MERCEDES ON THE COMEBACK!

Welcome back to the PITSTOP PODCAST! It's Episode 45, and that is a WRAP on the French GP! We discuss all the talking points from this eventful race, including Mercedes' EPIC double podium, more chaos for Ferrari, and also the future of car development and what we think may change about the cars in the following years! Join us every Monday & Thursday for Q&A’s, guests, race predictions, and a whole load of laughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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**Introduction: A Lighthearted Exchange**

* The podcast begins with a humorous conversation between the hosts, Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca, about a potential break-in at their flat. They joke about the consequences, particularly the loss of food from the fridge.

**French Grand Prix Overview:**

* The French Grand Prix was an exciting race with numerous incidents and strategic decisions.

**Mercedes' Strong Performance:**

* Mercedes secured a second and third-place finish with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, respectively.
* The team has shown significant improvement and is now within striking distance of Ferrari in the constructors' championship.

**Ferrari's Struggles:**

* Ferrari had a disappointing race, with Charles Leclerc retiring from the lead due to a mechanical issue.
* This marks Leclerc's third DNF from a winning position this season, raising concerns about the team's reliability and decision-making.

**Alonso's Milestone:**

* Fernando Alonso achieved a record for the most laps raced in Formula One history.

**Alonso's Comments on New Fans:**

* Alonso's recent comments about preferring the sport when there were fewer new fans sparked a discussion among the hosts.
* They acknowledge that some new fans may lack knowledge, but they believe that the majority are enthusiastic and eager to learn.

**Kevin Magnussen's Impressive Start:**

* Kevin Magnussen had a remarkable start, moving up from last place to 13th in the first lap.

**Sainz's Tire Issues:**

* Carlos Sainz faced difficulties due to a tire blister, which forced him to make multiple pit stops.

**Leclerc's Crash:**

* Leclerc's crash was a major turning point in the race, as he was leading at the time.
* The hosts speculate on the cause of the crash and whether it was a driver error or a mechanical issue.

**Ferrari's Communication Issues:**

* Ferrari's communication with Sainz during the race was confusing and resulted in him losing valuable time.

**Ferrari's Need for Improvement:**

* The hosts emphasize the need for Ferrari to address its recurring issues, including reliability, team coordination, and driver mistakes.

**Mercedes' Potential to Challenge for the Championship:**

* Mercedes' strong performance in France has revived their hopes of challenging for the constructors' championship.
* The hosts believe that the team has the potential to beat Ferrari if they continue to improve.

**Lando Norris' Future:**

* The hosts discuss Lando Norris' potential move to a top team like Mercedes in the future.
* They acknowledge that Norris is a talented driver but question whether he would be willing to play a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton.

**Jake and Fabio's Aspiration to Drive in Formula One:**

* In a lighthearted moment, Jake and Fabio express their desire to drive in Formula One and propose the idea of becoming motorbike drivers who pick up crashed drivers.

**Conclusion:**

* The podcast ends with the hosts emphasizing the need for Ferrari to resolve its issues and the potential for Mercedes to challenge for the championship. **Key Points and Main Arguments:**

- The hosts discuss the French Grand Prix and share their thoughts on the performances of various drivers and teams.

- They express their disappointment with Charles Leclerc's crash, which cost him a potential victory.

- They praise Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for their strong performances, which helped Mercedes secure a double podium finish.

- They highlight the intense competition in the Constructors' Championship, with Mercedes closing the gap to Ferrari.

- They speculate on the possibility of Sergio Perez challenging Leclerc for second place in the Drivers' Championship.

- They discuss the performance of Alpine, Aston Martin, and AlphaTauri, noting the impressive results of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.

- They express their excitement for the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix and tease some upcoming content for their podcast.

- They encourage listeners to rate the podcast five stars and follow it to help them reach their goal of 5,000 reviews.

- They mention their plans for editing the podcast and creating TikTok videos after the recording session.

- They thank Mercedes for liking their video and express their willingness to participate in driving experiences or other opportunities offered by the team.

- They sign off by thanking the listeners and reminding them of the PrizePix promotion for daily fantasy sports.

**Additional Points:**

- The hosts mention that Vettel might continue racing for another year, as he still has the fire and experience needed for Formula One.

- They speculate on the future of Formula One, suggesting that the cars may become smaller and more technologically advanced in the coming years.

- They discuss the challenges drivers face during races, such as dealing with itches or insects inside their helmets.

- They mention that they have received requests from two amazing guests to appear on the podcast, indicating the growing popularity of the show.

- They emphasize the importance of listener engagement and encourage listeners to share the podcast with their friends and tag them on social media.

- They express their gratitude to the listeners and thank them for their support.

**Overall, the podcast provides an engaging and informative discussion of the French Grand Prix, Formula One news, and the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix.**

