Missile strike, fake marina, Pias-co & more: Mid-season Review - 2022 Formula 1 Season

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Speaker 1: Hey folks, welcome to this special episode of the Inside




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Speaker 1: Line of Phone podcast. It's special because it's in person.




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Speaker 1: I think it's the first time since february this year




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Speaker 1: that we bought the crew of the Inside line of




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Speaker 1: Phone podcast here in person recording. And it's not just me,




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Speaker 1: Samuel and Kunal over here. We've also got F one




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Speaker 1: stats crew




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Speaker 1: for the first time in the studio. So syndrome firstly




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Speaker 1: welcome along. But apart from him, we've got canals to




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Speaker 1: the former marketing of the force India F one team




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Speaker 1: who also works as an F. I. Accredited journalist for




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Speaker 1: the V A. Play network along with us and of




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Speaker 1: course you all know about me, I'm someone, I host




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Speaker 1: a driving force on Disney plus hot star, but that's




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Speaker 1: all about us done and we're all feeling very happy




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Speaker 1: that we get to see each other in person. But




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Speaker 1: there's one question I've got for you folks with the




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Speaker 1: summer break coming in,




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Speaker 1: who do you think is the happiest person in the




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Speaker 1: Formula One paddock right now? I think I'll start, I'll




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Speaker 1: say christian 90 points of a gap between himself and Ferrari,




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Speaker 1: what more could you ask for? He just ended up




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Speaker 1: building a car that's working very well and he's ended




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Speaker 1: up fighting a team that's not working very well. So




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Speaker 1: it's happy days, isn't it? What do you think




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Speaker 1: it is. Happy Days? I think I'm probably the happiest




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Speaker 1: guy in the Formula One paddock, even though I'm not




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Speaker 1: in the paddock right now because we get to do




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Speaker 1: this in person, You know, it's a summer break, but




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Speaker 1: it's not a summer break for us, it's the best




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Speaker 1: time for us to actually bring out our special content




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Speaker 1: and that makes me very happy. But I think the




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Speaker 1: happiest person literally in a serious note, if I could




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Speaker 1: say is probably Sebastian Vettel, you know, he's retired, he's




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Speaker 1: going to do is climate change thing and




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Speaker 1: sustainability or whatever else he does. You know, he doesn't




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Speaker 1: have to drive that Aston martin next season. Maybe I




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Speaker 1: have to eat my words next season, but at least




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Speaker 1: at this moment he's the happiest, he's like, I'm already




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Speaker 1: on a break and now there's anyway, the summer break,




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Speaker 1: what do you reckon syndrome? I suppose there are other




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Speaker 1: happy people as well. No




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Speaker 2: Thanks. Almost first of all, I'm very glad to be




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Speaker 2: doing this with the both of you here, but one




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Speaker 2: person I think would be very, very happy in recent




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Speaker 2: weeks is Oscar pastry last year. He didn't have a drive.




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Speaker 2: I mean in 2022 he didn't have a drive and




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Speaker 2: all of a sudden there seems to be more than




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Speaker 2: one team




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Speaker 2: wanting his services for the next year and it's a




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Speaker 2: little little tug of war between team principals and teams.




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Speaker 2: So I think he's going to be pretty happy with




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Speaker 2: how things have been going on. Have




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Speaker 1: we ever had a Formula One driver coming into Formula One,




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Speaker 1: not even doing a single race and having multiple teams




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Speaker 1: behind them. I think Michael,




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Speaker 1: I had to do one but has kind of gone




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Speaker 1: away from that, he's gone one better. This is this




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Speaker 1: is ridiculous stuff. But I've got a question for, you




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Speaker 1: can all, do we call it the fiasco or the




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Speaker 1: PS three gate, what's the better one I am for




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Speaker 1: P Asko and I really hope that his career doesn't




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Speaker 1: end in a fiasco, right? To put it that way, literally.




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Speaker 1: Yes, it's a very happy place to be, I would say,




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Speaker 1: but he's really piste off a lot of people in




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Speaker 1: the paddock and I don't know if that's a happy




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Speaker 1: way to start a Formula One career and you know,




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Speaker 1: I used to run the




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Speaker 1: force India driver academy, as you guys know, since I




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Speaker 1: talked about it every time I mentioned my name, right?




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Speaker 1: But the millions that have gone into investing behind PS Tree,




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Speaker 1: if Alpine doesn't get a return on them, the question




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Speaker 1: will be asked, should they continue investing in junior drivers




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Speaker 1: and for the whole ecosystem to work for a junior




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Speaker 1: driver to come from cutting




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Speaker 1: through to all the junior series, Formula three, Formula two




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Speaker 1: and then Formula One, somebody's got to foot all the




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Speaker 1: bills and these are expensive series we're talking of, right.




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Speaker 1: If drivers like PS three get funded but do not




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Speaker 1: eventually drive for the team that gave them the funding,




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Speaker 1: it's a scary proposition for the future of, you know,




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Speaker 1: Formula One driver academies, I would say just like salary




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Speaker 1: caps as charlotte Claire mentioned as well because there's lots




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Speaker 1: of rich investors backing them up. But I think that's




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Speaker 1: a conversation for some other day and we should get




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Speaker 1: on it. But um, I want to ask you how




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Speaker 1: did help in end up losing Fernando Alonso and Oscar




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Speaker 1: p ashtray in the matter of a day.




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Speaker 1: That can't just possibly happen right.




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Speaker 2: That got me, I was very, very surprised to see Fernando.




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Speaker 2: Alonso actually moved to Aston Martin when it seemed like




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Speaker 2: his deal for 2023 was almost certain he said that




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Speaker 2: this is going to take a couple of seconds to




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Speaker 2: finalize the deal for 2023. But then shocker move. He




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Speaker 2: moves to Aston Martin and then the way things went




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Speaker 2: down with PS three as well.




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Speaker 2: I think the biggest thing that I have that I




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Speaker 2: look over here is, well, I look towards the organization.




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Speaker 2: Why is there no stability within Alpine? Why are the




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Speaker 2: big names like Petkovski a beatable crossed moving away from




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Speaker 2: the team and why is Alonzo moving away from the




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Speaker 2: team when he's had so much of a romance




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Speaker 2: with his two championships and the way he's actually behaved




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Speaker 2: in recent weeks with his online posts, things don't seem




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Speaker 2: very well between him and the team. And PST also




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Speaker 2: very categorically categorically stating that he is not going to




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Speaker 2: drive for Alpine next year. I'm really wondering what's happening




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Speaker 2: within Alpine overall.




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Speaker 1: I like your phone screen couple. It said lock screen.




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Speaker 1: It's Fernando Alonso from 2005 or six. I don't know, maybe,




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Speaker 1: you know, the race, you know the lap as well




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Speaker 1: when that picture was taken. But I know why Alonso's




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Speaker 1: going to Aston martin because he's going to drive a




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Speaker 1: green red bull. He always wanted to drive for red bull.




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Speaker 1: He kept saying how many times christian horner, you know,




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Speaker 1: approached him or whatever. So he's going to drive a




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Speaker 1: green red bull




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Speaker 1: powered by a Mercedes, which we at this moment might




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Speaker 1: believe that is the best combination one could ever be in.




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Speaker 1: And then he's got, you know, he doesn't have to




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Speaker 1: fight the cons of the world again and complain. He's




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Speaker 1: going to have, you know, a stroll with him. The




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Speaker 1: two strolls and I don't know which one is the




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Speaker 1: slowest roll. But either way,




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Speaker 1: hey, don't, don't you say so much about stole because




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Speaker 1: he's actually ended up retiring Ferrari's best championship hopes since




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Speaker 1: 2007 Massa and now Vettel as well. So maybe you




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Speaker 1: could have Fernando Alonso to that list at the end




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Speaker 1: of next year as well. Not next year, maybe two




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Speaker 1: years at least he's on the street to end up




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Speaker 1: all the Ferraris championship hopes and someday poll prediction. I




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Speaker 1: think he's going to look like as well because that's




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Speaker 1: just how the way the world goes. But folks on




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Speaker 1: this episode, there's a lot of other stuff to talk




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Speaker 1: about it.




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Speaker 1: Well, the PS three gate or the P Asko has,




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Speaker 1: we're now calling it is one of the major off




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Speaker 1: track incidents that we have to discuss in this particular




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Speaker 1: season that's happened so far and there's a lot of them,




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Speaker 1: we've got off track incidents that we've missed. We've also




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Speaker 1: got the surprise performances and the most shocking world driver




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Speaker 1: championship gaps that are also going to come up and




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Speaker 1: also the wait what moment of the season? So lots




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Speaker 1: of other fun stuff to come along, but that's going




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Speaker 1: to be after a short break. So we'll be right back.




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Speaker 1: Hey folks, welcome back into the inside line. F one




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Speaker 1: podcast we were on the subject of talking about the




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Speaker 1: P Asko and Oscar P Astra is shocking. Move to McLaren,




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Speaker 1: is he going to McLaren? But I think that aside,




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Speaker 1: it just brings us onto the major question about the championship,




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Speaker 1: that this has to be one of the craziest seasons




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Speaker 1: that we've had so far that even though we've had




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Speaker 1: an amazing year on track, a story off track is




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Speaker 1: also dominating it so well. It's just an amazing season




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Speaker 1: and there's this one particular stat that I want to




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Speaker 1: bring in mind that it's the first time since 2008




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Speaker 1: that we've had three debut pole sitters in a season




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Speaker 1: that courtesy of you syndrome of course, but ridiculous, right.




