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Will another street circuit bother Mercedes' porpoising / bottoming issues? Will Nicholas Latifi's last Formula 1 race be his race at home? There's a stats preview by @f1statsguru aka Sundaram and Aditya Bhat explains the penalty-strategy options for Ferrari given their recent power unit issues.

And of course, will Red Bull score their 6th consecutive race win of the season?

(Season 2022, Episode 35)

Follow our hosts: Sundaram Ramaswami, Aditya Bhat, Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah

Image courtesy: Mercedes

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# Canadian Grand Prix Preview: Inside Line F1 Podcast Episode 35

**Introduction**

- The Inside Line F1 Podcast discusses the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix, focusing on key talking points and predictions.

**Mercedes' Porpoising Issues**

- Will Mercedes' ongoing porpoising and bottoming issues hinder their performance on the bumpy Circuit Gilles Villeneuve?

**Nicholas Latifi's Last Race**

- With the Canadian GP being Nicholas Latifi's home race, will he put in a strong performance before his departure from Formula 1?

**Ferrari's Penalty Strategy**

- Expert Aditya Bhat analyzes Ferrari's penalty strategy options given their recent power unit issues.

- Ferrari faces a dilemma between an aggressive approach to gain track position or a defensive strategy to preserve their engines.

**Red Bull's Dominance**

- Can Red Bull extend their winning streak to six consecutive races, or will Ferrari or another team challenge their dominance?

**Ferrari vs. Red Bull: Pace Comparison**

- The podcast discusses the ongoing debate about which team has the faster car, Ferrari or Red Bull.

- Ferrari's qualifying pace has been impressive, but Red Bull's race pace has been marginally better.

**Statistically Speaking**

- Red Bull's pursuit of a record-breaking sixth consecutive win is highlighted, with a comparison to their 2021 season.

- The possibility of a split championship, with one team winning the drivers' title and the other the constructors' title, is mentioned.

**First-Time Winners in Canada**

- Canada's history of producing first-time winners is discussed, with examples such as Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton, and Robert Kubica.

- The potential for Carlos Sainz or another driver to join this list is considered.

**Strategy and Pit Stops**

- The importance of strategy and pit stop timing in Canada is emphasized due to the shorter pit lane time loss compared to other circuits.

- The potential for multiple pit stops and the impact of dirty air on race strategy are discussed.

**Dark Horse Predictions**

- Samuel and Kunal make their predictions for the dark horse driver and the race winner.

- Samuel selects Valtteri Bottas as his dark horse, while Kunal chooses Carlos Sainz as his winner prediction.

**Alpha Tauri and Sergio Perez**

- Kunal highlights Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly's potential to perform well in Canada, given Alpha Tauri's strong performance on similar circuits.

- Sergio Perez's recent surge in confidence and improved qualifying performances are mentioned as reasons for his inclusion on the potential performers list.

**Conclusion**

- The podcast concludes with hopes for an exciting and dramatic Canadian Grand Prix, potentially featuring a new winner or a midfield driver's strong performance.