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[01:00.400 -> 01:03.400] Oh my God, it sounds like someone's just broken into our flat.
[01:03.400 -> 01:05.760] Imagine we go out there and everything's gone.
[01:05.760 -> 01:09.520] It's completely empty seats, the sofa's gone, the fridge.
[01:09.520 -> 01:11.680] That's what I'd be most bummed about, there'd be no food left.
[01:18.720 -> 01:22.160] Hello, welcome back to the Pitstop podcast.
[01:22.160 -> 01:23.200] My voice is gone.
[01:23.200 -> 01:25.000] That is a wrap on the Fridge Grand Prix, my voice is gone. That is a wrap on the French Grand Prix.
[01:25.000 -> 01:26.000] My voice is gone.
[01:26.000 -> 01:28.000] Not through shouting at the TV.
[01:28.000 -> 01:30.000] No, not through shouting at the Formula 1.
[01:30.000 -> 01:32.000] But you had a busy night out last night, didn't you Fabio?
[01:32.000 -> 01:33.000] I did, so did you.
[01:33.000 -> 01:35.000] Oh yeah, I was at the UFC.
[01:35.000 -> 01:36.000] So, voice is a bit hoarse today.
[01:36.000 -> 01:38.000] Yeah, my voice is completely gone.
[01:38.000 -> 01:39.000] That's okay.
[01:39.000 -> 01:41.000] Mercedes, two and three.
[01:41.000 -> 01:43.000] Oh my God.
[01:43.000 -> 01:44.000] Let's give a round of applause.
[01:44.000 -> 01:45.200] They deserve it.
[01:45.200 -> 01:46.800] I'm going to add in a few more claps here as well.
[01:46.800 -> 01:47.300] OK.
[01:47.300 -> 01:47.800] Yeah?
[01:47.800 -> 01:48.300] Yeah.
[01:48.300 -> 01:49.400] That get what you wanted?
[01:49.400 -> 01:50.400] Make it sound epic.
[01:50.400 -> 01:52.520] I can't believe Lewis Hamillen came second.
[01:52.520 -> 01:53.200] Yeah.
[01:53.200 -> 01:53.920] OK, another one.
[01:53.920 -> 01:54.400] Another one.
[01:54.400 -> 01:54.900] Oh, yeah.
[01:54.900 -> 01:56.560] We love you, Lewis.
[01:56.560 -> 01:57.920] And George in third.
[01:57.920 -> 01:59.680] Why don't we just go through the standings quickly?
[01:59.680 -> 02:00.280] Yeah, go on.
[02:00.280 -> 02:01.520] Tell us the standings.
[02:01.520 -> 02:02.520] I'm running at the top 10 here.
[02:02.520 -> 02:02.880] Go on then.
[02:02.880 -> 02:03.920] Give us the current top 10.
[02:03.920 -> 02:04.800] Verstappen's a winner.
[02:04.800 -> 02:05.920] Yeah. I thought it was going to happen. OK. Didn't look like it was going to happen, but us the standings. I'm only at the top 10 here. Go on then, give us a current top 10. Verstappen's a winner. Yep.
[02:05.920 -> 02:06.920] I thought it was going to happen.
[02:06.920 -> 02:08.960] Didn't look like it was going to happen, but it happened.
[02:08.960 -> 02:15.400] Hamilton second, Russell third, Perez fourth, Sainz fifth, Alonso sixth, Norris seventh,
[02:15.400 -> 02:19.200] Ocon eighth, Ricardo ninth, and Stroll in tenth.
[02:19.200 -> 02:20.640] The French Grand Prix was a good one.
[02:20.640 -> 02:22.480] There is so much for us to dive into.
[02:22.480 -> 02:24.180] So many things happened.
[02:24.180 -> 02:29.640] As you know, those of you that have watched it, if you haven't watched it you better get watching it turn
[02:29.640 -> 02:35.120] this podcast on and save it for later it was a good one the red bull looked really quick
[02:35.120 -> 02:40.540] leclerc looked like he might have escaped the drs track that max verstappen made a pit
[02:40.540 -> 02:46.120] stop right before he wish he wouldn't have yeah Yeah. And then out of nowhere, Leclerc is out the race.
[02:46.120 -> 02:49.720] It all came crumbling down a little bit for Ferrari this weekend.
[02:49.720 -> 02:51.600] Bit of a shame.
[02:51.600 -> 02:56.320] I'm starting to get really worried about Ferrari and especially Charles Leclerc.
[02:56.320 -> 03:00.160] That's his third time he's DNF'd from a winning position this season.
[03:00.160 -> 03:01.160] From winning.
[03:01.160 -> 03:02.160] Yeah.
[03:02.160 -> 03:03.160] That is crazy.
[03:03.160 -> 03:04.160] There's a few stats around this race actually.
[03:04.160 -> 03:08.960] Oh, you got some stats? Yeah, because it was also the 27th win for Verstappen.
[03:08.960 -> 03:10.320] So round of applause for Verstappen.
[03:10.320 -> 03:12.640] Well done, well done Max Verschnappels.
[03:12.640 -> 03:13.960] 27 wins.
[03:13.960 -> 03:15.440] Well done Verschnapps.
[03:15.440 -> 03:18.200] It was also Lewis Hamilton's 300th race.
[03:18.200 -> 03:20.320] Oh, Lewis Hamilton, fantastic.
[03:20.320 -> 03:21.880] Well done.
[03:21.880 -> 03:27.940] And also it put Alonso in first place for the most amount of laps ever raced
[03:28.540 -> 03:30.540] You know what? I'm not gonna applaud that
[03:31.180 -> 03:35.060] Because Alonso really upset me with some of his comments last week
[03:35.060 -> 03:39.640] I didn't want to go into this job didn't want to talk about this, but there was no way I was let aside
[03:39.640 -> 03:42.760] I don't want to talk about this at all. No, I have to bring it up
[03:43.820 -> 03:45.960] Alonso said something along
[03:45.960 -> 03:51.680] the lines of in an interview that he preferred the sport kind of thing when there wasn't
[03:51.680 -> 03:55.920] as many new fans basically. He's saying that the new fans are changing the era of the sport.
[03:55.920 -> 04:00.040] I get it. Alright. And you feel like he's talking to you don't you? I get it. I get
[04:00.040 -> 04:03.940] it. Because there are a lot of people out there who don't know shit. And it probably
[04:03.940 -> 04:05.960] is a little bit frustrating for drivers.
[04:05.960 -> 04:06.800] Like us.
[04:06.800 -> 04:07.640] Like us.
[04:07.640 -> 04:10.760] So basically my king has just come and shit on me.
[04:10.760 -> 04:12.120] The king of Formula One,
[04:12.120 -> 04:14.620] the guy that I look up to has just come and said.
[04:15.480 -> 04:17.320] Yeah, he really has to be honest.
[04:17.320 -> 04:18.800] No, I get what he means.
[04:18.800 -> 04:19.640] I think he's saying,
[04:19.640 -> 04:21.560] cause he's raced for such a long time,
[04:21.560 -> 04:24.400] this change of media and how the sport has evolved
[04:24.400 -> 04:29.720] and he won't be used to it. No. also be further behind with social than some of the younger drivers
[04:29.720 -> 04:36.680] just because he's a little bit older. I reckon at some point we'll still get him on the pod.
[04:36.680 -> 04:38.400] And we'll have to ask him about these comments.
[04:38.400 -> 04:44.880] Oh 100%. But I don't feel like we're complete idiots now, we know some stuff and people
[04:44.880 -> 04:45.740] have even said that to me. Yeah, I don't think his comments were necessarily we're complete idiots now that we know some stuff and people have even said that to me
[04:45.740 -> 04:50.760] Yeah, I don't think his comments were necessarily aimed at people that are trying to learn and that I think it was more about like
[04:51.360 -> 04:54.980] Hooliganism and some of the shit that's been going on at races recent races recently
[04:54.980 -> 04:58.160] Yeah, all that stupid shit like just people that I mean that's what I hope you meant
[04:58.160 -> 05:00.520] Anyway, yeah, if you didn't mean that and he was talking about us then
[05:00.520 -> 05:08.160] I imagine he literally watched our pod like an hour before when he did an interview and was like I just hate the new fans. It wouldn't surprise me, it wouldn't
[05:08.160 -> 05:12.040] surprise me. I mean we know that people are watching. We do because we put a video on
[05:12.040 -> 05:17.680] our TikTok of things George Russell is the type of guy like, Mercedes liked it and then
[05:17.680 -> 05:22.120] the next day on the Mercedes TikTok account there's George Russell sat there reading them
[05:22.120 -> 05:27.400] out exactly the same way we did on our TikTok. Yes. So Mercedes, thank you very much for liking the TikTok.
[05:27.400 -> 05:29.400] I did wear my Mercedes sheet t-shirt today.
[05:29.400 -> 05:30.400] We're both wearing the t-shirt.
[05:30.400 -> 05:31.400] Oh you as well, I didn't even realise.
[05:31.400 -> 05:35.400] Because we know that someone from there is listening to this podcast right now, so hello to you.
[05:35.400 -> 05:37.400] Hello Mercedes AMG F1 team.
[05:37.400 -> 05:38.400] How you doing? Fantastic weekend.
[05:38.400 -> 05:39.400] Good to see you.
[05:39.400 -> 05:40.400] You absolutely smashed it.
[05:40.400 -> 05:44.400] Yeah, you guys ought to start making like your own energy drink so we can really, I mean right now.
[05:44.400 -> 05:46.640] You got your red bull
[05:46.640 -> 05:51.460] Nah, this is amazing to see though. It was great to see red bull mercedes red bull mercedes
[05:51.980 -> 05:54.160] Admittedly ferrari were very unlucky today
[05:54.240 -> 05:58.080] We will get into that but just to see that third team coming into the battle
[05:58.320 -> 06:03.440] I think mercedes are like 43 points behind ferrari and the constructors now. Wow. That's not a lot
[06:04.000 -> 06:06.080] That's what happens when George Russell finishes
[06:06.080 -> 06:08.400] in the top five every race of the season.
[06:08.400 -> 06:09.240] Apart from that one DNF.
[06:09.240 -> 06:10.080] He is an absolute monster.
[06:10.080 -> 06:11.560] What was it like the second to last lap
[06:11.560 -> 06:13.000] when he took over Perez?
[06:13.000 -> 06:14.400] When he was fighting with Perez.
[06:14.400 -> 06:15.880] Mate, will to will.
[06:15.880 -> 06:16.760] Yeah, that was epic.
[06:16.760 -> 06:17.960] Why don't we start from the start?
[06:17.960 -> 06:19.840] Because there was so much that happened over this race.
[06:19.840 -> 06:20.680] Yeah.
[06:20.680 -> 06:21.500] Like it wasn't a boring race.
[06:21.500 -> 06:22.340] It wasn't like exciting at the front.
[06:22.340 -> 06:23.440] Which is interesting because you said
[06:23.440 -> 06:24.600] some people don't like France.
[06:24.600 -> 06:28.820] Yeah, I mean I've heard that some people, my throat my voice is the same they're both wrecked
[06:28.820 -> 06:32.540] I was shouting Paddy the baddie and shouting a lot last night. It was crazy
[06:32.540 -> 06:37.100] I have heard that like some people don't like the French Grand Prix for some reason the track
[06:37.100 -> 06:41.640] I don't know why I think it changes quite a bit. Yeah, I'm not sure why I really enjoyed it
[06:41.640 -> 06:46.160] But then to be fair if the drama that wasn't in that race didn't happen,
[06:46.160 -> 06:48.440] it probably would have been quite a dull race.
[06:48.440 -> 06:52.160] I mean, you kind of need like a couple of crashes
[06:52.160 -> 06:53.000] and a couple of things to happen.
[06:53.000 -> 06:53.840] Yeah, you need a few spicy bits, yeah, yeah.
[06:53.840 -> 06:56.400] For the excitement, I mean, there was six DNFs today.
[06:56.400 -> 06:57.360] That's a lot of DNFs.
[06:57.360 -> 06:58.720] That is a lot of DNFs.
[06:58.720 -> 07:00.600] I really love watching how the track worked.
[07:00.600 -> 07:01.920] If you're a new fan and you watched it,
[07:01.920 -> 07:04.480] or you might not know this if you've watched for ages,
