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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 2. 05. 2023
  • After the 2023 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and the collision during the sprint between Max Verstappen & George Russell, the Mercedes man revealed a worrying truth about their car compared to the Red Bull. Do you think Mercedes will get back fighting for wins by the end of the season?
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Komentáƙe • 690

  • @Saad-yk8qp
    @Saad-yk8qp Pƙed rokem +984

    You need to understand that when leclarc knew there was no chance of holding max back he probably relaxed abit on the ers

    • @greengoat5654
      @greengoat5654 Pƙed rokem +32

      You don't ever go light on a track, that's how you get rear-ended, usually drivers aren't known for doing that

    • @Saad-yk8qp
      @Saad-yk8qp Pƙed rokem +59

      @@greengoat5654 yeah but there is a difference between 90% pushing and 100%
      Dont you hear the term ( insert driver) isnt pushing?
      Im not saying he lifted
      Just went on regen for ers or low deployment ers

    • @greengoat5654
      @greengoat5654 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@Saad-yk8qp it's possible. Usually that would come into play in the corners though not throwing it around as hard, F1 cars I've heard are a little unstable on the power though so possible

    • @1197540k
      @1197540k Pƙed rokem +1

      @@greengoat5654 na you not pinning it in the engine all the time if you don’t have to

    • @alberto6169
      @alberto6169 Pƙed rokem

      ​@@Saad-yk8qpMy man even on quali lap with drs open on both cars the difference is 10/12 km/h, in the race when one has drs and the other doesn't it increases massively, especially considering RedBull gains about 20/25 km/h with DRS. Now sum that with the slip stream that you'd see in an overtaking situation and you can really understand where those numbers are coming from

  • @danielsgrunge
    @danielsgrunge Pƙed rokem +1687

    That thing is quick
    Let’s hope that Perez can give us at least some entertainment this season
    Edit: OK maybe I cursed him LMAO

    • @user-ni7qv1nd8o
      @user-ni7qv1nd8o Pƙed rokem +8

      Nah

    • @chmclips121
      @chmclips121 Pƙed rokem +31

      Perez WDC 2023? Unlikely, but we can only hope

    • @randyxyt5562
      @randyxyt5562 Pƙed rokem +4

      Dude I can't believe I found you here, I always used to see you on videos of grunge concerts! I'm even subbed to you for some reason. How have you been?

    • @danielsgrunge
      @danielsgrunge Pƙed rokem +1

      @@randyxyt5562 Hello there fellow good music enjoyer :)

    • @The.Dark.Dominion.
      @The.Dark.Dominion. Pƙed rokem +6

      Max is giving us all the entertainment we need, Checo can’t contribute anything useful imho

  • @maestroazzey
    @maestroazzey Pƙed rokem +529

    Asking "how long" implies that they wĂ­ll close that gap. I reckon that they don't. They'll have to battle it out with Ferrari and Aston Martin for 2nd place.

    • @slybunz8057
      @slybunz8057 Pƙed rokem +46

      Ferrari is fighting themselves, how would they fight for second?

    • @Goatifi
      @Goatifi Pƙed rokem +6

      @@slybunz8057 lmao fr

    • @Goatifi
      @Goatifi Pƙed rokem +2

      We need some serious reg changes again

    • @lewishendo9328
      @lewishendo9328 Pƙed rokem +4

      I mean how long doesn’t necessarily mean this year, your answer could be in 2 years đŸ€·â€â™‚ïž

    • @deevizm8035
      @deevizm8035 Pƙed rokem +6

      Definitely not this year, but 5 years? I think the gap will close next year and by 2025 they will have other cars on par with them. But, redbull could also be starting a legendary nearly decade of dominance similar to the Mercedes from 2014-2021.

  • @danielsteyn7464
    @danielsteyn7464 Pƙed rokem +147

    FIA will introduce new regs by the end of this year:- Merrrc can remove the wing, Ferrarrri can add NOS and RedBull will have to remove any two of their cars wheels ... 😂😅

    • @bengchiatseah3908
      @bengchiatseah3908 Pƙed rokem +1

      😂😂😂 thanks

    • @nerdock4747
      @nerdock4747 Pƙed rokem +9

      -and Ferrari is already way ahead of everyone on the 2-3 tyre strategy.
      #justiceforsainz

    • @ayaazkara9044
      @ayaazkara9044 Pƙed rokem +7

      Ferrari will still manage to fuq up their Position..

    • @tonyb9735
      @tonyb9735 Pƙed rokem

      Ah.... almost makes me nostalgic for the days when Williams would dominate and the FIA would change the rules to help Ferrari and McLaren ....

