Sprint Race MASTERCLASS from Oscar Piastri 🔥 Spa roundup

Welcome back to the Pitstop Podcast! We had an amazing time at F1 Arcade with Sky Sports who hosted us for the Belgium Grand Prix, it was great to watch the race in a different environment and the vibes were unreal so thank you! What a race weekend that was.. from F3, through to F2, and of course F1. We talk about it all in this episode! Massive shoutout to Heineken Silver for bringing you this episode of the Pitstop Podcast, and we will see you guys on Thursday! Guest episode inbound for Sunday so hold tight for that.
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**Summary of the Pit Stop Podcast Episode**

**Key Points and Main Arguments:**

* The hosts, Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca, begin the episode by celebrating Fernando Alonso's birthday and his remarkable career in Formula One.

* The main focus of the discussion is the recent Belgian Grand Prix weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.

* The hosts discuss the impressive performance of Oscar Piastri in the sprint race, leading laps as a rookie.

* They analyze the controversial incident between Piastri and Carlos Sainz, with different perspectives on who was at fault.

* Heineken Silver is acknowledged as the sponsor of the episode, and the hosts express their appreciation for the partnership.

* The hosts mention Williams F1's 800th Grand Prix, acknowledging their achievement and the positive feedback received about the team's new principal, James Vowles.

* The hosts discuss the process of selecting pit crews and reveal that teams conduct tests to determine the fastest and strongest individuals for the job.

* They express their desire to work as pit crew members for any team for free if they can prove to be faster than the existing crews.

* The hosts discuss Max Verstappen's dominance in Formula One, highlighting his impressive statistics and his ability to push the limits of his car.

* They acknowledge Jake Hughes' achievement of setting the world record for the indoor land speed record and express their desire to break a world record themselves.

* The hosts discuss the Formula 3 and Formula 2 races, focusing on Gabriele Mini's performance and the need for one more point to secure the championship.

* They mention the strategic decisions made by Prema Racing in Formula 2, which ultimately affected Olli Caldwell's race.

* The hosts congratulate Jack Doohan and Enzo Fittipaldi for their respective victories in Formula 2.

* They highlight the diverse range of race winners in Formula 2 and compare it to Formula One, emphasizing the excitement and learning opportunities it offers.

* The hosts discuss the departure of Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane from Alpine, speculating on potential internal issues within the team.

* They consider the possibility that Szafnauer may have received a lucrative offer from another team, such as Audi, which is preparing to enter Formula One.

* The hosts mention the ongoing debate about AI-driven cars in racing and reveal that there is already an Indy 500 branch exploring this concept.

* They discuss the use of wet tires in Formula One and express their opinion that races should not be canceled due to rain, as it is part of the challenge and excitement of the sport.

**Overall Message and Takeaway:**

The episode provides an engaging and informative discussion of the recent Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Formula 3 and Formula 2 races, and various other topics related to Formula One. The hosts offer their perspectives on controversial incidents, celebrate achievements, and analyze strategic decisions made by teams. They also highlight the importance of embracing challenges and pushing the limits in motorsport. ## **Summary of the Podcast Episode: "Spa, Silly Season, and the Future of Formula One"**

### **Race Review: Belgian Grand Prix**

- **Max Verstappen's Dominance:** Verstappen continued his impressive form by winning the Belgian Grand Prix, extending his lead in the championship standings.
- **Oscar Piastri's Impressive Sprint:** Piastri had a strong performance in the sprint race, finishing second behind Verstappen.
- **Sainz and Piastri's Collision:** Sainz and Piastri collided in the first corner of the main race, resulting in Piastri's retirement.
- **Sainz's Responsibility:** The blame for the collision was placed on Sainz, who was deemed to have caused the incident by locking up his brakes and moving into Piastri's line.
- **Alonso's Crash:** Fernando Alonso crashed in the sprint race, but managed to finish fifth in the main race.

### **Tire Blankets and Power Unit Regulations**

- **Tire Blanket Suspension:** The FIA has suspended the planned removal of tire blankets for another year due to concerns raised by teams.
- **Power Unit Regulations Equalization:** F1 will introduce an equalization of power unit regulations for 2026, aiming to bring the performance of different manufacturers closer together.

### **Discussion on the Role of Drivers and Teams in Formula One**

- **Fan Perspective:** Some fans argue that Formula One has become more focused on drivers than teams, with drivers having large followings and merchandise lines.
- **Team Perspective:** Others maintain that Formula One is still a team sport, with the success of a driver heavily dependent on the performance of the car and the team's strategy.
- **Historical Perspective:** Historically, Formula One has had iconic drivers who have transcended teams, such as Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna.
- **Current Driver Movement:** The recent movement of drivers between teams, such as Lando Norris' potential move to Red Bull, has sparked discussions about driver loyalty and the dynamics within teams.

### **Upcoming Guest and Summer Break Plans**

- **Upcoming Guest:** The hosts tease an upcoming guest who will share intriguing Formula One stories from within the sport.
- **Summer Break Content:** The hosts assure listeners that they will continue to release podcast episodes and upload videos on social media during the Formula One summer break.

### **Motivational Message**

- **Seize the Day:** The hosts emphasize the importance of making the most of every day and appreciating the limited time we have.

