I think its probably Luigi. He really hasn’t been holding his compared to his brother, especially in qualifying. His flaws were especially displayed in the Rainbow Road GP. Toad’s pace has rivaled Luigi’s in a sub optimal kart. If Luigi doesn’t pull his weight this season, his seat could be in serious danger.
@@TommoMcCluskey Waluigi is just a ringer to keep Wario relevant in the constructors championship, he needs to make the step up to a real team if he's ever going make an impact in the sport
@@motorsporthaven9373 What reason is there to get rid of him? He’s adapted well to the car and even put Bottas under pressure at times. He’s not been amazing but he’s been consistent
For me, it's: Lewis: Won't look great if he takes another L to George again. Esteban: Already bedded in to the team. Needs to be on top of Pierre as a new comer. Oscar: Can't afford to have a bad rookie season because he's going in right at the deep end, next to Lando. Well, if McLaren aren't complete dog anyway. Lando: for the same reasons as Esteban. He's not a rookie anymore, he can't afford to lose really. Alex: Needs to be on top of Logan, similar reasons as Lando. Nico: Can't afford to get completely outperformed by KMag because Mick, was quite close, expense withstanding. Kevin: Same reasons as Lando and Esteban. Yuki: Now established, has to prove himself against a new comer. Nyck: has question marks over his F2 career that he could put to bed if he can beat Yuki or be close in his 1st season idk. Checo: Does he have anything to worry about with Dani in the background, idk, I am not sure tbh. Zhou: Not much to say here really, perhaps wants to be showing some kinda improvement in form now that he's had a year but beyond that idk. Valtteri: Idk, I mean, I guess he doesn't wanna be getting beaten by Zhou but given the relationship he has with Fred and the stability he provides, I think he's fine. George: Similar as Zhou. Great 1st season with new team, keep it up, idk next. Max: Haha anyway. Charles: Ferrari. Carlos: Ferrari. Logan: Wants to have at least a decent 1st season I guess. Idk, with Williams man so yeah. Nando: Beat Lance. I mean, not really sure what else to expect. Lance: Congrats on securing 2024 contract. I think that's everyone.
Max is under immense pressure. He's got to get through at least 3 laps where cars will be within 2 seconds of him at the start of every race. I don't envy him at all
Lewis was only 40 points behind Rus....despite Running weights to collect data for 9 races. And Lewis outperformed RUS in most of the race after Canada ....When u don't know anything , don't talk like a karen ....
Here's an idea for a video: I know DTS isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I found myself going through the seasons again, and I think it would be cool to have a sort of 'who had the last laugh' kind of breakdown of the things that happened in the previous seasons, for example: Ricciardo Vs. Renault/Alpine, Perez Vs. Racing Point/Aston Martin, the whole 'Pink Mercedes' affair between the midfield, etc
I think Hulk is probably an under the radar example. He’s essentially being held to standards he was setting 3 years ago when he last drove full-time and is being spoken of like he’ll single-handedly fix the issues Haas has. Given how quickly Haas drivers get thrown under the bus when things start to get rough, not consistently working miracles could be his undoing.
I'll be rooting for Yuki next year, he's growing to becoming a cult favourite by fans (Especially Lando Norris) and just needs to extract the car setup as soon as possible (Even if it was a slog of the car).
Although not a driver it would be fair to say the whole Ferrari team is under the most pressure from the high ups to deliver a consistent year for the team not just the drivers or TP but the whole unit as one need a strong rebound year (think a Video on new staff like TP, engineers lead mechanics etc could be interesting and there's definitely potential for a video out of that, or maybe a review of how mike crack has got on in his first year and Aston or Otmar as Alpine etc. Love the vids keep it up!
At the beginning of the year, when the car was the best, Zhou Guanyu had to stop due to technical failures and drive quite a few times between the pits
I wouldn't really call Tsunoda's 2022 poor. Relative to 2021, he had much better pace and was much closer to Gasly, too, and he mostly sorted out his qualifying, too, something he really struggled with in 2021. Yes, he scored less points than Gasly, but bad luck affected him in Baku, when he was on course for a pretty nice points scoring position, and AT strategy screwed both drivers over multiple times over the course of the season. Remember, 2022 was still only his fifth season racing open-wheelers. But I do agree in the sense that he needs to establish himself as the leader of the team, if de Vries beats him right away, then sadly, as much as I like him, he doesn't have a place in F1.
I think Yuki's 2022 would have been acceptable as a rookie season. But his 21 was really poor, so it's all relative right. It was a big improvement, but still, compared to the standards set by numerous new drivers in the last 10 years, I think 22 was poor.
Ye sure, Yuki is closer to Pierre but I feel like people don't talk about how it's not necessarily Tsunoda improving, but Gastly stagnating. This season is going to be interesting for midfield
@@itsmeulooking4116 you cannot tell me with a straight face that this season wasnt a massive improvement for yuki, maybe it shouldnt have been that big of a leap since his 2021 was really subpar.
@@perfectfantasies he made the 2 biggest blunders of the season. (Crashing into his teammate in silverstone and literally crashing as he comes out the pits in canada). He’s faster for sure, but he didn’t perform well
@@TommoMcCluskey i think it is actually pretty hard to rate how poor or not yuki's season was since the car was so much worse than last year. i actually think he made just a few mistakes, less than some other drivers, just that the mistakes he made were stupid as hell.
If silly season 2022 wasn't so silly, I could've seen Yuki not making the grid for 2023. I think he lucked out that Gasly ended up leaving (not wanting 2 new drivers) and RB's talent pipeline being a little dry compared to years past in terms of an obvious top F2 performer to pull in.
Regarding Alonso's Dnf this year, there are rumours at Alpine that say he was told not to push too much or if he would take the risk to damage the engine (what happened a lot this year). I think this element gives a new perspective to the internal driver competition: perhaps Ocon followed the instructions and was more cautious with his Alpine.
I remember at Mexico Esteban said that almost from the start of the race he was having to conserve his engine and lift and coast to avoid a terminal issue. Obviously in that same race Fernando DNF'ed whilst Esteban finished, although unable to push and close in on Ricciardo. So there could be truth to this. Alpine did focus on engine performance as opposed to reliability
personally i would put Lando on this list. I feel like he has to show who really is the top dog in this team. He didn't have to do that with daniel since no one really thought he would dominate daniel like he did. But now he is in the position that daniel was in before.
I think Checo is a great team player and he’s so smooth and has a crazy ability to save tires, but I think that Redbull actually needs to build a car for both drivers or car that satisfies both drivers because we saw the beginning in the 2022 season it seemed like Max and Checo were at similar pace before Redbull made that update that was better for Max, then Max pulled ahead and Checo was left behind.
Men i hope God hear you, because Red bull seems very comfortable pleasing only one of their drives and yes i know max is the wc but Red Bull is been doing this since, Ricciardo left Rb.
At the start of the season the car was more suited to Checo than Max but It was difficult to fight the Ferraris. As the car developed more, max was able to get more out of it and be comfortably in front of the Ferraris, especially as chronic understeer was no longer the issue. Checo just couldn't adapt to a more pointy - thus faster car.
@@solidsnack3681 Checo car was also used as Hamilton beginning season where he was gathering data. He was put a new experimental underfloor to collect data for 2023 from Austria to Monza. That's like 6 races where even Max got further away.
Checo definitely has his simulator work cut out for him this winter. The gap with Max is just too big atm and with Mercedes probably joining the mix he's in danger of becoming a third-row starter. But then let's not forget that this is the dreaded second Red Bull seat. It became so cursed since Max became the team leader that even Marko adjusted his expectations accordingly. Marko expects any driver to be slower than Max and he's fine with it as long as he stays within three tenths of him. Which means that Checo only has to find one or two tenths or so and he should be fine. I don't think that Daniel will be a serious threat to his position in 2023 or 2024, as he in the second seat would be a far greater risk for Red Bull. Let's not forget that Daniel got his ass kicked by Max by the time he left the team. Nor do I see any threat from Alpha Tauri on Checo's position any time soon. Yuki lacks the right mindset for a top team (Marko has been very clear about his mediocre work ethic and communication skills) and Nyck needs at least a year to settle with an F1 car. Not to mention that for Red Bull as a company it's way more profitable to have a Mexican in that second seat than another Dutchman.
