WE WENT TO BARCELONA !!

Welcome back to Episode 27 of the Pitstop Podcast. WE MADE IT TO BARCELONA!! We can’t believe we’ve made it out to another race so here’s a short episode talking about what we got up to! Join us every Monday & Thursday for Q&A’s, guests, race predictions, and a whole load of laughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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# Barcelona Grand Prix Recap: A Thrilling Race with Unexpected Turns

## Introduction

In this episode, Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca, the hosts of the Pit Stop Podcast, share their experiences and insights from the thrilling Barcelona Grand Prix. They discuss the unexpected twists and turns of the race, driver performances, team strategies, and the overall atmosphere of the event.

## Race Recap

* **Verstappen's Dominance:** Max Verstappen put on a commanding performance, securing a well-deserved victory. His impressive driving skills and strategic tire changes allowed him to overcome early setbacks and secure the lead.

* **Leclerc's Misfortune:** Charles Leclerc, the pole-sitter, had a disappointing race. A technical issue forced him to retire early, shattering his hopes of a home victory.

* **Russell's Consistent Performance:** George Russell continued his impressive start to the season with a podium finish. His consistent driving and ability to stay out of trouble earned him third place.

* **Hamilton's Comeback:** Lewis Hamilton demonstrated his resilience by recovering from a poor start to finish in fifth place. Despite early setbacks, he showcased his skill and determination to climb through the ranks.

* **Sainz's Home Race Disappointment:** Carlos Sainz, racing in his home Grand Prix, faced a challenging race. A spin and subsequent tire issues hindered his progress, resulting in a sixth-place finish.

## Team Strategies

* **Red Bull's Strategic Masterclass:** Red Bull's strategy proved to be a key factor in their victory. The team's decision to switch Verstappen to soft tires at the right moment gave him the edge over his rivals.

* **Ferrari's Unfortunate Technical Issues:** Ferrari's hopes were dashed by a series of technical problems. Leclerc's retirement and Sainz's tire issues highlighted the team's need to address these concerns.

* **Mercedes' Progress:** Mercedes showed signs of improvement in Barcelona. Hamilton's recovery drive and Russell's strong performance suggest that the team is making strides in resolving their car's issues.

## Overall Atmosphere

* **Passionate Fans:** The Barcelona Grand Prix witnessed a sea of enthusiastic fans, creating an electrifying atmosphere. The support for various teams and drivers added to the excitement of the race.

* **Heat and Exhaustion:** The sweltering heat in Barcelona posed challenges for drivers and fans alike. Many struggled with dehydration and exhaustion, highlighting the need for adequate precautions in such conditions.

## Looking Ahead

The podcast hosts tease the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix, expressing their anticipation for another thrilling race. They invite listeners to submit questions and voice notes for a dedicated episode covering the Monaco event.

## Conclusion

The Barcelona Grand Prix delivered an exhilarating race filled with unexpected moments and fierce competition. Verstappen's victory, Leclerc's misfortune, and the intriguing team strategies made for a captivating spectacle. The hosts' enthusiasm and insights provide a compelling recap of the event, leaving listeners eagerly awaiting the next episode and the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix.

