Quoted from other comment: Bottas had no reason to go right other than to realise(late) that he is being overtaken and then steer right to defend it in the middle of manoeuvre! Slow the video and observe front right tyre of Bottas near 0:18
although Bottas did nothing wrong, he didn't directly swear Russell but Russell idiotically hit him, accused him and instead of apology to ruin his race and his car he went for a fight after the crash, George definitely has gained too much confidence since Sakhir GP
Yeah. Bottas had some terrible pace throughout the whole weekend. P8 in qualifying, and like i think he was P10 in the race fighting sir lancelot stroll. Also, george was mighty quick throughout the whole weekend, but its weird seeing a mercedes struggling to fight a williams car.
EXACTLY. That's the real thing to take away from this, Bottas was really lucky that it happened, can you imagine the humiliation if he got passed and continued to fall backward?
If it was Max this would have ended in a rather different way for russel… But like you said, no respect hitting someone because of your own mistakes while valtteri could have been wounded or something.
If Bottas didn't crash he still would've finished P10 or P11 so it didn't matter. He gave Hamilton P2 though (at the very least, since Hamilton only overtook Norris at the end of the race).
@@markhenley3097 how can you say that , as the track was drying the Mercedes was getting back a lot of pace , could have definitely finish around P6/P7
@@ItsEnOh nah didn’t have the space but agree that it’s Russell’s fault if he can’t overtake he shouldn’t and if he does donner go blaming the other driver
LUCKY LUCKYLTON again!!!!!!!!!! Just when Luckylton makes a mistake, lands in gravel, there i a SC and red flag. Otherwise he would have been 15th! Im not saying he is stepping into dogshit for luck, I say he eats some, too! Cause he is LUCKY LUCKYLTON!!!!
@@icedteafan all he had to do was go for the move when there's space for it, this was just impulsive and lost him the race. On the other hand I think this is definitely gonna get to Bottas' head, just the fact that Russell even went for that move on a Williams and almost stuck it, it's gonna blow his confidence.
@@alvmusic4402 tf you on about? Russell had DRS and was much faster than Bottas but Bottas moved in slightly which you never should do especially when a faster car is approaching. IMO you cant put blame entirely on one person, it was clearly a racing incident and should be left like that.
It was seriously George Russell's fault and I can't believe he have the sheer audacity to throw something on Bottas in anger !! Russell doesn't deserve a seat at Mercedez !
@@jaydenbirkett2534 Listen whoever you are !! This comment was written long before George Rusell exceptional peformance at Mercedes. However, I still stand by the fact Russell was horribly wrong however, he seems to have improved a lot at Mercedes !
@@triplemoyagames4195 Yeah exactly i was thinking when he was walking over "This is great to see that drivers main concerns are eachothers safety" but obviously not
Lost a lot of respect for russell... he made a mistake (even if it was a racing incident) then the radio which i can understand somehow because of adrenaline and things like that... but walking to a driver which crashed at 300kph and blame him for the crash is pretty much the most childish and disrespectful thing you could do after a crash (even if the other driver made a mistake at least wait until hes out of the car i mean russell did not even know if he was okay? The hit on the helmet was also just disrespectful and not necessary
@Jack xtal Do you know which was actually George fault because he was actually trying to overtake bottles so what has went into the left so he could avoid getting crushed by George George went into the grass and then question about us and them but has crashed with him and then jersey just giving the blame to Veltri which is very disrespectful because it was all Jorge’s fault because how would that crash happened if George didn’t overtake about tree and wait for the right time to overtake him not in the time that he was in the left
@Jack xtal doesn’t matter that a williams was catching a mercedes. There have been much worse crashes and people haven’t gone up to other drivers who could potentially be injured and attacked them
Much as I admire Russel it was his fault this time. There was no sudden movement from Bottas and at least 4 feet between their wheels. At the very moment that Russel touched the grass Bottas was actually moving away from him. I have checked it 5 times on .25 speed.
@@vinny4223 that’s what I’m thinking!! No sense keeping you foot in if you know you are moving right to avoid Bottas and going to have to touch the grass.. or the paint..
Bottas was driving the dry line, just watch Kimi's view. Russell needs to learn that overtaking does not mean a leading car gives him the best driving line
Russells first time in a Mercedes last year kind of proved it's the car not the driver, but the fact he can challenge Mercedes in a Williams suggests he has the driving skills too... I think this was after they'd spoken to Toto because they both diplomatically accepted they weren't perfect while still pointing out what the other driver did.
to be fair, Bottas was at the middle of the track for a second Edit: I NEVER SAID that I got Russel's part in this incident. Keep this in mind if you are going to reply to me because I got way too many replies lately and I can't reply to everyone with the same lines over and over again
You can hear how the wheels start spinning just before Russell hits the grass meaning it's likely an instance of aquaplanning instead of the presumed slip on the grass. So IMO a race incident.
@@kidShibuya How. You don't want a roof because that blocks how the drivers get in and out of the car, and a windscreen isn't strong enough to achieve their targeted goals.
sooooo many fatal and career ending incidents have been avoided thanks to the halo, the haters can go off into their corner and look like idiots if they want to at this point
We'll need more footage. Out of what I've seen, this was completely Russel's fault. Bottas was following the dry line and left him enough tarmac. Absolutely no reason for the car ahead to give up his dry line for someone trying to overtake.
It's a racing incident, nobody is really at fault. George however did lose it slightly before hitting the grass, and you can see if you put it on 0.25x speed, Bottas defended and did nothing wrong. It was slightly georges fault but he was on a wet part of the track, the track was still drying too so overtaking isnt easy, you can see by the numerous amount of drivers spinning and losing it and that including Perez and Hamilton
@@Kostasoflow You can literally see bottas stay on the dry racing line the whole time. There was no moving over, an even if so it was only a few inches. He is in front of the other car so he gets to chose where to put the car before braking anyway.
At that speed and in those conditions, no matter the homilies from Senna, Alonso and others, you don't take chances. _Both_ drivers effed-up. Bottas couldn't see Russell in his mirrors anymore so he _knew_ Russell was pulling along side and he should _not_ have moved from the left of the track AT ALL. However, Russell over-reacted to being squeezed and moved at least a half a metre further over than he needed to, on to the grass and ....
