Dropping Lord Mahaveer in that Red Bull is the worst thing to do, he will dominate so thoroughly that it would make 2023 look like a competitive season
Nice to see Josh trying some “reverse curse” psychology. Every positive praise about a driver turns out bad the following race, so discussing negatives means Checo is bound to win this weekend
The Fanbase: Red Bull are changing and sacking drivers too hastily! They should stop that! Red Bull: Ok, understandable. **Re-signs Checo** The Fanbase: NO NOT LIKE THAT
Well, Gasly and Albon were both still really inexperienced and have shown that they definitely had room to improve. Checo could at most get back to where he used to be. Edit: I actually also understand why they did it from their side. Albon was showing very similar levels to what Gasly did before going to Red Bull, the swap was free and had no risk to it. Then when Albon struggled they could get their hands on a driver who had always been a safe pair of hands showing he should be able to do well enough for a number 2.
The thing to remember about Yuki is that he isn't a Red Bull guy. He's HRC backed, and with RB dropping Honda in favor of Ford for next engine regs, its likely that Yuki already has a ride with their new team (AM)
You would think that, but remember that Alonso is (I think) contracted into that seat until at least 2026 and Lance Stroll is (theoretically) "contracted" into that other seat until at least Lawrence Stroll throws the toys out the pram and/or sells the team to the Saudis
yeah, but it´s not like that. Aston isn ot Honda´s team. Honda is Astons´s engine manufacturer. It is not like with Haas and Ferrari or Williams and Mercedes. Honda can say we would like to see Yuki in one of your cars. And Aston be like thank you for your opinion, that´s the sort of reach Honda has in this team.
I think it was the other way round. Honda told RB it wasn't going to continue making F1 engines for the 26 regs, so RB teamed up with Ford. Daddy Stroll then threw a big bag at Honda to try and get his son a WDC.
I find it hilarious when people shout at the top of their lungs "I DIDN'T WATCH THE VIDEO BUT F*CK YOU I'M GIVING YOU USELESS ALREADY GIVEN INFORMATION* 😂😂😂😂
Does RB look like a team that needs a paydriver’s money? RB deems Perez as worth keeping. And given Lambiase is the engineer in charge for setting up both cars, the conflict of interest retest to have Perez performing at a good level is clear. He’s had races and beginnings of seasons where he is close to Verstappen. And it makes the pit wall uncomfortable
A teammate is so much more then an opponent, like lewis mentioned. Perez helped a lot in 2021 but since then its totally useless. We need a guy like Bottas who had the same chance of winning the championship like Perez but at least was able to help and do some teamplay most of the races
Perez brings in cash. Max brings in points. Its a winning strategy. They already know that no one they put in the second seat has a shot in hell of keeping up with Max. Might as well rake in the cash.
I mean you don't need to keep up with Max, just don't get out qualified by Sargent and barely end second when driving a beast of a car and all your competitors taking turns being 2nd best.
Spoken like a normal person, not an American. Because he's a kiwi. Though I realise you're probably not American which is confusing as I swear the british say it the same way as we do
My dad always said to me we can bitch about F1 drivers whatever we want, but they're all immensely great drivers way beyond what we could ever become ourselves.
@@paperplane-db8qf, why not? They seem like well-rounded people. And what about the millions of other talented drivers with their experience that haven’t come close to making the show?
Theory - because i originally thought "red bull is winning so much, who cares?" In terms of his sponsor money. But remember that the ceo passed away. Remember the new heads of Red Bull aren't as keen on so much spending in sports like f1. So... Maybe Checo is a huge part of that investment staying around? He's making money, not just for the team, but for the company. We don't know what's happening in the boardroom...
Frankly, both he AND Ricciardo still being there is because of Horner. To my knowledge, Sergio didn't invest in Red Bull. The only big people in control are the Thai owners (who are on Christian's side in the whole power stuggle) and Red Bull Gmbh (Marko's side) and Perez has no involvement there. He still has that seat because he brings massive backing AND he's marketable in the Latin American Market (which extends to Formula 1 as a whole, which makes sacking him a very risky choice considering the Mexican Grand Prix is a massive sellout event). So getting rid of him is...complicated to say the least.
They’re keeping him because of brand awareness. Red Bull isn’t a racing team, it’s a beverage. So if one of their drivers is popular, they will keep him for advertising reasons
You are about two decades to late with saying Red Bull isn't a racing Team. They are a Multi Sports conglomorate with Racing, skatinng, football, cycling, BMX, MotoCross, Airracing and a bunch of other "extreme sports", they ALSO happen to make a sportsdrink. And yes, there drivers help sell those drinks, just as the Ferrari Drivers help sell Ferraris and Alpine drivers help sell.... well... the last might be a bad exaple. Besides they don't need Checo for that. They have Ivan Ramirez (Motorcross), Guillermo Rojas (European LeMans Series), Juan Diego Salido (BMX), Didier Goirand (Enduro Cross) and Yoloti Martinez and Jonathan Paredes in Cliff Diving.
@mavadelo There is a simple difference, Ferrari drivers sell cars, not drinks. All of this sports stuff is just a really elaborate ad campaign, and they managed to get people to actually see them as a normal racing team.
back when Checo signed with Red Bull, I thought (and I'm sure many others did too) that if he struggled, then it was proof that Red Bull's second seat is cursed. It took a couple years to settle in, but I think we can definitely say now that that second seat is cursed.
No, it's not. Checo was the only right choice at that right time, but only in 2021. In 2022, they should've gone for Gasly again though. I think he was given too short of a preparation when he jumped into that Red Bull in 2019. Yes, Ricciardo left the team but that doesn't make Gasly's 2019 season was a proof he had earned this seat and could've gone for someone else, a solid driver with experience like Raikkonen, for instance.
It's not cursed. Gasly and Albon were decent. It's just that their cars weren't dominant, so their results didn't always look very good. Perez has had a dominant or at least very fast car for three years and has been 25% horrible, 50% mediocre, and just 20% acceptable. Albon in that car would rarely miss Q3 and would score many podiums, along with a few wins.
I think people forget Red Bull, as a company, targets marketing more than anything. They don't care if you agree or disagree. They don't care if they're top performers or mid-field. Their tactic is to spam funding at extreme things so that you remember the name. It's also why they don't care that Horner *constantly* riles up others. It's their whole brand personality lol. They want anything "extreme" you remember, you instantly remember "Red Bull" as a synonym. It works, and their sales show it does.