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[00:59.880 -> 01:03.680] Can I just pipe up here? Have Manchester City just won the Premier League?
[01:03.680 -> 01:08.480] Yes. We're just watching the TV right now. The Mighty Blues have won the Premier League!
[01:08.480 -> 01:11.120] Oh my God, we've done it!
[01:20.320 -> 01:28.960] Welcome back to the Pit Stop Podcast. we've been in Barcelona this weekend, but the Lord we are here Wow
[01:29.300 -> 01:33.600] We absolutely made it and we told no one I promise we didn't lie to you
[01:33.600 -> 01:39.880] We found out so last minute that we genuinely didn't have any time to tell you. We really wanted to I
[01:40.560 -> 01:45.800] Can't believe we've been here at second second race, Imola and Barcelona, almost back to back.
[01:45.800 -> 01:48.280] We've received a rake of comments from people
[01:48.280 -> 01:49.440] who probably aren't too happy saying,
[01:49.440 -> 01:51.600] you guys never told us you were going to Barcelona.
[01:51.600 -> 01:54.040] Well, that's because on Thursday's episode,
[01:54.040 -> 01:56.360] which we film usually like Wednesday,
[01:56.360 -> 01:57.640] we didn't know we were going.
[01:57.640 -> 01:59.520] No, yeah, we actually didn't have any idea.
[01:59.520 -> 02:01.000] This come completely out of nowhere.
[02:01.000 -> 02:03.940] We were working with Formula Santander.
[02:03.940 -> 02:04.780] It's been great.
[02:04.780 -> 02:07.860] It's been amazing to do some stuff with Ferrari we got loads of Ferrari merch
[02:07.860 -> 02:11.100] maybe we'll do a giveaway if you think we should do a Ferrari merch giveaway
[02:11.100 -> 02:13.800] follow up Pitstop on Instagram what do you think Fab? I think absolutely not I
[02:13.800 -> 02:19.900] think I'm keeping both my t-shirts and both my hats. No one is having anything that I've got.
[02:19.900 -> 02:22.900] Oh I might give away mine, not for fucks sake.
[02:22.900 -> 02:26.000] No maybe if you guys are lucky.
[02:26.000 -> 02:30.500] But the thing is, if you get a hat, it's gonna be worn by Pitstop as well.
[02:30.500 -> 02:31.500] That's true.
[02:31.500 -> 02:33.500] And like, you've got nits in that.
[02:33.500 -> 02:38.000] And we've sweated all over him, so it's really up to you guys whether you want it or not.
[02:38.000 -> 02:40.000] I wouldn't blame you if you didn't.
[02:40.000 -> 02:44.000] Yeah, we've been in Barcelona and there's been a heatwave this weekend.
[02:44.000 -> 02:46.800] It's been so hot, we've both got a bit of heatstroke.
[02:46.800 -> 02:51.400] Sometimes all I think about is you, late night in the middle of June.
[02:51.400 -> 02:54.200] Are we gonna tell them what we did last night? Maybe that's why we're not very well.
[02:54.200 -> 02:57.600] Yeah, guys, we're not too well. So today's probably gonna be a bit of a short.
[02:57.600 -> 03:00.400] We're kind of drained because it's been such a crazy weekend.
[03:00.400 -> 03:01.600] Yeah, we haven't stopped.
[03:01.600 -> 03:04.200] We didn't leave the club till like 7 a.m. this morning.
[03:04.200 -> 03:08.120] 7 a.m. it was bright outside, everyone had just walked into work and me and Fanta were crawling
[03:08.120 -> 03:12.240] around the streets of Barcelona hammered. We had about three hours sleep before Jarni
[03:12.240 -> 03:16.160] was bashing on our door saying wake up. Oh my god, oh my god. Then this morning it was
[03:16.160 -> 03:21.640] literally and I was like what do you want? Thinking it was like a room cleaner. Bro,
[03:21.640 -> 03:27.200] it is not good. I've been suffering all day but a Laura alas we
[03:27.200 -> 03:30.920] are here let's get stuck into the race weekend yeah it's an incredible race
[03:30.920 -> 03:35.000] week we're gonna do a longer episode on this on Thursday for any other questions
[03:35.000 -> 03:39.360] I tell we should do we will put on our Instagram a question box where you can
[03:39.360 -> 03:43.240] send in any questions for us about this weekend and in today's episode we're
[03:43.240 -> 03:45.580] just gonna summarize a race because it was an amazing race.
[03:45.580 -> 03:46.420] What a ride.
[03:46.420 -> 03:47.580] Yeah. Amazing race.
[03:47.580 -> 03:50.900] I actually couldn't believe how mad it was like the start
[03:50.900 -> 03:52.980] and genuinely just throughout.
[03:52.980 -> 03:54.420] You were getting so into it.
[03:54.420 -> 03:55.980] Cause I could see you out on the,
[03:55.980 -> 03:58.740] on the stand when I was inside.
[03:58.740 -> 03:59.580] Could you?
[03:59.580 -> 04:01.060] No, really?
[04:01.060 -> 04:02.660] I was losing my head, man.
[04:02.660 -> 04:04.460] It was, I mean, to me,
[04:04.460 -> 04:06.740] it was looking like Leclerc had it in the bag
[04:06.740 -> 04:09.800] it was so it was clearly gonna be a Ferrari win and
