F1 Drive To Survive Season 5 Reaction PART 1 | DTS Ep. 1-5 | Grid Walk Show

Welcome to part 1 of Grid Walk Show’s reaction to season 5 of Netflix’s Drive to Survive. Briana and Nicole are giving you their honest and raw reaction while binge watching the entire new season of Drive to Survive. In Part 1, Briana and Nicole breakdown: Episode 1-”The New Dawn,” Episode 2-”Bounce Back,” Episode 3-”Matter of Principal,” Episode 4-“Like Father, Like Son?,” and Episode 5-”Pardon My French.”

What is Grid Walk you ask? Nicole and Briana aim to bring their F1 group chat to you every Thursday with funny recurring segments and fast-paced banter. Grid Walk releases every week (not just race weeks). No recaps here - we discuss the most interesting topics of the week by trying to discover why decisions were made and/or make predictions for the future. For daily F1 content follow @gridwalkshow on all social media platforms.

**Episode 1:**

* The episode showcased Drive to Survive's ability to create engaging narratives from various positions on the grid, highlighting the contributions of figures like Gunther Steiner and Daniel Ricciardo.

* Both hosts agreed that the series provides valuable insights into the personalities and stories behind the scenes of Formula One, making it an exciting watch for fans.

**Episode 2:**

* The episode focused on the Mercedes team and their struggles during the 2021 season, with particular emphasis on Lewis Hamilton's difficulties and the team's internal dynamics.

* The hosts appreciated the show's candid portrayal of Mercedes' challenges, including Toto Wolff's acknowledgment of failures and the team's discussions about car performance and safety concerns.

* However, they criticized the lack of female representation in the episode, noting that only a few women had speaking lines and that opportunities to include more diverse voices were missed.

* The episode also revisited the controversial team principal meeting, which the hosts found underwhelming compared to the hype it had received.

* They acknowledged the show's role in attracting new fans to Formula One and appreciated its efforts to make the sport more accessible and entertaining for a wider audience.

* While they recognized the entertainment value of the series, they also emphasized the importance of maintaining a balance between dramatic storytelling and accurate representation of events.


**Episode Ratings:**

* Episode 1: Four lights

* Episode 2: Four lights
## Drive to Survive Season 5, Episode 4: "The Next Generation"

The fourth episode of Drive to Survive Season 5 delves into the intense rivalry between Alpine and McLaren, focusing on the dramatic driver changes that shook the Formula One world during the 2022 season.

- The episode begins with the introduction of Otmar Szafnauer as the new principal of Alpine, emphasizing his efforts to assimilate into the French team by practicing his French and embracing the team's culture.

- The episode highlights the contract saga involving Fernando Alonso, revealing that Alpine had provided him with a contract but he ultimately chose to sign with Aston Martin for a more lucrative deal.

- The episode features the iconic reaction of Sergio Perez upon learning about Sebastian Vettel's retirement announcement on Instagram, capturing the emotional impact of the news on the drivers.

- Fernando Alonso's self-awareness and matter-of-fact attitude towards his decision to leave Alpine for Aston Martin adds a compelling layer of drama to the episode.

- The episode builds anticipation for the upcoming episodes by showcasing the tweets from Alex Albon and Oscar Piastri, hinting at the tumultuous driver market developments that will unfold.

- The episode concludes with a dramatic montage of Oscar Piastri working out and McLaren CEO Zak Brown declaring their pursuit of Piastri, leaving viewers eager for the next episode.

**Analysis:**

- The episode provides valuable context to the highly publicized driver changes that occurred during the 2022 season, offering insights into the behind-the-scenes negotiations and motivations of the drivers and teams involved.

- The episode effectively captures the high-stakes nature of Formula One, where contracts, money, and team dynamics play a significant role in shaping the driver market.

- The editing and pacing of the episode are commendable, building tension and excitement throughout the episode, leaving viewers eager for the next installment.

- The episode highlights the importance of driver personalities and their impact on the overall narrative of the sport, showcasing the unique characters and dynamics that make Formula One so captivating.

**Overall:**

Episode 4 of Drive to Survive Season 5 delivers on its promise of providing an engaging and dramatic portrayal of the Formula One world. With its focus on the driver market drama, compelling interviews, and skillful editing, the episode leaves viewers eagerly anticipating the remaining episodes of the season.

