The F1 British Grand Prix Always Delivers on the Drama | Grid Walk July 13, 2023

Grid Walk would like a personal apology from Toto Wolff for getting hopes up about Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s performance at The British Grand Prix. We wanted a Lewis Hamilton race win but a P3 finish will have to do.

Nicole also accidentally predicts the future, before it was official that Daniel Ricciardo will be replacing Nyck de Vries at Scuderia AlphaTauri! (Make sure to listen to the bonus episode!)

Grid Walk takes a deep dive into the data from Silverstone with Teammate Battles! Is the Mclaren F1 Team pace for real? Is the success of the Mclaren just thanks to the driving of Lando Norris? Where is Mclaren F1 Team beating out other teams?

Tifosi has been fighting since the split strategy of the Scuderia Ferrari drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Was Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz faster?

It is another jam packed Gossip Grid, bringing you everything you need to know about F1 and pop culture! Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc learned that love means nothing in tennis when they attended Wimbledon. A ton of stars showed up to Silverstone! Florence Pugh had the time of her life waving the checkered flag. Hannah Waddingham correctly addressed Sir Lewis Hamilton as 8 time world champion. Cara Delevingne visited Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake, the visit included hot laps and jumping into the C43. Brad Pitt and Damson Idris began filming their F1 movie with executive producer Lewis Hamilton. ApexGP took over a garage at the British Grand Prix for filming and unveiled a livery that was reminiscent of Rich Energy. Was Carlos Sainz trying to solidify his cameo in this F1 movie when he was close behind Brad Pitt at Silverstone?

Nicole and Briana bring their favorite moments from Silverstone with their British Grand Prix Podiums! Which drivers had the best helmet designs and why was this so controversial for Grid Walk? What data points from the British Grand Prix do we not have enough time to deep dive?Which Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Moments at Silverstone didn’t make Nicole furious or sad? What were the top F1 marketing moments of the British Grand Prix Weekend?

Formula 1 surprisingly announced the 2024 F1 Season Calendar?!? The Japanese Grand Prix has been moved up earlier in the F1 schedule! F1 still does not plan a race in Africa. What are the real reasons the Miami Grand Prix can’t move in the F1 calendar?

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 Daniel Ricciardo to AlphaTauri

00:38 Grid Walk Formation Lap

02:30 Mclaren Surges Up the Grid

04:47 Where Were Mclaren Fast in a Lap?

11:35 Max Verstappen is Struggling with Race Starts

12:23 Oscar Piastri Might Be the Next F1 Star

16:13 PODIUM: Our Favorite Specialty Driver Helmets of the Weekend

24:17 Come on Ferrari Fans: Let's Be Mad at the Right People

25:17 Charles Leclerc vs Carlos Sainz British GP Pace

28:53 Reflecting on Ferrari's Strategy Calls this Weekend

32:37 PODIUM: Formula 1 Data Points Worth Talking About, But Limited Time

32:55 Sergio Perez Compared to Max Verstappen

34:44 Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell's Pace

35:09 Williams Got Points on Merit!

36:52 Gossip Grid: Formula 1 Pop Culture

37:02 Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly at Wimbledon

37:22 Celebs at Silverstone

38:31 Lewis Hamilton Fashion Week: Silverstone Edition

38:51 Everything Apex GP (The Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton Movie)

44:18 PODIUM: Mercedes Moments That Did Not Make Nicole Cry

49:04 Tire Taboo: Pirelli Brought New Tires to the British GP - Why?

57:31 PODIUM: Best Marketing Moments of the F1 British GP

01:00:30 Reacting to the 2024 Formula 1 Calendar

01:11:10 Yellow Sector Notes

* The episode begins with hosts Briana L. Klein and Nicole Katz discussing the unexpected news that dropped the previous day - a bonus episode featuring Nicole's thoughts and feelings about the British Grand Prix.
* They tease a small preview of the bonus episode, leaving listeners eager to tune in.

**Main Segments:**
1. **McLaren's Impressive Performance:**
* McLaren surprised everyone with their exceptional pace at Silverstone, leading to speculation about the legitimacy of their performance.
* Nicole analyzes the data, revealing that McLaren's advantage was primarily in the high-speed corners, while they lost time in the low-speed areas.
* They discuss the significance of this performance and the need for consistency from McLaren to be considered genuine contenders.

2. **Oscar Piastri's Strong Race:**
* Oscar Piastri impressed in his 10th F1 race, showing great potential despite being in a car with fewer upgrades than his teammate Lando Norris.
* His race pace on older machinery was less than a tenth of a second slower than Norris, highlighting his talent and potential.
* Nicole emphasizes the excitement surrounding Piastri's future performances and the hope for him to become a competitive force in F1.

3. **K-Magnussen's Impact on the Race:**
* Kevin Magnussen's aggressive driving style and Haas's questionable strategy led to a dramatic race outcome, preventing a potential McLaren double podium.
* Briana expresses her desire for a more competitive and unpredictable season, rather than Max Verstappen's continued dominance.

4. **Special Helmets of the Weekend:**
* The hosts discuss the various special helmets worn by drivers to celebrate the British Grand Prix and Silverstone's history.
* They each share their top three picks for the best specialty helmets, with honorable mentions for Esteban Ocon's tribute to factory workers and Lewis Hamilton's Mission 44 logo.
* Their choices reflect their personal preferences and highlight the creativity and individuality of the drivers.

5. **Ferrari's Operational Blunders:**
* The conversation shifts to Ferrari's strategic errors during the race, particularly their decision to pit Charles Leclerc too early.
* Data analysis shows that Leclerc and Carlos Sainz had nearly identical pace throughout the weekend, making the team's decision even more questionable.
* Nicole criticizes Ferrari's inability to adapt to changing circumstances and their failure to take advantage of the tire performance data available to all teams.
* The hosts agree that Ferrari's operational issues are a bigger concern than the debate over which driver is faster.


# Silverstone Grand Prix 2023: A Review

## Key Takeaways

* Ferrari's strategic decisions were questionable, leading to subpar performances from both Leclerc and Sainz.
* Perez and Verstappen showcased similar braking patterns, but Perez lacked confidence in throttle application, resulting in a significant lap time deficit.
* Lewis Hamilton and George Russell exhibited nearly identical average lap times, highlighting Hamilton's continued prowess despite driving on the slower medium tires.
* Williams' impressive performance, particularly Albon's strong showing in Sector 1, hinted at their potential to score points on merit.

## Gossip Grid

* Silverstone played host to a star-studded event, with celebrities like Florence Pugh, Hannah Waddingham, and Cara Delevingne gracing the grid.
* Lewis Hamilton's fashion choices, including his "Maui-Laula" matching set and the "Good 44" design, were widely praised.
* Brad Pitt's F1 movie, titled "Apex," is currently being filmed at Silverstone, with cameos from drivers like Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz.
* The movie's plot revolves around a washed-up F1 driver (played by Pitt) who returns to the sport to mentor a young phenom (played by Damson Idris).

## Mercedes Podium of Moments

* George Russell's wholesome family moment on stage, bringing his niece and nephew decked out in Mercedes merch.
* George Russell and Toto Wolff's uniquely patterned shirts, featuring Darth Toto and Suzy Wolf designs, respectively.
* Roscoe Hamilton, Lewis's dog, stole the show with his media appearances and interactions with fans.

## Tire Taboo

* Pirelli introduced new tires at Silverstone to address concerns about potential tire explosions.
* The new tires performed as expected, with no incidents of tire failure.
* However, the lack of tire degradation raised concerns about the potential for boring races in the future.

## Marketing Moments of the Weekend

* F1's first attempt at digital on-track advertisements received mixed reviews, with some praising the innovation and others criticizing its execution.
* Williams' pop-up store in Austin was lauded for its interactive experiences, simulator drives, and exclusive merchandise.
* Apex GP's clever marketing strategy of selling sponsorships for their fake movie car generated buzz and increased brand visibility.
* The Ferris wheel with the Chrome logo in the background of many shots was a creative and effective use of sponsorship.

## 2024 Season Calendar Announcement

* F1 surprised fans by releasing the 2024 season calendar during the Silverstone weekend, a move that was met with mixed reactions.
* Some criticized the timing of the announcement, arguing that it overshadowed the ongoing race weekend.
* Others praised F1 for its long-term planning and providing fans with something to look forward to. **Major Takeaways from the F1 Podcast Episode Transcript:**

- **Next Year's Calendar:** The 2024 F1 calendar features 24 races, marking a significant increase from the usual 22 or 23 races in recent years.

- **Japanese Grand Prix:** The Japanese Grand Prix has been moved to an earlier date in the season, which is welcomed by fans and drivers alike. This change aims to avoid the unpredictable weather conditions that often affected the race in its previous slot.

- **Miami Grand Prix:** The Miami Grand Prix remains in its current slot, despite requests to move it to accommodate the Canadian Grand Prix or to the end of the North and South American leg of the season. This is due to scheduling conflicts with other events held at the Hard Rock Stadium, the venue for the Miami GP.

- **African Representation:** The lack of a race on the African continent continues to be a point of frustration for many fans and stakeholders in the sport. Despite efforts to include a race in South Africa, no concrete plans have been announced yet.

- **Sector Notes:** The podcast segment "Sector Notes" provides insights and updates from the F1 paddock, including news about team activities, driver appearances, and upcoming events.

- **AlphaTauri Disqualification:** AlphaTauri's disqualification from qualifying at the British Grand Prix due to under-fueling Yuki Tsunoda's car is briefly mentioned, highlighting the need for further discussion on the incident.

- **Fan Engagement:** The hosts encourage listeners and viewers to engage with the podcast by following, rating, and reviewing the show on various platforms. They also invite fans to join them for daily grid walks on social media.

