve car performance, focus on consistency and reliability

[00:00.000 -> 00:06.800] I saw a meme on social media today, and if I can find it, I'll put it up on the screen for the YouTube video.
[00:06.800 -> 00:13.000] And it's the SpongeBob meme with, uh, every, like, ugh.
[00:13.000 -> 00:18.000] It's the SpongeBob meme where Squidward is looking out the window and SpongeBob and Patrick are playing outside.
[00:18.000 -> 00:25.440] And it was someone saying, like, who, it was a, it was a Lance account where it was like all the other
[00:26.000 -> 00:32.000] Fans with their favorite drivers participating in testing and they were squidward like staring out and watching all the fun
[00:33.200 -> 00:34.560] Poor Lance
[00:34.560 -> 00:36.560] Yeah, um
[00:37.020 -> 00:42.160] Speculating a broken arm or something that can happen with a biking incident
[00:42.160 -> 00:46.200] But unfortunately, we will not be seeing Lance at pre-season testing.
[00:46.200 -> 00:48.860] Brianna's coping relatively well.
[00:56.860 -> 00:59.160] We always joke that we have a podium
[00:59.160 -> 01:02.440] of our top three drivers that we support.
[01:02.440 -> 01:04.520] And Lance is my P3.
[01:04.520 -> 01:08.480] Like, I really like Lance. and I'm so disappointed that I
[01:08.480 -> 01:15.360] don't get to see him in testing. Not that like it matters but more it matters where I rationally now
[01:15.360 -> 01:20.960] know he's so on the back foot because he's gonna miss like at least a hundred laps and it was
[01:20.960 -> 01:25.120] already going to be a challenge to compete with Fernando, and I'm just...
[01:30.700 -> 01:32.080] I don't get any, like, race suit pics of one of my favorite drivers this weekend. That's upsetting!
[01:35.780 -> 01:41.760] Yeah, it's a big bummer, and I mean, hopefully he's fine for Bahrain. It's like, very scary because we don't have a lot of details of, like, what actually happened. Just a lot of
[01:42.280 -> 01:47.440] other drivers commenting strong arm emojis to recover soon.
[01:48.880 -> 01:50.880] And that it was a biking incident. I love men.
[01:50.880 -> 01:56.960] Is what we got. Yeah. You know, show and support with the arm. We're so strong.
[01:57.760 -> 02:01.040] Yeah. Cause like, can't get too close to showing affection.
[02:01.040 -> 02:03.680] Right. But we can say get stronger.
[02:04.640 -> 02:06.720] Which I do think is funny because the only thing
[02:06.720 -> 02:12.400] we know is that it's an arm injury. And so all these men are commenting like their stereotypical
[02:13.040 -> 02:18.000] like strong arm emoji and I'm like I don't think you're meaning to be this on the nose with what's
[02:18.000 -> 02:34.440] going on. No they're not that's how that that's that's their equivalent of like sending love, sending gains. Like it's... And I understand if this was any other driver, like right now, I would be spiraling like,
[02:34.440 -> 02:37.240] oh my god, okay, they're on the back foot, and then they might lose their seat.
[02:37.240 -> 02:41.520] And I understand that what comes with being a Lance fan is that there's zero worry about
[02:41.520 -> 02:45.400] him losing his seat unless he wants to stop driving.
[02:45.400 -> 02:47.540] So I'm not actually worried,
[02:47.540 -> 02:51.020] but just as someone who both likes to see Lance succeed
[02:51.020 -> 02:54.440] and see Fernando fail, I'm sad.
[02:54.440 -> 02:57.460] This doesn't seem like a good setup for me.
[02:59.140 -> 03:01.360] I'm not encouraged.
[03:02.660 -> 03:09.680] Maybe we'll see Felipe come in, really just wow us. That would be exciting. The
[03:09.680 -> 03:14.560] only positive to come of this is I do think it's exciting that the reigning F2 champ is going to
[03:14.560 -> 03:31.500] get track time, but the whole thing just feels like... Yeah, that's exactly the sound that played in my head when I saw the dramatic Aston Martin quote on
[03:31.500 -> 03:38.900] Lance's social media, definitely provided from Aston Martin about what was going on. But it was
[03:38.900 -> 03:46.640] just like, Aston Martin looking great and still looking to be a strong start to the season.
[03:47.280 -> 03:55.760] Just kidding! Last year Seb missed the start of the season too. So which is, I don't know what's
[03:55.760 -> 04:03.200] in the water with Astin Martin, but it's not good. Nope, it is not. It is a very special week here.
[04:07.320 -> 04:10.560] not. It is a very special week here. We have two episodes this week. This is our preseason episode, which will be very
[04:10.560 -> 04:13.080] unique and fun. But before we dive into that, we will be
[04:13.080 -> 04:18.120] having an extra special bonus episode this weekend because
[04:18.680 -> 04:24.400] Drive to Survive season five comes out this Friday. We are
[04:24.400 -> 04:27.000] making a very bold decision to watch 10
[04:27.000 -> 04:34.260] hours of television straight. We will be recording, we will be recording our live
[04:34.260 -> 04:39.780] reaction at the end of every episode. So, Brown and I will hop on, discuss all of
[04:39.780 -> 04:43.180] our thoughts and feelings about what we just watched, then we will move on to the
[04:43.180 -> 04:52.480] next episode and we will be able to compile all of that for you in one magical DTS bonus episode. So it will be spoiler-heavy.
[04:52.480 -> 04:56.000] That's not going to be a spoiler-free environment, because we will have a lot of thoughts and
[04:56.000 -> 05:02.160] feelings that need full details. So we'll be giving time codes and markers, so you can see
[05:02.160 -> 05:06.080] in our description, maybe you watch an episode and you're like, we need to hear more about this
[05:06.080 -> 05:07.520] or what is everyone talking about?
[05:07.520 -> 05:09.600] Or when you get to the Daniel Riccardo episode
[05:09.600 -> 05:11.840] and you need to see how hard Nicole cried,
[05:11.840 -> 05:14.960] you can definitely jump on and click to see that.
[05:14.960 -> 05:17.240] We again are watching 10 hours of television.
[05:17.240 -> 05:20.680] So right now our plan is to have this episode up
[05:20.680 -> 05:23.840] Saturday evening Pacific time.
[05:23.840 -> 05:26.080] 10 hours of television is a lot and we are human.
[05:26.080 -> 05:30.720] It may be up Sunday. Check it out this weekend. Have auto downloads on. Turn
[05:30.720 -> 05:34.560] notifications on. That's a great way to find out when it's posted but it will be
[05:34.560 -> 05:38.480] up this weekend and we also have preseason testing so there'll be a lot
[05:38.480 -> 05:43.000] of content on our socials this week. But that leads us directly into our
[05:43.000 -> 05:46.640] preseason episode. Brianna, would you like to
[05:46.640 -> 05:53.600] talk about the fun that we're having today? Yes. So normally we end our show with the Yellow Sector
[05:53.600 -> 05:59.360] Notes, which is essentially our gridwalk through the paddock, making sure we hit every team.
[05:59.360 -> 06:08.640] But because today is our very special 2023 season preview episode. The entire episode is basically Yellow
[06:08.640 -> 06:14.160] Sector Notes and it's our gridwalk, you know, the name, ha ha ha, get it? She said the thing!
[06:15.120 -> 06:21.280] It's our gridwalk through the paddock. We're gonna go through every team in an order we determined
[06:21.280 -> 06:27.800] just arbitrarily, admittedly, and we're gonna talk about what goals we think the teams
[06:27.800 -> 06:30.600] are setting for themselves
[06:30.600 -> 06:33.720] and in order to determine was this season a success.
[06:33.720 -> 06:35.640] And then we're gonna talk about the goals
[06:35.640 -> 06:37.740] we personally have for the teams.
[06:37.740 -> 06:39.600] What would make, you know,
[06:39.600 -> 06:42.040] the Haas season successful in our eyes,
[06:42.040 -> 06:44.840] which we will, spoil is definitely different
[06:44.840 -> 06:45.320] than probably what will make the Haas team successful in Ha eyes, which we will... Spoil is definitely different than probably
[06:45.320 -> 06:50.660] what will make the Haas team successful in Haas's eyes.
[06:50.660 -> 06:54.640] So we're starting with Mercedes to shock of no one because our favorite team with our
[06:54.640 -> 06:56.640] favorite driver.
[06:56.640 -> 07:07.920] Just already preparing ourselves for our hope alarm. Just needed to go out quick so I know that Mercedes just wants to be
[07:07.920 -> 07:22.280] fighting back at the top to get yes Parker agrees yes yes I as much as I
[07:22.280 -> 07:26.640] want that to be true I understand that we are in year two of a regulation set.
[07:27.360 -> 07:33.200] If Red Bull doesn't win this year, shocking, I just need Lewis to win a race, Nicole. I just
[07:33.200 -> 07:39.280] really need Lewis to win a race. Yep. Again, I think it's, feels weird to say that's what
[07:39.280 -> 07:48.560] we'll settle for because the W14 is black. So it's fast, But God, I just, I'd love, I want to see Lewis win
[07:48.560 -> 07:56.560] again, please. It feels like we're watching not Formula One because he didn't win a race. So
[07:57.520 -> 08:03.600] I'll feel that we're already succeeding if that man is P1, top of a podium, all is right in the
[08:03.600 -> 08:07.280] world again. I just, I need a positive step.
[08:07.280 -> 08:10.720] I need it to be slightly less depressing this season.
[08:10.720 -> 08:17.400] It felt like every single time he had an opportunity to win a race, something chaotic happened.
[08:17.400 -> 08:22.480] And, yeah, yeah.
[08:22.480 -> 08:29.960] I really, of all the 20 drivers on the grid, like no one gets my blood boiling last
[08:29.960 -> 08:35.800] season more than K-Mag did for the most part, because he just loved to turn right into Lewis
[08:35.800 -> 08:36.800] Hamilton.
[08:36.800 -> 08:39.980] Every time they lined up on the grid, I'm like, you're just going to turn left.
[08:39.980 -> 08:42.280] And it's really like, it's not good for Haas.
[08:42.280 -> 08:44.080] And it's really not good for Lewis.
[08:44.080 -> 08:47.480] Like I just, it's not good for Haas. And it's really not good for Lewis. Like, I just, I have some PTSD.
[08:47.480 -> 08:50.720] I need, I need a car that's better in qualifying.
[08:50.720 -> 08:54.360] Like my, like, realistic, like, how is Lewis going to win a race?
[08:54.360 -> 08:59.080] Like the W14 needs to just qualify slightly better.
[08:59.080 -> 09:02.480] So he's not sitting at P8 next to Kevin Magnuson.
[09:02.480 -> 09:05.600] Right. P8 next to Kevin Magnussen. Right and I think if we could also solve
[09:05.600 -> 09:15.480] the porpoising problem which we're still unsure at the moment what is happening
[09:15.480 -> 09:18.800] because there's a lot of speculation with every shakedown everything and we
[09:18.800 -> 09:22.800] don't we could talk about that forever but I feel like you know if we can get a
[09:22.800 -> 09:29.160] grasp we as in we I'm part of the of the Mercedes now, identify as part of the team.
