Would VERSTAPPEN win in a HAAS?!

Welcome back to the Pitstop Podcast! ITS RACE WEEK AGAIN!! We are back in Saudi Arabia and cant wait to see all the action unfold. In this episode we talk about the track, Christians comments about Albon and Gasly, and also discuss what the F1 would be like with a compulsory team swap every 3 years?! Lets go guys, see you again on Monday
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# Podcast Episode Summary: The Pit Stop Podcast with Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca

## Introduction:
- The podcast begins with the hosts, Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca, expressing their excitement for the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
- They discuss the recent success of Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin, and the team's strong performance in Bahrain.
- The hosts also mention the positive reception to their podcast episode featuring Mikey Brown, Fernando Alonso's lead mechanic.

## Go-Karting with Quadrant:
- Jake and Fabio reveal that they went go-karting with Quadrant, a popular esports organization, while dressed as Mario Kart characters.
- They mention that the video of their experience has been released and encourage listeners to watch it.

## Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso:
- The hosts discuss Fernando Alonso's previous performances in Saudi Arabia, noting that he has not had much success at the Jeddah circuit.
- They speculate on whether Alonso and Aston Martin will benefit from the Jeddah track layout, given Red Bull's speed advantage on the straights.

## Pressure on Aston Martin:
- Jake and Fabio consider whether the Aston Martin team will feel increased pressure to perform well after their podium finish in Bahrain.
- They acknowledge that Alonso is used to pressure, but they wonder if the team as a whole can handle the expectations.

## Simulation Racing:
- The hosts share their experiences playing Formula One simulation games, highlighting the importance of practicing with flappy paddles.
- They discuss the potential benefits of simulation racing for improving their driving skills in real life.

## Mercedes' Struggles:
- Jake and Fabio address Mercedes' recent statement apologizing to their fans for the team's poor performance in Bahrain.
- They speculate that Mercedes may have given up on the current season due to their significant development disadvantage compared to other teams.

## Charles Leclerc's Grid Penalty:
- The hosts discuss Charles Leclerc's 10-place grid penalty for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to an engine change.
- They express concern for Ferrari's reliability and question whether they will be able to manage their limited power unit allocation for the season.

## Guest Appearances and Podcast Challenges:
- Jake and Fabio mention their desire to have more guests on the podcast but acknowledge the challenges in securing approvals.
- They reveal that some individuals have expressed interest in appearing on the show but have been restricted by their teams.

## Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Predictions:
- The hosts make their predictions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Jake favoring Sergio Perez for a podium finish and Fabio placing Fernando Alonso in the top three.
- They discuss the potential for a Red Bull battle between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, considering Verstappen's dominance and Perez's strong qualifying performance in Jeddah last year.

## Driver of the Day and Team Changes:
- Jake predicts Oscar Piastri as the Driver of the Day for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
- The hosts speculate about potential driver moves in the future, including Lando Norris to Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari.
- They also propose a hypothetical rule where drivers would be required to switch teams every three years to mix up the grid and create more excitement.

## Conclusion:
- The podcast ends with Jake and Fabio expressing their enthusiasm for the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and encouraging listeners to tune in for their race coverage. # Pit Stop Podcast Episode Summary: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Preview

## Introduction

- Hosts Jake Boys and Fabio Bocca provide an overview of the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
- They discuss the unique characteristics of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, including the DRS zones and the potential for cat and mouse games between drivers.
- The hosts also mention the controversy surrounding the final sector of the track and the FIA's decision to move the third DRS detection zone.

## Statistical Insights

- The hosts share some interesting statistics related to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, including the number of cars in the country and the lap record for the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

## Austrian Grand Prix News

- The hosts announce that the Austrian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until 2027.
- They express their excitement about the news and mention that the Red Bull Ring is the track where Boys has set his fastest lap time.

## Guest Appearance: Mikey, the Mechanic

- The hosts discuss their recent episode featuring Mikey, a mechanic who set an impressive lap time on the Red Bull Ring circuit in the Formula One video game.
- They praise Mikey's driving skills and mention that he has driven the track in real life.

## Lando Norris Karting Day

- The hosts recall their karting day with Lando Norris and other Formula One drivers.
- They emphasize that the drivers were all down-to-earth and approachable, despite their fame.

## Race Predictions

- Boys and Bocca make their predictions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
- Boys predicts a podium finish for Perez, Alonso, and Verstappen, with Piastri as his driver of the day.
- Bocca predicts a podium finish for Alonso, Verstappen, and Perez, also selecting Piastri as his driver of the day.

## Conclusion

- The hosts wrap up the podcast by encouraging listeners to rate, review, and follow the podcast.
- They also mention that they will be back after the race with a full review and analysis.

