Was Miami Meme-able Enough?: Formula 1's Miami GP

The 305 energy was definitely strong at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix this past race weekend! On the new episode of Grid Walk, Briana and Nicole talk about everything that happened in South Florida at the Miami International Autodrome (a.k.a. Hard Rock Stadium).

F1 TV viewership numbers for the Miami Grand Prix were a bit different from last year’s inaugural race. What could have been the causes of the change in American viewership this year? Does the Miami Grand Prix need to lean into being a “meme”? Were LL Cool J’s driver introductions really that bad?Could it be the anticipation of the glitz and glam of the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix?

This week’s Gossip Grid may be the biggest one so far thanks to all of the F1 and pop culture content that went down in Miami! The list of celebrities on the F1 grid this weekend is quite lengthy including the Jonas Brothers, Shakira, Tom Cruise, and the cast of Fast & Furious. Will.i.am and Lil Wayne wrote a song inspired by Formula 1? Almost every F1 driver decided to turn up their fashion game but Lewis Hamilton continued to raise the bar. Why is it a big deal that so many American media outlets had coverage of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix?

Are you a Formula 1 fan that feels like the need some extra hope for their team right now? (Oracle Red Bull Racing fans this isn't for you) Briana brings us a special Yellow Sector Notes this week where she gives each F1 team something to hold on before going into a grand prix triple-header. Has BWT Alpine F1 Team’s upgrades finally given them some progress? Uh MoneyGram Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen starting in P4??? How did Nicole jinx Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda? Scuderia Ferrari solidified which fastest title for the F1 Miami Grand Prix?

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* The podcast hosts, Briana L. Klein and Nicole Katz, begin the episode by discussing the recently concluded Miami Grand Prix (GP).

**Race Recap:**

* They deliberate on whether the 2022 Miami GP achieved its goal of garnering maximum attention and viewership.
* Briana expresses her opinion that the event lacked the unique and meme-worthy moments that characterized the inaugural race in 2021, potentially contributing to a decline in social media buzz.
* Nicole acknowledges that while the race itself was well-produced and entertaining, there was a noticeable absence of the off-track chaos and intrigue that made last year's event so memorable.
* They discuss the 25% decrease in viewership compared to the previous year's race, but also highlight that the 2022 Miami GP still attracted a significant audience, making it the second most-watched F1 race in American history.
* They speculate on whether the initial excitement surrounding the Miami GP has subsided, and if the race can maintain its popularity in the long run.

**Missed Miami Opportunities:**

* Briana presents a segment called "Missed Miami Opportunities," where she suggests creative content ideas that could have enhanced the event's appeal.
* These ideas include featuring F1 drivers trying Cuban food, incorporating local mascots like Sebastian the Ibis and the Miami Maniac into promotional activities, and having drivers sample the city's renowned coffee.
* They criticize the excessive focus on the Miami Dolphins football team, considering Miami's limited interest in the sport.

**Personal Anecdotes:**

* Briana and Nicole share their personal experiences and memories of attending football games at Hard Rock Stadium, the venue that hosted the Miami GP.
* They reminisce about tailgating, consuming Cuban bread and beer for breakfast, and using the paddock restrooms to avoid the porta-potties.
* Briana recalls an incident where she ventured onto the field after indulging in alcohol, an act she describes as "college hooligan-ness."

**On-Track Action:**

* Despite their focus on the off-track aspects of the Miami GP, Briana and Nicole acknowledge that the race itself was an improvement over the previous year.
* They praise the exciting on-track battles and the overall quality of the racing.

**Miami Grand Prix Debrief:**

* The race was entertaining and exciting, with no red flags and a variety of strategies on display.
* The track layout was not universally praised, but it was an improvement over last year's race.
* The new DRS zones created opportunities for overtaking, leading to some great racing.
* Mercedes' struggles continued, with Lewis Hamilton finishing in P6 and George Russell in P4.
* The hosts expressed disappointment and sadness over Mercedes' performance, particularly Hamilton's result.
* Pirelli's tires were a topic of discussion, with the hosts expressing concern over the lack of degradation and the impact on racing.

**Gossip Grid:**

* Daniel Ricciardo's appearance at the Met Gala was a major highlight, with the hosts praising his outfit and his interactions with celebrities like Anne Hathaway.
* Ricciardo received a "pleasing PR package" from Harry Styles, further fueling speculation about a potential friendship between the two.
* Esteban Ocon modeled for the luxury brand Perluti, showcasing their summer 2023 collection.
* Major League Baseball and Formula One had a mini crossover, with several drivers attending baseball games and participating in pre-game ceremonies.
* Logan Sargeant, the American driver, was featured in several interviews and articles, but the hosts expressed reservations about labeling him as "America's great F1 hope."
* The Miami Grand Prix attracted a star-studded celebrity list, including the Jonas Brothers, Shakira, Brad Pitt, Davidson Idris, A$AP Rocky, Tom Cruise, Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Lando Norris, LL Cool J, Esteban Ocon, Dax Shepard, Lindsey Vonn, Pat Mahomes, Apollo Von Garten, Paolo Voncero, Tyree Cale, and Will.i.am.
* Lewis Hamilton's partnership with IWC Schaffhausen for a celebrity basketball game was praised for its charitable efforts to introduce kids to STEM and engineering opportunities.
* Hamilton's basketball skills were also a topic of discussion, with the hosts commending his ability to shoot free throws and make follow-throughs.

**Fashion and Outfits:**
- The hosts rave about the fashionable outfits worn by drivers and celebrities throughout the weekend.
- They particularly admire Lewis Hamilton's sparkly attire and the collaboration between Tommy Hilfiger, Mercedes, and Awake for the race-inspired merchandise.
- The hosts praise the "Miami Dolphins Fashion Week" and the variety of outfits showcased by Lewis Hamilton.

**Miami Dolphins Involvement:**
- The Miami Dolphins actively participated in the Grand Prix, providing jerseys, hosting events, and promoting the race.
- The hosts commend the Dolphins for their efforts in engaging with fans and creating a lively atmosphere.

**F1 Miami Drivers Combine:**
- An NFL F1 driver combine took place on Thursday, featuring F2 and reserve drivers competing in various challenges.
- The hosts express surprise at Nico Hulkenberg securing a podium finish in the combine and hope that he receives a trophy for his achievement.

**Celebrities and Social Interactions:**
- Jimmy Butler and Esteban Ocon were spotted having dinner together, sparking curiosity among the hosts about their conversation and dining choices.
- The hosts acknowledge the increased media coverage of F1 in the United States, including interviews with drivers on social media and news outlets covering the race.

**GQ's Extensive Coverage:**
- GQ Sports had a significant presence at the race, conducting interviews with drivers and creating content that provided a unique perspective on the event.
- The hosts commend GQ's efforts in showcasing the personalities of the drivers and making F1 more accessible to a wider audience.

**American News Coverage of F1:**
- The hosts discuss the growing interest in F1 among American news outlets, which is evident in the increased coverage of the Miami Grand Prix.
- They emphasize the importance of this coverage in attracting new fans and raising awareness of the sport in the United States.

**Yellow Sector Notes:**
- The hosts provide "Yellow Sector Notes," which are brief messages of encouragement and optimism for each Formula One team.
- They highlight positive aspects of each team's performance, such as Aston Martin's consistent pace, Mercedes' progress, and Ferrari's improved pit stops.

**Conclusion:**
- The hosts wrap up the episode by thanking their production team and encouraging listeners to rate and review the podcast.
- They invite listeners to follow them on social media and express their thoughts and suggestions for future episodes.