[09:29.880 -> 09:34.160] We can get a grip on that. I will feel a lot better about
[09:35.400 -> 09:38.160] everything, but, um,
[09:39.120 -> 09:41.480] I don't want any more bouncing. It also, again,
[09:41.480 -> 09:43.840] the W14 is like floating above the ground.
[09:43.840 -> 09:46.000] Like that car has shadow every
[09:46.000 -> 09:51.760] single spot that there can be shadow on the ground like it is so more of like we are not on the floor
[09:52.960 -> 10:02.240] than I it's it's such a striking difference than last year. Yeah I mean the Porpoising storyline
[10:07.720 -> 10:14.520] the Porpoising storyline is a little tired because every car on the grid was Porpoising. Mercedes wasn't slow because they were Porpoising. Like, Ferrari was
[10:14.520 -> 10:23.400] winning races bouncing up and down crazier than Mercedes was. So I just...
[10:23.400 -> 10:30.000] There's a couple of Mercedes storylines going into this season that I'm preemptively tired about.
[10:31.000 -> 10:35.000] The incorrect storyline that George Russell was faster than Lewis last year,
[10:36.000 -> 10:40.000] coming from someone who psychotically ran the data every week,
[10:41.000 -> 10:43.000] it just wasn't the case.
[10:43.000 -> 10:48.500] It just wasn't the case. The more you know, run the numbers and you'll see.
[10:48.500 -> 10:53.000] George wasn't doing incredibly better than Lewis the whole season.
[10:53.000 -> 10:57.000] Actually, Lewis really averaged, after all the like,
[10:57.000 -> 11:00.000] Lewis handling all the like crazy tests they were doing,
[11:00.000 -> 11:06.800] Lewis's race pace was normally at least a minimum a tenth above George's, but you know,
[11:06.800 -> 11:08.360] follow us at Gridwalk Show.
[11:08.360 -> 11:13.320] I'll be sharing my numbers with you this season because I'm a crazy person who sits there
[11:13.320 -> 11:18.480] and watches the race with like six windows and like writing notes down.
[11:18.480 -> 11:23.200] And then I send Nicole six minute voice notes talking about race pace.
[11:23.200 -> 11:24.200] Full spreadsheets.
[11:24.200 -> 11:26.080] There's a whole lot of data. It's really incredible
[11:26.600 -> 11:28.600] Can't wait for everyone to see
[11:29.000 -> 11:31.000] I don't know if I'm gonna show the spreadsheets
[11:31.480 -> 11:35.200] Fair, it's yeah join our patreon. Just kidding. We don't have a patreon
[11:35.880 -> 11:38.480] But eventually one day
[11:39.080 -> 11:47.280] If someone actually wants to see my crazy spreadsheets of how I calculate race pace like sure cool uh just let
[11:47.280 -> 11:55.600] me know um but so I'm already tired of that storyline I'm tired of the people still thinking
[11:55.600 -> 12:06.880] Lewis is going to retire storyline and I'm tired of hearing about porpoising if the W 14 is slow we have bigger issues Then whether or not it's bouncing up and down
[12:07.680 -> 12:09.680] Yeah, because if that giant
[12:10.240 -> 12:17.120] genius team of engineers and every tech person that Mercedes of all people have if they did not learn from the
[12:17.520 -> 12:19.280] W13 then I have
[12:19.280 -> 12:22.520] Lost all hope there is no hope alarm because the hope is gone
[12:24.960 -> 12:36.600] No, so that it's just. Yeah, I don't know. Okay, so I said, those were some storylines
[12:36.600 -> 12:45.800] I'm complaining about. But I do think it's interesting that the expectations we have
[12:45.800 -> 12:47.760] for that team are so high
[12:47.760 -> 12:50.560] that they weren't comfortably the third fastest team
[12:50.560 -> 12:52.840] and we talk about them like they were
[12:52.840 -> 12:55.040] like a tractor on track.
[12:56.600 -> 12:59.160] The context of it is really funny
[12:59.160 -> 13:01.960] because I just had a moment of self-realization
[13:01.960 -> 13:03.960] that we were just like, oh my God, the car has to be fast.
[13:03.960 -> 13:08.320] It was so slow last year. And I'm like, at what some point in this gridwalk, we're gonna be
[13:08.320 -> 13:12.480] talking about like the Williams and we're gonna be like, oh, like, they're gonna just improve.
[13:13.600 -> 13:17.920] Right. They're like, they just need to do, I don't want to spoil it, they just need to do x, y, z.
[13:17.920 -> 13:22.640] And then, you know, the Stadies were just like, if you're not flying, then you should just quit.
[13:22.640 -> 13:27.600] Don't quit. Stay forever. We love you so much. I believe in you. I have so much hope. I don't believe any of this.
[13:28.920 -> 13:29.720] But I'm
[13:30.320 -> 13:33.760] so that is really funny context. I didn't think about it that way.
[13:34.560 -> 13:48.760] Well, that's why Formula One so fun because like, every team on the grid has a storyline worth following. Even though like, a lot of people are like, I don't get it. Like, like you know who's gonna win every week and I'm like yeah but that's not always what's so fun
[13:48.760 -> 13:55.240] about F1 it's like okay but is that team gonna score points is also fun is am I
[13:55.240 -> 13:59.360] gonna get angry at the Mercedes team this week because they didn't support
[13:59.360 -> 14:06.360] Lewis the way I think they should like these are all reasons to tune in on a Sunday
[14:12.600 -> 14:18.920] So, do you think Mercedes is gonna sandbag this week this is mine, yes, I my hot take right now I think they've been sandbagging this whole time. I think they're PR sandbagging. I think all of it is just like
[14:20.040 -> 14:27.520] and I think that's just me trying to also be hopeful and naive and in denial about any possibility of the W14 not like
[14:27.520 -> 14:32.000] flying at the speed of light that I just want to be like anytime I'm
[14:32.760 -> 14:35.360] Seeing the like one second edited clip of you know
[14:35.360 -> 14:39.840] Lewis hitting a bump or you Toto saying all of these things about oh, we have you know
[14:39.840 -> 15:05.000] This upgrade already and that a lot of whatever whatever I'm sick. Yeah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah you have to upgrade at a faster rate than your competitors.
[15:06.120 -> 15:08.960] So I'm not irrationally thinking,
[15:08.960 -> 15:12.140] oh, they're gonna be fighting with Red Bull
[15:12.140 -> 15:14.440] right from the start or anything like that.
[15:15.400 -> 15:19.220] But I agree, I think they're really,
[15:19.220 -> 15:21.720] actually, I think they learned from last year.
[15:21.720 -> 15:24.780] They came in last year really bullish,
[15:24.780 -> 15:25.160] and I think
[15:25.160 -> 15:28.320] they just understand from a PR standpoint that that's not a good idea.
[15:28.320 -> 15:33.400] And I just get so nervous because the only car we haven't seen on like
[15:33.400 -> 15:38.920] actually seen a shakedown from is Red Bull. Somehow they've evaded the sneaky photos.
[15:38.920 -> 15:43.520] It's just a blurry blob. It's unbelievable. I can't it makes no sense to me. I have no
[15:43.520 -> 15:46.240] under I have no idea how we have not seen a
[15:46.600 -> 15:49.280] Single thing so we really don't have a lot of
[15:49.800 -> 15:53.960] You know a lot of context we don't have that like comparison to and of course like yeah
[15:53.960 -> 15:57.300] We need to see Ferrari, but like no I want to see what the rb19 is doing
[15:57.300 -> 16:00.400] I need to see what that thing looks like I I I
[16:01.200 -> 16:03.200] Don't know. I just have like
[16:07.440 -> 16:12.280] I don't know, I just have like anxiety ajda of like it's looming. I can like close my eyes and I just see that blurry photo of the RB19 and I'm just like
[16:12.280 -> 16:14.480] why can't like what are you holding?
[16:14.480 -> 16:15.480] What are your secrets?
[16:15.480 -> 16:31.800] It's like dun dun dun dun dun dun. Perfect time to transition into our discussion of the current champions.
[16:31.800 -> 16:35.720] This is where everything's about to get real interesting, everybody, because this has a
[16:35.720 -> 16:37.080] personal stake.
[16:37.080 -> 16:38.960] Red Bull.
[16:38.960 -> 16:47.880] Red Bull is a interesting place to be this year. I mean, their, their goals, like what would be a successful
[16:47.880 -> 16:51.960] 2023 for Red Bull, to them is when the constructors win the
[16:51.960 -> 16:56.000] drivers again. And I think more specifically, yeah, yeah, both.
[16:56.360 -> 17:00.160] And I think more specifically, Max wins the drivers. Like I
[17:00.160 -> 17:03.480] don't think they want anyone else to, nor would they.
[17:03.520 -> 17:05.360] I feel like that goes without saying,
[17:05.360 -> 17:09.880] but I guess it's important to say to lead into the drama.
[17:09.880 -> 17:12.200] I mean, I think another storyline
[17:12.200 -> 17:15.440] that the media will play with for a while is like,
[17:15.440 -> 17:19.480] last season tension, Max and Checo and is it okay?
[17:19.480 -> 17:21.840] Is everything happy in the Red Bull world?
[17:21.840 -> 17:23.440] But, but, but, but, but, but.
[17:23.440 -> 17:25.320] So I think we'll get a lot of that.
[17:25.320 -> 17:26.040] Yeah.
[17:26.040 -> 17:27.920] Which leads into my personal goal
[17:27.920 -> 17:31.480] for Red Bull for the season, which is, you know,
[17:31.480 -> 17:35.320] maybe we could go a season without Red Bull cheating,
[17:35.320 -> 17:41.160] or maybe creating a giant PR nightmare, or a racism scandal.
[17:41.160 -> 17:43.880] Like, I just, I think that if Red Bull could
[17:43.880 -> 17:47.000] have a relatively quiet season in the press,
[17:47.000 -> 17:52.000] if the worst thing that happens in Red Bull is Max and Checo fighting,
[17:52.000 -> 17:54.000] that would be such a win for Red Bull this season.
[17:54.000 -> 17:58.000] Because I'm really tired. I'm tired of it.
[17:58.000 -> 18:03.000] I would love no racist incidents.
[18:03.000 -> 18:09.000] And you know what? If you're so focused on that, that maybe you bust the cost cap again, oh no.
[18:09.000 -> 18:10.000] I just-
[18:10.000 -> 18:12.000] She says as a Mercedes fan.
[18:12.000 -> 18:15.000] But maybe they changed caterers.
[18:15.000 -> 18:20.000] So like, I don't want to perpetuate that incorrect rumor. That's not how budgets work.
[18:20.000 -> 18:25.680] It didn't make any sense, but. You know what it happened though?
[18:25.680 -> 18:30.640] It made me really worried for everyone's financial situation if they thought that that's how
[18:30.640 -> 18:32.300] budgets work.
[18:32.300 -> 18:38.040] But I just, if this team that isn't, like, doesn't have to be the least likable team
[18:38.040 -> 18:42.480] on the grid, could somehow manage to go an entire season without cheating, that would
[18:42.480 -> 18:43.480] be cool.
