How good was Kamui Kobayashi?
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2024
- If your UA-cam home page is anything like mine, you've probably seen a lot of videos about Kamui Kobayashi showing up. So like the true UA-camr I am, I decided to try and milk some views from the relevant topic.
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Hi John! I hate to be pedantic but at 4:39 that's actually Heidfeld that Schumacher put in the wall. Kobayashi crashed on his own at turn 18 the lap after passing Schumacher and then got rear-ended by Bruno Senna :)
good spot! sorry about that 😀
He's also the all time lap record holder at Le Mans, which was probably worth noting. He's universally regarded as the fastest prototype driver right now as well.
How is winning Le Man, holding the out right lap record at the La Sarthe and becoming a world champion and now team principle of the Toyota WEC team a disappointing career after he left F1? Sorry but he's had an absolutely outstanding career since.
In fact, in terms of F1 expats of the last fifteen years, he's by far has the best career, much better than even Rossi, who's on a notable downswing right now, and Montoya, whose legacy was hurt by the Daytona incident despite also having a good Indycar and sportscar career after the fact.
Winning Daytona with Alonso too.
I agree
@@K9RacingAndStuff i mean.... no shit?
@@scuckplexity "no shit" didn't stop Warren from completely underplaying Kamui's post-F1 achievements tho lmao
This is Kamui's masterplan to get relevant again and get hyped up to get back into F1, win the WDC and leave
How to get super hyped up after F1 career with Kamui Kobayashi:
Step 1: Win the WEC
Step 2: Do races with Jimmie Johnson and Fernado Alonso in the 24 Hours of Daytona
Step 3: Set the Le Mans lap record twice
Step 4: Win Le Mans
Step 5: Win the WEC again.
Step 6: Have a fan channel upload all of your best overtakes.
Step 7: Profit
I'd completely disagree with him having a disappointing career after f1. He has arguably been the fastest sportscar racer in the world since 2018. Lap record at lemans, 2021 lemans winner and 2 x daytona winner where he went from last to first over a stint in 2021. The guy is absolutely rapid
Exactly
Something else of note: Checo May be the tire whisperer, but he said himself that he learned his tricks from Kamui
came here to say this
Isn't the tyre whisperer now Albon after the Aus GP?
@@CurtisPEERS yeah but Albon learned from Checo at rb u know, so it all comes from kamui 😏
He won the FIA World Endurance championship in 2020 and 2021, 2020 in the LMP1 class and 2021 in the Hypercar class.
Along with the lap record at Le Mans (by quite a margin) and multiple wins at daytona 24 hours. It's a shame this guy says his career has nothing of note after F1 when in fact he's done really well. But sadly to many people if it's not F1 it doesn't matter
Yeah but without real competition i mean they could have done it even with porsche and audi back but it would be a completly different story
@@SGstylerSG Yeah Toyota where just like Mercedes between 2014 and 2016 or Red Bull this year but you still need to beat your sister car. And for daytona 24h he won (with Alonso) on a Cadillac against Acura, Mazda and Nissan in 2019. And has done the back to back the following year.
I will always remember his goated podium in Japan 2012
i think Kamui was like a *never* cooked Schumacher. came from nowhere, then immediately have shown his talent. evidently, Kamui never had a chance to step in a championship winning car, but compared to the greats when they were in a mediocre machinery, Kamui was never far off to make stand-out performances. had he been a bit lucky enough, let's say, even just to drive a Williams in 2014, i think he would've been still in F1 to this day. he was just short of some spotlight, and obviously, financial backing. Kamui will always be the best Japanese driver ever.
I can't believe that literally everybody got those videos recommended. UA-cam just wanted Kamui to be a topic again
the algorithm chose that video probably because we're all a specific demographic and subscribed to similar channels and watch similar content
@@nobrakes7892 yea but why Kobayashi and not de la rosa or Ericsson
@@eduardodiaz-reixa5592 Because the man, the myth, the legend K Ben24 has chosen Koba as his spirit animal
@@gandalf_thegrey can't work against that logic
I loved the video but I’ll agree with several others: his career after F1 was anything but disappointing, with his performance for Gazoo being legendary. He holds the outright fastest lap at Le Mans (a record I doubt will be broken anytime soon) and has been a star in the car over and over again. Also, two Daytona wins and is generally regarded as an endurance racing legend. One of the best to ever do it, no question.
more impressive than most F1 drivers records tbh
He is still busy in sports car racing. And still as fun to watch. I got to watch him win the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Maybe not quite doing it justice for Kamui. His recent few season have been amazing for him. Winning Le Mans 24h, Daytona 24h, winning WEC, taking the team principal role in Gazoo Racing's WEC programme and in general, he is considered as one of the best endurance racing drivers, especially when it comes to prototypes, he is the driver to have.
