2024 WEC ( LM ) was crazy asf. Ferrari having single digit % fuel on last lap was enough exhilarating. But 2024 F1 is getting more exciting every race, be it on track or off track drama. @@kwanlinus6999
That is a bit of an issue... Honestly, Ferrari has the fastest car in the class (even with the BOP), bar none but outside of LeMans.... They have this habit of reseeding into the background (outside of Imola, where I think AF Corse was borrowing the F1 Strategy Team). I am not just dinging Antonio for this, it's the entire factory-team (which gets weird then the Yellow, "customer" 499P does much better). And honestly it's been hard, this year has several new tracks on it (Qatar, the aforementioned Imola, Sao Paulo, & COTA) and Ferrari doesn't do great on new tracks (see Fuji last year) because it's questionable how much they test (if they can at all, again see Fuji). Their is a good chance for the man becoming a world champion, but this habit of just showing up at LeMans and no-where else needs to end for that to happen. The same goes for the rest of the Ferrari AF Corse effort.
@@DuvJones 2024 so far for Ferrari Qutar- Nowhere because Tyres were graining because of the increased weight, same with toyota. Imola- Fastest, threw away the win Spa- fastest, robbed of the win Le Mans- Won Brazil- no mans land. Theyve been the fastest car at 3/5 rounds, won one (the important one), threw away one, and were robbed of one. They only seem inconsistent because Porsche hasnt received any big BOP hits like Toyota and Ferrari despite being competive from the start, so theyve made everyone else seem "inconsistent"
@@whitesse13gaming91 Yes, it absolutly was, and by some margin. They had a commanding 1-2 with 2 hours to go. Then the red flag came out, and the FIA decided to add 2 hours onto the race, and because you cant refuel under SC or Red flag (which is a stupid rule) everybody in hypercar, except two porches in about 13th and 14th, who pitted just before the red flag, got a 1 minute + lead, because everyone else had to make a stop under SC, and then another as soon as it ended. The 51 had a 30 second lead over the 50 ferrari, which itself had a 10 second lead over the 99 proton Porsche, and was rapidly pulling away. And the 99 was about to be overtaken by the 2 cadillac, when the 2 rushed the move and crashed, which caused the red flag. The next nearest Porshce was the 12 jota (the eventual winner) and then the 6 pesnke, which was absolutely nowhere. Porsche were not (or barley) on pace for a podium, never mind a win
Ohh yeah, that is a great idea indeed. Its a shame his McLaren tenure was pretty mediocre, bc his debut season at Renault was quite impressive, and his seasons at Lotus as well (Tony Fernandes’ Lotus). That even when Lotus was a bottom 3 team alongside HRT and Marussia in their era, he was almost untouchable for the most part. From what i recall he carried Lotus closer to the midfield teams at some point, before the team started facing gradual financial issues
@@ultim8mustapuro431 He was simply pushed into big picture too soon. He needed at least one more year with Renault before trying his luck with bigger teams. Some drivers "cook" slower than the others, much like, let's say, Button and Rosberg did. Not everyone is Schumacher and Hamilton.