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Speaker 1: Amazing on track action. Amazing. Off track action. What else




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Speaker 1: could we ask for? This is just like a great here. Just,




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Speaker 1: just partying. One little aspect,




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Speaker 1: the one scary stat for me again, courtesy R. F.




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Speaker 1: N stats guru, is that max Verstappen could actually seal




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Speaker 1: this year's title in the next five races. Come on.




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Speaker 1: And to me, that's just like what I mean, it's




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Speaker 1: a very exciting season, you know, with all the narratives,




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Speaker 1: you know, go back and listen to 20 episodes of ours,




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Speaker 1: the narratives all day. But that, to me is the




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Speaker 1: scariest stats.




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Speaker 1: I'm sure you have more.




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Speaker 2: Yeah, I particularly love patterns, I I like seeing records




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Speaker 2: being broken and if Verstappen does win the championship this year,




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Speaker 2: he's going to take the record for the biggest deficit




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Speaker 2: overcome to win the title. He was 46 points behind




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Speaker 2: Leclerc after the Australian grand prix. So that's a huge




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Speaker 2: margin that he's actually overcome and taken another 80 points




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Speaker 2: of Leclerc's tally over there. So that's a that's a




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Speaker 2: very big thing




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Speaker 1: and he's doing that while spinning in the middle of




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Speaker 1: a race, ending up winning it. I mean, what is




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Speaker 1: this guy seriously, but that's the on track stuff, I




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Speaker 1: really want to talk about the off track stuff because




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Speaker 1: we started off with the ashtray, we spoke about how




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Speaker 1: things have gone and how they might end up going




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Speaker 1: eventually with Daniel Ricardo, potentially being paid 21 million for




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Speaker 1: him to let go of his seat. Now I want




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Speaker 1: to firstly ask that question to you, is it worth it?




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Speaker 1: 21 million to pay ricardo, then the fee to get




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Speaker 1: Oscar pedestrian,




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Speaker 1: we know that he's good, but I don't know if




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Speaker 1: he's good enough for that much, is




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Speaker 2: he? So the things that we need to consider is




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Speaker 2: the long term return of investment in that case, because




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Speaker 2: even if they do give away with 21 million, even




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Speaker 2: if they do give recorded 21 million this year, um,




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Speaker 2: they will get someone a very talented driver in PS three,




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Speaker 2: he'll take a little bit of time in to get




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Speaker 2: into Formula One and start driving well,




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Speaker 2: but I'm sure they'll want to seal him for the




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Speaker 2: next 2 to 3 years and that will eventually start




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Speaker 2: coming in in terms of more points and better positions




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Speaker 2: in the, in the constructors standings. So it does seem




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Speaker 2: like a long term plan that they have, if, if




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Speaker 2: if they do give him the money




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Speaker 1: but crazy how the story has unfolded and Alpine have




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Speaker 1: just been quiet since then, but would that be your




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Speaker 1: best off track moment of the season so far because




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Speaker 1: it might not seem like it, but we've got so




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Speaker 1: many from this year and what is it, it only




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Speaker 1: four or five months, isn't it? Yeah, actually, I mean it's,




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Speaker 1: you know, Formula One has very well become a sport




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Speaker 1: which has on track stories, which we always talk about,




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Speaker 1: but a lot of off track ones as well and




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Speaker 1: you know, just before the Bernie, just before the Liberty




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Speaker 1: media days, the Bernie Ecclestone days that we had, you




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Speaker 1: were pretty much just talking about teams going off the




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Speaker 1: grid and drivers unable to make it and then




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Speaker 1: not always the most positive stories, but what we've actually




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Speaker 1: seen a lot of positive stories, you know, the whole




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Speaker 1: americanization of the sport, I think that's a that's a




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Speaker 1: positive because if you were to look at it from




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Speaker 1: a business point of view here, there is a european




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Speaker 1: product which was not appealing to the american masses and




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Speaker 1: somebody said broke it down and said, what can we




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Speaker 1: do to sell this product in America and they actually




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Speaker 1: did a, they've done a fantastic job and you know,




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Speaker 1: it's of course now




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Speaker 1: Africa is being spoken about as well, there is an




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Speaker 1: american team, Andretti, you know, that's that that caught my




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Speaker 1: attention the most because andretti is like the best american




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Speaker 1: team name and motorsport and this is where I know




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Speaker 1: a lot of american listeners of ours will write back




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Speaker 1: saying no, it's actually not that it's this, but anyway,




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Speaker 1: you know, they have operations across various series etcetera and




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Speaker 1: for them to get into Formula One, given the andretti




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Speaker 1: backing and the name itself would be pretty fantastic and




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Speaker 1: what actually has caught my attention the most is how




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Speaker 1: everybody in Formula One currently is holding their cards right?




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Speaker 1: Fredrick Vasser said that, you know, dutch is the biggest




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Speaker 1: Formula One market for us because there's a dutch driver,




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Speaker 1: but what he did not say is that Ferrari is




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Speaker 1: the biggest team in Formula One, because it's so called




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Speaker 1: the national team of Ferrari, So interesting




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Speaker 1: dynamics at play, people are wanting to protect their positions




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Speaker 1: in the sport, they're saying how differently will Andretti do




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Speaker 1: than what everybody else is doing houses not even standing




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Speaker 1: up and taking ownership of the american market yet I




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Speaker 1: would say




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Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see how all of this unfolds




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Speaker 1: and talking of America and Formula one, I cannot stop




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Speaker 1: thinking about that fake marina that we have in Miami,




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Speaker 1: that takes the cake for me.




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Speaker 1: Yeah, that, that was ridiculous. But you spoke about Bernie Ecclestone,




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Speaker 1: I really want to come to him for a second




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Speaker 1: as well because I think this is one story that




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Speaker 1: should have gotten more attention, but it faded away, which




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Speaker 1: actually actually happens to be the next thing we will




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Speaker 1: talk about in a minute, but he showed his support




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Speaker 1: of the german Putin, very characteristic of Bernie of course,




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Speaker 1: and said




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Speaker 1: he was willing to take a bullet for him, so




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Speaker 1: I'll leave it at that you make of it, what




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Speaker 1: you will but syndrome before I share another one of




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Speaker 1: those stories that I think really caught my attention, what




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Speaker 1: would it be for you? Apart from of course along




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Speaker 1: the leaving for Aston martin, which doesn't add up right




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Speaker 2: now. So the biggest off track moment that caught a




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Speaker 2: lot of what the attention has




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Speaker 2: has to be the fiasco incident because his tweet had




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Speaker 2: around 400 likes, 100 retweets and I think I read




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Speaker 2: somewhere that it's probably one of the most viral tweets




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Speaker 2: in motorsport history, but later on it was corrected that




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Speaker 2: Lewis Hamilton's tweets received more engagement. But I think that




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Speaker 2: is the biggest talking point and all of a sudden




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Speaker 2: that in recent weeks. So




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Speaker 2: the biggest off track moment for me would be what




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Speaker 2: transpired in recent weeks between Alpine and Oscar past




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Speaker 1: Trick Question Guys, how how strict are we on the




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Speaker 1: definition of off track because apart from that I've got




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Speaker 1: one




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Speaker 1: slightly absurd one. Does Austria count as an off track moment,




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Speaker 1: the whole off track gate that we had over there




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Speaker 1: with so many




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Speaker 2: penalties. It




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Speaker 1: does. I think it has to be one that really




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Speaker 1: catches my eye because I think, okay, it might not




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Speaker 1: end up being the most the race with the most




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Speaker 1: penalties awarded. I think you might end up finding that




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Speaker 1: that sometime soon, but it was the one in modern




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Speaker 1: history where it was Broadcasted




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Speaker 1: X. X. Driver has got a warning, why driver has




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Speaker 1: got a warning, black flag for you. Black flag for




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Speaker 1: your penalty for your penalty for you. It was just crazy.




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Speaker 1: It added a layer of excitement in a way because




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Speaker 1: you were tense just like in a yellow card situation




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Speaker 1: in football. Oh this place is on a yellow card.




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Speaker 1: I hope he does not end up making a fall,




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Speaker 1: which was of course quite a fun thing to do.




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Speaker 1: But race controlled stance. That is something that's been really




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Speaker 1: catching my attention anyway because for years we've had a




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Speaker 1: black and white. I mean our graced answer it. Finally,




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Speaker 1: we're clear. Finally were black and white and people don't




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Speaker 1: seem to enjoy canal. That's kind of paradoxical, isn't it? Yeah,




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Speaker 1: I think it's a little too much of what's happening.




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Speaker 1: The Austrian grand prix was more about track limits. Austrian




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Speaker 1: grand prix than whatever sponsored Austrian grand prix.




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Speaker 1: Soon before we know it, the race control will actually




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Speaker 1: have a sponsor that will write upon how many track




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Speaker 1: limit notifications show up on the race control dashboard. But




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Speaker 1: you know, there's a there's a there's a larger team




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Speaker 1: or a broader theme out here, which is and I




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Speaker 1: hope my accreditation doesn't get reworked for this, which is




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Speaker 1: the F I I would say okay,




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Speaker 1: which is, you know, we've had the jewelry band, a




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Speaker 1: lot of noise Lewis Hamilton's sitting with what? Three watches, piercings,




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Speaker 1: whatever you know, necklaces, so many things in that press conference.




