What Made Juan Pablo Montoya One of a Kind

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  • @LtNduati
    @LtNduati 3 роки тому +1037

    I've got to say, Montoya's "Blind or Stupid" is probably one of the best F1 press moments

    • @ioavramos1408
      @ioavramos1408 3 роки тому +44

      There was the Juan juan juan by a journalist stuff also

    • @wildcatkhaya5675
      @wildcatkhaya5675 3 роки тому +93

      To blatantly call one of the greatest drivers in the sport "stupid" right in front of him, and the world is absolutely disgusting.
      He has all my respect.

    • @annerud9625
      @annerud9625 3 роки тому +18

      Yup, Schumacher definitely screwed him over.

    • @catchmeifyoucan1807
      @catchmeifyoucan1807 3 роки тому +9

      @@wildcatkhaya5675 Greatest driver? He cheated to win his races. Greatest cheater maybe is apt

    • @wildcatkhaya5675
      @wildcatkhaya5675 3 роки тому +17

      @@catchmeifyoucan1807 Its fine to think that, but I feel like at this point no multiple WDC is completely clean or "nice". I still respect MSC greatly and I'm a LH fan. Obviously Schumi wouldve been straight up cancelled and crucified in the media for his stunts, but it was a different time then. LH recieved a lot of heat for unintentionally punting Max off, but these F1 newbies are lightweights. Just because hes a 7 time WDC doesnt mean he'll be perfect, but then people will crucify him as if their favourites Senna or MSC were clean. I love the greats man, they put everything on the line to win even if they broke some rules. I wont say Lewis is cleaner than the other greats because I dont see it that way. None of these greats are perfect, they were just incredibly quick, difficult to keep down, and consistent.

  • @gambinoi8078
    @gambinoi8078 3 роки тому +470

    Alonso, Raikkonen and Montoya. What a line up of rookies

    • @anirudhsubramanian4781
      @anirudhsubramanian4781 3 роки тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Yuggoth87
      @Yuggoth87 3 роки тому +13

      20 years later we have MazeSpin ..."Bruh"

    • @allainangcao28
      @allainangcao28 3 роки тому +39

      But there is one man in that group that has made history…
      Fernando Alonso, the only man to have TWO rookie seasons.

    • @_sq_6029
      @_sq_6029 3 роки тому

      @@Yuggoth87 man,ur comment should be GOATEE

    • @kumarpatohome
      @kumarpatohome 3 роки тому +5

      @@allainangcao28 not to ruin your fun but Raikkonen Ocon soon-to-be Alex Albon also did

  • @josiahboatengmyrie
    @josiahboatengmyrie 3 роки тому +664

    What made Montoya one of a kind? Two words: “fucking Raikkonen”

    • @wildcatkhaya5675
      @wildcatkhaya5675 3 роки тому +55

      Oh my god, why would he do that to Raikkonen??

    • @radeoradeo5743
      @radeoradeo5743 3 роки тому +20

      “What a fuckin idiot”

    • @kuhaku9587
      @kuhaku9587 3 роки тому +34

      " no Homo"

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar 3 роки тому +8

      @@wildcatkhaya5675 who wouldn't!

    • @theelf152
      @theelf152 3 роки тому +17

      I bet he was saying that again when he left in 06. If people know that Juan was bloody quick, then Raikkonen was untouchable!

  • @TheGabe92
    @TheGabe92 3 роки тому +280

    Despite public warnings from two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. claiming that if a driver does not respect the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the place "will bite you - hard" Montoya shrugged off the advice claiming that all four corners were exactly the same and that the track required less attention than the road courses in the CART series and in European racing.
    In the event, the Colombian led 167 of 200 laps and claimed top honours at the end of the 500-mile (800 km) race, taking an easy victory on his first attempt.
    What a guy.

    • @stpbasss3773
      @stpbasss3773 2 роки тому +13

      @Lit Doe When in his comment did he claim Montoya said it was boring?

    • @skyhigh6089
      @skyhigh6089 Рік тому +1

      He had a dominating car. Once IndyCar went spec class with Dallara he was exposed. And how he threw away the 2015 season was just unforgivable.

    • @TwoAcresandaMule
      @TwoAcresandaMule 11 місяців тому

      @@skyhigh6089 exposed? you are a clown.

    • @nicestoriesnottherealstori3006
      @nicestoriesnottherealstori3006 9 місяців тому +3

      Eh, I think his 2015 Indy win was bigger because he claw his from the back during the race to win.

    • @drumnbasssakuga9352
      @drumnbasssakuga9352 6 місяців тому

      @MosheGoldbergTheKingJPM left F1 because of the exact same bullshit politics keeping the Indycar veterans out of it in the first place 🤡
      And you say “top of the charts” to mask the fact he lost 2015 championship to one of those “losers”.

  • @modergav
    @modergav 3 роки тому +480

    Montoya in my opinion is just like Nelson Piquet in terms of personality and wheel to wheel battles. Would he great seeing him up against Lewis, Fernando and Kimi on 07 and 08 seasons.