I dont think Perez is underpresure because if the differences between Perez and Max were big the differences between Ricciardo and Norris were WAY bigger, and its not like they didnt turned all the upgrades to favored Max in every aspect, i mean its clear that Max is the fastest driver on track but its magic that Max and Perez were the closest team mates until the upgrades in Canada where Perez actually said that he didnt feel comfy with the car, so Perez can secure his seat atleat until 2024 when his contrat finishes
To be fair, Ocon has always had high calibre teammates. Perez, had already been in F1 for years before Ocon in his Force India years. Riccardo, 8 time race winner who beat Vettel. And Alonso is one of the best drivers of all time. He may not have beaten them but he did match Alonso pretty well despite maybe not doing as well. I think it will be a good change of pace for him against Gasly, but apparently they dislike each other so hopefully Ocon doesn't have more teammate drama
Yuki is in his third year now. Last season (2021), he got convincingly beaten by Gasly, but Gasly was on fire in '21 and it was Yuki's first year. Let's give him the benefit of the rookie. This season, he didn't convince me - to be honest, neither did Gasly, but we can blame the performance of both drivers on the car. Next season, however, Yuki will have to be the leader of the team. Somehow, though, I feel like De Vries will wipe the floor with him thanks to his experience in FE, and then there would he nothing to prevent Yuki from falling out of favor for a new RB academy hotshot. Gasly has finally been given the second chance at a big team that so many think he deserves. His RB stint was cataclysmic. Now it's his chance to prove that he is capable of performing well in a team that might be in contention for a podium or two next season (maybe, but they could be up there). However, he's got some pressure as well. He *needs* to show that he can do it, otherwise questions will be asked immediately. He doesn't need to make Ocon look like a rookie, keeping up with him and defending P4 in the constructor's should do the trick. But again, we've seen how bad it can go in a new team: just look at Dani Ric... I hope he does well, but we'll see. Of course, if Ocon gets beaten by Gasly that might raise a question or two, but I'm confident that Ocon will get the job done and not lose his seat this season. (Don't quote me on that after 2023, though.) Also, I am surprised how nobody mentions the fact that Lance Stroll might be under pressure: if Aston doesn't do well... - can't even write such lies. Congrats to Lance for a seat in F1 until his Papa dies.
I agree with the list, especially with Zhou and Checo with Pourchaire and Danny Ric breathing down their necks. Pistari after all that went down. Yuki because it's his contract up after 2023 season.
Thing is though, Haas doesn’t really have many options if Hulkenberg doesn’t perform? They’re sort of stuck with him no matter what, unless Schwartzman is ready for F1 then I can’t imagine anyone else being in contention for the seat
Still feels weird we're talking about Yuki underperforming/ need to take a step. I'm not saying he doesn't need to improve but once you look beyond the end of the season record its clear he did ALOT better then his rookie campaign
really cool watching this at the end of the season.. oscar honestly had an incredible year and im really looking forward to 2024 it'll be interesting to see how alpine does and what kinda gap there will be between estie and pieree
It's honestly easier to name drivers who AREN'T under pressure next year with how short the current contracts are. I think Max, Charles, Lando & George are obviously safe. You can include Alex in that too but every one else is under immense pressure in my eyes.
@@samturpie1756 Yeah, during the Abu Dhabi weekend, in regards to Seb's retirement, Lewis said he wants to continue racing in F1 for a few more years, presumably until at least 2026.
For me it's Oscar Piastri after the Alpine McLaren saga and just how good a driver he is , Pierre Gasly first drive away from Red Bull family , Sergio Perez after the way the relaionship with Max deteriorated last season , Ferando Alonso if Aston Martin don't produce a good car next season and Zhou Guanyu to prove he has long term future in F1 as I suspect when Alfa Romeo becomes Audi he won't be driving for them
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks agree and if lewis does win another one it will be as hard of a fight as 2008. The young guys are hungry. Geroge is one of them and will be in the same car.
I really hope Piastri and Sargeang smash it this year, it would make the junior drivers in F2/F3 look much better and put existing drivers under more pressure to hold a seat
Lewis: isn’t under pressure persay, but cannot afford to be beaten that comprehensively on both results and points by George again because at the moment he’s at risk of entering the Vettel 2019/ 2020 period Zhou: really needs to not let his junior career trend of having incredibly early peaks and looking like a million dollars in his first year and then trailing off, needs to be close to Valtteri and most of all he needs to score good consistent points, not 6 compared to 49 Hulkenburg: crash damage aside, needs to be consistently on par neck and neck with Magnussen or beating him to prove that getting rid of Mick was actually valid and most of all needs to score the same quality of points as Kevin, because if he can’t score more points than him or really anywhere close, but is consistently on par and beating him in the races in terms of pace, Haas run the risk of having dropped Mick for another Mick Piastri: people need to give him a few races to adapt to formula one, yes his junior career is absolutely insane but like Callum Ilott said, this is formula one, he might not have the insane pace that people expect and have put on him straight away but he will be consistent and he won’t be like Riccardo just languishing around to the point where it’s probably only worth running one car Sargent: honestly I think Logan is in the perfect position, all the attention will be on Oscar and to a certain extent Nyck as well, not many F1 fans who don’t watch F2 and F3 have any idea who he is and the bar that shitifi set ain’t exactly high so if he can stay close to Alex, keep it crash free, and on occasion out perform Alex that will be considered an amazing season De Vries: as a formula 2 champion, a Formula E world champion and a multiple LMP Endurance race winner I think it’s a no brainier Nyck is the team leader, his experience is insane and honestly he doesn’t even need to demolish Tsunoda, he just needs to convincingly beat him Tsunoda: needs to be on par with and occasionally beating Nyck which I really don’t see happening, he’s been given many chances to improve and unfortunately I think he’s still very rough and raw, there is a speedy Japanese driver in there without a doubt, I just don’t think he’s speedy enough for Red Bull to keep giving so many more chances, especially if Lawson adapts well to Super formula given his calibre of adaptability and talent, if he can finish in the top 3 of the championship in super formula, that will be 3 out of 3 for finishing top 3 in some the highest racing championships in the word, DTM, Formula 2 and Super formula, equally as much if Hauger can repeat what magic Felipe did in that MP car, make it work and win the title, there’s no doubt Red Bull would love one of their juniors who’s won formula 4, formula 3 and formula 2 in the AT Stroll: call me zero wheel knowledge but if Alonso comes in and absolutely dogs Stroll to the point of no return, Krack and even other senior members of the team have got to say to Laurence “look, this is what the cars capable of, he’s not getting the results out of it, if we had someone that could then we could be a lot higher than where we are” Perez: in the same vein as Hamilton isn’t under pressure per say, but Marko’s spoken openly about how Perez isn’t what Red Bull need long term and before the vibecardo stans pop up… neither is he, Perez unfortunately is the worst out of any driver in the top 3 teams and is a lot of the time just asleep at the wheel without showing the ultimate pace, as much as fans don’t like to admit it he most 2nd in the championship on his own and Red Bull gave him many opportunities to take that, he was known as the king of the midfield for a reason Verstappen: okay next joke Charles: Ferrari Carlos: no seriously, Ferrari
Sainz is under pressure as well, his race pace and consistency was his worst this season, but in therms of quali pace, a lot of times he was close to Leclerc when the car was good and he had a chance to do a good lap
I think George is under a shit ton of pressure, not for his seat, but going up against Lewis and barely winning when Lewis was sacrificed for most of the beginning of the season in terms of setups, if Mercedes give them a top 2 car or the best car, I can't see Russell beating Lewis tbh
@@papasauce234 Since you are not objective, you don't get to decide that measure, but sure, I'll bite. I hear all these lulu cultists mention how lulu always has a slow start to the season. What do you get when you add a slow start together with a midfield (should be back of the bus because of merc's BS last year, but ok) car? That's right a mediocre driver getting beaten by a teammate that just debuted in the team. At least Max is fast from the start, first race, first practice. You can see why I am not buying that experimental BS, lulu is just not good enough because of starting slow and needing a clear OP car that is seconds ahead of the other teams. That objective enough for you? Or does the truth just hurt too much? Pick your poison, i'd say.
I think that if Yuki does not out perform De Vries next season, that Lawson or Iwasa will come into the team, most likely Lawson given how he is doing Super Formula next year and that was one of the things that Gasly did and he got into the AT team for most of his career and even had a brief stint at the works team, before getting replaced by Albon. I think Lawson and De Vries could be a very good lineup for the 2024 season and the years to come.