[00:00.000 -> 00:25.120] Hey folks, welcome to the Inside Line F1 Podcast and this week Formula 1 goes to Canada, the home
[00:25.120 -> 00:30.680] of maple syrup, some amazing ice hockey, a great racing circuit, two of the most costly
[00:30.680 -> 00:36.160] F1 drivers on the grid right now and also a circuit with a lot of history that's often
[00:36.160 -> 00:40.040] produced great races and that's exactly what we're going to discuss right here on this
[00:40.040 -> 00:44.160] Canadian GP preview of the Inside Line F1 Podcast and Pizza Podium.
[00:44.160 -> 00:46.720] So what can you expect from this
[00:46.720 -> 00:51.280] particular episode? We're going to talk about all that you can watch out for on this weekend,
[00:51.280 -> 00:55.200] not just in general, but also on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. What are the specific
[00:55.200 -> 00:59.200] things that you should look out for? And all of that is coming up right now. Let's begin.
[01:01.600 -> 01:05.600] Hey folks, welcome back in. My name is Somal Arora, I am the host of The Driving Force
[01:05.600 -> 01:10.260] on Disney Plus Hotstar and I am joined by Kunal Shah, the former marketing head of Force
[01:10.260 -> 01:15.480] India and the FIA accredited TV and print journalist with the Via Play Group.
[01:15.480 -> 01:18.960] And they of course are the second biggest broadcasters in the world of Formula 1, so
[01:18.960 -> 01:20.320] you surely might know about them.
[01:20.320 -> 01:22.680] But great to be discussing Canada Kunal.
[01:22.680 -> 01:27.340] It's great to firstly have Canada back on the F1 calendar because it's been gone for two years believe it or
[01:27.340 -> 01:30.640] not but there's always such a warm and positive feeling about this place
[01:30.640 -> 01:34.000] especially with the furry animals that often tend to come up with the track
[01:34.000 -> 01:37.380] it's just nice it's just Canada at the end of the day right but what else can
[01:37.380 -> 01:42.360] you say about it so nice at the end. Thank you for that introduction Samuel
[01:42.360 -> 01:49.000] and yes Canada is back we actually I can say I really missed this circuit in 2020 and 2021.
[01:49.000 -> 01:57.000] You know, Canada more often than not actually delivers some really entertaining races.
[01:57.000 -> 02:08.960] You know, the Wall of Champions, as we know, wasn't around for the last two years in Formula One. I'm so glad it is back. And, you know, in fact, the last time Canada featured
[02:08.960 -> 02:11.000] on the Formula One calendar,
[02:11.000 -> 02:13.600] Sebastian Vettel was a Ferrari driver.
[02:13.600 -> 02:16.560] And in fact, he is the last driver,
[02:16.560 -> 02:19.760] or he's the driver who had the last pole position here.
[02:19.760 -> 02:24.680] And this weekend, there are also four drivers
[02:24.680 -> 02:26.880] who are gonna race here for the first time in Formula 1.
[02:26.880 -> 02:30.160] So there's Latifi, it's his home race,
[02:30.160 -> 02:33.240] Mick Schumacher, Joe Guan Yu, and Yuki Tsunoda.
[02:33.240 -> 02:37.360] So that's how long Canada has been away
[02:37.360 -> 02:39.640] from being a part of the Formula 1 calendar.
[02:39.640 -> 02:43.480] And it's what, 9,000 kilometers or miles,
[02:43.480 -> 02:48.360] I can't remember, from Baku to Canada before we come back to Europe again.
[02:48.360 -> 02:53.360] So even in terms of length and distance, it's a fair bit of distance away, Somal.
[02:54.160 -> 02:57.160] Yeah, I don't kind of get it. That's one point of contention.
[02:57.160 -> 03:00.400] Why does Canada always stick out in the middle of the European season?
[03:00.400 -> 03:01.600] But that's a point for later on.
[03:01.800 -> 03:05.720] That's a point that we should discuss sometime when we're discussing Formula 1 sustainability.
[03:05.720 -> 03:09.700] But speaking of Canada, it's kind of like we're straight away going from the wildest
[03:09.700 -> 03:12.920] straight circuit in F1 to the circuit with the most wildlife here.
[03:12.920 -> 03:16.880] And also Canada, we also have the boat race in the middle of the circuit.
[03:16.880 -> 03:19.300] That's also going to be another race to watch out for this weekend, Kunal.
[03:19.300 -> 03:21.680] So there's just good things going on everywhere.
[03:21.680 -> 03:23.460] And there's been so many great memories, right?
[03:23.460 -> 03:30.720] But Canada, there's of course, Zanny Rick winning his first race back over here Jensen Buttons amazing win back in 2011
[03:30.720 -> 03:35.680] those two stand out the most for me but what about you I suppose it has something to do with 2019
[03:35.680 -> 03:42.160] because that race was just so memorable yes it was memorable you know with the whole Sebastian
[03:42.160 -> 03:45.360] Vettel going off a little bit doing a Vettel thing and
[03:45.360 -> 03:50.960] then coming back and swapping his you know swapping the finishing boards and the whole
[03:50.960 -> 03:56.960] drama around it so that was pretty epic I would say but Samuel two things that really stand out
[03:56.960 -> 04:03.040] for me about Canada is the raft race you mentioned that has been a part of Formula One history
[04:03.600 -> 04:05.360] a long since a long long, long time.
[04:05.360 -> 04:08.720] In fact, Liberty Media had it a few years ago as well,
[04:08.720 -> 04:09.960] and then it suddenly stopped.
[04:09.960 -> 04:13.080] So for those wondering what the raft race is all about,
[04:13.080 -> 04:14.680] you know, the Cirque du Soleil,
[04:14.680 -> 04:17.760] they will have has lakes around it,
[04:17.760 -> 04:21.600] and teams would actually come and prepare rafts
[04:21.600 -> 04:23.640] and race on those rafts for fun.
[04:23.640 -> 04:26.280] This would be mechanics, engineers and the likes.
[04:26.280 -> 04:28.120] And it used to happen over the years.
[04:28.120 -> 04:31.560] And it's something that hasn't happened since many years,
[04:31.560 -> 04:33.800] but years also a fact.
[04:33.800 -> 04:37.480] So the Canadian Grand Prix venue
[04:37.480 -> 04:41.280] was actually a part of rowing, if I'm not mistaken,
[04:41.280 -> 04:44.800] in the 1976 Olympics.
[04:44.800 -> 04:48.280] And the only reason I remember this is because 1976
[04:48.280 -> 04:53.280] was the season when the movie Rush was actually based upon.
[04:53.960 -> 04:56.520] And another fact, Soumil, actually,
[04:56.520 -> 05:00.280] is there have been more Canadian Grand Prix's
[05:00.280 -> 05:01.800] in the history of Formula One
[05:01.800 -> 05:05.700] than any other Grand Prix outside of Europe.
[05:05.700 -> 05:08.700] So that's just so much history Canada represents.
[05:10.200 -> 05:14.400] Exactly. And even right now we've got two Canadian drivers on the grid.
[05:14.400 -> 05:18.600] They're not major, but it certainly shows the fact that we do have
[05:18.600 -> 05:22.400] some great representation from Canada over a long period of time.
[05:22.400 -> 05:50.800] We had Gilles Villeneuve, then Jacques Villeneuve, both world champions by the way. in carbon impact, this doesn't help. Wouldn't it kind of be better to have all the European races clubbed up as one, the Asian races clubbed up as one and maybe the trips to the USA and Canada as
[05:50.800 -> 05:55.520] such and even Mexico for that matter clubbed up as one. So it's just a bit absurd how historically