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[00:59.800 -> 01:02.600] I know how to shift those gears now.
[01:02.600 -> 01:03.600] Shifter!
[01:03.600 -> 01:04.600] Cause you're not gonna have- Mark!
[01:04.600 -> 01:05.020] You're not gonna have- Mark!
[01:05.020 -> 01:05.840] You're not gonna have-
[01:05.840 -> 01:06.680] Mark Webber!
[01:06.680 -> 01:08.220] You're not gonna have a stick shifter
[01:08.220 -> 01:10.220] in a bloody Lambo, are ya?
[01:10.220 -> 01:12.260] You gotta have a f***ing flappy paddle.
[01:12.260 -> 01:13.100] Uh!
[01:13.100 -> 01:13.920] Uh!
[01:13.920 -> 01:14.760] Uh!
[01:14.760 -> 01:15.600] Uh!
[01:15.600 -> 01:16.420] Uh!
[01:16.420 -> 01:17.260] Uh!
[01:17.260 -> 01:18.100] Uh!
[01:18.100 -> 01:18.920] Uh!
[01:18.920 -> 01:19.760] Uh!
[01:19.760 -> 01:20.600] Uh!
[01:20.600 -> 01:23.600] Welcome back to the Pit Stop Podcast!
[01:23.600 -> 01:24.440] Podcast!
[01:24.440 -> 01:25.200] Podcast! Yes! Hello, hello, hello! Welcome back to the Pit Stop Podcast!
[01:25.200 -> 01:27.200] Hello, hello, hello!
[01:27.200 -> 01:30.000] Welcome back people, it's been a little bit of time, hasn't it?
[01:30.000 -> 01:34.200] Yeah, well, very validated because our last episode was amazing.
[01:34.200 -> 01:39.200] It was a big episode with Mikey Brown, the number one lead mechanic, and Fernando Alonso.
[01:39.200 -> 01:42.800] The timing of that episode was incredible and it took a little while to get approved
[01:42.800 -> 01:45.120] and it didn't go live the Thursday we thought it would
[01:45.120 -> 01:49.860] But it made sense just to prioritize that episode make sure we got it out because wow
[01:50.320 -> 01:54.040] Fernando Alonso's lead mechanic on our sofa three days
[01:54.840 -> 01:58.600] After they went and got their second ever podium. It's done really well
[01:58.600 -> 02:05.920] People seem to like the vids so much so that they actually played it on Spanish TV. Yes, we were on television.
[02:05.920 -> 02:07.400] Didn't understand anything it said,
[02:07.400 -> 02:09.480] but we were on Spanish television.
[02:09.480 -> 02:12.200] Big up Spanish TV for playing the Pit Stop podcast.
[02:12.200 -> 02:14.480] That is quite strange that it made the news,
[02:14.480 -> 02:15.800] that it was just playing on the news.
[02:15.800 -> 02:16.960] Because we were saying like-
[02:16.960 -> 02:18.920] Yeah, no one asked for the rights or anything, did they?
[02:18.920 -> 02:20.520] No, no one's asked for that.
[02:20.520 -> 02:21.480] Where's the paycheck, mate?
[02:21.480 -> 02:22.320] Yeah, where's the moolah?
[02:22.320 -> 02:24.440] 20 grand cash if you want to use our vids, guys.
[02:24.440 -> 02:27.240] I'm going to send that to my mum mom because my mom will actually understand that I
[02:27.240 -> 02:30.920] think that's really cool like hey mom I'm on the news yeah man it's mega
[02:30.920 -> 02:37.680] exciting and it's also exciting because it's race week it's race week we're at
[02:37.680 -> 02:42.560] Saudi Arabia guys oh yeah okay clapping are we clapping already I've got so much
[02:42.560 -> 02:45.880] to tell the people I don't even know where to start. I'm clapping because I'm buzzing.
[02:45.880 -> 02:46.720] Yeah.
[02:46.720 -> 02:47.540] I'm buzzing.
[02:47.540 -> 02:49.320] I feel like Bahrain, it's quite an easy track.
[02:49.320 -> 02:51.600] They start with an easy track for the start of the season.
[02:51.600 -> 02:52.440] Yeah.
[02:52.440 -> 02:53.560] But there's no, there's no,
[02:53.560 -> 02:54.400] do you know what I mean?
[02:54.400 -> 02:55.240] There's no prisoners.
[02:55.240 -> 02:56.280] Is that the right saying?
[02:56.280 -> 02:57.480] There's no prisoners at Jeddah.
[02:57.480 -> 02:59.560] Yeah, but what else happened today, Fab?
[02:59.560 -> 03:01.360] What else went live on the internet
[03:01.360 -> 03:02.560] that we haven't even had the chance
[03:02.560 -> 03:04.400] to talk to the fucking podcast about?
[03:04.400 -> 03:06.320] Oh yeah, we didn't really tell them, did we?
[03:06.320 -> 03:09.160] Because we never ever, we didn't want to until it was actually out.
[03:09.160 -> 03:09.840] We teased it.
[03:09.840 -> 03:13.360] We teased it on the episode with Ollie Behrman when we said we went karting at Buckmore Park.
[03:13.400 -> 03:13.840] Yeah.
[03:13.840 -> 03:18.840] But the video has come out. We went go karting with Quadrant, dressed as Mario Kart characters.
[03:18.840 -> 03:19.360] Yeah.
[03:19.440 -> 03:25.320] And I took a big hit. Fab took a few spins. It's got commentary on it, it's hilarious,
[03:25.320 -> 03:28.320] it's on Quadrant's channel, so go and watch that.
[03:28.320 -> 03:29.840] It was edited really well, I thought.
[03:29.840 -> 03:30.920] Yeah, it's edited really well.
[03:30.920 -> 03:32.800] It's really cool, Mario Kart style,
[03:32.800 -> 03:34.720] all the music, the explosions and that.
[03:34.720 -> 03:36.640] Yeah, no, it's great to be part of that video,
[03:36.640 -> 03:38.260] can't wait to see how it does.
[03:39.080 -> 03:40.360] It's pretty funny.
[03:40.360 -> 03:42.040] I reckon it's gonna pop a milli.
[03:42.040 -> 03:43.280] If it gets a million views, that'd be,
[03:43.280 -> 03:44.840] well, the funny thing is, me and Fab
[03:44.840 -> 03:47.600] are dead at the back for the whole time so go and watch it.
[03:47.600 -> 03:51.400] But I was in a sandwich, I was in a Lando Clement Novelak sandwich.
[03:51.400 -> 03:53.400] And you stood your ground on that clip didn't you?
[03:53.400 -> 03:54.600] For ten seconds mate.
[03:54.600 -> 04:01.400] And if you look really closely at the clip on Fab's Instagram, look at his eyes as soon as he notices that they're coming round the corner.
[04:01.400 -> 04:02.400] I was brickin' it.
[04:02.400 -> 04:04.600] It wasn't the first time it happened as well.
[04:04.600 -> 04:08.520] What else have we been up to over the last week? What else have we been up to
[04:08.520 -> 04:12.200] over the last week? I don't know. Well we've done a lot of editing haven't we? Because we've been doing a lot of
[04:12.200 -> 04:18.520] clips to get out. Aston Martin even posted a video, one of our videos on their story. It's been a big week
[04:18.520 -> 04:21.840] considering that we haven't really left the flat much. There's been like quite a lot
[04:21.840 -> 04:29.840] that's gone live and stuff that's happened. Like a big build up to Saudi Arabia. Yeah. You went to F1 Arcade? Yeah I did yeah that was good fun
[04:29.840 -> 04:35.720] yeah I wish we were in Jeddah. Don't you? I wish we were there. I wish we could have gone there
[04:35.720 -> 04:39.080] someone actually offered us a ride didn't they but then it got cancelled. We
[04:39.080 -> 04:42.800] really wanted to go to Jeddah it's actually well some people say it's their
[04:42.800 -> 04:46.160] favorite track and some people say it's one of the most dangerous tracks
[04:46.380 -> 04:52.020] Quick reminder last year the race finished with only 13 cars in it. Oh, yeah
[04:52.340 -> 04:57.020] Yeah, but that's isn't that the race where Red Bull and f1 and Ferrari both broke down
[04:57.820 -> 05:01.600] No, that was the first race of the season second race of the season. It was very different
[05:01.600 -> 05:07.480] He broke down so someone broke down there the both Red Bulls DNF'd at the first race of last season and then the second race I'm pretty
[05:07.480 -> 05:09.480] sure the same thing happened to Ferrari.
[05:09.480 -> 05:10.480] Bloody Nora.
[05:10.480 -> 05:15.880] But yeah, because Sonoda and Schumacher didn't even start in Bahrain, they went out and qualified.
[05:15.880 -> 05:19.600] I feel like these are the kind of tracks that Fernando Alonso is going to win on.
[05:19.600 -> 05:20.600] Do you?
[05:20.600 -> 05:23.920] These tighter tracks that take more skill. Yeah.