    • @Aldas001
      @Aldas001  3 роки тому +95

      They're certainly very similar but for sure Montoya had a bit more respect off the track. In terms of some of the things Piquet said about other's off the track he is UNMATCHED levels of disrespect

    • @Lukeywoodsey
      @Lukeywoodsey 3 роки тому +33

      @@Aldas001 is that why Piquet gets forgotten about? Everyone forgets about him in WC lists. Worth of a video?

    • @Enzoblueblood
      @Enzoblueblood 3 роки тому +42

      @@Lukeywoodsey
      Definitely an underrated 3 times champion. And his kung fu was pretty good.

    • @Lukeywoodsey
      @Lukeywoodsey 3 роки тому +8

      Makes sense he left for McLaren in 2005, look at what happened to Williams then with their car

    • @superjuca55
      @superjuca55 3 роки тому +40

      @@Lukeywoodsey Brazilian here. I don't remember his 1st title and was very young on the 2nd. Basically, he was very arrogant and offensive back then. He had very bad relationship with the brazilian press. He even won the 'troféu limão' - 'lemon trophy' for being the most unsympathetic pilot a few times. Then Senna arrived on F1 and had very good relationship with the press... and Piquet got jealous(!) of it. If he wanted the attention before he shouldn't have been such an A-orifice. He also offended Nigel Mansel's wife during their internal war at Williams, even for Brasil, in the 80s, everyone saw that as an incredibly cowardly, sexist and immature thing to do; questioned Senna's sexuality... that's what I remember.
      Basically he was Mr 'Politicaly Incorrect' at a time when the term had not even been invented. I rate him one of the greatest 'cerebral' pilots of all time, strategist, car developer and setuper, on the same level as Lauda and Prost. But he was really rotten outside the track.
      EDIT: correcting what paranoid android said, he was a 'great' boxer. (Search for Nelson Piquet Lango Lango 😂 )

  • @chico0326
    @chico0326 3 роки тому +43

    My favorite thing about Montoya is how he left F1 because he genuinely didn’t like the politics involved, he just wanted to race. To this day he’ll even say he doesn’t regret so not only is he a super skilled driver, he’s super down to earth and just wants to do what makes him happy above anything else.

  • @giomilahy
    @giomilahy 3 роки тому +270

    Raw speed. That what make him different. Him and Nando have that kind of agressive yet smooth driving style. Thats why i really rooting for both of them.

    • @kuhaku9587
      @kuhaku9587 3 роки тому +4

      Lando is building up to be a world championshipship class driver

    • @eugenehong9668
      @eugenehong9668 3 роки тому +38

      @@kuhaku9587 he said nando not lando

    • @beanlentil
      @beanlentil 3 роки тому +12

      @@kuhaku9587 Lando ain't Nando man
      Lando's #blessed to drive a good McLaren, unlike Nando

    • @micodyerski1621
      @micodyerski1621 3 роки тому +10

      Max has Montoya like speed. He tells the car where to go and forces the car to listen. If the car is up to it.

    • @WinTech4074
      @WinTech4074 3 роки тому

      @@kuhaku9587 nando isn’t lando. Nando is short for fernando lol

  • @TommoMcCluskey
    @TommoMcCluskey 3 роки тому +581

    Big up JPM! 🙌

  • @jacobogomez1907
    @jacobogomez1907 3 роки тому +145

    As a Colombian, this guy was amazing. Local tv would broadcast the races at 5am with the soccer commentators, just amazing.

    • @0megalul309
      @0megalul309 3 роки тому +15

      must have been an amazing experience. Colombian soccer comentators with the golgolgolgolgol never get old.

    • @jacobogomez1907
      @jacobogomez1907 3 роки тому

      It was! I found old footage of the Monaco win if you wanna check it out
      ua-cam.com/video/gPgf9m2apxA/v-deo.html

    • @mateoleon524
      @mateoleon524 2 роки тому +1

      @@0megalul309 omegalul, i was 7 years old and every sunday morning everybody listen to the roar of his bmw.
      Btw thats mexican gol
      We say “gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool golazooooo!! como le pegaste a esa pelota?”
      We say it that way.
      We dont say golgolgol thats weird cause ive heard the mexicans and boy they are wack.
      Same with the argentinians WACK!!! Futbol commentators.
      Nothing beats the Colombia commentators specially on the era of James Rodriguez and Iguita

    • @carlpeant9666
      @carlpeant9666 Рік тому +2

      damn dude i wish i was a columbian for a moment during those times, had to be something insanly awesome, remember watching him as a kid in my local tv in czech he was always some1 i was looking forward to see. he and ralf are my most favorite duo ever to race, pushing each other to limits.

  • @botortamas
    @botortamas 3 роки тому +144

    The very first driver I rooted for when I first started watching F1 20yrs ago. While everyone was glamorising Schumacher and Ferrari I was always rooting for the underdog. He kept it exciting with his wild overtakes and would bully passed Schumacher which no other driver had the balls to do. Single handedly kept 01 and 02 interesting. Fearless driver he was and not your typical eurospec crop driver which made him different. Shame his career unravelled the way it did.