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Speaker 1: I just love that, you know like hey guys, what




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Speaker 1: are you doing? Y'all messed up my eighth title and




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Speaker 1: now you're taking my jewelry away. No, but on a




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Speaker 1: more serious note,




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Speaker 1: okay, still not serious when he said, I just am




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Speaker 1: effing with them. I want them to think I have




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Speaker 1: piercings in places I shouldn't reveal. I love that whole




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Speaker 1: Lewis Hamilton's wife, but no, on a, on a very




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Speaker 1: serious nor and I mean, the F. I. A. Is




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Speaker 1: doing a lot of things off track to get attention,




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Speaker 1: which technically they shouldn't because




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Speaker 1: they are the governing governors of the sport, the governing body,




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Speaker 1: they should be working in the background, getting things right,




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Speaker 1: which we know they're doing, it's like, you know, the




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Speaker 1: I would put it this way, they are so impeccable




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Speaker 1: when it comes to the safety of the sport that




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Speaker 1: they are polar opposites when it comes to several other




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Speaker 1: aspects like track limits and we're racing and battle, they're




00:16:22

Speaker 1: getting better at it. Yes, they are. But




00:16:25

Speaker 1: it just sometimes make me question, I mean, let's, let's




00:16:28

Speaker 1: look at it this way. One of the other biggest




00:16:31

Speaker 1: off track moments, which got my attention was sebastian Vettel




00:16:35

Speaker 1: actually walked out of a driver's briefing, right? And then




00:16:39

Speaker 1: the F I, you know, gave him sanctioned them or whatever,




00:16:42

Speaker 1: it was suspended sentence, that was right




00:16:44

Speaker 1: and they say they use words like he's not a




00:16:47

Speaker 1: role model, which is a funny thing, I don't know




00:16:49

Speaker 1: if that will stand up comedy by the FBI. It




00:16:52

Speaker 1: was unworthy of a four times world champion. I mean




00:16:55

Speaker 1: it's Sebastian Vettel of all people, you know, he him




00:16:58

Speaker 1: just getting up and taking a breath is like it




00:17:02

Speaker 1: is sustainable way of breathing. For example,




00:17:06

Speaker 1: sometimes I really don't get the F I. But of




00:17:09

Speaker 1: course that everyone's favorite bashing boy, you could put it




00:17:12

Speaker 1: that way, but of course what they've done for safety




00:17:14

Speaker 1: is incredible. As we saw of course. And Tillerson was




00:17:16

Speaker 1: jo gwan you but on the subject of the of




00:17:20

Speaker 1: the F. I. And on the subject of sebastian Vettel,




00:17:22

Speaker 1: I think it was kind of amazing that




00:17:26

Speaker 1: His whole Canada helmet gate kind of went under the




00:17:28

Speaker 1: radar because he, in a way was called hypocrite for




00:17:32

Speaker 1: racing in Formula one. And he had a message on




00:17:34

Speaker 1: his helmet saying that he should stop the mining of




00:17:36

Speaker 1: a certain component, which I can't quite remember for the




00:17:39

Speaker 1: life of me at this moment. So that's that's silly




00:17:41

Speaker 1: of me. But but he eventually was called hypocrite by




00:17:44

Speaker 1: the Canadian lawmakers and said that, Okay, you focus on




00:17:47

Speaker 1: your job.




00:17:47

Speaker 1: And I love the fact that Vettel said, okay fine,




00:17:50

Speaker 1: I'm a hypocrite only for two more weeks and he's




00:17:52

Speaker 1: retired after that. And then nobody's talking about that. It's




00:17:55

Speaker 1: amazing how committed he is to this whole process of saying, yeah,




00:17:58

Speaker 1: I'm sustainable, I'm driving an environmental way. And also what




00:18:02

Speaker 1: he's done with the Nigel Mansell FW 14 B in




00:18:06

Speaker 1: a way, This should go out to more people and,




00:18:07

Speaker 1: and as a direct message to the FAA saying guys,




00:18:10

Speaker 1: we can do this, we have sustainable fuel now, why




00:18:12

Speaker 1: bother with the hybrids? I think it was Lucas di




00:18:15

Speaker 1: Grassi who came on twitter and said,




00:18:17

Speaker 1: why even bother with the expensive basic V six hybrid




00:18:20

Speaker 1: engines when you can just have wheat wells with sustainable




00:18:22

Speaker 1: fuel that works for everyone, isn't it? No, I don't know,




00:18:25

Speaker 1: it doesn't work for Audi and Porsche. That's the question




00:18:28

Speaker 1: that everybody is like we will, we will make Formula




00:18:32

Speaker 1: One to whatever Audi and Porsche wanted to be and




00:18:35

Speaker 1: this is where I think what Toto Wolff said made




00:18:39

Speaker 1: a lot of sense. He said we need Audi and




00:18:41

Speaker 1: Porsche to commit




00:18:42

Speaker 1: to Formula One and be regulation agnostic because we are




00:18:47

Speaker 1: in a dynamic regulations driven environment. That's correct, yeah. And




00:18:53

Speaker 1: that's also one story we should talk about if we




00:18:55

Speaker 1: do have the time later. But I also want to




00:18:57

Speaker 1: ask you guys about other off track moments that should




00:19:00

Speaker 1: have been noticed but really went under the radar but




00:19:02

Speaker 1: what about, you know what really comes to your mind




00:19:04

Speaker 2: 1st? I think nothing is going to top this because




00:19:07

Speaker 2: Um driving in Formula one is a big thing and




00:19:10

Speaker 2: especially if you have your contract extended, obviously want to




00:19:12

Speaker 2: celebrate that.




00:19:14

Speaker 2: And one thing that really went under the radar is




00:19:16

Speaker 2: Lance strolls announcement that he's going to drive in 2023




00:19:20

Speaker 2: that actually coupled with Alonzo's announcement and the team principal




00:19:25

Speaker 2: my crack, he put it very subtly and perfectly within




00:19:29

Speaker 2: the announcement that line up for 2023 is going to




00:19:32

Speaker 2: be Alonso and Lance stroll. There was no social media post,




00:19:35

Speaker 2: no human cry, no big talk about it. And yeah,




00:19:38

Speaker 2: Lance stroll has a seat for 2023.




00:19:40

Speaker 1: Really, I had no clue




00:19:44

Speaker 1: show your face. I




00:19:46

Speaker 2: made sure to check that. Yes, he does have a




00:19:48

Speaker 2: right




00:19:48

Speaker 1: now in that driver graphic drivers with a contract for




00:19:51

Speaker 1: 23 there's no longer a question mark with Aston stroll




00:19:55

Speaker 1: and Alonso wow stroll the world champion retiring machine as




00:20:01

Speaker 1: someone just painted him. But I'll tell you the one




00:20:04

Speaker 1: thing which Formula One has done very well to put




00:20:06

Speaker 1: a blanket on




00:20:08

Speaker 1: was the missile attack we saw in Saudi Arabia




00:20:12

Speaker 2: totally forgotten about that.




00:20:13

Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah. And and you know, it's a, it's I




00:20:17

Speaker 1: to me I would have wanted Formula One again, I




00:20:22

Speaker 1: hope my accreditation is not revoked, but I would have




00:20:25

Speaker 1: wanted Formula One to take a far more non capitalistic,




00:20:31

Speaker 1: more humanitarian stance or stance to turn around and say,




00:20:36

Speaker 1: you know what, that's it. We've had a missile strike




00:20:37

Speaker 1: 10 kill




00:20:38

Speaker 1: meters away from the circuit and we're going home right.




00:20:41

Speaker 1: Of course it would have cost a lot of money




00:20:43

Speaker 1: and money is what drives the business and with the




00:20:45

Speaker 1: whole positive momentum that Formula One is in, this would




00:20:49

Speaker 1: have been a comma in that momentum that they've built.




00:20:53

Speaker 1: So very disappointing that the drivers were put in the,




00:20:56

Speaker 1: you know, the space that they were in




00:20:59

Speaker 1: and unconfirmed, but you know, there was these talks that




00:21:02

Speaker 1: maybe you won't be allowed to take off. And then




00:21:05

Speaker 1: somebody from the World Wrestling Federation of World Wrestling Entertainment,




00:21:10

Speaker 1: they actually wrote saying how they were stuck on the




00:21:12

Speaker 1: airstrip for four hours before they could take off, whatever, whatever. Right?




00:21:16

Speaker 1: So to me that just took the cake away in




00:21:20

Speaker 1: every way possible. And there was one more thing since




00:21:23

Speaker 1: we spoke of the fake marina, the french GP




00:21:26

Speaker 1: actually had a real swimming pool with real water and




00:21:30

Speaker 1: this was not covered by anybody but one lady who




00:21:36

Speaker 1: heads the social media division of McLaren applied what? Why




00:21:40

Speaker 1: didn't they? That's like the coolest thing ever. There were




00:21:42

Speaker 1: no boats, right? Nobody sold seats for those sections, at least.