[07:04.480 -> 07:06.240] but you know you're surrounded by them red and blue
[07:06.240 -> 07:09.860] lines yeah I'm fascinated by how they work so the blue ones slurring down a
[07:09.860 -> 07:13.120] little bit and the red ones slurring down loads yeah that's cool that is
[07:13.120 -> 07:15.560] really cool it reminds me of like a go-kart track kind of thing what's
[07:15.560 -> 07:18.040] better than going like flying straight into a barrier at least you have a bit
[07:18.040 -> 07:22.760] of time yeah like the Claire's crash could have been a lot lot worse if that
[07:22.760 -> 07:25.080] was on like a street track. Yeah, I thought he was gonna reverse out.
[07:25.080 -> 07:25.920] Couldn't.
[07:25.920 -> 07:26.760] He got stuck?
[07:26.760 -> 07:27.600] He couldn't do it.
[07:27.600 -> 07:29.520] He got stuck in the fucking wall.
[07:29.520 -> 07:30.720] Got stuck in the tyres.
[07:30.720 -> 07:31.840] Go from the beginning, Fabs.
[07:31.840 -> 07:32.760] Fabs has took notes.
[07:32.760 -> 07:33.800] This is Fabs' notebook.
[07:33.800 -> 07:34.640] I took notes, right?
[07:34.640 -> 07:37.200] I wanna shed a bit of light straight away on Kevin Magnussen.
[07:37.200 -> 07:39.040] Had one of the most epic starts.
[07:39.040 -> 07:40.240] It was, they didn't even really show it,
[07:40.240 -> 07:41.320] but he started last, bro.
[07:41.320 -> 07:43.120] And in the first lap, he was 13th.
[07:43.120 -> 07:44.600] Let's go, K-Mag!
[07:44.600 -> 07:45.700] Which is sick for K-Mag.
[07:45.700 -> 07:46.700] Straight from the back.
[07:46.700 -> 07:48.500] Cos Sainz started in 19th.
[07:48.500 -> 07:49.000] Mm-hmm.
[07:49.000 -> 07:50.700] And, but he took it slowly.
[07:50.700 -> 07:52.700] He was like gradually gaining places.
[07:52.700 -> 07:54.700] He didn't go like straight to the front, straight away.
[07:54.700 -> 07:55.900] So that was pretty cool.
[07:55.900 -> 07:56.500] What happened then?
[07:56.500 -> 07:59.300] How did he get from last to 13th in the first lap?
[07:59.300 -> 08:00.200] Was it first corner?
[08:00.200 -> 08:02.500] Did he do a dive up the inside like we do in the game?
[08:02.500 -> 08:03.300] Yeah, no, I watched it.
[08:03.300 -> 08:06.680] Yeah, he dove just straight down the inside of that first corner.
[08:06.680 -> 08:07.680] Yeah, yeah.
[08:07.680 -> 08:08.680] How could you get away with that?
[08:08.680 -> 08:10.240] Because surely everyone would just do it.
[08:10.240 -> 08:14.680] I mean, on that game, when I start the back, I dive heavy that first corner.
[08:14.680 -> 08:18.400] The thing about the F1 game, and me and my dad had a conversation about this, is like,
[08:18.400 -> 08:20.160] it is just a game.
[08:20.160 -> 08:24.680] So like, you know how like, we're like full throttle, full brake all of the time?
[08:24.680 -> 08:25.920] You can't do that in real life.
[08:25.920 -> 08:29.520] That's why if we take like traction and ABS off, the car just spins around.
[08:29.520 -> 08:33.680] Yeah, I suppose because we don't actually have the worry of if we crash it doesn't hurt.
[08:33.680 -> 08:36.720] No one's actually got to pay for it and I can just click restart.
[08:36.720 -> 08:37.040] Yeah.
[08:37.040 -> 08:37.840] They can't do that.
[08:37.840 -> 08:39.360] Yeah, they can't do that in real life.
[08:39.360 -> 08:41.120] But K-Mag did take the risk.
[08:41.120 -> 08:43.040] Where did K-Mag finish in the race?
[08:43.040 -> 08:45.840] K-Mag didn't finish in the top 10, unfortunately.
[08:45.840 -> 08:47.360] So he started off really well.
[08:47.360 -> 08:48.640] He had a collision, I think.
[08:48.640 -> 08:50.600] He came into contact with someone.
[08:50.600 -> 08:53.680] Both Haas' have quite unlucky races, really.
[08:53.680 -> 08:55.640] Because Schumacher got taken out as well.
[08:55.640 -> 08:58.520] Yeah, and I heard them on the radio to Gunther saying,
[08:58.520 -> 09:00.480] oh, we're hoping this is going to be like a double points
[09:00.480 -> 09:01.440] for Haas today.
[09:01.440 -> 09:03.200] Yeah, because they started on Haas.
[09:03.200 -> 09:09.720] So who were the three drivers that started on Haas? I think, what started on Haas? I think both Haas drivers did and I
[09:09.720 -> 09:14.360] think Sainz did. Because originally Ferrari's strategy obviously was to go long but the
[09:14.360 -> 09:19.880] tyre strategies were mixed up between everyone with things that happened, safety cars. I
[09:19.880 -> 09:23.200] find it fascinating though when someone starts low down on Haas because Russell's done it
[09:23.200 -> 09:25.240] this season and ended up coming fifth when he did it
[09:25.240 -> 09:30.080] It's such a shame because like if if signs hadn't taken that engine penalty
[09:30.400 -> 09:35.680] Engine penalty then he was in the run-ins for like a really good race today because he was the quickest in
[09:36.640 -> 09:41.160] Qualifying well he was out on mediums and stayed out on mediums as well. So he was quicker. He got the fastest lap
[09:41.160 -> 09:45.400] He was the quickest in qualifying the only reason he didn't was because he had the penalty and then so he was slingshotting
[09:45.400 -> 09:49.080] Leclerc yeah that was really interesting I didn't get to watch qualifying
[09:49.080 -> 09:53.360] yesterday but you were saying that's how he got poled by slingshotting. Leclerc wasn't he was
[09:53.360 -> 09:56.760] about three-tenths of a second ahead of Verstappen and that was after getting a
[09:56.760 -> 10:02.000] tow from signs yeah I think Verstappen and Red Bull just showed today that I
[10:02.000 -> 10:07.580] mean what with 12 races in there's Budapest and there's a little break unless Ferrari
[10:08.600 -> 10:13.720] Significantly saw out this issue within the team. I compared them to Arsenal. They've got
[10:14.380 -> 10:16.100] Everything there, but just don't know what to do with it
[10:16.100 -> 10:21.440] I think is there was there was like two issues like so we're having the issue with what is like three issues, right?
[10:21.440 -> 10:23.440] So there's like you have an issue with the team
[10:23.860 -> 10:29.320] Doesn't seem like they're very coordinated and working together properly and making wrong decisions. We'll talk about that later
[10:29.440 -> 10:35.020] We have the drivers making mistakes. So Leclerc today. He said that that he put his hands up said that was my mistake
[10:35.080 -> 10:35.580] Yeah
[10:35.580 -> 10:40.400] And then the commentary was saying it was thorough a bit of me listened to him say that and I was thinking do you reckon?
[10:40.400 -> 10:42.400] He's taken he's taken the hit
[10:42.840 -> 10:50.100] Because it could have been the throw. Yeah, because I don't think Ferrari will want to seem like they're gonna have a persistent issue. Yeah, he was mad angry though
[10:50.240 -> 10:54.540] Yeah, mad angry when that radio went to him and I can understand why you're leading the race
[10:55.120 -> 10:59.560] Ferrari just have made a few too many errors as everyone knows, you know, this isn't information there
[10:59.680 -> 11:04.660] We're just causing shit by saying like no we want to see Ferrari up there want to see him win in every race
[11:04.660 -> 11:06.080] So it is close.
[11:06.080 -> 11:07.480] But the thing that I'm getting at is that
[11:07.480 -> 11:09.400] there isn't really one issue with Ferrari.
[11:09.400 -> 11:11.200] They seem to be having multiple issues.
[11:11.200 -> 11:12.880] It's either the reliability of the car,
[11:12.880 -> 11:13.960] the team not working together,
[11:13.960 -> 11:15.600] or the drivers just making mistakes.
[11:15.600 -> 11:17.360] So there's a lot of loose bolts
[11:17.360 -> 11:18.800] that they need to tighten up.
[11:18.800 -> 11:20.440] Yeah, from the guy calling him into the pits,
[11:20.440 -> 11:22.000] from the guy letting him out to the pits.
[11:22.000 -> 11:23.120] He nearly bloody crashed.
[11:23.120 -> 11:24.480] You're giving him a five second penalty
[11:24.480 -> 11:25.380] for something that- Sainz nearly crashed into Albon on the way out. Five seconds- He to the pits. He nearly bloody crashed. You've given him a five second penalty for something that-
[11:25.380 -> 11:27.400] Signs nearly crashed into Albon on the way out.
[11:27.400 -> 11:28.240] Five seconds-
[11:28.240 -> 11:30.400] He's lucky Albon slammed his brakes on.
[11:30.400 -> 11:31.960] Signs could have made the podium today.
[11:31.960 -> 11:33.360] Yeah, without a doubt, mate.
[11:33.360 -> 11:35.440] Five second penalty for something that isn't even his fault.
[11:35.440 -> 11:36.280] And he started from the back of the grid.
[11:36.280 -> 11:37.400] From the back of the grid.
[11:37.400 -> 11:38.920] So you had an amazing drive,
[11:38.920 -> 11:40.660] but it does make you think someone is standing there
[11:40.660 -> 11:42.560] in that pit pressing a button for the light to go green.
[11:42.560 -> 11:48.240] Surely you look down and see another driver coming and think, well's the guy oh wait for a second it's the guy with
[11:48.240 -> 11:54.000] the giant lollipop in it yeah the lollipop lady at the front when they spin the lollipop i'll just
[11:54.000 -> 11:58.400] spit on you when they spin it and like take it take it away that's when they're meant to be
[11:58.400 -> 12:03.360] meant to go oh wow yeah from now on the person in the pits that holds the green light lollipop lady
[12:05.200 -> 12:07.200] From now on, the person in the pits that holds the green light will forever be known as the Lollipop Lady. You heard it here on Pitstop.
[12:07.200 -> 12:11.200] No, yeah, they got some serious issues, man.
[12:11.200 -> 12:15.200] I honestly couldn't believe how close he was to crashing when signs come out.
[12:15.200 -> 12:17.200] And that was devastating to see.
[12:17.200 -> 12:19.200] But yeah, great race for signs in the end.
[12:19.200 -> 12:22.200] Really questionable decisions when he wanted to pit.
[12:22.200 -> 12:24.200] Many, many questionable decisions.
[12:24.200 -> 12:25.000] Like when there were radio in him and he was in the. Many, many questionable decisions.
[12:25.000 -> 12:26.280] When there were radio in him
[12:26.280 -> 12:28.080] and he was in the middle of trying to overtake.
[12:28.080 -> 12:30.360] Verstappen pitted I think lap 17.
[12:30.360 -> 12:31.200] Yeah.
[12:31.200 -> 12:32.200] And they should have reacted to that
[12:32.200 -> 12:35.040] probably fairly straight away and they didn't.
[12:35.040 -> 12:37.480] And that was the first time, that was the first point
[12:37.480 -> 12:39.360] where it was like, what, Ferrari don't seem
[12:39.360 -> 12:41.560] like they're really trying here.
[12:41.560 -> 12:42.400] Do you know what I mean?
[12:42.400 -> 12:44.560] And then throughout the race, it was just more stuff.
[12:44.560 -> 12:46.720] So Leclerc was out of the race lap 18
[12:46.920 -> 12:51.040] That was one lap after that was quite early on in the race. Yeah, I thought it was a bit later than that
[12:51.040 -> 12:54.400] Yeah, it was really really early on just after the stop and pitted. That's what I mean