[04:10.560 -> 04:16.260] Then the inevitable happened. Well, not in the inevitable. That's the wrong word the unimaginable happened
[04:16.280 -> 04:21.080] So unfortunate for signs right at the beginning. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, not not not fun
[04:21.080 -> 04:24.680] It wasn't a good day to be a Ferrari fan, but we move I was with you mate
[04:24.680 -> 04:27.720] I was a hundred percent sure Leclerc had won and I'm sure most people had as well
[04:27.720 -> 04:30.120] He looked like he was flying everything was going to plan
[04:31.460 -> 04:37.300] But Max Verstappen has had a truly blinding race here Max Verstappen
[04:37.300 -> 04:40.760] Once again doing bits and he's made me laugh on the radio
[04:40.760 -> 04:43.720] I don't know if you heard fab was outside and you can't really hear a lot
[04:43.720 -> 04:49.320] Can you when you know when the cars are zipping past, they do play the radio over the tannoy system but
[04:49.320 -> 04:50.800] you can't really hear it.
[04:50.800 -> 04:54.480] Yeah, and at that time I was inside the bar and I could hear the, I love it when the radio
[04:54.480 -> 04:58.640] comes up on the TV and it was just Max Verstappen going mad, he's like, my DRS!
[04:58.640 -> 04:59.640] My DRS isn't working!
[04:59.640 -> 05:03.160] And Christian Horner's at the other end like, Max!
[05:03.160 -> 05:04.160] Just press it once!
[05:04.160 -> 05:06.000] And then he's with Christian,
[05:06.000 -> 05:10.000] and it's like, it's not working, I pressed it 52 times or something!
[05:10.000 -> 05:12.000] And then Christian was like, just tap it once!
[05:12.000 -> 05:14.000] That's bad.
[05:14.000 -> 05:16.000] He still got the job done though.
[05:16.000 -> 05:18.000] Yeah, and then he went on to softs, didn't he?
[05:18.000 -> 05:20.000] And he tried that, and it worked.
[05:20.000 -> 05:22.000] The period he went on to, I think a lot of people struggle with the tyres today.
[05:22.000 -> 05:24.000] No one really had a set strategy.
[05:24.000 -> 05:26.080] The heat. It heat, the heat.
[05:26.080 -> 05:27.360] It was unbearable.
[05:27.360 -> 05:30.480] The heat was bad, especially when you've got a hangover.
[05:30.480 -> 05:31.760] It's like 10 times worse.
[05:32.400 -> 05:32.880] But honestly.
[05:32.880 -> 05:33.840] You were sweating buckets.
[05:33.840 -> 05:38.800] Do you know what, we were very fortunate enough to have had some cover because we had like a room
[05:38.800 -> 05:44.160] that we could go in and sit and watch, but like those fans, like the Ferrari, I mean everyone
[05:44.160 -> 05:50.400] who was out in the grandstands all day man like and there's no cover from the heat there
[05:50.400 -> 05:54.220] there's no shade and they're out there all weekend I think like Spanish people
[05:54.220 -> 05:58.240] used to it so I don't feel that sorry for them but I feel sorry for the British guys
[05:58.240 -> 06:03.240] or anyone from a colder place that's come over and sat in that beaming sun that day
[06:03.240 -> 06:08.880] because we we were there for like 30 minutes trying to get one video and I swear to god it was the hottest place in
[06:08.880 -> 06:09.880] the beaming sun.
[06:09.880 -> 06:13.400] There's a lot of international fans which is amazing because we've actually met a load
[06:13.400 -> 06:14.400] of Pitstop fans.
[06:14.400 -> 06:18.120] I can't believe, that's been one of my favourite things from this weekend, genuinely we're
[06:18.120 -> 06:24.400] in a different place in the world and we got stopped loads and people were just like Pitstop,
[06:24.400 -> 06:28.460] Jacob Pham, I love your podcast, It was unbelievable. I can't believe it
[06:28.500 -> 06:33.300] It was a yeah, it was lovely to meet you guys. And I guess if we go to Silverstone
[06:33.300 -> 06:37.180] We're gonna see a whole load more. Yeah. Yeah, if you do ever see us, please do come say hello
[06:37.180 -> 06:40.140] We took photos of everyone. We love hearing what you say about the podcast
[06:40.140 -> 06:46.380] We did like a live fan walk in the fan zone, which I loved us on tick-tock. You can go and give that watch
[06:46.640 -> 06:51.540] Yeah, let's get back to the race George Russell. Yeah, can you can you can you hit me with the standings real quick?
[06:51.540 -> 06:55.920] Yeah, I keep walking with the current driver stand. I need well, no just when this is through this from this race
[06:55.920 -> 06:57.740] Okay, a little bit of clarity one
[06:57.740 -> 07:02.020] Yeah, because we have we've had to rush off at the end because yesterday it took us five hours to get a taxi
[07:02.020 -> 07:06.020] Oh my god. Oh, we have to tell that story what happened yesterday as well let's
[07:06.020 -> 07:11.400] go through today man so we had to rush off a little bit early like oh man five