This is the only Josh Revell jinx I wanna see. Imagine Checo does better after this video was made (I can dream… I can dream… it’s just unfortunate to see Checo struggle this bad in Red Bull)
@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YTand he also got a good start last year, and then mid season it went completely to shit. I was absolutely praying a repeat of 2023 wouldn’t happen but it already is 😭
I just talked to a time traveller. He told me this video ages like milk. You have been warned. (Also don't ask me what the winning lottery numbers are, can't keep messing with the timeline like last time)
Yeah hes not just selling out in Mexico. He sells out in the entire north and south American continents. Even in the US i run into more Checo fans than Redbull fans. He's also getting his own documentary with Disney+.
Nah. Merc Dominated 2014-2021 because they had a great engine, they massively outspent everyone, and because they gambled on a theoretically slower concept (low-rake) that ended up being more successful because it was more forgiving and easy to drive. Red Bull wasn't worse in 2014, Merc just got it right. And the reason Merc flopped in 2022 is because their engine was no longer leagues ahead, they gambled on the wrong aero concept, and they got complacent and couldn't just brute force their way to success with money due to cost caps.
I mean, it's kind of obvious isn't it? When you dropped the balls of regulation, you are half-way done. This is exactly what happened to Red Bull in 2024, or Mercedes in 2021. McLaren will fight against them in 2025.
Welp, here we are. Sergio Perez has officially left Red Bull. It's a sad way for it to end, especially after the career he had before Red Bull, but it was inevitable. If it's the end of his career, I'll always remember Malaysia 2012, Sakhir 2020 and Abu Dhabi 2021.
Bottas lasted 5 years at Mercedes. Irvine lasted 4 years at Ferrari. Barrichello lasted 6 years at Ferrari. Webber lasted 5 years at Red Bull. We know what the ceiling is, Josh. Historical precedent.
Bottas, Webber, and Barrichello were consistent podium scorers who could snooker a few wins here and there. Irvine nearly won the 1999 WDC (I know Schumacher broke his leg and Hakkinen nearly threw away a certain win). Perez is either crashing into others or crashing himself, getting knocked out in Q1 and Q2, and he can’t keep up with Ferrari and McLaren, and even Mercedes are starting to look better than him. EDIT: Webber could have won the 2010 WDC but he f**ked it into the wall and crashed out at the Korean GP in the pissing down rain.
I read "ironic" at first. Was unable to find the irony in Team Red Bull sponsored by Red Bull. Which might have ironically made it ironic that you called it irony. If you suffered through reading this, head to the Wikipedia page for semantic satiation if your brain has broken.
@@TMmodify it does not matter? do you know how many millions they sell because of Checo? I bet is more than the sponsors he bring, we are talking hundreds of millions in drinks, merch etc..
You‘re beeing a bit overdramatic here. They are not going to loose the latin market if they don’t hire Perez again. They might loose a bit in sales but not that much. Besides with that logic they would just sell more in the region of his replacement.
They are resigned to the fact their second seat besides Max will not be competitive. Accepting that, better to a least take the sponsor money Checo brings than not.
For me, Red Bull and Verstappen currently remind me of Repsol Honda and Marc Marquez in MotoGP from 2018-2019. A flawed and unwieldy vehicle being masked by having a complete and utter alien behind the controls. The moment Newey and Verstappen leave, it's gonna quite painful for them...
Considering Red Bull Junior academy is becoming the New Renault Academy where they have a habit of not promoting their juniors, I am not suprised they kept Perez.
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers A lunatic that made all his problems for himself and refused every little bit of help offered to him then agreed to sell his property for 10 times market price literally then turned around and said it wasn't good enough, then snapped and went on a rampage.
10 wins, 67 podiums and 20 poles is a career most F1 drivers would kill to achieve. Only 35 drivers in F1 history have 10 or more wins. 67 podiums places Bottas 10th overall in the all-time podium list. Most poles without ever being champion? Leclerc with 24 poles. 6 wins to his name. Bottas comes 2nd on his list with 20 poles. 10 wins. Arnoux had 18 poles and 7 wins. Well, Bottas did better than both Leclerc and Arnoux. 3 poles makes Perez a lousy qualifier. The fact he needed a record 216 qualifying sessions before his first pole validates this claim - especially since Perez needed 65(!) more races to achieve this than the second worst on this list. Stroll(!) scored a pole before Perez did while they both were at Racing Point. Bottas led the world championship standings for 5 races in total. Leclerc did too. 5 races. So did Arnoux. 3 races. And Mark Webber. 6 races. David Coulthard led for 3 races. Massa for 2 races. Even Robert frickin' Kubica led the title race for 1 race. But Perez never did and very likely never will. But he's a "good number two". (in Mika Hakkinen's deadpan voice after the 2000 Spanish GP win) "No he isn't."
Liam Lawson DESERVES a seat in 2025. And if RB choose Daniel over Liam, i'll be highly disapointed. Liam is more deserving than Daniel in 2025, for a spot at Alpha Tauri/Visa Cash something something
In two races, Hulkenberg scored more points in a Haas than Checo scored in six races in a Red Bull... Maybe Horner will try buying Hulk out of his new contract? 😅 (Just me hoping that Hulk will get an F1 win before he retires)
It was essentially a shootout between the two for 2021 I remember after Hulkenberg's decent drives from the COVID seats. Personally I'd loved to have seen how he could handle the car next year but I hope the Audi car can help him.
The other question is does another top driver WANT to race for Red Bull, not only is there Max to contend with but also with an unknown engine going into 2026 do you really want to risk a more proven engine/team combo vs 1 more year of Red Bull dominance followed by go knows what could happen once its Ford powered.
Its so unfortunate that Ricciardo's driving style curse is also his blessing... still the only driver on thr grid that can handle as much front end as Verstappen himself 😅
Next year is going to be rough for red bull, if the other teams keep catching up like they have been. I can see the drivers championship coming down to the wire, with Max getting every ounce of performance out of the car. And I can see them losing the manufacturer title to say Ferrarri, Mrec, or Mclaren because of Perez not performing consistently.
There is some curse on that second RB seat. Webber also had a bad run in that seat. We have so short memories. He's in good company, Mark, Pierre and Alex have all shown what they can do, and all struggled against the RB star driver
Fernando Alonso. You meant Stroll? Well, he *put a car on pole before Perez did* . While they were both at Racing Point no less. And you know what the kicker is? Stroll gets closer to Alonso than Perez does to Verstappen. You know, if I were a team principal I would sign Perez before Stroll - *but only if I couldn't get 12-13 other driver signatures before Perez* . And that includes non--winners like Albon. Piastri, Hulkenberg and F2 aces like Lawson, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman.
