Ferrari is Back?! Why Red Bull Struggled at the Singapore GP | Grid Walk September 21, 2023

Max Verstappen DIDN’T WIN the Singapore Grand Prix??? Oracle Red Bull Racing WASN’T on the podium??? Scuderia Ferrari and Carlos Sainz are the ones that ended Max Verstappen race win streak?!?!!? This all sounds like a fever dream but it is SO REAL and Grid Walk can’t wait to talk about the Singapore Grand Prix! You know that Briana and Nicole were celebrating Lewis Hamilton in P3!

WOW can every Formula 1 race be like the Singapore Grand Prix?? The Singapore Grand Prix showed how exciting it can be if just one F1 team was able to consistently compete with Oracle Red Bull Racing! So is Alpha Tauri driver Liam Lawson in trouble with Oracle Red Bull Racing after he kept Max Verstappen from advancing to Q3 on Saturday? Prepare yourself, Briana and Nicole don’t have much sympathy for George Russell.

Podium moments of every F1 race weekend are a Grid Walk tradition! Briana kicks off the Singapore Grand Prix Podiums with her favorite special liveries, helmets, etc.! Where were all of the sparkly helmets for this year’s Singapore Grand Prix?? Can Williams Racing keep using the Gulf livery and race suits all year??? Nicole shares her favorite F1 quotes from the Singapore Grand Prix! It seemed like every F1 driver had to talk about how Godzilla was on the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Should Grid Walk start a count for the amount of times Nicole will now quote Max Verstappen’s “absolutely shocking experience?” Briana also shares her favorite F1 Media Moments from the Singapore Grand Prix weekend! Shoutout to whoever on the Scuderia Ferrari social media team that put together the Oppenheimer video edit! How did Oracle Red Bull Racing show that they can have fun even during a rough weekend?

Okay, let’s get real about Oracle Red Bull Racing and the Singapore Grand Prix. Grid Walk talks about all of the variables that contributed to Oracle Red Bull Racing’s “downfall” at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Did the FIA’s latest technical directive play a part? What we do know is Oracle Red Bull Racing implemented an upgrade to that just didn’t work! Are all F1 fans really going to have to wait until the Japanese Grand Prix to find out if Oracle Red Bull Racing’s dominance is over? When are we going to get a permanent F1 Juniors broadcast?

It may not technically be F1 Silly Season but there have been plenty of headlines that sound like F1 Silly Season! There are 4 (including the second Oracle Red Bull Racing seat…Sorry Checo) that Grid Walk considers up in the air for the 2024 F1 season. Will the Alpha Tauri drivers next year be Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo? After his recent success will Liam Lawson NOT be in an F1 car next year?

Grid Walk’s F1 race predictions competition continues! Briana and Nicole are both very competitive but they can agree that they are willing to lose every prediction and take an ice bath for every remaining race to be as exciting as the Singapore Grand Prix! Does Briana or Nicole have faith that Scuderia Ferrari and Carlos Sainz can continue their success in Japan? What will happen with Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team or BWT Alpine F1 Team?

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00:00 Formation Lap

05:16 Singapore GP Reaction

16:36 Race Weekend Podium: Best Singapore Special Liveries, Helmets, & Merch

19:14 Why Did Red Bull Struggle at the Singapore GP?

29:30 Briana Unboxes Special Red Bull Cans???

34:06 Race Weekend Podium: Best Quotes

37:42 3 Drivers for 2 AlphaTauri Seats

49:23 Race Weekend Podium: Media Moments

53:33 Japanese Grand Prix Predictions

01:00:49 Yellow Sector Notes

# Gridlock Podcast Episode 35: Singapore Grand Prix Review and Japanese GP Preview

### Introduction:

* Briana L. Klein and Nicole Katz, the hosts of the Gridlock podcast, express their excitement over someone other than Max Verstappen winning a race.
* They discuss the rarity of Red Bull not being on the podium and acknowledge that it felt like a dream.

### Singapore Grand Prix Review:

**Red Bull's Underperformance:**

* Briana and Nicole analyze the factors that contributed to Red Bull's poor performance in Singapore.
* They speculate that it was a combination of a failed upgrade, poor strategic choices, and bad luck during the safety car period.
* The hosts highlight the significance of Red Bull's strategy error in not splitting their drivers' tire strategies, which put them at a disadvantage during the safety car.

**The Impact of the Technical Directive:**

* The hosts discuss the possibility that the recent technical directive aimed at regulating porpoising may have played a role in Red Bull's struggles.
* However, they note that Red Bull has had ample time to test and adjust their car to comply with the directive, making it unlikely to be the sole cause of their issues.

**Mercedes' Strategy and George Russell's Performance:**

* Briana and Nicole analyze Mercedes' decision to swap Lewis Hamilton and George Russell's positions during the race, which ultimately cost Russell a chance at victory.
* They criticize Mercedes' handling of the situation and suggest that they should have made the decision earlier or stuck with their original strategy.
* The hosts also discuss Russell's struggles in Singapore, including his crash and his perceived lack of mental fortitude under pressure.

**Charles Leclerc's Sportsmanship:**

* Briana and Nicole commend Charles Leclerc for his sportsmanship in allowing Carlos Sainz to pass him and take the lead, despite Leclerc's desire to win his home race.
* They highlight the significance of Leclerc's gesture, given his challenging season and Ferrari's struggles.

### Japanese Grand Prix Preview:

**Technical Directive's Influence:**

* The hosts speculate on whether the technical directive will continue to affect Red Bull's performance in the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix.
* They suggest that Japan will provide a clearer indication of the directive's impact, as it is a more traditional circuit compared to Singapore's unique characteristics.

**Red Bull's Response:**

* Briana and Nicole discuss the possibility of Red Bull bouncing back in Japan and regaining their dominance.
* They emphasize the importance of the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull, as it is Honda's home race and a crucial event for their partnership.

**Predictions:**

* The hosts make their predictions for the Japanese Grand Prix, acknowledging that it is difficult to predict after Red Bull's unexpected setback in Singapore.
* They express their hope for another exciting race with unpredictable outcomes.

**Favorite Quotes of the Singapore GP Weekend:**

1. **Pierre Gasly, Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez, Lando Norris, and Fernando Alonso's Comments on the Lizard:**
- Drivers' amusing reactions to a lizard on the track, with quotes like "There's a lizard thingy on turn eight."
- Fernando Alonso is suspected of running over the lizard, leading to Aston Martin's poor performance.

2. **Max Verstappen's Post-Qualifying Radio Message:**
- Verstappen's dramatic and angry radio message expressing shock and frustration with his qualifying experience.
- His passionate outburst has become a fan favorite and is likely to be remembered for its intensity.

3. **Liam Lawson's Response to a Fan's Question:**
- A fan asks Liam Lawson if he is in trouble with Red Bull after his qualifying performance.
- Lawson's iconic response, "Not yet," highlights the uncertainty surrounding his future in Formula 1.

**Silly Season Rumors and Speculations:**

1. **Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo's Potential Move to AlphaTauri:**
- Reports suggest that Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo may join AlphaTauri for the 2024 season.
- This move would leave Liam Lawson without a seat, sparking discussions about his future in F1.

2. **The Dilemma of Red Bull's Second Driver Seat:**
- Red Bull faces a dilemma in choosing a driver for their second seat, with several talented drivers in contention.
- The team's decision will impact the driver lineup for both Red Bull and AlphaTauri.

3. **Sergio Perez's Uncertain Future:**
- Sergio Perez's future in Formula 1 is uncertain, with rumors of him seeking opportunities outside Red Bull.
- Several teams, including Alpine, Haas, Alfa Romeo, and Williams, could potentially offer him a seat.

**Predictions for the Japanese GP:**

1. **Podium Predictions:**
- Nicole predicts Carlos Sainz in P2 and Charles Leclerc in P3, while Briana predicts Lewis Hamilton in P2 and Lando Norris in P3.

2. **Last to Cross the Checkered Flag:**
- Nicole predicts Valtteri Bottas as the last driver to finish, while Briana predicts Logan Sargent.

3. **Team to Score the Most Points (Not Named Red Bull):**
- Both Nicole and Briana predict Mercedes to score the most points among the teams other than Red Bull.

**Additional Highlights:**

1. **F1 Juniors Broadcast:**
- The F1 Juniors broadcast during the Singapore GP was praised for its engaging and informative content.
- The hosts' ability to explain complex concepts in a simple and entertaining manner was appreciated by viewers.

2. **Ferrari's Oppenheimer Edit:**
- Ferrari's creative video edit, inspired by the movie "Oppenheimer," was well-received by fans.
- The video demonstrated Ferrari's willingness to embrace pop culture and engage with its audience in innovative ways.

3. **Red Bull's Max Verstappen Podcast Tweet:**
- Red Bull's humorous tweet announcing the return of the Max Verstappen podcast was praised for its cleverness and timing.
- The tweet generated positive feedback from fans and highlighted Red Bull's social media prowess.

**Gridwalk: Singapore Grand Prix**

**Yellow Sector Notes:**

* Lewis Hamilton nominated for People's Sexiest Athlete of the Year.
* Hamilton drops special plus 44 line for Japanese GP in collaboration with local artist.
* Joe Guan Yu teases upcoming collaboration with famous Japanese streetwear designer.
* Esteban Ocon releases S.E. Bessie-themed merchandise.
* Alpine to be sponsored by Xbox starting this weekend.
* Max Verstappen to sport a special helmet for the Japanese GP.
* Rumors of Ferrari bringing a significant floor upgrade for the Japanese GP.
* Williams to continue running their Golf livery, while McLaren to continue with their stealth livery.
* Lando Norris releases Mexico GP merchandise.
* Adidas and Hugo Boss in a bidding war for AlphaTauri title sponsorship for 2024.

**General Discussion:**

* Hosts express excitement for the upcoming Japanese GP.
* They discuss the various merchandise and collaborations released by drivers and teams.
* They speculate on the potential outcomes of the bidding war for AlphaTauri's title sponsorship.
* The hosts thank their listeners and encourage them to engage with the podcast through comments and social media interactions.