Another Italian I think is worthy of a video is of the late Marco Simoncelli. Although his life was cut tragically short at the age of just 24, he is still fondly remembered for his flamboyance on and off the track (he had very long hair for example) and his incredible talent at the controls of MotoGP machinery. He was always spectacular to watch, racing his rivals as hard as Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa did for 6th place at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, or Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux did for second place in France 1979. He won lower category races and titles and with his first Poles in MotoGP in 2011, he looked to be a rider on the rise, especially after what turned out to be (officially) his last race, at Phillip Island, Australia, where he finished 2nd (his best career race finish in MotoGP) behind only the eventual champion that year, Casey Stoner. But on 23rd October 2011, just 1 week after Dan Wheldon was killed at the Indycar Finale in Las Vegas, tragedy struck. On lap 2 of the scheduled 13 lap race at Sepang, Malaysia, Simoncelli was running in 4th place as he approached turn 11, but the front wheel momentarily lost contact with the track surface, causing him and his bike to slide wide. As he tried to regain control, his bike then came back across the track, most riders missed him, but Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards weren't so lucky. Rossi and Edwards both ran over Simoncelli, ripping off the latter's helmet and leaving the young Italian sprawled on the track surface between turns 11 and 12. The race was immediately stopped and not restarted. At 4 mins to 5pm local time, it was announced that Simoncelli had succumbed to the severe head, neck and chest injuries sustained in the crash that claimed his life. The MotoGP community were shocked and grief-stricken. One of the sport's biggest characters, just when he looked like he was about to hit the big time, at the round in Australia, he'd been announced as a factory Honda rider for 2012, his talent was snuffed out before it could be fulfilled. The tribute to him at the season Finale in Valencia featured, not a minute's silence, but a minute of noise, mostly with the various bikes in the different classes revving their engines hard as a fitting tribute
That day changed me, i was running as fast as i could to watch the race after church, take the shoes off, switched the TV on Italia 1 and that... I dropped the shoes on the floor and stared at the TV like a deer seeing the lights of the car that inevitably will hit. Damn... You make me cry. After that day i didn't want to go on motorcycles, i don't go to church with the feeling of celebrating something, that accident almost killed the passion of racing (but definitely the passage of live broadcast on TV to Sky that continues to show the races on a delay on Channel 8 has definitely killed the desire to watch the races). I still have the clipping of the weekly with the TV programs. Sunday, October 23. The clipping is on Marco Simoncelli. 85 motorcycles made the "minuto di casino, di rumore" in Valencia. 85... That number became mine while i'm playing: FIFA career 85 on the kit, WRC career 85 if it is available, MotoGP game i stopped at 2010. I'm sorry for the papyrus and for my English
@marco_grt4460 no need to apologise, your English appears to be better than my Italian. For better or worse, it's often the ones that are characters that draw us to watch the racing, it was so sad when he lost his life
Difference being, Hamilton, Leclerc & Sainz still have the opportunity to win them all. Gio can't (well, is _highly_ unlikely to) win Monaco or the F1 championship (some people think that should be in place of Monaco. However they miss the point of them being three _races_ 🤦🏻♀️
I thought the triple crown was Le Man, F1 WDC and Indy 500?? I didn't know it was replaced with just Monaco.. or maybe it was never replaced at all.. idk
Italian drivers are so inconsistent, in the words of one of their fellow countrymen about a Football team: "sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit"
I was kinda rooting for the bloke. He would regularly run in the top 10 at the start of the race then come in for the pitstop. You would see the timer coming up, hoping it would stop somewhere between 3 and 4 seconds, a decent pitstop for Sauber, but no, it kept ticking... and ticking... finally locking in around 10 seconds or so. And so he would once again drop well out of the points. Frustratingly Sauber, to this day, continue to struggle with pitstops. At least Gio tasted glory at Le Mans now.
Yeah I can relate; as an Italian watching the strategies and pit stops they made for him was pain. Like everybody talks about Singapore but he was leading just because they made him stay out way too much hoping for a Safety Car (which eventually came out, just 2 laps after he pitted), they nearly wasted a good point finish. I think he finally ended 9th or 10th by making a great comeback in the last laps. In the end it was a combination of his own inconsistency, very bad strategies and luck and lack of sponsor's money or hype to put him out of F1.
@@Varenijein Eh, to be honest, as iconic as the silver/chrome is (and it was the livery McLaren had when I first started watching F1 when Hamilton was there), I prefer the papaya orange. It's a historic colour for the team, having been used in the 60s and 70s in F1, Can-Am and USAC up until Marlboro started sponsoring the F1 team in 1974 (their previous sponsorship with Yardley retained a strip of papaya with the Yardley colours). Actually, I wouldn't mind the Google Chrome livery McLaren used at Silverstone last year being the main livery, even if I personally prefer the Papaya and blue combo the team had from 2018-'21 (2019 was the best of these, no contest, and I wasn't a fan of the shade of blue used in 2022 and '23).