Liam would have to fight for the SF title like Pierre did in order to warrant an AT seat though, he can't settle for less than a P2/P3, considering Red Bull will have 6 juniors in F2 next year (and F2 is what academies care most about after all). All it takes is for one of them to win F2 and they'll get the promotion, and since they'll all drive for teams from the better half of the grid, there's basically a 50% chance of this happening (maybe not realistically speaking, but still). Liam has not been impressive in his two years in F2. And because Liam is not as good as Pierre, I don't think he will fight for the Super Formula title personally, thus not predicting him to get the AT seat. We've seen Dan Ticktum sent to SF by Red Bull after Pierre and he drowned there and got kicked out of the RB academy.
Checo's twin issues at RB are Max is a really very high benchmark indeed and the car + team are built around him. Unless a driver has the exact same driving style and requirements as Max they are going to struggle, no matter who they are. Being so far off Max does put Checo under pressure but I don't think anyone else could do better in a RB while it's a one man team.
I really feel that Carlos is under immense pressure - Got absolutely slapped by Charles, and even finished behind George in the standings who started the year in an awful car
I don't think "slapped" is fair. Not when you look at the average deltas, plus his first lap Ls. He definitely made his fair share of mistakes though, I'll give you that.
Sainz has one of the safest seats right now. One of Ferrari's biggest strengths is their driver lineup, and he still had a strong ending to the season. Also, there are no options available that are an improvement on Sainz, so there's no reason for Ferrari to take that risk
@@riccardozanetti2893 i think Sainz is at risk of losing his seat if he doesn't catch up with charles and keeps defying team orders. Based on rumors, some of the Ferrari camp during Binotto's time actively supported Sainz. With Binotto gone, the upper management is 100% on-board with Charles as the #1 driver. If he can't obey team orders then bye-bye.
@@darthmatoro First of all, both those rumours are bullshit. That's the same conspiracy theory, that has spread in Italy by mainly Leclerc fanboys (who disguise themselves as Ferrari fans). Sainz has shown to be the opposite, so saying he defies team orders makes no sense. And even worse, the fact that Santander came back as a sponsor doesn't mean that Sainz gets preferential treatment within Ferrari. The intellectual gymnastics people make to prove their hate for Sainz is both sad and idiotic. Also, if Sainz is always meant to be a no.2 driver, why does he have to catch up to Leclerc even more? He's been close enough already, if Ferrari wants Charles as no.1, having Carlos matching him and battling him is counterproductive
I think a good portion of the gap from Perez to Verstappen may be due to the cars themselves. Though no one outside of the team will ever know, due to the budget cap, it is very likely that Verstappen may have gotten the upgraded chassis as well as any parts upgrades during the season where Perez didn’t. There were rumors of a Red Bull lightweight chassis that Verstappen had that Perez didn’t. Those differences alone I believe are good for at least half of the gap between the teammates.
Because Perez didn’t like the way the car felt as it got developed over the season so they went in a different direction with his car to make him comfortable.
i agree with daniel getting the role would add more pressure to checo, this is the team that used a track day to try and recreate a racing incident as "evidence", there's no way they wont be comparing data between daniel and checo
I like Yuki and I still stand that he has potential.. But he needs to start showing it this season. and whilst I don't necessarily think he is under pressure, Nyck De Vries needs to prove last years Italian GP is not a 1 off.... At 28 it's still young but pretty late for someone making their fulltime F1 debut. I agree that Ocon will not want to be beaten by Gasly this year.. This is a pairing that could go either way.. They could be really good or we could potentially have the next Senna/Prost, Hamilton/Rosberg relationship on our hands.. Considering it's no secret these 2 have had their difference. Zhou did a decent job imho for his debut season but needs to kick it up a gear now for 2023. and whilst he has the fortune of his Dad owning the Team, Stroll really needs to not be that far off Alonso's pace.. Stroll is not terrible imho but at the same time he doesn't scream "Future F1 world champion".. But he needs to be more regular in he top half to be seen as more than "I'm only here because Daddy owns the team" Either way should be an interesting 2023.
Max has said in an interview after Abu Dhabi 22 that Checo always drives with his setup with some extra downforce to make it more stable. Checo never uses his own setup because he doesn´t get up to speed fast enough during the weekend. When Daniel and Max were teammates they used different setups that suited both there styles and Max often said he learned a lot from Daniel and the other way around making the car faster overall. Charles, Carlos, Lewis and George all use there own setups and get closer the the limit of the car. Strange that a driver as experienced as Checo can't setup his car at Red Bull. And Max sharing his setup with his teammate is not something every driver on the grid does. Lewis and Fernando usually don't share these kind of things but they are regarded as better teammates than Max. Food for thought.
That's not true. In the 2nd half of their partnership Daniel regularly used Max' setups, because Verstappen just gets there faster. Teammates sharing setups is not as unusual as people make it out to be. Also Hamilton and Alonso are not seen as great teammate either, but Valtteri mentioned using similar setups to Lewis and the same thing was said about the Alpine pair.
@@Robalexe agreed, perhaps someone like checo would be a better fit but Lando's definitely going to have some pressure on him to outperform Piastri which shouldn't be too difficult considering the circumstances
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Yuki is my favorite on driver on the circuit, however, he is most defiantly under the most pressure. I am under the belief that he was extremely unlucky last season and that the car that was provided to him was not up to the same standard as two years ago which still gives me hope that he will show significant improvement this season given he has the backing from his team.
Let's be real here, Schumacher is easily one of the most overrated drivers in recent memory. People get blinded by his name when he's been pretty average, to put it mildly
@@somanyappl3 I didn't say that he was worse. Mick had someone ready to replace him sooner than the 3 you mentioned; but it's not like he's some special talent. If anything, Schumacher has been pretty forgettable in F1
@@riccardozanetti2893 Where is he overrated though? Everywhere you look people hate on him and if you come into the discussion with nuance you get called a fanboy and much worse. There is much more to results in F1 than driver skill but no one wants to hear that apparently. I personally think Mick's wheel to wheel vs Verstappen und his defense against Hamilton in Austria was a clear show of talent.
@@iliketoast-q9b To be honest, I've heard outrageous claims all the time since he joined Haas. It was at its worst earlier this season when Sainz was in shocking form. I've seen countless fans claiming that Mick should join Ferrari in Sainz' place and that he could win races, when Mick was also at its lowest. The problem is that he's a slow burner, just like in f2; that means that he was too late to be on pace, since Haas already dropped off mid-season. In 2 years in f1, I would say that Austria and Silverstone have been the outliers compared to the rest of his races. We can excuse Mick for 2021, but he shouldn't have been that far off Magnussen at the start of 2022
I think you should include Ricardo for this year. Simply because he will get a contract if he wants to race. Be that at any of the 6 bottom teams. All of those six teams should want them. Secondly Ricardo could be a shoe in for any of the 3 Red Bull drivers for 2024, that means any of those teams have an open seat at the end of 2023. I really think Ricardo will get a seat in 2024 and move to Red Bull in 2025. It would coincide with the new regulations for 2026-7. Oh well, just speculating...
The red bull suits daniels style more than checo's. Maybe this year off doing sim work will show rb that daniel is faster, or maybe it wont. I personally think Daniel in that rb will be closely matched to Max.
Hi Tomo, 😇 if been watching your Vids for some time now. And I see your videos constantly improving. Don't get me wrong, they were pretty good from the beginning anyways. But I've been wondering... Do you have a design background? Or how come that your content is so structured and consistently designed? I mean you got to have some kind of expertise in that field... 😊 Or is this a natural talent/ feeling for aesthetic and graphic design? 😌 I am dying to know 🫣 because props, coming from a design student 🏅
Tbh with that Red Bull - even Max did not reach the limit - I know it sounds insane, but Red Bull is still “discovering” all the features of this car, so there still is a lot unlocked potential…..
I think Daniel going back to Red bull in that third spot is actually the best decision he can make personally I think Daniel's heart was still at Red bull and that there must be times when he regrets leaving but I also feel like him and Max needed time to mature apart but that they can come back together as an amazing team now and I think the pressure would be off of Daniel now they were teamed up again
The thing you are overlooking is that Esteban had faced quality teammates and Gasly had faced average teammates except Max. Often people look nitty gritty like points but failed to see that whether a driver has come under pressure of his teammate. Yes, Alonso is faster and experienced than Esteban and that's how it should be(hello! 2 time WDC) but Esteban never comes under pressure of Alonso's character and after Lewis only teammate of Alonso to perform on equal terms and refused to be his sidekick. I remember before 2021 season people were writing off Esteban and saying - "he will be Vandoorned". What happened to that claim?