[00:00.000 -> 00:03.480] Drive to Survive really is the gateway drug.
[00:03.480 -> 00:04.480] So.
[00:04.480 -> 00:05.480] Yeah.
[00:05.480 -> 00:11.720] It really, they, they really know how to create stories out of everywhere on the grid, which
[00:11.720 -> 00:12.720] is always very exciting.
[00:12.720 -> 00:18.640] And, you know, we wouldn't have the personality of Gunter and really understand everything
[00:18.640 -> 00:21.200] he has to offer without Drive to Survive.
[00:21.200 -> 00:23.200] I would argue we wouldn't have Daniel Riccardo.
[00:23.200 -> 00:24.200] So.
[00:24.200 -> 00:26.640] I have to agree.
[00:26.640 -> 00:27.480] Okay.
[00:29.080 -> 00:31.600] I'm emotionally prepared.
[00:33.720 -> 00:34.560] Yeah.
[00:34.560 -> 00:38.600] DTS, DTS, DTS.
[00:38.600 -> 00:43.320] ♪♪
[00:43.320 -> 00:44.160] Hello, everyone.
[00:44.160 -> 00:48.000] It is Brianna, the next day from my editing cave.
[00:48.000 -> 00:53.400] Nicole and I last night while watching this in our delirium recorded a lot more content
[00:53.400 -> 00:55.220] than we expected.
[00:55.220 -> 01:00.640] So I'm going to be splitting up these reactions into multiple parts.
[01:00.640 -> 01:05.600] You're listening to part one right now, and part two will go live tomorrow.
[01:05.600 -> 01:11.500] So make sure you hit the follow button, maybe turn on auto-downloads, and it will be automatically
[01:11.500 -> 01:13.520] in your feed, ready to listen to tomorrow.
[01:13.520 -> 01:18.040] Thank you all for listening to this special DTS episode of Gridlock.
[01:18.040 -> 01:22.800] I don't know why I didn't expect you to do that.
[01:22.800 -> 01:24.280] I didn't expect myself to do it.
[01:24.280 -> 01:27.440] I just didn't record, and you just started chanting. I don't know. I didn't expect myself to do it. I just didn't record and you just started chanting.
[01:27.440 -> 01:28.280] I was like, ah!
[01:28.280 -> 01:30.480] That's the answer to what happens,
[01:30.480 -> 01:35.320] but we get cars on track in a different way today.
[01:35.320 -> 01:39.040] And it's from previous cars on track.
[01:39.040 -> 01:42.360] I've been in a testing data hole for two days.
[01:42.360 -> 01:43.840] And unfortunately, testing happens
[01:43.840 -> 01:44.800] in the middle of the night,
[01:44.800 -> 01:47.440] but then I wake up and I just like listen to Cars on Track and look at
[01:47.440 -> 01:51.960] lap times so I'm a little like fuzzy over the eyes and I'm ready to watch
[01:51.960 -> 02:00.960] drama instead of lap times. Yeah DTS could not be more opposite of pre of like
[02:00.960 -> 02:07.960] preseason testing. It's really like the two opposite ends of F1 content.
[02:07.960 -> 02:10.160] We have, uh, we got this week.
[02:11.160 -> 02:16.600] So genius of a marketing strategy to drop drive to survive one week before the
[02:16.600 -> 02:18.920] season starts and preseason testing.
[02:18.920 -> 02:24.960] Cause most people are not us where I'm doing both and you're doing both, but
[02:27.440 -> 02:33.520] are not us, where I'm doing both and you're doing both, but like, whatever way you get hyped for the F1 season, here you go. It's obviously a different episode than normal.
[02:33.520 -> 02:39.120] One, it is not a Thursday. Two, Nicole's in a different place, my lighting is less dramatic,
[02:39.120 -> 02:44.800] and I'm in a blanket. And that's because this is our DTS reaction show.
[02:45.000 -> 02:47.300] it. And that's because this is our DTS reaction show.
[02:51.540 -> 02:54.620] Woohoo, yes. So normally we do release our episodes every Thursday, we talk about what we're obsessing with F1 that
[02:54.620 -> 03:00.060] week, lots of fun, quick witted banter, silly little segments
[03:00.060 -> 03:03.140] that we do every single week, lots of fun sounders, we're a
[03:03.140 -> 03:05.200] little chaotic, but in the best way possible.
[03:07.040 -> 03:13.520] So overall disclaimer, we are both the type of people who wake up at the crack of dawn, 3 a.m.
[03:13.520 -> 03:20.960] for me, for Bahrain, to watch Free Practice 1, which is not a points-giving session. So we do
[03:20.960 -> 03:25.220] know all the details about what happened in the season last year because we followed
[03:25.220 -> 03:28.180] it obsessively.
[03:28.180 -> 03:34.000] And so a lot of what Drive to Survive is, is simplifying storylines and making them
[03:34.000 -> 03:37.640] accessible for new people to come in, which is why it's so cool.
[03:37.640 -> 03:42.500] And we're mostly just excited to get behind the scenes of all our favorite F1 personalities,
[03:42.500 -> 03:45.360] but we are coming at it from that perspective.
[03:52.320 -> 03:58.880] But big F1 fans and love Drive to Survive, so gonna get mostly positive excitement and panic from us over here as we see all the behind the scenes. Yes, we are here for the drama. Parker's
[03:58.880 -> 04:08.360] here for this chew stick. He wanted to participate in the conversation so we're having him distracted. But yes, we're here for the drama. This is a Netflix show. It's for
[04:08.360 -> 04:12.280] entertainment. I'm sure there will be, you know, not exactly how everything that
[04:12.280 -> 04:18.920] happened, but it's fun. Reality TV. We love it. I actually do love reality TV.
[04:18.920 -> 04:23.400] Alright, so how this episode is gonna work is we're going to be reacting to
[04:23.400 -> 04:25.500] every single episode after we watch it
[04:25.500 -> 04:27.620] So right now neither of us have seen anything
[04:27.620 -> 04:31.540] Of course, we know what happened in the season, but we haven't seen a single episode of Drive to Survive
[04:31.700 -> 04:38.060] We're going to put it on and then we're gonna come back and we're gonna record our thoughts give you our instant reactions
[04:38.060 -> 04:42.220] We're actually going to rate everything from one light two lights out and away we go
[04:43.220 -> 04:47.680] Which will be fun. And then of course whether you're listening to this or watching it on YouTube, we're gonna have
[04:47.680 -> 04:52.560] time codes and chapters, so if you listen to a specific episode you want to jump
[04:52.560 -> 04:57.560] and hear our thoughts about that, you'll be easily able to do that. And then of
[04:57.560 -> 05:02.680] course we want to hear your thoughts, so you know, we want to hear your thoughts,
[05:02.680 -> 05:05.960] so head over to at Gridlock show on any social media channel
[05:06.020 -> 05:09.980] Tell us what you thought. Did you agree with our take on every episode?
[05:09.980 -> 05:14.760] I think there's gonna be a few based on the titles that Nicole and I are gonna feel vastly different about
[05:14.820 -> 05:18.740] I think if you are gonna make us cry, so we want to hear how they make you feel
[05:20.700 -> 05:25.320] Also, if you have found this video or this podcast because this is your first foray into
[05:25.320 -> 05:28.800] F1, like, please stick around.
[05:28.800 -> 05:34.800] We're not like a tech podcast or an educational podcast, but we are just like a fun group
[05:34.800 -> 05:35.800] chat.
[05:35.800 -> 05:36.800] Thank you, Parker.
[05:36.800 -> 05:37.800] Thank you for agreeing.
[05:37.800 -> 05:41.080] Parker is a part of our group chat.
[05:41.080 -> 05:42.640] So we would love to have you.
[05:42.640 -> 05:47.760] We'd love to have all new fans and like anyone who's just excited about F1, like, join us!
[05:47.760 -> 05:50.080] Join Gridwalk, it'll be a lot of fun to have you.
[05:50.080 -> 05:52.080] So much.
[05:52.080 -> 05:55.680] Oh my god! I, as soon as it was like,
[05:55.680 -> 05:57.680] EDWARD RAY SECOND BATMAN!
[05:57.680 -> 06:01.680] I was like, it's happening! Even though this is in the past!
[06:01.680 -> 06:06.560] Well, and we're also, so it's Friday.
[06:06.600 -> 06:07.360] We're watching this.
[06:07.360 -> 06:11.560] We're watching on release day, which means it is five days until free practice.
[06:11.640 -> 06:14.920] And not, I can't math.
[06:14.960 -> 06:16.720] No, it's seven days until free practice.
[06:16.720 -> 06:19.840] Nine days until we actually get to, I just, I want racing again.
[06:19.840 -> 06:21.040] I, that is my friend.
[06:21.520 -> 06:22.440] Lights out.
[06:22.480 -> 06:27.600] I, that was so many feelings. So we just finished episode one.
[06:27.600 -> 06:35.280] Yeah, I just was like, racing! I took notes as we were watching because I'm forgetful