[00:00.000 -> 00:02.640] Someone who is not Max or Stefan won a race!
[00:02.640 -> 00:04.080] Yeah, that's crazy.
[00:04.080 -> 00:07.280] You're recording. I didn't even realize this.
[00:07.280 -> 00:11.280] Please, I have to close my door because my dog has no manners!
[00:11.280 -> 00:14.880] Feels like it's been so long. It's been a really long week.
[00:14.880 -> 00:16.640] We've lived so many lives.
[00:16.640 -> 00:20.960] We've lived so many lives since last week's episode.
[00:20.960 -> 00:25.580] This is all being recorded. I'm so glad. I'll just send this to my therapist.
[00:25.580 -> 00:26.580] You're saying I'm just gonna, oh, this is all recording.
[00:26.580 -> 00:27.580] I'm just going to send this to my therapist later.
[00:27.580 -> 00:28.580] It will probably be the intro to our show.
[00:28.580 -> 00:29.580] As it should be.
[00:29.580 -> 00:30.580] Red Bull did lose.
[00:30.580 -> 00:31.580] Oh my God.
[00:31.580 -> 00:43.520] We have to keep reminding ourselves that Max did not win.
[00:43.520 -> 00:46.960] Max indeed did not win. Max indeed did not win. Max did not set a record
[00:47.520 -> 00:53.840] of consecutive race wins. It did not happen. There was no Red Bulls on the podium. It was,
[00:54.400 -> 00:55.440] oh, I'm still...
[00:57.040 -> 01:03.200] It was a weekend that felt like a Twilight Zone. Like, I was so hyped, and then I immediately
[01:03.200 -> 01:07.000] forgot the next day that it actually happened.
[01:07.000 -> 01:08.000] I had to be reminded.
[01:08.000 -> 01:11.000] It all feels like a fever dream.
[01:11.000 -> 01:15.760] Yeah, I mean literally five laps left in the race.
[01:15.760 -> 01:18.520] Max was not going to win and you and I were like, something's gonna happen.
[01:18.520 -> 01:19.520] I don't know what.
[01:19.520 -> 01:20.520] Like, I don't know.
[01:20.520 -> 01:23.120] Everyone's just gonna like hit the brakes and let him go by.
[01:23.120 -> 01:24.120] I don't know what.
[01:24.120 -> 01:25.880] He's gonna leapfrog.
[01:25.880 -> 01:28.320] There's no way Max isn't gonna win.
[01:28.320 -> 01:29.640] And it happened.
[01:33.400 -> 01:35.480] So this week on Gridlock, we get to freak out
[01:35.480 -> 01:38.480] about someone who doesn't drive for Red Bull winning a race.
[01:38.480 -> 01:39.320] What?
[01:41.760 -> 01:42.600] Well the video-
[01:42.600 -> 01:44.360] The video was a Ferrari?
[01:44.360 -> 01:47.000] Like what? Well the betting was a Ferrari?! Like, what?!
[01:47.000 -> 01:52.000] If you asked me, like, let's just pretend like the season ended today.
[01:52.000 -> 01:54.000] And if you asked me at the beginning of the season, you were like,
[01:54.000 -> 01:58.000] Red Bull's gonna win all but one race. What team would you bet on to win that second race?
[01:58.000 -> 02:11.840] I don't think I would have put a single dollar on Ferrari. Mm-mm. Mm-mm. I probably, yeah, no, I would have said at least three other teams before, maybe four
[02:11.840 -> 02:13.840] other teams if I'm really thinking about it.
[02:13.840 -> 02:14.840] Really?
[02:14.840 -> 02:15.840] Yeah.
[02:15.840 -> 02:17.520] I think I just would have said Mercedes.
[02:17.520 -> 02:18.520] Oh, yeah.
[02:18.520 -> 02:22.360] I would have started with Mercedes or Aston depending on what point of the season it was
[02:22.360 -> 02:27.440] and just depending on how, you know, jazzed I'm feeling on that day that ends in Y.
[02:27.440 -> 02:36.280] Well, I do feel like the betting odds were on Red Bull to make a clean sweep of the season,
[02:36.280 -> 02:40.060] but I think we're just both really thankful to have something different to discuss this
[02:40.060 -> 02:44.680] week with you all. And every week we make an attempt to just make sure we're talking
[02:44.680 -> 02:48.500] about interesting things, and it's always nice when F1 gives us something on a silver
[02:48.500 -> 02:51.720] platter that's like, you don't need to try to come up with something interesting to talk
[02:51.720 -> 02:59.720] about this week. It just happened. So we're going to break down all the factors that contributed
[02:59.720 -> 03:05.200] to Red Bull slipping up this weekend, because I really think it was the perfect storm, and
[03:05.200 -> 03:09.840] that we're going to use the perfect storm to predict if the storm is going to continue
[03:09.840 -> 03:15.480] for the Japanese GP. Because I think that's what we're all holding our breath on. Was
[03:15.480 -> 03:20.360] it the technical directive? We don't know. We will talk through it though. We're also
[03:20.360 -> 03:24.920] going to take a momentary detour between reviewing a race and previewing a race to discuss the
[03:24.920 -> 03:29.600] many silly season rumors that are floating around the F1 news sphere this week.
[03:29.600 -> 03:32.200] There are three drivers for two AlphaTauri seats,
[03:32.200 -> 03:35.200] has Logan Sargent officially lost his Williams seat for next year,
[03:35.200 -> 03:38.600] and why is Sauber's 2024 seat still in the news,
[03:38.600 -> 03:41.200] even though it seems like they were all announced already.
[03:43.600 -> 03:46.360] We will of course attempt to predict certain aspects of
[03:46.360 -> 03:51.880] the Japanese GP but after we both put up big goose eggs for our Singapore GP
[03:51.880 -> 03:57.160] predictions I'm not feeling confident. But I've never been happier to be wrong
[03:57.160 -> 04:02.800] about everything in my predictions. Yeah, I was just super okay with being wrong. I was
[04:02.800 -> 04:06.320] really like, all right I'll take all of this. There were some points where I was super okay with being wrong. I was really like, all right, I'll take all of this.
[04:06.320 -> 04:09.680] There were some points where I was like, wow, are we going to do all of this and then get
[04:09.680 -> 04:12.240] our positive Alex Albon point?
[04:12.240 -> 04:15.480] But then of course, you know, dreams do get crushed.
[04:15.480 -> 04:16.480] We can't have everything.
[04:16.480 -> 04:18.840] It can't be a perfect Sunday.
[04:18.840 -> 04:23.920] I will lose every single prediction and have to be in that ice bath if it means we get
[04:23.920 -> 04:29.560] more races that are that exciting. I agree, I agree. If we can remain tied 1-1 the rest
[04:29.560 -> 04:33.960] of the season and Red Bull doesn't win we can both take an ice bath and I'd do
[04:33.960 -> 04:40.280] it happily. Yep, with a big smile. So that wraps up the Formation Lab for episode
[04:40.280 -> 04:43.120] 35 of Gridwalk, a weekly Formula One podcast that believes there are
[04:43.120 -> 04:47.840] fascinating stories to discuss across the entire F1 grid, but admittedly are very happy when they don't
[04:47.840 -> 04:52.320] need to dig hard for those interesting stories, because Carlos Sainz won the Grand Prix!
[04:52.320 -> 04:55.560] Smooth operator.
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[05:17.420 -> 05:22.300] What lap of the Grand Prix did it sink in
[05:22.300 -> 05:26.560] that Max was actually not going to win this race?
[05:27.840 -> 05:34.960] How many, 60, how many laps is this? 62? I believe. Probably 61 and a half.
[05:36.640 -> 05:44.160] No, actually, I mean it got really close to the end because I just was so really,
[05:44.160 -> 05:47.560] really hopeful. I didn't really start celebrating probably till lap
[05:47.560 -> 05:48.760] 60 to be fair.
[05:50.120 -> 05:53.320] I also don't think I started celebrating until then. But I
[05:53.320 -> 05:58.960] think it sunk in when he pit for the mediums. And it didn't look
[05:58.960 -> 06:00.240] that much better.
[06:00.800 -> 06:07.880] I was like, yeah, there was no change. We're not no change. but just like, I was like, this isn't, this isn't enough.
[06:07.880 -> 06:09.640] It's it's not making a difference.
[06:09.640 -> 06:17.120] And everyone's still just like going and it was just so magical of watching like the first
[06:17.120 -> 06:21.580] four cars, like within two seconds of each other.
[06:21.580 -> 06:24.780] Like it's like, I was like, this is magical.
[06:24.780 -> 06:25.520] But it's like this.
[06:25.520 -> 06:30.880] Yeah, this is how it should be. Always. And it's so fun and great. Like, yeah, this is
[06:30.880 -> 06:35.520] why F1 can be so fun and so great.
[06:35.520 -> 06:42.400] I think it's reminded me that even though it's great that it turned out well, but F1
[06:42.400 -> 06:47.280] just needs a threat of another team winning. Like not every race, actually large
[06:47.280 -> 06:52.400] portions of this race were kind of boring because it's Singapore and it's hard to overtake. But
[06:53.360 -> 07:00.320] overtaking doesn't make it a good race, Brianna. Yeah, okay, but like watching like, yes, yes,
[07:00.320 -> 07:09.120] I agree with that statement, but we can't get in the weeds there because you're throwing my own words back at me.
[07:09.120 -> 07:13.420] It's just that there was like, even if Max ended up winning that race, like the possibility
[07:13.420 -> 07:17.360] and not having him drive off into the distance is just so important.
[07:17.360 -> 07:22.600] Like you just need to be able to show up to a race weekend and like somewhat maybe kind
[07:22.600 -> 07:25.280] of believe that another driver maybe has a chance.
[07:25.280 -> 07:30.720] And even still with everything in like free practice, it was like, what? Like, nah, there's
[07:30.720 -> 07:38.880] no, okay, but sure, it'll not work out that way. And we've seen Max climb and it was the
[07:38.880 -> 07:45.160] quali of it all. I just, of course, we live in two different time zones and you know
[07:45.500 -> 07:51.760] Saturday mornings and things and I'm watching quali a little bit ahead of Brianna because I she's sleeping as she should be
[07:52.200 -> 07:56.700] And yeah, quali was at 5 a.m. Yeah, it was like 5 a.m
[07:56.700 -> 08:01.860] For you and you still woke up and was like before 6 o'clock when you're like I'm starting and all I said was like
[08:01.860 -> 08:03.260] Let me know
[08:03.260 -> 08:08.000] When you start no spoilers because there's a Lance stroll.
[08:08.000 -> 08:09.800] Like, and I texted you these things
[08:09.800 -> 08:13.040] like before the Liam Lawson occurrence.
[08:13.040 -> 08:14.520] And I was just sitting there waiting.
[08:14.520 -> 08:17.280] I'm like, Brianna doesn't know that Max,
[08:17.280 -> 08:19.360] there's gonna be no Red Bulls in Q1
[08:19.360 -> 08:21.720] and in Q3, wherever we are.
[08:21.720 -> 08:23.560] I can't even, I can't.
[08:23.560 -> 08:25.840] It was like, I was like experiencing it twice.
[08:27.440 -> 08:31.120] I know, I was just texting you screaming because I knew you already knew, so I could.
[08:31.120 -> 08:35.520] Yeah. Yeah, I feel like we're like kind of bouncing around just like feelings about all
[08:35.520 -> 08:39.280] the things that happened this weekend. Because it's exciting, sorry. Because it was so, there's
[08:39.280 -> 08:42.960] so many things to talk about that yet I don't even know where to start or what to talk about.
[08:42.960 -> 08:54.080] So like, the Mercedes making a bold strategy choice and two-stopping in Singapore? Wild. How wild? Carlos Sainz driving