He is a quick driver and deserveful of being in F1. He is clearly better than several drivers who still have an F1 contract. In 2020 he was often quicker than Kimi but Sauber constantly screwed his races up because they had to justify the signing of Zhou
Honestly, the competition level in F1 has been a joke since the '90s. If you're not at the right team at the right time, you're screwed no matter how good you are. Success in F1 is much, much more about the car and the team than it is the driver. Sportscar racing right now is in a absolute golden age right now for both prototypes and GTs. WEC is probably the toughest competition there is right now (although IMSA isn't far behind.) And LeMans itself is ridiculously hard to win. So WTF happened to Giovinazzi? He went to a much more competitive and difficult series and has done remarkably well in the top class. If people think that's a step down from F1 (i.e. easier), they're not paying attention.
These driver videos are so cool! It really transforms them from a name on the time table to a person you connect with. I've never been a Sauber or Giovinazzi fan, but knowing his story makes me regret not paying at least a little more attention to his time in F1.
you know when i woke up today i didnt expect to think of Antonio Giovinazzi two seperate times today, once because he was mentioned in the grill the grid today and now this, crazy
Fun Stadistic: Ex-Alfa Romeo Sauber drivers have now won: Indy 500 (Ericcson), Le Mans 24 Hours (Gio) and this year the Monaco Grand Prix (Leclerc). Sauber knew what they were doing
I freaking live in the same city where he was born and everyone here is happy for what he did. I saw the 24h trophy with my eyes and I swear it's beautiful to have someone like him near you. He did something special. Grazie Antonio❤
You've really outdone yourself with the sheer production quality and cinematography of this video. I salute you sir, I don't know what have done to deserve such a high production.
being italian i was really rooting for him, sadly he didn't get another chance after his 3 years with sauber, glad he could show his talent and win le mans
Gio has been serving Kimi's kids with the best pizza in the world and it is highly possible his behind Robin's Raikkonens ultimate speed and talent in karting.
Hey Josh, awesome video! But just a thing I noticed, your voice is very bassy and boomy in this one. Maybe turn the compressor down just a bit! Again, awesome vid, keep up the good work!
Sometimes things happen for a reason, and to be honest, I think he is far more happy being a Le Mans winner than trundling around in the midfield for a hopeless team.
Getting to F1 will always be an amazing feat for any driver to pull off. Winning Le Mans with Ferrari is an amazing feat too. All in all, Gio has done well for himself.
In F1 Gio was at best inoffensive. I don't mean that in a bad way. He was a nice guy, who had moments to shine. The problem was he didn't consistently outshine the car.
Props to him. He's among the top in the world. We all know that F1 is a few steps BELOW Endurance GT in the motorsports hierarchy. Winning at Le Mans? Thats peak.
Well, he raced in F1 for 3 years as Kimi's team mate - and that is saying something -, and is a 24Hours race winner (very hard to achieve). He is very talented (handsome too..;).
I love your videos... They are part of the inspiration that led me to start my channel... Any advice for a small creator in the formula 1 niche? That loves the sport?
How about WTF happened to Robin Frijns? The Formula Two champion of 2012 or '13? He won the F2 championship, but never went to F1 like Jules Bianchi did. What happened to that other Dutchman?
Giedo you meant, im assuming? I think Josh has a video about him too. Even if i think he wouldn’t have set the world alight much in F1, the whole contract fiasco with Sauber was what really ended his F1 career for good which is a shame. Sauber turned into one huge mess in that Ericsson era, thats for sure
What happened to Marcus Ericsson? He won the Indy 500 What Happened to Antonio Giovinazzi? He won the 24H of Le Mans What Happened to Charles Leclerc? He is watching race footage, still trying to figure out Ferrari's Strategy.
I have to say I always loved the Alfa Livery from 2018-2021. In even bought F1 merch the first time, Antonios and Kimis. Shame the car couldnt deliver anything substancily
I remember in 2021 he seemed to be haunted by bad luck. Also if we have to be honest Alfa didn't give him the best treatment, knowing Zhou had 30 mil ready.
He won Le Mans, that is what he did. 😁
Had a real good shot at winning 2 in a row but ended up 3rd
@@wingracer1614 Honestly, that's not bad actually, 2 straight years on one of the Toughest races in the world and both on the podium.