    • @matthewdoherty6179
      @matthewdoherty6179 Pƙed rokem +1

      Just like the fia changed the rules to help out redbull when the mercs were dominating. They should just put all drivers in the exact same car and let the drivers actually race

  • @aaronhusain1659
    @aaronhusain1659 Pƙed rokem +41

    Maybe next time instead of putting a hole in the side he’ll take the wing out to find out

  • @danielgreensides8463
    @danielgreensides8463 Pƙed rokem +25

    Russell is quickly beginning to annoy me by becoming a clkne of Toto so fast 😂

  • @davidkhamadi7383
    @davidkhamadi7383 Pƙed rokem +302

    "You've got a problem, change your f*cking car!"

    • @aoli7313
      @aoli7313 Pƙed rokem +23

      The budget stops you from overhauling the car. These cars are also developed one to two years prior to the season. So we should expect Red Bull to dominate for at least one to two more years. I can barely watch F1 anymore it's so boring.

    • @theguywhodoes1
      @theguywhodoes1 Pƙed rokem +23

      ​@@aoli7313 Yeah it's been so boring watching Schumacher win all the time. Then Sebastian won all the time. Then Hamilton, now Verstappen after all that.
      Is F1 ever gonna not have one driver better than the rest.

    • @aoli7313
      @aoli7313 Pƙed rokem +6

      @@theguywhodoes1 maybe do something similar to what IndyCar does. The chassis is the same for every car, there's only three engine producers, and you can only play around with the rules so much. I'd like to see a race not one person win and we're talking about the midfield and who's going to win 10th.

    • @rayve6453
      @rayve6453 Pƙed rokem +4

      can horner still said that when merc make DAS??? well they only complaint tho

    • @TheJester-ct5pi
      @TheJester-ct5pi Pƙed rokem +1

      Just watched that episode last night Lol

  • @wrexhammusic
    @wrexhammusic Pƙed rokem +160

    5+ years until they close the gap

    • @bassistmike1987
      @bassistmike1987 Pƙed rokem +9

      Just in time for new regulations!

    • @Hypercore_Gamer
      @Hypercore_Gamer Pƙed rokem +1

      Williams win WC?

    • @vladimirlenin9749
      @vladimirlenin9749 Pƙed rokem +2

      ​@bassistmike1987 to help mercedes 😅😂

    • @Chainsnsprockets402
      @Chainsnsprockets402 Pƙed rokem +4

      That’s about how long it took everyone else to catch Mercedes before they changed the refs. 5 years sounds about right

    • @jjharson7344
      @jjharson7344 Pƙed rokem

      good estimate I reckon

  • @JScott-lg4jb
    @JScott-lg4jb Pƙed rokem +49

    I do think of all the teams they’re the only ones that could close the gap. For Ferrari they would need to stop being Ferrari and aston has come so far already, I think it will be a while before then. I could see a three-way race though.

    • @nerdock4747
      @nerdock4747 Pƙed rokem

      You realize that AM is already 2nd for the constructors and Alonso's been on every podium except 1?

    • @JScott-lg4jb
      @JScott-lg4jb Pƙed rokem

      @@nerdock4747 yeah that’s my point. Aston has come incredibly far already so I just see development slowing down. Idk though that’s the one thing I said that I think might be wrong. I don’t think anyone will catch up to RB in time for championship battles, but they may get a few wins. If they do it will be merc or Aston. Only reason I still give it to merc is because lance stroll shouldn’t have a driver’s license, let alone a seat in F1

    • @JScott-lg4jb
      @JScott-lg4jb Pƙed rokem

      @@joec9178 You’re right. Mercedes has outscored Ferrari in every race but Azerbaijan. They are 18 points ahead in the constructors championship, only 6 behind the #2 Aston. All of this comes after being out-qualified by Ferrari on a semi-consistent basis, which would be great for Ferrari if they weren’t passed by lap 25. Yea, I’m the one who is delusional.
      Additionally, you can always count on Ferrari to screw up every advantage they have with a strategy error or retirement or crash.
      If you can name a few legitimately good reasons that can trump all of these other ones and the about 20 others that also exist, other than “oh but Ferrari is #2 look at quali yeah yeah merc sucks Aston doesn’t exist,” then maybe I will believe you. But ferrari is still ferrari.
      Ferrari has been promising more performance for a long time and has just failed. Merc have hit a wall too, but they at least admit it. Thing is also that their wall is a lot further than Ferrari’s is now.