To be honest Ocon was the first coming into my mind. If Renault would not have renewed his contract for such long time the 2023 line up would be Piastri and Alonso.
If Tommo would have released the video 3 days later i.e. today, Sainz would have topped the list. Although he's proved just enough, Fred as TP tips the scales.
I feel Piastri is only under pressure when McLaren can finally built a decent car. The Norris/Sainz year is looking more and more like luck. The McLaren management have a big mouth but they are the ones failing the team and drivers for years in a row.
Hey Tommo mate, lovely video as always. As we've progressed throughout this year you are starting to sound a bit biased. As an F1 journalist kinda thang, I would love to see you be a bit more transparent about your opinions. Anyways bro, love you and your videos. Whats going in with the ol Live Fast channel, been a bit...
To be honest, Checo is very good at proving himself and the pressure of a team on his shoulders so I’m not that worried for him. This year he was involved in so much drama that he usually stays out off plus knowing that the team is with Max and not him particularly. I hope he gets a Championship at least once but that’s wishful thinking. It might be smart for Redbull to bring Daniel to pressure Checo again and keeping his head on the race instead of PR
What each driver needs to stay in their seat - Drivers who basically just need to beat their teammates: Yuki, Esteban, Lando, Alex, Nando (obviously this is gonna happen), Hamilton (to an extent), and Kevin Drivers who need to improve in order to stay where they are: Yuki, Zhou, Checo. Drivers who need to have good debut seasons with their team: Piastri, De Vries, Gasly, Hulkenberg Everyone else: Max - hahahahahah Charles - needs to beat Ferrari Carlos - also needs to beat Ferrari George - fewer shunts, more podiums/wins and I see no reason why he won't be resigned Logan - pretty sure if he doesn't get signed again, America will be sending their tanks over to the Williams headquarters. also, he just needs to be less shit than Latifi Valterri - needs to stay consistent Lance - ...
Helmut's comment about Nyck being team leader makes me think that Yuki will get another free pass (to appease Honda). I can see a lot changing at Sauber as Alfa will drop out at the end of this next season. Maybe Audi will influence the driver line up for 2024. And Fred is rumoured to be leaving which might leave VB vulnerable. I can't wait to see how the intra team battles pan out too.
Crack his mind lol a grown 37 year old man having his mind cracked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 do people who talk like this know Lewis personally? It’s like people are close friends with him and love saying shit that aren’t accurate at all. Like Lewis is going to commit suicide because he lost to a teammate like do people actually hear themselves when they speak?
Dude got swept by external interference in the last lap of the championship in 2021 and he is still kicking. He will be fine lol. People who still think this guy should prove why he is an elite driver after his suscessfull career are just weird
If the red bull juniors (especially hauger and lawson) perform next season in f2/super formula, I think it’s not only a danger for yuki but also for checo
Especially considering that Lawson will probably get 2 FP1 sessions with red bull next season. Looking back at fp1 in Abu Dhabi, he already showed that he’s nearly on pace with checo (while driving the car for the first time)
is it weird if i say Stroll...Hes going to his seventh year(which is MAD!!!) and he only has the pole at turkey and 3 podiums. granted, he hasn't had the best car(or maybe he has*pink mercedes*..you be the judge of that) and his dad is a Gajillionare who wouldn't fire his son but at some point surely people could realise that the grid is just 19 drivers + lance... he is taking an opportunity from someone, knowingly or unknowingly.. if his dad isn't giving out pressure to him...at least the team engineers should be...just my opinion
I just wanna see Lance in a team where his seat isn't secured. He's obviously good enough and at this point he's in F1 on merit, but if he had a better motivator/more pressure on him, he might have more urgency to win more points. On that same point, Alonso is under pressure to clean up the battles, because it'll be a bit embarrassing if Lance somehow outscores & outpaces a 2-time World champion. Carlos should be under pressure too. Leclerc clearly had the edge over him last season, and looks like Charles will be the team favorite next season. Granted, he isn't far off at all, but Carlos could do more. Also, while I don't doubt Lewis' ability at all, I doubt having George outscore & outrace you 2 years in a row is what Lewis wants.
I think Red Bull will be looking very very closely at Daniels racing simulator times in comparison to Pérez. If Daniel shows that his times are significantly quicker and closer to that of Max, I think Pérez may find himself on the outside
Completely agree with Esteban. Alonso is a goat but at this stage in their respective careers occon should have outpaced alonso. Again Alonso was number one in the past but age has a huge effect.
Ocon: something that you didn't bring up, his stupid and undeserved long contract was a huge part of the reason Alpine lost both Alonso and Piastri, since it meant that Alpine couldn't do the smart thing and race both. Ocon will be under pressure to show he was worth losing those two supertalents and didn't get the contract purely because he's French.
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Bert Maylander is under pressure for sure, won’t have as many opportunities to show his talent with Latifi gone.
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I hope Yuki doesn't pick up the slack. 😅
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I think its probably Luigi. He really hasn’t been holding his compared to his brother, especially in qualifying. His flaws were especially displayed in the Rainbow Road GP. Toad’s pace has rivaled Luigi’s in a sub optimal kart. If Luigi doesn’t pull his weight this season, his seat could be in serious danger.
Waluigi supremacy imo
@@TommoMcCluskey Waluigi is just a ringer to keep Wario relevant in the constructors championship, he needs to make the step up to a real team if he's ever going make an impact in the sport
Could you imagine Lawrence Stroll buying Formula One and renaming it as Formula Stroll? No... Well, that exactly what Mario did lol
Zhou proved that he deserved getting given a seat, now he needs to prove that he deserves to to keep it.
Amen
how has he proved he deserves a seat? very much does not
@@motorsporthaven9373 he had the perfect rookie season, no crashes that are his fault, in the 2nd part of the season pretty much matched bottas
@@motorsporthaven9373 What reason is there to get rid of him? He’s adapted well to the car and even put Bottas under pressure at times. He’s not been amazing but he’s been consistent
@@RickyPro888 consistently shit
"If you cannot step up and perform, you're probably done for"
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Change Latifi to Mick Schumacher.
For me, it's:
Lewis: Won't look great if he takes another L to George again.
Esteban: Already bedded in to the team. Needs to be on top of Pierre as a new comer.
Oscar: Can't afford to have a bad rookie season because he's going in right at the deep end, next to Lando. Well, if McLaren aren't complete dog anyway.
Lando: for the same reasons as Esteban. He's not a rookie anymore, he can't afford to lose really.
Alex: Needs to be on top of Logan, similar reasons as Lando.
Nico: Can't afford to get completely outperformed by KMag because Mick, was quite close, expense withstanding.
Kevin: Same reasons as Lando and Esteban.
Yuki: Now established, has to prove himself against a new comer.
Nyck: has question marks over his F2 career that he could put to bed if he can beat Yuki or be close in his 1st season idk.
Checo: Does he have anything to worry about with Dani in the background, idk, I am not sure tbh.
Zhou: Not much to say here really, perhaps wants to be showing some kinda improvement in form now that he's had a year but beyond that idk.
Valtteri: Idk, I mean, I guess he doesn't wanna be getting beaten by Zhou but given the relationship he has with Fred and the stability he provides, I think he's fine.
George: Similar as Zhou. Great 1st season with new team, keep it up, idk next.
Max: Haha anyway.
Charles: Ferrari.
Carlos: Ferrari.
Logan: Wants to have at least a decent 1st season I guess. Idk, with Williams man so yeah.
Nando: Beat Lance. I mean, not really sure what else to expect.
Lance: Congrats on securing 2024 contract.
I think that's everyone.
Lance is living life haha! Nice breakdown 🙌
Max is under immense pressure. He's got to get through at least 3 laps where cars will be within 2 seconds of him at the start of every race. I don't envy him at all
I like how for Charles and Carlos it just says 'Ferrari' lol
"Haha anyway." Haha!
Lewis was only 40 points behind Rus....despite Running weights to collect data for 9 races. And Lewis outperformed RUS in most of the race after Canada ....When u don't know anything , don't talk like a karen ....