I’m honestly surprised no one is mentioning Bottas. Proven race winner. Solid No. 2. Good marketing appeal. Knows how to qualify. He won’t compete too hard with Max, and he’ll be there to pick up the points.
@@RicoOCHO85 I don't think they need the money, it's more because they don't want verstappen being in danger, think the Rosberg/Hamilton saga and how hard they fought each other, even crashing every once in a while.
Red Bull since Max joined is such a conundrum. Pretty much every team-mate has proven to be a fast driver, but actually driving that RB car just makes them look like clowns. I think maybe they have just settled with Checo knowing that they have created a car that is more or less undrivable (consistently) unless your name is Max.
It's a shame, really. But maybe he got complacent because he already proved he could get a good result. And he does have plenty of good ones through 2022 and 2023. But complacency brings inconsistency.
His contract says that Checo has gotta get within 100 points and be top 5 in the championship points within the next 3 races. Red Bull has an out, there is no way hes making it.
Bottas is too relaxed and checked out at this point to get back into a high pressure top team. Dude is mimicking Kimi's 'I just like racing' run to retirement at Alfa Romeo/Sauber.
The problem with red bulls second drivers has been that almost no one can deal with a truly fast car, which has proven for decades to be one with an exceedingly pointy front end. Albon made that clear in his interview.
Checo.... I've always believed... Sells a lot of Merch.... In Mexico and as we call it ... (Everything south of)... Other Mexico... Just saying... Cheers from Southern California 🇺🇸
I think it's really understated just how much a driver who likes the balance on the rear of the car can struggle with front biased car.. he's not just slowed down, he's just unable to maximise the potential of the car as it doesn't suit his driving style. And he's not so adaptable unfortunately
I think that Max and Checo situation it’s a great lab for us to see how it’s not only the car that makes the difference. I usually hear and read people saying that the car makes the driver, but honestly, this is perfect exemple of the opposite.
I do agree with the roles being clear between teammates that one is the star driver and the other is the...reliable support. It would be awesome to see Max and Sergio performing closer to each other though - whenever Max is struggling, Sergio will be there to pick up the pieces y'know.
I think the problem isn't keeping Checo but the trend of politics, more power to Horner and losing talent because of it. The team culture is losing its focus on winning and excellence. Horner complaining about a "demanding" verstapping is a big red flag for me. Checo is a symbol of the wrong culture that starts to develop at red bull. And as a non elite drive he is getting old too. I would rather take the risk on a young driver thats bad but developing than a old guy thats bad for 2 years.
Spot on! Or ‘Bulls eye!’ Maybe better here😅. I became fan of RB bo different culture, but it started to change indeed. Now it’s share value what counts. The soul is disappearing. Pity
You say Sergio problem, I say Max problem. Red Bull doesn’t seem to want to hire a driver that can truly challenge Max. Hampering their overall points scoring ability in the long run.
4:33 no Josh. That man is not a national treasure, I’d say he’s genuinely hated here in Mexico (he’s a politician of a political party that has been destroying the country’s economy the last few years)
@@leonardohernandezlugo976 Por basicamente todos los fans de la formula 1 que conozco aqui en mexico lo odian la vdd pero por lo general si diria que estas en lo correcto
10:40 that’s why they need a driver that’s has at least two of these requirements: young, consistent, and out of the team that Red Bull could convince to race for their team SOON (Carlos Sainz, maybe Lando or Fernando, Charles, definitely Yuki, probs Nico if sauber isn’t going to to good for him, and maybe George Russel if he does a turnaround). Just an idea for Red Bull since the driver has to stay their for a good amount of time, do good results (with a curse from in team drivers not putting in good, consistent points) and just someone that might give them quite a bit of money in a marketing perspective since that’s what they’re doing with Checo.
Edit (I’m actually not sure if this counts as an edit but whatevs): Yuki, Liam, and maybe the honey badger (Riccardo that I’m kinda biased on) could break the curse of in team drivers doing bad for the Red Bull team.
The problem that I see here is being Max's teammate is how did Checo put it to Christian? "Its quite a bit of a Mind F**k being Max's teammate." Think about pushing as hard as you can and you end up .3 to .5 secs off his pace in the same car. You push harder and screw up! It breaks you as a man because to be in F1 you have to have the mentality you are the best! You put someone else in that seat annnnnd it happens again and breaks that driver too. Checo needs to just do Checo and remember we love him❤
6:26 the reason why he managed to hold on to 2nd place was that there was no clear runner-up team. Everybody else was taking points from each other. First it was AM, then Ferrari, Then Mercedes started to take some podiums, then McLaren appeared out of nowhere... That's why Checo managed to keep 2nd. He got big points early in the season and then everybody else was too busy fighting each other.
There's isn't much for Red Bull to do, between Gasly, Albon, Perez, there is a common theme. Max can get the car to do whatever HE wants, but the team mate cannot. The car has to be built with Max's driving style in mind above the team mate.
or max is just that much better at driving the car, while the RB is actually incredibly mid compared to other cars. Perez has had some good drives in it, but the same goes for all the other cars he's driven that were not top shelf material. All of max' teammates were struggling because of the mixture of pressure to keep up with max while also dealing with the problems of the car - due to it being known to not do well on low speed corners and tracks, I'd wager that there is a very difficult to predict dropoff in grip below certain speeds that Max is just dialled in on, while the others struggle.
@@kristoffer3000 This is true however there are things you can do to make the car theoretically faster but that make it difficult to drive and thus slower unless you have a driver that can master it such as The Michael or Max.
I can't remember if it was Gasly or Albon, it might have been Gasly. But it was admitted that he had to deal with both an inexperienced race engineer and a car that was unbalanced. So Gasly was fighting a losing battle from the off
Man I was waiting for Lord Mahaveer when you asked the question, and I was already accepting that you would not suggest him as the replacement driver 😂
There are a million reasons, but the main one will always be Christian Horner. Ever since the Horndog incident he’s just in full damage limitation mode and anything that could be inferred as a bad decision for him like a bad driver swap, is just straight off the table. Horner wants to consolidate his position and the share holders wouldn’t care as long as Max keeps winning.