  • @Monkey_D_Adzie
    @Monkey_D_Adzie Pƙed rokem +13

    They wont ever close the gap

    • @nesjo7777
      @nesjo7777 Pƙed rokem

      That is

    • @Monkey_D_Adzie
      @Monkey_D_Adzie Pƙed rokem

      @Nes Jo what max winning by 24 seconds i dont think that is closing gap

  • @andycronin7068
    @andycronin7068 Pƙed rokem +51

    Mercedes are not able to spend the $430 million a year on the team anymore... Cost cap took their advantage away....

    • @robertknox547
      @robertknox547 Pƙed rokem +4

      It was found out that Red bulls budget before the cost cap was actually bigger than Mercedes

    • @thebbiddim882
      @thebbiddim882 Pƙed rokem +1

      The top 3 teams all have the same massive budgets.

    • @andycronin7068
      @andycronin7068 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@robertknox547 RedBull said that their budget was $200 million at the time that Mercedes was saying that they were spending $430 million... I believe that Alpha Tauri or if was Tauro Rosso was $150 million...

  • @julloys4t602
    @julloys4t602 Pƙed rokem +79

    F1 will be closer racing using the f2 car design

    • @ReinOtten
      @ReinOtten Pƙed rokem +16

      Then you basically have f2


    • @julloys4t602
      @julloys4t602 Pƙed rokem

      @@ReinOtten with the engine of f1 haha

  • @hisyamhakimi6726
    @hisyamhakimi6726 Pƙed rokem +16

    George must wait until 2026 😂😂😂

    • @maisysworld5855
      @maisysworld5855 Pƙed rokem

      Literally

    • @gregrowe1168
      @gregrowe1168 Pƙed rokem +1

      Or until he ends up joining them. Perez is terrible, he’s definitely getting replaced eventually.

  • @KrypticTMG
    @KrypticTMG Pƙed rokem +5

    I dont think Mercedes will ever close the gap because in there most dominant years they had a engine advantage which masked the performance of there aero a little bit, but now its more about aero and the engines are all close Mercedes will struggle to get to Red Bulls level of aero performance which has been RBR strength for years now.

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen Pƙed rokem +1

      They also aren't the most dominant team without unlimited spending. Red Bull has adapted to the cost cap.

    • @rmamon2554
      @rmamon2554 Pƙed rokem

      That the Merc Diesel is the most Dominant Engine is long gone. These lazy bastards stopped developing the Engine. As long as we are faster then the Frogs everything is fine.

  • @samiraperi467
    @samiraperi467 Pƙed rokem +7

    Before they close the gap to whom? Red Bull? Not this season. Unless you mean them getting closer instead of catching RB.

    • @RBenjo21
      @RBenjo21 Pƙed rokem

      Someone will copy that RBR floor and suspension. Or at least try.

    • @Lamp-iw3gl
      @Lamp-iw3gl Pƙed rokem +3

      @@RBenjo21 and when they copy rb will have improved elsewhere. If u just copy the top team u will always be a step behind them.

    • @nerdock4747
      @nerdock4747 Pƙed rokem

      close the gap to McLaren

  • @baymax1
    @baymax1 Pƙed rokem +9

    We'll see a lot of these bold statements through the season until someone catches up to them.

    • @ibleminen
      @ibleminen Pƙed rokem +9

      Well I am pretty sure that Mercedes with drs is slower than redbulls normal straight line speed.

    • @baymax1
      @baymax1 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@ibleminen that is true

  • @milan1399
    @milan1399 Pƙed rokem +9

    At this point George’s only hope is taking Sergio’s seat at red bull lol

    • @monk3yface99
      @monk3yface99 Pƙed rokem

      nah chris horner would never do that anyways, he doesnt need and doesnt want russel

    • @jjharson7344
      @jjharson7344 Pƙed rokem

      Horner wants Lando - if it was me I would want Russell though.

    • @robertcooper6910
      @robertcooper6910 Pƙed rokem

      @@jjharson7344 I think they're equally very good drivers, but Russell is more high maintenance . Ever since he joined Mercedes, he's been complaining about every other driver, every other competitive team and so on. Lando shuts his mouth and does his talking on track.

  • @SgtMajorRULOX
    @SgtMajorRULOX Pƙed rokem +113

    Mercedes did the exact same thing for seven years straight.

    • @saranoxxis
      @saranoxxis Pƙed rokem +19

      And it was boring as fuck, do you want another 7 years with just another team dominating?

    • @saranoxxis
      @saranoxxis Pƙed rokem +8

      @kashyapmaheshwari6044 I wish I was a Merc fan... I'm a Ferrari fan

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen Pƙed rokem +7

      ​@@saranoxxisthats rough.