[18:43.480 -> 18:46.960] I would just, somehow? Maybe?
[18:46.960 -> 18:52.800] This is my challenge to you, Red Bull. I... look, you're going to be fast. The cost cap
[18:52.800 -> 18:58.460] punishment isn't actually going to punish you. We understand it. Go win the championship
[18:58.460 -> 19:05.000] and could you just do it quietly and not controversially for once. Like, shh. It's kind of, shh.
[19:05.000 -> 19:06.740] Shh, shh, shh, shh.
[19:06.740 -> 19:11.160] If you're thinking about saying something,
[19:11.160 -> 19:12.580] maybe just don't.
[19:13.520 -> 19:16.160] Or, yeah, I don't know.
[19:16.160 -> 19:17.000] Boom.
[19:20.400 -> 19:23.980] Because there's pieces of me that want to like
[19:23.980 -> 19:27.760] everything about Red Bull and I just do not support
[19:29.340 -> 19:31.340] Most of
[19:32.060 -> 19:34.060] Their association
[19:34.580 -> 19:40.140] So we have to play my favorite game now because we haven't updated in a while. So Nicole huge
[19:40.140 -> 19:42.140] I don't like this game. This game makes me nervous
[19:44.820 -> 19:48.000] Huge Daniel Ricardo fan huge Lewis Hamilton fan.
[19:48.000 -> 19:55.000] So, obviously not a Red Bull fan, if you couldn't figure it out from the last three minutes of content you listen to.
[19:55.000 -> 19:59.000] So we're playing this fun game of Nicole Loves Merchandise.
[19:59.000 -> 20:09.780] On a scale from zero being absolutely no way, to ten, it's shipped on its way to me if
[20:09.780 -> 20:14.160] Daniel Riccardo Red Bull merch was available to purchase right now because
[20:14.160 -> 20:19.280] it's not because they're lame and don't want money for some reason where are you
[20:19.280 -> 20:26.800] from zero to ten right now on your buying Daniel Riccardo Red Bull merch, specifically right now.
[20:28.160 -> 20:32.480] So first disclaimer, I think I need to point out when we were at COTA, and I think it was it was
[20:32.480 -> 20:38.560] Sunday, it was post race, and we were back at the hotel and they started, it was the first rumor
[20:38.560 -> 20:46.960] drop of Daniel Riccardo, reserve driver for Red Bull. I like collapsed. I could not process that. I was like, no, no,
[20:47.680 -> 20:52.880] he's joining the dark side. And this was before I watched Star Wars. I was already just like, no,
[20:54.080 -> 21:00.000] I can't, I can't. Especially that was also when Toto was spotted in Danny Rick merch and I was
[21:00.000 -> 21:05.920] like, what is happening? What is going on? I couldn't couldn't yeah Nicole is this dramatic in real life
[21:07.760 -> 21:13.920] she's not exaggerating I watched her collapse to the ground like she was in a stage production
[21:14.800 -> 21:22.320] and and yes to all of you screaming out there Nicole is well aware that Daniel has been a
[21:22.320 -> 21:29.760] red bull driver for most of his career she just didn't become a fan of him until after he was a Red Bull driver because dark side,
[21:29.760 -> 21:35.440] then he left the dark side. So just some added context. But yes, Nicole is not exaggerating.
[21:35.440 -> 21:41.520] She is this dramatic. So yeah. And at that moment, it was a zero. She was talking to me about how
[21:41.520 -> 21:45.900] maybe like if that happened, she wouldn't actually actually be his fan like a fan of his ever again
[21:46.280 -> 21:52.140] And I've kind of walked that back a little bit because she she really likes the Australian man
[21:53.520 -> 21:56.580] And I just also love good PR and good marketing
[21:56.740 -> 22:01.160] So it's a real sickening so basically go back to the question first it depends on
[22:02.180 -> 22:06.620] the item like I will never I just read fool
[22:07.140 -> 22:15.420] Daniel Ricardo merch like so right now. I'll give you some context right now what they've released for Sergio and Max our team kits
[22:15.480 -> 22:17.480] So we're just talking team kits
[22:17.900 -> 22:22.740] Right little team kits right. I'm no flat brim hats or something. Well. That's what I'm saying
[22:22.740 -> 22:26.480] I sang I I will never purchase a Red Bull flat brim hat.
[22:26.720 -> 22:29.720] If I ever do, that's a cry for help.
[22:29.800 -> 22:33.000] I am never buying a flat brim Red Bull hat.
[22:33.320 -> 22:39.160] I'm also never buying a Red Bull team kits polo, but that's also,
[22:39.160 -> 22:41.720] I'm not buying teams polos.
[22:42.840 -> 22:44.040] Things will get sticky.
[22:44.280 -> 22:46.720] If there's a, sticky if there is a Daniel
[22:46.720 -> 22:51.160] Ricardo release of the long sleeves and it gives you wings on the
[22:51.160 -> 22:54.800] sleeves. That's what I'm talking about. Let's pretend that that's already been
[22:54.800 -> 23:01.600] released. Zero, no way I'm buying that. They are the enemy. To ten, it's already
[23:01.600 -> 23:05.520] shipped on its way to me. Where are you right now?
[23:11.440 -> 23:16.480] Like a five. Whoa! Okay the last time, so Nicole and I talk about this off pot all the time, and the last time we chatted about this it was at like a one. So okay we need a...
[23:17.120 -> 23:23.200] Well it's okay because our since our goal for Red Bull is zero scandals this year and maybe don't
[23:23.200 -> 23:25.520] cheat. Like I give it till race two.
[23:25.520 -> 23:28.280] They're going to do something and you're going to be like, ah, crap, nevermind.
[23:28.280 -> 23:33.520] Right, right, right. Part of the preparation for this was we needed to consider who we
[23:33.520 -> 23:42.160] were rooting for in the, in the team battles, in the driver battle. And I had to make the
[23:42.160 -> 23:45.880] decision of I'm technically rooting for Max. I'm technically rooting for Max
[23:45.880 -> 23:49.880] I'm technically rooting for Max
[23:49.880 -> 23:53.880] I know I'm sorry
[23:53.880 -> 23:58.960] and like I don't think that they're gonna I know Red Bull has the reputation
[23:58.960 -> 24:02.280] it's not the first time they would have replaced a driver midseason blah blah blah
[24:02.280 -> 24:05.880] I do not believe that Red Bull is going to-
[24:05.880 -> 24:06.880] Your shirt has been tucked off!
[24:06.880 -> 24:09.880] We're cutting you off! Cutting you off! No more! No more! I don't want to hear about
[24:09.880 -> 24:11.880] Max anymore! No! No! No! No! No!
[24:11.880 -> 24:13.880] Did I tuck my check out?
[24:13.880 -> 24:15.880] Yeah, no, I'm just, I'm teasing you.
[24:15.880 -> 24:16.880] Yes.
[24:16.880 -> 24:23.040] 100%. I understand why you feel that way. You want one of your favorite drivers to have
[24:23.040 -> 24:48.680] a seat again. It's totally fine, but you still get a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii come to terms with this man not having a seat this year and that is where I I'm okay I cannot I cannot have a hope of that he will be driving and then I have
[24:48.680 -> 24:52.920] to process he will be number two to max and he will just do whatever they say
[24:52.920 -> 24:56.140] and that's another thing that I'll have to cope with if it ever gets there but I
[24:56.140 -> 25:01.720] don't think it will. To our point our goal for Red Bull this year being
[25:01.720 -> 25:08.320] like don't create a scandal don't create a PR nightmare this team is like itching for a midseason driver swap like I feel
[25:08.320 -> 25:14.080] like they just like you know are like on withdraws so I understand why everyone
[25:14.080 -> 25:20.520] is like all up in arms about this which leads us to their sister team Alpha
[25:20.520 -> 25:26.320] Tari interestingly because everyone's talking about Daniel Riccardo, but if Yuki or
[25:26.320 -> 25:32.240] Nick has a huge season in some way in that Alphatari, it is just as likely that they get
[25:32.240 -> 25:38.960] pulled up if for some reason Red Bull decides no more Sergio Perez and it's to mess him with the
[25:38.960 -> 25:48.440] golden boy. Well, I haven't even considered the idea of them replacing Checo not with Daniel because that
[25:48.440 -> 25:53.880] in my brain is so unheard of. God, could you imagine the fury I would go on if they replaced
[25:53.880 -> 25:59.480] Checo with Yuki and not Ricardo? I would be the most... you couldn't have a conversation
[25:59.480 -> 26:05.600] with me. I'd be livid. No, that would be a rough pod because I would just be sitting there like, but the data,
[26:05.600 -> 26:11.920] because like, so we've only done preseason podcasts. So we haven't done an in season
[26:11.920 -> 26:18.000] Brianna podcast where I just like, I love F1 because I like just doing mental math on a Sunday
[26:18.000 -> 26:26.300] and like looking at laugh times. Like, that's my like, there's so many reasons and ways to be interested in F1.
[26:26.300 -> 26:30.100] I find them all fascinating, but like if someone was like, what is your one reason?
[26:30.100 -> 26:31.400] I would answer with math.
[26:31.400 -> 26:32.300] I love math.
[26:32.300 -> 26:36.700] Yeah, I mean that's literally, we were sitting at CODA and as Luis is in the lead,
[26:36.700 -> 26:38.900] you're like looking at numbers and you're like, it's not going to happen.
[26:38.900 -> 26:42.400] Like you literally, like, we could just be like, he's not going to win because
[26:42.400 -> 26:43.900] like he's losing seconds.
[26:43.900 -> 26:46.600] This is, look at what Max is doing. I'm we're sitting here live there's no
[26:46.600 -> 26:50.520] spreadsheets I'm just like mm-hmm thank you it was great preparation and I
[26:50.520 -> 26:55.400] appreciate it now looking back because I was prepared for him not to win even
[26:55.400 -> 27:01.960] though I'm just like it's happening and it's new what's gonna happen it was
[27:01.960 -> 27:07.760] still really fun was very very fun. Yeah. AlphaTauri. AlphaTauri, I think,
[27:07.760 -> 27:12.320] well, their goal for themselves, they come out every year and say the goal of the team is to
[27:12.320 -> 27:16.640] finish top five in the constructors. So they're one of the teams that are like very clearly
[27:16.640 -> 27:23.040] outlined and real, I don't know, it hasn't come out how many parts they bought from Red Bull this
[27:23.040 -> 27:29.080] year. So normally in the second year of regulation set set, Alfattari and Haas make a jump because of how closely
[27:29.080 -> 27:33.720] partnered with Ferrari and Red Bull they are. They buy a bunch of parts, they get better.
[27:33.720 -> 27:38.460] I don't know how much either of those teams have purchased this year, so top five total
[27:38.460 -> 27:47.280] could happen. Like they could make a big jump. But my personal goal for Alphatari this year, and I wonder if you are
[27:47.280 -> 27:53.600] on board with this as well, is can you just figure out your future? Like sister teams are dumb. We
[27:53.600 -> 27:58.080] shouldn't have two Red Bull teams on the grid. It's like, are they going to sell the team?