[12:54.400 -> 12:57.420] If the staff had had it just waited for the safety car. Yeah, it would have been fine
[12:57.420 -> 12:59.640] But it ended up in the stoppings favor. Anyway, oh
[13:00.160 -> 13:03.360] Mali that that red boy is just so quick when you compare the car
[13:03.360 -> 13:09.280] That's what we were comparing. It was more obvious between the Mercedes and the Ferrari. Hamilton. Wasn't it?
[13:09.600 -> 13:13.520] Hamilton, I saw it Hamilton losing time on Verstappen. Oh, yeah
[13:13.520 -> 13:16.040] You could see it Mercedes to Red Bull as well when they're going around corners
[13:16.040 -> 13:18.280] He was like two seconds behind and then he's like 10 seconds behind
[13:18.280 -> 13:22.340] It just looks like the Red Bull can just like slide around a corner like a snake
[13:22.340 -> 13:25.280] But it looks like the Mercedes has to like go into
[13:25.280 -> 13:30.480] the corner like turn a bit you know it just doesn't look anywhere near as smooth. I'm pretty sure I
[13:30.480 -> 13:37.920] heard someone say the Mercedes were 18 kilometers slower than the Red Bull with the RS on. Wow.
[13:37.920 -> 13:43.600] 18 kilometers that's a lot. Yeah we've still got two Mercedes drivers on the podium. Yeah. Which
[13:43.600 -> 13:47.000] shows you why Lewis Hamilton let Nick De Vries do his FP1 practice.
[13:47.000 -> 13:48.200] He obviously didn't need it.
[13:48.200 -> 13:49.800] Lewis Hamilton is amazing in France.
[13:49.800 -> 13:51.400] I said he wasn't going to finish the race.
[13:51.400 -> 13:53.000] Worst decision I ever made.
[13:53.000 -> 13:55.000] It's the result that Mercedes need though.
[13:55.000 -> 13:58.000] Because now, do you think you can see them in the running now?
[13:58.000 -> 14:00.000] Yes! Without a doubt, mate.
[14:00.000 -> 14:03.200] Without a doubt. Do you not remember my prediction in two episodes ago?
[14:03.200 -> 14:08.240] I said that Mercedes will start both getting on the podium and I think Mercedes will beat Ferrari and the Constructors
[14:08.240 -> 14:12.780] And now what's happened? I said it and now look what I thought the order would be Red Bull Mercedes Ferrari
[14:12.780 -> 14:17.840] And now look it looks like one more race. How many rows? How many points behind today like 43?
[14:17.840 -> 14:23.080] No, that's and that's one race if both drivers DNF'd or they did bad and both Mercedes were good
[14:23.080 -> 14:26.000] Yeah, like literally it's so close now.
[14:26.560 -> 14:29.120] They've got two world-class drivers.
[14:29.120 -> 14:29.680] Yeah.
[14:29.680 -> 14:31.440] And when Lewis goes, what happens?
[14:31.440 -> 14:33.360] They were just talking about it again on the TV as well.
[14:33.360 -> 14:34.480] What happens when Lewis goes?
[14:34.480 -> 14:35.200] I'll tell you what.
[14:35.200 -> 14:36.080] Lando.
[14:36.080 -> 14:37.920] Yeah, but Lewis ain't going anywhere right now.
[14:37.920 -> 14:40.080] I don't think they were saying that on the TV.
[14:40.080 -> 14:44.880] They were saying there'll just be two British drivers in the running, but not at Mercedes.
[14:44.880 -> 14:46.880] No, I think that's what they, I think that's what someone was saying.
[14:46.880 -> 14:49.840] Because Lando signed till 2028 at McLaren.
[14:49.840 -> 14:50.880] Yeah, but...
[14:50.880 -> 14:52.160] Or 2026 or something.
[14:52.160 -> 14:54.000] But they can, that can change, right?
[14:54.640 -> 14:58.160] Yeah, but it would cost a lot of money. You have to buy them out of their whole contract.
[14:58.160 -> 15:02.000] And also Lewis is, well Mercedes aren't short of money, but Lewis ain't going nowhere.
[15:02.000 -> 15:02.880] No, he ain't.
[15:02.880 -> 15:05.400] Let's say like 2026, so like four years
[15:05.400 -> 15:10.400] time from now, Russell's like on his game, Hamilton's hung up his boots, he's like, I'm
[15:10.400 -> 15:11.400] done.
[15:11.400 -> 15:16.000] Okay, but if you put Lando and Russell in the Mercedes right now, who's the one and
[15:16.000 -> 15:17.000] who's the two?
[15:17.000 -> 15:18.000] I don't know.
[15:18.000 -> 15:22.520] Because I don't think that would work, that dynamic. I think if Norris left McLaren, it
[15:22.520 -> 15:25.520] would be to be in a title winningwinning car and be the winner Oh, yeah
[15:25.520 -> 15:28.580] Sure wouldn't be able to sign him at a team and be that right come be number two
[15:28.580 -> 15:32.400] And Russell wouldn't want to have someone come in and then be told he was number two
[15:32.400 -> 15:35.980] How long has Norris been driving racing for now in f1? It's not long
[15:35.980 -> 15:42.320] I love it when you ask me something like I'm gonna be out of go. Oh, yeah, we started was like four or five years
[15:42.320 -> 15:51.120] Has he been at McLaren the whole time? I think so. I reckon he's really had like four or five years. Has he been at Mercado the whole time? I think so I reckon he's really had like four or five years yet. Yeah, they were saying like, you know, he's gone through that learning process now
[15:51.120 -> 15:55.800] He's put the years in he's put the races in he's not really like that young kind of rookie driver anymore
[15:55.800 -> 16:00.220] He is now he should be on his on the money and they are proving it because they've done really well
[16:01.220 -> 16:07.040] Well Norris is significantly quicker than Mercado and I found it. Well, Norris is significantly quicker than Ricciardo. And I found it really well, I think anyway.
[16:07.040 -> 16:10.040] And it was interesting because Ricciardo's interview before today's race, he was saying
[16:10.040 -> 16:13.680] like put me in a car that can win and I'll win everything.
[16:13.680 -> 16:17.520] But then if you put Lando and Ricciardo both in a car that can win, I still don't think
[16:17.520 -> 16:19.360] Ricciardo would beat Norris.
[16:19.360 -> 16:20.760] I mean, maybe I'm missing something.
[16:20.760 -> 16:23.240] Maybe Ricciardo actually is an amazing driver.
[16:23.240 -> 16:27.320] To be fair, we started watching Drive and Survive again from the beginning. Oh yeah, we did episode 1
[16:27.320 -> 16:31.300] didn't we? To give you a quick overview on that to any new fans or anyone
[16:31.300 -> 16:34.840] listening who is even if you just go into Formula One watch it again from the
[16:34.840 -> 16:38.200] beginning because so much more makes sense. We've been watching it and we've
[16:38.200 -> 16:41.880] been like oh he was there like first season of Drive Survive, K-Mag's at Haas
[16:41.880 -> 16:45.160] you got Gunther on the phone complaining about money.
[16:45.160 -> 16:46.000] Grosjean.
[16:46.000 -> 16:47.240] Just like, yeah, everything,
[16:47.240 -> 16:48.920] the whole dynamic is completely different.
[16:48.920 -> 16:49.760] Nico Hulkenberg.
[16:49.760 -> 16:51.600] Drivers which we didn't, we obviously know of,
[16:51.600 -> 16:53.440] but we don't know anything about them.
[16:53.440 -> 16:55.120] And this is when Daniel Ricciardo was flying.
[16:55.120 -> 16:56.280] Like, you've got Christian Horner going,
[16:56.280 -> 16:58.000] we're really honored to have Daniel Ricciardo
[16:58.000 -> 17:00.000] who's at the top of his game, like at Red Bull.
[17:00.000 -> 17:02.740] And to think that that was Daniel Ricciardo.
[17:02.740 -> 17:03.600] We were saying the other day,
[17:03.600 -> 17:04.640] like who are some of the drivers
[17:04.640 -> 17:06.200] that's gotten, they haven't got a world championship. You got like Daniel Ricciardo, we were saying the other day, like who are some of the drivers that's gotten and haven't got a world championship?
[17:06.200 -> 17:10.080] You got like Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas.
[17:10.080 -> 17:11.980] All these people do deserve world championship
[17:11.980 -> 17:13.160] just for being legends.
[17:13.160 -> 17:15.360] Yeah, and Bottas has been wearing a bucket hat this week
[17:15.360 -> 17:16.200] and it looks really good.
[17:16.200 -> 17:17.040] Did he?
[17:17.040 -> 17:17.860] Yeah.
[17:17.860 -> 17:18.700] Well he deserves a world championship
[17:18.700 -> 17:19.520] wearing a bucket hat.
[17:19.520 -> 17:20.360] He took it from someone, I don't know,
[17:20.360 -> 17:21.200] he stole it from someone.
[17:21.200 -> 17:22.020] Did he really?
[17:22.020 -> 17:22.860] Yeah.
[17:22.860 -> 17:24.080] Shall we tell them about our idea on the motorbikes?
[17:24.080 -> 17:25.680] Well, Go on.
[17:25.680 -> 17:28.680] Well, me and Fab's are going to apply for jobs
[17:28.680 -> 17:31.800] at the tracks to be the motorbike drivers
[17:31.800 -> 17:33.240] that pick the drivers up if they crash.
[17:33.240 -> 17:34.960] Cause then when they get on the back of our motorbike,
[17:34.960 -> 17:36.840] we can film them and podcast them.
[17:36.840 -> 17:37.680] And be like,
[17:37.680 -> 17:39.320] as soon as they crash,
[17:39.320 -> 17:40.160] they get on the back of our motorbike.
[17:40.160 -> 17:41.440] Is that mine and Fab's idea?
[17:41.440 -> 17:42.680] I'd say it's more your idea.
[17:42.680 -> 17:43.520] Yeah.
[17:43.520 -> 17:46.880] And I'm holding a GoPro and I've got a mic and they're on the back and I'm like, so how's that?
[17:46.880 -> 17:50.080] I would have one of those boxes on the back of the moped with pizza in it.
[17:50.080 -> 17:56.200] I wear a little delivery boy cap and I give them a slice of pizza after they've just crashed, yeah.
[17:56.200 -> 17:57.960] We need to figure out how we can get that job.
[17:57.960 -> 18:00.000] Because I think me and you would be good around the track,
[18:00.000 -> 18:01.440] whizzing around on mopeds to pick them up.
[18:01.440 -> 18:03.440] Mate, forget the moped, I need to be in the car.
[18:03.440 -> 18:04.280] In the car?
[18:04.280 -> 18:10.400] That's where I would thrive. Really? That's where I belong is in a Formula One car. Yeah? Yep
[18:10.400 -> 18:12.580] Well, hopefully one day you get a chance to do it mate
[18:14.880 -> 18:20.140] Looking at camera if there's anyone listening Mercedes AMG F1 team Ferrari Red Bull
[18:21.200 -> 18:25.400] Everyone needs to give how many is it two spots to young drivers we like
[18:25.400 -> 18:27.600] reasonably young degrees was 27 we're
[18:27.600 -> 18:30.000] 26 so yeah I can't one of the teams give
[18:30.000 -> 18:31.680] us a go out and fp1 yeah I'm pretty
[18:31.680 -> 18:33.800] quick on the streets like always driving
[18:33.800 -> 18:35.720] really fast and that a fight and speed
[18:35.720 -> 18:37.480] limit obviously yeah I always really
[18:37.480 -> 18:40.000] fast in like going down into turns and
[18:40.000 -> 18:41.400] stuff yeah I'm really you take the
[18:41.400 -> 18:43.120] corners well as well yeah really good
[18:43.120 -> 18:48.320] never hit cubs and when I pull up to the garage, to park up in the garage in the pits. That's a tight
[18:48.320 -> 18:55.120] spot as well. AKA in the pit stop. Yes! You know what I mean? I'm so quick through that,