I seen him at sliverstone in 2012. At a wet track In front of our grand stand in qually he spun about 3 to 4 times recoved and re joined the track.
R u saying this as a funny thing or calling him bad? 😂
@@zer0751 no funny business here, simply telling my experience of him.
@@zer0751 watch the GP muppet. Most spun at some point but he kept it on track, each time.
That one Channel single handedly brought back Kamui Time
A bit of a shame his Le Mans lap record wasn't mentioned but otherwise good vid Johnny
Kamui’s one of the best SportsCar driver and the fastest SportsCar driver I’ve ever seen in modern times. It’s a shame that his F1 career didn’t workout well
Kamui Kobayashi is one of my favorite F1 drivers during the 2012 season. His only podium finish in Japan is something really special.
The 2010 Sauber was a beautiful car
7:35 the Caterham was actually sometimes beaten by GP2 cars in qualifying that year. For example in Spain, the GP2 pole time was a 1:29.293, whilst Ericsson and Kobayashi qualified with a 1:30.312 and a 1:30.375 respectively, 1 second off the GP2 pole, and 5.1 seconds off the F1 pole time.
And the fact that the Hybrid engine on the 1st seasons were not the quickest vs now. That should put more handicaps...
Love when F1 people just casually say 'oh he just finished ___ in le mans'... finishing le mans at all is a big deal. A win is incredible and second is brilliant too.
Almost as if F1 fans don’t respect other racing disciplines
@@Flameville I won't be surprised if they don't tbh, i barely even call them Motorsport fans in general lol
@@julian2626 It's because they don't DTS fans make this even worse.
@@josephpenn1115 True
Yeah, that irked me. I only watch F1, but as a Dane I fully appreciate what Le Mans is for obvious reasons.
Since leaving F1 he's done really well in the World Endurance Championship and at Le Mans. In 2016 he should've won Le Mans but the car retired from the lead of the race with just 1 lap to go of the 24 hours which is the unluckiest event I've ever seen in racing tbh. In 2017 he claimed the Le Mans lap record by quite a margin and as the current Hypercar class is so much slower than the old LMP1's it's unlikely his record will be beaten for a long while if ever at all. In fact not just at Le Mans but most of Toyota's pole positions in WEC have actually been claimed by Kamui. In 2020 he finished 3rd at Le Mans despite leading a lot of the race but dropped back due to technical issues and damage, but the year did improve as he ended up winning the championship. In 2021 he also won the world championship now making him a 2 time WEC champion but also in 2021 at long last he won Le Mans which if not for technical problems he would've already won 3 times before. And obviously he still has a good shot of winning the WEC championship this year as well
How many fucking Kamui's video has been recommended to me
one more for the collection
I hope you watched them all
Blame KBen 24, not John.
@@JohnWarren You can suggest Tommo and Josh to do this as well, if they aren't busy of course.
I will always remember how the crowd chanted Kamui, Kamui, Kamui when he finished 3rd at Suzuka.
Thanks for making a video about this dude, he was a bad ass F1 driver and I think he also does stand up comedy in Japan
Just played F1 2011, and Kobayashi qualified on pole in Monza!!!!
2019 and 2020 24 Hrs of Daytona winner. 2nd place by 3.5 secs in 2021. His overtakes were amazing in the 2020 win. I am sorry this F1 only, view of the racing world is just plain odd. 3rd place (on track) at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Fangio, Moss, Hawthorn, Gurney, Andretti, Ickx, Rodriguez, Ickx, Phil Hill, Brundle, Redman, Rahal, Scott Dixon etc. won these races. And with the ultra reliability and BOP of modern endurance cars more top 5 overtakes in these IMSA DPI races that Kobayashi competed in, than a whole F1 season, so no quippy replies please. I saw his drive at the 2017 WEC COTA, even though he finished 4th (a safety car and points concerns stunted #7's effort) in LMP1 it was one of the best drives I have ever seen in person. The 2016 WEC Fuji win was a classic drive. I think there are 5 pinnacles in motor sports IMSA/WEC, WRC, F1, Indycar, and even NASCAR. I have seen in person 14 F1 World Champions and numerous F1 race winners, drive in Can Am, Indy, F1, IMSA and WEC. They often did not dominate and often were beaten. I am not sure about your knowledge of motor racing.
He had pretty good post F1 career. Ironically him and another ex Japanese f1 driver have had decent success outside F1 both winning the biggest races of their series. If you are interested in a sequel I'd be interested in your thoughts on takuma sato
Nice! You’re back!
i am indeed!
This is so weird. I always wondered why I was getting Kamui Kobayashi videos. I never realized how good he was. Broadcasting never showed him.
I was waiting for this episode ever since my feed blew up with kamui overtake vids.
I wish you mentioned his peak... Winning WEC championship 2020 LMP1 and 2021 season in hypercar class.