[05:55.520 -> 06:01.840] things have played out over here. Yeah, I think, I suspect Somil, it's got to do with the weather,
[06:01.840 -> 06:05.480] right, because Canada also has extreme weather,
[06:05.480 -> 06:08.040] which is also why the race circuit is a lot bumpy
[06:08.040 -> 06:10.140] most times as well, that's what I'm told.
[06:10.140 -> 06:13.720] So I suspect it's purely got to do with the weather.
[06:13.720 -> 06:16.240] We wanna go and race there when it's a little warmer,
[06:16.240 -> 06:17.060] a little more fun.
[06:17.060 -> 06:19.180] This is like spring, summer, almost summer,
[06:19.180 -> 06:21.200] depending what part of the world you are in.
[06:21.200 -> 06:23.720] And that's one of the reasons why I think Canada
[06:23.720 -> 06:28.520] is bang in the middle of a European season but yes you're right I get this feeling
[06:28.520 -> 06:34.040] Formula One is going to relook at circuit and race placements depending on
[06:34.040 -> 06:40.640] geography so they can save up on a lot of you know carbon emissions and
[06:40.640 -> 06:47.640] and related time travel you know related time taken to travel and the likes.
[06:47.640 -> 06:48.320] Yeah, exactly.
[06:48.320 -> 06:49.200] Let's hope so.
[06:49.200 -> 06:51.120] And with that, actually, we should
[06:51.120 -> 06:53.480] end up talking about the race weekend as such as well.
[06:53.480 -> 06:55.640] Because this time out, now that Canada is back,
[06:55.640 -> 06:58.120] now that we've discussed about the circuit and what we love
[06:58.120 -> 07:01.520] about it so much, apart from the chicanes, actually,
[07:01.520 -> 07:03.240] which is also a great fact over here,
[07:03.240 -> 07:05.160] because we've got such fast chicanes.
[07:05.160 -> 07:09.120] This track just feels alive when you drive it, be it on a simulator and if you're a Formula
[07:09.120 -> 07:11.000] One driver, luckily on track as well.
[07:11.000 -> 07:14.680] But there's going to be one major factor to discuss on Friday Kunal, which is going to
[07:14.680 -> 07:20.520] be Ferrari's reliability because now with such a small gap between Baku and here, can
[07:20.520 -> 07:22.720] they really do much to change things out?
[07:22.720 -> 07:24.280] Can they just detune their engines?
[07:24.280 -> 07:25.480] And if that happens,
[07:25.480 -> 07:27.480] they really could be falling behind Red Bull now.
[07:27.480 -> 07:29.220] So that's gonna be a major factor.
[07:29.220 -> 07:31.020] Just how do they respond at the end?
[07:32.760 -> 07:35.000] It's a very interesting question.
[07:35.000 -> 07:36.560] I hope Ferrari has an answer
[07:36.560 -> 07:41.560] because I believe hope is all that we all have
[07:41.600 -> 07:42.920] when it comes to this problem
[07:42.920 -> 07:47.040] because if Ferrari do not have a solid answer,
[07:47.040 -> 07:50.480] the Red Bulls are going to win more and more races.
[07:50.480 -> 07:54.360] And probably a season that started off with the question,
[07:54.360 -> 07:57.000] oh, is this Ferrari's season to try and win something?
[07:57.000 -> 07:57.920] They've got the car.
[07:57.920 -> 08:00.400] They've got the drivers, et cetera.
[08:00.400 -> 08:02.720] Could it just turn around into a walkaway win
[08:02.720 -> 08:07.360] for Red Bull Racing if Ferrari are not able to find a solid answer and
[08:07.360 -> 08:12.800] a solid answer doesn't necessarily mean detuning their engines but
[08:12.800 -> 08:15.800] you know there is hope like I said
[08:15.800 -> 08:21.960] that the gap between races is very limited not just Canada but even the ones to come
[08:21.960 -> 08:25.340] you know summer is usually a very, very packed schedule in Formula One.
[08:25.700 -> 08:29.080] The months of June and July are actually the best months to be a Formula One fan
[08:29.080 -> 08:31.700] because there's a race pretty much every other weekend.
[08:32.060 -> 08:34.400] So I hope Ferrari are able to find a fix.
[08:34.400 -> 08:38.660] And Peter Wintzer, you know, the famous Peter Wintzer actually said COVID-19 could
[08:38.660 -> 08:44.160] have also impacted some of these power unit manufacturers and their reliability
[08:44.160 -> 08:48.940] programs because there has been an impact in supply chain apparently
[08:48.940 -> 08:51.280] that has led to a loss in quality as well.
[08:51.280 -> 08:53.040] So that could be another angle
[08:53.040 -> 08:55.600] because Ferrari actually turned around and said,
[08:55.600 -> 08:57.840] we had nothing on the telemetry,
[08:58.780 -> 09:02.400] corners before a lapse before Charles's engine
[09:02.400 -> 09:04.460] actually blew and it certainly just happened.
[09:04.460 -> 09:05.600] Charles himself said that.
[09:05.600 -> 09:14.160] So worrying signs and I really hope and pray that Ferrari are able to find an answer and
[09:14.160 -> 09:19.040] get competitive because hey it's been since Spain that we've literally not seen a battle.
[09:21.360 -> 09:25.540] Actually if you go according to the famous Formula 1 cartoon, Ultimate Minutoon, which
[09:25.540 -> 09:29.800] is a Spanish cartoon that's going around, it's not that Ferrari are having bad reliability.
[09:29.800 -> 09:33.820] It's just that both their drivers love the gravel and they want to cook some Spanish
[09:33.820 -> 09:34.820] omelettes over there.
[09:34.820 -> 09:38.880] Apparently that's what's happening over there, but that's more on the lighter side of things.
[09:38.880 -> 09:42.300] But in fact, let's discuss this in more detail later on in the episode, because we're going
[09:42.300 -> 09:47.320] to have Aditya Bhatt, who's also going to be on here to discuss the implications of the poor reliability of
[09:47.320 -> 09:51.920] Ferrari and how things could play out later in the year. But apart from Ferrari as well
[09:51.920 -> 09:57.880] Kunal, Nicholas Latifi, his future is under doubt and believe it or not, the point where
[09:57.880 -> 10:01.980] we have the biggest questions about it is at his home race where we're now actually
[10:01.980 -> 10:07.960] discussing the possibility of Oscar Piastri coming in to drive for Williams, maybe even at the British Grand
[10:07.960 -> 10:08.460] Prix.
[10:08.460 -> 10:10.920] So that's going to be an absurd little press conference,
[10:10.920 -> 10:11.400] right?
[10:11.400 -> 10:13.840] I suppose the only thing he can end up saying is, yeah,
[10:13.840 -> 10:14.480] we'll see.
[10:14.480 -> 10:15.180] I'm confident.
[10:15.180 -> 10:15.800] I'm confident.
[10:15.800 -> 10:17.600] But will he really be confident when
[10:17.600 -> 10:21.480] there's someone like Oscar Piastri waiting in the wings?
[10:21.480 -> 10:25.200] And then, of course, he'll also add saying, I have a contract.
[10:25.200 -> 10:29.000] That's normally the line that drivers end up doing.
[10:29.000 -> 10:35.960] But true, I mean, you know, it's not wrong to question Nicholas Latifi's future in Formula
[10:35.960 -> 10:36.960] One.
[10:36.960 -> 10:37.960] Is he a good driver?
[10:37.960 -> 10:38.960] Yes, he is.
[10:38.960 -> 10:39.960] Is he a good driver of Formula One?
[10:39.960 -> 10:41.400] I probably don't think so.
[10:41.400 -> 10:45.920] And he has struggled a lot more this season than ever before. And
[10:46.800 -> 10:52.320] maybe he could just go drive in another series. I mean, he did fairly well till the levels of
