Monza was WILD 😳 Gabi Bortoletto, Ollie Bearman and Alex Albon KILLED it!

Welcome back to the Pitstop Podcast! Once again we are recording this episode VIRTUALLY as Fab is still on holiday in Portugal, and Jake is still losing his marbles back at home in London on his own! Pitstop does not stop however and we have so much to talk about this week because the Monza GP was another race filled with chaos and excitement, from F3, through F2 and all the way to F1! Even though we weren't there in person, we can feel the energy of the Tifosi, so strap in and get ready for another epic Pitstop Podcast!
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**Race Recap:**

* Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing secured his 10th consecutive race win, breaking Sebastian Vettel's record of nine consecutive wins.
* Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finished second and third, respectively, at their home race in Monza.
* McLaren's Lando Norris finished eighth, while Oscar Piastri finished 12th after a collision with Lewis Hamilton.
* In Formula 3, Gabriele Bortoletto won the championship, and Olli Caldwell won the Formula 2 race.

**Key Highlights:**

* Verstappen's dominance continued as he led from start to finish, extending his championship lead to 116 points.
* Ferrari showed strong pace at Monza, with Sainz and Leclerc battling for the lead early in the race.
* Mercedes struggled to keep up with the top teams, with Hamilton and George Russell finishing fifth and sixth, respectively.
* McLaren and Aston Martin had disappointing races, with both teams failing to score points.
* Liam Lawson, a young New Zealand driver, impressed in his second Formula 1 race, finishing 11th for AlphaTauri.

**Controversies and Insights:**

* Some fans booed Verstappen during the drivers' parade, leading to speculation that F1 TV directors muted the audio.
* Christian Horner, Red Bull's team principal, indicated that Daniel Ricciardo may not return to the team for the next race in Singapore.
* There is speculation that Guanyu Zhou may leave Alfa Romeo at the end of the season, with Theo Pourchaire, a Sauber Academy driver, as a potential replacement.

**Overall Takeaway:**

Verstappen's continued dominance and Ferrari's strong performance at Monza were the main storylines from the Italian Grand Prix. The midfield battle remains tight, with McLaren and Aston Martin struggling to keep up with the top teams. The emergence of young drivers like Liam Lawson and Theo Pourchaire adds excitement to the sport and keeps the championship battle interesting. **Summary of the Pit Stop Podcast Episode: Monza Grand Prix Review and F2 Driver Prospects**

The hosts of the Pit Stop Podcast, Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca, delve into various topics related to Formula One racing, including the recently concluded Monza Grand Prix and the potential career paths of Formula 2 (F2) drivers.

**Key Points:**

1. **Monza Grand Prix Review:**
- The hosts discuss the exciting race at Monza, highlighting the impressive performances of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
- They express admiration for Verstappen's aggressive driving style and his ability to secure victories even in challenging situations.

2. **F2 Driver Prospects:**
- The hosts raise concerns about the limited opportunities for F2 drivers to progress to Formula One.
- They emphasize the need for a clear pathway for talented F2 drivers to enter F1, as many face difficulties securing seats despite their achievements.
- The discussion centers around several F2 drivers, including Theo Pourchaire, Felipe Drugovich, and Logan Sargeant, who are considered potential candidates for F1 seats.

3. **Off-Season Discussion:**
- With the European leg of the F1 season concluded, the hosts look ahead to the remaining fly-out races and express excitement for the upcoming Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix.
- They anticipate a thrilling 2023 season, given the minimal changes expected in car designs.

4. **Personal Anecdotes:**
- Fabio shares his experience visiting Portugal, where he discovers the proximity of Fernando Alonso's car track in Portimao.
- Jake humorously recounts a fictional scenario where he pretends to be a skilled pilot during a turbulent landing.

5. **Episode Wrap-Up:**
- The hosts conclude the episode by expressing their gratitude to the listeners and remind them to rate and follow the podcast.
- They announce that the next episode will be released on Wednesday due to the absence of a race this weekend.

**Overall Message:**
The episode provides insights into the challenges faced by F2 drivers in securing Formula One seats and highlights the excitement surrounding the upcoming fly-out races and the 2023 season. The hosts engage in lighthearted banter and share personal anecdotes, creating an entertaining and informative podcast experience.

