Japanese Grand Prix Review with Bryson Sullivan (NaturalParadigm) | Grid Walk September 28, 2023

This is a very special episode of Grid Walk as Briana and Nicole welcome their inaugural guest, Bryson Sullivan (NaturalParadigm)! Bryson is an engineer and motorsports enthusiast so Grid Walk is honored to have him join the podiums and recap of the Japanese Grand Prix!

The trio discusses the reality of Oracle Red Bull Racing’s “return” to the top (not that Oracle Red Bull Racing ever really left it). F1 constantly feels like a reality TV show so Briana’s podium of Reality TV Show Moments of the Japanese Grand Prix is incredibly on brand! Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and BWT Alpine F1 Team calling team orders creates the perfect recipe for great reality television. It seems that the F1 camera crew are fans of The Office?? Nicole shares her Most Memorable Quotes of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend! How did Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen continue his streak of “colorful language?” What are the realistics options for Liam Lawson and a seat in Formula 1?

Did you know that Max Verstappen doesn’t like podcasts??? Well then he’ll miss Grid Walk’s discussion of Oracle Red Bull Racing clinching the Constructors' World Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix! It seems like it is inevitable that Max Verstappen will secure the Drivers’ World Championship at the Sprint Race for the Qatar Grand Prix.

There seems to be drama afoot at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, we all heard it on the team radio at the Japanese Grand Prix… It’s time the conversation about George Russell leaves the F1 group chat and is part of Grid Walk. Did George Russell forget that he is teammates with 7 time World Champion Lewis Hamilton? If George Russell wants Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team to secure second in the Constructors' World Championship it is time to get real about driving “for the team.”

Nicole delivers a JAM PACKED Gossip Grid, giving you everything you need to know about Formula 1 and pop culture! The Puma x Formula 1 Suzuka collection is a MUST HAVE! Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s driver Lewis Hamilton and Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake’s driver Zhou Guanyu both had awesome collaborations with artists for the Japanese Grand Prix! Did Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc audition to model for Scuderia Ferrari?? Why is Jamie Foxx driving an F1 car in Las Vegas? How can Formula 1 learn from what was once the NO FUN LEAGUE a.k.a the NFL? Taylor Swift broke the internet and basically everything this weekend when she attended Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on Travis Kelce. Somehow the craziest part of this is, the NFL leaning into a female audience?! What does the NFL’s social media and viewership numbers from Sunday show about what happens when a league caters to their female fanbase?

Did Sergio “Checo” Perez solidify losing his Oracle Red Bull Racing seat at the Japanese Grand Prix? Does Oracle Red Bull Racing care about their second seat being competitive to Max Verstappen? Why does Lando Norris feel like the elephant in the room of this conversation?Grid Walk is a weekly Formula 1 show that releases every Thursday. For daily F1 content follow @gridwalkshow on all social media platforms.

00:00 Formation Lap

04:46 Red Bull Wins it All

07:30 Welcome to the Show Bryson

08:54 Podium of the Race Weekend: Reality TV Show Moments

14:22 George Russell Side Bar

19:09 Podium P1

23:04 Mercedes Driver Drama

29:56 Gossip Grid: F1 Pop Culture

39:06 Podium of the Race Weekend: Best Quotes

42:40 Liam Lawson's Performance

44:41 Who Will Get the Williams Seat?

52:03 Thank You, Bryson!

53:03 Soapbox: Taylor Swift and the NFL

58:09 What F1 Can Learn from the NFL

01:02:31 Pinball Sergio Perez

01:08:23 Yellow Sector Notes

**Gridwalk Episode 36: Wow! Oh my Gosh, for Me, That's Our ESPN Episode.**

- The episode kicks off with a game of "Two Truths and a Lie" related to recent sports news. The answer to the lie is that 7% of the NFL's posts on Sunday were about Taylor Swift, but they accounted for 56% of the engagement, not 30% as originally stated.

- The hosts discuss the NFL's embrace of female fans and fangirls, which Formula One could learn from.

- Bryson Sullivan, a tech enthusiast and engineer, joins the show as a guest for the Japanese GP podium segments.

- Red Bull has wrapped up the Constructors' Championship, making it likely that Max Verstappen will secure the Drivers' Championship soon.

- The dominance of Red Bull's car is unprecedented, leading to speculation that it may be the most dominant car in Formula One history.

- The episode delves into the drama between Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin, with questions about Vettel's future in Formula One and whether he might retire or pursue other racing opportunities.

- The hosts debate the possibility of Vettel becoming an ambassador for Formula One, given his humanitarian efforts and his embodiment of the sport's values.

- The discussion shifts to the challenges of racing at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. The hosts consider whether Monaco's place on the calendar is justified, given the lack of overtaking opportunities and the growing popularity of new circuits like Las Vegas and Miami.

- The episode concludes with a brief mention of the upcoming holiday season and a promotion for Coastal Farm and Ranch, a store offering unique gifts and winter gear.

### George Russell's Strategy:

- Briana expresses her disappointment in George Russell's strategic decisions during the Japanese Grand Prix.
- She argues that Russell should have prioritized the team's Constructors' Championship position by allowing his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, to pass him and gain more points.
- Nicole agrees, stating that Russell's focus on his own result may have hindered the team's overall performance.

### Teamwork and Selfishness:

- Briana highlights the inherent selfishness of drivers and the need for them to prioritize the team's success.
- She emphasizes that Russell's decision to prioritize his own race over the team's strategy was detrimental to Mercedes' Constructors' Championship aspirations.

### Lewis Hamilton's Long-Term Strategy:

- Nicole points out that Lewis Hamilton has a long-term contract with Mercedes and that antagonizing the team with selfish behavior is not a wise strategy.
- She believes that Hamilton needs to focus on building a positive relationship with the team and working together to achieve success.

### F1 Collaborations and Fashion:

- The hosts discuss various collaborations between F1 teams and drivers with fashion brands and celebrities.
- They highlight the unique designs and merchandise released by Lewis Hamilton, Joe Guan Yu, and others.
- They also mention the appearance of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at a fashion show in Milan.

### Lewis Hamilton's Watch Collaboration:

- Briana talks about Lewis Hamilton's collaboration with IWC to design a limited-edition watch.
- She describes the watch's intricate design and its significance to Hamilton's passion for timepieces.
- She mentions that only 44 pieces of the watch were made, reflecting Hamilton's iconic car number.

### Jamie Foxx's F1 Commercial:

- Nicole shares her excitement about seeing Jamie Foxx driving an F1 car in a commercial for Bet MGM.
- She expresses her disappointment in not being able to find the commercial online and encourages listeners to send her the link if they find it.

### Travis Kelce's Mercedes Fandom:

- Briana reveals that Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, is a Mercedes fan.
- She mentions Kelce's attendance at the Miami Grand Prix in 2022 and his interaction with Lewis Hamilton.

### Favorite Quotes from the Japanese Grand Prix:

- The hosts share their favorite quotes from drivers and team members during the Japanese Grand Prix.
- Briana highlights Max Verstappen's colorful response to questions about Red Bull's success, which she describes as "very evocative."
- Nicole chooses Fernando Alonso's comment, "You fed me to the lions," as a powerful expression of his frustration with his team's strategy.
- They also discuss Liam Lawson's post-race radio message, in which he enthusiastically credits his performance to the caffeine he consumed before the race.

### Liam Lawson's Performance and Future Prospects:

- Briana and Nicole analyze Liam Lawson's impressive performance as a substitute driver for AlphaTauri.
- They discuss the challenges he faced, including the short notice and the car's lack of competitiveness.
- They speculate on Lawson's chances of securing a full-time seat in Formula One next year, considering the uncertainty surrounding Yuki Tsunoda's future and the potential for Daniel Ricciardo to move to Red Bull.

### Logan Sargent's Struggles at Williams:

- The hosts express concern about Logan Sargent's performance at Williams, particularly his involvement in several crashes.
- They highlight the financial implications of these crashes for a team operating under a cost cap.
- They suggest that Sargent may be losing his seat to Liam Lawson due to his inability to deliver consistent results and avoid costly mistakes.

### Mick Schumacher's Absence from the Grid:

- Briana expresses her disappointment at Mick Schumacher's absence from the Formula One grid.
- She believes that Schumacher has the talent and potential to succeed in the sport.
- She hopes that he will find a seat in a team that can provide him with the opportunity to showcase his abilities.

### Max Verstappen's Dislike of Podcasts:

- Nicole discusses Max Verstappen's aversion to podcasts and his comment that they make him fall asleep.
- She acknowledges that Verstappen's dominance on the track has led to the popularity of the "Max Verstappen podcast" meme.
- She emphasizes the importance of celebrating Verstappen's achievements while also encouraging him to embrace the podcasting format.

### Oscar Piastri's Social Media Presence:

- Briana praises Oscar Piastri's social media presence, particularly his humorous interactions with his mother.
- She highlights Piastri's ability to engage with fans and create entertaining content.
- She expresses her excitement about Piastri's first podium finish in Formula One.

### Taylor Swift's Impact on the NFL:

- The hosts discuss the recent news of Taylor Swift's appearance at a Kansas City Chiefs game, where she was seen sitting next to Travis Kelce's mother.
- They emphasize the significance of this event in attracting female fans to the NFL, which has traditionally been dominated by male viewership.
- They highlight the potential financial benefits and increased engagement that come with embracing a diverse fan base.

**NFL and Taylor Swift**

* Swift's presence at the game generated 109 million impressions and 8.66 million engagements on social media.
* The NFL's post about Swift received 7% of the total post engagement, highlighting the significant interest in her appearance.
* The Chiefs' blowout victory over the Bears drew 24.3 million viewers, surpassing the viewership of primetime games, largely due to Swift's attendance.
* Red Zone, a program that showcases highlights from multiple games, broke away from a touchdown drive to show Swift cheering in the stands.
* Travis Kelce's jersey sales surged into the top five in the league, and his podcast surpassed most murder podcasts in the rankings.

**Implications for Formula One**

* F1 should take note of the NFL's success in attracting female fans through Swift's appearance.
* Female fans are lucrative, and F1 can benefit financially by marketing to them.
* The NFL's willingness to embrace Swift's fan base sets a positive example for F1.

**CODA and Friendship Bracelets**

* The hosts discuss a previous episode in which they highlighted CODA's use of friendship bracelets as a marketing strategy to target female fans.
* They draw parallels between this example and the NFL's success with Taylor Swift, emphasizing the importance of targeted marketing to specific demographics.

**Emotional Impact of Taylor Swift's Appearance**

* Briana expresses her excitement and disbelief at the NFL's embrace of Taylor Swift and her fan base.
* She appreciates the NFL's recognition of female fans and feels seen as a fan herself.
* The NFL's actions have made Sundays her favorite day of the week, and she hopes to see more integration of football and Swift in the future.

**F1's Potential to Attract Female Fans**

* The hosts emphasize the need for F1 to do more to attract female fans.
* They suggest that F1 could invite Taylor Swift back to CODA or consider inviting her to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.
* They acknowledge that Swift has turned down the Super Bowl in the past but express hope that she might reconsider in the future.

**Perez's Uncertain Future at Red Bull**

* The hosts discuss Sergio Perez's recent struggles and speculate on his future with Red Bull.
* They believe that Red Bull is likely considering replacing Perez with another driver, given his inconsistent performance.
* They suggest that Red Bull may sign three drivers to evaluate their options before making a decision.
* They anticipate an announcement regarding Perez's future before the start of the next season.

**Potential Driver Moves**

* The hosts speculate on possible driver moves in the upcoming season.
* They mention the possibility of Lando Norris leaving McLaren and joining Red Bull, citing rumors of contract discussions.
* They acknowledge that this scenario is just speculation but find it intriguing.

