What makes drivers like Schumacher and verstappen world champion is they push the rules to the limit. It feels like Norris hasn’t got it in him to do that. Hopefully tho in the future he’ll became a bit nasty in his driving.
Fernando Alonso 400th race this weekend, look I've been critical of his ability to build team's around him to go and create dynasties and what not but his longevity is literally unmatched. One of the ruthless racers, top 12 all time definitely and he's ahead of the likes of Hakkinen and Piquet probably.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Yeah so do I. I think it's up there with some of the best liveries in FE, BMW Andretti ones spring to mind. Especially season 5 where they effectively recreated the logo as the actual livery.
Btw Josh, Hamilton’s of the week was Jan Lammers. Also knew as soon as I saw it that Hamilton (I would have given him one just for that qualifying personally) and Norris were getting of the weeks, not surprised by Albon, but Oscar, that was a surprise. Also that’s OTW #4 for Norris… 👀
Indeed it was. 😅 I obviously knew whilst editing who it was going to be, just couldn't remember while recording. Standard for me that! 🤣 It had to be those 4 I'm afraid. The reason why Piastri got one was because Norris had such a disastrous weekend yet still finished ahead of Piastri, that's just crazy in my eyes. If I'm penalising one McLaren I'm penalising them both. 😅 It's crazy isn't it, 4 Of the Weeks for Lando and I haven't been harsh either, he's deserved them.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman I'm wondering if it's Papaya rules 2.1: Oscar, you are now required to let Lando defeat you in every race, but don't get close or you might intimidate him and the 4 car might FAQ up.
Lawson's best Q1 lap would've seen him in Q3 had he done Q2 and replicated that lap time or even got within 1.3 tenths of that. I reckon he would've finished 8th if he didn't have the engine penalties.
That was a stonking lap for Lawson, hey - Where did He come from? Didn't know that VCarb had that kind of pace. Had seen no evidence of this. COTAs not a track where you can get lucky with traffic and qualify P3. I thought HAAS might have had them covered. Now, I'm not so sure.
This was my worry when Ricciardo was dropped for Lawson. I thought an on form Hulkenberg could beat an on form Tsunoda but now it's Lawson and Tsunoda up against Hulkenberg. Okay K-Mag was very good at USA but Mexico I'm not so sure he'll keep the momentum going sadly, that's just how K-Mag has been doing this year but of course I'm happy to proven wrong. 👍
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Hiya Josh, I know its a bit late as you did your Q and A a couple of weeks ago but if you had any questions for me, please let me know and I will happily answer them like I did last year. If you don't have any, thats fine but if you do, I am always willing to answer them openly! ❤
Hiya Helen, that's great thank you. I'll have a think of some and get back to you Friday if that's okay? 😊 Just got a couple of days at work and then I'm off for the weekend, a weekend of F1 for me. 👌
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman That would be loevly Josh! I will probably repsond to those on Saturday as I will be working on Friday and then in evening, I am going to Sister Act which I am so looking forward too. I look forward to seeing the questions you would like to ask me! That's lovely you have the weekend off work and having that extra hour in bed on Sunday is a bonus even though the nights are drawing in but its always lovely that extra hour in bed! 😊❤️
People are now saying this only the 2nd time Hamilton has taken himself out a race in his career. Canada 2008, Italy 2009, Italy 2010, Belgium 2022 and Qatar 2023 exist for a start along with other races where he finished outside the points because he bottled it.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Yeah Belgium 2011 was silly as well, mind you he was ridiculous in 2011 for the most part. Shouldn't have been racing Massa so much for a start.
@willf1sv5 I'm beginning to agree with Ciaron Smith though tbf. If McLaren wins neither championship, one of those 2 should probably be fired but they won't be lol! 😂🤣
Mostly LH Commentary today : I know it just worked out that way, with a Jan Lammers in 'the can'. It's just a shame we couldn't have had a Michael Andretti to give to Lewis because Michael so often beached himself, usually in the first 2 or 3 laps. What Lewis' little error did, was give us all a favor so Sky could replay the start 3 or times without stepping on the DRS deployment like they usually do. WRT the Standings, For Teams, I must agree with the rather harsh penalty on Alpine for bringing out the McLarens with the GP2 engines. Zac probably wanted them out of the museum anyway, kind of an embarrassment Driver Standings: In spite of being DSQ for a race by the FIA, K-Mag is right on the tail of Sir Loo Loo and his two victories but various other bottling has them battling in his final season for Merc. (FWIW, Have you heard the various LH apologists blaming the team for sabotaging the 44 car as a payback for seeking greener pastures? it's kind of pathetic & hilarious at the same time)
@@GregBrownsWorldORacing Love a bit of LH commentary from you Greg! 👌 I'm gutted I ran out of Michael Andretti's too but Jan will have to do. 😅 Don't forget that DRS is enabled after the first lap when you're within 1 second of the car ahead. 😉🤣 You've got the rendition here because you missed it in the race. 👌 As for Hamilton fans calling sabotage, it's nothing new that. Some right weird people on social media and in real life in general to be honest! 🤣🤣🤣
They really do but Ferrari themselves haven't got it all that wrong this year to be fair. There have been a couple of moments but nothing overly Ferrari.
If I was McLaren chairman and I was watching races like this at my home I would find all objects that I can just throw around like no tomorrow for as long as I want (more like need) whilst watching the drivers bottle every race. It would piss me off beyond belief. Call me angry but a season like this would burn me on the inside If I was running that team.
Home from work, time for a little cruel room. And a 191 shirt. My favorite looking F1 car of all time. What has Aston Martin become? I don't even think Adrian can save them. I smell a Toyota like championship bid. All that money and no glory. Why on earth would the team give Yuki a horrible strategy like that? Do you think it was intentional? It seems RB is doing everything to make sure he does not rise in the ranks. He literally ended Danny Ric's career. if Colapinto keeps it up, Perez could be gone, Lawson promoted, and Colapinto at Visa Cash App Maxi Tampon Alph Tauri, Toro Rosso?
@@chrisccc22 Hiya Chris. 😊👋 It's always brilliant to see you in the comments. ❤️ Hope you're well my friend? I honestly have no idea what to make of Aston Martin. I mean let's be honest, they're never going to be a serious contender while Stroll is in that second car..... 🙄🤦♂️ They just go backwards every year though throughout the year and judging by what's happening right now, it wouldn't surprise me if they're the back markers next year. No way Adrian can save them coming into 2025. Mate, it was so unbelievably annoying to see what they did to Tsunoda! He did let the frustration get to him though with that late spin but unfortunately the team had already cost him points.... 🙄 As for Franco, what a asset he has been to the sport and to the Williams squad. Just shows you how many points they wasted having Sargeant in that car for 2025. He'd easily be on the same points as Alex, if not more judging by his performances the last few races. 👍 I'm glad they made the decision to replace Sargeant but it was too late.
I shall be awarding George Russell bonus points for his recovery drive. It was not his fault, definitely not his fault at all as to why he had to that recovery drive. 😂😂😂
Magnussen performed all weekend for once, still though he shouldn't have been retained for this season. If Haas don't finish 6th it's down to him being crap to be brutally honest.
Magnussen had a fantastic weekend, happy for him. Just a very bizarre call to pit him in my opinion in that main race, cost him and the team an extra point unfortunately with that.