[06:35.280 -> 06:38.240] and that was emotional. Yeah, okay.
[06:38.240 -> 06:49.720] Love notes. Look at us with our paper. I sort of was like, yes, I want, I need him in this
[06:49.720 -> 06:54.600] setting, especially if we were getting Max back in a seat on this.
[06:54.600 -> 06:59.000] I think I'm sure Lewis was like, if he's going to do it, I'm going to do it.
[06:59.000 -> 07:00.000] I'm going to do it.
[07:00.000 -> 07:01.000] I'm going to do it.
[07:01.000 -> 07:02.000] I'm going to do it.
[07:02.000 -> 07:03.000] I'm going to do it.
[07:03.000 -> 07:04.000] I'm going to do it.
[07:04.000 -> 07:06.880] I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I want, I need him in this setting, especially if we were getting Max back in a seat on this.
[07:06.880 -> 07:10.320] I think, I'm sure Lewis was like, if he's going to do it,
[07:10.320 -> 07:12.960] you know, I think it was the right move of having
[07:13.920 -> 07:17.320] his voice be a part of this story.
[07:17.320 -> 07:18.160] Yes.
[07:18.160 -> 07:21.200] And we're getting very limited Mercedes this season.
[07:21.200 -> 07:24.400] No, even knowing that next episode will be about Mercedes,
[07:24.400 -> 07:25.360] but I've also decided, okay, so going into this, this season, even knowing that next episode will be about Mercedes, but
[07:29.880 -> 07:32.200] I've also decided, okay, so going into this, we knew Max was back in the seat they make a whole big deal about it, blah blah blah blah, and
[07:34.000 -> 07:39.880] we know that Max's team has veto power, basically, like they were basically
[07:40.520 -> 07:42.520] got to consult on Max's
[07:45.000 -> 07:46.920] view coming out of this.
[07:48.600 -> 07:50.240] Like, they wanted to make Max look good. And I decided after watching this,
[07:50.240 -> 07:53.320] that Max just needs to lean into being a heel.
[07:53.320 -> 07:54.520] Like, they asked him, like,
[07:54.520 -> 07:56.760] why'd you go with number one on your car?
[07:56.760 -> 08:00.160] And he gave the most wet blanket answer I've ever heard
[08:00.160 -> 08:01.500] that I don't even remember it.
[08:01.500 -> 08:03.280] Like, just come out and say,
[08:03.280 -> 08:05.440] because I won that championship and I wanted it on my car. Instead, just come out and say, because I won that championship,
[08:05.440 -> 08:10.240] and I wanted it on my car. Instead, he's like, well, it became available. And I'm like, that is
[08:10.240 -> 08:15.760] just boring. Like, either be charismatic and entertaining or lean into it. Be the bad guy.
[08:15.760 -> 08:22.800] It's okay. You know, you just kind of like a straddle of the in-between of it. But yeah.
[08:35.180 -> 08:40.460] of it but yeah. Seeing the W13 before it races made me nauseous. When George's like the first time I saw this car all I thought was it looks fast and I'm just
[08:40.460 -> 08:46.680] like you're wrong. Like it just, it made me ill to see it
[08:46.680 -> 08:47.840] and everyone's looking at it.
[08:47.840 -> 08:49.840] It's like, our car looks different than everybody else's.
[08:49.840 -> 08:52.800] It's like, mm-hmm, it is.
[08:52.800 -> 08:55.840] It's still comfortably the third fastest car though.
[08:55.840 -> 08:59.940] So some context here is like F1 tech nerd.
[08:59.940 -> 09:02.200] So like the thing everyone wants to talk about
[09:02.200 -> 09:03.440] is Mercedes side pods,
[09:03.440 -> 09:07.720] but like that car doesn't end up being slow or porpoising
[09:07.720 -> 09:09.700] because of those side pods.
[09:09.700 -> 09:12.400] But I did enjoy Charles walking up and basically being like,
[09:12.400 -> 09:13.400] what's this shit?
[09:14.720 -> 09:19.160] Like, everyone's like, why does your car look that way?
[09:19.160 -> 09:23.320] Yeah, no, that's, it was, but thank God it's gone.
[09:25.180 -> 09:28.680] I missed dramatic drive to survive transitions.
[09:28.680 -> 09:31.860] Like the radioing in to Kevin Magnuson
[09:31.860 -> 09:33.740] and then them zooming in on his helmet
[09:33.740 -> 09:35.700] and then they flash to Denmark
[09:35.700 -> 09:37.080] and show that he has a family now
[09:37.080 -> 09:39.620] and then implying that that's what's on his mind.
[09:39.620 -> 09:41.140] Like perfection.
[09:41.980 -> 09:44.540] Every time I get in the car, I think now it's different
[09:44.540 -> 09:47.000] because I have a family to think about.
[09:47.000 -> 09:49.000] And da, da, da, da.
[09:49.000 -> 09:52.000] And just in general, yes, again, it's all for entertainment
[09:52.000 -> 09:56.000] and it's all drama, but the shots of, like,
[09:56.000 -> 10:01.000] the racing shots and how this whole race is portrayed
[10:01.000 -> 10:03.000] of the storyline of Ferrari and the Red Bull downfall
[10:03.000 -> 10:05.200] and, like, obviously knowing of what storyline of Ferrari and a Red Bull downfall and like obviously knowing of
[10:05.200 -> 10:11.920] what continues of happening. It was just so movie cinematic. Even the shot of Pierre jumping out of
[10:11.920 -> 10:17.440] the car fully on fire, which of course is a terrifying thing, was an unbelievable shot that
[10:17.440 -> 10:25.480] someone filmed. Just wow. Really high production as always. I forgot how scary that failure was.
[10:25.480 -> 10:30.160] Because it's been a year now, so...
[10:30.160 -> 10:34.440] Box boxes, or box to box films...
[10:34.440 -> 10:36.840] My brain just goes box to box.
[10:36.840 -> 10:42.000] The documentary Cruise, ability to make anyone the main character of an episode is still
[10:42.000 -> 10:43.000] unmatched.
[10:43.000 -> 10:44.000] Like, I...
[10:44.000 -> 10:47.040] That Kevin Magnussen story was huge and was
[10:47.040 -> 10:52.000] like one of the biggest stories and Haas being P5 was huge, but they, if you like had never seen
[10:52.000 -> 10:57.040] anything, you would think that Haas would be super competitive all season and that Kevin's gonna be
[10:57.040 -> 11:00.960] participating in the championship and it's like, nope, this is it, this is the peak, but that's
[11:00.960 -> 11:05.600] okay because it was so good and so dramatic. Yeah, I literally said,
[11:06.560 -> 11:13.120] my big K-Mag moments. One, oh my gosh, him being a dad, and I love how Box to Box is making every
[11:13.120 -> 11:18.000] single thing that he's involved in in this episode look unbelievably epic. And also,
[11:18.000 -> 11:28.160] his baby celebrating for the P5 was so cute. Lil' hands! I stand by the strength of this show is I just like
[11:28.160 -> 11:31.700] want like hearing what they say when they walk around like it's just like the
[11:31.700 -> 11:38.280] casual statements is the best. Matia and Gunther spin-off not a creative
[11:38.280 -> 11:42.560] thought everyone I've seen is saying this but yes I wholeheartedly agree I
[11:42.560 -> 11:45.760] would watch those two driving around
[11:46.480 -> 11:52.800] for 10 hours of television of just that. I said this as we were watching the first episode. I was
[11:52.800 -> 11:57.760] like, this looks like it's the new comedians in cars getting coffee. But the constant, I mean,
[11:57.760 -> 12:02.720] watching how they're explaining the Ferrari storyline and then just knowing Matias' future
[12:02.720 -> 12:05.440] at the end of it, it's all just an incredible buildup,
[12:05.440 -> 12:11.280] but I just loved as they're talking about things and then they cut to him like chugging wine and
[12:11.280 -> 12:14.720] then at the end of the episode Gunther's like, yeah, you know, we should just not listen to
[12:14.720 -> 12:19.840] people in the future. And then they like clink glasses and they're still drinking wine. Like,
[12:19.840 -> 12:23.840] it's just like, yeah, this is why everything is like, you know, they're on vacation, they're in
[12:23.840 -> 12:26.800] a vineyard, they're drinking wine. everything is like, you know, they're on vacation, they're in a vineyard, they're drinking wine, and this is, you know.
[12:26.800 -> 12:30.280] This shot specifically shot for the Netflix show.
[12:30.280 -> 12:32.120] Like, I don't think Batia and Gunther
[12:32.120 -> 12:34.240] just vacationed together, but I think they should.
[12:34.240 -> 12:36.480] I'm fully in favor of that.
[12:37.880 -> 12:41.400] I'm sorry, there was one, oh, you know, like always,
[12:41.400 -> 12:43.120] there are actually a lot of women
[12:43.120 -> 12:45.400] who work in Formula One. Shocking!