Man, that 2023 Miami GP was something else, the start of Max’s 10 win streak, the cold celebration, the absolute destruction of Checo’s mental strenght… he never came out of that day.
If Max would have started up front and won the race, I think Checo would have been fine. However, Max started down in 9th and Checo on pole, and Max still won fair and square, so it must have been extremely demoralizing for Checo. This brings us to the conclusion that the only major mistake that Max made in 2023, which was screwing his only Q3 run in Miami, was actually his biggest victory 😅.
@@patepulkkinenvtec2403 exactly, the other problem is that i think Perez wasn’t expecting Max to be THAT fast climbing up the positions. One of my favorite races from Verstappen so far, and probably the one that made me admire his cold blooded skills.
"1 or 2 good races a year doesn't make you a commodity, it makes you Lance Stroll"
Oof
that was savage! fatality
More like Daniel tbh
when's the last time lance HAD a good race
"The nerve ..."
@@danijelujcic8644herro. I’m dum fuk
Dropping Lord Mahaveer in that Red Bull is the worst thing to do, he will dominate so thoroughly that it would make 2023 look like a competitive season
They should drop him in a Williams or Sauber and see how he wins WDC with a trash car, for that is Lord Mahaveer's sheer pace.
@@macyus3367 Give him a F3 machine and he will challenge the Catfish
Throw him in the RedBull, treat him as the 1st driver with Max playing second fiddle and watch the magic happen.😅😅😅
No. Just give him an Aston Martin and he will challenge for WDC. That's just how GOAT-ed Mahaveer was.
@@kohikappu The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is enough
Nice to see Josh trying some “reverse curse” psychology. Every positive praise about a driver turns out bad the following race, so discussing negatives means Checo is bound to win this weekend
Master🅱️lan
no reverse curse can fix Perezes driving
Oh that's so so so true!!
@@MeRacko blud needs to be baptized at this point
It worked for Danny Ric in Canada, why not Josh try to do the same to Sergio?
Get Latifi in the second seat and any and all criticism of Red Bull will disappear
Goatifi shall rise again from the ashes 🐐
Afterall Latifi is the reason Max won his first championship.. well that and Massa being salty about Pewis.
goatifi is studying business in the uk lol
@@jagerdergroe8604this
@@zbee-nah-lahMeans he can bring even more money thsn checo into the team right?
The Fanbase: Red Bull are changing and sacking drivers too hastily! They should stop that!
Red Bull: Ok, understandable. **Re-signs Checo**
The Fanbase: NO NOT LIKE THAT
Dont resign the guy who is having more skill issue with more experience ☠️😭
half a year compared to four years, in my opinion thats more than enough time to tell how good someone is in a car
There's a big difference between 6 months (Gasly) and 3 years (Perez)...
There’s a difference with 0.5-1.5 seasons and 4 seasons.
Well, Gasly and Albon were both still really inexperienced and have shown that they definitely had room to improve. Checo could at most get back to where he used to be.
Edit: I actually also understand why they did it from their side. Albon was showing very similar levels to what Gasly did before going to Red Bull, the swap was free and had no risk to it. Then when Albon struggled they could get their hands on a driver who had always been a safe pair of hands showing he should be able to do well enough for a number 2.
"Who could cope with a car that may handle like a raccoon on angel dust?" Only Max.
Bro listen, Valtteri Bottas
@@latifnadzirthat is not a bad shout
Just play F1 24 and you too can see what it feels like 😂
I heard that question and my first thought was actually Bottas
I actually think Nico Hulkenberg would be a surprisingly solid and yet harmonious pairing with Max.
The thing to remember about Yuki is that he isn't a Red Bull guy. He's HRC backed, and with RB dropping Honda in favor of Ford for next engine regs, its likely that Yuki already has a ride with their new team (AM)
You would think that, but remember that Alonso is (I think) contracted into that seat until at least 2026 and Lance Stroll is (theoretically) "contracted" into that other seat until at least Lawrence Stroll throws the toys out the pram and/or sells the team to the Saudis
yeah, but it´s not like that. Aston isn ot Honda´s team. Honda is Astons´s engine manufacturer. It is not like with Haas and Ferrari or Williams and Mercedes. Honda can say we would like to see Yuki in one of your cars. And Aston be like thank you for your opinion, that´s the sort of reach Honda has in this team.
I think it was the other way round. Honda told RB it wasn't going to continue making F1 engines for the 26 regs, so RB teamed up with Ford. Daddy Stroll then threw a big bag at Honda to try and get his son a WDC.
I find it hilarious when people shout at the top of their lungs "I DIDN'T WATCH THE VIDEO BUT F*CK YOU I'M GIVING YOU USELESS ALREADY GIVEN INFORMATION* 😂😂😂😂
He deserved his seat at redbull. But he doesn't deserve to stay there.
It's crazy.😮
Does RB look like a team that needs a paydriver’s money? RB deems Perez as worth keeping. And given Lambiase is the engineer in charge for setting up both cars, the conflict of interest retest to have Perez performing at a good level is clear. He’s had races and beginnings of seasons where he is close to Verstappen. And it makes the pit wall uncomfortable
let's not forget the internal power struggle between Helmut Marko and Christian Horner, where Checo represents the Horner side
A teammate is so much more then an opponent, like lewis mentioned. Perez helped a lot in 2021 but since then its totally useless. We need a guy like Bottas who had the same chance of winning the championship like Perez but at least was able to help and do some teamplay most of the races
Perez brings in cash. Max brings in points. Its a winning strategy. They already know that no one they put in the second seat has a shot in hell of keeping up with Max. Might as well rake in the cash.
I mean you don't need to keep up with Max, just don't get out qualified by Sargent and barely end second when driving a beast of a car and all your competitors taking turns being 2nd best.
I mean smooth operator can bring more money to fatten up red bull's pockets lol
@@vn453 No way Sainz brings the kind of money Perez brings.
Hear me out. Seargent to Redbull
@@ergoproxy-gx2cq I would love this.
Carlos Slim makes Lawrence Stroll look like a man with no money.
That sponsor money from Checo hits different, especially that Claro money 😂
And that Banorte money...
that carlos slim drug trafficking cartel money
Tf u talking about? XD@@kkiwirocks
@@LuisRivas-yb1gq google is your friend
@@kkiwirockswhat?
I can't believe Josh says data instead of data.
RIGHT
Shameful.
