“They’ve UNLOCKED this MAGIC” 🔥 | How did McLaren overtake Red Bull this season? 🤔
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- What does Ferrari need to do to challenge McLaren? Why are Red Bull struggling to find pace? Which underdog team has the potential to break through and challenge the top contenders next season?
Former Ferrari, Williams, and Jordan Grand Prix engineer Rob Smedley returns to the FFS podcast to catch-up with DC and EJ.
Rob praises McLaren for their impressive turnaround, acknowledging how quickly they've surpassed Red Bull’s pace this season. Meanwhile, EJ believes that the grid should not underestimate Flavio Briatore’s Alpine and James Vowles’ Williams next year.
Plus, Rob shares his activities outside of F1, including the launch of the Global Karting League (GKL), aimed at creating an affordable pathway for children aspiring to enter the world of motorsport.
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I remember some years ago, when a team would make this much progress as McLaren has done since the beginning of last year and this year, all teams would be very suspicious of that! Even only more than a few tenth would be very questionable.
Sorry Eddie, but I don’t want to think about Flavio’s magic wand….😂
@@makkert I thought the Flávio was banned for being a cad and a bounder!
@@machiavellian7490 Eh its F1 mate. He just had to open the wallet wide enough. . .
16:14 Rob's face when Eddie says Flavio Briatore says he will get Alpine a podium by 2027 because he as a magic wand that make things happen.
Rob and Felipe sure do know a lot about that magic wand...
Let's not forget Charles already had Vettel as teammate, so he has been in that "apprentice" situation already.
I fear for Lewis. This is Charles' team, I fear he'll destroy Lewis.
@@daarom3472God forbid
If Lewis can’t figure out his qualifying issues beating charles is going to be very difficult.
Absolutely fabulous episode. Thanks to all.
Felipe baby stay cool!
I saw a reflection of a blonde 👱♀️ woman at DC’s place I thought his wife had dark hair!
I’m prepared to let it go if I get sent 2 tickets for Monaco 2025!
Noticed that too..😂😂 better send me a couple tickets to DC😂😂
Machiavellian honoring his name 😂
Yep, the whole of Monaco will be filled with discrete people next year. Tickets to me as well, DC!
Well DC I could pretend to know who the blond cleaning lady is but … you could send me 3 paddock passes + VIP cards and some dinner reservations and vouchers at Rampoldi or Les Ambassadeurs
david coulthard's duchenne smile is vomit
ooofff Eddie, you may join Max for a day of community service 😂
I think a lot of things have aligned at the right time for mclaren to be where they are now, but if there were one thing that I think really made it all start to work was when they got rid of Key, they gave Peter Prodromou a role where he could actually start to do something, giving him authority and responsibility that he never had before, and he has thrived
Yes never one thing
They’re has to be something about the technical directive clarification with breaking systems. Red Bull fell apart after that
They were cheating perhaps. When McLaren had their special drs wing their advantage was also evident.
Eddie Arrrr Jordan...
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH
I was thinking this was the DC show and wondering where Eddie was?
They normally take it in turns to talk, so no reason why it now becomes an issue.
Need to bring on more guests from the 90s/00s that were Jordans rivals or worked for him and tell stories about the good old days..
to answer the title:
1. They scored more points.
More deeply:
1. They built a faster car.
2. They have 2 drivers.
Even more deeply:
1. Something is wrong at Red Bull, possibly the saga with Horner driving people away. This may have been caused by the passing of Mateschitz who was the stabilizing factor at the team.
Personally I think Lewis won’t beat Leclerc next year. Lewis won’t be used to the car and Leclerc is super quick and much younger. If Lewis beats him over the season I’ll be super super impressed.
I find it odd media is talking "flexi wings" since beginning of this formula merc had the flexi front wing and floor edge etc. But now all of a sudden its the key? Nah it just shows mclaren is working every angle for lap time
Next guest should be UNRESTRAINED Danni Ric. What an own goal from the RB camp on managing this whole thing. My prediction is LL stuffs the RB into the wall on FP1 at Austin.