[05:23.920 -> 05:29.000] So do you think that Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso is going to benefit from Jetta?
[05:29.000 -> 05:33.200] Yeah, because weren't Red Bull just faster than Aston Martin in the straights?
[05:34.400 -> 05:36.880] For all the corners, you know, Aston Martin were flying.
[05:36.880 -> 05:43.440] I knew, I had a feeling you were going to say that, so I did actually research how Alonso has done in the last two years at Jetta.
[05:43.440 -> 05:44.160] Okay.
[05:44.160 -> 05:46.920] Now, arguably he's never been in a car as quick as the Aston.
[05:46.920 -> 05:49.360] Cause it's, how long has Jetta been around?
[05:49.360 -> 05:50.200] Do you know?
[05:50.200 -> 05:51.020] A couple of years, a few years.
[05:51.020 -> 05:51.860] Exactly.
[05:51.860 -> 05:52.700] Like three years.
[05:52.700 -> 05:53.880] It's not like he's got loads of experience racing it
[05:53.880 -> 05:54.720] more than anyone else.
[05:54.720 -> 05:55.560] No.
[05:55.560 -> 05:56.380] Really?
[05:56.380 -> 05:57.220] No.
[05:57.220 -> 06:00.480] In his first year, well last year he DNF'd
[06:00.480 -> 06:02.640] and the year before that he came 13th
[06:02.640 -> 06:06.240] and Stroll finished 11th and Stroll finished 13th.
[06:06.240 -> 06:08.880] So in both races, Stroll was actually finished higher
[06:08.880 -> 06:09.720] than Alonso.
[06:09.720 -> 06:11.400] But why did Alonso DNF?
[06:11.400 -> 06:12.920] Well, he just DNFed, I don't know.
[06:12.920 -> 06:13.760] It doesn't say.
[06:13.760 -> 06:14.580] So you don't know.
[06:14.580 -> 06:15.620] So he could have been in the car.
[06:15.620 -> 06:17.600] Well, if he DNFed, the car obviously broke.
[06:17.600 -> 06:21.800] There's that amazing clip of him fighting Ocon there.
[06:21.800 -> 06:23.720] F1 put it up on Instagram.
[06:23.720 -> 06:25.800] Oh, what, from last year I think
[06:25.800 -> 06:29.960] it was 2021 okay I don't know I can't remember what so you think genuinely he
[06:29.960 -> 06:33.720] will be quick yeah well yeah yeah I do I do
[06:33.720 -> 06:37.560] the estimate made a new beast new beast he hasn't he hasn't driven a car like
[06:37.560 -> 06:41.120] that in years do you think it's weird because Mikey was amazing as such a
[06:41.120 -> 06:46.040] great guest but I wonder whether there's gonna be so much pressure.
[06:46.040 -> 06:48.200] Do you feel like they're gonna take so much pressure now
[06:48.200 -> 06:49.240] and be like, oh, we got a podium.
[06:49.240 -> 06:50.080] He said on our pod,
[06:50.080 -> 06:52.580] like they're not expecting to get a podium every week,
[06:52.580 -> 06:54.320] but I feel like if you're Fernando Alonso
[06:54.320 -> 06:56.240] and you get a taste of a podium in the first race,
[06:56.240 -> 06:57.600] like you're not gonna really be happy
[06:57.600 -> 06:59.120] of anything else other than a podium,
[06:59.120 -> 06:59.960] because you know it's possible.
[06:59.960 -> 07:02.400] But it's Fernando Alonso, so he's used to the pressure.
[07:02.400 -> 07:05.060] And I look at someone like Mikey, and I look at him,
[07:05.060 -> 07:07.960] and behind those eyes, there's a dragon.
[07:07.960 -> 07:09.680] There's a fiery dragon.
[07:09.680 -> 07:11.120] There's a beast behind those eyes.
[07:11.120 -> 07:13.040] I think Mikey and the team,
[07:13.040 -> 07:15.200] I don't even know the rest of the Aston Martin pit crew,
[07:15.200 -> 07:17.960] but I just feel like they can handle the juice.
[07:17.960 -> 07:19.920] I definitely think they got a little bit in their locker.
[07:19.920 -> 07:20.760] Yeah, for sure.
[07:20.760 -> 07:22.560] Like, I definitely think there's a lot to come from them.
[07:22.560 -> 07:23.600] I don't know, yeah.
[07:23.600 -> 07:25.360] I mean, arguably, this race is more exciting
[07:25.360 -> 07:26.360] than the first race.
[07:27.280 -> 07:28.720] Can they keep it up now?
[07:28.720 -> 07:31.520] This is, I remember this track specifically
[07:31.520 -> 07:34.480] because of Max's unbelievable qualifying lap last year
[07:34.480 -> 07:36.080] where he was doing two purple sectors
[07:36.080 -> 07:38.040] and then smashed it into the wall.
[07:38.040 -> 07:39.360] That would have been like one of the most
[07:39.360 -> 07:41.000] unbelievable qualifying laps.
[07:41.000 -> 07:42.020] It is a speed track.
[07:42.020 -> 07:43.840] As we know, we've been playing it a bit on the Sims,
[07:43.840 -> 07:44.680] haven't we?
[07:44.680 -> 07:49.000] We've had a big, big, big championship going on right now had a big big big championship going on in the flat right now.
[07:49.000 -> 07:53.840] Our back door's been broken like for the last couple days it's been so windy in
[07:53.840 -> 07:57.400] London and the door hasn't closed so for the last two nights has been banging
[07:57.400 -> 08:01.560] against the hinges so we had to call the door guy to come around and come fix the
[08:01.560 -> 08:07.780] door. Have a quick sip of your drink? Excuse me while I take a sip of my drink.
[08:07.780 -> 08:11.800] And these two old boys show up and I'm so glad that these kinds of people still exist
[08:11.800 -> 08:12.800] in the world.
[08:12.800 -> 08:16.580] They were like two proper Londoners, like silver chains on.
[08:16.580 -> 08:17.580] Proper Londoners.
[08:17.580 -> 08:22.400] And the geezer said to be fair, his son loves F1 so if his son even listens to the pod then
[08:22.400 -> 08:23.400] what's good.
[08:23.400 -> 08:27.800] Your dad was in our house earlier and he comes in and he's like fucking hell what's going on
[08:27.800 -> 08:31.160] here then because we've got the sim in the corner we've got the TV on both of
[08:31.160 -> 08:35.720] F1 22 on it and we've both been rinsing it and he was just like I don't know I don't think
[08:35.720 -> 08:40.360] he could believe that we're just sat here playing sim racing all day
[08:40.360 -> 08:43.800] well there's a big world championship going on me and Fab both joined Red Bull
[08:43.800 -> 08:49.520] as two new youth British drivers we had a terrible start to the season, the Red Bull was really slow,
[08:49.520 -> 08:54.960] so we did a mid-season swap to Ferrari. Well they let us go, I think Red Bull let us go. Red Bull
[08:54.960 -> 08:59.120] replaced us with, well Robert Schwarzman has gone into the Red Bull now which is quite exciting,
[08:59.120 -> 09:10.240] and Charles Leclerc has gone to Red Bull, and me and Fab are doing terrible for Ferrari I'm absolutely shocked. I honestly I don't see this as a game anymore I see this as
[09:10.240 -> 09:16.160] vital training yeah yeah I don't think the F1 game is like accurate enough to
[09:16.160 -> 09:22.000] be vital training you need to play a set of courses. Just know, a set of courses, yeah.
[09:22.000 -> 09:26.000] Eye racing or something, Or Donkey Kong or something.
[09:26.000 -> 09:29.000] Honestly, it's just about doing the flappy paddle
[09:29.000 -> 09:31.000] because I've never done it before in my life.
[09:31.000 -> 09:32.000] So now that you...
[09:32.000 -> 09:34.000] Because we can practice that at home.
[09:34.000 -> 09:36.000] It's pretty good you're actually using the gears as well to be fair.
[09:36.000 -> 09:39.000] You just don't know one day if we might have to make a quick getaway.
[09:39.000 -> 09:41.000] Well, I like the fact you're good on the sim
[09:41.000 -> 09:44.000] because if we ever go anywhere, there's like a competition
[09:44.000 -> 09:47.440] and it's like you can win like two VIP buses to this,
[09:47.440 -> 09:49.440] and I'm like, fab, this is your fucking time.
[09:49.440 -> 09:50.480] I'll be your race engineer,
[09:50.480 -> 09:52.280] standing behind you, massaging you.
[09:52.280 -> 09:54.520] Yeah, but I think more about the future,
[09:54.520 -> 09:55.560] like in like 10 years,
[09:55.560 -> 09:57.000] when like I've got a Lambo,