[10:52.320 -> 10:56.400] Formula 2, took a long time to actually get to the top in Formula 2 as well.
[10:57.040 -> 11:03.200] I, you know, like Daniel Kivviat, nobody misses him, nobody talks about him. Similarly, with Nikita
[11:03.200 -> 11:06.280] Mazepin, I suspect that's how it's gonna be
[11:06.280 -> 11:07.640] with Nicholas Latifi as well.
[11:07.640 -> 11:10.960] Not many fans are gonna end up missing him,
[11:10.960 -> 11:15.400] apart from maybe some of the Canadian fans, I guess.
[11:15.400 -> 11:17.560] And similarly Lance Stroll,
[11:17.560 -> 11:19.840] you know, what's happening with him?
[11:19.840 -> 11:22.160] Nobody knows, but he's of course racing
[11:22.160 -> 11:26.080] for his father's team, so not a lot of questions are asked and
[11:26.080 -> 11:31.360] I think the funnier part would be if there is a Latifi and a Stroll Grandstand. I do know that
[11:31.360 -> 11:39.040] there's a Stroll Grandstand in Canada and I mean I don't know if you get car parts as as momentos
[11:39.040 -> 11:42.880] if you go and sit there all the car parts that Stroll ends up breaking through a season.
[11:44.000 -> 11:46.040] There has to be a reason why you want to go sit there.
[11:46.040 -> 11:50.160] You know, that's a tough one, actually.
[11:50.200 -> 11:52.680] And you mentioned nobody misses Danny Kifir.
[11:52.760 -> 11:53.840] Just check out on YouTube.
[11:53.880 -> 11:57.240] Everyone loves the hard boss memes, but no, he's not going to be here.
[11:57.240 -> 11:57.840] Unfortunately.
[11:57.840 -> 12:00.760] And seems like for Latifi, that's going to be a similar thing, right?
[12:00.800 -> 12:03.920] So it's, it's hard to imagine how things are going to play out that way.
[12:03.920 -> 12:08.940] But ball poising is also going to be a major talking point because F1, I think, has finally
[12:08.940 -> 12:13.080] come back to Canada, but with a different problem this time. And the circuit is notoriously
[12:13.080 -> 12:17.920] bumpy. Mercedes are going to be vocal because after what's happened to Lewis Hamilton back
[12:17.920 -> 12:22.920] in Baku, there is no reason for them just to stay quiet now. They're just bumpy as hell.
[12:22.920 -> 12:25.360] And what do we even do in this case? Do they just
[12:25.360 -> 12:29.760] raise their car? Because it doesn't seem like the FIA are willing to find a solution out in the short
[12:29.760 -> 12:40.960] term for that. You know, paupersing is going to be a discussion point. It could end up being a problem
[12:40.960 -> 12:51.240] this weekend as well. Long straights, Canada's again about all those low downforce configurations and so on right. I get this feeling that
[12:51.240 -> 12:56.560] yes teams are lobbying especially maybe Mercedes and they're using the drivers
[12:56.560 -> 13:02.280] to lobby the FIA. Yes the FIA is also looking into facts. Something that
[13:02.280 -> 13:06.160] Formula One released after Baku was that Mercedes was porpoising
[13:06.720 -> 13:13.040] just as much as some of the other teams, right? But Mercedes was also porpoising in places where
[13:13.040 -> 13:18.160] other teams were not, for example, from turns 12 to turns 15. And I actually have tweeted about this
[13:18.160 -> 13:26.560] if somebody wants to go and take a look at that, right? But I do suspect that it's only going to be more vocal. I know Daniel Riccardo has actually gone
[13:26.560 -> 13:30.480] and backed Russell's claims on parposing as well,
[13:30.480 -> 13:32.600] especially with FI needing to take a look.
[13:32.600 -> 13:35.880] And like we said in the Baku review, Samuel,
[13:35.880 -> 13:38.400] there needs to be a driver first approach.
[13:38.400 -> 13:42.400] We can't have drivers, I think, was it Pierre Gasly
[13:42.400 -> 13:43.800] who said we don't want to end up walking
[13:43.800 -> 13:45.680] with a stick at the age of 30.
[13:45.680 -> 13:50.520] So it's something that I believe will be the talk of the town.
[13:50.520 -> 13:53.800] And sticking again on Mercedes, they
[13:53.800 -> 13:55.200] are giving conflicting signs.
[13:55.200 -> 13:58.800] Because on one hand, Toto Wolff is
[13:58.800 -> 14:01.480] saying that raising the ride height of their car
[14:01.480 -> 14:03.760] will not solve their problems.
[14:03.760 -> 14:05.360] On the other hand, George Russell has
[14:05.360 -> 14:11.680] gone on to the record and said we actually didn't face a lot of porpoising in Baku. Our car was just
[14:11.680 -> 14:16.480] bottoming out. So what Somil and I are going to try and do guys is try and see if we can get a
[14:16.480 -> 14:22.320] tech expert to come and explain what porpoising is, why is Mercedes facing it more than the other
[14:22.320 -> 14:27.880] teams, how could they solve it, how could the FIA make the sport safer for the drivers
[14:27.880 -> 14:28.720] and so on?
[14:28.720 -> 14:30.640] So hopefully in the next week or two,
[14:30.640 -> 14:33.040] we are able to dig in deeper
[14:33.040 -> 14:35.720] into what the problem actually lies.
[14:37.240 -> 14:39.340] Yeah, because when I heard of that statement
[14:39.340 -> 14:40.880] about bottoming out versus poppicing,
[14:40.880 -> 14:42.120] even I was slightly confused,
[14:42.120 -> 14:44.720] but it's better to hear from those who know.
[14:44.720 -> 14:49.600] But yeah, if the FIA eventually find a solution about Poppersingh I suppose it'll
[14:49.600 -> 14:53.760] be liked by Pierre Gasly in a way. If you know you know if you don't don't worry about it but
[14:53.760 -> 14:57.040] stats that's what we're going to talk about right now we're going to have F1 stats Guru
[14:57.040 -> 15:03.200] Sundaram coming up with his usual stats preview segment and here's him doing that because recently
[15:03.200 -> 15:09.120] he's just been on fire with that so it's better to leave it to him leave him ah well I've put you there
[15:09.120 -> 15:12.360] haven't I? But don't worry Sundaram won't. Here's him. Hey folks it's time to do the
[15:12.360 -> 15:16.360] stats preview of the Canadian Grand Prix I am Sundaram also known as the F1
[15:16.360 -> 15:20.280] stats guru let's talk numbers now the start of the weekend something that
[15:20.280 -> 15:23.320] you're probably gonna hear quite a bit is that just three drivers have taken
[15:23.320 -> 15:29.240] pole position in Canada since 2007 and they are Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Nico
[15:29.240 -> 15:30.240] Rosberg.
[15:30.240 -> 15:34.040] Rosberg's been retired for quite a while and Hamilton and Vettel don't seem to have
[15:34.040 -> 15:39.000] the sort of machinery to put their car fastest on a Saturday, so it's pretty likely that
[15:39.000 -> 15:42.000] I may not be able to use this stat next year.
[15:42.000 -> 15:45.120] It's gonna be a milestone event for Max Verstappen who starts his 150th
[15:45.120 -> 15:50.720] Grand Prix in Formula 1 and obviously he is the quickest to that milestone, understanding he
[15:50.720 -> 15:55.440] started racing in the sport when he was 17 and also considering the amount of races that we have
[15:55.440 -> 15:59.920] on a yearly basis. Mercedes customers are going to be slightly pleased knowing that there's always
[15:59.920 -> 16:05.000] been a Mercedes-powered car on the Canada podium every time since 2007.
[16:05.000 -> 16:10.260] Alright, let's talk overtakes now. Canada ranks somewhere in between when it comes to