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[01:02.000 -> 01:31.760] Happy birthday Ladies and gents, welcome back to the Pit Stop podcast.
[01:31.760 -> 01:32.760] What a race.
[01:32.760 -> 01:33.760] What a race.
[01:33.760 -> 01:37.320] I say that, it wasn't as quite exciting as I thought it maybe could have been.
[01:37.320 -> 01:38.320] Okay, what a weekend.
[01:38.320 -> 01:39.320] What a weekend.
[01:39.320 -> 01:41.760] What a weekend is the perfect way to put it.
[01:41.760 -> 01:43.000] Many phenomenal things that happened.
[01:43.000 -> 01:46.600] I just want to give a massive belated happy birthday
[01:46.600 -> 01:47.760] before we go any further.
[01:47.760 -> 01:48.680] We love a happy birthday.
[01:48.680 -> 01:49.760] To Fernando Alonso.
[01:49.760 -> 01:50.600] Fernando Alonso.
[01:50.600 -> 01:53.200] I don't know how old the guy is, 40 something.
[01:53.200 -> 01:54.960] He looks about 18.
[01:54.960 -> 01:57.000] He's going to be racing for another 20 years,
[01:57.000 -> 02:01.680] but Fernando Alonso, happy birthday to you.
[02:01.680 -> 02:02.520] Yeah, that's enough.
[02:02.520 -> 02:03.840] Yeah, that's enough of that.
[02:03.840 -> 02:05.720] Ladies and gents, welcome back to the Pit Stop Podcast.
[02:05.720 -> 02:06.560] Here we are.
[02:06.560 -> 02:08.760] That was an epic weekend full of fun and adventure.
[02:08.760 -> 02:12.400] Oskar Piastri led some laps in Formula One.
[02:12.400 -> 02:13.840] This is a rookie.
[02:13.840 -> 02:16.480] A rookie, ladies and gentlemen.
[02:16.480 -> 02:17.680] That's right.
[02:17.680 -> 02:19.960] Ever since coming, I can't really say that ever
[02:19.960 -> 02:21.680] since coming on the Pit Stop Podcast, can I?
[02:21.680 -> 02:22.960] This guy's been a machine.
[02:22.960 -> 02:24.840] No, but you do say that every part about everyone.
[02:24.840 -> 02:26.200] I am so proud of the fact- Just to let you know, guys, we had Oskar on the podcast. You, can I? This guy's been a machine. No, but you do say that every part about every one. I am so proud of the fact-
[02:26.200 -> 02:27.720] Doesn't it let you know guys, we had Oscar on the podcast.
[02:27.720 -> 02:28.560] Do you know how proud of that I am?
[02:28.560 -> 02:32.040] And the fact that he came on before he signed with McLaren.
[02:32.040 -> 02:35.880] That episode is like a time piece, isn't it really?
[02:35.880 -> 02:37.080] It's never going to happen again,
[02:37.080 -> 02:39.580] that conversation before his first F1 race.
[02:39.580 -> 02:43.120] And now look at him, he's going to be a world champion.
[02:43.120 -> 02:49.080] Bit of a shame about what happened in the feature race. is dive into that but yeah the sprint race Oscar dove into it
[02:49.080 -> 02:55.200] Oscar was it Oscar's fault fab did a bit Fabian knew he did a bit of review on
[02:55.200 -> 02:59.160] the footage online and we'll be getting into that I did indeed because I was not
[02:59.160 -> 03:04.600] happy I'm happy we watched the post race clips of both him and Carlos and yeah
[03:04.600 -> 03:06.560] heated up a little bit of Carlos side
[03:06.560 -> 03:12.440] I think so. I can't wait for your opinion on that. But before we go any further Jake boys. I got a little present for you
[03:12.440 -> 03:15.160] Thank you very much. I would love a present. You just get these out here
[03:15.760 -> 03:18.320] There you go. Yes. Thank you very much
[03:18.960 -> 03:20.960] bottle of Heineken
[03:21.120 -> 03:28.980] Silver thank you very much. Once again Heineken silver are sponsoring this episode of the podcast. They are indeed. Which is amazing. It's amazing guys. Massive
[03:28.980 -> 03:36.360] shout out to Heineken Silver for sponsoring the pod. Let's crack em. There you go buddy.
[03:36.360 -> 03:44.360] Oh god, two attempts but he's made it, he's made it. Cheers fella. Cheers. Ah, that's
[03:44.360 -> 03:46.120] that good stuff.
[03:46.120 -> 03:47.520] Perfect for a race for a view.
[03:47.520 -> 03:48.520] Lovely and smooth.
[03:48.520 -> 03:50.920] Super smooth indeed and it's only 4%.
[03:50.920 -> 03:54.360] It is only 4% a lovely, lovely beer.
[03:54.360 -> 03:58.520] For those of you who want to give it a try, your local bars, go down, get yourself a Heineken
[03:58.520 -> 03:59.520] Silver.
[03:59.520 -> 04:01.360] Feels just like you're on holiday.
[04:01.360 -> 04:02.360] A lovely beer.
[04:02.360 -> 04:08.640] It's a perfect summer drink whether you're having a barbecue, just kicking about with some mates down the park. It's just as good sat here on the sofa though
[04:08.640 -> 04:13.720] as in our podcast. It really is. Absolutely lovely. But guys please please enjoy Heineken
[04:13.720 -> 04:20.840] Silver responsibly. And when you drive never drink visit be drink aware.co.uk. 800 Grand Prix
[04:20.840 -> 04:25.680] for Williams as well so massive shout out to Williams. Well done Williams for 800 Grand Prix's.
[04:25.680 -> 04:27.680] Nearly clapped it, should we clap?
[04:27.680 -> 04:29.680] What's the record? Is that a record?
[04:29.680 -> 04:30.960] Well the team record.
[04:30.960 -> 04:32.960] Is that the most any team has ever done?
[04:33.520 -> 04:34.560] One, I don't know.
[04:34.560 -> 04:36.960] Because otherwise it's just going to be clapping every week isn't it?
[04:36.960 -> 04:38.160] 800, what? Well done.
[04:38.160 -> 04:41.680] 800 is a big milestone so well done Williams.
[04:41.680 -> 04:43.680] Yes, well done, well done.
[04:43.680 -> 04:45.600] I've received some information about Williams.
[04:45.600 -> 04:47.000] Ferrari would have done more than that.
[04:47.000 -> 04:49.880] I bumped into a friend, that's all I'm going to say.
[04:49.880 -> 04:56.400] This person knows James Vowles, or at least has been around James Vowles, and they couldn't
[04:56.400 -> 04:59.120] say enough good things about James Vowles.
[04:59.120 -> 05:05.720] Now, team boss, whatever, these guys are clearly very hard working, they have to be razor sharp
[05:05.720 -> 05:06.880] and focused on what they're doing.
[05:06.880 -> 05:09.640] You don't expect them to be entertainers,
[05:09.640 -> 05:10.480] do I wanna say?
[05:10.480 -> 05:12.080] I'm not really sure, but they're a team boss.
[05:12.080 -> 05:13.840] You guys, you understand what I'm saying.
[05:13.840 -> 05:14.680] But apparently he's-
[05:14.680 -> 05:16.760] Serious, you expect them to be really serious.
[05:16.760 -> 05:20.700] Yeah, apparently he's a great guy, like funny,
[05:20.700 -> 05:23.220] like gives the time of day to everyone.
[05:23.220 -> 05:24.320] I didn't expect that,
[05:24.320 -> 05:27.840] because I've seen some of the post race stuff that he does on their Instagram and stuff and
[05:27.840 -> 05:31.560] whatever he's talking about you know it's kind of very formal but yeah heard
[05:31.560 -> 05:34.000] he's a great guy. He's had a big career and been through a lot of different
[05:34.000 -> 05:40.000] processes and positions to get to where he is. Has he? Maybe you could shine a light on a few things that he's done.
[05:40.000 -> 05:49.000] Oh shit! I thought I'd say something smart and I just can't back it up. He was at Mercedes for a while, wasn't he? He was important there.
[05:49.000 -> 05:53.000] But no, what I'm saying is, I've seen loads of clips as well with him,
[05:53.000 -> 05:56.000] like talking to kids, doing interviews, explaining stuff.
[05:56.000 -> 06:01.000] He just seems great in all events, and I feel like he's the kind of person a team can really get behind.
[06:01.000 -> 06:04.000] You'd feel like you trust your principal, easy to come across.
[06:04.000 -> 06:07.640] I'm excited for Williams. It'll yeah we could see what they can do and
[06:07.640 -> 06:11.400] when someone says someone about that about a person whatever I don't know
[06:11.400 -> 06:13.960] what I'm trying to say here but when people talk about other people when
[06:13.960 -> 06:16.800] they're not there yeah shows a lot like it makes me want to get them on the pod
[06:16.800 -> 06:20.160] so James Vows if you're listening or anyone from Williams that could
[06:20.160 -> 06:23.680] potentially make it happen yeah I'd love to have James Vows on the pod
[06:23.680 -> 06:25.200] we've got the August break coming up now, guys.
[06:25.200 -> 06:26.440] No racing for a few weeks.
[06:26.440 -> 06:28.520] So, pit stop has to entertain.
[06:28.520 -> 06:30.920] And actually, we are starting it off pretty well
[06:30.920 -> 06:32.920] because, well, this episode,
[06:32.920 -> 06:34.440] yesterday we were at F1 Arcade.
[06:34.440 -> 06:36.360] So this episode was a little bit delayed going up.
[06:36.360 -> 06:38.200] But tomorrow, who are we filming with?
[06:38.200 -> 06:40.240] We've got a big guest coming to the fair.
[06:40.240 -> 06:41.800] We have indeed.
[06:41.800 -> 06:43.580] It's gonna be a familiar face.
[06:43.580 -> 06:46.300] You guys have seen this person before. That's all I'm gonna say
[06:47.000 -> 06:52.080] But we're doing something a bit extra special. Oh, it's extra. We're leaving the front. The Gulf is gonna be used
[06:52.180 -> 06:58.900] Yeah, take us somewhere. We're leaving pit stop HQ aka the flat which means anything is possible
[06:58.900 -> 07:05.240] You never know what's gonna happen when we leave the flat last episode you and me were talking about pit crews.
[07:05.240 -> 07:06.080] Right.
[07:06.080 -> 07:08.260] And do either side of the garage
[07:08.260 -> 07:09.560] have two different pit crews?
[07:09.560 -> 07:10.700] We know that they don't.
[07:10.700 -> 07:11.540] Yeah.
[07:11.540 -> 07:12.360] Or at least that's the conclusion that we came to.
[07:12.360 -> 07:13.200] That's what we came to.
[07:13.200 -> 07:14.280] And then we were trying to figure out,
[07:14.280 -> 07:15.520] well, we weren't sure, I think,
[07:15.520 -> 07:16.880] was we were figuring it out.
[07:16.880 -> 07:18.760] We were kind of, we're almost there.
[07:18.760 -> 07:20.700] We're trying to figure it out.
[07:20.700 -> 07:22.920] I had a vital piece of information come through.
[07:22.920 -> 07:23.760] Is it vital?
[07:23.760 -> 07:24.960] From a very-
[07:24.960 -> 07:26.400] How reliable?
[07:26.400 -> 07:28.840] No, from a very, very credible source.