    • @captainjosue
      @captainjosue 3 роки тому +11

      You are right about that. No other F1 driver had the courage or balls to pass Schumacher except for Hakinnen and Montoya. Everyone was bending over just letting Schumacher by but not JPM. Oh hell no. He would pass Schumacher every chance he could and did.

  • @MadeByPerspective
    @MadeByPerspective 3 роки тому +97

    An unforgettable F1 driver that’s for sure 🔥
    Thanks for having me on bro, video turned out awesome!

  • @nascarnational
    @nascarnational 3 роки тому +39

    One of auto racing's greatest personalities. If you followed one series, you saw him compete and at a high level. In F1, he battled the best of the best at a time that is very much iconic. In IndyCar, he was one of the many drivers that proved that grand prix victors can translate their skills into two wins at the Indianapolis 500, auto racing's biggest event. In NASCAR, he enthused fans and competitors with multiple thrilling wins on road courses. While an oval victory didn't come, he was able to compete with the likes of Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, etc., on very unique tracks and cars that he didn't grow up dedicating time to. In sports cars, he proved that closed-cockpit comfortability & open-wheel masterclass can indeed translate to trophies @ Le Mans & Daytona.
    The best part? He still has it today. He can race at Indy and become a threat to score a third Borg-Warner Trophy. He can jump into a NASCAR Cup car @ Watkins Glen and potentially outduel Chase Elliott, who is set to become NASCAR's road-course god. He can sit behind the wheel of a Toyota @ Le Mans and crush the competition with unimaginable force. Say what you want about the GOAT statuses of Lewis Hamilton, Jimmie Johnson, Scott Dixon, etc, but Montoya is only one of less than of a handful of elite individuals to succeed in literally anything and everything he's touched. In the modern day no less. Simply put, Juan Pablo Montoya is a generational talent, and one that's set the bar for racecar drivers across the world.

    • @slimbrady6691
      @slimbrady6691 3 роки тому +1

      Chase will likely win more roadcourse races but Gordon will always be the NASCAR GOAT of road courses because he won all those races while only getting two opportunities a season and he actually had to use a clutch pedal.

  • @Jueen_
    @Jueen_ 3 роки тому +157

    I think right now he’s still trying to win 24 hours of Le Mans, I think with that he’d get the triple crown of Motorsport

    • @j1020-u2e
      @j1020-u2e 3 роки тому +35

      He definitely has better chances of winning the triple crown than Alonso. I think if Alonso really wants to win the Indy 500 he’d have to move over and compete in IndyCar

    • @MrPrajitura
      @MrPrajitura 3 роки тому +27

      @@j1020-u2e as it is, Nando would need a Honda engine to win Indy, which would be quite difficult to happen..

    • @michaelmulkern9114
      @michaelmulkern9114 3 роки тому +7

      @@MrPrajitura Not really, the division of Honda that makes Indycar engines is completely separate from the F1 engines division. Honda has even said they have no issue with Nando running their engines in indy. The issue the past few years tho where Nandos commitments to Toyota in WEC who wouldn't allow him to race with a Honda engine.

    • @patrickanderson9023
      @patrickanderson9023 3 роки тому +2

      I highly doubt Montoya will get the chance of winning Le Mans now that he’s 45+ years old.

    • @Madrat-tw2in
      @Madrat-tw2in 3 роки тому +3

      @@patrickanderson9023 you never know with le mans... for example in 2017 the toyota was leading the race and had broken the lap record but broke down on the final lap, handing the win to porsche.

  • @DanHill1991
    @DanHill1991 3 роки тому +37

    After Hakkinen retired Montoya was my favourite driver for a while, still gutted he never won a championship in F1.

  • @abrarkhandoker2991
    @abrarkhandoker2991 3 роки тому +30

    Finally, a video on my Favourite driver in all of motorsports not just F1. This cheered me up.
    Thanx Aldas

  • @charamia9402
    @charamia9402 3 роки тому +46

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video! I have to say that press conference of Imola -04 is one of my favorite moments. You can feel the tension in the room when Montoya said 'blind or stupid', and the relief of 'that's racing'. That one sentence I feel sums up Montoyas attitude towards the sport - and towards Schumacher.
    When Montoya was asked to describe Schumacher in one word, he chose 'target'. He was the one driver he wanted to beat more than anyone.

    • @patrickanderson9023
      @patrickanderson9023 3 роки тому +1

      To me, it was obvious that Schumi didn’t care about JPMs comments at the time.

    • @charamia9402
      @charamia9402 3 роки тому +2

      @@patrickanderson9023 Schumi didn't care, the audience, however, were flabbergasted by the audacity.

    • @mateoleon524
      @mateoleon524 2 роки тому

      @@patrickanderson9023 really when everybody laughs at you (shum) when he says a comment calling you stupid, and then you hear the whole crowd.
      Yeah anybody would care, is just that is not like to die for

  • @GarfieldRex
    @GarfieldRex Рік тому +6

    As a Colombian, first heard about Montoya in the 2000 and followed him to F1. 2003 was the year of the championship if the engine didn't blow up on Austria. I remember the F1 mania in my country, as a kid i have picture of me in a mockup FW24, love that photo. But even when Montoya left F1 me and my dad sticked around, we have been following F1 since then. My dad loves Hamilton and I am an Alonso fan, means this year, 2023, I'm happier than him xd. The early 2000s was an era I will never forget ❤

  • @DiegoRomero-gj6zn
    @DiegoRomero-gj6zn 3 роки тому +148

    He's the "moral" winner of the 2003 championship. Without his car failures in Austria and Japan, he would have scored enough points to outscore Michael and Kimi in that year's championship. He really only came 12 points short of winning it.