[09:57.000 -> 09:59.760] and like you and me just need to make a quick getaway.
[09:59.760 -> 10:00.600] Yeah.
[10:00.600 -> 10:01.420] Like we just need to get away.
[10:01.420 -> 10:02.260] What are we getting away from?
[10:02.260 -> 10:03.080] Like any, it could be anything.
[10:03.080 -> 10:03.920] It could be anything.
[10:03.920 -> 10:05.960] And we just got to split and get out of there.
[10:05.960 -> 10:07.920] I know how to shift those gears now.
[10:07.920 -> 10:08.760] Shifter.
[10:08.760 -> 10:09.720] Cause you're not going to have it.
[10:09.720 -> 10:10.560] Mark.
[10:10.560 -> 10:13.760] You're not going to have a stick shifter
[10:13.760 -> 10:15.760] in a bloody Lambo, are ya?
[10:15.760 -> 10:18.280] You're going to have a fucking flappy paddle.
[10:18.280 -> 10:20.720] So it means we can get out of there.
[10:20.720 -> 10:21.560] Do you know what I mean?
[10:21.560 -> 10:23.600] Wait, a Lamborghini has a flappy paddle?
[10:23.600 -> 10:25.480] Yeah, all sports cars. Do they really?, a Lamborghini has a flappy paddle? Yeah, all sports cars have a flappy paddle.
[10:25.480 -> 10:26.400] Do they really?
[10:26.400 -> 10:29.360] Your brother's Audi has a flappy paddle.
[10:29.360 -> 10:30.440] And a stick shifter.
[10:30.440 -> 10:32.520] My car had a flappy paddle.
[10:32.520 -> 10:33.360] Did it?
[10:33.360 -> 10:34.180] Yeah.
[10:34.180 -> 10:35.020] You didn't?
[10:35.020 -> 10:35.860] I never used it.
[10:35.860 -> 10:36.680] You never used it?
[10:36.680 -> 10:37.520] I never used it, man.
[10:37.520 -> 10:38.360] You had flat pad the whole time and never used it.
[10:38.360 -> 10:39.440] Nah.
[10:39.440 -> 10:40.280] You are a crazy man.
[10:40.280 -> 10:41.520] Mate, I learned to drive an auto,
[10:41.520 -> 10:42.980] and now I wish I didn't, okay?
[10:42.980 -> 10:44.600] But I learned to drive in London,
[10:44.600 -> 10:47.480] and like, automatic lessons were cheaper as well.
[10:47.480 -> 10:49.440] So I was just like, yeah, whatever.
[10:49.440 -> 10:52.960] I enjoy driving in London because there's many, many times
[10:52.960 -> 10:54.080] when like you'll be in like,
[10:54.080 -> 10:55.600] there's like a road of two lanes,
[10:55.600 -> 10:57.240] but you don't know which lane to go in
[10:57.240 -> 10:59.480] because one of them only turns right or left.
[10:59.480 -> 11:00.720] So you try to figure out which one it is.
[11:00.720 -> 11:04.160] So sometimes you just got to put the pedal to the metal
[11:04.160 -> 11:08.040] on the streets in London. Like I'm only talking between like 1 and 20 mile per hour
[11:08.040 -> 11:12.800] because 20s are fastest you can go in London but sometimes you just got to pop
[11:12.800 -> 11:16.540] that first gear and just get in front of someone or a bus something like that if
[11:16.540 -> 11:20.680] you need to get in front of a bus mmm that's what I mean so all this training
[11:20.680 -> 11:26.440] on the sim yeah it's all it helps it does All right, back to Bahrain, all right?
[11:26.440 -> 11:28.480] We've had some big stuff come out in the Formula One world.
[11:28.480 -> 11:31.200] Why the bloody hell are we going back to Bahrain?
[11:31.200 -> 11:32.620] Well, because I want you to tell me
[11:32.620 -> 11:33.860] what you've seen about Mercedes,
[11:33.860 -> 11:35.240] because didn't they release something?
[11:35.240 -> 11:36.860] Didn't they say something?
[11:36.860 -> 11:38.880] Mercedes put out a statement or something, didn't they?
[11:38.880 -> 11:42.880] Or a video after Bahrain saying sorry to their fans.
[11:42.880 -> 11:43.780] They've given up.
[11:44.680 -> 11:46.800] I don't know if it quite said that.
[11:46.800 -> 11:48.800] Hi guys, we're giving up.
[11:48.800 -> 11:52.800] It was three paragraphs and they could have just said we've given up for the year.
[11:52.800 -> 11:56.800] I have seen a lot of people reacting saying it pretty much does, it's just them saying we've given up for the year.
[11:56.800 -> 12:01.800] It is, it is. It's a shame, really. Maybe they're bluffing.
[12:01.800 -> 12:05.440] Well, maybe, but they did develop different to everyone else didn't they?
[12:05.440 -> 12:08.320] And they took a gamble on sticking with what they did last year.
[12:08.320 -> 12:09.840] Yeah, keeping the curl slim like that.
[12:09.840 -> 12:14.320] Breaking news! Big breaking news! Have you seen?
[12:14.320 -> 12:16.320] About?
[12:16.320 -> 12:17.520] Charles Riquelme.
[12:17.520 -> 12:18.560] Oh yeah.
[12:18.560 -> 12:19.520] You've seen?
[12:19.520 -> 12:22.240] Well, I don't know, why didn't you tell me anyway?
[12:22.240 -> 12:29.000] Mate, second race of the season and he's already taken a 10 place grid penalty for Saudi Arabia.
[12:29.000 -> 12:33.000] That's not good, is it? That doesn't put you in high hopes for Ferrari this year, does it?
[12:33.000 -> 12:42.000] They changed his power unit before the first race. They then had to change his power unit after the first race because he went out.
[12:42.000 -> 12:46.640] They are on their third power unit and it is race two.
[12:46.640 -> 12:48.960] And how many did they get, six?
[12:48.960 -> 12:50.500] Three, no, three.
[12:50.500 -> 12:51.340] Right, here we go.
[12:51.340 -> 12:52.800] This is off the F1 website.
[12:52.800 -> 12:54.400] For Fahri, Fahri?
[12:54.400 -> 12:55.240] Fahri?
[12:55.240 -> 12:56.060] They get three, don't they?
[12:56.060 -> 12:57.800] Ferrari replaced the energy store
[12:57.800 -> 13:00.000] and control electronics on Leclerc's engine
[13:00.000 -> 13:03.060] before the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
[13:03.060 -> 13:05.140] The Monogask then retired,
[13:05.140 -> 13:07.980] went in contention for a podium battle with the Red Bulls.
[13:07.980 -> 13:10.100] As a team are only permitted to use
[13:10.100 -> 13:13.560] two control electronic components per season
[13:13.560 -> 13:14.800] without penalty,
[13:14.800 -> 13:18.140] Leclerc's move for a third is why he's getting a penalty.
[13:18.140 -> 13:20.180] So you're only allowed two,
[13:20.180 -> 13:22.060] and they use two on the first race
[13:22.060 -> 13:28.880] because they swapped before and then after. Oh my God, so they're on their second one now so imagine um they might need more
[13:28.880 -> 13:32.640] and they only get three every single one now will be a 10 place grid penalty because they're
[13:32.640 -> 13:39.280] already in over oh dear that is bad isn't it that's pretty bad frederick vasseur what is he up
[13:39.280 -> 13:44.400] to it's not fucking frederick resort it's the power unit in the car is it it might be let's
[13:44.400 -> 13:46.600] not just blame the guy at the top, all right?
[13:46.600 -> 13:48.040] Yeah, but let's not jump to conclusions
[13:48.040 -> 13:52.320] and don't think that Fred doesn't muck in with the lads.
[13:52.320 -> 13:53.800] Maybe it is Fred.
[13:53.800 -> 13:55.160] Let's get Fred on the pod.
[13:55.160 -> 13:56.600] We need to get Ruth Baskin on the pod.
[13:56.600 -> 13:58.040] Yeah, we need to get a few people on the pod.
[13:58.040 -> 13:59.620] I think I want to do more pods with people
[13:59.620 -> 14:00.920] like what we did with Mikey.
[14:00.920 -> 14:02.320] Getting that, that's cool.
[14:02.320 -> 14:05.200] I want people to know that there are a lot of people
[14:05.200 -> 14:08.320] that we want to get on and they're not allowed.
[14:08.320 -> 14:09.520] I ain't gonna name anyone.
[14:09.520 -> 14:10.360] Yeah, no, that's fair.
[14:10.360 -> 14:12.880] But there's a lot of people who really want to come on
[14:12.880 -> 14:14.960] and we really want them on, but they're not allowed
[14:14.960 -> 14:15.800] to come on.
[14:15.800 -> 14:17.680] Yeah, that is like a battle I guess.
[14:17.680 -> 14:19.280] Actually, I think it's good to tell the people that