@richardcunningham They are not gonna race in Miami till next year 🫣 and I don’t think that’s gonna happen in Austin
Have you EVER seen LL drive? Lol. He didn't get his seat becuase his daddy owns the team, he had to earn it. A lot of us loved/love Ricciardo. . .but you sound really really dumb making a statement like that. Your bias is making you think like a stunad.
The (self proclaimed?) Honey Badger signed a very long and complicated contract, so he won’t be UNRESTRAINED any time soon. He’s too decent for that, anyway.
@CockMcBallsddd mummy and daddy sold the house. Wah wah wah. Cry me a river. The guy was flogged by danni ricc in the sim. Will go the way of De Vries. Spat out by RB.
Eddie better be careful the FIA will give him community service shortly bwahahahaha
Ok New Drinking Game {7 Times World Champion} :)
Did Red Bull turn the engine down in Singapore as they have already had an engine penalty, and ran to Oscar's pace (who seemed to be slower than Lando) ?
A great F1 podcast.Facts, stories and humour
Could listen to Rob all day.
I don't think it will work out with Lewis and charles he will not be like carlos doing fun things
Charles is a lot faster than George, and George is already destroying Lewis in quali.
And Charles this year has been the besr driver on Sunday bar Max.
@@daarom3472 Thats you just saying stuff. You don't know Leclerc is much faster than Russell anymore than I do
Eddie keeps his distance from any AM or Adrian comments or topics 😅😅😅
Lol apparently you didn't hear the last podcast.
RB will never win another championship unless they fire Checo.
I will have you know that Checo leads the Destructor Championship!
Great guest is Rob Smedley, looking forward to the next time the fella is on your show!
I agree with Rob’s views on Charles Leclerc as the ‘young’ apprentice lining up next to Lewis next season. However, I feel it’s now or never for him. I love Charles as a driver and person, but he must step up, make that final step to be more consistent than he’s been to date and show that he can be a championship contender over the course of a whole season. Really looking forward to see how this story plays out from next year.
Charlie boy is no apprentice he is leading Ferrari. Plus he will not let Lewis be the number one driver.
I am thinking the opposite. I think it will be hard for Lewis to keep up with Leclerc until Lewis gets grips with the car. Will be very interesting
I think Eddy is wrong about Alpine. There is no podium in the next five years, even with Flavios magic wand ✨️
Imagine thinking, Flav is some kind of magician, no Eddy, he's just your rich friend. When has he made a team better?
As a father of motorsport fans from West Africa listening to 32mins onwards, I am so happy to hear go karting expand for others without the financial backing, all the best with gokarting league Sir Rob
It is really so disappointing hearing people lord up Flavio Briatore. Its one thing for the courts to over rule his ban, quite another for anyone to actually hire him, least of all Alpine. It is shameful
🙋♀️Boy lewy went to Ferrari to die,
Ofc he won't win a wc with those crappy ppl.
How great to hear Rob Smedley. I missed his visit to the podcast - I won't miss his next appearance - brilliant!
on the karting thing, look at a top karting race vids its a Centipede, learn the track and a few techniques, etc, thats why they always say you cant overtake, but yes you can! you just need the stones!
oh no the marbles lol, make it work, get some of these drivers on a rally stage that will make them better all day!
eddie was there.. lmao
"OK Rob. Eddie, is older, than you. Repeat. Eddie is older, than you. "
Points main prizes and Williams need to make sure both cars finish in top 5 every race.
Why does Rob have the world drivers championship trophy on his shelf?
7 times world champion...drink....
EJ at the end why am i even here 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Then see Rob, I always remember his legendary radio message.
The best F1 podcast by a long shot 🏎️ kudos guys!
The only F1 channel on UA-cam 🎉
Don't say f1 you'll end up getting a cease and desist of liberty media lol
FFS yes
Really? What do these tons of other channels talk about? They keep using the same names and jargon!
Rocket powered mohawk is so much better.
Its pretty good .
I’d love to know who Rob was talking about at the end, being full of self doubt.