[18:55.120 -> 19:01.920] 2.4 seconds at most. Actually you did 2.3 the other day. I had a sub 2 seconds. I did
[19:01.920 -> 19:07.000] have a sub 2 seconds but that's another story. So if there's any F1 teams listening,
[19:07.000 -> 19:08.440] hit us up, please.
[19:08.440 -> 19:09.600] That would be fantastic.
[19:09.600 -> 19:12.120] Yeah, do the right thing, not just for yourself,
[19:12.120 -> 19:14.720] for the team, for the sport,
[19:14.720 -> 19:18.280] and hire Jake and Fab to be your FP1 drivers.
[19:18.280 -> 19:23.280] So, Ferrari, Ferrari, Ferrari.
[19:30.920 -> 19:31.920] So Ferrari, Ferrari, Ferrari, it seems as if they're not making the correct decisions at the moment.
[19:31.920 -> 19:36.840] I'm not sure what was going on with the communication to Carlos Sainz when he was literally wheel
[19:36.840 -> 19:41.160] to wheel at like 4000 miles an hour with Sergio Perez.
[19:41.160 -> 19:43.840] And they're like, box, box, box, box, box, box.
[19:43.840 -> 19:48.880] It's like, I'm fucking driving, man. I'm I'm racing like watch but I watch what he's doing yeah
[19:48.880 -> 19:51.800] obviously weren't watching the screens they were obviously thinking like did we
[19:51.800 -> 19:55.180] bring him in for a pit or not well he had that big issue he had the big blister
[19:55.180 -> 19:58.080] on his right tire and to be fair I was looking at and I was saying there's no
[19:58.080 -> 20:01.640] way he's gonna finish the race so I didn't understand why he didn't pit
[20:01.640 -> 20:05.640] earlier because no matter what he was gonna lose that time
[20:05.640 -> 20:08.200] and he was risking, he was going over the curbs,
[20:08.200 -> 20:09.680] I mean everyone was in France.
[20:09.680 -> 20:10.800] But if you go over one of them curbs
[20:10.800 -> 20:12.800] and just hit anything with a tyre like that,
[20:12.800 -> 20:14.400] it's just gonna burst or blow
[20:14.400 -> 20:16.360] and then you're gonna be out, double DNF.
[20:16.360 -> 20:18.640] I wasn't sure why the risk of a double DNF
[20:18.640 -> 20:19.480] was even being taken.
[20:19.480 -> 20:20.440] Yeah, don't get me wrong,
[20:20.440 -> 20:21.960] it was like fun to watch the racing.
[20:21.960 -> 20:23.080] Yeah, for sure. It was good racing,
[20:23.080 -> 20:24.240] it was sick. And he was still quick,
[20:24.240 -> 20:29.640] considering he had that blister, well, he got to third. Amazing to watch them side by side but like why was
[20:29.640 -> 20:34.280] that even happening? He had the grid penalty anyway he had to go into the pits shortly
[20:34.280 -> 20:38.600] to serve that five second time penalty so why were they even risking it? I have no idea
[20:38.600 -> 20:42.240] and then for the next two laps there was radio communications of him going, of them going
[20:42.240 -> 20:46.240] what plan do you want to do and him going this plan and then they're going box and he's going no I don't want to to do? And him going, this plan. And then they're going, box.
[20:46.240 -> 20:47.680] And he's going, no, I don't want to box.
[20:47.680 -> 20:49.000] And then he's going, I need to come in.
[20:49.000 -> 20:50.200] And they're going, stay out.
[20:50.200 -> 20:53.780] Like someone has to make the ultimate decision.
[20:53.780 -> 20:55.400] It can't be the driver in the cockpit
[20:55.400 -> 20:57.120] going 200 miles an hour.
[20:57.120 -> 20:59.600] Realistically, their opinion is going to be valid
[20:59.600 -> 21:00.800] because they're the ones out there driving.
[21:00.800 -> 21:02.040] Like they're going to be able to tell the track,
[21:02.040 -> 21:02.880] tell the tires better than anyone.
[21:02.880 -> 21:03.920] Yeah, he can feel the car.
[21:03.920 -> 21:05.880] He can feel if the tires are degrading if
[21:05.880 -> 21:08.820] he needs to without a doubt but there needs to be someone that has a solid
[21:08.820 -> 21:12.440] decision in there and that's what like teams like Red Bull have like you don't
[21:12.440 -> 21:17.760] really see the mistakes like someone is there going box box and everyone knows
[21:17.760 -> 21:21.760] they're on the same page I just don't have that there yet I've said this
[21:21.760 -> 21:25.920] before I feel like Ferrari were just on top for so long that they were like,
[21:25.920 -> 21:26.880] do you know what I mean?
[21:26.880 -> 21:28.040] Just absolutely smashing it.
[21:28.040 -> 21:29.840] And then they haven't done very well.
[21:29.840 -> 21:31.000] And now that they're back in the loop,
[21:31.000 -> 21:33.080] it's almost as if they're just not used to it.
[21:33.080 -> 21:34.600] They're not used to like being a front row.
[21:34.600 -> 21:35.600] They've got such a quick car
[21:35.600 -> 21:37.520] and they've got two amazing drivers.
[21:37.520 -> 21:39.560] No doubt, if they didn't have the problems
[21:39.560 -> 21:41.240] they've had this year,
[21:41.240 -> 21:43.040] like if you put the whole of another team
[21:43.040 -> 21:44.200] into Ferrari's team,
[21:44.200 -> 21:47.000] like just someone who would not make the mistakes they made,
[21:47.000 -> 21:49.000] they would easily be winning the championship.
[21:49.000 -> 21:51.000] They'd absolutely be flying, mate.
[21:51.000 -> 21:54.000] Leclerc is constantly pole, like winning all the time.
[21:54.000 -> 21:56.000] Ferrari would have so many points if it didn't have the F.
[21:56.000 -> 21:59.000] Wasn't it literally last race, Carlos Sainz-Engin blue?
[21:59.000 -> 22:00.000] Yep.
[22:00.000 -> 22:01.000] That's last race.
[22:01.000 -> 22:02.000] Austria, yeah.
[22:02.000 -> 22:05.200] These DNFs are too much, man.
[22:05.200 -> 22:08.000] Like, at the beginning of the season, you can kind of get away with it.
[22:08.000 -> 22:11.000] I don't know, who knows if it was the car this weekend, though.
[22:11.000 -> 22:14.000] I mean, Leclerc was saying he had problems with the throttle.
[22:14.000 -> 22:17.000] He had it before anyway, so it'd make sense if it was happening again.
[22:17.000 -> 22:19.000] But then, right at the end of the race...
[22:19.000 -> 22:21.000] At the end of the race, though, he was saying, like, it was all my fault,
[22:21.000 -> 22:23.000] and I just, like, let the back end slip out.
[22:23.000 -> 22:30.520] I don't know if I buy that. Nah, maybe was maybe it wasn't but Rosberg said that he would be very surprised if a driver of his standard made a mistake
[22:30.520 -> 22:34.000] Like that as if he Rosberg said there was the car. He's just yeah
[22:34.000 -> 22:38.400] he's just driven this like for three practices and a qualifying session and then like
[22:38.880 -> 22:42.880] Yeah, teen laps of a race. It wasn't even like a hard corner. He was like round the corner
[22:42.880 -> 22:45.660] Just yeah the back end goes and he had the time on the stop And it wasn't even as if he was like He was like round the corner. Just yeah the back end goes And he had the time on Verstappen
[22:45.660 -> 22:48.780] It wasn't even as if he was like trying to get what he was putting away from Verstappen anyway
[22:48.780 -> 22:54.160] He didn't need to like step on the gas and put it push it too hard. No, so I don't I don't really get it mate
[22:54.580 -> 22:56.580] Mmm, which is a bit of a shame
[22:56.820 -> 23:02.260] Because I feel like yeah, the world championship is slowly falling away from Nicola. I think it's gone
[23:03.060 -> 23:05.360] Like I'd love more than anything to be. Like I'd love more than anything to
[23:05.360 -> 23:10.320] be wrong. I'd love more than anything to be wrong but I think... Well last year
[23:10.320 -> 23:13.680] last year this was the point in the season where Hamilton started coming
[23:13.680 -> 23:18.880] back at Verstappen so there is still hope but it is slipping away at a rate
[23:18.880 -> 23:21.920] of knots. I don't want yeah I don't want to say it's like completely gone but I
[23:21.920 -> 23:25.380] just want it to get closer. I don't want it to get too far away
[23:25.400 -> 23:28.300] So that there's like five races left and the sappings already won
[23:28.720 -> 23:31.520] Like ultimately as long as we have a good season good races
[23:31.520 -> 23:36.460] I don't really care who wins like support anyone, but if one person is too far clear
[23:36.880 -> 23:39.480] The fun of it can can go a little bit
[23:39.480 -> 23:45.500] Yeah, which is why it was good Mercedes got the two wins today because that that Constructors becomes a whole other competition to get excited about.
[23:45.500 -> 23:48.000] That's becoming really really close.
[23:48.000 -> 23:52.000] Yeah that's something I probably wouldn't have followed before, but now it's interesting.
[23:52.000 -> 23:56.000] If there is three teams going for it, I'm just going to pull up the Constructors here actually.
[23:56.000 -> 24:02.000] I know Alpine did good today, Fernando Alonso did his typical holding up tactic the same way he did in Monaco.
[24:02.000 -> 24:06.000] Alpine are ahead of McLaren in the Constors. I'll be in a fly in this year.
[24:06.000 -> 24:08.000] That's so good, they're fourth, 93 points
[24:08.000 -> 24:10.000] and then they're quite far
[24:10.000 -> 24:12.000] away from Mercedes at 270 points.
[24:12.000 -> 24:14.000] So Mercedes are 44 points
[24:14.000 -> 24:16.000] behind Ferrari.
[24:16.000 -> 24:18.000] And if I was any good at maths I could tell you how far
[24:18.000 -> 24:20.000] Ferrari were behind Red Bull but I'm not going to
[24:20.000 -> 24:22.000] do that right now. He's trying to work out
[24:22.000 -> 24:24.000] in his head, go on, work out in your head. It's around about
[24:24.000 -> 24:28.880] 90. Yeah, so even that's... No it's not. He's trying to work it out in his head. Go on, work it out in your head. It's around about 90. Yeah, see even that's... No, it's not. It's 82. Yeah, so even that's not
[24:28.880 -> 24:33.040] impossible, but it's still a gap, you know what I mean? It's a gap that you wouldn't want at this
[24:33.040 -> 24:38.240] point in the season. It's going to be so interesting next year. 63 points between Verstappen and Leclerc
[24:38.240 -> 24:43.280] now. Mate, next year is going to be madness, honestly. And Sergio Perez is seven points
[24:43.280 -> 24:48.560] behind Leclerc. George Russell, mate, is only one point behind Sainz and he's only 20
[24:48.560 -> 24:53.200] points behind Perez. Blimey George Russell is right there man he's only 27
[24:53.200 -> 25:00.800] points behind Leclerc. George Russell is 27 points behind Leclerc. He's in the running. That is insane.
[25:00.800 -> 25:05.500] That's what happens when you have three DNFs. Wow. From pole.
[25:05.500 -> 25:09.740] Also, Esteban Ocon, 56 points.
[25:09.740 -> 25:11.620] Both Alpines have been doing absolutely insane.
[25:11.620 -> 25:13.780] Shame about Esteban today.
[25:13.780 -> 25:15.260] Got a five second time penalty.
[25:15.260 -> 25:16.260] Yeah.
[25:16.260 -> 25:17.580] At his home race.
[25:17.580 -> 25:19.660] Yeah, for the thing on Yuki Tsunoda, wasn't it?
[25:19.660 -> 25:23.380] Alpine have been looking strong this race.