00:21:46

Speaker 1: I assume so. And it wasn't in Miami and it




00:21:48

Speaker 1: wasn't fake. So hey, it's real water. Everybody sees real




00:21:51

Speaker 1: water all the time. I guess




00:21:52

Speaker 1: it's in the south of France as well. So




00:21:55

Speaker 2: just at the time and there was this major heat




00:21:57

Speaker 2: wave in europe. So




00:21:59

Speaker 1: why would we even bother selling tickets? Who will even




00:22:02

Speaker 1: do that? Who even cares? But it's actually quite like




00:22:05

Speaker 1: what they have in the Australian cricket stadiums where you




00:22:07

Speaker 1: can actually sit by the ground and sit in the




00:22:09

Speaker 1: pool and watch that, That's awesome and it's crazy. That




00:22:12

Speaker 1: wasn't covered. But I'm actually very agitated about the whole




00:22:15

Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia thing because Formula One essentially, is




00:22:18

Speaker 1: it kind of makes you feel like they are essentially




00:22:23

Speaker 1: performers in the king's court where if you don't like




00:22:25

Speaker 1: what you, I mean, if they don't like what you




00:22:27

Speaker 1: perform about, they'll essentially chop your head off or maybe




00:22:30

Speaker 1: put it in jail, put you in exile or something




00:22:32

Speaker 1: like that. Okay. That might be a couple of steps




00:22:35

Speaker 1: too far, but they can at least keep you in




00:22:36

Speaker 1: the country for a long, long time. And it's, it's distasteful,




00:22:39

Speaker 1: isn't it? Because here's Formula One trying to be really




00:22:42

Speaker 1: open and really




00:22:44

Speaker 1: modern in a way by saying, oh, we race as one,




00:22:46

Speaker 1: we respect everybody. But they're going into countries that really




00:22:49

Speaker 1: don't do that and they're also going into countries that




00:22:51

Speaker 1: might actually end up keeping them if they don't abide




00:22:54

Speaker 1: by just basic safety norms of the country and that, that's,




00:22:57

Speaker 1: that's not how the world works. That's yeah, that's not silly.




00:23:01

Speaker 1: That's silly. And




00:23:02

Speaker 1: they keep having these slogans and let's hope that they




00:23:05

Speaker 1: live by the slogans, isn't that a new one, drive




00:23:08

Speaker 1: them out or something for online trolls. Something, something of




00:23:13

Speaker 1: that sort. But anyway to, to more more stuff, right.




00:23:16

Speaker 1: Another thing that really, since we're on this whole fiasco thing,




00:23:20

Speaker 1: It's got triggered by Alonzo PS PS three is going




00:23:24

Speaker 1: to take ricardo seed. We don't know what ricardo is




00:23:26

Speaker 1: doing




00:23:27

Speaker 1: and you know, we're always, I'm yet to meet somebody




00:23:31

Speaker 1: who's harsh against ricardo's struggles, right? But let's remember, he




00:23:36

Speaker 1: actually missed the second half of pre season testing, so




00:23:39

Speaker 1: he missed three out of the six days that we




00:23:41

Speaker 1: had and that's due to Covid and even the three




00:23:44

Speaker 1: days he had were half shared with Lando Norris. So,




00:23:47

Speaker 1: you know, he started sort of started off on




00:23:49

Speaker 1: a bit of this back foot thing. So Covid 19




00:23:52

Speaker 1: is still very much around, right, because Sebastian Vettel missed




00:23:55

Speaker 1: the first two races and Lewis Hamilton's still wears a




00:23:58

Speaker 1: mask in the paddock. So, again, one of those things




00:24:02

Speaker 1: that we should keep in mind that not the happiest




00:24:05

Speaker 1: of stories to put attention on, but that Covid 19




00:24:08

Speaker 1: is still around. One of the things that is happy




00:24:10

Speaker 1: about that china is yet to resume. Probably the only




00:24:14

Speaker 1: country maybe F one stats guru can,




00:24:17

Speaker 1: you know, sort of re confirmed this. But the only




00:24:20

Speaker 1: country yet to resume hosting a race after pandemic or




00:24:24

Speaker 1: during pandemic is china of course a country with an




00:24:28

Speaker 1: existing race contract, but hasn't come back to whatever. Right. Anyway,




00:24:33

Speaker 1: so that that's that about china and




00:24:36

Speaker 1: I still have one more thing about the F I




00:24:38

Speaker 1: a you know Fernando Alonso going on and on about




00:24:41

Speaker 1: weaving after Canada and how he brought it up in




00:24:45

Speaker 1: every possible media interview and driver's briefing and so on




00:24:49

Speaker 1: and then the final one from me, Nicholas Latifi topping




00:24:55

Speaker 1: and FB one or an FTP session and he actually




00:24:59

Speaker 1: stopped has stopped the session,




00:25:01

Speaker 1: venice lewis Hamilton's hasn't, that's just how brilliant Latifi or




00:25:05

Speaker 1: go TIF is 2022 season is probably, it's going and




00:25:12

Speaker 1: I really hope that this is his last season.




00:25:15

Speaker 1: Am I being too direct, too harsh? I'm just being honest.




00:25:18

Speaker 1: How is it that helmet marco being honest is okay,




00:25:21

Speaker 1: but me being not, me being honest is not right.




00:25:25

Speaker 1: He's Canadian, you don't think you don't say bad things




00:25:28

Speaker 1: to Canadians as just nice who's Canadian Latifi, how does




00:25:31

Speaker 1: it matter? Is he quick? That's a fair point. He's,




00:25:36

Speaker 1: he's not even quicker coming into and leaving Formula One




00:25:39

Speaker 1: like Circus Rockin was at least he was, I mean




00:25:41

Speaker 1: he realized, okay, I'm not quick, I better get out




00:25:43

Speaker 1: of here but he hasn't even done that and it's




00:25:46

Speaker 1: for the same team as well




00:25:47

Speaker 2: as he is, he's up against someone who's been out




00:25:49

Speaker 2: of the sport for a year and yet he's being




00:25:51

Speaker 2: beaten by Albin.




00:25:52

Speaker 1: Exactly,




00:25:53

Speaker 2: so yeah,




00:25:55

Speaker 2: I think I would be happy to see him out




00:25:57

Speaker 2: of F1 next year,




00:25:59

Speaker 1: this is where all the Canadians are tuning out there,




00:26:02

Speaker 1: like you have butcher Lance stroll and now you're butchering




00:26:05

Speaker 1: Nicholas Latifi but hey, I love sharks, we love, I




00:26:08

Speaker 1: have to say that he's some character just trying to




00:26:11

Speaker 1: save some Canadians pressing stop and skip and unsubscribe and




00:26:15

Speaker 1: leaving a bad rating. I'll tell you what though, Jacques




00:26:17

Speaker 1: will knows opinions. Sometimes it's just about as over the




00:26:20

Speaker 1: top as the podium ceremony in Miami. We've forgotten about it.




00:26:24

Speaker 1: I mean do you guys remember we had this big,




00:26:27

Speaker 1: wasn't it limo? What was it? I forget to remember




00:26:30

Speaker 1: it was a cavalcade wasn't exactly exactly that. And those




00:26:33

Speaker 1: big fat bikes and you had, was that the horses




00:26:37

Speaker 1: when I am, I just imagining things now.




00:26:39

Speaker 1: I know it's only, that would probably be imagining it,




00:26:42

Speaker 1: but there's a very high chance there was, there was,




00:26:45

Speaker 1: wasn't there were those police, the motorcade, the motorcade and




00:26:50

Speaker 1: I remember just one thing that, and I don't know




00:26:54

Speaker 1: if this came up on the world feed or was




00:26:56

Speaker 1: it something I saw on another feed but helmut Marko




00:27:00

Speaker 1: was actually walking there with christian horner, exactly. One of




00:27:04

Speaker 1: the spices, I don't know, jerry, Hollywood, whatever. Yeah.




00:27:08

Speaker 1: And he was actually told a make way and you know,




00:27:12

Speaker 1: the motorcade has to go by. But that's as things




00:27:15

Speaker 1: americans go and I love how they are embracing formula one,




00:27:19

Speaker 1: allow Formula One is getting all Americanized in, in, in




00:27:22

Speaker 1: the limited ways that it can and it's still retaining




00:27:26

Speaker 1: a lot of its legacy and history about it being,




00:27:29

Speaker 1: you know, a european sport and I mean talking on




00:27:32

Speaker 1: the grid. Talking of Miami, the start grid in Miami,




00:27:35

Speaker 1: you know,




00:27:36

Speaker 1: I was almost certain that the race would not start




00:27:39

Speaker 1: on time because there's a 10 minute warning signal by




00:27:43

Speaker 1: which everybody has to leave the circuit and the number




00:27:46

Speaker 1: of people I saw on the start grid in Miami




00:27:49

Speaker 1: through all the camera angles that I had access to,




00:27:53

Speaker 1: I was just like, goodness me, I have never seen




00:27:56

Speaker 1: so many people during Covid because hey, it's officially still




00:27:59

Speaker 1: on right on the start grid and




00:28:02

Speaker 1: there was, I didn't know how they would evacuate them




00:28:05

Speaker 1: or rather, you know, let them out, but hey, Formula




00:28:07

Speaker 1: One being Formula One, they did manage to do that




00:28:09

Speaker 1: on time, which is a tough task because a lot




00:28:12

Speaker 1: of them were celebrities with big egos as we of




00:28:14

Speaker 1: course saw and martin Brundle interviews on the grid, which




00:28:17

Speaker 1: if you haven't seen, I think they are the best




00:28:20

Speaker 1: pieces of content ever produced by any broadcaster before the race,




00:28:23

Speaker 1: so you should check them out. But before we go




00:28:25

Speaker 1: on to other categories as well. I also want to




00:28:27

Speaker 1: tell you guys if another fun on track




00:28:29

Speaker 1: off track story, I'm sorry that's going to happen in




00:28:31

Speaker 1: the second part of the season. On the inside line




00:28:34

Speaker 1: F One podcast, we're going to have the legendary steve




00:28:37

Speaker 1: slater coming in. He was of course the voice of




00:28:40

Speaker 1: Formula One and actually still is the voice of Formula




00:28:42

Speaker 1: One in a way in all of Asia with his




00:28:45

Speaker 1: lovely work for Star Sports and Fox Sports as well




00:28:47

Speaker 1: over the years and he is going to be watching




00:28:50

Speaker 1: I think four or five races, I'm not sure of




00:28:51

Speaker 1: the exact number, but we're going to have quite a




00:28:53

Speaker 1: few of them over the course of the second part




00:28:55

Speaker 1: of the season




00:28:56

Speaker 1: and to find out how you can join us for




00:28:58

Speaker 1: the watch along and listen to steve's opinions and maybe




00:29:01

Speaker 1: some commentary on the race as well. Don't forget to




00:29:03

Speaker 1: check the link in the description and you can sign in,




00:29:05

Speaker 1: you can register and you can join us for that.