[08:54.720 -> 09:00.720] an incredible race where whether you believe him or not, the like incredible radio of Lando and
[09:00.720 -> 09:06.080] DRS and it's, yeah I want him there. Like, yeah, it's on purpose. Copy that.
[09:06.720 -> 09:11.760] Liam Lawson having like already this beautiful storyline of always wanting to go to the Singapore
[09:11.760 -> 09:16.400] GP, then getting to fly his parents out to see him race in it because his parents could never
[09:16.400 -> 09:27.220] take him to it. Then getting his first Q1, which, or Q3, excuse me. Yeah, right. I know my brain has it so backwards but yeah getting to
[09:27.220 -> 09:34.500] Q3 knocking Max out current world championship driver bye-bye probably
[09:34.500 -> 09:42.220] losing his AlphaTauri seat for doing so then then scoring his first points like
[09:42.220 -> 09:46.560] and that's just like the positive storylines of the weekend because
[09:46.560 -> 09:53.120] you also have Aston Martin still can't figure out their pace. You have like-
[09:53.120 -> 09:56.080] Esteban Hocan DNFing on his birthday.
[09:57.520 -> 10:01.520] That poor Alpine engine is just such crap.
[10:02.000 -> 10:03.000] just such crap. Oh.
[10:03.000 -> 10:07.000] Logan Sargent just throwing away his seat.
[10:07.000 -> 10:13.000] Yuki, for some reason, is having the cursed second season from hell, where he can't even
[10:13.000 -> 10:16.000] start a single Grand Prix at this rate.
[10:16.000 -> 10:21.000] Like, up and down, positive and negative, without the Red Bull of it all.
[10:21.000 -> 10:23.000] This was just an insane weekend.
[10:23.000 -> 10:26.000] Yeah, we would've had so much to talk about besides the Red Bull of it all. This was just an insane weekend. Yeah, we would have had so much to talk about besides the Red
[10:26.000 -> 10:30.440] Bull of it all. And then holy moly, I wasn't ready. I really
[10:30.440 -> 10:35.200] just again, lap 60. I was like, Oh, what is what do you mean?
[10:35.200 -> 10:38.040] There's no Max Verstappen podcast this week. I'm so
[10:38.040 -> 10:40.800] confused. I didn't know they took weeks off except during
[10:40.800 -> 10:42.440] like, summer break.
[10:42.400 -> 10:45.200] except during like summer break.
[10:50.200 -> 10:53.560] I will like I do think we need to like, talk about our favorite part of the weekend, but which is both my favorite and most
[10:53.560 -> 10:56.040] frustrating part of the weekend, which is that Lewis Hamilton
[10:56.040 -> 10:57.600] would have won that frickin race.
[10:59.040 -> 11:00.160] Yeah.
[11:00.320 -> 11:04.000] And there's two scenarios where he wins that race scenario one,
[11:04.160 -> 11:06.160] which is he doesn't give the place back to Lando
[11:06.160 -> 11:08.400] because he didn't need to give the place back to Lando
[11:08.400 -> 11:10.500] because he had already made the move happen
[11:10.500 -> 11:12.560] and didn't gain an advantage outside.
[11:12.560 -> 11:17.560] Or two, if Mercedes just gruesome and swapped their cars
[11:18.800 -> 11:21.520] so the considerably faster driver was in front
[11:21.520 -> 11:24.360] and they could at least attempt to win the race.
[11:24.360 -> 11:29.080] And this is where everyone gets mad at us for not holding George Russell's hand through
[11:29.080 -> 11:32.880] all of this and the sad and the wah.
[11:32.880 -> 11:34.360] Yeah.
[11:34.360 -> 11:35.740] Be faster.
[11:35.740 -> 11:37.820] Make the move.
[11:37.820 -> 11:41.000] He was faster all weekend until it actually mattered.
[11:41.000 -> 11:42.200] Yeah.
[11:42.200 -> 11:48.400] I, you know, we celebrated Lewis being on the podium again, nothing against George.
[11:48.400 -> 11:52.080] If I'm going to pick a Mercedes driver to be on the podium, that's what happened.
[11:52.080 -> 11:54.840] And it was, he says on the radio, rookie mistake.
[11:54.840 -> 11:56.280] And he was devastated in the media pen.
[11:56.280 -> 11:57.400] He'll never forget it.
[11:57.400 -> 12:03.600] But yeah, like I said, it right at, while we're watching the race, right as George goes
[12:03.600 -> 12:05.040] into the wall even
[12:05.040 -> 12:11.840] before that Lewis would be able to win this race if we were screaming screaming
[12:11.840 -> 12:16.280] screaming screaming and I'm not actually super mad at Mercedes for not swapping
[12:16.280 -> 12:19.480] the cars I think they were trying to give the driver who was faster overall
[12:19.480 -> 12:24.120] all weekend right the opportunity to do it I just think they need to make
[12:24.120 -> 12:25.000] quicker decisions
[12:25.000 -> 12:31.560] there and like the coddling of George's feelings is not fun to watch. Like what has he done
[12:31.560 -> 12:35.840] to earn so much coddling where it's like, aw it's gonna hurt his feelings if he needs
[12:35.840 -> 12:41.360] to move over for Lewis Hamilton, the greatest driver of all time. Like, okay yeah except
[12:41.360 -> 12:45.240] he's driving considerably faster and has proven that he can actually overtake a car.
[12:45.240 -> 12:47.360] And like, you can't overtake Lando right now.
[12:47.360 -> 12:48.800] So like, are you trying to win the race?
[12:48.800 -> 12:50.440] Are you trying to coddle your driver?
[12:50.440 -> 12:55.520] Like I don't... but again, like, if that's how Mercedes wants to play it, like, I'm not
[12:55.520 -> 12:57.760] super upset about it.
[12:57.760 -> 13:05.920] I am frustrated with the inability for people to criticize George Russell that I'm seeing collectively because
[13:08.320 -> 13:13.920] George seems to do this thing that I don't fully, uh, that I don't think he gets enough crap for,
[13:14.480 -> 13:20.160] which is George has decided at the beginning of the races in a very entitled way, this is at
[13:20.160 -> 13:25.600] least how he's projecting himself, what he feels like he deserves in the race. And then when
[13:25.600 -> 13:31.680] he doesn't get it, he seems to throw a temper tantrum. And again, this is how he is projecting
[13:31.680 -> 13:36.400] his himself to the public. So like, I'm not saying that this who knows what he's like behind closed
[13:36.400 -> 13:41.920] doors. But like a couple races ago, he seemed to throw a hissy fit about not being on the podium.
[13:42.480 -> 13:50.960] This race even before the end, he was like, I'm trying to win this race. It's like, what do you think the team is trying to do to like, it's one of those
[13:50.960 -> 13:54.960] radios. I said this to you is like one of those radios that like, you just know that drivers are
[13:54.960 -> 13:59.680] knowing it's gonna get like pulled to be on TV because it's just like, so part of the story.
[13:59.680 -> 14:09.440] It's like, yeah, everyone's trying to win. And then it always goes down to that kind of conversation of like a driver deserving it and earning it and fighting for it
[14:09.440 -> 14:14.080] and like it's you know when you fight for the whole race but I don't know I
[14:14.080 -> 14:16.120] felt like there were so many other opportunities that he could have tried
[14:16.120 -> 14:20.400] to actually be fighting Lando and like go for it. I just know that I would I I
[14:20.400 -> 14:25.000] just feel like it would have been the Lewis P1
[14:25.000 -> 14:28.880] if it was a different teammate or different situation
[14:28.880 -> 14:33.880] or if that incident with the wall happened earlier.
[14:34.200 -> 14:36.240] Yeah, yeah, just, I mean, if you're gonna crash out,
[14:36.240 -> 14:37.640] do it a couple laps earlier.
[14:37.640 -> 14:39.760] Yeah, yeah, it was like literally if this was like
[14:39.760 -> 14:41.680] three laps, five laps earlier,
[14:41.680 -> 14:43.600] there would have been time to do it
[14:43.600 -> 14:45.120] because that's what the math says,
[14:45.120 -> 14:51.760] but I'm... I think there's no denying that George is really fast. Like, that's not the issue here.
[14:52.640 -> 15:00.160] But there's definitely something mental that's going on here, where like, even the crash,
[15:00.160 -> 15:06.460] it seems like he was so focused on doing whatever he was trying to do with Lando that he didn't realize that there was a wall?
[15:07.060 -> 15:13.100] Too wide. Yeah, I I don't know. I couldn't believe when it was happening. I so much
[15:13.100 -> 15:15.100] I was trying to process of like
[15:15.480 -> 15:19.500] Then my brain sees that and I'm just like oh gosh Max can move up a space
[15:19.500 -> 15:23.780] I just was in such panic throughout the whole thing. He's won the championship
[15:23.780 -> 15:26.000] So I wasn't like whatever I was like as long as Max isn't on this podium, he's won the championship. So I was like, whatever.
[15:26.600 -> 15:29.100] I was like, as long as Max isn't on this podium and I don't need to listen
[15:29.100 -> 15:32.800] to the Dutch national anthem for one week, I was like, whatever.
[15:33.700 -> 15:34.000] Right.
[15:34.400 -> 15:37.000] On the flip side of the teammate stuff though, I do think we have
[15:37.000 -> 15:42.900] to acknowledge that Charlotte Clare played the ultimate teammate game
[15:42.900 -> 15:44.400] this weekend and like, good on him.
[15:44.400 -> 15:45.280] Cause that's
[15:45.280 -> 15:46.280] hard.
[15:46.280 -> 15:52.240] We saw George unable to do it, and we have to commend Charles for, like, wow.
[15:52.240 -> 16:00.320] And especially given the season Charles has had, and Ferrari has had, and how badly any
[16:00.320 -> 16:06.160] driver wants to have been that person, but for the next non-Red Bull
[16:06.160 -> 16:12.240] driver to be a Ferrari driver and it to not have been Charles I'm sure was like
[16:12.240 -> 16:18.880] real tough, real real tough. But shout out to the Mandalay Bay Hotel that he was
[16:18.880 -> 16:26.400] staying at that, oh no, the Marina Bay Circuit put, they had a piano in his hotel room to make him feel at home.
[16:26.400 -> 16:30.880] So I'm sure he played his feelings post race.
[16:30.880 -> 16:31.920] I can't wait to hear the song.
[16:33.280 -> 16:35.600] Singapore 23.
[16:37.360 -> 16:43.680] My first podium of the Singapore GP is my favorite merch liveries helmets one off Singapore
[16:43.680 -> 16:45.480] specials, I guess is what I would
[16:45.480 -> 16:51.240] call it. And Nicole's gonna be mad because nowhere on this podium is Lando's helmet.
[16:51.240 -> 16:59.180] Boo! Oh my god, I am so disappointed! If I had this it honestly probably, well there's
[16:59.180 -> 17:05.280] a gulf livery, I don't know, I, maybe potentially P1. I was obsessed with Lando's helmet. It was...
[17:10.720 -> 17:15.760] Lisa Frank threw up on it. It was great. Okay. I liked it. It is getting this current, like, casual honorable mention that I knew how much you liked it. So if I wet this entire podium
[17:15.760 -> 17:21.600] without saying it, you would be upset. Yeah. Okay. Well, now everyone knows my feelings on it.
[17:21.600 -> 17:28.240] Continue. I was disappointed in the lack of sparkly helmets this year for this because last year almost every driver
[17:28.240 -> 17:32.160] just like took their their helmet and made it sparkly so I want to just put
[17:32.160 -> 17:37.200] out one complaint before my podium that no one really did that.
[17:39.400 -> 17:49.540] All right P3. Joe Guan Yu's Year of the Rabbit helmet. I just like that he does a year of
