With the missed opportunities now adding up for McLaren, what do you think they need to do in the fight for the F1 Constructors Championship with Red Bull? How will Mercedes restore the driver’s faith in the team after Belgium, when at the end of the race nobody looked very happy at all? Let us know what you think in the comments below…
@Alisisme Says:
All the praised of how great Russell is, is funny. Haven’t seen him come on top when he’s on the same strategy with everyone. He always needed a gamble strategy. That already shows his real level. Which is mediocre. What Lewis did to get the well deserved win from lights out easily dismissed by all these white british journalists because their white boy driver needed a lighter car to win and a gamble strategy. Luckily got a well deserved DSQ.
No one deserved a win when they didn’t follow the regs. End of, be it your fav or not. Lewis got DSQ at cota but no one singing praise to his drive that rattled max that day. But when George did a mediocre drive and a gamble strategy, he is a genius, great drive. Absolute moronic to go for a gamble strategy. A desperate move from a mediocre driver.
@semadragun Says:
100% agree they should get rid of DRS.
@gasgaslex_photos Says:
If we are so worried about a piddling 1.5kgs under weight on Geoerge's car then by that metric Yuki the 4 foot midget should be winning every race as he weighs as much as a 12 yr old
@Hydrnaught Says:
Norris isn't a leader, he'll be barely good enough as #2 for Piastri.
@micsunday14 Says:
I think the Russell DQ being blamed solely on cool down lap rubber pick up is incorrect. Why didn't all the cars DQ then. No one got a cool down lap😂
@russ99a Says:
I’ve never seen a driver going from potential WDC winner this season to not being able to lead his team in one week. This F1 news cycle is bonkers.
@durodesduvo8424 Says:
I think Oscar is a generational talent and it’s only a matter of time until he surpasses Lando. _It’s going to be hard to watch._
@juggernaut316 Says:
Lando doesn't have the gumption to be a #1 driver
@CatPicture001 Says:
Lando is still miles better, he had one bad race and this is the headline?!?! When it comes to Lando, sport journalists turn into F1 Twitter haters, doing everything they can, making these type of headlines to drag him down.
@russtaylor385 Says:
The underweight was not because of tyre pick up issues. FIA can put spec wheels on if they think the pick up is too much. It’s not fuel as that is irrelevant. Could be excess weight loss elsewhere. Oil, fluids, plank wear, Russell’s own weight etc. Fine margins are always used but it is a strict limit and you need to be on only one side of the line. Cock up is most likely explanation - it’s not as if they haven’t done it before.
@ttronan Says:
You can also make a video on what might happen in the driver’s market next.
@armandolobato455 Says:
Sorry, can't stand Alex.
@ttronan Says:
I think the reason for a lower than expected tyre degradation at spa is because of the new tarmac, which should be more smoother than the old one.
I am also starting to like Oscar piastri for his great driving but with a calm mentality. A bit similar to Lewis, but I hope he shows more balls when it comes to dealing with max because you can’t let a rough guy own you.
@UKBIGBLUENATION1 Says:
Honest question. Can drivers take an additional lap at the end of the race? Or would there be some form of penalty
@reydogg21 Says:
Russell deserves it? Hilarious!
@darkassassinpubgmobile905 Says:
Great podcast
@braneblackstock9708 Says:
Alonso had a similar race he did 31 laps on the hard and his car was not under weight…. Just saying so let’s stop the tires conspiracy Russell started the race under weight
@hilroydaniels5109 Says:
Mercedes will say that it's the trye wear because they don't want to admit the the car was underweight.
@bobbymoto1675 Says:
Just take weights with the tires off after the race. They are spec wheels and tires, no reason you can't just subtract that from 798kg requirement.
But at the same time, no one else was under weight, so I'm not going to take tire wear + no cooldown as gospel. Far more likely that they borked his initial weight. Nothing malicious, just a mistake and lost points.
@JordanAlbone Says:
Piastri was 5 seconds behind Lewis with the gap staying the same until Lewis started losing time behind George. Let’s not act like Oscar somehow threw a win away 😂😂
@JordanAlbone Says:
Why did none of the other one-stoppers weigh in underweight?
@gilvansouza Says:
Lando once again making mistakes at the start, it just ruons his race. The fact that Piastri already jave the raw pace to match in only his second year and getting better every race os certainly cause for concern for Lando. He needs to clean up his starts and also in my opinion sharpen his wheel to wheel as well.
@delebalogun9926 Says:
So that we are clear. George didn't force his strategy. Thats not how F1 works, and it's disappointing that you pundits didn't even realise that due to British bias. George made a suggestion, and based on what the team saw with Lewis tires that had plenty of rubber left, and their simulations, they agreed. Toto alluded to this in his interview. Drivers don't dictate their own strategy in F1. Poor punditry.
@gregscales2960 Says:
Please stop this praising of George. He always so this when he doesn't have the pace of the top runners. He did this out of desperation with nothing to lose NOT because he used some great race car craft. It really shows the negative bias against Lewis. His drive was way more impressive than George's drive disqualification or not! Just teams not understanding tie wear so don't really understand the excuses for George. He probably didn't lift and coast enough because all he is concerned with is beating Lewis. I see why Merc trying to get a top driver post Lewis!
@TillURide420 Says:
What happens if a car is on point with its weight at the start of the race and a piece breaks off during the race and is now underweight?