Data - 🤓
Data - 🗿
I read these in my head differently, but was still confused by the "typo" lol
Spoken like a normal person, not an American. Because he's a kiwi. Though I realise you're probably not American which is confusing as I swear the british say it the same way as we do
My dad always said to me we can bitch about F1 drivers whatever we want, but they're all immensely great drivers way beyond what we could ever become ourselves.
We don’t spend our entire lives racing.
At the same time almost everyone else is more useful in the real world then these celebrities
The problem is, the average person isn't the benchmark. The benchmark is the rest of the grid.
I said even the worse F1 driver out there is one of the best drivers in the world!!
Well, I never flipped a street car like Antonio Pizzonia did, so that makes me better than him, I guess...
@@paperplane-db8qf, why not? They seem like well-rounded people.
And what about the millions of other talented drivers with their experience that haven’t come close to making the show?
Theory - because i originally thought "red bull is winning so much, who cares?" In terms of his sponsor money.
But remember that the ceo passed away. Remember the new heads of Red Bull aren't as keen on so much spending in sports like f1. So...
Maybe Checo is a huge part of that investment staying around?
He's making money, not just for the team, but for the company. We don't know what's happening in the boardroom...
Frankly, both he AND Ricciardo still being there is because of Horner. To my knowledge, Sergio didn't invest in Red Bull. The only big people in control are the Thai owners (who are on Christian's side in the whole power stuggle) and Red Bull Gmbh (Marko's side) and Perez has no involvement there. He still has that seat because he brings massive backing AND he's marketable in the Latin American Market (which extends to Formula 1 as a whole, which makes sacking him a very risky choice considering the Mexican Grand Prix is a massive sellout event). So getting rid of him is...complicated to say the least.
@@RACECAR
Sergio didn’t invest in the car, but brings Claro as a very lucrative sponsor
They’re keeping him because of brand awareness. Red Bull isn’t a racing team, it’s a beverage. So if one of their drivers is popular, they will keep him for advertising reasons
So why will they get rid of Ricciardo the most popular driver on the grid? Does not make any sense...
You are about two decades to late with saying Red Bull isn't a racing Team. They are a Multi Sports conglomorate with Racing, skatinng, football, cycling, BMX, MotoCross, Airracing and a bunch of other "extreme sports", they ALSO happen to make a sportsdrink. And yes, there drivers help sell those drinks, just as the Ferrari Drivers help sell Ferraris and Alpine drivers help sell.... well... the last might be a bad exaple.
Besides they don't need Checo for that. They have Ivan Ramirez (Motorcross), Guillermo Rojas (European LeMans Series), Juan Diego Salido (BMX), Didier Goirand (Enduro Cross) and Yoloti Martinez and Jonathan Paredes in Cliff Diving.
@peterpetr1341 Ricciardo left by himself, he wasn’t fired
@mavadelo There is a simple difference, Ferrari drivers sell cars, not drinks. All of this sports stuff is just a really elaborate ad campaign, and they managed to get people to actually see them as a normal racing team.
People in Europe don't realize how insanely popular he is in Latin America (far more than Ricciardo). He sells a ton of merch.
Update: He's leaving the team now.
back when Checo signed with Red Bull, I thought (and I'm sure many others did too) that if he struggled, then it was proof that Red Bull's second seat is cursed. It took a couple years to settle in, but I think we can definitely say now that that second seat is cursed.
No, it's not. Checo was the only right choice at that right time, but only in 2021.
In 2022, they should've gone for Gasly again though. I think he was given too short of a preparation when he jumped into that Red Bull in 2019. Yes, Ricciardo left the team but that doesn't make Gasly's 2019 season was a proof he had earned this seat and could've gone for someone else, a solid driver with experience like Raikkonen, for instance.
It seems like RB want a clear 1st/2nd driver structure. So yeah, the second seat is a second seat.
It's not cursed. Gasly and Albon were decent. It's just that their cars weren't dominant, so their results didn't always look very good. Perez has had a dominant or at least very fast car for three years and has been 25% horrible, 50% mediocre, and just 20% acceptable. Albon in that car would rarely miss Q3 and would score many podiums, along with a few wins.
''he makes you Lance Stroll'' must be the best insult after ''mobile scican''
Even Lance has had more decent performances so far this year than Perez. In fact, Lance has made Alonso look pretty ordinary the past few races.
I think people forget Red Bull, as a company, targets marketing more than anything. They don't care if you agree or disagree. They don't care if they're top performers or mid-field. Their tactic is to spam funding at extreme things so that you remember the name. It's also why they don't care that Horner *constantly* riles up others. It's their whole brand personality lol. They want anything "extreme" you remember, you instantly remember "Red Bull" as a synonym. It works, and their sales show it does.
All press is good press...
That is why Dani Ric came back honestly
Well currently they’re marketing as a mediocre greedy corporation who can’t maintain their dominant start gifted by Newey.
@@paperplane-db8qfBro has no idea what he's saying 💀
@@aloelover6012 found the stupid Perez fanboy.
12:46 doing yourself a disservice there mate. The animation is fun and familiar and your script just gets better and better. Top tier F1 UA-camr
He just loves being self-hypocritical. Which is why Josh Revell has always been, well, Josh Revell.
If they fire Sergio unceremoniously, Red Bull won't be able to participate in the Mexican GP without getting death treats.
This is the only Josh Revell jinx I wanna see.
Imagine Checo does better after this video was made
(I can dream… I can dream… it’s just unfortunate to see Checo struggle this bad in Red Bull)
I want to see him do well too, I feel like this was just an unfortunate streak some people pretend like he was bad last year but he was top 2...
@@Adamok-ey8xq remember when earlier in the season, things started to look up? He actually had a good start to the year
@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YTand he also got a good start last year, and then mid season it went completely to shit. I was absolutely praying a repeat of 2023 wouldn’t happen but it already is 😭
@@hectorvillanueva9313 man🙁
I just talked to a time traveller. He told me this video ages like milk. You have been warned. (Also don't ask me what the winning lottery numbers are, can't keep messing with the timeline like last time)
Yeah hes not just selling out in Mexico. He sells out in the entire north and south American continents. Even in the US i run into more Checo fans than Redbull fans.
He's also getting his own documentary with Disney+.
I'd bet money that 2026 Red Bull would be similar to 2014 red bull or 2022 mercades. The puppetmasters will see to it.
Bro got the leaked script. We will be there
14-16 mostly when they were piss rockets on the straights but slow as a dodge demon in corners an that things a bus.