[12:45.400 -> 12:50.100] We had a total of one woman with a speaking line this entire episode,
[12:50.100 -> 12:52.100] and it was K-Mag's daughter, Kooing.
[12:53.600 -> 12:58.300] Yeah. Not a great look so far on, like, the...
[12:58.900 -> 13:01.900] What is it? The Bechdel scale thing at all?
[13:01.900 -> 13:04.700] I mean, not that I think this would ever pass that, but just like, you know...
[13:04.700 -> 13:06.000] Formula Tales every year. A woman would be cool. scale thing at all. I mean, not that I think this would ever pass that, but just like, you know,
[13:14.640 -> 13:19.200] a woman would be cool. I will put out there that the people in charge, like the documentary crew, understands that this is a problem and they like to push off the problem on Formula One. And they're
[13:19.200 -> 13:25.920] like, F1, hire more women. And I will argue to that F1 has hired many women. And there's also
[13:25.920 -> 13:31.640] many women commentators. And there's like lots of females who are not the wives and
[13:31.640 -> 13:35.000] girlfriends of just the drivers and the team principals that could be present.
[13:35.000 -> 13:39.200] For ex-girlfriends, we did get ex-girlfriends.
[13:39.200 -> 13:43.760] You know what, I was wrong. We had two female speaking lines. I completely forgot that Lando's
[13:43.760 -> 13:45.340] ex-girlfriend had a line.
[13:47.020 -> 13:51.700] Great. That was a shocking... it felt like a jump scare and I was not anticipating that
[13:52.220 -> 13:54.520] to be part of the storyline of the episode.
[13:55.540 -> 13:57.540] Yeah.
[13:58.000 -> 14:06.600] Hey, Box of Box Films, Netflix, if you would like a list of women who I think it would be interesting for you to integrate in your storylines
[14:06.600 -> 14:09.620] who work for these teams, like I'm not in Formula One,
[14:09.820 -> 14:15.560] but I could still give you that list because I consume it every week and I do follow this.
[14:15.560 -> 14:21.860] So I'm just I'm throwing it out there. It is possible and I think you should take a little responsibility to. Thank you.
[14:23.160 -> 14:25.440] Rants done. We can go back to
[14:25.440 -> 14:29.920] talking about how this is just goofy, silly fun. Um Netflix is
[14:29.920 -> 14:33.680] and Boxbox Films continuing their love letter just to Haas
[14:33.680 -> 14:36.640] in general to Gunther in general. I admire their
[14:36.640 -> 14:40.480] commitment to how they know Haas was such a big important
[14:40.480 -> 14:43.440] part of making Dr. Survive of what it is and having
[14:43.440 -> 14:47.760] storylines, even though they're you know know maybe not the most exciting performance when you're
[14:47.760 -> 14:50.840] watching the live season but I appreciate that they're committed to
[14:50.840 -> 14:54.800] still including them and involving them heavily in the process. They know the
[14:54.800 -> 14:59.600] people like Gunther's absurd lines like asking you know Matia does your nose fit
[14:59.600 -> 15:00.760] in that wine glass?
[15:00.760 -> 15:08.160] Alright how do you rate the episode from one light to lights out and away we go?
[15:11.040 -> 15:18.960] Three. I feel like I may have to adjust but first episode, you know, met expectations.
[15:18.960 -> 15:27.840] It's middle of the road for me. I got Louis speaking and Matia and Gunther in a car. Like, to me this feels like
[15:27.840 -> 15:32.720] it's gonna go downhill from here, knowing what I know about the season. So I'm gonna give this a
[15:32.720 -> 15:39.040] solid four lights. It's not a five light or a lights out, but it's a four light. Four light.
[15:40.800 -> 15:44.560] Okay. Wow. Okay, so episode two. We just finished.
[15:49.400 -> 15:56.000] Okay. Wow. Okay. So episode two, we just finished. So admittedly, Nicole and I recorded this entire segment already, and it somehow didn't record. And I'm just, I don't know. I don't
[15:56.000 -> 16:02.000] know. I don't know. So we're going to start over. If we sound less enthusiastic, that's
[16:02.000 -> 16:10.280] why. This is an emotional, and this is a, it's an emotional Mercedes episode. We go
[16:10.280 -> 16:18.520] through a lot of, you know, returning to torturous feelings of last year. Hearing Toto say the word
[16:18.520 -> 16:20.720] failure so many times.
[16:23.000 -> 16:26.960] I thought it was cool that we got to see the behind the scenes of his like
[16:26.960 -> 16:32.080] talk at Harvard even though I know that talk at Harvard happened like October so
[16:32.080 -> 16:38.360] like way after the events of what we see but it was still cool. Yeah so it feels
[16:38.360 -> 16:41.440] weird because I'm repeating myself but none of you heard what I said so you
[16:41.440 -> 16:48.080] know great. I we have spent the last 12 months hearing
[16:49.200 -> 16:53.080] particular members of F1 media dig their heels in
[16:53.080 -> 16:56.440] on some very incorrect storylines from last season,
[16:56.440 -> 16:58.640] and I was fully going into this episode
[16:58.640 -> 17:02.300] expecting for that to just be the storyline,
[17:02.300 -> 17:12.000] because apparently no one in F1 media was able to come up with a better storyline all season than something that we all know to be incorrect.
[17:12.000 -> 17:17.000] Because it's better to lie about Lewis Hamilton than to just tell the story.
[17:17.000 -> 17:26.960] And I really appreciated that they didn't harp on all those incorrect storylines, which I'm not even saying because if you didn't follow last season and you were watching this,
[17:26.960 -> 17:30.580] I don't even need to tell you the lies that have been spreading because
[17:30.820 -> 17:37.340] they're lies and this show didn't even touch on them. And this, to me, like, the stakes of
[17:37.940 -> 17:43.400] this is Lewis's worst car of his entire career, or at least his worst car
[17:44.040 -> 17:46.320] since that last McLaren car, but he still won worst car since that last McLaren car, but he still
[17:46.320 -> 17:53.920] won a race in that last McLaren car. And, like, will he retire? He's physically in a lot of pain,
[17:53.920 -> 17:59.600] and can Mercedes' engineering team, like, fix this? Like, those are all really engaging
[17:59.600 -> 18:04.000] storylines. So it just, it honestly, upon reflection, just makes me even angrier that
[18:04.000 -> 18:09.240] I've had to spend 12 months listening to F1 media make up other storylines, because these storylines
[18:09.240 -> 18:12.560] are engaging and exciting and good enough to follow.
[18:12.560 -> 18:13.760] Yes.
[18:13.760 -> 18:20.920] And just hearing Toto and George and Lewis talking about how last season was and that
[18:20.920 -> 18:28.640] it was a very humbling experience, you know, I think they did grow a lot from it. Hopefully going into this season, it did something.
[18:28.640 -> 18:32.740] But again, consistently talking about the failures
[18:32.740 -> 18:35.640] and just being really honest about last year,
[18:35.640 -> 18:37.780] I, it was painful to hear,
[18:37.780 -> 18:41.120] but I'm glad they were acknowledging all of it.
[18:41.120 -> 18:46.300] And, you know, but Toto was candid throughout the
[18:46.300 -> 18:48.900] whole episode, but particularly during that team principal
[18:48.900 -> 18:53.600] meeting, which we had heard rumblings about, someone leaked
[18:53.600 -> 18:56.400] it in the media that there was a screaming match and Netflix
[18:56.400 -> 18:59.500] cameras were there to capture it all.
[19:00.500 -> 19:08.220] The amount of hype I have heard about this meeting, like, since it happened, and it was
[19:08.220 -> 19:10.900] so subdued and so boring.
[19:10.900 -> 19:15.220] Like, I would say of all the things that happened in this episode, that was the part that had
[19:15.220 -> 19:16.540] me rolling my eyes the most.
[19:16.540 -> 19:20.660] And it was probably because it got so much hype that it's going to be the screaming match
[19:20.660 -> 19:23.340] of the century that you see on The Drive to Survive.
[19:23.340 -> 19:28.800] And I'm like, okay, like, Toto looked like upset and concerned for driver safety. And
[19:28.800 -> 19:33.840] admittedly, what he was saying, like Checo did make a ton of quotes about
[19:33.840 -> 19:38.000] how bad the car was. And Christian to this day pretends those quotes don't
[19:38.000 -> 19:43.520] exist. So like, they didn't fabricate any of that. But it just wasn't as