[00:00.000 -> 00:02.000] Episode 36.
[00:02.000 -> 00:07.000] Wow! Oh my gosh, for me, that's our ESPN episode.
[00:07.000 -> 00:08.000] Channel?
[00:08.000 -> 00:09.000] Yeah.
[00:09.000 -> 00:10.000] Oh yeah!
[00:10.000 -> 00:13.000] So, happy ESPN episode on Long Island!
[00:13.000 -> 00:16.000] If you have optimum cable.
[00:18.000 -> 00:24.000] Well, I would like to start today's episode of Gridwalk with a quick game of Two Truths and a Lie
[00:24.000 -> 00:26.380] from the last week in sports.
[00:26.380 -> 00:29.200] Are you game to quiz the audience, Nicole?
[00:29.200 -> 00:31.620] I love this game.
[00:31.620 -> 00:33.680] Okay, I think you're gonna know the answer,
[00:33.680 -> 00:35.320] so don't immediately shout it out
[00:35.320 -> 00:38.160] so we can give everyone a chance to think.
[00:38.160 -> 00:39.840] All right, thing number one,
[00:39.840 -> 00:41.760] Max Verstappen's award for winning the race
[00:41.760 -> 00:44.160] was having to kiss a sponsored light-up trophy
[00:44.160 -> 00:47.440] that did not look safe for work.
[00:47.440 -> 00:48.440] Thing number two.
[00:48.440 -> 00:54.520] 7% of the NFL's posts on Sunday were about Taylor Swift, but they accounted for 35% of
[00:54.520 -> 00:55.520] the engagement.
[00:55.520 -> 00:56.520] Thing number three.
[00:56.520 -> 00:57.520] The Philadelphia Eagles are 3-0.
[00:57.520 -> 00:58.520] What was the lie?
[00:58.520 -> 01:09.420] The answer is two, which originally was 7% of the NFL's posts on Sunday were about Taylor
[01:09.420 -> 01:12.120] Swift and they accounted for 30% of the engagement.
[01:12.120 -> 01:17.120] Well, in actuality, it accounted for 56% of the engagement.
[01:17.120 -> 01:18.120] More than half.
[01:18.120 -> 01:19.120] Who's Taylor Swift anyway?
[01:19.120 -> 01:27.000] Oh my gosh, have you been on the side of TikTok where it's all the women
[01:27.000 -> 01:31.000] cranking their boyfriends that it's like, oh my god, Taylor Swift is like being so nice
[01:31.000 -> 01:35.000] and putting this guy named Travis Kelce on the map and like watching the men just melt down?
[01:35.000 -> 01:40.000] They're on fire and it is incredible and so funny.
[01:40.000 -> 01:43.000] As someone that also recognizes that that's like,
[01:43.000 -> 01:47.500] Travis Kelce has been very much on the map and such.
[01:47.500 -> 01:49.200] Oh, wow, is it so fun to watch.
[01:49.200 -> 01:52.960] It is, every other video on my timeline is
[01:52.960 -> 01:55.220] women causing chaos.
[01:55.220 -> 01:56.720] I think I'm gonna do that with my dad.
[01:56.720 -> 01:59.420] I think I'm gonna definitely try that out.
[01:59.420 -> 02:01.140] I'll keep you posted.
[02:01.140 -> 02:02.220] Yes, okay.
[02:02.220 -> 02:04.340] Follow Nicole on TikTok
[02:04.340 -> 02:06.080] because she will definitely post it there.
[02:06.080 -> 02:09.560] I know her and I know she will.
[02:09.560 -> 02:15.360] I know we're an F1 podcast, but huge NFL fans, Taylor Swift attended Travis Kelsey, who plays
[02:15.360 -> 02:19.840] for the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, caused the internet to melt down.
[02:19.840 -> 02:24.320] And we're actually going to relate that back to Formula One this week because the NFL,
[02:24.320 -> 02:29.080] as shown by the stats I just said, is embracing female fans and fangirls and fandom in a way
[02:29.080 -> 02:30.900] we could only dream of.
[02:30.900 -> 02:32.900] So more on that later.
[02:32.900 -> 02:35.400] But first, we say we have a guest this week.
[02:35.400 -> 02:38.200] We have tech enthusiast, engineer Bryson Sullivan.
[02:38.200 -> 02:42.080] He's going to join us for all of our Japanese GP podiums this week.
[02:42.080 -> 02:45.360] They will be scattered throughout the show. Speaking of
[02:45.360 -> 02:50.900] the Japanese GP, things have finally erupted at Mercedes. When the boss is away, the team
[02:50.900 -> 02:57.900] gets a call from said boss to swap the cars. Gloves are off, but should they be? We discuss.
[02:57.900 -> 03:07.400] Perez's car was pinball again this week. Has he finally lost his seat for next year?
[03:07.400 -> 03:09.480] And if so, who will fill it?
[03:09.480 -> 03:12.120] Things were so dramatic at Mercedes and Red Bull this week
[03:12.200 -> 03:14.880] that I personally completely missed everything that happened
[03:14.880 -> 03:17.560] with Gasly and Ocon and the drama that ended the race,
[03:18.600 -> 03:21.680] which might be because this race happened in the middle of the night
[03:21.680 -> 03:24.800] for me, and I was sleepy, or it was because I was distracted
[03:24.800 -> 03:28.360] by all the things I said earlier but will this be the launching
[03:28.360 -> 03:33.700] point for all the hyped potential drama between the two French drivers? Who
[03:33.700 -> 03:37.680] knows but the one thing I know for sure is that F1 is a morning sport and no one
[03:37.680 -> 03:43.400] will convince me otherwise. Nicole is gonna break down everything F1 and pop
[03:43.400 -> 03:45.280] culture with a jam-packed gossip
[03:45.280 -> 03:50.000] grid after a race weekend that had two drivers partnering with artists for helmet designs,
[03:50.000 -> 03:53.040] GQ features, a Milan fashion show, and much more.
[03:53.040 -> 03:59.080] And yes, it's mostly Lewis Hamilton, like it always is, but look forward to that.
[03:59.080 -> 04:02.680] And lastly, as always, we end the show with the Yellow Sector Notes, one story you should
[04:02.680 -> 04:05.040] know from every team on the grid.
[04:05.040 -> 04:06.380] That wraps up the Formation Lab
[04:06.380 -> 04:08.280] for episode 36 of Gridwalk,
[04:08.280 -> 04:09.560] a weekly Formula One podcast
[04:09.560 -> 04:11.320] that believes there are fascinating stories to tell
[04:11.320 -> 04:13.600] across the entire F1 grid.
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[04:18.860 -> 04:20.480] It's all I can think about right now.
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[04:38.600 -> 04:47.360] Cooling down on our line-up on the grid, it's lights out, and away we go, this week's Gridwalk.
[04:47.360 -> 04:53.840] Really big exciting news came out of the Japanese GP, it had to do with Red Bull and Max Verstappen.
[04:53.840 -> 04:57.040] I don't even like podcasts, they make me fall asleep.
[04:57.040 -> 04:58.040] How does someone not like podcasts?
[04:58.040 -> 04:59.040] I don't get it.
[04:59.040 -> 05:00.040] He doesn't listen to Gridwalk.
[05:00.040 -> 05:01.040] Clearly.
[05:01.040 -> 05:06.500] Because I don't think anyone could fall asleep listening to this chaos.
[05:06.500 -> 05:07.500] We are way too loud.
[05:07.500 -> 05:10.500] We are way too loud for anyone to fall asleep.
[05:11.500 -> 05:15.500] But in actuality, Red Bull finally, I guess finally,
[05:15.500 -> 05:17.500] because it feels like it was inevitable,
[05:17.500 -> 05:19.500] about three races into the season,
[05:19.500 -> 05:22.500] Red Bull has wrapped up the Constructors' Championship.
[05:23.500 -> 05:27.800] I do think we need to, one, congratulate them for designing a rocket ship of a car,
[05:27.800 -> 05:33.800] for Max Verstappen for making zero mistakes this season, and...
[05:33.800 -> 05:48.040] The fact that... Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa It's incredibly impressive what they have done, but there's so many races left.
[05:48.400 -> 05:50.600] What are we supposed to do?
[05:50.760 -> 05:54.920] Yeah, they wrapped it up in CODA last year, and I think there were three races.
[05:54.920 -> 05:58.400] I should have looked it up before we started, but there are six races left.
[05:59.000 -> 06:02.960] There's so much on the line for the teams below them, which is really what
[06:03.160 -> 06:05.480] we've all been watching up until now.
[06:05.480 -> 06:11.400] But I think definitely by the end of the season, but even at this point, I think we can make
[06:11.400 -> 06:15.680] the argument that this is the most dominant car ever created in Formula One.
[06:15.680 -> 06:18.080] Oh, yeah, without a doubt.
[06:18.080 -> 06:23.360] My brain can't even begin to process that this is basically the competition.
[06:23.360 -> 06:25.520] Everything's gonna be wrapped up by Vegas.
[06:25.520 -> 06:26.800] So it's just gonna,
[06:26.800 -> 06:29.480] Vegas is already gonna be so unbelievably wild
[06:29.480 -> 06:31.960] and the fact that everything else will be just like,
[06:31.960 -> 06:35.660] probably, likely, mathematically tied up by then,
[06:35.660 -> 06:39.320] it's like, cool, let's just have some chaotic fun
[06:39.320 -> 06:40.160] on the strip.
[06:41.040 -> 06:44.720] I think it's only been 70% of the racing
[06:44.720 -> 06:46.160] is what's happened or something like that
[06:46.160 -> 06:50.400] I didn't do the exact math but probably 70 75% of the points have been given out
[06:50.400 -> 06:55.480] and they've already wrapped it up and yet Max wins the drivers championship if
[06:55.480 -> 07:01.200] he gets at least sixth place in the sprint I believe is the math
[07:01.200 -> 07:09.240] well he oh no he'll do it like that's so crazy that he it seems kind of like
[07:09.720 -> 07:14.700] Anticlimactic of just being and I think it one of the like post race interviews like yeah
[07:14.700 -> 07:17.620] You know could be Saturday and then can take it easy
[07:18.220 -> 07:23.560] Sunday and just race like just like take it easy. That's still a race day
[07:24.420 -> 07:26.880] Does Max know how to take it easy except when
[07:26.880 -> 07:33.440] he's listening to podcasts? They make me fall asleep. For the first time Gridwalk has a guest
[07:33.440 -> 07:38.080] this week. Our guest is joining us for all the podiums that you're going to hear throughout the
[07:38.080 -> 07:46.800] show today. He is an engineer, an F1 enthusiast, I would say mostly an F1 tech enthusiast, but just likes all parts
[07:46.800 -> 07:51.600] of F1 and just motorsports in general. He can be found at... wow I just...
[07:52.480 -> 07:55.280] You're gonna have to say his at for the first time out loud.
[07:55.280 -> 07:57.200] I realized that I just had to say your at.
[07:57.200 -> 08:01.520] Find me on my Twitter ex profile, see me, catch me, you know.
[08:02.320 -> 08:05.800] I've never had to say your actual at out loud, Bryson.
[08:05.800 -> 08:07.680] It's a natural paradigm.
[08:07.680 -> 08:09.880] Yeah, that's what I'm saying in my brain,
[08:09.880 -> 08:12.760] but I just completely stuttered in the G.
[08:12.760 -> 08:16.480] All of this is staying in, every single second of this.
[08:16.480 -> 08:18.080] Oh yes, 100%.
[08:18.080 -> 08:19.960] Yeah, natural paradigm.
[08:19.960 -> 08:23.600] On Instagram, Twitter, Blue Sky, am I missing a platform?
[08:23.600 -> 08:24.440] Yeah, I'm on.
[08:24.440 -> 08:28.920] You know, he's a four times Formula One world champion, much loved, very humble, very
[08:28.920 -> 08:32.820] royal all of that but hey you actually that doesn't really make you quicker
[08:32.820 -> 08:36.680] right because that's otherwise Vettel would have been a little more quicker I
[08:36.680 -> 08:41.000] guess. Which is exactly what my entire question was about the Aston Martin
[08:41.000 -> 08:44.800] driver lineup ever since the first couple of races last year about what
[08:44.800 -> 08:50.400] exactly are they trying to achieve here? Vettel isn't really the fastest anymore and launch toll
[08:50.400 -> 08:54.560] as we all know is kind of necessary to keep the team running right so maybe they could have gone
[08:54.560 -> 08:59.680] for a bit of a more faster statesman in a way but it's sad to see things turn out this way
[08:59.680 -> 09:09.840] but it's evident the last time Vettel was with a more competitive team, he got beaten by Charles Leclerc as Sundaram has pointed out. 65 points in 2020 and 24 points in 2019.
[09:09.840 -> 09:13.680] That was the difference between Vettel and Leclerc with Vettel always being behind in that case.
[09:13.680 -> 09:20.320] So it shouldn't feel like we're raining down on the Vettel parade here but just stating things as
[09:20.320 -> 09:27.040] they are. Yeah and it's like what would it take for Vettel to actually get out of this
[09:27.040 -> 09:33.280] rut not just as a team but even as a driver all the all the spins and crashes that we've seen
[09:33.280 -> 09:39.520] which you know have become very characteristic Vettel. So not sure what can become you know of
[09:39.520 -> 09:43.840] it here from here but Samuel since we're going to speak about Monaco you know in a few minutes from
[09:43.840 -> 09:50.000] now you know I thought maybe Vettel should take over as the chief circuit chief executive officer of
[09:50.000 -> 09:55.600] Monaco and then see how he can turn that circuit around for it to be able to host interesting
[09:55.600 -> 10:02.000] Formula One races you know given that he'd love to be a part of anything old-school Formula One
[10:02.000 -> 10:05.960] but yeah on a more serious note you know the question
[10:05.960 -> 10:10.920] that has to be asked is is he going to retire from Formula One I think I'm
[10:10.920 -> 10:15.100] gonna split the answer if I was to you know answer this question of course I'm