Hiya Josh, My goodness hasn't Norris slipped down the leaderboard! In all honesty, while I think he shoukd have had the better of Max in the race, we have to remember this is the first season he has been in a championship fight in F1 so he just needs to get a bit more experience with it. I think. ❤ Whenever Alex has a bit of a stumble or tough weekend, I remain so calm and supportive as a fan . I am like don't panic,I know you can do it, when you do bounce back strong its going to feel ultra sweet given the setbacks❤ I think based on pure pace, Colapinto and Albon are evenly matched. I just feel that in certain situations, Alex's perfirmances look worse if Alex has had contact/racing incident. If he hadn't had contact with Ocon on lap 1, would he have also battled for the points with Colapinto? We wouldn't know so while it was clear Colapinto looked a lot stronger and I definitely don't want to take anything away from Franco's perofrmance as he has been absolutely brilliant , I do feel certain factors have made Alex's race worse because he had picked up damage. I hope the next few races will be clean ones for Alex and we can see him at his best again and that will put him on the right footing for when he is up against Carlos next year 😊❤. With Lewis, it was quite a shock to see him out in Q1 and also have a crash like that early on in the race. I watched Strictly on Saturday night and one of the contestants had a slip up and was really disappointed in herself and one of the judges said don't be to hard on yourself even the world champion dancers have slip ups when the pressure is on. That message also symbalised in the grand prix when a 7 time champion crashed out on lap 1. It was really impressive from Lawson and Colapinto! Where will we see Lawson next year, in RB or Red Bull and will Colapinto get that final Suaber seat or will he have to be on the sidelines? He definitely deserves a seat but its where is the question if Sauber go for Bottas, Schumacher or Bortoleto? Apologies if you feel I am being a bit biased with Alex and Lando but I do like to give them the benefit of the doubt but do fully understand their of the weeks ! ❤
There's no excuses for Lando, he has the dominant car since Miami. I don't buy all this it's his first title fight at all. A number of great drivers have won their first title fights. E.g. Schumacher 1994, Hakkinen 1998, Verstappen 2021, Alonso 2005, Vettel 2010 (depending on what you class 2009 as).
Hiya Helen, Its a fair point you raise in regards to Lando and it being his first chance at a championship so is making mistakes. I think that only goes so far though and this weekend was just plain and simply awful by him on all fronts. A car that has that much pace over the rivals and manages to lose out in the standings to your title rival is just unbelievable.. My frustration is showing now because I just find some of things he is doing are silly. The battle with Max and not giving the place back is prime example of this. In regards to Alex, unfortunately it had to be an Of the Week for him but I think you kind of expected it. I seriously hope Mexico he can turn his fortunes around. 😊❤️ It really was a weekend to forget. Colapinto doing a great job again is really encouraging for his future within F1, even if he has to take a year on the sidelines. He's a fantastic asset and who knows, if Lawson goes to Red Bull for 2025, is that RB seat available for Colapinto perhaps? 🤔 Makes you wonder.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman I agree with you. I think Lando is feeling a bit of the pressure to win his first title but he shouldn't put too much pressure on himself as that leads to more mistakes. I don't think he refused to give the place back to Max on purpose as he would know it wouldn't benefit him but I just feel there was some inexperience with battling foe your first title which led to some silly errors. When Lando said a couple of years ago, Max is my friend. I was like, I wonder if that friendship would last when they are competing for the top prize ... Yeah, it was inevitable Alex would get an of the week. He has had a tough couple of races and he just needs to find his mojo again and show us those best performances of his. I am sure the team are fully supporting him too and are giving him the confidence boost he needs internally. I also really appreciate the way, you nearly always put a heart and smiley face emojis in your replies to me when you talk about Alex whether its been a tough day or a good day. Its really lovely Josh! 😊❤️ Do you think he can bounce back from these tough couple of races? As for Colapinto, he is really impressing. It's such a shame when you have drivers like Stroll on the grid hogging a seat when he really doesn't deserve it based on skill and attitude. I suppose you could say the same for Ocon too. Ocon I would say is a better driver than Stroll but his attitude towards his teammates isn't great. I hope Colapinto does land a seat at Audi or even RB like you say!
@@helenballinger5213 I know exactly where you're coming from with Lando and his inexperience. I think you might be right about their friendship too. Maybe Lando doesn't want to lose that friendship with Max and if he fights for the title then maybe that will end and he doesn't want it too. It's a very good point you raise. In regards to Alex. I always have to be fair and consistent on this series but that never represents how I feel about the drivers or teams for the most part, unless it's Stroll! 🤣 I love Alex and always want to see him do well. Just a shame to see him having a difficult season for the most part this year. ❤️ Its amazing to see Franco do so well. So so happy for him. 😊❤️
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman we have seen Max and Lando's friendhsip boil over, ie Austria this year so I am not sure if Lando and Max want to remain friends. I know you love Alex like you say, thats lovely! I know he has a tough season, next year is going to be so big for him going alongside Sainz so I am here supporting him all through it, especially during the more crucial times and its nice you are wanting him to do well too❤️❤️
That was a COTA classic! Strong return after the unexpected Fall break, but what are the scores, including sprint bonus points, like? Leclerc: 10 (+1) (Maybe the one lap pace was a bit off, but this was a stellar win from Leclerc.) Sainz: 9 (+1) (Bit outclassed in the race itself but was brilliant in the sprint race. Ferrari was really good at COTA and both drivers made it count) Verstappen: OTW/Final Warning (+3) (OTW for driving like a brat and then whining repeatedly about Norris. Was unnecessary to drive Norris that deep at the first corner and then when Norris tried overtaking he ran both himself and the McLaren outside of the white line at T12. As far as I'm concerned Red Bull got strongly favoured, should've at least had both drivers get penalized if anything there. Did dominate the sprint race though.) Norris: 5 (Got pole position? Yes? Made a good start? No, not really... Kept P2 despite the poor start? Nope. Legally passed petulant Verstappen? Couldn't even do that, though that was an impossible task with the way Verstappen was defending. Really surprising penalty, even if he could've let Verstappen by. Defining where exactly the line of the T12 apex is might've helped.) Piastri: 6 (Weird weekend for Piastri. Track Limits anyone? Got to P5 in the race but was meh otherwise) Russell: 3 (+1) (His crash in Q3 was peculiar, car was like "Nah, I'm not cooperating with you right now", resulting in a Pit Lane Start. Did a good job to finish P6) Perez: - (Excuses, excuses. No pace like normal, most unsurprising driver this weekend. Would've been an OTW anyway) Hulkenberg: 9 (He continues to star in the Haas, looking reasonably solid for P10 in the drivers championship now.) Lawson: 8.5 (+1) (Good on him for being willing to take on Alonso in the sprint. Drove a great race to go from last to P9 too.) Colapinto: 8.5 (Another point in the bag for Franco. Overstepped the limit twice on flying laps, but knew where it was. Super impressive, deserves to be on the grid next season) Magnussen: 9 (Odd radio miscommunication aside this was Magnussen's best weekend. Matching Hulkenberg, pipping him at times. Hopefully he can finish the season on a high note.) Gasly: 7 (Qualifying was excellent but the race was a struggle. Copping an unnecessary penalty for the incident with Albon didn't help and meant that a golden points opportunity was missed.) Alonso: Full DSQ/-35000 (-1000) (His "I'm holier than thou" attitude was absolutely pathetic over the whole sprint race/main qualifying thing with Lawson. Fernando should know better than to act his shoe size instead of his age. I'm in the clear minority but I feel like Formula 1 will overall be better off once he retires for the second time.) Tsunoda: 5 (Did okay, nothing special. Might've been strategy, might've been poor pace, but P14 when Lawson finished P9 from the back is concerning) Stroll: - (Oh Canada, why is he our F1 representative? Would've scored an OTW, just had a disasterclass in taking the SC restart) Albon: 3.5 (+1) (Yikes Albon, once Franco came in he's been thumping you big time! Gets a bonus point for his epic recovery from that T19 spin in SQ1 because of how clean it was.) Bottas: - (Would've scored a 3. These neon dustbins on four wheels each are just like the 2014 Caterham or the 2014 Sauber. Hopeless, snail slow and stuck with a weak driver pairing) Ocon: 4 (Was going for the fastest lap really necessary? That point has truly become a farce. Ocon didn't really do much, not much to say other than that he was there) Zhou: - (Not bothered. Would've been OTW) Hamilton: 2 (out of 5) (Wow Mercedes... As Sainz said to Ferrari at Silverstone in 2022 "Stop inventing", especially on a sprint weekend. Pulled a Vettel spin show in Practice, looked really good in SQ and the sprint, but when it really mattered the team screwed up trying to be clever. His race ending spin at T19 was more of a relief after such a horrific weekend. Mercedes clearly don't care and stuff like this is why as a constructor they now have a double DSQ)
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Mercedes has been so frustrating ever since they decided for 2022 "Hey let's do zero side pods!" After that they've had weekends where they're too busy trying different setups or too busy confusedly meandering between being really good (like Silverstone and Spa this year) and being terrible like they're a back marker disguised as a front runner (most of 2022, specifically Jeddah and Imola) As for Max vs Lando... well the Turn 12 incident was basically a low speed version of Max vs Lewis into Turn 4 at Interlagos in 2021. Lando has been disappointing but Max got lucky to not get penalized for forcing Lando off track. Both were in the wrong and either no penalty should've been awarded or both should've been penalized.