[25:23.380 -> 25:25.600] Gasly didn't do great for his home race. Not great for both Frenchmen. But the Alvatorre has been terrible this race. Gasly didn't do great for his home race.
[25:25.600 -> 25:33.480] But the Alvatori has been terrible this season. I don't get how because I may be completely
[25:33.480 -> 25:37.840] wrong but I swear they're meant to pretty much have the same car as Red Bull. Like it's
[25:37.840 -> 25:39.680] literally like their junior team. Alpi?
[25:39.680 -> 25:40.680] No, Alvatori. Alvatori.
[25:40.680 -> 25:44.960] They're meant to have like the same car as Red Bull surely, it's like their junior team.
[25:44.960 -> 25:46.000] Same engine. They have the same engine.
[25:46.000 -> 25:48.000] Do you reckon they just don't have the budget and parts?
[25:48.000 -> 25:50.000] I just think that's where it ends.
[25:50.000 -> 25:54.000] I don't know if the teams can really talk to each other like that in that way.
[25:54.000 -> 25:55.000] Really?
[25:55.000 -> 25:58.000] Even though they have a Red Bull logo on their car and they're literally a Red Bull team.
[25:58.000 -> 26:00.000] I don't think so, because otherwise it's unfair.
[26:00.000 -> 26:05.300] Otherwise the Haas would be doing just as well as a Ferrari.
[26:05.300 -> 26:06.140] I think it's, yeah.
[26:06.140 -> 26:07.980] It's not far off.
[26:07.980 -> 26:09.940] It ain't far off.
[26:09.940 -> 26:10.780] But do you know what I mean?
[26:10.780 -> 26:12.100] Like I don't think they can,
[26:12.100 -> 26:14.140] cause there's been times when teams have like copied other
[26:14.140 -> 26:15.260] teams before and it's like,
[26:15.260 -> 26:17.140] do you remember there was that dispute earlier this year
[26:17.140 -> 26:19.820] with Aston Martin looking exactly the same as a Red Bull.
[26:19.820 -> 26:20.660] Yeah.
[26:20.660 -> 26:22.180] Not competing anywhere near them though.
[26:22.180 -> 26:23.020] Yeah.
[26:23.020 -> 26:23.840] But.
[26:23.840 -> 26:24.680] Talking about Aston Martin,
[26:24.680 -> 26:27.500] Vettel did an interview before the race which they showed on Sky Sports which was great.
[26:27.500 -> 26:33.000] He was talking about like whether his, you know, when his time's gonna be up, whether he's still got the fire.
[26:33.000 -> 26:34.000] Except Vettel?
[26:34.000 -> 26:35.000] Yeah.
[26:35.000 -> 26:39.000] And I think he might do another year. I could see him doing another year for sure.
[26:39.000 -> 26:43.000] I mean ultimately, that Aston Martin isn't the best car on the grid.
[26:43.000 -> 26:46.800] That's for sure. That Aston Martin isn't the best car on the grid. And I don't know who you could bring in
[26:46.800 -> 26:48.680] that would do better than Vettel.
[26:48.680 -> 26:51.200] I mean, you don't just lose your driving experience.
[26:51.200 -> 26:52.360] And because the car isn't the best,
[26:52.360 -> 26:55.660] you probably need someone with mad experience.
[26:55.660 -> 26:57.680] Like I can't think of who they could replace Vettel with
[26:57.680 -> 26:59.320] that would make a significant difference.
[26:59.320 -> 27:02.800] Yeah, if Vettel's gone and you've got a new rookie driver
[27:02.800 -> 27:04.280] lumped with fucking Lance Stroll,
[27:04.280 -> 27:08.320] then like, it's not great for Aston Martin. What is this banging? I think it's just the wind blowing the door.
[27:08.320 -> 27:13.520] Oh my god, it sounds like someone's just broken into our flat. Imagine we go out there and everything's gone.
[27:13.520 -> 27:18.800] It's completely empty. Sofa's gone. Even the sofa's gone. The fridge. That's what I'd be most bummed about.
[27:18.800 -> 27:22.480] There'd be no food left. Yeah, that'd be devastating. While we're on the subject of Aston Martin,
[27:22.480 -> 27:25.920] they're celebrating a hundred years of Formula One.
[27:25.920 -> 27:26.760] What, today?
[27:26.760 -> 27:27.580] Yeah.
[27:27.580 -> 27:28.760] Well done, Aston Martin.
[27:28.760 -> 27:29.600] That is amazing.
[27:29.600 -> 27:32.640] More clapping, I bet that's so annoying for people to hear.
[27:32.640 -> 27:34.920] 100 years of Aston Martin, which was really fun
[27:34.920 -> 27:37.000] because we saw on the very last lap,
[27:37.000 -> 27:39.640] Stroll and Vettel going at each other right at the end.
[27:39.640 -> 27:42.000] They actually, I think they touched on the last corner.
[27:42.000 -> 27:42.840] Really?
[27:42.840 -> 27:43.660] Which is exciting.
[27:43.660 -> 27:44.500] But no, it's nice.
[27:44.500 -> 27:45.840] Aston Martin have been doing it for a long time.
[27:45.840 -> 27:47.040] About time they gave it up.
[27:47.040 -> 27:48.560] No, it's not.
[27:48.560 -> 27:49.560] No, it's not.
[27:49.560 -> 27:50.840] All right, this is where I was going
[27:50.840 -> 27:52.520] with what I was saying earlier.
[27:52.520 -> 27:57.520] This season is literally a warmup for two people, us.
[27:57.640 -> 27:58.560] This is a warmup for us.
[27:58.560 -> 28:00.520] This podcast next year is gonna be much better.
[28:00.520 -> 28:02.600] So stick with us, trust me, big things on the way.
[28:02.600 -> 28:04.080] Or will it?
[28:04.080 -> 28:08.680] Yes, it will. If all of you rate it five stars and follow it will because we went up 300 five
[28:08.680 -> 28:13.240] stars since the last pod so the mission is to get this to 4,000 five-star reviews.
[28:13.240 -> 28:22.640] Nah I want 5,000. Well buy the next podcast. I want 5,000 five-star reviews. That's four days and we need 1,600 that means we'd need
[28:22.640 -> 28:28.000] literally everyone listening to go over to Spotify follow this podcast and rate it 5 stars. I have faith. There's no chan-
[28:28.000 -> 28:32.480] Oh I'm getting my Mick Schumacher tattoo next week! Yes! That's coming. That's gonna be
[28:32.480 -> 28:35.400] funny. Yeah I was never gonna get out of it was I? I was just waiting for someone
[28:35.400 -> 28:39.320] to do it that wouldn't put this shit face on me. Do you know what? I have one
[28:39.320 -> 28:44.160] tattoo and I thought it was cool for a year and now I look at it and I think that's
[28:44.160 -> 28:50.160] just so lame. The cathedral on your arm? Yes. It's nice. It's not a cathedral. What is it? It's a Japanese temple
[28:50.160 -> 28:52.720] It's there. However, if I think that's lame
[28:52.720 -> 28:54.720] Then we don't need to talk about my tattoos
[28:54.720 -> 28:59.720] In like 6 months from now you look down at your leg and always see Mick Schumacher's face on your leg
[28:59.720 -> 29:03.720] That's amazing, people are gonna see me at a race and they're gonna be like, can I see the tattoo?
[29:03.720 -> 29:04.720] I'm just gonna be like yeah
[29:04.720 -> 29:08.560] Imagine if you met the girl of your dreams, like you have like the best date,
[29:08.560 -> 29:12.160] like you've chatted to her a bit, you've met her a couple of times, this girl is
[29:12.160 -> 29:15.120] unbelievable, you want to marry her, you want her to have your kids.
[29:15.120 -> 29:16.080] I'm like obsessed with her.
[29:16.080 -> 29:19.440] You want to spend the rest of your life with her, and then you find out
[29:20.000 -> 29:24.160] that she just does not like Mick Schumacher, and the first time that she sees your leg,
[29:24.160 -> 29:30.800] she's like, I never want to see you ever again because of that tattoo. I'd get a marker pen out and cut her in.
[29:30.800 -> 29:34.800] You're like no no no I can get laser removal she's like no no it doesn't matter if it's there or not
[29:34.800 -> 29:39.280] it's the fact that you that you got it done in the first place. Only you would think that deep
[29:39.280 -> 29:42.960] inside but I think they'd probably be more put off by the minion on my leg. Yeah I would be as
[29:42.960 -> 29:47.000] well. There's a minion tattoo on my leg there is's a stick man on the other one, there's a camera
[29:47.000 -> 29:51.400] ear, a palm tree ear, a dog paw ear.
[29:51.400 -> 29:52.400] We don't talk about the other ones.
[29:52.400 -> 29:56.480] Yeah, but next season in Formula 1, right, I would say it's going to be a warm up.
[29:56.480 -> 29:58.320] It's a warm up for the teams.
[29:58.320 -> 30:01.180] Every team is going to be even closer next year.
[30:01.180 -> 30:02.180] Without a doubt.
[30:02.180 -> 30:04.560] I think it'll just keep getting closer and closer.
[30:04.560 -> 30:05.000] Without a doubt. I think it will just keep getting closer and closer. Without a doubt?
[30:05.000 -> 30:10.000] Yeah, because the regulations, there's no significant change between now and...
[30:10.000 -> 30:16.000] Isn't it 2024 is the next change? Every team has the same engine until 2024, and there's nothing they can do about that.
[30:16.000 -> 30:18.000] There's something happening in 2024.
[30:18.000 -> 30:21.000] And that's when they go to the lower energy, and that's when Porsche and BMW are coming in.
[30:21.000 -> 30:23.000] That's 2026.
[30:23.000 -> 30:23.500] Is it?
[30:23.500 -> 30:24.000] Yeah.
[30:24.000 -> 30:25.780] Okay, well, they're doing something
[30:25.780 -> 30:26.880] with lower energy in 2024.
[30:26.880 -> 30:28.680] Or that might be the new engine thing.
[30:28.680 -> 30:29.520] But either way, yeah, what I'm saying is-
[30:29.520 -> 30:31.200] Basically, they're doing something one year,
[30:31.200 -> 30:33.120] then like some other year they're doing something else.
[30:33.120 -> 30:35.080] So basically, they're probably doing something next year
[30:35.080 -> 30:36.400] that we don't even know about.
[30:36.400 -> 30:38.200] But all these teams are just gonna keep developing.
[30:38.200 -> 30:40.280] You definitely can see the development
[30:40.280 -> 30:41.440] happening with Mercedes.
[30:41.440 -> 30:46.360] 2032, they're gonna be the addition of propellers
[30:47.640 -> 30:49.200] on the back of the car.
[30:49.200 -> 30:50.040] Oh, really?
[30:50.040 -> 30:52.760] So that if they want to, so it's like DRS,
[30:52.760 -> 30:56.800] but they'd actually fly through the air,
[30:56.800 -> 30:58.920] overtake someone, come back down.
[30:58.920 -> 31:01.560] If you had to make a serious prediction
[31:01.560 -> 31:06.800] of what Formula One will be like in 10 years from now what would you say?
[31:07.600 -> 31:11.360] Tough one, my grandad seems to think that it will be all electric.
[31:11.360 -> 31:11.860] Okay.
[31:11.860 -> 31:12.480] He was like...
[31:12.480 -> 31:13.680] What like Formula E?
[31:13.680 -> 31:15.920] Yeah but then how does that work?
[31:15.920 -> 31:19.840] I don't think they'll ever take it away from that, I think Formula E will be separate and
[31:19.840 -> 31:21.680] this will be like renewable energy or...
[31:21.680 -> 31:26.240] But that would be so sick though, if like every single car in the world that we drive
[31:26.240 -> 31:28.240] as normal people went electric,
[31:28.240 -> 31:29.840] but you still had these racing cars
[31:29.840 -> 31:32.520] which still use the old fashioned motors,
[31:32.520 -> 31:34.240] then that'll become like a piece of history.
[31:34.240 -> 31:35.060] Yeah.