The fact that Zhou beat Bottas 8 times in quali is pretty impressive imo
You ain't wrong! Just gotta carry on that positive momentum
Here's an idea for a video: I know DTS isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I found myself going through the seasons again, and I think it would be cool to have a sort of 'who had the last laugh' kind of breakdown of the things that happened in the previous seasons, for example: Ricciardo Vs. Renault/Alpine, Perez Vs. Racing Point/Aston Martin, the whole 'Pink Mercedes' affair between the midfield, etc
I think Hulk is probably an under the radar example. He’s essentially being held to standards he was setting 3 years ago when he last drove full-time and is being spoken of like he’ll single-handedly fix the issues Haas has. Given how quickly Haas drivers get thrown under the bus when things start to get rough, not consistently working miracles could be his undoing.
While i can understand to not sign Schumacher again.... signing Hulkenberg will produce almsot equal results haha
It's a fair point. There's an assumption he'll be as reliable as he's been in the past. That's not guaranteed.
I'll be rooting for Yuki next year, he's growing to becoming a cult favourite by fans (Especially Lando Norris) and just needs to extract the car setup as soon as possible (Even if it was a slog of the car).
3rd year, can the mistakes, and he'll be in a good place.
Plus he has the best looking hat on the grid and I want to buy one but he needs to score better to make it worth it.
Although not a driver it would be fair to say the whole Ferrari team is under the most pressure from the high ups to deliver a consistent year for the team not just the drivers or TP but the whole unit as one need a strong rebound year (think a Video on new staff like TP, engineers lead mechanics etc could be interesting and there's definitely potential for a video out of that, or maybe a review of how mike crack has got on in his first year and Aston or Otmar as Alpine etc. Love the vids keep it up!
Cheers Ben! Just bring in Steiner and they'll be fiiiiiiiine 😅
I'm really really interested to see Yuki vs Nyck next season, I wouldn't dare to bet on either one of them, could definitely go either way
I gotta back Yuki, but who knows
At the beginning of the year, when the car was the best, Zhou Guanyu had to stop due to technical failures and drive quite a few times between the pits
Fair, plus he was still getting up to speed.
I wouldn't really call Tsunoda's 2022 poor. Relative to 2021, he had much better pace and was much closer to Gasly, too, and he mostly sorted out his qualifying, too, something he really struggled with in 2021. Yes, he scored less points than Gasly, but bad luck affected him in Baku, when he was on course for a pretty nice points scoring position, and AT strategy screwed both drivers over multiple times over the course of the season. Remember, 2022 was still only his fifth season racing open-wheelers. But I do agree in the sense that he needs to establish himself as the leader of the team, if de Vries beats him right away, then sadly, as much as I like him, he doesn't have a place in F1.
I think Yuki's 2022 would have been acceptable as a rookie season. But his 21 was really poor, so it's all relative right. It was a big improvement, but still, compared to the standards set by numerous new drivers in the last 10 years, I think 22 was poor.
Ye sure, Yuki is closer to Pierre but I feel like people don't talk about how it's not necessarily Tsunoda improving, but Gastly stagnating. This season is going to be interesting for midfield
@@itsmeulooking4116 you cannot tell me with a straight face that this season wasnt a massive improvement for yuki, maybe it shouldnt have been that big of a leap since his 2021 was really subpar.
@@perfectfantasies he made the 2 biggest blunders of the season. (Crashing into his teammate in silverstone and literally crashing as he comes out the pits in canada). He’s faster for sure, but he didn’t perform well
@@TommoMcCluskey i think it is actually pretty hard to rate how poor or not yuki's season was since the car was so much worse than last year. i actually think he made just a few mistakes, less than some other drivers, just that the mistakes he made were stupid as hell.
Albon has a higher average finish than Tsunoda this season. In a Williams. Speaks for itself
If silly season 2022 wasn't so silly, I could've seen Yuki not making the grid for 2023. I think he lucked out that Gasly ended up leaving (not wanting 2 new drivers) and RB's talent pipeline being a little dry compared to years past in terms of an obvious top F2 performer to pull in.
I hope he's learned from the mistakes, because his pace ain't a mile off.
Regarding Alonso's Dnf this year, there are rumours at Alpine that say he was told not to push too much or if he would take the risk to damage the engine (what happened a lot this year). I think this element gives a new perspective to the internal driver competition: perhaps Ocon followed the instructions and was more cautious with his Alpine.
Interesting, I'll have to have a look into that
I remember at Mexico Esteban said that almost from the start of the race he was having to conserve his engine and lift and coast to avoid a terminal issue. Obviously in that same race Fernando DNF'ed whilst Esteban finished, although unable to push and close in on Ricciardo. So there could be truth to this. Alpine did focus on engine performance as opposed to reliability
personally i would put Lando on this list. I feel like he has to show who really is the top dog in this team. He didn't have to do that with daniel since no one really thought he would dominate daniel like he did. But now he is in the position that daniel was in before.
I think Checo is a great team player and he’s so smooth and has a crazy ability to save tires, but I think that Redbull actually needs to build a car for both drivers or car that satisfies both drivers because we saw the beginning in the 2022 season it seemed like Max and Checo were at similar pace before Redbull made that update that was better for Max, then Max pulled ahead and Checo was left behind.
Men i hope God hear you, because Red bull seems very comfortable pleasing only one of their drives and yes i know max is the wc but Red Bull is been doing this since, Ricciardo left Rb.
It's a good point. Are Max & Checo's styles too different for them to both succeed at that team...?
At the start of the season the car was more suited to Checo than Max but It was difficult to fight the Ferraris. As the car developed more, max was able to get more out of it and be comfortably in front of the Ferraris, especially as chronic understeer was no longer the issue. Checo just couldn't adapt to a more pointy - thus faster car.
@@solidsnack3681 Checo car was also used as Hamilton beginning season where he was gathering data. He was put a new experimental underfloor to collect data for 2023 from Austria to Monza. That's like 6 races where even Max got further away.
You mean RedBull needs to make its car slower😂
Checo definitely has his simulator work cut out for him this winter. The gap with Max is just too big atm and with Mercedes probably joining the mix he's in danger of becoming a third-row starter. But then let's not forget that this is the dreaded second Red Bull seat. It became so cursed since Max became the team leader that even Marko adjusted his expectations accordingly. Marko expects any driver to be slower than Max and he's fine with it as long as he stays within three tenths of him. Which means that Checo only has to find one or two tenths or so and he should be fine.
I don't think that Daniel will be a serious threat to his position in 2023 or 2024, as he in the second seat would be a far greater risk for Red Bull. Let's not forget that Daniel got his ass kicked by Max by the time he left the team. Nor do I see any threat from Alpha Tauri on Checo's position any time soon. Yuki lacks the right mindset for a top team (Marko has been very clear about his mediocre work ethic and communication skills) and Nyck needs at least a year to settle with an F1 car. Not to mention that for Red Bull as a company it's way more profitable to have a Mexican in that second seat than another Dutchman.
I dont think Perez is underpresure because if the differences between Perez and Max were big the differences between Ricciardo and Norris were WAY bigger, and its not like they didnt turned all the upgrades to favored Max in every aspect, i mean its clear that Max is the fastest driver on track but its magic that Max and Perez were the closest team mates until the upgrades in Canada where Perez actually said that he didnt feel comfy with the car, so Perez can secure his seat atleat until 2024 when his contrat finishes
To be fair, Ocon has always had high calibre teammates. Perez, had already been in F1 for years before Ocon in his Force India years. Riccardo, 8 time race winner who beat Vettel. And Alonso is one of the best drivers of all time. He may not have beaten them but he did match Alonso pretty well despite maybe not doing as well. I think it will be a good change of pace for him against Gasly, but apparently they dislike each other so hopefully Ocon doesn't have more teammate drama
I think Ocon will beat Gasly honestly, though not by much. Ocon is just as fast as Gasly but more consistent.
Yuki is in his third year now.
Last season (2021), he got convincingly beaten by Gasly, but Gasly was on fire in '21 and it was Yuki's first year. Let's give him the benefit of the rookie.
This season, he didn't convince me - to be honest, neither did Gasly, but we can blame the performance of both drivers on the car.
Next season, however, Yuki will have to be the leader of the team. Somehow, though, I feel like De Vries will wipe the floor with him thanks to his experience in FE, and then there would he nothing to prevent Yuki from falling out of favor for a new RB academy hotshot.
Gasly has finally been given the second chance at a big team that so many think he deserves.
His RB stint was cataclysmic. Now it's his chance to prove that he is capable of performing well in a team that might be in contention for a podium or two next season (maybe, but they could be up there).
However, he's got some pressure as well. He *needs* to show that he can do it, otherwise questions will be asked immediately. He doesn't need to make Ocon look like a rookie, keeping up with him and defending P4 in the constructor's should do the trick. But again, we've seen how bad it can go in a new team: just look at Dani Ric... I hope he does well, but we'll see.