@@braydenblackburn6738 Ahhhh Mercedes, as you say so inconsistent. I don't blame them for going for the zero pod design to be honest in 2022. They're innovation is what kept them at the front during their most dominant years. It's just a shame it didn't work out. What I do find frustrating is their inconsistency from then till now adn just when it looked like they were getting back on track before the summer break, they've seemingly dropped the ball again which is madness. Hopefully it's just that the US circuit didn't suit the upgrades for whatever reason and in Mexico with thinner air and nowhere near as much elevation changes it will be better. 🤞 As for Max and Lando. I saw nothing wrong with the move Max made on Lando at the start, as for the main talking point with just a few laps left. Max absolutely divebombed it and failed to make the corner himself and forced Lando off track in the process. I personally think Lando and McLaren should've been smarter and let Max back through and then argue what Max did was wrong and try and get the position back that way. 👍
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Lando also need to stop whining and Oscar focus on becoming new fast and more consistent. Instead of accusing rivals of cheating.
Still think McLaren were fastest come the main qualifying and race. You must be seriously frustrated, you'd win both championships easily with 2 drivers performing properly. Probably a 1-2 in the drivers championship as well.
@@willf1sv5 McLaren always come alive at end of stints and that’s annoying me. Just be fast at start of stints. It has costed McLaren many many times this year. It is frustrating. But go again next year for drivers. Constructors is still on but need both drivers there
I think the main issue is that the drivers are just all over the place. When they're leading the just clear off as per the pace of the car. Norris at Singapore the first 10 laps proved the car can dominant from the start. I personally wouldn't be happy as a team boss if my team don't win both championships with a dominant car.
I'm glad you agree with the OTW for both drivers and you can feel my frustration too. I feel like I'm in a minority at the moment where people just can't see how much both drivers are throwing race results away. It's infuriating! 😤 I just want them to get their act together.... 🙄
@@TheMoaningYorkshiremannobody got a penalty so I wouldn't get too concerned. It just looked like a bit of a clip. May have been more Alex's fault but looked more or less like a racing incident and no penalty was issued so thats that. It was a really tough weekend for Alex like it was in Singapore but I am sure that sparkle will be back soon. He just needs a nice clean weekend where nothing goes wrong and then we can judge him accordingly ❤
Albon has had a poor season to be brutally honest. He's had a few good races here and there but other than he's struggled. Colapinto is smashing him. Albon was poor all weekend this time around, he needs to step it up, definitely not a top 3 driver line up for 2025 imo. One season where he's 8th best driver at a maximum (2023) and everyone says he's a top driver. I don't think so.
Aston Martin are probably just waiting for 2026 I think now. No matter how great Newey is the in season developments in 2025 won't count for anything for the future even if they all actually work. Getting a better driver in that 2nd car will help for a start. Newey and Honda are better off looking towards 2026 and beyond. I still maintain if Newey was still at Red Bull, they wouldn't have slumped so much this season.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Alonso has even admitted on beyond the grid beyond that the car wasn't quick enough to win Monaco 2023. Just the fact he prepared Monaco and put so much work into all details with that one as to why there was a chance to win that race in the first place tbh. He's even said they're still using Mercedes's wind tunnel, bit like McLaren using Toyota's old wind tunnel in seasons in the past. Still though they should be doing better at this point.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Alonso even said by Monaco they were already losing their main strength a bit which was the low speed corners. Just think that performance gets underappreciated because of the expectations which is nothing new.
My scores Leclerc 10 Sainz 9.5 Verstappen 9.5 Norris DSQ Piastri - ANDRETTI and -10 Russell - ANDRETTI 5th of the week so it's a final warning Hulkenberg 10 +5 (Extra points to counter for harsher scores at times) Lawson 10 Colapinto 8.5 Magnussen DSQ Gasly 8 Alonso 7 Great qualifyings for both he and Gasly need crediting somewhat Tsunoda 3 Albon - ANDRETTI Ocon DSQ Hamilton - AMATI and -10 KD F1 -3300 million McLaren -100 for protecting their drivers like no tomorrow and happily moaning about Max/Red Bull Standings 1 Leclerc 142 2 Alonso 128 3 Hulkenberg 124 4 Sainz 115.5 5 Tsunoda 109 6 Gasly 108 7 Piastri 100 8 Albon 88 9 Russell 87.5 10 Verstappen 85.5 11 Colapinto 33.5 12 Bearman 19 13 Hamilton -17 14 Aston Martin -50 15 McLaren -200 16 Racing Bulls -1000 17 Alpine -5819 18 Williams -1990 million 19 KD F1 -5000 million 20 Norris DSQ 21 Magnussen DSQ 22 Johnny Herbert DSQ 23 Ocon DSQ 24 Sauber DSQ 25 David Croft DSQ 26 FIA DSQ 27 F1 Games PlayStation DSQ
If I was McLaren team boss I'd get Piastri and Norris up in that truck and I'd give them a right battering. I'd even tell them if this carries on I'm sacking the pair of you. I'd say I can wrip up a contract in a heartbeat if I need to. These drivers are seriously seriously annoying me, pair of them don't deserve to win anything.