[16:10.260 -> 16:16.160] overtakes, not too little, not too many, but 75% of the passes are concentrated in the
[16:16.160 -> 16:20.260] TRS zone, so there's going to be a lot of action in those zones and especially on that
[16:20.260 -> 16:28.120] long back straight. Also because of Canada's track configuration, Montreal sees the lowest pit lane time loss
[16:28.120 -> 16:32.720] of the calendar, just 18 seconds, and that's going to be a factor also when it comes to
[16:32.720 -> 16:33.720] pit strategy.
[16:33.720 -> 16:38.580] Now I know we have quite a few Ferrari fans as listeners and you're obviously concerned
[16:38.580 -> 16:42.920] about the team's form because of the bulk of retirements that they've had in the recent
[16:42.920 -> 16:49.360] races, but you wouldn't have to worry so much in Canada because the team have DNF'd just twice in the last 20 years
[16:49.360 -> 16:55.940] around this venue, and the last of which came in 2011. So just keep praying that that nice
[16:55.940 -> 17:00.720] little streak continues this time out as well and both Ferrari cars see the chequered flag.
[17:00.720 -> 17:06.840] Alright, the last stat of the segment is that there have been 8 street races since 2021 and of
[17:06.840 -> 17:12.640] those 8, Ferrari has taken pole in 6 of them and Red Bull has taken pole just once.
[17:12.640 -> 17:17.440] But Red Bull always put their best foot forward on Sundays because that's where points are
[17:17.440 -> 17:18.440] earned.
[17:18.440 -> 17:23.880] And they have won 6 of those 8 street races and Ferrari have won just one.
[17:23.880 -> 17:29.120] So that could also be the story this time out as well. That was the stats preview I'm Sundaram
[17:29.120 -> 17:32.320] you can find me on Instagram and Twitter under the name F1StatsGuru
[17:32.320 -> 17:39.120] I'll see you guys later. Hey folks welcome back in and who you heard
[17:39.120 -> 17:42.920] recently was just F1StatsGuru delivering his quality stats as usual
[17:42.920 -> 17:48.240] go check him out on social media and he's lately been on fire with all the stats that he's coming up and also how he's
[17:48.240 -> 17:54.400] presenting them. So there's that. But Kunal, back to Canada, back to the race weekend this
[17:54.400 -> 17:59.520] time out and Saturday, there's so much to talk about in qualifying, especially I suppose
[17:59.520 -> 18:03.840] Toh-in traffic because we're yet again going to a street circuit. What is it like three
[18:03.840 -> 18:05.360] in a row now for Formula 1?
[18:05.360 -> 18:09.680] And in qualifying, I can imagine this being a big, big issue because we saw this happen in Baku as
[18:09.680 -> 18:13.520] well, partially, where drivers were struggling to get the tow, which is going to be super crucial
[18:13.520 -> 18:18.240] at the max train over here. And also just a matter of timing your exits properly, because
[18:18.240 -> 18:21.600] I do remember that a couple of times previously, there have been drivers who have missed out on
[18:21.600 -> 18:28.640] qualifying on time here in Canada, because nobody wants to be the first driver and nobody wants to be, well, too far back
[18:28.640 -> 18:32.160] that they end up missing out. So Saturday is going to be fun to watch out in that case,
[18:32.160 -> 18:36.600] especially Q1 and Q2.
[18:36.600 -> 18:43.320] Two T's to always look out for, tow and traffic, right? And I think at least in Canada, it's
[18:43.320 -> 18:46.120] a little easier given that long back straight and you're
[18:46.120 -> 18:50.720] able to wait and it's a wider circuit, you're able to wait and let people go or something
[18:50.720 -> 18:51.720] like that.
[18:51.720 -> 18:53.160] But eventually, it's always going to be fun.
[18:53.160 -> 18:56.200] There is then of course, the wall of champions.
[18:56.200 -> 18:58.240] You know, I love that corner.
[18:58.240 -> 19:03.320] Literally, there are so many different drivers who've tried so many different things.
[19:03.320 -> 19:09.760] Some of them have just about kissed it. Some of them have narrowly avoided it, some of them have just driven bang right into it. So
[19:09.760 -> 19:14.400] that's something that I would really look forward to through the whole weekend, maybe closer to
[19:14.400 -> 19:19.120] qualifying and in the race than in the free practice sessions, because free practice is not
[19:19.120 -> 19:31.200] when you'll end up pushing just as much as you probably do in say qualifying, right? The other thing that I am looking forward to on Saturday, sticking to Nicholas Latifi, he remains the only driver
[19:31.760 -> 19:36.880] to have not progressed from Q1 to Q2 in 2022, right?
[19:37.360 -> 19:42.720] So let's see if he is actually able to do that at his home Grand Prix,
[19:42.720 -> 19:45.560] but some will. I get a feeling we're gonna see a
[19:45.560 -> 19:50.920] we're gonna see a Charles Leclerc pole position for sure doesn't seem like
[19:50.920 -> 19:55.920] anybody's able to beat him and the Ferrari when it comes to single lap pace
[19:55.920 -> 20:01.560] but what's the point seriously what's the point because if your engines are to
[20:01.560 -> 20:08.000] fail and the day your engines don't fail your strategy fails or something something or the other happens, it's really frustrating to see something like this
[20:08.000 -> 20:09.000] happen at the end.
[20:09.000 -> 20:13.740] And a fun fact that's been circulating all over the internet is that Max Verstappen now
[20:13.740 -> 20:18.680] has more wins from Charles Leclerc pole positions this year than Leclerc has from his old pole
[20:18.680 -> 20:22.520] positions this year, which is just fascinating to see how things are playing out in that
[20:22.520 -> 20:23.520] sense.
[20:23.520 -> 20:24.860] But I think you're right about that.
[20:24.860 -> 20:27.200] His qualifying strengths has been absolutely brilliant.
[20:27.200 -> 20:31.240] And what I'm really keen to watch out for is his pole position lap.
[20:31.240 -> 20:35.720] The way this 2022 Ferrari dances around the chicanes here at Montreal,
[20:35.720 -> 20:37.320] that'll be a fun thing to watch out for.
[20:37.320 -> 20:39.480] But again, the whole point is, why?
[20:39.480 -> 20:41.800] What's the point of a whole position at the end of the day
[20:41.800 -> 20:44.800] if you can't cut one word?
[20:44.800 -> 20:50.240] You're being very, very brutal and harsh as just as one should be if you're a Ferrari fan.
[20:50.960 -> 20:54.720] But lots of other things to look forward to in qualifying as well. I mean,
[20:55.680 -> 21:02.640] you know, will it be Checo Perez out qualifying Max Verstappen for the third race in a row?
[21:02.640 -> 21:05.920] Something that's probably never happened in Max's career,
[21:05.920 -> 21:09.320] if recent career, at least that I would probably think of.
[21:09.320 -> 21:13.320] And, you know, will the McLarens make it to Q3?
[21:13.320 -> 21:15.800] Because they are of course concerned
[21:15.800 -> 21:19.720] that the characteristics that, you know,
[21:19.720 -> 21:21.720] that are of the circuit in Montreal
[21:21.720 -> 21:24.160] are similar to the one at Baku as well.
[21:24.160 -> 21:25.680] So they are afraid that
[21:25.680 -> 21:30.400] these kind of tracks don't really suit their car. So will McLaren be there? Of course,
[21:30.400 -> 21:35.600] eventually they ended up finishing in the points after a lot of strategy and teamwork and team