[10:15.100 -> 10:20.400] not Fettel and I've asked myself the question but I think I think he'll
[10:20.400 -> 10:25.040] probably quit racing Formula One cars but he I would love to see him do
[10:25.040 -> 10:30.940] what Fernando Alonso did you know which is still continue racing other cars to
[10:30.940 -> 10:34.820] you know he loves driving all these drivers in Formula One are not because
[10:34.820 -> 10:39.680] they love driving Formula One cars yeah they love driving cars and Formula One
[10:39.680 -> 10:43.440] just happens to be one of the most technologically advanced most
[10:43.440 -> 10:48.000] challenging cars that you know a human being could end up driving. So I'd love
[10:48.000 -> 10:51.640] to see Vettel go down the Alonzo Road and say you know what I'm gonna do the
[10:51.640 -> 10:56.520] Dakar rally once because hey again it's old-school. We've anyway seen him you
[10:56.520 -> 11:02.200] know win the race of champions multiple times on various different tarmacs.
[11:02.200 -> 11:06.000] So could he do rallying? Could he do rally cross?
[11:06.000 -> 11:09.000] Can he just go take a break where he enjoys
[11:09.000 -> 11:11.880] that driving doesn't have the stresses of,
[11:11.880 -> 11:14.420] you know, being operating in a Formula One team,
[11:14.420 -> 11:16.280] doesn't have all the emotional drama
[11:16.280 -> 11:18.760] and the politics that comes with it.
[11:18.760 -> 11:21.240] Give him equal machinery, let him just go have fun.
[11:21.240 -> 11:24.720] Maybe that could reignite some more passion in Vettel
[11:24.720 -> 11:25.560] and who
[11:25.560 -> 11:30.480] knows come back and come back to Formula One. Maybe Vettel in the Clio Cup or something
[11:30.480 -> 11:35.540] like that because another factor that will impact him is the calendar. Now the calendar
[11:35.540 -> 11:40.400] is immensely crazy. It's so crazy now that just a day or two before this recording Pirelli
[11:40.400 -> 11:49.120] reportedly were having trouble finding space for a tyre test. So imagine how much better it would be if Vettel didn't have to spend all that time at the racetracks
[11:49.120 -> 11:52.160] But hey, that's just one aspect of it. But it's
[11:52.840 -> 11:55.600] Yeah, it's a bit sad how things are working out for Sebastian Vettel
[11:55.600 -> 12:00.800] But my final picture of Vettel would be ambassador for Formula One. There just cannot be someone better
[12:00.800 -> 12:05.600] I mean in terms of humanitarian aspect in terms of what Formula One stands for,
[12:05.600 -> 12:09.360] he's just the perfect person to embody the sport and to maybe go around spreading it.
[12:10.000 -> 12:14.240] Perfect, I mean that would be a match made in heaven but only if he agrees with the stance
[12:14.240 -> 12:18.240] that F1 is actually taking on its V-Race as one campaign because I doubt that there'll be some
[12:18.240 -> 12:28.000] friction over there. I guess so, you know, if there was one race I would have loved to see Fetl race in in 2022, it would have been Saudi Arabia.
[12:28.000 -> 12:39.000] And it's been a bit surprising, nobody's actually gone and asked him what would he have done had he been in Saudi Arabia when that missile strike happened.
[12:39.000 -> 12:45.600] But, you know, that's just how it goes. And let's just enjoy Fetl as much as we get of him,
[12:45.600 -> 12:47.640] because it doesn't seem too likely
[12:47.640 -> 12:50.520] that he's gonna continue unless that Aston Martin
[12:50.520 -> 12:53.600] is up there fighting with at least the McLarens
[12:53.600 -> 12:56.480] and the Alpines and giving Fetl to have some fun
[12:56.480 -> 13:00.080] and giving him a reason to stay away from his family
[13:00.080 -> 13:04.960] on such tight calendar, such long calendar, Somil.
[13:04.960 -> 13:05.000] So let's see how that goes. And the question also has to be asked, on such tight calendars, such long calendars, Somil.
[13:05.000 -> 13:07.600] So let's see how that goes.
[13:07.600 -> 13:10.060] And the question also has to be asked,
[13:10.060 -> 13:13.960] would Aston Martin then replace Vettel with the Hulkenberg?
[13:13.960 -> 13:16.240] Or given the brand that they embody
[13:16.240 -> 13:18.440] and the brand that they represent,
[13:18.440 -> 13:23.440] do they need a driver with the sort of credentials
[13:24.360 -> 13:25.520] that Vettel comes with.
[13:25.520 -> 13:27.640] And this is where the question was asking,
[13:27.640 -> 13:31.120] would Alonso then just jump ship to Aston Martin
[13:31.120 -> 13:31.940] at some point?
[13:31.940 -> 13:33.880] Of course, it's one of those silly questions,
[13:33.880 -> 13:37.280] but at this moment, I think Aston Martin needs more
[13:37.280 -> 13:40.560] than just their strong brand and lineage and heritage
[13:40.560 -> 13:43.920] to attract a star quality driver, Samuel.
[13:43.920 -> 13:45.740] Yeah, that's true that's true even if
[13:45.740 -> 13:49.860] they kind of let him drive the James Bond car I mean that probably isn't like
[13:49.860 -> 13:54.520] the most attractive thing for any driver right now they barely have a car and I'll
[13:54.520 -> 13:57.740] just say it in a similar way, they need a driver and an engine.
[13:57.740 -> 14:02.140] Sorry I just kind of butchered that but there's that, a car, a driver and a car
[14:02.140 -> 14:08.160] but because Lance Struhl is just kind of not really working out well but I think that's enough on Rainier and Aston Martin and Sebastian Vettel. We can talk about
[14:08.720 -> 14:15.280] a circuit that kind of now feels like the Aston Martin of Formula One, beautiful, lovely, everybody
[14:15.280 -> 14:20.720] likes it. But in terms of functionality, it's kind of falling back behind Monaco Canal. And Romain
[14:20.720 -> 14:24.720] Grosjean had a really good point about trying to make racing better at Formula One circuits. He
[14:24.720 -> 14:29.120] said, why invest so much in the cars when we can just have wider circuits?
[14:29.120 -> 14:32.480] Monaco obviously doesn't fit that bill. Sundaram's come up with a lovely stat,
[14:32.480 -> 14:36.880] F1 stats guru, don't forget to check him out, which says that on an average since 2017,
[14:36.880 -> 14:41.120] there's only been two overtakes per race at Monaco. There's just a growing frustration
[14:41.120 -> 14:45.840] among Formula 1 fans, including us for years, that Monaco just isn't fit for the purpose anymore.
[14:45.840 -> 14:48.200] So my question is,
[14:48.200 -> 14:50.520] is Monaco actually giving Formula,
[14:50.520 -> 14:54.360] I'm sorry, is Monaco actually taking more from Formula One
[14:54.360 -> 14:55.460] than it's giving back?
[14:55.460 -> 14:57.520] Because the heritage aspect of it,
[14:57.520 -> 14:58.920] the marketing aspect of it,
[14:58.920 -> 15:01.160] is it still as valuable as it was before?
[15:02.960 -> 15:04.460] You know what, Samuel?
[15:04.460 -> 15:07.800] I think people who are giving very clear
[15:07.800 -> 15:12.880] who are taking very clear sides on this whole Monaco discussion fall in two very
[15:12.880 -> 15:18.600] distinct categories in my view. First is those who have actually seen a Formula
[15:18.600 -> 15:25.400] One car live across around the circuit of Monaco and those who have only seen it and heard
[15:25.400 -> 15:32.260] about it on TV and you know podcasts and and and read about it right. So to me the
[15:32.260 -> 15:37.000] discussion about Monaco seems a little baseless at this moment because I'm one
[15:37.000 -> 15:41.320] of those who would say you know what keep Monaco it is still the crown jewel
[15:41.320 -> 15:46.560] it is still historic it is still such a legendary circuit but
[15:46.560 -> 15:50.720] yes can we try and see if we can make some changes to get Monaco to be more
[15:50.720 -> 15:55.640] interesting because depending again on who you ask I don't think the problem is
[15:55.640 -> 16:01.320] the circuit I think the problem are these cars right and again whether it's
[16:01.320 -> 16:12.000] a 2021 car or the 2022 car just the fact that these cars are big and bulky and wide is what makes Monaco such a boring race.
[16:12.000 -> 16:23.500] And, you know, my favorite way to explain Monaco is that despite having all the elements to make it as unpredictable as possible, it still gives us a very predictable Grand Prix weekend.
[16:25.040 -> 16:31.920] still gives us a very predictable Grand Prix weekend. We have all the glamorous parties, we have those daredevilry pole position qualifying laps on a Saturday
[16:31.920 -> 16:38.760] and then we more often than not have a boring race on Sunday, right, which is
[16:38.760 -> 16:42.480] pretty monica I would say. So again you know I still go back to saying it's not
[16:42.480 -> 16:49.680] the circuit it's the cars and yes we found ourselves in this situation. It shouldn't just be that we give Formula One drivers Formula
[16:49.680 -> 16:58.320] E cars to go racing on that one weekend of the year. But it's about, you know, it's about making
[16:58.320 -> 17:06.720] sure that Monaco stays on the calendar. Because another puzzling part for me Samuel is that Monaco's place in the Formula
[17:06.720 -> 17:13.840] One calendar and I don't just mean the physical date, I mean the emotion that it comes with,
[17:13.840 -> 17:17.920] you know the crown jewel, this is where all the money is made, all the big celebrities are seen,
[17:18.480 -> 17:26.640] that is being questioned even before a single lap has been driven in Las Vegas and in Miami and
[17:26.640 -> 17:31.820] suddenly it's this assumption that Las Vegas and Miami will just
[17:31.820 -> 17:36.480] automatically bring all the money and the celebrities and market Formula One
[17:36.480 -> 17:40.280] as a very aspirational and a premium sport. So I think let's not just jump the
[17:40.280 -> 17:46.400] gun guys. But you've got a wonder, Kunal, because Formula 1 now
[17:46.400 -> 17:48.960] is a TV spectacle, isn't it?
[17:48.960 -> 17:51.080] And we can't change the cars anymore.
[17:51.080 -> 17:53.800] Formula 1 is clear that this is the direction we're going with.
[17:53.800 -> 17:55.880] So we just can't go any other way.
[17:55.880 -> 17:57.200] We are going for longer cars.
[17:57.200 -> 17:58.360] We are going for wider cars.
[17:58.360 -> 18:01.720] And yes, we've seen that Formula E cars can produce a much better
[18:01.720 -> 18:02.920] show at the circuit.
[18:02.920 -> 18:04.600] But if that's not happening, you've
[18:04.600 -> 18:07.500] got to wonder if it's still still fit for purpose because many times it
[18:07.500 -> 18:10.940] has happened that cricket teams and football teams and most notably American
[18:10.940 -> 18:13.860] football teams have kind of demolished their old stadiums and moved on because
[18:13.860 -> 18:19.020] it just wasn't big enough for them anymore. Is Formula One too big for
[18:19.020 -> 18:22.020] Monaco now in that sense? I mean literally because of the cars but also
[18:22.020 -> 18:28.320] because at the end of the day it's a TV spectacle and and one might wonder well it doesn't matter where they race so long as they produce a good
[18:28.320 -> 18:33.840] show and Monaco is consistently not making up for a good show so I think that that that is one
[18:33.840 -> 18:41.040] aspect isn't it. I think what you're saying is very true it also brings into focus what Toto
[18:41.040 -> 18:45.740] Wolf just said a few days ago. He said do fans watching on
[18:45.740 -> 18:50.260] television really care where Formula One races so long as there is entertainment
[18:50.260 -> 18:55.680] so long as there is you know good racing that happens and I'll put it this way
[18:55.680 -> 19:02.620] that every circuit on the calendar is known for some certain characteristics
[19:02.620 -> 19:05.800] like Baku for example is known for its really
[19:05.800 -> 19:10.520] long massive straits that end up having some sort of entertainment and Baku
[19:10.520 -> 19:14.480] being one of the more recent circuits added. If you speak to you know one of
[19:14.480 -> 19:19.200] the old-timers Monza will always be known for the Parabolica and the
[19:19.200 -> 19:24.840] Les Mos, Suzuka will be known for the S's and the Degners and the
[19:24.840 -> 19:26.480] like so to me Monaco of
[19:26.480 -> 19:32.160] course has its own you know corners as well like the swimming pool section or the the Rascas or
[19:32.160 -> 19:39.120] something but pretty much all of Monaco is what is the challenge for Formula One. It's not just
[19:39.120 -> 19:49.620] one corner or the other it's the very fact that you're racing so quick so close to the barriers especially in these big bulky cars so the challenge of Monaco at least
[19:49.620 -> 19:55.740] in my view isn't something that is offered by any other circuit in entirety
[19:55.740 -> 20:01.100] on the current calendar so yes we've got some high-speed circuits street circuits
[20:01.100 -> 20:10.200] like Jeddah that we just you know sort of raced at but it still didn't offer the kind of challenge that Monaco offers you know with with the
[20:10.200 -> 20:14.840] whole circuit layout that it's got so unless we are able to sort of bring that