[07:11.400 -> 07:17.100] hours to get a taxi yeah Verstappen won Perez, Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Bottas, Ocon, Norris,
[07:17.100 -> 07:19.940] Alonso, who you basically only need top ten
[07:19.940 -> 07:23.820] um okay so Red Bull won too which has put Red Bull in front in the
[07:23.820 -> 07:26.260] constructors and obviously Red Bull in front in the drivers
[07:26.260 -> 07:32.280] Fire so so Russell third. Yeah, Russell third signs fourth Hamilton fifth, but I six
[07:32.360 -> 07:37.280] It's not a bad result really for signs to come forth considering a little bit of a mare in the beginning
[07:37.280 -> 07:37.620] Yeah
[07:37.620 -> 07:43.080] And the staple went off the track and not a bad result to be first like it just showed that people had had great races
[07:43.080 -> 07:45.680] here and Hamilton, he was
[07:45.680 -> 07:50.440] down in 19th after the first lap having to pit and he finished 5th. I know he started
[07:50.440 -> 07:53.840] 5th but that comeback, something like Brazil last year, it's insane.
[07:53.840 -> 07:57.520] The guy's a bit of a machine isn't he? I don't know if you saw it but he radioed in after
[07:57.520 -> 08:00.760] that on the third, like literally the third or fourth lap and said you guys might want
[08:00.760 -> 08:03.920] to save the engine, he was thinking of retiring because he was so far down the grid and he
[08:03.920 -> 08:06.200] stayed in, he finished fifth.
[08:06.200 -> 08:10.500] That shows to me that the whole thing that's been going on this whole time has been issues
[08:10.500 -> 08:14.400] with the car. I know that Mercedes say this every week, but they were like, oh, we're
[08:14.400 -> 08:18.560] going to make changes to the car again. And they do say that every week. So do a lot of
[08:18.560 -> 08:22.440] teams. I thought they were making changes to the side pods. Couldn't really see any
[08:22.440 -> 08:29.120] difference to the side pods. They look the same to me. However, whatever they have done to that car, put a bit of orange juice in
[08:29.120 -> 08:30.120] the engine there Sonny.
[08:30.120 -> 08:31.120] Yeah a bit of OJ.
[08:31.120 -> 08:33.840] It's clearly worked because yeah, the guys were flying today.
[08:33.840 -> 08:39.000] George Russell's loving that set up. The only driver on the whole grid to have finished
[08:39.000 -> 08:44.560] in the top five in every race so far. George Russell is absolutely flying mate.
[08:44.560 -> 08:49.640] Georgie, what a boy. He has had the perfect dream start to Mercedes. If he goes and wins
[08:49.640 -> 08:55.280] a race that would be amazing but he was back on the podium today. You can see how Mercedes
[08:55.280 -> 09:01.320] still aren't quite there yet because Verstappen was like right up the back of George even
[09:01.320 -> 09:05.840] without DRS. That's where it became clear to me how far ahead Red Bull are.
[09:05.840 -> 09:07.120] I did even notice it,
[09:08.180 -> 09:10.160] like when they were coming through the pack,
[09:10.160 -> 09:13.800] their car is just so much more together and set
[09:13.800 -> 09:15.540] than like the Mercedes.
[09:15.540 -> 09:17.480] He was able to sit right, like you say,
[09:17.480 -> 09:19.640] he sat right behind George when his DRS wasn't working
[09:19.640 -> 09:20.920] and it still didn't lose him.
[09:20.920 -> 09:23.480] And then it was just, but interestingly,
[09:23.480 -> 09:26.440] you probably didn't hear it because you were outside again.
[09:26.440 -> 09:31.120] I was getting really burnt so I came in. But there was one point where Checo radioed in
[09:31.120 -> 09:36.080] and said, can you tell Max to let me through so I can get the overtake done? Because Verstappen
[09:36.080 -> 09:42.520] was taking a while behind Russell because of no DRS. But then they didn't do it. Instead,
[09:42.520 -> 09:45.400] they just pitted Verstappen to give Checo a chance
[09:45.400 -> 09:50.760] But Checo didn't make it and then Verstappen comes out on softs and just does them all anyway
[09:50.760 -> 09:55.160] Oh did Checo not overtake him? No. No, I don't think he did but interestingly
[09:55.160 -> 10:00.580] I think Checo was told to let Verstappen past and Verstappen won. Understandable
[10:01.160 -> 10:04.200] Is it though? I mean it's Red Bull either way
[10:01.160 -> 10:04.200] understandable Is it though? I mean, it's Red Bull either way
[10:04.640 -> 10:11.080] Where get the current like all-time standings up for 20 the the driver's standings for 2022
[10:11.080 -> 10:13.880] Tell me where Perez is. I believe he's like fourth
[10:13.880 -> 10:19.960] Yeah, Perez is third third Max Verstappen's now leading six points ahead of Charles Leclerc got in for Charles Leclerc man
[10:19.960 -> 10:22.640] I really thought he'd won. Gosh, I can't believe it
[10:22.640 -> 10:25.000] Yeah, Sergio Perez there, George Russell fourth,