[21:35.600 -> 21:40.800] order, Samuel. But the one thing I'm interested in is I'm told Ross Brawn is going to be in the
[21:40.800 -> 21:45.160] paddock. There is going to be talk about the 2023 Formula One
[21:45.160 -> 21:45.800] calendar.
[21:45.800 -> 21:47.880] There were pictures of Stefano Dominicali
[21:47.880 -> 21:51.440] having visited South Africa to host a race there
[21:51.440 -> 21:53.840] as early as next season.
[21:53.840 -> 21:57.960] And then Eric Bouler, the former McLaren team principal
[21:57.960 -> 22:00.480] and now the boss of the French Grand Prix,
[22:00.480 -> 22:04.360] also gave a hint a couple of race weekends
[22:04.360 -> 22:05.000] ago that Formula One is probably working also gave a hint a couple of race weekends ago
[22:05.080 -> 22:07.000] that Formula One is probably working
[22:07.000 -> 22:10.160] on rotational circuit venues
[22:10.160 -> 22:11.760] for a lot of those historic venues.
[22:11.760 -> 22:15.520] So it could that be something that could happen
[22:15.520 -> 22:17.400] starting 2023 itself,
[22:17.400 -> 22:19.760] because we know Spa is in danger and I love Spa
[22:19.760 -> 22:22.240] and I'm a little disappointed that it's in danger.
[22:22.240 -> 22:29.960] But even if it appears on the calendar every other year year I don't really have a problem with that.
[22:29.960 -> 22:35.640] If anything it'll be more interesting because we tend to value spa a little
[22:35.640 -> 22:38.960] bit more. I think these days we tend to take it for granted because it comes
[22:38.960 -> 22:43.600] around every single year. So yeah I suppose that'll be good in a way but
[22:43.600 -> 22:45.840] nobody wants to see Spa go out immediately,
[22:45.840 -> 22:49.040] right? I suppose it's only in the long run that we try to realize, oh, it's not that bad. At least
[22:49.040 -> 22:53.840] we get to see it. But yeah, Ross Braun is going to be questioned about a lot of things and maybe
[22:53.840 -> 22:59.680] even about the whole 2026 regulations about why F1, I mean, if F1 are blocking Andretti, because
[22:59.680 -> 23:05.520] there's been so many rumors about F1 wanting to see either of Porsche or Audi come up before and
[23:05.520 -> 23:09.600] ready or something like that. So lots of talking points about Formula 1's future and that'll
[23:09.600 -> 23:13.560] be very very interesting to see as well about how Ross Braun responds and if he actually
[23:13.560 -> 23:17.400] ends up giving away some sort of hint because he's the big man right now he's the one who
[23:17.400 -> 23:31.960] controls a lot of the big stuff. Yes he's a you know Formula 1 is Formula One's future hasn't been this exciting since ever that I can remember, Samul.
[23:31.960 -> 23:38.640] So to me, the very fact that there are more circuits wanting to host Formula One and Formula
[23:38.640 -> 23:46.640] One is forced to do a rotational system, I think that also is great because it keeps the excitement open.
[23:46.640 -> 23:51.060] You know, coming to a circuit you raced two years ago will actually probably make the
[23:51.060 -> 23:56.660] challenge a little more difficult for the teams and drivers as well. So as long as Spa
[23:56.660 -> 24:01.140] stays I don't really care, which I know is not going to happen. But yes, you know, if
[24:01.140 -> 24:05.840] we were to end up racing in South Africa, I think it would be pretty, pretty kick-ass.
[24:07.200 -> 24:10.400] Yeah, exactly. Let's hope for the best, right? Let's hope that Formula 1 does
[24:10.960 -> 24:15.040] secure these historical races and not disrespect them in a way. It'll be fun to see that. But,
[24:15.040 -> 24:19.040] you know what? It's actually time to talk about Ferrari once again, because we're now going to
[24:19.040 -> 24:24.240] have Aditya Bhatt discussing the potential implications of Ferrari's reliability issues
[24:24.240 -> 24:28.780] and how things could play out in the long run this year. So let's listen to him. The
[24:28.780 -> 24:33.380] worst possible outcome for Ferrari last weekend with a double DNF in Baku,
[24:33.380 -> 24:37.160] signs retiring with a hydraulics issue on lap 9 and the topic of this
[24:37.160 -> 24:42.340] discussion, Leclerc's power unit blowing up on lap 21. As we go into the Canadian
[24:42.340 -> 24:45.360] Grand Prix this weekend, let's quickly take stock of the Ferrari
[24:45.360 -> 24:48.520] power unit situation and see where they can go from here.
[24:48.520 -> 24:52.400] I'm Aditya Bhatt and welcome to Formula 1 Tech Explained.
[24:52.400 -> 24:56.480] After it gave out on the back streets of Baku, Leclerc's engine was taken back to Ferrari
[24:56.480 -> 25:01.680] base in Maranello for examination and it was determined that the internal combustion engine,
[25:01.680 -> 25:05.440] the ICE and the turbocharger on that car were damaged beyond
[25:05.440 -> 25:11.360] repair. Now here's the rule book during an F1 season a driver can use three ICEs and three
[25:11.360 -> 25:18.000] turbos without having to incur grid penalties. The ICE that blew up in Baku was Leclerc's second one
[25:18.000 -> 25:23.760] so he still has one more in the bank that he can use without incurring a grid penalty. The turbo
[25:23.760 -> 25:29.480] charger on the other hand the one that blew up in Baku was his third one, that was it. He's hit
[25:29.480 -> 25:33.920] the limit on turbo units. Now this leaves Ferrari with a choice, take the fourth
[25:33.920 -> 25:37.740] turbo and take the penalty that comes with it or they use one of their old
[25:37.740 -> 25:42.580] turbos from the allocated three and escape a penalty. Using an old battered
[25:42.580 -> 25:46.640] turbo leaves them susceptible to another DNF but taking a fresh one
[25:46.640 -> 25:51.360] guarantees a grid drop. So what are they going to do? Well let's talk about what they can do.
[25:51.920 -> 25:57.840] Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has publicly said on record that he prefers a fast but unreliable
[25:57.840 -> 26:02.960] car as opposed to a slow but reliable car. Well I'm glad you said that Mattia because I have a
[26:02.960 -> 26:09.760] proposition for you. Go the route that Mercedes went last year, aggressive. Instead of patching stuff up and
[26:09.760 -> 26:15.080] avoiding engine penalties, Mercedes extracted maximum performance from each of their power
[26:15.080 -> 26:20.560] units and took the penalties that came with that approach. Hamilton took 5 ICEs, that
[26:20.560 -> 26:28.640] is 2 under penalty and Bottas took 6, 3 under penalty. The 4th engine you take, that is 2 under penalty and Bottas took 6, 3 under penalty. The fourth engine you take that is the first one over limit
[26:28.640 -> 26:34.240] incurs a 10 place grid penalty and all subsequent ones incur only a 5 place grid penalty.
[26:34.400 -> 26:39.920] So it does hurt lesser further down the line if you decide to max out performance with this approach.
[26:40.240 -> 26:46.000] Because let's look at the races coming up shall we? Canada, Britain, Austria, France, all power hungry circuits.
[26:46.000 -> 26:55.000] This patchwork turbo in Canada could blow up a couple more DNFs here and there and let's be honest, Ferrari's championship hopes will be over even before we hit the summer break.