00:29:07

Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a really fun event and




00:29:09

Speaker 1: that is definitely going to spice up the off track




00:29:12

Speaker 1: element of the season for me at least. And I




00:29:13

Speaker 1: hope that you also join us on that party.




00:29:16

Speaker 1: Yeah. And you know what's, to me the most exciting




00:29:18

Speaker 1: part is, you know, you watch Formula One with Friends,




00:29:21

Speaker 1: but here you get to watch it with an expert




00:29:24

Speaker 1: decode the race with how steve sees it. You know,




00:29:27

Speaker 1: all the data points he picks up, ask questions about




00:29:31

Speaker 1: strategy about, you know, will double battles debated discussed




00:29:36

Speaker 1: it and I think it's it's gonna be pretty, pretty exciting.




00:29:39

Speaker 1: It's something that at least I have never experienced before.




00:29:43

Speaker 1: So I'm really looking forward to it because I know




00:29:46

Speaker 1: I'm going to have some Will and some that I'm




00:29:48

Speaker 1: joined the livestream as well. It's going to be on




00:29:52

Speaker 1: the insider platform. It's open to everybody on the internet




00:29:56

Speaker 1: and I'm so kicked to see how it all unfolds.




00:29:59

Speaker 1: And just for that, you know, event that we're going




00:30:03

Speaker 1: to have life, I really hope max doesn't seal his




00:30:06

Speaker 1: title in the next five races. I mean, it will




00:30:11

Speaker 1: change the narratives, we will sort of look on at other,




00:30:14

Speaker 1: you know, stories to, to speak about, but to keep




00:30:17

Speaker 1: the title battle on and to, you know, sort of




00:30:19

Speaker 1: experience that with steve along with us will be a




00:30:22

Speaker 1: lot of fun, I guess.




00:30:24

Speaker 2: Let's, let's delay the championship battle a little bit, a




00:30:26

Speaker 2: little bit more fun. We have quite a few more




00:30:29

Speaker 2: races to go in the season, so yeah, just ended quickly.




00:30:32

Speaker 1: Exactly. It just feels like 2011 all over again. But hey,




00:30:36

Speaker 1: talking of 2011, there were big, big gaps in 2011,




00:30:39

Speaker 1: that was a really crazy year and there are quite




00:30:42

Speaker 1: a few gaps that actually are surprising me as well




00:30:44

Speaker 1: so far this year. I'm going to start off with




00:30:47

Speaker 1: Carlos Sainz has a win and one more podium than




00:30:50

Speaker 1: George Russell, but he's two points behind him in the




00:30:52

Speaker 1: championship standings.




00:30:53

Speaker 1: So any sort of gaps like this, That are really




00:30:56

Speaker 1: surprising you understanding so far guys, what about you syndrome




00:30:59

Speaker 1: for




00:30:59

Speaker 2: me, the gap in the drivers and the constructors standings,




00:31:03

Speaker 2: surprises me a lot because I really should have been




00:31:06

Speaker 2: Ferrari leading both championships




00:31:08

Speaker 1: and by




00:31:09

Speaker 2: Quite a margin, I would say, look, look should have




00:31:12

Speaker 2: been leading with 30 points at least in the bank.




00:31:15

Speaker 2: And even even Ferrari should have been leaving the constructors




00:31:18

Speaker 2: leading the constructors with over 50 points over at boland, sadly,




00:31:22

Speaker 2: that's not the case and they've just been losing way




00:31:26

Speaker 2: too many points this year. And I I don't think




00:31:28

Speaker 2: that the upper management of Ferrari is going to be




00:31:30

Speaker 2: happy




00:31:31

Speaker 2: if they finished third in the standings despite having the




00:31:34

Speaker 2: fastest car and Mattia Bonato still goes about saying that




00:31:37

Speaker 2: everything seems fine, there's nothing wrong and you don't need




00:31:40

Speaker 2: to make any changes. But I think that's the biggest




00:31:44

Speaker 2: surprise for me that they're not leading both championships,




00:31:47

Speaker 1: there's this funny meme that goes around the Internet, there's




00:31:49

Speaker 1: a pop standing in the fire and saying, yeah, this




00:31:51

Speaker 1: is fine, that's just, isn't it? I, you know, maybe




00:31:55

Speaker 1: I'm in that space where I'm like, maybe they don't




00:31:57

Speaker 1: need changes in terms of people, but maybe they need




00:32:01

Speaker 1: changes in terms of processes and the way decisions are made.




00:32:05

Speaker 1: I think that's where it stands. And if Mercedes end




00:32:09

Speaker 1: up catching Ferrari, I think that's going to be the




00:32:12

Speaker 1: key story in the second half of the season and




00:32:16

Speaker 1: um, you know, since we're talking to the constructors championship,




00:32:19

Speaker 1: I mean, we've got Red Bull running away. Mercedes catching




00:32:24

Speaker 1: Mercedes catching Ferrari for second or at least making a




00:32:28

Speaker 1: battle out of it.




00:32:29

Speaker 1: Alpine is one third of the points of Mercedes in




00:32:33

Speaker 1: fourth place and that's that's an incredible gap. I mean,




00:32:36

Speaker 1: you know, we've had this had these jokes about Formula One,




00:32:39

Speaker 1: Formula 1.5 this year, Formula 1.5 is, you know, Ferrari




00:32:43

Speaker 1: McLaren versus Alpine and there's actually Formula two as well




00:32:47

Speaker 1: because Alfa romeos fifth is half the points of McLaren




00:32:52

Speaker 1: McLaren are 95 or something and Alfa romeos at 51 right,




00:32:57

Speaker 1: so massive gaps in the, in the constructor's championship, even




00:33:02

Speaker 1: though the racing on track has been, I would say




00:33:05

Speaker 1: much closer than what we've ever seen. I mean, those situations, sorry,




00:33:11

Speaker 1: in Austria five cars going into one corner, we saw Silverstone,




00:33:16

Speaker 1: three cars battling at one corner and several, sorry, several




00:33:20

Speaker 1: other such situations that, that we've had this season.




00:33:24

Speaker 1: Yeah, it's, I think the first season of the new




00:33:26

Speaker 1: regulation syndrome, I think that always happens, but I'm so




00:33:29

Speaker 1: excited to see how things pan out over the course




00:33:31

Speaker 1: of the next couple of years and how those gaps




00:33:34

Speaker 1: actually shutting down. But apart from that, I want to




00:33:36

Speaker 1: talk about some really surprising results. Now, would it be




00:33:40

Speaker 1: too harsh guys, if I say that Leclerc winning three




00:33:43

Speaker 1: races this year has been a surprising result because we




00:33:47

Speaker 1: tend to look at it in an opposite way. We




00:33:49

Speaker 1: tend to say, oh Ferrari has lost too many races,




00:33:51

Speaker 1: even though they've had a great car,




00:33:53

Speaker 1: is Ferrari doing create the new normal or is Ferrari




00:33:56

Speaker 1: messing things up the new normal because if they're messing




00:33:59

Speaker 1: up is the new normal person or the new ideal




00:34:01

Speaker 1: standard that we get to expect, I think him winning




00:34:04

Speaker 1: three races this year is a surprising part because they




00:34:07

Speaker 1: found new ways to kind of dropped the ball every




00:34:09

Speaker 1: single time. So, would that be a surprising result in




00:34:12

Speaker 1: a way for you?




00:34:13

Speaker 1: Well, if you consider Ferrari's history over all the years




00:34:19

Speaker 1: that they have been Ferrari, it's not a bit of




00:34:21

Speaker 1: a surprise and I'm sorry, I'm making a joke out




00:34:23

Speaker 1: of it, right, What they're trying to break out of




00:34:25

Speaker 1: is also this historic, more historic image that oh my God,




00:34:30

Speaker 1: Ferrari can bottle it up and will bottle it up




00:34:33

Speaker 1: if they have to and for those who think, I




00:34:36

Speaker 1: don't know what I'm talking about, please go and read




00:34:38

Speaker 1: uh, Enzo Ferrari, a book written by the great american




00:34:41

Speaker 1: author brookie, it's highly recommended as a read and you know, Charles.