[17:49.540 -> 17:55.700] every single year. And I really like that Jogwon Yoo always does things that are around
[17:55.700 -> 18:02.940] his culture. And I just think that's really really missing in F1. Him and Yuki both lean
[18:02.940 -> 18:06.400] into where they're from and in a very European dominated
[18:06.400 -> 18:09.760] sport. I just love to see it. Plus it's a cool helmet. It's a really fun cool helmet.
[18:11.360 -> 18:15.440] P2. Checo's helmet for his 250th race.
[18:17.600 -> 18:26.480] It was just fun. I like that he's commemorating a moment and as much as we've given him a lot of crap this year it's still cool that he's in the sport
[18:30.160 -> 18:33.600] no but i genuinely just really like the helmet design and that's why it's here and
[18:33.600 -> 18:38.800] where to go on being here i didn't mean to make it a backhanded compliment that
[18:38.800 -> 18:41.520] wasn't my intention it's about a shit day okay
[18:49.000 -> 18:58.040] been a shit day. Okay. Alright, moving into P1. Of course it has to be the Golf livery and then the Golf suits even better. Oh my gosh. Perfection. Absolute perfection. And
[18:58.040 -> 19:11.540] I like that the whole pit crew got them. It's...the blue, the baby blue color is so good Really really with golf whatever they're asking for I need you to pay for it year-round so we get these year-round
[19:11.940 -> 19:13.140] Thank you
[19:13.140 -> 19:15.140] Powder blue is beautiful
[19:15.380 -> 19:20.020] We've seen Red Bull not win a race. We've seen Red Bull not podium
[19:20.020 -> 19:26.360] We've seen them not make it to q3. So is it true? Ding Dong, is Red Bull dead?
[19:26.360 -> 19:27.360] Do we know?
[19:27.360 -> 19:29.360] Why were they slow?
[19:29.360 -> 19:35.200] Do we have any sort of answers or are we really just gonna like have to wait for Japan?
[19:35.200 -> 19:39.040] Is there anything that we can figure out from Singapore?
[19:39.040 -> 19:40.040] Yes.
[19:40.040 -> 19:43.200] The answer to that question is yes.
[19:43.200 -> 19:46.520] I think we can divide this into a bunch of categories.
[19:46.520 -> 19:50.560] I don't think Ding Dong the Witch is Dead is what we're dealing with here at all.
[19:50.560 -> 19:53.440] Boo! I mean I know, but...
[19:53.440 -> 20:00.880] Yeah, but like, at least I'm not confident saying it now. But I have been able to like break down
[20:01.520 -> 20:05.600] what happened this weekend and then we can go through each thing that did happen
[20:05.600 -> 20:12.480] and figure out if that's applicable to Japan or not. I think the first thing to look at though is
[20:12.480 -> 20:19.440] were they actually slow in the race? And because things can happen particularly on a street circuit
[20:19.440 -> 20:25.360] and then you get caught behind cars and unable to pass and like there's things like that that could happen.
[20:32.960 -> 20:36.800] I think the reality is their pace was off at this weekend. So if that part wasn't a mirage, it wasn't like Max was going super fast and just like everything was being thrown against him that
[20:36.800 -> 20:47.500] we're going to talk about and like like oh no it was just unlucky. Like between laps 46 and 62, Max was on new mediums in relatively clean air.
[20:49.500 -> 20:54.900] Between laps 46 and 58, Lewis was on new mediums and in relatively clean air
[20:55.000 -> 20:58.900] because that's when he was chasing down everyone.
[21:00.600 -> 21:11.040] Lewis's average lap time over that period was a minute 36.8 and Max's was a minute 37.5.
[21:11.040 -> 21:16.040] So that's a 7 tenth difference. That's normally what we see reversed. Essentially.
[21:16.040 -> 21:21.680] And like tripled? Yeah. Unfortunately because Red Bull did this
[21:21.680 -> 21:26.320] alternate strategy to all the other teams, it's those are the only like
[21:26.320 -> 21:32.320] they're on the track at the same time with the same fuel levels on the same tire with the same
[21:32.320 -> 21:36.480] life that I can do. That's the only comparison I can do. And I chose Lewis because his lap times
[21:36.480 -> 21:42.400] were faster than George's. George's will be closer to Max's lap times than Lewis's. But if we're just
[21:42.400 -> 21:45.680] trying to like compare ultimate pace, if we're assuming that Max's pace
[21:45.680 -> 21:47.340] is the ultimate pace to Checo, which it was,
[21:47.340 -> 21:49.740] and Lewis's was to George, blah, blah, blah, blah,
[21:49.740 -> 21:52.800] done with my caveating, deep breath.
[21:53.760 -> 21:57.120] I just could hear the screamings and the yappings.
[21:57.120 -> 21:59.780] I've already been mean enough to George Russell today.
[22:01.100 -> 22:03.820] So the pace deficit was real,
[22:03.820 -> 22:07.000] and it wasn't just a tire offset or something like that.
[22:07.000 -> 22:26.200] So that is the part of this that we can't one-to-one be like, well directive! Or just, how it was set up!
[22:26.200 -> 22:27.480] But duh duh duh duh duh duh duh,
[22:27.480 -> 22:30.300] like there's now like a thousand
[22:30.300 -> 22:31.640] different things for that.
[22:31.640 -> 22:32.480] Yeah.
[22:32.480 -> 22:35.520] So one thing I will throw out is,
[22:35.520 -> 22:37.640] so many people are like, was it the technical directive?
[22:37.640 -> 22:39.720] And of course we don't know.
[22:39.720 -> 22:42.160] But I think something to keep in mind
[22:42.160 -> 22:44.480] is that the teens have known about this technical directive
[22:44.480 -> 22:46.600] for much longer than us.
[22:46.600 -> 22:50.800] They probably have been testing things out at least in free practice on these cars for
[22:50.800 -> 22:56.280] weeks now to make sure that there wasn't just like, ah, the technical directive is in effect
[22:56.280 -> 22:58.960] and this is our new front wing that doesn't do it.
[22:58.960 -> 23:03.380] Like they've probably been testing out their front wings for a couple weeks now.
[23:03.380 -> 23:13.320] We haven't seen an issue with Red Bull in free practice in any of the last three or four races. So I'm hesitant to say that
[23:13.320 -> 23:17.340] it's the technical directive. That doesn't mean it's not true. I'm just hesitant to chuck
[23:17.340 -> 23:22.820] it over there. But there is something about upgrades that did happen to Red Bull this
[23:22.820 -> 23:29.120] week. Which is that for the first time since probably the start of last season, Red Bull brought an upgrade and it
[23:29.120 -> 23:34.840] didn't work. And that's completely normal across F1 teams. You've seen it happen to
[23:34.840 -> 23:39.680] absolutely every other team on the grid probably three times in the last year and a half. But
[23:39.680 -> 23:44.400] Red Bull in this regulation set, this is the first time this has really happened to them,
[23:44.400 -> 23:48.660] where they brought a very expensive new floor, they rushed it to the track,
[23:48.660 -> 23:52.380] they only could manufacture two of them, so they were only gonna run it on
[23:52.380 -> 23:57.040] one driver anyway, and it performed so badly first on Max and then they tried
[23:57.040 -> 24:01.200] it on Checo and did the comparison both way, that they just didn't even run it.
[24:01.200 -> 24:05.960] They were just like, nope, not even trying. Yeet that out of here.
[24:05.960 -> 24:09.160] That is so crazy.
[24:09.160 -> 24:13.000] Just thinking the amount of time, brain power, money,
[24:13.000 -> 24:14.280] all of that of like this.
[24:14.280 -> 24:16.200] And then it's like immediately like, nope,
[24:16.200 -> 24:17.320] yeet this out of here.
[24:17.320 -> 24:20.000] We got not a lot of current data,
[24:20.000 -> 24:21.960] duh, duh, duh, X, Y, Z.
[24:22.920 -> 24:23.760] Wow.
[24:23.760 -> 24:27.040] And we spent a lot of the last year and a half talking about Mercedes
[24:27.040 -> 24:31.360] like correlation issues like what they're seeing in the wind tunnel isn't matching what's on track
[24:31.360 -> 24:36.320] and then we would always kind of give this caveat and everyone would like well this is not just a
[24:36.320 -> 24:40.960] uniquely Mercedes issue like other people deal with this like look you know Ferrari brought this
[24:40.960 -> 24:48.080] upgrade and it didn't do what they hope to Aston Martin's second half of the season has really just been a whole string of bringing upgrades and then not matching.
[24:48.800 -> 24:53.120] Red Bull has been off in fairy tale land where everything has worked perfectly and for the first
[24:53.120 -> 24:58.320] time something didn't. And they probably ran every single simulation for this race in prep
[24:58.320 -> 25:01.200] assuming that this floor would work at least for Max.
[25:02.000 -> 25:07.000] work at least for Max. Doesn't feel good.
[25:07.000 -> 25:11.000] Yeah, it feels good, but it still makes me feel scared.
[25:11.000 -> 25:15.000] Because Sunday felt so good, and I want Japan to also be fun.
[25:15.000 -> 25:17.000] But I just don't feel, like...
[25:17.000 -> 25:19.000] As good about it?
[25:19.000 -> 25:20.000] No!
[25:20.000 -> 25:25.680] Well, let's talk about a couple other things that made Sunday so fun for us, but less fun
[25:25.680 -> 25:26.880] for Red Bull.
[25:26.880 -> 25:32.600] Something that probably made the race much worse for Red Bull, despite the pace issues,
[25:32.600 -> 25:37.600] is that they're the only team that didn't get to take advantage of the safety car.
[25:37.600 -> 25:46.800] So Red Bull, for the first time again in season and a half plus, made a strategy faux pas. They've been so perfect and so
[25:46.800 -> 25:51.240] on the nose where I don't know why they didn't split their strategies. They had
[25:51.240 -> 25:54.040] both their drivers start on hards which they knew was gonna be the opposite to
[25:54.040 -> 25:58.200] the entire field and then when the safety car came in at the perfect time
[25:58.200 -> 26:03.680] for everyone to take off those mediums and not a great time if you're on hards
[26:03.680 -> 26:07.680] everyone else got to pit under the safety car at the track
[26:07.680 -> 26:15.680] where the penalty of going and pitting is the largest all season. Yeah, so crazy confusing
[26:15.680 -> 26:22.400] seeing Red Bull basically like doing the opposite in a way that we're all like, what are you? You're
[26:22.400 -> 26:27.400] doing what? I'm not an engineer or strategist
[26:27.400 -> 26:33.620] and I would have not made the call that Red Bull made. Like it's, they forced themselves
[26:33.620 -> 26:41.520] into that call when they started on the hearts. Right. And there's the chance it could have
[26:41.520 -> 26:46.560] worked in like some possibility but they've been there then
[26:46.560 -> 26:51.240] for the mediums they would be locking themselves into a two-stop right which
[26:51.240 -> 26:54.880] the only reason a two-stop was going to work for Mercedes is because they ended
[26:54.880 -> 27:01.040] up with the ability to pit without having to overtake a ton of cars they
[27:01.040 -> 27:08.320] were really just giving up George Russell's p2 and then he gave up a lot more than that. But they should have just started one of their
[27:08.320 -> 27:09.760] drivers on mediums