WEC is so much better than F1 nowadays anyway😊
@@kwanlinus6999 Nah
2024 WEC ( LM ) was crazy asf. Ferrari having single digit % fuel on last lap was enough exhilarating. But 2024 F1 is getting more exciting every race, be it on track or off track drama. @@kwanlinus6999
Italian Jesus... I really missed him. His teammateship with Kimi was funny to watch
He seemed like one of the genuine few people that Kimi really had time for
@@TheFatSandwhich Yeah, he rarely did that, must mean Gio was a genuine good guy
No Andrea- you will not have the Finn 😂
Kimi and his family saying goodbye to Gio during his last GP was truly heartwarming.
Italian Jesus is doing well in WEC, and is a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ;)
He went from F1 straight to the big leagues...
@@exp2745Give it time. That might actually become a reality.
It was so nice to see him win!
bro didn't watch the whole video
@@jacksonlimberis4825 I made the comment in the middle of the vid
Can't wait for "WTF happened to Logan Sargeant" in a couple years
"WTF happened to Pedro de la Rosa"
A story on Logan’s uncle/family, would be a lot more entertaining haha
@@adamlake9507RPM's 2023 awards went down that rabbit hole
He wanted to be Dale and crashed into the wall at Daytona in 2027
He's def gonna be indy legend hopefully
Dude won LeMans, that’s what happened to him!
That is a bit of an issue... Honestly, Ferrari has the fastest car in the class (even with the BOP), bar none but outside of LeMans.... They have this habit of reseeding into the background (outside of Imola, where I think AF Corse was borrowing the F1 Strategy Team). I am not just dinging Antonio for this, it's the entire factory-team (which gets weird then the Yellow, "customer" 499P does much better).
And honestly it's been hard, this year has several new tracks on it (Qatar, the aforementioned Imola, Sao Paulo, & COTA) and Ferrari doesn't do great on new tracks (see Fuji last year) because it's questionable how much they test (if they can at all, again see Fuji).
Their is a good chance for the man becoming a world champion, but this habit of just showing up at LeMans and no-where else needs to end for that to happen. The same goes for the rest of the Ferrari AF Corse effort.
@@DuvJones 2024 so far for Ferrari
Qutar- Nowhere because Tyres were graining because of the increased weight, same with toyota.
Imola- Fastest, threw away the win
Spa- fastest, robbed of the win
Le Mans- Won
Brazil- no mans land.
Theyve been the fastest car at 3/5 rounds, won one (the important one), threw away one, and were robbed of one.
They only seem inconsistent because Porsche hasnt received any big BOP hits like Toyota and Ferrari despite being competive from the start, so theyve made everyone else seem "inconsistent"
@@DuvJones In WEC, the goal for most manufacturers is to win Le Mans more than the Championship. That's how it is.
@dylanburston7453 ferrari was not the fastest in spa, it was porsche
@@whitesse13gaming91 Yes, it absolutly was, and by some margin. They had a commanding 1-2 with 2 hours to go.
Then the red flag came out, and the FIA decided to add 2 hours onto the race, and because you cant refuel under SC or Red flag (which is a stupid rule) everybody in hypercar, except two porches in about 13th and 14th, who pitted just before the red flag, got a 1 minute + lead, because everyone else had to make a stop under SC, and then another as soon as it ended.
The 51 had a 30 second lead over the 50 ferrari, which itself had a 10 second lead over the 99 proton Porsche, and was rapidly pulling away. And the 99 was about to be overtaken by the 2 cadillac, when the 2 rushed the move and crashed, which caused the red flag.
The next nearest Porshce was the 12 jota (the eventual winner) and then the 6 pesnke, which was absolutely nowhere.
Porsche were not (or barley) on pace for a podium, never mind a win
2:51 The Sean Gleael “bruh” meme never failed to make me laugh 😭😭😭
I'll never get sick of it
IT'S BACK!!!! IT'S FREAKING BACK!!!
I had to give the video a like immediately lmfao
@@CallumCraystonGamingAndRacing IT'S HAPPENED OH MY LAWD
I was waiting for it from the start lmao
Winning Le Mans is huge, I'm glad he's finding success
Italian Jesus. He died for our Spins.