[07:28.840 -> 07:29.680] Okay, yeah.
[07:29.680 -> 07:31.560] Yeah, this person knows their stuff about Formula One,
[07:31.560 -> 07:32.400] trust me.
[07:32.400 -> 07:34.320] They said that they do tests,
[07:34.320 -> 07:36.520] they test the pit crew to find out
[07:36.520 -> 07:38.200] who's gonna do it, basically.
[07:38.200 -> 07:40.040] So all the pit crew in the garage,
[07:40.040 -> 07:41.560] they will be tested to see who can do
[07:41.560 -> 07:44.440] the pit stop the fastest, I assume.
[07:44.440 -> 07:45.400] Oh, that is a credible source.
[07:45.400 -> 07:46.400] Yeah, did you see that?
[07:46.400 -> 07:47.840] That is a really credible source.
[07:47.840 -> 07:52.080] They test the pit crew and whoever I guess is the fastest, and I guess they do it off
[07:52.080 -> 07:55.320] like who's strongest, you know, who can be the quickest, who can lift the tyres.
[07:55.320 -> 07:56.320] So like a mini Olympics?
[07:56.320 -> 07:58.120] Yeah, I guess so, yeah.
[07:58.120 -> 08:00.600] So and you win a chance to be on the team pretty much?
[08:00.600 -> 08:02.280] It's like a shootout.
[08:02.280 -> 08:03.280] That's cool.
[08:03.280 -> 08:10.480] They should do tryouts for it, shouldn't they? No, but someone listening will work at one of the teams and this is your chance to get pit-stopped
[08:10.480 -> 08:14.720] down for the day that you do the test and see if we're quicker than your team because if we are
[08:14.720 -> 08:20.480] we will work for free. I will do a whole season in Formula One at any team. Formula 2, I'll do it in
[08:20.480 -> 08:24.080] Formula 2, that'd be even harder. Only if we're quick enough, we have to earn the spot but let
[08:24.080 -> 08:27.840] us have a go because trust me, me and Fab, when we put our mind to things,
[08:27.840 -> 08:32.080] and we work in perfect synchrony as well, you'd have two people that have-
[08:32.080 -> 08:33.120] Some would say in harmony.
[08:33.120 -> 08:36.080] In harmony, yeah. Anything we do sounds like a song.
[08:37.040 -> 08:40.720] So if any team wants Fab and Jake for free, you can have us.
[08:40.720 -> 08:41.520] We nearly started singing.
[08:41.520 -> 08:44.320] And we'll share a hotel room, so that's cheaper for the teams.
[08:44.320 -> 08:46.340] Nearly went back a couple of months to start singing again
[08:46.340 -> 08:49.340] We can't be doing that for a while. No, we haven't maybe it'll come out
[08:50.360 -> 08:55.140] Apparently there's like they have the rarely any backups. So the pit crew is the pit crew like really?
[08:55.140 -> 08:59.760] I don't think they have many imagine there was like loads of people got food poisoning and crowd know where Christian horn has got to
[08:59.760 -> 09:02.440] Be changing the tires on the Red Bull. I would love to see that
[09:03.000 -> 09:05.420] Because he's probably well, I think he'd struggle.
[09:05.420 -> 09:06.380] Talking about pit crews,
[09:06.380 -> 09:08.380] did you see what Max said on the radio
[09:08.380 -> 09:10.020] to his Red Bull pit crew over the weekend?
[09:10.020 -> 09:11.060] Absolutely killed me.
[09:11.060 -> 09:11.900] No.
[09:11.900 -> 09:13.340] Right, so Max is winning the race in sport.
[09:13.340 -> 09:14.180] Oh yeah.
[09:14.180 -> 09:15.580] And he radios in saying,
[09:15.580 -> 09:18.460] I could also push and we could do another stop
[09:18.460 -> 09:20.740] for a little bit of pit stop training
[09:20.740 -> 09:22.940] whilst winning a bloody race.
[09:22.940 -> 09:24.700] This guy says that.
[09:24.700 -> 09:27.680] Yeah. He is, do you know what? I'm bearing in mind when he said this whilst winning a bloody race this guy says that yeah he is a bearer of mine
[09:27.680 -> 09:32.240] when he said this because I was checking the TV I heard him say it live he was 19
[09:32.240 -> 09:36.960] seconds ahead yeah should I push and I'm fairly sure a pit stop is like 21
[09:36.960 -> 09:40.320] seconds at Spa so he would have had to have made up two seconds he thought he
[09:40.320 -> 09:44.320] could have done that he clearly is unbelievable we say this every week I
[09:44.320 -> 09:46.360] feel like we don't talk about Max enough,
[09:46.360 -> 09:47.880] but then realistically, what is there to say?
[09:47.880 -> 09:49.160] Everyone knows how great he is.
[09:49.160 -> 09:51.120] But I did get his stats up in front of me
[09:51.120 -> 09:52.360] cause I just wanted to see,
[09:52.360 -> 09:54.440] cause he's still young, he's 25.
[09:54.440 -> 09:56.900] So I wanted to look at his percentages.
[09:56.900 -> 09:57.740] It's mad.
[09:57.740 -> 10:00.560] He is at a podium in over 50% of his races
[10:00.560 -> 10:02.680] he's ever done in Formula One.
[10:02.680 -> 10:04.000] And you got to bear in mind, he's still young.
[10:04.000 -> 10:04.840] And that's just growing.
[10:04.840 -> 10:05.600] That's going to get even more. Just going to go in mind, he's still young. So then first couple of weeks,
[10:05.600 -> 10:06.640] he's just gonna go up and up.
[10:06.640 -> 10:08.120] The percentage is gonna get higher.
[10:08.120 -> 10:12.160] He's won 25% of his races ever.
[10:12.160 -> 10:15.080] That is absolutely ridiculous.
[10:15.080 -> 10:20.040] Points finishes in over 80% and he's still young
[10:20.040 -> 10:22.560] because he stepped straight in and started winning.
[10:22.560 -> 10:23.560] 80% points finish.
[10:23.560 -> 10:25.320] 80% point finishes, man.
[10:25.320 -> 10:26.160] Wow.
[10:26.160 -> 10:27.560] You know, Spa is his favorite track.
[10:27.560 -> 10:28.400] Is it?
[10:28.400 -> 10:29.220] Yeah.
[10:29.220 -> 10:30.120] Well, he drove around there
[10:30.120 -> 10:31.680] like it was his favorite track, didn't he?
[10:31.680 -> 10:33.280] I mean, when Oscar was leading,
[10:33.280 -> 10:35.580] that was this Oscar piastri, man.
[10:37.400 -> 10:40.400] For the whole weekend, was just a machine.
[10:40.400 -> 10:42.960] To see him in that sprint, leading the Grand Prix
[10:42.960 -> 10:44.320] the way McLaren did the pit,
[10:44.320 -> 10:46.840] and I know it only lasted a couple of laps,
[10:46.840 -> 10:49.100] but it was a couple of laps that were great.
[10:49.100 -> 10:53.120] We'll dive into Oscar, but speaking of amazing people,
[10:53.120 -> 10:55.160] I wanted to speak about someone else who's amazing.
[10:55.160 -> 10:56.000] Who's amazing?
[10:56.000 -> 10:56.840] Outside of Formula One.
[10:56.840 -> 10:57.660] Who?
[10:57.660 -> 10:58.500] You.
[10:58.500 -> 10:59.340] Why?
[10:59.340 -> 11:00.160] I'm joking.
[11:00.160 -> 11:02.360] Oh God, I thought you were gonna say something nice.
[11:02.360 -> 11:04.760] Jake Hughes set the world record
[11:04.760 -> 11:06.080] for the indoor land speed,
[11:06.080 -> 11:09.920] 218.7 kilometers per hour.
[11:09.920 -> 11:11.040] Yep.
[11:11.040 -> 11:12.640] Shout out to Jake Hughes.
[11:12.640 -> 11:13.480] Fantastic.
[11:13.480 -> 11:14.300] One of our boys.
[11:14.300 -> 11:17.440] Jake's an amazing lad and wow, what a record to have.
[11:17.440 -> 11:19.440] He's got a world record, like plaque,
[11:19.440 -> 11:20.720] that he can put up in his house now.
[11:20.720 -> 11:22.560] I would absolutely love a world record.
[11:22.560 -> 11:24.320] I'm sure there's something we can do one day.
[11:24.320 -> 11:26.840] I've always looked online to see what the easiest one is
[11:26.840 -> 11:27.680] to beat.
[11:27.680 -> 11:28.800] It's funny you say that because I think
[11:28.800 -> 11:30.000] that we could beat that.
[11:31.000 -> 11:32.600] Well, in the Gulf, for Albuquerque.
[11:32.600 -> 11:37.040] Not in the Gulf, but I think if we can't beat that,
[11:37.040 -> 11:39.120] I think there is a record that we can beat.
[11:39.120 -> 11:39.960] Yeah.
[11:39.960 -> 11:40.800] We tried it, didn't we?
[11:40.800 -> 11:42.840] How on earth do you think we're gonna be able to beat JQs?
[11:42.840 -> 11:48.000] We don't have a Formula E car, we don't have a track. Yeah, good point, yep. Maybe we should go for something a bit more like
[11:48.000 -> 11:51.760] how many spoons can you balance on your head or something? We gotta look at, we gotta go through
[11:51.760 -> 11:57.280] the website. My face isn't, that isn't shaped enough. My face is just like a, it's just round
[11:57.280 -> 12:00.160] like a satsuma. We'll have to get spoons on it, we could try another household object. It needs
[12:00.160 -> 12:07.080] to be angular didn't it to put the spoons on. How many forks? I don't know. You've got to look like Edward Cullen to put the spoons on.
[12:07.080 -> 12:07.920] Well, think of something.
[12:07.920 -> 12:09.960] We could break a world record, and this is our chance.
[12:09.960 -> 12:12.200] But no, yeah, straight into this weekend.
[12:12.200 -> 12:13.960] We've got the F3 to talk about.
[12:13.960 -> 12:14.920] I'll go there with Gabby.
[12:14.920 -> 12:17.200] We said he could have won the championship this weekend.
[12:17.200 -> 12:19.920] He now needs one point in the final race.
[12:19.920 -> 12:21.140] And we had a message.
[12:21.140 -> 12:22.400] Someone messaged Pitstop and said,
[12:22.400 -> 12:24.460] thank you for getting me to watch the F3
[12:24.460 -> 12:25.520] because he loved it.
[12:25.520 -> 12:26.960] So I'm really glad about that
[12:26.960 -> 12:29.080] because I know a lot of people maybe don't get up
[12:29.080 -> 12:30.720] that early for even the F2.
[12:30.720 -> 12:32.520] Well, Jake and Fab had a very tiring weekend
[12:32.520 -> 12:35.560] because Jake and Fab were up at 7 a.m. to watch it all.
[12:35.560 -> 12:37.200] Yeah, every day we were up to watch all of it.
[12:37.200 -> 12:38.840] Corlease sprint, feature race.
[12:38.840 -> 12:41.320] I was out here with my duvet, 7 a.m.
[12:41.320 -> 12:43.920] And Gabi didn't necessarily have the best weekend,
[12:43.920 -> 12:45.800] but yeah, one point in the final race
[12:45.800 -> 12:48.520] and he's a Formula 3 World Champion.
[12:48.520 -> 12:50.760] It was crazy in the Formula 3 when Pepe Martin
[12:50.760 -> 12:53.400] went back on the, sorry if I pronounced that wrong,
[12:53.400 -> 12:55.960] went back on the track and accidentally hit that guy
[12:55.960 -> 12:58.760] and that could have been really bad.