    • @lukasvitkauskas9811
      @lukasvitkauskas9811 3 роки тому +18

      But how many car failures did Kimi and Michael have?

    • @sympathiser_of_Germans_in_40s
      @sympathiser_of_Germans_in_40s 3 роки тому +10

      That's like saying Britan would have if they had scored a couple more goals, sure they would have but they didn't.

    • @MrBritishComedy
      @MrBritishComedy 3 роки тому +14

      Not really. Montoya wasn't the only one with technical issues. His Williams was arguably faster than the Ferrari and yet he still didn't manage to build a lead that would be strong enough to hold till the end of the season. A lot of times he was just way too reckless - which also didn't help his championship campaign. And then there was the thing about the Michelin tyres that expanded beyond the allowed limits during the race...

    • @theelf152
      @theelf152 3 роки тому +13

      Kimi was 2pts from winning the WDC in 03, and he had 3 technical failures. It was ONLY Raikkonen that was glued to that Ferrari's gearbox both Michaels and Barichellos. Your talking about 12 points when Williams had a dominant engine Does Not Even Compare !!!

    • @CristianVillalobos
      @CristianVillalobos 3 роки тому +3

      I mean, putting himself in the wall in Australia or taking out Barrichello at Indy didn't help

  • @H-Real_8
    @H-Real_8 3 роки тому +8

    He is a legend. Put him in any car he will be undeniably fast and relentless. I remember as a child, like 1 or 2 years old, watching f1 with my dad, nothing would get me excited except for that Williams BMW charging alongside the Ferrari, I would just scream things like "Montaya" and "M" because I couldn't pronounce BMW for some reason.

    • @sylvianblade75
      @sylvianblade75 3 роки тому +1

      He did suck when he was at Mclaren tho.

  • @estesandia
    @estesandia 3 роки тому +34

    Thank you for talking good about one of our Colombian heroes. He really made us proud back in the day

  • @GamingTohru698
    @GamingTohru698 Рік тому +3

    I love Montoya even though I’m a Schumacher fan, he’s so competitive and passionate. He had potential to become an F1 world champion.

  • @BlueMonk25
    @BlueMonk25 Рік тому +2

    Ive been following F1 sincd 98. In all these years, I've never seen a driver with hos natural pace. The guy was just what a racing driver was meant to be. You have to remember that when he came in 01, Michael was F1, he could do no wrong, and yet, this young kid turns up and gives him a big finger.
    I remember his time in F1 fondly, his qualy laps were a joy to behold. His overtakes were brazen, at time where it was nigh on impossible to pass.
    He will alway be my most favourite driver of all time.

  • @vedasamhitmatta8261
    @vedasamhitmatta8261 3 роки тому +64

    Please do more videos about F1 history.it makes it more interesting and makes fans more connected to it.
    Being an F1 fan,I really enjoyed your videos about Vettel,Jim Clark.
    Finally your video about lotus is a MASTERPIECE.
    it made me inspired to study which I wasn't doing since three days😅😅😂

  • @gmorjuela
    @gmorjuela 3 роки тому +3

    I'm from Colombia and my childhood was just watching him in TV winning races in Indy and F1, and it feels so good to see that a lot of people, no matter where they come from, respects and honors one of my childhood heroes.
    I loved so much this video.

  • @chomalen
    @chomalen 3 роки тому +10

    Loved the Bridgestone v. Michelin battles back then also. I used to remember the Michelin's suddenly coming on about 10 laps into the stint and the cars would be suddenly 1s /lap faster. This would be worth looking back at.

  • @lyndonbull3581
    @lyndonbull3581 3 роки тому +16

    I agree totally mate, JPM might never have won an F1 title, but his ability to do so well in many different disciplines of racing puts him firmly in the Jim Clark ball park for me. A driver who enjoyed a close fight, and fearsome.

    • @skyhigh6089
      @skyhigh6089 Рік тому

      Wash your mouth after comparing Clark to an also ran like JPM.

  • @andresvalencia-motorsportn7324
    @andresvalencia-motorsportn7324 3 роки тому +5

    A fellow colombian here Aldas your words at the end of the video almost made me cry... wow very well put video mate. I am to this date still hurt by the fact that JPM didnt win the 2003 title but whatever its amazing to still see him on track even if its just LMP2 cars. I am now looking forward for his son sebastian montoya's career in motorsports.