[00:00.000 -> 00:02.320] This is not a Ferrari pit stop, Brianna.
[00:02.320 -> 00:03.520] This is a podcast.
[00:03.520 -> 00:05.360] Of course, everything is confused.
[00:05.360 -> 00:06.400] Parker's confused.
[00:06.400 -> 00:07.440] No one knows what day it is.
[00:07.440 -> 00:08.560] My brain is confused.
[00:08.560 -> 00:11.000] Some kind of like breaking, unbelievable news
[00:11.000 -> 00:12.920] will probably occur tomorrow because we're
[00:12.920 -> 00:14.200] recording on a Monday.
[00:14.200 -> 00:15.720] Nicole, you were right.
[00:15.720 -> 00:16.280] There was news.
[00:16.280 -> 00:18.320] And you specifically guessed the news.
[00:18.320 -> 00:20.480] And if you're hearing this right now,
[00:20.480 -> 00:22.480] it means you're listening to our Thursday episode.
[00:22.480 -> 00:24.560] And yesterday, we dropped a bonus episode
[00:24.560 -> 00:27.320] with all of Nicole's thoughts and feelings, which Nicole will now give you a
[00:27.320 -> 00:29.200] small preview to.
[00:29.200 -> 00:30.200] What?
[00:30.200 -> 00:31.200] What?
[00:31.200 -> 00:32.200] What?
[00:32.200 -> 00:33.200] What?
[00:33.200 -> 00:34.200] Huh?
[00:34.200 -> 00:43.000] There is still a Mercedes and Ferrari size gap between Red Bull and the rest of the field,
[00:43.000 -> 00:46.340] but that doesn't mean this weekend was lacking in drama.
[00:46.340 -> 00:48.160] McLaren and Williams jumped up,
[00:48.160 -> 00:50.280] Ferrari struggled with decisions,
[00:50.280 -> 00:52.080] Aston Martin struggled with pace,
[00:52.080 -> 00:54.460] Paris struggled to keep the rumor mill quiet,
[00:54.460 -> 00:57.860] and Mercedes struggled to live up to their own expectations.
[00:57.860 -> 01:01.420] We will attempt to explain why all of these things happened.
[01:02.400 -> 01:04.880] Silverstone will always be that racetrack
[01:04.880 -> 01:06.560] because it is incapable of
[01:06.560 -> 01:11.760] having a bad race, but boy did Pirelli try to make that happen this weekend. So we're bringing back
[01:11.760 -> 01:17.680] tire taboo to explain exactly what that remark meant without using words such as tire pace and
[01:17.680 -> 01:22.800] performance. Basically Nicole gets really excited that she gets to hit the buzzer when I mess up.
[01:24.480 -> 01:25.840] Speaking of Nicole, she's gonna catch
[01:25.840 -> 01:30.240] us up on all things F1 pop culture, including all the details we have of the Hollywood movie that
[01:30.240 -> 01:36.080] was shooting at the Grand Prix this weekend. This race had plenty that was worthy of awards,
[01:36.080 -> 01:40.640] so stay tuned throughout the show for the various podiums we're going to give out.
[01:41.520 -> 01:46.560] And lastly, F1 dropped the 2024 race calendar last week. There were ways it
[01:46.560 -> 01:50.040] improved on this year's calendar, ways it fell short, but my biggest question is why
[01:50.040 -> 01:54.480] did F1 drop this the Wednesday in between a back-to-back before one of their biggest
[01:54.480 -> 02:01.640] races coverage-wise of the season? It felt like a news dump that you were trying to hide.
[02:01.640 -> 02:06.960] Very confusing. But that wraps up the Formation Lab for episode 25 of Gridwalk,
[02:06.960 -> 02:10.720] a weekly Formula One podcast that believes there are fascinating stories to discuss in
[02:10.720 -> 02:14.960] every corner of the F1 grid. Please don't forget to like and subscribe if you're watching
[02:14.960 -> 02:20.280] on YouTube, follow and turn on auto-downloads if you're listening on any audio platform.
[02:20.280 -> 02:26.880] All things that really, really help support the show. Cold ground, we're lined up on the grid, it's lights out!
[02:26.880 -> 02:29.280] Away we go, this week's Gridlock.
[02:30.880 -> 02:36.720] McLaren showed up to Silverstone with a pace that just seemed like unbelievably out of this world,
[02:36.720 -> 02:39.520] that I, my jaw was on the floor the entire time.
[02:40.560 -> 02:41.360] Is this real?
[02:42.480 -> 02:48.000] Can we, I mean, not that you can see the future and say we can expect this at every single future race,
[02:48.000 -> 02:51.000] but I'm going to ask you anyway, is this real?
[02:53.000 -> 02:55.000] I mean, it wasn't fake.
[02:55.000 -> 02:59.000] I mean, which is an unfair answer to your question.
[02:59.000 -> 03:01.000] I don't think we can project out.
[03:01.000 -> 03:07.000] I think the number one thing that I know to be true still is
[03:07.000 -> 03:13.360] that there is still a Mercedes and Ferrari size hole between Red Bull and the rest of
[03:13.360 -> 03:20.040] the field. So what I believe the trend we're starting to see emerge this season is that
[03:20.040 -> 03:25.520] because Mercedes and Ferrari are unable to take that next step. What's happening is we're seeing
[03:26.960 -> 03:34.400] midfield teams. I always feel like midfield is the most generic word used in all of Formula 1. So
[03:34.400 -> 03:39.760] let's define it for the purpose of having this conversation. So we have Red Bull, then we have
[03:39.760 -> 03:45.440] what I'll call like the sleeping giants, which Ferrari and Mercedes and then I will say upper
[03:45.440 -> 03:49.680] midfield and then slow teams.
[03:49.680 -> 03:55.440] And so I'm so what we've seen this season is the upper midfield which I'm going to call
[03:55.440 -> 04:02.100] Alpine McLaren and Aston able to make these large strides in development that is putting
[04:02.100 -> 04:06.080] them ahead or on par with our sleeping giants,
[04:06.080 -> 04:09.920] but there's still that gap to Red Bull because they're coming from too far back, that their
[04:09.920 -> 04:13.820] big strides aren't closing that gap.
[04:13.820 -> 04:17.400] And the teams that should be closing the gap with big strides are Mercedes and Ferrari,
[04:17.400 -> 04:21.480] but they haven't been able to bring that leap in performance.
[04:21.480 -> 04:27.140] So we saw that with Alpine around the Monaco time, we saw that at the start of the season
[04:27.140 -> 04:33.160] with Aston Martin, and I guess it was McLaren's turn to jump our sleeping giants.
[04:33.160 -> 04:38.880] So I did try to pull data to the other side of is this real?
[04:38.880 -> 04:41.200] Is, okay, where are they making up their time?
[04:41.200 -> 04:42.880] Is this replicable?
[04:42.880 -> 04:45.680] And how did they do better than the other
[04:45.680 -> 04:51.320] teams? So this is what we're looking at on the screen here. And again, if you're not
[04:51.320 -> 04:54.920] watching on YouTube, feel free to come over to YouTube and take a look at all the graphs
[04:54.920 -> 04:58.520] and stuff, but I'm going to do my best to describe it with words as well, so you don't
[04:58.520 -> 05:06.080] have to. We're looking at the stint one average lap time where all the drivers were on
[05:06.080 -> 05:10.680] mediums. Oh fun aside, Nicole, this was the first week where I got to pull data
[05:10.680 -> 05:15.120] from seven teams because there were seven teams that are relevant. Seven teams that
[05:15.120 -> 05:20.960] had information that you needed to pay attention to. I know. I actually pulled, so
[05:20.960 -> 05:25.160] I pulled McLaren and I pulled Alpine and I pulled Williams this week, which
[05:25.160 -> 05:26.160] is just wild.
[05:26.160 -> 05:27.160] I know.
[05:27.160 -> 05:33.520] All the other teams I pull every week, but, uh, so essentially we have their average lap
[05:33.520 -> 05:39.040] time and then most importantly, everyone's average lap time gap to max on this medium
[05:39.040 -> 05:45.000] stint and Norris was three and a halfs, average lap time to max.
[05:47.520 -> 05:51.520] Piastri was 4 tenths, and then Lewis was 6,
[05:51.520 -> 05:54.720] followed by the Ferraris at nearly 8 tenths,
[05:54.720 -> 05:59.240] Perez at 8.5 tenths, and then you get your first
[05:59.240 -> 06:03.520] Aston Martin pretty on par with Perez at 8.5 tenths.
[06:03.520 -> 06:05.840] Then you get Alpine, William, and then Stroll.
[06:05.840 -> 06:14.800] Stroll had a really rough weekend. I won't touch that. So the McLarens were sizably faster on a lap
[06:14.800 -> 06:20.640] in that during race pace on their mediums than the next closest competitor, which was Lewis.
[06:20.640 -> 06:31.440] And I don't have Russell here because he was on softs, but I will let you know as an aside that he was doing the same lap time on softs as Lewis was doing on mediums. So
[06:31.440 -> 06:38.680] I then dug into the sector times, because I wanted to learn where McLaren was making
[06:38.680 -> 06:46.060] up this time compared to all the other teams. So sector one, Max and Louis
[06:46.060 -> 06:48.320] were actually doing the same lap time.
[06:48.320 -> 06:52.800] Louis's gap to Max was four thousandths of a second
[06:52.800 -> 06:54.480] on average in sector one.
[06:55.340 -> 06:57.380] Then the next fastest was Carlos,
[06:57.380 -> 07:00.760] followed actually by Alex Albon and the Williams.
[07:00.760 -> 07:03.940] And down towards the bottom of our rankings here
[07:03.940 -> 07:04.780] is the McLaren.
[07:04.780 -> 07:08.800] So they were actually losing about a tenth in Sector 1 to Max.
[07:08.800 -> 07:13.800] But it was Sector 2 where they were back on top,
[07:13.800 -> 07:19.300] where again, they're only losing a tenth to Max in Sector 2,
[07:19.300 -> 07:28.600] when all the other teams are losing anywhere from 3 to 8 tenths in sector 2. And sector 2 is where
[07:28.600 -> 07:38.840] you get the super fast corners where you are cornering but you're not lifted at all. There's
[07:38.840 -> 07:47.120] no braking happening as you go through corpse essentially. is turn nine yeah yeah which I said
[07:47.120 -> 07:52.320] because I only knew it was corpse because I read that as I said it just so we're clear
[07:52.320 -> 08:01.760] the turn names are very difficult at Silverstone in my opinion and then you go to sector three
[08:01.760 -> 08:07.560] and sector three is where McLaren is losing the most time to the Red Bull, but they're
[08:07.560 -> 08:13.420] more on par with the Mercedes, where Lando was only losing a little over a tenth, but
[08:13.420 -> 08:30.340] then Lewis and Piast they were losing almost no
[08:30.340 -> 08:35.320] time to Max in that compared to all the other teams.
[08:35.320 -> 08:40.200] So if you're looking for when is the next time McLaren could have a performance like
[08:40.200 -> 08:47.640] this one, I would look for tracks that have a lot of high speed corners versus the
[08:47.640 -> 08:57.160] low speed area. But I mean, like, yeah, they had a good weekend. But I won't rely on anything
[08:57.160 -> 08:58.760] right now not being a fluke.
[08:58.760 -> 09:04.880] Yeah, you never know. We need to see at least a two race consistency. Can you hop to sector
[09:04.880 -> 09:06.000] three really quick?
[09:06.000 -> 09:10.560] Because I just have either a question slash have to point something out to go into my
[09:10.560 -> 09:11.560] next.
[09:11.560 -> 09:18.280] Yeah, laughing right here about gap to max for Oscar and Checo is exactly the same at
[09:18.280 -> 09:19.280] .269.
[09:19.280 -> 09:22.880] So they're literally both the exact same thing.
[09:22.880 -> 09:25.840] And if you had told either of us at the start of the season that
[09:25.840 -> 09:29.840] Oscar Piastri was going to have the same gap to Max as Checo,
[09:29.840 -> 09:32.320] I would have literally fallen on the floor.
[09:32.960 -> 09:38.320] So we don't have enough time to go into the details of the fact
[09:38.960 -> 09:42.880] like Checo and his data and numbers compared to Max this week,
[09:42.880 -> 09:44.960] in race, out of race, all the above.
[09:44.960 -> 09:49.120] So just yes. And I've stared at this for a long time and running these numbers and I
[09:49.120 -> 09:53.200] didn't realize that those numbers were exactly identical. Exactly identical. I was just laughing
[09:53.200 -> 10:00.240] like, ha ha, that's so funny to see, but okay. Um, before we move on real fast, I did a poll,
[10:00.880 -> 10:07.840] uh, qualifying laps for like the fastest lap for Norris, Hamilton, and Verstappen. And then
[10:08.400 -> 10:14.080] courtesy of f1tempo.com, which is an awesome site if you just want to pull telemetry,
[10:14.080 -> 10:20.400] you get this like great map of like where people are strong on a lap. And you'll be able to see
[10:20.400 -> 10:26.960] like where the McLaren was the strongest to Max and Lewis here and it just supports the
[10:26.960 -> 10:34.880] high speed cornering and of it all. Who knows? The fact that we're just here, we're here because
[10:34.880 -> 10:39.120] Mercedes and Ferrari can't get their head around upgrading their cars right now and like I just
[10:39.680 -> 10:44.800] I don't want to discredit McLaren like they did a great job but like they're not the team we need
[10:44.800 -> 10:47.260] like if we want anyone to compete with Red Bull like they're not the team we need like if we want anyone to compete with Red Bull like they're not
[10:47.260 -> 10:50.420] the team we need bringing massive performance upgrades. No, especially as
[10:50.420 -> 10:53.700] they were already talking about having massive upgrades and not being happy