[12:58.760 -> 13:00.360] Yeah, there was a couple incidents like that
[13:00.360 -> 13:02.840] in the F2 as well, Charles Leclerc span out.
[13:02.840 -> 13:03.680] But I will give that guy a shout out.
[13:03.680 -> 13:05.880] He got up over the street out of his car and went over and said,
[13:05.880 -> 13:08.400] sorry, like you could tell he was really annoyed.
[13:08.400 -> 13:09.240] Oh, I know what you're talking about now.
[13:09.240 -> 13:11.360] Yeah, when he crashed and then he tried to pull back
[13:11.360 -> 13:12.200] on the track.
[13:12.200 -> 13:14.080] Yeah, comes back on the track, man.
[13:14.080 -> 13:15.760] Yeah, that could have been really bad.
[13:15.760 -> 13:16.600] That's terrible.
[13:16.600 -> 13:19.600] But he knew it, like it wasn't like he was oblivious to it.
[13:19.600 -> 13:20.640] And I felt sorry for him,
[13:20.640 -> 13:22.800] cause these are just kids battling for the top, you know.
[13:22.800 -> 13:23.640] Well, it's F3, man.
[13:23.640 -> 13:26.720] It's F3, you know, when When we had Gabby's like 18.
[13:26.720 -> 13:27.080] Yeah.
[13:27.080 -> 13:28.600] Is there anyone younger than 18 in the F3?
[13:28.600 -> 13:29.440] Yeah, definitely.
[13:29.440 -> 13:30.920] I'm pretty sure, yeah.
[13:30.920 -> 13:32.080] Yeah.
[13:32.080 -> 13:33.760] I mean, I can't give you ages or names.
[13:33.760 -> 13:34.480] Yeah, definitely.
[13:34.480 -> 13:35.160] I still don't know everyone on the grid.
[13:35.160 -> 13:36.160] I'm learning.
[13:36.160 -> 13:37.040] I'm learning.
[13:37.040 -> 13:38.880] But yeah, we're just backing Gabby in there
[13:38.880 -> 13:40.040] and he needs one more point.
[13:40.040 -> 13:42.280] Yeah, it's a shame we've got to wait until Monza now
[13:42.280 -> 13:45.000] because F3 aren't racing Zambor, I don't think.
[13:45.000 -> 13:45.500] No.
[13:45.500 -> 13:48.500] But their next race is Monza, so that'll be interesting.
[13:49.000 -> 13:52.000] Moving into the F2 though, I've got a note here.
[13:52.000 -> 13:56.000] Prema getting Behrman and Vesti out ASAP for quali.
[13:56.000 -> 13:56.500] Mm-hmm.
[13:56.500 -> 13:58.500] Did you, were you watching the quali with me?
[13:58.500 -> 14:00.000] Or were you watching it in bed? I can't remember.
[14:00.000 -> 14:01.000] Yeah, I watched quali in bed.
[14:01.500 -> 14:02.000] Amazing.
[14:02.000 -> 14:03.500] No, I watched quali with you!
[14:04.000 -> 14:04.500] Did you?
[14:04.500 -> 14:05.000] I can't even remember. No, no watched quali with you. Did you?
[14:05.000 -> 14:05.820] I can't even remember.
[14:05.820 -> 14:08.160] No, no, all the mornings have merged into one.
[14:08.160 -> 14:11.560] Yeah, so for the quali in the F2,
[14:11.560 -> 14:14.120] Premo got both their drivers out first,
[14:14.120 -> 14:16.200] as soon as possible, because rain was coming.
[14:16.200 -> 14:18.360] Berman went out just before Vesti,
[14:18.360 -> 14:20.240] and it's mad because Berman beat Vesti
[14:20.240 -> 14:21.560] by about half a second,
[14:21.560 -> 14:23.900] but only because the rain started.
[14:23.900 -> 14:26.800] Like he got, like Berman got like one or two turns,
[14:26.800 -> 14:27.720] which were dry.
[14:27.720 -> 14:29.480] And by the time Vesti got there, they were raining
[14:29.480 -> 14:32.640] and everyone else, it was pissing it down.
[14:32.640 -> 14:34.160] So yeah, they absolutely smashed it.
[14:34.160 -> 14:35.680] And that's why Prema are an amazing team, man.
[14:35.680 -> 14:37.280] Which yeah, they do make great decisions.
[14:37.280 -> 14:38.120] Prema are great.
[14:38.120 -> 14:39.520] And that obviously meant Ollie started pole
[14:39.520 -> 14:43.160] for the feature race and it just didn't really go to plan.
[14:43.160 -> 14:47.360] Like there was a few things, a few, a few, then again the decision they made with
[14:47.360 -> 14:50.480] him bringing him in may have been what ruined Ollie's race.
[14:50.480 -> 14:53.840] Yeah, that was a tough, tough one. Especially because he was on the radio and
[14:53.840 -> 14:56.320] didn't necessarily want to come in. I thought he definitely could have got a
[14:56.320 -> 14:58.960] couple more laps out. The thing is I heard the commentary though, they were saying like
[14:58.960 -> 15:02.560] they have to act, they have to, because the rain's coming, they have to get him in.
[15:02.560 -> 15:06.040] But Behrman was saying like, you know, I've got a couple more laps left in my tires,
[15:06.040 -> 15:08.240] I can go a bit longer, but they wanted to change him.
[15:08.240 -> 15:09.440] If he had just stayed out,
[15:09.440 -> 15:10.880] he would have still been first, I reckon.
[15:10.880 -> 15:11.840] He could have won that race.
[15:11.840 -> 15:13.360] Ollie is so, I'm excited for Ollie.
[15:13.360 -> 15:15.360] I do think one more year in F2 after this,
[15:15.360 -> 15:16.840] and I think he'll just keep improving.
[15:16.840 -> 15:18.120] He's still so young.
[15:18.120 -> 15:21.280] Jack Dewan won his second Formula 2 race in a row.
[15:21.280 -> 15:23.240] Jack Dewan, congratulations.
[15:23.240 -> 15:24.080] We give you a little clap.
[15:24.080 -> 15:26.960] And also congrats to Enzo. Enzo Fittipaldi as well.
[15:26.960 -> 15:29.040] He got his first win in F2,
[15:29.040 -> 15:30.640] which is brilliant in the sprint race.
[15:30.640 -> 15:32.440] One thing I love about the F2 is just the fact
[15:32.440 -> 15:34.880] there's how many different race winners there are.
[15:34.880 -> 15:35.960] If anyone doesn't watch it,
[15:35.960 -> 15:37.200] I'm pretty sure that was the 11th
[15:37.200 -> 15:39.520] or the 12th different race winner
[15:39.520 -> 15:41.000] across the sprint and feature races.
[15:41.000 -> 15:42.840] You can't say that with F1, can you?
[15:42.840 -> 15:44.800] I couldn't watch an F1 race weekend
[15:44.800 -> 15:46.040] without watching the F2 now.
[15:46.040 -> 15:47.920] No, because it like adds a bit of a dynamic
[15:47.920 -> 15:48.800] before it, doesn't it?
[15:48.800 -> 15:50.960] To me, it's like going to a gig
[15:50.960 -> 15:52.720] and you have the support acts on first.
[15:52.720 -> 15:54.240] So you go to the main band and you play,
[15:54.240 -> 15:56.120] you get like nine, but you have like two or three
[15:56.120 -> 15:58.560] like awesome bands that maybe you've never heard of before.
[15:58.560 -> 16:00.600] And you go and then you end up loving their music.
[16:00.600 -> 16:01.840] It's like a warmup to the show.
[16:01.840 -> 16:02.680] That is a great way to put it.
[16:02.680 -> 16:04.720] That's what F2 is, because if you love F1,
[16:04.720 -> 16:05.600] but don't like F2, you're not going to know all the drivers, but the more that you watch it, the more you will up to the show. That's a great way to put it. That's what F2 is. Because if you love F1, but don't like F2,
[16:05.600 -> 16:06.840] you're not going to know all the drivers,
[16:06.840 -> 16:08.200] but the more that you watch it,
[16:08.200 -> 16:09.280] the more you'll learn to love them.
[16:09.280 -> 16:10.400] I love the way they have just different
[16:10.400 -> 16:11.640] commentary teams as well.
[16:11.640 -> 16:14.000] Hearing different people commentate on it is nice.
[16:14.000 -> 16:16.280] Cause you hear people talk about the track differently.
[16:16.280 -> 16:17.480] Crofty is obviously the GOAT,
[16:17.480 -> 16:19.800] but hearing other people talk about it.
[16:19.800 -> 16:20.640] It's just nice.
[16:20.640 -> 16:21.480] You learn.
[16:21.480 -> 16:23.400] Yeah. Alex Brundle, Chris McCarthy.
[16:23.400 -> 16:25.560] Who sounds just like his dad.
[16:25.560 -> 16:27.240] There's another guy as well.
[16:27.240 -> 16:29.520] I'm forgetting names here, this is bad.
[16:29.520 -> 16:30.680] Especially considering I'm speaking
[16:30.680 -> 16:32.200] to one of them on Instagram.
[16:32.200 -> 16:34.000] This is absolutely horrendously bad.
[16:34.000 -> 16:38.240] I wanna say, again, last pod,
[16:38.240 -> 16:39.520] this is so weird that it's happened
[16:39.520 -> 16:41.960] because I said to you, why can't they have
[16:41.960 -> 16:43.280] some sort of guard or something that goes-
[16:43.280 -> 16:46.960] Alex Jax, that's the name. That canax, that can't go at the back of the wheels
[16:46.960 -> 16:49.120] to stop the spray going into the cars.
[16:49.120 -> 16:51.360] I came off from that pod two days later,
[16:51.360 -> 16:53.280] I went on Twitter, which I never do,
[16:53.280 -> 16:56.160] and I saw that F1 or the FIA have already
[16:56.160 -> 16:57.640] mocked up a design for it.
[16:57.640 -> 17:00.120] And they wanted to release it for Spa, but they didn't.
[17:00.120 -> 17:02.200] So in a way you're like psychic.
[17:02.200 -> 17:07.000] In a way, many people may think that I pre-empted that, but I didn't.
[17:07.000 -> 17:10.000] That purely came to me in a dream.
[17:10.000 -> 17:12.000] Yeah, the FIA are definitely listening to the pi-
[17:12.000 -> 17:13.500] Oh, breaking news!
[17:13.500 -> 17:16.000] We forgot to talk about the fact that Otmar
[17:16.000 -> 17:17.000] Schaffen-
[17:17.000 -> 17:17.500] Otmar
[17:17.500 -> 17:18.000] Schaffner
[17:18.000 -> 17:19.000] Schnafner
[17:19.000 -> 17:21.000] has left Alpine!
[17:21.000 -> 17:22.000] Not just Otmar.
[17:22.000 -> 17:24.000] No, he's taken his best friend as well.
[17:24.000 -> 17:28.040] Yeah. I don't know if they're best friends two of them are going I've got a chart here
[17:28.040 -> 17:33.080] Alpine changes in the last 18 months okay a lot look at that list
[17:33.080 -> 17:38.200] considering that's 18 months year and a half I cannot pronounce these names
[17:38.200 -> 17:41.360] this is gonna be great Marcin Budkowski
[17:41.360 -> 18:07.020] Marcin Budkowski leaves leaves Alan Prost leaves, Otmar Safnar joins, Oscar Piastso leaves, Laurent Rossi changes role, Otmar Safnar leaves, Alan the other guy
[18:07.020 -> 18:11.860] who you said leaves and Pat Fry leaves. So a lot of people have left Alpine. Mate
[18:11.860 -> 18:17.160] they're gonna go on to some serious serious changes now. Yeah but let's talk
[18:17.160 -> 18:21.480] about this because Otmar clearly said in an interview a couple of races ago
[18:21.480 -> 18:24.720] saying that he thinks Alpine will give him the time. I remember specifically