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[01:28.560 -> 01:30.360] Welcome back to yet again another episode of Pit Stop. That was the Monza GP.
[01:30.360 -> 01:35.760] People have been waiting for this one all year because it's such a big one and there's
[01:35.760 -> 01:40.720] always, you know, scenes from Ferrari and they've done it again this year, kind of.
[01:40.720 -> 01:41.720] So we're back.
[01:41.720 -> 01:42.720] You thought the curse might end.
[01:42.720 -> 01:43.720] The curse.
[01:43.720 -> 01:44.720] The curse of Monza.
[01:44.720 -> 01:46.520] The deadly Monza curse, yeah, and it hasn't. It's been broken, mate. How do you feel about that? of so we're past my end the curse the curse the deadly monster curse yeah and
[01:46.520 -> 01:51.560] it hasn't it's been broken mate how do you feel about that for 12 laps I thought
[01:51.560 -> 01:56.880] it could be I actually did think signs might do it and there were moments where
[01:56.880 -> 02:00.640] I actually thought the Stappan's gonna put it out when he was going round
[02:00.640 -> 02:04.840] early on him with signs but it just didn't happen I'm shoving shove it in
[02:04.840 -> 02:08.720] the bin you thought I don't know it's crazy because Verstappen
[02:08.720 -> 02:12.560] is so calm it's interesting watching him when he's not leading because he was
[02:12.560 -> 02:16.800] behind radioing in like saying yeah signs his back tires are gone like
[02:16.800 -> 02:22.400] giving all this information. Sliding about. Yeah but I did really want a Ferrari
[02:22.400 -> 02:26.840] driver what an amazing weekend for signs mean, it was his birthday weekend
[02:26.840 -> 02:28.520] and he absolutely smashed it.
[02:28.520 -> 02:30.020] Yeah, pole position.
[02:31.640 -> 02:33.520] But when it comes to a race, he just,
[02:33.520 -> 02:35.520] no one's beating Max, but you have to credit
[02:35.520 -> 02:36.340] where credit's due.
[02:36.340 -> 02:38.800] Max Verstappen has set a new record,
[02:38.800 -> 02:40.280] 10 wins in a row.
[02:40.280 -> 02:42.760] That beats Sebastian Vettel's nine.
[02:42.760 -> 02:46.320] He is now the most wins in F1 in a row.
[02:46.320 -> 02:47.840] So that deserves a clap.
[02:47.840 -> 02:49.600] Yeah, it deserves a clap, I guess.
[02:49.600 -> 02:53.800] But I gotta say, I was so confused when I first heard that
[02:53.800 -> 02:55.880] because I thought he had already beaten this record
[02:55.880 -> 02:58.080] like about four races ago, but it's not.
[02:58.080 -> 03:00.000] It was Red Bull, right?
[03:00.000 -> 03:02.020] Red Bull have won, as a team,
[03:02.020 -> 03:04.480] have won more consecutive races in a row.
[03:04.480 -> 03:05.320] Oh, okay. Well, no, no, that's 12 won more consecutive races in a row. I believe.
[03:05.320 -> 03:06.160] Oh, okay, maybe.
[03:06.160 -> 03:06.980] Well, no, no, that's 12.
[03:06.980 -> 03:08.320] They're now on like 14.
[03:08.320 -> 03:09.160] As in a row.
[03:09.160 -> 03:09.980] Exactly, exactly.
[03:09.980 -> 03:11.760] But I just thought it was Max, so.
[03:11.760 -> 03:15.160] No, no, it was McLaren's 12 since like 1988
[03:15.160 -> 03:16.800] that they've now won 14.
[03:16.800 -> 03:19.480] And then Vettel had won nine in a row,
[03:19.480 -> 03:21.360] and Max has now won 10.
[03:21.360 -> 03:23.940] But for the listeners, if it's not clear,
[03:23.940 -> 03:25.120] me and Fab are still not
[03:25.120 -> 03:28.400] together Fab is um where are you currently?
[03:28.400 -> 03:33.880] yeah I do want to say guys this is another virtual episode I am still in
[03:33.880 -> 03:42.120] Portugal and I have to say Jake you are gonna have to carry this pod a bit
[03:42.120 -> 03:46.040] because the what the TV right has been running off the wifi.
[03:46.040 -> 03:48.640] Yeah, it's not satellite, it's wifi.
[03:48.640 -> 03:51.480] And as soon as I put the race on, it was lagging out.
[03:51.480 -> 03:53.960] So like, there was not a smooth,
[03:53.960 -> 03:57.280] quali yesterday and the race today, it was not smooth.
[03:57.280 -> 03:59.160] It was, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
[03:59.160 -> 04:00.520] Yeah, no, I know what it's like
[04:00.520 -> 04:02.040] when you're streaming on bad wifi.
[04:02.040 -> 04:04.160] Don't worry, I'm going to carry the podcast
[04:04.160 -> 04:05.520] and I'm gonna start off
[04:05.520 -> 04:09.240] in the most important place possible.
[04:09.240 -> 04:10.560] Ladies and gentlemen,
[04:10.560 -> 04:15.560] we have a new Formula 3 champion, Gabi Bortoletto!
[04:15.600 -> 04:17.100] Gabriel Bortoletto!
[04:18.240 -> 04:20.640] Mega scenes, mate, mega scenes.
[04:20.640 -> 04:21.480] We saw it coming.
[04:21.480 -> 04:22.320] He has won it!
[04:22.320 -> 04:25.520] Oh mate, it's so special when you know these people I was
[04:25.520 -> 04:29.440] watching all weekend and it was a it was a weird win for him because he won it
[04:29.440 -> 04:34.320] basically off qualifying yeah because they get points for that but I mean then
[04:34.320 -> 04:38.640] he went and did a mega job in the racing and I'm so pumped for him and I really
[04:38.640 -> 04:42.920] hope he gets an F2 seat I'm sure he will I mean he's won F3 so he's definitely
[04:42.920 -> 04:46.680] gonna get an F2 seat but for to see him on the F2 grid.
[04:46.680 -> 04:48.080] This makes the season next year.
[04:48.080 -> 04:51.040] So it just continues to make it more exciting for us.
[04:51.040 -> 04:53.120] And we've said this about, like, you know,
[04:53.120 -> 04:55.320] pretty much every guest that we've had on the pod,
[04:55.320 -> 04:58.360] but when we do have these people on and, you know,
[04:58.360 -> 04:59.840] sometimes they just come to the flat,
[04:59.840 -> 05:01.640] we do the interview and then they leave.
[05:01.640 -> 05:08.040] But other times we actually get to share time with them them we went for lunch with Gabby and his girlfriend
[05:08.040 -> 05:10.920] afterwards yeah we had a fucking Caesar salad with him and it was nice we had
[05:10.920 -> 05:14.720] some chips and mayonnaise it was lovely and then yeah no I've been speaking to
[05:14.720 -> 05:17.640] Gabby as well like I've kept the conversation going and I like the fact
[05:17.640 -> 05:26.000] that I still speak to him and then not only Gabby, Ollie Berman won the F2 race today! So Ollie Behrman also deserves a clap!
[05:26.000 -> 05:31.000] They're our two young guns from Pitstop winning everything mate.
[05:31.000 -> 05:33.000] I absolutely am loving it.
[05:33.000 -> 05:35.000] Well forget the Monza curse.
[05:35.000 -> 05:37.000] Mate, forget the Monza curse, right?
[05:37.000 -> 05:39.000] You know there's like the Matt Gallagher curse,
[05:39.000 -> 05:41.000] everyone he interviews they seem to crash or go out of the race.
[05:41.000 -> 05:46.320] I feel like with Pitstop, it's not a curse. It's like, it's a good luck charm.
[05:46.320 -> 05:47.160] You know, you come on Pitstop.
[05:47.160 -> 05:48.000] You come on Pitstop.
[05:48.000 -> 05:48.880] Yeah, and we are psychic.
[05:48.880 -> 05:49.720] We are.
[05:49.720 -> 05:51.080] We actually make some good predictions
[05:51.080 -> 05:54.560] because I said this week, Alex Albon would be amazing.
[05:54.560 -> 05:56.200] And I said, he'd finish sixth.
[05:56.200 -> 05:59.960] He was sixth until lap 47.
[05:59.960 -> 06:01.640] And then he finished seventh.
[06:01.640 -> 06:04.720] So I don't feel like that was a bad prediction either,
[06:04.720 -> 06:06.920] saying Alex Albon will finish sixth. So I don't feel like that was a bad prediction either, saying Alex Albon will finish sixth.
[06:06.920 -> 06:07.760] So I'll take that.
[06:07.760 -> 06:11.840] Yeah, and I predicted that Carlos would do well this race.
[06:11.840 -> 06:12.680] Do you know what though, mate?
[06:12.680 -> 06:13.960] I think we're a little bit delusional.
[06:13.960 -> 06:16.080] I think we just like to hype ourselves up
[06:16.080 -> 06:17.360] whenever we get something right.
[06:17.360 -> 06:19.160] And every time we get something fucking wrong,
[06:19.160 -> 06:20.520] we just don't even talk about it.
[06:20.520 -> 06:22.600] No, but we've been getting a lot right