[27:59.120 -> 28:09.400] I'm, they consistently are saying, Red Bull, that is the they in this, that they're not trying to sell AlphaTauri, and I believe that they're not actively trying to sell it, but I also
[28:09.400 -> 28:13.200] believe that where there's smoke, there's fire, and there's so many teams trying to
[28:13.200 -> 28:19.240] buy AlphaTauri right now, it seems, that it's gonna bid up to a price where Red Bull agrees
[28:19.240 -> 28:20.920] to let them go.
[28:20.920 -> 28:24.640] So that's my, my goal is, like, I don't want to hear this rumor mill anymore, like, someone
[28:24.640 -> 28:25.480] buy the team already. That's my thoughts goal is like I don't want to hear this rumor mill anymore like someone by the team already
[28:26.040 -> 28:28.040] That's my thoughts. What are you?
[28:28.040 -> 28:32.080] As soon as they changed their name from Toro so I was like, why are you here?
[28:32.520 -> 28:38.500] Because that again like it's you know, not a fashion brand whatever. Yeah sister teams. I don't understand it
[28:38.500 -> 28:39.640] I don't think we need two of them
[28:39.640 -> 28:44.580] I think is we are in a place where over the next few years we are gonna see a lot of people
[28:44.920 -> 28:45.200] Trying to get into the space. We're seeing it with partnerships I think we are in a place where over the next few years, we are going to see a lot of people
[28:45.200 -> 28:46.840] trying to get into the space.
[28:46.840 -> 28:49.000] We're seeing it with partnerships.
[28:49.000 -> 28:51.160] We're seeing it with Ford being so loud right now,
[28:51.160 -> 28:56.400] and they're not even on the grid, in a sense,
[28:56.400 -> 28:59.480] in whatever partnership financial way.
[28:59.480 -> 29:00.840] I don't think that's slowing down.
[29:00.840 -> 29:03.840] We had the deadline last week with the FIA's current process
[29:03.840 -> 29:05.160] about new teams
[29:05.160 -> 29:09.200] interested, submitting applications, things like that. I think especially as the season
[29:09.200 -> 29:14.720] goes and depending on how AlphaTauri is performing, I feel like there'll probably be more public
[29:14.720 -> 29:21.280] claims of interest and AlphaTauri continuously a rebel coming out saying like, oh yeah, you
[29:21.280 -> 29:30.720] know, we just weren't too jazzed about that offer. And we're like, Who? You're for sale? Right? Like it's, it's, it'll be until, you know, Andretti walks in and says,
[29:30.720 -> 29:35.360] here's a zillion dollars. And they're like, that sounds great. There you go. Money talks. It's the
[29:35.360 -> 29:41.680] price tag. But yeah, I'm ready. I think it'd be I don't think they're necessarily adding much pizzazz
[29:41.680 -> 29:45.520] to the grid. So I think it's a really great place for there to be some spice.
[29:45.520 -> 29:52.180] I stand by this and it's not just, I mean, AlphaTauri being a sister team, like exactly a
[29:52.180 -> 29:57.600] sister team is worse in my opinion than Haas, his relationship with Ferrari, because it's at least
[29:57.600 -> 30:05.000] not owned by the same people. But like my goal for the grid is no sad teams for 2026.
[30:05.900 -> 30:06.740] And when a team-
[30:06.740 -> 30:09.960] 2026, I was like, there's no way that's happening this year.
[30:09.960 -> 30:11.820] Oh no, no, no, that's my 2026 goal.
[30:11.820 -> 30:13.340] Yeah, no, my goal for AlphaTauri
[30:13.340 -> 30:16.200] is to figure out something for 2026, please.
[30:16.200 -> 30:21.200] But yeah, cause it is knowing that there's theoretically
[30:22.140 -> 30:24.660] only nine teams on the grid who even care
[30:24.660 -> 30:26.040] about winning a championship, is sad when there's theoretically only nine teams on the grid who even care about winning a championship
[30:26.920 -> 30:29.680] is sad when there's only 10 teams.
[30:29.680 -> 30:33.160] Like AlphaTauri is never, they are the junior team,
[30:33.160 -> 30:35.520] even though they like to call them a sister team,
[30:35.520 -> 30:37.320] but they're the junior team,
[30:37.320 -> 30:39.820] which means that they are designed not to win.
[30:39.820 -> 30:42.920] They're designed to just be helpful to Red Bull.
[30:42.920 -> 30:45.340] And we don't need less people competing
[30:45.340 -> 30:50.320] for a championship that's boring. So my favorite team to talk about in a
[30:50.320 -> 30:58.420] preseason setting are the boys in red at Ferrari. Because if we're talking about
[30:58.420 -> 31:02.440] like what goals are they setting for themselves every offseason it's the same
[31:02.440 -> 31:06.320] goal and it's win both championships but more specifically
[31:06.320 -> 31:12.720] win the constructors because that's really all they care about. Yeah. And my goal for them is to
[31:12.720 -> 31:20.400] just embarrass themselves less. Like I think I think if every weekend we're not talking about
[31:20.400 -> 31:26.640] them messing up maybe half the weekends that would be a successful season for them.
[31:26.640 -> 31:27.480] Would love that.
[31:27.480 -> 31:29.840] Yeah, figure out what you're doing with your tires,
[31:29.840 -> 31:31.680] sort out power units.
[31:31.680 -> 31:34.280] But it is very interesting, I think, with a lot of teams,
[31:34.280 -> 31:36.480] or I guess particularly if you want to look at Red Bull,
[31:36.480 -> 31:38.120] it always feels like it's a joint conversation
[31:38.120 -> 31:39.480] of winning the Constructors
[31:39.480 -> 31:41.680] and Max winning the Driver's Championship.
[31:41.680 -> 31:44.320] Ferrari is such the vibe, it's like, no, Ferrari will win.
[31:44.320 -> 31:50.040] And I don't think it necessarily matters to them who wins the drivers
[31:50.660 -> 31:52.660] maybe that's like a strong statement, but like
[31:53.260 -> 31:56.080] Ferrari winning the constructors is their priority and
[31:56.920 -> 32:02.000] Do I think that will happen this year? No, so I agree my goal with them
[32:02.420 -> 32:04.880] It'll be successful if they stay within the top three
[32:04.880 -> 32:05.760] So I agree my goal with them. It'll be successful if they stay within the top three
[32:11.180 -> 32:11.920] But that was also fire. I think that's a hundred percent like they're not I was gonna say that would require
[32:16.120 -> 32:16.440] Alpine or Aston Martin or another team to like really figure out what they're doing
[32:23.320 -> 32:24.440] But you know what if you guys stay in the tops, which like I think they will so just don't embarrass yourself and
[32:26.880 -> 32:28.800] Maybe be competitive some weekends, stay out of the gravel.
[32:29.920 -> 32:33.440] Charles, I don't know what to say to you,
[32:33.440 -> 32:36.640] but just keep going.
[32:38.520 -> 32:40.000] Push, push, push.
[32:40.000 -> 32:43.720] I think the real thing is,
[32:43.720 -> 32:48.240] don't make anyone a scapegoat for 2023. Like actually take
[32:48.240 -> 32:54.160] responsibility, which we know is not going to happen. No, they're not going to scapegoat for sure.
[32:54.160 -> 32:59.360] Right. And fix your tire modeling software. Because if we're going to get real nerdy here for a second,
[33:00.320 -> 33:06.880] their tire modeling software had to have been messed up. This is my assessment for last year.
[33:06.880 -> 33:08.160] The decisions they were making,
[33:08.160 -> 33:09.620] not even just they're in the moment,
[33:09.620 -> 33:11.000] like a lot of people focused on them
[33:11.000 -> 33:12.860] making bad decisions in the moment,
[33:12.860 -> 33:15.480] like not deciding to pit at the right time.
[33:15.480 -> 33:18.640] And like, I think some of that comes down to circumstance
[33:18.640 -> 33:20.620] and just, you can get unlucky
[33:20.620 -> 33:22.860] and sometimes make the wrong decisions.
[33:22.860 -> 33:25.520] It's more of the times where they just put their drivers
[33:25.520 -> 33:30.520] on tires that no one else is using because they're bad.
[33:30.980 -> 33:32.960] And that comes down to the prep you do going
[33:32.960 -> 33:34.120] into the session.
[33:34.120 -> 33:36.520] And that comes down to your tire modeling softwares
[33:36.520 -> 33:37.640] for the weekend.
[33:37.640 -> 33:40.820] So if I'm really going to be nerdy and specific,
[33:41.920 -> 33:44.800] can you check on that software Ferrari, please?
[33:44.800 -> 33:46.400] Your service has been temporarily disconnected.
[33:46.400 -> 33:49.200] That's where I'm going to cut off your tire talk.
[33:49.200 -> 33:50.200] It's enough.
[33:50.200 -> 33:51.200] It's true.
[33:51.200 -> 33:52.200] It's very, very true.
[33:52.200 -> 33:55.560] Again, they just need a better plan.
[33:55.560 -> 34:01.600] And if I have to see one more race of Charles being on one set of tires and every other
[34:01.600 -> 34:05.220] group is on another set of tires, or like them, you know, pitting
[34:05.220 -> 34:11.300] at completely times that's the arbitrary or wrong or just, you know, plan F. Here we go.
[34:11.300 -> 34:16.340] Yeah, they need a new plan naming system because every team has plans, but theirs just became
[34:16.340 -> 34:17.340] such a meme.
[34:17.340 -> 34:18.340] Do they have to...
[34:18.340 -> 34:21.940] Yeah, it just can't be as noticeably shifting.
[34:21.940 -> 34:28.520] Right, right. Yeah, I pointed this out last season, but Mercedes
[34:28.520 -> 34:33.960] also has multiple plans, but how they communicated on the radio is they would be like, Lewis,
[34:33.960 -> 34:40.520] we're going with, you know, our plan plus 10 or our plan minus five. So basically they
[34:40.520 -> 34:48.560] have a plan set of laps for that stint and they're communicating to Lewis, hey we're going to need you to do more or less than that based on what we're seeing.
[34:49.600 -> 34:56.000] Which just is more confusing to a viewer, therefore it is less memeable, is really what it is.
[34:56.800 -> 35:00.640] So Ferrari is saying the same things, except they're saying plan A, plan B,
[35:01.360 -> 35:07.560] but plan A is probably like 50 plus, you know, 15 plus 5 and plan B is 15 plus
[35:07.560 -> 35:11.960] 10, and so it's totally communicating the same information in the end.
[35:11.960 -> 35:17.120] If I'm also going to get granular about ways to improve, like, make decisions without running
[35:17.120 -> 35:18.120] it by your drivers.
[35:18.120 -> 35:26.000] Like, there's a way to communicate on the radio, and and look I'm not a race car driver, but
[35:32.240 -> 35:32.920] When someone asks you a question that you need to make in a short amount of time with limited information
[35:35.200 -> 35:35.860] Presenting it to them like we think
[35:42.840 -> 35:43.080] We should go to the grocery store right now. Are you okay with that is really different than should we go to the grocery store?