[18:24.720 -> 18:25.760] watching it saying that they were reallypine will give him the time. I remember specifically watching it saying
[18:25.760 -> 18:27.440] that they were really involved with the project.
[18:27.440 -> 18:29.400] And I know he's going to say that on TV,
[18:29.400 -> 18:31.600] but then three days before he announced he left,
[18:31.600 -> 18:33.560] he did another one saying that he expects
[18:33.560 -> 18:35.720] that they'll give him the hundred races he's promised.
[18:35.720 -> 18:37.120] So it was clearly something internally.
[18:37.120 -> 18:38.120] How many's left then?
[18:38.120 -> 18:39.740] Well, he was only like 30 or something
[18:39.740 -> 18:41.000] into the hundred he was promised.
[18:41.000 -> 18:41.840] Oh, no way.
[18:41.840 -> 18:46.840] So, but I just, when you leave with someone,
[18:46.840 -> 18:49.460] is either something internally they did wrong,
[18:49.460 -> 18:53.160] or someone like Audi, or one of these teams
[18:53.160 -> 18:55.900] that we know that is trying to come into Formula One,
[18:55.900 -> 18:58.700] has been trying to get a team principal
[18:58.700 -> 19:01.920] and people that are high up within a team to join them now
[19:01.920 -> 19:03.800] to start the prep for when they come in.
[19:03.800 -> 19:10.920] So I wonder whether he's been thrown. Do you reckon he's been like fired or do you reckon in the back of his
[19:10.920 -> 19:13.760] head he's known he's got a massive money offer here?
[19:13.760 -> 19:18.800] I don't think he's been fired. I don't know if it's actually out or not, the reason why,
[19:18.800 -> 19:22.760] but I do know that there's been some internal stuff going on with Alpine because you've
[19:22.760 -> 19:25.440] got to remember this is like a French team, right?
[19:25.440 -> 19:26.940] But they're based in the UK.
[19:26.940 -> 19:27.780] Yeah.
[19:27.780 -> 19:29.200] So from what I've heard anyway,
[19:29.200 -> 19:30.600] the team is kind of split down the middle.
[19:30.600 -> 19:31.440] You have like the-
[19:31.440 -> 19:33.080] Yes, they have somewhere in France.
[19:33.080 -> 19:34.640] You have like the French side
[19:34.640 -> 19:35.640] and you have the British side
[19:35.640 -> 19:37.280] and apparently they've just been butting heads.
[19:37.280 -> 19:39.080] And I think personally,
[19:39.080 -> 19:41.520] just I want the French to run Alpine, personally.
[19:41.520 -> 19:44.280] I would love to see Alpine, still a French team.
[19:44.280 -> 19:45.920] Yeah. You know, the factory still a French team, you know,
[19:48.400 -> 19:53.040] the factory off in the UK, go live, like have the factory. I do agree with that. I do quite like that as well. That would be cool if that's where their
[19:53.040 -> 19:56.960] factory is. And it would just make everything a bit different, wouldn't it? Like when I think of
[19:56.960 -> 20:01.600] like the English teams here, I mean, I know Mercedes isn't necessarily an English team,
[20:01.600 -> 20:05.540] but I know they're here. I know Red Bull's here, but Aston Martin is the one for me
[20:05.540 -> 20:08.520] that is specifically, you're like England,
[20:08.520 -> 20:09.880] and then you're like Silverstone,
[20:09.880 -> 20:12.040] especially because they're at Silverstone.
[20:12.040 -> 20:13.800] But like, yeah, with teams like Alpine,
[20:13.800 -> 20:16.100] if you're going to, especially with two French drivers,
[20:16.100 -> 20:17.800] it would make sense really, wouldn't it?
[20:17.800 -> 20:18.640] Yeah, I'd like that.
[20:18.640 -> 20:21.160] And a bit of, you know, a bit of cultural diversity,
[20:21.160 -> 20:22.360] is that the right word, on the grid?
[20:22.360 -> 20:23.200] Whatever.
[20:23.200 -> 20:24.040] I don't know.
[20:24.040 -> 20:26.480] The less British it is, the more fun it gets.
[20:26.480 -> 20:28.200] Teams from everywhere, I'd love that.
[20:28.200 -> 20:31.080] I also wanna go back to the pod previously,
[20:31.080 -> 20:32.360] you've done this a few times already.
[20:32.360 -> 20:33.280] Take us right back.
[20:33.280 -> 20:35.920] We were talking about AI cars.
[20:35.920 -> 20:36.760] Okay.
[20:36.760 -> 20:37.580] Self-driving cars.
[20:37.580 -> 20:38.420] Yes.
[20:38.420 -> 20:40.600] And how there could be a race division
[20:40.600 -> 20:42.240] where you don't need a driver
[20:42.240 -> 20:43.580] and the teams just operate the cars,
[20:43.580 -> 20:44.560] like remote control cars,
[20:44.560 -> 20:47.240] and whatever cars the quickest wins.
[20:47.240 -> 20:48.560] Well apparently that already exists.
[20:48.560 -> 20:50.640] Oh god, did someone tell us that?
[20:50.640 -> 20:54.480] Someone said, I was listening to your recent podcast about AI racing, it's a real thing.
[20:54.480 -> 20:57.300] This is from Rosie Ashley, thanks for the DM.
[20:57.300 -> 21:03.920] She said there is an Indy 500 branch of four groups I believe who have AI driving cars.
[21:03.920 -> 21:07.560] Now I haven't researched it, but it's very interesting.
[21:07.560 -> 21:09.480] But that's something for us to look into and talk about.
[21:09.480 -> 21:10.720] And we should watch it.
[21:10.720 -> 21:13.560] Yeah, I can't really imagine how AI driving cars work,
[21:13.560 -> 21:16.120] but it's interesting to know that that's currently going on.
[21:16.120 -> 21:18.400] I've got some notes from the weekend as well.
[21:18.400 -> 21:19.240] Hello.
[21:19.240 -> 21:20.960] One of the things I wanted to talk about
[21:20.960 -> 21:24.320] is the use of wet tires.
[21:24.320 -> 21:25.160] Right.
[21:25.160 -> 21:29.320] Because Brundle was annoyed that they were relying
[21:29.320 -> 21:31.520] on the trucks to remove all the water at Spa.
[21:31.520 -> 21:34.160] And he obviously says like, we have wet tires,
[21:34.160 -> 21:35.000] what's the point in having them?
[21:35.000 -> 21:37.000] Are we not going to have any wet races pretty much?
[21:37.000 -> 21:39.060] Like, and I get it at Spa,
[21:39.060 -> 21:40.720] it can be seen as a dangerous track.
[21:40.720 -> 21:44.400] Like we know the spray is awful and going out in the wet
[21:44.400 -> 21:49.420] is dangerous at every track. But if One not necessarily for Spa I'm talking across
[21:49.420 -> 21:52.860] the grid here remember at Monaco the rain everything if we're not gonna go
[21:52.860 -> 21:57.100] out in the rain in the wet why do we have wet tyres?
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[22:54.040 -> 22:58.360] I'm starting to, I don't know because I haven't watched for long enough, but back in the day
[22:58.360 -> 23:02.800] I just feel like has it has it become has Formula One become more and more and more
[23:02.800 -> 23:07.100] we won't race in the rain, we won't race in the rain? Because I swear I've seen videos of them going round
[23:07.100 -> 23:08.800] in the pissing rain in wet.
[23:08.800 -> 23:11.360] There's definitely a line between like, you know,
[23:11.360 -> 23:14.840] heavy rain and then like, just torrential downpour.
[23:14.840 -> 23:16.200] Yeah, because you can't aquaplane, right?
[23:16.200 -> 23:19.000] So it depends whether the rain has like, settled.
[23:19.000 -> 23:19.840] Is that right?
[23:19.840 -> 23:21.040] Because if there's like puddles everywhere.
[23:21.040 -> 23:22.680] If you have standing water, you can aquaplane.
[23:22.680 -> 23:24.800] Yeah, so they can't go on that, right?
[23:24.800 -> 23:27.760] Well, I mean, you have wet tires for standing water.
[23:27.760 -> 23:30.160] So like, inters are for when there's no standing water,
[23:30.160 -> 23:31.440] but it's raining.
[23:31.440 -> 23:33.600] Wet tires is when there's standing water.
[23:33.600 -> 23:35.120] But then if there's a massive puddle,
[23:35.120 -> 23:36.560] like what are you going to do?
[23:36.560 -> 23:37.480] You have to stop it then.
[23:37.480 -> 23:38.880] But it's the question is,
[23:38.880 -> 23:41.280] do you think Spa was too wet to race?
[23:41.280 -> 23:43.840] George is trying to get it taken off the calendar.
[23:43.840 -> 23:45.440] I know, yeah, I know.
[23:45.440 -> 23:46.600] Which is crazy.
[23:46.600 -> 23:50.320] Listen, I think, yes, it's dangerous,
[23:50.320 -> 23:52.200] but motorsport is dangerous anyway.
[23:52.200 -> 23:53.560] Across the board, everywhere.
[23:53.560 -> 23:55.040] Anyway, it is.
[23:55.040 -> 23:58.560] But there is a limit when it's too wet.
[23:58.560 -> 24:02.200] But I think Brundle and Crofty were saying,
[24:03.120 -> 24:05.000] we haven't seen Burt Mailand,
[24:05.000 -> 24:07.080] Burt Mailand, the safety car driver,
[24:07.080 -> 24:09.000] like proper having it around the corner
[24:09.000 -> 24:09.840] as much as he used to.
[24:09.840 -> 24:11.240] He would go out and test the track
[24:11.240 -> 24:12.080] to see if it's wet enough.
[24:12.080 -> 24:14.360] And he hasn't been doing that as much recently
[24:14.360 -> 24:15.400] for whatever reason,
[24:15.400 -> 24:17.600] whether it's the safety regulations or what.
[24:17.600 -> 24:18.920] He had not a little spin,
[24:18.920 -> 24:20.680] but Burt Mailand at that time,
[24:20.680 -> 24:22.080] definitely went out a little bit.
[24:22.080 -> 24:23.480] He tweeted out a little bit.
[24:23.480 -> 24:24.880] It's bad that I'm watching it.
[24:24.880 -> 24:27.000] Like I shouldn't do this, but I'm watching it thinking,
[24:27.000 -> 24:29.000] imagine how funny it would be if the safety cars fan out.
[24:29.000 -> 24:31.000] Because it would just be jokes.
[24:31.000 -> 24:34.000] Well you and me were saying, he must love it when he's got wet races,
[24:34.000 -> 24:36.000] because it means he gets to go around and do a load of formation laps.
[24:36.000 -> 24:41.000] Yeah, and they did do a load of formation laps, which didn't necessarily take away from the racing.
[24:41.000 -> 24:43.000] Well, it did take a few laps away.
[24:43.000 -> 24:46.440] But imagine being him, like, you're driving a lovely car, round Spa. Listening to the radio, well, it did take a few laps away. But imagine being him, like you're driving a lovely car
[24:46.440 -> 24:51.080] round Spa, and you're leading 20 F1 cars.
[24:51.080 -> 24:52.200] You can look in your rear view mirror