Yeah, I'm starting to feel that way too. I just hate the fact that McLaren seem happy with mediocre performances because they're leading the Constructors.... 🙄
@TheMoaningYorkshireman McLaren aren't helping themselves just seeming happy with their drivers constantly underperforming. If I was a team boss and if my team had the dominant car anything less than winning both championships would class as a failure.
@@willf1sv5 Mercedes are having a Ferrari season at this rate. Strategy's not right, car's not right, drivers aren't even right either it's madness literally.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Maxiboy maximised his points this weekend if not more so, this is why he's still definitely the best driver on this grid. He's accepted now he doesn't have a winning car and whatever they told him after Hungary seems to have worked.
Charles Leclerc 9.5 Carlos Sainz Jr and Liam Lawson 9 Verstappen 8 Lando Lando Norris 8 Oscar Piastri 6.5 George George George of the Russell 7 a point was taken away for the accident Pierre Gasly and Magnussen 7.5 Hulkenburg and Colapinto 8
Definitely disagree with Norris, Piastri and Russell. Norris getting the same as Verstappen, Hulkenberg and Colapinto is actually an insult to those guys.
@willf1sv5 Colapinto and Hulkenburg had sessions in which they were beaten by their teammates. At least Norris beat his teammate every single session. I almost gave Verstappen an 8.5 but for me he's almost as much to blame as Norris is for some of the stuff in the race. Russell's race performance may have been worthy of a 9 on other weekends but he crashed in qualifying so points had to be lost and had Piastri not done a solid last like 8 or 9 laps he'd probably be lower too tbh.
@saiyerugara9038 Piastri was terrible all weekend. Norris bottled both the main race and the sprint race. Verstappen was racing hard and fair, Norris was the one being silly there and driving like an amateur. McLaren had the fastest car as always this weekend regardless of what people want to say.
@willf1sv5 Fastest car was really Ferrari tbh, then between Red Bull and McLaren take your pick. Norris was good basically the whole weekend, not great but good. Verstappen was also good and in that battle I thought both were being clumsy tbh. Whoever you thought more so is up to you tbh, I've heard reasonable arguments both ways. The stewards obviously thought Norris but Verstappen at times also over the line. Both receive an 8 but Verstappen was better still.
@saiyerugara9038 NO, McLaren had the fastest car like they have done for 13 races now. Norris bottled everything and Piastri did shite all weekend and he is not having an impressive season at all. 🤦♂️🤦 That McLaren car should be 1-2 in the drivers championship, they are both seriously underperforming and need sacking if this carries on. Verstappen was not clumsy, I struggle to find anything that he did was clumsy. He was racing exactly how a great driver should which is hard, on the limit but not overboard. Apart from getting knocked out in Q1 Colapinto did a great job this weekend and Hulkenberg scored 5 points for Haas. Yeah Magnussen was maybe better but still Hulkenberg keeps delivering really well for Haas.
The alternative is to see Vettel get equalled. I mean I would take Ferrari over anyone but I can never support Verstappen against anyone other than Hamilton tbh.
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What makes drivers like Schumacher and verstappen world champion is they push the rules to the limit. It feels like Norris hasn’t got it in him to do that. Hopefully tho in the future he’ll became a bit nasty in his driving.
Pinning that because you're spot on! 👍
Agreed totally, great drivers don't care if people don't like their driving and their ruthlessness.
@@willf1sv5 Absolutely. 👍
@matthewbriggs8650 Lando Lando Norris is a good consistent Formula 1 driver. I honestly think he's happy with that.
It's said in NASCAR, If you want a friend, get a dog 🦴🐕🦺
Charles Leclerc 👏 get this man a championship contending car now.
Pleasssssseeee! 🙏❤️
Ferrari,Haas,colapinto and Lawson. What a weekend for these teams and their drivers.
Agreed, so happy for them all. 😊
Fernando Alonso 400th race this weekend, look I've been critical of his ability to build team's around him to go and create dynasties and what not but his longevity is literally unmatched. One of the ruthless racers, top 12 all time definitely and he's ahead of the likes of Hakkinen and Piquet probably.
@@saiyerugara9038 400 races, simply incredible feat that. ❤️
Porsche launch striking livery, Wehrlein confirms he will use #1
I absolutely love it! 😍❤️
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Yeah so do I. I think it's up there with some of the best liveries in FE, BMW Andretti ones spring to mind. Especially season 5 where they effectively recreated the logo as the actual livery.
@@willf1sv5 I'd agree with that too, definitely up there with one of the best. 👍
Btw Josh, Hamilton’s of the week was Jan Lammers.
Also knew as soon as I saw it that Hamilton (I would have given him one just for that qualifying personally) and Norris were getting of the weeks, not surprised by Albon, but Oscar, that was a surprise.
Also that’s OTW #4 for Norris… 👀
Indeed it was. 😅 I obviously knew whilst editing who it was going to be, just couldn't remember while recording. Standard for me that! 🤣
It had to be those 4 I'm afraid. The reason why Piastri got one was because Norris had such a disastrous weekend yet still finished ahead of Piastri, that's just crazy in my eyes. If I'm penalising one McLaren I'm penalising them both. 😅 It's crazy isn't it, 4 Of the Weeks for Lando and I haven't been harsh either, he's deserved them.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman I'm wondering if it's Papaya rules 2.1: Oscar, you are now required to let Lando defeat you in every race, but don't get close or you might intimidate him and the 4 car might FAQ up.
@@GregBrownsWorldORacing 😂😂😂 Just imagine! 🤣
Lawson's best Q1 lap would've seen him in Q3 had he done Q2 and replicated that lap time or even got within 1.3 tenths of that. I reckon he would've finished 8th if he didn't have the engine penalties.
@@willf1sv5 Yeah, great point actually. He did really well overall. 😊👌
That was a stonking lap for Lawson, hey - Where did He come from? Didn't know that VCarb had that kind of pace. Had seen no evidence of this. COTAs not a track where you can get lucky with traffic and qualify P3. I thought HAAS might have had them covered. Now, I'm not so sure.
This was my worry when Ricciardo was dropped for Lawson. I thought an on form Hulkenberg could beat an on form Tsunoda but now it's Lawson and Tsunoda up against Hulkenberg. Okay K-Mag was very good at USA but Mexico I'm not so sure he'll keep the momentum going sadly, that's just how K-Mag has been doing this year but of course I'm happy to proven wrong. 👍
Congratulations to Norris on yet another “of the week”
You'll have to wait and see. 😉
@@KimiFan2002 Maybe I haven't given Norris one 😳😂
@@willf1sv5 I haven't either. I've given him a 10 for trying really hard.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Yeah I've given him 12 points
@@willf1sv5 Sod it, i will as well then! 🤣
One more of the week for Norris and he's then on a final warning, that says enough
Yeah, it's not been good enough...