[10:25.000 -> 10:27.920] Carlos Sainz fifth, Lewis Hamilton sixth.
[10:27.920 -> 10:31.420] Not bad considering the, well, the state of the car,
[10:31.420 -> 10:32.920] but yeah, George Russell fourth.
[10:32.920 -> 10:35.440] He'd be very happy with that ahead of the Ferraris.
[10:35.440 -> 10:37.040] I need to apologize for my cough, by the way.
[10:37.040 -> 10:38.440] We've been sleeping with this air con on.
[10:38.440 -> 10:41.540] It's ruined my airways, but anyway, carry on.
[10:41.540 -> 10:43.120] Yeah, George Russell has just had
[10:43.120 -> 10:46.300] the most unbelievable start to the season. The race was incredible
[10:46.600 -> 10:54.080] Like I said loads happened so early on when Verstappen went off, Magnussen went into Hamilton or maybe Hamilton went into Magnussen
[10:54.080 -> 10:57.340] I'm not a hundred percent sure and in the end of qualifying yesterday
[10:57.340 -> 11:01.140] It's even more gutting because Leclerc did that wonder lap to get pole
[11:01.640 -> 11:06.080] Yeah, right at the very death. Yeah after a bit of a mare in what was it
[11:06.080 -> 11:10.360] cute was it good start q3 yeah had a bit of a stinker and then managed to pull it
[11:10.360 -> 11:15.920] back is that to me is like true professionalism yeah I agree like to
[11:15.920 -> 11:20.120] when you're when you're when you're hung out and you're like on the verge you
[11:20.120 -> 11:24.680] like oh shit and then like in the last moment you just take bring it back man
[11:24.680 -> 11:25.160] that's how you do it and right after we got Paul then like in the last moment, you just take, bring it back, man.
[11:25.160 -> 11:26.000] That's how you do it.
[11:26.000 -> 11:26.820] That's how you do it shit.
[11:26.820 -> 11:28.880] And right after we got pole, we were in the paddock again.
[11:28.880 -> 11:30.600] I can't believe we got into the paddock by the way.
[11:30.600 -> 11:32.520] We're so lucky with how things have been going.
[11:32.520 -> 11:34.360] We know we're so lucky.
[11:34.360 -> 11:35.400] We can't believe it.
[11:35.400 -> 11:37.080] There's only so many times we can come on here
[11:37.080 -> 11:38.560] and be like, this is unreal.
[11:38.560 -> 11:39.400] We can't believe it.
[11:39.400 -> 11:41.720] It's amazing because like, we don't even know what to say.
[11:41.720 -> 11:42.800] But yeah, we're in the paddock.
[11:42.800 -> 11:47.280] Oh man, we're owning that paddock by the way
[11:47.280 -> 11:52.720] as if I just deserve to be there well the first day we got there the guy from
[11:52.720 -> 11:57.440] the FIA came over and said he watches our stuff yeah and then we met Oli
[11:57.440 -> 12:02.720] Bierman yeah Oli Bierman Bierman Bierman it is Bierman
[12:02.720 -> 12:09.720] Bierman you can't keep getting this wrong. That's right. I knew that I knew that you did. Yeah, correct
[12:09.720 -> 12:11.720] I keep saying that wrong where we go. Yes
[12:12.400 -> 12:18.200] Yeah, Oli Berman for anyone we for anyone who's who's unaware f3 driver who is also a
[12:19.360 -> 12:21.360] Ferrari Academy driver
[12:21.760 -> 12:25.040] 17 year old lad from England one of the sweetest lads you've
[12:25.040 -> 12:28.080] ever met he's a nice guy but from from what I've been told and what I've been
[12:28.080 -> 12:32.600] made aware of this guy is an absolute machine yeah Ollie Behrman is like
[12:32.600 -> 12:38.400] Ferrari's prodigy I think I think he's gonna be very very special we bumped
[12:38.400 -> 12:42.840] into him met him first thing he said to us is oh yeah I know you guys you made
[12:42.840 -> 12:48.200] a book us with Ollie and Jack he knew about us and we were like oh my god we're talking to like one of the
[12:48.200 -> 12:52.040] next best drivers in the world and he told us he knew our podcast that is he
[12:52.040 -> 12:55.800] was class by the way so yeah Ollie thank you so much for chatting with us for a
[12:55.800 -> 12:59.360] little bit it was great to meet you. Yeah he's a cool guy and then speaking of Ollie
[12:59.360 -> 13:05.580] Caldwell as well he put in a shift today. Yeah in the F2, smashed it. I actually had my dad like
[13:05.580 -> 13:10.100] texting me saying go on Oli Caldwell and like we were so busy these last couple
[13:10.100 -> 13:14.520] days and we kind of caught bits of the F2 but we didn't really get to see the
[13:14.520 -> 13:17.160] whole of like their sprint race and that but my dad was texting me going mad
[13:17.160 -> 13:21.240] saying like he'd done some insane overtakes. I absolutely love that. And from the back
[13:21.240 -> 13:28.960] of the grid I believe he came 14th mmm which is which is good because I think he actually span out as well yeah yeah shout out Oli
[13:28.960 -> 13:34.500] Caldwell, done bits this weekend bro yeah this it's been an amazing weekend I
[13:34.500 -> 13:39.240] feel like we're so drained right because we've done all these all this work