[20:14.840 -> 20:19.880] in elsewhere I don't understand why why Monaco's place is suddenly being
[20:19.880 -> 20:23.560] questioned and maybe actually Samuel this is a good time to ask why is
[20:23.560 -> 20:27.520] Monaco's position suddenly being put under question?
[20:27.520 -> 20:29.560] And the obvious thing is the calendar is expanding.
[20:29.560 -> 20:33.240] You know, there are more races that are being, you know,
[20:33.240 -> 20:35.040] placed in different markets around the world.
[20:35.040 -> 20:39.280] So something has to give way, somebody has to give way.
[20:39.280 -> 20:42.580] Monaco's contract expires at the end of this race,
[20:42.580 -> 20:45.720] which is, you know, in the end of May. So I
[20:45.720 -> 20:51.440] believe all these conversations, of course, are tactics to put pressure on
[20:51.440 -> 20:57.840] Monaco to sign on terms that actually favor Formula One more than Monaco,
[20:57.840 -> 21:04.600] because up until now, the terms that were always signed off on favored Monaco
[21:04.600 -> 21:06.240] more than Formula One.
[21:06.240 -> 21:07.360] So it's Formula One saying,
[21:07.360 -> 21:09.320] hey, let's now talk as equals,
[21:09.320 -> 21:10.880] or hey, maybe I'm still,
[21:10.880 -> 21:12.440] I'm getting bigger a sport
[21:12.440 -> 21:15.420] than you're getting bigger as a Grand Prix.
[21:15.420 -> 21:17.800] Yeah, that's a good point.
[21:17.800 -> 21:20.600] But what I'm really interested to see is
[21:20.600 -> 21:22.280] if we call Monaco the crown jewel,
[21:22.280 -> 21:23.280] shouldn't we be doing more
[21:23.280 -> 21:29.360] to make it feel like the crown jewel? Now, this kind of comes up with Indianapolis. Now Indianapolis is
[21:29.360 -> 21:34.760] again just like Monaco, much like much unlike any other circuit on the calendar, it has
[21:34.760 -> 21:38.800] its own challenges, a whole different structure to the weekend, but because of the different
[21:38.800 -> 21:42.360] structure of the weekend, because of the different point structure, because of all the extra
[21:42.360 -> 21:48.960] glamour added, Indianapolis literally feels like the crown jewel of the Indy 500 because they are of the Indian and the car series I mean to say
[21:48.960 -> 21:53.440] because they've kind of given a separate prestige to it with Monaco there's that prestige but it's
[21:53.440 -> 21:58.880] it's only like a virtual prestige there's no real prize added to it nothing extra as such so maybe
[21:58.880 -> 22:03.840] Kunal do you think that would kind of work out as well maybe adding that extra points based prestige
[22:03.840 -> 22:09.200] to Monaco if if it really is that much of a challenge or because normally as it is right now with the
[22:09.200 -> 22:13.280] same amount of points same we can structure everything quite like that it just feels like
[22:13.280 -> 22:18.560] yet another race but just one race that's not as entertaining on tv at least again you could tell
[22:18.560 -> 22:22.400] that that's that's the kind of opinion of someone who's not been to Monaco for a race but there's that
[22:24.080 -> 22:25.160] I'll put it this
[22:25.160 -> 22:31.640] way Samuel that at the end of the day there are two separate metrics for discussion here.
[22:31.640 -> 22:38.880] As a fan, you and I want entertaining races and for that could the promoters of course
[22:38.880 -> 22:46.320] do something to try and change the layout a little bit, to try and add some more spaces where overtaking could
[22:46.320 -> 22:51.840] at least be made possible. Now the answer to this is it's not as easy because hey it's literally
[22:51.840 -> 22:58.240] around the historic streets of Monaco, right. So that's something the only the FIA and then
[22:58.240 -> 23:05.680] the promoters can sit down and see what is it that they can do to try and make, to try and increase the raceability,
[23:05.680 -> 23:09.120] as Ross Brown puts it, around the streets of Monaco.
[23:09.120 -> 23:10.800] So that's what a fan is expecting,
[23:10.800 -> 23:13.440] that, hey, let's race in Monaco, I don't care,
[23:13.440 -> 23:14.880] but give me better racing.
[23:14.880 -> 23:17.280] I don't want it to be that, you know,
[23:17.280 -> 23:19.040] the qualifying order is pretty much
[23:19.040 -> 23:20.240] what the race order could be,
[23:20.240 -> 23:21.600] unless there are some movements
[23:21.600 -> 23:23.720] that happen in the pit stops, right?
[23:23.720 -> 23:29.200] But the metric that Stefano Dominicali, Formula One and the entire team is following is
[23:29.200 -> 23:34.520] I just need more money from Monaco to justify its place, I just need more terms
[23:34.520 -> 23:39.320] that are more favorable to Formula One to justify its place in Formula One. We
[23:39.320 -> 23:45.640] will then figure how to justify the lack of overtaking that could happen even if we end up
[23:45.640 -> 23:50.480] racing in Monaco for the next five years. So my view is that if Formula One gets
[23:50.480 -> 23:56.840] the terms it wants from Monaco we will still end up racing in Monaco come 2023.
[23:56.840 -> 24:01.760] Yeah exactly I mean if Formula One can justify a lack of safety and security in
[24:01.760 -> 24:09.920] Saudi Arabia they can surely justify a lack of overtakes right that that's not not a major problem, that shouldn't be a major issue as such. But I don't know Kunal,
[24:09.920 -> 24:14.000] I feel like this relationship with Monaco is a lot like the relationship with Ferrari,
[24:14.000 -> 24:19.520] that Formula 1 and Ferrari just often tend to pull away in other directions and kind of look
[24:19.520 -> 24:23.360] at their own self-interest. But at the end of the day, you can't imagine the sport without them.
[24:23.360 -> 24:27.020] I don't think Ferrari and Monaco are ever going to go away regardless of what
[24:27.020 -> 24:29.880] the whole situation with the cars or the promoter or the racing is going to be
[24:29.880 -> 24:34.180] like but I just think that if we really want to make better racing in the long
[24:34.180 -> 24:38.660] run just make the cars smaller and maybe less wide and maybe more nimble and
[24:38.660 -> 24:42.980] agile okay I'm a 2000s Formula One fan but there's that but this new generation
[24:42.980 -> 24:46.860] looks exciting I think we should still judge Monaco on what's going to come up and hopefully
[24:46.860 -> 24:51.020] these cars can end up being good and maybe that'll be a good litmus test of
[24:51.020 -> 24:56.220] sorts wouldn't it. Could be and you know since the since new cars can't be
[24:56.220 -> 25:01.060] changed and knowing how Liberty Media's you know had such a hands-on approach in
[25:01.060 -> 25:08.600] changing things in Formula One I would trust them to find a commercial solution that works for Formula One as well as a sporting
[25:08.600 -> 25:15.380] solution that helps get us good racing in Monaco as well. So I just hope that we
[25:15.380 -> 25:20.120] see Monaco for several more years to come. I think that challenge is still
[25:20.120 -> 25:26.600] you know something that no other circuit offers at least on the current Formula One calendar.
[25:26.600 -> 25:29.760] No, likewise, it is quite something in terms of the glamor,
[25:29.760 -> 25:31.800] in terms of the whole weekend, in terms of the prestige,
[25:31.800 -> 25:34.020] but I don't know, you just got to find a way
[25:34.020 -> 25:35.080] to make it more entertaining,
[25:35.080 -> 25:38.260] because then the association with Monaco becomes a dud.
[25:38.260 -> 25:39.520] Nobody's going to want to watch that.
[25:39.520 -> 25:41.400] And that shouldn't be the case at all.
[25:41.400 -> 25:43.640] But folks, that's just our thoughts on Sebastian Vettel
[25:43.640 -> 25:49.280] and Monaco on the whole. What are your takes on that? And I know that you will have quite a few of those because
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[27:11.000 -> 27:17.000] So if that is what's coming out in the radios, like imagine what's going on behind the scenes.
[27:17.000 -> 27:22.000] But if I was advising George Russell, dude, long game.
[27:22.000 -> 27:28.400] The car can't win anything right now. So becoming obsessive and not playing the team game,
[27:28.400 -> 27:32.800] where the whole goal right now, as Lewis and the team keep stating,
[27:32.800 -> 27:35.400] is trying to get second in the Constructors, like what?
[27:35.400 -> 27:38.400] I just, George, what are you gaining? Like, okay, so let's say,
[27:38.400 -> 27:42.800] let's say in the end, he comes close or beats Lewis overall
[27:42.800 -> 27:45.880] in the points at the end of the season.
[27:46.520 -> 27:50.460] Like, what is that going to gain him if the entire time the entire team was like,
[27:50.460 -> 27:53.800] look at this jackass who wouldn't do anything in the constructors for us.
[28:08.160 -> 28:12.640] Like, I don't, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, great. But like, if we want to think about what's better for the team, then like, maybe it's not a one stop strategy when you're on hard tires that are then going to degrade. And then you can't fight against
[28:12.640 -> 28:16.080] anybody. And you think it's going to be like, oh, this is a team issue. And it's like, well,
[28:16.080 -> 28:19.760] all right, if we're really thinking about the team and the constructors, it's like, let's have
[28:21.520 -> 28:25.000] let your teammate through, pick a more optimal, reasonable strategy
[28:25.000 -> 28:27.000] that doesn't depend its entire success
[28:27.000 -> 28:30.520] on the existence of a safety car that then just doesn't happen
[28:30.520 -> 28:33.960] to maybe give you the tires in order to keep up.
[28:33.960 -> 28:35.320] It's.
[28:35.320 -> 28:39.120] And the team was fine with putting George
[28:39.120 -> 28:42.480] on the split strategy when he asked for it.
[28:42.480 -> 28:43.800] So that was a joint decision.
[28:43.800 -> 28:47.160] But you can't. We're just not dumb.
[28:47.160 -> 28:48.320] Like, none of us are dumb.
[28:48.320 -> 28:50.200] Like, I just...
[28:50.200 -> 28:54.080] You just can't point at one and say, like, what do you mean you want to switch us now?
[28:54.080 -> 28:59.240] It's like, well, the strategy you had agreed to, had opted for, didn't work.
[28:59.240 -> 29:01.160] It didn't play out.
[29:01.160 -> 29:02.920] It didn't go for where you wanted it to.
[29:02.920 -> 29:03.600] So, like, what?
[29:03.600 -> 29:07.400] You want to extend this and, like like keep it going so that there's more
[29:07.400 -> 29:10.360] of a gap between you and everyone in front of you and then have Lewis behind you so
[29:10.360 -> 29:13.800] that when you ultimately switch in the last lap, just another like gap?
[29:13.800 -> 29:16.800] Like no, give your team a chance to actually compete.
[29:16.800 -> 29:19.720] And it's not about like you making it to the podium and
[29:19.720 -> 29:20.880] you needing a positive result.
[29:20.880 -> 29:23.280] Like you needing a positive result needs to be on a different strategy for
[29:23.280 -> 29:30.400] this particular way this race played out. And drivers are inherently selfish. So I'm not trying
[29:30.400 -> 29:34.480] to sit here being like, you should be more altruistic, George Russell. I'm just saying
[29:34.480 -> 29:39.840] from an outside perspective, I don't think he's whatever his aim and goal is right now,
[29:39.840 -> 29:45.560] I think for his own self preservation needs to be different. Because I don't think,
[29:45.560 -> 29:47.920] Lewis has been at this team for way too long,
[29:47.920 -> 29:50.160] just signed a contract for two more years.
[29:50.160 -> 29:53.640] Like being a overall pain in the behind
[29:53.640 -> 29:57.360] is not going to like all of a sudden win things over.
[29:59.000 -> 30:02.120] Hey, podcast listeners, Gossip Grid here,
[30:02.120 -> 30:25.240] your guide to F1's paddock elites. about today and we will kick it off with Lewis Hamilton went to Nintendo World.
[30:25.240 -> 30:30.320] First off, super jealous, I want to go to Nintendo World. It looks like it's a ton
[30:30.320 -> 30:34.120] of fun. Him and a big group of friends got to go while they were in Japan, but
[30:34.120 -> 30:39.680] he was dressed as Toad. First off, adorable. Love the outfit, love the
[30:39.680 -> 30:44.360] sweater vest, but this means so much to me because Toad is my Mario Kart go-to
[30:44.360 -> 30:48.640] character. So me and Lewis are the same because I'm immediately assuming that
[30:48.640 -> 30:52.000] that's who he picked as Mario Kart because why would you dress like him if
[30:52.000 -> 30:59.520] you didn't? Anyway! Going into the Japanese Grand Prix Puma's been really
[30:59.520 -> 31:03.080] utilizing and taking advantage of their partnership with Formula One this year
[31:03.080 -> 31:09.800] so they had the Puma Formula One Suzuka collection inspired by Japanese culture
[31:09.800 -> 31:14.360] full of cherry blossoms. Really sick. Featured two t-shirts, one pair of
[31:14.360 -> 31:19.280] sneakers modeled after racing shoes worn by F1 drivers. So maybe if you like want a
[31:19.280 -> 31:23.120] pair of racing shoes looking like an F1 driver but you are a normal person that