    • @saranoxxis
      @saranoxxis Pƙed rokem

      @kashyapmaheshwari6044 btw get your acts together it's a show what are you talking about pain in our eyes? The fuck bro

    • @johnwilkesbooth3045
      @johnwilkesbooth3045 Pƙed rokem +5

      @kashyapmaheshwari6044So you want the same thing to happen again just say that

  • @JR-mk6ow
    @JR-mk6ow Pƙed rokem +1

    Max was on DRS and battery, Leclerc turned the ERS to try to fight back.
    In 2021 Lando did 350 km/h when using the Battery / DRS for an overtake, his max speed without is was around 320km/h. Nothing crazy with that. The overtake on Russel was more surprising.

  • @jimgriffiths9194
    @jimgriffiths9194 Pƙed rokem +7

    The merc was a second a lap quicker than anyone for 6 years



    • @Divinarium1
      @Divinarium1 Pƙed rokem +1

      At least there was competition for almost every year. Now there is non.

    • @jimgriffiths9194
      @jimgriffiths9194 Pƙed rokem

      @@Divinarium1 how was there competition if the merc was a second a lap quicker ? Its the same as now, thats my point

    • @Divinarium1
      @Divinarium1 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@jimgriffiths9194 2014-2016 nico vs ham and 2017-2018 ferrari. How was this not competition? Ferrari had a better car than mercedes for a brief time but you forget about that because otherwise your argument could not be taken seriously.

    • @Divinarium1
      @Divinarium1 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@jimgriffiths9194 There is no competition now and nowhere even close.

    • @jimgriffiths9194
      @jimgriffiths9194 Pƙed rokem

      Your main thrust for argument is there is no competition now and im saying that merc had the same advantage for the same amount of time more or less, so why are the fan boys of merc crying ? Itll come back around if they get rid of hamilton and start focusing on racing again instead of politics

  • @carlitoxb110
    @carlitoxb110 Pƙed rokem +5

    Adrian Newey is a genius

    • @luciusesox1luckysox570
      @luciusesox1luckysox570 Pƙed rokem

      Yep...He is. So much so I think it would be fair if he wasn't allowed to work for anybody :)

    • @robertcooper6910
      @robertcooper6910 Pƙed rokem

      @@luciusesox1luckysox570 and give everyone a participation ribbon....you must be a millennial

    • @rmamon2554
      @rmamon2554 Pƙed rokem

      And he is ours... BÀÀÀÀhhhhh McShit, GagaBenz, and AstorMarlin.

  • @danielmaranzana9132
    @danielmaranzana9132 Pƙed rokem +11

    Why are they crying ? Mercedes car was faster 2-3 years ago then then redbull is today. The hypocrisy is unbelievable

    • @randomyoutubecommentersecu7639
      @randomyoutubecommentersecu7639 Pƙed rokem +1

      They don't like losing after easy mode for 4 championships in a row. Our answer: get better engineers and parts. Redbull surely did.

    • @blackin4k395
      @blackin4k395 Pƙed rokem +1

      Idk what they expected cause redbull have been coming for a long time and wee could see it

    • @mikumikuda
      @mikumikuda Pƙed rokem +2

      Why are they crying? Cuz they wanted to win like they do in the past.
      Other teams can't cry cuz they barely score any wins

    • @Divinarium1
      @Divinarium1 Pƙed rokem

      At least there was competition for almost every year. Now there is non

    • @randomyoutubecommentersecu7639
      @randomyoutubecommentersecu7639 Pƙed rokem

      @@Divinarium1 You're high. What the fuck was the competition for WDC for 8 years for Mercedes? It was either Hamilton or Rosberg and Rosberg won once. You cry like a b when redbull does it right finally , has a good driver and wins closely in 21, does extremely well in 22 and still has to compete with Charles until the midseason where ferarri strategy and Leclerc crash themselves out and lose poins... They dominate for 1 year...1 year...of a car nobody can catch . 22 would have been closer had ferrari been more reliable and Leclerc less crash prone. They had competition for a part of that season.
      And now that they utterly dominate in 23 , for not even a year yet , you cry and cry.....man the entitlement on you guys.... I remember watching during mercedes era dominance when a bloody ferarri or redbull was on the line with a mercedes and it simply couldn't catch up wit the DRS . That thing was keeping ahead like an arrow on the straight until the other driver had to pull back and abort. Where were you to cry about it during those 8 years on social media and every other site?
      Now that mercedes messed up their car with the zero side pod concept for a year and a half and ferrari is being ferrari it is somehow a tragedy that deserves everyone to complain about isn't it? They dominated for 8 years and now the fans and Mercedes complain about another team dominating hmm?? What about when Schumacher was still a driver and Ferrari had its nice era of dominance? Or Vettel and his?
      The other teams messed up and created piles of shit for cars at some points, like when Leclerc was trying to catch up to midfield with a struggle in Miami to iron out new car parts and now they are catching up to a superior design and finding ways to compensate . Simple as that.
      Edit: Remember 2018?? Hamilton lost a wheel at Silverstone and finished with 3. He was so far ahead of his competition he could afford to do a lap on 3 at the range of 100-180km and still bring it home without losing that place for the lap instead of boxing. What competition was there?