[00:00.000 -> 00:07.000] I don't know about you, but I'm excited to have a weekend off from F1. It was a big doubleheader. We're going into a big tripleheader.
[00:07.680 -> 00:12.420] There are so many things we need to talk about this race. So we're gonna touch on
[00:13.400 -> 00:16.120] Did this race feel different, better, worse than last year?
[00:16.120 -> 00:22.200] We're gonna touch on viewership numbers, what our opinion of the actual race was this year because last year wasn't so great.
[00:22.200 -> 00:32.400] So did that improve? So I'm gonna have an extra long gossip grid today. Huge gossip grid today. There was so much pop culture that happened
[00:32.400 -> 00:39.360] this weekend. It's the highlights of the weekend. I will likely go on some rant about something and
[00:39.360 -> 00:46.080] I'm gonna be a sad Mercedes fan today. So let's get into all things Miami GP because I think there's a lot to unpack.
[00:46.960 -> 00:52.880] Colin Brown on our lined up on the grid, it's lights out and away we go this week's grid walk.
[00:54.640 -> 01:02.160] This is not sponsored by Furious Motorsports but we did both wear our jerseys completely unplanned.
[01:04.000 -> 01:08.000] completely unplanned. Yeah, we definitely share a brain right now.
[01:08.000 -> 01:10.000] Yeah, completely mush.
[01:10.000 -> 01:12.000] Both just showing them.
[01:12.000 -> 01:15.000] It felt fitting. I don't know why you chose to wear that today,
[01:15.000 -> 01:18.000] but I went to my closet and I was like,
[01:18.000 -> 01:22.000] there was so much baseball-related things at the Miami GP,
[01:22.000 -> 01:25.140] and I was like, ah, I'll wear my baseball jersey.
[01:26.140 -> 01:29.400] Yeah, I mean, mine is Miami GP related,
[01:29.400 -> 01:34.140] so I covered the gaps between like baseball and Miami
[01:34.140 -> 01:36.460] and Danny Ricardo and like,
[01:36.460 -> 01:38.860] since I still can't buy the Danny Ricardo hat
[01:38.860 -> 01:43.460] that I really, gosh, Danny Rick having a Red Bull Miami hat
[01:43.460 -> 01:46.160] that is not on sale is like a real torture
[01:46.160 -> 01:47.160] thing to me.
[01:47.160 -> 01:48.160] But it's okay.
[01:48.160 -> 01:49.160] It's fine.
[01:49.160 -> 01:50.160] It's okay.
[01:50.160 -> 01:51.160] Because I have this fantastic in-between.
[01:51.160 -> 01:54.360] But, yeah, no, we're really sharing the same brain.
[01:54.360 -> 02:01.280] And I got a, again, not sponsored, but as exceeded expectations, I love these.
[02:01.280 -> 02:02.480] They're so cute.
[02:02.480 -> 02:03.480] You should get one.
[02:03.480 -> 02:04.480] Everyone should.
[02:04.480 -> 02:06.620] I just like that it's cropped. You should get one. Everyone should I Just like that. It's cropped
[02:06.620 -> 02:13.040] Love it. It's it it like hits perfectly. It's the perfect crop like it's like oh
[02:13.780 -> 02:16.560] It's just long enough and really really comfortable
[02:17.040 -> 02:23.300] So I have the Lewis baseball jersey for those not watching and the shoulder says it's hammer time
[02:24.320 -> 02:25.600] Love it so much.
[02:26.480 -> 02:31.360] The 305. Yeah, no, we're really, it's very fitting here. But we share a brain.
[02:32.480 -> 02:36.560] Lots of, even from across the country, we're like, this is what we will wear.
[02:38.560 -> 02:47.920] I'm shocked that we both made it out of Miami GP weekend spending not a ton of money on merch. Like I only
[02:47.920 -> 02:54.760] bought the Louis 44 hat with the black and the neon yellow 44 from his pop-up
[02:54.760 -> 03:00.520] shop and I think that's the only Miami GP merch I bought. This is a live check
[03:00.520 -> 03:06.500] of me trying to remember if I bought more than just the hat because I know you did
[03:06.500 -> 03:13.500] I'm pretty sure you did why I'm about to say that I didn't spend a lot of money without I did not go to the race
[03:14.020 -> 03:16.560] It didn't happen. The weather was gross
[03:17.760 -> 03:21.100] But I just I couldn't find the ticket. I couldn't swing it. I
[03:22.100 -> 03:24.100] Spent a lot of money on Lewis merch
[03:27.360 -> 03:33.360] Because I may have gotten a shirt, some sweatpants and the hat, but I didn't go to the race. So it's okay.
[03:33.360 -> 03:39.360] Great. Right. I was there while you were making that purchase. And I think it was partially a,
[03:39.360 -> 03:42.560] you know what? I didn't go to the race today. So I'm going to buy the sweatpants. And I said,
[03:42.560 -> 03:48.240] please do. Cause I want to know if they're soft. So for future drops, I know whether or not I should buy the sweatpants.
[03:49.120 -> 03:53.520] And the entire city, oh my God, the amount of people that were just covered in F1 merch,
[03:53.520 -> 03:59.760] especially on my flight home, and hats, merch everywhere. And I was just like, I wanted to be
[03:59.760 -> 04:06.760] there, but I watched it on TV. But yeah, it was was weird it was weird being like in Miami
[04:06.760 -> 04:12.560] and every F1 everything everywhere and just not being literally there very
[04:12.560 -> 04:18.440] strange. We're coming off Miami GP weekend we don't normally do a ton of
[04:18.440 -> 04:28.000] race recap talk so I want to have a picture about this race, because F1 calls this their Super Bowl.
[04:29.040 -> 04:34.800] And I think a lot of people miss what the Super Bowl actually is. And the Super Bowl is a giant
[04:34.800 -> 04:46.680] spectacle of attention and peak on-field performance. So F1's goal with the Miami GP race
[04:46.680 -> 04:49.240] is that everyone's talking about F1.
[04:49.240 -> 04:52.520] They get a ton of media coverage
[04:52.520 -> 04:54.400] and just overall attention.
[04:54.400 -> 04:57.240] The goal, unlike in two weeks,
[04:57.240 -> 04:59.440] we're gonna have the Imola race.
[04:59.440 -> 05:00.840] And at the Imola race,
[05:00.840 -> 05:06.560] the goal is let's have a race that people attend. The Miami race, the goal is
[05:06.560 -> 05:14.560] attention, attention, attention. So this is year two of this. My question to you, Nicole,
[05:14.560 -> 05:22.240] is do you think this year's Miami GP achieved that goal of as many eyeballs as possible on F1?
[05:22.500 -> 05:24.720] many eyeballs as possible on F1.
[05:29.360 -> 05:32.720] It depends on what you want to deem as much as possible. I feel like it definitely felt different
[05:32.720 -> 05:33.720] watching this year.
[05:33.720 -> 05:35.640] It felt like there were certain things that the GP
[05:35.640 -> 05:38.480] and there's the production overall learned to do differently
[05:38.480 -> 05:40.080] than they did last year.
[05:40.080 -> 05:45.000] I do personally feel like Miami was missing the like,
[05:45.400 -> 05:47.100] oh, it's the first year and it's brand new,
[05:47.100 -> 05:50.540] which is weird because it's only the second year of it.
[05:50.540 -> 05:52.840] And this is also just coming from someone that's like,
[05:52.840 -> 05:55.100] I don't despise the Miami GP.
[05:55.100 -> 05:58.860] I kind of understand that it's a giant spectacle of things.
[05:58.860 -> 06:01.820] I don't know if maybe that's because this year
[06:01.820 -> 06:04.500] there is a race that could potentially be more
[06:04.500 -> 06:05.760] of like a glitz and glam
[06:05.760 -> 06:11.440] and like, oh my gosh, it's more money and expensive like, or anything else with Vegas coming up,
[06:11.440 -> 06:18.640] that maybe people are thinking like, oh, Miami can't be as glitzy and luxurious as it was.
[06:19.520 -> 06:26.880] But it felt like there was some type of effort to get people to watch at least on TV.
[06:26.880 -> 06:32.080] I mean, given ticket prices and things, it wasn't necessarily getting people to watch there.
[06:33.520 -> 06:37.520] As someone who would have loved to go but like could not swing that because it was just
[06:37.520 -> 06:43.200] too much and just couldn't balance it. So it just depends on like which eyes.
[06:43.200 -> 06:44.960] In person? I don't think so.
[06:45.000 -> 06:47.720] So it just depends of like which eyes. In person? I don't think so.
[06:49.560 -> 06:52.980] Yeah, I agree that it did feel like it was missing something and
[06:53.200 -> 07:00.000] it could be because Vegas is coming up and you can't be the new shiny toy when there's a newer shinier toy coming.
[07:00.880 -> 07:07.760] I think this race was the first time I physically felt the not everything can
[07:07.760 -> 07:14.120] be special if there are too many of them. Yeah. Like there can't be so many gems on
[07:14.120 -> 07:19.040] the calendar like you can't have like I guess at this point it would be Monaco
[07:19.040 -> 07:26.400] Miami and Vegas are supposed to be this like these like high celebrity coverage these are for attention races
[07:27.280 -> 07:33.280] and on paper thinking oh there's three of them didn't feel like a lot going into the season
[07:34.000 -> 07:40.160] but this just felt like a race weekend where some celebrities were in the way from my viewing point
[07:40.160 -> 07:47.840] and no one take that out of context and think that I'm complaining, because I love the chaos that is the Miami GP.
[07:47.840 -> 07:51.680] Like, all the off-track hullabaloo and the chaos,
[07:51.680 -> 07:53.520] like, I really enjoy that.
[07:53.520 -> 07:58.480] And it's all, at least last year, was a particular Miami brand of chaos.
[07:58.480 -> 08:03.360] And what I actually thought this year was I thought the event ran too well.
[08:03.360 -> 08:05.760] There wasn't enough chaos.
[08:06.280 -> 08:09.240] Like they seemed like they learned from last year and
[08:09.240 -> 08:10.800] everything moved too efficiently.
[08:10.880 -> 08:12.760] Nothing in Miami moves efficiently.
[08:12.800 -> 08:14.240] There was no like,
[08:14.800 -> 08:18.400] Martin Brundle knew everyone's name and exactly who everyone
[08:18.400 -> 08:22.480] was. And it just did not like have that little bit of and I
[08:22.480 -> 08:24.280] don't know if that's maybe because we just understand that
[08:24.320 -> 08:25.200] everything in Miami
[08:25.200 -> 08:27.560] runs slightly off axis.
[08:27.560 -> 08:29.180] It's like, ah, almost there,
[08:29.180 -> 08:30.800] but just enough that it happens,
[08:30.800 -> 08:34.360] but everyone is pounding Cuban coffee
[08:34.360 -> 08:35.920] to make it happen.
[08:35.920 -> 08:38.800] It's just a little bit of differentness.
[08:38.800 -> 08:39.700] I don't know.
[08:39.700 -> 08:41.040] When we were talking before this,
[08:41.040 -> 08:43.080] you said something really smart,
[08:43.080 -> 08:45.000] and it was that
[08:45.000 -> 08:50.920] there was nothing memeable this weekend. And it got my brain really thinking
[08:50.920 -> 08:59.200] about if the goal of the Miami GP is attention and eyes on F1, the social
[08:59.200 -> 09:05.940] media component of that and having things that are weird or awkward or memeable are important to
[09:05.940 -> 09:12.700] that. So it's not that the Miami GP wasn't taking up my space in the
[09:12.700 -> 09:17.140] internet world, but the problem is it was only taking up my space in the internet
[09:17.140 -> 09:19.980] world that I'm a part of, and if you're listening to this you are probably a
[09:19.980 -> 09:24.260] part of, but no one asked me why there was a marina with no water, and no one
[09:24.260 -> 09:26.780] asked me why a British reporter thought a basketball
[09:26.780 -> 09:28.160] player was Patrick Mahomes.
[09:28.420 -> 09:32.580] Like these are moments that you can't script or plan out that
[09:32.580 -> 09:34.600] didn't seem to happen this weekend.
[09:35.540 -> 09:38.060] And you would think like, we'd be coming on here, like, wow, it
[09:38.060 -> 09:39.680] looks like such a well-run production.
[09:39.680 -> 09:40.300] That's great.
[09:40.380 -> 09:42.120] It's like, no, it was too well run.
[09:42.540 -> 09:44.780] Nothing ridiculous happened.
[09:45.640 -> 09:48.500] I can't believe that. Like, like, again, it's year two.
[09:48.500 -> 09:52.540] And I'm like, yeah, it's the boats that aren't on water.
[09:52.540 -> 09:55.380] Like, that was so many people last year
[09:55.380 -> 09:56.820] that just knew that I was into F1.
[09:56.820 -> 09:58.700] That was like, so what's with the boats?
[09:58.700 -> 09:59.540] What are the boats?
[09:59.540 -> 10:00.420] Why are the boats?
[10:00.420 -> 10:01.260] What are the boats?
[10:01.260 -> 10:04.340] And then this year, even when the Miami GP posted,
[10:04.340 -> 10:09.740] they had put pools near the boats. I was like, oh, this could be funny, but it just didn't
[10:09.740 -> 10:15.240] take off. There's now just boats and it's a thing and it's still cool. Whatever, if
[10:15.240 -> 10:19.440] you want to say. I think it's cool that people can spend. If I had a ton of money to be sitting
[10:19.440 -> 10:23.400] on a yacht in the middle of Miami Gardens to watch an F1 race, I would. I would if I
[10:23.400 -> 10:28.560] had enough money to blow that. I don't. So think it's so cool that it's there but it's not
[10:28.560 -> 10:32.880] like, haha, look at this not real water and this boat. It's so Miami, it's so
[10:32.880 -> 10:37.520] ridiculous. For some reason it didn't have that this year. Right, it didn't infest
[10:37.520 -> 10:49.040] popular culture and I think that's the really interesting part of the Miami GP, where it works