[19:43.520 -> 19:45.440] dramatic as everyone said it was going to be.
[19:46.320 -> 19:51.680] No, it felt like there was a fight in the high school cafeteria. Like, even not everyone was
[19:51.680 -> 19:56.960] involved. William's team principals are just like, you know, we're just watching the drama. It's fun
[19:56.960 -> 20:01.680] to watch. And then like, as everyone's being dismissed, they're all like, clicking together
[20:01.680 -> 20:06.000] and being like, he, he, he, he, Gunther's like running up to everyone and be like, ha, wasn't that crazy guys?
[20:06.000 -> 20:06.600] Like, wow.
[20:06.600 -> 20:08.000] He was like so sad.
[20:08.000 -> 20:12.380] And Matia and Christian of like, as we had saw last year, being like buddy, buddy
[20:12.380 -> 20:13.560] of like, Oh, he's so tired.
[20:13.560 -> 20:15.720] Like, Oh, he should just fix his forking car.
[20:15.720 -> 20:20.400] Like the, the, the, the, the, it was just so unbelievably high school.
[20:20.560 -> 20:25.500] I lived love when Toto and Stefano was like, no, we're not talking about this right now.
[20:25.500 -> 20:26.600] He's like, no, I am talking.
[20:26.600 -> 20:27.920] I am talking now.
[20:27.920 -> 20:29.720] And I am talking.
[20:29.720 -> 20:30.840] And it was, yeah.
[20:30.840 -> 20:35.040] So high school drama was not what I was expecting
[20:35.040 -> 20:38.240] from the buzzing last season.
[20:38.240 -> 20:43.240] So, but again, silly, silly entertainment.
[20:43.280 -> 20:47.580] So I have a couple of like random thoughts and takeaways that have nothing to do with the actual storyline
[20:48.160 -> 20:52.860] One we've watched two hours of drive to survive and if you didn't watch last season you would have zero idea
[20:53.180 -> 21:00.240] That max won 17 of the 22 races Red Bull won 19 of the 22 races and completely dominated this championship
[21:00.240 -> 21:02.240] All we've seen is Ferrari's doing great
[21:02.760 -> 21:05.540] and Mercedes is back in fighting and
[21:06.720 -> 21:08.720] They dominated the championship
[21:09.940 -> 21:13.020] Number two Lewis with his hair down. Love it
[21:14.560 -> 21:16.560] We spent all last season
[21:17.040 -> 21:22.200] Upset rightfully so that Bonotto spent the entire time politically aligning himself with Red Bull
[21:22.620 -> 21:28.300] Which was great for Red Bull considering, remember, 17 of 22 races Max won.
[21:28.300 -> 21:30.860] One of the most dominant seasons in F1 ever.
[21:30.860 -> 21:33.780] And Benoit spent the entire time politically aligning himself
[21:33.780 -> 21:36.040] with Christian Horner, which we got to see here,
[21:36.040 -> 21:37.260] which was dumb.
[21:37.260 -> 21:39.960] And there was a giant iPad and I thought it was cool.
[21:42.860 -> 21:44.740] I didn't see that they were like, writing,
[21:44.740 -> 21:48.280] they were like, well, we need to fix this part of the car here. And I was like, that's awesome.
[21:49.920 -> 21:50.320] Yes.
[21:50.360 -> 21:51.560] Technology is incredible.
[21:51.560 -> 21:53.760] I'm glad I have the demo iPads.
[21:54.520 -> 21:55.880] My big takeaways.
[21:56.320 -> 22:02.760] We had a Sam Collins spotting, super quick, interviewing Toto.
[22:02.760 -> 22:03.800] And I was like, I miss you.
[22:03.800 -> 22:04.600] I can't wait to see you.
[22:06.600 -> 22:07.200] Tom Cruise big
[22:13.840 -> 22:15.840] Supporting character in this episode was not anticipating him to say so many words and be involved but like, you know What Netflix did something?
[22:15.960 -> 22:18.580] Hey everyone at Netflix and box box films
[22:18.580 -> 22:24.680] How dare you have Suzy wolf be present in so many moments at all and her just not say anything
[22:27.040 -> 22:33.200] wolf be present in so many moments at all and her just not say anything because rude rude rude rude rude we were just talking about in episode one that there was not female presence she was there
[22:33.200 -> 22:40.000] she's right there this with that entire harvard business school talk was the two of them just
[22:40.720 -> 22:45.040] you can't like it's not she's not just there to have Toto like complain to.
[22:45.360 -> 22:45.520] Yeah.
[22:45.720 -> 22:46.760] So I've committed.
[22:47.080 -> 22:53.080] And in this episode, women said six lines, none of which were crucial
[22:53.080 -> 22:54.640] to the story or consequential.
[22:55.200 -> 22:55.560] Cool.
[22:55.600 -> 23:00.640] And I just, there were actually visually a ton of women in this episode because
[23:00.720 -> 23:04.760] the diversity and specifically the gender diversity of the Mercedes team
[23:04.760 -> 23:05.280] in particular is impeccable. this episode because the diversity and specifically the gender diversity of the Mercedes team in
[23:05.280 -> 23:10.880] particular is impeccable and so many of those women like we could just put them in the seat.
[23:11.440 -> 23:15.520] We didn't need Will Buxton the entire time even though I thought he does a great job. I'm not
[23:15.520 -> 23:21.120] trying to get like Will Buxton can keep his job but like maybe or like maybe have Angela say one
[23:21.120 -> 23:25.360] thing considering she's Lewis's physio so, so we're doing the whole storyline about
[23:25.360 -> 23:30.400] how much of pain he was in after Baku, like maybe have her say one thing about the recovery,
[23:31.120 -> 23:38.240] like there were multiple opportunities to bring like women in that team into this, and to your
[23:38.240 -> 23:44.880] point like Suzy is a great interview, we saw her in all last season, and like maybe at least just
[23:44.880 -> 23:46.640] let her respond to Toto.
[23:46.640 -> 23:49.200] You don't have to cut it after Toto complains to her.
[23:49.200 -> 23:50.960] It's really...
[23:50.960 -> 23:55.040] But we're up from episode one. We've had six women speak.
[23:55.040 -> 23:58.720] And one of them, I'll point out, is the Toto the dog
[23:58.720 -> 24:02.400] that we opened this up with. And that dog really was very cute.
[24:02.400 -> 24:06.000] I thought that was a great opening to the episode.
[24:06.000 -> 24:09.000] And I could just imagine like, wow, what a great way to solidify like meeting
[24:09.000 -> 24:14.000] Toto when he comes back to campus is like, I might, oh, the girl who named her dog after him.
[24:14.000 -> 24:17.000] So, um, I did love it.
[24:17.000 -> 24:19.000] And we returned to Silverstone.
[24:19.000 -> 24:25.280] So again, Silverstone, what God, it just brought me back to like the emotional
[24:25.280 -> 24:27.880] rollercoaster that was that race for so many reasons.
[24:27.920 -> 24:33.240] I mean, we have to acknowledge and I will never get used to watching Joe's accident.
[24:34.440 -> 24:38.080] But every time I watch it, it feels like it's getting longer.
[24:38.080 -> 24:39.380] It lasts forever.
[24:39.380 -> 24:41.280] It's so absolutely terrifying.
[24:42.040 -> 24:44.840] Then they cut to the empty chair and he like walks in.
[24:47.760 -> 24:49.120] absolutely terrifying. Then they cut to the empty chair and he like walks in. All of it was just as
[24:56.320 -> 25:00.720] putting me on edge as like the first time that I saw it. Yeah. I admittedly I so there are people who watch Formula One because they like the risk of someone being very injured or dying.
[25:01.280 -> 25:05.440] I am so far from that. I would actually like the sport more if you could
[25:05.440 -> 25:11.920] guarantee me there would be zero injury ever. Like that would make me a bigger F1 fan and
[25:11.920 -> 25:20.760] we have an F1 podcast. So I love F1. I think I I understand that that's part of the sport
[25:20.760 -> 25:26.160] and they're gonna make it dramatic. I make, I'm so uncomfortable by it.
[25:26.160 -> 25:27.840] And the only thing that made me comfortable
[25:27.840 -> 25:30.560] was knowing that he's completely okay.
[25:30.560 -> 25:33.160] But if I was watching that for the first time,
[25:33.160 -> 25:34.840] I would feel so uncomfortable
[25:34.840 -> 25:37.640] that they like left an empty seat and then like,
[25:37.640 -> 25:40.940] cause they elongated the drama of that.
[25:40.940 -> 25:42.620] And it just made me nauseous
[25:42.620 -> 25:45.640] even knowing that everything was okay I also
[25:45.640 -> 25:52.320] know that I think what George did was amazing but I am constantly
[25:52.320 -> 25:57.680] uncomfortable with the like turning him into a hero storyline and then like if