[06:22.600 -> 06:24.280] from picking Daniel Ricciardo
[06:24.280 -> 06:30.400] exactly where he's gonna finish. And Neil be magical mate. Mate, did you, Liam
[06:30.400 -> 06:38.120] Lawson mate, he's come 12th. P12? Yeah. That is insane. Yeah, it's mate, it's so
[06:38.120 -> 06:41.600] annoying that the TV wasn't working properly because as you know I like to
[06:41.600 -> 06:45.000] watch some of the post-race interviews and stuff and he was on there and
[06:45.000 -> 06:49.160] He was talking I really wanted to hear what he had to say, but it was it was so jittery
[06:49.160 -> 06:53.640] I just couldn't you couldn't hear a word. He was saying well if you missed anything. Let me take you through my notes
[06:53.640 -> 06:55.640] I've got straight away
[06:55.640 -> 06:57.840] You got a whole catalog full of notes surely well
[06:57.840 -> 07:00.920] So no didn't start the race which I was gutted about cuz straight away
[07:00.920 -> 07:04.820] I was thinking about Michael in the garage, and I was thinking on no like you know
[07:04.960 -> 07:07.840] We know how pumped Michael is for this year and all the work he's been
[07:07.840 -> 07:11.160] putting into Yuki and I was gutted about that just like an engine failure I didn't even
[07:11.160 -> 07:14.480] make the formation lap so that was a shame to see him go out.
[07:14.480 -> 07:19.080] But that has a big effect right it has a big effect on the race because I heard Crofty
[07:19.080 -> 07:21.760] talking about it with Brundle.
[07:21.760 -> 07:25.560] Well it did it was interesting because they had to like get back on the grid
[07:25.560 -> 07:29.380] and then the teams come back out on the grid and it was like 25 minutes delayed
[07:29.380 -> 07:34.640] because they had to remove it with like a lorry it was did you see they weren't
[07:34.640 -> 07:38.660] opening the gate the people who opened the gate to allow the pit crew to go out
[07:38.660 -> 07:42.900] onto the track to like you know add the car and and the big fucking leaf reef
[07:42.900 -> 07:45.160] bro blowers to the tires and that they
[07:45.160 -> 07:46.420] weren't allowed to go out because the
[07:46.420 -> 07:47.740] gate was closed but there was a few
[07:47.740 -> 07:49.360] little cheeky buggers who were like
[07:49.360 -> 07:52.040] jumping over the pillow. Yeah, Alfa Romeo, they climbed through didn't they?
[07:52.040 -> 07:55.240] Was it Alfa Romeo? Do you reckon Roof's given them the fucking go ahead to go do that?
[07:55.240 -> 07:58.820] They were like the only ones on the track and I was thinking how on earth is there two
[07:58.820 -> 08:01.360] Alfa Romeo guys just on the track like
[08:01.360 -> 08:03.840] that's hilarious but no I don't when they
[08:03.840 -> 08:06.160] did that and they they did finally open the gate
[08:06.160 -> 08:12.720] But when they did it was hilarious because they all walked forward really slowly pushing their trolleys as if someone had been like right walk
[08:12.720 -> 08:14.720] Don't run like yeah
[08:15.920 -> 08:19.040] They were filming again for the movie this weekend as well
[08:19.040 -> 08:24.780] I saw the cars that saw the air like Brad Pitt car going right? Yeah, they were yeah, so that's exciting
[08:24.780 -> 08:26.240] But what I do have written down, mate,
[08:26.240 -> 08:29.520] from my very limited notes is,
[08:29.520 -> 08:31.280] so there was two formation laps, right?
[08:31.280 -> 08:34.040] And one of them actually counted as a lap of the race.
[08:34.040 -> 08:37.040] And so Crofty has then said to Brundle,
[08:37.040 -> 08:38.920] he said, because they have technically done
[08:38.920 -> 08:40.960] one lap of the race, are they then allowed,
[08:40.960 -> 08:43.400] when all the pit crew are coming out onto the track,
[08:43.400 -> 08:45.640] does that mean that they're then allowed to put,
[08:45.640 -> 08:48.780] you know, different tires on, like hard tires?
[08:48.780 -> 08:52.320] And it's funny because these guys who have been in the sport
[08:52.320 -> 08:54.000] for such a long time,
[08:54.000 -> 08:56.120] you just rely on them to know everything.
[08:57.520 -> 08:58.480] And Crofty was like,
[08:58.480 -> 09:00.120] I don't know if you're gonna have the answer to this.
[09:00.120 -> 09:01.240] And Brundle was like, well, no,
[09:01.240 -> 09:02.840] I don't think they are allowed to.
[09:02.840 -> 09:05.680] And it wasn't until a guy named Bradley Lord
[09:06.000 -> 09:08.200] Who is the comms director for Mercedes?
[09:08.200 -> 09:13.220] He they radioed into him and he said no, they're actually not allowed to to change the tires after that
[09:13.220 -> 09:14.840] Yeah, I didn't think it's fun fact
[09:14.840 -> 09:18.660] I mean that would have been crazy because you could have just switched to the hard straightaway
[09:18.660 -> 09:19.580] But I yeah
[09:19.580 -> 09:27.480] I'm glad they didn't do that actually because to be fair there fair, it was a good race with all the different pit in. And there was so many battles today.
[09:27.480 -> 09:30.880] Russell was having it with Perez for absolutely ages.
[09:30.880 -> 09:34.200] The McLarens were battling, the Ferraris were battling.
[09:34.200 -> 09:36.880] The Ferraris, I saw them going at it at the end there
[09:36.880 -> 09:38.720] and I thought, shit, this is going to end in chaos.
[09:38.720 -> 09:39.840] Yeah, they nearly took each other out.
[09:39.840 -> 09:42.040] Imagine that at their home race.
[09:42.880 -> 09:46.000] I know, sorry mate, I'm just sipping on a Tomcat.
[09:46.000 -> 09:49.000] Sorry, I'm just sipping on a Tom Collins.
[09:49.000 -> 09:51.000] Where are you right now?
[09:51.000 -> 09:52.000] What are you doing?
[09:52.000 -> 09:53.000] Talk to me about your evening.
[09:53.000 -> 09:57.000] I was down, I tried to watch the race, didn't really happen.
[09:57.000 -> 10:00.000] Had to go to the supermarket afterwards to grab some food for dinner.
[10:00.000 -> 10:05.700] And then tried to catch a few rays by the pool here about an hour before doing
[10:05.700 -> 10:09.240] this and the Sun just went away but I did manage to get a sneaky little
[10:09.240 -> 10:14.840] cocktail it's called a Tom Collins if you'd like to know it's gin it's lemon
[10:14.840 -> 10:20.840] juice sugar syrup and some fuzzy water very nice you've looked like you've been
[10:20.840 -> 10:23.960] having a great trip I haven't spoke too much but I saw your pictures yesterday
[10:23.960 -> 10:25.780] of you jumping off a boat.
[10:25.780 -> 10:29.000] Yep, yep, that was fun, exhilarating.
[10:29.000 -> 10:29.840] It was good fun.
[10:29.840 -> 10:31.900] So whilst you've been doing that and having all that fun,
[10:31.900 -> 10:34.080] I've been eating fish and chips from a van
[10:34.080 -> 10:37.220] and sat inside doing...
[10:37.220 -> 10:40.100] Why are you getting fish and chips from a van in London?
[10:40.100 -> 10:42.300] Because there's some food stalls from outside the flat
[10:42.300 -> 10:44.420] and I've never seen a fish and chips van.
[10:44.420 -> 10:48.640] And I thought, no way, I wonder where the fish is from. So I thought never seen a fish and chips van And I thought no way I wonder where the fish is from so I thought I love fish and chips
[10:48.640 -> 10:51.840] I'll give that a whirl and it was actually all right. So that's what I've been doing
[10:51.840 -> 10:54.160] Some mutant fish from the Thames
[10:54.720 -> 10:57.280] Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It's going to be from the Thames isn't it?
[10:57.280 -> 10:58.560] Smeared in shite
[11:00.080 -> 11:04.560] No, yeah in my in my notes one of my main things I've got is the Russell and Perez battle
[11:04.560 -> 11:08.500] They were I don't know if you got to see it because of your lag, but my god, they were
[11:08.500 -> 11:15.200] battling for ages and they just kept not leaving someone the room and then someone would run
[11:15.200 -> 11:17.400] off and then they'd have to give the position back.
[11:17.400 -> 11:19.640] It just kept being the same.
[11:19.640 -> 11:23.720] But I felt like we saw a really hungry Russell today and I like that.