[27:09.760 -> 27:13.280] like you should have started Max on the mediums but clearly that shows how much
[27:13.280 -> 27:13.720] they
[27:13.720 -> 27:18.520] didn't trust their pace that they had to like do something bold in the strategy
[27:18.520 -> 27:19.480] department
[27:19.480 -> 27:23.960] but then they got even unluckier because when they finally did pit
[27:23.960 -> 27:28.760] a lap and a half later there was a VSC and they could have pit under the VSC which is when
[27:28.760 -> 27:37.160] Mercedes pit. So it's so good to see like it just it felt I was just Carmen is my
[27:37.160 -> 27:42.400] boyfriend playing like the entire time I was like this is so fun until I'm crying
[27:42.400 -> 27:47.600] in Japan but. Right. And then they didn't have enough of
[27:47.600 -> 27:53.920] a pace delta for their like super DRS to work, essentially. That's really like,
[27:55.120 -> 28:00.560] they, it's hard enough to pass in Singapore. They struggled with it. Max eventually got ahead of
[28:00.560 -> 28:08.000] everyone. He was faster then. Yeah. Checo just turned his car into a battering ram
[28:08.000 -> 28:14.720] with everyone around him but Max like got up to where the car's pace should be because of course
[28:14.720 -> 28:22.720] he's going to. He's got points. Yeah. You know. So why was Red Bull so slow? We don't actually know
[28:22.720 -> 28:25.920] why they were so slow but I think the lack of being
[28:25.920 -> 28:31.960] on the podium this weekend more had to do with the failed upgrade, their bad strategy,
[28:31.960 -> 28:39.840] choices, and luck in the race than anything else. I'm sure if Max qualified a little bit
[28:39.840 -> 28:46.640] better, like if he actually made it to Q3 and probably put the car in 6th through 8th or something
[28:46.640 -> 28:48.880] is probably where he would have ended up.
[28:48.880 -> 28:53.680] He probably could have overdriven the car to a podium position.
[28:53.680 -> 28:54.680] So what does that mean for Japan?
[28:54.680 -> 28:58.620] Well, we're going to actually see if it's the technical directive.
[28:58.620 -> 29:00.280] That's what Japan's going to tell us.
[29:00.280 -> 29:06.160] I don't think I'd put my betting chips in that quarter right now. But it'd be fun.
[29:06.160 -> 29:10.660] At least we got like a street circuit that we didn't listen to,
[29:10.660 -> 29:13.760] Checo is the king of street circuits!
[29:13.760 -> 29:14.760] The whole time.
[29:14.760 -> 29:19.320] No, but instead, for the about five minutes where I actually listened to the actual F1
[29:19.320 -> 29:23.520] broadcast, they like, changed that narrative to now Lando is king of the streets, or whatever
[29:23.520 -> 29:24.520] it is.
[29:24.520 -> 29:27.000] I was gonna say, it's gonna just get replaced with Lando.
[29:27.000 -> 29:31.000] It's lazy analysis! And like, maybe go with one of the drivers that actually wins!
[29:32.000 -> 29:39.000] It's a haul! This is- I can't believe you bought these.
[29:39.000 -> 29:46.840] Like, I- there are a few moments of- in our friendship, I've ever felt like true concern.
[29:47.960 -> 29:49.700] This is one of them.
[29:49.700 -> 29:53.800] Well, to be fair, it was a shit day, so I'm not in my right frame of mind.
[29:53.800 -> 29:58.160] So you were like, let me go buy a four pack of Red Bull that have Checo and Max on them,
[29:58.160 -> 30:00.160] that will definitely make me feel better?
[30:00.340 -> 30:04.700] No, I understand that that's completely out of character and why you're concerned right now,
[30:04.540 -> 30:05.540] No, I understand that that's completely out of character and why you're concerned right now.
[30:05.540 -> 30:13.460] But it's still confusing and unusual for me to see these faces in the grocery store.
[30:13.460 -> 30:14.460] Yeah.
[30:14.460 -> 30:21.860] And, okay, so for anyone listening, if this does end up in the podcast, the, um, I live
[30:21.860 -> 30:27.920] in Southern California and, uh, so the closest race to here is Vegas,
[30:27.920 -> 30:33.040] like, but we don't normally, like, get... like, I'm not in downtown LA or something. Like, I don't...
[30:33.040 -> 30:40.480] seeing any kind of F1-related advertising is confusing and not normal. So I saw it and I went,
[30:40.480 -> 30:45.080] that's an F1 car in my grocery store today and I actually
[30:45.080 -> 30:50.200] wanted to see if the cans were special so let's open I bet they're not I bet
[30:50.200 -> 30:55.080] they're not I'm hoping no are they oh my god they're actually really cool I hate
[30:55.080 -> 31:06.000] that they're cool no are they really f1 cool oh no they are so cool. Hold on, let me adjust my lighting really fast.
[31:06.000 -> 31:09.000] Oh wow.
[31:09.000 -> 31:19.000] Oh my god, we did something so weird in our lives to be so obsessed with marketing and not, I mean, when I say weird, no, I'm not going to say certain things.
[31:19.000 -> 31:21.000] Yeah, no, and like look at the car.
[31:21.000 -> 31:25.160] Look, I'm going to take a better photo of this and I'll insert it into the YouTube video
[31:25.160 -> 31:27.360] because without the big glare from my ring light.
[31:27.860 -> 31:29.320] But these are really cool.
[31:29.320 -> 31:30.660] I'm glad I bought them.
[31:30.660 -> 31:32.780] Wait, those are so cool.
[31:33.000 -> 31:33.860] Is it Max?
[31:33.860 -> 31:35.900] Like, is there a number on the car on the can?
[31:36.960 -> 31:37.200] Oh, yeah.
[31:37.200 -> 31:40.880] Is this like when I got that shirt from Hollister, the McLaren shirt,
[31:40.880 -> 31:45.560] and we were like trying to figure out like which McLaren it was and
[31:45.560 -> 31:49.680] we determined it was Daniel Ricciardo some way somehow.
[31:49.680 -> 31:53.600] Um, yeah, I need to figure out how we knew it was Daniel Ricciardo.
[31:53.600 -> 31:54.880] It was his helmet or something.
[31:54.880 -> 31:56.560] Yes, it was something like that.
[31:56.560 -> 32:00.680] No, it's very clearly, very obviously Max with the like big one on the car.
[32:00.680 -> 32:01.680] Of course.
[32:01.680 -> 32:03.680] But like both of them are on the can.
[32:03.680 -> 32:07.560] This is a really fun thing. For those of you
[32:07.560 -> 32:14.640] who don't know, these specialty cans are like for this contest they're running? I guess
[32:14.640 -> 32:20.160] that would be the thing. Which I haven't really looked into what the contest is, but it's
[32:20.160 -> 32:26.480] got what it takes, redbull.com slash tryouts. So i think it's some sim racing thing i don't have
[32:26.480 -> 32:35.600] what it takes i know i learned so quickly in an f1 simulator that i should not ever do this okay but
[32:35.600 -> 32:43.280] we also did it one time and didn't and it also wasn't we were driving a le mans car i believe but
[32:44.240 -> 32:45.920] all of that aside this is really
[32:45.920 -> 32:51.440] cool I am glad I spent my money on this I do actually like the taste of Red Bull so these
[32:51.440 -> 32:58.160] won't go to waste but other teams do fun things and someone please convince Monster to sell the
[32:58.160 -> 33:01.600] Lewis Hamilton ones here I don't understand why I can't get a Lewis Hamilton Monster.
[33:03.040 -> 33:08.920] But I checked every single time I look at every single wall of Monster and every bodega in New York City.
[33:08.920 -> 33:12.080] Oh my gosh, that is so cool!
[33:12.080 -> 33:15.520] Monster, give us the Lewis Hamilton, like, sugar-free.
[33:15.520 -> 33:17.880] I'll buy it.
[33:17.880 -> 33:21.560] I might not even like it, but I will give you my money!
[33:21.560 -> 33:24.680] Celsius, give us a limited edition Ferrari stuff.
[33:24.680 -> 33:25.360] I have a fridge
[33:25.360 -> 33:32.240] full of Celsius I'm blaming Ferrari on that not already of happening I guess if
[33:32.240 -> 33:39.240] you needed more proof that I was emotionally unstable today I bought a
[33:39.240 -> 33:44.640] four pack of Red Bull with Max's face yeah I'm big concerned about to fly to
[33:44.640 -> 33:45.560] California for an intervention this is strange we had the whole series about red bull with Max's face on it. Yeah, I'm big concerned. About to fly to California
[33:45.560 -> 33:50.240] for an intervention. This is strange. We had the whole series about me maybe
[33:50.240 -> 33:54.640] buying Daniel Riccardo red bull merch and you literally bought red bulls with
[33:54.640 -> 34:00.280] Max Verstappen on them. But that's fine.
[34:00.280 -> 34:08.480] I was just like FY FY in real life.
[34:08.480 -> 34:14.160] So some of my favorite podiums that we get to do for race weekends is favorite quotes
[34:14.160 -> 34:22.360] of the weekend because between radios, interviews, fan interactions, boy oh boy, do these drivers
[34:22.360 -> 34:30.400] say the daredest things. That's the nicest way I've ever heard it be.
[34:30.400 -> 34:31.400] The darnedest things.
[34:31.400 -> 34:33.400] They say the darnedest things.
[34:33.400 -> 34:36.600] I feel like you need to be like in the South with some like sweet tea.
[34:36.600 -> 34:38.600] Oh shucks those boys.
[34:38.600 -> 34:44.680] Well this is also pop culture reference to the, oh well I guess Bill Cosby used to host
[34:44.680 -> 34:45.000] this I think.
[34:45.000 -> 34:49.000] I don't know, there's this show Kids Say the Darnedest Things and it's like a great show from the 90s.
[34:49.000 -> 34:53.000] But I think we should probably bring this back with F1 drivers.
[34:53.000 -> 34:57.000] Now we're on the tangent that is so far and away from where we need it to be.
[34:57.000 -> 35:03.000] Of my quotes, my top three favorite quotes of the Singapore GP weekend.
[35:08.440 -> 35:15.160] quotes of the Singapore GP weekend. So, my P3 is a little bit of a cheat because it is not a single quote. It is anything about the Lizard.
[35:15.160 -> 35:21.600] Yeah. Pierre's Godzilla is back. Charles' Lizard is having his best life.
[35:21.600 -> 35:29.640] Checo just taking the sunshine. Lando saying exactly what I would have said if I was an F1 driver,
[35:29.640 -> 35:32.560] there's a lizard thingy on turn eight.
[35:32.560 -> 35:36.280] All of them, every time I was waiting for them, they were great.
[35:36.280 -> 35:37.560] It was incredible.
[35:37.560 -> 35:39.800] Shout out to the lizard.
[35:39.800 -> 35:43.600] Well, also rest in peace to the lizard because I'm pretty sure it was discovered
[35:43.600 -> 35:45.360] that Fernando Alonso ran it over.
[35:47.500 -> 35:50.500] And that's why Aston Martin had a bad weekend.
[35:50.500 -> 35:51.200] Karma.
[35:51.700 -> 35:52.400] Karma.
[35:53.800 -> 35:58.200] My P2 favorite quote of Singapore GP Weekend?
[35:59.200 -> 36:01.700] Max's post-Quali radio.
[36:03.500 -> 36:04.500] And I quote,
[36:09.660 -> 36:18.140] post quali radio and I quote I don't know if you saw that but that was shocking absolutely shocking experience and quote I want that so dramatic I want
[36:18.140 -> 36:22.060] that tattooed I want the little radio tattooed I love it
[36:22.060 -> 36:27.280] catch me saying absolutely shocking experience over and over
[36:27.280 -> 36:33.920] again forever and ever. Angry villain Max, best Max. Max is a better character for the