George walking over to Bottas immediately to blame him instead of checking if he’s okay made me lose a lot of respect for him, no wonder Bottas gave him the finger...
Crofty on TV was saying "oh look at the driver comraderie, going over to make sure Valteri is Ok." and any idiot could see no, he was clearly going over in a huff to tell him off. Which is laughable since the crash was at least half Russel's fault. He's the one on slipped. Bottas was merely doing legitimate racing moves. Russell failed to keep his car under control and slippery grass is no excuse. If the grass was dangerous, then don't pass there. Simple. He opted for a risky move with no margin and it bit him hard. But yeah, blame the other guy. Nice.
@@LatitudeSky honestly, imo, BOT defended slightly too late. Really don't think it was smart of him to turn right, albeit slightly, and squeeze RUS into the grass, **especially** in such wet conditions. If he defended while RUS was still behind (and not beside), I'd totally agree with you.
@@dotnuts I think Valteri was mainly following his racing line. the cars affect each other also when you draft and pull out last second and shout acroos the track. i like both these guys but I blame Georges abrupt move out of the slipstream onto a wet track. thats what made him lose it.
George was frustrated to the point where he smacked a guy who he himself just seconds ago had put into the wall in 200 mph +. Horrible behaviour. Skysports casters did their best to defend him. I lost lots of respect to the guy. Incidents like this can be most often explained by inexperience, but that reaction is just George's personality. I mean it's like something mazepin would do. Hope the man can prove me wrong though.
@@dotnuts maybe his defense was 0.001 seconds too late, but valtteri isn't going to just give him a position no matter where in the overtake george is. the weirdest claim i see people make on youtube is that bottas should just "know he's going to be overtaken and give the position up". that's easy to say when you've just watched them both collide. both of these guys want the position. valtteri's defense was a legal and valid defense of his position while leaving more than enough room, and george hit the wet grass in slicks and lost it. then george hitting valtteri's helmet is a bad look. i understand the adrenaline and you feel slighted but like, come on now, you're all adults...
Drive to Survive Radio: Russell: Aaah, I'm out! Crash! What are we doing here, honestly? Bottas: No! No! What happened? Mercedes Engineer: I think Ericsson hit us.
Yes there was room but it was just enough. Bottas had no reason to go right other than to realise(late) that he is being overtaken and then steer right to defend it in the middle of manoeuvre! Slow the video and observe front right tyre of Bottas near 0:18
@@sicmagic5429 he didn't mean to get onto the grass. He misjudged the gap and overrracted to the sudden shift to the right which resulted in him going to the grass. In another similar scenario from the previous year on the same spot. I think it was lewis trying to pass leclerc and the same thing happened. But lewis was able to accurately judge the space between leclerc and the grass went for the gap. Its a matter of experience really. Russell lack the experience in judging the amount of gap.
1:02 russel pushing for overtake and bottas swerves right forcing russel to turn a bit right and his tire looses control on the grass so its actually bottas’s fault
Can’t help it but, I read that last line in Toto’s voice. Pretty sure this was not done on purpose, but can’t deny the huge benefits Lewis got from this. Lewis doesn’t make mistakes often, but many times he does, it doesn’t turn out to be as costly as it is to others. For example: in Germany 2019 Bottas and Hamilton both spun in identical fashion, and even though Hamilton already made a mistake in the last turn before (which resulted in the 1+ min pitstop) he still got into the points. Bottas race was ended after just 1 spin. Got to say though, Bottas days with Merc are most definitely numbered.
@@outsidepool4131 I think Bottas moved a bit, which scared Russel, but Russel never looked in control of that overtake, he looked very unsteady. I think if it was anyone other than Bottas and Russel, the person in Russel's position would be blamed.
Correct. I also noticed (playing at 25% speed) that immediately after the spin started and before the car started to spin he seemed to have driven the front wheel ever so slightly on the grass. Not saying that had anything to do with the wreck, but I wonder why he went that far over. He had plenty of room to his left to not go that far right, I guess it's because everything happens so fast in real life behind the wheel.
I know I'll get a lot of hate for saying this, but I can see Russell's ego getting uncontrollably big with Mercedes. Despite his clear talent, I can just see him being really difficult once he's in that car and his personality seems to me like someone who will be dangerous and extremely arrogant once he starts winning races.
I think Russell and Verstappen will be taking each each other out every other race if they're in cars that have similar speed, cos both have massive egos.
@@likeagenieinabottle1591 I don’t think Verstappen has an ego. I just think he’s willing to take risks more than other people. He’s certainly not arrogant or anything.
He hit the halo. Not his helmet. Hard to catch but if you slow the video down you see that not only does Bottas' helmet not move but George's hand is also too far back to hit a helmet but far enough to hit the halo.
Lewis: *Slides off into barrier, gets lapped* Sorry Bono, that was my fault. Bono: No worries Lewis, I got you. James? James: Right. Valtteri, George, its James.
if you slow it down and listen carefully. you’ll hear that russell’s revs go up before he touches the grass. It was probably a wetter section of the track that caused him to lose control
He really did lol. He hopped out of that car quick. Imagine if he ran after him and just tackled him lol Im laughing as I type this. I now want Bottas to turn into the bad guy and just cause chaos on the track
Bottas was doing what he had to do to keep his position and Russell tried to over take on a wet patch. Did he really think Bottas was going to let him pass come on 😂🤷🏽♀️
@@rowenthecommentatortfl6177 I don't think it's a dumb move out all. The dumb move would be not taking the opportunity that was presented. How many times have drivers passed other drivers on full wets or intermediates? Tons. There is no one to really blame here
Valtteri did not move to the right to block Russel. He Moved to the right to stay in the dry line, Russel was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. I don't think you can blame Valtteri for this.
He did move to the right. His argument that he left plenty of space would have made sense if the cars were side-by-side, but Russell was pulling out from behind Bottas, and you know (certainly if you've been racing long enough to reach F1) that any steering input you make while a car is pulling out from behind you will lead to the car behind needing to put in much more steering to avoid a crash, because you're so close together.