[31:23.120 -> 31:25.680] wants sneakers, you can get these Puma shoes.
[31:25.800 -> 31:28.480] Check them out. Really cute, really cool design.
[31:29.160 -> 31:31.160] Definitely worth picking up.
[31:31.880 -> 31:36.160] Just a formal request for the entire F1 fan base.
[31:36.200 -> 31:40.940] Can we continue making drivers like cartoon movie characters?
[31:40.940 -> 31:45.200] I need more edits of Max as the sloth from Ice Age, which
[31:45.200 -> 31:49.560] evolved into Sunday's entire podium being edited into all of the sloths from
[31:49.560 -> 31:53.400] Ice Age. Please someone make a pick of the grid with like every single one of
[31:53.400 -> 31:58.960] the cartoon like doppelgangers. Sloths are not required. However, they are not
[31:58.960 -> 32:10.560] discouraged if the resemblance is there. Thank you very much. Going on to our next little bit of lots of collaborations for the Japanese Grand Prix first book course got a touch about
[32:11.380 -> 32:13.380] Lewis Hamilton and
[32:13.760 -> 32:18.360] I'm gonna really test myself with Japanese names this week, and I do not speak Japanese
[32:18.360 -> 32:21.960] So I'm really going to do my best at getting as these as correct as possible
[32:22.560 -> 32:29.440] So Lewis Hamilton with Fuji Mae Soriyama. His entire collab this week with his helmet, with 44+.
[32:29.440 -> 32:34.720] So Soriyama has this entire collaboration of this, has
[32:34.720 -> 32:39.160] their entire artistic style as this feminine, chrome,
[32:39.160 -> 32:41.960] robotic, alien, bot thing.
[32:41.960 -> 32:43.800] You've probably seen it before.
[32:43.800 -> 32:45.000] It's very well known. Louis decided to partner up with him. feminine, chrome, robotic, alien, bot thing.
[32:45.000 -> 32:47.000] You've probably seen it before.
[32:47.000 -> 32:48.800] It's very well known.
[32:48.800 -> 32:50.320] Louis decided to partner up with him
[32:50.320 -> 32:52.800] for his Plus 44 collaboration,
[32:52.800 -> 32:55.120] which had jackets, t-shirts, pants, accessories.
[32:55.120 -> 32:58.960] Oh my goodness, I like want some, but it is pricey.
[32:58.960 -> 33:03.000] And his racing helmet, the chrome racing helmet.
[33:03.000 -> 33:04.820] It looked beautiful on track.
[33:04.820 -> 33:06.000] The photos were out of this world
[33:06.720 -> 33:12.960] Like yellow light in the visor all of it was everything. I want a chrome helmet to be anymore
[33:13.520 -> 33:17.240] Something else that's really unbelievable even though the race was in Japan
[33:17.480 -> 33:24.560] They had a pop-up for the 44 the plus 44 collab in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, Brianna wasn't able to attend
[33:25.320 -> 33:26.360] giant 44 the plus 44 collab in Los Angeles unfortunately Brianna wasn't able to attend giant
[33:26.360 -> 33:31.360] Made your TV screen with graphics of Lewis's helmet just playing over and over and over again
[33:32.560 -> 33:34.560] Hello
[33:35.560 -> 33:42.260] So fun I was crushed I couldn't attend but I have one complaint it's a formal complaint
[33:42.960 -> 33:47.880] but I have one complaint, it's a formal complaint, that Lewis and the Plus44 account didn't promote
[33:47.880 -> 33:50.920] the fact that they're doing this pop-up in LA at all.
[33:50.920 -> 33:52.440] So I didn't even find out about it
[33:52.440 -> 33:54.160] until late Saturday evening,
[33:54.160 -> 33:57.400] and I'm an incredibly plugged-in Lewis Hamilton fan.
[33:57.400 -> 34:00.240] So I felt devastated.
[34:00.240 -> 34:01.960] I could have planned better.
[34:01.960 -> 34:02.960] But really, really cool,
[34:02.960 -> 34:06.020] and I hope he goes back and does future drops there as well
[34:07.060 -> 34:10.180] More work in LA at your flagship store
[34:10.180 -> 34:16.980] You should message at gridwalk show if you know there's any future Lewis Hamilton or f1 collab so we know ahead of time
[34:16.980 -> 34:18.980] We'll come okay. Bye. Thank you
[34:19.620 -> 34:21.620] Come make the content
[34:22.900 -> 34:26.380] Next collaboration was Joe Guan Yu
[34:26.380 -> 34:31.380] with Hiroshi Fujiwaru, a helmet design collab.
[34:31.640 -> 34:34.280] Hiroshi's been called the godfather of street wear,
[34:34.280 -> 34:37.840] which totally aligns with Joe's entire fashion aesthetic.
[34:37.840 -> 34:40.680] He's also been credited with popularizing hip hop in Japan,
[34:40.680 -> 34:43.320] so still really going along with that street wear,
[34:43.320 -> 34:45.200] like cool vibe
[34:49.820 -> 34:50.280] Helmets really awesome. It's this like kind of denim looking blue pattern
[34:56.760 -> 34:57.880] Bell sponsor got a really big shout out, but again love seeing any sort of like artist collaboration for any sort of helmets
[35:06.800 -> 35:07.040] Nikki tutorials another collaborate another content creator that I enjoy very much if you ever need to see some out-of-this-world really stellar makeup
[35:10.280 -> 35:10.720] Looks just go to her channel. It's out of this world
[35:13.940 -> 35:18.340] Unbelievable. She was twinning with my outfit that I wore last week She was spotted with her husband in a hot-air balloon wearing her
[35:18.940 -> 35:22.500] Lewis collab from last year's Japanese Grand Prix with Takashi
[35:23.400 -> 35:25.040] Murakami.
[35:27.280 -> 35:30.200] It is the flower pattern. She's been seen wearing the shirt numerous times before.
[35:30.200 -> 35:34.740] So always fun to see other content creators in the space as Lewis Hamilton fans.
[35:35.440 -> 35:39.560] Over the weekend in Milan, it is Milan Fashion Week all of last week.
[35:39.560 -> 35:42.320] And over the weekend, Ferrari had their fashion show
[35:42.760 -> 35:45.360] and to be promoting their spring 2024 collection with their fashion show and to be promoting their spring
[35:45.360 -> 35:50.500] 2024 collection with their fashion show in Milan they posted some fun social
[35:50.500 -> 35:55.440] content which we don't get a ton of fun quote-unquote social content from
[35:55.440 -> 35:59.100] Ferrari of being a little bit out of pocket and silly but we got to see
[35:59.100 -> 36:05.000] Carlos and Charles auditioning to model in the Milan fashion show.
[36:05.720 -> 36:06.840] Oh, it's unique.
[36:06.840 -> 36:09.380] I think I need Charles's outfit.
[36:10.280 -> 36:12.600] Carlos does look like a tennis ball.
[36:12.600 -> 36:15.580] Neither of them made the cut for the show
[36:15.580 -> 36:17.260] and I don't think that has anything to do
[36:17.260 -> 36:19.200] with them being in Japan.
[36:19.200 -> 36:20.600] It doesn't have to do with the fact
[36:20.600 -> 36:22.440] that they're too fast, Nicole.
[36:22.440 -> 36:23.760] What, too fast?
[36:23.760 -> 36:24.600] Too fast.
[36:24.600 -> 36:26.680] Too fast for the run with.
[36:26.680 -> 36:28.380] They're handsome, but too fast.
[36:32.140 -> 36:35.320] Lewis designed a watch with IWC
[36:35.320 -> 36:38.860] and it's got like an absolute unbelievable amount of coverage
[36:38.860 -> 36:41.020] for being a limited edition watch.
[36:41.020 -> 36:42.260] It was covered by Bloomberg.
[36:42.260 -> 36:43.300] It was covered by Forbes.
[36:43.300 -> 36:49.320] But Lewis did an interview specifically with GQ about this collaboration with IWC. It's a
[36:49.320 -> 36:55.820] $169,000 watch. It has this beautiful teal color, it features
[36:55.820 -> 36:59.920] really intricate like diamond pieces which IWC does not normally include on,
[36:59.920 -> 37:04.400] but Lewis felt very very passionate about including this on the design and
[37:04.400 -> 37:05.660] he loved that they were willing
[37:05.660 -> 37:07.700] to collaborate with him on this.
[37:07.700 -> 37:10.060] He's always loved watches back to when he would wear
[37:10.060 -> 37:11.660] like a Mickey Mouse watch as a kid.
[37:11.660 -> 37:14.140] And he says timepieces align really well in his life
[37:14.140 -> 37:16.740] because I'm literally chasing every millisecond
[37:16.740 -> 37:17.560] when I'm on track.
[37:17.560 -> 37:20.580] So it's really unbelievable, great pairing and branding.
[37:20.580 -> 37:24.340] And IWC is only making 44 of these watches,
[37:24.340 -> 37:25.960] which is rightfully so
[37:27.120 -> 37:28.580] Jamie Foxx
[37:28.580 -> 37:35.320] Has made his return to filming he had a little bit of a medical scare crisis at the beginning of this year
[37:35.320 -> 37:40.640] And no one really knew what was going on, but this coming this past Sunday
[37:40.640 -> 37:46.560] I was at the Jets game didn't get to watch a lot of TV cut fast-forward to Monday night football commercial breaks appear
[37:46.560 -> 37:48.760] I get my snack. I'm chit-chatting with my parents
[37:48.760 -> 37:55.740] I suddenly look up and I see Jamie Foxx hopping into a black and gold f1 car and driving away. Oh my goodness
[37:55.740 -> 38:00.780] I totally can't believe that. I just saw an f1 car in the middle of Monday night football game
[38:01.460 -> 38:07.760] But it is a promotion commercial with bet MGM of course MGM being a major major
[38:08.160 -> 38:14.660] Major player in the city of Vegas and casinos overall Jamie Foxx got to film this commercial back in July
[38:14.880 -> 38:19.080] At the area of resort and casino good. He drives the f1 car
[38:19.080 -> 38:23.680] I have not been able to find this commercial on the internet if you can find it, please send me the link
[38:23.720 -> 38:30.160] That's awesome and gonna wrap it up this week. Huge, huge news. It's so unbelievably
[38:30.160 -> 38:34.880] important for me to tell every single person listening to this podcast that Travis Kelsey
[38:34.880 -> 38:47.080] has really great taste. Did you know he's a Mercedes fan? And at the Miami GP in 2022 he was invited to the Mercedes garage
[38:47.280 -> 38:51.320] He actually got to see the w13 which I kind of feel bad for him for
[38:51.760 -> 38:56.200] He's spotted at some Miami party events shaking hands with Lewis Hamilton
[38:56.600 -> 39:00.020] You just know he has some really great taste so thanks Travis
[39:04.000 -> 39:08.000] Do you think he told Lewis to shake it off? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
[39:08.000 -> 39:18.000] Okay, so it is always one of my favorite podiums to bring after every race weekend is my favorite quotes because drivers always say ridiculous things.
[39:18.000 -> 39:25.680] I think I'll just continue to say they say the darndest things because they do just say the daredest things, whether it's on the radio or in
[39:25.680 -> 39:34.640] any interview. So I will start with a lovely honorable mention from Max Verstappen of the
[39:34.640 -> 39:49.400] questioning of Red Bull's success with the technical directive. So when being asked about everyone thinking Red Bull was not that great in Singapore and
[39:49.400 -> 39:55.440] it's all because of the technical directive, and I quote, but I think they can go suck
[39:55.440 -> 39:58.360] on an egg, end quote.
[39:58.360 -> 40:02.560] Just such colorful, only Max vs. Sapton type phrasing.
[40:02.560 -> 40:03.560] I mean it's very great.
[40:03.560 -> 40:04.560] Even Max is the best Max.
[40:04.560 -> 40:05.040] I was just going to say it's very great. Dino Max is the best Max.
[40:05.040 -> 40:08.040] I was just going to say, it's very evocative.
[40:08.040 -> 40:10.040] It's very evocative phrasing.
[40:10.040 -> 40:13.040] I have emotions that are being caused by that.
[40:13.040 -> 40:16.040] It gives a really specific image.
[40:16.040 -> 40:19.040] Maybe it sounds better in Dutch.
[40:19.040 -> 40:20.040] Who knows?
[40:20.040 -> 40:23.040] You needed to say it in Dutch.
[40:23.040 -> 40:30.640] I'm sure. I imagine him wanting to say something different and then just pivoting at the end
[40:30.640 -> 40:34.640] because he realized he couldn't say what he actually wanted to say.
[40:34.640 -> 40:36.560] But villain Max is best Max.
[40:36.560 -> 40:41.760] Max is the best character in the show when I think he's being fully himself and himself
[40:41.760 -> 40:45.080] is a little angry and aggressive and that's
[40:47.080 -> 40:47.520] much better in my opinion
[40:49.520 -> 40:49.880] absolutely shocking experience
[40:51.880 -> 40:52.600] right I
[40:54.600 -> 40:55.680] Don't even like podcasts
[41:02.440 -> 41:04.720] You you have that ready to go we have a ready to go and I forgot I didn't time it well there
[41:05.720 -> 41:09.700] All right, so now headed into my lovely actual podium,
[41:09.700 -> 41:13.860] a P3, Fernando Alonso not too happy
[41:13.860 -> 41:16.300] about his strategy choices.
[41:17.660 -> 41:20.500] You fed me to the lions.
[41:20.500 -> 41:29.000] The drama just really hit, was like hit the nail on the head was really I felt that.
[41:29.000 -> 41:33.000] I honestly felt like I was being fed to the lions while watching this GP.
[41:33.000 -> 41:48.060] So yeah, I think we all know how fantastic and praising Fernando can be of his team when they're serving him well in the moment. But when they're not, he can be one of the most, uh, spiky
[41:48.100 -> 41:49.740] characters in the paddock.
[41:49.880 -> 41:52.220] So we'll see how that relationship develops.