[25:57.680 -> 26:01.840] Joe doesn't have another part in this entire thing other than to like eulogize
[26:01.840 -> 26:11.840] how great of a person George Russell is. Like I just really hope he's in future episodes like being his own person versus like... because George
[26:11.840 -> 26:17.440] did cause that crash. So instead of commenting that George could have killed Joe, they had Joe
[26:17.440 -> 26:23.280] sit in a seat and talk about how nice of a person George is, which he seems to be. I just... some of
[26:23.280 -> 26:25.200] that makes me... there's a lot of that that
[26:25.200 -> 26:28.800] makes me incredibly uncomfortable is really what I'm just saying.
[26:28.800 -> 26:34.240] I'm hoping that, I'm now saying this with hoping that there is more strokes in this.
[26:34.240 -> 26:36.080] You're reacting in the moment.
[26:36.080 -> 26:41.600] Right, right. I just am, I enjoyed the perspective that George provided of just like,
[26:41.600 -> 26:45.280] this is the worst fear as a driver and like,
[26:45.280 -> 26:48.640] having another driver there and just calling over the marshals. And of course,
[26:48.640 -> 26:52.120] obviously George being involved in that crash is something to include and not
[26:52.120 -> 26:56.880] the last time we see it. Last season of George being involved in a crash.
[26:56.880 -> 27:06.000] A little bit. Yes. So it was, again, I'm on the use Joe Moore train constantly.
[27:06.680 -> 27:09.200] We apparently maybe not have too much Alfa Romeo,
[27:09.200 -> 27:10.940] but we'll see.
[27:10.940 -> 27:13.960] Just again, it's a miracle, it's incredible that he's okay.
[27:13.960 -> 27:16.640] On a positive piece of Silverstone,
[27:16.640 -> 27:21.640] it still is just as hype-inducing to hear,
[27:22.460 -> 27:24.800] "'30 goes Lewis Hamilton!'
[27:24.800 -> 27:30.100] I just see the bird and it's yelling that meme. I it's in bedded in my brain
[27:30.100 -> 27:34.060] I'm jumping out of my like seat as I'm watching the race
[27:34.680 -> 27:39.700] Absolutely love it. Every time I hear it. I have that clip like etched in my eyes, please like
[27:40.220 -> 27:44.840] And we're gonna return to Silverstone. I'm pretty sure in a later episode and we'll get to see Carlos win
[27:46.360 -> 27:47.660] but And we're gonna return to Silverstone, I'm pretty sure, in a later episode and we'll get to see Carlos win. But
[27:47.660 -> 27:51.140] Yeah, this was a great race. This was probably the best race of the season,
[27:51.140 -> 27:54.660] so as much time as we can spend in Silverstone would be great. I will point out my
[27:55.300 -> 27:58.260] sole big disappointment from this episode is
[27:59.100 -> 28:01.740] that shot of Lewis talking to the fans after the race.
[28:02.980 -> 28:05.360] Roscoe was there, but there was no Roscoe
[28:05.360 -> 28:07.840] in Drive to Survive, and that is criminal.
[28:09.520 -> 28:13.840] Roscoe is Lewis's dog. I know we're, this is, you know, we don't need to teach everyone
[28:13.840 -> 28:17.040] everything, but it's so important for everyone to know who Roscoe is.
[28:17.040 -> 28:26.900] Yeah, and he does have his own Instagram, Roscoe does, and it's up for debate whether Lewis runs Roscoe's account or if Lewis
[28:26.900 -> 28:31.220] pays a social media manager to run Roscoe's account. It is also up for
[28:31.220 -> 28:37.900] debate which of those options is better. I like to go with both. I just like to
[28:37.900 -> 28:42.860] imagine that like he pays a social media agency to run the account and so he gets
[28:42.860 -> 28:45.280] sent copy like hey Hey, we're going
[28:45.280 -> 28:49.160] to post this photo of Roscoe and it's going to sound like this. And like Lewis sends feedback
[28:49.160 -> 28:54.340] about, Oh, because important context, the Instagram account, uh, it comes from the perspective
[28:54.340 -> 29:00.320] of the dog. Still, like the caption is like, I went for a walk instead of like my, like
[29:00.320 -> 29:04.920] someone took Roscoe for a walk. So I just love the idea that there's a copywriter writing
[29:04.920 -> 29:06.080] this copy. And then Lewis is like, no, no, no. Roscoe for a walk. So I just love the idea that there's a copywriter writing this copy and then Lewis is like,
[29:06.080 -> 29:08.380] no, no, no, Roscoe wouldn't sound like that.
[29:10.220 -> 29:14.560] How would you rate this from one light to lights out?
[29:14.560 -> 29:17.400] I am giving this episode a four lights out.
[29:17.400 -> 29:19.340] I would have given a five lights out
[29:19.340 -> 29:20.840] and not an all lights out,
[29:20.840 -> 29:26.480] but it's not necessarily like a super-y episode. It's a little bit
[29:26.480 -> 29:32.240] of a downer sometimes. But lots of Mercedes content in any sense of the way gets me, like,
[29:32.240 -> 29:36.320] really excited and I'll be interested. So four lights out of five for me.
[29:37.680 -> 29:44.560] I think this is a five lighter for me. So like a step before lights out and away we go. Because
[29:44.560 -> 29:48.920] I agree that it wasn't hype. And for me to be like it's lights out on the way we go on an
[29:48.920 -> 29:54.640] episode I feel like I need to feel hype but watching Lewis tell all those people
[29:54.640 -> 29:57.040] that he's gonna be sticking around for a while and then he's sitting in the seat
[29:57.040 -> 30:01.800] and telling us like I legitimately started to cry which is embarrassing
[30:01.800 -> 30:08.240] because I'm just so happy he's not leaving. Um, so five, but like I,
[30:08.240 -> 30:12.880] I don't know, I'm reserving my lights out. Maybe at the end when we're recapping the whole season,
[30:12.880 -> 30:17.920] this will become my lights out and away we go because like, I'm so happy he's staying.
[30:17.920 -> 30:22.640] Yeah, him in the chair and he's like, game on. Like, he's right, game on. We're ready.
[30:22.960 -> 30:25.460] I'm like, he's right, game on, we're ready.
[30:30.460 -> 30:30.600] I genuinely wrote no notes for this episode.
[30:32.160 -> 30:34.360] Like what else is there to say? Like, I felt like we lived this all last year.
[30:34.360 -> 30:36.160] I'm like, yep, okay.
[30:37.020 -> 30:37.860] Yay, Carlos.
[30:39.440 -> 30:42.800] The Ferrari vibes were the same.
[30:42.800 -> 30:44.880] It all felt very familiar,
[30:44.880 -> 30:50.640] but I was living for all of the Miami GP content.
[30:50.640 -> 30:55.280] I loved seeing Hard Rock Stadium. I mean, University of Miami, for anyone who doesn't
[30:55.280 -> 31:02.520] know, is a big part of the identity and seeing Hard Rock and Drive to Survive still rocked
[31:02.520 -> 31:07.200] my world. We had a couple of celebrity sightings, so that I did take
[31:07.200 -> 31:12.000] note of throughout the entire thing. We saw Ginger Spice, which is no surprise because Ginger Spice's
[31:12.000 -> 31:18.000] husband is a main character of this whole franchise. Double Paris Hilton sightings, Zoe Saldana,
[31:18.000 -> 31:29.960] Caitlyn Jenner, and David Beckham, because we were not going to leave the Miami GP without a David Beckham signing. Listening to Paris Hilton go, that's hot, literally was fantastic.
[31:30.260 -> 31:30.680] Yeah.
[31:30.680 -> 31:32.140] And it was 95 degrees.
[31:32.140 -> 31:37.760] Everyone seeing everyone sweat in Miami heat was iconic, but yeah, it was,
[31:37.840 -> 31:39.560] we, we, it was Ferrari.
[31:39.560 -> 31:44.440] We knew exactly what to expect in matter of principle, Ferrari themed episode.
[31:44.520 -> 31:50.000] Um, and it gave me exactly, you know, what I first saw.
[31:50.000 -> 31:54.200] I wish there was more like behind the scenes stuff I hadn't seen.
[31:54.200 -> 31:58.500] This is the first episode so far where I feel like I've seen everything
[31:58.500 -> 32:03.300] that we saw with the exception of we got high-res shots, not just
[32:03.300 -> 32:05.360] things on their Instagram of them playing paddle
[32:06.400 -> 32:08.400] Or pick a ball pickleball. I don't know
[32:09.920 -> 32:13.320] Yeah, I mean I think we also just came off a really big Silverstone episode
[32:13.320 -> 32:18.500] So then now going back to Silverstone and seeing like a different perspective of it. I think also after how
[32:19.600 -> 32:23.300] Everything we saw in Silverstone. I think it was then like oh, yeah
[32:23.300 -> 32:25.040] Carlos also won his race that time. And