  • @p970-ali9
    @p970-ali9 Pƙed rokem +40

    He is whining since Mercedes lost their op car as soon as he joined them.

    • @jamieleemcculloch7486
      @jamieleemcculloch7486 Pƙed rokem +3

      Red bull are cheats in f1 they already got fined for going over the price cap

    • @mikaelbihl-matias9462
      @mikaelbihl-matias9462 Pƙed rokem

      ​@@jamieleemcculloch7486Can you say that without crying please.

  • @4rdF1Hunny
    @4rdF1Hunny Pƙed rokem +34

    Agh, sugar
 I’ll have to hit them harder next time. Man the torpedoes!

    • @jadelkassir2614
      @jadelkassir2614 Pƙed rokem

      Torpido
 man Lewis needs a break bring in the Russian torpido😂

  • @gtrgarrage2422
    @gtrgarrage2422 Pƙed rokem +5

    They are salty because it’s NOT Mercedes that dominating!!! They had their years now sit back and prepare to get blown out of the water every year until max retires!!!

  • @phoenixbda6164
    @phoenixbda6164 Pƙed rokem +3

    22. 22 mph. Holy shit

    • @matchless98
      @matchless98 Pƙed rokem +2

      WHAT THE FUCK IS A MPH đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡șđŸ‡ȘđŸ‡șđŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș 🩅 🩅 🩅

    • @iangabrielq.mansueto3399
      @iangabrielq.mansueto3399 Pƙed rokem

      ​@@matchless98 miles per hour

  • @The.Dark.Dominion.
    @The.Dark.Dominion. Pƙed rokem +1

    I look at the Red Bull like this :
    Are they soooo much quicker OR, is the rest of the grid soooo frogging slow ? đŸ€·đŸ»â€â™‚ïž

    • @chrismaina1830
      @chrismaina1830 Pƙed rokem +1

      Much quicker, considering the pack is close from the second place going down

  • @TeeTafoya87
    @TeeTafoya87 Pƙed rokem +1

    I know they have Newey, but something tells me that Red Bull might have another “catering error” after this season. Their car is just sooo incredibly fast. But, then again, Marc has one of the dumbed sidepod designs on the 😂paddock and their too stubborn to change it.

  • @nerdock4747
    @nerdock4747 Pƙed rokem +1

    Friendly reminder that RB has a 10% penalty from last years tax overspend.
    As you were.

  • @arkangelgaming35
    @arkangelgaming35 Pƙed rokem +2

    Just expecting the FIA to ban the suspension setup RB are using due to fan backlash. It's a matter of time before Toto and Lewis claim that that's their secret and it breaks some rules...

    • @hurshyz
      @hurshyz Pƙed rokem

      Nothing like the whiny duo whining as usual. Ferrari fan and can’t complain abt rb since we’re our biggest enemy. Honestly tho, expecting the whiny duo to whine again and hopefully get kicked outta mercy-please-for-ease team once and for all when their pleas fall on deaf ears finally and they can’t produce any results without an era of whining/cheating their way thru so their lack of talent finally gets revealed.

  • @newqlar
    @newqlar Pƙed rokem +1

    They won’t close this year.

  • @modernrice
    @modernrice Pƙed rokem +1

    How long? Never

  • @DeeB1345
    @DeeB1345 Pƙed rokem +3

    Why aren’t you asking if Ferrari will close the gap? That will be Mercedes in 5-7 years. An afterthought. These things come in long waves, so I’d expect more Red Bull dominance through this era

    • @JScott-lg4jb
      @JScott-lg4jb Pƙed rokem +1

      No Ferrari has a history of underperformance. They may be the most successful team, but I also don’t think there is another team on the grid today that has lost more races and championships when they shouldn’t be.
      You may be right about merc, but you really can’t compare anyone to ferrari.

    • @DeeB1345
      @DeeB1345 Pƙed rokem

      @@JScott-lg4jb Time will tell. They do have a special way of wasting resources.

    • @chrismaina1830
      @chrismaina1830 Pƙed rokem

      Ferrari are utterly disorganized....VERY disorganized

  • @Ilyena
    @Ilyena Pƙed rokem +1

    How much faster was Merc vs the Ferraris in 2014?