[10:53.700 -> 10:56.800] about their car before the season even started which is still the funniest
[10:56.800 -> 11:04.000] thing that happened. And they were the slowest car in Bahrain. So congratulations!
[11:04.000 -> 11:06.920] But you don't go from being the slowest car in Bahrain to
[11:06.920 -> 11:10.120] competing with Red Bull. You do exactly what just happened where you go from the slowest
[11:10.120 -> 11:13.560] car in Bahrain to like, oh my god, great, we have a podium, but like we need someone
[11:13.560 -> 11:17.760] else to do the next. No one can do the next!
[11:17.760 -> 11:30.600] Reneevesluckydiet who wake up and actually have a major upgrade that can catch the Red Bull. But it was fun and exciting to see Lando leading Max for four laps, just because it was like,
[11:30.600 -> 11:33.200] oh my goodness, Max is not in P1.
[11:33.200 -> 11:35.000] Like, wow, interesting.
[11:35.000 -> 11:44.000] Someone posted a really disingenuous graphic, in my opinion, that it's like, look at all
[11:44.000 -> 11:45.040] the different teams that have led laps in this opinion. That it's like, look at all the different teams that
[11:45.040 -> 11:51.080] have led laps in this season. Isn't that exciting? That's so competitive. And it's like, Aston
[11:51.080 -> 11:56.360] Martin, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, of course, McLaren and Alpine, I believe. I don't know
[11:56.360 -> 12:02.480] if Alpine actually has. But they were like, but they were essentially trying to say like,
[12:02.480 -> 12:08.460] look, F1's so competitive now. And it's like, yeah, the one thing Max has struggled with all season is he can't get
[12:08.460 -> 12:11.880] his start off well.
[12:11.880 -> 12:15.420] Over summer break, when we need something to talk about, I will definitely come and
[12:15.420 -> 12:19.940] poll Max's start performance times, because they actually have been dreadful, but they
[12:19.940 -> 12:21.380] haven't needed to be good.
[12:21.380 -> 12:23.540] So it doesn't matter.
[12:23.540 -> 12:26.900] Well we talked a little bit about Oscar already, and it was
[12:26.900 -> 12:30.700] looking like he was going to end up on the podium, but you know,
[12:30.700 -> 12:34.300] sometimes safety cars happen and people strategy, whatever
[12:34.300 -> 12:35.100] Lewis on the podium.
[12:35.100 -> 12:36.900] I'm not going to be upset about that at all.
[12:37.400 -> 12:38.900] Oscar will have his time.
[12:38.900 -> 12:42.000] So what are the numbers telling us about Oscar?
[12:42.100 -> 12:45.200] Was this like also just a great weekend for him and it was
[12:45.200 -> 12:48.400] just bad timing? Give us a little bit of insight of what we can see for him.
[12:50.400 -> 12:56.080] I, Oscar doing well is so exciting to me. I really want him to do well in the sport
[12:56.080 -> 13:00.480] and he was touted as this like amazing great talent, the best thing we've seen since like
[13:00.480 -> 13:05.000] Max or maybe even Lewis, like crazy, crazy praise.
[13:05.000 -> 13:08.620] And coming into this weekend,
[13:08.620 -> 13:12.520] so he didn't get the upgrade last weekend, only Lanto did,
[13:12.520 -> 13:15.380] which means that Lanto has one extra week of knowledge
[13:15.380 -> 13:17.120] on how to use this car.
[13:17.120 -> 13:20.080] Then this week, Lanto actually has an upgraded front wing
[13:20.080 -> 13:21.200] that Piastri didn't get.
[13:21.200 -> 13:27.280] So he's actually a development behind Lanto. And the performance
[13:27.280 -> 13:34.120] he put in was incredible. For his 10th race in F1, his first race where he's actually
[13:34.120 -> 13:47.840] competing for anything. Holy crap, this guy's gonna be good. Like, I, it is unbelievable. unbelievable so being he was told just stay behind Lando and he did but his
[13:47.840 -> 13:57.560] race pace on a car that is a development behind was less than a tenth a lap slower
[13:57.560 -> 14:06.000] than Lando who everyone everyone is dubbing Lando as like the next great thing of F1.
[14:11.000 -> 14:13.640] Piastri not in equal machinery is doing the same.
[14:15.160 -> 14:17.440] Absolutely incredible. Like I spent the,
[14:17.440 -> 14:20.200] like not only did I spend the entire race in press,
[14:20.200 -> 14:22.840] but I then going through all this data
[14:22.840 -> 14:25.360] got even more impressed by him.
[14:27.760 -> 14:33.120] Well, I'm excited to see where he's gonna go. It kind of felt like it was an inevitable
[14:34.160 -> 14:39.200] McLaren double podium this weekend, and then, you know, K-Mag does what K-Mag does.
[14:40.880 -> 14:42.000] Haas does what Haas does.
[14:42.000 -> 14:48.560] Haas does what Haas does, I know what I was gonna say. I don't know if I can just stand there and credit that only to K-Mag, but it felt really
[14:48.560 -> 14:49.560] wild.
[14:49.560 -> 14:50.560] It felt really incredible.
[14:50.560 -> 14:54.920] But I need a Sleeping Giant to have these major upgrades because I want to keep seeing
[14:54.920 -> 14:59.640] someone continuously chasing and fighting Max and not be like, oh my God, look at this!
[14:59.640 -> 15:03.240] Every weekend I want it to be normal for there to be competition.
[15:03.240 -> 15:06.560] I like feel-good stories.
[15:06.560 -> 15:08.760] And we need them this season.
[15:08.760 -> 15:09.760] Because of...
[15:09.760 -> 15:17.080] Actually, this is the greatest lead someone has had from P1 to P2 in the last 10 years.
[15:17.080 -> 15:23.200] I think the next closest one after 10 was either 2019 or 2020.
[15:23.200 -> 15:26.480] Lewis was up by about 40-something points to Botas.
[15:26.480 -> 15:34.080] We need feel-good stories. But I would like someone to be competitive, and not fake competitive.
[15:34.080 -> 15:40.640] Like this week, where Red Bull gets to look at the final time because there was a safety car that closed up the field
[15:40.640 -> 15:45.000] and pretend like they were actually scared of McLaren so the FIA doesn't like
[15:45.000 -> 15:49.120] smack them down with rules to make the series more competitive.
[15:49.120 -> 15:50.120] Like this is...
[15:50.120 -> 15:53.520] Just remember that team principals are politicians.
[15:53.520 -> 15:56.920] So when Christian Horner is like, oh yeah, I mean, like the McLaren was really close
[15:56.920 -> 15:58.800] and we were really worried about our softs.
[15:58.800 -> 15:59.800] Like uh-huh.
[15:59.800 -> 16:00.800] Okay.
[16:00.800 -> 16:01.800] Yeah.
[16:01.800 -> 16:08.000] But the McLaren was good this week. and Oscar Piastri was fantastic this week.
[16:08.000 -> 16:14.000] It'll be hopeful. That at least will be a continuously interesting teammate battle.
[16:14.000 -> 16:18.000] First podium of the weekend. It's a biggie.
[16:18.000 -> 16:22.000] It's a fun one. These are some of my favorites.
[16:22.000 -> 16:27.120] I think eight or nine drivers brought special helmets to the Grand Prix this weekend.
[16:27.120 -> 16:33.840] I should have counted before we started. Everyone loves to celebrate Silverstone. Yeah, and most,
[16:33.840 -> 16:38.320] so many of them, even if they're not a British driver, like did their junior career, so they
[16:38.320 -> 16:44.320] really grew up there. So we're gonna do best specialty helmets of the weekend.
[16:45.600 -> 16:49.200] So, we're gonna do best specialty helmets of the week. I do have two honorable mentions.
[16:49.200 -> 16:50.920] We love our honorable mentions.
[16:50.920 -> 16:53.060] They're always very, I mean, they're fitting.
[16:53.060 -> 16:54.060] It's hard to make decisions.
[16:54.060 -> 16:56.000] Three is not enough options.
[16:56.000 -> 16:57.000] No.
[16:57.000 -> 17:01.040] So I cheated, and I'm assuming based on how you're saying that, that you followed the
[17:01.040 -> 17:03.360] rules and you only brought a P1 through P3.
[17:03.360 -> 17:04.360] I did.
[17:04.360 -> 17:08.160] I did have a P1 through P3, but I'm happy to hear that you have honorable mentions.
[17:09.120 -> 17:11.600] Okay. Well, honorable mention one.
[17:12.880 -> 17:13.600] Estee Bestie.
[17:15.920 -> 17:19.840] While it wasn't my favorite design, I liked the idea that if you're going to bring a
[17:19.840 -> 17:27.880] tribute helmet to the fact that the race team operates out of England, the fact that he put all the names of people who worked in the factory on the helmet I just
[17:27.880 -> 17:30.280] thought it was wholesome and worth an honorable mention.
[17:30.280 -> 17:32.280] Absolutely adorable, I love that one.
[17:32.280 -> 17:37.280] And then honorable mention two is Lewis Hamilton.
[17:37.280 -> 17:42.240] I don't think it actually qualifies as a special helmet which is why it's not on
[17:42.240 -> 17:47.700] my podium. But I did like that he put the Mission 44 logo on the top of his helmet,
[17:47.700 -> 17:50.700] which is where you get most of the camera angles.
[17:50.700 -> 17:55.600] And for a non-profit organization that works primarily out of the UK,
[17:55.600 -> 17:58.300] it just felt like important to call attention to it.
[17:58.300 -> 18:01.000] And therefore, I am now going to call further attention to it
[18:01.000 -> 18:04.800] by putting it as an honorable mention on the foot view.
[18:04.800 -> 18:06.240] All right, let's actually get into this.
[18:06.240 -> 18:08.360] What is your P3?
[18:08.360 -> 18:13.680] I will kick off by P3 with, and it kind of works out because it was an honorable mention,
[18:13.680 -> 18:14.680] Estee Bestie.
[18:14.680 -> 18:15.680] Ha, sorry.
[18:15.680 -> 18:16.680] No, that's okay.
[18:16.680 -> 18:21.960] I also really loved it and I appreciate the acknowledgement of team members working in
[18:21.960 -> 18:24.560] any sense and that being a call it to home.
[18:24.560 -> 18:29.200] I also love that it had the coordinates of both of their factories on it. I think that's really sick.
[18:29.200 -> 18:35.360] Yeah, so a cool idea and wow, someone sat with a good amount of time and had the placement to
[18:35.360 -> 18:41.040] make sure all of those names fit well. So shout out to them. Did it have every name or did they
[18:41.040 -> 18:46.880] send out a Google form? It was like, if you want your name on the helmet, it's like first come first serve and you had to like write in the name.
[18:46.880 -> 18:51.140] I like how they sell squares on the checkered flag. It's like have
[18:51.140 -> 18:57.060] your name on the flag like if you don't submit it. On the Nasty Besties. Exactly.
[18:57.060 -> 19:06.000] Alright my P3 was Fernando Alonso. I don't normally put Alonso on many podiums,
[19:06.000 -> 19:08.000] but his helmet this week,
[19:08.000 -> 19:11.000] with the throwback number on it,
[19:11.000 -> 19:12.000] was really cool.
[19:12.000 -> 19:15.000] And it's actually the same kind of style
[19:15.000 -> 19:17.000] as the Williams livery for Singapore,
[19:17.000 -> 19:19.000] the special golf livery I voted for.
[19:19.000 -> 19:22.000] I love that old-timey circle number.
[19:22.000 -> 19:24.000] It's always going to get me.
[19:24.000 -> 19:25.000] I knew you were
[19:25.000 -> 19:28.400] gonna have this on yours and it was you were gonna be like I don't want to put
[19:28.400 -> 19:32.620] Fernando on here but it is a really cool and we'd love throwbacks and no
[19:32.620 -> 19:36.440] callbacks to old things and Ask Martin has such history so that was definitely
[19:36.440 -> 19:43.040] a really really cool design. Okay so we're on to P2. I had a rule for myself
[19:43.040 -> 19:46.480] on this podium that I was only allowed to select
[19:46.480 -> 19:50.680] one shiny chrome designed helmet.
[19:50.680 -> 19:53.080] I set unnecessary rules for myself.
[19:53.080 -> 19:56.800] So P2, I have Pierre Gasly.
[19:58.800 -> 20:03.800] I was a big fan of his obnoxious shiny chrome,
[20:04.080 -> 20:09.360] like British, UK flag and Alpine had just such a like hard
[20:09.360 -> 20:15.080] core unnecessarily hard core like intro video of it of the helmet just going around the
[20:15.080 -> 20:19.120] UK and just all of these different places and things. It shot really cool, it looked
[20:19.120 -> 20:25.840] cool in the lighting and just was definitely my pick. And I mean, we have the other obvious Chrome pick,
[20:25.840 -> 20:29.000] but I was going with the theme of the British GP here,
[20:29.000 -> 20:31.340] and I picked Pierre for my pick too.
[20:31.340 -> 20:33.960] I love when we do these podiums and we both do them,
[20:33.960 -> 20:37.480] because this is where like our different tastes really show,
[20:37.480 -> 20:40.920] because I thought that was the ugliest helmet.
[20:40.920 -> 20:42.680] I'm here!
[20:42.680 -> 20:46.000] I thought the only helmet that was uglier this weekend was Valtteri's.
[20:46.000 -> 20:51.000] And it'd be really funny if in a second you tell me that's your P1.
[20:51.000 -> 20:55.000] Oh, Nicole has left the frame, for those of you watching on YouTube.
[20:55.000 -> 20:57.000] There is now just a chair and Taylor Swift down there.
[20:57.000 -> 21:02.000] I'm literally not even gonna wait. I'm not even gonna wait for you to tell me anything else.
[21:02.000 -> 21:05.200] My P1, Valtteri Bottas.
[21:05.200 -> 21:15.080] I loved how corny and unbelievably 2012 Keep Calm and Carry On his helmet was.