[10:49.400 -> 10:52.560] when people are talking about it.
[10:53.520 -> 10:55.240] I think I was thinking about it a lot,
[10:55.240 -> 10:58.880] particularly after your memeable comment earlier today
[10:58.880 -> 11:00.800] about, okay, if I was in that room,
[11:00.800 -> 11:02.880] and for context, we both work in marketing,
[11:02.880 -> 11:06.240] and I was like, is this or is this not successful?
[11:06.240 -> 11:09.520] Like the amount of chatter about the event,
[11:09.520 -> 11:12.960] I probably would have deemed that in the unsuccessful column.
[11:12.960 -> 11:14.680] I would, in the successful column, I'd be like,
[11:14.680 -> 11:17.600] wow, that video production was so much better this year.
[11:17.600 -> 11:20.440] And like the surrounding coverage was so much better.
[11:20.440 -> 11:22.240] The race was so much better.
[11:22.240 -> 11:24.920] So like, I actually thought this was an awesome race weekend
[11:24.920 -> 11:27.840] but it's weirdly held to a different standard
[11:27.840 -> 11:32.020] where I was left feeling like lack of buzz overall.
[11:33.220 -> 11:37.520] Yeah, and which is funny because like a big chunk of today
[11:37.520 -> 11:40.800] like is a gossip grid and there was a lot
[11:40.800 -> 11:51.240] of pop culture content, but it didn't burst so far out of the F1 pop culture zeitgeist
[11:51.240 -> 11:56.200] than I feel like it did last year, which is nuts because again, the list of celebrities
[11:56.200 -> 12:01.040] is like, I have over 30 and I know I'm missing some that were there.
[12:01.040 -> 12:05.360] People made sure that they were there. Pat Mahomes went from the Kentucky Derby to Miami to
[12:05.360 -> 12:11.280] the Grand Prix. People wanted to make sure that they were at this race, but it just felt smaller
[12:11.280 -> 12:16.400] feels like the only word to use. But I don't know if that's just because I wasn't there. I was in
[12:16.400 -> 12:23.600] Miami, but people were. It just didn't have the earthquake online that I feel like it could have.
[12:24.480 -> 12:28.120] earthquake online that I feel like it could have. Right, and I also don't right now know how to solve that.
[12:28.120 -> 12:30.120] Like if I was F1 and like brainstorming,
[12:30.120 -> 12:31.420] I don't know what I would,
[12:32.680 -> 12:34.400] I mean, actually now I'm sitting here thinking about it,
[12:34.400 -> 12:35.720] but I don't want to give them my ideas
[12:35.720 -> 12:37.160] because I have some good ones now,
[12:37.160 -> 12:39.000] but I'll tell you off.
[12:39.000 -> 12:41.440] Someone, you know, DM the gridwalk account
[12:41.440 -> 12:43.040] and I'll like tell you some fun ideas,
[12:43.040 -> 12:45.560] but not giving these that just popped in my head
[12:45.560 -> 12:46.680] to F1 for free.
[12:46.680 -> 12:51.680] But I thought, so transitioning also to viewership numbers,
[12:52.840 -> 12:54.480] I don't think how we're feeling,
[12:54.480 -> 12:56.240] at least in America, is alone.
[12:57.680 -> 13:01.840] Because viewership is down 25% year over year.
[13:01.840 -> 13:03.640] That's crazy.
[13:03.640 -> 13:07.560] That's like, especially when we've been seeing numbers
[13:07.560 -> 13:09.800] be relatively flat or just like,
[13:09.800 -> 13:12.240] and yeah, but there's a lot of other sports
[13:12.240 -> 13:15.480] going on and things, but 25% is huge, huge,
[13:15.480 -> 13:19.240] especially when everything's been, you know,
[13:19.240 -> 13:22.200] growing, stagnant, whatever, lots of talk
[13:22.200 -> 13:23.720] about what different things could be happening
[13:23.720 -> 13:25.120] with this sport.
[13:31.760 -> 13:38.880] I think, so it's really hard for me to compare it to other races because we we were talking about how Miami is has a different goal. The Miami GP's goal is attention, new eyeballs, hope to get those
[13:38.880 -> 13:45.640] eyeballs to stick around. So being down 25% still put the viewership for this race as the second
[13:45.640 -> 13:51.120] most watched race, F1 race in America ever, specifically F1 race. So there was a
[13:51.120 -> 13:55.440] lot of viewership, just not as much as last year, so I think that proves that
[13:55.440 -> 14:06.000] there wasn't as much buzz. But there was 1.9 viewers on ABC and for context...
[14:06.000 -> 14:08.000] 1.9 million, just to clarify.
[14:08.000 -> 14:10.000] Yes, sorry, thank you.
[14:10.000 -> 14:12.000] 1.9 million people.
[14:12.000 -> 14:14.000] 1.9 million.
[14:14.000 -> 14:16.000] 1.9 million people.
[14:16.000 -> 14:27.100] Just to run through the numbers so far this year, comparatively, Bahrain had 1.3. Saudi Arabia had 1.5.
[14:28.560 -> 14:31.560] The Australian GP had half a million.
[14:32.720 -> 14:33.840] But it was the middle of the night.
[14:33.840 -> 14:35.280] Possible schedule.
[14:35.280 -> 14:36.120] Right.
[14:36.120 -> 14:41.120] And Baku was just under 1 million,
[14:42.080 -> 14:46.200] but that was also a crazy early hour in the US market.
[14:46.200 -> 14:48.920] All of those were either up or flat
[14:48.920 -> 14:52.340] compared to their prior year counterparts.
[14:52.340 -> 14:53.760] But if you asked me like,
[14:53.760 -> 14:57.220] what is the average cable viewership of an F1 race?
[14:57.220 -> 14:59.320] I would say, depending on the time of day,
[15:00.540 -> 15:04.800] Australia excluded, like 1 to 1.3 million people.
[15:04.800 -> 15:10.500] So what the Miami GP number tells me is that there was 600,000 people
[15:10.500 -> 15:15.500] who chose to watch the Miami GP that haven't watched another race this season, essentially.
[15:15.500 -> 15:21.000] And if Miami's goal is attention and interest and additional interest,
[15:21.000 -> 15:22.500] I still think that's a successful number.
[15:22.500 -> 15:25.120] I think we all would be naive
[15:25.120 -> 15:30.960] to think that they were going to beat last year's. Crazy. There was just so much buzz everywhere. And
[15:30.960 -> 15:36.160] it's weird to say that it's like, oh, it's America getting involved in it because like
[15:36.160 -> 15:41.680] COTA exists. But it was just something about Miami being like a place that I think a lot of people
[15:41.680 -> 15:48.000] have been to when it's Florida and the glitz and glam of it all, but it just didn't carry over to this year, I think.
[15:48.040 -> 15:52.240] And as someone that, you know, enjoyed the race, I like Miami.
[15:52.240 -> 15:54.160] I would love to go to the race again.
[15:54.160 -> 15:58.880] It's, there just needs to be some like reworking of certain pieces of it all,
[15:58.900 -> 16:03.000] because it's, it seems like there's so much that it's like just throwing at the
[16:03.000 -> 16:04.480] wall and seeing what sticks.
[16:05.500 -> 16:08.300] Um, when I think that they could do a little bit better than that
[16:09.440 -> 16:12.420] Love leads me to there's just too much content sometimes
[16:12.840 -> 16:18.080] Well, there's too much content and not enough me mobile content. Like it's like yeah, there's a lot of content and
[16:18.800 -> 16:25.040] The list of content Nicole's gonna go through and talk about in gossip grid is Grid is great and extensive and we would like it,
[16:25.040 -> 16:30.800] but it's not gonna bring someone into the sport. So Miami's whole thing is, okay, you're gonna watch
[16:30.800 -> 16:35.360] the Miami GP because people are talking about it in the news, and then hopefully you'll stick around.
[16:36.000 -> 16:40.880] So I think something I'm gonna look into as we're in between races is after the spike of the Miami
[16:40.880 -> 16:48.800] GP last year, did people stick around? And then I think this year, it's like, do people stick around? Because that was a good race. That was a lot of fun. It was great
[16:48.800 -> 16:54.080] production. Like, I wonder if we're going to, at least for the next couple of races, see a little
[16:54.080 -> 17:00.800] bit of a peak because some people found F1 because they watched it this weekend. So in the real world.
[17:01.760 -> 17:07.120] Sorry, it was on ABC. So like, it's even just, you know, the people that could just like, oh, what's this?
[17:07.120 -> 17:10.240] It's on and like, even that could be such a small handful
[17:10.240 -> 17:11.240] that discover it that way,
[17:11.240 -> 17:14.160] but ESPN isn't too far if you have cable, so.
[17:14.160 -> 17:15.000] Right.
[17:17.120 -> 17:20.000] All right, but this leads me to a podium
[17:20.000 -> 17:22.040] I wrote about this weekend,
[17:22.040 -> 17:25.040] which is missed Miami Miami Opportunities.
[17:25.040 -> 17:26.760] Thank goodness, please give us,
[17:26.760 -> 17:28.960] give them free advice, apparently,
[17:28.960 -> 17:30.480] now we're giving them free advice.
[17:30.480 -> 17:33.720] Yeah, but these are a podium of things,
[17:33.720 -> 17:37.040] actually of content I think they should have created,
[17:37.040 -> 17:38.880] that I think would have went more viral
[17:38.880 -> 17:41.120] or would have been funnier than some of the content
[17:41.120 -> 17:42.480] that came out this week.
[17:42.480 -> 17:53.760] P3 Missed Miami opportunities. The severe lack of people trying Cuban food for content.
[17:53.760 -> 17:56.160] I want to watch an F1 driver eat a croqueta.
[17:56.160 -> 17:58.640] I wanted some, like, like just all of it.
[18:01.040 -> 18:03.360] Right, we got K-Mag eating a Chipotle burrito.
[18:04.240 -> 18:05.920] Or a Chipotle burrito bowl.
[18:05.920 -> 18:07.600] Let's get them eating croquettas.
[18:07.600 -> 18:08.880] There's so much Cuban food.
[18:08.880 -> 18:11.080] I would, change lives, come on.
[18:11.080 -> 18:12.080] Right.
[18:12.080 -> 18:15.720] And I would even extend that to just the severe lack of food trying.
[18:15.720 -> 18:19.640] Like the amount of jokes everyone makes about like American food portion sizes.
[18:19.640 -> 18:23.440] Like you're telling me you couldn't like put an IHOP, like one of the drivers in an IHOP
[18:23.440 -> 18:28.960] or something random. Like I'm not like it doesn't need to be Miami specific but like we need
[18:28.960 -> 18:32.080] drivers eating food period. I would prefer Cuban food.
[18:34.480 -> 18:36.640] All right P2.
[18:43.120 -> 18:47.000] There was no Sebastian in the Ibis or Miami Maniac.
[18:47.000 -> 18:51.680] It's just such a missed content opportunity.
[18:51.680 -> 18:56.760] Like, one, mascots in general, great content already.
[18:56.760 -> 19:03.840] But both of those, like, very local mascots, you're telling me none of them could go create
[19:03.840 -> 19:07.920] content? Like imagine like Sebastian the Ivory's breaking his beak
[19:07.920 -> 19:11.440] in front of someone who has no idea what's going on.
[19:11.440 -> 19:15.280] I'm really just trying to put drivers and personalities in spaces where they're confused.
[19:15.280 -> 19:19.520] Yeah, spaces where, again, Brianna's just trying to create more memeable content.
[19:19.520 -> 19:22.800] And as someone that knows how much it costs to have Sebastian the Ivory's at an event,
[19:22.800 -> 19:23.840] F1 can afford it.
[19:23.840 -> 19:28.480] Like, not that it's cheap, but for F1 it's cheap. They could have Sebastian there. It would have
[19:28.480 -> 19:33.840] worked. And if you don't know who Sebastian the Ibis is, educate yourself. Thank you. Goodbye.
[19:34.640 -> 19:40.960] Well, I'll do a little bit of educating. But as a Miami Hurricane alum and fan,
[19:41.840 -> 19:45.840] the Miami Hurricanes play at Hard Rock Stadium. Like that's not just Dolphin Stadium.
[19:45.840 -> 19:48.240] And if you are in Miami and you're like,
[19:48.240 -> 19:50.240] what is the football team of the city?
[19:50.240 -> 19:52.160] It is the Miami Hurricanes.
[19:52.160 -> 19:54.240] Like the Dolphins don't matter.
[19:54.240 -> 19:55.920] So the fact that everything,
[19:57.120 -> 19:59.040] the fact that everything and everyone
[19:59.040 -> 20:01.120] is just talking about like the Dolphins,
[20:01.120 -> 20:03.440] and I get that the Dolphins are helping pay for the event,
[20:03.440 -> 20:04.720] blah, blah, blah, but they're like,
[20:04.720 -> 20:08.400] they have a working relationship with the university. It's a really easy way to
[20:08.400 -> 20:12.800] get involved in the community and create better content. Also Sebastian and the- oh my god
[20:12.800 -> 20:17.600] but the Miami maniac, imagine him gyrating around the paddock.
[20:17.600 -> 20:22.240] I have one car. Anyone in the city of Miami, please do not come for me of any opinions
[20:22.240 -> 20:25.360] about the Miami Dolphins, although I am a Jets fan. J-E-T-S, go Jets.
[20:25.360 -> 20:28.480] What are you talking about? That was not a controversial opinion.
[20:28.480 -> 20:30.800] I know, no, it's not. It's not at all.
[20:32.400 -> 20:35.760] All right, P1 of missed Miami opportunities.
[20:41.420 -> 20:48.560] Not having any drivers, particularly Valtteri Bottas, trying cappuccino.
[20:48.560 -> 20:52.320] Why wasn't there a single driver that took a shot of coffee and talked about how it tasted
[20:52.320 -> 20:53.320] like jet fuel?
[20:53.320 -> 20:58.840] Like, this is, it's like, you have so many drivers who love coffee, and this is the coffee
[20:58.840 -> 20:59.840] of Miami.
[20:59.840 -> 21:00.840] Like, no one, like, come on.
[21:00.840 -> 21:01.840] Come on.
[21:01.840 -> 21:02.840] It's too easy.
[21:02.840 -> 21:03.840] It's too easy.