[35:46.080 -> 35:47.980] Should we go to the grocery store? Should we go to the convenience store? We could eat at a restaurant.
[35:47.980 -> 35:50.200] One of those requires a lot of thought
[35:50.200 -> 35:51.760] to decide what you wanna do.
[35:51.760 -> 35:53.260] The other one is a,
[35:53.260 -> 35:56.080] you know what, that sounds like a great idea, confirm.
[35:56.080 -> 35:58.280] And when you are driving a race car
[35:58.280 -> 36:02.680] at a really fast speed and making instantaneous decisions,
[36:02.680 -> 36:06.360] it's much easier to not have to decide what store you want to go to,
[36:06.360 -> 36:10.560] but to just confirm that you like the store you're going to.
[36:10.560 -> 36:14.040] And with their, like, big, the most recent,
[36:14.040 -> 36:16.040] or one of the recent interviews with,
[36:16.040 -> 36:17.960] like, their new tea principal and friends,
[36:17.960 -> 36:20.000] like, we just got to really work on communication.
[36:20.000 -> 36:22.160] I'm just imagining, like, the entire Ferrari garage
[36:22.160 -> 36:23.560] is just, like, an Italian family,
[36:23.560 -> 36:26.040] like, all yelling at each other in the kitchen
[36:26.040 -> 36:31.840] And it's just like no one can make a decision because like everyone is wanting to be like put their input in like that's completely
[36:31.840 -> 36:36.320] What I imagine like a a strong loving very loud very excited
[36:37.040 -> 36:39.740] Because it's a circus. It's an it is
[36:40.920 -> 36:42.840] unbelievable amount of chaos
[36:42.840 -> 36:45.000] But when his answer is just like,
[36:45.000 -> 36:47.000] we're going to improve communication, I'm just like, what?
[36:47.000 -> 36:51.000] So you're not just going to all be yelling at each other in Italian?
[36:51.000 -> 36:56.000] I think it's inevitable that if the season doesn't work out how they want,
[36:56.000 -> 36:59.000] they're going to pick a scapegoat.
[36:59.000 -> 37:02.000] I just want Ferrari to set more realistic expectations.
[37:02.000 -> 37:08.320] So if we're sitting here talking about what's our goal versus what their goal is, I think this is the team with the biggest gap there, where it's
[37:08.320 -> 37:12.960] clear that their goal is to win the Constructors, and our goal for them is to like, get slightly
[37:12.960 -> 37:17.520] better. I wish their goal for themselves was get slightly better.
[37:19.280 -> 37:25.000] Yeah, I don't, I don't want another year of sad Carlos sitting on the hill
[37:25.200 -> 37:28.200] or Charles getting a,
[37:28.200 -> 37:29.720] yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
[37:29.720 -> 37:31.880] It just is too dramatic.
[37:31.880 -> 37:34.680] It's so Ferrari and I love you, Ferrari.
[37:34.680 -> 37:38.000] You can't just win because you're Ferrari.
[37:38.000 -> 37:40.460] You can be good because you're Ferrari,
[37:40.460 -> 37:43.560] but act like you're Ferrari
[37:43.560 -> 37:48.200] and create a team and a strategy that wins
[37:48.200 -> 37:55.520] and not just we're red and we've been here. Ferrari has always been this except for the brief
[37:55.520 -> 37:58.760] time where Ferrari was Michael Schumacher and he decided to make
[37:58.760 -> 38:01.940] Ferrari not Ferrari and then Ferrari went back to being Ferrari which is the
[38:01.940 -> 38:08.720] preseason we talk about how their engines the craziest thing in the world and they brought 10 seconds of upgrades and everything's gonna be great and
[38:08.720 -> 38:13.360] they're gonna win it all and I can't wait for them to win at Bahrain and for all of us to overreact
[38:13.360 -> 38:20.400] and then it just go back to being normal. Because what is an F1 season without Ferrari showing a
[38:20.400 -> 38:26.560] little promise at the beginning and all of us overreacting to it.
[38:33.120 -> 38:40.240] So McLaren, we've entered the true midfield in our gridwalk here. I think McLaren's goal for themselves is fourth place in the constructors and contrary to I think their general PR right now
[38:40.240 -> 38:45.280] about how slow their car is, I think they're feeling pretty confident about it because they
[38:45.280 -> 38:52.480] like their driver lineup this year. They're going in but I think my goal for McLaren,
[38:52.480 -> 38:58.640] that Alpine looks good, is maybe be able to bring a couple upgrades that look a little less hopeless
[38:58.640 -> 39:05.000] this year and don't have brake problems for 90% of the season.
[39:06.040 -> 39:08.080] Is really, I'm like, did you fix your brakes?
[39:08.080 -> 39:10.460] Because a whole season of that was hard.
[39:11.600 -> 39:14.720] And this is a Nicole stepping on her emotional soapbox
[39:14.720 -> 39:18.520] and hey, maybe like don't screw up
[39:18.520 -> 39:20.280] with another Australian driver.
[39:20.280 -> 39:21.120] And again, this is coming
[39:21.120 -> 39:23.600] from a complete Daniel Ricciardo perspective.
[39:23.600 -> 39:27.160] And no one, don't put in the comments how Daniel performed,
[39:27.160 -> 39:30.440] because trust me, I know you don't need to do all that, but I feel like
[39:30.440 -> 39:34.600] Nicole gets six minute voice notes from me that breaks down Daniel
[39:34.600 -> 39:37.780] Riccardo's race pace after every weekend last year.
[39:37.780 -> 39:38.760] She knows.
[39:38.920 -> 39:39.680] I'm aware.
[39:39.720 -> 39:42.840] I don't love him because he's a good driver.
[39:42.960 -> 39:43.560] Okay.
[39:48.740 -> 39:48.960] But I currently am enjoying Oscar's presence.
[39:52.940 -> 39:55.820] I really hope it's a happy, wonderful relationship and it doesn't feel as last year that it was like,
[39:55.820 -> 39:59.300] Lando's the golden boy and then we have this slow old man.
[39:59.300 -> 40:02.580] Like, I just want it to be a happy, healthy,
[40:02.580 -> 40:05.400] like utilize, like be good at PR, use your
[40:05.400 -> 40:10.200] drivers the right way, and hopefully it could be less of a scandal to your
[40:10.200 -> 40:14.940] relationship with your drivers this year. I think they're gonna be super slow, but
[40:14.940 -> 40:20.160] again I think I'm coming from an emotional place. I hope it's a tractor. I
[40:20.160 -> 40:27.520] hope Zach Brown cries, but that's again coming from not a technical, logical place.
[40:27.520 -> 40:29.520] And that's okay.
[40:29.520 -> 40:34.880] I think there's actually a lot of fans who are really emotional, whether or not they're
[40:34.880 -> 40:35.880] Daniel Ricciardo fans.
[40:35.880 -> 40:42.640] I think a lot of people were very emotional about everything that went on last year.
[40:42.640 -> 40:46.560] And there's a general consensus, it feels feels that everyone wanted Piastri on the grid
[40:46.560 -> 40:54.640] but not in such a dramatic fashion. And I do feel bad for him because his job was to get on the grid
[40:54.640 -> 41:01.600] and there's only 20 spots. And so I don't I think he was put in an impossible position. So I am
[41:01.600 -> 41:09.000] rooting really hard for Piastri because I just want, like, it would be really sad to watch, like, what is he, 22?
[41:09.000 -> 41:10.000] Something like that.
[41:10.000 -> 41:17.000] Maybe. Yeah, he's so young. He's finally achieved his dream. And I just don't want it to be a disaster.
[41:17.000 -> 41:22.000] Because he's coming in on the back foot from a PR standpoint, and that does matter.
[41:22.000 -> 41:26.360] Yeah. I mean, he was technically coming in with two seats.
[41:26.360 -> 41:31.360] So really, he was a driver with the best position
[41:31.440 -> 41:35.840] this past August was Alpine and McLaren.
[41:35.840 -> 41:37.840] I can't wait to see that in Drive to Survive.
[41:37.840 -> 41:42.840] But yeah, it is a very unique position that he's in.
[41:43.040 -> 41:47.940] There's a lot of, in there's a lot of I think a lot of people probably didn't enjoy watching that
[41:49.180 -> 41:52.060] PR nightmare as much as we did and how it was
[41:53.020 -> 41:58.740] Oh my god, talk about silly. It was just crazy. All of that was I could not keep up
[42:00.140 -> 42:05.720] But it'll be hopefully I don't know give us more Oscar give us Oscar making
[42:06.200 -> 42:12.920] Pastries lean into the joke. I did see that McLaren put out some PR photos of both their drivers like
[42:13.640 -> 42:16.240] cooking for pancake day yesterday
[42:17.240 -> 42:23.800] And so I think they're gonna lean into it and then pastry posted a photo of his helmet that was altered to say pastry
[42:23.800 -> 42:28.680] Instead of pastry, which I thought was really funny and I just I appreciate anyone who can
[42:28.680 -> 42:33.760] lean into a meme about themselves so I don't know I'm really I'm really rooting
[42:33.760 -> 42:37.280] for him because I just I think that's such a hard way to start off a career
[42:37.280 -> 42:42.080] and people who understand driving say that he's one of the most promising
[42:42.080 -> 42:45.920] young drivers since like Lewis which which is really high praise.
[42:45.920 -> 42:53.280] And I don't know if he can live up to that, but I also think another goal for this season for McLaren should be
[42:53.280 -> 42:56.880] don't ruin their relationship with their star driver.
[42:56.880 -> 43:01.360] Like, I get that Lando right now seems totally okay not winning races,
[43:01.360 -> 43:06.400] but I really don't think he's totally okay not winning races and I just
[43:06.960 -> 43:10.560] they they need to nurture that relationship if they want to keep him.
[43:12.160 -> 43:14.080] But unfortunately they have a tractor.
[43:23.040 -> 43:26.000] So now it's time to talk about the besties on the grid.
[43:26.000 -> 43:27.000] Ha, really?
[43:27.000 -> 43:29.000] No, they're definitely not.
[43:29.000 -> 43:35.280] Alpine, we got our French boys this year, double French driver lineup.
[43:35.280 -> 43:41.440] I think it definitely, for Alpine, if they can stay in P4 this year for constructors,
[43:41.440 -> 43:45.600] they'll be really, really happy about that.
[43:50.720 -> 43:56.320] I love teams that just come out and say, this is our goal for this year. And Alpine, on the stage of their launch, said, our goal is to stay in P4 and get slightly closer to P3.
[43:56.320 -> 43:58.720] And I'm like, woo! Setting expectations!
[43:59.520 -> 44:08.400] Realistic, honest, transparent. This is what we want, this is what we believe we can do right now.
[44:08.400 -> 44:13.520] Because then if they for some, God, could you imagine a world where they are higher
[44:13.520 -> 44:22.240] than P4? Only me apparently, and my fear of Ferrari just being Ferrari. But I think, yeah,
[44:22.240 -> 44:25.000] they just are honest and true and I support them for that. And I think, yeah, they just are honest and true, and I support them for that.