[32:25.040 -> 32:29.600] I wish it was like a little bit of distance. So it could have been more like, yay, Carlos' first
[32:29.600 -> 32:34.000] race win. And still it's not just like, wow, this also happened after that atrocious, you know,
[32:34.640 -> 32:38.800] accident with Joe and everything like that. But yeah, no, it's always fun to see Carlos getting
[32:39.600 -> 32:47.720] that P1 on the podium. Yeah. I feel like I've already like expended all my emotions about Carlos getting pole and winning that race because I
[32:47.920 -> 32:49.920] lived it so like
[32:50.440 -> 32:53.680] Retweet my feelings from a long time ago. Like that was a great day
[32:53.800 -> 32:58.240] Like I I really think they could do an entire drive-to-survive season just on Silverstone
[32:58.240 -> 33:02.080] We probably will go back again because we haven't even touched on the like why max
[33:02.880 -> 33:05.840] Wasn't involved in that fight. They haven't talked
[33:05.840 -> 33:06.840] about it once.
[33:06.840 -> 33:12.640] They didn't. It was like one sentence in the last episode. But and then he just was like,
[33:12.640 -> 33:17.360] that's it. And then he comes in and then more smoke and things. But it's there's it's very
[33:17.360 -> 33:22.120] obvious that they're going with the growth of the Charles villain era throughout the
[33:22.120 -> 33:25.200] storyline. I mean, like episode one, he's a hopeful young,
[33:25.200 -> 33:27.440] looks very well rested looking man.
[33:27.440 -> 33:32.440] And by episode three, we have the now famous clip
[33:34.300 -> 33:36.740] of Matthea finger wagging, yelling at Charles
[33:36.740 -> 33:37.660] and Charles yelling.
[33:37.660 -> 33:40.780] And I'm just like, wow, this is just gone too far
[33:40.780 -> 33:43.900] of everyone acting like an immature child.
[33:43.900 -> 33:44.740] Yeah.
[33:44.740 -> 33:47.360] I think it's great that we finally got to the point where they've explained
[33:47.360 -> 33:52.720] to us that Red Bull is dominating the season. That Miami race was a turning
[33:52.720 -> 33:57.920] point for all of us. So, um, but yeah, I mean it was a good
[33:57.920 -> 34:00.240] episode. Yeah, it was the first time we got the
[34:00.240 -> 34:04.480] acknowledgement of American viewership and growth of Formula One and
[34:04.480 -> 34:05.800] Stefano singing
[34:05.800 -> 34:12.800] the national anthem and it was, I don't know. I'm surprised they didn't plant a seed in
[34:12.800 -> 34:19.200] like of Matias departure. I feel like this was this like plant of the seed and they did
[34:19.200 -> 34:24.240] a couple of the like speculating of Oh, like, will he be out but it's still like just tweets
[34:24.240 -> 34:28.940] and things. I think this is the way that they are going to plant the seed. And I think we're
[34:28.940 -> 34:34.340] going to get another Ferrari episode where they're just still not getting it. I'm guaranteed
[34:34.340 -> 34:40.140] we're going to get like plan F, plan G, plan A, plan B. They'll do it. If they finger whack,
[34:40.140 -> 34:41.140] they will do that.
[34:41.140 -> 34:47.280] Yeah. You know, we'll probably see Charles crash in France and then get the whole
[34:47.280 -> 34:54.000] thing. We'll probably do a compilation of that and then Carlos in Georgia Coda. But now we're
[34:54.000 -> 34:57.040] speculating when we're in the middle of this and we're not here to speculate. It's true.
[34:57.040 -> 35:01.040] It's going to continue. Okay, what would you rate this episode?
[35:01.160 -> 35:02.600] rate this episode?
[35:08.040 -> 35:12.360] Oh, three. I'm back down. I enjoyed the Mercedes episode more. This just gave me the Ferrari strategy Ajita that I
[35:12.360 -> 35:13.760] don't think is going anywhere.
[35:15.200 -> 35:19.200] I personally watch drive to survive for like, behind the
[35:19.200 -> 35:23.360] scenes things I haven't seen. I didn't really get any of that in
[35:23.360 -> 35:25.280] this. So I'm going gonna give it a one.
[35:27.120 -> 35:32.640] So my notes for this episode were, mick, mick, mick, mick, mick, mick, mick. That is literally
[35:33.760 -> 35:37.920] like all I wrote. Oh, where's my camera? Mick, mick, mick, mick.
[35:39.280 -> 35:44.240] I didn't write a single note. I did change into a sweater though,
[35:44.240 -> 35:45.280] because we're getting later in the
[35:45.280 -> 35:54.480] night and I drank a Celsius. But I don't know, like, this, this episode was just like sad.
[35:54.480 -> 35:58.720] Like, I'm just, I just feel sad.
[35:58.720 -> 36:06.240] It was sad. There's more Haas. I was, I knew Gunther, it was going to be like a, they were going to frame it being a
[36:06.240 -> 36:13.040] mick problem, which it fully wasn't. I also don't like, I thought this episode could have like just
[36:13.040 -> 36:16.280] resolved the everything that happens.
[36:16.640 -> 36:21.160] Wait, are we going to spend more time with Haas? I don't need to spend more time with Haas.
[36:21.480 -> 36:25.120] We still have to see K-Mag get pulled. You think that we're not going to get
[36:25.120 -> 36:29.840] that as an episode? No, we can't speculate. This is a reaction. We're reacting to episode
[36:30.720 -> 36:37.200] four. My reaction is this gave me very little to react to because this was the first episode I
[36:37.200 -> 36:48.800] really felt the, oh, I saw this all and this feels dramatized for Netflix, which is, I'm totally on board for,
[36:48.800 -> 36:53.000] but it just got dramatized in a way, to your point, that made it all Mick's fault, instead
[36:53.000 -> 36:58.520] of like, letting Haas take some equal responsibility for the fact that by the time Mick got up
[36:58.520 -> 37:05.480] to speed, the car wasn't able to fight for points and maybe develop and support your drivers.
[37:05.480 -> 37:08.000] Like you don't have to be an asshole just because it's Formula One.
[37:09.760 -> 37:16.200] Yeah, the whole, this was a big story, a Haas storyline without the Haas piece
[37:16.200 -> 37:20.120] being involved in like the crucial part of like the performance of the vehicle.
[37:22.600 -> 37:22.880] Yeah.
[37:23.320 -> 37:30.000] So again, not an entire Mic problem, but yeah, they very much are portraying as like
[37:30.000 -> 37:35.440] K-Mag, it's like so much better than him, which I guess if you want to be in like comparison,
[37:35.440 -> 37:41.680] like if you want to look at just points, but like in actuality, they both weren't competitive,
[37:41.680 -> 37:47.880] but watching this, it looks like Mick was doing nothing.
[37:48.160 -> 37:53.440] In-season storyline was frustrating too, because more often than not in F1, it's
[37:53.440 -> 37:57.160] like whoever does the best in the first three races, the F1 media is like,
[37:57.160 -> 37:59.480] becomes ingrained that that's the answer.
[38:00.120 -> 38:04.720] So like K-Mag got that P5 and then it didn't matter what Mick did.
[38:04.760 -> 38:09.200] Like Mick was in a losing position because no one wants to pay a ton of attention to Haas
[38:09.200 -> 38:13.360] to like see what's actually going on or you know the people calculating race pace,
[38:13.360 -> 38:20.880] myself included, admittedly weren't calculating Mick versus Kevin fighting for P15 through P20.
[38:20.880 -> 38:23.200] Like I was just like yeah whatever is happening back there.
[38:23.200 -> 38:25.280] through P20. I was just like, yeah, whatever's happening back there.
[38:30.400 -> 38:35.200] I also just found it really intriguing, assuming this clip was from Silverstone, just the voice audio of the conversation between Gunther and K-Mag? Or maybe it was Gene. No,
[38:35.200 -> 38:40.480] I think it was K-Mag when they were talking about who to potentially replace him with.
[38:40.480 -> 38:41.760] I think it was Gene.
[38:41.760 -> 38:45.720] Right? I think that was right after Gene walked in, but it wasn't like filming them.
[38:45.720 -> 38:47.200] It was just the audio recording.
[38:47.200 -> 38:48.760] And it's like, well, what about Ricardo?
[38:48.760 -> 38:49.760] No, he's too expensive.
[38:49.760 -> 38:50.760] Hulkenberg.
[38:50.760 -> 38:54.920] So it's very interesting to be thinking of that conversation, which is happening at Silverstone,
[38:54.920 -> 38:58.760] how early on that, like that would have already been decided, but it could also have been
[38:58.760 -> 38:59.800] recorded from any point.
[38:59.800 -> 39:03.440] And they were like, Netflix is like, everything happened at Silverstone.