MazeSpins
And Sean's jumps
And Mick's crashes
He can turn wet tires to Intermediate
😂
How about WTF happened to Heikki Kovalainen? Nearly beat Nico Rosberg in GP2 and did beat Fisichella in his rookie season...
That's a really good one
After leaving F1, he had a successful career in Super GT.
@@darknessesdarknesses2492 That is true, even better reason to see why F1 didn't pan out it should've.
Ohh yeah, that is a great idea indeed. Its a shame his McLaren tenure was pretty mediocre, bc his debut season at Renault was quite impressive, and his seasons at Lotus as well (Tony Fernandes’ Lotus). That even when Lotus was a bottom 3 team alongside HRT and Marussia in their era, he was almost untouchable for the most part. From what i recall he carried Lotus closer to the midfield teams at some point, before the team started facing gradual financial issues
@@ultim8mustapuro431 He was simply pushed into big picture too soon. He needed at least one more year with Renault before trying his luck with bigger teams. Some drivers "cook" slower than the others, much like, let's say, Button and Rosberg did. Not everyone is Schumacher and Hamilton.
Would love to see a WTF happened to Daniil Kvyat
Verstappen happened
I finna make a video on him because where has bro gone
@@TMWF1
WEC... He rides with the ragging bull. The Lamborghini SC63 hypercar (LMDh).
Verstappen stole his career, wife, and daughter.
Max sent him racing against robots 😭
you mean the ferrari driver that won lemans on debut for ferrari after they have not been in the sport for over half a century???
Another Italian I think is worthy of a video is of the late Marco Simoncelli. Although his life was cut tragically short at the age of just 24, he is still fondly remembered for his flamboyance on and off the track (he had very long hair for example) and his incredible talent at the controls of MotoGP machinery.
He was always spectacular to watch, racing his rivals as hard as Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa did for 6th place at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, or Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux did for second place in France 1979. He won lower category races and titles and with his first Poles in MotoGP in 2011, he looked to be a rider on the rise, especially after what turned out to be (officially) his last race, at Phillip Island, Australia, where he finished 2nd (his best career race finish in MotoGP) behind only the eventual champion that year, Casey Stoner. But on 23rd October 2011, just 1 week after Dan Wheldon was killed at the Indycar Finale in Las Vegas, tragedy struck.
On lap 2 of the scheduled 13 lap race at Sepang, Malaysia, Simoncelli was running in 4th place as he approached turn 11, but the front wheel momentarily lost contact with the track surface, causing him and his bike to slide wide. As he tried to regain control, his bike then came back across the track, most riders missed him, but Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards weren't so lucky. Rossi and Edwards both ran over Simoncelli, ripping off the latter's helmet and leaving the young Italian sprawled on the track surface between turns 11 and 12. The race was immediately stopped and not restarted.
At 4 mins to 5pm local time, it was announced that Simoncelli had succumbed to the severe head, neck and chest injuries sustained in the crash that claimed his life. The MotoGP community were shocked and grief-stricken. One of the sport's biggest characters, just when he looked like he was about to hit the big time, at the round in Australia, he'd been announced as a factory Honda rider for 2012, his talent was snuffed out before it could be fulfilled. The tribute to him at the season Finale in Valencia featured, not a minute's silence, but a minute of noise, mostly with the various bikes in the different classes revving their engines hard as a fitting tribute
That day changed me, i was running as fast as i could to watch the race after church, take the shoes off, switched the TV on Italia 1 and that... I dropped the shoes on the floor and stared at the TV like a deer seeing the lights of the car that inevitably will hit. Damn... You make me cry. After that day i didn't want to go on motorcycles, i don't go to church with the feeling of celebrating something, that accident almost killed the passion of racing (but definitely the passage of live broadcast on TV to Sky that continues to show the races on a delay on Channel 8 has definitely killed the desire to watch the races). I still have the clipping of the weekly with the TV programs. Sunday, October 23. The clipping is on Marco Simoncelli. 85 motorcycles made the "minuto di casino, di rumore" in Valencia. 85... That number became mine while i'm playing: FIFA career 85 on the kit, WRC career 85 if it is available, MotoGP game i stopped at 2010. I'm sorry for the papyrus and for my English
@marco_grt4460 no need to apologise, your English appears to be better than my Italian. For better or worse, it's often the ones that are characters that draw us to watch the racing, it was so sad when he lost his life
He’s got 1 part of the triple crown now, same number as Leclerc and Hamilton and 1 more than Sainz
Difference being, Hamilton, Leclerc & Sainz still have the opportunity to win them all. Gio can't (well, is _highly_ unlikely to) win Monaco or the F1 championship (some people think that should be in place of Monaco. However they miss the point of them being three _races_ 🤦🏻♀️
It's easier for Sainz to get 2 than him going past his 1.