00:34:48

Speaker 1: Leclaire has had one podium in the last eight races




00:34:52

Speaker 1: and Hamilton's has now more podiums than LeClair and LeClair




00:34:57

Speaker 1: who's not the de facto number one Ferrari is not




00:35:00

Speaker 1: backing him as the number one driver yet, there's the,




00:35:05

Speaker 1: you know, the gap between signs and LeClair




00:35:07

Speaker 1: is a small one now I would say, and ironically




00:35:11

Speaker 1: you mentioned Carlos Carlos Sainz as well and you know,




00:35:14

Speaker 1: George russell is ahead of signs in the, in the




00:35:17

Speaker 1: drivers championship, so lots of funny things that are sort




00:35:20

Speaker 1: of happening happening out there




00:35:22

Speaker 1: and to me, Carlos Sainz pole position and win in




00:35:27

Speaker 1: Silverstone is definitely the surprise of the season. You know,




00:35:31

Speaker 1: it's like you go back in history books and you




00:35:33

Speaker 1: read signs on poles signs and who took the win




00:35:36

Speaker 1: and you'll be like, yeah, I'm not even bothering to




00:35:38

Speaker 1: rewatch this race, right? But that's the one race you




00:35:42

Speaker 1: should rewatch for exactly everything that happened between the start




00:35:45

Speaker 1: and the finish because it was something that nobody could




00:35:49

Speaker 1: have scripted. So I've actually chosen




00:35:51

Speaker 1: sciences win in Silverstone as my surprise result, but I




00:35:56

Speaker 1: also added a qualifying one and I know this is




00:35:58

Speaker 1: what will make stats good one was Fernando Alonso P




00:36:02

Speaker 1: two in a wet qualifying in Canada and




00:36:07

Speaker 1: you know, Otmar turning around after that and saying our




00:36:11

Speaker 1: computers don't know how Fernando did that, that's Fernando Alonso's,




00:36:15

Speaker 1: they don't write and then I still have this visual,




00:36:18

Speaker 1: you know, which, which I think




00:36:20

Speaker 1: I'm going to show my daughter whenever she starts racing right,




00:36:22

Speaker 1: Fernando Alonso exiting the last chicane, the wall of Champions




00:36:27

Speaker 1: on the right vet track and he's got this full




00:36:31

Speaker 1: wheel drift, right, I'm sure he's horned that




00:36:36

Speaker 1: during his rallying days and Dakar and whatever else, but




00:36:39

Speaker 1: he had this full wheel drift which stops just when




00:36:43

Speaker 1: he wants it to just close to the track limits,




00:36:47

Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's a wet track, right if




00:36:49

Speaker 1: he puts a wheel on the curb is going to




00:36:50

Speaker 1: be in the wall of the champions and then he




00:36:53

Speaker 1: just takes P two to me. That was epic. I




00:36:56

Speaker 1: mean helmet marco who very rarely praises anyone but max




00:37:00

Speaker 1: Verstappen turned around and has said




00:37:03

Speaker 1: that Fernando Alonso has been a surprise of this season.




00:37:07

Speaker 1: So surprise. Has he not been watching Formula One for




00:37:10

Speaker 1: all these years? He's just the best driver driver, isn't he?




00:37:15

Speaker 1: He's just ridiculous. I don't remember him making a mistake




00:37:18

Speaker 1: but




00:37:18

Speaker 1: has there been any other bigger surprise for you know,




00:37:21

Speaker 2: I think number one definitely goes to Alonzo's P two




00:37:25

Speaker 2: performance B two in qualifying in Canada sciences when in




00:37:29

Speaker 2: Britain comes a very close second, but there's one other




00:37:32

Speaker 2: one that I would like to mention which is kevin




00:37:34

Speaker 2: Magnuson making a comeback to Formula one away from the




00:37:38

Speaker 2: sport for a year, having very little practice time testing




00:37:42

Speaker 2: time




00:37:43

Speaker 2: and taking P five in the season opening race and




00:37:46

Speaker 2: going wheel to wheel with Lewis Hamilton's and Sergio Perez




00:37:49

Speaker 2: in the first few laps of the race, he was




00:37:51

Speaker 2: just on it straight away. I think that that's a




00:37:55

Speaker 2: very commendable effort from from Magnuson, especially the first few races,




00:37:58

Speaker 2: he was he was really doing exceptionally well. So I




00:38:02

Speaker 2: would say I was very surprised to see Magnuson still




00:38:04

Speaker 2: having what it takes to drive in Formula One despite




00:38:07

Speaker 2: being a year away,




00:38:08

Speaker 1: he was incredible




00:38:09

Speaker 1: and it just kind of brings me onto his teammate




00:38:11

Speaker 1: as well because it set a big benchmark for him




00:38:14

Speaker 1: and I think mixed performance so far this year has




00:38:17

Speaker 1: to be, I wouldn't call it the best performance of




00:38:20

Speaker 1: the season so far. There's definitely, of course, max who




00:38:22

Speaker 1: has been flawless, right, barring that one little spin,




00:38:25

Speaker 1: but I would say it has to rank up there




00:38:27

Speaker 1: in terms of the better performances that we've had this year,




00:38:30

Speaker 1: that Mick has reminded us that he's good enough and




00:38:32

Speaker 1: I think that's that's amazing because there was no representative




00:38:36

Speaker 1: benchmark in the first year. We never knew five races




00:38:38

Speaker 1: in after monarch, we were like, oh, come on man,




00:38:41

Speaker 1: could this be the end of the dream? But he's,




00:38:43

Speaker 1: he's kind of fought it back really well and I




00:38:45

Speaker 1: think that has to be commended Canal, isn't it? That




00:38:47

Speaker 1: has to be one of my better performances of the year.




00:38:49

Speaker 1: What's yours steiner? I know you're listening,




00:38:53

Speaker 1: you know what to do. You're making all the right




00:38:55

Speaker 1: noises for 23 but don't make the wrong decision for




00:38:59

Speaker 1: 23 by dropping. Make all seriousness. Yes, I think this




00:39:04

Speaker 1: is a very good example. You know, if you start




00:39:08

Speaker 1: in Formula One with a teammate who is not a




00:39:10

Speaker 1: competitive benchmark, this is probably what could happen, which is




00:39:14

Speaker 1: what happened in the case of Mick schumacher, I would




00:39:16

Speaker 1: say right




00:39:17

Speaker 1: Nikita Mazza been, I know we shouldn't give him more airtime,




00:39:21

Speaker 1: but hey, that's something that happened off track as well,




00:39:23

Speaker 1: which you know. Yes,




00:39:25

Speaker 2: Yes.




00:39:26

Speaker 1: Actually I've got a doubt about that. I know we're




00:39:28

Speaker 1: slightly deviating, but what if of course going into the




00:39:32

Speaker 1: world of geopolitics, which we shouldn't do for too much,




00:39:34

Speaker 1: but it seems like the air is a bit




00:39:36

Speaker 1: write it on the Taiwan strait with china apparently invading




00:39:39

Speaker 1: or just crossing into their own land depending on what




00:39:42

Speaker 1: side of the fence you're on. If that happens, will




00:39:44

Speaker 1: the F. I. A kind of ban chinese drivers as well.




00:39:47

Speaker 1: And what happens with joe? Of course he can compete




00:39:50

Speaker 1: under what license? Exactly, But




00:39:55

Speaker 1: they will have to make a political decision. And so




00:39:58

Speaker 1: that means that the F I will have to choose




00:39:59

Speaker 1: a side because you're either on china's side in this




00:40:02

Speaker 1: case or you're not. So have they put themselves in




00:40:04

Speaker 1: muddy waters by kind of banning Russian athletes.




00:40:08

Speaker 1: I would say let's let's cross the bridge when, when




00:40:11

Speaker 1: we get there because it's a team decision and and




00:40:14

Speaker 1: then it's it's something that I think has stayed with




00:40:18

Speaker 1: uh they just wanted a reason to get them out.




00:40:22

Speaker 1: I would say then Vladimir Putin did everybody a favor, sorry,




00:40:26

Speaker 1: we shouldn't,




00:40:26

Speaker 1: we shouldn't digress into like you said, geopolitics, but yeah,




00:40:30

Speaker 1: Mazza pin was part of the season in pre season testing,




00:40:34

Speaker 1: probably the most expensive preseason tests he's ever done, given




00:40:39

Speaker 1: that he's not getting his money back or whatever. But




00:40:41

Speaker 1: Mick schumacher, you know, it's, it's, it's heartening to see




00:40:44

Speaker 1: him come come and perform. Everybody's been saying he's a




00:40:49

Speaker 1: slow starter or whatever, but a great




00:40:51

Speaker 1: benchmark and kevin Mark Newsome, it still doesn't seem like




00:40:54

Speaker 1: he's on top of that, but he's getting there, I




00:40:56

Speaker 1: would say so. I would love to see the schumacher




00:40:59

Speaker 1: name flourish in Formula One. I know I'm not the




00:41:02

Speaker 1: only one saying that, but I don't know when next




00:41:04

Speaker 1: or if he ever will drive for Ferrari because that's




00:41:08

Speaker 1: the eventual dream, right. That Mick does well enough to




00:41:12

Speaker 1: afford a Ferrari seat or to be,




00:41:14

Speaker 1: you know, granted a Ferrari seat then winning a race




00:41:18

Speaker 1: and then having the german and the italian anthem played




00:41:22

Speaker 1: on the podium together. The anthems that we all grew




00:41:24

Speaker 1: up to. At least I did right. And then




00:41:27

Speaker 2: could,




00:41:28

Speaker 1: could the schumacher be the next driver to win a




00:41:31

Speaker 1: title at Ferrari. I mean, we've asked that for every




00:41:33

Speaker 1: other driver that's come after, right. Cannon.




00:41:35

Speaker 1: But well anyway, we can always dream about that, right.




00:41:38

Speaker 2: I would really love to see the schumacher trademark schumacher




00:41:42

Speaker 2: leap on the podium once. It's been a very long




00:41:45

Speaker 2: time close to 15, 15 years. I would love to




00:41:47

Speaker 2: see that again. But quite honestly, I think Mick schumacher,




00:41:51

Speaker 2: he's done enough probably to exhibit that he deserves to




00:41:55

Speaker 2: be in Formula One, but he still has to do




00:41:56

Speaker 2: a little bit more if he if he wants to




00:41:59

Speaker 2: get that Ferrari seat




00:42:00

Speaker 2: a few more performances. He really has to outperform the




00:42:05

Speaker 2: car as well as his teammate. So, yeah, he still




00:42:06

Speaker 2: has a long way to go before he gets that




00:42:09

Speaker 2: Ferrari seat.