[39:03.440 -> 39:05.120] So we're just gonna throw this
[39:05.120 -> 39:13.120] here. We had to watch the crash again! Again. A third time! And I'm just, I, oh I don't
[39:13.120 -> 39:17.360] want to see it anymore. It was awful enough in real time. It was just, oh yeah, you're
[39:17.360 -> 39:28.160] right, we will. I don't know. I give this episode a one light out of all. No, not even close to lights out and away we go.
[39:28.160 -> 39:33.040] No, yeah, not even close. I will also give it a one. This has been my least favorite
[39:33.040 -> 39:40.520] episode so far. It didn't even get like exciting Gunther quote lines that made me laugh. I
[39:40.520 -> 39:43.120] just kind of, this episode just kind of made me feel sad.
[39:43.120 -> 39:45.600] Right, yeah. We got some Seb.
[39:46.480 -> 39:51.600] The Seb was nice. We did get Seb. And I was, from the rumors I heard, I thought we weren't going to
[39:51.600 -> 39:55.920] get any. And I was like, if there is any episode to get a Seb, I'm glad it's this one. I'm glad
[39:55.920 -> 40:05.120] that it was, you know, showing Seb and Mick together. And, you know, Seb talking about Michael and all of...
[40:13.920 -> 40:15.040] This is what I watched the show for. The dramatic, like, Oscar working out and the tweets and the...
[40:21.600 -> 40:22.800] I'm... I'm feeling like all kinds of like F1 drama chills. Like, yes, we're here!
[40:27.000 -> 40:36.400] This is the Drive to Survive episode I've been waiting for since August. As soon as I saw the Oscar tweet of, you know, I heard this, this is not what is happening.
[40:36.400 -> 40:40.000] I was like, this is going to be the wildest thing on Drive to Survive.
[40:40.000 -> 40:45.640] This is the background behind the scenes that we did not have access to or get to see at
[40:45.640 -> 40:47.480] all.
[40:47.480 -> 40:53.120] And I, it is as chaotic as I anticipated being.
[40:53.120 -> 40:57.640] And of course they split it between like Alpine into like a McLaren episode, which we won't
[40:57.640 -> 40:59.760] get into because I can't think about it.
[40:59.760 -> 41:07.000] But wow, wow, wow, wow, wow wow wow. We got- Before we get into the Oscar drama though,
[41:07.000 -> 41:11.000] we need to talk about the ironing of the dry fit shirt
[41:11.000 -> 41:13.000] and the beet juice.
[41:13.000 -> 41:15.000] And that's how they decided to introduce that
[41:15.000 -> 41:19.000] Otmar is now the LVT principal.
[41:19.000 -> 41:23.000] And he's like, practicing his French.
[41:23.000 -> 41:29.600] You know, like, reciting his name. And like, hello his French, you know, like, reciting his name and like, hello in French.
[41:29.600 -> 41:34.440] It was like really leaning into the like, French team and I'm gonna assimilate.
[41:34.440 -> 41:40.200] I thought that practicing French was the most endearing part of it, but like, once he's
[41:40.200 -> 41:50.400] pulled out the beet juice, I just was like, ugh. Yeah, and not that this is a unique opinion, but I think like Checo's reaction to,
[41:51.360 -> 41:57.760] oh, Seb's on Instagram? And then like the retiring video, I have never related to that man so much
[41:57.760 -> 42:02.720] my entire life. That was my exact series of emotions of, he's on Instagram. Oh my God,
[42:02.720 -> 42:05.000] what is this black and white video?
[42:05.000 -> 42:07.800] Some of the best producing that Box of Box Films
[42:07.800 -> 42:12.800] has ever done was showing Jekyll that to get that reaction.
[42:15.840 -> 42:20.040] As much as I personally dislike Fernando Alonso,
[42:20.040 -> 42:22.200] that man is made for good TV.
[42:23.080 -> 42:25.840] Like looking at the camera and saying,
[42:25.840 -> 42:28.960] I am still the villain at the end of that
[42:28.960 -> 42:32.320] was just so self-aware.
[42:32.320 -> 42:34.760] It's perfectly dramatic.
[42:34.760 -> 42:36.280] Yeah.
[42:36.280 -> 42:37.120] It was great.
[42:37.120 -> 42:40.160] And it, cause it, it adds that he's just so like
[42:40.160 -> 42:41.360] matter of fact about it.
[42:41.360 -> 42:43.920] He's like, I didn't have a contract.
[42:43.920 -> 42:47.280] Aston Martin gave me a contract and I about it. He's like, I didn't have a contract. Aston Martin gave me a contract and I
[42:47.280 -> 42:53.760] liked it. So I left. This is the first episode where I felt like we learned something though
[42:53.760 -> 43:01.360] because it did confirm that Alpine had the contract details with Alonso and then Alonso
[43:01.360 -> 43:05.400] took the other contract which is well within his, but it was kind of up in the air
[43:05.400 -> 43:09.680] at the time whether or not like Alpine even provided the contractor
[43:10.320 -> 43:16.380] But it based on this it seems pretty clear that Alpine did provide the contract and Alonzo just signed to the other one
[43:16.540 -> 43:17.040] Yeah
[43:17.040 -> 43:23.800] Or it seemed like maybe things with Alpine were like moving a little bit slower than Fernando wanted them to but then I'm sure
[43:24.000 -> 43:25.000] a little bit slower than Fernando wanted them to, but then I'm sure... Yeah, for a dollar amount.
[43:25.000 -> 43:30.000] Yeah, that's what I was going to say. I'm sure Loren Stroll came in like swinging the big bucks
[43:30.000 -> 43:35.000] because it's what he does best. And, you know, how could you say no?
[43:35.000 -> 43:40.000] And then especially, it's an extra bonus when Aston Martin has like a bit of promise at the end of the season,
[43:40.000 -> 43:47.200] but he was already signed. That was just, you know, sheer luck. But yeah, it definitely
[43:47.200 -> 43:54.080] added a little bit more exciting context than we had previously.
[43:54.080 -> 43:57.680] Yeah. I...
[43:57.680 -> 44:06.720] Really, just the end of this episode got me unbelievably hyped. Like, you know, the Albeen tweet, then the Oscar
[44:06.720 -> 44:11.000] tweet, and we just get dramatic Oscar working out. And then like Zach Brown
[44:11.000 -> 44:15.360] saying, we're gonna go after Oscar. And it's like, all of it at once. It felt like
[44:15.360 -> 44:18.960] the, like knowing where it was going, the entire episode just built perfectly to
[44:18.960 -> 44:23.040] this crescendo of, oh my God, I have to watch the next episode. I need it now.
[44:24.080 -> 44:27.240] Um, yeah, the conversation at the launch of,
[44:27.240 -> 44:29.400] you know, our future with our reserve driver
[44:29.400 -> 44:33.560] and just renegotiating with Alonzo.
[44:33.560 -> 44:37.720] Like there was just, I love how DTS takes conversations
[44:37.720 -> 44:39.560] about like hopes for the future,
[44:39.560 -> 44:41.760] which we know really almost mean close to nothing
[44:41.760 -> 44:42.600] in this sport.
[44:42.600 -> 44:44.640] And then at the end of the episode,
[44:44.640 -> 44:49.640] it's just like all flung upside down. Yeah and we do know they record
[44:49.640 -> 44:54.960] throughout the year with these people so I love that they're not like they're
[44:54.960 -> 45:00.200] just taking their quotes from earlier in the season where they were so joyful and
[45:00.200 -> 45:08.880] full of hope. Okay I definitely well, what would you rate this episode?
[45:09.520 -> 45:16.720] I'm gonna give this five lights. I thought this was a great DTS episode. I think it, again, gave
[45:16.720 -> 45:21.440] us context to things that we were, like, really interested in and from last season that we, like,
[45:21.440 -> 45:25.740] wanted more of and we're, like, dying for that behind the scenes of the silly season.
[45:25.740 -> 45:29.140] Like it was just such a like definition of a circus.
[45:29.140 -> 45:32.440] So, and the editing, it was dramatic enough.
[45:33.860 -> 45:36.100] Yeah, five lights, not lights out.
[45:36.100 -> 45:37.620] We're at five lights.
[45:37.620 -> 45:39.800] I think this is a lights out for me.
[45:39.800 -> 45:42.140] And I think what tips me over the edge versus you
[45:42.140 -> 45:44.740] is that I got to watch your face the whole time
[45:44.740 -> 45:50.400] as a supplement to everything going on. So this is, I think this is the light's out and away we go.
[45:50.400 -> 45:57.360] Like this was, I, there might be an episode as good as this in here, but I don't know if it will top
[45:57.360 -> 46:07.000] this. Like, oh my. Okay, we have to stop recording so we can watch the next one. I'm hyped.
[46:21.010 -> 46:26.570] Bye!