@@bizarroeddie1 Gio could always go to Indycar for the Indy 500.
I thought the triple crown was Le Man, F1 WDC and Indy 500?? I didn't know it was replaced with just Monaco.. or maybe it was never replaced at all.. idk
@@Toki-Ralte it has always been Monaco.
3:08 The return of the GOAT.
BRUUUUHHHH!!!!
i can see the sean galael jokes a mile off, if only he'd seen the curb that early
Italian drivers are so inconsistent, in the words of one of their fellow countrymen about a Football team: "sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit"
You don’t watch motoGP right?
@@Sbinott0The GOAT, Valentino Rossi
Too much malakia
@@Sbinott0drivers, not riders!!
@@Sbinott0 No, I don't. But I've heard of Valentino Rossi, but here's the thing he's a rider, not a driver
Josh you absolute legend. I was waiting for this EXACT video on Gio
giovinazzi is the last italian driver leading at an f1 race, Singapore 2019
I was kinda rooting for the bloke. He would regularly run in the top 10 at the start of the race then come in for the pitstop. You would see the timer coming up, hoping it would stop somewhere between 3 and 4 seconds, a decent pitstop for Sauber, but no, it kept ticking... and ticking... finally locking in around 10 seconds or so. And so he would once again drop well out of the points. Frustratingly Sauber, to this day, continue to struggle with pitstops. At least Gio tasted glory at Le Mans now.
Sauber has been having very poor pitstops since 2019. And it's 2024 and they STILL have bad pitstops.
Yeah I can relate; as an Italian watching the strategies and pit stops they made for him was pain. Like everybody talks about Singapore but he was leading just because they made him stay out way too much hoping for a Safety Car (which eventually came out, just 2 laps after he pitted), they nearly wasted a good point finish. I think he finally ended 9th or 10th by making a great comeback in the last laps. In the end it was a combination of his own inconsistency, very bad strategies and luck and lack of sponsor's money or hype to put him out of F1.
Josh slowly but surely increasing the production values vid by vid is what I'm really here for
He is actually doing a great Job in WEC
I’m sure antonelli will soon be that
@MKRCinema In WEC?
9:35 , is it just me who really loved that Blue/Gold combo for Sauber?
No, not just you. It was my second favourite livery that season, behind the McLaren.
It’s quite ugly.
@@dominicbarden4436 I just wish mclaren were silver again...
@@Varenijein Eh, to be honest, as iconic as the silver/chrome is (and it was the livery McLaren had when I first started watching F1 when Hamilton was there), I prefer the papaya orange. It's a historic colour for the team, having been used in the 60s and 70s in F1, Can-Am and USAC up until Marlboro started sponsoring the F1 team in 1974 (their previous sponsorship with Yardley retained a strip of papaya with the Yardley colours). Actually, I wouldn't mind the Google Chrome livery McLaren used at Silverstone last year being the main livery, even if I personally prefer the Papaya and blue combo the team had from 2018-'21 (2019 was the best of these, no contest, and I wasn't a fan of the shade of blue used in 2022 and '23).
He is a quick driver and deserveful of being in F1. He is clearly better than several drivers who still have an F1 contract. In 2020 he was often quicker than Kimi but Sauber constantly screwed his races up because they had to justify the signing of Zhou
And history just repeated itself. Both Zhou and Bottas have got their race ruined now, because Audi didn't want them both...
The famous Sean Geleal meme is back
3:08 BRUUUHHHH!!!