@@rjfaber1991 imo he already was side by side with bottas and was in full controll of his car, then he just clipped the gras and spun it. I cant see any sudden steering jsut from the onboard of russel, which could have caused a spin. but i have to say that i am a mercedes fan, so might be biased :/
@@jstnici6624 i've watched it a few times over now and if you watch from around the 15 second mark you hear George's car spin up before he even hits the grass, the sheer power from loss of traction will have caused a spin, especially with the rear more than likely clipping the grass before the front at this point.... then i watched it again from the same time marker and didn't look at the cars, i looked at the ground, the dry line is edging out to right, i saw Bottas change his steering angle leftwards after realising there was no space for George... that's my observation anyways, i'd personally mark it as a racing incident as both probably thought they had it covered and both made some form of error.... realistically, if George was gonna overtake anyways, he could have just waited.... but that wouldn't be no fun to talk about now would it? :)
@@jstnici6624 it's funny you mention that as the f1 post race guy at the studio said the exact same thing, he said toto needs to speak to them and said just ease up if Williams and merc are together racing for position , which I personally don't agree with, as a racing driver you want to make your portfolio shine, especially if you're an under dog or in danger of losing your seat.
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it seems it's always Kimi who witnesses all these crashes. Kimi is a real war photographer these days.
Thats why he has iron cross on hes helmet
hahahhaha
It's another Hobby for Kimi
no wonder he drinks so much
Because he always behind :/
Kimi sitting back enjoying the show like: "Bwoah, free positions"
he is always the one watching the crashes haha
"Bwaoh off they go"
Bwoah they are off😂😂
that was easy pass
Bwoah, what a nice sunday drive.
Kimi is always the best cameraman for George Russell crashes at Imola
He should get a pulitzer
Kimi is always the best. Period.
very true
@@ciaronsmith4995 Why?
@@ciaronsmith4995 Kimi for president !!!
Reporter: Kimi what happened? What did you see?
Kimi: Bwoah, i saw 2 positions open up and i took it
Kimi managed to draw the premium front seat for Imola impending crashing 🤣 again...🤦♂️🤷🤣🤣
Didn’t he comment horrible driving or something when he saw it live
Also kimi: That.
Kimi really said "bunch of ametures" XD
"George its James. Please crash into Valtteri, we need safety car for Lewis."
- "Copy James..."
Crash gate 2.0
Red flag actually
It’s so true. 🤔🙏🏼
You can't be making these joke bc the low IQ fans will believe it and run with this narrative.
@@Cal3000 Bet u said that back in 2008 as well, eh?
Bottas and Russell: collide
Kimi's engeneer: that was an easy pass
Ah, you remember that meme. That guy is colder than Kimi
🤣🤣😂
Kimi: Bwoah.
Funny that Kimi's dashcam always gets involved whenever George has accidents
You talking about Hungary?
@@Nero-ox5tw or like Imola last year when George crashed out behind the safety car
Maybe he causes them... lol
They are always close to eachother because they have the same race pace.
They're nervous that the Iceman is behind them. So, they let him through.
I can hear the Netflix dramatisation of this scenario from 2 years away
**Charles Leclerc Team Radio in Kimi omboard intensifies**
oh there is plenty of material for Drive to survive next season
I felt very vulnerable
😡
Im watching it right now
Kimi always gets the best view of Russell's crashes!
So true
Next time the race engineer says "Kimi is the car behind you"
Russell:
and after all he just went _bwoah_
When there is no action on Russell, Kimi steps in to make one.
@@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm LOL
Mercedes: We need a safety car or red flag.
Also Mercedes: Valtteri, It‘s James.
🤣
In this case: George, It's James
Honestly, it was TOO MUCH of a coincidence to both things happen so fast
You know what to do mate. Ruin someone’s day.
Eeexactli
Netflix watching on from the Mercedes garage with a big bag of popcorn.
Were they at Mercedes this weekend? That'll be some golden material for the next series then...
Whole 5 episodes on these saving their rivalry began back when George came into f1
@@rjfaber1991 i'm pretty sure they come to every race no?
@@idreesali6301 yeah but they might not have been with Mercedes, they go to different teams each race
they were with AlphaTauri this weekend I think
The audacity on George to abuse Bottas when he’s the one who lost control of his car lol
Quoted from other comment:
Bottas had no reason to go right other than to realise(late) that he is being overtaken and then steer right to defend it in the middle of manoeuvre!
Slow the video and observe front right tyre of Bottas near 0:18
@@indojojon892 it's still Russell's fault
@@indojojon892 still Russell's fault
@@zomboishuts Cry more for ME!
@@indojojon892 still Russell's fault
Kimi continues to watch crashes. Its just a hobby for him
I think that remains the best line in Drive to Survive so far. The antithesis of everybody else's comments during that segment.
As f1 racing is for him
2020: Kimi sees George Russell crash out of the Emilia Grand Prix
2021: Kimi sees George Russell crash out of the Emilia Grand Prix
His cam records crashes, he gets the drink
BWOAH
George wants to drive a Merc so bad he forgot to get out of the Williams first
Underrated comment 🤣
Please send this comment up!
George: "Hey! Gimme that!"
ROFLMAO 😅🤣😂
Maybe he tried to fuse them together!
Russell : *collides* *with* *Bottas*
FIA : *Yup* *10* *second* *time* *penalty* *Sebastian* *Vettel*
i think vettel hit us
Nooo...the joy and elation of watching Hamilfraud crash was matched by the instant disappointment of Georgie crashing even harder😭
@@thindon6661 what are u blind it was erricson who hit them
@@sunflowersofinferno7904 Satan
What happened I didn't watched the race
What happened with Seb?
lewis: I need red flag
toto: ok george execute order 66
George: yes my lord
Lol funny 🤣🤣
the timing was weirdly great on that one
baaahahahahaha
this comment needs more likes... Ham's luck is incredible yet again...
@@elwingy no it doesnt cuz everyone made the same joke
*Two drivers crashing and swearing each other*
Netflix: we give you 1 full episode guys
At least Russell will actually appear in an episode instead of the one instance when Williams got new drivers shown off for 5 minutes.
😂😂😂
"These two drivers, Bottas and Russell, they've always hated each other.."
@@CurtisPEERS "they are fighting for the second seat of Mercedes.."
although Bottas did nothing wrong, he didn't directly swear Russell but Russell idiotically hit him, accused him and instead of apology to ruin his race and his car he went for a fight after the crash, George definitely has gained too much confidence since Sakhir GP
Don't let this crash distract you from the fact that a Williams car was actually catching and nearly overtaking a Mercedes car.