00:42:10

Speaker 1: I'll tell you another driver who has a long way




00:42:12

Speaker 1: to go Lance stroll, He's finished 10 4 times this season, right?




00:42:18

Speaker 1: And without checking, he's probably had the most Cuban exits




00:42:22

Speaker 1: after Latifi. If I'm not,




00:42:25

Speaker 1: it's easy to probably just feel right about. I mean,




00:42:27

Speaker 1: the stats feels right. I don't know, I don't know




00:42:30

Speaker 1: if your excel sheet matches up to that, right, and




00:42:33

Speaker 1: and then we have to talk about, I would say




00:42:36

Speaker 1: the biggest surprise on a more serious note would be




00:42:38

Speaker 1: McLaren's pit stops again, something that, you know, if stats




00:42:42

Speaker 1: could have pulled out, they have jumped seven positions in




00:42:45

Speaker 1: the fastest average pit stop times compared to last year,




00:42:49

Speaker 1: which means that they were really bad last year, but




00:42:52

Speaker 1: they've at least got some great pit stops going this year,




00:42:55

Speaker 1: and how they've turned things around.




00:42:56

Speaker 2: One thing to mention would be is that so generally




00:42:59

Speaker 2: pit stops have become slower this year because the tires




00:43:01

Speaker 2: are heavier by I think 11 kg. So, all the teams,




00:43:05

Speaker 2: except McLaren have been doing slow pit stops than last year,




00:43:08

Speaker 2: so McLaren has been doing pit stops faster than they




00:43:11

Speaker 2: did in 2020 2021 that's




00:43:13

Speaker 1: crazy.




00:43:14

Speaker 1: That's the kind of stats that you always end up




00:43:16

Speaker 1: pulling out and I'm still fascinated how you do it




00:43:18

Speaker 1: and you mentioned tires are heavier, but the tires also are,




00:43:22

Speaker 1: to me not as applauded as they should be. We had,




00:43:27

Speaker 1: we've had very hard races and




00:43:30

Speaker 1: uh, to keep saying there's a heat wave in europe,




00:43:33

Speaker 1: I don't think I've experienced much heat in Oslo while




00:43:36

Speaker 1: I was there a few weeks ago, but the tires




00:43:39

Speaker 1: need to be applauded just the way we applaud the




00:43:41

Speaker 1: cars for all the following that they can do and




00:43:44

Speaker 1: so on because the tires have not been overheating. I mean,




00:43:47

Speaker 1: yes, we've seen management, but it's not been to an




00:43:50

Speaker 1: extreme where people are just sitting two seconds behind somebody




00:43:53

Speaker 1: else waiting for them to make a mistake. They've allowed




00:43:56

Speaker 1: drivers to go on the attack at will middle of




00:44:00

Speaker 1: the races. I mean, I, I used to find a




00:44:02

Speaker 1: lot of fans would say, I, I watched watched the




00:44:04

Speaker 1: 1st 10 in the last 10 races, sorry, 1st 10




00:44:07

Speaker 1: laps of the race and then




00:44:09

Speaker 1: the last 10 laps of the race and now I




00:44:12

Speaker 1: know people who actually sit and watch even the middle




00:44:14

Speaker 1: because hey LeClair could spin max could make an overtake




00:44:19

Speaker 2: could




00:44:19

Speaker 1: crash. That's always a possibility.




00:44:23

Speaker 1: No, but I, I love the new rules. I mean,




00:44:26

Speaker 1: even you know something that, that has made a big impact,




00:44:29

Speaker 1: at least on me as a fan,




00:44:31

Speaker 1: the show and tell rules that we had, where the




00:44:34

Speaker 1: teams have to declare, what is it that they brought




00:44:37

Speaker 1: to their cars and that's made such a, such a,




00:44:39

Speaker 1: such a positive impact because you know, you see Hungary




00:44:42

Speaker 1: pretty much every team brought upgrades for two things. First




00:44:45

Speaker 1: was cooling brakes and engines and whatever and the second




00:44:49

Speaker 1: was down force because hey, it's Monaco without the walls




00:44:53

Speaker 1: and




00:44:53

Speaker 1: previously we used to all assume that this is what




00:44:56

Speaker 1: they're doing and then wait on experts to say. But




00:44:58

Speaker 1: now to get an official document from the file laying




00:45:03

Speaker 1: it out there saying this is what they're doing, gives




00:45:05

Speaker 1: such a good perspective that if you open the document




00:45:08

Speaker 1: for sale




00:45:08

Speaker 1: a race like Canada and then compare it to a




00:45:11

Speaker 1: race like Hungary, you actually get to see the two




00:45:13

Speaker 1: differences or say boku versus Hungary and the like so




00:45:16

Speaker 1: lots of positive surprising changes that you know, I would




00:45:20

Speaker 1: say have to me the best things about 2022




00:45:24

Speaker 1: yeah, that one of the better performances and with that




00:45:27

Speaker 1: as well, I want to really talk about something more fun.




00:45:31

Speaker 1: We also forgot that McLaren got a podium in what




00:45:34

Speaker 1: was it? One of the reasons. So that's also




00:45:37

Speaker 2: Sharla Clark's been crash




00:45:39

Speaker 1: crash but that's kind of incredible. We somewhat forgot about that.




00:45:43

Speaker 1: That's also one moment




00:45:45

Speaker 1: that was really fun, which was one of the, wait,




00:45:47

Speaker 1: what kind of moments of the season when you look




00:45:50

Speaker 1: at it in the stats will be like McLaren and




00:45:53

Speaker 1: 2022 got a podium courtesy of Lando Norris. How on




00:45:56

Speaker 1: earth did that happen? But there are other such moments




00:45:59

Speaker 1: in the year as well. Hear me out. I suppose




00:46:01

Speaker 1: Carlos Sainz this entire season has been a wait, what




00:46:04

Speaker 1: kind of season? Because not only has he had a




00:46:07

Speaker 1: mid midseason fight with him, mid mid race fight




00:46:11

Speaker 1: with this race engineers correcting them about the penalty that




00:46:13

Speaker 1: he's got. He's also got his race control race engineers,




00:46:16

Speaker 1: of course, telling him to stop in the midst of




00:46:19

Speaker 1: a battle. He's also crashed in qualifying simultaneously with Sergio Perez,




00:46:24

Speaker 1: he's also had his car set on fire and rolling




00:46:26

Speaker 1: down a slope and he's also ended up taking pole




00:46:28

Speaker 1: position and winning the race. This is all just wait.




00:46:31

Speaker 1: What kind of moments I I would have never imagined




00:46:34

Speaker 1: anyone of those happening until the start of this year.




00:46:37

Speaker 1: I'll add to that Carlos, we need you to keep




00:46:41

Speaker 1: a 10 to declare. I mean, it's 2022 cars are




00:46:47

Speaker 1: being built for following for overtaking. If it was the




00:46:51

Speaker 1: previous era of cars, I would have said probably, yes,




00:46:54

Speaker 1: you could have tried that strategy, right,




00:46:56

Speaker 1: But Carlos is racing the Ferrari, he's engineering his own race.




00:47:01

Speaker 1: He's also playing Sporting Director by correcting, you know what,




00:47:04

Speaker 1: I don't know what's next? Is he designing the overalls?




00:47:07

Speaker 1: Is he designing how to do quicker pit stops or




00:47:10

Speaker 1: or what I mean, maybe he's going to get Carlos




00:47:13

Speaker 1: Sainz senior to sit on his pit wall, you know,




00:47:16

Speaker 1: and just helping, I mean, yes, we're making a joke




00:47:18

Speaker 1: of it and we're making a joke out of Ferrari,




00:47:20

Speaker 1: but it's so tough to,




00:47:23

Speaker 1: you know, sort of push these things away when you're




00:47:26

Speaker 1: doing a midseason review like this, I would say. And




00:47:29

Speaker 1: I was actually sitting and when I was making my notes,




00:47:31

Speaker 1: I said to wait, what should also be for Red




00:47:33

Speaker 1: Bull because, and I keep saying this right, Red bull




00:47:37

Speaker 1: is an energy drinks company. Should I say more? Should




00:47:41

Speaker 1: I explain more? Okay, anyway, they are beating two of




00:47:44

Speaker 1: the world's most iconic




00:47:47

Speaker 1: Automobile brands and operations in all parts of Formula one.




00:47:51

Speaker 1: I mean, red will also have the quickest of pit stops.




00:47:54

Speaker 1: Do yes, yeah. The




00:47:56

Speaker 2: only team to do it less than three seconds on




00:47:59

Speaker 2: average this year,




00:48:00

Speaker 1: That's fantastic. There you go. And they have the fastest




00:48:02

Speaker 1: pit stops in history as well, don't they?




00:48:04

Speaker 2: That 1.8, 2 seconds.




00:48:05

Speaker 1: Yeah. So now I'll tell you why this stat actually




00:48:10

Speaker 1: why this, this is a weight ward thing for me




00:48:13

Speaker 1: right now, let's turn the equation around.




00:48:15

Speaker 1: Imagine if Ferrari and Mercedes were to launch an energy




00:48:19

Speaker 1: drink and then actually be better at selling it than




00:48:24

Speaker 1: Red bull. That's such a good point. So if you




00:48:26

Speaker 1: just turn the proposition around, that's when you realize that




00:48:30

Speaker 1: Red Bull, oh my God,




00:48:31

Speaker 1: like they are epic. So to me they are, you




00:48:35

Speaker 1: know the epitome of success. You know, the minute Hanna




00:48:38

Speaker 1: Schmitz and her team make max bit, everybody must be




00:48:42

Speaker 1: wondering if you're not fit now, definitely, you missed the




00:48:46

Speaker 1: sweet spot. And




00:48:48

Speaker 1: one more thing to add, they were engaged in the




00:48:51

Speaker 1: thick of a battle title battle last year with Mercedes.