[14:19.280 -> 14:21.200] because it just makes everyone understand a lot more.
[14:21.200 -> 14:22.440] Yeah, trust me.
[14:22.440 -> 14:23.600] There's a lot more that goes into this,
[14:23.600 -> 14:26.000] like getting approval and that, you know, it's quite serious.
[14:26.000 -> 14:27.160] We hear you guys out there.
[14:27.160 -> 14:29.000] We see all the comments, we hear everything,
[14:29.000 -> 14:31.280] but sometimes it's not as easy as that.
[14:31.280 -> 14:33.600] But Fab does everything he can with his business emails.
[14:33.600 -> 14:35.680] Mate, this man, when he's writing a business email,
[14:35.680 -> 14:36.600] he's so tempting.
[14:36.600 -> 14:37.440] Aw.
[14:37.440 -> 14:38.280] He's so tempting.
[14:38.280 -> 14:40.200] Full template.
[14:40.200 -> 14:43.320] I attach a video of Jake dancing.
[14:43.320 -> 14:45.120] Just try and persuade him
[14:45.120 -> 14:47.120] and it works, it does
[14:47.120 -> 14:49.120] it does work, like with Jensen
[14:49.120 -> 14:51.120] yeah it does, Jensen loved it
[14:51.120 -> 14:53.120] and Valtteri
[14:53.120 -> 14:55.120] Valtteri loved it as well
[14:55.120 -> 14:57.120] Joe actually said no and Valtteri was like
[14:57.120 -> 14:59.120] yeah but have you seen the video though
[14:59.120 -> 15:01.120] and he's like oh yeah, alright let's do it
[15:01.120 -> 15:03.120] fucks sake
[15:03.120 -> 15:06.480] yeah we're going into Saudi Arabia this is very very exciting second race of the
[15:06.480 -> 15:13.200] season Max Verstappen is probably going to be out in front again
[15:13.200 -> 15:20.080] yeah it's uh it's undeniable how well Max has been doing and it's very easy to
[15:20.080 -> 15:27.540] look at other Red Bull drivers from the past, the Gasleys and the Albums.
[15:28.380 -> 15:29.200] And I think- Where are you going with this?
[15:29.200 -> 15:30.040] Are you reading a script?
[15:30.040 -> 15:32.200] You're like staring at your laptop, what are you doing?
[15:32.200 -> 15:35.200] And it is easy to think that they are quite,
[15:35.200 -> 15:38.660] their seasons were fairly disappointing,
[15:38.660 -> 15:42.360] retrospective alongside the Max Verstappen
[15:42.360 -> 15:43.660] spell that he has had.
[15:47.400 -> 15:50.480] Christian Horner has had some choice words actually, and he has admitted that perhaps it was unfair
[15:50.480 -> 15:53.820] to promote Pierre Gasly and Alex's album to Red Bull
[15:53.820 -> 15:55.920] in quotation marks so soon.
[15:55.920 -> 15:57.440] So I wanna know your thoughts on that.
[15:57.440 -> 15:59.240] Well, it was soon, wasn't it?
[15:59.240 -> 16:02.400] Well, what does so soon even mean?
[16:02.400 -> 16:04.040] When, how can be too soon?
[16:07.240 -> 16:12.500] How can you decide? Just Max could have been too soon, but just because he was good means that he wasn't.
[16:12.500 -> 16:17.540] I feel like when Gasly came in, Red Bull was still desperately trying to get that like
[16:17.540 -> 16:21.760] winning car back because they were, they still hadn't won since Vettel when they won four
[16:21.760 -> 16:28.340] in a row. So they were just desperately swapping in anyone hoping someone could work some magic because Gasly didn't get long
[16:28.340 -> 16:33.020] there, Alban didn't get long there, they didn't get like massive stints did they?
[16:33.020 -> 16:36.800] Well the Frenchman was dropped in the middle of 2019. What has happened to you? Have you just been
[16:36.800 -> 16:41.920] infected by some fucking level of... While Alban was actually replaced at the end of 2020.
[16:41.920 -> 16:46.420] So Alban had a whole year. Stay away from my laptop screen.
[16:47.700 -> 16:49.060] Nothing to do with you.
[16:49.060 -> 16:50.420] Are you statting?
[16:50.420 -> 16:53.180] I'm looking at Habbo Hotel.
[16:53.180 -> 16:54.540] You're a stat man.
[16:54.540 -> 16:56.760] And it's a shame really because both of the drivers,
[16:56.760 -> 16:58.540] they struggled to contend with the tricky handling
[16:58.540 -> 16:59.360] of the Red Bull,
[16:59.360 -> 17:01.340] which seemed to suit Verstappen's driving style more.
[17:01.340 -> 17:06.340] So that clearly shows how the car is like made perfectly for Verstappen's driving style more. So that clearly shows how the car is like made perfectly
[17:06.800 -> 17:07.940] for Verstappen really.
[17:07.940 -> 17:11.540] Okay, but last year in Jeddah,
[17:12.960 -> 17:16.900] Sergio Perez got his first ever pole position
[17:16.900 -> 17:19.600] and was quicker than Max Verstappen in qualifying.
[17:19.600 -> 17:20.440] Now-
[17:20.440 -> 17:21.260] That was in Jeddah, was it?
[17:21.260 -> 17:24.240] Yeah, and Perez was quick last week.
[17:24.240 -> 17:26.160] Like he was quick.
[17:26.160 -> 17:30.080] I think Perez could actually be on the money in Jeddah.
[17:30.080 -> 17:31.920] And we do have to give our predictions.
[17:31.920 -> 17:34.120] So maybe we just go straight into our predictions now
[17:34.120 -> 17:35.360] for Jeddah.
[17:35.360 -> 17:37.080] And then we'll talk about it a little bit more.
[17:37.080 -> 17:37.920] Okay.
[17:37.920 -> 17:38.760] Yeah.
[17:38.760 -> 17:39.580] Yeah.
[17:39.580 -> 17:40.420] Whoa.
[17:40.420 -> 17:41.260] How did we do for last week's predictions?
[17:41.260 -> 17:42.460] Let's review it.
[17:42.460 -> 17:44.120] I said Verstappen would win.
[17:44.120 -> 17:49.540] So I got a point for that. Okay. you said Fernando Alonso would win yeah I think you deserve a
[17:49.540 -> 17:54.540] point just for being bold enough because he basically did win yeah like Fernando
[17:54.540 -> 17:58.580] can come first but it's basically a win isn't it? well yeah so that counts so that's a
[17:58.580 -> 18:02.100] point for me but you said Lewis Hamelin as well and then Charles Leclerc
[18:02.100 -> 18:05.320] Charles Leclerc DNFed Lewis Hamelin didn't make the podium Charles Leclerc. Charles Leclerc DNFed Lewis Hamilton didn't make the podium.
[18:05.320 -> 18:08.920] But Leclerc would have won it if his car didn't mess up.
[18:08.920 -> 18:12.320] That's essentially two points to me. Then where did Lewis Hamilton come?
[18:12.320 -> 18:14.600] Sorry, what?
[18:14.600 -> 18:15.960] Where did Lewis Hamilton come?
[18:15.960 -> 18:18.920] Leclerc would have won it if his car didn't fuck up.
[18:18.920 -> 18:20.320] No, he would have come second.
[18:20.320 -> 18:22.920] I was going to say, Leclerc was nowhere near winning.
[18:22.920 -> 18:25.800] Well, Lewis Hamilton didn't get on the podium. Okay, so last week we just said it was a draw. We bothlerc was nowhere near winning. Lewis, uh, well Lewis Hammond didn't get on the podium.
[18:25.800 -> 18:28.800] Okay, so last week we just said it was a draw, we both got one person right.
[18:28.800 -> 18:29.800] Okay.
[18:29.800 -> 18:34.800] So, let's go into a big prediction now, I need you to really think about this.
[18:34.800 -> 18:39.800] Saudi Arabia, in third place, I am going Checo Perez.
[18:39.800 -> 18:41.800] Okay.
[18:41.800 -> 18:43.800] Fair.
[18:43.800 -> 18:52.080] I wanted him higher. I know you did I know smell it third place I am
[18:52.080 -> 19:01.200] gonna go Fernando Alonso again what Fernando Alonso again I wanted him
[19:01.200 -> 19:05.860] higher I want yeah I do I want him higher as well there's nothing I want more than Fernando Alonso
[19:05.860 -> 19:10.440] higher but I'm just so scared of that
[19:10.440 -> 19:13.200] Red Bull mad it's so far ahead it's
[19:13.200 -> 19:15.680] disgustingly quick like second place for
[19:15.680 -> 19:19.160] you oh it's having a sip of my drink
[19:19.160 -> 19:21.800] again second place for me I would
[19:21.800 -> 19:23.760] probably put Fernando Alonso if I had to
[19:23.760 -> 19:25.000] be more realistic.
[19:25.000 -> 19:29.000] So, Sergio Perez is going to be slower than that Aston Martin this weekend?