[26:55.000 -> 27:00.000] But a couple of grid penalties here and there, I mean that won't put an end to their championship hopes.
[27:00.000 -> 27:05.660] I mean nowhere is easy but upcoming tracks like Montreal and Silverstone offer decent
[27:05.660 -> 27:07.740] opportunities for overtaking.
[27:07.740 -> 27:13.780] So qualifying P5, P6 with penalties and climbing your way back up to P4, P3 is still a great
[27:13.780 -> 27:18.020] result compared to what, a DNF caused by your own turbocharger?
[27:18.020 -> 27:22.180] At the end of the day, all of this is pointless if Ferrari can't figure out their reliability
[27:22.180 -> 27:23.180] concerns.
[27:23.180 -> 27:29.960] What makes these components blow up? That's the question. Without that answer, they can keep taking new components and incurring
[27:29.960 -> 27:35.280] more penalties and they'll still keep blowing up like it's Diwali over in Maranello. Of
[27:35.280 -> 27:39.240] course, their rivals Red Bull might have to take penalties at some point as well. But
[27:39.240 -> 27:46.160] unfortunately for Ferrari, the Red Bull engines are currently singing beautiful songs, no major signs of wear
[27:46.160 -> 27:52.320] and tear. So the onus is firmly on Ferrari, aggressive or defensive. Thank you for your time,
[27:52.320 -> 27:56.640] I've been Aditya Bhatt at Bhatt.Tech on Instagram and I'll see you on the next one.
[27:56.640 -> 28:01.200] Welcome back in folks, we were talking about the Canadian GP and yeah it's great to listen to
[28:01.200 -> 28:06.680] Aditya Bhatt isn't it because he comes up with such great insights every single time. And I wonder how things are going to play out
[28:06.680 -> 28:07.880] for Ferrari this weekend.
[28:07.880 -> 28:10.960] And this brings us on to Sunday, where we've talking about,
[28:10.960 -> 28:13.320] rather we've spoken about Ferrari's inability
[28:13.320 -> 28:16.240] to capitalize on their brilliant qualifyings.
[28:16.240 -> 28:18.760] But who's got the faster car, Ferrari or Red Bull?
[28:18.760 -> 28:20.840] That's going to be the major question to answer on Sunday,
[28:20.840 -> 28:23.680] because we know that Ferrari can make things work on Saturday.
[28:23.680 -> 28:29.760] But it just seems, Kunal, that Red Bull are marginally better on Sundays. And if that continues to
[28:29.760 -> 28:35.080] be the case, it could be a big, big blow in the championship this time out.
[28:35.080 -> 28:41.000] You know, in fact, just before Charles Leclerc retired in Baku, let's just rewind to those
[28:41.000 -> 28:45.760] 20 laps. Perez was leading. He, of course, overcooked his tires,
[28:45.760 -> 28:48.600] trying to keep his advantage ahead of Leclerc.
[28:48.600 -> 28:53.100] Traditionally, the Red Bull had a straight line speed
[28:53.100 -> 28:58.020] advantage to make an overtake on the Ferrari during the races.
[28:58.020 -> 29:00.980] And that's what we saw happen several times this season.
[29:00.980 -> 29:09.600] But Ferrari actually trialed a new low skinny rear wing in Baku which actually
[29:09.600 -> 29:16.460] nullified some of that Red Bull straight line speed advantage as a result of which Max Verstappen
[29:16.460 -> 29:22.360] was unable to overtake Charles Leclerc on track. And that's also why Max was told to
[29:22.360 -> 29:27.520] do the opposite of Charles when the VSC came out. So if that remains,
[29:27.520 -> 29:36.480] if the Ferrari remains as reliable, if the Ferrari is not expected to detune its engines to sort of
[29:36.480 -> 29:48.200] finish races, then I would love to see Leclerc versus Verstappen, maybe Perez and Sainz in the mix, going wheel to wheel for the race win
[29:48.200 -> 29:50.960] or for the top three positions, because that is what we've
[29:50.960 -> 29:52.600] actually signed up for in Formula 1.
[29:52.600 -> 29:57.360] And talking of statistics, two very cool stats.
[29:57.360 -> 30:01.760] Red Bull scored five wins on the trot in 2021,
[30:01.760 -> 30:05.400] but they only managed to win one world championship, which
[30:05.400 -> 30:06.840] was the driver's championship.
[30:06.840 -> 30:09.600] Mercedes won the constructors championship, right?
[30:09.600 -> 30:12.640] Red Bull have won five races on the trot right now.
[30:12.640 -> 30:16.680] They could be gunning for a record sixth this weekend.
[30:16.680 -> 30:19.440] But if the stat from 2021 comes true
[30:19.440 -> 30:21.720] and the championship is split at the end of the year,
[30:21.720 -> 30:25.920] I think we are in for a kick-ass season, Samil.
[30:30.400 -> 30:35.360] Yeah, let's certainly hope so. And I hope that the Ferrari challenge comes back in this weekend because we want to see that. And even the same with Sergio Perez, Kunal, because we've seen this
[30:35.360 -> 30:40.400] surge in confidence recently from Sergio, sorry for that terrible one, but the point is,
[30:40.400 -> 30:45.680] in qualifying, he seemed to be better than Max, even though he had that toe issue in Baku so if
[30:45.680 -> 30:49.520] anything it seems like he's getting to one with this car a little bit more every single weekend
[30:49.520 -> 30:54.160] and what happened in Baku I just hope that it's a one-off so who knows for once we could have
[30:54.160 -> 30:58.640] four drivers and speaking of Canada Canada has a history of having many first-time winners
[30:58.640 -> 31:02.560] you've seen Ricciardo take his first win over here we've seen Hamilton take his first win over here
[31:02.560 -> 31:09.840] same with Robert Kubica for all we know Carlos signs if things are going well. Maybe he could be another driver to get onto that very
[31:09.840 -> 31:14.240] list. But that's again a bit too optimistic on my end. Let's certainly hope that happens. But
[31:14.240 -> 31:18.080] otherwise as well, Kunal, strategies are going to be fun to watch out about how teams
[31:18.080 -> 31:34.320] play the entire game this time out. Precisely so know, despite having, you know, quicker car, Red Bull is being forced to use different strategy to finish ahead of Ferrari.
[31:34.320 -> 31:47.200] We've seen, you know, both the teams use different strategies in the last two or three races to try and, you know, gain track advantage so we'll see how that also pans out in Canada. The pit lane time loss is much
[31:47.200 -> 31:54.240] shorter here so could teams make multiple pit stops although 2019 saw most drivers do just one
[31:54.240 -> 32:00.640] pit stop and let's remember Canada is you know a much shorter circuit than Azerbaijan so you may
[32:00.640 -> 32:06.360] not see the field spread out as much more so So if they are all bunched up in,
[32:06.360 -> 32:08.960] that just adds to more strategy headaches
[32:08.960 -> 32:10.880] for the guys on the pit wall.
[32:10.880 -> 32:16.040] Because if you pit your guy and he's stuck behind slower cars,
[32:16.040 -> 32:18.400] stuck in dirty air, and so on, by now,
[32:18.400 -> 32:20.480] if you've been listening to us and you've
[32:20.480 -> 32:23.360] been watching Formula One, you know exactly how that
[32:23.360 -> 32:24.920] can mess up a driver's race.
[32:27.520 -> 32:32.480] Exactly. us and you've been watching Formula One, you know exactly how that can mess up a driver's race. Exactly and traditionally we've also seen sometimes at Canada teams miss out on pit
[32:32.480 -> 32:38.960] stops. I know that's not going to be something that happens very often but 2008 we saw Lewis