[41:53.180 -> 41:54.580] I don't even like podcasts.
[41:56.780 -> 41:57.820] So ridiculous.
[41:58.580 -> 41:59.260] Okay.
[41:59.380 -> 42:01.940] My P2 driver.
[42:01.940 -> 42:04.680] I'm continuing to love more and more every week, and I can't
[42:04.680 -> 42:05.600] believe I'm saying that Liam more and more every week, and I can't believe I'm saying
[42:05.600 -> 42:12.160] that, Liam Lawson, post-race radio.
[42:12.160 -> 42:15.760] Complimenting him on his drives, he was really hyped, gave really great compliments about
[42:15.760 -> 42:22.680] his first lap, and he says, I had so much caffeine before the race, it really lit me
[42:22.680 -> 42:28.000] up. It really lit me up and that's how I feel every morning with my coffee with my Celsius
[42:29.880 -> 42:35.600] Well Liam Lawson on your quotes podium back-to-back races, I know he he's really here to impress
[42:35.600 -> 42:41.380] I mean Daniel Riccardo is not saying a lot on radios right now, so it'll hopefully come back soon
[42:42.360 -> 42:50.000] Guys, I'm very impressed with Liam Lawson, both with his off-track antics, but more specifically, how he's been driving.
[42:50.000 -> 42:54.000] He had every opportunity to make a big mess of this.
[42:54.000 -> 42:59.000] Short notice, coming in under challenging circumstances, and he's thrived.
[42:59.000 -> 43:02.000] So I think it's going to be a bit of a shame he's not on the grid next year.
[43:02.000 -> 43:10.320] And arguably in the most difficult car on the grid right now. Good point. Alfa Romeo might argue with you there depending on the week
[43:10.320 -> 43:17.600] that it is, but yeah, we haven't necessarily seen a ton of success with Alfa Tauri this year at all,
[43:17.600 -> 43:23.760] so seeing them be in points with Liam and the experience that he's been in,
[43:25.360 -> 43:31.280] points with Liam and the experience that he's been in, unbelievable. Again, Daniel Ricciardo, cover your ears as I am a Daniel Ricciardo fan, but I gotta give
[43:31.280 -> 43:32.680] Liam credit there.
[43:32.680 -> 43:37.600] Well, okay, so we know what the AlphaTauri lineup should be for next year, based on what
[43:37.600 -> 43:38.600] they announced.
[43:38.600 -> 43:41.440] I say should be because I don't trust Red Bull until anyone just shows up and actually
[43:41.440 -> 43:43.480] starts driving a car.
[43:43.480 -> 43:46.800] But what, like Bryson, I know Nicole's thoughts
[43:46.800 -> 43:48.120] because we talked about this last week,
[43:48.120 -> 43:50.440] but for you, like what are the chances
[43:50.440 -> 43:52.720] do you think that Liam is actually in a car next year?
[43:52.720 -> 43:55.680] Either because someone who's supposed to be
[43:55.680 -> 43:57.680] in the Al Fattari car ends up in the Red Bull seat
[43:57.680 -> 43:59.660] or Liam ends up in the Red Bull seat,
[43:59.660 -> 44:01.380] which I think would be a little bit of a stretch
[44:01.380 -> 44:04.000] and like Red Bull should know by now not to do that.
[44:04.000 -> 44:05.040] But like what chance do you think he has would be a little bit of a stretch and like Red Bull should know by now not to do that but
[44:10.320 -> 44:17.120] like what what chance do you think he has of actually ending up driving a car next year? I mean I think that Yuki Tsunoda specifically is someone who Red Bull hasn't really shown
[44:17.120 -> 44:22.160] the confidence in to race against Max Verstappen as his teammate so I don't see him going to Red
[44:22.160 -> 44:29.000] Bull. I could see in one permutation Daniel Riccardo going to Red Bull either you know immediately but probably more
[44:29.000 -> 44:33.760] likely for for 2025. He has experience with the team, he's proven to be quick in
[44:33.760 -> 44:38.280] the right type of car and it makes sense for them from a PR perspective. So
[44:38.280 -> 44:42.880] Daniel's seat is really taking up a seat that Liam Lawson would take. I think if
[44:42.880 -> 44:46.240] we actually see him anywhere it would be a move
[44:46.240 -> 44:53.760] to Williams, believe it or not. And again, it hurts me as an American, you know, bleeding red,
[44:53.760 -> 44:59.440] white, and blue American kid to say that Logan Sargent isn't really working out at Williams,
[44:59.440 -> 45:04.400] but I think that's the objective fact of the matter. And it's not even the lack of pace
[45:04.400 -> 45:05.340] against his teammate that's the biggest threat to him. It's actually the matter. And it's not even the lack of pace against his teammate
[45:05.340 -> 45:07.020] that's the biggest threat to him.
[45:07.020 -> 45:08.700] It's actually the crashes.
[45:08.700 -> 45:11.140] And this is the same thing that caught Mick Schumacher out.
[45:11.140 -> 45:13.820] I mean, the crashes in a cost cap era
[45:13.820 -> 45:17.140] for a lower team or midfield team are deadly.
[45:17.140 -> 45:18.620] I mean, those are the types of things
[45:18.620 -> 45:20.940] that are literally preventing the team
[45:20.940 -> 45:23.540] from upgrading both cars on schedule
[45:23.540 -> 45:25.480] because they can't afford to build the parts
[45:25.480 -> 45:30.160] for both cars because they've spent money on repairing cars out of crashes.
[45:30.160 -> 45:35.040] And I think it has to be something like three crashes out of the last four or five races,
[45:35.040 -> 45:38.880] something like that, either in the race or some kind of free practice session or qualifying.
[45:38.880 -> 45:39.880] And this is expensive.
[45:39.880 -> 45:45.680] And as we know, Williams is not a heavily funded team, or certainly on an upward trajectory, but
[45:45.680 -> 45:49.520] they face very much the same problem that Aston Martin has faced in earlier parts of
[45:49.520 -> 45:54.960] the year, which is you need to have two drivers competing at a very high level to be competitive
[45:54.960 -> 45:55.960] in Formula One.
[45:55.960 -> 46:00.440] I mean, if you look at Aston Martin versus McLaren, for example, Leonard Norris very
[46:00.440 -> 46:09.500] recently said he believes they will ultimately beat Aston Martin in the Constructors Championship precisely because they have two very strong drivers, even if the cars on the
[46:09.500 -> 46:11.820] balance of the entire season might be very similar.
[46:11.820 -> 46:16.920] So by that same logic, you know, Williams is getting to the point now where the car
[46:16.920 -> 46:17.920] is ready.
[46:17.920 -> 46:23.580] The car is ready for better caliber drivers, and they may not want to appear as ruthless
[46:23.580 -> 46:24.620] as Red Bull.
[46:24.620 -> 46:25.040] They may want to
[46:25.040 -> 46:28.760] give Logan another year just to make sure for sure that he is or is not the
[46:28.760 -> 46:33.160] right person for them and I expect that to happen ultimately. But what I've seen
[46:33.160 -> 46:38.240] right now Logan is quickly becoming the new Latifi and that's not good for
[46:38.240 -> 46:47.200] anyone honestly. And it's hard to work out of that reputation. Like F1 ends up being such a reputation sport
[46:47.200 -> 46:49.300] where normally what happens in the first four races,
[46:49.300 -> 46:51.340] everyone's like, well, that's the narrative for the season.
[46:51.340 -> 46:53.580] Like, even if it doesn't pan out that way,
[46:53.580 -> 46:56.600] and like when you crash three out of the last four races,
[46:56.600 -> 46:59.160] like even if he has a great next six races,
[46:59.160 -> 47:01.160] it might be too little too late.
[47:01.160 -> 47:04.160] And I think whether or not Liam gets that seat,
[47:04.160 -> 47:06.000] because doing a one-year loner from
[47:06.000 -> 47:11.920] Red Bull might not be something Williams is willing to invest in, I think Liam Lawson is
[47:11.920 -> 47:18.560] the reason Logan Sargent is going to lose his seat. Because Logan has had all preseason, all the prep,
[47:18.560 -> 47:23.520] all of the year, and then Liam comes in and performs like that in this difficult alfatari is not,
[47:24.560 -> 47:25.760] it's not, at least not making him
[47:25.760 -> 47:31.120] look good yeah especially after the nick devries of it all and seeing that you know they were able
[47:31.120 -> 47:36.880] to then bring liam in and be as successful it can kind of send those signals but yes i mean this
[47:36.880 -> 47:48.120] week seeing the f1 graphic of every you know team solidified except for that silhouette at Williams and then the list of $3.2 million in crash damages.
[47:48.120 -> 47:51.520] This is the spending and just seeing that difference.
[47:51.520 -> 47:53.320] Yeah, estimated, yes.
[47:53.320 -> 47:54.760] I need to put the asterisks.
[47:54.760 -> 47:56.280] Everyone's just estimating.
[47:56.280 -> 47:56.780] Who knows?
[47:56.780 -> 47:58.600] Estimated, estimated, estimated, of course.
[47:58.600 -> 48:00.600] It could be more, to be honest.
[48:00.600 -> 48:01.320] Right.
[48:01.320 -> 48:04.280] It's definitely a lot more than max.
[48:04.280 -> 48:09.360] That's really for sure that I can confirm.
[48:09.360 -> 48:13.600] Not looking good for Logan, I think, but it will be interesting to see where that falls.
[48:13.600 -> 48:16.320] I'm still hoping we get a Mick Schumacher somewhere.
[48:16.320 -> 48:20.320] I miss Mick on the grid, but I don't think that's happening anytime soon after Liam's
[48:20.320 -> 48:21.320] performance.
[48:21.320 -> 48:29.040] That, I think, has solidified that. And I have my P1, my
[48:29.040 -> 48:35.040] favorite quote of the weekend. I don't even like podcasts, they make me fall
[48:35.040 -> 48:43.080] asleep. It's an F1 podcast, first off. I love podcasts, they don't make me fall
[48:43.080 -> 48:48.000] asleep. This is just the evidence that I have of Max Verstappen
[48:48.000 -> 48:49.920] doesn't fully get the joke, or he's just like,
[48:49.920 -> 48:52.000] we're not gonna acknowledge the joke at all.
[48:52.000 -> 48:53.280] He's like, let's call it something else.
[48:53.280 -> 48:55.480] I'm like, no, just lean into the bit.
[48:55.480 -> 48:57.880] But of course not, because it's Max Verstappen,
[48:57.880 -> 48:59.680] and he doesn't like podcasts.
[48:59.680 -> 49:02.800] But I hope we all just continue to host
[49:02.800 -> 49:04.920] and encourage the Max Verstappen podcast,
[49:04.920 -> 49:06.120] even though he
[49:06.120 -> 49:07.280] doesn't like them.
[49:07.280 -> 49:12.000] It's a very, it's an extremely funny meme that I enjoy probably more than I should,
[49:12.000 -> 49:17.760] but we should remind ourselves it is a meme born of on track domination, right?
[49:17.760 -> 49:21.200] The joke is, it's always Max Verstappen and who else is going to join him this weekend?
[49:21.200 -> 49:23.560] Well, he's definitely going to be there, but who else is there?
[49:23.560 -> 49:27.620] I think obviously there are some lingering bad feelings from Abu Dhabi 2021.
[49:27.620 -> 49:31.420] And of course the cost cap refreshment the Red Bull had, but we can't ignore the
[49:31.420 -> 49:35.840] caliber of team that they are currently, that everyone is surprised when they
[49:35.840 -> 49:37.300] actually get something wrong on a weekend.
[49:37.300 -> 49:40.840] Singapore came out of nowhere for everyone precisely because of the
[49:40.840 -> 49:43.400] extremely high bar that Red Bull has set.
[49:43.720 -> 49:45.760] So, you know, the team is operating
[49:45.760 -> 49:47.200] at an extremely high level.
[49:47.200 -> 49:49.360] I do think eventually they can be caught,
[49:49.360 -> 49:51.920] but that's probably a discussion for a little bit later.
[49:51.920 -> 49:53.160] They make me fall asleep.
[49:55.760 -> 49:56.600] Yeah.
[49:56.600 -> 49:57.800] No, I 100% agree with you.
[49:57.800 -> 50:00.260] I just needed the opportunity for the sounder.
[50:01.200 -> 50:09.000] Yeah, I mean, we opened the show talking about how dominant they've been, and it's been incredibly
[50:09.000 -> 50:15.160] impressive. I just want Max to have a little more fun with it. Like, I just, I think he
[50:15.160 -> 50:18.280] should be celebrating more. Have fun with it!
[50:18.280 -> 50:23.960] And that's just who he is, and that's who he'll continue to be. But yeah, it's definitely
[50:23.960 -> 50:46.960] me and Mavrov really leaning into it. I mean, even the fact that when Red Bull last week to of race record and everything like that. But. And shout out to Oscar Piastri for leaning into the bit,
[50:46.960 -> 50:49.400] both a couple of weeks ago where he said that he was,
[50:49.400 -> 50:51.040] his goal for the season was to be a guest
[50:51.040 -> 50:52.880] on the Max Verstappen podcast.
[50:52.880 -> 50:54.580] And then this week he just said
[50:54.580 -> 50:56.560] he was happy to be a guest on it.
[50:56.560 -> 50:59.680] And he's become so likable.
[50:59.680 -> 51:01.720] Oscar is social media gold.
[51:01.720 -> 51:04.320] I think he probably gets it from his mom.
[51:04.320 -> 51:07.620] Oh, those interactions of like, she's like, someone get me on a
[51:07.620 -> 51:11.040] plane. Zach was like, I'll get you there. Can I throw away
[51:11.040 -> 51:15.240] these trophies? Yeah, there's a lot of really great leverage on