Saiye is trying to convince me that McLaren were only 3rd best car this weekend 😂😂
Oh dear! 😂
Congratulations to Bwoah on winning tonight's quiz despite trying to bottle it at every moment. Bwoah the only not on a delay
2nd Will F1
3rd Pionel Pessi
4th Polish Eddie
5th Scott Barnes
6th Greg Brown
7th Heliumtrophy
8th Laurie Rastogi
9th JW97
10th Adam Jow
11th Jamsankith Gaming
12th Dan Bartlett
13th C32 Scotland
14th Terry Parcs
15th Viper Racing
16th Joe
17th Matt
18th Randy
19th Jamie
20th Dayne
21st Don
22nd Dom
23rd Grogu
24th Bat Bear
25th TB Bear
DNF Champ-92
DNF Crystal Racing
DNF Saiye Rugara
DNS The Motoring Yorkshireman
DSQ The Moaning Yorkshireman
How do you rank the people who did score any points? 😂
I’ll take 8th place despite not scoring any points. 😂😂
@laurierastogi3512 Think it's just a random order. You actually scored half a point, the last of the points scores 🤣
😂😂😂 Brilliant!
Hiya Josh,
I know its a bit late as you did your Q and A a couple of weeks ago but if you had any questions for me, please let me know and I will happily answer them like I did last year. If you don't have any, thats fine but if you do, I am always willing to answer them openly! ❤
Hiya Helen, that's great thank you. I'll have a think of some and get back to you Friday if that's okay? 😊 Just got a couple of days at work and then I'm off for the weekend, a weekend of F1 for me. 👌
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman That would be loevly Josh! I will probably repsond to those on Saturday as I will be working on Friday and then in evening, I am going to Sister Act which I am so looking forward too.
I look forward to seeing the questions you would like to ask me!
That's lovely you have the weekend off work and having that extra hour in bed on Sunday is a bonus even though the nights are drawing in but its always lovely that extra hour in bed! 😊❤️
@@helenballinger5213 brilliant. 😊 I'll get my thinking cap on and let you know what I can come up with. ❤️
Jaguar and Nissan fined and given a partial testing ban for breaking cost cap in 2023 FE season
I've seen that, certainly a surprise.
People are now saying this only the 2nd time Hamilton has taken himself out a race in his career.
Canada 2008, Italy 2009, Italy 2010, Belgium 2022 and Qatar 2023 exist for a start along with other races where he finished outside the points because he bottled it.
Don't forget Belgium 2011 too where he pulled across Kobayashi.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Yeah Belgium 2011 was silly as well, mind you he was ridiculous in 2011 for the most part. Shouldn't have been racing Massa so much for a start.
@@willf1sv5 2011 was a poor year for Hamilton on the whole.
Lando Norris is already on his final warning with me 😂😂
Will F1 Gaming repurchases weapon from the shop like he's Yolanda Saldívar. Wonder what follows this lol!
@saiyerugara9038 That car should be 1st and 2nd in the drivers championship, both drivers are seriously underperforming
@willf1sv5 I'm beginning to agree with Ciaron Smith though tbf. If McLaren wins neither championship, one of those 2 should probably be fired but they won't be lol! 😂🤣
Oh dear. 😅
I tend to agree. 🤣
Mostly LH Commentary today : I know it just worked out that way, with a Jan Lammers in 'the can'. It's just a shame we couldn't have had a Michael Andretti to give to Lewis because Michael so often beached himself, usually in the first 2 or 3 laps. What Lewis' little error did, was give us all a favor so Sky could replay the start 3 or times without stepping on the DRS deployment like they usually do.
WRT the Standings, For Teams, I must agree with the rather harsh penalty on Alpine for bringing out the McLarens with the GP2 engines. Zac probably wanted them out of the museum anyway, kind of an embarrassment
Driver Standings: In spite of being DSQ for a race by the FIA, K-Mag is right on the tail of Sir Loo Loo and his two victories but various other bottling has them battling in his final season for Merc. (FWIW, Have you heard the various LH apologists blaming the team for sabotaging the 44 car as a payback for seeking greener pastures? it's kind of pathetic & hilarious at the same time)
@@GregBrownsWorldORacing Love a bit of LH commentary from you Greg! 👌 I'm gutted I ran out of Michael Andretti's too but Jan will have to do. 😅 Don't forget that DRS is enabled after the first lap when you're within 1 second of the car ahead. 😉🤣 You've got the rendition here because you missed it in the race. 👌
As for Hamilton fans calling sabotage, it's nothing new that. Some right weird people on social media and in real life in general to be honest! 🤣🤣🤣
If Ferrari win this constructors championship they seriously have their drivers to thank
They really do but Ferrari themselves haven't got it all that wrong this year to be fair. There have been a couple of moments but nothing overly Ferrari.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Still though fact is Ferrari have had by far the best driver line up this season which is helping a lot.
@@willf1sv5 Absolutely agree. Ferrari on the whole have improved though as well is what I'm saying. It's been an all round effort. 👍
@@willf1sv5 They have themselves to thank for doing decent strategies and minus maybe 4 races having at least a solid to good car.
They've been very unlike Ferrari haven't they this year apart from the odd moment.
If I was McLaren chairman and I was watching races like this at my home I would find all objects that I can just throw around like no tomorrow for as long as I want (more like need) whilst watching the drivers bottle every race. It would piss me off beyond belief. Call me angry but a season like this would burn me on the inside If I was running that team.
I'd be fuming at this point as well to be honest.
@willf1sv5 Will F1 Gaming has began shooting gems people, he's gonna win this game of Laser Tag by 5 billion points. 😂🤣
@@saiyerugara9038 😂😂😂
Haas should cancel Ocon's contract and sign Colapinto
Just imagine!
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman You're going to have a tough time next season with Ocon at Haas
I know..... 🙄🤦♂️ I think I'm just going to support Bearman next year and not Haas as a whole entity sadly...
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman We need someone for you to be angry at 😂
@@laurierastogi3512 This is true. 😅
Home from work, time for a little cruel room. And a 191 shirt. My favorite looking F1 car of all time.
What has Aston Martin become? I don't even think Adrian can save them. I smell a Toyota like championship bid. All that money and no glory.
Why on earth would the team give Yuki a horrible strategy like that? Do you think it was intentional? It seems RB is doing everything to make sure he does not rise in the ranks. He literally ended Danny Ric's career.
if Colapinto keeps it up, Perez could be gone, Lawson promoted, and Colapinto at Visa Cash App Maxi Tampon Alph Tauri, Toro Rosso?
@@chrisccc22 Hiya Chris. 😊👋 It's always brilliant to see you in the comments. ❤️ Hope you're well my friend?
I honestly have no idea what to make of Aston Martin. I mean let's be honest, they're never going to be a serious contender while Stroll is in that second car..... 🙄🤦♂️ They just go backwards every year though throughout the year and judging by what's happening right now, it wouldn't surprise me if they're the back markers next year. No way Adrian can save them coming into 2025.
Mate, it was so unbelievably annoying to see what they did to Tsunoda! He did let the frustration get to him though with that late spin but unfortunately the team had already cost him points.... 🙄
As for Franco, what a asset he has been to the sport and to the Williams squad. Just shows you how many points they wasted having Sargeant in that car for 2025. He'd easily be on the same points as Alex, if not more judging by his performances the last few races. 👍 I'm glad they made the decision to replace Sargeant but it was too late.
I shall be awarding George Russell bonus points for his recovery drive. It was not his fault, definitely not his fault at all as to why he had to that recovery drive. 😂😂😂
Me too buddy. 😊👌
And also congratulations to LewLew on a guaranteed of the week too😂
I thought he did great this weekend. 😅
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman oooh I can smell the sarcasm from up here in newcastle😂😂
@@KimiFan2002 🤣🤣🤣
I mean, I saw him go up from 17th-12th missed the rest though lol! 😂😂
😂😂😂
People need to stop chuffing praising Piastri for being 4th in WDC in his 2nd season, HE HAS A DOMINANT CAR!!