[24:52.200 -> 24:54.360] and see Max Verstappen behind you, that's sick.
[24:54.360 -> 24:55.800] And they're getting soaked as well.
[24:55.800 -> 24:57.400] You know that they're all just getting,
[24:57.400 -> 24:59.960] because in that cockpit, it must get so wet.
[24:59.960 -> 25:00.800] Yeah.
[25:00.800 -> 25:03.440] But after that sprint, one of the main things I loved was,
[25:03.440 -> 25:05.880] yes, the fact that Oscar Piastri was second.
[25:05.880 -> 25:08.320] I still am so happy about that.
[25:08.320 -> 25:10.120] But when Oscar got out his car,
[25:10.120 -> 25:12.680] you know, and Gasly, Gasly third as well.
[25:12.680 -> 25:14.480] Like that is special.
[25:14.480 -> 25:15.560] I was buzzing for that.
[25:15.560 -> 25:16.720] I'm so happy about that.
[25:16.720 -> 25:17.560] In the sprint.
[25:17.560 -> 25:20.000] Yeah. And yeah, when Oscar got out the car,
[25:20.000 -> 25:22.880] the first thing he does is check Max's tires.
[25:22.880 -> 25:24.000] And I noticed that,
[25:24.000 -> 25:27.400] cause I remember when Vettel used to check the cars after it
[25:27.400 -> 25:28.400] and that always cracks me up
[25:28.400 -> 25:30.560] cause I see the meme like 50,000 Euro fine,
[25:30.560 -> 25:31.920] cause Vettel would always touch.
[25:31.920 -> 25:33.480] Well, I found a comparison photo of the mate.
[25:33.480 -> 25:34.520] Yes, yeah, I've seen it.
[25:34.520 -> 25:35.360] I've seen it.
[25:35.360 -> 25:36.960] So yeah, there's Verstappen's tires,
[25:36.960 -> 25:38.280] Piastri's tires and Gasly's tires.
[25:38.280 -> 25:40.960] Verstappen's look like he did like two laps, doesn't it?
[25:40.960 -> 25:42.520] They barely look touched.
[25:42.520 -> 25:43.360] It's crazy.
[25:43.360 -> 25:44.200] And then when you look at Oskar's.
[25:44.200 -> 25:49.040] Oskar's and Gasly's are both shredded up that's amazing tire management is
[25:49.040 -> 25:57.080] that purely Max or is that part of the car as well? I wanted to talk about this because I still can't quite get a grasp how there's
[25:57.080 -> 26:01.320] obviously a difference between the cars Max was quicker and out front but in my
[26:01.320 -> 26:05.560] mind that would mean that his tires would be worse than Oskar's
[26:05.560 -> 26:08.160] because he's been pushing quicker around the track.
[26:08.160 -> 26:10.040] Yeah, it makes complete sense.
[26:10.040 -> 26:11.580] So how on earth do Oskar's look worse?
[26:11.580 -> 26:14.120] Is it because like breaking points, the way you brake?
[26:14.120 -> 26:14.960] Yeah.
[26:14.960 -> 26:17.520] Because for example, if you're always braking hard,
[26:17.520 -> 26:20.120] your tires are going to take more of a hit.
[26:20.120 -> 26:23.160] If you're braking a little bit and lifting coasting.
[26:23.160 -> 26:24.000] That's nice.
[26:24.000 -> 26:25.840] Definitely not the right usage. But I like that.
[26:25.840 -> 26:27.120] That is right. That is the right usage.
[26:27.920 -> 26:30.560] If you're leading a race and no one's battling you,
[26:30.560 -> 26:34.000] if you've got as much of a lead as Max does, he's not fighting anyone.
[26:34.000 -> 26:37.680] He's not going to be driving as stressfully, as intense.
[26:37.680 -> 26:42.240] If you're racing someone and you're battling into a corner and it's the last one to brake
[26:42.240 -> 26:45.720] and you're really slamming those brakes on and you are gonna smash the tyres.
[26:45.720 -> 26:46.840] Oscar didn't necessarily,
[26:46.840 -> 26:48.880] wasn't really battling anyone in second.
[26:48.880 -> 26:50.280] Not really. And his tyres were slammed.
[26:50.280 -> 26:51.960] I think it's something to do with the car as well.
[26:51.960 -> 26:53.800] I think the aero has an effect on it.
[26:53.800 -> 26:54.620] You reckon?
[26:54.620 -> 26:55.460] Yeah, I do.
[26:55.460 -> 26:56.960] Well, yeah, cause maybe it does actually
[26:56.960 -> 26:58.560] because that's why Oscar was looking at them.
[26:58.560 -> 27:00.640] Maybe, I reckon Oscar was thinking like,
[27:00.640 -> 27:02.960] how on earth are my tyres like that?
[27:02.960 -> 27:04.560] And his tyres are like that.
[27:04.560 -> 27:06.100] They're out there for pretty much the same,
[27:06.100 -> 27:08.040] only one lap difference.
[27:08.040 -> 27:11.080] And I like the way, when Red Bull didn't pit
[27:11.080 -> 27:13.000] on that first lap in the sprint,
[27:13.000 -> 27:14.160] a bit of me was thinking,
[27:14.160 -> 27:15.560] oh, well, this is going to be great.
[27:15.560 -> 27:18.000] Oscar's going to come out in front, which he did.
[27:18.000 -> 27:20.520] But then Red Bull after were asked about it.
[27:20.520 -> 27:22.160] And I liked the fact that Max was like,
[27:22.160 -> 27:24.840] look, in our opinion, that was the best decision.
[27:24.840 -> 27:28.100] He's happy he did that lap because he didn't want the traffic.
[27:28.100 -> 27:31.100] He wanted to make sure that it wasn't a double pit with Perez.
[27:31.100 -> 27:32.840] And Max has got the speed.
[27:32.840 -> 27:37.040] He's quite happy to go out there and quite happy to do that.
[27:37.040 -> 27:38.040] I don't know.
[27:38.040 -> 27:40.980] Obviously, it was a shame in the feature race for Oscar.
[27:40.980 -> 27:42.320] But should we get into that?
[27:42.320 -> 27:44.080] Because you reviewed it.
[27:44.080 -> 27:50.040] And it'd be quite interesting to... It's a shame Oscar DNFing on that first corner but it
[27:50.040 -> 27:54.360] doesn't look like it was Oscars fault. You got the video there. In the post race
[27:54.360 -> 28:00.480] interviews we watched Oscars and then we watched Sines. And Oscar was
[28:00.480 -> 28:07.000] very tentative and kind of careful what he said. And he didn't really shift any blame onto Carlos.
[28:07.000 -> 28:09.040] He kind of tried to assess the situation,
[28:09.040 -> 28:09.880] which I understand.
[28:09.880 -> 28:11.560] He says he feels like it closed, right?
[28:11.560 -> 28:13.700] Yeah, yeah.
[28:13.700 -> 28:16.000] And it's, mate, I change my opinion
[28:16.000 -> 28:18.080] depending on whose camera I'm watching.
[28:18.080 -> 28:20.640] Like, you watch Sainz's one,
[28:20.640 -> 28:24.160] and from the video, Cam, you know, looking forward,
[28:24.160 -> 28:26.400] he's battling Lewis, he's turning into the corner.
[28:26.400 -> 28:29.520] He hasn't cut the corner, he's hit the apex nicely,
[28:29.520 -> 28:31.960] but then he's got mirrors on the car.
[28:31.960 -> 28:33.920] And I know he's not focusing the mirrors.
[28:33.920 -> 28:36.320] He's in a battle with Lewis into turn one,
[28:36.320 -> 28:39.380] but you know, the mirrors are there for a reason.
[28:39.380 -> 28:41.220] That's one side of the situation.
[28:41.220 -> 28:43.040] But then you look at Oscar's cam,
[28:43.040 -> 28:44.240] Oscar had nowhere to go.
[28:44.240 -> 28:47.920] Nowhere to go, he's pulled off the line, he's going in a straight line and if you watch it,
[28:47.920 -> 28:52.400] Sainz is to the left of him and as Oscar is going into the corner in a straight line,
[28:52.400 -> 28:56.480] Sainz just comes all the way over to the right, obviously to get the apex as close as he can,
[28:56.480 -> 29:01.600] take it on the inside and just go round it but by doing that, Oscar's completely pushed.
[29:01.600 -> 29:03.040] Well Sainz locks up.
[29:03.040 -> 29:04.320] And Sainz does lock up.
[29:04.320 -> 29:06.260] So that's how you, that's for me, that's what made that, Sainz locks up. And Sainz does lock up. So that's how you, that's, for me,
[29:06.260 -> 29:09.120] that's what made that situation Sainz's fault
[29:09.120 -> 29:13.320] because he's driving up, he's behind Lewis for a start,
[29:13.320 -> 29:16.120] and Oscar is coming up his inside.
[29:16.120 -> 29:17.520] Carlos breaks too late.
[29:17.520 -> 29:20.520] If he didn't move into the middle of the track,
[29:20.520 -> 29:21.980] he would have gone into the back of Lewis
[29:21.980 -> 29:22.820] because he breaks too late.
[29:22.820 -> 29:24.320] That's why he locked up.
[29:24.320 -> 29:26.400] So he's got two options. You go left or you go right.
[29:26.400 -> 29:30.000] He's gonna go... I don't know why I'm sounding so confident here, but I feel like I'm right.
[29:30.000 -> 29:30.600] No, you are right.
[29:30.600 -> 29:34.200] He goes left or right. If you go left, you're gonna take the outside of the corner.
[29:34.200 -> 29:35.500] He would have took Perez out.
[29:35.500 -> 29:37.000] Yeah, and you'd lose the position.
[29:37.000 -> 29:40.000] Whereas if you go on the inside, you know, he's got a good chance of battling.
[29:40.000 -> 29:42.600] But then it's not Oscar's fault. Oscar was...
[29:42.600 -> 29:43.400] No.
[29:43.400 -> 29:47.360] As far as I'm concerned, Oscar was in a a correct position and I guarantee someone's gonna listen to this
[29:48.240 -> 29:50.520] Yeah, if signs didn't lock up
[29:51.520 -> 29:56.960] Signs locked up and had to avoid going into the back of Hamilton by going right which put him in front of piastri
[29:56.960 -> 30:03.500] So that is then signs is full at the same time signs came out and is in complete blame of Oscar
[30:03.500 -> 30:09.960] like Oscar shouldn't have been there kind of thing and does make a good point there has been a lot of crashes
[30:09.960 -> 30:13.640] previously in different series on that corner from people making that exact
[30:13.640 -> 30:16.720] move and he says that that could be like a rookie thing he didn't know to guard
[30:16.720 -> 30:19.760] that thing he said anytime three cars have gone into that first turn it hasn't
[30:19.760 -> 30:22.880] ended and I can understand that and I'm also looking at it here and I can see
[30:22.880 -> 30:26.640] that every other car is lined up to take the apex at a different angle to Oscar.
[30:26.640 -> 30:29.540] Oscar is clearly going for the inside corner.
[30:29.540 -> 30:31.880] Maybe Oscar was just excited after the sprint
[30:31.880 -> 30:34.360] and wanted to take a dive up the inside, who knows?
[30:34.360 -> 30:35.840] I don't think there was anywhere he could go.
[30:35.840 -> 30:37.680] But either way, there was nowhere he could go.
[30:37.680 -> 30:39.120] It's a racing incident.