[21:03.840 -> 21:04.840] They just, that's all.
[21:04.840 -> 21:05.840] They just could that's all.
[21:05.840 -> 21:08.200] They just could not, I don't know.
[21:08.200 -> 21:11.060] They're busy making all that extra content elsewhere
[21:11.060 -> 21:14.100] and honestly hanging out with the Miami Dolphins.
[21:16.700 -> 21:18.440] Because they really did.
[21:18.440 -> 21:20.480] There was a lot of Miami Dolphins
[21:20.480 -> 21:21.720] and I'm not gonna get into it now,
[21:21.720 -> 21:24.920] but yeah, this is the Miami Dolphin Grand Prix.
[21:25.040 -> 21:26.660] I understand that it's in a football stadium. and I'm not gonna get into it now, but yeah, this is the Miami Dolphin Grand Prix.
[21:31.400 -> 21:32.200] I understand that it's in a football stadium. So it's in Hard Rock Stadium. So that is why
[21:35.200 -> 21:36.060] they put out so much football related content.
[21:41.480 -> 21:42.320] But a city that really doesn't care about football, period. Like, like, and
[21:47.120 -> 21:53.320] all the funny jokes that I saw people making online of all the like helmet graphics and they kept quoting like Friday Night Lights in the captions and everyone's
[21:53.320 -> 21:54.760] like this is not Texas.
[21:54.760 -> 22:01.880] Like, I, like you can't just quote football quotes from a Texas high school TV show that
[22:01.880 -> 22:04.560] talks about Texas high school football and think it relates.
[22:04.560 -> 22:08.800] Bad bunny lyrics, that's what it is. You need to be like using bad bunny or
[22:08.800 -> 22:11.200] pipple in your caption. You're not quoting-
[22:12.160 -> 22:17.840] You're quoting Friday Night Lights. Like, you can't get more Texas than Friday Night Lights.
[22:17.840 -> 22:23.040] Like, the mark was so missed. And I'm not saying don't do football stuff. I'm just saying,
[22:24.080 -> 22:26.960] understand the difference between Texas and Miami.
[22:26.960 -> 22:28.580] It doesn't hit the same.
[22:28.580 -> 22:33.420] You can't just put drivers in football helmets and then make the colors Miami Vice and then
[22:33.420 -> 22:37.960] quote Friday Night Lights and think it makes sense.
[22:37.960 -> 22:40.760] Tim Briggins would not do well in Miami, Florida.
[22:40.760 -> 22:47.360] No one in that show would do well in Miami, Florida.
[22:47.360 -> 22:48.360] You're very right.
[22:48.360 -> 22:49.360] And no one would do.
[22:49.360 -> 22:50.360] Yeah.
[22:50.360 -> 22:59.760] Um, so we speaking of football, though, you and I have both attended a ton of football
[22:59.760 -> 23:01.560] games at the stadium.
[23:01.560 -> 23:09.360] Too many, too many to count, remember, and forget. So I figured because we
[23:09.360 -> 23:15.080] have spent so much time in the stadium attending many football events, we should both bring podiums
[23:15.080 -> 23:20.400] that are moments where I mentally went during the weekend, lol I've been plastered in that location.
[23:20.400 -> 23:28.120] And as a big major preface, we are over the age of 21. This was when we were
[23:28.120 -> 23:35.880] in college over the age of 21. And we want you to drink responsibly. And we were drinking
[23:35.880 -> 23:40.200] responsibly. Notice like I didn't, like, we didn't over drink. Being plastered does not
[23:40.200 -> 23:45.240] mean... Plastered doesn't mean you drank irresponsibly. It means you had
[23:45.240 -> 23:47.880] Cuban bread and beer for breakfast.
[23:48.320 -> 23:52.600] Right. 100% beer for breakfast. And then there were burgers
[23:52.600 -> 23:56.560] being cooked during the tailgate to consume. Yeah, no, so
[23:56.560 -> 23:59.200] everything was completely fine. And I figured we'd go back and
[23:59.200 -> 24:04.160] forth. So do you want to start with your P3? Or would you like
[24:04.160 -> 24:06.000] me to start with your P3 or would you like me to start with my P3?
[24:06.000 -> 24:13.000] Um, I am... I'll start with my P3. I just made like a last game time decision of mine.
[24:13.000 -> 24:16.000] I had like a last minute decision of what I wanted to rank.
[24:16.000 -> 24:25.000] Um, okay. I will start. So my... It's a big, big weekend. Big, big spot. Lots of memes there. But as I'm just watching anyone go down this turn after straight, or before straight, now I'm like confusing the whole map.
[24:25.000 -> 24:26.000] But I'm like, yeah, this is where younger me has lovely college memories.
[24:26.000 -> 24:27.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:27.000 -> 24:28.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:28.000 -> 24:29.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:29.000 -> 24:30.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:30.000 -> 24:31.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:31.000 -> 24:32.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:32.000 -> 24:33.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm
[24:33.000 -> 24:34.000] like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
[24:34.000 -> 24:48.000] I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like confusing the whole map. And, but I'm like, yeah, that's, this is where younger me has
[24:48.000 -> 24:51.000] lovely college memories.
[24:51.000 -> 24:57.000] But it's literally on the map from turns 11 to 14.
[24:57.000 -> 25:00.000] Just a reminder, this isn't a parking lot.
[25:00.000 -> 25:05.700] So these, these are all the tailgate locations that we've been at multiple times in our college career.
[25:05.700 -> 25:06.540] Yes, that's it.
[25:07.620 -> 25:10.040] All right, my P3.
[25:15.660 -> 25:18.060] Watching lights out on the start finish straight,
[25:18.060 -> 25:20.500] I had such an overwhelming memory
[25:20.500 -> 25:29.480] of stumbling across that exact area to go to the stadium post tailgate pre-game
[25:29.480 -> 25:36.200] like I gotta get to my seat to watch the start of the Miami Hurricanes game.
[25:36.200 -> 25:50.320] Amazing, amazing. My P2 of stumbling around Hard Rock was basically that entire paddock district.
[25:50.320 -> 25:54.520] I would just go over there to use the bathroom because it wasn't a porta-potty.
[25:54.520 -> 26:03.000] And you have also heard this.
[26:03.000 -> 26:06.080] So I watch where all these celebrities are walking in and they're like going
[26:06.080 -> 26:09.600] through their fancy entrance and things and I'm just like mm-hmm I would take
[26:09.600 -> 26:20.160] Dunkin Donuts samples and use that bathroom. So many times. That's really
[26:20.160 -> 26:24.020] similar to my P2 as well.
[26:22.400 -> 26:29.200] really similar to my P2 as well.
[26:31.760 -> 26:33.840] So after quali or the race, you know, the drivers had to walk to the FIA garage
[26:33.840 -> 26:36.240] and then they had to cross that very specific area
[26:36.240 -> 26:39.600] to get into the stadium where the paddock setup is,
[26:39.600 -> 26:41.840] watching all the drivers do that walk,
[26:41.840 -> 26:44.820] that walk I know very well.
[26:41.800 -> 26:44.800] all the drivers do that walk. That, that I, that walk I know very well.
[26:44.800 -> 26:45.800] It's incredible.
[26:45.800 -> 26:46.800] And unbelievable.
[26:46.800 -> 26:47.800] Yeah, yeah.
[26:47.800 -> 26:59.480] I also like all of the like celebrities like strutting through that covered area that I'm
[26:59.480 -> 27:01.560] talking about, like that's the same area.
[27:01.560 -> 27:06.480] Like that is where we all just like funnel in to go to our seats in the stands.
[27:08.600 -> 27:11.960] And then I'm like, Ooh, some chicken fingers and then some
[27:11.960 -> 27:16.200] football which depending on what year it was, we lost or we won.
[27:18.480 -> 27:19.640] Alright, what's your P1?
[27:20.560 -> 27:28.560] My P1 and I am unbelievably proud of places that I've been plastered at Hard Rock Stadium.
[27:28.560 -> 27:30.360] The literal paddock.
[27:30.360 -> 27:37.000] I have been, I have indulged in alcohol and then gone on that field.
[27:37.000 -> 27:46.320] Yes, I should have went first, because yes, you've spent a lot of time on that field.
[27:46.320 -> 27:52.360] Yeah, I just felt really fancy and like, oh, look at what all of this fun is gonna be.
[27:52.360 -> 27:55.760] We're bringing the paddock to here and I'm like, what?
[27:55.760 -> 28:00.040] This is this is this can't be allowed in places of my college.
[28:00.040 -> 28:03.240] What college hooligan-ness?
[28:03.240 -> 28:07.960] I don't know, what's college hooligan-ness? I don't know, I can't think of the right word.
[28:07.960 -> 28:15.200] And if you look up, like, the intro to Miami Hurricanes football games, like, just know
[28:15.200 -> 28:21.120] the players, and Sebastian and the Ibis, run out through smoke onto the field.
[28:21.120 -> 28:22.120] It's really awesome.
[28:22.120 -> 28:24.680] And Nicole has stood right there and watched them go.
[28:24.680 -> 28:25.120] Yes, yes, yes. onto the field. It's really awesome. And Nicole has stood right there and watched them go.
[28:30.960 -> 28:35.600] Yes, yes, yes. And it's super fun after some tailgating too. I mean, it's fun either way. But yeah, it's really wild. The first time I ever did it, I definitely might have maybe
[28:35.600 -> 28:40.080] took some field grass and put it in a memory box. So.
[28:41.600 -> 28:48.800] All right, my, my P1 is less exciting. Or more exciting? I don't know. My P1 is the location where
[28:48.800 -> 29:09.840] Charles crashed both days. The fields. I've spent, like as facts. No, no, but it was crazy to like watch him in the wall and I'm like, that's not a race
[29:09.840 -> 29:13.440] circuit. Those are the frat fields.
[29:13.440 -> 29:21.420] The frat fields. Yeah, that's just more, yeah, worst, worst accidents have occurred over
[29:21.420 -> 29:26.160] in that frat field than Charles's accident. Everything turned out fine.
[29:28.720 -> 29:35.600] Yeah, so I think that was weird. That was so much of this race was me going, I've been there. That's
[29:35.600 -> 29:40.560] weird. Yeah, just imagine if there was an F1 race on your college campus. And that's kind of like
[29:40.560 -> 29:48.040] what this is. It's very strange. And even now, and I've talked about it before I will send Brianna videos that Miami f1 races of me at a
[29:48.040 -> 29:51.800] tailgate and then they'll just like oh look there's the starting grid there it
[29:51.800 -> 29:57.480] is it's just there it's crazy I just really funny intoxicated videos of
[29:57.480 -> 30:02.040] Nicole that is mostly just her running and her feet and being like Brianna this
[30:02.040 -> 30:05.960] is the starched and finished straight and you just see the paint that's worn off on the ground.
[30:05.960 -> 30:08.480] And she's just like stumbling her feet.
[30:08.480 -> 30:09.480] I gotta warm up my tires.
[30:09.480 -> 30:10.480] I gotta, you know, we gotta woo.
[30:10.480 -> 30:11.480] Uh huh.
[30:11.480 -> 30:12.480] College is fun.
[30:12.480 -> 30:13.480] Go Canes.
[30:13.480 -> 30:14.480] College is fun.
[30:14.480 -> 30:25.960] So we talked a lot about all the off-track stuff because admittedly that's what this
[30:25.960 -> 30:32.320] race is about, like as we said up front, the goal of this race is general media coverage,
[30:32.320 -> 30:36.800] attention, hype, which in some places succeeded and failed.
[30:36.800 -> 30:40.920] But on track, this race was far improved to last year.
[30:40.920 -> 30:45.600] I overall enjoyed watching this race. There are definitely going to be parts
[30:45.600 -> 30:53.200] of this season where I just feel a little disheartened. I do have a podium of moments
[30:53.200 -> 30:59.120] that murdered the happy Mercedes fan inside of me, but that has nothing to do with the actual race.
[30:59.120 -> 31:06.920] I thought the race was overall pretty exciting and entertaining. I was so glad we finally got a race with no flags.
[31:06.920 -> 31:09.280] So we actually got to see strategy play out.
[31:09.280 -> 31:12.080] It was, it just reminded me why I love F1.
[31:12.080 -> 31:13.620] Like I don't love F1 because of like
[31:13.620 -> 31:16.080] random red flags being thrown and like restarts.
[31:16.080 -> 31:18.680] Like I love watching over the course of the race,
[31:18.680 -> 31:20.160] like what teams made the right decision,
[31:20.160 -> 31:21.640] what ended up being the right decision.
[31:21.640 -> 31:24.460] Like all of that stuff I find really fascinating.
[31:24.460 -> 31:29.360] So maybe, I don't know how popular or unpopular the opinion is, but overall I thought that was
[31:29.360 -> 31:35.440] a fun race to watch. No, I mean, again, race itself, I enjoyed it. It did feel, again, it's
[31:36.000 -> 31:45.540] wild that it's the only race without any DNFs, like whether it was some sort of internal problem, or it was a red flag or anything like that.
[31:45.540 -> 31:50.100] So it felt really rare, which feels silly to say,
[31:50.100 -> 31:52.640] to be able to see a team,
[31:52.640 -> 31:56.000] at least in whatever ways they can control,
[31:56.000 -> 31:58.140] like execute their strategy.
[31:58.140 -> 31:59.860] And whether in the amount of stops,
[31:59.860 -> 32:03.380] their just entire mentality of it all.
[32:03.380 -> 32:07.120] And I love that. I love being able to see that because
[32:07.120 -> 32:11.600] every single time that there's, you know, we see yellow flag or red flag and now there's