[21:15.080 -> 21:19.280] Like we have such an order that we do these podiums and I've thrown it out the window
[21:19.280 -> 21:34.960] because it went 100% in my nose. I can't breathe! Oh my gosh! I thought, like, I think there's a way you can do Chugi in, like, that's fun, and I did
[21:34.960 -> 21:35.960] not think that-
[21:35.960 -> 21:41.700] Oh, you gotta do Chugi, you gotta do Chugi as not- no, he did, he did such an incredible
[21:41.700 -> 21:46.960] level of Chugi, and 2012 Nicole would have absolutely like had that phone
[21:46.960 -> 21:50.080] had like that pattern as like her phone background like
[21:52.880 -> 21:56.080] this is incredible well we did not write this
[21:56.080 -> 21:59.840] anyway so clearly we have different p2s and p1s
[22:04.080 -> 22:09.000] oh my gosh as i was saying it I watched your face come to a realization.
[22:09.000 -> 22:11.000] That was, that was, okay.
[22:11.000 -> 22:14.000] Well, my P2 was Joe's.
[22:14.000 -> 22:16.000] Mm-hmm.
[22:16.000 -> 22:22.000] He did a throwback to his carding helmet, and I really liked the colors of it, and I
[22:22.000 -> 22:25.660] liked that he did a thing that was like British
[22:25.660 -> 22:29.800] GP themed without having to put the Union Jack on it.
[22:29.800 -> 22:37.620] You know how we always say that like F1 basically what it does is it goes around and appropriates
[22:37.620 -> 22:40.020] like every stereotype of an area?
[22:40.020 -> 22:43.800] So I just appreciate when someone avoids doing that.
[22:43.800 -> 22:51.120] Keep calm, carry on.
[22:51.120 -> 22:52.440] We did not plan this.
[22:52.440 -> 22:53.440] I cannot believe this.
[22:53.440 -> 22:57.440] I'm so glad this is being recorded and live.
[22:57.440 -> 23:11.320] My P1 is Landon Mars. So it was my chrome option of choice and I loved the marketing of it but also if you're
[23:11.320 -> 23:13.680] gonna go chrome, like go chrome.
[23:13.680 -> 23:14.680] He did it.
[23:14.680 -> 23:17.040] He literally, he did chrome.
[23:17.040 -> 23:21.000] It is the chromiest of chrome helmets I have ever chromed.
[23:21.000 -> 23:24.040] It really, really was what it was.
[23:24.040 -> 23:25.760] Did you see the photo after the race
[23:25.760 -> 23:32.120] of all the bugs that got picked up by the helmet that you can... No! Eww!
[23:32.120 -> 23:35.800] Which I'm sure always happens and happened to every driver, but you
[23:35.800 -> 23:39.680] basically just see a bunch of dead gnats all over the helmet because it's chrome
[23:39.680 -> 23:47.100] and you can see it. Gross. So gross. But yeah. But nothing else could be P1 for me because the
[23:47.100 -> 23:54.080] marketing of it mixed with just how sick it looks. And yes, my podium somehow included
[23:54.080 -> 23:59.720] Alonzo and Lando. Like, we need to mark this moment for prosternity. This is an imposter.
[23:59.720 -> 24:05.680] I do not know who this is, except for the fact that our podiums were so unbelievably different confirms
[24:05.680 -> 24:10.800] that this definitely is you. So there we go. You ever need to confirm that you're getting multiple
[24:10.800 -> 24:16.000] viewpoints on this podcast? We sometimes think the same and unbelievably different.
[24:16.960 -> 24:26.080] The Ferrari fans are fighting again. It was just some more drama with Tifosi. What else is new? I mean, it's basically nothing.
[24:26.080 -> 24:33.520] So, was Carlos or Charles faster than the other?
[24:33.520 -> 24:37.920] What is the truth happening at Ferrari, or at least this past weekend?
[24:37.920 -> 24:49.280] The truth is no one should care which of the drivers was faster, because overall, the Ferrari pace just was not great and operationally
[24:49.280 -> 24:53.760] I can't believe they pit Charles when they did.
[24:53.760 -> 25:01.100] But apparently the topic post race that took over social media and Ferrari circles was
[25:01.100 -> 25:06.480] whether or not Carlos or Charles was faster, so I will indulge that question
[25:06.480 -> 25:07.640] first.
[25:07.640 -> 25:14.920] Even though I personally think missing the plot, plot, this conversation, but it gave
[25:14.920 -> 25:18.040] me an excuse to pull up the telemetry, which is fun.
[25:18.040 -> 25:29.440] So these are the Q3 quali laps, where they are nearly identical. It's a reminder where Charles did a 27.136
[25:30.520 -> 25:34.680] and Carlos did a 27.148.
[25:34.680 -> 25:36.680] Yes, less than a 10th.
[25:36.680 -> 25:40.040] Actually, more specifically, 100th
[25:40.040 -> 25:42.520] is what was between these two lap times.
[25:44.120 -> 25:46.580] And I love looking at telemetry data
[25:46.580 -> 25:50.100] because you can really like see the driver make decisions
[25:50.100 -> 25:52.020] over the course of a lap.
[25:52.020 -> 25:54.580] And it really just looks like if you look here
[25:54.580 -> 25:56.860] at the brake down here,
[25:56.860 -> 26:01.020] he just braked like a tiny bit later in the final corner.
[26:01.020 -> 26:03.780] And this is why I like looking at telemetry data
[26:03.780 -> 26:05.320] because you get their speed,
[26:05.320 -> 26:09.280] you get their throttle movements, and you get their brake. And essentially what you
[26:09.280 -> 26:16.080] have here is like a millisecond more Charles was later on the brake. And that resulted
[26:16.080 -> 26:21.600] in making up the lap time from the entire lap, and ending up a hundredth faster. So
[26:21.600 -> 26:28.240] in QALY, they were the same. but I also like looking at the fun little map
[26:28.240 -> 26:37.200] where you can see the red is LeClaire and the white is Science. And I don't know, they're pretty
[26:37.200 -> 26:41.280] well distributed through the lab because they did nearly identical QALY lab times. Like, I don't
[26:41.280 -> 26:46.160] know what to tell you. Like, I'm gonna go through one
[26:46.160 -> 26:51.000] more piece of data here, and it's basically just gonna say they were the same, which is
[26:51.000 -> 26:58.480] gonna be fun. And that's their race pace. Now, because they pit Charles so early, looking
[26:58.480 -> 27:07.640] at their second and Charles's third stint is really not comparable. Like they were on hards, like at a small overlapping time,
[27:07.640 -> 27:10.540] but LeClaire's were so old at that point,
[27:10.540 -> 27:13.180] like basically I couldn't get something comparable
[27:13.180 -> 27:15.060] except for their first stint.
[27:15.060 -> 27:18.540] And as a reminder, LeClaire's first stint was 19 laps
[27:18.540 -> 27:21.940] and Carlos's was like 29, I believe.
[27:21.940 -> 27:24.660] Basically their average lap times in the first stint
[27:24.660 -> 27:25.540] were separated by
[27:25.540 -> 27:38.220] 2 thousandths of a second. So Leclerc averaged over those 19 laps 33.340 seconds and Carlos
[27:38.220 -> 27:48.880] averaged over those 29 laps 33.342. So it's the two thousandths was the difference. But they're faster than
[27:48.880 -> 27:55.680] Checo. They were both faster than Checo over this stint. Slower than Lewis and
[27:55.680 -> 28:01.560] the McLarens. I guess if I was going to come in here and you were like oh who
[28:01.560 -> 28:11.280] was faster I would say Carlos because he was able to average the same pace as LeClaire over 20 plus laps. And Charles, it was only
[28:11.280 -> 28:15.720] 19. But the team robbed Charles of being able to show that he could do that. So who knows?
[28:15.720 -> 28:17.800] They were doing the same pace. Like,
[28:17.800 -> 28:27.240] Stop fighting! It's the same. That's the answer. Stop arguing. Yeah, the the bigger thing to look at here is
[28:28.040 -> 28:30.040] Why were you so slow?
[28:30.600 -> 28:34.080] that you were slower than the McLarens and Lewis and
[28:34.920 -> 28:40.760] Like why do you continue to make bad operations decisions? Like I don't I
[28:41.440 -> 28:47.600] Think they like if we all want to yell about something with ferrari so normally normally
[28:47.600 -> 28:52.480] i come in here every post race week and i'm like why can't ferrari split the strategy so i am going
[28:52.480 -> 28:56.960] to sit here and be really proud that ferrari split their strategy this week did something
[28:56.960 -> 29:07.560] different they were able to treat their drivers differently now now i'm going to flame the Ferrari race operations team for a different reason
[29:07.560 -> 29:11.520] than we do every week. But I did first want to commend them for trying and understanding
[29:11.520 -> 29:17.140] that they can split strategies and that was really big. Now what I don't understand is
[29:17.140 -> 29:22.960] in race no one thought that the softs were going to perform the way they did or the mediums
[29:22.960 -> 29:28.260] even were going to perform the way they did. Pirelli came in and said the fastest way to do this race was a medium
[29:28.260 -> 29:35.600] hard one stopper. And it was pretty even with a two stopper that was a medium hard medium
[29:35.600 -> 29:43.440] or a medium hard soft. The reality is George Russell started the race on a soft tire. Yeah.
[29:43.440 -> 29:45.200] And it didn't fall off.
[29:49.180 -> 29:49.200] And then everyone's on the mediums and they're seeing no tire degradation
[29:51.680 -> 29:51.960] and all the lap times are doing like great.
[29:54.520 -> 29:54.880] So almost every other team pivoted.
[29:56.840 -> 29:57.960] And if they were going to do a two stop, they were like, we got to do a one stop.
[29:58.280 -> 30:02.600] And if they were going to do a one stop medium hard, they all sat there
[30:02.600 -> 30:04.720] and considered could they do medium soft?
[30:11.080 -> 30:14.880] Now you saw some teams, well, you saw McLaren still do a medium hard, which I think even though it worked out, we all agree, was not a good decision.
[30:14.880 -> 30:20.200] If they did medium soft, they might have been able to like, go at least try attack Max up
[30:20.200 -> 30:23.400] front instead of just defending from Lewis, but-
[30:23.400 -> 30:24.400] Got too nervous.
[30:24.400 -> 30:25.280] They were probably just like,
[30:25.280 -> 30:28.720] let's just stay where we are, let's do whatever we can to just stay here.
[30:29.360 -> 30:36.640] Yeah, it could have gone really bad. They were lucky that it worked out. Ferrari saw all the
[30:36.640 -> 30:46.520] same data everyone else was seeing. And you know what they did? They were unable in race to change their mind because looking at the lap times there was no
[30:47.320 -> 30:54.680] Signs there was no sign in lap time that they needed to pit Charles there pit now with hearts
[30:56.320 -> 31:00.320] So if you're not seeing any tire drop-off and
[31:00.800 -> 31:04.040] Of course, they have so much more data than I'm looking at in retrospect
[31:04.040 -> 31:06.000] And they're also having to make these decisions on the fly.
[31:06.000 -> 31:09.440] So I don't want to make it seem like I would have been able to make a better decision than
[31:09.440 -> 31:10.440] I did.
[31:10.440 -> 31:11.440] Maybe they're not.
[31:11.440 -> 31:14.040] Maybe Ferrari is not looking at whatever you're looking at.
[31:14.040 -> 31:19.280] I'm just comparing them to the other teams who all said after the race, yeah, we changed
[31:19.280 -> 31:24.000] our plans mid-race because we weren't expecting the tires to be able to go as long as they
[31:24.000 -> 31:27.760] did and then we saw that they were able to do that and we saw what George Russell was doing
[31:27.760 -> 31:30.920] on the softs so we changed our plans.
[31:30.920 -> 31:34.000] Ferrari didn't change their plans.
[31:34.000 -> 31:39.600] So whether you're a Leclerc fan or a Carlos Sainz fan, can we all yell about that?
[31:39.600 -> 31:44.600] Because, and like, yes, there was a safety car.
[31:44.600 -> 31:45.000] Like, that's gonna screw with things and, like, yes, there was a safety car.
[31:45.000 -> 31:48.280] That's gonna screw with things and performance,
[31:48.280 -> 31:52.880] but the decision making and the overall lap times here
[31:52.880 -> 31:56.400] are a bigger issue than whether or not your driver
[31:56.400 -> 31:59.820] did two thousandths of a second a lap
[31:59.820 -> 32:01.440] better than the other one.
[32:01.440 -> 32:04.040] Like, I don't care which one of the drivers are faster
[32:04.040 -> 32:06.240] because neither of them can get on a podium right now.
[32:06.240 -> 32:10.600] Well we are talking about Ferrari so all of this does feel very on-brand that
[32:10.600 -> 32:18.480] we're arguing about the wrong things and also made decision but made it wrong.
[32:18.480 -> 32:23.480] But I mean, I'm happy you made a decision Ferrari.
[32:23.480 -> 32:25.640] I...
[32:26.240 -> 32:27.840] They split strategies, that's it.
[32:28.240 -> 32:29.440] They split strategies.
[32:29.440 -> 32:33.480] And in some ways, that is a win.
[32:34.920 -> 32:36.240] And in some ways, it's not.
[32:37.640 -> 32:41.080] Podium of data points that we can't get into as much detail
[32:41.080 -> 32:42.680] as the Ferrari and McLaren stuff,
[32:42.680 -> 32:45.460] but I need to talk about because I saw it in the data,
[32:45.460 -> 32:48.400] which I could also translate to data I would have sent
[32:48.400 -> 32:49.800] to you, Nicole, in a voice note,