Yeah 🤯
I mean its bottas vs russell, in the wets, so its pretty obvious who’s faster
Yeah. Bottas had some terrible pace throughout the whole weekend. P8 in qualifying, and like i think he was P10 in the race fighting sir lancelot stroll. Also, george was mighty quick throughout the whole weekend, but its weird seeing a mercedes struggling to fight a williams car.
EXACTLY. That's the real thing to take away from this, Bottas was really lucky that it happened, can you imagine the humiliation if he got passed and continued to fall backward?
Correction: George in Williams is nearly catching Valttery in Mercedes. He's nowhere near Lewis though
Toto: "Lewis in trouble. Russell and bottas engage ferrari protocol immediately"
Kkk Hamilton just got P2 because of this incident 😅😅😅.
Noooo...the joy and elation of watching Hamilfraud crash was matched by the instant disappointment of Georgie crashing even harder😭
Masterplan
Don't you
bro u made my day 😂😂
I can’t believe Russell approached Bottas and even threw something at him. No respect. Imagine if it was Lewis, Max, or even Vettel.
If it was Max this would have ended in a rather different way for russel…
But like you said, no respect hitting someone because of your own mistakes while valtteri could have been wounded or something.
@Johnny NoCare yep exactly
@Johnny NoCare yep
He’s still very young
He needs some maturing tbh
He should be punished for that. That's lack of respect and education
Bottas and Russell: *crashes*
Toto: OH NO
*red flagged and Hamilton unlaps himself*
Toto: Anyways
Tonight on Top Gear:
- Hamilton on the podium
- Mazespin
- Bottas being a wingman again
If Bottas didn't crash he still would've finished P10 or P11 so it didn't matter. He gave Hamilton P2 though (at the very least, since Hamilton only overtook Norris at the end of the race).
@@markhenley3097 how can you say that , as the track was drying the Mercedes was getting back a lot of pace , could have definitely finish around P6/P7
@@andyvettel4375 Still gained a lot
Imola GP in a nutshell
"Russel, this is Toto. If you want that seat, cause a red flag now"
Toto: Nooo... not like that!
That definitely wasn't Bottas, clearly Russel lost control trying to overtake
Yep
He made a peculiar move that caused Russell to put a tyre on the grass.
@@nuntana2 bottas gave him the space, russell definitely f’d it up
@@ItsEnOh nah didn’t have the space but agree that it’s Russell’s fault if he can’t overtake he shouldn’t and if he does donner go blaming the other driver
How big is your Bottas my man?
i love the finnish energy in bottas. He was just spinning around but just sighs
@Ptao Tom bottas also would have got hit by a tire
@Ptao Tom why does russell have HALO... Hes better not racing
The audio is not synced with the video
that audio was after he came to a stop. lol smh...
Unless you have F1 TV Pro then you'll never hear the team radio when it actually happened.
@@roopeniinivaara7276what tyre?
Lewis: "I'm a lap down, we need a red flag"
Other Mercedes Drivers: ...
if it wasn't for the 2nd leclerc red flag
@F*СК MЕ - СНЕCK МY РR0FILЕ what?
LUCKY LUCKYLTON again!!!!!!!!!!
Just when Luckylton makes a mistake, lands in gravel, there i a SC and red flag. Otherwise he would have been 15th!
Im not saying he is stepping into dogshit for luck, I say he eats some, too! Cause he is LUCKY LUCKYLTON!!!!
@@donShane1984srbija He was lucky but he was AMAZING today.Why so many seb n lewis haters today?
The Great Mercedes Plan!
0:50 Valtteri just pointing at the birds and George just tap his head to make sure he's okay.
Adore this comment. Top work, well done.
Family Friendly Comment
How wholesum
Change my mind.
is he flipping him off?
what a race 10/10 insane season so far
It’s only 2 races in as well
Loving it. Portimao next which is a great track.
@@Hero_Of_Old so 3 great races in a row?
@@marvinlinnarz5856 hopefully 23
And 21 races left...
Who needs Netflix when we have Kimi’s onboard shots of all the crashes.
No
@@MariaSilva-xp1kr yes
George blaming Bottas for this is amazing lol. That overtake is something a 12yr old kid on Forza would attempt lol.
You're f blind
@@Notyourdaddy123 Nope. That overtake was silly.
@@Notyourdaddy123 ew a Russell fan 🥴
Bro you right 👍👍 when i see who driving F1 🤦♂️ just one big joke
Lol, so you sayin' a formula 1 driver is like a 12yo PS kid.... So u like they 6yo who sang with barney
When George is in a Williams, he is officially allergic to points.
in other words he just folds under pressure
@Ricardo Diaz i don’t see how this was folding under pressure, but ok.
@@icedteafan all he had to do was go for the move when there's space for it, this was just impulsive and lost him the race.
On the other hand I think this is definitely gonna get to Bottas' head, just the fact that Russell even went for that move on a Williams and almost stuck it, it's gonna blow his confidence.
@@alvmusic4402 Yet he was fine until Bottas twitched and started coming towards him.
@@alvmusic4402 tf you on about? Russell had DRS and was much faster than Bottas but Bottas moved in slightly which you never should do especially when a faster car is approaching. IMO you cant put blame entirely on one person, it was clearly a racing incident and should be left like that.
Both of them were so pressured by ice man they let him through.
case closed
It was seriously George Russell's fault and I can't believe he have the sheer audacity to throw something on Bottas in anger !! Russell doesn't deserve a seat at Mercedez !
You don't deserve to write "Mercedes"
@@giuseppetrinci6998 And @Giuseppe Trinci here is one more person trolling people online !!
The irony of this comment 😮💨
@@jaydenbirkett2534 Listen whoever you are !! This comment was written long before George Rusell exceptional peformance at Mercedes. However, I still stand by the fact Russell was horribly wrong however, he seems to have improved a lot at Mercedes !
Boltas must be some new driver I haven't heard of yet. Bottas and Usain bolt must of had a baby
George's fault. He clearly had more than a car's width there. He chose to risk it and go onto the wet line to overtake and it didn't pay off.