[32:11.600 -> 32:15.160] a safety car. And I just suddenly feel like I'm like holding my breath waiting for the
[32:15.160 -> 32:19.600] race to start again of like, okay, so what's going to happen at the release of the safety
[32:19.600 -> 32:23.120] car? Like, okay, is this going to turn into a red flag? And I feel like we've been doing
[32:23.120 -> 32:25.120] that so much
[32:25.120 -> 32:31.440] recently, not only just this season, but overall, especially in the last year, that it felt very
[32:31.440 -> 32:35.760] refreshing. So I enjoyed being able to watch a race. I enjoyed being able to watch some
[32:35.760 -> 32:42.160] overtaking that wasn't just caused from a safety car and that whole, it was great to watch. It
[32:42.160 -> 32:45.500] felt great to see racing. And the track didn't suck.
[32:45.500 -> 32:50.720] The track was like, they like, well, I guess in comparison, I just had such
[32:50.720 -> 32:54.900] low expectations of Miami, like Miami asphalt to begin with.
[32:55.540 -> 32:56.060] Um,
[32:57.820 -> 33:01.840] these temporary circuits are always going to have limitations.
[33:01.840 -> 33:04.500] Cause I wouldn't call this a full street track, even though there's
[33:04.500 -> 33:07.980] walls, but like it is purpose built
[33:07.980 -> 33:10.380] or it's words, it's not purpose built.
[33:10.380 -> 33:12.060] Like this is a parking lot
[33:12.060 -> 33:14.520] that they put a racetrack in once a year.
[33:14.520 -> 33:16.820] So that's always going to have limitations.
[33:16.820 -> 33:19.340] And I don't know if this is gonna become
[33:19.340 -> 33:23.020] like a well-beloved track,
[33:23.020 -> 33:28.800] but to your point, the bar was so low last year that this felt like oh, okay, I
[33:29.240 -> 33:33.300] Next year I'm not going to dread the race at this circuit
[33:33.720 -> 33:38.880] Like and because coming into this year. I was like, I'm really worried about the actual race and
[33:39.480 -> 33:47.400] I know I'm gonna enjoy all the pomp and circumstance and the festivities around it and'm really going to lean into it and focus on all of that stuff because that, and just
[33:47.400 -> 33:49.400] like pretend the race isn't good.
[33:49.400 -> 33:52.840] And then the race happened and I actually thought it was really good and entertaining.
[33:52.840 -> 34:00.720] And so like, this might not be like a worst hated track kind of deal, like, which is exciting.
[34:00.720 -> 34:04.880] I feel like it's the unpopular opinion that we have.
[34:04.880 -> 34:05.920] Maybe, yeah.
[34:05.920 -> 34:08.920] I feel like it's usually races that people are like, it was great!
[34:08.920 -> 34:11.120] And we're like, okay, or just like, oh, it was so boring!
[34:11.120 -> 34:12.120] And I'm like, what do you mean?
[34:12.120 -> 34:16.120] This is so interesting and fun to watch.
[34:16.120 -> 34:20.920] I also think it's very hard for people, and this is totally human and normal if this is
[34:20.920 -> 34:26.040] anyone listening, I think it's really hard to sometimes separate your feelings about the festivities
[34:26.040 -> 34:30.280] around the Miami Grand Prix and the race itself.
[34:30.280 -> 34:33.680] So I think a lot, there's a large portion of people
[34:33.680 -> 34:36.360] who really just hate the Pomp and Circumstance
[34:36.360 -> 34:38.680] and therefore I don't think they're ever going
[34:38.680 -> 34:41.440] to like this race and that's okay.
[34:42.960 -> 34:44.840] And then I also think there are some people
[34:44.840 -> 34:46.000] who love the Pomp' Circumstance
[34:46.000 -> 34:50.000] and then they might disproportionately like the track even though the track is just...
[34:50.000 -> 34:52.000] I don't know, like, eh.
[34:52.000 -> 34:54.000] Under the floor of a dirt bike!
[34:54.000 -> 34:58.000] Right! Which I think is hysterical, but not everyone's gonna think it's great.
[34:58.000 -> 35:03.000] But it's going to continue to be divisive.
[35:03.000 -> 35:05.880] But my big thing about the F1 calendar
[35:05.880 -> 35:08.320] and not we don't have to get into a whole calendar discussion right now
[35:08.320 -> 35:12.880] we're only five races into this year is I do like that there's diversity among
[35:12.880 -> 35:15.880] it and like there's so many different tracks and they give so many different
[35:15.880 -> 35:23.960] things and Miami and Vegas and Monaco give a very specific thing and it's not
[35:23.960 -> 35:26.560] always good racing and that's okay. Like, I think
[35:26.560 -> 35:32.120] it's okay that we have a couple. But it really wasn't... I actually, I don't know if you've
[35:32.120 -> 35:39.160] seen, like, I keep watching on a loop Lewis's overtake of Charles, because it is the perfect,
[35:39.160 -> 35:46.340] in my mind, like, what a DRS overtake we should be striving for. Because he used DRS to get up next to him,
[35:46.340 -> 35:50.720] but then had to make an amazing move through the turn to get it to stick.
[35:50.720 -> 35:55.760] And that's what a lot of the non-Red Bull related race was.
[35:55.760 -> 35:58.100] It was all of these really hard fought...
[35:58.100 -> 36:00.320] I thought, after all the talk about it,
[36:00.320 -> 36:04.780] they did a great job of making the length of the DRS zones really great,
[36:04.780 -> 36:05.040] and it
[36:05.040 -> 36:12.320] made for great action and there's actually so much that happened. No, it literally was enough
[36:13.200 -> 36:18.800] enough zone for there to be action and for their like drivers to find the opportunities if
[36:19.520 -> 36:23.760] everything is working technically right to race.
[36:23.960 -> 36:29.440] is working technically to race.
[36:29.940 -> 36:30.800] Car.
[36:33.640 -> 36:33.720] But yeah, like it's not the tracks fault.
[36:38.640 -> 36:40.160] It's not, but to your point, it's not, it's that weird in between of a street circuit and not a street circuit.
[36:40.160 -> 36:44.680] And it's never going to be perfect, but with how upset drivers were with
[36:44.680 -> 36:45.080] the conditions
[36:45.080 -> 36:48.840] last year, that was obviously like, should have been an easy fix.
[36:48.840 -> 36:50.920] And it seems like it relatively was.
[36:50.920 -> 36:53.720] Yeah, they resurfaced it.
[36:53.720 -> 36:59.680] There was actual tech pro in barriers this year, like, like basic things that made it
[36:59.680 -> 37:04.680] for an enjoying experience to watch.
[37:04.680 -> 37:09.440] I do think this might be something I propose to talk about next week,
[37:09.440 -> 37:11.440] because there's a lot to get into here,
[37:11.440 -> 37:14.080] but I do think we need to talk tires at some point,
[37:14.080 -> 37:16.640] which I know is not the sexiest conversation,
[37:17.200 -> 37:20.880] about how for most of the races this year,
[37:20.880 -> 37:23.520] the tires that are brought don't degrade.
[37:27.280 -> 37:34.320] Multiple drivers did this entire race on hards because they pitted in the first three or four laps. And I don't think, I don't,
[37:34.320 -> 37:37.840] so there's something about the construction of the tires this year that is actually leading to
[37:37.840 -> 37:45.100] worse racing. Because we've yet to have a true two-stopper this year. Yeah, and I don't want to watch a race without having worn-out hearts.
[37:45.100 -> 37:48.500] I don't, I don't, like, no.
[37:48.500 -> 37:50.600] We need two-stop races.
[37:50.600 -> 37:56.500] And Pirelli's own words, their goal is to design tires to make two-stop races.
[37:56.500 -> 37:59.700] Yeah, they also want to get to sell more tires.
[37:59.700 -> 38:02.800] Ha ha ha!
[38:02.800 -> 38:05.000] But before we wrap up talking about the race,
[38:05.000 -> 38:07.240] because we really talked so much about the race, for sure.
[38:07.240 -> 38:10.040] Race, race, race, race, Miami.
[38:10.040 -> 38:11.640] Race, race, it was fun.
[38:11.640 -> 38:12.480] We liked it.
[38:12.480 -> 38:17.000] You want to hear my moments that just like destroyed
[38:17.000 -> 38:19.880] the happy work fan in me?
[38:19.880 -> 38:24.040] Yeah, yeah, let's continue to be sad.
[38:24.040 -> 38:25.000] All right. Yeah, yeah, let's continue to be sad.
[38:25.000 -> 38:27.000] Alright.
[38:27.000 -> 38:36.000] I just, I had a moment of do I flip, flip the order of this.
[38:36.000 -> 38:37.000] Okay.
[38:37.000 -> 39:06.480] I think I'm going P4 and P6. La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la the double sad. I deserve the double sad. The fact that my expectations were so low that at the end
[39:06.480 -> 39:16.960] of Sunday, P4 and P6 felt like celebration worthy. It made me sad. It also, again, and if you follow
[39:16.960 -> 39:25.280] us on Gridwalk Show, literally our clip of our predictions of last week of you like, Lewis is gonna be on the podium, so George is P4. And it's like,
[39:25.280 -> 39:35.920] well, kinda, but no. It's the saddest of happy sad, because it's not happy sad for a Lewis
[39:35.920 -> 39:41.480] man. But you did, you did, you manifested wrong, but right, but wrong.
[39:41.480 -> 39:48.960] Yeah, I, I've never, like, I predicted George to P4, I should be happy, I got really
[39:48.960 -> 39:56.880] really extended my lead this week in our prediction. Oh my god, so much. But I thought the Mercedes car
[39:56.880 -> 40:00.240] was actually going to be good this weekend so when I hit the point in the weekend where I was
[40:00.240 -> 40:05.660] celebrating Lewis in P6 I felt devastated devastated. Yeah, you got more,
[40:05.660 -> 40:08.300] you got like the most like opposite of a Lewis podium.
[40:08.300 -> 40:10.260] I think you literally could have possibly had
[40:10.260 -> 40:12.640] with a double Red Bull and a Nolanzo.
[40:15.100 -> 40:15.940] All right, P2.
[40:17.260 -> 40:19.340] When all of Toto's quotes saying
[40:19.340 -> 40:21.940] that they still don't understand the car.
[40:21.940 -> 40:23.940] La la la la la la la la.
[40:30.080 -> 40:35.720] Thank you for being honest with us. Please lie. Go back to lying. Yeah. I did, yeah. Although I still just, it's a, this does feel worse. This does, you're so
[40:35.720 -> 40:42.880] right. It feels so much worse. Imola. What? I don't know. I can't. I must say I have a
[40:42.880 -> 40:49.400] Mercedes. Yeah. Oh my God. But we made it to Imola. To your point, we made it to Imola. But my P1 was
[40:49.400 -> 40:59.840] when Lewis was out in Q2. I wanted to chuck something at the wall. I, so this thing, if
[40:59.840 -> 41:08.160] you, fun fact, if I haven't talked about this on the pod yet, since normally we watch these races in the early in the morning and I'll watch qualifying or the race or
[41:08.160 -> 41:11.720] whatever if I'm frustrated I immediately go on a walk but the Miami ones are so
[41:11.720 -> 41:16.840] late in the day that I normally don't but no I literally shut it off I wanted
[41:16.840 -> 41:21.040] to chuck my computer at a wall that I was watching it through and it just went
[41:21.040 -> 41:24.720] for like a two and a half mile hike I was like I need to sweat out my
[41:24.720 -> 41:25.360] frustration so if you ever were like wow two and a half mile hike. I was like, I need to sweat out my frustration.
[41:26.000 -> 41:30.880] So if you ever were like, wow, that was a bad Lewis showing, something went awful. What is
[41:30.880 -> 41:35.760] Brianna doing? She's like aggressively hiking up a mountain trying to let out her frustration
[41:35.760 -> 41:42.080] because sports care too much. Yeah, when I get literally not a single message from Brianna
[41:42.080 -> 41:48.880] during anything, it's not, it's not, it's like, oh, okay, we're gonna just wait here when she's back.
[41:48.880 -> 41:55.720] Lance was out in Q1 and Lewis was out in Q2. I'm like, look, I'm happy for
[41:55.720 -> 41:59.020] Carlos, but that Ferrari is not worth rooting for this year. These are my
[41:59.020 -> 42:01.600] three favorite drivers, by the way, if anyone's like, why is she randomly
[42:01.600 -> 42:05.440] talking about Lance and Carlos now? So it was like
[42:12.480 -> 42:20.000] it just was it was wrong. It's fine. I mean it's not fine but it's fine. No but we're at Imola so everything better get better is what if we are leaving the Spanish Grand Prix after this triple
[42:20.000 -> 42:31.760] header so a month from now and we're having a conversation and it's that the Mercedes car still stinks and there's no hope I will just cry on the podcast.
[42:31.760 -> 42:37.260] And on that episode of Gridwalk give them yeah that's it something for our listeners
[42:37.260 -> 42:45.520] to seriously look forward to but same the cry episode for it. It's basically inevitable.
[42:48.960 -> 42:53.920] Not actually. But just to be clear, I will not be crying on the podcast. I will just be crying.
[42:54.640 -> 42:58.000] Yeah. I don't want someone to be like, we promise that's crying. It's just like, no,
[42:58.000 -> 43:01.440] I'll just be like incredibly devastated and probably sit there and break down like
[43:02.400 -> 43:09.440] nerdy tech stuff about why we should be devastated. I'll give I'm gonna give a formal PowerPoint presentation about why I'm sad.
[43:09.440 -> 43:13.200] This is honestly what will probably happen.
[43:13.200 -> 43:22.320] Hey podcast listeners, Gossip Grid here, your guide to F1's paddock elites.