[32:49.800 -> 32:52.120] but instead I'm saying on the pod.
[32:52.120 -> 32:52.960] Incredible.
[32:53.840 -> 32:56.200] P3, Perez versus Max.
[32:58.400 -> 33:00.440] So we'll start with qualifying.
[33:00.440 -> 33:02.380] I pulled up the telemetry,
[33:02.380 -> 33:05.360] and first I just thought the map was funny.
[33:05.360 -> 33:11.480] Which for those of you only listening, the blue is Perez, and he has maybe, I'm being
[33:11.480 -> 33:17.680] generous, a tenth of the lap in blue, and it's just like a couple of various corners
[33:17.680 -> 33:22.540] on the circuit, but it's just a lot of white, which is Max Verstappen.
[33:22.540 -> 33:25.580] But the actual interesting thing is on the telemetry,
[33:25.580 -> 33:28.700] when you look at the throttle trace and the brake trace,
[33:28.700 -> 33:32.080] you'll notice that his braking, his meaning Paris,
[33:32.080 -> 33:34.280] is relatively similar to Max's.
[33:34.280 -> 33:36.160] Like there's no stark differences here
[33:36.160 -> 33:38.960] like we were seeing with Leclerc and Sainz.
[33:38.960 -> 33:42.360] But what we're actually seeing is the throttle trace.
[33:42.360 -> 33:47.000] So Max was spending more of the lap at full throttle than Paris
[33:47.000 -> 33:53.120] was. So you can see, particularly about halfway through the lap here, there were moments in
[33:53.120 -> 34:00.040] the high-speed corners where Max lifted significantly less compared to Paris. And I really think
[34:00.040 -> 34:05.120] that's a lot of where his lap time was made up was the fact that like Perez
[34:05.120 -> 34:09.120] just doesn't feel as confident with the car so it seems like he feels confident
[34:09.120 -> 34:20.080] enough in braking but not in not braking. But quick lap time numbers overall
[34:20.080 -> 34:24.880] average lap in the first stint when they were both on mediums Perez was nearly
[34:24.880 -> 34:29.320] nine tenths a lap almost a full second slower than Verstappen. Normal
[34:29.320 -> 34:33.700] caveats here, of course Perez was in traffic and behind, but he also had DRS, so
[34:33.700 -> 34:38.900] you know, and Max really didn't. Yeah, so that was that. There you go. That's P3.
[34:38.900 -> 34:48.280] Let's go on to P2 of random data points we can't get into with a lot of detail. Lewis's pace on the mediums versus Russell on the softs.
[34:51.160 -> 34:52.080] So, uh,
[34:52.120 -> 34:57.120] Lewis did the exact same average lap time on the mediums as Russell did on the
[34:57.600 -> 35:02.120] softs. And yes, this is my Lewis Hamilton propaganda. And, uh, that's it.
[35:02.140 -> 35:03.480] That's really all I have to say there.
[35:05.360 -> 35:15.360] And that's it. That's really all I have to say there. And P1, just everything the Williams did this weekend.
[35:15.360 -> 35:26.080] I think notably there's sector one here. The fact that Albon on the medium in that first stint was the fourth fastest driver in Sector 1.
[35:26.080 -> 35:33.840] He was only four hundredths away from Max's average time in Sector 1. The only
[35:33.840 -> 35:38.640] other drivers that were faster in Sector 1 than Alex Albon... well, Max. I'm not
[35:38.640 -> 35:44.720] counting Max. Because everything's the gap to Max is Lewis and Carlos. So he
[35:44.720 -> 35:45.760] did... he was faster
[35:45.760 -> 35:49.780] than both Aston Martins, the other Ferrari, the Alpine, both McLarens, and
[35:49.780 -> 35:56.400] Sergio Perez. Struggled more in sector two, which is why his total lap time
[35:56.400 -> 36:00.520] didn't end up high in this group, but then he was middle of the pack for
[36:00.520 -> 36:07.440] sector three, and he was only losing three tenths to Max which put him on par with the Ferraris and faster than the Aston's
[36:07.640 -> 36:08.800] so
[36:08.800 -> 36:10.320] Williams pace
[36:10.320 -> 36:11.520] not
[36:11.520 -> 36:19.200] Those Friday free practice numbers. Well, obviously they're inflated by like all the normal confounding practice events
[36:19.360 -> 36:26.200] Like I don't think they were a fluke like Williams data data here doesn't say like, free practice fluke.
[36:26.200 -> 36:31.200] This was, they were in the points on merit this weekend.
[36:32.360 -> 36:33.280] Unbelievable.
[36:33.280 -> 36:35.320] I never thought it was gonna happen.
[36:35.320 -> 36:37.920] I mean, yeah, the free practice data,
[36:37.920 -> 36:39.560] no matter how much of a fluke it was,
[36:39.560 -> 36:40.880] we even still just,
[36:41.720 -> 36:42.540] whoo!
[36:42.540 -> 36:43.380] They were fast.
[36:43.380 -> 36:45.880] Wild time as a, just as Williams. Wow, were fast! Wild time as Williams.
[36:45.880 -> 36:49.000] Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
[36:49.000 -> 36:54.960] Hey podcast listeners, Gossip Grid here, your guide to F1's paddock elites.
[36:54.960 -> 36:58.040] Hello everyone, welcome back to Gossip Grid where I give you everything that you need
[36:58.040 -> 37:00.660] to know about F1 and pop culture.
[37:00.660 -> 37:10.000] So of course with the Silverstone Grand Prix it was guaranteed to be a star-studded event as there's a lot of fun and glitz and glam happening over in Britain right now.
[37:10.000 -> 37:16.000] Wimbledon is currently happening and today as we are filming this Charles and Pierre actually went to Wimbledon today.
[37:16.000 -> 37:25.360] But everything else that we're going to talk about has to do with everything that went on in Silverstone because when Silverstone's going down, celebrities are there and they
[37:25.360 -> 37:27.760] want to appear on the grid.
[37:27.760 -> 37:31.960] So we had Florence Pugh waving the checkered red flag, who looked like she had more fun
[37:31.960 -> 37:37.800] than any person I've ever seen waving the checkered flag.
[37:37.800 -> 37:43.560] So bring her back for more races and I would love to continue to see her on the grid.
[37:43.560 -> 37:47.680] Hannah Waddingham correctly addresses Sir Lewis Hamilton
[37:47.680 -> 37:49.640] as the eight-time world champion,
[37:49.640 -> 37:52.020] and if I didn't love her enough already from Ted Lasso,
[37:52.020 -> 37:53.960] that really confirmed it.
[37:53.960 -> 37:56.600] Cara Delevingne not only did a hot lap,
[37:56.600 -> 38:00.080] but was able to take a seat in the CR43
[38:00.080 -> 38:01.880] as a guest of Alfa Romeo,
[38:01.880 -> 38:04.160] and we don't need to get into it, or we can get into it,
[38:04.160 -> 38:05.740] but if someone says no, that they don't need to get into it, or we can get into it, but if someone says no
[38:05.740 -> 38:07.640] that they don't want to be interviewed at something,
[38:07.640 -> 38:11.080] that's okay, and you can say no to something.
[38:11.080 -> 38:12.700] That doesn't mean you're not interested
[38:12.700 -> 38:14.480] in the event that you're attending.
[38:14.480 -> 38:17.320] No means no in every context.
[38:17.320 -> 38:18.160] Thank you.
[38:19.840 -> 38:22.880] So Cara Delevingne, guest of Alpha Romeo,
[38:22.880 -> 38:25.520] and looked like she had a great time doing her
[38:25.520 -> 38:28.520] hot lap and everything else that she was there for.
[38:28.520 -> 38:33.320] Lewis Hamilton, as always, top knot fit all weekend, so I could shout out every single
[38:33.320 -> 38:34.960] one but I will not do that.
[38:34.960 -> 38:40.060] I just need to give a shout out to, God, I think they were all my favorite, but I really
[38:40.060 -> 38:45.840] absolutely loved his Maui-Laula matching set that he had on the first
[38:45.840 -> 38:50.560] day when he showed up with Roscoe. It was unbelievable. Loved the good 44 on the
[38:50.560 -> 38:55.680] back. Alright, I've been dying to talk about it. You knew I was gonna be talking
[38:55.680 -> 39:00.160] about it. Let's talk about the Brad Pitt movie that started filming this weekend
[39:00.160 -> 39:03.360] at Silverstone. We've been talking about it for a while. We haven't been getting
[39:03.360 -> 39:06.960] too many details, so this is completely where we get to dive in on everything
[39:06.960 -> 39:11.400] that we now know about this movie. So if you didn't know, Brad Pitt was filming in
[39:11.400 -> 39:16.460] Silverstone this weekend. He is filming a F1 movie with executive producer Lewis
[39:16.460 -> 39:21.960] Hamilton. It is being done with the director of the most recent Top Gun
[39:21.960 -> 39:25.120] Maverick movie. It looks like it's going to be a lot of fun
[39:25.120 -> 39:30.540] and everything that we got to know this weekend. Rumor on the grid is that the
[39:30.540 -> 39:35.000] movie will be called Apex but that is in a now deleted tweet courtesy of ESPN F1
[39:35.000 -> 39:38.660] but the current team name that we are seeing across the garage, across their
[39:38.660 -> 39:43.660] race suits, across the livery is Apex GP so it seems like that is the team name
[39:43.660 -> 39:46.340] of the film. Brad Pitt will play Sonny Hayes.
[39:46.340 -> 39:48.640] Dames and Idris will play Joshua Pierce.
[39:48.640 -> 39:55.200] All of the footage and clips of all of their actual real life garage they got to take over was incredibly funny,
[39:55.200 -> 40:00.120] except all of the data on the screens was completely out of whack and absolutely hysterical.
[40:00.120 -> 40:09.800] I think we need to have Brianna dive into that on another episode. The livery was definitely giving rich energy even though they were probably going for the
[40:09.800 -> 40:11.480] black and gold Lotus.
[40:11.480 -> 40:15.860] I really just think they were trying to go for as far of an opposite of all of the current
[40:15.860 -> 40:18.520] cars on the grid and you don't have any black and gold on the grid right now.
[40:18.520 -> 40:23.460] So I think that's definitely what they were going for with their F2 modified car, courtesy
[40:23.460 -> 40:24.460] of Mercedes.
[40:24.460 -> 40:28.880] So yes, it's giving rich energy, but they're really just trying to not be any current cars
[40:28.880 -> 40:31.160] on the grid.
[40:31.160 -> 40:35.280] Rich energy really ruined the fun for the rest of the grid, because now no one's going
[40:35.280 -> 40:38.640] to be able to bring a black and gold livery without someone making that joke.
[40:38.640 -> 40:42.160] And that is disappointing, because a black and gold livery is so sick.
[40:42.160 -> 40:43.160] Right.
[40:43.160 -> 40:46.980] And they even with their fire suits, like their race suits are white, like Apex GP,
[40:46.980 -> 40:49.280] like they didn't even get to do the black and gold
[40:49.280 -> 40:51.880] like kind of look there, which would also look really sick.
[40:51.880 -> 40:54.600] But I loved all the rich energy jokes all weekend.
[40:54.600 -> 40:56.480] Absolutely, really, really funny.
[40:56.480 -> 40:58.360] We're finally getting more details
[40:58.360 -> 41:00.840] of what this movie is actually about,
[41:00.840 -> 41:03.480] besides it just being that, you know,
[41:04.960 -> 41:07.840] Brad Pitt's a washed up F1 driver like comes back.
[41:07.840 -> 41:12.720] We kind of still only have that information but with a little bit more context. So Brad Pitt is a
[41:12.720 -> 41:17.840] famous driver who raced in the 90s. He had like a really horrible crash or something that kind
[41:17.840 -> 41:23.280] of makes him disappear, step out of the limelight of F1. And then years later he has a really good
[41:23.280 -> 41:29.320] friend that is the owner of an F1 team and contacts him to come back and help out. The team is in last place.
[41:29.320 -> 41:34.480] They are in the 21st, 22nd spots on the grid so that's what's happening in this
[41:34.480 -> 41:39.560] world of F1 and they've never even scored a point. So they have this young
[41:39.560 -> 41:44.600] phenom driver who's played by Davidson Idris and they bring Brad in to kind of
[41:44.600 -> 41:45.700] be his
[41:45.700 -> 41:50.200] mentor, his role model, and form the team as like a final Hail Mary for the
[41:50.200 -> 41:55.120] entire ordeal of what everything that will be ensue. It sounds like
[41:55.120 -> 42:00.120] they're using really unique, crazy cool technology for all of this. They have
[42:00.120 -> 42:03.720] cameras mounted all over the car that they're using so we're gonna get some
[42:03.720 -> 42:08.800] really good viewpoints of it. I'm really expecting a Top Gun F1 style of
[42:08.800 -> 42:12.680] movie. Brad Pitt stopped in to the drivers meeting to thank everyone for
[42:12.680 -> 42:15.240] letting them be there, and you could tell which drivers were definitely
[42:15.240 -> 42:19.760] fangirling a little bit too hard. Spot a selfie on Pierre Gasly's Instagram that
[42:19.760 -> 42:23.960] he definitely needed to take with Brad Pitt. And you know what, I gotta give
[42:23.960 -> 42:28.240] Carlos some... I'm gonna give him kudos for just gonna be right place right time because
[42:28.240 -> 42:32.320] if Brad Pitt was filming a movie in my workplace you best believe I would make
[42:32.320 -> 42:35.560] sure that I was standing everywhere I needed to be to make sure that I had a
[42:35.560 -> 42:39.680] cameo in that when he was really probably just doing his job and being
[42:39.680 -> 42:44.240] where the race cars drivers were. So hopefully we will continue to see, we