[44:25.000 -> 44:37.000] Um, and I think you and I both agree that if SD bestie and Pierre do not kill each other throughout the season, then it's a great one.
[44:37.000 -> 44:45.440] But if they're able to, you know, not kill each other and also have less DNFs and a more reliable car. I'm seeing wins all around.
[44:48.480 -> 44:55.520] Oh, I totally understand. Meaning like, not actually race wins. Yes. Sorry. But like,
[44:55.520 -> 45:02.080] metaphorical season wins. We're P4 and our drivers are alive. Like, it's like,
[45:02.080 -> 45:05.560] our drivers are not, you know, being each
[45:05.560 -> 45:09.520] other. Yeah, they're not crashing into each other because they got into a fight
[45:09.540 -> 45:12.020] in the paddock about lunch. I don't know.
[45:13.560 -> 45:16.740] YouTube, you probably could just see my face be like, What are you talking about,
[45:16.740 -> 45:22.500] Nicole? The goal is it like, I just, but no, what you said made complete sense. My
[45:22.500 -> 45:33.040] brain didn't process it correctly. But yeah, 100% agree, I think. But so I'm of two minds with this. Half of me is like,
[45:33.040 -> 45:38.320] oh yeah, the goal is if their drivers don't implode and completely kill each other, then
[45:38.320 -> 45:43.680] that's a successful season. But then my other side of my brain is like, maybe it's a successful
[45:43.680 -> 45:51.680] season if they're entertaining, and they do. do! Because I think that's more likely. And I just, when they,
[45:51.680 -> 45:56.400] they're going to get asked that question a lot. And if Pierre is already annoyed getting asked
[45:56.400 -> 46:01.680] the question, like his first quotes make it seem like this is not, but you're going to get asked
[46:01.680 -> 46:08.280] that every day of every race week. It's going to happen that like, someone's going to ask him at a race where SD like
[46:08.280 -> 46:12.120] outperforms him in some capacity, whether it's in qualifying, whether it's in the
[46:12.120 -> 46:12.840] race itself.
[46:13.200 -> 46:23.760] And I don't think that boy is going to be able to, um, properly handle a response
[46:29.160 -> 46:34.960] properly handle a response that isn't slightly scandalous or revealing too much about what the real relationship is. And revealing our bias in this is we
[46:34.960 -> 46:40.280] both are big Esteban fans. We're like in this teammate battle we're team Esty
[46:40.280 -> 46:47.960] Bestie. Esty Bestie is my number three driver of my podiums. So he's my Lance.
[46:50.440 -> 46:55.480] Yeah, and I think Esteban has made it clear through this off
[46:55.480 -> 46:58.960] season that he can be the company man. And he can play the
[46:58.960 -> 47:02.480] game of let's pretend we're best friends by posting Pierre on his
[47:02.480 -> 47:05.120] Instagram and doing all the things and like
[47:05.120 -> 47:12.320] shout out to him for playing the game. And Esteban also had to be teammates with Fernando for the last
[47:13.120 -> 47:19.920] amount of years. So he understands how to answer in the press like, oh Fernando did this better
[47:19.920 -> 47:24.480] than you, like how do you feel about that? Like he has a lot of practice being in a competitive
[47:24.480 -> 47:28.280] teammate relationship and the only time we've ever seen Pierre have to deal
[47:28.280 -> 47:33.020] with this was the half a season that he was teammates with Max. And that was a long time
[47:33.020 -> 47:40.400] ago now. And I'm not trying to say as Steve Este is Max. But Pierre needs to prove to
[47:40.400 -> 47:46.060] me, and he hasn't yet that he can play the media game and keep this
[47:46.060 -> 47:54.900] relationship simmering instead of at a full rolling boil because I hurt so
[47:54.900 -> 47:59.440] much of this I fully believe that they're probably older and more mature
[47:59.440 -> 48:05.600] and can totally like whatever happened with them and their families back when they were carding, like, it's probably not a big deal anymore.
[48:08.200 -> 48:09.000] But...
[48:09.000 -> 48:10.800] I mean, it's gonna be poked.
[48:11.000 -> 48:14.800] But like, everyone throwing it in their face, I could see it becoming a bigger deal.
[48:14.800 -> 48:22.000] And Pierre's coming from like this unbelievably unique spot in the grid of circling back to Alphatari of it, you know, not necessarily like,
[48:22.000 -> 48:25.600] that car's not gonna be winning the championship.
[48:25.600 -> 48:31.360] So it's in a place that's almost, I want to say safe and him and Yuki are like two peas
[48:31.360 -> 48:36.040] in a pod, BFFs, lovers, whatever their whole thing is.
[48:36.040 -> 48:41.000] And that's really rare that you can see that kind of tight knit, not that they weren't
[48:41.000 -> 48:46.120] competitive to each other, but so supportive and loving of their other partner openly
[48:46.600 -> 48:49.680] Consistently and I think you can only really do that at a team like Alpha Tauri
[48:49.680 -> 48:55.200] and I would argue that that relationship was that way because Pierre didn't feel threatened in any way of
[48:55.480 -> 48:57.840] His position is number one driver on that team
[48:58.480 -> 49:03.260] Like the more clear your roles are in a team and the more okay
[49:03.320 -> 49:05.520] Everyone is with those roles, the more likely
[49:05.520 -> 49:10.240] teammates are going to get along. Like, I'm a firm believer that George understands that
[49:10.240 -> 49:13.200] right now Lewis is the number one driver on that team. That doesn't mean he's not going
[49:13.200 -> 49:18.360] to fight on track, but it means he's not going to make a big stink into the press because
[49:18.360 -> 49:23.880] he understands what's going on. So, and I always felt the same way about Pierre and
[49:23.880 -> 49:25.720] Yuki. Like, Yuki understood, oh, I'm
[49:25.720 -> 49:29.400] gonna try to beat Pierre on track, but Pierre's the number one driver in this situation, and
[49:29.400 -> 49:33.800] I'm not gonna create a big stink about that.
[49:33.800 -> 49:39.340] So Aston Martin's the only team on the grid right now that I think is actually bullish
[49:39.340 -> 49:48.000] to the press, and everyone is really high on this Aston Martin car. And as a Lance Stroll fan, I would like them to be really high on the car.
[49:48.000 -> 49:53.000] But because they are the only team that is excited and, like, saying they're going to be backfighting
[49:53.000 -> 49:59.000] towards the front and in the more real midfield, because their car was real peaky last year,
[49:59.000 -> 50:07.480] I'm nervous. I don't know how much I believe their bullish behavior
[50:12.900 -> 50:15.500] Alonzo and Felipe, it's really crazy. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. We love
[50:20.980 -> 50:21.800] We love Lance we wish him a speedy recovery I do I in this team battle I'm rooting for Lance I
[50:27.440 -> 50:28.400] That is my choice of this and that has nothing to do necessarily with, you know, my feelings of Lance.
[50:28.400 -> 50:28.960] With Lance.
[50:29.600 -> 50:34.560] Alonzo. No, that's not true. It's both. Not a big Alonzo fan, and I can tolerate Lance's
[50:34.560 -> 50:47.800] existence. But it's gonna be, yeah, I mean, it started, they seem to be on a good start at the launch. It's been a rough couple of days.
[50:47.800 -> 50:50.040] I hope they'll love to be more consistent
[50:50.040 -> 50:51.420] towards the end of the season last year.
[50:51.420 -> 50:54.740] They seem to start to develop a groove and a rhythm
[50:54.740 -> 50:57.940] and really figure out what they needed to be doing.
[50:59.160 -> 51:02.820] And maybe if they figured that out earlier,
[51:02.820 -> 51:04.160] things would be different for Seb,
[51:04.160 -> 51:06.480] but we can't play that kind of speculation
[51:06.480 -> 51:07.440] game right now.
[51:26.000 -> 51:28.000] Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo in every possible way. So I think that's what we want. To the angry person in the comments right now, just let us be delusional.
[51:28.000 -> 51:30.000] What is a preseason preview for
[51:30.000 -> 51:32.000] but to be crazy delusional?
[51:32.000 -> 51:34.000] Yeah.
[51:34.000 -> 51:36.000] Who's all for delusion? We're not here to be making
[51:36.000 -> 51:38.000] tons of common sense.
[51:38.000 -> 51:40.000] Yeah, Aston Martin's in a weird place
[51:40.000 -> 51:42.000] because they're definitely a team
[51:42.000 -> 51:44.000] whose goal right now, and we are entering
[51:44.000 -> 51:51.360] the part of the grid where most of their personal goals are all about the next regulation set like what they
[51:51.360 -> 51:57.520] can do for 2026 when we get the new engine in and like right now the big rumor is that Aston Martin
[51:57.520 -> 52:08.640] might be the one to partner with Honda for 2026 so they'll become a full works team. I just right now I think they would like to just
[52:08.640 -> 52:15.280] not have a bunch of P10s. I think that's the real that's my expectation like Lance not just fighting
[52:15.280 -> 52:23.280] for P10 and P9 every week sounds like fun. Yeah. But I will say that their car is the most
[52:23.280 -> 52:25.000] intriguing car on the grid right now.
[52:25.000 -> 52:31.000] They've made the most visual changes, and I don't know enough to know if it's going to work, but it is exciting.
[52:31.000 -> 52:36.000] I think it's the only car launch that I left you a voice note screaming about the car.
[52:36.000 -> 52:42.000] Very excited about the, yeah, this is exciting, we can talk about things, there's things to discuss and to talk about, and oh my goodness, yeah.
[52:42.000 -> 52:45.720] And I was like, right, thank goodness we also have a podcast now for this, so it's not just for me to talk about it. Oh my goodness. Yeah. And I was like, right. Thank goodness. We also have a podcast now for this
[52:45.720 -> 52:49.960] so it's not just for me to do this series. But you know, it's
[52:50.120 -> 52:52.180] they're coming in with a lot of new there's coming with a lot of
[52:52.180 -> 52:57.160] fresh starts. It would be really cool if that car was competitive
[52:57.160 -> 53:01.480] and did things. Particularly Lance's car, it's gonna be I
[53:01.480 -> 53:09.800] mean, we have once again, Alonzo's fresh start of new team, new journey, new chapter. La la la.
[53:10.640 -> 53:12.880] Will we see any difference? I hope not.
[53:13.200 -> 53:17.440] But I love the cycle of Fernando Alonso in F1. It's like the most
[53:17.440 -> 53:20.160] consistent thing. It feels stable and safe where it's like,
[53:20.320 -> 53:23.800] right now, it's the early honeymoon phase. And he's only
[53:23.800 -> 53:25.720] saying positive things in the press,
[53:25.720 -> 53:26.960] and he loves the team,
[53:26.960 -> 53:30.560] but of course he's making stabs at Alpine while doing it.
[53:30.560 -> 53:32.840] And then like year one is like,
[53:32.840 -> 53:34.220] not as successful as you want it to be,
[53:34.220 -> 53:35.420] but things are still positive.
[53:35.420 -> 53:36.880] And then by the end of the stint,
[53:36.880 -> 53:38.920] it's like flaming out like it did with Alpine,
[53:38.920 -> 53:40.420] and like, everything's a disaster.