Rob is brilliant, he should be a regular on the show!
Frentzen?
Many guests are when not restricted to a TV time-slot.
Community service for Eddie 🤣
"eddie was there" AHAHAHA
Gotta luv Eddie! 😀
Funny to hear these "ex" f1 guys talk about bringing new driving talent through, and giving them a route to car driving while at the same time cars are being pushed to the side lines to be replaced with "super" golf carts, driverless cars and AI technology!
May as well be getting young talent in to steam trains and clog making.
What is your point?
@@Tjescoo the point is, some people who post cannot read
Charles will embarrass Lewis in qualifying..
I’m afraid I think that we are past peak Hamilton but fully understand why he wants a new opportunity. It will give him perspective to decide when to bow out close to the top. We all know his race pace is still quite strong so in combination with Charles it should put Ferrari in contention for the constructors championship. I really admire the effort he is putting in to learn Italian to integrate him within the team. Just shows how committed he is and no prima dona.
He will be a joke at Ferrari, Charles will drive rings around him.
Pirelli, basically changed the tyre compound, mid season to suit McLaren
The compounds changes from race to race.
bravo!
so enjoyable
what would it do for the sport if all the cars had to be the same in design and engine.? and how do the drivers think about that?
Formula E and to an extent are spec series, all cars sharing certain components.
Formula 1 isn't just about the best drivers, the drivers are just the most visible aspect of the team.
F1 has the best and brightest engineers in the world trying to push the limits of the given rules.
F1 has always been about pushing the limits of engineering.
For a spec series where driver talent is the deciding factor - look at other series.
It’s not rocket science
Newly leaves Red Bull and the wheels fall off
No. It’s more RedBull internal politics…. and Rob Marshall leaving RedBull over to McLaren.
Love this channel! With the insights, guests and personalities of EJ and DC there should be more subscribers. Keep up the great work! Might want to explore UA-cam’s algorithm and how to optimise it for the channel.
I agree totally Rob about the Karting me and my brother did karting.
I ran out of money and was always in 2nd hand gear.
My brother did fare better racing for top teams winning championships but didn’t go any further than junior British karting.
My boy who is autistic enjoys karting but can only afford to indoor karting once a month which is his treat.
He is getting really quick but the are many kids doing leisure indoor karting who are extremely quick and could potentially has a good career in motorsport with the correct backing.
Great banter guys. Nice venture by Rob. Many excellent karters somehow don't transition to cars/F1. Past performance is no guarantee of future success. Please get Danny Ric and Mark Webber on again, maybe even together?
39:33 Who do we think it is?
Fisi? Was at Jordan in 2002/2003when Rob was part of the test team. And In 2009 he stepped in for Massa in the last 2 races of the year.
Bottas? Was at Williams while Smedley was there with Massa from 2014
In my opinion the first girl f1 world champion was kill in German at the world karting championships in practice , there name was Lorain peck, 16 years old , a lovely girl , she won her first kart race by overtaking me on the last lap!! , never lived it down🤣🤣🤣🤣, ps she came second in the junior world championship
Mclaren also had penalties (for changing engine supplier) and i suspect that also held them back. that along with their new wind tunnel all now paying for itself.
How can any positives be given the car that Mercedes have built (again) when McLaren are using their engine and they’re 30+ seconds ahead on the track.
Love EJ so funny and quick witted. Great camaraderie with you all, keep up the great work on the podcasts 👏
Lewis at Ferrari will be a joke. He is past it. He will be banging wheels with Charlie boy, and you will have another vettle situation with a younger driver doing a better job.
Have some one respect, FFS. Lewis is a legend, Charles is quick as hell. Just enjoy it.
"shut the fuck up". That's the way to treat our guests. Pure gold.
Love you guys and love this channel thanks so much 🏎💨💨💨💥💣
McLaren gives you flexiwings... 😉
23:22 the best part. The rest was too boring this time.
Isn't the channel's name really Oh FFS..
Very informative episode as always
Now this is proper.