[30:39.120 -> 30:40.240] And I remember seeing it live,
[30:40.240 -> 30:41.680] because we watched the race, by the way.
[30:41.680 -> 30:43.080] In F1 Arcade, it was great.
[30:43.080 -> 30:44.840] Thank you, Sky Sports, for having us down.
[30:44.840 -> 30:46.040] Yeah, massive thank you to Sky Sports. It was really cool. Good to see some of our friends we haven't race by the way. In F1 Arcade, it was great. Thank you Sky Sports for having us down. Yeah, massive thank you to Sky Sports.
[30:46.040 -> 30:46.560] It was really cool.
[30:46.560 -> 30:48.600] Good to see some of our friends we haven't seen in a while.
[30:48.600 -> 30:51.480] And good to watch the race in an environment where there was like, look, people.
[30:51.480 -> 30:54.640] Yeah, yeah, no, it was really nice to watch a race with people.
[30:54.640 -> 30:56.640] But yeah, I remember seeing that happen live and I just,
[30:56.640 -> 30:59.560] I didn't see the collision, but I saw him just slow down.
[30:59.560 -> 31:03.280] I was like, please be Lando, please be Lando.
[31:03.280 -> 31:04.800] No, it was Oscar, shame.
[31:04.800 -> 31:06.920] But Lando did well as well in the race.
[31:06.920 -> 31:08.640] I didn't want it to be Lando either, but yeah,
[31:08.640 -> 31:10.200] Lando did do well.
[31:10.200 -> 31:12.600] Just both McLarens are picking up points now.
[31:12.600 -> 31:14.680] Both McLarens are right there.
[31:14.680 -> 31:17.440] It's going to be exciting to see how far they can take it.
[31:17.440 -> 31:20.520] Like how long this can stay for.
[31:20.520 -> 31:22.440] Obviously they can't compete for the title this year,
[31:22.440 -> 31:23.920] but could they be coming back next year
[31:23.920 -> 31:25.040] with a car that could- Who knows? Who knows if they can even carry on. We this year but could they be coming back next year with a car that could...
[31:25.040 -> 31:29.160] Who knows, who knows if they can even carry on we've seen Aston Martin kind of
[31:29.160 -> 31:33.080] reach a bit of a peak this year and now kind of... Do you think that's it?
[31:33.080 -> 31:37.160] They've kind of plateaued out a little bit. Alonso came fifth, I mean it's not the podium
[31:37.160 -> 31:39.880] he's promised. Alonso came fifth in the race.
[31:39.880 -> 31:44.440] Alonso crashed in the sprint race.
[31:44.440 -> 31:45.480] Yeah that was a shame
[31:45.480 -> 31:50.040] You don't usually see a Lanzo crash don't make no for good reason because he's the best
[31:50.040 -> 31:53.560] That's what loads of memes and everyone was like everyone thought it was Lance
[31:54.460 -> 32:01.800] Also, I've got written down here a five-second time penalty for Lewis collision with Perez. I've got that's effing ridiculous
[32:01.800 -> 32:05.880] It was a racing incident. Yeah, do you remember that? They were just racing. And Perez retired.
[32:05.880 -> 32:08.080] That was in the sprint as well.
[32:08.080 -> 32:09.480] That was a racing incident for me.
[32:09.480 -> 32:10.440] Yeah, it happens.
[32:10.440 -> 32:11.520] Racing incidents happen.
[32:11.520 -> 32:13.360] You know, we have them on the game every now and again
[32:13.360 -> 32:15.120] and we don't argue, do we?
[32:15.120 -> 32:17.040] No, you just drive into me.
[32:17.040 -> 32:18.520] No, but we've started doing it fair now
[32:18.520 -> 32:20.280] because there's no other cars on the track, is there?
[32:20.280 -> 32:22.040] So that if we crash, we can just wait
[32:22.040 -> 32:24.600] and let the other person catch up, which is perfect.
[32:24.600 -> 32:27.560] Yeah. That's the way it should should be a fair race for everyone.
[32:27.560 -> 32:31.760] I might hop on with Brad Benavidez later and do a few laps. The final
[32:31.760 -> 32:36.440] standings for the Spa race as we know Max won Perez second Perez needed that
[32:36.440 -> 32:42.480] Perez needed that weekend so bad we all know the pressure is meant to be there
[32:42.480 -> 32:45.800] from Ricciardo I went for 17th
[32:45.800 -> 32:49.360] this week with Daniel Ricciardo last week I got it right with my prediction
[32:49.360 -> 32:55.280] and he was 17th until the final lap and finished 16th so and Fab said 15th so
[32:55.280 -> 32:57.840] he's in the middle of both of us. So I think that was actually quite a
[32:57.840 -> 33:01.080] good prediction. Both of us are absolutely amazing. So what you've learned here is
[33:01.080 -> 33:08.860] Pitstop are amazing at predicting where Daniel Ricciardo finishes. We don't know what we're gonna predict for the next race yet because it's absolutely miles away
[33:09.000 -> 33:13.960] Yeah, I gave Ruth my lap again. She asked what lap I wanted. I said lap 26
[33:14.600 -> 33:18.520] I don't know what happened on lap 26 to you. No, I don't know. It's probably something awesome
[33:18.520 -> 33:23.680] So yeah tire blankets, we spoke about them on the pod a couple of times and wait for our
[33:24.280 -> 33:26.840] Amazing history that has been pit stops. Hello
[33:26.840 -> 33:27.200] Yeah
[33:27.200 -> 33:32.760] For those who have been listening from the beginning as we know tire blankets were meant to be removed at the end of this year
[33:32.760 -> 33:37.160] You weren't meant to have them anymore from the start next season. They were going to be doing it for like
[33:37.680 -> 33:41.320] It's more eco-friendly. I think we were always like, how does that make sense?
[33:41.320 -> 33:43.000] They're gonna have cold tires
[33:43.000 -> 33:47.440] But they're not doing that anymore all the teams went to FIA and they reviewed it and they've
[33:47.440 -> 33:51.320] suspended it for another year because the teams were like how's this gonna
[33:51.320 -> 33:54.280] work how are we gonna not have tire blankets pretty much so next year then
[33:54.280 -> 33:57.120] and they've come nope next year they'll still have tire blankets now it was
[33:57.120 -> 34:01.040] meant to be none next year but they've suspended it all right so tire blankets
[34:01.040 -> 34:08.240] are staying f1 will introduce an equalization of power unit regulations for 2026.
[34:08.240 -> 34:13.040] Now that, that is big news. If that's true then that's serious mate because that means no more
[34:13.040 -> 34:18.880] Red Bull domination. Well the actual and there's a bit more info on it isn't it? It's with if you're
[34:18.880 -> 34:26.260] not within three percent so if the engine manufacturer is more than 3% behind the most powerful engine
[34:26.260 -> 34:28.260] They will be given more time to improve
[34:29.060 -> 34:35.500] That is what the R&D says. Oh, okay, which would basically so it's still down to the team to try and make those improvements
[34:35.700 -> 34:37.700] Still down to the teams, but it would
[34:38.700 -> 34:43.620] Ultimately, hopefully bring it all closer together. I guess that's where they're going with it
[34:43.780 -> 34:46.320] Yeah, I mean, by that point,
[34:46.320 -> 34:47.800] Max would have had, you know,
[34:47.800 -> 34:52.200] essentially probably five world championships.
[34:52.200 -> 34:54.400] He could be a bit bummed by that.
[34:54.400 -> 34:56.240] Cause he's going to want to beat Lewis.
[34:56.240 -> 34:57.080] Yeah, he is.
[34:57.080 -> 34:58.280] We don't know what's going to happen
[34:58.280 -> 34:59.660] over the next two years anyway.
[34:59.660 -> 35:02.400] I mean, if you think about it being Red Bull dominance
[35:02.400 -> 35:06.040] for the next two years, up until 2026, then yeah.
[35:06.040 -> 35:06.880] That's true.
[35:06.880 -> 35:07.700] Who knows, mate,
[35:07.700 -> 35:09.160] but I don't think that's going to go down too well.
[35:09.160 -> 35:10.860] There's going to be some toys thrown out of the pram,
[35:10.860 -> 35:12.080] I think.
[35:12.080 -> 35:13.500] In our Gabby episode,
[35:13.500 -> 35:15.700] we had a clip that we put online where we said,
[35:15.700 -> 35:17.920] would you like all cars to be the same?
[35:17.920 -> 35:20.020] Now that clip has gone viral on YouTube,
[35:20.020 -> 35:21.920] which has led to a lot of people commenting,
[35:21.920 -> 35:23.520] telling me and Fab that we're completely wrong,
[35:23.520 -> 35:24.360] which is fair.
[35:24.360 -> 35:25.740] You're pretty wrong about a lot? I don't mind being wrong.
[35:26.160 -> 35:29.620] Well, we seem to have hit an audience on YouTube that are telling us that
[35:30.160 -> 35:35.240] Formula 1 has nothing to do with the drivers, and apparently it's a constructors sport.
[35:35.860 -> 35:36.780] So basically what-
[35:36.780 -> 35:37.280] And I get-
[35:37.280 -> 35:41.500] And just because someone on YouTube has left a comment saying that doesn't mean it's true.
[35:41.500 -> 35:42.740] No, no, no, but it is.
[35:43.040 -> 35:44.160] Yeah, but it's also about the drivers.
[35:44.160 -> 35:45.800] But it is the team, isn't it, really?
[35:45.800 -> 35:48.480] Like, the drivers change, the teams stay, pretty much.
[35:48.480 -> 35:50.120] So I do get what they're saying.
[35:50.120 -> 35:51.480] Yeah, but then you've had some drivers
[35:51.480 -> 35:53.520] who have outlasted teams loads.
[35:53.520 -> 35:55.280] Yeah, I see it from both sides,
[35:55.280 -> 35:56.400] but I just wanted to talk about it
[35:56.400 -> 35:59.280] because you feel like it's become more of a driver sport
[35:59.280 -> 36:01.640] now that the drivers have their own,
[36:01.640 -> 36:03.500] now that the drivers have, like, followings,
[36:03.500 -> 36:09.120] their own personalities, fans, merch, everything is so is so like a driver, a driver, a driver, that maybe you
[36:09.120 -> 36:13.920] forget a little bit like, that's a team, that's a team, that's a team. It's easy to
[36:13.920 -> 36:17.000] support a driver, not a team, don't you think? I think that's always the same.
[36:17.000 -> 36:21.200] Do you think it's always been like that? Yeah, of course, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, like
[36:21.200 -> 36:26.120] those kind of, those people, you know, they've always carried the sport.
[36:26.120 -> 36:28.440] So, yeah, I don't think anything's changed now.
[36:28.440 -> 36:31.480] I think it's, I think it's always been a team sport.
[36:31.480 -> 36:32.300] Of course it has.
[36:32.300 -> 36:34.480] And I tell all of our friends from back home now,