[11:23.720 -> 11:25.920] I don't want anyone to be too clean like
[11:26.560 -> 11:32.480] I like I there were so many like little contact bits today but also one thing I've wrote here is
[11:32.480 -> 11:36.640] Brundle made a good point because I don't know if you heard I think we spoke about last episode
[11:36.640 -> 11:42.880] about Hamilton saying that Max hasn't got good teammates compared to his teammates right and
[11:42.880 -> 11:46.440] Brundle was speaking about it and he was saying how he loves that from Lewis
[11:46.440 -> 11:48.760] cause Lewis has always been so diplomatic.
[11:48.760 -> 11:50.840] Like he never really speaks about anything like that.
[11:50.840 -> 11:53.560] So Lewis to come out and say that Max's teammates
[11:53.560 -> 11:56.360] are nowhere near as good as the ones I've had.
[11:56.360 -> 11:59.080] It's the first time Lewis has really made a comment.
[11:59.080 -> 12:00.960] Oh, I've lost him.
[12:00.960 -> 12:01.800] What, really?
[12:01.800 -> 12:07.440] Oh, the phone just cut out, but we're back we're back Wow technology technology
[12:07.440 -> 12:10.740] has not quite caught up with pit stop yet there's probably a better way to do
[12:10.740 -> 12:14.280] a virtual pod me and fabba literally just ringing each other on whatsapp well
[12:14.280 -> 12:17.520] I've got headphones in and I'm talking into the mic at home and he's doing the
[12:17.520 -> 12:22.760] exact same thing with the same very very DIY and then we're gonna send the audios
[12:22.760 -> 12:25.280] to each other and fab's going to put them together
[12:25.280 -> 12:27.320] and do a little bit of magic.
[12:27.320 -> 12:28.640] One thing I will say is mate,
[12:28.640 -> 12:33.440] like I'm struggling yeah, a little bit with the Mercedes
[12:33.440 -> 12:35.360] because it's not like,
[12:35.360 -> 12:38.080] like today I was kind of wondering like where was Lewis?
[12:38.080 -> 12:39.240] You know, I was wondering,
[12:39.240 -> 12:41.560] I was wondering like where was Alonso a little bit?
[12:41.560 -> 12:45.280] And it's like, the races aren't really making sense to me.
[12:45.280 -> 12:47.680] Like, you know, it's not as if like you see
[12:47.680 -> 12:50.160] like a decent progression constantly
[12:50.160 -> 12:51.720] from a driver or a team.
[12:51.720 -> 12:53.680] Like it's as if like one race they're on it
[12:53.680 -> 12:54.800] and one race they're not.
[12:54.800 -> 12:56.960] And one thing that you and me were texting about
[12:56.960 -> 13:00.000] after a call yesterday was like,
[13:00.000 -> 13:03.840] it's so hard for me to not think
[13:03.840 -> 13:05.440] that there's something fishy going on
[13:05.440 -> 13:09.520] when all of a sudden Ferrari are just like ridiculously fast at their home
[13:09.520 -> 13:13.800] race like where does that come from? I do agree that I was thinking this when I
[13:13.800 -> 13:17.760] was watching it I was thinking how on earth have McLaren made so many steps
[13:17.760 -> 13:22.480] forward but like now it's like they haven't done that like what happens it's
[13:22.480 -> 13:27.760] not as if like the other teams have gone and have they just done more upgrades than McLaren now?
[13:27.760 -> 13:29.120] Or are some cars just much,
[13:29.120 -> 13:30.720] I guess some cars are much better
[13:30.720 -> 13:32.080] at different tracks, right?
[13:32.080 -> 13:34.640] Yeah, it's the nature of the track.
[13:34.640 -> 13:35.760] It is the nature of the track.
[13:35.760 -> 13:37.360] Yeah, because Ferrari were mint here
[13:37.360 -> 13:39.800] because they had such good straight line speed.
[13:39.800 -> 13:42.080] Like I saw it on the first opening laps
[13:42.080 -> 13:43.760] when Verstappen was trying to take Sainz.
[13:43.760 -> 13:45.280] Sainz, Sainz! Sainz Sainz. Sainz? Sainz!
[13:45.280 -> 13:46.280] Sainz, Bruce!
[13:46.280 -> 13:48.280] Sainz? Sainz!
[13:48.280 -> 13:52.640] Verstappen was just popping down Sainz, Bruce, to grab some chicken nuggets and chips.
[13:52.640 -> 13:55.520] Yeah, and there was points he just couldn't catch the nuggets,
[13:55.520 -> 13:57.680] because Sainz was just too quick.
[13:57.680 -> 14:00.360] Those damn nuggets are always trying to get away, aren't they?
[14:00.360 -> 14:03.200] And then as soon as there's DRS,
[14:03.200 -> 14:07.360] it's absolutely Max Verstappen to run away with
[14:07.360 -> 14:11.520] but yeah Max has won, Perez has come second. I've actually got the full thing here.
[14:12.160 -> 14:16.880] Oh no sorry Liam Lawson came 11th. There was someone who had a time penalty I believe so he
[14:16.880 -> 14:25.680] ended up finishing 11th. Lando came 8th. Piastri 12th sadly. Shame about Piastri, he had a collision with Lewis right?
[14:30.960 -> 14:35.520] Yeah right at the end, right at the end. Again, I actually couldn't see it but I kind of made out that I kind of heard the radio message and he said that Lewis had just come straight across him.
[14:37.920 -> 14:41.200] Yeah they both then had to go through the run. It's an interesting one when you look at the
[14:41.200 -> 14:46.280] race actually because it was two Red Bulls, the two Ferraris and the two Mercedes in perfect order.
[14:46.280 -> 14:47.160] They're the top six.
[14:47.160 -> 14:50.500] So, you know, the teams are pretty well organized there,
[14:50.500 -> 14:52.840] but I did expect more from McLaren and Aston Martin.
[14:52.840 -> 14:55.160] Like what has happened to Aston Martin?
[14:55.160 -> 14:57.760] I do think it's easy to like,
[14:57.760 -> 14:59.480] it's easy to like kind of blame stuff
[14:59.480 -> 15:02.440] because you know, you had like the whole fiasco back in spa
[15:02.440 -> 15:06.280] where like down into turn one, Carlos came across Oscar
[15:06.280 -> 15:09.420] and like, you know, Oscar got, I think he got a puncture
[15:09.420 -> 15:10.880] and he had to, was he out of the race
[15:10.880 -> 15:11.920] or he had to pit or something?
[15:11.920 -> 15:14.080] And that was unfortunate on Oscar.
[15:14.080 -> 15:16.100] And then the same again, like, did you see it in quali?
[15:16.100 -> 15:17.240] I managed to catch it in quali
[15:17.240 -> 15:20.560] when it was down into turn one, Sainz was ahead
[15:20.560 -> 15:23.280] but he wasn't on a push lap, Oscar was
[15:23.280 -> 15:26.180] and Sainz just completely cut him up going into the corner.
[15:26.180 -> 15:28.860] And like signs like all day long will say
[15:28.860 -> 15:30.180] that it's not his fault.
[15:31.620 -> 15:33.460] But like, whose fault really is it?
[15:33.460 -> 15:35.380] Like that's just the nature of the sport, isn't it?
[15:35.380 -> 15:36.220] It's just a shame that it's-
[15:36.220 -> 15:37.380] It's a racing incident, racing incident.
[15:37.380 -> 15:38.980] It's a shame that it's happened to Oscar,
[15:38.980 -> 15:41.060] like, you know, quite a few times this year,
[15:41.060 -> 15:43.140] but yeah, man, I don't know.
[15:43.140 -> 15:44.500] Who'd you blame it on?
[15:44.500 -> 15:48.960] Do you know what? Oscar has done so well this year that he could get no points for the rest of the
[15:48.960 -> 15:52.720] year and it would still be like one of the greatest rookies coming into F1 like he's
[15:52.720 -> 15:57.760] absolutely smashed it like the standpoint he has made compared to the other rookies
[15:57.760 -> 16:02.080] and quite clearly the McLaren isn't the fastest car on the grid like that's why even Lando's
[16:02.080 -> 16:11.520] struggling and at some races but Piastri's there, he's always racing, he's doing quick laps, I'm excited for Piastri because if McLaren make big
[16:11.520 -> 16:18.000] steps forward, I don't know, a bit of me does think next year McLaren will be the second quickest,
[16:18.000 -> 16:24.320] like consistently. It's quite funny because you know how, now I need to figure out the best way
[16:24.320 -> 16:25.000] to say this, but like you know how like when a guy, you know how, now I need to figure out the best way to say this,
[16:25.000 -> 16:27.440] but like, you know how like when a guy, you know,
[16:27.440 -> 16:29.440] and a guy and a girl get together
[16:29.440 -> 16:32.040] and they can be like each other's rock, you know?