RB Elephant being ignored = all shills
"Are you younger than Bernie Eddie?"
Love it!
Max wil not give in to the fia he wil rather stop F1
This is a great channel, thanks guys !!
This is by far the best F1 podcast out there!
I wish they would get rid of the adds
So much time for Rob 👏 top guy
"Lewis is gonna be a catalyst" 😂😂 LOL sure bud. The britglazing is absolutely adorable.
Points in Miami 52. //twelve races on >>//. Points in Singapore 52. Nothing gained by Norris/McLaren.
But but but...Red Bull so dominate at the start! Yeah, but not after Miami. Just Max being Max and his pitwall not messing up. And no teammate to accidentally get ahead too often, that helps. Should Lando win it still, he may be the worst champ ever, from a relatively dominant car across the season, to be able to beat a near flawless peak Max in a RBR that had a few dominant races...despite the many driver and pitwall errors.
Grandad EJ
If you find another Max Vertappen level talent, make F1 driver stop dating photo models, get them to date with whomever is the very fastest woman.
Karts are fun, but testing talent might be cheaper and more precise with sim racing. Let's find out how much correlation there is between top sim racing talent (say, kids from African village with hardly any mobile games even) and how they stack up with karting talent selected with karting alone. Sadly, in poor countries you might get a lot more enthusiasm from girls because of the financial prospect of being scouted, the family needs it. Interest for racing less relevant. Like running is just a lucrative job prospect in eastern Africa. Like onlyfans for western girls hungry for validation and luxury items. In poor countries you are going to see child labor, simply because else there may not be enough food for the kid or its parents. Karting could become this, with a "good" enough scouting method? How do I start the sim recruitment, simple setup or motion rig to get closer to the kart/car from the get go, might that help or is the motion not precise/realistic enough to correlate with on track talent?
I think I read that to fast
💗
How much does Rob get paid to be a guest?
One driver helmet per podcast
Rob mentioned about Bono not following Hamilton to Ferrari, no mention that he joined Williams when Massa did & Also Andrea Stella went with Fernando as his engineer from Ferrari to Maclaren . Look were Andrea is now the team principal which hes turned back into a GP winning team. Speaking of Lewis if hes serious about Ferrari surely hes learnt or learning Italian surely that has to be his aim & what a way of introducing yourself fluent Italian.
True
Lewis is serioua about driving for Ferrari as a dream come true. He knows he won't win again.
Lewis is going to be ready for next year. With Fred who got him there and Charles they are ready
Lewis is going to be a joke
@@richardashton5015 OK we will see then joke be on you
briatore,s magic is cheating! I thought he was meant to have a lifetime ban
It is disappointing to hear EJ lord briatore as he does. I don't think there should be room in modern F1 for those kind of smoke filled room sorts from yesteryear. The lifetime ban thing was overturned by a french court, but that shouldn't have meant anyone employed him - shame on Alpine (of all people, Alpine!!)
Agreed, I think Briatore is a cheating skunk. He should have been banned for life . He is a slippery as they come, very creepy.
In Italy they Love you or Hate you! To Drive in a Ferraris Heart is no easy task! I wish Lewis all the best! I never forget this first years and Ron as his Mentor!
Lewis will get the hate alright and he will call them racist
For Fuck's Sake yes
For Fuck's Sake. You say something "or the sake of fuck", so you need that "s" when you rearrange the order. Would you say "For Pete Sake"? Indeed...
We all know how McLaren has overtaken Red Bull, it's called flexible parts. McLaren has developed a whole package around it. Why is everyone dancing around this fact. Just admit that the FIA allowed McLaren to use a design that the FIA said wouldn't be allowed.
On the Red Bull side you have the new corporate managers who really don't care about F1 and from what we can tell are not putting the resources into the team so they can keep up on the upgrades. Newey basically said this in his High Performance interview.
RB misses Mateschitz, Newey & 4-5 others who harmonised the team vector for Winning.
If you think that is the main reason then you are just deluding yourself. It's never just one part but the all round package and the fact that RB have gone the wrong way since Newey left.