2005 Ferrari as well?
Nah. Merc Dominated 2014-2021 because they had a great engine, they massively outspent everyone, and because they gambled on a theoretically slower concept (low-rake) that ended up being more successful because it was more forgiving and easy to drive.
Red Bull wasn't worse in 2014, Merc just got it right. And the reason Merc flopped in 2022 is because their engine was no longer leagues ahead, they gambled on the wrong aero concept, and they got complacent and couldn't just brute force their way to success with money due to cost caps.
I mean, it's kind of obvious isn't it? When you dropped the balls of regulation, you are half-way done.
This is exactly what happened to Red Bull in 2024, or Mercedes in 2021. McLaren will fight against them in 2025.
Welp, here we are. Sergio Perez has officially left Red Bull. It's a sad way for it to end, especially after the career he had before Red Bull, but it was inevitable. If it's the end of his career, I'll always remember Malaysia 2012, Sakhir 2020 and Abu Dhabi 2021.
here after silverstone qualifying. HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
Pffft. They say that after EVERY Perez disaster. Silverstone will be no different.
Bottas lasted 5 years at Mercedes.
Irvine lasted 4 years at Ferrari.
Barrichello lasted 6 years at Ferrari.
Webber lasted 5 years at Red Bull.
We know what the ceiling is, Josh. Historical precedent.
Heyyyyy Bottash is a legit no. 2 :)
None were this bad
Barrichello would have destroyed F1 if Schumi wasn't there though
@@drfredostein4410 Irvine was worst
Bottas, Webber, and Barrichello were consistent podium scorers who could snooker a few wins here and there. Irvine nearly won the 1999 WDC (I know Schumacher broke his leg and Hakkinen nearly threw away a certain win). Perez is either crashing into others or crashing himself, getting knocked out in Q1 and Q2, and he can’t keep up with Ferrari and McLaren, and even Mercedes are starting to look better than him.
EDIT: Webber could have won the 2010 WDC but he f**ked it into the wall and crashed out at the Korean GP in the pissing down rain.
Rb is the kind of team to pair the strongest driver with mid and low tier drivers to just see how that strategy pays off
14:11 I was expecting the "Bruh" Gelael meme.
You're not the only one
Often, a team and sponsor duo is iconic, and so is the Josh revell/surfshark duo.
I read "ironic" at first. Was unable to find the irony in Team Red Bull sponsored by Red Bull. Which might have ironically made it ironic that you called it irony.
If you suffered through reading this, head to the Wikipedia page for semantic satiation if your brain has broken.
@extragoogleaccount6061 Thanks, my brain is completely destroyed
They ditch him they loose the entire Spanish / Latin Redbull market. That's the major factor here that no ones willing to admit.
It literally does not matter financially compared to the sponsors they'd lose if he left
@@TMmodify it does not matter? do you know how many millions they sell because of Checo? I bet is more than the sponsors he bring, we are talking hundreds of millions in drinks, merch etc..
You‘re beeing a bit overdramatic here. They are not going to loose the latin market if they don’t hire Perez again. They might loose a bit in sales but not that much. Besides with that logic they would just sell more in the region of his replacement.
he already said that in the video
Yup. If anything, Spaniard would probably be more disappointed that RB didn't sign Carlos.
They are resigned to the fact their second seat besides Max will not be competitive. Accepting that, better to a least take the sponsor money Checo brings than not.
For me, Red Bull and Verstappen currently remind me of Repsol Honda and Marc Marquez in MotoGP from 2018-2019. A flawed and unwieldy vehicle being masked by having a complete and utter alien behind the controls. The moment Newey and Verstappen leave, it's gonna quite painful for them...
0:09 who put the iphone alarm into the audio bruh
“Struggling to finish on the podium” ? Bro’s struggling to finish in the points.
Considering Red Bull Junior academy is becoming the New Renault Academy where they have a habit of not promoting their juniors, I am not suprised they kept Perez.
Redbull’s problem is I’m not racing for them. I’d be to the rest of the grid what Marvin Heemeyer was to Granby
A reasonable man forced to do unreasonable things against the people and government who wronged you?
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers A lunatic that made all his problems for himself and refused every little bit of help offered to him then agreed to sell his property for 10 times market price literally then turned around and said it wasn't good enough, then snapped and went on a rampage.
I remember when people use to say same about Bottas...
ATLEAST HE GOT TO Q3 AND PODIUM MOST OF THE TIME.
10 wins, 67 podiums and 20 poles is a career most F1 drivers would kill to achieve.
Only 35 drivers in F1 history have 10 or more wins. 67 podiums places Bottas 10th overall in the all-time podium list. Most poles without ever being champion? Leclerc with 24 poles. 6 wins to his name. Bottas comes 2nd on his list with 20 poles. 10 wins. Arnoux had 18 poles and 7 wins. Well, Bottas did better than both Leclerc and Arnoux.
3 poles makes Perez a lousy qualifier. The fact he needed a record 216 qualifying sessions before his first pole validates this claim - especially since Perez needed 65(!) more races to achieve this than the second worst on this list. Stroll(!) scored a pole before Perez did while they both were at Racing Point.
Bottas led the world championship standings for 5 races in total. Leclerc did too. 5 races. So did Arnoux. 3 races. And Mark Webber. 6 races. David Coulthard led for 3 races. Massa for 2 races. Even Robert frickin' Kubica led the title race for 1 race. But Perez never did and very likely never will.
But he's a "good number two". (in Mika Hakkinen's deadpan voice after the 2000 Spanish GP win) "No he isn't."
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Liam Lawson DESERVES a seat in 2025. And if RB choose Daniel over Liam, i'll be highly disapointed. Liam is more deserving than Daniel in 2025, for a spot at Alpha Tauri/Visa Cash something something
"Amazing in mid cars, and mid in amazing cars." Perfectly put.
9:02 "sloth in a vat of glue" lmao
The Arlington Texas shoutout was a surprise lol. I had to rewind to make sure I heard correctly.
It’s amazing how drivers get seats because of sponsors they bring and not their driving skills.
In two races, Hulkenberg scored more points in a Haas than Checo scored in six races in a Red Bull...
Maybe Horner will try buying Hulk out of his new contract? 😅 (Just me hoping that Hulk will get an F1 win before he retires)
It was essentially a shootout between the two for 2021 I remember after Hulkenberg's decent drives from the COVID seats.