@soniyu ziuy there's a detailed analysis put on the channel it clearly indicates his tires went on the grass
@@rajatgupta9043 his tires went onto the grass but there was still room between him and Bottas so he didn’t have to go to the grass
@@charliefm826 ... 1:02 look at it bro it was just enough
Think the point is Bottas moved slightly which Russel reacted to by going wider on the track and then instigating the crash
@@someannoyingguy1122 no bottas get the apex... look the dry line
And there was me thinking Russel was going over to make sure bottas was alright 😂
right? Like the sportsman in me was assuming he was going to help him out, and they have a small laugh😂😭
@@triplemoyagames4195 Yeah exactly i was thinking when he was walking over "This is great to see that drivers main concerns are eachothers safety" but obviously not
Me also
Looked like he was going to do that but Bottas giving the finger put him off.
Yeah i was like yeah awesome this is great to see from Russel and then he turns the tables completely lol.
01:03 Thank you again Mr. Halo !
2 seconds later again with that wheel absolutely smashing into Russells car... unless if that was what you referred to.
@@wesleyvanderlee9027 honestly both. I cant imagine how these crashes would have ended without the halos! Jeez
Well spotted!
@@wesleyvanderlee9027 Russell Wheel straight to Bottas Head without Halo, smashing his helmet ^^ but yeah the halo save Russell with the debris too :)
Remember Brundle Brazil 1994? It’s not always deadly or so.
Lost a lot of respect for russell... he made a mistake (even if it was a racing incident) then the radio which i can understand somehow because of adrenaline and things like that... but walking to a driver which crashed at 300kph and blame him for the crash is pretty much the most childish and disrespectful thing you could do after a crash (even if the other driver made a mistake at least wait until hes out of the car i mean russell did not even know if he was okay?
The hit on the helmet was also just disrespectful and not necessary
that whole comment is the dictionary definition of “It ain’t that deep” 😂
@Jack xtal Do you know which was actually George fault because he was actually trying to overtake bottles so what has went into the left so he could avoid getting crushed by George George went into the grass and then question about us and them but has crashed with him and then jersey just giving the blame to Veltri which is very disrespectful because it was all Jorge’s fault because how would that crash happened if George didn’t overtake about tree and wait for the right time to overtake him not in the time that he was in the left
@@abrarlikesvb7349 ,
@Jack xtal I agree. But a decent human being wouldn't smack the helmet of the other guy who also crashed at 300 kmph
@Jack xtal doesn’t matter that a williams was catching a mercedes. There have been much worse crashes and people haven’t gone up to other drivers who could potentially be injured and attacked them
Two years in a row, Kimi witnesses George crash out at Imola
Everytime George is in front of Kimi on this track he crashes out and gives him a point position :D
Yea man, like the behind the safety car
Lol. I’m amazed how people come up with such details😂
he got penalty anyway D:
Kimi couldnt handle a corner by himself. We all saw that
If Netflix covered the Russel/Bottas storyline from Bahrain last season. This crash would be a great continuation.
They didn’t? Why not
@@TheBlackopsbeast360 They were focusing on Perez and his race
Oh, but they will now. I guess that it just didn't had enough drama for a episode, but now it does.
@@mateus_targino exactly
Maybe they did cover it, they were just waiting for it to play out 💁
Much as I admire Russel it was his fault this time. There was no sudden movement from Bottas and at least 4 feet between their wheels. At the very moment that Russel touched the grass Bottas was actually moving away from him. I have checked it 5 times on .25 speed.
I love how we all completely ignored Alonso spinning out under the safety car watching George pop off on Valtteri
I noticed that, saw yellow flags and Alonso losing some places
Yeah hahahaha
And I even wonder how the heck did he get involved with their crash...
Sky Sports commentators did point it out
He must have had flashbacks from Brazil 2003
Russel sees Hamilton going on the wet line in a slow corner and planting it:
Ima try it at 300 kph
to be fair even if he braked he still would of been put onto the wet line he had a huge overspeed on bottas.
George was like: uh, can our cars do that? great!
@@micky6j damon hill said himself if he had lifted he would have gotten past
@@vinny4223 that’s what I’m thinking!! No sense keeping you foot in if you know you are moving right to avoid Bottas and going to have to touch the grass.. or the paint..
@@rubenrios9551 😂🤣
*hamilton hits wall*
Toto : george it's toto, please crash to valterri and i'll give you the seat next year
George : say no more
Save this comment and come back in 2022,let's see if this age well
Hahahaha so true
@@waltermoran5511 I think it will, be kind on me
If George hit Bottas then this would make sense but he didn't so this makes no sense
@@waltermoran5511 the George's part only. I want Gasly and George
Bottas was driving the dry line, just watch Kimi's view. Russell needs to learn that overtaking does not mean a leading car gives him the best driving line
I’m very new to this but doesn’t it seem like bottas sort of waits late to turn and then cuts in to avoid the collision?
This was Toto Wolf's masterplan to get back Lewis on podium places.
Respect my genius.
@@totowolffofficial W
Mercedes Master Plan
The sad part is that people will believe that
Yes
Kimi is getting a habit of winning positions because of crashes involving Russell
At this point, Russell is a better teammate to him than Giovanazzi
If Kimi is behind you, prepare for an unforced error
the fact that they're being treated like teammates in 2 very different cars
well they kinda are, Russell is a merc driver when needed.
@@mainlyyogurt If I'm not mistaken, Russell's contract is actually with Merc. He's driving with Williams "on loan"
@@reaganharder1480 yeah, he has an academy contract
Russells first time in a Mercedes last year kind of proved it's the car not the driver, but the fact he can challenge Mercedes in a Williams suggests he has the driving skills too... I think this was after they'd spoken to Toto because they both diplomatically accepted they weren't perfect while still pointing out what the other driver did.
@@dontaskme7004 He was better than Bottas with 2 days of practice so the driver is pretty important too.
Russel is the type of guy to overtake on damp conditions at Imola lol
0:37 that in sync movement tho
I saw that too
Mercedes drivers always in sync 😂
Both hit the wall at the same time
I'm really not sure who to blame, I'm feeling a racing incident but I'm really not sure!