[36:33.920 -> 36:40.120] show when he is cursing his mind out on the radio. It's so fun! There were so many great
[36:40.120 -> 36:46.160] radios and I had limited myself to like one max Verstappen temper tantrum quote. So
[36:46.160 -> 36:57.640] my P1 quote of the weekend, fans asking Liam Lawson, are you in trouble with Red Bull yet?
[36:57.640 -> 37:04.360] Fans interacting, I always give me my absolute favorite driver quotes, basically anything
[37:04.360 -> 37:08.640] they say, I don't think they're really thinking when they're being spoken to by fans.
[37:09.120 -> 37:13.600] Liam's signing a bunch of autographs day after quali race day, duh.
[37:13.880 -> 37:18.080] And a fan is filming him saying, Hey, are you in trouble with Red Bull yet?
[37:18.080 -> 37:18.880] From yesterday?
[37:18.880 -> 37:21.000] And Liam responds, not yet.
[37:24.120 -> 37:24.840] Incredible.
[37:25.500 -> 37:30.500] Iconic. He probably will not have a seat next year and maybe it'll be Daniel Riccardo, fingers crossed.
[37:31.500 -> 37:35.500] And that's okay because that was iconic.
[37:35.500 -> 37:39.500] Thank you, Liam. I've gained so much respect for you this weekend.
[37:41.500 -> 37:43.500] He said the quiet thing out loud.
[37:44.500 -> 37:48.320] We are at the last.
[37:48.320 -> 37:52.000] We have like four seats to figure out for 2024.
[37:52.000 -> 37:55.680] It's the very end of silly season rumors.
[37:55.680 -> 37:57.380] I'm missing a seat.
[37:57.380 -> 37:58.380] It might be.
[37:58.380 -> 38:01.880] Well, I think I was lumping in the second Red Bull seat for being completely honest.
[38:01.880 -> 38:03.200] Okay, that's four.
[38:03.200 -> 38:04.200] Okay.
[38:04.200 -> 38:10.000] Yeah, it's the three, the three Red Bull seats and the Williams seat is what we're waiting on announcements about.
[38:10.000 -> 38:12.000] That was the math that I was mathing.
[38:12.000 -> 38:27.460] And I think there's a dilemma where there now seems to be no driver for the second Red Bull seat and three drivers for two Alphatari seats which is and you know what what's the
[38:27.460 -> 38:32.000] saying like if you have oh it's this is a football saying like if you have two
[38:32.000 -> 38:36.060] quarterbacks you have no quarterback yeah I feel like right now Red Bull is
[38:36.060 -> 38:39.500] like oh we have an abundance of so many good drivers we don't know who to put in
[38:39.500 -> 38:42.080] our Alphatari seats but like none of those drivers are good enough for the
[38:42.080 -> 38:45.680] second Red Bull seat so like
[38:51.280 -> 38:55.040] but this is a very long meandering intro to really just ask you the question there was a report this week that it's going to be yuki and daniel ricardo of course that means that the very
[38:55.040 -> 39:01.360] exciting liam lawson is going to be left out of a seat how are you the very emotionally conflicted
[39:01.360 -> 39:05.680] daniel ricardo fan feeling about all the rumors? Are you feeling good?
[39:05.680 -> 39:07.440] Do you feel like there's going to be an announcement?
[39:07.440 -> 39:08.400] Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
[39:09.040 -> 39:15.360] After things that I have learned in this sport, I will never believe anything until
[39:15.360 -> 39:22.080] there is an F1 graphic about it because I have seen plenty of an Instagram story telling me
[39:22.080 -> 39:26.320] one thing and then four months later I'm crying
[39:26.320 -> 39:33.320] on the track at Austin staring at a McLaren garage and you know, things are lies. So I
[39:33.320 -> 39:39.440] like to read rumors and then I'm like, okay, I will file that for a later place for me
[39:39.440 -> 39:45.280] to not to emotionally process. I feel very great and lovely and fully normal about it.
[39:47.220 -> 39:49.220] You you sound very
[39:49.240 -> 39:54.960] convincing that you are in a good emotional state right now about the Daniel Riccardo seat for Formula 1.
[39:55.120 -> 40:00.520] Panics in quiet for audio listeners. I would love it. I mean, I
[40:01.960 -> 40:03.960] It is an unbelievably
[40:05.000 -> 40:06.720] terrifying experience
[40:11.080 -> 40:12.380] of seeing Liam do so well. And that could be anything.
[40:12.380 -> 40:16.020] And who knows what is in his Wheaties for breakfast.
[40:16.020 -> 40:19.640] And just, it's a beautiful, perfect storm
[40:19.640 -> 40:23.240] of Liam being able to have the exact opposite experience
[40:23.240 -> 40:30.160] of Nick DeVries when this is the seat that Daniel Ric Ricciardo was in of that I needed him to stay in.
[40:30.160 -> 40:37.480] My initial response is if I'm trying to create content for the podcast that we have and not
[40:37.480 -> 40:39.640] cause myself emotional distress.
[40:39.640 -> 40:41.760] Yay, Daniel.
[40:41.760 -> 40:49.600] Obviously you want to pick him and have him stay. Two, I feel shocked that they're keeping Yuki, given everything going on.
[40:49.600 -> 40:54.100] Just like, from words and things, not from my personal beliefs, I do enjoy Yuki.
[40:54.100 -> 40:57.500] I would love to see them both together as like actual teammates for an entire season.
[40:57.500 -> 41:02.000] I think that would be a lot of fun. I think we'd get a lot of marketing out of it.
[41:02.000 -> 41:07.240] I would be very surprised to be seeing like a Daniel Ricciardo announcement
[41:07.240 -> 41:14.720] so very soon after like we haven't seen so much performance. Two, he's injured. He like
[41:14.720 -> 41:20.720] is coming off of a major surgery and like who knows what you're literally signing into
[41:20.720 -> 41:26.640] that car. And Liam has proven that he can score points in the AlphaTauri
[41:27.280 -> 41:31.680] somehow, question mark, given everything else going on, but like still he did it.
[41:32.800 -> 41:41.280] Yeah, I'm, I was surprised to see these Yuki Daniel rumors, more that not that I think that
[41:41.280 -> 41:46.000] that's an unrealistic lineup for next year. I'm just surprised to see that.
[41:46.000 -> 41:49.000] Because to me at this point, it kind of feels like we're not going...
[41:49.000 -> 41:56.000] It's going to be like they're going to bring two drivers to testing and we're going to find out in February who's driving the Alfa Tauri.
[41:56.000 -> 41:59.000] Yeah, it's like super weird.
[41:59.000 -> 42:05.160] And then if that's the announcement in my brain than Checo's staying.
[42:05.160 -> 42:06.840] Yeah.
[42:06.840 -> 42:08.680] Also in the last week and a half,
[42:08.680 -> 42:11.120] there's been a ton of like, oh, Checo's out,
[42:11.120 -> 42:13.840] or Checo's looking for his own options,
[42:13.840 -> 42:16.920] other places on the grid.
[42:16.920 -> 42:19.380] I mean, look, with what's happening and going on
[42:19.380 -> 42:21.560] with Checo, I would also be looking for other places
[42:21.560 -> 42:24.280] to drive on the grid right now.
[42:24.280 -> 42:31.480] So all of this leaves me uneasy that there is an announcement that is yet to be made.
[42:31.480 -> 42:36.240] Because I can think of a lot of teams across the grid that would love to put Sergio Perez
[42:36.240 -> 42:38.400] in their car.
[42:38.400 -> 42:45.880] And would boot out, potentially, drivers also currently in those cars in order to put Sergio Perez.
[42:45.880 -> 42:50.760] So it just it feels like there's a shoe drop situation that we're gonna get at some point
[42:50.760 -> 42:53.080] but it's hard to predict when.
[42:53.080 -> 42:58.360] Do you want to throw out any hot takes or do you feel like you don't want to do that?
[42:58.360 -> 43:03.600] Like are you like like is like a major boot like are we gonna be seeing like a Checo at
[43:03.600 -> 43:05.320] Ferrari or are we going to be seeing like a Checo at Ferrari or are we going
[43:05.320 -> 43:12.720] to see no not ignoring that this has to agree to this and it's not about that I just think
[43:12.720 -> 43:19.320] there are two lineups that are locked in I don't think Mercedes or Ferrari is going to
[43:19.320 -> 43:24.520] change their driver lineup right I would also say that I don't think Aston can without getting
[43:24.520 -> 43:25.840] litigious with Fernando Alonso and I don't think Aston can without getting litigious with Fernando
[43:25.840 -> 43:30.960] Alonso and I don't know why they would replace Alonso with Perez at this point. And everyone can
[43:30.960 -> 43:35.600] just stop going to the comment section and telling us they should get rid of Lance because for all of
[43:35.600 -> 43:39.760] the reasons we know that's not going to happen. Like why do we all waste our energy even talking
[43:39.760 -> 43:47.200] about it? That's why I was like just don't Yeah, so I would say like that leaves five other teams on
[43:47.200 -> 43:57.280] the grid. Like, I think if Perez walked up to Alpine, Haas, Alfa Romeo, Williams,
[43:58.480 -> 44:09.680] what team am I missing? I don't know, but I just literally imagine Gunther's face of Checo knocking on his manager's
[44:09.680 -> 44:12.000] office door and being like, I want to drive for you.
[44:12.000 -> 44:17.080] And then him being like, Kevin, I'm so sorry.
[44:17.080 -> 44:23.000] Except that it would probably be like, bleep bleep bleep, Kevin bleep bleep bleep.
[44:23.000 -> 44:29.660] Right. bleep-bleep Kevin bleep-bleep-bleep like literally like the Gunther Wow give me
[44:29.660 -> 44:34.660] that episode of Drive to Survive like right now yeah I don't think McLaren
[44:34.660 -> 44:39.100] would well I think the McLaren interesting thing is that if Lando went
[44:39.100 -> 44:46.720] to Red Bull which is still being talked about and rumored. Like, I just feel like there is movement
[44:46.720 -> 44:53.920] opportunity for Checo that Checo might himself initiate with heavy pushing from Voldemort.
[44:54.720 -> 45:00.720] That would be some banana land musical chairs if we got like a Lando Checo Swaparoo. Like,
[45:10.460 -> 45:19.940] like yeah I don't know it was like there's a really scary image in my brain of like a Lando Max pairing at Red Bull of like Wow I can't I know it would just
[45:19.940 -> 45:26.240] it would be such a rideable narrative I'm just... Wow, wow, wow.
[45:26.240 -> 45:33.360] Yeah. The other Silly Season thing is I'm seeing joint rumors that Sargent both is resigning with
[45:33.360 -> 45:39.360] Williams for next year and that he's completely lost it. And then I've seen like six different
[45:39.360 -> 45:44.320] people attached to that seat. I'm kind of on the side where I think he's lost the seat.
[45:46.480 -> 45:53.120] to that seat. I'm kind of on the side where I think he's lost the seat. You know, I just I'm so torn on this one. I think I'm so more my brain's falling on
[45:53.120 -> 45:58.840] the side of he lost the seat. I mean he he has the least amount of points of
[45:58.840 -> 46:06.160] every like driver on the grid and if he has oh my god now, I'm trying to figure out if he has
[46:07.160 -> 46:13.920] Higher than Daniel Ricardo. I think Daniel Ricardo and Nick DeVries are below him on the standings. Oh, well, that's when it comes into the hole like
[46:16.120 -> 46:19.360] But I get your point it's I think it's more than crashing
[46:19.360 -> 46:23.520] I think that they needed him to take a step up and it's like not about scoring points