Kamui is the cult hero F1 needed
I didn't expect to see my hometown Wroclaw in this video :O
Kamui was class but some time drivers don't get the chance with a good team, It's a shame but what can you do
This ben guy is goated
we did miss you, josh :)
I have always said Kamui was a great driver and I was called an idiot because "He never won a race" and not all great drivers need to win a race to be great.
He was a solid driver imo. I'm not sure if he had WDC potential, but his daring and no-consequences-tunnel-vision style of driving would have made him a very interesting and fun character to watch
Idk who or how,but ive been getting the same videos recommended from Kobayashi,my whole recommend page is with him
He qualified P2 in Spa in 2012. And I would have backed him for a podium had Grosjean not had a crash at the first corner wiping out a bunch of drivers including Kobayashi. 😞
finally someone talking about the CRAZY youtube algorythim dropping Kobayashi recomendation to everybody that sees motorsports on youtube. its like NON STOP.
Also Checo has said he learned his tire whispering skills from Kamui.
I can't believe I wasn't the only one constantly getting recommended clips of Kamui and, quite frankly, I'm not complaining
Loved the video, John! Great edits all around (loved the text animations- kept the vid feeling fresh throughout), and yeah, great job with the research and opinions and stuff!
In the WEC he was quite successfull especially in recent years and not just as one of several drivers but a very important part of Toyota's team there so i wouldn't call it disappointing.
Just give him good car with the good team, and let's see how he will easily destroy other driver.
I bet he will, why? Because I believe in him, he is a good driver and very good characteristics.
Fun fact,! He's became the fastest man ever drive in De La Sarthe Le Mans during Le Mans qualify in 2017.
He beat the record Porsche made in 2014.
And now, he's became 2 times wec champion and winning 1 Le Mans.
👏
Barcelona 2014: The weekend where the fastest F2 car would’ve qualified 17th out of the 22 F1 cars
This is such a high quality video, how does it only have 50k views
Totally missed out on his two Daytona 24h wins…
My guy you need to show some respect to sports car racing and WEC.Le Mans is not just a race, it's the greatest race of all time.Winning it puts you in the company of all time great drivers.
Yeah the algorithm really pushed that guy who was sharing a hundred Kamui Kobayashi clips a day. I seen the same.
Idk why UA-cam keeps suggesting kobayashi videos but I'm not complaining
Yes, Kamui was SERIOUSLY underrated. I wouldn't go as far as to put him in the GOAT conversation, but to me he's just outside that conversation.
Let's not forget Valencia 2010. He was out on the same compound tyres for 53/57 laps and held back 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button in a much faster McLaren.
All those Kamui Kobayashi compilation videos led me here
He has now been racing in NASCAR, good for him!
POV Kamui Kobayashi returns to F1, finally with a half-decent team and ready to kick ass
Kamui is probably one of the biggest ‘what if’ story in F1, a guy who on merit performed very good against his teammates, overtakes like a boss, I mean this guy would’ve achieve so many things if a top team had signed him but even if you want to say that his F1 career was a flop, he is doing amazing in WEC, he is team principal of Toyota team, driver, won Le Mans in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 is saying something.
And in this video we'll cover these competitive formats
Great video John, but I like the old text format better than the new if that's alright 🤙
same i also get so many kobyashi overtakes
I said before but I'll say it again.
If Toyota had given F1 just one more year, with Kobayashi, he would've gotten the recognition he truly deserved.
I watched his gp2 series and f1 career, even becoming 16th, he had mad moves on track when the dams had his day, the difference between all the other low ending drivers was enormous, even tho results where the same. Outdriving trulli 2 times was very impressive, it truly was not trulli's best year, but he was a good driver.
In soccer players from bad teams get to the top aswell, racing can be the same.
It's the only ''pay'' driver i'm still kinda sour about, with his 8 million, it was about 30% of what a couple other drivers where paying, with the oil sponsor money going crazy those years.
Micheal schumacher paid 6 million well over a decade before that, so its not that much for a talented driver to pay to show he earns a spot with the best, kamui deserved that too, but sadly ericsson came.
Today you will never get these talented pay drivers anymore, because besides oil money you have daddy money aswell.
Still saying that ditching Kobayashi for Gutierrez was one of the stupidest driver transfers to date, worse than Heidfeld-Senna in 2011
I think kobi does historic car races now, he’s very nice :)
i guess K Ben24 manage to notice a lot of people about kamui kobayashi
I love kobayashi...
He was relentless.
He's very successful in wec series now
This guy was actually legit in f1. Maybe he’s the best japanese driver to ever compete in f1 and wec. I remember him in his beautiful sauber car. He was pretty decent!
F1 is the not the only motorsport series out there, he won freaking Le Mans and has the lap record around there, thats no mean feat
The King is Back 👑
FINALLY A VID ON KOBAYASHI
The only thing i would add to this video is Kamui's Lap Reccord at Le Mans.