@jaylund521 Says:
THAT RACE NEVER HAS A COOL DOWN LAP IT'S NO SURPRISE HAHAHAHA
@rulifaller8474 Says:
Who cares about the constructors championship? McLaren have thrown away the drivers championship. RB had the dominant car only in the first 5 races, and in one of those Max had a DNF. Lando should Nynke at the very least be very close to Max, and given their car advantage that would have put him in absolute prime position for the drivers title. Instead him and the team have been messing up on an almost weekly basis. Replace Lando and McLaren with Ferrari and Vettel and they would have been absolutely ridiculed.
@jaylund521 Says:
Oh look the new narrative now is the weight advantage meant nothing hahahahah state of it he was illegal full stop.
@Plz9 Says:
Some interesting reflections including discussion about Oscar’s 2nd pitstop - so frustrating. Did I miss it in the discussion, or did the team get their due praise for the first pitstop being the fastest one of the race at 2.05s and McLarens first fastest pitstop for the 2024 season.
@vMaxHeadroom Says:
It wasn't the weight but the team no letting hamilton know he was actually racing hiis own team mate...If he had been told immediatly he would have uipped his pace and taken him..
@agenech1239 Says:
Oscar only caught up with the Mercs only after George packed the bus in front of Lewis. Thats y he got caught from 4s by Lewis.
@toodsf1 Says:
Everyone knows there is no in-lap after the race at Spa - which applies to all competitors - so this is clearly irrelevant.
Alonso, Stroll, Tsunoda and Magnussen also 1-stopped I'm pretty sure and car 63 was the only underweight car in the field, so I'm not convinced by this argument. Maybe the others accounted for it pre-race because they knew they were going to 1-stop? Whereas Russell and Merc switched strategy on the fly? Hmm
I suspect it was an error unrelated to tyres tbh
@robertwlittlejohn Says:
Lando's chance at a WDC this year disappeared in Austria when he was dive-bombing Max and got knocked out of the race. Now its about maximising points as they have a great chance at a WCC...no favourites, just who is ahead on the day get first choice of pitting. Lando has a habit of burning his tyres up to make a point of how fast he is... like he did in front of Piastri in hungary and behind Ricciardo in Monza...he's a super fast driver but Piastri is getting close to matching him, but with a much better emotional control.
@samadchowdhury7695 Says:
😊😊
@rachelkoiks Says:
This shows how bad the Red Bull is. It isn’t the ceiling, because the RB-20 isn’t anywhere near to how well the McLarens are running.
If Max can’t get it to P1, has run offs & complains about the balance, then surely that means the car is really, REALLY tricky & difficult to drive.
Max has proven he can continue racing in the points even if his car is severely damaged. like Hungary ‘21, Silverstone ‘22, Baku sprint ‘23, etc.
When I was trying to figure out who they would replace Perez with, it just made me wonder who’d be most suitable but it would be a for *this* car which is by far their worst in years. I say worst because it looks harder and harder for Max to even win A race.
So with the gap times in mind and the top teams closer together, I’m less convinced it’s all on Checo to pick up the pieces.
It’s more important to develop a car AT LEAST on/similar to McLaren’s level.
@muyamuraya6623 Says:
Would the weight difference be made up just by tyre wear? How come this has not happened before? Does not make sense.
@Casualfan94 Says:
Lando could end up like Mark Weber
@fallenshallrise Says:
We complain when 2 drivers at a team are mismatched because they aren't raking in maximum points and then as soon as a team gets 2 drivers that are both performing well we complain that they are too closely matched and say that the team has to prioritize one over the other. 2 strong drivers is what you want. Just start them on the same tires and tell them whoever is in front after 1 lap can choose whether they stop first or go long.
@markgerrard1892 Says:
The tire clag argument is silly. This isn't the first time they've run at Spa so they know about not having the cool down lap.
@SuperPassionflower Says:
Keep Ronald Vording in the mix! he really is the best Dutch F1 journalist! a real journalist.
@charlesmatthews5592 Says:
No Mercedes was being slick not telling Lewis spin king.
@tonychan9752 Says:
Ronald is one of the best young writers around at the moment.
@Surfsaus Says:
I think Stella cost oscar the race in pitting him on lap 29 and not going long. Piastri had just done fastest lap and then stella pitts him. If oscar goes long there is no way lewis was getting past him. Oscar was also 5 seconds ahead of Russell when they pitted oscar.
@Surfsaus Says:
Oscar has a lot of similarities to a young Lewis Hamilton imo. I think if oscar gets the right car (which he currently has) he can do some damage with wdc titles. I also think he's one of the smartest drivers on the grid and is a very quick learner which has some similarities to Alain Prost.
@ribeqahh Says:
Oscar is already better than Lando Norris. will finish 2nd in the WDC too.
@scottmeredith3359 Says:
The fact Oscar is already this competitive with Lando in his sophomore year and Lando is in his 5th season and still making basic mistakes gets overlooked way too much
@stevepiccinnin1157 Says:
Between Lando not delivering in crunch time and mclaren cocking up on strategy in the last 4-5 races will probably be the reason Max will win the WDC.. it’s too bad for us fans! It should’ve been a repeat of 21’
@rpcorp Says:
Oscar will earn #1 status by end of year
@sibiyu67 Says:
i think alex has been covered this sport for years,, one car is illegal and the other one is legal, so its not the same car,, what are you talking about?? stop the narrative man.. what he saying is just like a personal opinion.. jeez
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