  • @seraphim9429
    @seraphim9429 Pƙed rokem +3

    I don’t think it’ll be Mercedes who will close the gap.

  • @chrischannon8556
    @chrischannon8556 Pƙed rokem +2

    If anyone ever doubted Newey, the guy literally made an unbeatable car out of an already unbeatable car 😂 if he was at McLaren Daniel would have never been fired

    • @GRORGvideot
      @GRORGvideot Pƙed rokem +1

      Have you read his book? It's amazing, makes me honor the legend more and more.

    • @rmamon2554
      @rmamon2554 Pƙed rokem

      But now he is home and Perezes end is in sight, only beating Yuki. Common Daniel the door is open, go, go, go, rejoin RB but be a good Nr. 2.

    • @lazygamer923
      @lazygamer923 Pƙed rokem +1

      ​@@GRORGvideotYeah "How to build a car" but I think it lacks pictures.đŸ€”

  • @RicardoGarcia-pm4nf
    @RicardoGarcia-pm4nf Pƙed rokem +1

    Until the next rules come into place unfortunately... Or close to it as teams will start focusing more on those new rules... This was just a swap of the top team, but ultimately, is the same as with mercedes: one team clearly on top, 2-3 fighting for be the next best, 2-3 midfield and the last 2 far behind.

  • @yyynajmi9217
    @yyynajmi9217 Pƙed rokem +6

    GR is just salty bcos his move to mercedes is not as leisurely winning races as he would imagine before signing the contract. Thats all there is to it. Aston has shown that with the right people and right direction , u could close the gap. Alonso always gives a constructive comment when asked the same question. Instead of just saying redbull is too fast or whatever, GR should learn how to keep everyones morale at its highest, like nando. From all the races and interview that GR did since joining mercedes, i doubt he would have the mental capacity to be a multiple WDC. Once, maybe. Multiple, is not even a question.

    • @rvfharrier
      @rvfharrier Pƙed rokem +1

      "like Nando", you clearly didn't see Alonso at Ferrari or McLaren.

  • @larsbreukers
    @larsbreukers Pƙed rokem +1

    George does a bit too much complaining about RB. Just accept that you joined Mercedes a few years too late.

  • @davee1471
    @davee1471 Pƙed rokem +17

    22mph = 35km/h❀

    • @piemordal38
      @piemordal38 Pƙed rokem +8

      thank you, stupid imperial system

    • @matchless98
      @matchless98 Pƙed rokem +1

      What the fuck is a mph đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡șđŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș 🩅 🩅 🩅

    • @scroopynooperz9051
      @scroopynooperz9051 Pƙed rokem +4

      The metric system is just more civilized. The imperial system is for backwards colonies 😂

    • @davee1471
      @davee1471 Pƙed rokem +1

      Guys I am for metric system. From Eu. Its better and Imperial system is for long time working whit metric system

    • @TiGarsSideway
      @TiGarsSideway Pƙed rokem

      35km/h = 3500000 cm/h ❀

  • @f1bjordibunjaku
    @f1bjordibunjaku Pƙed rokem +1

    Redbull Aero all builds up in their rear wing, when their DRS opens ofcourse it’s gonna be a rocket ship

  • @cosmovg9955
    @cosmovg9955 Pƙed rokem

    Maybe next season but it might a few races in the next season to tune everything in too

  • @Miragexe
    @Miragexe Pƙed rokem +17

    Just the weekly Russell/Hamilton comments against RB to manipulate public opinion and turn them against RB.

    • @Zero_69420
      @Zero_69420 Pƙed rokem +4

      So stating they are flippen fast is them manipulating public opinion and turnig against rb?

    • @Miragexe
      @Miragexe Pƙed rokem +5

      @@Zero_69420 Yes.

  • @markparra8995
    @markparra8995 Pƙed rokem +8

    Did Mercedes complain when they had the fastest car for 8 years? Russell has to STFU

  • @eloidor988
    @eloidor988 Pƙed rokem +1

    The only way Mercedes can catch up to RB in spite of having a superior engine would be with Adrian Newy on their side.

  • @deyounit6881
    @deyounit6881 Pƙed rokem +1

    Lets not forget that the haas actually had the highest top speed in the race. Russell is just a sook

  • @loud_v8_noises
    @loud_v8_noises Pƙed rokem

    The only thing that stopped Newey in the previous era was having a garbage Renault power plant. Now that they have a competitive Honda power plant there is no way they’re going to get caught up.
    F1 & the FIA seriously need to change the rules to bring back actual competitive racing. These eras where 1 manufacturer & driver endlessly dominate a technical era until the rules are reset is going to kill the sport.