[16:32.040 -> 16:35.060] And like when you have someone like that in your corner,
[16:35.060 -> 16:36.720] kind of rooting for you and fighting for you,
[16:36.720 -> 16:39.680] Oscar has his girlfriend who I think he's been
[16:39.680 -> 16:41.480] in a long-term relationship for.
[16:41.480 -> 16:43.640] And I saw she was in the paddock with him this weekend.
[16:43.640 -> 16:45.400] And I think she goes to like a lot of the races,
[16:45.400 -> 16:46.840] if not all of them.
[16:46.840 -> 16:49.240] And I think him having her there,
[16:49.240 -> 16:51.880] like helps him get into that mindset.
[16:51.880 -> 16:54.860] Whereas, you know, I think it's no secret that
[16:54.860 -> 16:58.000] I think Lando split up with his girlfriend.
[16:58.000 -> 17:01.720] And so he hasn't got that kind of stability,
[17:01.720 -> 17:03.620] that close stability next to him,
[17:03.620 -> 17:06.000] someone rooting in his corner. And I honestly think that's why Oscar is doing so well, or not just because of stability, that close stability next to him, someone rooting in his corner. And I honestly
[17:06.000 -> 17:11.120] think that's why Oscar is doing so well, not just because of that, but I think that's a big part of
[17:11.120 -> 17:16.000] it. Yeah, definitely help, like before the races, after the races, just to have someone constantly
[17:16.000 -> 17:20.320] with you, just to level you out, because the adrenaline when you get out that car, and even
[17:20.320 -> 17:25.960] the adrenaline before you get in it, I definitely agree with you. And after we met Oscar,
[17:25.960 -> 17:28.680] we always thought he's such a level-headed, smart guy,
[17:28.680 -> 17:31.400] but he does seem like he's got a lovely girlfriend
[17:31.400 -> 17:32.480] that he's been with long-term.
[17:32.480 -> 17:35.240] And I reckon that does really help him over race weekends.
[17:35.240 -> 17:37.480] Yeah, because she is at every race now, you're right.
[17:37.480 -> 17:39.320] I have started seeing her like always there.
[17:39.320 -> 17:40.560] I reckon he loves having her there.
[17:40.560 -> 17:42.240] To be fair, most of them have there.
[17:42.240 -> 17:44.160] To be fair, if I was an F1 driver,
[17:44.160 -> 17:49.680] I'd want my girlfriend there every race as well. the amount of times i'm playing on the f1 game and i'm thinking
[17:49.680 -> 17:53.760] in my head imagine him right if this was me in the car i gotta do a quali lap because my girlfriend's
[17:53.760 -> 18:02.240] watching back and you got it you got it yeah that would motivate me i think reboot your credit card
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[19:27.080 -> 19:30.160] Yeah, but you know what, mate, going back to what you said, you were talking about Gabby
[19:30.160 -> 19:36.160] and stuff like that. Obviously, Vesti, I didn't catch the F2 race again.
[19:36.160 -> 19:38.160] Oh mate, let me tell you.
[19:38.160 -> 19:41.120] Yeah, please can you tell me a bit about that? What happened?
[19:41.120 -> 19:46.000] Well obviously, as we know, the championship battle in F2 was between Tarek Porsche and Frederic Vestey.
[19:46.000 -> 19:48.560] Now, Frederic Vestey won the sprint
[19:48.560 -> 19:51.960] and Porsche came third, which closed the points right up.
[19:51.960 -> 19:54.440] Cause obviously Porsche is in front right now,
[19:54.440 -> 19:55.540] Vestey's behind.
[19:55.540 -> 19:57.240] But when Vestey won the sprint, it was like,
[19:57.240 -> 19:59.560] oh, going into today's race, if Vestey wins,
[19:59.560 -> 20:03.200] when it goes to the final race, it could be really close.
[20:03.200 -> 20:07.520] And very sadly, on literally the first lap,
[20:07.520 -> 20:10.960] Roy Nassani goes straight, I believe it was Nassani.
[20:10.960 -> 20:13.160] No, I think it was Stanek, Roman Stanek.
[20:13.160 -> 20:15.360] Oh yeah, sorry, Roman Stanek, yeah.
[20:15.360 -> 20:19.800] Went into Vesti, and Vesti was just completely
[20:19.800 -> 20:22.880] out of the race on lap one, and I was so gutted for him.
[20:22.880 -> 20:28.400] I was, because I just wanted that championship battle to go to the final race and like it'd be really really tight
[20:28.400 -> 20:32.200] but like so what has so has has Teo Poitier won it now or is it like just
[20:32.200 -> 20:37.340] very hard I mean it's yeah it's quite far quite far away now like he really
[20:37.340 -> 20:41.920] needed he could have really done with at least getting like some points today
[20:41.920 -> 20:49.880] because he's still behind Poitier so yeah that happened but Oli Behrmann had a blinding race like straight to the
[20:49.880 -> 20:53.200] front at the beginning had a great couple of laps there was quite a few
[20:53.200 -> 20:58.040] safety cars in that but Oli just he had a phenomenal race and it was it was it
[20:58.040 -> 21:01.880] was really nice watching him after because he's growing as a person and I
[21:01.880 -> 21:08.960] saw it in his interview after it and he went and hugged Angelina and just seeing all them people knowing that we know Angelina and that
[21:08.960 -> 21:14.840] like it's just so sick so yeah over the moon frolly I sent him a I sent him a
[21:14.840 -> 21:20.760] voice note actually and just said yeah so play it play it play it
[21:22.200 -> 21:26.000] what did I see yeah I can't remember what I said, it might be really bad.
[21:26.000 -> 21:28.000] Breaking news
[21:28.000 -> 21:30.000] mate! Woah woah woah! You've just scared the shit
[21:30.000 -> 21:32.000] out of me! Oh my god!
[21:32.000 -> 21:34.000] Because I turned my phone up
[21:34.000 -> 21:36.000] full volume to play the voice note and you've just
[21:36.000 -> 21:38.000] shouted that and I've got my earphones in.
[21:38.000 -> 21:40.000] Oh my god, you made me jump.
[21:40.000 -> 21:42.000] Play it, play it. No I can't, I can't
[21:42.000 -> 21:44.000] because the headphones are in. Right, what's the breaking news?
[21:44.000 -> 21:45.600] Breaking news, right?
[21:45.600 -> 21:48.160] During the parade lap, the driver's parade,
[21:48.160 -> 21:53.160] where they go around, Max Verstappen was booed.
[21:54.240 -> 21:56.800] How is that breaking news?
[21:56.800 -> 22:00.660] By the fans, because there has been a conspiracy theory
[22:00.660 -> 22:03.160] that has come out from that.
[22:03.160 -> 22:25.640] However, the F1 TV directors have been accused of muting the audio when the championship leader the being booed they turn the sound on to the maximum so is there a little bit of
[22:25.640 -> 22:30.500] naughtiness going on here from the old you know the TV people?
[22:30.500 -> 22:36.500] I don't know I mean you don't really want booing being shown on TV anyway
[22:36.500 -> 22:40.000] I don't know why that's breaking news but I just...
[22:40.000 -> 22:47.520] I'm not surprised Max was getting booed here man it's It's like a full Ferrari fan. Like the Tifosi are out in absolute force there.
[22:47.520 -> 22:50.040] Like I'm not surprised if Max is getting booed.
[22:50.040 -> 22:53.240] I like, you know, Silverstone,
[22:53.240 -> 22:55.240] everyone's is the other way around
[22:55.240 -> 22:57.240] or wherever the home race is, you know,
[22:57.240 -> 22:58.840] people support that driver.
[22:58.840 -> 23:00.320] I mean, it kind of makes sense.
[23:00.320 -> 23:02.000] It's the same, same in football.
[23:02.000 -> 23:03.880] But one of the things I did love about F1
[23:03.880 -> 23:09.280] is the fact all the fans are mixed together so yeah I don't think they
[23:09.280 -> 23:12.240] should be booing of any driver really these guys are risking their lives every
[23:12.240 -> 23:14.760] week doing one of the most dangerous sports in the world I think there should
[23:14.760 -> 23:21.000] be respect for everyone. Absolutely mate I have a question for you. Fire away.
[23:21.000 -> 23:28.480] Christian Horner has reportedly said that Daniel Ricciardo is he's not going to return
[23:28.480 -> 23:36.640] for Singapore which is the next race and that Japan would be optimistic so let's say for
[23:36.640 -> 23:45.120] instance that Liam Lawson has you know another two races in. What do you think he could achieve mate?