[13:39.240 -> 13:42.880] in the sun then we have to get home and then by the time we get home we're just
[13:42.880 -> 13:47.600] so tired that's probably our fault for getting in at 7 but let's tell them the taxi story
[13:47.600 -> 13:54.000] yesterday and let's shout out the kids we met. So we were here Friday for practice and
[13:54.000 -> 14:00.080] like by the grace of God we left the track started walking up the hill to
[14:00.080 -> 14:03.720] where all the cars and all the people go and there was just a taxi literally just
[14:03.720 -> 14:06.960] drove past us and we were likeosh, let's get that.
[14:06.960 -> 14:08.600] Stuck our thumb out and he just pulled up
[14:08.600 -> 14:09.440] and we managed to get a taxi.
[14:09.440 -> 14:11.120] And we were kind of assumed, didn't we?
[14:11.120 -> 14:14.160] So we were like, we can, sorry, we can believe it.
[14:14.160 -> 14:16.520] So like come Saturday after qualifying,
[14:16.520 -> 14:19.120] I guess we just assumed it was going to happen again.
[14:19.120 -> 14:21.440] Oh my God, were we wrong.
[14:21.440 -> 14:23.200] All happy, ready to get in a taxi.
[14:23.200 -> 14:24.520] We were already making plans
[14:24.520 -> 14:26.400] for when we get back into Barcelona. We walk out
[14:27.200 -> 14:32.400] Hundreds of thousands of people waiting to get taxis queues everywhere. We ended up walking crazy, bro
[14:32.400 -> 14:36.320] We ended up walking for miles and we honestly it was like a two
[14:36.320 -> 14:43.400] It was over a two kilometer walk in the heat and there was just like just just a line of f1 fans
[14:43.400 -> 14:45.520] Just yes, it's a run slow walks where you're just like your little a line of f1 fans just yes it's a run slow walks
[14:45.520 -> 14:50.640] where you're just like your little steps behind thousands of people trudging and
[14:50.640 -> 14:53.980] then we couldn't find a taxi and we couldn't get a train because the station
[14:53.980 -> 14:57.640] was so busy so stationed the closest town was a place called Montmelo I
[14:57.640 -> 15:01.120] believe it was called and the dummy people were queued up there for about
[15:01.120 -> 15:09.000] three or four hours trying to get trains and I've heard that Barcelona trains aren't great at the best of times so we was like look
[15:09.000 -> 15:12.680] we're not gonna queue up for the train let's just like try and search for a
[15:12.680 -> 15:18.640] taxi we walked like the breadth of this town for ages met up with these like we
[15:18.640 -> 15:24.560] met these little two like Swiss lads what was it Diego? I think they were Austrian.
[15:24.560 -> 15:25.100] Diego and Luca. Diego and Luca. They were Austrian. Nah, they could be wrong.
[15:25.100 -> 15:25.940] Diego and Luca.
[15:25.940 -> 15:26.780] Diego and Luca.
[15:26.780 -> 15:27.620] They were class.
[15:27.620 -> 15:29.400] And they were trying to sort us a taxi.
[15:29.400 -> 15:30.240] We had no luck.
[15:30.240 -> 15:32.840] So we kind of like admitted defeat for a little bit.
[15:32.840 -> 15:34.160] Cause we were waiting for like two hours.
[15:34.160 -> 15:35.600] We did, we started walking back
[15:35.600 -> 15:36.680] like to see if we could find it.
[15:36.680 -> 15:39.040] We were even going up to random people being like,
[15:39.040 -> 15:40.880] we're driving back to Barcelona, we'll pay you.
[15:40.880 -> 15:42.720] That one guy said 400 euros.
[15:42.720 -> 15:43.640] Can I just pipe up here?
[15:43.640 -> 15:49.120] Have Manchester City just won the Premier League? Yes. We're just watching the TV right now. The Mighty Blues
[15:49.120 -> 15:56.480] have won the Premier League! Oh my god we've done it! Guys I'm so sorry. When did this
[15:56.480 -> 16:02.880] happen? Today mate just now. Wow! You're such a big City fan aren't you? It's on BBC World
[16:02.880 -> 16:05.800] News and he's just seen it. Are you happy with that?
[16:05.800 -> 16:08.600] Yes, chuffed. Anyway, back to F1.
[16:08.600 -> 16:10.600] I forgot though, who did you play today?
[16:10.600 -> 16:13.600] Aston Villa.
[16:13.600 -> 16:17.000] Come on, we beat him 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium.
[16:17.000 -> 16:19.600] Pash!
[16:19.600 -> 16:23.200] Yeah, this guy, one guy in a taxi said 400 euros to take us home.
[16:23.200 -> 16:28.640] We were like, nope. So then we walked to some bar 400 euros we found a bar didn't we and we ordered some they
[16:28.640 -> 16:31.880] didn't have any beers so we had Jack Daniels and my god it was like a pint of
[16:31.880 -> 16:36.000] Jack Daniels and bloody you and you and Yarny have gone over the funniest the
[16:36.000 -> 16:39.800] funniest thing like this place it wasn't even a bar it was like a cafe it was
[16:39.800 -> 16:44.480] genuinely like a family run cafe and like there's no air con in there but I