Toni Vilander said that Russel was in fault, as he had the space he needed
Russel for sure he was the one who lost it
Inexperienced Russell. 100% his fault. Btw, I'm a Russell fan.
to be fair, Bottas was at the middle of the track for a second
Edit: I NEVER SAID that I got Russel's part in this incident. Keep this in mind if you are going to reply to me because I got way too many replies lately and I can't reply to everyone with the same lines over and over again
@@paulveitch its like 60-40 on russel bottas did move a bit to the right but he still had enough space it probably just threw him of
0:40 Kimi: Oops Williams is off at this point.
Engineer: That was an easy pass
Kimi: what are others doing?
Kimi - Bwoah 2 fewer drivers out of the way!
MEMORIES! HAHA
This needs to get pinned
This video is forever going to be a reminder of George's rookie move on Bottas, and what a class act Bottas was in that media interview.
0:37 perfectly synced
F1 drivers are robots confirmed
That was satisfying
theres not much difference between a Merc and a Williams this year :D
0:10
Was like gran turismos ai
You can hear how the wheels start spinning just before Russell hits the grass meaning it's likely an instance of aquaplanning instead of the presumed slip on the grass. So IMO a race incident.
100% russel fault. Stop defending mate. And his behaviour after was unacceptable
hi
@@coreyrod yeah I would want to see your acceptable and professional behaviour after a 300 kmh crash
It's 60 40
Let's keep it that way
George 60 bota 40
@@coreyrod still acceptable. Just a bit complain to bottas then brushed it off
I actually thought he went over to valtteri to see if hes okay 😅
hahaha same
Can you prove otherwise?
Me too🤣
@@kenchen704 it's not in this video but it's pretty obvious by Russell's body language as he got out of his car and walked over IMO
@@kenchen704 watch it back, Russel hit bottas in the head presuming it wasn't his fault...
Toto: "You two need to fight for this seat."
"No, not like that!!!"
It is so funny to look back and see how unpopular halos were when in reality, it's one of the best innovations made in formula 1
A much better looking and more aerodynamic roof would serve the same propose.
@@kidShibuya How. You don't want a roof because that blocks how the drivers get in and out of the car, and a windscreen isn't strong enough to achieve their targeted goals.
@@kidShibuya yes, a transparent titanium roof. Excellent.
sooooo many fatal and career ending incidents have been avoided thanks to the halo, the haters can go off into their corner and look like idiots if they want to at this point
@@kidShibuya McLaren did showcased that idea with the MP4-X before. That would have been great to see it for real.
Fun fact: Everyone is waiting for the highlights vid later today
waiting for the meme highlights from daha or Halafrican xDDD
WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG
yeah I'm waiting for the race highlight haha
Almost 2am here and this is why I'm not sleeping yet
@@carlalavega9828 why u don't watch live?
Lewis: I just crashed....
Bottas: on it Sir
George: no, I'll do it
threeway bromance
A Mercedes bromance triangle.
George russel was absolutely at fault. Nasty of him to throw a tantrum like that
"Valterri, it's James. Lewis needs a safety car right now to get back to the podium"
"copy that james"
What if the same msg was given to Russell via Williams... A pink slip to next season 😜
Lewis doesn't need anything. He'll still win regardless.
well george was the one who caused the crash, so i guess thats why he got the merc seat
We'll need more footage. Out of what I've seen, this was completely Russel's fault.
Bottas was following the dry line and left him enough tarmac. Absolutely no reason for the car ahead to give up his dry line for someone trying to overtake.
Bottas actually moved over making George go onto the wet... I blame bottas on this
Bottas moved left very slightly
It's a racing incident, nobody is really at fault. George however did lose it slightly before hitting the grass, and you can see if you put it on 0.25x speed, Bottas defended and did nothing wrong. It was slightly georges fault but he was on a wet part of the track, the track was still drying too so overtaking isnt easy, you can see by the numerous amount of drivers spinning and losing it and that including Perez and Hamilton
@@Kostasoflow You can literally see bottas stay on the dry racing line the whole time. There was no moving over, an even if so it was only a few inches. He is in front of the other car so he gets to chose where to put the car before braking anyway.
At that speed and in those conditions, no matter the homilies from Senna, Alonso and others, you don't take chances. _Both_ drivers effed-up. Bottas couldn't see Russell in his mirrors anymore so he _knew_ Russell was pulling along side and he should _not_ have moved from the left of the track AT ALL. However, Russell over-reacted to being squeezed and moved at least a half a metre further over than he needed to, on to the grass and ....
Palmer’s analysis needed
Palmer: great teamwork
Bottas was such a gentleman about the incident, even after being unjustly attacked by Russell. A mature man.
George walking over to Bottas immediately to blame him instead of checking if he’s okay made me lose a lot of respect for him, no wonder Bottas gave him the finger...
Crofty on TV was saying "oh look at the driver comraderie, going over to make sure Valteri is Ok." and any idiot could see no, he was clearly going over in a huff to tell him off. Which is laughable since the crash was at least half Russel's fault. He's the one on slipped. Bottas was merely doing legitimate racing moves. Russell failed to keep his car under control and slippery grass is no excuse. If the grass was dangerous, then don't pass there. Simple. He opted for a risky move with no margin and it bit him hard. But yeah, blame the other guy. Nice.
@@LatitudeSky honestly, imo, BOT defended slightly too late. Really don't think it was smart of him to turn right, albeit slightly, and squeeze RUS into the grass, **especially** in such wet conditions. If he defended while RUS was still behind (and not beside), I'd totally agree with you.
@@dotnuts I think Valteri was mainly following his racing line. the cars affect each other also when you draft and pull out last second and shout acroos the track. i like both these guys but I blame Georges abrupt move out of the slipstream onto a wet track. thats what made him lose it.
George was frustrated to the point where he smacked a guy who he himself just seconds ago had put into the wall in 200 mph +. Horrible behaviour. Skysports casters did their best to defend him. I lost lots of respect to the guy. Incidents like this can be most often explained by inexperience, but that reaction is just George's personality. I mean it's like something mazepin would do. Hope the man can prove me wrong though.
@@dotnuts maybe his defense was 0.001 seconds too late, but valtteri isn't going to just give him a position no matter where in the overtake george is. the weirdest claim i see people make on youtube is that bottas should just "know he's going to be overtaken and give the position up". that's easy to say when you've just watched them both collide. both of these guys want the position. valtteri's defense was a legal and valid defense of his position while leaving more than enough room, and george hit the wet grass in slicks and lost it.
then george hitting valtteri's helmet is a bad look. i understand the adrenaline and you feel slighted but like, come on now, you're all adults...