[23:45.120 -> 23:47.680] Because I'm just going to look back here, right?
[23:47.680 -> 23:50.240] This might take me a little while.
[23:50.240 -> 23:52.120] Well, whilst you look back at that,
[23:52.120 -> 23:54.320] I will say that Liam Lawson has done better
[23:54.320 -> 23:57.080] than Daniel Ricciardo in that Alfa Tauri.
[23:57.080 -> 23:58.840] That is a straight fact.
[23:58.840 -> 24:01.820] Like he's finished better than him, done better than him.
[24:01.820 -> 24:07.180] Like Liam Lawson has stepped into a car, not even an F1 driver before
[24:07.180 -> 24:09.960] and is outperforming Daniel Ricciardo in it.
[24:09.960 -> 24:10.960] Right.
[24:10.960 -> 24:12.180] And this is a rookie.
[24:12.180 -> 24:14.080] This is, he's never driven an F1 car.
[24:14.080 -> 24:16.820] There's no way he'll be fully fit to do it.
[24:16.820 -> 24:19.660] Like he would have been on the level of like,
[24:19.660 -> 24:20.900] I'm could probably do it.
[24:20.900 -> 24:22.320] But you remember like when Nick DeVries,
[24:22.320 -> 24:24.180] like we always speak about got out that car
[24:24.180 -> 24:26.200] and was absolutely shattered.
[24:26.200 -> 24:28.880] Liam Lawson will still be feeling that after these races.
[24:28.880 -> 24:31.000] It's no, it would take like a year probably
[24:31.000 -> 24:33.520] to get up to full F1 fitness.
[24:33.520 -> 24:34.340] And then G-force.
[24:34.340 -> 24:35.220] He seems to be handling it,
[24:35.220 -> 24:37.360] handling it really, really fucking well.
[24:37.360 -> 24:38.720] But so I'm just going back through
[24:38.720 -> 24:40.240] like the previous races this year.
[24:40.240 -> 24:44.100] And I'm trying to see when Yuki Tsunoda
[24:44.100 -> 24:47.760] has finished in the points this year.
[24:47.760 -> 24:51.300] And as far as I can see, it's been,
[24:51.300 -> 24:55.280] he's finished in the points three times this year
[24:55.280 -> 24:56.640] in the Alpha Tauri.
[24:56.640 -> 24:59.680] So, and you know, if Liam Lawson's getting like 12th
[24:59.680 -> 25:02.080] or 11th, you know, what, do you think he can,
[25:02.080 -> 25:04.560] he can actually score points this, you know,
[25:04.560 -> 25:06.240] in these next couple of races?
[25:06.240 -> 25:11.800] If he does, even after his performances in these first two races, I don't want to see
[25:11.800 -> 25:12.800] him leave the grid.
[25:12.800 -> 25:16.320] I think it's really exciting to see him able to step in and do that.
[25:16.320 -> 25:20.760] I mean, but there isn't really an open seat, is there?
[25:20.760 -> 25:26.600] The most open seat, which is being discussed at the moment, which I think we need to talk about, is Guan Yu-Jo's.
[25:26.600 -> 25:29.800] I've just seen that mate, I've just clicked on a link.
[25:29.800 -> 25:37.800] Yeah, it does look like Guan Yu-Jo could potentially be leaving and to be honest it's probably going to be Terry Pochette, isn't it?
[25:37.800 -> 25:45.540] Because he's the Alfa Romeo, he's the Saab Academy driver. And if he goes in, I know I would love that. That's a big statement.
[25:45.540 -> 25:50.020] If he wins F2 and gets an F1 seat straight away,
[25:50.020 -> 25:52.820] I like that because I think it's a shame
[25:52.820 -> 25:55.700] that so many people can go and win F2
[25:55.700 -> 25:57.260] and then not get a seat.
[25:57.260 -> 25:59.340] Like to me, it doesn't make sense.
[25:59.340 -> 26:01.340] I think you should get like promoted up.
[26:01.340 -> 26:03.460] Like you work, these people have battled
[26:03.460 -> 26:09.720] in their whole lives to get to F2, they win there should be like a you're in F1 now I've
[26:09.720 -> 26:14.280] got a little nugget of information here so yeah as you say Teo Porchett could be
[26:14.280 -> 26:18.860] in in the runnings for that but an ex-formula one driver who we don't know
[26:18.860 -> 26:22.080] and again I could I could pronounce his name wrong here but as it looks like his
[26:22.080 -> 26:29.440] name is Guido van der Garde Guido van der Garde yes yes yes I know him. You know him? Yeah you're familiar, good friends.
[26:29.440 -> 26:34.880] He has also said that Aston Martin's reserve driver Felipe Dragovic could also potentially
[26:34.880 -> 26:39.840] fit the mold for the Alfa Romeo which now I'm going to be completely honest and again I think
[26:39.840 -> 26:48.120] we're biased because we know Felipe. I don't I want to see him on track but for me it
[26:48.120 -> 26:52.520] would be a shame unless you know unless Alfa Romeo make some jumps next year and
[26:52.520 -> 26:57.120] they can you know make a bit of progress. Yeah but any seat's better than no seat mate.
[26:57.120 -> 27:00.720] Any seat's better than no seat but like as we've seen before you know you put a
[27:00.720 -> 27:07.360] rookie or you put a brand new driver in a shit car, it's gonna be a struggle for them to prove themselves
[27:07.360 -> 27:11.360] and then for another team to think, yeah, I want him.
[27:12.720 -> 27:14.080] So that's when it gets a little bit tough.
[27:14.080 -> 27:15.840] But yeah, I mean, I would love to see Drago
[27:15.840 -> 27:18.180] on the track, on the circuit.
[27:18.180 -> 27:19.440] Yeah, I mean,
[27:21.320 -> 27:24.320] I would have loved to have seen Drago in Aston Martin,
[27:24.320 -> 27:27.520] but like Fernando Alonso is going to be a titties about 65
[27:27.520 -> 27:28.960] and Lance Stroll's going nowhere.
[27:28.960 -> 27:32.360] So that Aston Martin lineups pretty.
[27:32.360 -> 27:35.320] Lance Stroll hasn't been anywhere in these last few races,
[27:35.320 -> 27:36.160] I must say.
[27:36.160 -> 27:39.760] So if the circumstances weren't how they are,
[27:39.760 -> 27:43.600] personally, you know, I could see Stroll getting replaced,
[27:43.600 -> 27:49.200] but I guess it's not going to happen. No, but in a way that makes me think like we always say that
[27:49.200 -> 27:53.680] Dragovic is too nice he is like one of the nicest people we've met like nicest
[27:53.680 -> 27:58.160] drivers like he's such a lovely guy and I think he needs to put his foot down
[27:58.160 -> 28:03.960] you know get me in that car like or I'm leaving kind of thing like yeah I think
[28:03.960 -> 28:07.680] he is genuinely so nice that he would sit on the sidelines for years
[28:07.680 -> 28:13.640] Just waiting and hoping and maybe that's what you've got to do, but I just some of the guys are nice, mate
[28:13.800 -> 28:16.640] Some of the guys are nice, you know, and I actually you know
[28:16.640 -> 28:23.580] I've said this before but I do think that my initial impression of Max Verstappen has been tainted
[28:23.580 -> 28:25.960] And I think that you know we've
[28:25.960 -> 28:29.440] made comments in the past about how he's ruthless and how he's this that any
[28:29.440 -> 28:33.320] other and like on track you know he is ruthless and that's why he wins but I
[28:33.320 -> 28:38.120] from what I've seen from Max over this last year I think you know he's got his
[28:38.120 -> 28:42.340] morals in terms of like outside of the racing you know he seems like a decent
[28:42.340 -> 28:46.580] bloke I think he's got got his morals in the right spot.
[28:46.580 -> 28:50.560] So, you know, not every driver is,
[28:50.560 -> 28:52.020] I don't know how to say it, but like,
[28:52.020 -> 28:54.040] you know, Oli Behrman, great lad,
[28:54.040 -> 28:55.760] great fun lads and lovely guys.
[28:55.760 -> 28:59.040] So these people turn into different beasts, mate.
[28:59.040 -> 29:01.240] You know, it's like, as soon as I get behind a drum kit,
[29:01.240 -> 29:04.000] I am like Max Verstappen behind a drum kit.
[29:04.000 -> 29:05.960] Is that who you would say you're most like?
[29:05.960 -> 29:06.800] Yeah.
[29:06.800 -> 29:07.720] Just minus the skill.
[29:07.720 -> 29:10.480] I've got the mindset, but I haven't got the skill.
[29:10.480 -> 29:12.440] It's actually really interesting what you just said
[29:12.440 -> 29:13.840] about people's opinions on Max,
[29:13.840 -> 29:15.960] because when you think about it,
[29:15.960 -> 29:20.960] like he only really got that rep because of Abu Dhabi.