  • @amymac8998
    @amymac8998 3 роки тому +14

    Loved Juan Pablo, we didn't get long enough of him in F1, was gutted when he packed it in. Think F1 was too constrained for feisty free spirit but he gave us some great race. Never watched Nascar until he moved there and have grown to enjoy it a bit but always wonder what he could've achieved. He just didn't take no crap from nobody 👌❤️

  • @Ellis56
    @Ellis56 3 роки тому +11

    Montoyas talent is undeniable and amazing, the fact that he challenged Micheal Schumacher a 7 time champion multiple times proves the skill he has but aswell as this I would say he is one of the most adaptable drivers I've ever seen because the fact that he went from challenging in F1 to winning in IndyCar, Nascar and sports cars is amazing! (I think that makes sense) Thanks for the info Aldas! and like Tommo said. BIG UP JPM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @patrickanderson9023
      @patrickanderson9023 3 роки тому

      The man def had talent, but he was just too aggressive at times. JPM lacked patience

  • @p_dogg6707
    @p_dogg6707 3 роки тому +16

    My memories of the Schumacher dominance era almost exclusively include JPM, Coulthard, Raikkonen, Alonso, Ralf Schumacher, Michael, Trulli, Webber. Legends.

  • @jakecollins335
    @jakecollins335 3 роки тому +6

    I wasn’t old enough to watch Montoya in F1 and haven’t been following F1 this much till this year but I grew up watching him in nascar and it sounds like his personality was the same in nascar and f1 and he was honestly pretty good for the equipment he was in during his nascar years.

    • @patrickanderson9023
      @patrickanderson9023 3 роки тому +1

      Montoya’s biggest weakness has always been his lack of patience while racing, he would always go flat out and try to overtake the car in front of him ASAP, no matter what.
      JPM was decent, but very inconsistant in Nascar. That type of racing was obviously not his thing.

  • @jackbloyce8296
    @jackbloyce8296 3 роки тому +33

    As James Hunt once said
    Big balls

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar 3 роки тому +1

      and another one said, none of them are crystal

  • @jamiehobbs3750
    @jamiehobbs3750 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome as always Aldas. So good to see Pers here as well. Aussie Aussie!!

  • @annerud9625
    @annerud9625 3 роки тому +8

    Juan is awesome. Thank you for this recap. He is a truly great racer.

  • @F-Man
    @F-Man 3 роки тому +29

    Montoya is still the all out most impressive driver I’ve ever watched, and I’ve gotten to see Schumacher, Hamilton, Verstappen, etc., etc.
    It’s no surprise, really, that you hold the opinion that Montoya seemed to have come from a “different era.” Having come of age in the US with CART, a series that still did have turbocharged monster cars, very low downforce, and venues as varied as Belle Isle to 2.5 mile super speedway ovals, he absolutely learned how to be a fighter in the spirit of the previous generation - and holy god did it serve him well.

    • @108hindu
      @108hindu 3 роки тому +8

      I saw JPM drive one of those turbo monsters in Portland in 1999. I loved those cars and his driving was amazing. Everyone was talking about the Ganassi rookie driver that was driving the wheels off his car.

  • @deepakchadha3263
    @deepakchadha3263 3 роки тому +12

    No Diplomacy by him anyways . and thats why Kimi is also a rockstar.. Both r truly legends in thier own ways...

  • @TheTripol
    @TheTripol 3 роки тому +3

    BMW + JPM. Good memories from the early 2000s:D

  • @BigGreenPeugeot
    @BigGreenPeugeot 3 роки тому +2

    My favourite driver. Plus he won the first race I ever attended (Silverstone 2005).

  • @ShivSai123456
    @ShivSai123456 3 роки тому +18

    His name is also reallly catchy helps a lot

  • @HavokR505
    @HavokR505 3 роки тому +114

    everyone forgets this but Montoya is closer to the Triple Crown than Alonso.
    he just needs the easiest one: 24hr of LeMans

    • @Mr.Scootini
      @Mr.Scootini 3 роки тому +21

      Having done a 24hr kart race before.... those aren’t easy at all. So I can’t imagine lemans being easy or the easiest

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar 3 роки тому +37

      "easiest" you make it sound like he's going vacation lol

    • @mr.estadistica6428
      @mr.estadistica6428 3 роки тому +5

      easy: 24H Le Mans: just sleep at night,race at day
      medium: Indy 500: faster cars,dangerous oval
      hard: Monaco GP: mainly open wheel car series, closed circuit

    • @forr0_
      @forr0_ 3 роки тому +7

      @@mr.estadistica6428 how you really know? Are you Hill or something like that?

    • @mr.estadistica6428
      @mr.estadistica6428 3 роки тому

      @@forr0_ im a big fan of racing and something random is that never existed a driver from my nacionality

  • @MONO10ify
    @MONO10ify 2 роки тому +2

    Feeling so proud to be colombian, he did soo much for us, he taught us how tu be brave and fearless i remember getting up at 6 am to watch him racing to the edge of every single corner, in and out of the track a out of the class, legend, putting him always out of his confort zone 💪🏻🔥🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

  • @108hindu
    @108hindu 3 роки тому +2

    I saw JPM, a rookie then, drive a target Indy car in Portland in 1999. It was amazing. Everyone there was talking about his spectacular driving.

  • @fedoremelianenko2404
    @fedoremelianenko2404 2 роки тому +1

    my all time F1 hero , finally met him this weekend too !!