  • @MultiMatteh
    @MultiMatteh Pƙed rokem +1

    what we have learned cheating pays ... eg budget cap...

  • @theartinme72
    @theartinme72 Pƙed rokem +4

    I have a feeling that Red Bull is going to be slowed down some day soon as having been an F1 fan for 48 years I can tell you that their overwhelming advance in technology has something that does not add up .
    I think their days are numbered and the other teams will not be happy when the truth comes out,
    There is a trick and it will fall of the car one day .

    • @kuriaak
      @kuriaak Pƙed rokem +2

      God I hope you're right

    • @2gabie
      @2gabie Pƙed rokem

      RB should have done better at coaching Max to not outride the field so much, so consistently, across all tracks. If Max contained his urge to win, then there would be no suspicions around the huge performance advantage. This leads me to think Max is not in on the performance jump. Well done to RB if they managed to hack the speed, aero, reliability combo, etc. The next closest team to make a significant jump in performance has been Aston/Alonso...but not suspiciously enough for it to be questioned.

  • @rishinarang9966
    @rishinarang9966 Pƙed rokem

    I think that Aston will be the team to catch up to RB with the new Honda deal.

  • @Alexwaltman850
    @Alexwaltman850 Pƙed rokem +14

    How long until Mercedes closes the gap? That's easy.... They won't

    • @icey283
      @icey283 Pƙed rokem +1

      thats ironic look at em now

    • @RymdTnp
      @RymdTnp Pƙed rokem

      this didn't age well

    • @Alexwaltman850
      @Alexwaltman850 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@RymdTnp the gap still isn't closed... Nice try though

    • @RymdTnp
      @RymdTnp Pƙed rokem

      @@Alexwaltman850 â˜ș

    • @icey283
      @icey283 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@Alexwaltman850 in about 2weeks with james allison merc have reached astons pace and give them a month or two and horner will be sweating

  • @patrickpelletier6315
    @patrickpelletier6315 Pƙed rokem

    Realistically, can they even catch up? I mean with the cost cap, even with years I don't think they can catch Red Bull in this era unless Red Bull make some sort of mistak in the development. Maybe like putting no side sidepods on their car...

  • @gasmasky01
    @gasmasky01 Pƙed rokem

    Adrian newey is a freak of nature when it comes to developing aero

  • @Usrthsbcufeh
    @Usrthsbcufeh Pƙed rokem +1

    I love how these regs were meant to bring the gap closer but it just made everything so boring

    • @randomdaveUK
      @randomdaveUK Pƙed rokem

      Happens ever reg change.. Takes 4-5 years to close the gap and they change the regs again. Merc had a longer stint but it was the same thing

  • @ajayvyas5676
    @ajayvyas5676 Pƙed rokem

    Next year may be they can try to catch.
    After summer.

  • @cameron5028
    @cameron5028 Pƙed rokem

    but taking the rear wing would make any car faster on the straights drs open or closed cus its not causing any drag

  • @humanbeing7485
    @humanbeing7485 Pƙed rokem +1

    "close the gap"? Nah not happening. They're gonna fight for 2nd place

  • @sheldonpagnier619
    @sheldonpagnier619 Pƙed rokem

    They are closing in every car is closing in on the RB but it will. Never be fast enough

  • @chrisbraid2907
    @chrisbraid2907 Pƙed rokem +1

    As soon as Mercedes find an aerodynamics designer better than the RB Team Designer that they can afford. They will probably make some headway 


  • @magnetictheory
    @magnetictheory Pƙed rokem +1

    I don't think they will. I think Merc will widen the gap. They can't even play catch up because RB are so far ahead they've already begun work on their 2024 car, putting them even further ahead for next year. I honestly don't think Merc have the brainpower and academic talent in the budget cap era. The reason they dominated previously was because of how many people they had working for them. No expense spared. Now they don't have that luxury, or the technical ability. They're not the same team anymore. I see them as a midfield team soon, and eventually their exit again out of shame and further risk of damaging the brand name. When the mighty fall in F1, they fall hard. I see AM beating Merc by next year, even with only one driver carrying the whole team (Austria was a fluke for Stroll, or Daddy gave him an ultimatum). I think RB, Ferrari and AM will be the next top 3. Merc just don't have what it takes anymore. They're looking more and more like losers. They're the next McLaren and eventually Williams. Prove me wrong, Merc.