00:48:55

Speaker 1: Look at what happened to Mercedes, right? Mercedes and I




00:48:59

Speaker 1: think okay, Mercedes, there's zero part concept should receive more attention.




00:49:03

Speaker 1: They are now the only team that is continuing with




00:49:06

Speaker 1: that sort of a side part concept, which means that




00:49:10

Speaker 1: it's either really going to just keep them second or




00:49:12

Speaker 1: third or if it works, they're gonna fly ahead




00:49:15

Speaker 1: even even further than Red Bull racing. But let's see,




00:49:19

Speaker 1: let's see how, how that goes. And since we talk




00:49:21

Speaker 1: of Mercedes, the weight watchers also about purposing, I mean




00:49:24

Speaker 1: Lewis Hamilton's getting out of the car in baku with




00:49:27

Speaker 1: his back and then this whole talk about, you know,




00:49:30

Speaker 1: the drivers being aggressive against purposing and stuff like that




00:49:34

Speaker 1: and to me that was also like how did driver,




00:49:38

Speaker 1: how did the team's not see that it would happen?




00:49:41

Speaker 2: That was actually very painful to watch.




00:49:43

Speaker 1: And then a lot of people said he was just




00:49:45

Speaker 1: making it up because he wanted the FBI to make




00:49:48

Speaker 1: changes and and I remember when purposing came in pre




00:49:52

Speaker 1: season testing and we were all saying slow, most drivers




00:49:55

Speaker 1: and cars bouncing up and down. There was, there was




00:49:58

Speaker 1: a large part of the Formula One fan base that




00:50:00

Speaker 1: was saying, is it purposing, is it surprising? I mean,




00:50:03

Speaker 1: it was so new that we were, we were we




00:50:08

Speaker 1: were still finding how to pronounce it, right,




00:50:11

Speaker 1: That's crazy. I remember those headbangers videos, but I think




00:50:14

Speaker 1: we've managed to somewhat have an achievement in place 40,




00:50:18

Speaker 1: minutes into an episode and we haven't quite spoken about proposing.




00:50:20

Speaker 1: So that is amazing. But




00:50:22

Speaker 1: any other moments that come into your mind for a wait,




00:50:25

Speaker 1: what moment of the season so far? There is




00:50:27

Speaker 2: no, for me, it definitely has to be Ferrari, I




00:50:30

Speaker 2: can't think beyond because when they were, when they were




00:50:34

Speaker 2: on the pace during pre season testing, I went, wait,




00:50:37

Speaker 2: what Ferrari are back finally back in the Championship and




00:50:40

Speaker 2: that too,




00:50:41

Speaker 2: in an area of new regulations, they've actually aced the regulations.




00:50:45

Speaker 2: Oh God, and the first 2 to 3 races, they




00:50:47

Speaker 2: were taking wins and everything and I was like, okay,




00:50:50

Speaker 2: Ferrari is actually back and then what transpired after spain?




00:50:54

Speaker 2: Every race is literally a wait, what moment? Because every race,




00:50:58

Speaker 2: there's a different way where they've been dropping the ball




00:51:00

Speaker 2: and but I think the one thing that takes the




00:51:02

Speaker 2: cake for me is




00:51:03

Speaker 2: Carlos Sainz battling SErgio Perez in France and at the




00:51:07

Speaker 2: right time friday calling him in into the pits, like




00:51:10

Speaker 2: it's come into the pits and Carlos Sainz is like, no,




00:51:12

Speaker 2: not now, I'm battling with Perez, but I think I




00:51:15

Speaker 2: just hope that the radio communication was broadcasted a bit late.




00:51:19

Speaker 2: I hope




00:51:20

Speaker 1: that's always the case.




00:51:21

Speaker 2: Yeah, so, but, but that is what really took the




00:51:24

Speaker 2: cake for me.




00:51:25

Speaker 1: I don't know how that works actually make a bold prediction,




00:51:29

Speaker 1: Ferrari will find, I think three or four more ways




00:51:32

Speaker 1: to end up screaming up theories. I really don't want




00:51:34

Speaker 1: that to happen because of course we need to fight




00:51:37

Speaker 1: and whatnot, but it's kind of becoming an episodic series. Hey,




00:51:40

Speaker 1: come and see how Ferrari can get things wrong. We




00:51:43

Speaker 1: were doubling down on that a bit too much. I




00:51:45

Speaker 1: think




00:51:46

Speaker 1: some might say, okay, we're being too unfair to Ferrari,




00:51:48

Speaker 1: but just look at the points cap with the car




00:51:51

Speaker 1: as good as that, You can't have such a big




00:51:52

Speaker 1: points cap. So that's, that's 11 of my bold predictions




00:51:56

Speaker 1: along with the fact that I think Russell will end




00:51:58

Speaker 1: up finishing ahead of science this year. I really do.




00:52:01

Speaker 1: I don't think,




00:52:03

Speaker 1: I don't think he might end up sorting their act




00:52:06

Speaker 1: out as much. So that's the bold predictions on my signal.




00:52:09

Speaker 1: I will actually take a cue from that. I think




00:52:10

Speaker 1: Russell will finish ahead of Sainz but Lewis will finish




00:52:14

Speaker 1: ahead of both these drivers, that's my bold prediction and




00:52:19

Speaker 1: Max Verstappen will win it on Q5 races from now




00:52:25

Speaker 1: if your prediction about Ferrari bottling up even more could




00:52:28

Speaker 1: come true. Could that happen earlier than five races? I mean,




00:52:32

Speaker 1: the summer break is over and soon we're going to




00:52:34

Speaker 1: have a triple header.




00:52:35

Speaker 1: So before we know it could it just all be over,




00:52:38

Speaker 2: Stefan would have to win all those five races if




00:52:41

Speaker 2: he has to win the championship, but




00:52:43

Speaker 1: Lewis, sorry, Charles has to make sure he doesn't lose




00:52:47

Speaker 1: more than exactly eight points or whatever and whatever, it's




00:52:51

Speaker 1: just scary. But it's it's an interesting way to




00:52:54

Speaker 1: see how the title battle will go.




00:52:56

Speaker 2: Yeah, my, my bold prediction, I'm going really bold on this.




00:52:59

Speaker 2: I am saying there's there's going to be a new




00:53:01

Speaker 2: technical director that that comes out in Belgium and maybe




00:53:04

Speaker 2: that could bring Mercedes back into the mix as well.




00:53:07

Speaker 2: But if that does happen, I am saying I'm really




00:53:10

Speaker 2: going out there and saying that Russell is going to




00:53:11

Speaker 2: get his first win




00:53:13

Speaker 2: before Hamilton's gets a win this year or even next year. So,




00:53:16

Speaker 2: I'm saying Russell gets away from a series first before




00:53:19

Speaker 2: Hamilton's does it? That's my bold prediction for this year,




00:53:22

Speaker 1: but I'm gonna just ask you one trick question, does




00:53:24

Speaker 1: that mean we end up seeing a first ever Hamilton's




00:53:26

Speaker 1: winless season, or do you think that's gonna happen. I




00:53:30

Speaker 2: don't think that's that's going to I think he's going




00:53:32

Speaker 2: to bring something very exciting in in in Brazil at




00:53:35

Speaker 2: least Hamilton's so maybe we'll see a repeat of what




00:53:37

Speaker 2: happened last year. I think Hamilton's will win this year,




00:53:39

Speaker 2: but Russell is going to do it before him.




00:53:41

Speaker 1: Let's hope, I think sorry. Let's hope. But I think




00:53:45

Speaker 1: Hamilton's going to win it in abu Dhabi, he's gotta find,




00:53:50

Speaker 1: can you imagine the redemption redemption that he didn't want,




00:53:55

Speaker 1: you know, with human error, Champion and F on fixed




00:53:59

Speaker 1: and Massey out and whatever else. A few thousands of




00:54:02

Speaker 1: people are, you know, trending on social media, but I




00:54:05

Speaker 1: believe Hambleton will win and he, like I said, we'll




00:54:08

Speaker 1: finish ahead of Russell and signs in




00:54:11

Speaker 1: the driver's championship. Bit cheesy, but will he still rise?




00:54:14

Speaker 1: Still he rises. I kind of have butchered that. But folks,




00:54:18

Speaker 1: I hope you join us to watch how these stories




00:54:21

Speaker 1: on follow the course of the season because as as




00:54:23

Speaker 1: you all know, we do have a live watch alongs




00:54:26

Speaker 1: with the legendary steve's later on




00:54:28

Speaker 1: Insider and to join us on that you can of course,




00:54:30

Speaker 1: check out the link in the description. We begin at




00:54:33

Speaker 1: the Belgian grand prix. So don't forget to join us




00:54:35

Speaker 1: in for that. It's gonna be a lot of fun.




00:54:37

Speaker 1: It's going to be myself and of course, once that




00:54:39

Speaker 1: screw Sundaram also along with steve over there and that's




00:54:41

Speaker 1: gonna happen live with the races. So check that out




00:54:44

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00:54:48

Speaker 1: because there are so many other episodes that are coming




00:54:50

Speaker 1: as well. So it might be the summer break for




00:54:52

Speaker 1: the folks in F1. Not so much for here because




00:54:54

Speaker 1: there's a lot of fun stuff coming along. So, folks, firstly,




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