[42:44.240 -> 42:45.120] will continue to see we will continue
[42:45.120 -> 42:49.480] to see filming throughout the season and I'm excited to see more of this behind
[42:49.480 -> 42:52.080] the scenes of whatever this F1 movie will turn out to be.
[42:52.080 -> 42:59.080] I was really jealous of everyone who was at the track this weekend. They got to see the stunt drivers go around in their filming.
[42:59.080 -> 43:06.920] And by the way, it was stunt drivers going around. Like they didn't put Brad Pitt in an F2 car and say go fast around the circuit.
[43:06.920 -> 43:10.080] Which I probably would have paid to see. That sounds entertaining.
[43:10.080 -> 43:16.320] But you got these two cars side-by-side and one had the camera and one had the stunt driver. It was really cool.
[43:16.320 -> 43:19.400] Yeah, the footage is definitely gonna be really sick and interesting.
[43:19.400 -> 43:21.900] And I also just can't wait to when we're seeing this and being like,
[43:21.900 -> 43:25.440] That's Silverstone and we know what's actually happening in all of this.
[43:25.440 -> 43:27.520] But I'm excited for this movie.
[43:27.520 -> 43:29.440] I'm excited to see the technology that they're using.
[43:29.440 -> 43:33.160] And again, just having a major motion picture based on F1.
[43:33.160 -> 43:37.200] And with Lewis involved as an executive producer,
[43:37.200 -> 43:40.760] I'm excited to see what touches he adds to the film as well.
[43:40.760 -> 43:45.840] I know Lewis is really focused on making it as accurate as possible, and there was one
[43:45.840 -> 43:48.840] thing that happened this weekend that I thought was very inaccurate.
[43:48.840 -> 43:52.320] And it wasn't the date on the screen that you already pointed out, because no one's
[43:52.320 -> 43:53.320] going to see that in the movie.
[43:53.320 -> 43:58.240] But it was the fact that the drivers, the Apex GP drivers standing there for the national
[43:58.240 -> 44:03.600] anthem, and neither of them had their race suits sluttily tied around their waist.
[44:03.600 -> 44:05.340] They had them fully on.
[44:05.340 -> 44:06.860] That is not accurate.
[44:06.860 -> 44:08.580] What is going on?
[44:08.580 -> 44:09.720] Well, that's everything that I have
[44:09.720 -> 44:10.900] for this week's Gossip Grid,
[44:10.900 -> 44:13.160] jam-packed straight out of a Hollywood film
[44:13.160 -> 44:15.660] this time around, and it will not be the last.
[44:15.660 -> 44:18.700] So I'll catch you next time on Gossip Grid.
[44:18.700 -> 44:23.700] So this was not the Silverstone that Mercedes,
[44:24.900 -> 44:28.560] I will say advertised and that's what Toto
[44:28.560 -> 44:35.340] advertised competing for a win this was not that I really do believe that the
[44:35.340 -> 44:40.460] man thought that's what was gonna happen and it just wasn't okay but that's not
[44:40.460 -> 44:49.400] why I'm here this is a podium of moments as a Mercedes fan That didn't make me want to cry and scream from Silverstone
[44:51.840 -> 44:55.240] So, you know what because the glass can be half full
[44:55.720 -> 44:58.680] even times when it just feels half empty and
[44:59.080 -> 45:10.040] this could have been a podium of every single moment that Lewis Hamilton basically like breathed air at Silverstone. And I chose to not have it be that type of podium. So these are some
[45:10.040 -> 45:14.880] wholesome moments, some great moments, and wonderful Mercedes moments.
[45:14.880 -> 45:22.160] So it wasn't Lewis's podium or Lewis's incredible race pace or Lewis not bashing the car just
[45:22.160 -> 45:28.960] with a sledgehammer because he was so frustrated. None of those things? None of those things are on this podium. But they all definitely
[45:28.960 -> 45:36.880] could have all qualified for P1. So instead I will start with P3. George
[45:36.880 -> 45:43.960] having a wholesome family moment on stage. So at the fan stage area, you know,
[45:43.960 -> 45:46.240] he brings out his niece and nephew and they're like
[45:46.240 -> 45:47.720] decked out in GR63 merch.
[45:47.720 -> 45:50.680] I'm just like, this is so cool and cute.
[45:50.680 -> 45:55.080] And imagine like your uncle's an F1 driver and you get to be brought out on stage at
[45:55.080 -> 45:57.320] Silverstone of all places.
[45:57.320 -> 46:02.680] Like a hardcore, like definite core memory being like developed at that time.
[46:02.680 -> 46:05.000] I was like, I want to do this.
[46:05.000 -> 46:07.000] That did not make me want to cry or scream.
[46:07.000 -> 46:08.000] Right.
[46:08.000 -> 46:10.000] I think that's a good P3.
[46:10.000 -> 46:17.000] It was like a wholesome cry. It was like a, aw, like that kind of cry. Not like a, oh my God, why did I make these decisions in life?
[46:17.000 -> 46:19.000] Uh-huh. P2.
[46:19.000 -> 46:22.000] Um, P2.
[46:22.000 -> 46:25.000] George and Toto's uniquely patterned shirts.
[46:28.420 -> 46:32.940] This video I watched numerous times in a row.
[46:32.940 -> 46:35.860] It is George sporting an incredible Darth Toto
[46:35.860 -> 46:38.260] fully patterned repeated shirt
[46:38.260 -> 46:43.220] and Toto then in a Suzy Wolf patterned repeated shirt.
[46:43.220 -> 46:45.740] And I think I need both of those shirts. I don't know which one I want more, And I think I need both of those shirts.
[46:45.740 -> 46:47.620] I don't know which one I want more,
[46:47.620 -> 46:49.560] but I think I need both of them.
[46:50.860 -> 46:55.200] I just loved the video for watching Toto's
[46:55.200 -> 46:59.760] immediate distaste for the fact that he knew,
[46:59.760 -> 47:01.900] damn, I'm gonna have to put on that shirt.
[47:01.900 -> 47:08.280] And it didn't matter whose face was on the shirt. It just doesn't match totos whole whole thing
[47:08.280 -> 47:13.280] He's middle of eating breakfast and George walks in wearing that shirt and Toto knew
[47:13.760 -> 47:18.400] There's gonna be one that I'm going to have to wear with somebody's face
[47:18.400 -> 47:19.200] But you know what?
[47:19.200 -> 47:24.000] He probably thought it was George's face and then maybe when he saw that it was Susie's he was like, okay, I guess like
[47:24.720 -> 47:29.400] Maybe it's less but he just knew that no matter what this is exactly what was gonna
[47:29.400 -> 47:34.400] gonna go down. He still leaned into the bit. Leaned into the bit and respect Darth Toto
[47:34.400 -> 47:47.900] for that bit. And P1 superstar of the entire weekend Roscoe Hamilton. This dog is media trained.
[47:47.900 -> 47:49.900] He was anywhere, everywhere, all the time.
[47:49.900 -> 47:52.600] I can't believe the amount of attention.
[47:52.600 -> 47:55.000] You would think he's an additional driver on this grid.
[47:55.000 -> 47:59.900] I was losing my mind when he showed up with Louis on the first
[47:59.900 -> 48:04.200] day and then every single day after that, Roscoe was delivering
[48:04.200 -> 48:05.400] on the content.
[48:05.400 -> 48:12.080] I went into this weekend fully expecting way too much Brad Pitt content, and I
[48:12.080 -> 48:18.400] think Roscoe Hamilton upstaged Brad Pitt. I saw maybe two or three like photos that
[48:18.400 -> 48:22.760] everyone put out of Brad Pitt in the filming of the movie. At least a dozen
[48:22.760 -> 48:25.160] different unique pieces of content
[48:25.160 -> 48:26.280] that other people were like,
[48:26.280 -> 48:28.680] I want to do content with that dog.
[48:29.680 -> 48:30.740] And don't quote me on this,
[48:30.740 -> 48:34.240] but I'm pretty sure Roscoe has more Instagram followers
[48:34.240 -> 48:37.120] than at least 80% of the grid.
[48:37.120 -> 48:38.840] And I will put up on the screen
[48:38.840 -> 48:43.640] what the actual ranking he is on the YouTube video
[48:43.640 -> 48:44.880] because I don't remember right now,
[48:44.880 -> 48:46.840] but Roscoe Hamilton is
[48:46.840 -> 48:48.040] the man.
[48:48.040 -> 48:53.280] I definitely saw more interviews from Roscoe this weekend than some drivers.
[48:53.280 -> 48:57.480] Like there's definitely some drivers that I did not personally watch interviews for,
[48:57.480 -> 49:00.440] and I watched multiple interviews of a dog and a tiny microphone.
[49:00.440 -> 49:02.600] So you know, he was the superstar.
[49:02.600 -> 49:04.920] Shout out to Roscoe.
[49:04.920 -> 49:08.060] We are back with another edition of tire taboo
[49:08.660 -> 49:11.240] We had discussed a little bit earlier
[49:11.840 -> 49:14.120] during our data deep dives about how
[49:14.600 -> 49:21.680] Pirelli had new tires this weekend at Silverstone and we saw them and they did things and they didn't do things that they
[49:21.760 -> 49:28.000] said they were gonna do but I don't want to dive too much into that because we're back with Tire Taboo and Brianna is
[49:28.000 -> 49:32.560] gonna tell us all about everything we need to know around the new tires that
[49:32.560 -> 49:49.000] we saw at Silverstone but she cannot use the words tire, pace, downforce, and performance.
[49:49.000 -> 49:54.000] So we have to talk about tires and you can't talk about tires.
[49:54.000 -> 49:59.000] We, spoiler alert, we'll be talking about degradation and you can't talk about degradation.
[49:59.000 -> 50:06.400] Lots of fun things. So I will be on it and alerting and doing a really obnoxious fun buzzer
[50:06.400 -> 50:13.040] sound every time Brianna messes up. So again, degradation. This is such a fun game.
[50:14.800 -> 50:21.600] Tire, pace, downforce, performance. Let's get into it. So first off,
[50:21.600 -> 50:28.700] why did we get new tires at Silverstone, Brianna? I hate when she gets to use the word in the question.
[50:28.700 -> 50:32.600] I can't even do the basic thing of repeating the question and
[50:32.600 -> 50:34.200] rolling. Okay.
[50:35.200 -> 50:41.900] At the start, like in the winter, teams are required to give
[50:41.900 -> 50:46.320] estimated levels of, I'm going to purposely mess up here because there's no way to do it, estimated levels of, I'm gonna purposely mess up here
[50:46.320 -> 50:47.580] because there's no way to do it,
[50:47.580 -> 50:49.320] estimated levels of downforce
[50:49.320 -> 50:53.240] to Pirelli.
[50:53.240 -> 50:58.160] And then Pirelli wants to design wheels
[50:58.160 -> 51:03.160] that will reduce lap times over time,
[51:05.000 -> 51:06.400] but they don't want them to pop will reduce lap times over time,
[51:11.200 -> 51:16.200] but they don't want them to pop or explode under the loads that the cars are pushing on them.
[51:18.280 -> 51:20.620] This is always so difficult.
[51:21.920 -> 51:27.920] The estimated levels of load. See, the thing is I'm gonna use load but I know
[51:27.920 -> 51:32.440] load and downforce, hit the buzzer, are different things so I don't want anyone
[51:32.440 -> 51:37.280] in the mentions telling me that they're different because I know they're
[51:37.280 -> 51:45.120] different. I was gonna correct you in the game of taboo, but what you're saying is wrong it's like because she can't say downforce it's close enough
[51:46.720 -> 51:56.400] the uh so what happened was the team's level of load was so much higher even at the start of the
[51:56.400 -> 52:11.760] season than pirelli expected so they fast tracked their tire... their 2024 things that hit the track to
[52:11.760 -> 52:16.920] Silverstone because particularly at a track like the one we were just at
[52:16.920 -> 52:29.120] there is a high likelihood of the wheels exploding. Now that is why we got these new tires.
[52:29.120 -> 52:37.120] Because we probably didn't want someone to DNF for the rest of the season.
[52:37.120 -> 52:45.000] That's the whole intention of bringing these new wheels to Silverstone.
[52:45.000 -> 52:47.000] Nice! You almost had it there.
[52:47.000 -> 52:51.000] Okay, so we got new tires at Silverstone.
[52:51.000 -> 52:52.000] Thank you.
[52:52.000 -> 52:53.000] Thanks.
[52:53.000 -> 53:00.000] Did it work? Did this... did it do what they wanted it to do?
[53:00.000 -> 53:10.200] And even if it did, how did it affect the racing that we saw? I would say based on
[53:10.200 -> 53:18.640] what we can see it worked because there was no explosions and the tires made it
[53:18.640 -> 53:25.240] they made it to the end of the race and this is one of the like one of the race. And this is one of the, like, one of the
[53:25.240 -> 53:29.680] things... I can say that word. This is one of the tracks that
[53:29.680 -> 53:34.240] is going to put the highest amount of stress on the wheels
[53:34.240 -> 53:37.600] of an F1 car. I just think wheels is such a bad sounding
[53:37.600 -> 53:37.880] word.
[53:37.880 -> 53:41.000] It just makes me sound... literally, every time you say
[53:41.000 -> 53:43.320] wheels, I just think of hot wheels or like wheels on the
[53:43.320 -> 53:46.480] bus, which is like not...
[53:46.480 -> 53:48.480] My brain goes wheels on the bus goes round and round and round.
[53:48.480 -> 53:59.240] So I guess for that purpose it did work. I think on the other side of it though it made me really
[53:59.240 -> 54:05.000] worried because we saw no drop-off on any of the tires,
[54:07.000 -> 54:10.720] on any of the wheels this week as stints went on.