[32:38.960 -> 32:44.240] Hamilton crash into Kimi Raikkonen, the opposite actually. 2007 we saw Anthony Davidson's team
[32:44.240 -> 33:09.120] missed out that he's actually stopped on his pit box as well. So that sort of stuff has also to been and their top speed because this weekend Kunal all the prowess that we saw from them on the straight line is going to be so so valuable because at the back straights it's going to be
[33:09.120 -> 33:13.440] so hard to get past him. I mean if anything if they are going to be as slow in terms of lap times
[33:13.440 -> 33:17.920] as they were in Baku, teams like your McLarens, teams like your Alpha Tauris are going to be
[33:17.920 -> 33:22.960] having a tough tough time with them and especially because Fernando Alonso is driving and we know
[33:22.960 -> 33:28.880] that he can defend like an absolute lion but one rival he won't be able to fight against will be George Russell because
[33:28.880 -> 33:30.880] it seems like Russell is in a league of his own now.
[33:30.880 -> 33:34.240] He's just escalated away from all the other midfield drivers and
[33:34.240 -> 33:36.320] with Hamilton, he seems to be stuck back there.
[33:36.320 -> 33:38.320] So will that trend continue in a way?
[33:41.280 -> 33:46.280] You know, every time Hamilton is not performing or not matching George Russell, Toto Wolff
[33:46.280 -> 33:50.160] turns around and says he's running an experimental setup.
[33:50.160 -> 33:51.160] Is that true?
[33:51.160 -> 33:52.160] Is that not?
[33:52.160 -> 33:53.160] Is that team talk?
[33:53.160 -> 33:54.160] We will not know.
[33:54.160 -> 34:02.800] But yes, to see George Russell finish in the top five again, to finish every racing lap
[34:02.800 -> 34:05.000] in 2022 again
[34:05.160 -> 34:07.440] and finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton again.
[34:07.440 -> 34:09.080] I'm just saying, you know, there's a trend
[34:09.080 -> 34:11.400] and I'd love to see him continue with that trend
[34:11.400 -> 34:14.160] just as you pointed out about the Alpines.
[34:14.160 -> 34:16.000] They were so monstrously quick
[34:16.000 -> 34:20.120] that unless a rival had a tire advantage,
[34:20.120 -> 34:22.560] you could almost not overtake an Alpine.
[34:22.560 -> 34:25.040] And especially if there was Fernando Alonso at the wheel.
[34:25.680 -> 34:31.120] Could Daniel Ricciardo, you know, with his second points finish of the year in Baku, him
[34:31.120 -> 34:36.960] finishing ahead of Lando Norris be charged up even more at Canada? I'd love to see more
[34:36.960 -> 34:43.040] headaches at McLaren, you know, team orders, one driver pushing the other, you know, one driver at
[34:43.040 -> 34:48.400] least wanting to say, I wish I was a rebel, I would have finished one point ahead case in point Lando Norris
[34:48.400 -> 34:54.440] so that's another team to look out for. Could Valtteri Bottas or Valtteri
[34:54.440 -> 35:00.560] Bottas depending how you like to hear his name, you know, could he end up
[35:00.560 -> 35:05.000] being back in the points because six out of the eight races this season that
[35:05.000 -> 35:09.440] we've had yet he has finished in the points he missed out of points in Baku he said there
[35:09.440 -> 35:15.580] was something fundamentally wrong with his car would Sauber Alfa Romeo have fixed that
[35:15.580 -> 35:19.080] so we are able to see him you know back to racing in the top 10. I certainly hope so
[35:19.080 -> 35:24.120] and if Alfa Romeo do end up figuring out their issues maybe Zhou Guan Yu perhaps he could
[35:24.120 -> 35:25.040] also continue the kind
[35:25.040 -> 35:29.480] of form he ended up showing back in Baku as well. So it's interesting to see how the midfield
[35:29.480 -> 35:34.640] is playing out all around. Which is why Kunal, I want to make two predictions. Firstly, I
[35:34.640 -> 35:38.520] think that for a dark horse, maybe the eighth elite performer of the week, I think I'm going
[35:38.520 -> 35:42.520] to go for Valtteri Bottas. I get a feeling that he's going to have a good race. But what
[35:42.520 -> 35:46.020] about you? Firstly, who would you pick for your dark horse driver
[35:46.020 -> 35:47.360] and one for the winner?
[35:47.360 -> 35:49.600] For the winner, I'm just going to bet on Carlos Sainz,
[35:49.600 -> 35:51.160] as I tend to do all year round, because I
[35:51.160 -> 35:52.280] want to see that first win.
[35:52.280 -> 35:55.120] But who would you pick for those two drivers in that case?
[36:00.240 -> 36:02.040] You know, Samuel, I love your strategy.
[36:02.040 -> 36:04.040] You're going to pick Carlos Sainz all the way
[36:04.040 -> 36:05.080] till he actually wins. So eventually, at least one race, your strategy. You're going to pick out of signs all the way till he actually wins.
[36:05.080 -> 36:06.640] So eventually, at least one race,
[36:06.640 -> 36:08.600] your strategy is going to come right.
[36:08.600 -> 36:12.720] But yes, the drivers who I think will be on the Eight Sleep
[36:12.720 -> 36:17.240] list of performers, definitely, the two Alpha Tauri drivers.
[36:17.240 -> 36:18.600] You know, Yuki Tsunoda was quick.
[36:18.600 -> 36:20.480] He had the DRS issue.
[36:20.480 -> 36:24.000] Pierre Gasly literally finished between,
[36:24.000 -> 36:26.980] almost finished between the Mercedes cars last weekend.
[36:26.980 -> 36:29.480] The car seems to work well in these kinds of circuits.
[36:29.480 -> 36:31.520] At least that's what we'd like to believe so
[36:31.520 -> 36:33.240] after Al-Sarbaishan.
[36:33.240 -> 36:36.060] The question is, will that run continue?
[36:36.060 -> 36:38.800] I remember Pierre saying, this is where our season starts.
[36:38.800 -> 36:40.520] You know, eight races into the season
[36:40.520 -> 36:41.840] and he actually ended up saying that
[36:41.840 -> 36:43.680] because he's had a lot of bad luck.
[36:43.680 -> 36:49.640] And I'd love to see, you know, Checo Perez remain on this list of, you know, eight sleep
[36:49.640 -> 36:56.840] performers because it's so exciting to see a driver take it to Max Verstappen.
[36:56.840 -> 37:02.500] I mean, Red Bull has tried so many of them and we almost thought that they wouldn't find
[37:02.500 -> 37:06.320] anybody else apart from Daniel Ricciardo But there we go, you know
[37:06.320 -> 37:09.680] Checo Perez is able to take the baton to Max Verstappen
[37:09.680 -> 37:11.680] And let's hope that continues all the way through and this weekend
[37:11.680 -> 37:16.680] It's just drama and excitement all the way through. Let's hope that maybe we end up seeing a different winner this time
[37:16.680 -> 37:21.980] Maybe a Saenz, maybe a Perez and maybe probably continuing on the dramatic trend of Canada
[37:21.980 -> 37:27.020] Perhaps some midfield driver doing a great job as well. But that's all that we have for you this time on folks.
[37:27.020 -> 37:29.420] I hope you've enjoyed our Canadian GP preview.
[37:29.420 -> 37:34.420] We'll be back with the race review with in fact Reuters' Abhishek Thakle joining us for
[37:34.420 -> 37:36.580] that episode this coming Monday.
[37:36.580 -> 37:40.220] So wait for that and let's hope it's a good race because then we'll have a lot of stuff
[37:40.220 -> 37:41.220] to talk about.
[37:41.220 -> 37:42.220] But see you then folks.
[37:42.220 -> None] Have a good time. Bye bye. you