[43:22.320 -> 43:30.240] Hello everyone, welcome back to Gossip Grid And I literally think this may be the biggest, most jam-packed pop culture episode yet.
[43:30.960 -> 43:32.880] Miami gave us a ton to talk about.
[43:32.880 -> 43:35.360] There was a lot of big things that I had to talk about,
[43:35.360 -> 43:36.560] even if it doesn't have to do with Miami.
[43:36.560 -> 43:39.040] So I'm going to talk about them anyway.
[43:39.040 -> 43:41.040] So there is a lot to talk about.
[43:41.040 -> 43:45.840] So buckle up, keep up, because I'm gonna go through absolutely all of it.
[43:45.840 -> 43:46.680] Woo!
[43:50.080 -> 43:51.600] And I talked a little bit about it last week,
[43:51.600 -> 43:53.620] but guess what, I'm gonna talk about it again.
[43:53.620 -> 43:58.580] Danny Rick went to the Mecca, and it was incredible.
[43:58.580 -> 44:00.840] His outfit looked great, he had a good time,
[44:00.840 -> 44:04.080] but now we're gonna all be behind the scenes of it all.
[44:04.080 -> 44:08.880] So GQ Sports was literally all over the Miami GQ, we'll get more into that later,
[44:08.880 -> 44:13.200] but of course they found the opportunity to talk to Danny Rick about his experience
[44:13.200 -> 44:15.840] at the Met Gala and fangirling over Anne Hathaway.
[44:15.840 -> 44:20.600] And Anne Hathaway knew who he was, and he fangirled, and I fangirled, and you fangirled,
[44:20.600 -> 44:25.200] and we all fangirled about him fangirling because the Queen of Genovia deserves it.
[44:30.160 -> 44:35.600] Vogue does these incredible really short videos with some big stars every single year getting ready for the Met Gala. There's a formative video of getting ready with Danny Rick going to the Met
[44:35.600 -> 44:41.920] and I could not believe that I've received this gift from the pop culture gods. Getting Glam with
[44:41.920 -> 44:47.000] his first entire Met Gala crew. He was incredibly nervous throughout
[44:47.000 -> 44:51.200] the video. He's saying that he was more nervous than he was for any F1 race because it was
[44:51.200 -> 44:55.600] out of his comfort zone. And that's really wild for a guy that does pro-CQ sports for
[44:55.600 -> 45:02.500] not only his job, but also for his hobby. He ended the video, of course, it is branding
[45:02.500 -> 45:05.840] King that he is, but ends it it the sign off of thanks for helping
[45:05.840 -> 45:10.960] me put on my pants for the Met, thanks to Tom Brown for making me look cute and ends with enchanté
[45:10.960 -> 45:16.800] because he is the brand king that he really is. He was wearing Tom Brown, he was basically
[45:16.800 -> 45:23.120] matching Jenna Ortega which was the vibe and he was covered in this beautiful tweed jacket and
[45:23.120 -> 45:25.800] suit which was very very Chanel, super on theme.
[45:25.800 -> 45:27.640] And his favorite part about the entire thing
[45:27.640 -> 45:29.980] about working with Tom Brown is that they don't button
[45:29.980 -> 45:31.220] the top button on the shirt,
[45:31.220 -> 45:33.320] which is great for his big F1 neck.
[45:35.140 -> 45:36.720] And big update, big, big news.
[45:36.720 -> 45:38.780] This is so important to my entire existence.
[45:38.780 -> 45:42.360] I have a Danny Rick and Harry Styles romance update.
[45:42.360 -> 45:44.320] Danny Rick was featured on a podcast,
[45:44.320 -> 45:46.720] on the Nova Podcast
[45:46.720 -> 45:54.080] interview and he revealed he received a pleasing PR package. So he's on the pleasing PR list.
[45:54.080 -> 45:58.240] He didn't know that it was called pleasing. He said it was Harry's cosmetics line and he regret
[45:58.240 -> 46:02.240] not giving them a shout out and that it was really nice of him. But I'm going to take that as
[46:02.240 -> 46:06.760] their friend. It's going to happen. They need to meet. It's almost happening through the year.
[46:06.760 -> 46:08.960] It's on my 2023 bingo card,
[46:08.960 -> 46:11.960] but Danny Rick gets Harry Styles PR,
[46:11.960 -> 46:14.160] and that's just absolutely incredible to me.
[46:15.760 -> 46:18.120] Esteban Ocon is continuing to pursue
[46:18.120 -> 46:21.080] some type of model career, not actually,
[46:21.080 -> 46:27.920] but we saw him with a leather maker, manufacturer, really prestigious brand called Perluti.
[46:27.920 -> 46:32.280] And he was modeling their summer 2023 collection
[46:32.280 -> 46:35.600] and probably their Lorenzo Drive loafers.
[46:35.600 -> 46:37.300] But shout out to Esteban.
[46:37.300 -> 46:40.320] And again, great pick for a brand using a driver
[46:40.320 -> 46:43.080] that has a really wonderful face,
[46:43.080 -> 46:47.000] charisma, personality, and brand to support your brand as well.
[46:47.000 -> 46:49.000] Great pick for SPS.
[46:49.000 -> 46:51.000] Exactly, get that coin.
[46:51.000 -> 46:56.000] Major League Baseball and Formula One kind of starting to have a little bit of a mini crossover.
[46:56.000 -> 47:01.000] This is where we're starting to bridge into the Miami vibes, but not fully just yet.
[47:01.000 -> 47:12.240] So besides Brad and I's baseball jersey team outfits this week We got to see the lovely boys of Alfa Romeo VB and Joe got to go visit the Marlins last week throughout the first pitch
[47:12.240 -> 47:17.720] so I was really excited about it and created like this really adorable Instagram post exchange jerseys and
[47:18.400 -> 47:19.360] the
[47:19.360 -> 47:23.760] Post that shook me to my core as a New York girl, although I am a Mets fan
[47:22.640 -> 47:24.280] that shook me to my core as a New York girl, although I am a Mets fan,
[47:24.280 -> 47:26.440] Charles at the Yankees game,
[47:26.440 -> 47:28.800] throwing out the first pitch in a Yankees jersey,
[47:28.800 -> 47:29.800] backwards hat and all.
[47:29.800 -> 47:32.920] Charles is a Yankees boy and could be from Long Island
[47:32.920 -> 47:36.380] if I didn't know that he was from Monaco.
[47:37.280 -> 47:38.600] Now, it is time for-
[47:38.600 -> 47:43.120] Nothing is more fitting than Charles as a Yankees boy.
[47:43.120 -> 47:46.000] When you said that, I was like, genuinely,
[47:46.000 -> 47:49.960] I was like, oh yeah, I mean, Ferrari are the Yankees.
[47:49.960 -> 47:53.000] So, 100%.
[47:53.000 -> 47:56.280] He looks like, he looks like a Yankee fan.
[47:56.280 -> 47:57.840] Like, again.
[47:57.840 -> 48:00.280] He put the Yankees hat backwards,
[48:00.280 -> 48:02.880] and it was like every boy I grew up with.
[48:02.880 -> 48:05.280] I felt like such a flat, I was like, whoa.
[48:05.280 -> 48:10.280] Yeah, so apologies for the interruption.
[48:10.280 -> 48:14.080] I just think it's again, it's incredibly spot on.
[48:14.080 -> 48:16.960] And now we're about to dive into the Miami fun.
[48:16.960 -> 48:19.920] And it's actually a really great transition because we get to talk about
[48:19.920 -> 48:24.800] the token, apparently to the world right now, F1 American driver,
[48:24.800 -> 48:26.300] Logan and the token Florida boy, who I right now, F1 American driver, Logan, and the token Florida
[48:26.300 -> 48:28.440] boy, who I also feel like I went to...
[48:28.440 -> 48:29.440] Logan.
[48:29.440 -> 48:31.000] ...or token Florida man.
[48:31.000 -> 48:35.820] I think I went to college with like a hundred different Logan Sergeants.
[48:35.820 -> 48:39.820] But this boy was everywhere, was all over the place.
[48:39.820 -> 48:43.440] He was interviewed by GQ, he was interviewed by Sports Illustrated.
[48:43.440 -> 48:49.920] I got to touch on upon some of the things that he did. One of those interviews of the 10 things that he
[48:49.920 -> 48:54.680] can't live without and in my opinion this was kind of lame although we shared
[48:54.680 -> 48:58.880] some interest. On his list was his F1 helmet which like yeah okay you
[48:58.880 -> 49:02.760] literally can't live without it but like you have 10 things to show GQ maybe
[49:02.760 -> 49:10.140] don't show your F1 helmet that literally is saving your life. He is a Heat fan and as a Florida boy born and
[49:10.140 -> 49:13.960] raised in Homestead right now I do respect that he grew up in like the
[49:13.960 -> 49:18.160] prime of Wade County LeBron and everything so I did appreciate that he
[49:18.160 -> 49:23.040] pointed that out. I love lemonade he shouted out Arnold Palmer I would find
[49:23.040 -> 49:25.480] literally lemonade in the desert if I had to.
[49:25.480 -> 49:28.400] So I will respect Logan for that.
[49:28.400 -> 49:34.000] But everyone's referring to Logan Sargent, not everyone, but GQ and Sports Illustrated
[49:34.000 -> 49:36.080] kept referring to him as America's great F1 hope.
[49:36.080 -> 49:38.000] And that's just a lot for me.
[49:38.000 -> 49:41.600] And I cannot leave all of my F1 hope riding on Logan.
[49:41.600 -> 49:43.600] And it's a lie?
[49:43.600 -> 49:47.400] F1 is this popular in America right now
[49:47.400 -> 49:50.040] despite not having, like, they didn't,
[49:50.040 -> 49:53.240] that, I, I, I didn't know that.
[49:53.240 -> 49:55.400] I have a lot to process.
[49:55.400 -> 49:58.160] But I also think Nicole is actually underselling
[49:58.160 -> 50:00.440] her love of lemonade and Arnold Palmer.
[50:00.440 -> 50:02.140] So I'll just throw in that topic.
[50:03.960 -> 50:09.540] Yeah, we studied abroad and I literally cried because Italy doesn't give you non-sparkling lemonade and it's horrible.
[50:10.140 -> 50:12.300] But it's fine. I love Italy so much.
[50:15.220 -> 50:18.680] Okay, I'm now diving into this insane celebrity list
[50:19.500 -> 50:24.280] because I could not get over and I know that I'm missing people and I'm not gonna go through all of them because we'll
[50:24.280 -> 50:29.780] literally be here forever, so I'll only go through some of my favorites. So if I miss your favorite, don't get mad at me
[50:29.780 -> 50:34.940] These are only some of mine. So I have to start off with the Jonas Brothers. Oh my gosh
[50:34.940 -> 50:39.700] I cannot believe all of the Jonas Brothers are at a Formula One race. They performed
[50:39.700 -> 50:45.200] They were the performers of the Formula One race. I was not able to attend because of prior commitments,
[50:45.200 -> 50:46.200] and that's fine.
[50:47.100 -> 50:49.120] I did see Joe, DJ, and Wynwood on Sunday,
[50:49.120 -> 50:50.360] and that made it totally fine.
[50:50.360 -> 50:51.840] But they hung out with Alpine.
[50:51.840 -> 50:55.480] There's a really interesting video of Pierre
[50:55.480 -> 50:58.320] chatting up with Joe and Nick and Kevin,
[50:58.320 -> 51:00.360] and this being Nick's first Formula One race,
[51:00.360 -> 51:03.200] and it's wild to see the Jonas Brothers on the grid,
[51:03.200 -> 51:04.680] and I want them at every single race.
[51:04.680 -> 51:05.200] More, more, more. Please, please, please. And the Jonas Brothers to see the Jonas Brothers on the grid and I want them at every single race more and more and more.
[51:05.200 -> 51:06.200] Please continue.
[51:06.200 -> 51:10.000] And the Jonas Brothers performed in the parking lot that we tailgated.
[51:10.000 -> 51:14.000] Just, just, it just needs to be said one more time.
[51:14.000 -> 51:18.000] It's by P3 and if it wasn't it's on the list there.
[51:18.000 -> 51:20.000] But yes.
[51:20.000 -> 51:22.000] Yeah, they performed at the beach.
[51:22.000 -> 51:26.000] Have to just quickly shout out Shakira because Shakira is Shakira.
[51:26.000 -> 51:31.000] We saw Brad Pitt and Davidson Idris there, who of course are doing the movie with Lewis Hamilton.
[51:31.000 -> 51:34.000] The F1 movie coming up with Lewis Hamilton with Apple TV.
[51:34.000 -> 51:39.000] A$AP Rocky stopped by and visited Lewis and Mercedes on Thursday, but he was without Rihanna.
[51:39.000 -> 51:43.000] Where is Rihanna? Where is Rihanna? I get it. She's pregnant.
[51:43.000 -> 51:45.620] She probably doesn't want to be in the Miami Heat, but selfishly,
[51:46.240 -> 51:53.400] A$AP Rocky, you can't show up and hang out with Lewis Hamilton and not bring Rihanna and not expect me to ask where is Rihanna.
[51:53.500 -> 51:55.500] Thank you.
[51:56.320 -> 51:58.320] I mean, I'm not, yeah, like come on.
[51:58.640 -> 52:06.040] Rihanna will make her appearance at the Miami GP in due time. It'll happen. She made it to the Super Bowl, she'll make it to this F1 Super Bowl.
[52:08.040 -> 52:09.240] Tom Cruise, no surprise,
[52:09.240 -> 52:10.960] hanging out with Mercedes because he's
[52:10.960 -> 52:13.200] the biggest Lewis Hamilton fan girl besides
[52:13.200 -> 52:15.160] literally this podcast.
[52:15.160 -> 52:16.840] He was not officially part of
[52:16.840 -> 52:18.000] the Mercedes pit crew, but
[52:18.000 -> 52:21.960] he did get to do some practice imagination.
[52:21.960 -> 52:22.600] He probably was like,
[52:22.600 -> 52:24.160] let me put on a tire and help, and
[52:24.160 -> 52:31.200] they let him, and they did. It also kind of ended up being this weekend the Fast and Furious PR because
[52:31.200 -> 52:35.760] literally every single member, not every single member, but main characters of the Fast and
[52:35.760 -> 52:41.760] Furious familia were there. Vin Diesel, maybe the new king of selfies I've ever seen because he just
[52:41.760 -> 52:46.040] took a selfie everywhere full up high like selfie stick mode entirely
[52:46.440 -> 52:51.180] Ludacris Michelle Rodriguez congratulations to Lando that got to do a fast lap with her in the car