[54:10.720 -> 54:12.360] I know I mentioned it earlier,
[54:12.360 -> 54:17.360] but George Russell was able to do almost 30 laps on softs
[54:18.840 -> 54:22.360] and that shouldn't be possible.
[54:22.360 -> 54:27.200] And what we don't know right now is was that because of this new
[54:27.200 -> 54:34.560] construction that they brought with these new tires or or was that because Pirelli was too
[54:34.560 -> 54:48.520] conservative in picking the C1, C2, C3 and they should have gone down. And I understand why Pirelli from a business perspective would want to be conservative,
[54:48.520 -> 54:56.480] but we, like a true one stop that probably could have been a no stop at the British Grand
[54:56.480 -> 54:58.520] Prix is worrisome to me.
[54:58.520 -> 55:05.840] This is a circuit that puts so much stress through the wheels of an F1 car.
[55:08.080 -> 55:11.200] And so if you can't get a two-stop out of this race,
[55:12.000 -> 55:16.960] it would be like, you'll definitely won't get a two-stop out of upcoming races.
[55:18.160 -> 55:23.760] So that, so did it improve racing? I don't know if this new tire construction was the problem.
[55:23.760 -> 55:24.640] Damn it!
[55:24.640 -> 55:26.800] Tires really getting you in this tire.
[55:26.800 -> 55:27.800] I know!
[55:27.800 -> 55:30.000] It seems like it's the most obvious one and it's great.
[55:30.000 -> 55:31.000] It's so fun.
[55:31.000 -> 55:36.200] I'm not normally this bad with that word.
[55:36.200 -> 55:47.760] I don't know if it was the construction that was the problem this weekend, like for f1 racing to be truly truly good in my opinion
[55:48.200 -> 55:50.400] the difference between a
[55:50.920 -> 55:54.440] one stop and a two stop needs to be so
[55:55.160 -> 56:01.520] so small that the teams don't know which one is going to be the best and
[56:02.380 -> 56:07.800] The bigger differentiation there is in what is the quote unquote, like,
[56:07.800 -> 56:16.480] best or second best. I'm reading the list of words that I can I say this tires? Yeah,
[56:16.480 -> 56:28.760] no, I couldn't. I couldn't say reads words. I can't say says word. I say. Pit strategy. The better the racing is gonna be because we
[56:28.760 -> 56:33.680] want the teams to be forced into maybe making the wrong decision or having
[56:33.680 -> 56:41.020] multiple decisions that could be right decisions and tires need to... I was so
[56:41.020 -> 56:45.920] focused on not saying deprivation that I said tires.
[56:45.920 -> 56:51.560] Wheels need to fall off during the course of a stint in order to make that happen.
[56:51.560 -> 56:59.720] So racing strategy wasn't great this weekend, and I don't know right now yet if that's because
[56:59.720 -> 57:01.960] of these new tires that came.
[57:01.960 -> 57:02.960] Wow!
[57:02.960 -> 57:03.960] Okay, that's it!
[57:03.960 -> 57:10.080] That is everything you should know. Yeah, end my pain, end my suffering.
[57:10.080 -> 57:13.520] I don't think I've... we've played this game so many times now it feels like and I...
[57:15.120 -> 57:20.320] I've never been this bad at it. You just really didn't want to say wheels and you know what?
[57:20.320 -> 57:26.540] That's... that's okay. Well, thanks for playing tire taboo I hope someone
[57:26.540 -> 57:31.580] actually learned something in between all of my just screaming marketing
[57:31.580 -> 57:38.720] moments of the weekend if this is your first gridwalk episode in or you haven't
[57:38.720 -> 57:41.620] heard us say this yet we both work in marketing we're both big marketing
[57:41.620 -> 57:45.840] business nerds so I thought there was enough cool marketing
[57:45.840 -> 57:51.520] moments of the weekend to make a podium match. Honorable mention, F1's first attempt at the
[57:51.520 -> 57:56.000] digital on-track advertisements that you add in post onto the surface.
[57:58.640 -> 58:03.120] I think this is cool tech. This is tech they use in a ton of other sports. Like notably,
[58:03.120 -> 58:07.280] I see it all the time in basketball where they'll just put different sponsors on the court.
[58:07.280 -> 58:09.160] Feels like something F1 was lacking.
[58:09.160 -> 58:12.700] Now I will say that their first attempt wasn't stellar.
[58:12.700 -> 58:14.520] It didn't line up quite right,
[58:14.520 -> 58:16.480] but I'm glad to see them innovating.
[58:19.000 -> 58:21.680] P3, the Williams pop-up store.
[58:23.900 -> 58:30.000] I will never skirt around a moment to talk about what a great thing the Williams Pop-Ups are.
[58:30.000 -> 58:32.000] They are the only team that's doing this right now.
[58:32.000 -> 58:36.000] Not only could you go there at certain times to meet different personalities,
[58:36.000 -> 58:39.000] including their drivers, their team principal, their development drivers,
[58:39.000 -> 58:42.000] but also just the experience at the Pop-Ups are so cool.
[58:42.000 -> 58:44.000] We went to the one in Austin last year.
[58:44.000 -> 58:49.600] You can drive simulator, you can do the the button pressy reaction time thing,
[58:49.600 -> 58:54.160] their merch is sick. It's just such good marketing and fan activation.
[58:56.480 -> 59:03.120] P2. Apex GP selling sponsorships for their fake movie car.
[59:03.400 -> 59:06.880] selling sponsorships for their fake movie car. Now, of course,
[59:06.880 -> 59:10.360] for movies you sell sponsorships and that's why there's product placements in
[59:10.360 -> 59:11.040] movies.
[59:11.040 -> 59:14.160] But I thought it was really cool marketing that
[59:14.160 -> 59:17.880] they sold these sponsorship placements, put them on the car, and then you get the
[59:17.880 -> 59:22.240] extra boost of everyone who's engaging with F1
[59:22.240 -> 59:25.700] now and everyone at the track at the circuit who got to
[59:25.700 -> 59:29.360] see the car go around interact with your sponsors so they probably got to charge
[59:29.360 -> 59:34.320] more beyond just it being in the movie because it was there on track and we all
[59:34.320 -> 59:39.280] now know that all of these brands are sponsoring this movie.
[59:39.280 -> 59:44.320] Unbelievable. It's incredible to see sponsorship like that on the liberals.
[59:44.320 -> 59:46.080] Those are real companies.
[59:46.080 -> 59:49.080] P1, the Ferris wheel that looks like the Chrome logo.
[59:51.600 -> 59:53.780] Incredible job.
[59:53.780 -> 59:55.760] Like I just love when the Chrome logo
[59:55.760 -> 59:58.160] for a sponsorship thing goes on anything circular.
[59:58.160 -> 01:00:00.360] But what particularly made this special
[01:00:00.360 -> 01:00:02.280] is that that Ferris wheel was behind
[01:00:02.280 -> 01:00:04.960] so many shots of the weekend
[01:00:04.960 -> 01:00:07.060] and it could have just been a Ferris wheel.
[01:00:07.060 -> 01:00:09.660] And instead it was just always the Chrome logo.
[01:00:09.660 -> 01:00:12.740] I think that Ferris wheel was better marketing well spent
[01:00:12.740 -> 01:00:15.080] than the Chrome livery on the car
[01:00:15.080 -> 01:00:18.240] because the car always has Google Chrome marketing.
[01:00:18.240 -> 01:00:20.540] There's not always a Ferris wheel in the background
[01:00:20.540 -> 01:00:24.160] of like every shot with the giant Chrome logo on it.
[01:00:25.000 -> 01:00:30.240] 100% Ferris wheel with the Chrome logo at every race now and forever.
[01:00:30.240 -> 01:00:39.980] So I cannot believe that we are somehow talking about the 2024 season calendar.
[01:00:39.980 -> 01:00:45.240] It is July. We just had Silverstone.
[01:00:45.240 -> 01:00:51.800] And F1 decided that right before one of its biggest races, I mean in terms of at least
[01:00:51.800 -> 01:00:58.440] like the coverage that it receives of the entire year, and like, you know, just, let's
[01:00:58.440 -> 01:01:00.240] here's the here's the schedule for next year.
[01:01:00.240 -> 01:01:02.280] It seemed to come out of nowhere.
[01:01:02.280 -> 01:01:04.520] Like why, why do this now?
[01:01:04.520 -> 01:01:08.280] Why do it this way? It was so unnecessary.
[01:01:08.840 -> 01:01:12.440] This is like a good Friday data drop where they're like, trying
[01:01:12.440 -> 01:01:18.400] to hide something. You don't, you don't stick news in between
[01:01:18.400 -> 01:01:24.360] a back to back for it to be clouded by everything. I don't,
[01:01:24.600 -> 01:01:27.280] I don't, I don't understand the media strategy that went on here.
[01:01:27.280 -> 01:01:33.200] LBW You know, it felt very strange. I agree, felt that like they were trying to like hide
[01:01:33.200 -> 01:01:39.840] something. This just feels like I always just think the next season calendar is such perfect
[01:01:39.840 -> 01:01:44.320] news to drop during silly season, because you don't have anything else to talk about. And you
[01:01:44.320 -> 01:01:46.240] can like maintain buzz and things.
[01:01:46.240 -> 01:01:48.840] It kind of keeps it in the news streams.
[01:01:48.840 -> 01:01:55.000] Or even if they waited a week when there's no race and things and it's quiet and you
[01:01:55.000 -> 01:01:59.440] could be like, ah, here is the calendar, here's something to talk about instead of like, we're
[01:01:59.440 -> 01:02:10.600] going into Silverstone, here's also the 2024 calendar, like... I am proud of F1 for being so on top of 2024 that they were able to announce this now,
[01:02:10.600 -> 01:02:11.600] I guess?
[01:02:11.600 -> 01:02:13.320] But wait two weeks?
[01:02:13.320 -> 01:02:14.320] Two, three weeks?
[01:02:14.320 -> 01:02:15.320] Like, I don't...
[01:02:15.320 -> 01:02:16.320] Yeah, it was weird.
[01:02:16.320 -> 01:02:17.320] It was weird!
[01:02:17.320 -> 01:02:19.600] Weird media strategy.
[01:02:19.600 -> 01:02:23.400] I would not have advised this from the marketing side of things.
[01:02:23.400 -> 01:02:24.400] Right.
[01:02:24.400 -> 01:02:28.200] And I guess also I think some people were anticipating like maybe some more changes
[01:02:28.200 -> 01:02:33.080] in the calendar. I mean, there's been a lot of discussion of how can they make it so that,
[01:02:33.080 -> 01:02:38.440] you know, everyone's not traveling to opposite sides of the world and things like that. China's
[01:02:38.440 -> 01:02:49.000] back. Maybe we'll see if it stays. And Japan's earlier this year. Yeah, maybe we'll get a dry Japanese Grand Prix,
[01:02:49.000 -> 01:02:51.720] which would be incredible.
[01:02:51.720 -> 01:02:54.560] I, it's such a good racetrack.
[01:02:54.560 -> 01:02:58.720] So it's also really great to have the Japanese Grand Prix
[01:02:58.720 -> 01:03:01.040] early in the season next year, because we just
[01:03:01.040 -> 01:03:05.480] got out of what is the slog of early races in the F1 calendar
[01:03:05.480 -> 01:03:10.320] where it's mostly street circuits and mostly circuits where there's not great
[01:03:10.320 -> 01:03:15.120] racing and then you hit Silverson and you're like oh my gosh yes F1 is great I
[01:03:15.120 -> 01:03:20.960] forgot how great F1 was so I'm really excited to have Japan early in the year
[01:03:20.960 -> 01:03:27.920] like I'm also glad that they're able to like match it up with other things in things in the region, and like, that's great, and I know everyone's working towards
[01:03:27.920 -> 01:03:31.360] that, but I really just want a non-rainy Japanese crop, right?
[01:03:32.880 -> 01:03:37.360] Yeah, it'll be incredible to see some sort of, you know, potential difference there,
[01:03:37.360 -> 01:03:44.480] because it's a race that is... I don't think there's any race easy to move, so I don't want
[01:03:44.480 -> 01:03:45.920] to say that and be like I'm
[01:03:45.920 -> 01:03:47.240] saying that very lightly.
[01:03:47.240 -> 01:03:52.920] I think it takes a lot of work to make any sort of changes happen in any sort of event
[01:03:52.920 -> 01:03:55.880] calendar for a sporting event.
[01:03:55.880 -> 01:04:01.360] So especially when you're dealing on a global scale like this, it's major to have Japan
[01:04:01.360 -> 01:04:02.360] earlier in the season.
[01:04:02.360 -> 01:04:06.200] They've been trying to get Japan moved for a really long time.
[01:04:06.200 -> 01:04:09.040] So to your point, people, they need to coordinate
[01:04:09.040 -> 01:04:12.240] with local government, country government,
[01:04:12.240 -> 01:04:14.920] the promoter that is putting on the race.
[01:04:14.920 -> 01:04:17.720] Like there are so many, and the sponsors,
[01:04:17.720 -> 01:04:20.200] the stakeholders in getting a date changed
[01:04:20.200 -> 01:04:21.740] for one of these Grand Prix is wild,
[01:04:21.740 -> 01:04:25.760] which leads me into the next big topic of discussion around
[01:04:25.760 -> 01:04:30.560] this I've seen, and I think we are uniquely suited to answer this question. So there are...
[01:04:31.360 -> 01:04:38.480] Japan was moved. Miami wasn't. And so the Miami GP is still when it is, the Canadian GP still
[01:04:38.480 -> 01:04:46.000] is when it is. So people want to know why Miami can't be moved either in June to when the Canadian GP is or to the end of the
[01:04:46.000 -> 01:04:50.880] season when the rest of the North and South American leg of F1 is.
[01:04:50.880 -> 01:04:56.040] So Nicole, as the person who lived in Miami the longest between the two of us, do you