[19:29.000 -> 19:31.000] He's going to be slower than Fernando Alonso, that's for sure.
[19:31.000 -> 19:35.000] Or is it not necessarily going to be about how quick the car is, it's just going to be how good the driver is?
[19:35.000 -> 19:37.000] How good the bloody driver is, mate. Every time.
[19:37.000 -> 19:38.000] Because Alonso is, yeah.
[19:38.000 -> 19:39.000] Every time.
[19:39.000 -> 19:41.000] Alonso Perez battle would be great.
[19:41.000 -> 19:42.000] Well, who would you have in second?
[19:42.000 -> 19:44.000] Well, I'm going to put Verstappen second.
[19:44.000 -> 19:50.140] Oh! I mean, let's be honest honest it's probably not gonna happen. Verstappen's probably gonna
[19:50.140 -> 19:56.480] win and I'm gonna put Perez first. Okay. I think Perez qualifies first pole and just
[19:56.480 -> 20:02.640] holds on to it all race. Wow. And the other red bull goes and does what Max does and Max
[20:02.640 -> 20:08.080] is like trying to fight him. That's the thing Max won't just sit behind him will he?
[20:08.080 -> 20:08.800] No
[20:08.800 -> 20:10.160] Like that could become a fight
[20:11.600 -> 20:13.200] It definitely will become a fight yeah
[20:13.760 -> 20:16.960] So that's a it's really interesting I really want Perez to go and
[20:17.520 -> 20:21.120] I think if the Red Bulls are going to be so far in front we might as well have the Red Bulls fighting
[20:21.120 -> 20:26.160] I just seem to feel that the reason that Max didn't do quite well last time was because
[20:26.160 -> 20:27.960] he had a problem with his car though.
[20:27.960 -> 20:28.960] Max won.
[20:28.960 -> 20:29.960] But then Max...
[20:29.960 -> 20:30.960] Last year.
[20:30.960 -> 20:32.200] Max won Saudi Arabia last year.
[20:32.200 -> 20:33.200] But didn't get the pole.
[20:33.200 -> 20:34.200] No, because he crashed out in qualifying.
[20:34.200 -> 20:35.200] Oh, is that why?
[20:35.200 -> 20:36.200] Yeah, it was his last lap in Q1.
[20:36.200 -> 20:37.200] Q3, sorry.
[20:37.200 -> 20:38.200] Oh, okay.
[20:38.200 -> 20:39.200] So that's the only reason why he perished.
[20:39.200 -> 20:40.200] He would have been pole.
[20:40.200 -> 20:41.200] Yeah.
[20:41.200 -> 20:42.200] Of course he would have been pole.
[20:42.200 -> 20:45.400] That's why I put Perez is third because I remember that crash
[20:45.400 -> 20:47.880] Yeah, so who's winning for you um?
[20:48.880 -> 20:54.480] What did I say for now no Alonso third mm-hmm? No? I didn't say Paris that yes, Fernando
[20:54.480 -> 20:58.440] I'm second and max first your max for snapping to win once again. Yeah
[20:59.000 -> 21:01.320] Yeah, Ferrari's nowhere to be seen
[21:02.600 -> 21:06.000] Well driver the day Oscar Piastri.
[21:06.000 -> 21:08.000] You think Oscar's gonna...
[21:08.000 -> 21:10.000] I'm going, driver of the day, Oscar Piastri.
[21:10.000 -> 21:12.000] That would be very exciting, I just hope the McLarens turn up,
[21:12.000 -> 21:17.000] because there's been so much talk all over socials this week about Lando and people moving teams,
[21:17.000 -> 21:20.000] and Lewis Hamilton potentially going to Ferrari.
[21:20.000 -> 21:22.000] I've seen that everywhere.
[21:22.000 -> 21:23.000] What?!
[21:23.000 -> 21:25.000] Lando Norris to Mercedes. Hang on.
[21:25.000 -> 21:28.000] Mate, there have been some rumours going around.
[21:28.000 -> 21:30.000] And I don't like to just lie to people.
[21:30.000 -> 21:31.000] Who's been saying this?
[21:31.000 -> 21:37.000] Look, I'm not here to start rumours, but all I'm saying is on the Pitsdop podcast, people
[21:37.000 -> 21:39.000] quite often get information first.
[21:39.000 -> 21:42.000] Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari.
[21:42.000 -> 21:46.320] Look, I have no 100% confirmation of this alright I'm just
[21:46.320 -> 21:51.560] saying I've seen it online as a rumor that Lewis Hamilton would consider a
[21:51.560 -> 21:54.880] move to Ferrari. Do you know what would be quite exciting if they started
[21:54.880 -> 21:59.480] implementing rules where like you have to swap teams every four years every
[21:59.480 -> 22:06.120] three years. Well no. Every three years. Really do you Yeah, I do. To mix the grid up a little bit.
[22:06.120 -> 22:10.540] Well I... So then you couldn't have, you couldn't have a Lewis doing like a seven or eight time with Mercedes.
[22:10.800 -> 22:14.160] Like he gets three championships, fuck me, that's enough anyway.
[22:14.220 -> 22:18.600] Just to win one is enough as a driver. If you win three on the trot, boom, give someone else a chance in the car.
[22:18.600 -> 22:22.880] Well, I think they should do what I said where they have the designated reserve drivers.
[22:23.160 -> 22:29.240] Because there's so many good reserve drivers, likeumacher and people that I think every team should
[22:29.240 -> 22:33.680] have like three races where the reserve driver has to race. So Filippo Dragovic
[22:33.680 -> 22:36.400] would race like three times. Yeah so they'd get three races and it would all go
[22:36.400 -> 22:40.160] towards the constructors points yeah but it would work out fairly for every team
[22:40.160 -> 22:43.240] because every team would have to drop the same amount so no driver would be
[22:43.240 -> 22:48.760] disadvantaged. Do you know the thing though changing if you if they had to change pardon compulsive
[22:48.760 -> 22:56.560] compulsory change every three years yeah I think I could be cool as shit because
[22:56.560 -> 23:02.340] because the pure excitement of like and it could be a complete raffle after
[23:02.340 -> 23:05.780] every three years they put everyone's fucking name, every ball.
[23:05.780 -> 23:08.180] You know like when Rod Stewart's pulling out those balls
[23:08.180 -> 23:09.520] for the World Cup.
[23:09.520 -> 23:11.340] They could do it like the World Cup, mate.
[23:11.340 -> 23:12.680] And they could just put out the names.
[23:12.680 -> 23:14.880] And then all of a sudden, it's like after three years,
[23:14.880 -> 23:17.640] it's like Yuki Tsunoda, you're going to fucking Red Bull.
[23:17.640 -> 23:18.920] You're taking Max's seat at Red Bull,
[23:18.920 -> 23:19.880] and Yuki's in Red Bull.
[23:19.880 -> 23:22.740] You're like, holy shit, this guy could be a champion
[23:22.740 -> 23:24.160] for Japan.
[23:24.160 -> 23:25.800] I hope Yuki does drive for Red Bull one day.
[23:25.800 -> 23:27.060] So that would be great.
[23:28.280 -> 23:29.120] How dope would it be?
[23:29.120 -> 23:32.000] Max is like, Max, I'm sorry, Max, you're going to Haas.
[23:32.000 -> 23:35.040] And he absolutely obliterates the feeling in a Haas.
[23:35.040 -> 23:37.040] That would be great, but I guess it's difficult, isn't it?
[23:37.040 -> 23:39.440] Because like any driver on the grid right now,
[23:39.440 -> 23:41.440] they all want to win the world championship.
[23:41.440 -> 23:43.160] So any driver on the grid right now
[23:43.160 -> 23:44.520] would want that Red Bull seat.
[23:44.520 -> 23:47.840] So Red Bull could turn around to anyone. Like guaranteed if Red
[23:47.840 -> 23:52.200] Bull wanted like, I don't know, Charles Leclerc tomorrow, they could probably get him.
[23:52.200 -> 23:55.240] Because think about it, he would want a World Championship.
[23:55.240 -> 23:58.680] Yeah but then the thing is though, you say like everyone would want the Red Bull
[23:58.680 -> 24:03.160] and they would, but then let's say for instance after this raffle right, you've
[24:03.160 -> 24:08.960] got like, I don't want to be mean here here but I don't know who to pick but like let's say you've
[24:08.960 -> 24:13.800] got like Nick De Vries and you've got Esteban Alcon in or like Logan Sargent
[24:13.800 -> 24:19.040] both in the Red Bull but then you've got Max Verstappen in a Mercedes. Yeah.
[24:19.040 -> 24:21.520] He could still go and win the championship in that Mercedes, well maybe not a