Drive to Survive Radio:
Russell: Aaah, I'm out! Crash! What are we doing here, honestly?
Bottas: No! No! What happened?
Mercedes Engineer: I think Ericsson hit us.
Who needs Ericsson when you haas Mazespin?
@@sollergames wow, peak comedy, well done
Oh... I genuinely thought it was Maldonado's fault...
Bottas: Mein Gott Muss Das Sein
DtS bottas radio - mein gott muss dass sein?!
I'm a fan of Russell, but it looked like Bottas left enough room...
Yes there was room but it was just enough. Bottas had no reason to go right other than to realise(late) that he is being overtaken and then steer right to defend it in the middle of manoeuvre!
Slow the video and observe front right tyre of Bottas near 0:18
it would have been successfully if bottas didn't have wet on the side same for russell even if he moved if it was dry he wouldn't have spun
Racing incident
No if he not there Russel Will not touch grass
At 1:16 you can clearly see bottas going a Lil beat to the right before the crash....clearly his fault don't know what was he thinking
It's Georges's mistake; he is aware that it is a tight track but still pushed on to overtake Bottas outside on wet grass.
He never reached the GRASS
@@hnag1907 because you're not listening to the commentary.
@@sicmagic5429 he didn't mean to get onto the grass. He misjudged the gap and overrracted to the sudden shift to the right which resulted in him going to the grass. In another similar scenario from the previous year on the same spot. I think it was lewis trying to pass leclerc and the same thing happened. But lewis was able to accurately judge the space between leclerc and the grass went for the gap. Its a matter of experience really. Russell lack the experience in judging the amount of gap.
@@hnag1907 HES RIGHT TIRE TORE THE GRASS, HOW OS THAT NOT TOUCHING THE GRASS
1:02 russel pushing for overtake and bottas swerves right forcing russel to turn a bit right and his tire looses control on the grass so its actually bottas’s fault
Kimi to George : I owe you a drink this year too, same pub?
Lewis: *crashes*
Toto: Quick Bottas, Russell, we need a safety car.
Bottas and Russel: Wait, I don't want to.
Toto: That wasn't a question.
Can’t help it but, I read that last line in Toto’s voice. Pretty sure this was not done on purpose, but can’t deny the huge benefits Lewis got from this. Lewis doesn’t make mistakes often, but many times he does, it doesn’t turn out to be as costly as it is to others.
For example: in Germany 2019 Bottas and Hamilton both spun in identical fashion, and even though Hamilton already made a mistake in the last turn before (which resulted in the 1+ min pitstop) he still got into the points. Bottas race was ended after just 1 spin.
Got to say though, Bottas days with Merc are most definitely numbered.
@@outsidepool4131 I think Bottas moved a bit, which scared Russel, but Russel never looked in control of that overtake, he looked very unsteady. I think if it was anyone other than Bottas and Russel, the person in Russel's position would be blamed.
Yeah sure they decided to crash and risk their lives while traveling at 300kph to save Lewis
Valteri and george its james
Awesome planning dude....
If Lewis was a poker player instead of F1 driver
He would still be a Millionaire
*Billionaire by that point😂
Luckiest son of a gun.
I am at the same side of this joke but i would like to tell you that its ironic saying that when he propably is close to a billionaire by now.
Cry more yeah? He is the best on the grid right now. No discussion.
Notice how the revs of George's car goes to the limit before he hits the grass. It was the wet part that took him out of control, not the grass
Correct. I also noticed (playing at 25% speed) that immediately after the spin started and before the car started to spin he seemed to have driven the front wheel ever so slightly on the grass. Not saying that had anything to do with the wreck, but I wonder why he went that far over. He had plenty of room to his left to not go that far right, I guess it's because everything happens so fast in real life behind the wheel.
The rear probably touched the grass, that’s why the rear stepped out
@@Bahiti-wv7yh Exactly, the rear tyres are bigger
Objective: Crash into each other so Hamilton can get lucky
The one who causes the crash gets the Mercedes seat for 2022!
F1 should have the race highlights at 30 minutes at least not the usual 7 minutes
It’s all about streaming rights though they probably have to stay under 10 min or something
they do on f1 tv
Actually u have the "Race in 30" after every race in the F1 TV app
they do a 20 minute highlight of the best race of the season at the end of it
There aren't usually 30 minutes of highlights lol
Kimi saw the crash and just went "don't mind if i do"
I know I'll get a lot of hate for saying this, but I can see Russell's ego getting uncontrollably big with Mercedes. Despite his clear talent, I can just see him being really difficult once he's in that car and his personality seems to me like someone who will be dangerous and extremely arrogant once he starts winning races.
He already has become that🤣
He’s already getting an ego 🤣
I think Russell and Verstappen will be taking each each other out every other race if they're in cars that have similar speed, cos both have massive egos.
@@likeagenieinabottle1591 I don’t think Verstappen has an ego. I just think he’s willing to take risks more than other people. He’s certainly not arrogant or anything.
@Billy Douglas exactly
0:50 The Halo saves another life
no, the halo didn't do anything here
@@kazuhiramiller3033 That joke went waaaaay over your head didn't it?
@@asawyer2872 no, the halo didn't do anything here
@@kazuhiramiller3033 it was a joke bro
@@asawyer2872 the halo protected his head from the joke
This is going to be another 5 minute build up before they actually show the crash on netflix with scary and angry faces.
And tense music building up to the slap™
F1 Helmet: Contains advanced ballistic protection for a 225g metal projectile
George: imma smack you
He hit the halo. Not his helmet. Hard to catch but if you slow the video down you see that not only does Bottas' helmet not move but George's hand is also too far back to hit a helmet but far enough to hit the halo.
@@a_stone he meant this 0:50
@@Goatifi08 Yeah that's what I'm talking about.
Thanks to Senna, these people can catapult each other in these crashes and the maximum that happens is cursing.
@@razgvozd As it should be. We've lost enough drivers over the years.
I love how Bottas is pulling a big sigh while spinning and crashing all over the track
Netflix when making drive to survive 4:We bout to commence some large amounts of trolling
Lewis: *Slides off into barrier, gets lapped* Sorry Bono, that was my fault.