[36:34.480 -> 36:36.220] because like, you know, Andrew was saying to me
[36:36.220 -> 36:39.040] the other day, like, I don't want to watch the F1
[36:39.040 -> 36:41.280] because like, it's nothing to do with the drivers
[36:41.280 -> 36:42.400] about the car.
[36:42.400 -> 36:43.320] And I was like, well, yeah,
[36:43.320 -> 36:45.240] but that's kind of the beauty of the sport is that it's a team sport. Like, it's not just about the drivers about the car. And I was like, oh yeah, but that's kind of the beauty of the sport
[36:45.240 -> 36:47.040] is that it's a team sport.
[36:47.040 -> 36:49.480] Like it's not just about the guy driving the car,
[36:49.480 -> 36:51.480] it's about how quick the car is,
[36:51.480 -> 36:52.960] but it's still about the driver as well.
[36:52.960 -> 36:55.900] Yeah, no, yeah, I can see it from both sides.
[36:57.040 -> 36:59.660] Like for me, I support all the teams and all the drivers,
[36:59.660 -> 37:01.200] but I can see it from a fan point of view.
[37:01.200 -> 37:03.120] Like if you follow a driver,
[37:03.120 -> 37:08.280] if you're a big fan of a driver, you will support them no matter where they go like they would be at one
[37:08.280 -> 37:12.800] team so you won't necessarily be like I'm a mad Ferrari fan you're for example
[37:12.800 -> 37:16.040] you could be a Charles Leclerc fan and then if he randomly signed for McLaren
[37:16.040 -> 37:21.280] are you suddenly then a mad McLaren fan or a Charles Leclerc fan? I don't really
[37:21.280 -> 37:24.640] know what I'm saying but basically I've got a load of comments. Yeah no I get what you mean.
[37:24.640 -> 37:25.160] That is a good question because that's where I feel like the sport has changed I don't really know what I'm saying, but basically I got a load of comments. Yeah, no, I get what you mean
[37:27.160 -> 37:27.440] It's a good question
[37:29.820 -> 37:37.820] Because that's where I feel like the sport has changed now It's like Schumacher spent so long at Ferrari that when he went away and then came back and he did go to like Mercedes
[37:38.640 -> 37:40.840] He still you know, it's still Schumacher
[37:40.920 -> 37:47.640] But it just some for me anyway as a child like something like, something just wasn't quite right. Not seeing him in that red suit still
[37:47.640 -> 37:52.440] supported him. But of course you did. But I don't know, Schumacher was one of
[37:52.440 -> 37:56.200] those people same as Lewis where like, they've created such a fan base around
[37:56.200 -> 38:00.680] themselves that they could go anywhere. That's not the same for all drivers. I
[38:00.680 -> 38:01.320] don't think
[38:01.360 -> 38:05.780] that reminds me, we had a conversation with someone yesterday can't say any names
[38:06.360 -> 38:08.840] Don't want to drop any so any sources
[38:09.440 -> 38:13.880] But they said that they think they could see Charlotte Claire McLaren
[38:14.440 -> 38:16.280] now I
[38:16.280 -> 38:20.360] Have never in a million years thought about that
[38:20.840 -> 38:26.400] But then if Lando does go to Red Bull well, they were saying that Charles ain't happy at Ferrari.
[38:26.400 -> 38:27.520] Well, clearly not, mate.
[38:27.520 -> 38:29.280] This guy wants to be winning world championships.
[38:29.280 -> 38:30.880] How many years is he going to give them?
[38:30.880 -> 38:31.960] I don't know. Yeah.
[38:31.960 -> 38:33.800] And it'll be tough for him because Vesobian there,
[38:33.800 -> 38:35.280] they're good friends.
[38:35.280 -> 38:36.600] Like, I don't know,
[38:36.600 -> 38:38.520] the dynamic of Ferrari seems weird to me.
[38:38.520 -> 38:39.520] I don't know.
[38:39.520 -> 38:42.840] And maybe if they start winning, it'll all change.
[38:42.840 -> 38:45.000] But for me, the main thing is you just don't see
[38:45.000 -> 38:47.200] the drivers doing much together.
[38:47.200 -> 38:49.640] And I'm not saying they should be meeting up
[38:49.640 -> 38:52.680] on Wednesday every day for tea and coffee.
[38:52.680 -> 38:56.560] Curry night up where there's much of a friendship there.
[38:56.560 -> 38:58.480] Curry night at the curry club.
[38:58.480 -> 39:00.920] Monopoly at Leclerc's on Tuesday.
[39:00.920 -> 39:02.880] Yeah, I don't know really.
[39:02.880 -> 39:06.080] For me, I don't try to get too involved with thinking about that kind
[39:06.080 -> 39:07.260] Of stuff I just for me
[39:07.260 -> 39:12.440] That's like the beauty of Formula One and that's what it's gonna be exciting like every year like you never know what's gonna happen
[39:12.440 -> 39:15.740] Any year someone could go anywhere? Yeah, I would like it. That's that's the thing
[39:15.740 -> 39:17.740] It would be more top teams
[39:17.940 -> 39:24.500] It makes it better for like silly season because I would know where you will see that driver go from that team because things will happen
[39:24.840 -> 39:27.400] Internally offers will be thrown around offers will be thrown around, money will
[39:27.400 -> 39:30.800] be thrown around, you never know what happens with a sponsor. Like one driver
[39:30.800 -> 39:35.960] on the grid could be backed by a massive sponsor and they could move to another
[39:35.960 -> 39:40.400] team, nothing to do with the car or whether they even want to, just because
[39:40.400 -> 39:44.680] the sponsor's moving, they could move with them. So the way that it could all
[39:44.680 -> 39:45.520] change and happen internally is madness and that's one thing I always just because the sponsor's moving, they could move with them. So the way that it could all change
[39:45.520 -> 39:47.960] and happen internally is madness.
[39:47.960 -> 39:51.160] And that's one thing I always loved about the sport
[39:51.160 -> 39:53.280] from Drive Survive, when you learned about it all
[39:53.280 -> 39:55.920] and you saw what happens within the teams.
[39:55.920 -> 39:57.120] I kind of love all that stuff,
[39:57.120 -> 39:58.360] all the behind the scenes stuff.
[39:58.360 -> 40:00.000] That's why I get excited for August as well,
[40:00.000 -> 40:01.200] because I know the racing isn't on,
[40:01.200 -> 40:03.400] but one, I know when it comes back,
[40:03.400 -> 40:05.440] I'm going to be like, hell yeah, can't wait.
[40:05.440 -> 40:08.320] And two, yeah, all these weird rumors start happening.
[40:08.320 -> 40:09.160] So, yeah.
[40:09.160 -> 40:09.980] And it's perfect time for us
[40:09.980 -> 40:12.800] because Fab's dodgy websites is going to be popping.
[40:12.800 -> 40:14.880] That Fab's dodgy website is going to be flying.
[40:14.880 -> 40:16.440] So don't worry about Fabian Nui.
[40:16.440 -> 40:18.040] We're going to try and get some exclusive news
[40:18.040 -> 40:18.920] off our guest tomorrow.
[40:18.920 -> 40:20.720] I'm really excited about the guest tomorrow
[40:20.720 -> 40:22.120] because like you were saying, within the gap,
[40:22.120 -> 40:23.840] whilst there's no Formula One on,
[40:23.840 -> 40:27.560] we might as well get some Formula One stories from people someone
[40:27.560 -> 40:33.640] within very within and these are gonna be great stories yeah so the next
[40:33.640 -> 40:36.720] episode I don't know if it's gonna be out on Thursday or Sunday I think maybe
[40:36.720 -> 40:40.120] Sunday probably the Sunday yeah yeah we'll wait till the weekend I think
[40:40.120 -> 40:42.840] baby yeah I'm really looking forward to it and everyone at home should be as
[40:42.840 -> 40:48.360] well yeah so don't worry about the summer break guys pitstop right here and we're gonna be dropping our episodes, keeping you busy,
[40:48.840 -> 40:51.760] uploading videos on socials. It's gonna be a great time.
[40:51.760 -> 40:58.780] It's gonna be great guys, so like buckle up and strap in and do all that good stuff because it's gonna be epic.
[40:58.780 -> 41:00.080] But for now,
[41:00.080 -> 41:02.740] we will leave you. We will leave you to have a great week.
[41:02.740 -> 41:07.000] We saw some people sending us videos about Fab's motivational quote in the last episode.
[41:07.000 -> 41:09.320] I'm glad that inspired people.
[41:09.320 -> 41:11.080] Yeah, guys, I'm glad you heard that.
[41:11.080 -> 41:12.800] That was just, you know, straight...
[41:12.800 -> 41:14.480] That was just raw emotion.
[41:14.480 -> 41:15.480] That was just from the heart, wasn't it?
[41:15.480 -> 41:16.840] That was straight off the top of the dome.
[41:16.840 -> 41:18.120] That wasn't pre-empted, it just came out.
[41:18.120 -> 41:19.520] No, but you are spot on.
[41:19.520 -> 41:20.440] You are spot on.
[41:20.440 -> 41:20.760] Yeah.
[41:20.760 -> 41:24.040] Everyone's got to make the most of this amazing thing that we have in front of us.
[41:24.040 -> 41:24.400] Exactly.
[41:24.400 -> 41:25.840] Every day is a new day.
[41:25.840 -> 41:31.960] Exactly. I saw Eddie Murphy say you've got roughly 72 summers, 72 winters, 72 autumns
[41:31.960 -> 41:36.120] and 72 springs in your life. So that isn't a lot when you think about it.
[41:36.120 -> 41:37.120] Make the most of it.
[41:37.120 -> 41:43.600] Yeah, exactly. 72 times I will stand out there and be like, hmm, this is summer. I love summer.
[41:43.600 -> 41:48.940] Yeah. And you've got two episodes of Pit Stop every week you lucky lucky people exactly ladies and
[41:48.940 -> 41:52.240] gentlemen thank you for listening to a Pit Stop podcast please do rate at five
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[41:58.980 -> 42:03.580] we have an episode go live and you don't want to miss Fab's dodgy websites or the
[42:03.580 -> 42:06.400] next guest the next guest gonna be next guest is going to be mega guys, so.
[42:06.400 -> 42:07.240] Get ready!
[42:07.240 -> 42:08.060] Get ready!
[42:08.060 -> 42:08.900] Thank you for listening.
[42:08.900 -> 42:09.740] Goodbye!
[42:09.740 -> 42:10.560] Goodbye!
[42:10.560 -> 42:12.360] Happy birthday Fernando Alonso, by the way.
[42:12.360 -> 42:13.200] Happy birthday.
[42:13.200 -> 42:14.040] Happy birthday.
[42:14.040 -> 42:15.960] Happy birthday to you.
[42:17.340 -> 42:19.260] Happy birthday to you.
[42:20.720 -> 42:23.560] Happy birthday to Fernando Alonso.
[42:24.800 -> None] Happy birthday dear Alonzo, happy birthday to you! you