Personally I'd loved to have seen how he could handle the car next year but I hope the Audi car can help him.
The other question is does another top driver WANT to race for Red Bull, not only is there Max to contend with but also with an unknown engine going into 2026 do you really want to risk a more proven engine/team combo vs 1 more year of Red Bull dominance followed by go knows what could happen once its Ford powered.
GUESS WHO FINISHED P8 ~
(still can't believe they gave them 2 years)
Its so unfortunate that Ricciardo's driving style curse is also his blessing... still the only driver on thr grid that can handle as much front end as Verstappen himself 😅
'You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.'
Honestly i am unhappy that perez is staying snd not Tsunoda going up, i like Tsunoda more and he performs better
SMDH 😑🚮
performs better? When did Yuki win a race?
@@wingracer1614 He never had a car capable of a race win as well
@@066kshitizvsingh4 Perez won and had multiple podiums in a Force India. Lame excuse.
@@wingracer1614in the Pink Mercedes**
But we’re talking about form NOW.
Checo can’t even win in the RBR. Compare apples to apples
GETTING OUTQUALIFIED BY LOGAN SARGEANT 7 TIMES LEZGOOOO
RAAAAA WTF IS A KILOMETER!!!!!
Didnt see the Goat Ragunathan coming one bit 😂
Gotta love the end, baiting Sainz as "the answer to Red Bull's prayers"...
...then giving us THE GOAT RAGHUNATHAN, as it should be.
Next year is going to be rough for red bull, if the other teams keep catching up like they have been. I can see the drivers championship coming down to the wire, with Max getting every ounce of performance out of the car. And I can see them losing the manufacturer title to say Ferrarri, Mrec, or Mclaren because of Perez not performing consistently.
There is some curse on that second RB seat. Webber also had a bad run in that seat. We have so short memories. He's in good company, Mark, Pierre and Alex have all shown what they can do, and all struggled against the RB star driver
Imagine all the talent losing out because Pérez, Sargeant, Ricciardo and Stroll are taking up space
Agree, and I'm a Checo fan.
...and Bottas... and Zhou... and Magnussen
You forgot Zhou and Magnussen
And andretti aren't allowed an 11th slot
A maximum of 12 teams are allowed to compete but we can't even get a 11th one
Doesnt make you a commodity, it makes you Lance Stroll! 🤣🤣🤣 GOLD
If it ain't broke don't fix it... Your animations are on point mate👌
Man a sloth in a vat of glue isn't something i ever thought I'd want to use myself
I have not even watched the video but this one was a banger good job!
At least Checo has talent to show half the time, unlike a certain Aston Martin driver we can all think of
Fernando Alonso.
You meant Stroll? Well, he *put a car on pole before Perez did* . While they were both at Racing Point no less. And you know what the kicker is? Stroll gets closer to Alonso than Perez does to Verstappen.
You know, if I were a team principal I would sign Perez before Stroll - *but only if I couldn't get 12-13 other driver signatures before Perez* . And that includes non--winners like Albon. Piastri, Hulkenberg and F2 aces like Lawson, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman.
10:03 Finally someone with huge following say this!! Not just following "Danny is improving, trust!! Dont be hater!" train
I’m honestly surprised no one is mentioning Bottas. Proven race winner. Solid No. 2. Good marketing appeal. Knows how to qualify.
He won’t compete too hard with Max, and he’ll be there to pick up the points.
cannot for the life of me understand why red bull re-signed checo for 2 years instead of giving yuki tsunoda a shot at that second seat
Money..
no commercial value maybe
Did you watch the video?
@@RicoOCHO85 I don't think they need the money, it's more because they don't want verstappen being in danger, think the Rosberg/Hamilton saga and how hard they fought each other, even crashing every once in a while.
what have yuki even done to deserve that seat lmao.
Red Bull since Max joined is such a conundrum. Pretty much every team-mate has proven to be a fast driver, but actually driving that RB car just makes them look like clowns. I think maybe they have just settled with Checo knowing that they have created a car that is more or less undrivable (consistently) unless your name is Max.
I feel like bros not even trying anymore …. I feel like bro is losing the love for racing
It's a shame, really. But maybe he got complacent because he already proved he could get a good result. And he does have plenty of good ones through 2022 and 2023. But complacency brings inconsistency.
His contract says that Checo has gotta get within 100 points and be top 5 in the championship points within the next 3 races. Red Bull has an out, there is no way hes making it.
All I will say is...Bottas at RB. The perfect guy to have with Maxie
Bottas is too relaxed and checked out at this point to get back into a high pressure top team. Dude is mimicking Kimi's 'I just like racing' run to retirement at Alfa Romeo/Sauber.
The perfect driver to have next to Max is Russell or Leclerc.
RB can pretty much guarantee they will win every race.
Someone at RedBull must have done a "english or spanish" spell to Perez contract
Ever since Ricciardo left Red Bull, that 2nd RB seat has never been the same.
Yeah it wasn't the best moment for them, but it was also a much worse moment for ricc so that may be why people don't think about it this way
I feel all these weird moves and 'thumb' pictures are leading up to something big at Red Bull
Problem isn't Perez, it's RedBull, they always had problems with second drivers
The problem with red bulls second drivers has been that almost no one can deal with a truly fast car, which has proven for decades to be one with an exceedingly pointy front end. Albon made that clear in his interview.
which team don't have problem with second driver, ferrari mclaren mercedes?
Ferrari and McLaren both have very strong driver pairs. Mercedes seem to be struggling more, but still not on Red Bull levels
The first time they started was with Gasly. It isn't an always thing. And with both Gasly and Albon it was them being put in a top level car too soon.
Checo....
I've always believed...
Sells a lot of Merch....
In Mexico and as we call it ... (Everything south of)...
Other Mexico...
Just saying...
Cheers from Southern California 🇺🇸
11:47 "amazing in mid cars, mid in amazing cars" lol
People underestimate how good the pink merc was 😊
I think it's really understated just how much a driver who likes the balance on the rear of the car can struggle with front biased car.. he's not just slowed down, he's just unable to maximise the potential of the car as it doesn't suit his driving style. And he's not so adaptable unfortunately
Replace Perez with Ocon
🍿👀
Now we are going somwhere!!!
I think that Max and Checo situation it’s a great lab for us to see how it’s not only the car that makes the difference. I usually hear and read people saying that the car makes the driver, but honestly, this is perfect exemple of the opposite.
who's back after checo crashed out in q1 silverstone?