  • @COMMONsenseAdvocate86
    @COMMONsenseAdvocate86 3 роки тому +2

    Perhaps the best example of a athlete who we all loathed and despised during his time. But when looking back at his career, we think he is so fcking awesome and a massive talent

  • @captainjosue
    @captainjosue 3 роки тому +2

    JPM was the reason I watched F1 until he left. I saw him win at Long Beach in 1999 when he raced in CART (Indycar) for Chip Ganassi. He was destined to be a star. And he was.

  • @YahushaisKing887
    @YahushaisKing887 3 роки тому +13

    I really enjoy your channel bro so informative and expanitory 🙂

  • @KenNakajima07
    @KenNakajima07 3 роки тому +1

    Juan Pablo Montoya has a place in my memory which is dearest on that Chip Ganassi car than on the williams, he's a true racer, great work on this vid Aldas!
    I wonder if I'll ever see HAM or VER drink milk at Indy... probably not.

  • @LASkB
    @LASkB 3 роки тому +2

    Montoya ia one of the greats ! Excellent video. You're right, in today's corporate world we'll never see another Juan Pablo

  • @johndaniels4623
    @johndaniels4623 3 роки тому +12

    Awesome and don’t forget, Alonso and him are the closest to winning the big 3, Indy 500, Monaco, and Le Mans. With JPM winning Indy 2000/2015, and Monaco in 03, with only overall at Le Mans left. While Alonso has Monaco 06/07 and 24 hours of Le Mans in 2018/19, Alonso needs Indy which may or may not ever come for either driver

    • @MONO10ify
      @MONO10ify 2 роки тому

      well... i think he already did it 👏👏

    • @shakamaro2601
      @shakamaro2601 2 роки тому

      @@MONO10ify did he do it

  • @Jaaames
    @Jaaames 3 роки тому +3

    The driver that got me interested in the sport, what a LEDGE🔥

  • @nickwall2497
    @nickwall2497 3 роки тому +38

    I have one for Juan, just one...one hypothetical, Juan. As Juan the wonderkid, the rising number one of Formula One, Juan, one wonders, should Juan only win one Formula One, one year...would Juan want to have won that one in Round One, Juan?

    • @MrJM540
      @MrJM540 3 роки тому

      Sadly, no Juan will know

  • @fun364
    @fun364 3 роки тому +3

    One of my all time favorites 🙌🏿

  • @mauricioaristizabal1537
    @mauricioaristizabal1537 2 роки тому +1

    What an honest and knowledgeable video. Congrats brother. Thank you.

  • @Guinnessdrnkr1234
    @Guinnessdrnkr1234 3 роки тому +4

    Juan Pablo Montoya is such an underrated driver!

  • @amjan
    @amjan 3 роки тому +2

    This video needs more than his F1 videos. He did spectacular things in ChampCar (=Indycar).

  • @danbeaucage7425
    @danbeaucage7425 3 роки тому +2

    Been a fan of JPM since his CART and ChampCar (IndyCar) days. Deserves all the praise he gets.

  • @juanguillermosanin605
    @juanguillermosanin605 3 роки тому +1

    Nice one, we will allways remember Montoya

  • @maverickjingle5432
    @maverickjingle5432 Рік тому +1

    He was my teen years hero after Senna passed away. Truly built from the same South American steel.

  • @daverussell457
    @daverussell457 3 роки тому +6

    Aldas: "What Made Juan Pablo Montoya One of a Kind"
    Me: He wasn't a clone.

  • @MiguelAntonioCastillo
    @MiguelAntonioCastillo 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for covering one my favorite drivers! Subscribed

  • @vagjagan
    @vagjagan 3 роки тому +1

    Great work Aldas!! Amazing stuff. Thank you for awesome video.

  • @BanjoLuke1
    @BanjoLuke1 3 роки тому +1

    Quite a driver. Very entertaining. Brought races alive as we were being swept further into an era when races were getting duller. They still are getting duller, but Montoya raged against the might and brought smiles and entertainment.
    The off-track stuff was often churlish and puerile, but that may just be my NW European perspective...
    Some of his close, wheel-to-wheel stuff was almost extraterrestrial.
    Chapeau to JPM.

  • @SamuelSantos_
    @SamuelSantos_ 3 роки тому +87

    I almost feel like Verstappen is the modern Montoya. I think Verstappen is better overall but they had similar racecraft and aggression.

    • @apophisstr6719
      @apophisstr6719 3 роки тому +18

      In terms of racecraft and aggressiveness on taking opportunity, probably yes, but Max definitely had grown quite a lot since his first few years of F1, now he's a lot more mature and calm than just being outright fiery like Montoya (not that's it's a bad thing, but still).

    • @SamuelSantos_
      @SamuelSantos_ 3 роки тому +7

      @@apophisstr6719 Yeah, Max is a more refined Montoya I guess

    • @adityamcis
      @adityamcis 3 роки тому +3

      Max is crash trappen for a reason. He is not like any one.

    • @johannesfonken4352
      @johannesfonken4352 3 роки тому +14

      @@adityamcis you are unfunny. Not like anyone.