[52:52.840 -> 52:57.720] That's there you go fast and furious literally took the opportunity to be there wonderful PR
[52:58.240 -> 53:01.800] LL Cool J was there but everyone knew that because of driver interest
[53:01.800 -> 53:05.760] I think he did a wonderful job with what he had to do
[53:05.760 -> 53:11.120] and there could be improvements and it was America and I loved how hyped him and Lewis were together.
[53:11.120 -> 53:17.040] Justice for Esteban Ocon because I know there was more written on that card than his relationship
[53:17.040 -> 53:22.160] to Pierre. Pierre got introduced as a race winner and you don't do that to Esteban,
[53:22.160 -> 53:28.480] you just say that he's now not fighting with Pierre. Justice for Esteban.
[53:28.480 -> 53:37.320] We respect Esteban, always justice for Esteban. My, I cannot say favorite podcast, F1 podcast
[53:37.320 -> 53:42.680] host because that is literally myself and Brianna. Dax Shepard was also at the F1 race.
[53:42.680 -> 53:47.360] He was a guest at the Alfa Romeo Garage. He was there with one of his co-hosts, Perfect Pat and Charlie. I just love to see that he gets to kind of jump around the garage, depending on which
[53:47.360 -> 53:50.160] race he visits, because I think I would want to do that too.
[53:50.160 -> 53:51.400] Olympian Lindsey Vonn was there.
[53:51.400 -> 53:54.240] She said she's going to Vegas too and is really excited.
[53:54.240 -> 53:59.200] Pat Mahomes was there, and he literally came from the Kentucky Derby, and when being interviewed,
[53:59.200 -> 54:01.200] they're like, you were just at the Derby.
[54:01.200 -> 54:04.200] And his response was, I'm everywhere.
[54:04.200 -> 54:06.300] Apollo Von Garten, he was there. He was there for he literally came from the Kentucky Derby and when being interviewed they were like, you were just at the Derby.
[54:06.300 -> 54:09.480] His response was, I'm everywhere.
[54:09.480 -> 54:16.240] Paolo Voncero was also at the Miami GP this year which surprisingly enough, not surprisingly
[54:16.240 -> 54:20.440] enough, funny enough, last year this is who Martin Brundle thought was Pat Mahomes.
[54:20.440 -> 54:30.000] And they had a great little reunion and Paolo was really excited to have Martin Brundle remember who he was this year and actually know his name.
[54:30.000 -> 54:37.000] Tyree Cale got to do some fun things at Alpine. He sat in the car. Thank God they did not let him drive the car.
[54:37.000 -> 54:48.140] Will.i.am may potentially be my biggest surprise of biggest F1 fan possibly ever. He had his fit, he had his song that was
[54:48.140 -> 54:54.000] the formula with Lil Wayne, he conducted an entire orchestra of violin players
[54:54.000 -> 54:57.940] who set the stage of the instructions of the Drivers Championship and there's
[54:57.940 -> 55:00.860] going to be an entire album that's Formula One themed.
[55:00.860 -> 55:05.080] Will.i.am showed up and like let the world know that he is into Formula One and that he's
[55:05.080 -> 55:06.080] also a Mercedes fan.
[55:06.080 -> 55:12.400] Not my favorite song I've ever heard, but I'll listen to the rest of the album.
[55:12.400 -> 55:16.160] So again, lots of other celebrities were there, but that is just a really, really quick list
[55:16.160 -> 55:17.960] of everyone that we saw.
[55:17.960 -> 55:23.560] The Watch branded a big partnership with Mercedes and Lewis, the IWC Celeb Basketball Game.
[55:23.560 -> 55:25.160] Lewis showed up in fun pink pants,
[55:25.160 -> 55:28.120] so it wasn't really intense competition.
[55:30.840 -> 55:32.440] I'm sorry, you were pausing for me,
[55:32.440 -> 55:35.120] and I wasn't sure if you were gonna say other words.
[55:35.120 -> 55:36.640] I was totally on me.
[55:36.640 -> 55:39.360] Hi, editing Brianna, have fun editing this out.
[55:39.360 -> 55:40.200] I'm sorry.
[55:41.720 -> 55:43.680] This was one of my favorite things
[55:43.680 -> 55:46.720] that happened the entire weekend.
[55:46.720 -> 55:52.440] Because the photos of Lewis Hamilton sitting in front of that giant mural of his own face
[55:52.440 -> 55:55.980] was just icon only things.
[55:55.980 -> 55:56.980] It was incredible.
[55:56.980 -> 56:01.400] And the pink pants, like this really set the tone for Lewis Hamilton Fashion Week, which
[56:01.400 -> 56:09.040] is what this week really, really was at its core. And the cause, like, I don't think, everyone's talking a lot about the brand, but the cause
[56:09.040 -> 56:14.560] is really cool, that they're, he's partnering with all of the brands that sponsor him and
[56:14.560 -> 56:21.440] Mercedes to do efforts to get kids, particularly kids who grow up in, like, lower socioeconomic
[56:21.440 -> 56:26.240] areas, like, into STEM and engineering and math and like all these areas
[56:26.240 -> 56:32.800] and introducing them to these pipelines of jobs that they could do in their future. And hearing
[56:32.800 -> 56:38.880] Lewis talk about that and that he wants to expand Mission 44 into the US and into Africa and like
[56:38.880 -> 56:43.120] all the work he's doing is really cool. So at first like this was marketed as a celebrity
[56:43.120 -> 56:45.120] basketball game for a watch company,
[56:45.120 -> 56:50.560] and the reality is, this wasn't a public access event, but they just brought in tons of local
[56:50.560 -> 56:55.760] kids and they got to meet Lewis and hear about job opportunities, and it was really cool.
[56:58.320 -> 57:09.000] And that's why basically every celebrity there was fan-girling about Lewis Hamilton. I mean, seeing you was like, I get to play basketball with Lewis, and I'd be like, same.
[57:09.000 -> 57:14.000] That would literally also be my reaction to getting to play basketball with Lewis.
[57:14.000 -> 57:16.000] I mean, I would also then be like, where's Roscoe?
[57:16.000 -> 57:17.000] So, uh...
[57:17.000 -> 57:18.000] And he wasn't bad.
[57:18.000 -> 57:24.000] Like, no, I'm so used to seeing... we saw so many drivers throwing footballs, doing football drills.
[57:24.000 -> 57:29.280] I've seen every driver on the grid at this point shoot a basketball, and Lewis actually
[57:29.280 -> 57:31.680] looks like he has shot a basketball before.
[57:31.680 -> 57:36.880] And I can't tell you the joy that that brought me, watching him make free throws and understanding
[57:36.880 -> 57:40.800] follow through.
[57:40.800 -> 57:45.600] I think every F1 driver should get lessons in, here's how you shoot a basketball and
[57:45.600 -> 57:46.600] here's how you throw a football.
[57:46.600 -> 57:47.600] Football?
[57:47.600 -> 57:51.920] I get it, they're not American, that's not part of it, but like, basketball is an international
[57:51.920 -> 57:52.920] sport.
[57:52.920 -> 57:55.920] Someone help these boys who are not named Lewis Hamilton.
[57:55.920 -> 57:57.920] Charles the player can hear you.
[57:57.920 -> 58:03.040] I mean, it's entertaining, maybe it's more entertaining that they can't do it, but if
[58:03.040 -> 58:06.500] I have to watch another F1 driver go like this with a football,
[58:06.500 -> 58:09.300] and you can watch this on YouTube and you can see what,
[58:09.300 -> 58:14.000] but I'm basically just like shovel passing like awkwardly in front of my chest.
[58:14.000 -> 58:16.500] Like, just at least like put your-
[58:16.500 -> 58:19.000] Shout out to my hand is strong. At least throw a football.
[58:19.000 -> 58:22.500] Okay, that- I didn't expect to rant.
[58:22.500 -> 58:25.560] We have this whole like notes of like all of Nicole's notes
[58:25.560 -> 58:27.120] about Gossip Grid and she's like,
[58:27.120 -> 58:28.160] where do you want to jump in?
[58:28.160 -> 58:29.560] And this was not one of those moments.
[58:29.560 -> 58:32.640] I just became very passionate about this topic.
[58:32.640 -> 58:34.440] I don't know why we're laughing about those moments.
[58:34.440 -> 58:36.780] We've just, I mean, it's great.
[58:36.780 -> 58:38.400] It's so, it's not wrong.
[58:38.400 -> 58:40.560] I'm gonna, I'm gonna, shh.
[58:50.680 -> 58:53.560] Another major huge American brand and sponsor of Mercedes, Tommy Hilfiger, released special merch specifically for this race.
[58:53.560 -> 58:58.880] On my entire flight home, this is where the FOMO hit so hard for this race, is the amount
[58:58.880 -> 59:01.080] of people wearing this Tommy Hilfiger merch.
[59:01.080 -> 59:10.600] It was A-plus branding, the sweaters are great, the hats look so good. The hats look so good. It was with the brand Awake, a New York-based company, and was co-created with
[59:10.600 -> 59:17.320] Tommy Hilfiger and Mercedes, and it's just a one-of-a-kind collection. It's expensive, but it
[59:17.320 -> 59:23.600] looks just unbelievable, and it definitely gave me real FOMO. Louis wore Tommy Hilfiger this weekend,
[59:23.600 -> 59:27.440] but he was also covered in so much Louis Vuitton all weekend.
[59:27.440 -> 59:29.600] His fits blew me out of the water.
[59:29.600 -> 59:32.640] I can't get over all of the sparkles that he wore.
[59:32.640 -> 59:36.840] Louis Vuitton like unbelievably hooked him up this weekend.
[59:36.840 -> 59:38.240] What was your favorite day?
[59:40.160 -> 59:42.080] I really think it was Sunday.
[59:42.080 -> 59:45.040] Your comment made me go back to look at his other fits
[59:45.040 -> 59:48.720] because his Louis Vuitton fits were so good.
[59:48.720 -> 59:52.240] But I think I'm coming off of a Speak Now announcement.
[59:52.240 -> 59:56.400] He's rocking him in that whole entire sequined,
[59:57.680 -> 01:00:00.320] black, purple-ish outfit.
[01:00:00.320 -> 01:00:01.760] That's it, that's all that's wrong.
[01:00:01.760 -> 01:00:04.560] But there was no wrong choice for the weekend.
[01:00:04.560 -> 01:00:09.200] I think you described it when we were talking on Sunday that it was like
[01:00:09.200 -> 01:00:15.600] if he was in a Star Wars Speak Now Taylor's Version outfit and it just felt
[01:00:15.600 -> 01:00:20.520] like yeah I sent it to you screaming like Lewis Hamilton celebrating Speak Now Taylor's Version
[01:00:20.520 -> 01:00:25.360] because he's just covered in purple.
[01:00:25.360 -> 01:00:29.920] I'm like lighting it it was like that's gonna be different but I'm like my brain is just
[01:00:29.920 -> 01:00:34.800] screaming I'm like the background whatever it was either f1 whichever official account was it
[01:00:34.800 -> 01:00:38.800] and had to be jeweled as the background music and then I'm just like I don't know if it's Taylor
[01:00:38.800 -> 01:00:42.000] Swift and I don't know if it's Star Wars and I don't know if it's Louis Vuitton but I think I
[01:00:42.000 -> 01:00:45.200] love all of it. It's Louis Hamilton and that's...
[01:00:45.200 -> 01:00:47.200] Yeah, that's the real answer.
[01:00:47.200 -> 01:00:52.000] The Instagram account, AmazingLou, which pulls together all the outfits and the sources,
[01:00:52.000 -> 01:00:58.600] I think she collectively pulled over the course of this weekend 12 to 15 different fits from
[01:00:58.600 -> 01:01:06.040] different things and I, like, he captioned his dump today, Lewis Hamilton Fashion Week,
[01:01:06.040 -> 01:01:07.180] and that is what this week was.
[01:01:07.180 -> 01:01:09.280] It was Lewis Hamilton Fashion Week.
[01:01:09.280 -> 01:01:12.800] But I think the, I think Friday outfit,
[01:01:12.800 -> 01:01:16.120] which was the Louis Vuitton that sparkled when he moved,
[01:01:16.120 -> 01:01:18.560] like, that's like the grayish color,
[01:01:18.560 -> 01:01:20.360] like, that was probably my favorite
[01:01:20.360 -> 01:01:23.080] because when I saw the video of him moving
[01:01:23.080 -> 01:01:25.480] and it sparkling, I screamed. I was like, of him moving and it sparkling I screamed
[01:01:25.480 -> 01:01:29.840] I was like this is the most incredible thing I've seen him wear in years.
[01:01:29.840 -> 01:01:35.000] More sparkles, more sparkles, Keith Lewis in sparkles. I love that sparkles are in fashion.
[01:01:35.000 -> 01:01:37.000] This is great, so much fun.
[01:01:38.000 -> 01:01:42.740] So now we have to talk about the Miami Dolphins. Yeah, yes we were talking
[01:01:42.740 -> 01:01:47.740] earlier this is at Hard Rock Stadium. The Miami Autodrome is also Hard Rock Stadium,
[01:01:47.740 -> 01:01:53.620] and this is an entire track built around an official NFL stadium.
[01:01:53.620 -> 01:01:56.020] And no one, I think, takes advantage.
[01:01:56.020 -> 01:01:57.880] And yes, they are helping put on the race.
[01:01:57.880 -> 01:02:01.160] But like Miami Dolphins are like, if we're going to be a part of this
[01:02:01.160 -> 01:02:03.160] and we're going to be here, we're going to show up
[01:02:03.160 -> 01:02:07.680] and we're going to get people involved and we're going to be like, hello, we are here. We are here.
[01:02:07.680 -> 01:02:13.720] We are here. There were jerseys in the conference room for every single player. There were jerseys
[01:02:13.720 -> 01:02:18.880] at the end of the race. There were Miami Dolphins at the end of the race. There was legitimately
[01:02:18.880 -> 01:02:29.620] an entire NFL F1 driver combine that happened on Thursday that basically like f2 drivers reserve drivers. Everyone could compete in it
[01:02:30.900 -> 01:02:33.700] Surprising podium for this is you got a p3
[01:02:34.520 -> 01:02:38.980] For the official what is being called as the f1 Miami Drivers Combine?