[24:21.520 -> 24:26.640] Mercedes maybe a Ferrari then. Max Verstappen in a Ferrari. Well they're hoping all the cars are gonna become
[24:26.640 -> 24:29.520] exactly the same aren't they anyway so there won't be that much difference.
[24:29.520 -> 24:33.540] Like they want all the cars to get, that's why there's a budget cap. If they
[24:33.540 -> 24:36.680] all become pretty much the same then it will be like that. Williams are far off
[24:36.680 -> 24:41.880] man, I'd say. I don't know if it's, I don't think we've seen enough yet this
[24:41.880 -> 24:47.680] season to really say anything. I mean, at the first race of last season, both Red Bulls DNF'd and everyone went,
[24:47.680 -> 24:52.880] oh, Red Bull double DNF, Ferrari are gonna win the championship, everyone's buzzing about Leclerc.
[24:52.880 -> 24:57.040] And then the second race, Leclerc, Verstappen wins. It can change like that.
[24:58.080 -> 24:59.680] Like, who knows what might happen?
[24:59.680 -> 25:00.400] Like what?
[25:00.400 -> 25:02.640] Like that. I'm trying to click, okay? Like that.
[25:04.000 -> 25:09.000] Genuinely, imagine this weekend, Fernando Alonso wins, Lance Sterl comes second, Lewis Hamilton comes third.
[25:09.000 -> 25:12.000] Imagine, because people gave me shit last week.
[25:12.000 -> 25:15.000] People were messaging me after my prediction on the pod and they were saying,
[25:15.000 -> 25:17.000] no more Lewis Hamilton's on the podium.
[25:17.000 -> 25:20.000] They were saying, like, Lewis Hamilton is not going to get a podium anymore,
[25:20.000 -> 25:22.000] these guys' predictions are outdated.
[25:22.000 -> 25:26.580] I find that really sad, because I feel like we got to not get
[25:26.580 -> 25:28.180] that many amazing moments.
[25:28.180 -> 25:30.040] There is, there could be a few amazing moments
[25:30.040 -> 25:31.880] at this race, mate, because they're actually,
[25:31.880 -> 25:33.780] they're moving the DRS detection zone.
[25:34.960 -> 25:38.400] There's three different DRS zones, I think, at Jeddah.
[25:38.400 -> 25:40.440] And they're moving the last one,
[25:40.440 -> 25:43.340] because they keep going on about this cat and mouse thing.
[25:43.340 -> 25:44.720] This cat and mouse games.
[25:44.720 -> 25:46.620] What does that mean? What's a cat and a mouse game?
[25:46.620 -> 25:49.360] I've got a picture of the map here, I know there's 27 corners.
[25:49.360 -> 25:55.200] It says here, previously the DRS detection point had been in the breaking zone for turn 27.
[25:55.200 -> 26:00.000] Which played a part in the cat and mouse game between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen last season.
[26:00.000 -> 26:02.240] Okay, so the final corner when you come round that big bend.
[26:02.240 -> 26:06.320] Yeah, so now I believe they're moving the detection zone to after the corner.
[26:06.320 -> 26:14.240] Okay, so explain that to me. The difference between a DRS zone on a corner and cat and mouse, what does that mean?
[26:16.800 -> 26:23.520] Because if you're going through the DRS detection zone before the corner, you both slowed down so
[26:23.520 -> 26:25.320] you're probably like going to be within a second of each other. So you're always going to get DRS detection zone before the corner, you both slide out, and so you're probably like,
[26:25.320 -> 26:27.240] gonna be within a second of each other.
[26:27.240 -> 26:29.200] So you're always gonna get DRS on that corner,
[26:29.200 -> 26:31.000] whereas if it's after the corner,
[26:31.000 -> 26:32.660] it depends how well you exit the corner,
[26:32.660 -> 26:36.660] depending on whether you get the DRS, potentially.
[26:36.660 -> 26:38.180] Yeah.
[26:38.180 -> 26:39.020] Out one it.
[26:39.020 -> 26:39.860] I don't know.
[26:39.860 -> 26:43.920] I just didn't get any of that, but I get what you mean.
[26:43.920 -> 26:46.640] If you both break, you're gonna be really close together, aren't you?
[26:46.640 -> 26:50.640] So if DOS is open, then you're both benefiting from something that hasn't really been earned.
[26:50.640 -> 26:52.040] It's just given at that point.
[26:52.040 -> 26:53.440] I get what you're saying.
[26:53.440 -> 26:54.440] Yeah, there is.
[26:54.440 -> 26:59.200] Yeah, it says here, the final sector was also the set of controversy in the inaugural Saudi
[26:59.200 -> 27:01.480] Arabian Grand Prix in 2021.
[27:01.480 -> 27:05.640] Verstappen employed a similar tactic against Lewis Hamilton again
[27:05.640 -> 27:09.320] with the intention of reclaiming the lead into turn one with DRS assistance
[27:09.320 -> 27:12.880] so you can line it up they could line it up so they knew that they'd get DRS
[27:12.880 -> 27:16.280] they'd let the other person pass and know that they'd get DRS and they could
[27:16.280 -> 27:20.840] take it. Okay so have they changed that for this race then? They've moved it yeah
[27:20.840 -> 27:25.680] okay the FIA have now responded and moved the third DRS detection
[27:25.680 -> 27:28.560] to after the turn 27 hairpin with the activation zone
[27:28.560 -> 27:32.060] 170 meters along the start finish straight.
[27:32.060 -> 27:33.600] So it's just been shifted down a bit.
[27:33.600 -> 27:35.960] So I don't really know.
[27:35.960 -> 27:38.480] It's a very different track to Bahrain.
[27:38.480 -> 27:40.720] For a second race of the season, isn't it?
[27:40.720 -> 27:41.800] Very different.
[27:41.800 -> 27:44.560] That's what I mean, such a complete contrast.
[27:44.560 -> 27:45.240] Only 50 laps?
[27:45.240 -> 27:50.000] Yeah, 50 laps, lap record, 1 minute 30. Are you going to do a little quiz for me?
[27:50.000 -> 27:55.880] Well, I've just read out most of the stats. Like, I don't know what I can quiz you on
[27:55.880 -> 28:00.640] anymore. I've read out most of the stats. Quiz me on something to do with Saudi. I haven't
[28:00.640 -> 28:05.220] got anything to do with Saudi. What do you mean quiz you on um?
[28:10.580 -> 28:15.480] How many cars in Saudi Arabia, I'm gonna take a guess right now. No, okay? Yeah, right? Let's do it seriously, but Google it on your phone all right. How many cars in the whole of Saudi Arabia?
[28:15.480 -> 28:18.920] How many cars I'm gonna say in the whole of Saudi Arabia?
[28:19.360 -> 28:22.340] Don't even know many people there. Don't know how big the country is
[28:23.320 -> 28:25.800] I'm gonna say three...
[28:29.120 -> 28:31.120] Seven million cars.
[28:31.800 -> 28:33.800] Seven million cars?
[28:33.800 -> 28:35.800] Okay.
[28:38.520 -> 28:40.520] Seven million cars in Saudi Arabia.
[28:40.520 -> 28:45.660] I can't really find many statistics for this.
[28:47.480 -> 28:50.160] There isn't a specific Google for how many cars
[28:50.160 -> 28:52.360] are there in Saudi Arabia, believe it or not.
[28:52.360 -> 28:54.600] Like a live count feed just going up
[28:54.600 -> 28:56.680] every time someone buys one.
[28:56.680 -> 28:58.920] No, here you go, the number of vehicles.
[28:58.920 -> 28:59.760] Yeah, I looked at that,
[28:59.760 -> 29:01.400] but it only didn't go up to the right year,
[29:01.400 -> 29:03.520] and I could only see the vehicles sold.
[29:03.520 -> 29:05.440] Number of vehicles in, oh, here we go. 2000 and what year and I could only see the vehicles sold. Number of vehicles and
[29:13.280 -> 29:14.400] oh here we go 2000 and what year are we in? 23. 2020. I can't believe we're in 2023 my god
[29:21.600 -> 29:25.000] my god I can't see it. Okay well that's a pointless fact. Oh here you go approximately six million. And how many did you say? Seven.
[29:26.000 -> 29:26.500] So you're wrong.
[29:27.500 -> 29:28.000] I was a million out.
[29:29.000 -> 29:30.000] So you're wrong.
[29:31.500 -> 29:33.000] But not bad, not a bad guess. I mean I was wrong, but I was close.
[29:33.000 -> 29:34.000] Breaking!
[29:34.000 -> 29:35.000] Breaking news!