[31:35.060 -> 31:37.400] That'll become like a, I don't know how to describe it,
[31:37.400 -> 31:38.880] but like people, there'll be more incentive
[31:38.880 -> 31:40.760] to go to the race just to hear the engine.
[31:40.760 -> 31:42.880] I really don't think they'd ever take the engines out.
[31:42.880 -> 31:44.320] It'd be a shame if they did, I think.
[31:44.320 -> 31:46.800] It wouldn't go very far if it took at the end of that. Well that's it
[31:46.800 -> 31:50.760] that's what I was thinking. Yeah so it'd be a pretty boring race. I do like Formula E
[31:50.760 -> 31:54.360] but I think they have to be separate. I think it's different things. Formula E's cool we've
[31:54.360 -> 31:58.680] got the London one coming up soon. Just saw the one in New York. Is it good? It was alright.
[31:58.680 -> 32:03.280] There was a big crash. Was there? Yeah. So is that your prediction for what Formula 1's
[32:03.280 -> 32:05.300] going to be like in 10 years? Electric cars? Electric?
[32:05.300 -> 32:05.800] Nah, I don't know.
[32:05.800 -> 32:07.200] What do you reckon the car will look like?
[32:08.500 -> 32:10.200] Er, big propeller on the back.
[32:10.700 -> 32:11.300] You really?
[32:11.300 -> 32:12.800] Maybe some wings coming out the side.
[32:12.800 -> 32:15.500] I have a feeling they're gonna introduce something like IndyCar.
[32:15.500 -> 32:18.900] Have you seen the IndyCar cars where they have like a bubble over the cockpit?
[32:18.900 -> 32:19.700] They'll never do that.
[32:20.200 -> 32:21.000] Do you not think?
[32:21.000 -> 32:23.400] Nah, because it's open cockpit racing.
[32:23.800 -> 32:24.900] Is that really?
[32:24.900 -> 32:25.000] That's why there was so much thing about the Halo, yeah. Because they were like, oh, it because it's open cockpit racing. Is that really?
[32:25.000 -> 32:27.700] That's why there was so much thing about the Halo, yeah.
[32:27.700 -> 32:30.000] Because they were like, oh, it's not an open cockpit anymore.
[32:30.000 -> 32:33.960] Hear me out, I was saying so they could get rid of the Halo.
[32:33.960 -> 32:37.240] It'd be like an open bubble that would protect them the same as made of the stuff of the
[32:37.240 -> 32:39.600] Halo, but it would be like, you see through.
[32:39.600 -> 32:40.600] Yeah.
[32:40.600 -> 32:43.040] So there'd be no Halo in the way, it would just be like a bubble over it.
[32:43.040 -> 32:45.400] That'd be a lot of shit if that went, if that happened.
[32:45.400 -> 32:48.040] And then you could keep it cool as well, because it could be air-conditioned.
[32:48.040 -> 32:50.120] Yeah, you could air-condition it, you could like, I don't know.
[32:50.120 -> 32:51.440] And if it rained, it wouldn't matter?
[32:51.440 -> 32:55.240] Maybe it'd probably get steamed up though, from the sweat or the heat of the body.
[32:55.240 -> 32:59.040] Some people are less than a figure, they're never going to put a bloody bubble over the car.
[32:59.040 -> 33:00.160] I can't think of what else would change.
[33:00.160 -> 33:02.440] Hey, with technology, what they could do, rather than put a bubble over it,
[33:02.440 -> 33:08.340] they could use electromagnetic field, reversed, negative so that if you've lost me what's that
[33:08.340 -> 33:12.900] so well like you put like the like magnets round the cockpit which are like
[33:12.900 -> 33:16.260] flip reverse then you put the other side of the magnet like in the track and then
[33:16.260 -> 33:20.780] if they crash and they flip over the two magnets repelling each other pop the car
[33:20.780 -> 33:25.120] back over so bit like Skyletrics yeah does the car back over So bit like SkyElectrics. Yeah
[33:27.040 -> 33:29.520] Does the car get bigger or smaller? Imagine that if like all the cars were on an actual track
[33:29.520 -> 33:31.520] I was just thinking that
[33:31.880 -> 33:33.880] Do you reckon bigger or smaller though?
[33:33.880 -> 33:35.880] What the cars?
[33:35.880 -> 33:41.400] Smaller. I think they could be a lot smaller. I think they'll get smaller. I don't I don't know about you
[33:41.400 -> 33:46.660] Yeah, I've been rolling with it because it's just a new thing, but these tires look like fucking clown shoes.
[33:46.660 -> 33:48.100] You know what I think?
[33:48.100 -> 33:48.940] Like I think-
[33:48.940 -> 33:50.100] Clown shoes?
[33:50.100 -> 33:52.540] I think the tires just look way too big for the car.
[33:52.540 -> 33:53.860] Like we watched clips of last year
[33:53.860 -> 33:55.500] and they look so much more streamlined.
[33:55.500 -> 33:57.500] Yeah, I'm happy that the car is what it is
[33:57.500 -> 33:58.500] and the racing is what it is,
[33:58.500 -> 34:00.740] so we do get the action we get,
[34:00.740 -> 34:03.940] but the cars in other years I think have looked much cooler.
[34:03.940 -> 34:05.840] You know like when you look back in history
[34:05.840 -> 34:08.360] and you think like, you know when you look at photos
[34:08.360 -> 34:09.360] from the 60s, you're like,
[34:09.360 -> 34:11.560] why were like our parents wearing those clothes?
[34:11.560 -> 34:12.400] Yeah.
[34:12.400 -> 34:14.040] I do it when there's pictures of me as a kid,
[34:14.040 -> 34:16.120] I'm like, why did my mum dress me up in that?
[34:16.120 -> 34:17.680] Why was my hair cut like that?
[34:17.680 -> 34:18.520] Do you know what I mean?
[34:18.520 -> 34:20.600] We'll look back at these cars in like 10 years time
[34:20.600 -> 34:22.920] and be like, why were the fucking wheels so big?
[34:22.920 -> 34:24.240] Yeah, we probably will.
[34:24.240 -> 34:26.080] But then I, will, probably will.
[34:26.080 -> 34:26.920] But I don't-
[34:26.920 -> 34:27.740] Probably wheel.
[34:27.740 -> 34:28.580] We really will.
[34:28.580 -> 34:29.420] But I don't-
[34:29.420 -> 34:30.800] You know what, I'm so hot,
[34:30.800 -> 34:32.920] I need to go take a pit stop after this.
[34:32.920 -> 34:33.760] You what?
[34:33.760 -> 34:34.840] Yeah.
[34:34.840 -> 34:35.680] You're gonna take a pit stop after this?
[34:35.680 -> 34:37.040] I'm gonna pit stop.
[34:37.040 -> 34:37.880] Nice.
[34:37.880 -> 34:38.700] Yeah.
[34:38.700 -> 34:39.540] That's really cool, man.
[34:39.540 -> 34:40.380] Thanks.
[34:40.380 -> 34:41.200] I don't see how they could get much smaller though,
[34:41.200 -> 34:42.040] the wheels.
[34:42.040 -> 34:42.880] I think they,
[34:42.880 -> 34:44.760] but then they're not gonna get bigger, are they?
[34:44.760 -> 34:48.780] Like imagine the wheels were massive at some point. The cars get
[34:48.780 -> 34:52.020] lifted off the ground I don't know for me I think the main difference would
[34:52.020 -> 34:57.460] just be that it would be so close I can just imagine it like so close for some
[34:57.460 -> 35:01.480] reason I feel like it'll be more like go-karting it would just be so close all
[35:01.480 -> 35:06.520] the time everyone right behind everyone I don't see how there can be such a big gap
[35:06.520 -> 35:12.480] It must be in driver ability if there's a way that they can like improve the downforce a lot
[35:12.480 -> 35:16.200] So they could go around corners much quicker. Well for our in Red Bull got it
[35:16.200 -> 35:18.760] Yeah, but I'm talking like I only think of this the other day
[35:18.760 -> 35:23.720] Yeah, because I was watching I saw like a short clip of these guys like doing remote remote control car racing. Yeah
[35:23.720 -> 35:26.800] Yeah, like you yeah flying around the tracks.
[35:26.800 -> 35:27.800] You don't really have to brake.
[35:27.800 -> 35:28.800] So quick, they're just rapid.
[35:28.800 -> 35:33.600] I thought if cars were actually like that, it'd be insane.
[35:33.600 -> 35:34.920] Very dangerous though.
[35:34.920 -> 35:35.920] VV danger.
[35:35.920 -> 35:43.880] Like, you almost, to be honest, if they got any quicker than this, like, I mean, even
[35:43.880 -> 35:46.800] if you crash at top speed now you're gonna be pretty bad
[35:46.800 -> 35:51.760] off really oh yeah but imagine if it gets even quicker like Leclerc's crash
[35:51.760 -> 35:54.560] today was a hundred miles an hour and it was just a little spin out that's a
[35:54.560 -> 36:00.000] hundred miles an hour yeah he can thank his lucky stars that those stripes in
[36:00.000 -> 36:03.680] the floor probably slowed him down quite a bit yeah they would have yeah I feel
[36:03.680 -> 36:05.760] sorry for him man.
[36:10.480 -> 36:15.200] However I'm happy for Lewis Hamilton. I'm very happy for George. Happy for Mercedes, happy for Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton's drink bottle wasn't working the whole race. Was it not?
[36:15.200 -> 36:18.400] No. Is that what he was saying? Did you see him afterwards he like collapsed on the floor? Yeah
[36:18.400 -> 36:21.600] and he was desperate for some drink wasn't he? Yeah. What do you mean it's the drink bottle
[36:21.600 -> 36:24.720] wasn't it? He just couldn't get the straw in his mouth or something? I guess so, I don't know how
[36:24.720 -> 36:25.000] it works
[36:25.000 -> 36:29.300] Well, they must have a straw going up their chest and coming out their mouthpiece into their helmet
[36:29.300 -> 36:32.980] So it must he must have just slipped out or something and he didn't take his hands off the wheel
[36:32.980 -> 36:36.900] That would be so annoying imagine on the happens on the fifth lap. You're desperate for a drink
[36:36.900 -> 36:41.920] The thing is I whenever we can't grab whatever play the game like I'm a racing if I get an itchy face
[36:41.920 -> 36:45.960] Like I can just itch it but they're wearing a a helmet, like how do they, like what if they get
[36:45.960 -> 36:48.520] like a really annoying itch right next to their nose?
[36:48.520 -> 36:50.360] And do they have their visor up or down?
[36:50.360 -> 36:54.440] Because whenever I go car, my visor gets fogged up.
[36:54.440 -> 36:55.280] Steamed.
[36:55.280 -> 36:57.400] Like does theirs not get fogged up?
[36:57.400 -> 36:58.240] Yeah, I guess it does.
[36:58.240 -> 36:59.960] They do drive with it open a little bit sometimes.
[36:59.960 -> 37:02.000] Like a fly, a wasp, anything could happen.
[37:02.000 -> 37:04.560] Imagine that, a wasp flies into your helmet mid-race.
[37:04.560 -> 37:10.000] Like anything, a little stone, anything could just land or itch would be the worst one.
[37:10.000 -> 37:14.000] Do you know what though, if that happened to Fernando Alonso, I can picture every other
[37:14.000 -> 37:18.000] driver just like, DNFing out of the race trying to get his wasp out. Alonso would just drive
[37:18.000 -> 37:21.000] with that wasp in his helmet, he wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
[37:21.000 -> 37:27.780] Well today he played the defensive tactic just like Monaco I said about a little bit earlier but he literally held up the McLarens just so
[37:27.780 -> 37:31.400] that he could get his tyres fine, know he had time and then he just suddenly
[37:31.400 -> 37:35.060] pulled away and he was three seconds clear. I love how he does that and when