Bono: No worries Lewis, I got you. James?
James: Right. Valtteri, George, its James.
S🅱️innala
🤣🤣🤣I was thinking the same thing! Lol
Mercgate
Two insane races at the first two races of 2021. We're in for an insane season lads
This is on Russell. He dipped into the grass just slightly, the grip changed dramatically, and sent him right into Bottas.
if you slow it down and listen carefully. you’ll hear that russell’s revs go up before he touches the grass. It was probably a wetter section of the track that caused him to lose control
thx for explaining things that already crystal clear
Maybe something else actually. There were a lot of sparks coming out of his floor before he touched valtteri
Yes I heard it too. He went on the marbles and it was still wet off line and he got a tank slapper and hit Bottas
Bad russel
I hear the revs go up but can't figure out why - there were 3 tires on the track, so how did that happen?
0:01 Bottas turning back almost like he wants to punch George for that slap😂😂😂😂😂
That would be unclassy......and entertaining
He definitely thought about it 😂
He really did lol. He hopped out of that car quick. Imagine if he ran after him and just tackled him lol Im laughing as I type this. I now want Bottas to turn into the bad guy and just cause chaos on the track
@@CSum-em8jg Bottas causing chaos, just thinking about it made me laugh 😂
One year later and Russell still thinks this was Bottas' fault.
What a tool this bloke.
im out of the loop did he really say something like that to this day?
Bottas was doing what he had to do to keep his position and Russell tried to over take on a wet patch. Did he really think Bottas was going to let him pass come on 😂🤷🏽♀️
He did. No sure why, though. LOL!
Something about a Senna quote about gaps or something I don’t know
Flat out dumb move by Russell.
@@re4477 He is trying to overtake it was a racing incident
@@rowenthecommentatortfl6177 I don't think it's a dumb move out all. The dumb move would be not taking the opportunity that was presented. How many times have drivers passed other drivers on full wets or intermediates? Tons. There is no one to really blame here
Valtteri did not move to the right to block Russel. He Moved to the right to stay in the dry line, Russel was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.
I don't think you can blame Valtteri for this.
He did move to the right. His argument that he left plenty of space would have made sense if the cars were side-by-side, but Russell was pulling out from behind Bottas, and you know (certainly if you've been racing long enough to reach F1) that any steering input you make while a car is pulling out from behind you will lead to the car behind needing to put in much more steering to avoid a crash, because you're so close together.
@@rjfaber1991 imo he already was side by side with bottas and was in full controll of his car, then he just clipped the gras and spun it.
I cant see any sudden steering jsut from the onboard of russel, which could have caused a spin.
but i have to say that i am a mercedes fan, so might be biased :/
@@jstnici6624 i've watched it a few times over now and if you watch from around the 15 second mark you hear George's car spin up before he even hits the grass, the sheer power from loss of traction will have caused a spin, especially with the rear more than likely clipping the grass before the front at this point.... then i watched it again from the same time marker and didn't look at the cars, i looked at the ground, the dry line is edging out to right, i saw Bottas change his steering angle leftwards after realising there was no space for George... that's my observation anyways, i'd personally mark it as a racing incident as both probably thought they had it covered and both made some form of error.... realistically, if George was gonna overtake anyways, he could have just waited.... but that wouldn't be no fun to talk about now would it? :)
@@ItsByramTime Yes thats true :)
Maybe it just shouldn't be that a williams overtakes a mercedes 🤷♂️
@@jstnici6624 it's funny you mention that as the f1 post race guy at the studio said the exact same thing, he said toto needs to speak to them and said just ease up if Williams and merc are together racing for position , which I personally don't agree with, as a racing driver you want to make your portfolio shine, especially if you're an under dog or in danger of losing your seat.
George overreacted. Idk why he was so mad at bottas. He did move a bit but still left enough space.
Probably disappointed that he missed out on points once again and ofc adrenaline
Russel made a risky move and then spun by his mistake. Bottas is innocent!
Adrenaline and he cant see what actually happened from the seat
@@ludvig7473 probably
I think it’s cause he knows his car is only competitive in some circuits, and Imola was one of them. Just my opinion.
Lewis: goes into the wall
Toto: "Bottas, this is Toto, execute order 77"
Nu inteleg de ce zici Bottas cand defapt nu e el de vina :)), Russell avea spatiu necesar pt a depasii, s a dus prea in dreapta :))
I’m crying 😭 😂 hope you are happy
Underrated comment
Toto: If you want a seat do Sir Lewis a favour and crash out valteri
Russell: ok copy toto activating my masterplan
That's how I see it.
Mercedes gained more points because of this crash (not hamilton , mercedes as a constructor)
master🅱️lan
0:39 onboard with THE LEGEND.
bwoah
Interesting that a Williams was in the Position to overtake a Mercedes…
As in the old days of the strong Williams
Reminds me of Perez overtaking Albon...
Williams sandbag confirmed
It has the same engine + DRS, it's not that weird.
william pole when
Kimi always have the best seat to watch, when it comes to crash
Russell: "If you're in a Mercedes you should be fighting for wins not 9th".
Also Russell in a Mercedes: *Qualifies 9th*
Guys has more ego and head weight than skills
overrated driver, better at mclaren
As someone who didn't watch the race, seeing a Williams racing a mercedes is the biggest surprise to me
Netflix radio:
Let's put something from last year and 2 years ago to make it dramatic
And yet, you'll be there day one watching the new season... just saying... ;)
@@elwingy he probably watches it for the interesting insight into the drivers and teams, not the fake drama.
@@elwingy Yeah but he's there for the backstage insight and day-to-day of the drivers, not the made up drama
@@77headshoter we all are man. ;) It was a comment aimed at having fun anyway.
Can't wait for Will Buxton's take on this...
If you watch in .25x slow motion you see the halo blocking a piece of big flying debris headed for George’s head
I think its just a piece of styrofoam
You also see Bottas move off the dry line onto the wet which squeezes Russell. Deliberate or not hard to tell.
@mrluigi04 You can see the same piece flying around at 0:09 and 0:10, its the 100m board
@mrluigi04 halo made zero difference
@mrluigi04 No.
0:20 if it wasn’t for the halo, Bottas would’ve broken his neck from that wheel.
@drttyu liqm He only has his day once or twice a season.