[51:15.240 -> 51:17.800] social media. They know what they're doing and I mean, it's
[51:17.800 -> 51:19.880] well-deserved podium. I feel like I've been waiting for
[51:19.880 -> 51:22.680] Oscar to finally be able to get on a podium all season and it
[51:22.680 -> 51:25.280] felt really good to see it finally.
[51:30.000 -> 51:35.280] Yeah, just one point I would say on that, you know, Oscar was sitting out last year as a reserve driver and even though that may have been painful in the moment, the reality is if you come onto the
[51:35.280 -> 51:40.720] scene in Formula One and deliver right away, no one's going to care if you're a reserve driver
[51:40.720 -> 51:50.240] for a year. If you're starting in the beginning of a long and illustrious Formula One career, he's signed until the end of 2026 now. No one's gonna care if he's a reserve driver for
[51:50.240 -> 51:55.360] a year. So if we have someone that we do lose this year, you know, you wanted to be on the grid,
[51:55.360 -> 51:58.960] they happen to be a reserve driver, it's not the end of the world. They can get a seat somewhere
[51:58.960 -> 52:04.720] else and potentially perform. Otmar may have a little bit more to say about all of that deal
[52:04.720 -> 52:06.160] and how that went down.
[52:06.160 -> 52:11.520] Well, thank you so much for joining us on Gridlock today and giving all of your insights
[52:11.520 -> 52:16.640] about this and having a lot of fun doing podiums with us. So if you don't already follow him,
[52:16.640 -> 52:21.840] make sure you follow Bryson at Natural Paradigm, which I don't, which my brain says differently
[52:21.840 -> 52:28.000] than it's supposed to say out loud. Paradigm. Natural paradigm. Yes, that is exactly what my brain says every time.
[52:28.000 -> 52:33.200] Every time it comes up. You put the emphasis on the wrong syllable.
[52:33.200 -> 52:41.400] That's what happened there. But you are welcome back on Gridwalk anytime you want to come chat F1 with us.
[52:41.400 -> 52:42.600] Thank you so much.
[52:42.600 -> 52:47.500] Well, I just wanted to say thank you for inviting me on as the inaugural guest of your podcast.
[52:47.500 -> 52:51.800] I always enjoy talking f1 whether I'm doing it just by myself or with other people.
[52:51.800 -> 52:56.700] It's great to talk everyone's people and I really wanted to say I appreciate your energy.
[52:56.700 -> 53:06.600] I appreciate your enthusiasm of bringing f1 to greater fan bases and being able to share the love the support that of us have. And I wish you guys a lot of success in your podcast.
[53:06.600 -> 53:08.600] Thank you so much.
[53:08.600 -> 53:10.600] Thank you, Bryson.
[53:10.600 -> 53:19.520] Hello, Formula One and all the F1 teams, circuits, and FIA.
[53:19.520 -> 53:22.580] Thank you for coming here to listen to me today.
[53:22.580 -> 53:25.240] As I tell you about what happened this weekend in
[53:26.320 -> 53:32.640] what was formerly called the No Fun League, the National Football League, but they are no longer the No Fun League
[53:33.080 -> 53:35.880] because the NFL has embraced
[53:36.560 -> 53:38.720] the lucrative opportunity of
[53:39.560 -> 53:41.040] female fans,
[53:41.040 -> 53:43.280] fangirls, and specifically
[53:43.960 -> 53:48.420] Swifties, like our resident Nicole Katz.
[53:48.420 -> 53:52.360] And the reason I've come to talk to you about this today is because we've been screaming
[53:52.360 -> 54:00.340] for longer than even before we had this podcast about just how much we want F1 to acknowledge
[54:00.340 -> 54:02.240] our existence.
[54:02.240 -> 54:06.400] And we've told them, if they lean into having female fans,
[54:06.400 -> 54:14.080] that money comes with that, and attention, and relevancy. Because young female fans,
[54:14.080 -> 54:18.240] which I don't know if we classify as now because I feel old every single day, because I am
[54:18.240 -> 54:26.640] not Gen Z, but I guess we still are under 50. So we are young. We're in our 20s.
[54:26.640 -> 54:29.240] We bring the money.
[54:29.240 -> 54:30.840] So what happened this week?
[54:30.840 -> 54:38.180] Well, apparently Taylor Swift is dating Travis Kelsey, who is a tight end for the Kansas
[54:38.180 -> 54:40.740] City Chiefs.
[54:40.740 -> 54:44.080] He also has his own podcast, which is fantastic, and you should check it out.
[54:44.080 -> 54:45.000] It's the New Heights Podcast.
[54:45.000 -> 54:49.000] His co-host is his brother Jason Kelsey, who I adore because he plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.
[54:49.000 -> 54:56.000] Okay, that aside, aside, I can't wash the go-birds off of me if I tried.
[54:56.000 -> 55:00.000] Well, Taylor Swift decided for fun she was going to break the internet
[55:00.000 -> 55:05.200] and show up to her alleged boyfriend's game and sit in the box next to his mom,
[55:05.200 -> 55:09.600] who is a social media personality in her own right. Mama Kelsey is the best.
[55:10.720 -> 55:14.400] And I just want to give you some stats of how much this broke the internet.
[55:15.120 -> 55:20.720] 7% of the content the NFL put out on Sunday, which is the day if you don't watch NFL,
[55:21.440 -> 55:25.560] 56% of their engagement came from 7% of their posts,
[55:25.560 -> 55:28.320] and those were the posts about Taylor Swift.
[55:28.320 -> 55:32.640] And if you asked anyone who the audience of the NFL is,
[55:32.640 -> 55:35.920] well, they would say old, mostly white men.
[55:35.920 -> 55:36.960] And guess what?
[55:36.960 -> 55:39.840] That's not true, because now it is Swifties.
[55:39.840 -> 55:42.200] Swifties now run the NFL.
[55:43.240 -> 55:46.000] These 7% of posts that made up 56%
[55:46.000 -> 55:47.840] of the engagement on Sunday,
[55:47.840 -> 55:52.840] created 109 million impressions on social media.
[55:52.840 -> 55:55.600] 8.66 million engagements.
[55:57.360 -> 55:58.720] That's a lot of people.
[55:59.640 -> 56:01.760] And this is all because the NFL
[56:01.760 -> 56:04.240] saw the biggest pop star in the world,
[56:04.240 -> 56:06.740] who has a predominantly non-straight
[56:06.740 -> 56:13.940] male fan base and said you know what we should do we should post about that. And that was
[56:13.940 -> 56:20.620] 7% of the post 56% of the engagement. And you're like Brianna lucrative I see that's
[56:20.620 -> 56:25.060] a lot of impressions that's a big deal. What else does this mean? Well
[56:31.420 -> 56:32.540] The Chiefs blew out the Bears and all I need to tell you is that the Bears are probably the worst team in the NFL this season
[56:32.540 -> 56:38.540] At least they're in consideration for the bottom three worst teams. This is like if
[56:39.980 -> 56:45.840] Red Bull decided to race against an f2 team this year, is kind of what this game was.
[56:45.840 -> 56:50.800] It was in the slot of the day where the most games are going on.
[56:50.800 -> 56:52.500] It's the 1pm slot.
[56:52.500 -> 56:57.440] It's the whatever, there's probably only a couple exciting games going on, and it got
[56:57.440 -> 57:01.320] 24.3 million viewers.
[57:01.320 -> 57:08.720] It got more viewership than the highlighted primetime games this week because a bunch
[57:08.720 -> 57:16.800] of women aged 12 to 49 decided, let's go watch a blowout of a football game that I've never
[57:16.800 -> 57:21.680] cared about before because Taylor Swift is in the stands.
[57:21.680 -> 57:25.680] I was sitting there watching this thing called Red Zone, if you're not a football fan, which
[57:25.680 -> 57:29.280] takes you to every game and to the most exciting points of every game.
[57:29.280 -> 57:35.440] They broke through an actual touchdown drive to go show me a video of Taylor Swift cheering
[57:35.440 -> 57:38.320] in the stands for Travis Kelce.
[57:38.320 -> 57:40.760] Now, I didn't actually see the play.
[57:40.760 -> 57:42.280] I just saw Taylor Swift.
[57:42.280 -> 57:46.320] That's what they decided to show me. Travis Kelsey,
[57:46.880 -> 57:51.280] his jersey sales are now in the top five in the league, which they weren't before.
[57:52.640 -> 57:58.880] His podcast hit a million subscribers on YouTube. It has surpassed most of like the murder podcasts
[57:58.880 -> 58:02.720] in the rankings. It's going to be the number one podcast in the world this week when it drops.
[58:02.720 -> 58:03.920] going to be the number one podcast in the world this week when it drops.
[58:07.680 -> 58:08.960] Female fans are lucrative and F1, please learn from this.
[58:12.160 -> 58:16.320] Please, because this is fun over here and I want to have fun in F1 too.
[58:22.880 -> 58:26.800] I loved this soapbox. This is my favorite soapbox that we have ever soapboxed in the soapbox segment of soapboxing? I can't believe you let me have the soapbox.
[58:26.800 -> 58:29.960] When I said, can I soapbox about this,
[58:29.960 -> 58:32.400] and you said yes without hesitation, I was like,
[58:32.400 -> 58:35.120] oh my gosh, I'm going to be the one to soapbox about Taylor Swift.
[58:35.120 -> 58:36.120] Nicole said yes?
[58:36.120 -> 58:37.240] It's too close to home.
[58:37.240 -> 58:38.160] There's too much.
[58:38.160 -> 58:49.160] I would get too excited because it's all not real. The amount of my timeline has become this madness
[58:50.620 -> 58:54.740] of football posting about Taylor Swift,
[58:54.740 -> 58:57.700] Taylor Swift accounts posting about football.
[58:57.700 -> 59:01.460] There's European Swifties asking about how
[59:01.460 -> 59:04.380] to understand American football.
[59:04.380 -> 59:07.880] It's crazy. I have never seen my interests
[59:07.880 -> 59:16.560] overlap this way. And it's the most unbelievable thing in the world. I mean, I definitely did
[59:16.560 -> 59:25.200] not anticipate the NFL leaning into it as much as they did and ESPN leaning to it as much as they did.
[59:30.200 -> 59:30.680] I even as an unbelievable diehard Swifty forever,
[59:32.960 -> 59:34.920] probably one of the first things I would describe myself as when introducing to somebody,
[59:34.920 -> 59:39.920] I'm so surprised that companies, particularly the NFL,
[59:39.920 -> 59:42.380] are taking advantage of this as much as they are.
[59:42.380 -> 59:44.940] And I love it and it makes me feel seen as a fan
[59:44.940 -> 59:47.200] and as someone that dedicates their weekends to watching
[59:47.200 -> 59:51.600] football to suddenly have all of my interest I can't how are my Sunday is
[59:51.600 -> 59:57.720] gonna be able to be like f1 games and then football games where it's football
[59:57.720 -> 01:00:02.480] but then maybe Taylor Swift is also there having a whole lot of fun and
[01:00:02.480 -> 01:00:06.120] there are fewer things in this world that make me
[01:00:06.120 -> 01:00:12.520] as happy as football and seeing Taylor Swift having a lot of fun.
[01:00:12.520 -> 01:00:18.720] Sundays have become my favorite day of the week and I hope it continues but I'll throw
[01:00:18.720 -> 01:00:19.720] my money at it.
[01:00:19.720 -> 01:00:25.120] I'll throw my money at it for it to continue, which is why, hi F1!
[01:00:25.120 -> 01:00:29.160] We talked a couple weeks ago, if we remember we'll link the episode in the show notes,
[01:00:29.160 -> 01:00:34.260] that we were talking about CODA leaning into friendship bracelets and why this was a big
[01:00:34.260 -> 01:00:39.440] deal and how this was financially lucrative and it was a very targeted message at specifically
[01:00:39.440 -> 01:00:51.080] female fans and the reason we wanted to talk about this NFL Taylor Swift story on our podcast besides the fact that we're freaking out is because the feeling I had as like, I just
[01:00:51.080 -> 01:00:57.800] was thinking of like, eight year old, 10 year old Brianna, who would see like, who was constantly
[01:00:57.800 -> 01:01:02.320] told that football is not for me that I shouldn't be a sports fan. If I would have known that
[01:01:02.320 -> 01:01:06.080] now, like, as an adult, I would get to watch
[01:01:06.080 -> 01:01:10.720] the NFL put in their bio, like, NFL Taylor's version? Like...
[01:01:10.720 -> 01:01:17.600] It's... It's... Yeah. NFL Taylor's version. 9-24-23, Taylor was here. It's...
[01:01:19.040 -> 01:01:20.880] It doesn't feel real. It doesn't.
[01:01:20.880 -> 01:01:31.840] And the emotions and the happiness that it brings me. It's such a great example of a league that you wouldn't think would do this.
[01:01:31.840 -> 01:01:39.160] Latch on to an ability to market to 50% of the population and say go and do it.
[01:01:39.160 -> 01:01:41.840] And the numbers show that it worked.
[01:01:41.840 -> 01:01:44.360] And so I just F1 do it.
[01:01:44.360 -> 01:01:47.000] Lean into it!
[01:01:47.000 -> 01:01:52.000] Invite Taylor Swift back to CODA. Just kidding. Not gonna happen. But I-
[01:01:52.000 -> 01:01:55.000] I mean, she turned down the Super Bowl, so I don't think-
[01:01:55.000 -> 01:02:01.000] She's in Japan! Can't happen this year. Eventually.
[01:02:01.000 -> 01:02:03.000] Hm. She doesn't need it.
[01:02:03.000 -> 01:02:05.060] Oh yeah! Well that's the whole other part of this.
[01:02:05.160 -> 01:02:07.300] They announced usher as the halftime show.
[01:02:07.500 -> 01:02:10.600] I think there's probably going to be people on like listening to gridwalk