[29:22.240 -> 29:23.080] Yeah.
[29:23.080 -> 29:23.920] Like realistically before that,
[29:23.920 -> 29:26.800] he was like this wonder driver that has just stepped up
[29:26.800 -> 29:29.040] really young and broken all these records
[29:29.040 -> 29:31.320] to be in such a young race winner.
[29:31.320 -> 29:34.720] And everyone loves Lewis, like Lewis is like the neutral
[29:34.720 -> 29:35.960] when they lie, it doesn't really matter
[29:35.960 -> 29:37.760] whether you're a Ferrari fan or a McLaren,
[29:37.760 -> 29:39.320] like everyone wants Lewis to do well
[29:39.320 -> 29:40.740] cause he's like the gray.
[29:41.920 -> 29:43.760] And because it was against Lewis,
[29:43.760 -> 29:45.820] Max was open to so much backlash
[29:45.820 -> 29:51.880] but if you just, every listener puts themselves in the shoes of Max Verstappen
[29:51.880 -> 29:56.960] if you have done that well that year and you have that opportunity at Abu Dhabi
[29:56.960 -> 30:02.260] and you can get away with going side by side with that car and you every single
[30:02.260 -> 30:08.600] person would do the same thing like you would push it to the max and you'd try and get level with him and you'd you
[30:08.600 -> 30:11.880] know I'd be doing the same thing it might look a bit dodgy on TV because
[30:11.880 -> 30:15.960] you're a fan of that person or a fan of this person but when you've these people
[30:15.960 -> 30:18.480] with their whole lives into it you're not just gonna sit behind him and go
[30:18.480 -> 30:22.160] okay I'll let you go front you know let's do this like that you are gonna
[30:22.160 -> 30:27.200] try and be a bit cheeky like Like it happens in every single sport, every single thing.
[30:27.200 -> 30:29.120] And that is the competitive nature.
[30:29.120 -> 30:30.520] Like whether it was fair or not,
[30:30.520 -> 30:31.880] a conversation for another day,
[30:31.880 -> 30:33.920] like it's been going on for years, but.
[30:33.920 -> 30:38.480] I don't think he deserved any form of bad backlash for that.
[30:38.480 -> 30:40.960] Cause I think Max is just an incredible driver
[30:40.960 -> 30:44.420] and he proves that we can week out and yeah.
[30:44.420 -> 30:45.400] Exactly right, yeah. Yeah. incredible driver and he proves that week in week out and yeah exactly yeah
[30:45.400 -> 30:51.080] yeah so we've got what we've got we've got eight races left now this year yeah
[30:51.080 -> 30:54.940] no more European ones Singapore so they're all fly outs now they're all
[30:54.940 -> 30:59.760] gonna be there would be fun Singapore I'm excited for Japan I don't actually
[30:59.760 -> 31:03.560] really remember watching Japan last year was it a washout last year I can't
[31:03.560 -> 31:08.360] remember I don't remember Japan last year but Singapore is gonna be great I don't
[31:08.360 -> 31:12.120] think it's gonna rain there because it's so hot over there it was nice to have a
[31:12.120 -> 31:17.680] race with no rain I couldn't believe how quick the race was like 75 minutes and
[31:17.680 -> 31:23.200] the whole race was done I was that was a ridiculously quick race like 11 corners
[31:23.200 -> 31:26.520] and yeah the way there was no safety cars either.
[31:26.520 -> 31:28.560] So it was just a really solid.
[31:28.560 -> 31:30.560] I don't think there was any safety cars.
[31:31.480 -> 31:33.560] Other than at the beginning.
[31:33.560 -> 31:34.400] The more that I think about it,
[31:34.400 -> 31:36.200] I know I'm like jumping the gun here.
[31:36.200 -> 31:37.720] I mean, I'm already thinking about Christmas
[31:37.720 -> 31:39.000] and it's only barely September,
[31:39.000 -> 31:41.160] but I love Christmas so much.
[31:41.160 -> 31:42.920] As soon as like the 1st of December comes around,
[31:42.920 -> 31:43.760] I am putting that Christmas tree up.
[31:43.760 -> 31:46.080] I've already been playing Christmas songs, mate.
[31:46.080 -> 31:47.440] Yeah, I'm getting the lights on.
[31:47.440 -> 31:49.720] I'm cooking a fucking roast dinner every night of the week.
[31:49.720 -> 31:51.160] Let's go, hurry up and get back.
[31:51.160 -> 31:52.000] I'm starving.
[31:52.000 -> 31:54.280] I haven't eaten in a week.
[31:54.280 -> 31:55.760] I've got the mulled wine on a hob,
[31:55.760 -> 31:57.200] just going all day long.
[31:57.200 -> 31:58.480] Give me the mince pies with the brandy cream, mate.
[31:58.480 -> 32:00.920] I can't wait to get the Christmas tree out.
[32:00.920 -> 32:03.040] I'm always, I always think far ahead
[32:03.040 -> 32:07.720] and I'm already getting excited for the racing racing next year and going back to talking about which
[32:07.720 -> 32:10.880] Drivers can come on the grid. I'm fairly sure that Williams have said that
[32:12.160 -> 32:18.980] Logan Sargent isn't going anywhere, which is an interesting interesting move. But yeah, if that seat alpha Romeo is up
[32:18.980 -> 32:24.640] I'm excited to see if an f2 driver does come up or if Felipe Dragovic goes in and
[32:26.000 -> 32:30.640] to see if an F2 driver does come up or if Felipe Drogovic goes in and just to see you know the the gains that Aston Martin have made this year the gains
[32:30.640 -> 32:34.440] that McLaren have made in sort of the second half of this year like does is
[32:34.440 -> 32:39.280] that gonna translate into next year now because as far as I'm aware I don't
[32:39.280 -> 32:43.680] think the cars are going to be changing too much next year so yeah if all the
[32:43.680 -> 32:45.040] teams can just put a load of effort
[32:45.040 -> 32:47.200] into making all of their cars superb next year,
[32:47.200 -> 32:51.200] I think next year could be a superb season.
[32:51.200 -> 32:53.760] Yeah, I mean, my opinion on the F2 drivers coming up
[32:53.760 -> 32:54.960] could be completely wrong.
[32:54.960 -> 32:57.680] Like, it's just coming from us being like quite new to this,
[32:57.680 -> 32:59.840] but you know how if you like win F2,
[32:59.840 -> 33:01.800] you're not allowed to race in it again.
[33:01.800 -> 33:02.640] Yeah.
[33:02.640 -> 33:04.800] And then you really do have nowhere to go
[33:04.800 -> 33:06.440] if you don't get an F1 seat.
[33:06.440 -> 33:08.620] Like I think they need to figure something out there
[33:08.620 -> 33:10.340] because these are some of the best talented
[33:10.340 -> 33:11.600] young drivers in the world.
[33:11.600 -> 33:14.080] They shouldn't be on the sidelines,
[33:14.080 -> 33:16.220] like just standing there, even testing,
[33:16.220 -> 33:19.640] even helping in the sim is no way of what is like
[33:19.640 -> 33:22.880] equivalent to their abilities if they've just won F2.
[33:22.880 -> 33:25.120] It's almost a shame they can't compete again.
[33:25.120 -> 33:27.240] Like I actually think Oli Berman's probably
[33:27.240 -> 33:29.360] at a better position not winning F2
[33:29.360 -> 33:31.480] just to get another year in F2.
[33:31.480 -> 33:33.560] Like he's clearly one of the best drivers in it.
[33:33.560 -> 33:37.120] He won today, he's been great all season, he's just young.
[33:37.120 -> 33:40.080] I love how his dad's always at the races too, that's sick.
[33:40.080 -> 33:41.880] Yeah, and Vesti as well.
[33:41.880 -> 33:43.240] Vesti's a class driver,
[33:43.240 -> 33:46.440] but because Vesti probably won't win it, he'll stay in F2.
[33:46.440 -> 33:51.880] And Vesti will, if Porsche doesn't get a seat, Vesti's gonna be in a better position than Porsche.
[33:51.880 -> 33:57.040] So, and Vesti's obviously a Mercedes junior driver.
[33:57.040 -> 34:03.720] Like, could Mercedes be looking at that and thinking, hmm, well if he stays in F2 for another year,
[34:03.720 -> 34:05.280] maybe he'll be ready in time
[34:05.280 -> 34:07.240] for maybe Hamilton.
[34:07.240 -> 34:08.160] Well, what is it?
[34:08.160 -> 34:13.080] Lewis and George have both signed into, is it 2024, 2025?
[34:13.080 -> 34:16.020] I think George is 25 and Lewis is 24.
[34:16.020 -> 34:16.860] Really?
[34:16.860 -> 34:18.080] So Lewis has got one more, I think.
[34:18.080 -> 34:19.720] Well, they're definitely both there next year.
[34:19.720 -> 34:22.560] We'll cross that bridge when we get to the end of next year.