[01:04:56.040 -> 01:04:57.040] want to answer this question?
[01:04:57.040 -> 01:04:59.040] Oh, back in my day!
[01:04:59.040 -> 01:05:03.280] Yeah, so I have done quite a few different events and experienced quite a few different
[01:05:03.280 -> 01:05:08.640] things at Hard Rock Stadium. So Hard Rock Stadium has like a thousand different events throughout
[01:05:08.640 -> 01:05:15.160] the year. So at the end of August, there is this thing that begins. Football. Pretty big
[01:05:15.160 -> 01:05:20.840] deal in America. So Hard Rock Stadium has college football and the NFL Miami Dolphins
[01:05:20.840 -> 01:05:25.600] also play in this stadium and it basically takes over the entire area
[01:05:25.600 -> 01:05:31.600] every single weekend. That goes on until February-ish, if, you know, depending on...
[01:05:31.600 -> 01:05:33.120] How good the Dolphins are.
[01:05:33.120 -> 01:05:36.560] How... ha ha ha, right, which is that this is an NFL podcast.
[01:05:36.560 -> 01:05:36.960] I think they're pretty good this year.
[01:05:36.960 -> 01:05:41.760] I know, we don't need to touch all of that right now. We don't have time to unpack all of that.
[01:05:41.760 -> 01:05:46.360] Yeah. So you have August through February just nixed.
[01:05:46.400 -> 01:05:49.960] Like you can't use a football stadium during football season.
[01:05:50.240 -> 01:05:50.560] Yeah.
[01:05:50.720 -> 01:05:55.680] And then right after February, the Hard Rock Stadium also hosts the Miami Open.
[01:05:55.680 -> 01:06:01.720] So they have the entire area taken over by tennis, uh, tennis courts and all of
[01:06:01.720 -> 01:06:02.680] the spectators for that.
[01:06:02.680 -> 01:06:06.660] And immediately after that is over over which I believe every year
[01:06:06.660 -> 01:06:08.960] It's always around like March 20th 22nd
[01:06:09.480 -> 01:06:14.120] They start breaking everything down and building the grandstands and for the next six weeks
[01:06:14.480 -> 01:06:17.840] Basically and even before that in areas that they're not utilizing for the Miami Open
[01:06:17.840 -> 01:06:24.120] They're building the Miami GP because the track takes over so much of the space it takes over like regular roads
[01:06:24.180 -> 01:06:25.840] You can't really...
[01:06:26.120 -> 01:06:26.620] And parking.
[01:06:26.620 -> 01:06:27.960] Like it's, it's the entire...
[01:06:27.960 -> 01:06:29.480] The parking for every other event.
[01:06:29.680 -> 01:06:30.180] Yeah.
[01:06:30.560 -> 01:06:34.960] So it is the Miami GP sandwiched perfectly in the space in between every
[01:06:34.960 -> 01:06:40.120] other sporting event with time to also like set up the event as well.
[01:06:40.280 -> 01:06:44.040] I'm convinced that Taylor Swift wasn't able to go to Miami because they were
[01:06:44.040 -> 01:06:46.120] building the Miami Grand Prix track. So she had to go to Miami because they were building the Miami Grand Prix track
[01:06:46.120 -> 01:06:47.680] So she had to go to Tampa
[01:06:47.680 -> 01:06:53.200] Because it takes up so much space and it requires a lot of time to set up and deconstruct and there's also this
[01:06:53.400 -> 01:06:55.400] interesting thing that occurs
[01:06:55.560 -> 01:07:01.520] Between June to November called hurricane season and you can not not adversity
[01:07:02.920 -> 01:07:07.000] Like an actual hurricane season, right?
[01:07:07.000 -> 01:07:11.800] Yes, not in terms of Miami hurricane football, but like actual hurricanes
[01:07:11.800 -> 01:07:16.100] that occur in the state of Florida and particularly a lot and you know,
[01:07:16.100 -> 01:07:17.800] you don't want to be there in August.
[01:07:17.800 -> 01:07:18.600] It's so hot.
[01:07:18.600 -> 01:07:22.300] You think it's already hot in May in Miami wait till the summer.
[01:07:22.500 -> 01:07:25.000] So it's it's the best case scenario,
[01:07:25.000 -> 01:07:26.400] or for when it's even possible
[01:07:26.400 -> 01:07:28.480] to have a Miami Grand Prix at all,
[01:07:28.480 -> 01:07:31.460] it's gonna be Cinco de Mayo weekend for the time being.
[01:07:31.460 -> 01:07:33.000] Yeah.
[01:07:33.000 -> 01:07:35.720] Yeah, so Canada is in June,
[01:07:35.720 -> 01:07:37.660] so we can't move Miami to June
[01:07:37.660 -> 01:07:39.400] because then it would be in hurricane season
[01:07:39.400 -> 01:07:41.480] and there's a high likelihood that it wouldn't happen,
[01:07:41.480 -> 01:07:44.600] and I don't think any of the organizers want that.
[01:07:45.080 -> 01:07:50.600] So I have heard that they're trying to work with Canada to get Canada to move
[01:07:50.600 -> 01:07:56.960] back into May to be closer to the well-explained tiny window that Miami
[01:07:56.960 -> 01:08:02.400] has to host this as long as it's at Hard Rock Stadium.
[01:08:02.400 -> 01:08:11.000] It'd be interesting if they're able to get Canada to move at all and kind of keep everyone within, you know, East Coast-ish of North America.
[01:08:11.000 -> 01:08:18.000] Something else that definitely stood out, still no race on the African continent at all.
[01:08:18.000 -> 01:08:23.000] Just not happening, not acknowledged, just kind of, uh...
[01:08:23.000 -> 01:08:26.240] All right, 24 races in 2024.
[01:08:27.400 -> 01:08:30.560] Hey, at least for once they like got the fun thing, right.
[01:08:30.840 -> 01:08:35.200] For the last two years, they've accidentally lucked into 22 races in 2022 and
[01:08:35.200 -> 01:08:38.160] 23 races in 2023. But yeah,
[01:08:38.180 -> 01:08:42.760] it's really frustrating because this is supposed to be a global sport and F1
[01:08:42.760 -> 01:08:47.040] experiences put out a map in their announcement of this
[01:08:47.040 -> 01:08:51.680] with like the entire globe and then all the little red dots of where all the races are
[01:08:52.320 -> 01:08:57.440] and like the entire continent of Africa is like right there in the middle taking up so much of
[01:08:57.440 -> 01:09:03.520] the graphic with not a single red dot on it and it's really it's really frustrating to me
[01:09:03.520 -> 01:09:07.320] personally also because like they're trying to work with the
[01:09:07.320 -> 01:09:11.680] circuit in South Africa that has been on the F1 calendar before, so it's historic, and
[01:09:11.680 -> 01:09:17.600] this track itself looks sick, and it would be really cool to go there. So I just really
[01:09:17.600 -> 01:09:32.000] hope they can make this happen for 2025, and I will always be frustrated and disappointed. It's also a good reminder when people get upset about the newer circuits in certain locations.
[01:09:32.000 -> 01:09:36.000] I love looking at the map that you can see on the YouTube video right now,
[01:09:36.000 -> 01:09:40.000] if you head over there, and just seeing...
[01:09:40.000 -> 01:09:47.360] It's really great to see all the dots across the entire globe. And like, it's great
[01:09:47.360 -> 01:09:52.720] to see F1 reaching every single continent that's not Africa, that's so much really angry,
[01:09:52.720 -> 01:10:01.480] but it's like, I do like, it's a good visual understanding also of like, yeah, so we have
[01:10:01.480 -> 01:10:05.640] five North American races now, but like, that's a big part of the world. And like, I would actually love to see more than just Brazil and South America,
[01:10:05.640 -> 01:10:10.880] because that also feels like an area on the map that deserves and would like more
[01:10:10.880 -> 01:10:11.280] racing.
[01:10:11.280 -> 01:10:15.000] So I like more diversity of location is always good.
[01:10:15.000 -> 01:10:19.640] So I like the diversity of location that has grown, but just, gosh, put one in
[01:10:19.640 -> 01:10:20.520] Africa, please.
[01:10:20.840 -> 01:10:30.640] Yeah, that's, I was just, whoo, you took a thought like right out of my brain. I was
[01:10:30.640 -> 01:10:36.480] thinking the exact same thing of, you know, I was hoping that they would, we'd be able to see,
[01:10:36.480 -> 01:10:41.760] you know, Africa on the calendar for next year, but then at least there's, you know,
[01:10:41.760 -> 01:10:49.120] such a strong fan base in Brazil and we see the interest there and there's so much other area within South America that probably also has potential
[01:10:49.120 -> 01:10:55.440] for racing. So I'd love to see it grow there too. But yes, here's to hope for 2025. I think
[01:10:55.440 -> 01:11:01.040] it'd be a really cool, exciting thing to see such a historic circuit return to the calendar.
[01:11:01.040 -> 01:11:09.000] But we'll see. We'll see if we will have 24 races in 2024. But it'll be interesting to see if that can stay true.
[01:11:09.000 -> 01:11:17.000] Yo, Sector Notes! Not the fastest walk around F1, but we will complete a full lap around the paddock hitting every F1 garage.
[01:11:17.000 -> 01:11:26.520] Starting with the Red Bull Garage, Christian Horner did some karaoke with Adrian Newey post race and it was well
[01:11:26.520 -> 01:11:30.240] it's hard for me to say this because it's Christian Horner but it was one of
[01:11:30.240 -> 01:11:34.440] the best videos I've seen all season I want to watch Adrian Newey do karaoke
[01:11:34.440 -> 01:11:41.040] for a whole night. Red Bull Williams and Haas all ran a single car at the Pirelli
[01:11:41.040 -> 01:11:48.240] tire test this week part of the aim of the test for Red Bull is to determine if Daniel Ricciardo should get a shot in the Alfa Tari seat.
[01:11:48.240 -> 01:11:53.080] I wonder if by the time you are all listening to this we know the answer to
[01:11:53.080 -> 01:11:58.960] that question. McLaren and Mercedes will also be doing tire testing with Pirelli
[01:11:58.960 -> 01:12:02.480] this week, but they're gonna do a wet tire test where they're testing out
[01:12:02.480 -> 01:12:05.520] putting guards over the tires to see if that
[01:12:05.520 -> 01:12:10.520] will help with spray in wet conditions.
[01:12:10.520 -> 01:12:14.440] Charles LeClair and Pierre Gasly attended Wil- Wil-
[01:12:14.440 -> 01:12:15.440] Mm-hmm.
[01:12:15.440 -> 01:12:19.160] Charles LeClair and Pierre Gasly attended Wimbledon this week.
[01:12:19.160 -> 01:12:22.720] And no, Nicole and I didn't cross-reference our Gossip Grid and our Yellow Sector Notes
[01:12:22.720 -> 01:12:24.960] this week, but we normally do.
[01:12:24.960 -> 01:12:30.560] Aston Martin ran a different livery at the British GP to welcome Valvoline as their new sponsor.
[01:12:31.760 -> 01:12:35.120] Lastly, I want to point out a storyline from this weekend that I think people forgot about
[01:12:35.120 -> 01:12:40.400] too quickly, and it's that Alpha under-fueled Batash's car and it was disqualified from quali.
[01:12:42.400 -> 01:12:45.760] There were too many stories that happened this weekend so I understand why this is forgotten
[01:12:45.760 -> 01:12:51.520] but they purposely under-fueled the car or accidentally either? Like this isn't something
[01:12:51.520 -> 01:12:55.760] that I think we should just let go away without talking about. But that's it, that's the grid
[01:12:55.760 -> 01:13:01.600] walk for July 13th 2023 completed. How was my sector time today, Nicole? Faster than the Danny
[01:13:01.600 -> 01:13:05.440] Rick Alphataur rumors started popping up immediately after the race.
[01:13:05.440 -> 01:13:08.640] Thank you as always to VoiceOverMan,
[01:13:08.640 -> 01:13:12.640] thank you to Silverstone superstar Roscoe Hamilton,
[01:13:12.640 -> 01:13:16.080] and our four-legged executive producers.
[01:13:16.080 -> 01:13:19.920] If you're an audio listener, don't forget to follow, turn on auto downloads,
[01:13:19.920 -> 01:13:23.200] rate and review the pod, it'll take you two seconds to make our entire week,
[01:13:23.200 -> 01:13:24.640] and honestly probably our month.
[01:13:24.640 -> 01:13:30.240] If you're watching on YouTube, subscribe, like the pod, it'll take you two seconds to make our entire week and honestly probably our month. If you're watching on YouTube, subscribe, like the video, leave a comment, tell us,
[01:13:30.240 -> 01:13:35.200] is Silverstone also your favorite track? Because it's definitely ours. All of these things really,
[01:13:35.200 -> 01:13:38.720] really help other people find our podcast and we really appreciate you doing them.
[01:13:39.360 -> 01:13:43.440] Did you know that we make F1 content literally every single day? You can join us for daily
[01:13:43.440 -> 01:13:46.680] Gridwalks on any of the social media platforms that you use,
[01:13:46.680 -> 01:13:49.520] including threads, at Gridwalk Show.
[01:13:49.520 -> 01:13:51.360] Follow us for daily grid walks.
[01:13:51.360 -> 01:13:53.840] We will be back to walk the Formula One grid
[01:13:53.840 -> 01:13:57.760] every single Thursday, and we sincerely hope you join us.
[01:13:57.760 -> 01:14:00.000] Ooh, today felt like a grid movie production.
[01:14:00.000 -> 01:14:00.840] No, I'm kidding.
[01:14:00.840 -> 01:14:01.680] I'm kidding.
[01:14:01.680 -> 01:14:02.500] I'm kidding.
[01:14:02.500 -> 01:14:03.340] I'm kidding.
[01:14:03.340 -> 01:14:04.180] I'm kidding.
[01:14:04.180 -> 01:14:05.000] I'm kidding.
[01:14:05.000 -> 01:14:05.840] I'm kidding.
[01:14:05.840 -> 01:14:06.680] I'm kidding.
[01:14:06.680 -> 01:14:07.500] I'm kidding.
[01:14:02.630 -> 01:14:04.630] you