The quality of Josh’s videos keep getting better and better! 👍🏾
Pretty crazy to see the Sean Gelael bruh meme still being used in the big 2024. Never change Josh
Took Josh 13:45 to utter the moniker we know Gio as...
You missed him binning it in FP1 Austin 2022 in the Haas which probably hurt his chances from signing to any teams for 2023.
6:25
Man, I want to be a cameraman. 😂
No, Kids, unlike what you may think, Sean Galael's steering wheel never had a "jump" button.
The Sean Galael bit will never not be funny 😭
The beginning, Antonio was born in the year 00 , He started karting around Year 5 AG
Honestly, the competition level in F1 has been a joke since the '90s. If you're not at the right team at the right time, you're screwed no matter how good you are. Success in F1 is much, much more about the car and the team than it is the driver.
Sportscar racing right now is in a absolute golden age right now for both prototypes and GTs. WEC is probably the toughest competition there is right now (although IMSA isn't far behind.) And LeMans itself is ridiculously hard to win.
So WTF happened to Giovinazzi? He went to a much more competitive and difficult series and has done remarkably well in the top class.
If people think that's a step down from F1 (i.e. easier), they're not paying attention.
WTF Happened to Italian Jesus? He won Le Mans and cut his hair. Both Gio and Galale are doing great in the WEC.
Bro had one of the worst Formula E seasons, but I think we all didn't really pay attention to that either.
He drove for a depleted dragon team, it was always going to be a rough rookie season
He drove for the worst teaml He qualified P3 at some point
In a garbage team, yes
@@william_gibson5419 He was also the worst driver in the worst team, by quite some distance.
Can I just say everytime I see a upload from Josh the standard he’s sets is extremely high and I massively applaud you for that,🎉
I am happy for Gio after his stint in F1
Missed the old Sean gelael meme
These driver videos are so cool! It really transforms them from a name on the time table to a person you connect with. I've never been a Sauber or Giovinazzi fan, but knowing his story makes me regret not paying at least a little more attention to his time in F1.
not a shame hes out of f1, WEC/IMSA is the best series in racing rn
you know when i woke up today i didnt expect to think of Antonio Giovinazzi two seperate times today, once because he was mentioned in the grill the grid today and now this, crazy
3:08 HE SAID IT, BOYS! HE SAID THE THING!
BRUUUHHHH!!!
You left out the part with Haas put him in the car and he crashed it, killing his chances of a full time drive with the team.
Fun Stadistic: Ex-Alfa Romeo Sauber drivers have now won: Indy 500 (Ericcson), Le Mans 24 Hours (Gio) and this year the Monaco Grand Prix (Leclerc). Sauber knew what they were doing
I freaking live in the same city where he was born and everyone here is happy for what he did. I saw the 24h trophy with my eyes and I swear it's beautiful to have someone like him near you. He did something special. Grazie Antonio❤
Dude cool editing and style on this video.
You've really outdone yourself with the sheer production quality and cinematography of this video. I salute you sir, I don't know what have done to deserve such a high production.
a classic series returns, this really feels like an old school Josh Revell video
Finally, an episode on the Italian Jesus himself
Alternative title: that disappearance of Italian Jesus, aka finding Italian Motorsport Messiah.
he just needs a hulkenback moment
2:56 oh it been a while since we had this and it’s been missed hehe 😂
Hey Josh. I can recall that you've once nicknamed him "Italian Jesus" a couple of times time.
being italian i was really rooting for him, sadly he didn't get another chance after his 3 years with sauber, glad he could show his talent and win le mans
Gio has been serving Kimi's kids with the best pizza in the world and it is highly possible his behind Robin's Raikkonens ultimate speed and talent in karting.
Hey Josh, awesome video! But just a thing I noticed, your voice is very bassy and boomy in this one. Maybe turn the compressor down just a bit! Again, awesome vid, keep up the good work!
12:25 Gio had led more laps in Singapore than verstappen in his whole career ;)
Wow, I'm really surprised at how well you pronounce wehrlein, as a German I say hats off to you for that
It blows my mind that he carried a King Taco sponsorship - can we get a deep dive on why an LA taco shop is so active in motorsport?