[29:35.000 -> 29:36.000] Breaking news!
[29:36.000 -> 29:37.000] Breaking news!
[29:38.000 -> 29:39.000] Breaking!
[29:39.000 -> 29:52.560] The Austrian Grand Prix will stay on the calendar until 2027. Let's go! Big shout out to the Austrian Grand Prix.
[29:52.560 -> 29:57.680] The Red Bull ring is here to stay which makes me happy because it's the track that I'm the fastest
[29:57.680 -> 30:04.800] round I would say. Really? Leaderboard says differently my friend. Yeah it does but I wasn't
[30:04.800 -> 30:07.560] quite as nifty on the sim when we set those laps, so I can't
[30:07.560 -> 30:10.600] wait for next season because we have to restart and we'll pick a different map.
[30:10.600 -> 30:13.800] It's interesting that we've had a mechanic set a time now because that now opens up the
[30:13.800 -> 30:17.880] door to anyone that listens to the pod that comes on. If you want to set a lap, set a
[30:17.880 -> 30:18.880] lap.
[30:18.880 -> 30:21.880] Mikey didn't do the, uh, he didn't have the line on.
[30:21.880 -> 30:23.180] He didn't even use a racing line.
[30:23.180 -> 30:24.480] He just knew where to brake.
[30:24.480 -> 30:25.160] Mm, he was a monster. I think he's actually driven that track before in real life. He didn't have the line on. He didn't even use a racing line. He just knew where to brake.
[30:25.160 -> 30:26.000] He was a monster.
[30:26.000 -> 30:29.380] I think he's actually driven that truck before in real life.
[30:29.380 -> 30:30.220] Yeah, I don't know.
[30:30.220 -> 30:31.040] He said a lot about Spa.
[30:31.040 -> 30:31.880] He loves Spa, didn't he?
[30:31.880 -> 30:32.780] Yeah.
[30:32.780 -> 30:33.740] That was a great episode.
[30:33.740 -> 30:35.220] If you haven't listened to that episode yet,
[30:35.220 -> 30:37.140] please do listen to it or watch it on YouTube
[30:37.140 -> 30:39.340] because it's one of our favorite episodes
[30:39.340 -> 30:40.380] we've done for sure.
[30:40.380 -> 30:41.940] Yeah, it was really good.
[30:41.940 -> 30:44.020] We just like, it's funny to me
[30:44.020 -> 30:45.520] how down to earth these people are.
[30:45.520 -> 30:51.720] I mean even though I don't know I mean yeah he's a mechanic but he's in this crazy world so you just
[30:51.720 -> 30:57.160] assume that everyone could just be a bit weird or just have a like sort of a weird energy around
[30:57.160 -> 31:03.240] them but they're all just sound like Callum's sound, Mikey's sound, Brad, like everyone that we meet
[31:03.240 -> 31:05.400] this is it there's normal peeps. We do get really lucky if that we meet, they're just normal peeps.
[31:05.400 -> 31:08.800] We do get really lucky with everyone we meet and the fact that they come here to our house,
[31:08.800 -> 31:13.800] they travel, people drive hours, people travel on trains and come across here,
[31:13.800 -> 31:16.400] me and you just sitting, setting up, waiting for a minute.
[31:16.400 -> 31:17.000] Yeah.
[31:17.000 -> 31:19.200] It is crazy, it is crazy.
[31:19.200 -> 31:24.800] And the same goes for that karting day with Lando and the rest of those lads.
[31:24.800 -> 31:29.000] We didn't really know anyone else. Matt and Tommy were there, so it was quite nice to have them there.
[31:29.000 -> 31:31.000] But didn't really know anyone else.
[31:31.000 -> 31:33.000] But it was all just kind of chill.
[31:33.000 -> 31:37.400] They're just normal lads, and they were all just going karting.
[31:37.400 -> 31:41.800] You wouldn't know, if you didn't know F1, you wouldn't know that one of them was an F1 driver.
[31:41.800 -> 31:43.000] You would just assume it was some bunch of lads.
[31:43.000 -> 31:47.040] Well, if you did think someone was an F1 driver, you just assume if you did think it was someone was a driver you'd probably assume it's the bowser or the
[31:47.040 -> 31:51.760] other yeah princess peach really yeah that's what I was gonna say we look
[31:51.760 -> 31:55.960] significantly quicker on that track we were super quick I don't know I mean
[31:55.960 -> 32:00.920] obviously I thought it was obvious but I was spinning on purpose yeah catch up
[32:00.920 -> 32:05.500] yeah there you go guys it's bloody race week.
[32:07.380 -> 32:08.220] All right.
[32:08.220 -> 32:09.060] This Sunday is going to be a big one.
[32:09.060 -> 32:10.740] We'll be back with you on Monday.
[32:10.740 -> 32:11.580] And we're going to, yeah,
[32:11.580 -> 32:13.600] we're going to get back fully into the swing of things.
[32:13.600 -> 32:15.580] Now the episode dates, obviously, like I said,
[32:15.580 -> 32:17.420] we wanted to wait to get the Aston Martin one up,
[32:17.420 -> 32:19.460] but we're going to do what we did last race weekend.
[32:19.460 -> 32:22.100] Cause a lot of people like that after qualifying,
[32:22.100 -> 32:28.560] we do a little bit before, you know, like before the race yeah I like doing that because after qualifying you have a way bigger
[32:28.560 -> 32:32.400] picture of what's gonna happen don't you? It helps because when you crack the crystal
[32:32.400 -> 32:37.120] ball out it's much more powerful on race day you know it's you can scramble
[32:37.120 -> 32:40.960] through a crystal ball prediction on a Wednesday night but it hasn't fully
[32:40.960 -> 32:45.360] charged up but by the time you get to a race day and you got the crystal ball out
[32:45.360 -> 32:47.680] You can predict pretty much it to a tee.
[32:47.680 -> 32:50.960] Are you looking right now though and thinking there could be quite a few DNFs?
[32:50.960 -> 32:52.800] I know seven DNFs last year here.
[32:52.800 -> 32:56.880] I'm thinking it's not gonna go that way.
[32:56.880 -> 33:00.080] I think it's gonna be a more solid race this year. I do.
[33:00.080 -> 33:03.120] Doesn't mean there isn't gonna be some crazy shit that happens.
[33:03.120 -> 33:05.200] Couple of people tapping into the back of each other?
[33:05.200 -> 33:11.000] well we'll see, we'll see if Lance can handle the heat of that hot car
[33:11.000 -> 33:13.600] it's a shame they can't turn off damage like we have on the Irfan game
[33:13.600 -> 33:14.600] that is a shame
[33:14.600 -> 33:16.600] that would be great wouldn't it?
[33:16.600 -> 33:17.100] yeah
[33:17.100 -> 33:18.400] if they could turn off damage
[33:18.400 -> 33:19.400] yeah that would be genius
[33:19.400 -> 33:20.400] that would change the whole dynamic
[33:20.400 -> 33:23.400] yeah, that would be funny
[33:23.400 -> 33:27.000] that would be funny. That'd be cool.
[33:27.000 -> 33:28.000] What?
[33:28.000 -> 33:31.000] Yeah, that would be really cool.
[33:31.000 -> 33:34.000] Anyway, let's quickly tell them about what you did at F1 Arcade the other day.
[33:34.000 -> 33:37.000] Because you went to F1 Arcade, didn't you? And who did you go with?
[33:37.000 -> 33:44.000] Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for listening to the Pit Stop Podcast.
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[33:47.000 -> 33:55.000] Yeah, we'll be back after the race, it's going to be a great one. Quick reminder of your prediction, you think who's coming third?
[33:55.000 -> 34:02.000] Alright, so I did Perez in third, Alonso second and Verstappen first.
[34:02.000 -> 34:03.000] Nice.
[34:03.000 -> 34:09.500] Well, who did you do? Quick reminder. I did Fernando Alonso third, Max Verstappen second, Sergio Perez first.
[34:09.500 -> 34:11.500] Nice, and who's your driver of the day?
[34:11.500 -> 34:14.000] Driver of the day, Oscar Piastri.
[34:14.000 -> 34:15.000] Same as me.
[34:15.000 -> 34:15.500] Yeah.
[34:15.500 -> 34:16.000] High five.
[34:16.000 -> 34:17.000] Yeah, high five.
[34:17.000 -> 34:17.500] Defeat.
[34:17.500 -> 34:18.000] Let's go.
[34:18.000 -> 34:18.500] Let's go.
[34:18.500 -> 34:20.000] Saudi Arabia. See you guys on Monday.
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