Of course, if Ocon gets beaten by Gasly that might raise a question or two, but I'm confident that Ocon will get the job done and not lose his seat this season. (Don't quote me on that after 2023, though.)
Also, I am surprised how nobody mentions the fact that Lance Stroll might be under pressure: if Aston doesn't do well... - can't even write such lies. Congrats to Lance for a seat in F1 until his Papa dies.
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I agree with the list, especially with Zhou and Checo with Pourchaire and Danny Ric breathing down their necks. Pistari after all that went down. Yuki because it's his contract up after 2023 season.
As someone who was also in Canada for the GP, wish I could’ve been as cold as Yukis tyres it was smoking out there
I reckon if Hulkenburg has a bad season questions will be asked about Haas' decision making
Thing is though, Haas doesn’t really have many options if Hulkenberg doesn’t perform? They’re sort of stuck with him no matter what, unless Schwartzman is ready for F1 then I can’t imagine anyone else being in contention for the seat
Still feels weird we're talking about Yuki underperforming/ need to take a step.
I'm not saying he doesn't need to improve but once you look beyond the end of the season record its clear he did ALOT better then his rookie campaign
This. People dont watch his races but just the results which are often a product of a bad car and bad strategy. He was ON PAR with Gasly this year.
really cool watching this at the end of the season.. oscar honestly had an incredible year and im really looking forward to 2024 it'll be interesting to see how alpine does and what kinda gap there will be between estie and pieree
It's honestly easier to name drivers who AREN'T under pressure next year with how short the current contracts are.
I think Max, Charles, Lando & George are obviously safe. You can include Alex in that too but every one else is under immense pressure in my eyes.
Lance is the safest of them all.
Lance with his unlimited contract loving life isn't safe in your eyes?
Lance and Fernando are also rather secure
I’d say Lance (obviously) and Lewis. Lewis is Mercedes’ star and he’s not going to leave the team or F1 without it being his own decision
@@samturpie1756 Yeah, during the Abu Dhabi weekend, in regards to Seb's retirement, Lewis said he wants to continue racing in F1 for a few more years, presumably until at least 2026.
For me it's Oscar Piastri after the Alpine McLaren saga and just how good a driver he is , Pierre Gasly first drive away from Red Bull family , Sergio Perez after the way the relaionship with Max deteriorated last season , Ferando Alonso if Aston Martin don't produce a good car next season and Zhou Guanyu to prove he has long term future in F1 as I suspect when Alfa Romeo becomes Audi he won't be driving for them
I feel like if Lewis doesn’t win the title this season or in the next two he will retire
I think he'll be gone at the end of 2024, come rain or sunshine. Or at least, not at Mercedes.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks agree and if lewis does win another one it will be as hard of a fight as 2008. The young guys are hungry. Geroge is one of them and will be in the same car.
Gonna be fascinating to see if he can maintain his levels by the end of 24
If Lewis doesn't win a race this year, I think he might retire, but thats only my opinion.
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I really hope Piastri and Sargeang smash it this year, it would make the junior drivers in F2/F3 look much better and put existing drivers under more pressure to hold a seat
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How sargeant got his super license is the same as I deal with deadlines, always on the last possible moments 😂
Lewis: isn’t under pressure persay, but cannot afford to be beaten that comprehensively on both results and points by George again because at the moment he’s at risk of entering the Vettel 2019/ 2020 period
Zhou: really needs to not let his junior career trend of having incredibly early peaks and looking like a million dollars in his first year and then trailing off, needs to be close to Valtteri and most of all he needs to score good consistent points, not 6 compared to 49
Hulkenburg: crash damage aside, needs to be consistently on par neck and neck with Magnussen or beating him to prove that getting rid of Mick was actually valid and most of all needs to score the same quality of points as Kevin, because if he can’t score more points than him or really anywhere close, but is consistently on par and beating him in the races in terms of pace, Haas run the risk of having dropped Mick for another Mick
Piastri: people need to give him a few races to adapt to formula one, yes his junior career is absolutely insane but like Callum Ilott said, this is formula one, he might not have the insane pace that people expect and have put on him straight away but he will be consistent and he won’t be like Riccardo just languishing around to the point where it’s probably only worth running one car
Sargent: honestly I think Logan is in the perfect position, all the attention will be on Oscar and to a certain extent Nyck as well, not many F1 fans who don’t watch F2 and F3 have any idea who he is and the bar that shitifi set ain’t exactly high so if he can stay close to Alex, keep it crash free, and on occasion out perform Alex that will be considered an amazing season
De Vries: as a formula 2 champion, a Formula E world champion and a multiple LMP Endurance race winner I think it’s a no brainier Nyck is the team leader, his experience is insane and honestly he doesn’t even need to demolish Tsunoda, he just needs to convincingly beat him
Tsunoda: needs to be on par with and occasionally beating Nyck which I really don’t see happening, he’s been given many chances to improve and unfortunately I think he’s still very rough and raw, there is a speedy Japanese driver in there without a doubt, I just don’t think he’s speedy enough for Red Bull to keep giving so many more chances, especially if Lawson adapts well to Super formula given his calibre of adaptability and talent, if he can finish in the top 3 of the championship in super formula, that will be 3 out of 3 for finishing top 3 in some the highest racing championships in the word, DTM, Formula 2 and Super formula, equally as much if Hauger can repeat what magic Felipe did in that MP car, make it work and win the title, there’s no doubt Red Bull would love one of their juniors who’s won formula 4, formula 3 and formula 2 in the AT
Stroll: call me zero wheel knowledge but if Alonso comes in and absolutely dogs Stroll to the point of no return, Krack and even other senior members of the team have got to say to Laurence “look, this is what the cars capable of, he’s not getting the results out of it, if we had someone that could then we could be a lot higher than where we are”
Perez: in the same vein as Hamilton isn’t under pressure per say, but Marko’s spoken openly about how Perez isn’t what Red Bull need long term and before the vibecardo stans pop up… neither is he, Perez unfortunately is the worst out of any driver in the top 3 teams and is a lot of the time just asleep at the wheel without showing the ultimate pace, as much as fans don’t like to admit it he most 2nd in the championship on his own and Red Bull gave him many opportunities to take that, he was known as the king of the midfield for a reason
Verstappen: okay next joke
Charles: Ferrari
Carlos: no seriously, Ferrari
Great video!!!
Also which watch are you wearing?
Sainz is under pressure as well, his race pace and consistency was his worst this season, but in therms of quali pace, a lot of times he was close to Leclerc when the car was good and he had a chance to do a good lap
I think George is under a shit ton of pressure, not for his seat, but going up against Lewis and barely winning when Lewis was sacrificed for most of the beginning of the season in terms of setups, if Mercedes give them a top 2 car or the best car, I can't see Russell beating Lewis tbh
You lulu cultists still buying that excuse of experiments is hilarious.
@@EntropicExergy yea i do considering you can literally look at the car and see they are running a different setup 👍
@@papasauce234 Hahahahahaha, whatever makes you sleep at night.
@@EntropicExergy i mean if you can give me something to objectively prove me wrong then go ahead
@@papasauce234 Since you are not objective, you don't get to decide that measure, but sure, I'll bite. I hear all these lulu cultists mention how lulu always has a slow start to the season. What do you get when you add a slow start together with a midfield (should be back of the bus because of merc's BS last year, but ok) car? That's right a mediocre driver getting beaten by a teammate that just debuted in the team. At least Max is fast from the start, first race, first practice. You can see why I am not buying that experimental BS, lulu is just not good enough because of starting slow and needing a clear OP car that is seconds ahead of the other teams. That objective enough for you? Or does the truth just hurt too much? Pick your poison, i'd say.
I think that if Yuki does not out perform De Vries next season, that Lawson or Iwasa will come into the team, most likely Lawson given how he is doing Super Formula next year and that was one of the things that Gasly did and he got into the AT team for most of his career and even had a brief stint at the works team, before getting replaced by Albon. I think Lawson and De Vries could be a very good lineup for the 2024 season and the years to come.
Super Formula is a thoroughly underrated route in for sure
@@TommoMcCluskey I agree definitely along with Indy for SL points
Liam would have to fight for the SF title like Pierre did in order to warrant an AT seat though, he can't settle for less than a P2/P3, considering Red Bull will have 6 juniors in F2 next year (and F2 is what academies care most about after all). All it takes is for one of them to win F2 and they'll get the promotion, and since they'll all drive for teams from the better half of the grid, there's basically a 50% chance of this happening (maybe not realistically speaking, but still).