He WAS NOT signed for two races. He said himself Brazil was a one off and the last round call up was late notice.
Great video yes, but can we put some respect on Le Mans? They are literally doing a seasons worth of F1 in a 3-day period.
I have to disagree by you saying his career is a disappointment after F1. F1 is not the center of everything.
Honestly I'd argue his career right now is far better than F1 after he redirects his focus for Endurance/Sportscar racing. Kamui has always been one of the fastest sportscar drivers around and practically a legend in the sport now.
He's a 1x Le Mans 24H winner, a WEC World Champion, 2x Daytona 24H winner, holds the record for the fastest lap in Le Mans and now also has double duty as a Driver/Team Principal for Toyota Gazoo Racing in WEC.
His career arguably has far more significance in the general motorsport world compared to most F1 drivers.
I can't believe such a talented driver could only be in F1 for 4 years.
Disappointing career?
Found the Netflix fan.
Wait, winning Le Mans and the overall WEC championship AND being promoted to Toyota team principal while being active driver is having "disappointing post-F1 career"?
Maybe I’m a bit late to the party, but I am officially a kobayashi fan
1:25 I just find it funny that while listening about Italian formula I see time lapse made im Wrocław
Certified Leeroy Jenkins overtake moment
Caterham had conned Kamui Kobayashi. The team took his money and sold his seat to pay drivers. Tony Fernandes will let drive whoever pay him money and have super driver license.
He didn't keep his deal with Kamui Kobayashi. He took £8 millions from Kamui Kobayashi and then he sold Kamui seat to highest bidder who paid $1 million for the seat. Kamui shouldn't give all £8 millions to him at once. Kamui gave all the money to Tony in good faith but he was conned by Tony.
Also that sponsor money was coming from his fans. Kamui Kobayashi didn't have sponsor and Perez had brought handsome sponsor money $ 20 million to Sauber. Pérez's car was becoming no1 and Kamui car was no2 and rarely upgraded. Car had issued and Dnf. Also, McLaren was thinking about signing Kamui first but he could not bring sponsor money to the team. Pérez had big sponsor and he was backing billionaire Carlos Slim. So Pérez will bring sponsor money to the Team. So, McLaren signed Pérez. Sauber team had financial difficulties and took pay driver and Kamui lost his seat at Sauber one year later. Kamui was podium at Japanese GP but it could not saved him. Kamui was underrated driver in F1. He had scored point every races but Sauber car was not fast enough to win the race. It's very sad to see talent driver was out and pay drivers were in. He can win championship if he has car like Red Bull car. After racing with Ferrari, Ferrari urged him to sign its F1 team reserve driver but he refused and went back to the Toyota WEC.
If toyota didn't pull out they would have sign him, there was a scene when toyota pulled out, one executive is crying when aske what will happen to kobayashi on his future...
Hey John, Can you do a video on Juan Manuel Correa and his comeback?
lol this why I can’t get into F1 man, fans are so ignorant. Dude won the WEC, won the 24h of Le Mans, and holds the lap record at Le Mans. Somehow that makes him a “disappointment trying to be relevant again”. Shouldn’t you guys be arguing about Hamilton’s underwear or something?
Mate I was an F1 and racing fan for 20 years. Then Netflix happened...
These muppets are just after views, facts aren't important. Still loving WEC, SF and Indycar.
Great video, i seem to remember Kamui being half decent in F1 ( overtaking at the hairpin at Suzuka sticks in my mind)... These stats say otherwise. Is Sato the best Japanese driver to compete in F1 so far stat wise?
Sato was perhaps the fastest naturally, but Kobayashi is the best japanese driver in F1.
2 time WEC champion, 1 Le Mans win, 46 starts, 16 pole positions, 11 wins.
Interesting to see how he will do this upcoming Sunday in the Cup Series.
my fave F1 Driver ever❤
Kobas love tap is legendary
Kamui Kobayashi, the Mariya Takeuchi of F1
I'm seeing this video 5 months later randomly. Seems like your algorithm bet didn't really work out 😅
Mad hops on that car in Monaco
I know EXACTLY what channel made you do this video :D
so now we know after who Yuki get this aggressive style
Just going to ignore that he won 2 Rolex 24s
Alpha Tauri need this guy for their test Driver
Kobayashi could come back to F1. it's a long shot irl but what if he did...the overtake king returns to the throne?
massively underselling his performances in WEC, I get f1 is the best racing catgory but to say he didn't do much while being one of the best WEC drivers since leaving F1 is a bit disingenuous.
Lol I see I wasn't the only one getting recommended Kamui Kobayashi videos 😂
He is gonna be in the upcoming Cup Series race.
Only a Formula One Championship is worth more than a win at Le Mans😆 The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most important races worldwide