F1's 2023 Belgian Grand Prix was a mixture of wet weather problems, wet tyre worries, poor visibility and a pair of DNFs to boot, but this gave plenty of talking points to discuss as we enter the F1 summer break. Martyn Lee chats with Matt Kew in Spa, and Jake Boxall-Legge back home, on everything we've learnt and need to learn from in Spa Francorchamps.
0:00 Wet Weather Issues
3:03 Helping Visibility
5:44 McLaren's Ups & Downs
7:47 Sainz, Piastri & DNFs
10:00 Ferrari & Mercedes
13:27 Alpine's Troubles
16:56 Max's Top Form
20:25 Post-Summer Break
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Carlos steered before breaking, therefor locking up, and went to the right. Oscar was in this gap. So Carlos' mistake took Oscar out. So Carlos should have been punished for 'causing a collision'. Only a few has seen it that way. There are even people who blame Oscar for the incident. Those 'experts' seem to be blind or are so Ferrari fanboys that they replace the facts with their view of things.
@billeib427 Says:
F1 Broadcasting should have 3 channels each cover a segment of the race, the top cars, the middle cars, and the rear cars. The fan can switch back and forth to watch different parts of the race which may be more interesting. It will take some tech, but may be cool
@midas7394 Says:
When do you think the FIA will drop the BS, expensive 'Sprint races' and Compulsory tire selection for Qualifying and allow all teams to focus on maximizing the setup for the 'race day' as F1 always did??? Last weekend, we were very lucky not to have a catastrophic car carnage as a result of the FIA's deliberate interference in the teams ability to create the ultimate car setup.
Do we have to wait until a driver is killed before the FIA will end this very dangerous practice???
@parmvirvirk8959 Says:
If the new regs are making the wet races harder with more spray, how about we go back to the old regs?
@nokia.s3350 Says:
Ah..... so boring.......
Seriously, Why him again?!
@philliptiestopl1511 Says:
GET RID OF THE COST CAP
@safrazahamed6427 Says:
At least when merc was dominant in 2014. The two drivers gave us a show... now it's pathetic.. for redbull, as long as the car is dominant they will keep Perez forever.
@fr3akzilla769 Says:
Gasly had a good start, overtook 2 cars, but lost 7 positions getting stuck behind Piastri on the inside and was down to p17 lap1. He then managed a very good long stint of 23 laps on the softs, just to have a very slow stop and fall behind Albon, which basically killed his race.
@philspencelayh5464 Says:
Considering that Spa is well known for rain, they decided to put in a "Sprint race" (a 12 lap "race" with 4 behind the safety car, what a triumph) leaving one practice session which was severely compromised, who would guess. Spa is usually one of the best events of the year , what a fiasco.
@ierbutza21 Says:
Bring back the tyre wars,this way maybe a wet tyre will become a real thing not like the current one thats there just to be there.
@abel6846 Says:
Sectors 1 and 3 are the high-deg ones at Spa. After GP’s input/warning, Max consistently went 1 or 2 tenths slower in them than Per, Lec and Ham. He just went 6 to 15 tenths faster than them in sector 2. Hence the 22 secs to Perez.
@HaloseBetaM14 Says:
Nah. This is some peak 2023 commentary. Neither of them are to blame? Right after it was established that the rookie had no business being there and Sainz should have dealt with the situation better.
@Franky46Boy Says:
Piastri did the same thing Verstappen would do in his first few years: Poking his nose into a corner where there is a lot of risk of collisions during the first lap of the race!
Now Max Verstappen states beforehand (when he'll have to start in the midfield): 'I shall do my best to stay out of trouble that first lap'.
@fillusrahim-xy9ib Says:
The difference is turn 1 is too crowded.... between Perez and Hamilton only 2 car
@LCards2023 Says:
Good race from leclerc holding off hamilton
@Foxvalleyproduction Says:
Perez and Sainz always are never aware of cars on sides of them. slamming cars regularly or cuttung cars off. Lewis's penalty was crap, on straight line. he gets slammed into.🏎👀
@philliptiestopl1511 Says:
THEY SAY THERE THE SAME CARS DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH 😅😅PLUS I GOT RID OF MY SKY I JUST WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS ON CHANNEL 4 FOR NOTHING
@erich4779 Says:
Another boring race, domination by one team is an absolute turn off...
@JuanRodriguez-km9hl Says:
Great show guys ❤
@Lanse1984 Says:
Max Verstappen in that RB19 is a legend in the making.
The scary part
All conquering RB18 << RB19
Are we going to have
Undefeated RB19 <<< RB20?
@ankhayratv Says:
10:30 How do you watch only the first 4 drivers?
@hectorshouse7348 Says:
Lewis is so happy now his car is higher spec than George’s
@patrickdahm6822 Says:
F1 could provide a spec car for each team and send out reserve drivers to do laps and clear water
@mustavogaia2655 Says:
I think the main problem is the farcical element: If the track is to wet for inters, they dont start the race, then start on full wets on ly when the track is good enough for inters. And particularly on this sprint almost a quarter of the sprint was behind SC.
@giuliomagri8910 Says:
Piastri's incident was the same as Verstappen's 3 years ago...
@andrewstorm8240 Says:
Max was cruising today - wow
@mrbungle3310 Says:
I dont even watch f1 content anymore as much...i dont have anything against max dominating,but i dont feel excited after a race like the last few seasons...its like even good races like this get predictable after 2/3...Its the regs blame i think mostly...2022 had also red bull dominated races but they were interesting with more battles
Also my idea is simple for the wet tyres...just reduce the amount of water they throw and make them slower...both the inters
I mean i look back like 4-5 years ago...we had spray like Hockenheim 2019 but it wasn't as bad
@eEnzo0 Says:
The answer to this would be the self draining asphalt.
It is used on Motorways (Autobahn) and it works beautifully.
Regarding Redbull pace, Checo is nowhere compared to Max. I am rooting for Checo for a decade already but when it comes to commitment to push and staying at the limits of grip, he's miles behind Max.
@rossrreyes Says:
LeClerc beats Max 7 out of 10 times in the same car.
@mousje4647 Says:
Biggest challenger of Max Verstappen 2023: Gianpiero Lambiase
@paulsheridan291 Says:
Perez will perform now ric is breathing down his neck.
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