[46:23.520 -> 46:33.280] But it's about just showing pace and being able to yeah finish i think i i'm have this bias and this like hope of mick
[46:33.280 -> 46:39.040] schumacher coming back and i would just also love to see mick with alex in a place that is williams
[46:39.040 -> 46:46.000] connected that like has a wolf family connection and that oversight and just...
[46:46.000 -> 46:47.000] Yeah.
[46:47.000 -> 46:52.000] No offense to Logan, but I love Nick Beck.
[46:52.000 -> 46:54.000] I don't think you and I were really big like,
[46:54.000 -> 46:58.000] we want an American Driver! We're not really big Logan Sargent fans.
[46:58.000 -> 47:02.000] I got enough Americans in my sports. I'm really fine.
[47:02.000 -> 47:05.560] There's enough in football. I mean, not that I would not love to see an American Driver in F sports. I'm really fine. There's enough in football. I mean, not that I would not
[47:05.560 -> 47:09.240] love to see an American driver in F1. I think that would be really cool. I just don't think
[47:09.240 -> 47:10.560] it's unbelievably necessary.
[47:10.560 -> 47:15.760] Right. It doesn't really change my enjoyment to everyone's just losing to Max, except for
[47:15.760 -> 47:16.760] the C.
[47:16.760 -> 47:22.520] Right. I just want the best of the best drivers. I do not personally care where they're from.
[47:22.520 -> 47:30.880] I think it's cool if there's an American driver driver but if you're not best of the best and you can't not crash then no.
[47:30.880 -> 47:34.280] It's been hard to watch him spiral because there was a moment there where
[47:34.280 -> 47:40.440] we you kind of felt like he was gonna be able to take a step up but yeah no so I
[47:40.440 -> 47:43.880] I guess I'm at the point where I'd be disappointed if they announced him in
[47:43.880 -> 47:45.560] the seat for next year.
[47:45.560 -> 47:49.040] There's so many drivers trying to get into F1 who would be exciting for a seat in F1
[47:49.040 -> 47:52.560] and just giving him another year feels unexciting.
[47:52.560 -> 48:02.320] Yeah, all the other rumored drivers that I've seen thrown around could be very interesting.
[48:02.320 -> 48:07.000] We have talked about Silly Season for way too long so before we move to the Japanese
[48:07.000 -> 48:12.520] GP I need to just mention that Joe Guan Yu was announced that he's going to stay with
[48:12.520 -> 48:16.800] Sauber next year. I'm probably going to go and start calling them Sauber because just
[48:16.800 -> 48:20.920] a reminder that Alfa Romeo is just a title sponsorship that's getting stripped so for
[48:20.920 -> 48:30.320] one year they're going back to Sauber next year and then they become Audi in name. So just a reminder that that's going to get confusing. But...
[48:30.320 -> 48:35.840] I'm already confused. I'm so confused. I mean I'm not confused but like it's too many names.
[48:35.840 -> 48:40.960] It's a lot. It's Sauber. They're Sauber. But apparently...
[48:40.960 -> 48:46.520] More though. I'm just glad we have more.. I felt unsettled. It was like...
[48:46.520 -> 48:52.720] It's not his fault. He's having a fantastic day. The Alfa Romeo is the way that it is.
[48:52.720 -> 48:59.200] Yeah. So. There are rumors though that there are two different parties in the Sauber group.
[48:59.200 -> 49:04.200] And I think, of course there are! Because Alfa Romeo's leaving, there's the Sauber management,
[49:04.200 -> 49:05.320] and then Audi's coming in.
[49:05.320 -> 49:09.640] There's probably like 17 different parties that are trying to influence who the driver
[49:09.640 -> 49:10.640] in that team is.
[49:10.640 -> 49:12.520] So, but I'm with you.
[49:12.520 -> 49:14.200] Like if we lost Joe I would have been so sad.
[49:14.200 -> 49:17.960] Especially after having such a good year where like I think everyone believes that Valtteri
[49:17.960 -> 49:20.960] is a great driver and Joe's having a much better year than he is.
[49:20.960 -> 49:23.960] So yeah, it's a rough car.
[49:23.960 -> 49:27.840] Yeah, such a bad car all right final podium of the
[49:27.840 -> 49:35.680] singapore gp and it's what i'm calling bet is best media of the weekend so just things teams
[49:35.680 -> 49:47.000] drivers people put out into the media ether that i just loved um This one does have an honorable mention. My honorable mention is the Ferrari Oppenheimer edit.
[49:49.600 -> 49:51.840] Someone spent so much time on that.
[49:51.840 -> 49:53.240] Someone spent so much time on that.
[49:53.240 -> 49:56.800] Ferrari, in my opinion, sometimes is just too buttoned up,
[49:56.800 -> 49:59.680] but this is a way that they can be buttoned up and fun
[49:59.680 -> 50:01.180] and lean into pop culture.
[50:01.180 -> 50:02.020] I really liked it.
[50:02.020 -> 50:02.960] It was so good.
[50:03.920 -> 50:06.540] P3, Red Bull's's The Max Verstappen
[50:06.540 -> 50:13.780] Podcast will return tweet. Look, we give Red Bull a lot of crap for a lot of things, but
[50:13.780 -> 50:17.820] they know how to have fun on social media. And I'm glad that this weekend, as bad as
[50:17.820 -> 50:21.420] it was, gave them an opportunity to put out a stellar tweet.
[50:21.420 -> 50:26.560] I just feel like I had that sit in the drafts in case Max ever lost.
[50:26.560 -> 50:32.480] Right! And I also just appreciated that they were vague and they said soon because I would also like
[50:32.480 -> 50:40.800] it to return soon but maybe not this weekend. P2 everything that Alex Albon did for his launch.
[50:42.880 -> 50:46.400] So I don't think that this like it wasn't in the weekend that
[50:46.400 -> 50:51.840] he did his great boardroom video with all his pets but I just loved Fernando
[50:51.840 -> 50:54.940] Alonso and Yuki wearing the shoes and all the fun things he did with his
[50:54.940 -> 50:59.300] girlfriend and like he really leaned into I'm releasing this fun merch item
[50:59.300 -> 51:07.000] and I'm just gonna talk about it all weekend so I enjoyed it. And last but not least, P1 best media
[51:07.000 -> 51:10.440] of the F1 weekend is the F1 Juniors broadcast.
[51:13.080 -> 51:20.120] Those kids are absolute rock stars. The adult in the room, who I apologize I didn't look
[51:20.120 -> 51:26.560] up your name, you are fantastic at corralling them, but you're not talking down to them.
[51:26.560 -> 51:31.840] He's just like directing them in the right direction, giving them cues. I learned more
[51:31.840 -> 51:36.520] on the F1 Juniors broadcast than I've ever learned anywhere else because they're not
[51:36.520 -> 51:42.240] dumbing down the sport. They're just talking through things. I loved every single second
[51:42.240 -> 51:45.880] of it. Every time it's offered, I will only be watching F1 Juniors from now on.
[51:45.880 -> 51:50.320] Just 100% hope we get more F1 Junior opportunities,
[51:50.320 -> 51:53.440] more opportunities to have broadcasts.
[51:53.440 -> 51:55.440] I mean, even more heads up.
[51:55.440 -> 51:58.000] I mean, it was a very pleasant surprise to be like,
[51:58.000 -> 52:00.440] oh my God, we're gonna get F1 Juniors broadcast?
[52:00.440 -> 52:02.520] And didn't even know necessarily what that meant
[52:02.520 -> 52:06.040] until basically Friday when they announced it.
[52:06.040 -> 52:07.040] So exciting.
[52:07.040 -> 52:11.240] It makes me very hopeful for where they're going with the sport, that they're going to
[52:11.240 -> 52:15.720] continue to do this, and I foresee it becoming more available and more regular.
[52:15.720 -> 52:21.800] And oh my gosh, my Sundays are already going to be a lot more fun and exciting.
[52:21.800 -> 52:22.800] And the avatars.
[52:22.800 -> 52:23.800] Avatars are great.
[52:23.800 -> 52:26.480] Avatars are great. Avatars are wonderful. Liam Lawson's
[52:27.680 -> 52:33.680] looks a little older than I think it should look, but that's okay. It was a rush job. It was a rush
[52:33.680 -> 52:40.160] job. They just took Kevin Magnuson and took away the facial hair. You're right. That is what it is.
[52:50.560 -> 52:54.720] it is. Did Cam watch F1 Juniors? I don't know if he has yet but next time I see my favorite seven year old will sit down and watch it and I will definitely make sure to show him
[52:54.720 -> 52:59.480] F1 Juniors or at least some clips of it because I know he'll absolutely adore it. You have
[52:59.480 -> 53:05.680] to report back on what he thinks because like well well, it we are definitely not the target audience, even though I
[53:05.680 -> 53:11.680] think we are benefiting from the fact that it exists. I just I would love to hear from an actual
[53:11.680 -> 53:16.080] seven year old. Yes, yes, I'm sure he'll love it. Because especially he's been reading his
[53:16.080 -> 53:21.840] Red Racer books like nonstop is his new favorite bedtime stories books is his A to Z's of everything
[53:21.840 -> 53:31.600] in racing. It's so exciting and fun. And he's like, I know what a halo is! And I was like, I love this. So, uh, really exciting, really hopeful. We'll keep
[53:31.600 -> 53:48.240] you posted. Report back when I speak to the seven-year-old. Japan! The hardest race for me to watch on the East Coast. It's so stressful because I like to sleep but I'm old.
[53:49.920 -> 53:58.160] I really do enjoy the 10 p.m. on my coast start times. It's definitely later than I would stay up
[53:59.040 -> 54:07.200] but it's flip a coin. Do I want to be watching the Singapore GP at 5 a.m. Or do I want to be watching the Japanese GP at 10 p.m?
[54:07.280 -> 54:12.240] And I think I would prefer the Japanese GP at 10 p.m because I can at least sleep in Sunday morning and recover
[54:13.360 -> 54:17.040] Yeah, we'll see how jazzed and energized I feel for japan
[54:17.040 -> 54:22.880] But I think i'm also registering now that this is basically my vegas also, but that is a future
[54:27.840 -> 54:35.920] Vegas also but that is a future me problem. Who doesn't need to worry about that right now because we're here to predict Japan. So we do predictions for every race weekend. We'll go through all of
[54:35.920 -> 54:41.440] them you'll see what we predict. We don't predict P1 because 9 out of 10 times it is Max Verstappen.
[54:41.440 -> 54:45.600] Actually the odds are much higher than 90 percent I don't know. I guess how many
[54:45.600 -> 54:59.680] rate it's 14 13 out of 15 times math. It was Carlos last. Yeah. I was just yeah. So we reset our picks
[54:59.680 -> 55:07.360] after summer break. We are now tied at one point apiece because we both didn't
[55:07.360 -> 55:13.120] score any points for two out of three race weekends. We are number one!
[55:13.120 -> 55:23.080] We're both not losing. The winner of the predictions at the end of the season
[55:23.080 -> 55:27.200] gets to watch and laugh as the other person does an ice bath
[55:27.200 -> 55:30.560] like the drivers do post race. So we're both trying pretty hard here because
[55:30.560 -> 55:35.280] neither of us actually want to have to get in an ice bath for the podcast.
[55:35.280 -> 55:42.720] Um so since we don't pick P1, P2. Nicole who'd you go with this week?