[34:22.560 -> 34:23.400] Yeah.
[34:23.400 -> 34:25.160] But no, yeah, Lewis is definitely staying.
[34:25.160 -> 34:26.920] He was speaking in interviews this weekend
[34:26.920 -> 34:28.640] and he was excited.
[34:28.640 -> 34:31.360] No, the Monza Grand Prix is over.
[34:31.360 -> 34:32.400] It's over, mate.
[34:32.400 -> 34:35.200] And I've got to say it's currently seven o'clock
[34:35.200 -> 34:36.480] Sunday evening.
[34:36.480 -> 34:40.640] My girlfriend is making a goat's cheese and walnut
[34:40.640 -> 34:43.520] and pear and honey salad.
[34:47.640 -> 34:50.040] And I'm absolutely starving. So I'm going to go eat some food, mate.
[34:50.040 -> 34:52.560] All right, well, mate, it's been great to catch up with you.
[34:52.560 -> 34:54.960] I hope you have a lovely rest of your holiday.
[34:54.960 -> 34:57.140] Please hurry back as soon as you can.
[34:57.140 -> 34:58.640] I'm losing my mind.
[34:58.640 -> 34:59.680] You're depressed.
[34:59.680 -> 35:01.720] I'm going to come back and you pulled all your hair out.
[35:01.720 -> 35:03.320] No, honestly, I'm not joking.
[35:03.320 -> 35:04.640] This is awful.
[35:04.640 -> 35:05.500] This is awful. This is awful.
[35:05.500 -> 35:06.320] It's...
[35:06.320 -> 35:09.160] You know me, I just can't,
[35:09.160 -> 35:11.100] I don't like being alone for one,
[35:11.100 -> 35:13.740] but it's, it's, I don't,
[35:13.740 -> 35:14.820] let me tell you right now,
[35:14.820 -> 35:17.500] I'm standing up in the lounge
[35:17.500 -> 35:18.540] and I'm holding the mic
[35:18.540 -> 35:20.020] and I'm just looking around the room
[35:20.020 -> 35:21.500] and it's dead spotless
[35:21.500 -> 35:23.340] because I've had nothing to do.
[35:23.340 -> 35:25.080] Yeah, let's go.
[35:25.080 -> 35:27.600] I've just tidied everything.
[35:27.600 -> 35:30.040] I've already moved you into the middle room.
[35:30.040 -> 35:31.540] I've made your room my office.
[35:31.540 -> 35:33.960] And you like scrub the toilet,
[35:33.960 -> 35:35.520] clean my shower and everything.
[35:35.520 -> 35:36.720] Yeah, mate, don't worry about it.
[35:36.720 -> 35:38.680] I've bleached all that, done all that.
[35:38.680 -> 35:40.280] I did all my washing.
[35:40.280 -> 35:43.040] I've done absolutely everything.
[35:43.040 -> 35:44.880] I've been on fire.
[35:44.880 -> 35:46.720] Fun little fact before we sign out.
[35:46.720 -> 35:50.560] I had no idea, mate, but so I'm currently in Lagos,
[35:50.560 -> 35:51.400] right, in Portugal.
[35:51.400 -> 35:53.320] Oh yeah, Lagos, Portugal.
[35:53.320 -> 35:56.360] Yep, and just up the road is Portimao.
[35:56.360 -> 35:58.800] I'm talking like a 15 minute car journey.
[35:58.800 -> 35:59.840] It's not much, right?
[35:59.840 -> 36:02.080] And do you know what's in Portimao, my friend?
[36:03.200 -> 36:05.060] Fernando Alonso's car track.
[36:05.060 -> 36:06.520] Nope, that's in Spain.
[36:08.400 -> 36:09.240] Cut.
[36:09.240 -> 36:11.960] Cut, we can't even cut it because it's virtual.
[36:11.960 -> 36:14.160] If we cut it, it'd be impossible to sync.
[36:14.160 -> 36:16.920] Oh shit, I don't know why I said that.
[36:16.920 -> 36:20.200] It's the Portuguese F1 circuit, mate,
[36:20.200 -> 36:21.960] the Portuguese race track.
[36:21.960 -> 36:24.640] So why aren't you down there and running around it?
[36:24.640 -> 36:26.360] Or cycling around it or something?
[36:26.360 -> 36:28.820] Mate, maybe if I get a chance this week,
[36:28.820 -> 36:30.020] I don't know what I would do there,
[36:30.020 -> 36:31.760] but maybe I can, you know, pop down
[36:31.760 -> 36:34.360] and like maybe go check it out.
[36:34.360 -> 36:35.720] Why don't you send him a DM and ask
[36:35.720 -> 36:37.640] if you can do Wednesday's pod from there.
[36:37.640 -> 36:40.200] Try and send him a DM and try and do it on the track.
[36:40.200 -> 36:42.660] That would, that would actually be nice.
[36:42.660 -> 36:44.480] I've maybe sent a couple of emails,
[36:44.480 -> 36:49.080] you know, I've sent an email or two. I've sent an email an email yeah I've sent an email you have to ask mate you have to
[36:49.080 -> 36:52.480] ask yeah they're probably gonna come back and say you know why don't you
[36:52.480 -> 36:58.320] fuck right off you know they might come back and say guys we love the pod
[36:58.320 -> 37:04.200] please come down and you can take we've got we've got like a 2012 fucking
[37:04.200 -> 37:05.800] Renault f1 car here if you want
[37:05.800 -> 37:08.480] to take it around you can I'd be like hell yeah because you haven't got the
[37:08.480 -> 37:11.480] Gulf have you obviously you haven't got the Gulf you flew there on an airplane
[37:11.480 -> 37:14.480] all I've got is a mountain bike downstairs so maybe I can take that around
[37:14.480 -> 37:17.560] we didn't speak about this on the pod you hate flying how was your flying
[37:17.560 -> 37:22.320] experience to Portugal was it smooth yeah flight was alright actually when we
[37:22.320 -> 37:26.800] were coming into land they did say you know there is some heavy crosswind so it could be a bumpy landing but
[37:26.800 -> 37:29.840] whoever was flying that bloody easy jet plane mate
[37:29.840 -> 37:33.200] fucking landed it like a saint must have been victor
[37:33.200 -> 37:38.240] it was it was smooth yeah it was victor yeah actually i'll tell you what i didn't want to
[37:38.240 -> 37:41.520] say anything but it was me all right the guy was here when i thought
[37:41.520 -> 37:45.700] he came over the rail he said can anyone fly this plane? And I said, fuck yeah.
[37:47.820 -> 37:49.040] That is gonna happen one day
[37:49.040 -> 37:51.760] and we are gonna be ready, let me tell you.
[37:51.760 -> 37:53.400] Oh, but there we go, ladies and gentlemen,
[37:53.400 -> 37:55.080] the Monza Grand Prix is over.
[37:55.080 -> 37:57.120] Fab is on holiday, so I don't wanna keep him.
[37:57.120 -> 37:58.160] He's gonna have a great evening.
[37:58.160 -> 37:59.880] I'm just gonna sit on the sofa crying.
[37:59.880 -> 38:01.120] In fact, Fab, you could hang up
[38:01.120 -> 38:03.480] and I could just talk to them for another hour.
[38:04.360 -> 38:07.040] You could do if you wanted to, mate, yeah, a little story time with Jake.
[38:07.040 -> 38:11.040] No, I'm going to go cry in the mirror and write out things I like about myself, that
[38:11.040 -> 38:12.040] made me feel better.
[38:12.040 -> 38:15.280] Yeah, alright, I'm going to go eat some lovely food, maybe sit around the pool for a bit
[38:15.280 -> 38:18.040] more, catch a tan and I'll see you when I'm back.
[38:18.040 -> 38:22.080] Alright, well, thanks for catching up with me Fab, have a fantastic holiday.
[38:22.080 -> 38:23.080] Thanks for coming over for dinner.
[38:23.080 -> 38:25.040] Ladies and gentlemen,
[38:25.040 -> 38:26.520] thank you for listening to the Pit Stop Podcast,
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[38:28.240 -> 38:29.400] hit the like button.
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[38:32.680 -> 38:33.520] And we'll see you guys-
[38:33.520 -> 38:34.360] The big red one.
[38:34.360 -> 38:35.760] We'll see you guys on Thursday.
[38:35.760 -> 38:38.160] It will be up at Wednesday midnight.
[38:38.160 -> 38:40.000] Yes, it will, another virtual one,
[38:40.000 -> 38:42.080] because I don't fly back till Friday.
[38:42.080 -> 38:43.440] Yeah, and we don't have a race this week,
[38:43.440 -> 38:45.040] so we don't have a race this weekend, so we don't have a race this weekend,
[38:45.040 -> 38:46.540] so we'll have to think of something really fun
[38:46.540 -> 38:47.840] and special to do on Wednesday,
[38:47.840 -> 38:49.600] but we've got three days to plan that.
[38:49.600 -> 38:51.340] Yeah, I think my 3G's about to run out,
[38:51.340 -> 38:53.320] so you'll have to plan that one yourself.
[38:53.320 -> 38:56.560] Okay, well, goodbye, fam, goodbye!
[38:56.560 -> 38:59.120] It's over and out, and now I'm having a dance in the lounge.
[38:59.120 -> 39:00.560] Blub-blub-blub-blub-blub-blub-blub-blub-blub-blub.
[39:00.560 -> 39:02.200] Goodbye, everyone, goodbye!
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