Liam has not been impressive in his two years in F2. And because Liam is not as good as Pierre, I don't think he will fight for the Super Formula title personally, thus not predicting him to get the AT seat. We've seen Dan Ticktum sent to SF by Red Bull after Pierre and he drowned there and got kicked out of the RB academy.
I think Hauger is an option as well as he is expected to fight for the F2 2023 title.
@@Andev0345 I think Iwasa, Maloney and Hadjar are more likely to be promoted in 2024 tbh.
Checo's twin issues at RB are Max is a really very high benchmark indeed and the car + team are built around him.
Unless a driver has the exact same driving style and requirements as Max they are going to struggle, no matter who they are. Being so far off Max does put Checo under pressure but I don't think anyone else could do better in a RB while it's a one man team.
9:34 has a bit of a funny editing mistake.
I accidentally got more screentime
@@chaosthebaryonyx6344 the real winner of 2022
Ha yeah
I really feel that Carlos is under immense pressure - Got absolutely slapped by Charles, and even finished behind George in the standings who started the year in an awful car
I don't think "slapped" is fair. Not when you look at the average deltas, plus his first lap Ls. He definitely made his fair share of mistakes though, I'll give you that.
I feel like Carlos was improving over the season. He had a poor start, but later in the he started getting closer to Charles.
Sainz has one of the safest seats right now. One of Ferrari's biggest strengths is their driver lineup, and he still had a strong ending to the season. Also, there are no options available that are an improvement on Sainz, so there's no reason for Ferrari to take that risk
@@riccardozanetti2893 i think Sainz is at risk of losing his seat if he doesn't catch up with charles and keeps defying team orders. Based on rumors, some of the Ferrari camp during Binotto's time actively supported Sainz. With Binotto gone, the upper management is 100% on-board with Charles as the #1 driver. If he can't obey team orders then bye-bye.
@@darthmatoro First of all, both those rumours are bullshit. That's the same conspiracy theory, that has spread in Italy by mainly Leclerc fanboys (who disguise themselves as Ferrari fans). Sainz has shown to be the opposite, so saying he defies team orders makes no sense. And even worse, the fact that Santander came back as a sponsor doesn't mean that Sainz gets preferential treatment within Ferrari. The intellectual gymnastics people make to prove their hate for Sainz is both sad and idiotic.
Also, if Sainz is always meant to be a no.2 driver, why does he have to catch up to Leclerc even more? He's been close enough already, if Ferrari wants Charles as no.1, having Carlos matching him and battling him is counterproductive
2023 will be the first year where there will be two drivers younger than me. I'm getting old.
I think a good portion of the gap from Perez to Verstappen may be due to the cars themselves. Though no one outside of the team will ever know, due to the budget cap, it is very likely that Verstappen may have gotten the upgraded chassis as well as any parts upgrades during the season where Perez didn’t. There were rumors of a Red Bull lightweight chassis that Verstappen had that Perez didn’t. Those differences alone I believe are good for at least half of the gap between the teammates.
Because Perez didn’t like the way the car felt as it got developed over the season so they went in a different direction with his car to make him comfortable.
Chassis didn't go through as the other teams started slinging mud over BC, they'll be bringing that next season.
Piastri will be the next Leclerc or the next Vandoorne he has a lot of pressure on him, I just hope that he can perform better than Ricciardo
i agree with daniel getting the role would add more pressure to checo, this is the team that used a track day to try and recreate a racing incident as "evidence", there's no way they wont be comparing data between daniel and checo
10:33 What?!?
In my opinion at least Carlos is vastly superior
Latifi has decided the last two championships with his Jeddah antics
I like Yuki and I still stand that he has potential.. But he needs to start showing it this season.
and whilst I don't necessarily think he is under pressure, Nyck De Vries needs to prove last years Italian GP is not a 1 off.... At 28 it's still young but pretty late for someone making their fulltime F1 debut.
I agree that Ocon will not want to be beaten by Gasly this year.. This is a pairing that could go either way.. They could be really good or we could potentially have the next Senna/Prost, Hamilton/Rosberg relationship on our hands.. Considering it's no secret these 2 have had their difference.
Zhou did a decent job imho for his debut season but needs to kick it up a gear now for 2023.
and whilst he has the fortune of his Dad owning the Team, Stroll really needs to not be that far off Alonso's pace.. Stroll is not terrible imho but at the same time he doesn't scream "Future F1 world champion".. But he needs to be more regular in he top half to be seen as more than "I'm only here because Daddy owns the team"
Either way should be an interesting 2023.
Max has said in an interview after Abu Dhabi 22 that Checo always drives with his setup with some extra downforce to make it more stable. Checo never uses his own setup because he doesn´t get up to speed fast enough during the weekend. When Daniel and Max were teammates they used different setups that suited both there styles and Max often said he learned a lot from Daniel and the other way around making the car faster overall. Charles, Carlos, Lewis and George all use there own setups and get closer the the limit of the car. Strange that a driver as experienced as Checo can't setup his car at Red Bull. And Max sharing his setup with his teammate is not something every driver on the grid does. Lewis and Fernando usually don't share these kind of things but they are regarded as better teammates than Max. Food for thought.
That's not true. In the 2nd half of their partnership Daniel regularly used Max' setups, because Verstappen just gets there faster. Teammates sharing setups is not as unusual as people make it out to be. Also Hamilton and Alonso are not seen as great teammate either, but Valtteri mentioned using similar setups to Lewis and the same thing was said about the Alpine pair.
@@pannapalanki8041 I didn't know that about Daniel. Simular still isn't really sharing though with Bottas.
Piastri I reckon is gonna be under heavy pressure from those that believe he should have gone to Alpine. He's gonna be mint, though.
After THAT kind of dealing with business he has exactly ONE shot.
There are upsides and downsides to demanding independence.
Esteban, Yuki, Piastri, Lando and Zhou are in my top 5 I think, in no particular order because I can't be bothered to think it through that much lol
Lando's pressure is nowhere near as high as Piastri's
@@Robalexe agreed, perhaps someone like checo would be a better fit but Lando's definitely going to have some pressure on him to outperform Piastri which shouldn't be too difficult considering the circumstances
Tommo what font do you use for your videos?
Comment down blow…sorry cockney down bellow.
Still love yours podcast, graphics, tempo, content and all. Keep it up Tommo best wishes from
Jerome Bons, 19:25 Amsterdam - Dutchland
Yuki is my favorite on driver on the circuit, however, he is most defiantly under the most pressure. I am under the belief that he was extremely unlucky last season and that the car that was provided to him was not up to the same standard as two years ago which still gives me hope that he will show significant improvement this season given he has the backing from his team.
Gio, Yuki, Latifi getting 3 years in F1 and Mick getting 2 is a tragedy
Let's be real here, Schumacher is easily one of the most overrated drivers in recent memory. People get blinded by his name when he's been pretty average, to put it mildly
@@riccardozanetti2893 how is he any worse then the 3 i just named
@@somanyappl3 I didn't say that he was worse. Mick had someone ready to replace him sooner than the 3 you mentioned; but it's not like he's some special talent. If anything, Schumacher has been pretty forgettable in F1
@@riccardozanetti2893 Where is he overrated though? Everywhere you look people hate on him and if you come into the discussion with nuance you get called a fanboy and much worse. There is much more to results in F1 than driver skill but no one wants to hear that apparently. I personally think Mick's wheel to wheel vs Verstappen und his defense against Hamilton in Austria was a clear show of talent.
@@iliketoast-q9b To be honest, I've heard outrageous claims all the time since he joined Haas. It was at its worst earlier this season when Sainz was in shocking form. I've seen countless fans claiming that Mick should join Ferrari in Sainz' place and that he could win races, when Mick was also at its lowest.
The problem is that he's a slow burner, just like in f2; that means that he was too late to be on pace, since Haas already dropped off mid-season. In 2 years in f1, I would say that Austria and Silverstone have been the outliers compared to the rest of his races. We can excuse Mick for 2021, but he shouldn't have been that far off Magnussen at the start of 2022
I think you should include Ricardo for this year. Simply because he will get a contract if he wants to race. Be that at any of the 6 bottom teams. All of those six teams should want them. Secondly Ricardo could be a shoe in for any of the 3 Red Bull drivers for 2024, that means any of those teams have an open seat at the end of 2023. I really think Ricardo will get a seat in 2024 and move to Red Bull in 2025. It would coincide with the new regulations for 2026-7.