[01:02:10.600 -> 01:02:15.480] that learn that ushers the halftime performer because the NFL talked more
[01:02:15.660 -> 01:02:22.660] about Taylor Swift seemingly eating ranch and chicken fingers than Kim
[01:02:22.660 -> 01:02:25.520] Kardashian announcing usher as the halftime show.
[01:02:25.520 -> 01:02:30.520] All of it is so ironic and hysterical to me, but the power.
[01:02:30.520 -> 01:02:31.720] Seemingly ranch.
[01:02:31.720 -> 01:02:35.000] Seemingly ranch.
[01:02:35.000 -> 01:02:36.720] Well, Perez had a weekend, but I feel
[01:02:36.720 -> 01:02:39.080] like we say that every weekend.
[01:02:39.080 -> 01:02:41.600] When does he not have a weekend?
[01:02:41.600 -> 01:02:50.600] It never just continues to surprise me and find ways to just basically
[01:02:50.600 -> 01:02:53.200] just kind of be like a pinball on track.
[01:02:53.200 -> 01:03:00.480] I wonder if the people listening to the Gridwalk this week realize we have some new toys and
[01:03:00.480 -> 01:03:05.920] we're having a lot of fun with our new, the new sounders we've added to our soundboard.
[01:03:05.920 -> 01:03:16.160] I don't even like podcasts. I love podcasts. They make me fall asleep.
[01:03:16.160 -> 01:03:21.760] It's just, I would, like, if you made it this far in the podcast, please, please, please
[01:03:21.760 -> 01:03:25.460] comment below in the YouTube video that Gridwalk makes
[01:03:25.460 -> 01:03:29.420] you fall asleep. Because we all know that that's so not true.
[01:03:29.420 -> 01:03:30.820] I'd be impressed.
[01:03:30.820 -> 01:03:35.320] And like, maybe other podcasts, like there are some podcasts that I find very relaxing
[01:03:35.320 -> 01:03:38.700] to listen to. I don't think I'd put Gridwalk in that category.
[01:03:38.700 -> 01:03:41.380] I don't think so.
[01:03:41.380 -> 01:03:47.680] I know we talk about this a little bit with Bryson, but fully fledged thoughts, question thrown your way.
[01:03:50.480 -> 01:03:54.640] Do you think Perez is going to be in that seat next season? Because this weekend to me felt like
[01:03:55.440 -> 01:03:56.320] not only this,
[01:04:00.320 -> 01:04:04.480] which is a representative of him hitting everything, but it just felt like the end.
[01:04:04.480 -> 01:04:07.520] Like this felt like when you have the movie montage
[01:04:07.520 -> 01:04:08.960] of the end of it all imploding,
[01:04:08.960 -> 01:04:11.720] this felt like that weekend.
[01:04:11.720 -> 01:04:14.080] Yeah, it kind of feels like just a matter of time
[01:04:14.080 -> 01:04:15.380] before we get an announcement.
[01:04:15.380 -> 01:04:19.280] However, I do feel like Red Bull kind of thinks
[01:04:19.280 -> 01:04:21.800] that they are lacking enough information
[01:04:21.800 -> 01:04:26.880] in being able to decide who will go in that seat if they're picking amongst
[01:04:26.880 -> 01:04:29.480] their current drivers, which is why they're like,
[01:04:29.480 -> 01:04:31.600] we'll sign three people.
[01:04:31.600 -> 01:04:33.640] And then I feel like they'll play,
[01:04:33.640 -> 01:04:37.560] right now I can see Red Bull continuing into next season
[01:04:37.560 -> 01:04:38.840] of like, we're great, we're fine.
[01:04:38.840 -> 01:04:41.960] And then after like two races, suddenly Checo's gone
[01:04:41.960 -> 01:04:46.960] and one of the three has been like thrown up in there and it's like really ugly and
[01:04:47.600 -> 01:04:49.600] not
[01:04:51.080 -> 01:04:53.340] What's like the opposite of burning bridges
[01:04:53.340 -> 01:04:57.700] I just don't see it being a pretty scenario in any way at all
[01:04:57.700 -> 01:05:01.200] I would love for it to be like Checo decides to leave
[01:05:01.200 -> 01:05:05.560] I don't see I don't think he I can't see him making that decision as much as I would want him to, I don't see, I don't think he, I can't see him making that decision
[01:05:05.560 -> 01:05:07.240] as much as I would want him to.
[01:05:07.240 -> 01:05:09.320] I just don't see it.
[01:05:09.320 -> 01:05:13.200] Yeah, I mean, I just, I think he would
[01:05:13.200 -> 01:05:14.600] if he had somewhere to land.
[01:05:14.600 -> 01:05:16.040] Like, I don't think he would make the decision
[01:05:16.040 -> 01:05:17.920] if he didn't have a seat next year,
[01:05:17.920 -> 01:05:20.960] but I think if he could figure out a way to get a seat,
[01:05:20.960 -> 01:05:23.680] I think he might be happier somewhere else.
[01:05:23.680 -> 01:05:24.900] Have the chaos.
[01:05:24.900 -> 01:05:25.680] Let's play some musical
[01:05:25.680 -> 01:05:32.080] chairs with him and Lando Norris just switcheroo send him over to McLaren again be like oh and then
[01:05:32.080 -> 01:05:37.520] just have that chaos at Red Bull see what happens. Your service has been temporarily disconnected.
[01:05:37.520 -> 01:05:44.080] I know we haven't used that one for a while. I think there's a couple things that are worth
[01:05:44.080 -> 01:05:46.080] adding to this conversation that people might
[01:05:46.080 -> 01:05:47.080] have forgotten.
[01:05:47.080 -> 01:05:54.800] Thing one is we know that F1 has requested that Red Bull's second seat is a little more
[01:05:54.800 -> 01:05:57.040] competitive next year.
[01:05:57.040 -> 01:06:03.040] We've actually even heard Horner mention some inklings about it over the last couple months
[01:06:03.040 -> 01:06:08.880] about that second seat being more competitive because I think it's important to remember that all the teams
[01:06:08.880 -> 01:06:12.440] make money based on the success of f1 so they do all the vested interest in at
[01:06:12.440 -> 01:06:17.880] least pretending like it's not just max that rules that team you know like if
[01:06:17.880 -> 01:06:23.480] Sergio Perez was like at the beginning of the season when he was at least
[01:06:23.480 -> 01:06:25.320] finishing p2 he even won a couple
[01:06:25.320 -> 01:06:30.720] races which feels like ages ago, at least we could all trick ourselves into thinking
[01:06:30.720 -> 01:06:34.080] there's some competition going on.
[01:06:34.080 -> 01:06:38.600] So I do think Red Bull cares to make that second seat competitive more than I think
[01:06:38.600 -> 01:06:47.020] we give them credit for because I'm sure there's pressure to do so. The second thing is I read a little rumor
[01:06:47.020 -> 01:06:52.320] this week that Lando for some reason is discussing contract
[01:06:52.320 -> 01:06:56.560] extensions with McLaren right now and I'm pretty sure he's under contract for
[01:06:56.560 -> 01:07:01.800] the next two or three years and to me the only reason he would be rediscussing
[01:07:01.800 -> 01:07:07.520] his contract with McLaren is if he has a very lucrative buyout option that he's just weighing his
[01:07:07.960 -> 01:07:10.320] opportunities with with McLaren see
[01:07:11.100 -> 01:07:13.680] You know if they might up his salary to stay
[01:07:15.000 -> 01:07:17.000] I would be
[01:07:17.820 -> 01:07:19.820] Not surprised if
[01:07:20.640 -> 01:07:26.360] Suddenly it was like that that was the Like it just, there's been so much.
[01:07:26.360 -> 01:07:29.120] It feels inevitable now.
[01:07:29.120 -> 01:07:32.440] Yeah, it feels, it kind of does feel inevitable.
[01:07:32.440 -> 01:07:35.600] Every time I see Christian Horner, like talking to Lando
[01:07:35.600 -> 01:07:38.160] in any way or being like, kiss the trophy.
[01:07:38.160 -> 01:07:43.160] It's like, join one of us, one of us.
[01:07:43.600 -> 01:07:46.000] Like that kind of is just like the vibe I get.
[01:07:46.000 -> 01:07:53.200] It might just be my hope because I think it would be a wild thing to have both of those
[01:07:53.200 -> 01:07:57.880] in a team. And I just want to be clear that everything I just said was very recklessly
[01:07:57.880 -> 01:08:02.360] speculating. I don't, like, I'm just, I'm trying to just like pull in some information,
[01:08:02.360 -> 01:08:08.080] give us some fun things to talk about. I don't, I'm not actually sitting here thinking like, oh it's definitely Lando. Like please don't take that
[01:08:08.080 -> 01:08:13.600] out of context. I just am saying that I don't think it's a non-zero chance at this point is
[01:08:13.600 -> 01:08:20.400] what I'm trying to... Nothing is a non-zero chance in Formula One. Except for right now,
[01:08:20.400 -> 01:08:23.200] Sergio Perez hitting everyone all the time.
[01:08:27.760 -> 01:08:28.760] But right now, Sergio Perez hitting everyone, all the time. Welcome back to Yale Sector Notes.
[01:08:28.760 -> 01:08:32.240] Not the fastest walk around F1, but we will complete a full lap around the paddock, hitting
[01:08:32.240 -> 01:08:34.440] every F1 garage.
[01:08:34.440 -> 01:08:38.720] Starting out with not an F1 team, but something we can't miss discussing on the show today,
[01:08:38.720 -> 01:08:42.160] which is that Sebastian Vettel was back in the paddock this weekend.
[01:08:42.160 -> 01:08:47.840] There's now a corner at the Suzuka Circuit called Buzzing Corner where they were home for bees that every driver decorated this past weekend.
[01:08:49.120 -> 01:08:52.720] Staying with Sebastian Bettel, again I promise we'll get to the grid in a second,
[01:08:52.720 -> 01:08:57.600] but there are now rumors of him returning to racing in 2024 for a World Endurance Championship
[01:08:57.600 -> 01:09:02.960] run that will include its hallmark Le Mans. And we might have to go if that's the case.
[01:09:03.500 -> 01:09:05.500] and we might have to go if that's the case. Just throw it out there.
[01:09:05.500 -> 01:09:09.500] But I don't, if you don't know this about either of us,
[01:09:09.500 -> 01:09:13.500] we're not big campers, so we need to, I don't know.
[01:09:13.500 -> 01:09:16.500] Le Mans would be an interesting experience that we should do for sure
[01:09:16.500 -> 01:09:19.500] before we get too old and grumpier about camping.
[01:09:20.500 -> 01:09:24.500] Alright, now moving into the grid itself.
[01:09:24.500 -> 01:09:26.520] Teams are unhappy and now publicly issuing
[01:09:26.520 -> 01:09:31.640] complaints to the FIA for favoring Max and Red Bull after the dramatic happenings of
[01:09:31.640 -> 01:09:37.400] the Singapore GP, to which I say thank you, but it took you long enough, alright?
[01:09:37.400 -> 01:09:42.280] This week was the two year anniversary of Lewis Hamilton winning over 100 races.
[01:09:42.280 -> 01:09:48.920] Charles Leclerc passed over 1000 career points with Ferrari at this past Japanese GP.
[01:09:48.920 -> 01:09:53.800] In big news, Jess Hawkins was the first woman to test an F1 car since 2018 when she test
[01:09:53.800 -> 01:09:55.400] drove the Aston Martin this week.
[01:09:55.400 -> 01:10:00.800] It was great to see Aston Martin showing, not just telling and giving this opportunity
[01:10:00.800 -> 01:10:03.080] to her, but in the same breath 2018.
[01:10:03.080 -> 01:10:04.560] Like, come on.
[01:10:04.560 -> 01:10:05.560] I mean, this
[01:10:05.560 -> 01:10:11.240] is a baby step when we're looking for leaps. It better not be another 5 plus years before
[01:10:11.240 -> 01:10:15.520] we get another woman testing an F1 car. We're not even talking about driving an F1. This
[01:10:15.520 -> 01:10:22.500] was testing an F1 car. Alright, rant saved for another day, compartmentalized. McLaren
[01:10:22.500 -> 01:10:30.160] announced this past week that it extended Oscar Piastri's contract through 2026, and I'm personally very excited. There are rumors connecting
[01:10:30.160 -> 01:10:33.600] Mick Schumacher to an Alpine racing seat next year, but it's not what you think. It's
[01:10:33.600 -> 01:10:37.720] actually the World Endurance Championship Alpine seat, not their F1 seat. As disappointing
[01:10:37.720 -> 01:10:43.320] as that sounds, I would love to see Mick run in the World Endurance Championship. I just
[01:10:43.320 -> 01:10:46.080] want him back in the car.
[01:10:46.080 -> 01:10:49.440] Alex Albarn openly criticized the F1 penalty system this week
[01:10:49.440 -> 01:10:51.080] for not deterring bad driving.
[01:10:51.080 -> 01:10:53.360] He thinks that a five-second penalty isn't enough,
[01:10:53.360 -> 01:10:56.440] because clearly, there's a lot of bad driving happening.
[01:10:56.440 -> 01:10:58.200] So the whole point of the penalty system
[01:10:58.200 -> 01:11:01.080] is to uphold good driving standards and increase fairness.
[01:11:01.080 -> 01:11:02.620] And he believes that's not happening.
[01:11:02.620 -> 01:11:07.440] And I have to agree with you, Alex Albbon. The Haas team continues to exist.
[01:11:07.440 -> 01:11:14.160] VB's wine brand is releasing in the US right in time with the USGP weekend so
[01:11:14.160 -> 01:11:17.960] if you're looking to try it and you live in the US next month is going to be when
[01:11:17.960 -> 01:11:23.040] we all get access to it. Horner told the media that Lawson is not in line for the
[01:11:23.040 -> 01:11:28.000] second Williams seat because no team wants to take on a driver for just a one-year loner.
[01:11:28.000 -> 01:11:34.000] That was the gridlock for September 28th, 2023 completed. How was my sector time today, Nicole?
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