[01:02:39.480 -> 01:02:43.900] Nico Hulkenberg and p3 Nick DeVries in p2 and
[01:02:44.820 -> 01:02:47.760] Not surprising to me, P1 is here.
[01:02:49.040 -> 01:02:52.960] Hey, Nico Hulkenberg got a podium final. Oh my goodness!
[01:03:11.840 -> 01:03:21.200] I can't even I can't even sound her clap that was wow I think I just broke Nicole's brain I did that because it is he did it and there
[01:03:21.200 -> 01:03:26.320] was no trophy involved we don't know that but we haven't seen any content with the trophy.
[01:03:26.880 -> 01:03:33.040] I hope there is. I really hope. If there's not, hey, we've given you a lot of content ideas today,
[01:03:33.040 -> 01:03:38.160] my F1, like, please someone, like, now they're giving out that trophy for the Driver Overtake
[01:03:38.160 -> 01:03:47.680] Award of the month, which is like, like, so I think there should like at Imola I want someone to have to sit
[01:03:47.680 -> 01:03:52.640] down with Nico Hülkenberg and present him with a p3 trophy for the Miami Drivers Cup fight.
[01:03:56.960 -> 01:04:05.000] Um and in between all of the NBA playoff fun and yes whatever sprained ankle, Jimmy Butler got dinner with Esteban.
[01:04:05.000 -> 01:04:10.560] Like, of all of the players in the world that you would pick to have dinner with Esteban
[01:04:10.560 -> 01:04:14.600] and vice versa, I don't necessarily think I would have necessarily say right now in
[01:04:14.600 -> 01:04:18.120] this busy time it would have been Jimmy Butler and Esteban, but I was pleasantly surprised
[01:04:18.120 -> 01:04:20.240] and it was, I wonder what they talked about.
[01:04:20.240 -> 01:04:21.240] I wonder what they ordered.
[01:04:21.240 -> 01:04:23.920] I have a lot of questions.
[01:04:23.920 -> 01:04:29.000] And overall, I just have to acknowledge again, this is all about the eyes on the city of Miami.
[01:04:29.000 -> 01:04:35.000] This is all about the eyes on the Grand Prix. This is races not about the race, which is, I think, again, something a lot of people are missing.
[01:04:35.000 -> 01:04:40.000] The coverage of this race was in the American Psych-X was absolutely unreal.
[01:04:40.000 -> 01:04:45.760] GQ Sports was literally all over the place. I had individual interviews with Daniel on social,
[01:04:45.760 -> 01:04:48.480] with Alex and Louis and Oscar on their pages,
[01:04:48.480 -> 01:04:50.040] on their own social accounts.
[01:04:50.040 -> 01:04:52.040] There was a ton of Miami news coverage.
[01:04:52.040 -> 01:04:54.640] Every single local TV station, radio station
[01:04:54.640 -> 01:04:56.920] was reporting live from the race.
[01:04:56.920 -> 01:04:59.000] You could not turn on the TV in Miami
[01:04:59.000 -> 01:05:00.960] and not see someone at the Grand Prix.
[01:05:00.960 -> 01:05:03.320] The Washington Post was covering the F1 race.
[01:05:03.320 -> 01:05:05.240] So there was content there.
[01:05:05.240 -> 01:05:09.040] It may have not been as sparkly, shiny, as new as it was in years previous,
[01:05:09.040 -> 01:05:13.480] but it's still being deemed important enough for American
[01:05:13.480 -> 01:05:16.320] news media outlets to want to cover.
[01:05:16.400 -> 01:05:18.400] And I think that'll continue to grow.
[01:05:18.400 -> 01:05:20.560] And I think this was an interesting year of seeing
[01:05:21.720 -> 01:05:24.920] GQ and an outlet really taking advantage of doing something differently.
[01:05:24.920 -> 01:05:25.680] Besides like,
[01:05:25.680 -> 01:05:29.520] it's a race in Miami and this is Formula One. They took it as, get to know the drivers,
[01:05:29.520 -> 01:05:34.400] here you go, here's these profiles. So hopefully next year we'll see more stuff like that.
[01:05:34.400 -> 01:05:41.680] I think it's interesting, it's good to point out that American news outlets don't currently send
[01:05:41.680 -> 01:05:45.360] people actively around the globe with F1.
[01:05:45.360 -> 01:05:48.960] Like the way British media outlets like Sky Sports go to every race.
[01:05:48.960 -> 01:05:55.280] Like ESPN just normally takes Sky Sports coverage and then they work and collaborate with people
[01:05:55.280 -> 01:05:57.880] who already are going to the races.
[01:05:57.880 -> 01:06:00.880] Like Nate Saunders is one of them, he works a lot with ESPN.
[01:06:00.880 -> 01:06:06.000] And he might have an official ESPN title now now but that wasn't the origin of that relationship.
[01:06:06.000 -> 01:06:15.600] He always went to all the races. So it is abnormal for GQ to obsessively to send someone
[01:06:15.600 -> 01:06:25.240] to an F1 race like you're saying. And even ESPN, the amount of content ESPN created and interviewing all the drivers.
[01:06:25.240 -> 01:06:29.400] And like, that's why F1 cares about Miami.
[01:06:29.400 -> 01:06:31.040] Like, so if you're ever like wondering
[01:06:31.040 -> 01:06:32.240] like what makes this so different?
[01:06:32.240 -> 01:06:34.000] Like, why is this such a big deal for F1?
[01:06:34.000 -> 01:06:36.880] It's because they can get outlets like GQ
[01:06:36.880 -> 01:06:41.040] to just be there and make so much content all day
[01:06:41.040 -> 01:06:43.640] and talk about F1 in a way that they don't normally.
[01:06:44.680 -> 01:06:51.000] A lot of people that now know that Alex Albon is scared of flying, and that's because of GQ's birds.
[01:06:51.000 -> 01:06:55.000] So again, that was a huge jam-packed gossip grid. There was a lot going on.
[01:06:55.000 -> 01:06:59.000] I'm sure I missed some things. I'm sure I missed some people, but did my best.
[01:06:59.000 -> 01:07:05.120] And I can't wait for the next one. Can't wait for the next possible Toronto. Fantastic group.
[01:07:05.120 -> 01:07:05.960] Thank you.
[01:07:07.680 -> 01:07:10.080] And we will definitely see you next time.
[01:07:11.520 -> 01:07:13.440] Welcome back to the Yellow Sector Notes.
[01:07:13.440 -> 01:07:15.720] Normally I give you one note
[01:07:15.720 -> 01:07:17.480] and make sure we hit every F1 Garage
[01:07:17.480 -> 01:07:18.820] because we think there are interesting stories
[01:07:18.820 -> 01:07:19.940] up and down the paddock,
[01:07:19.940 -> 01:07:22.420] even if we can't talk about all of them in depth.
[01:07:22.420 -> 01:07:24.080] Now today, everything I wanted to put
[01:07:24.080 -> 01:07:26.000] in the Yellow Sector Note have already been covered because we talked about almost of them in depth. Now today, everything I wanted to put in the yellow sector note have already been covered
[01:07:26.000 -> 01:07:28.440] because we talked about almost everything
[01:07:28.440 -> 01:07:29.600] that happened at the Miami GP,
[01:07:29.600 -> 01:07:32.680] whether in our extra long gossip grid or in other places.
[01:07:32.680 -> 01:07:36.180] So we are about to head into a triple header
[01:07:36.180 -> 01:07:38.800] on the European leg of the F1 season.
[01:07:38.800 -> 01:07:41.280] And I thought I would give every single team
[01:07:41.280 -> 01:07:48.080] a bit to be hopeful for on-track related reasons. Now, Red Bull fans, your car
[01:07:48.080 -> 01:07:54.400] is a rocket ship. You don't need more reasons to be hopeful, and your drivers are even acting polite
[01:07:54.400 -> 01:07:59.520] and haven't killed each other yet. This is not for you. Go be happy somewhere else. This is the
[01:07:59.520 -> 01:08:07.120] Coping Corner. Bye! Thank you for listening. Like and subscribe. All right, starting with Aston Martin.
[01:08:07.120 -> 01:08:11.280] Despite this week Ferrari bringing a really significant upgrade with their brand new floor,
[01:08:12.320 -> 01:08:18.320] your car in Fernando Alonso's hands is still comfortably the fastest car not named a Red Bull.
[01:08:18.320 -> 01:08:22.240] Which for a team that everyone was like, wow, they started a season fast. The fact that you're
[01:08:22.240 -> 01:08:25.120] still holding on to that comfortable speed,
[01:08:31.200 -> 01:08:36.640] that's great. Be happy with your podium. Mercedes fans, you did it. We did it. We did it. We made it to Imola and we're only six points behind the Aston Martin despite constantly being the fourth
[01:08:36.640 -> 01:08:46.560] fastest team on track, particularly in qualifying trim. Also this weekend, Lewis's pace on hards, once he got in clear air, really impressive.
[01:08:46.560 -> 01:08:54.440] Like again, fastest car not named Red Bull or the Aston in Fernando Alonso's hands specifically.
[01:08:54.440 -> 01:09:02.080] Like we did it, we made it to the Milano.
[01:09:02.080 -> 01:09:06.160] Alright Alpine, it seems like your upgrade was all right and your qualifying pace was
[01:09:06.160 -> 01:09:10.480] similar to the Mercedes qualifying pace. And Alpine has stated that their goal is to fight
[01:09:10.480 -> 01:09:15.280] consistently with whoever is fourth from that top group. And it does seem like your upgrade
[01:09:15.280 -> 01:09:27.680] has gotten you closer to that goal. And without all the operational commotion, you were there congratulations. Haas one lap pace fantastic
[01:09:27.680 -> 01:09:32.300] kmax starting p4 but he was in q3 on merit with or without the red flag that
[01:09:32.300 -> 01:09:39.680] put him at p4 but also he was fighting with the Ferrari on track bask in that
[01:09:39.680 -> 01:09:47.000] glory. Alfitari it looks like Yuki is taking a real step forward as a driver.
[01:09:47.000 -> 01:09:55.000] You, I'm not gonna lie, that car is probably the slowest on pace overall so far this season.
[01:09:55.000 -> 01:09:58.000] But yet Yuki has finished every race 10 or 11.
[01:09:58.000 -> 01:10:04.000] So like, that's a great thing to know that you have a driver that you can be confident is getting the most out of the car.
[01:10:04.000 -> 01:10:11.440] Williams. I can never pick Yuki to get points because then he just falls outside of the
[01:10:11.440 -> 01:10:16.720] points and it's my fault not his. Thank you. Well I think my favorite part of that prediction is
[01:10:16.720 -> 01:10:21.520] that um and we have a video of this on our social channels now at Gridwatch Show if you want to go
[01:10:21.520 -> 01:10:25.780] check it out. Nicole picks Yuki for P10, and then in the same breath,
[01:10:25.780 -> 01:10:28.820] says, well, he's not going to finish P10 now that I picked him.
[01:10:28.820 -> 01:10:31.180] So Nicole's prediction was both right and wrong
[01:10:31.180 -> 01:10:33.700] at the same time.
[01:10:33.700 -> 01:10:34.980] That's like you with George.
[01:10:34.980 -> 01:10:37.700] That's, this is, this is George and Lewis.
[01:10:37.700 -> 01:10:38.980] Yep, all over again.
[01:10:38.980 -> 01:10:40.820] podium for George P4.
[01:10:40.820 -> 01:10:42.300] Yep.
[01:10:42.300 -> 01:10:48.040] Williams, hold on tight to Alex Albon. Pray he will not be hired away
[01:10:48.040 -> 01:10:56.560] from you because wow, he's a good driver. Just love him. Just be happy he's there. But
[01:10:56.560 -> 01:11:00.960] Williams, you continue to really close the gap to the top. You're one of the only teams
[01:11:00.960 -> 01:11:11.400] that's consistently developing year over year at a faster rate than Red Bull. So this at this point last year the Williams was over two seconds behind
[01:11:11.400 -> 01:11:15.440] the fastest car at that time which was the Ferrari in qualifying trim. This year it was
[01:11:15.440 -> 01:11:20.160] about a second behind. So things are good. They're looking up. I'm actually really positive
[01:11:20.160 -> 01:11:23.520] for the Williams team. I don't think you'll be great by the end of the season. But like
[01:11:23.520 -> 01:11:29.520] next year? Yeah. Yeah. Looking good. Alfa Romeo, you have upgrades coming. Valtteri did okay this week,
[01:11:29.520 -> 01:11:33.440] and there were no DNFs, and like both of your cars made it to the finish line, and I think you
[01:11:33.440 -> 01:11:37.760] needed a week like that. So like, that's, you know, that's a win. It's a win. Win is a win.
[01:11:39.360 -> 01:11:49.640] And last but not least, Ferrari. Ferrari. So what I have for you is you had the fastest pit stop
[01:11:49.640 -> 01:11:55.560] this week and for a team that has consistently struggled with pit stops, that's a win. And
[01:11:55.560 -> 01:11:58.640] all of your pit stops were good. It's not that you had one really good fast one, like
[01:11:58.640 -> 01:12:01.960] all of them were consistently really good. You made up a lot of times in the pits. And
[01:12:01.960 -> 01:12:06.720] your pace was okay until your car started to eat its
[01:12:06.720 -> 01:12:12.240] tires and Carlos had to slow down but your pace really... look I'm not gonna lie your pit stops
[01:12:12.240 -> 01:12:18.800] were great so live in that and I think anything going right in Ferrari right now is a win so
[01:12:19.600 -> 01:12:27.180] those are my yellow sector notes I hope overall that I made you feel really good about some aspect of your team's on-track
[01:12:27.180 -> 01:12:28.180] performance.
[01:12:28.180 -> 01:12:29.180] We cannot all be Red Bull Blue.
[01:12:29.180 -> 01:12:30.180] We can't all cope together.
[01:12:30.180 -> 01:12:31.180] Nicole, how was my time today?
[01:12:31.180 -> 01:12:42.180] Um, I think you forgot a piece of hope for McLaren?
[01:12:42.180 -> 01:12:43.180] No.
[01:12:43.180 -> 01:12:46.000] No, that's- Shut up!
[01:12:46.000 -> 01:12:50.000] Sorry, McLaren fans. Not sorry.
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