Oh well, just speculating...
Zhou had a good season he was just unlucky with technical issues
The red bull suits daniels style more than checo's. Maybe this year off doing sim work will show rb that daniel is faster, or maybe it wont. I personally think Daniel in that rb will be closely matched to Max.
I wonder if we'll get to find out...
Tommo put the wrong comment up for Perez
Put a piastri one up instead
9:33
Tommo , Enzo was impressive in f2….he gonna Drive for carlin…if he wins the tittle…tsunoda might be in trouble
Hi Tomo, 😇
if been watching your Vids for some time now. And I see your videos constantly improving. Don't get me wrong, they were pretty good from the beginning anyways. But I've been wondering...
Do you have a design background? Or how come that your content is so structured and consistently designed? I mean you got to have some kind of expertise in that field... 😊
Or is this a natural talent/ feeling for aesthetic and graphic design? 😌
I am dying to know 🫣 because props, coming from a design student 🏅
Come on, Tsunoda. That's all I can say. Been shouting his praises for two years and now he has to actually have his breakout year.
Tbh with that Red Bull - even Max did not reach the limit - I know it sounds insane, but Red Bull is still “discovering” all the features of this car, so there still is a lot unlocked potential…..
9:38 - Piastri yt comment instead of one about Checo! Gotchu hommie hehe
I think Daniel going back to Red bull in that third spot is actually the best decision he can make personally I think Daniel's heart was still at Red bull and that there must be times when he regrets leaving but I also feel like him and Max needed time to mature apart but that they can come back together as an amazing team now and I think the pressure would be off of Daniel now they were teamed up again
15:38 Lmao, i cant
The thing you are overlooking is that Esteban had faced quality teammates and Gasly had faced average teammates except Max. Often people look nitty gritty like points but failed to see that whether a driver has come under pressure of his teammate. Yes, Alonso is faster and experienced than Esteban and that's how it should be(hello! 2 time WDC) but Esteban never comes under pressure of Alonso's character and after Lewis only teammate of Alonso to perform on equal terms and refused to be his sidekick. I remember before 2021 season people were writing off Esteban and saying - "he will be Vandoorned". What happened to that claim?
I think K Mag is under pressure is Hulk gets to his 2018 levels
I see Yuki as number 1 driver at risk of 2023 summer break replacement.
To be honest Ocon was the first coming into my mind. If Renault would not have renewed his contract for such long time the 2023 line up would be Piastri and Alonso.
Great vid. Keep the good work up Tommo!
Cheers Akoni!
If Tommo would have released the video 3 days later i.e. today, Sainz would have topped the list.
Although he's proved just enough, Fred as TP tips the scales.
I feel Piastri is only under pressure when McLaren can finally built a decent car. The Norris/Sainz year is looking more and more like luck. The McLaren management have a big mouth but they are the ones failing the team and drivers for years in a row.
[just to slide this in] i think the title should've been "My Top 5 (UNDER EFFORT) UNDER PRESSURE F1 Drivers in 2023"
Hey Tommo mate, lovely video as always. As we've progressed throughout this year you are starting to sound a bit biased. As an F1 journalist kinda thang, I would love to see you be a bit more transparent about your opinions. Anyways bro, love you and your videos. Whats going in with the ol Live Fast channel, been a bit...
Pushing down on me, pressing down on you
Wowww 😂
Surprised you didn't say Sainz, he needs to improve big time if he wants to stay at Ferarri imo.
Who would they replace him with though?
I think Sainz has to perform considering how far he finished off of Leclerc
It’s definitely this
Both AlphaTauri drivers
Hamilton
Piastri
Sargeant
Gasly
Ocon vs gasly is gonna be battle man
To be honest, Checo is very good at proving himself and the pressure of a team on his shoulders so I’m not that worried for him. This year he was involved in so much drama that he usually stays out off plus knowing that the team is with Max and not him particularly. I hope he gets a Championship at least once but that’s wishful thinking. It might be smart for Redbull to bring Daniel to pressure Checo again and keeping his head on the race instead of PR
9:37 little editing mistake
What each driver needs to stay in their seat -
Drivers who basically just need to beat their teammates:
Yuki, Esteban, Lando, Alex, Nando (obviously this is gonna happen), Hamilton (to an extent), and Kevin
Drivers who need to improve in order to stay where they are:
Yuki, Zhou, Checo.
Drivers who need to have good debut seasons with their team:
Piastri, De Vries, Gasly, Hulkenberg
Everyone else:
Max - hahahahahah
Charles - needs to beat Ferrari
Carlos - also needs to beat Ferrari
George - fewer shunts, more podiums/wins and I see no reason why he won't be resigned
Logan - pretty sure if he doesn't get signed again, America will be sending their tanks over to the Williams headquarters. also, he just needs to be less shit than Latifi
Valterri - needs to stay consistent
Lance - ...
Piastri and by a large margin, the hype around him is crazy for some reason
Tommo react to driver tranfers predictions
Helmut's comment about Nyck being team leader makes me think that Yuki will get another free pass (to appease Honda).
I can see a lot changing at Sauber as Alfa will drop out at the end of this next season. Maybe Audi will influence the driver line up for 2024. And Fred is rumoured to be leaving which might leave VB vulnerable.
I can't wait to see how the intra team battles pan out too.
They can replace Yuki with Iwasa and Honda will be just as happy
I also think Lewis is under Pressure because if he loses again to Russell i feel like that could crack his mind
Is the guy not allowed to lose or something? He lost to Button, to Rosberg, where's the problem in losing?
@@Portocala69 But he beat button 2:1 and beat rosberg 3:1 so him losing to teammates his normally an exception
Crack his mind lol a grown 37 year old man having his mind cracked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 do people who talk like this know Lewis personally? It’s like people are close friends with him and love saying shit that aren’t accurate at all. Like Lewis is going to commit suicide because he lost to a teammate like do people actually hear themselves when they speak?
Lol this comment is silly
Dude got swept by external interference in the last lap of the championship in 2021 and he is still kicking. He will be fine lol. People who still think this guy should prove why he is an elite driver after his suscessfull career are just weird
If the red bull juniors (especially hauger and lawson) perform next season in f2/super formula, I think it’s not only a danger for yuki but also for checo
Especially considering that Lawson will probably get 2 FP1 sessions with red bull next season.
Looking back at fp1 in Abu Dhabi, he already showed that he’s nearly on pace with checo (while driving the car for the first time)
is it weird if i say Stroll...Hes going to his seventh year(which is MAD!!!) and he only has the pole at turkey and 3 podiums.
granted, he hasn't had the best car(or maybe he has*pink mercedes*..you be the judge of that) and his dad is a Gajillionare who wouldn't fire his son but at some point surely people could realise that the grid is just 19 drivers + lance...
he is taking an opportunity from someone, knowingly or unknowingly..
if his dad isn't giving out pressure to him...at least the team engineers should be...just my opinion
Lance should get bored after some time without a win, you'd think.
Very good..
I just wanna see Lance in a team where his seat isn't secured. He's obviously good enough and at this point he's in F1 on merit, but if he had a better motivator/more pressure on him, he might have more urgency to win more points. On that same point, Alonso is under pressure to clean up the battles, because it'll be a bit embarrassing if Lance somehow outscores & outpaces a 2-time World champion.
Carlos should be under pressure too. Leclerc clearly had the edge over him last season, and looks like Charles will be the team favorite next season. Granted, he isn't far off at all, but Carlos could do more.
Also, while I don't doubt Lewis' ability at all, I doubt having George outscore & outrace you 2 years in a row is what Lewis wants.
I think Red Bull will be looking very very closely at Daniels racing simulator times in comparison to Pérez. If Daniel shows that his times are significantly quicker and closer to that of Max, I think Pérez may find himself on the outside
Completely agree with Esteban. Alonso is a goat but at this stage in their respective careers occon should have outpaced alonso. Again Alonso was number one in the past but age has a huge effect.
Ocon: something that you didn't bring up, his stupid and undeserved long contract was a huge part of the reason Alpine lost both Alonso and Piastri, since it meant that Alpine couldn't do the smart thing and race both. Ocon will be under pressure to show he was worth losing those two supertalents and didn't get the contract purely because he's French.
Tommo my bro
Didn’t expect Checo to be here haha
At 15:00 the backwards was recorded at another Time be honest! :D
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