[16:44.480 -> 16:45.640] was a cigarette machines
[16:45.640 -> 16:48.280] that was cool, I guess we don't really smoke forever and
[16:49.760 -> 16:54.120] Waiting in there and they're like a queue of people and so we've like turns these like
[16:55.160 -> 16:58.700] Swiss Swedish lads and we're like, yeah, I guess we'll get you some drinks and they like
[16:59.320 -> 17:01.560] We found out that they don't drink alcohol
[17:01.680 -> 17:06.640] But they just wanted water because it was so hot, queued up for like a half an hour,
[17:06.640 -> 17:08.520] managed to, like, all the beer was gone,
[17:08.520 -> 17:10.720] so we were like, we'll get like a JD and Coke,
[17:10.720 -> 17:15.720] and this girl poured out half a pint of JD in this glass.
[17:17.120 -> 17:17.960] I'm looking at her like-
[17:17.960 -> 17:18.780] I took one sip.
[17:18.780 -> 17:20.440] I'm like, you mad?
[17:20.440 -> 17:23.160] But okay, all right, I'll take it, absolutely fine.
[17:23.160 -> 17:24.920] The funniest thing is you left me at the table
[17:24.920 -> 17:26.760] with them lads, and all they wanted was a
[17:26.760 -> 17:30.760] water but you guys completely forgot what they wanted and came out with 5 JDs and they
[17:30.760 -> 17:32.080] couldn't even drink.
[17:32.080 -> 17:36.120] I came back buzzing bro, I had the biggest smile on my face, I was like, oh yeah, these
[17:36.120 -> 17:39.480] lads are going to be so happy, like I've got them a drink, they're like, we don't really
[17:39.480 -> 17:40.480] drink alcohol.
[17:40.480 -> 17:41.480] I was like, oh shit.
[17:41.480 -> 17:47.440] Luca took one sip, looked at me and went, you don't want to know what happened last time I drank. They perked up a little
[17:47.440 -> 17:51.440] bit that's for sure. And then we felt really bad because a taxi showed up and managed to
[17:51.440 -> 17:55.880] grab it but it only fit like four people in and there was five of us. We had to ditch
[17:55.880 -> 18:01.560] the guys but if you're listening boys. Yeah, so bad innit mate, we sat there with them,
[18:01.560 -> 18:05.440] we walked miles with them and then out of nowhere a taxi comes and we're like see you later.
[18:05.440 -> 18:09.240] Okay so we've got the news on in front of us and the F1's actually just come on.
[18:09.240 -> 18:12.480] Oh wow this is ideal it's actually like a proper highlight they've gone straight into
[18:12.480 -> 18:13.480] Hamilton.
[18:13.480 -> 18:14.480] Yeah Hamilton.
[18:14.480 -> 18:16.080] There's the Haas going off.
[18:16.080 -> 18:20.000] I've been here yeah that was Kevin Maddison.
[18:20.000 -> 18:21.000] Here's Verstappen going off.
[18:21.000 -> 18:23.000] Verstappen does well here not to beach.
[18:23.000 -> 18:26.400] Onto the gravel and then here's the beautiful fight between-
[18:26.400 -> 18:27.680] They can't see it remember.
[18:27.680 -> 18:32.800] I know but that fight between Verstappen and George Russell, that was a beautiful bit of
[18:32.800 -> 18:33.800] driving.
[18:33.800 -> 18:35.600] Verstappen did one of the best overtakes I've ever seen.
[18:35.600 -> 18:39.240] Now I could be wrong but they may even show the highlight of it.
[18:39.240 -> 18:43.240] He goes round the outside of Bottas and it was absolutely insane.
[18:43.240 -> 18:44.240] Round the outside.
[18:44.240 -> 18:47.000] Verstappen's just an unbelievable driver.
[18:47.000 -> 18:48.240] He's a machine.
[18:48.240 -> 18:49.960] We should go back to our predictions though.
[18:49.960 -> 18:51.720] I thought I had it spot on.
[18:51.720 -> 18:54.160] I didn't, I had signed second,
[18:54.160 -> 18:57.240] but I did predict the Stappen to win and Russell third
[18:57.240 -> 18:59.120] and you had Russell third as well.
[18:59.120 -> 19:01.080] But you had, so you actually did all right.
[19:01.080 -> 19:02.320] Who did you have to win?
[19:02.320 -> 19:03.680] Well, probably Leclerc I guess.
[19:03.680 -> 19:04.880] You had Alonso second.
[19:04.880 -> 19:06.000] I made a stupid prediction, didn't I? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. So you actually did alright, who did you have to win? Probably Leclerc I guess. You had Alonso second.
[19:06.000 -> 19:08.000] I made a stupid prediction didn't I?
[19:08.000 -> 19:10.000] Look at the fans man, shout out to the fans.
[19:10.000 -> 19:12.000] Oh maybe we're going to be on TV.
[19:12.000 -> 19:14.000] Massive shout out to the fans, they were crazy.
[19:14.000 -> 19:16.000] Ferrari fans so loud, Red Bull fans so loud.
[19:16.000 -> 19:18.000] I love the way there's just fans from every team walking around.
[19:18.000 -> 19:20.000] Yeah, it's amazing.
[19:20.000 -> 19:22.000] I think a lot of the sections that we were in were primarily like Ferrari based,
[19:22.000 -> 19:24.000] because there was the Carlos Sainz