Exactly right! 👌
@@willf1sv5 They all have a car. He's doing his thing.
@@saiyerugara9038His thing ain't good enough. 😅
Magnussen performed all weekend for once, still though he shouldn't have been retained for this season. If Haas don't finish 6th it's down to him being crap to be brutally honest.
Magnussen had a fantastic weekend, happy for him. Just a very bizarre call to pit him in my opinion in that main race, cost him and the team an extra point unfortunately with that.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Probably 2 extra points, well technically 3 as Lawson finishes 10th not 9th
@@willf1sv5 Yep, shame really. Not sure what went on to be honest.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Think Magnussen was running 8th when he pitted as well
@@TheMoaningYorkshiremanfrom the interviews after the race, apparently the was a communication mixup on the pitwall’s part.
Hiya Josh,
My goodness hasn't Norris slipped down the leaderboard! In all honesty, while I think he shoukd have had the better of Max in the race, we have to remember this is the first season he has been in a championship fight in F1 so he just needs to get a bit more experience with it. I think. ❤
Whenever Alex has a bit of a stumble or tough weekend, I remain so calm and supportive as a fan . I am like don't panic,I know you can do it, when you do bounce back strong its going to feel ultra sweet given the setbacks❤
I think based on pure pace, Colapinto and Albon are evenly matched. I just feel that in certain situations, Alex's perfirmances look worse if Alex has had contact/racing incident. If he hadn't had contact with Ocon on lap 1, would he have also battled for the points with Colapinto? We wouldn't know so while it was clear Colapinto looked a lot stronger and I definitely don't want to take anything away from Franco's perofrmance as he has been absolutely brilliant , I do feel certain factors have made Alex's race worse because he had picked up damage. I hope the next few races will be clean ones for Alex and we can see him at his best again and that will put him on the right footing for when he is up against Carlos next year 😊❤.
With Lewis, it was quite a shock to see him out in Q1 and also have a crash like that early on in the race. I watched Strictly on Saturday night and one of the contestants had a slip up and was really disappointed in herself and one of the judges said don't be to hard on yourself even the world champion dancers have slip ups when the pressure is on. That message also symbalised in the grand prix when a 7 time champion crashed out on lap 1.
It was really impressive from Lawson and Colapinto! Where will we see Lawson next year, in RB or Red Bull and will Colapinto get that final Suaber seat or will he have to be on the sidelines? He definitely deserves a seat but its where is the question if Sauber go for Bottas, Schumacher or Bortoleto?
Apologies if you feel I am being a bit biased with Alex and Lando but I do like to give them the benefit of the doubt but do fully understand their of the weeks ! ❤
There's no excuses for Lando, he has the dominant car since Miami. I don't buy all this it's his first title fight at all. A number of great drivers have won their first title fights.
E.g. Schumacher 1994, Hakkinen 1998, Verstappen 2021, Alonso 2005, Vettel 2010 (depending on what you class 2009 as).
Hiya Helen,
Its a fair point you raise in regards to Lando and it being his first chance at a championship so is making mistakes. I think that only goes so far though and this weekend was just plain and simply awful by him on all fronts. A car that has that much pace over the rivals and manages to lose out in the standings to your title rival is just unbelievable.. My frustration is showing now because I just find some of things he is doing are silly. The battle with Max and not giving the place back is prime example of this.
In regards to Alex, unfortunately it had to be an Of the Week for him but I think you kind of expected it. I seriously hope Mexico he can turn his fortunes around. 😊❤️ It really was a weekend to forget.
Colapinto doing a great job again is really encouraging for his future within F1, even if he has to take a year on the sidelines. He's a fantastic asset and who knows, if Lawson goes to Red Bull for 2025, is that RB seat available for Colapinto perhaps? 🤔 Makes you wonder.
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman I agree with you. I think Lando is feeling a bit of the pressure to win his first title but he shouldn't put too much pressure on himself as that leads to more mistakes. I don't think he refused to give the place back to Max on purpose as he would know it wouldn't benefit him but I just feel there was some inexperience with battling foe your first title which led to some silly errors. When Lando said a couple of years ago, Max is my friend. I was like, I wonder if that friendship would last when they are competing for the top prize ...
Yeah, it was inevitable Alex would get an of the week. He has had a tough couple of races and he just needs to find his mojo again and show us those best performances of his. I am sure the team are fully supporting him too and are giving him the confidence boost he needs internally. I also really appreciate the way, you nearly always put a heart and smiley face emojis in your replies to me when you talk about Alex whether its been a tough day or a good day. Its really lovely Josh! 😊❤️ Do you think he can bounce back from these tough couple of races?
As for Colapinto, he is really impressing. It's such a shame when you have drivers like Stroll on the grid hogging a seat when he really doesn't deserve it based on skill and attitude. I suppose you could say the same for Ocon too. Ocon I would say is a better driver than Stroll but his attitude towards his teammates isn't great. I hope Colapinto does land a seat at Audi or even RB like you say!
@@helenballinger5213 I know exactly where you're coming from with Lando and his inexperience. I think you might be right about their friendship too. Maybe Lando doesn't want to lose that friendship with Max and if he fights for the title then maybe that will end and he doesn't want it too. It's a very good point you raise.
In regards to Alex. I always have to be fair and consistent on this series but that never represents how I feel about the drivers or teams for the most part, unless it's Stroll! 🤣 I love Alex and always want to see him do well. Just a shame to see him having a difficult season for the most part this year. ❤️
Its amazing to see Franco do so well. So so happy for him. 😊❤️
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman we have seen Max and Lando's friendhsip boil over, ie Austria this year so I am not sure if Lando and Max want to remain friends.
I know you love Alex like you say, thats lovely! I know he has a tough season, next year is going to be so big for him going alongside Sainz so I am here supporting him all through it, especially during the more crucial times and its nice you are wanting him to do well too❤️❤️
That was a COTA classic! Strong return after the unexpected Fall break, but what are the scores, including sprint bonus points, like?
Leclerc: 10 (+1) (Maybe the one lap pace was a bit off, but this was a stellar win from Leclerc.)
Sainz: 9 (+1) (Bit outclassed in the race itself but was brilliant in the sprint race. Ferrari was really good at COTA and both drivers made it count)
Verstappen: OTW/Final Warning (+3) (OTW for driving like a brat and then whining repeatedly about Norris. Was unnecessary to drive Norris that deep at the first corner and then when Norris tried overtaking he ran both himself and the McLaren outside of the white line at T12. As far as I'm concerned Red Bull got strongly favoured, should've at least had both drivers get penalized if anything there. Did dominate the sprint race though.)
Norris: 5 (Got pole position? Yes? Made a good start? No, not really... Kept P2 despite the poor start? Nope. Legally passed petulant Verstappen? Couldn't even do that, though that was an impossible task with the way Verstappen was defending. Really surprising penalty, even if he could've let Verstappen by. Defining where exactly the line of the T12 apex is might've helped.)