[55:50.560 -> 56:01.340] you go with this week? Oh, I'm gonna regret it later. Maybe not. I don't know. But I do have Carlos Sainz's P2. I just swore off ever predicting Ferrari doing anything, but...
[56:01.340 -> 56:05.320] It would be very Ferrari to have a disaster weekend this weekend. I know.
[56:05.320 -> 56:13.200] But I think what the Singapore GP taught me is that in this post-technical directive world,
[56:13.200 -> 56:15.720] I don't think I understand what's going on with the teams right now.
[56:15.720 -> 56:19.440] I need Red Bull to show us what's going on before I really understand anything, which
[56:19.440 -> 56:22.760] is why I just leaned into I'm going to pick Lewis Hamilton again for P2 this week because
[56:22.760 -> 56:27.040] I, that would make me happy.
[56:35.280 -> 56:40.320] That, that definitely feels, uh, feels very fair. Um, I had contemplated just wanting to keep Lewis there, but then I was worrying about bad juju. I don't know, lots of things. And I was like,
[56:43.640 -> 56:47.640] It was like, thank you, Carlos. OK, so then we go right into P3.
[56:47.640 -> 56:48.640] Yes.
[56:48.640 -> 56:51.680] My P3 I debated here, going back and forth.
[56:51.680 -> 56:56.120] I have Lando Norris in P3.
[56:56.120 -> 56:59.240] So I see you mentally shifted the Singapore GP down
[56:59.240 -> 57:02.360] and just slid in Max Verstappen back in P1.
[57:02.360 -> 57:08.000] Like maybe a little bit, and it was kind of by accident that I did that.
[57:08.000 -> 57:16.000] But it was more my brains thinking of teams, upgrades, drivers that I think will be places.
[57:16.000 -> 57:21.000] But now I'm realizing that I did just shift Singapore down.
[57:21.000 -> 57:23.000] Wasn't on purpose, but...
[57:23.000 -> 57:27.720] But it happened. It happened. Well, I'm going with a Ferrari
[57:27.720 -> 57:34.820] and P3, but I'm going with Charles. Okay. I know he's had a rough couple, and rough
[57:34.820 -> 57:48.520] in comparison to his teammate couple weekends, but I don't know. This is all gut. I'm, this is, this is all gut. I'm just going with gut this week. And my gut is telling me to put Charlotte Clare in P3.
[57:49.680 -> 57:53.560] And my gut, which I will continue to ride
[57:53.560 -> 57:57.440] until the bit's done and I can't ride it anymore,
[57:57.440 -> 58:01.520] I have Alex Albon as my P10, last in the points,
[58:01.520 -> 58:02.840] even though I think there potentially
[58:02.840 -> 58:05.280] could be some room to go higher.
[58:05.280 -> 58:09.720] I just, after last week, as long as he's P10, I'd take that.
[58:09.720 -> 58:12.360] That makes sense.
[58:12.360 -> 58:14.360] I have a Pierre Gasly.
[58:14.360 -> 58:17.360] Oh, we got an Alpine.
[58:17.360 -> 58:18.360] Yes.
[58:18.360 -> 58:23.280] Mostly, I just don't know what to do with Alpine and Aston Martin, and I can't predict
[58:23.280 -> 58:25.380] which Alpine will have an engine explode this
[58:25.380 -> 58:27.920] week, but it will probably be one of them.
[58:27.920 -> 58:28.920] So I don't know.
[58:28.920 -> 58:29.920] Ghastly P10.
[58:29.920 -> 58:30.920] Cool.
[58:30.920 -> 58:31.920] Again, gut feelings.
[58:31.920 -> 58:36.680] I just looked at P10 and I went, that feels right.
[58:36.680 -> 58:43.640] Yeah, I mean, that's really what we have to go on until we see Japan, because if Red Bull
[58:43.640 -> 58:45.400] has another oopsie-daisy kind of
[58:45.400 -> 58:50.000] weekend then I don't my predictions are gonna be really messed up for the rest
[58:50.000 -> 58:57.120] of everything if you told me even three weeks ago that we would be entering this
[58:57.120 -> 59:01.560] state of the season and I would feel uncomfortable and not know the like
[59:01.560 -> 59:05.380] hierarchy going into this I wouldn't have believed you.
[59:05.380 -> 59:07.760] If you told me a week ago,
[59:08.720 -> 59:11.340] I would have been like, what do you mean?
[59:11.340 -> 59:12.400] Anyway.
[59:12.400 -> 59:14.000] Yeah, yeah.
[59:14.000 -> 59:18.000] Who do you have as your last to cross the checkered flag?
[59:18.000 -> 59:20.800] Last to cross the checkered flag,
[59:20.800 -> 59:23.200] I have Mr. Valtteri Bottas.
[59:23.200 -> 59:26.480] I don't feel good about the Alpha Romeos this weekend. Oh gosh, do you also have Valtteri Bottas. I don't feel good about the Alfa Romeos this weekend.
[59:26.480 -> 59:29.680] Oh gosh, do you also have Valtteri Bottas?
[59:29.680 -> 59:33.680] No! I just realized when making my predictions, I forgot that the Alfa Romeos existed.
[59:33.680 -> 59:37.680] That's such a good prediction because they're so slow that I forgot they existed.
[59:37.680 -> 59:46.000] Joe Guan Yu is just there to provide great fashion, and Valtteri Bottas is just there to have a mullet.
[59:46.000 -> 59:49.000] I forgot they actually drive on Sundays.
[59:49.000 -> 59:53.000] Oh, because a lot of the time they don't finish.
[59:53.000 -> 59:58.000] And sometimes they do, but it's usually towards the back. Hence my pick.
[59:58.000 -> 01:00:01.000] Oh, it's a great prediction. I'm just distressed at myself.
[01:00:01.000 -> 01:00:04.000] Again, it was a shit day. I don't know what to tell you.
[01:00:04.000 -> 01:00:07.480] Well, to be fair, it might not happen.
[01:00:07.480 -> 01:00:10.200] So who do you have last to finish?
[01:00:10.200 -> 01:00:12.000] Logan Sargent.
[01:00:12.000 -> 01:00:16.680] Oh yeah, I mean, not impossible and also still very likely.
[01:00:16.680 -> 01:00:19.840] Yeah, I feel like I've just keep picking Haas.
[01:00:19.840 -> 01:00:21.600] And while that did work out one time,
[01:00:21.600 -> 01:00:24.440] I just, I always feel bad just taking the same driver
[01:00:24.440 -> 01:00:26.000] as the last fish.
[01:00:26.000 -> 01:00:31.440] I feel, feel the need to shuffle around the honors. But something I did not shuffle around
[01:00:31.440 -> 01:00:36.880] this week is I will continue to put Mercedes as my team, not named Red Bull to score the most points.
[01:00:37.600 -> 01:00:43.120] And I will also continue to pick Mercedes because I will hedge my bets and want to try to get
[01:00:43.120 -> 01:00:51.240] points, so although it does not align with my other points and things picked, I also have Mercedes just in case,
[01:00:51.240 -> 01:00:52.240] because I do believe.
[01:00:52.240 -> 01:00:55.000] Welcome back to Yellow Sector Notes.
[01:00:55.000 -> 01:00:58.460] Not the fastest walk around F1, but we will complete a full lap around the paddock, hitting
[01:00:58.460 -> 01:00:59.680] almost every F1 garage.
[01:00:59.680 -> 01:01:01.960] Again, Haas was a little boring this week.
[01:01:01.960 -> 01:01:02.960] All right.
[01:01:02.960 -> 01:01:07.080] Really, like, Gunther, go make some news, please.
[01:01:07.220 -> 01:01:10.640] Like, it's behind the curtain here.
[01:01:10.640 -> 01:01:12.320] Every week before Yellow Sector Notes,
[01:01:12.320 -> 01:01:15.140] I'm like, Nicole's like, what teams are you missing?
[01:01:15.140 -> 01:01:17.280] Can I help you fill in some gaps for some stories?
[01:01:17.280 -> 01:01:19.000] And every week I'm like, Haas.
[01:01:19.000 -> 01:01:21.840] Haas, AlphaTauri, well,
[01:01:22.800 -> 01:01:23.640] AlphaTauri.
[01:01:23.640 -> 01:01:24.460] Haas always.
[01:01:24.460 -> 01:01:25.000] Always Haas.. Always Haas.
[01:01:25.000 -> 01:01:28.120] It's Haas and like a couple other... yeah.
[01:01:28.120 -> 01:01:30.440] So let's get into the Yellow Sector Notes.
[01:01:30.440 -> 01:01:34.000] Starting out with my favorite note of the week, which is that Lewis Hamilton was nominated
[01:01:34.000 -> 01:01:37.280] for People's Sexiest Athlete of the Year.
[01:01:37.280 -> 01:01:40.960] Now admittedly he's going up against stiff competition not because they're sexier than
[01:01:40.960 -> 01:01:45.520] Lewis Hamilton, but because they're all NFL players and mostly American audience. So go vote than Lewis Hamilton but because they're all like NFL players and
[01:01:45.520 -> 01:01:50.040] this mostly American audience so go vote for Lewis Hamilton if you still can by
[01:01:50.040 -> 01:01:53.720] the time you're listening to this I forgot the end date. Also another Lewis
[01:01:53.720 -> 01:01:59.140] Hamilton note this week he is dropping his special plus 44 line for the Japanese
[01:01:59.140 -> 01:02:02.720] GP. Nicole on the YouTube video is modeling last year's which I also have
[01:02:02.720 -> 01:02:05.360] it was a really cool collaboration.
[01:02:05.360 -> 01:02:09.900] This year he's also collaborating with a local Japanese artist for it.
[01:02:09.900 -> 01:02:16.180] Similarly, Joe Guan Yu teased something coming soon with a famous Japanese streetwear designer.
[01:02:16.180 -> 01:02:19.700] I'm super excited to see whatever he cooks up there.
[01:02:19.700 -> 01:02:23.540] Joe has merchandise, but it's only available in China.
[01:02:23.540 -> 01:02:25.280] So I just want him to do something global
[01:02:25.280 -> 01:02:30.640] it'd be really cool. Xbox has signed an agreement to sponsor Alpine starting this weekend.
[01:02:32.160 -> 01:02:36.880] Speaking of merch, Esteban Ocon dropped his merch line which includes two S.E. Bessie themed items
[01:02:36.880 -> 01:02:43.120] including one that says S.E. Bessie's on the podium baby! Max has a special helmet for this
[01:02:43.120 -> 01:02:46.460] weekend. Ferrari is rumored to be bringing a big floor
[01:02:46.460 -> 01:02:52.500] upgrade for the Japanese GP. Williams will continue to run their Golf livery this weekend
[01:02:52.500 -> 01:02:56.900] which I am hyped about. McLaren will also continue to run their stealth livery which
[01:02:56.900 -> 01:03:03.660] makes a lot less sense for a day GP. Background to this, they're not going to fly a new car
[01:03:03.660 -> 01:03:09.640] in because they're basically taking the car from Singapore and just it went to Japan so there's not
[01:03:09.640 -> 01:03:13.160] a lot of time to switch up liveries which is a positive in one case with
[01:03:13.160 -> 01:03:16.800] Williams and kind of a con in McLaren depending on how you feel about that
[01:03:16.800 -> 01:03:22.960] livery. Lando McLaren just dropped Mexico GP merch and last but not least
[01:03:22.960 -> 01:03:25.840] Adidas is rumored to be in a bidding war with Hugo Boss
[01:03:25.840 -> 01:03:29.120] over the Alfatari title sponsorship for 2024.
[01:03:29.120 -> 01:03:32.480] I have to say that I'm partial to Adidas winning this.
[01:03:32.480 -> 01:03:35.640] Not because I think Hugo Boss is in a cool brand,
[01:03:35.640 -> 01:03:39.400] but I just love the idea of a three-stripe delivery.
[01:03:39.400 -> 01:03:42.760] And that is the gridwalk for September 21st, 2023 completed.
[01:03:42.760 -> 01:03:44.680] How was my sector time today, Nicole?
[01:03:44.680 -> 01:03:47.760] Faster than Taylor Swift broke the Google servers today.
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[01:04:18.480 -> 01:04:20.480] Do I need to fly out to?
[01:04:20.480 -> 01:04:25.200] California to have an intervention about Brianna buying Red Bulls with Max's face on it
[01:04:25.200 -> 01:04:29.200] because I'm a little concerned about her current mental state.
[01:04:29.200 -> 01:04:30.400] You should be. Yeah.
[01:04:30.400 -> 01:04:31.700] Yeah. Me too.
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