[37:35.060 -> 37:42.600] he radios in he's so calm isn't he? He's so calm. He's sick, he's sick. He's still for me
[37:42.600 -> 37:46.000] one of the best drivers on the grid. Well what were they saying about him earlier? What was Lewis saying?
[37:46.000 -> 37:49.000] Yeah Lewis said he's one of the best drivers on the grid, yeah. He really is.
[37:49.000 -> 37:54.000] And Fernando said the same about Lewis. He is. He just knows what he's doing.
[37:54.000 -> 38:05.520] Yeah he definitely does. Who's better? It's a good one right okay if both if you put right now for a two-car race
[38:06.880 -> 38:11.760] Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in this year's Red Bull. Yeah, who would win?
[38:13.080 -> 38:14.320] Alonso
[38:14.320 -> 38:19.040] Wow, I go battle all day long really yeah, I mean that was one for World Championships
[38:19.040 -> 38:23.600] Alonso's one two oh yeah, but that depends on the time also. He's won in Red Bulls
[38:24.000 -> 38:26.000] Hmm, so the car must be quite similar.
[38:26.000 -> 38:28.000] I would just like to see...
[38:28.000 -> 38:30.000] Scrap that, the car won't be anywhere near what he's had.
[38:30.000 -> 38:31.000] No, I don't know what you're talking about.
[38:31.000 -> 38:34.000] I would love to see just all the old boys get back in.
[38:34.000 -> 38:38.000] If they could put together a grid of like 20 drivers of like Jenson
[38:38.000 -> 38:43.000] and still some of the current drivers, so Seb, Fernando, get Räikkönen back in there,
[38:43.000 -> 38:48.600] get like Rosberg, Felipe Massa, just like all of the old boys, get Brando in there.
[38:48.600 -> 38:56.000] They could do like a Legends series, like four races a year or something, and it's like in the gaps, and it was just the Legends, like...
[38:56.600 -> 39:00.200] I just think it's a, maybe it's a bit too much of like a hazard to their health.
[39:00.200 -> 39:02.000] Yeah, it probably is a massive safety risk.
[39:02.000 -> 39:04.800] Like Brando's like not in shape to be driving a Formula One car.
[39:04.800 -> 39:09.620] Because you have to train all year round to be able to get into the car. Yeah, they couldn't just yeah
[39:09.620 -> 39:12.260] They probably can just go. Oh, yeah, I'm gonna drive this weekend
[39:12.260 -> 39:16.520] Yeah, but maybe that maybe they could though if they all did like Brunda was not in bad shape
[39:16.680 -> 39:20.900] Well, that's what I saw Brunda in person. He's actually a lot taller than I thought he was gonna be
[39:20.900 -> 39:24.820] He wasn't there today was he Brunda didn't do the good boy. He wasn't there today. No, I was watching it
[39:24.820 -> 39:25.960] I was thinking pit stop to be. He wasn't there today was he? Brando didn't do the gribble today. He wasn't there today no. I was watching it I was thinking Pitstop should
[39:25.960 -> 39:29.480] be on that grid. Yeah. Jake and Fab should be walking up and down that grid doing our
[39:29.480 -> 39:38.840] thing. Yeah we should be doing that however... We're not. We're not. So, but maybe next year.
[39:38.840 -> 39:43.020] Maybe next year. This is just a warm up. This is just a warm up guys so strap in get ready
[39:43.020 -> 39:46.020] because we've got the Hungarian Grand Prix next week
[39:46.120 -> 39:50.080] Hungarian Grand Prix next week so it is race week when you're listening to this on Thursday
[39:50.080 -> 39:54.800] You'll get a you know probably another quiz about the race chat about pre-race predictions stuff like that
[39:54.800 -> 39:59.600] Yeah, let's round up French Grand Prix. What's your final verdict of it final verdict is?
[40:00.320 -> 40:06.640] Alonso is the king and is will always be the world champion in my eyes and doesn't matter who beats him
[40:06.640 -> 40:08.640] He's still the best. What about you?
[40:08.760 -> 40:11.840] My final verdict is that Sebastian Vettel is the king
[40:11.840 -> 40:15.760] It doesn't matter who beats him and always be the best from now on I'm just gonna go team Vettel
[40:16.160 -> 40:20.600] Team Vettel just because you're team Alonso. Really? Yeah, we need to have a battle. All right
[40:20.640 -> 40:23.820] We need me and you need a fight. Okay, I tell you what then when we
[40:21.000 -> 40:22.480] All right. We need, me and you need a fight.
[40:22.480 -> 40:23.480] Okay, I'll tell you what then,
[40:23.480 -> 40:27.280] when we start racing on the F1 2022 game,
[40:27.280 -> 40:29.120] because we may end up doing some sort of video
[40:29.120 -> 40:30.080] around that at some point.
[40:30.080 -> 40:32.080] YouTube channel with 5,000 subs.
[40:32.080 -> 40:32.920] Hey!
[40:32.920 -> 40:34.840] Thank you very much everyone listening.
[40:34.840 -> 40:36.320] Mate, let's stop clapping.
[40:36.320 -> 40:37.160] That's probably so annoying.
[40:37.160 -> 40:38.320] I'm just excited.
[40:38.320 -> 40:39.160] And the people deserve it.
[40:39.160 -> 40:41.600] Yeah, you guys do deserve it.
[40:41.600 -> 40:44.400] When we start racing, I'll be Alonso, you'll be Vettel.
[40:46.740 -> 40:48.620] Okay. Well, first we're doing, okay, first we're doing, okay I won't tell him.
[40:48.620 -> 40:49.460] I won't tell him.
[40:49.460 -> 40:50.280] Don't tell him.
[40:50.280 -> 40:51.120] We've got a serious plan that you guys
[40:51.120 -> 40:52.200] are gonna absolutely love.
[40:52.200 -> 40:54.240] All right guys, I'm just gonna just like let you,
[40:54.240 -> 40:55.440] I'm gonna give you a little hint,
[40:55.440 -> 40:56.920] a little taste of it right now.
[40:56.920 -> 41:01.920] We have some of the sickest content coming out this year.
[41:02.400 -> 41:04.600] It's gonna be totally epic,
[41:04.600 -> 41:06.140] and I ain't gonna spill spill any beans but it's
[41:06.140 -> 41:08.700] going to be a different side of Pit Stop.
[41:08.700 -> 41:12.620] And because you've given a Matt Little tease I'm also going to say we've always had to
[41:12.620 -> 41:18.940] like ask people to come on the podcast until now and then yesterday two people, amazing
[41:18.940 -> 41:25.360] guests messaged us asking if they can come on the podcast. So, Pit Stop is on the up, baby.
[41:25.360 -> 41:27.440] We're still second in the UK sports charts,
[41:27.440 -> 41:29.360] which is absolutely unbelievable.
[41:29.360 -> 41:31.840] Everyone listening right now has the ability
[41:31.840 -> 41:33.480] to get us to number one.
[41:33.480 -> 41:35.480] You just need to rate your five stars,
[41:35.480 -> 41:38.520] click the follow button, share it with your friends.
[41:38.520 -> 41:41.680] We can do this, and it'll be the greatest thing of all time.
[41:41.680 -> 41:44.320] Two people who know nothing, number one in the charts.
[41:44.320 -> 41:48.700] We're gonna just be sailing into, I't know it's gonna be it's gonna be unreal when
[41:48.700 -> 41:51.960] we see all you guys at the races let's have lots of beers lots of party
[41:51.960 -> 41:54.960] together yeah we're all gonna get smashed eventually there'll be a pit
[41:54.960 -> 42:01.080] stop stand at every Grand Prix bar every come get lashed with us and a
[42:01.080 -> 42:06.080] meet-and-greet just beers everywhere yeah that's the way it should be that's the way it will, that's the way it should be. And that's the way it will be.
[42:06.080 -> 42:07.080] That's the way it will be.
[42:07.080 -> 42:11.080] Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for listening to this episode of the Pit Stop Podcast.
[42:11.080 -> 42:12.880] We'll be back on Thursday.
[42:12.880 -> 42:14.880] Rate it 5 stars, give it a follow button.
[42:14.880 -> 42:16.680] Devastation for Leclerc today.
[42:16.680 -> 42:18.680] Amazing race for Mercedes.
[42:18.680 -> 42:20.680] The Constructors' Battle is on.
[42:20.680 -> 42:21.680] It's heating up.
[42:21.680 -> 42:24.680] Verstappen looks like he's running away with the WDC.
[42:24.680 -> 42:30.840] Mmm, don't know about that. Well, we will have to wait and see now wait and find out
[42:30.840 -> 42:34.120] close we're getting good at that yeah sometimes we could say at the same time
[42:34.120 -> 42:36.480] quite refined what we're gonna do this evening now because I feel like it's
[42:36.480 -> 42:39.520] quite nice to give the people an insight of what we do after we've stopped filming
[42:39.520 -> 42:44.520] okay so once we finish recording this I will start editing the pod together no
[42:44.520 -> 42:47.400] firstly I'll do a bounce of the pod I edited.
[42:47.400 -> 42:50.000] And then an audio, because then Fab will ping me the audio.
[42:50.000 -> 42:52.960] I'll put it with the video footage and start editing TikToks together.
[42:52.960 -> 42:53.960] Start making TikToks.
[42:53.960 -> 42:57.880] I'll edit the pod, upload that tonight, schedule it for midnight.
[42:57.880 -> 42:58.880] Yeah.
[42:58.880 -> 43:01.760] And then we'll probably just hit TikToks until about two in the morning.
[43:01.760 -> 43:02.760] Yeah.
[43:02.760 -> 43:04.080] So you're listening to this right now.
[43:04.080 -> 43:09.600] Fab just finished editing it. Oh, morning. Yeah, so you're listening to this right now, Fab just finished editing it. Oh yeah, yeah yeah I just finished editing this and we're probably sat on the sofa
[43:09.600 -> 43:13.440] right now making TikToks. Yeah. And if you're not listening to it straight away and you're listening
[43:13.440 -> 43:18.080] to it on the morning or in the afternoon or any other day apart from straight after midnight. Yeah.
[43:18.080 -> 43:22.880] Then that won't be happening. But shout out to those of you that are listening, if anyone is
[43:22.880 -> 43:25.120] listening like as soon as this has gone live,
[43:25.120 -> 43:28.560] just know that right now we are sat on our sofa
[43:28.560 -> 43:30.920] editing clips of this to go live tomorrow.
[43:30.920 -> 43:33.480] If you're listening to this as soon as we released it,
[43:33.480 -> 43:35.740] send us a DM on Instagram.
[43:36.720 -> 43:37.560] Yeah, do it.
[43:37.560 -> 43:38.960] Tag us, don't stop, and we'll share it.
[43:38.960 -> 43:41.080] But if you're listening to this in the morning,
[43:41.080 -> 43:43.680] you should know that we are both fast asleep
[43:43.680 -> 43:45.000] because we have been working
[43:45.000 -> 43:50.360] all night. Yeah. All night on this amazing podcast. If you're listening to this at about
[43:50.360 -> 43:56.680] lunch time and 2 o'clock just know that we're probably just waking up. Yeah. Okay let's
[43:56.680 -> 44:01.640] just end it. Alright guys thanks so much for tuning in. I've been Fab, you've been Jake,
[44:01.640 -> 44:07.080] I'm Jake, you're Jake, I'm Fab, we're Pitstop, thank you guys, have
[44:07.080 -> 44:08.080] a good day.
[44:08.080 -> 44:11.080] Thank you very much and Mercedes, thank you for liking our video, we're available for
[44:11.080 -> 44:14.560] all driving experiences and anything you have to offer.
[44:14.560 -> 44:15.560] Love you guys.
[44:15.560 -> 44:16.560] Bye.
[44:16.560 -> 44:17.560] Bye.
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