Piastri: 6 (Weird weekend for Piastri. Track Limits anyone? Got to P5 in the race but was meh otherwise)
Russell: 3 (+1) (His crash in Q3 was peculiar, car was like "Nah, I'm not cooperating with you right now", resulting in a Pit Lane Start. Did a good job to finish P6)
Perez: - (Excuses, excuses. No pace like normal, most unsurprising driver this weekend. Would've been an OTW anyway)
Hulkenberg: 9 (He continues to star in the Haas, looking reasonably solid for P10 in the drivers championship now.)
Lawson: 8.5 (+1) (Good on him for being willing to take on Alonso in the sprint. Drove a great race to go from last to P9 too.)
Colapinto: 8.5 (Another point in the bag for Franco. Overstepped the limit twice on flying laps, but knew where it was. Super impressive, deserves to be on the grid next season)
Magnussen: 9 (Odd radio miscommunication aside this was Magnussen's best weekend. Matching Hulkenberg, pipping him at times. Hopefully he can finish the season on a high note.)
Gasly: 7 (Qualifying was excellent but the race was a struggle. Copping an unnecessary penalty for the incident with Albon didn't help and meant that a golden points opportunity was missed.)
Alonso: Full DSQ/-35000 (-1000) (His "I'm holier than thou" attitude was absolutely pathetic over the whole sprint race/main qualifying thing with Lawson. Fernando should know better than to act his shoe size instead of his age. I'm in the clear minority but I feel like Formula 1 will overall be better off once he retires for the second time.)
Tsunoda: 5 (Did okay, nothing special. Might've been strategy, might've been poor pace, but P14 when Lawson finished P9 from the back is concerning)
Stroll: - (Oh Canada, why is he our F1 representative? Would've scored an OTW, just had a disasterclass in taking the SC restart)
Albon: 3.5 (+1) (Yikes Albon, once Franco came in he's been thumping you big time! Gets a bonus point for his epic recovery from that T19 spin in SQ1 because of how clean it was.)
Bottas: - (Would've scored a 3. These neon dustbins on four wheels each are just like the 2014 Caterham or the 2014 Sauber. Hopeless, snail slow and stuck with a weak driver pairing)
Ocon: 4 (Was going for the fastest lap really necessary? That point has truly become a farce. Ocon didn't really do much, not much to say other than that he was there)
Zhou: - (Not bothered. Would've been OTW)
Hamilton: 2 (out of 5) (Wow Mercedes... As Sainz said to Ferrari at Silverstone in 2022 "Stop inventing", especially on a sprint weekend. Pulled a Vettel spin show in Practice, looked really good in SQ and the sprint, but when it really mattered the team screwed up trying to be clever. His race ending spin at T19 was more of a relief after such a horrific weekend. Mercedes clearly don't care and stuff like this is why as a constructor they now have a double DSQ)
Great review once again bud, I just think we have differing opinions on the Max and Lando incidents which is fair enough. 👍
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Mercedes has been so frustrating ever since they decided for 2022 "Hey let's do zero side pods!" After that they've had weekends where they're too busy trying different setups or too busy confusedly meandering between being really good (like Silverstone and Spa this year) and being terrible like they're a back marker disguised as a front runner (most of 2022, specifically Jeddah and Imola) As for Max vs Lando... well the Turn 12 incident was basically a low speed version of Max vs Lewis into Turn 4 at Interlagos in 2021. Lando has been disappointing but Max got lucky to not get penalized for forcing Lando off track. Both were in the wrong and either no penalty should've been awarded or both should've been penalized.
@@braydenblackburn6738 Ahhhh Mercedes, as you say so inconsistent. I don't blame them for going for the zero pod design to be honest in 2022. They're innovation is what kept them at the front during their most dominant years. It's just a shame it didn't work out. What I do find frustrating is their inconsistency from then till now adn just when it looked like they were getting back on track before the summer break, they've seemingly dropped the ball again which is madness. Hopefully it's just that the US circuit didn't suit the upgrades for whatever reason and in Mexico with thinner air and nowhere near as much elevation changes it will be better. 🤞
As for Max and Lando. I saw nothing wrong with the move Max made on Lando at the start, as for the main talking point with just a few laps left. Max absolutely divebombed it and failed to make the corner himself and forced Lando off track in the process. I personally think Lando and McLaren should've been smarter and let Max back through and then argue what Max did was wrong and try and get the position back that way. 👍
It was a good race but that incident will be talked about for years to come.
I've got to be honest, I reckon it will be forgotten about by this Sunday! 🤣
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Yeah most likely lol.
@@f1gamesplaystation787 I'm sure something will happen at Mexico as well that will annoy people. 😅
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Lando winning????? Lol
@@f1gamesplaystation787 🤣🤣🤣 Ermmm, no!
McLaren need to stop moaning and whining about Verstappen's driving
Need to focus on themselves not others... 🙄
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Lando also need to stop whining and Oscar focus on becoming new fast and more consistent. Instead of accusing rivals of cheating.
@@willf1sv5 Yeah, getting a bit childish in McLaren.
Frustrating weekend as a McLaren fan. McLaren just didn’t look the fastest this weekend. For me, both drivers get an OTW.
Still think McLaren were fastest come the main qualifying and race. You must be seriously frustrated, you'd win both championships easily with 2 drivers performing properly. Probably a 1-2 in the drivers championship as well.
@@willf1sv5 McLaren always come alive at end of stints and that’s annoying me. Just be fast at start of stints. It has costed McLaren many many times this year. It is frustrating. But go again next year for drivers. Constructors is still on but need both drivers there
I think the main issue is that the drivers are just all over the place. When they're leading the just clear off as per the pace of the car. Norris at Singapore the first 10 laps proved the car can dominant from the start.
I personally wouldn't be happy as a team boss if my team don't win both championships with a dominant car.
Chief, you literally lost 1 point to Red Bull all weekend. Try being Alpine or Mercedes this weekend. 😂
I'm glad you agree with the OTW for both drivers and you can feel my frustration too. I feel like I'm in a minority at the moment where people just can't see how much both drivers are throwing race results away. It's infuriating! 😤 I just want them to get their act together.... 🙄
Alex Albon has been one of the flops of the season. Turn 1 contact was his mistake tbh, Bottas didn't push him into Ocon.
Yeah, very disappointing weekend. As for the collision at Turn 1, I'm sure they showed an onboard of Bottas giving him a bump? 🤔
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Bottas didn't touch Albon, it was close but there wasn't a bump or anything like that.
@@willf1sv5 Ahhh, thought there was.
@@TheMoaningYorkshiremannobody got a penalty so I wouldn't get too concerned. It just looked like a bit of a clip. May have been more Alex's fault but looked more or less like a racing incident and no penalty was issued so thats that.
It was a really tough weekend for Alex like it was in Singapore but I am sure that sparkle will be back soon. He just needs a nice clean weekend where nothing goes wrong and then we can judge him accordingly ❤
Albon has had a poor season to be brutally honest. He's had a few good races here and there but other than he's struggled.
Colapinto is smashing him. Albon was poor all weekend this time around, he needs to step it up, definitely not a top 3 driver line up for 2025 imo. One season where he's 8th best driver at a maximum (2023) and everyone says he's a top driver. I don't think so.
Bottas 23rd in the championship 😂😂
What an achievement.... 🤣
Porsche drops Andre Lotterer from 2025 WEC line up
Oh dear....