[53:40.420 -> 53:41.260] And like,
[53:41.260 -> 53:42.680] mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh mwuh.
[53:42.680 -> 53:44.560] Like, don't forget that everything that happened
[53:44.560 -> 53:46.000] with Oscar happened because all of a sudden, Fernando Alonso was like, don't forget that everything that happened with Oscar happened because all of a
[53:46.000 -> 53:48.000] sudden, Fernando Alonso was like, see ya!
[53:48.000 -> 53:50.000] Bye! Dip! Hello!
[53:50.000 -> 53:52.000] I'm gonna go take all the money over here.
[53:52.000 -> 53:57.000] Yeah, I'm gonna go take this money, I'm gonna go to this seat, I'm gonna be over here with a haircut and a
[53:57.000 -> 54:07.240] shaved face, and the new, like, God, we're doing so much PR with Aston Martin. It's like, really, Aston
[54:07.240 -> 54:12.360] Martin's taking advantage of this honeymoon phase and they're like, every video we can
[54:12.360 -> 54:21.000] get with Alonzo and merch in the, oh, it's just, yeah, they're grabbing ahold of it now.
[54:21.000 -> 54:27.000] My favorite thing is Aston Martin's total acceptance that Lance just hates doing
[54:27.000 -> 54:35.560] media. He just doesn't like to talk. If you've ever gone and watched all the like post-session
[54:35.560 -> 54:39.940] interviews, which is something I like to do with all the drivers, and I love when I see
[54:39.940 -> 54:49.000] Lance's and it's over a minute and I'm like, okay, he said words. And this is coming from someone who's like, I just genuinely enjoy that he doesn't like media.
[54:49.280 -> 54:53.640] So Aston Martin just looks at their second driver and they go, you are going to do all the things now.
[54:54.960 -> 55:00.480] Yeah, I mean, I feel like every post race interview with Lance, he's just looks, it's like
[55:00.480 -> 55:03.760] he's so tired and like surprised that he needs to do an interview.
[55:04.320 -> 55:07.040] It's like, he's like, what do you mean? I just raced for two hours? Now I need to like talk
[55:07.040 -> 55:14.560] about what I just did. I'm so sweaty and like need to pee. Like, I don't know why I need to tell you
[55:15.120 -> 55:19.920] how it sucked to not get in the points. Like, right?
[55:20.720 -> 55:27.400] Well, and I think as exhibited by their stop on our gridwalk today, like, Aston Martin's
[55:27.400 -> 55:30.760] in this weird no-man's land right now where there's just not much to say.
[55:30.760 -> 55:36.440] Like, it's like, okay, we hope this year you're up competing with Alpena McLaren instead of
[55:36.440 -> 55:42.400] fighting with whatever, like, back-of-the-grid team, like, circuit-specific is a little better
[55:42.400 -> 55:43.400] today.
[55:43.400 -> 55:48.240] And so, like, what else, what is he gonna say every week? It's like not me defending Lance's inability to do media.
[55:48.240 -> 55:51.620] I'm gonna stop. I'm gonna stop. You know what Lance, I would like it if you did
[55:51.620 -> 55:55.780] more media too, but I just need more memes like when Sky Sports was there for
[55:55.780 -> 56:00.280] the launch and clearly Lance was told go join the interview and we had to watch
[56:00.280 -> 56:06.440] the man walk across the field unsure of himself if he's supposed to be there. Because
[56:06.440 -> 56:10.080] that is the most relatable thing. Like when you're told, hey, go be over there. And it's
[56:10.080 -> 56:16.840] like, but do they want me over there? And I just I felt seen. All right, we have three
[56:16.840 -> 56:27.100] teams left. They're, I don't know. There's the... The shrug, like, yeah. Yeah, you're here right now.
[56:28.680 -> 56:31.560] This is what we hope from you.
[56:32.760 -> 56:34.760] So with Williams,
[56:36.080 -> 56:40.240] where could you start? I mean, you know, they're gonna have a
[56:40.760 -> 56:44.280] driver this year that maybe won't drive backwards. Real fun.
[56:51.040 -> 56:55.480] My big thing, I think, when will they use the golf liveries? What I want to know. As long as they, if they have
[56:55.480 -> 57:03.440] one race, when they have more than two points, success. Williams, you're great. You did it.
[57:03.440 -> 57:06.360] You did it. Pop that bottle of champagne.
[57:06.360 -> 57:13.320] You got three points this week. It's a success because it wasn't the way it was last year.
[57:13.320 -> 57:18.000] Yeah, Williams is the hardest team on the grid to talk about because I genuinely think
[57:18.000 -> 57:26.300] their goal for themselves is just put some leadership in place and develop some processes,
[57:26.300 -> 57:28.660] which is the least sexy thing to talk about
[57:28.660 -> 57:30.160] going into an F1 season.
[57:30.160 -> 57:34.020] It's like, who are you gonna hire for your leadership team?
[57:34.020 -> 57:36.580] And we're not gonna know if that works for five years.
[57:36.580 -> 57:40.260] Like it's a lot of big picture planning.
[57:40.260 -> 57:41.980] So I agree.
[57:41.980 -> 57:43.380] I think it's just,
[57:43.380 -> 57:47.120] if the car has some downforce this year, that sounds like a win.
[57:47.120 -> 57:50.800] There's a reason the Williams was fast at Monza, which was all straights.
[57:50.800 -> 57:54.800] It's because the car had little to no grip on the tarmac.
[57:55.360 -> 57:56.640] They just could not.
[57:59.360 -> 58:02.000] But we're both rooting for Alex.
[58:02.720 -> 58:07.940] We're not Logan fans. So I would like to see Alex fully cement himself as
[58:08.500 -> 58:13.700] a driver that yeah, and even if he continues at Williams like I like this
[58:14.640 -> 58:17.940] Resurgence we're on where we all think of Alex as the star driver
[58:17.940 -> 58:22.240] I think he is and the star media man. He is he's so funny
[58:22.700 -> 58:27.460] So and I he's such he's such a better fit outside of Red Bull for me
[58:27.460 -> 58:29.460] I think he's like
[58:29.980 -> 58:34.880] Doesn't necessarily have the full Red Bull vibe persona and I don't mean that as a good or bad thing
[58:34.880 -> 58:38.480] I just mean it as a general branding piece. There's just something about
[58:39.640 -> 58:51.900] Alex and being at Williams and so much of it works and he seems very happy to be there and with the team. I think you know just giving the boy the opportunity of a car that can do something.
[58:53.500 -> 59:01.900] That is less sad weekends for Williams more Alex Albon in my life. I think that's the general vibe. Yeah.
[59:02.800 -> 59:10.480] Also in this realm of not much going on, I think we have Haas. I think their goal is to
[59:10.480 -> 59:18.080] develop a car better throughout the season. My goal for them is be more entertaining and maybe
[59:18.080 -> 59:24.320] keep your title sponsor? Yeah, let's not have like a, you know, racing energy debacle again.
[59:24.440 -> 59:24.880] Let's not have like a, you know, racing energy debacle again.
[59:31.520 -> 59:33.880] I'm very intrigued to see, you know, what, how MoneyGram will approach a, uh, not so stellar performance.
[59:34.360 -> 59:40.920] So to me, if, uh, they, you know, maybe score points in half the races this year,
[59:40.920 -> 59:41.760] that'd be cool.
[59:41.920 -> 59:46.360] If they get a Chipotle menu item, that I think would be a win.
[59:46.360 -> 59:49.620] If Money Graham is not, you know,
[59:49.620 -> 59:52.640] screaming at Gunther over the phone,
[59:52.640 -> 59:54.280] I feel like you're in a good place.
[59:54.280 -> 59:56.960] You can't expect too much when you have a tractor.
[01:00:01.080 -> 01:00:08.320] They just selected the most boring driver lineup you could possibly select and contrary
[01:00:08.320 -> 01:00:13.920] to what Drive to Survive makes it seem, Haas is probably the most boring team on the grid.
[01:00:13.920 -> 01:00:20.200] So I'm just like, mate, like, I don't know, like go over there or be a little less boring.
[01:00:20.200 -> 01:00:25.280] Like Mercedes has made more Mick content in one off-season than Haas did for all the
[01:00:25.280 -> 01:00:27.800] time that he drove their car.
[01:00:27.800 -> 01:00:33.800] Mick is so personable, and whether or not you think he's a good driver, like, Haas doesn't
[01:00:33.800 -> 01:00:35.400] need to be this boring.
[01:00:35.400 -> 01:00:42.480] Right, and speaking of Mick, if maybe Gunther can, like, take four seconds before saying
[01:00:42.480 -> 01:00:45.320] a quote to the press, because I just feel like every time
[01:00:45.320 -> 01:00:49.840] we get statements about the status of Haas or their drivers or their opinions on anything,
[01:00:49.840 -> 01:00:54.240] Gunther, it seems like he's like running to the bathroom and is like screaming at the
[01:00:54.240 -> 01:00:59.720] press like, it's been a disappointment and it's not like our issue. Like, it just seems
[01:00:59.720 -> 01:01:05.000] like no one is thinking when he responds and he just says words.
[01:01:05.940 -> 01:01:09.140] Like the press is like running after him in the paddock
[01:01:09.140 -> 01:01:11.100] as he's like trying to get to the little man's room
[01:01:11.100 -> 01:01:14.300] and he's just trying to like get there and tell them things
[01:01:14.300 -> 01:01:15.480] so they leave him alone.
[01:01:15.480 -> 01:01:18.520] Because they don't seem like well-formed PR statements
[01:01:18.520 -> 01:01:20.740] and it's just like, what are you doing?
[01:01:20.740 -> 01:01:23.580] Stick your foot in your mouth and chill.
[01:01:23.580 -> 01:01:25.120] Cause it's just sometimes you didn't need
[01:01:25.120 -> 01:01:28.960] to shed that much kind of light in that situation.
[01:01:28.960 -> 01:01:34.240] But yet it's the only entertaining thing that's happening with that team right now. So if
[01:01:34.240 -> 01:01:39.880] Gunther stopped talking, we would, there would be no reason to ever talk about or think about
[01:01:39.880 -> 01:01:47.040] that team. When I write my Yellow Sector notes every week, I sit there and like have to sift through
[01:01:47.040 -> 01:01:51.200] so much little detailed information to find something interesting to say about what's going
[01:01:51.200 -> 01:01:57.520] on with Haas. I don't. Look, if you Haas fans out there, I need someone to pitch me
[01:01:58.720 -> 01:02:03.280] what's exciting in Haas right now. Like come talk to me, please tell me, because I'm,
[01:02:03.280 -> 01:02:09.480] I'm big on there's going to be something exciting and entertaining about every team on the grid. Right now, I'm just
[01:02:09.480 -> 01:02:14.440] J.J. Watt, we're looking at you to convince us why to be a Haas fan. Thank you.