[19:24.000 -> 19:26.940] and then there was the fans from every team walking around. Yeah, it's amazing. Okay, I think a lot of the sections that we were in
[19:26.940 -> 19:28.720] were primarily like Ferrari based
[19:28.720 -> 19:30.920] because there was the Carlos Sainz Grandstand.
[19:30.920 -> 19:32.220] Yeah, well it's his home race, isn't it?
[19:32.220 -> 19:34.880] Sea of red, loads of red, but it's quite funny
[19:34.880 -> 19:35.900] because we've been walking around
[19:35.900 -> 19:38.020] with like Ferrari tops and Ferrari hats on
[19:38.020 -> 19:39.060] like this whole weekend.
[19:39.060 -> 19:42.260] And like, it's almost a bit like football hooliganism style.
[19:42.260 -> 19:44.980] As soon as you see like loads of like people wearing orange
[19:44.980 -> 19:50.920] from a staff and you're like whoa yeah people have
[19:50.920 -> 19:55.520] been coming up to me going Jake don't you sport red bull and I've been going no
[19:55.520 -> 20:00.320] I support everyone! I support everyone!
[20:00.320 -> 20:10.080] oh that was a really sad day for Ferrari, but ultimately The Ferrari looks like a great car and these issues. I'm sure they'll figure it out
[20:10.080 -> 20:13.560] I we need to figure out exactly what's happened with Leclerc
[20:13.560 -> 20:14.680] I think McLaren
[20:14.680 -> 20:19.960] Looked like they improved a bit and then now they've kind of just gotten back to where they were a few races ago
[20:19.960 -> 20:24.280] it's not as mad as when we were sat there and it was like a few minutes before the race was starting and
[20:24.280 -> 20:24.880] It's not as mad as when we were sat there and it was like a few minutes before the race was starting and
[20:29.940 -> 20:32.120] There was like people hopping into the cars. I remember saying to you like that's not Danny Rick
[20:37.480 -> 20:39.600] There's a random guy there that doesn't look like Danny Rick like you'd be able to see his hooter from a mile off I was like no, it didn't look like him and
[20:40.640 -> 20:46.500] Yeah, I turned out it wasn't there. So people obviously sit in their car and just test everything. Yeah, minutes before they start.
[20:46.500 -> 20:46.900] Yeah.
[20:47.400 -> 20:49.300] I really want to get into that in another episode.
[20:49.300 -> 20:53.400] We'll definitely talk about all that pits and how crazy all that crew is because I've seen it today.
[20:53.400 -> 20:54.100] That was mad.
[20:54.100 -> 20:55.400] Yeah, 100% guys.
[20:56.300 -> 21:03.300] We'll ping up a thingy on our story, whoever you want to call it, and just ping us a load of questions about like specifically about this Barcelona weekend.
[21:03.300 -> 21:04.900] Everything you want to know, the ins and outs.
[21:04.900 -> 21:06.400] We'll try and answer them to the
[21:06.400 -> 21:10.000] best of our ability. Yeah when that could we need to get some rest go get some
[21:10.000 -> 21:14.400] food and we got to get this up and send it over it's already quite late so that
[21:14.400 -> 21:17.400] probably is the best thing for us to do right now if you're listening or at
[21:17.400 -> 21:20.680] some point in the day please go over to our Instagram at Pitstop there'll be a
[21:20.680 -> 21:24.720] question box up send in any questions you got we'll do them on Thursday or
[21:24.720 -> 21:26.440] something yeah we can have like a whole episode where
[21:26.440 -> 21:30.360] send us voice notes if you want DM us voice notes just send us whatever you
[21:30.360 -> 21:34.480] want yeah questions voice notes whatever you want to do if their voice notes will
[21:34.480 -> 21:38.840] play them over the mics so your voice is gonna be heard oh my god you could hear
[21:38.840 -> 21:43.760] yourself keep it clean don't say anything vulgar nothing well we do
[21:43.760 -> 21:46.000] anyway so you can say what you like, fuck it.
[21:46.000 -> 21:52.000] Yeah, guys, I'm sorry we're knackered, we'd love to chat more, but my god, what an amazing weekend.
[21:52.000 -> 21:54.000] Thank you so much to everyone who came and met us.
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[21:59.000 -> 22:06.720] We'll be back on Thursday for a longer episode, a full roundup, and we're're gonna be looking ahead to the Monaco Grand Prix.
[22:06.720 -> 22:10.160] Alright, I wonder how long it is until we get asked to go out to that one.
[22:10.160 -> 22:11.160] Oh my god, imagine!
[22:11.160 -> 22:12.160] Next weekend, let's go!
[22:12.160 -> 22:16.480] Oh, I still can't believe you tried to get a picture with that Ferrari guy.
[22:16.480 -> 22:19.600] Yeah, let's just forget about that.
[22:19.600 -> 22:21.600] Okay, speak to you guys later.
[22:21.600 -> 22:23.000] Thank you very much for being here.
[22:23.000 -> 22:24.000] New podcast on Thursday.
[22:24.000 -> 22:26.400] Easy guys. I need some sleep
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