I do agree with the roles being clear between teammates that one is the star driver and the other is the...reliable support. It would be awesome to see Max and Sergio performing closer to each other though - whenever Max is struggling, Sergio will be there to pick up the pieces y'know.
I think the problem isn't keeping Checo but the trend of politics, more power to Horner and losing talent because of it. The team culture is losing its focus on winning and excellence. Horner complaining about a "demanding" verstapping is a big red flag for me. Checo is a symbol of the wrong culture that starts to develop at red bull. And as a non elite drive he is getting old too. I would rather take the risk on a young driver thats bad but developing than a old guy thats bad for 2 years.
problem is taking a risk on a 'bad' but developing young driver can also go very wrong, ask albon or gasly how that went..
Spot on! Or ‘Bulls eye!’ Maybe better here😅. I became fan of RB bo different culture, but it started to change indeed. Now it’s share value what counts. The soul is disappearing. Pity
You say Sergio problem, I say Max problem. Red Bull doesn’t seem to want to hire a driver that can truly challenge Max. Hampering their overall points scoring ability in the long run.
4:33 no Josh. That man is not a national treasure, I’d say he’s genuinely hated here in Mexico (he’s a politician of a political party that has been destroying the country’s economy the last few years)
Xd pero si la mayoría de mexico le va a morena, yo no pero morena es el partido que a la gente más le gusta, ese wey no es odiado
Puede que destruya la economía de mexico pero los mexicanos no saben
@@leonardohernandezlugo976 Por basicamente todos los fans de la formula 1 que conozco aqui en mexico lo odian la vdd pero por lo general si diria que estas en lo correcto
10:40 that’s why they need a driver that’s has at least two of these requirements: young, consistent, and out of the team that Red Bull could convince to race for their team SOON (Carlos Sainz, maybe Lando or Fernando, Charles, definitely Yuki, probs Nico if sauber isn’t going to to good for him, and maybe George Russel if he does a turnaround).
Just an idea for Red Bull since the driver has to stay their for a good amount of time, do good results (with a curse from in team drivers not putting in good, consistent points) and just someone that might give them quite a bit of money in a marketing perspective since that’s what they’re doing with Checo.
Edit (I’m actually not sure if this counts as an edit but whatevs): Yuki, Liam, and maybe the honey badger (Riccardo that I’m kinda biased on) could break the curse of in team drivers doing bad for the Red Bull team.
The problem that I see here is being Max's teammate is how did Checo put it to Christian? "Its quite a bit of a Mind F**k being Max's teammate." Think about pushing as hard as you can and you end up .3 to .5 secs off his pace in the same car. You push harder and screw up! It breaks you as a man because to be in F1 you have to have the mentality you are the best! You put someone else in that seat annnnnd it happens again and breaks that driver too. Checo needs to just do Checo and remember we love him❤
I was about to write 'Lord Mahaveer to Red Bull' but then it happened
10:05 NAAAAH MAN THAT'S FOUL💀
Foul but truth lmao
Yeah, that was harsh.
@@bigrob966 it's way tamer than whatever community throw at Magnussen, Sargeant and Stroll at weekly basis
“One or two good races a year doesn’t make you a commodity, it makes you Lance Stroll” 💀
keeping Perez but ejecting Albon was just wrong
Albon was overtaked by perez
That cameo hit me hard, haven't seen the guy in a while. An by that in mean in Joshs' videos.
1 MINUTE AGO?? AYOOOO but yeah good to see your thoughts about Checo
I think it’s all down to what redbull always does, it’s to design the car for Verstappen, while the second driver has to deal with it.
They should have signed Alonso. Seriously!
6:26 the reason why he managed to hold on to 2nd place was that there was no clear runner-up team. Everybody else was taking points from each other. First it was AM, then Ferrari, Then Mercedes started to take some podiums, then McLaren appeared out of nowhere... That's why Checo managed to keep 2nd. He got big points early in the season and then everybody else was too busy fighting each other.
There's isn't much for Red Bull to do, between Gasly, Albon, Perez, there is a common theme. Max can get the car to do whatever HE wants, but the team mate cannot. The car has to be built with Max's driving style in mind above the team mate.
thats literally not true lol. as much as u might want it to
or max is just that much better at driving the car, while the RB is actually incredibly mid compared to other cars. Perez has had some good drives in it, but the same goes for all the other cars he's driven that were not top shelf material. All of max' teammates were struggling because of the mixture of pressure to keep up with max while also dealing with the problems of the car - due to it being known to not do well on low speed corners and tracks, I'd wager that there is a very difficult to predict dropoff in grip below certain speeds that Max is just dialled in on, while the others struggle.
The car isn't built with any driver in mind, it's built with speed in mind, anything else would make it slower.
@@kristoffer3000 This is true however there are things you can do to make the car theoretically faster but that make it difficult to drive and thus slower unless you have a driver that can master it such as The Michael or Max.
I can't remember if it was Gasly or Albon, it might have been Gasly. But it was admitted that he had to deal with both an inexperienced race engineer and a car that was unbalanced. So Gasly was fighting a losing battle from the off
Man I was waiting for Lord Mahaveer when you asked the question, and I was already accepting that you would not suggest him as the replacement driver 😂
The #2 RedBull seat is cursed.
Perez was always a midfield driver in a massively overpowered car. Not that the field is closing, the car doesn't work as a crutch for him anymore.
There are a million reasons, but the main one will always be Christian Horner.
Ever since the Horndog incident he’s just in full damage limitation mode and anything that could be inferred as a bad decision for him like a bad driver swap, is just straight off the table.
Horner wants to consolidate his position and the share holders wouldn’t care as long as Max keeps winning.
Helmut Marko also is the crucial x-factor after what happened to De Vries last year.
Man, that 2023 Miami GP was something else, the start of Max’s 10 win streak, the cold celebration, the absolute destruction of Checo’s mental strenght… he never came out of that day.
If Max would have started up front and won the race, I think Checo would have been fine. However, Max started down in 9th and Checo on pole, and Max still won fair and square, so it must have been extremely demoralizing for Checo. This brings us to the conclusion that the only major mistake that Max made in 2023, which was screwing his only Q3 run in Miami, was actually his biggest victory 😅.
@@patepulkkinenvtec2403 exactly, the other problem is that i think Perez wasn’t expecting Max to be THAT fast climbing up the positions. One of my favorite races from Verstappen so far, and probably the one that made me admire his cold blooded skills.