[01:02:14.440 -> 01:02:18.880] Yeah, no, that was definitely more like, here's my advice to Haas. What I loved, you know,
[01:02:18.880 -> 01:02:22.020] it is very entertaining to see every time Gunther says anything. I mean, he's given
[01:02:22.020 -> 01:02:28.960] me my favorite quotes of all time. He's a bunch of legends, wankers, rock stars. Pick your words. It's all great. It's all fantastic. So
[01:02:28.960 -> 01:02:34.160] advice to Haas, control that. Advice as an entertaining fan piece to watch, let him run.
[01:02:34.160 -> 01:02:40.720] Let him frolic and say anything. All right, we're ending our gridwalk today with Alfa Romeo.
[01:02:41.440 -> 01:02:47.120] I think they're last on our list just because they're just in a stall and survive until
[01:02:47.120 -> 01:02:53.360] Audi comes situation. I think their goal is to be able to develop their car throughout the season.
[01:02:53.360 -> 01:02:58.480] They were pretty much the only car that came in under weight last year, which is why they performed
[01:02:58.480 -> 01:03:03.920] so well at the beginning of the season because less weight equals more lap time. And then when
[01:03:03.920 -> 01:03:06.320] all the other teams came down to the weight limit,
[01:03:07.280 -> 01:03:09.280] their performance kind of evaporated
[01:03:09.280 -> 01:03:11.940] because they weren't able to develop their car.
[01:03:11.940 -> 01:03:14.840] So I'm sure that is their goal.
[01:03:14.840 -> 01:03:18.720] But my goal is survive until Audi comes
[01:03:18.720 -> 01:03:22.100] and can you please create more content around Joe?
[01:03:22.100 -> 01:03:27.100] Because he is one of the best drivers for entertainment purposes on the grid
[01:03:27.100 -> 01:03:32.320] He is great fashion sense. He's actually really funny him and Valtteri are a great duo
[01:03:33.000 -> 01:03:37.320] Have some personality out for a male give us some some good content to go off of this year
[01:03:37.720 -> 01:03:41.480] Use it do it you have two unbelievably charismatic drivers
[01:03:41.560 -> 01:03:46.980] There's I mean Joe just deserves such a stronger, better spotlight.
[01:03:46.980 -> 01:03:48.660] Like, come on, pull a Vanity Fair
[01:03:48.660 -> 01:03:51.440] and do like a get ready for the race day with me
[01:03:51.440 -> 01:03:55.000] and Joe is putting together his latest Dior outfit
[01:03:55.000 -> 01:03:59.000] or it's the latest Lululemon China apparel of anything.
[01:03:59.000 -> 01:04:01.320] It is, would be so exciting, so fun to watch,
[01:04:01.320 -> 01:04:03.340] so different than anything that they've ever done.
[01:04:03.340 -> 01:04:11.360] Or just like, like anything of them together. It's maybe you can get not a sketchy sponsor, if you can.
[01:04:13.360 -> 01:04:18.880] Like utilizing the charisma of your drivers, because right now it's just boring and you're
[01:04:18.880 -> 01:04:23.520] not. So missed opportunity. You're missing out on a cash grab here, Alfa Romeo.
[01:04:23.520 -> 01:04:25.200] missed opportunity. You're missing out on a cash grab here, Alfa Romeo.
[01:04:29.600 -> 01:04:30.640] Well, that is our preseason preview. We've gone through every single team on the grid.
[01:04:34.640 -> 01:04:38.160] I think, hopefully, you got a vibe for what we're rooting for this season, the goals we're personally watching the teams out for, but also who we're rooting for,
[01:04:38.160 -> 01:04:44.640] because we're not journalists. We do have a bias in all of this. The W14 better be fast
[01:04:44.640 -> 01:04:47.280] and lose better win a race! That's really,
[01:04:47.280 -> 01:04:51.440] really what the camp over here is rooting for is primarily Lewis winning a race. That is,
[01:04:52.640 -> 01:04:59.440] just please for my sanity. We will be back next week with our more regularly scheduled
[01:04:59.440 -> 01:05:05.840] gridwalk episodes, but also on Friday again with our special Drive to Survive episode.
[01:05:05.840 -> 01:05:12.800] Okay, to end this off, I thought it'd be fun to let everyone know what our bias is in all
[01:05:12.800 -> 01:05:13.800] of this.
[01:05:13.800 -> 01:05:19.280] And I'm going to say a team name, and then we're both going to say the driver we're rooting
[01:05:19.280 -> 01:05:23.680] to win the teammate battle, and then the driver we actually think is going to win the teammate
[01:05:23.680 -> 01:05:24.680] battle.
[01:05:24.680 -> 01:05:25.520] So, we're going
[01:05:25.520 -> 01:05:29.680] to go in reverse order. We did this gridwalk. So starting with Alfa Romeo, Nicole, who are you
[01:05:29.680 -> 01:05:34.080] rooting for? Who do you think is actually going to win? I'm rooting for Valtteri. I think Joe's
[01:05:34.080 -> 01:05:40.240] going to win. I'm rooting for Joe and I think Joe's going to win. Haas, who are you rooting for?
[01:05:41.040 -> 01:05:47.140] K-Mag across the board. Yeah, I'm the same. I think K-Mag, yeah.
[01:05:47.140 -> 01:05:57.520] Williams. I am rooting for Alex and I think Alex will outperform Logan. Agree.
[01:05:57.520 -> 01:06:05.640] Aston Martin. I am rooting for Lance. Ooh.
[01:06:05.640 -> 01:06:06.480] Yep, manifest.
[01:06:06.480 -> 01:06:09.320] And I think Lance is gonna outperform Alonzo.
[01:06:12.160 -> 01:06:15.560] I am rooting for Lance.
[01:06:15.560 -> 01:06:18.160] And I think it's gonna be so close
[01:06:18.160 -> 01:06:20.520] that it depends on how you slice it.
[01:06:20.520 -> 01:06:25.000] I think Alonzo is to have more flashier performances.
[01:06:25.000 -> 01:06:26.560] But Alpy.
[01:06:27.640 -> 01:06:28.520] Esty besty.
[01:06:28.520 -> 01:06:30.080] Esty besty, across the board.
[01:06:30.080 -> 01:06:32.000] He's already winning in the PR battle.
[01:06:32.000 -> 01:06:36.920] So I think he'll outperform and he's my bestie.
[01:06:36.920 -> 01:06:38.360] Agree, agree.
[01:06:38.360 -> 01:06:39.180] McLaren.
[01:06:41.920 -> 01:06:44.280] I mean, do I have to even say?
[01:06:44.280 -> 01:06:46.200] No one's been listening, I'm definitely rooting
[01:06:46.200 -> 01:06:49.360] for Oscar.
[01:06:49.360 -> 01:06:53.640] And I am manifesting Oscar outperforming Lando.
[01:06:53.640 -> 01:06:56.840] I think Lando is going to outperform, but I do think they're going to get closer by
[01:06:56.840 -> 01:06:57.920] the end of the season.
[01:06:57.920 -> 01:07:01.240] I think Piastri will improve.
[01:07:01.240 -> 01:07:03.240] Al Fatari.
[01:07:03.240 -> 01:07:12.000] Hmm. I'm sure of who will outperform here. I guess I'll just say with experience, maybe Yuki. I'll put Yuki, but I'm rooting for Nick.
[01:07:13.000 -> 01:07:18.000] I'm rooting for Nick, and I'll go the opposite. I think Nick outperforms this season.
[01:07:19.000 -> 01:07:20.000] Red Bull.
[01:07:23.000 -> 01:07:29.360] I'm rooting for Max, and Max will outperform Checo no doubt in my mind
[01:07:29.360 -> 01:07:34.360] where's wait wait wait wait before we move on
[01:07:34.360 -> 01:07:40.160] you know what at least I'm not lying yeah no no I want you to be honest but
[01:07:40.160 -> 01:07:47.520] it still gets the boo I'm rooting for Checo. I think Bax will dominate.
[01:07:47.520 -> 01:07:48.020] Ferrari.
[01:07:52.080 -> 01:07:54.040] I'm rooting for Charles.
[01:07:54.040 -> 01:07:56.440] I think Carlos will outperform Charles.
[01:07:56.440 -> 01:07:57.880] Whoa.
[01:07:57.880 -> 01:07:59.160] OK.
[01:07:59.160 -> 01:08:01.000] I thought I was going to have the hot take.
[01:08:01.000 -> 01:08:02.500] I'm rooting for Carlos, and I think
[01:08:02.500 -> 01:08:04.120] Carlos will outperform Charles.
[01:08:04.120 -> 01:08:07.880] But I do think it's going to be the closest battle on the grid and it's just like, I think
[01:08:07.880 -> 01:08:12.280] the reality is like, one might win more races, the other one might get more points, or one
[01:08:12.280 -> 01:08:16.520] might have better race pace but just be more unlucky. Like I think outperforming, similar
[01:08:16.520 -> 01:08:20.520] to the Aston Martin situation, I think whoever outperforms is going to just be a matter of
[01:08:20.520 -> 01:08:21.520] perspective.
[01:08:21.520 -> 01:08:27.360] All right, last but not least, biggest Mercedes of the season.
[01:08:27.360 -> 01:08:35.080] Lewis Hamilton. Sir Lewis Hamilton. Sir Lewis Hamilton is gonna fly in the black W14. Who
[01:08:35.080 -> 01:08:41.280] is George? I don't know him. It's all about Lewis. I do think it's funny because if someone
[01:08:41.280 -> 01:08:44.680] listened to this and didn't know us in real life, they would think we hate George Russell.
[01:08:44.680 -> 01:08:48.960] And I actually like, I love the little like, number one driver in training, but like the
[01:08:48.960 -> 01:08:49.960] goat.
[01:08:49.960 -> 01:08:50.960] So.
[01:08:50.960 -> 01:08:51.960] All right.
[01:08:51.960 -> 01:08:53.640] Love you, George.
[01:08:53.640 -> 01:09:00.720] That is a wrap on our like full 2023 season preview, Nicole.
[01:09:00.720 -> 01:09:01.720] That's crazy.
[01:09:01.720 -> 01:09:04.720] Oh my gosh, Kory's on track!
[01:09:04.720 -> 01:09:10.320] Oh my god, cars on track! Oh my god, literally, like, so, being an F1 fan in the Pacific time zone is weird, technically
[01:09:10.320 -> 01:09:14.320] tonight at 11.30pm my time, cars are on track.
[01:09:14.320 -> 01:09:16.320] That's wild. Oh my gosh.
[01:09:16.320 -> 01:09:17.320] Yeah.
[01:09:17.320 -> 01:09:18.320] This is insane!
[01:09:18.320 -> 01:09:24.040] By the time anyone can listen to this episode, day one of pre-season testing will be done.
[01:09:24.040 -> 01:09:25.140] Cars will be driving when this
[01:09:25.140 -> 01:09:36.580] is posted. Amazing, amazing. Well, we need to give a big thank you to, as always, VoiceOverMan,
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[01:10:15.340 -> 01:10:16.340] It's a mouthful.
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[01:10:20.460 -> 01:10:22.280] Don't forget this weekend.
[01:10:22.280 -> 01:10:28.560] So we'll see you this weekend and next week. Today definitely felt more like a grid sprint than a grid walk.
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