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar 3 роки тому +5

      @@adityamcis old unfunny garbage meme

  • @jackhammer111
    @jackhammer111 3 роки тому +3

    This must have been created a long time ago because he won two Indy 500s. 2000 and 2015. I'm an old guy and I've been into the Indy 500 since I was a little boy listening to it on the radio. I can't recall a more dominant month of May at Indianapolis than Montoya in 2000. He was fastest from day one. And that's back when practice started the first week of May. He and the car was so good that they would go out and do a few laps and basically park the car cuz they had nothing less to learn and nothing left to prove. The only reason they didn't get the pole it's because they had to go earlier in the day and the track got faster as it got towards 6:00. The press, and other drivers thought he was crazy because of the way he drove, because of the lines he was carving around the track. This was before they removed that flat apron and he would dive down onto that apron in the turns. Then the race comes and he dominated it. It wasn't even close. There's no doubt that if he'd have stayed with IndyCar he would have dominated. But like others he had to go to formula One. You'd have to say he's become the consummate professional race car driver.

  • @johnlocke1977
    @johnlocke1977 3 роки тому +2

    The Juan and Only, Juan.

  • @ThePeoplesChamp42
    @ThePeoplesChamp42 3 роки тому +5

    He is one of the greatest racing drivers in history. Winner in everything he raced. The best part is he said NASCAR was the hardest series he raced in.

    • @frevazz3364
      @frevazz3364 3 роки тому +3

      Unfortunately for him, the Ganassi Nascar team was junk and he could have easily left for better teams later on as they came knocking on the door but he stay with Ganassi out of loyalty. He certainly would have won alot more in Nascar had he aligned himself with better teams.

  • @christianalden4603
    @christianalden4603 3 роки тому +2

    For me personally, Michael Schumacher brought me into the world of F1.
    Juan Pablo Montoya however, brought me into a wide array of different motorsports disciplines including Indycar, Nascar, IMSA and endurance racing.
    That and Gran Turismo 4 as well.

  • @lxcien4867
    @lxcien4867 3 роки тому +2

    7:28 that drift tho...

  • @JWONG-pu8ky
    @JWONG-pu8ky 3 роки тому +1

    This channel is pure gold, no doubt about that

  • @dimedigger_id
    @dimedigger_id 3 роки тому +2

    When I was 8, I got hooked into F1 because of JPM & Kimi. And then that 'idiot' thing happened. But yeah, he was aggressively good

  • @scottsmith4315
    @scottsmith4315 3 роки тому +1

    I followed JPM from CART to F1 and have been a huge F1 fan ever since. Haven’t missed a race in 20 years. He really was extremely talented. Massively. His attitude did cost him his career I think. But man was he fast. So fast. And he said what was on his mind. To his detriment.

  • @Nfulks96
    @Nfulks96 3 роки тому +3

    Juan Pablo Montoya is the closest we have to Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt in the 21st century. Cart Championship, 2 Indy 500’s, F1 wins and championship contention, and 2 nascar wins with a lot more he could’ve won make him a GOAT in my book.

  • @leongt1954
    @leongt1954 3 роки тому +3

    Now Retired V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes described Montoya as the most intimidating and arrogant person he's ever met when they both drove for Helmut Markos F3000 team back in 1997

  • @davidbondy2250
    @davidbondy2250 3 роки тому +1

    Montoya was the modern-day Graham Hill. It's frankly sad that his prime is over and that he didn't achieve more in F1, but he's still a legend of so many different racing series.

  • @souldry
    @souldry 3 роки тому +2

    One of the greatest drivers ever in anything with 4 wheels.

  • @robertcarr4172
    @robertcarr4172 3 роки тому +1

    Loved us some JPM. Absolute legend! You fkn broke my heeaad

  • @hooligan1017
    @hooligan1017 3 роки тому +1

    He’s one of only 3 drivers to have won in F1 Indy Car and the NASCAR Cup series. He was a genuine all around racer. Side not he’s one of my dad’s favorite drivers.

  • @elaldo2382
    @elaldo2382 3 роки тому +1

    I've sadly only been to one Grand Prix but Montoya was the winner that day at Monza in 2005.

  • @dominicbarden4436
    @dominicbarden4436 3 роки тому +1

    One of my favourite quirks in Montoya's career is that he's both won and lost a championship on countback:
    1999 CART Season: both he and Dario Franchitti finished the year on 212 points but Montoya had won 7 times to Franchitti's 3.
    2015 IndyCar Series: he and Scott Dixon finished on 556 points but Dixon had won 3 times to Montoya's 2.

  • @GregBrownsWorldORacing
    @GregBrownsWorldORacing 3 роки тому +2

    As an American,, He's Raced in all my favorite series (apart from MotoGP) F1, Indycar and NASCAR. I was in attendance at the Daytona speedway when he hit the Jet Dryer, you could feel the heat half a mile away. The rear suspension on his car was broken, but he was trying to catch the field - not to go a lap down. The speedway had lights and the race didn't end till after 2am. I almost got a divorce that night, my wife was ready to go, but I wanted to stay for the checkers.