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Maybe they've finally caught him awarding their FE drivers Lotterer of the weeks 😂
@@willf1sv5Maybe..... 👀😅😂
Aston Martin are probably just waiting for 2026 I think now. No matter how great Newey is the in season developments in 2025 won't count for anything for the future even if they all actually work. Getting a better driver in that 2nd car will help for a start.
Newey and Honda are better off looking towards 2026 and beyond. I still maintain if Newey was still at Red Bull, they wouldn't have slumped so much this season.
Let's see how they do, can't believe how they've fallen from grace since the start of the new regs.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Alonso has even admitted on beyond the grid beyond that the car wasn't quick enough to win Monaco 2023. Just the fact he prepared Monaco and put so much work into all details with that one as to why there was a chance to win that race in the first place tbh.
He's even said they're still using Mercedes's wind tunnel, bit like McLaren using Toyota's old wind tunnel in seasons in the past. Still though they should be doing better at this point.
@@willf1sv5 Ahhhh fair enough then that. 👍
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Alonso even said by Monaco they were already losing their main strength a bit which was the low speed corners. Just think that performance gets underappreciated because of the expectations which is nothing new.
@@willf1sv5 Very true and to be fair we never know the true story of what's going on behind the scenes until years later or sometimes never.
My scores
Leclerc 10
Sainz 9.5
Verstappen 9.5
Norris DSQ
Piastri - ANDRETTI and -10
Russell - ANDRETTI
5th of the week so it's a final warning
Hulkenberg 10 +5 (Extra points to counter for harsher scores at times)
Lawson 10
Colapinto 8.5
Magnussen DSQ
Gasly 8
Alonso 7
Great qualifyings for both he and Gasly need crediting somewhat
Tsunoda 3
Albon - ANDRETTI
Ocon DSQ
Hamilton - AMATI and -10
KD F1 -3300 million
McLaren -100 for protecting their drivers like no tomorrow and happily moaning about Max/Red Bull
Standings
1 Leclerc 142
2 Alonso 128
3 Hulkenberg 124
4 Sainz 115.5
5 Tsunoda 109
6 Gasly 108
7 Piastri 100
8 Albon 88
9 Russell 87.5
10 Verstappen 85.5
11 Colapinto 33.5
12 Bearman 19
13 Hamilton -17
14 Aston Martin -50
15 McLaren -200
16 Racing Bulls -1000
17 Alpine -5819
18 Williams -1990 million
19 KD F1 -5000 million
20 Norris DSQ
21 Magnussen DSQ
22 Johnny Herbert DSQ
23 Ocon DSQ
24 Sauber DSQ
25 David Croft DSQ
26 FIA DSQ
27 F1 Games PlayStation DSQ
Can't disagree with any of the scores given to be fair. 👍
...And the trigger has been pulled! 😂😂
@@saiyerugara9038 The trigger certainly has been pulled and rightly so 🤣
@@saiyerugara9038 😂😂😂
@@willf1sv5🤣😅
If I was McLaren team boss I'd get Piastri and Norris up in that truck and I'd give them a right battering. I'd even tell them if this carries on I'm sacking the pair of you. I'd say I can wrip up a contract in a heartbeat if I need to.
These drivers are seriously seriously annoying me, pair of them don't deserve to win anything.
Yeah, I'm starting to feel that way too. I just hate the fact that McLaren seem happy with mediocre performances because they're leading the Constructors.... 🙄
@TheMoaningYorkshireman McLaren aren't helping themselves just seeming happy with their drivers constantly underperforming. If I was a team boss and if my team had the dominant car anything less than winning both championships would class as a failure.
@@willf1sv5 It's just unbelievable how much they've lost out on this year isn't it.... 🙄
@@willf1sv5 You're literally reminding me of when all those Arsenal supporters wanted Wenger out all those years ago. 😂🤣
I remember being at a gig and someone held up a sign saying 'Wenger Out' it just made everyone laugh! 🤣
Mercedes upgrades worked according to the team, both drivers bottled it, again
@@willf1sv5 Mercedes are having a Ferrari season at this rate. Strategy's not right, car's not right, drivers aren't even right either it's madness literally.
And then Toto blamed the car despite saying the upgrade worked... 🙄😂
Absolutely right. 👍
@@TheMoaningYorkshireman Toto just doesn't want to blame the drivers it seems
@@willf1sv5 He's a moron.
Red Bull 3rd fastest car in general I think now, Ferrari have been faster in recent races
Ferrari and McLaren faster, confirmed. Red Bull definitely 3rd fastest this weekend.
@TheMoaningYorkshireman Maxiboy maximised his points this weekend if not more so, this is why he's still definitely the best driver on this grid. He's accepted now he doesn't have a winning car and whatever they told him after Hungary seems to have worked.
@@willf1sv5 Absolutely, sorted himself out after Hungary and rolled with just maximising his weekends.
Charles Leclerc 9.5
Carlos Sainz Jr and Liam Lawson 9
Verstappen 8
Lando Lando Norris 8
Oscar Piastri 6.5
George George George of the Russell 7 a point was taken away for the accident
Pierre Gasly and Magnussen 7.5
Hulkenburg and Colapinto 8
Definitely disagree with Norris, Piastri and Russell. Norris getting the same as Verstappen, Hulkenberg and Colapinto is actually an insult to those guys.
@willf1sv5 Colapinto and Hulkenburg had sessions in which they were beaten by their teammates. At least Norris beat his teammate every single session. I almost gave Verstappen an 8.5 but for me he's almost as much to blame as Norris is for some of the stuff in the race. Russell's race performance may have been worthy of a 9 on other weekends but he crashed in qualifying so points had to be lost and had Piastri not done a solid last like 8 or 9 laps he'd probably be lower too tbh.
@saiyerugara9038 Piastri was terrible all weekend. Norris bottled both the main race and the sprint race. Verstappen was racing hard and fair, Norris was the one being silly there and driving like an amateur. McLaren had the fastest car as always this weekend regardless of what people want to say.
@willf1sv5 Fastest car was really Ferrari tbh, then between Red Bull and McLaren take your pick. Norris was good basically the whole weekend, not great but good. Verstappen was also good and in that battle I thought both were being clumsy tbh. Whoever you thought more so is up to you tbh, I've heard reasonable arguments both ways. The stewards obviously thought Norris but Verstappen at times also over the line. Both receive an 8 but Verstappen was better still.
@saiyerugara9038 NO, McLaren had the fastest car like they have done for 13 races now. Norris bottled everything and Piastri did shite all weekend and he is not having an impressive season at all. 🤦♂️🤦 That McLaren car should be 1-2 in the drivers championship, they are both seriously underperforming and need sacking if this carries on.
Verstappen was not clumsy, I struggle to find anything that he did was clumsy. He was racing exactly how a great driver should which is hard, on the limit but not overboard.
Apart from getting knocked out in Q1 Colapinto did a great job this weekend and Hulkenberg scored 5 points for Haas. Yeah Magnussen was maybe better but still Hulkenberg keeps delivering really well for Haas.
Saiye wants Norris to win this championship 😂
Oh, after that performance in the US from Norris I'm absolutely sure he can still win it! 💪😅
The alternative is to see Vettel get equalled. I mean I would take Ferrari over anyone but I can never support Verstappen against anyone other than Hamilton tbh.
@@saiyerugara9038 It will be interesting to see how Ferrari get on for the rest of the year, agreed on that. 👍