Thanks to Sean Galer, Italian Jesus won 24 hours Le Mans
He didnt had THAT spark in open formula. He found his place in endurance.
Man... I remember when Formula E came to Jakarta a lot fans were waiting for Gio.
he tested with Haas for 2023 but he crashed like out of the pit box and the seat was given to Hulkemberg.
Sauber is where drivers go to end their career. That team has lost all respect and competitiveness, if it had any.
Dude please upload more man, your videos slap
aww man I love this guy's vids:funny asf, informative and genuinely interesting
Can't wait for: WTF happened to Nicholas Latifi
He's racing for me alongside Mick in the relaunched Benetton Renault team in F1 Manager 24 😂
He won LeMans.....
Had the pleasure of watching him race in WEC in Brazil this year
I got the biggest smile on my face during the Sean Galael meme, it never gets old, it just doesn't.
I must admit that I completely forgot about him.
Sometimes things happen for a reason, and to be honest, I think he is far more happy being a Le Mans winner than trundling around in the midfield for a hopeless team.
Poor Italian Jesus.
Getting to F1 will always be an amazing feat for any driver to pull off.
Winning Le Mans with Ferrari is an amazing feat too. All in all, Gio has done well for himself.
2:53 you have no idea how long i've waited for Josh to say this again... 🤣
awesome video. Will be interesting to see what his sportscar carerer brings
In F1 Gio was at best inoffensive. I don't mean that in a bad way. He was a nice guy, who had moments to shine.
The problem was he didn't consistently outshine the car.
Props to him. He's among the top in the world. We all know that F1 is a few steps BELOW Endurance GT in the motorsports hierarchy. Winning at Le Mans? Thats peak.
The funniest interaction between kimi and Tonio was when kimi drove him around the Nordschleife 😂
I literally remembered about him in the morning and wondered what he's doing now
12:10 was incredible
Well, he raced in F1 for 3 years as Kimi's team mate - and that is saying something -, and is a 24Hours race winner (very hard to achieve). He is very talented (handsome too..;).
I remember this man had one year in formula e
he is a superstar in WEC - I went to Spa and Giovinazzi was the main attraction; I think that's a good option
He became Jesus. Crucified by F1. Resurrected by Le Mans.
i cant not wait to see him shred in the p499 at cota this year i hope he wins the championship
I love your videos... They are part of the inspiration that led me to start my channel... Any advice for a small creator in the formula 1 niche? That loves the sport?
I'm a fan of the fact that Giovanazzi was a great driver.
How about WTF happened to Robin Frijns? The Formula Two champion of 2012 or '13? He won the F2 championship, but never went to F1 like Jules Bianchi did. What happened to that other Dutchman?
Giedo you meant, im assuming? I think Josh has a video about him too. Even if i think he wouldn’t have set the world alight much in F1, the whole contract fiasco with Sauber was what really ended his F1 career for good which is a shame. Sauber turned into one huge mess in that Ericsson era, thats for sure
He won the 2023 Le Man and stood on the podium in 2024 with Ferrari... that's quite an achievement even many F1 drivers would envy...
We got Italian Jesus WTF episode even though he did something successful
What happened to Marcus Ericsson? He won the Indy 500
What Happened to Antonio Giovinazzi? He won the 24H of Le Mans
What Happened to Charles Leclerc? He is watching race footage, still trying to figure out Ferrari's Strategy.
One of these days I’d love to see a look at Lake Speed, the random American who beat a young Ayrton Senna for the World Karting Championship.
Half expected your next video to be a passion piece about Liam Lawson 😂😂😂
I’m sure that will come!
"You look back upon some of these grids, and you just have to appreciate the tale-" *_RAGHUNATHAN_* "...okay, never mind." 🤣
5:33 This pause made me think I was getting a call lmao
I have to say I always loved the Alfa Livery from 2018-2021. In even bought F1 merch the first time, Antonios and Kimis. Shame the car couldnt deliver anything substancily
I remember in 2021 he seemed to be haunted by bad luck. Also if we have to be honest Alfa didn't give him the best treatment, knowing Zhou had 30 mil ready.
13:11 that's the best joke i ve heard in a while