  • @RoseJetExhaust
    @RoseJetExhaust 3 роки тому

    There it is finally, the most ambitious and incredible crossover. Thanks Sam and Aldas for making it happen!

  • @jazz9128
    @jazz9128 3 роки тому +4

    His career in F1 really was Juan of a kind

  • @mirial2108
    @mirial2108 3 роки тому +1

    One of the finest drivers I've seen in the last 25 years and it seemed a terrible waste him going to Nascar, but I maintain the era he drove in allowed his talent to manifest itself. Whilst maybe not as adaptable as some of his contemporaries, he was matchless when the car was to his liking and I'd say on a good day would have been faster than Hamilton. He had sensational car control, like Gilles Villeneuve which allowed him to go over the edge without crashing.

  • @siddharthbose3277
    @siddharthbose3277 3 роки тому +1

    Man just won the triple crown

  • @byronwaite2824
    @byronwaite2824 3 роки тому +1

    I got to see Montoya drive at the molson Indy in Toronto and he was stupid fast compared to the rest of the field

  • @carlosramirez8328
    @carlosramirez8328 15 днів тому

    Juan Pablo Montoya is undoubtedly one of, if not the most, complete and versatile drivers in history. It's a shame about the F1 championship...that slipped away. A true thoroughbred driver!
    Subreal...

  • @miltonricardoospinadiaz8709
    @miltonricardoospinadiaz8709 9 місяців тому +1

    Winner in all categories he participated

  • @DannyAQ
    @DannyAQ 3 роки тому +7

    He looks like Rey mysterio

  • @edanjel
    @edanjel 3 роки тому +1

    Montoya is One of a Kind. It was always fun to watch him go all out to try and win the race and not backing down to Schumacher, or anyone else. He brought excitement to the F1 races.

  • @NicolasESB
    @NicolasESB 3 роки тому +7

    If there is a race JPM showed his talent it was 2015 Indy 500, he showed the entire racing world how to drive that kind of races, he had to comeback from last to first because in a caution he was hitted behind and got a rear wing damage that made him return in the back of the pack. In that race you can see how he mastery managed every situation, even touching the grass overtaking Dixon in the last restart..., That day I was without breath the entire race and even more in the last 15 laps.
    He fought that race against everything that became in front of him, it was incredible to watch, I thought he was going to loose it in the last 4 laps with Power behind him, when he crossed the line I could not believe it.
    Here is the link of that race --> ua-cam.com/video/urjQzBpu7mU/v-deo.html
    Another race like that is 2000's Michigan 500, that battle with andretti was amazing.

    • @vlasov18
      @vlasov18 2 роки тому +3

      That Indy win was absolutely incredible, starting from the back, even getting into the grass to make a pass, that was absolutely insane. This guy is def one of the best drivers ever, hands down

    • @skyhigh6089
      @skyhigh6089 Рік тому

      How he threw away the 2015 season at Sonoma was unbecoming of a professional driver. I hadn't seen him drive in years, then when he crashed onto Power I said "yup, still the same brainless hothead".

  • @CrunchyMotorsport
    @CrunchyMotorsport 3 роки тому +6

    Can you do the history of Tyrrell as the team could have been one of the best but fell short leading the demise of the team.

  • @aaronmachado13
    @aaronmachado13 3 роки тому +1

    Juan was always one of my favorite drivers because he’s the VERY definition of a jack of all trades. IMSA? He’s done well, Indy? He’s done well. NASCAR? He’s one of the few F1 drivers to win a race in the series. WEC if given the right car he can do miracles. I mean he’s inspired many South Americans to get involved in motorsports after the tragic death of Ayrton Senna. Even in NASCAR where we all joke about him hitting the jet dryer we still look at him fondly and if he ever came back all of the NASCAR community would welcome him

  • @ralffe3465
    @ralffe3465 3 роки тому +1

    I started watching F1 in 2013 but I knew about Montoya before. I originally thought he joined in 1998 and I was shocked when I realized he only raced for 6 season.

  • @Lovecars1218
    @Lovecars1218 3 роки тому +1

    I will never forget his overtake maneuver against Schumi after the SC restart in brazil 2001. He had no fear.

  • @dakkan5433
    @dakkan5433 3 роки тому +1

    Funny how BMW’s/Williams sponsor was Ni-Quitin and Ferrari’s Marlboro lol

  • @TheDowntownLights
    @TheDowntownLights 3 роки тому +2

    One of the only people that makes me feel kinda okay to be Colombian, that and coffee. But honestly, what a legend Juan

  • @nanominardi4084
    @nanominardi4084 3 роки тому +1

    Montoya was simply amazing

  • @jdockii
    @jdockii 3 роки тому

    Juan Pablo was one of my all time favorite drivers

  • @nicolasenriquegarciacastil974
    @nicolasenriquegarciacastil974 3 роки тому +1

    About time for this video

  • @CRIV2012
    @CRIV2012 3 роки тому

    I get that this is about his time in F1, but by then he was already an Indy500 champ and had a CART title, which in 1999 had an incredibly competitive grid and those V8 turbo powered cars were absolute monsters