  • @camprowse
    @camprowse Pƙed rokem

    the gap won't be closed

  • @thomasbrown3281
    @thomasbrown3281 Pƙed rokem

    Well when toto gets fia to change the rules to suit them

  • @facelog0138
    @facelog0138 Pƙed rokem +1

    If you are going to use freedom units at least say the metric as well for the rest of us

  • @fafh716
    @fafh716 Pƙed rokem

    You can’t just “close that gap,” that speed is absurd comparatively

  • @shashank5175
    @shashank5175 Pƙed rokem +1

    Can't make a good car and wants to complain about it every single day look back at what Mercedes said back in 2014-2016 when the other teams complained about Mercedes being faster

  • @canyongaming7171
    @canyongaming7171 Pƙed rokem

    Mercedes and George need to worry about Aston Martin before they get onto the big boys

  • @shashanknayak2198
    @shashanknayak2198 Pƙed rokem

    They should change their side pod and their floor

  • @freerideshuttle
    @freerideshuttle Pƙed rokem +1

    I think Red bull made an awesome car, tweaking airflow for the rear wing under the drs wing as at high speeds goes into stall and don't work anymore pushing the air upwards, toegether with the clean air from suspensions, front wings that with elasticity expands under low speeds and contracts under high speeds, highly achieved airflow research for the body, I think the mix is rather interesting. I could easily put this as a masterpiece like Mercedes was in the last years with the older tipology of cars. I think Ferrari concept is really good locally but the concept is not enough researched under complexity or global airflow. Most of the cars on the grid has this issue, all locally genious but under complex parameters fail. It might be a problem with the speed of the wind in the tunnel, or not enough interaction points (that necessits a high performance server to calculate the forces and derivations behaviours, a pretty much time consuming process), data collection history for every single session and so on. I don't think there is any lacking talent design on any of the cars there (except williams steeringwheel that makes me puke) but the incapability to put the things together. I think teams should research for independent figures as head for airflow and design engineers as always when there is a lack of some sort somewhere, there is always someone to citicise, it's already known that under a highly competitive circumstances you always find the best results.

    • @XxMidnightToker420xX
      @XxMidnightToker420xX Pƙed rokem +1

      Man you made so many good points I can't help but agree with you on everything.

  • @cuthbertdingleberry2325
    @cuthbertdingleberry2325 Pƙed rokem

    Can’t see anyone closing the gap. It’ll be the next round of fundamental rule changes which will help the rest of the grid close up.

  • @monk3yface99
    @monk3yface99 Pƙed rokem

    the red bull 2023 car has some masterclass aero on it, so they manage to find even more speed from using their aero. lets face it all the leading teams try to cut budgets so its not like redbull are using nos or have magic extra power, they just mastered aero

  • @prestonshivers423
    @prestonshivers423 Pƙed rokem

    As long as RB is still a marketing company it wont happen they always will have the advantage they keep there hands on everything.

  • @ReaperStrain006
    @ReaperStrain006 Pƙed rokem

    Make every component of the car carbon fiber, even the engine, then maybe the zero pod approach will work.

  • @josephcorbett1907
    @josephcorbett1907 Pƙed rokem

    I think they need the give a few changes to the rb19 so it’s entertaining and a bit mor of a challenge for the championship

  • @nitram.9621
    @nitram.9621 Pƙed rokem

    well yes, because they stall the beam wing and rear borser of te underfloor with the drs

  • @dimitrivasilaras6976
    @dimitrivasilaras6976 Pƙed rokem

    People are overstating how much more effective the RB DRS is than all the others. It's everything about the car that makes is so much faster than everyone else. The whole package is just fine-tuned to perfection with everything about that car working so well together.

  • @dademurphy6176
    @dademurphy6176 Pƙed rokem

    If only F1 was a sport where the drivers championship was won and lost on the track, and not on the drawing board back at HQ. It's practically endurance racing in sprint cars as it is.
    Every lap should be hammer time, for everyone!

  • @14KShadow
    @14KShadow Pƙed rokem +1

    And they did all that without going over the budget cap đŸ”„

    • @shaunakwasker20
      @shaunakwasker20 Pƙed rokem +3

      i dont know if this is sarcastic if or not - but they did go over the budget cap

    • @Cwg.
      @Cwg. Pƙed rokem +1

      Yeah, they did go over 😂😂

    • @regnoditalia2014
      @regnoditalia2014 Pƙed rokem

      We'll see

  • @drone51
    @drone51 Pƙed rokem

    I love how the FIA implemented rules for closer racing yet the gap is not even seconds now it’s mph

    • @nielsleenknegt5839
      @nielsleenknegt5839 Pƙed rokem

      They were not designed to briÂŽg the cars closer in terms of pace. They were designed to make it easier for drivers to follow each other. So that when you close up behind someone you don't have suddenly dirty air and lose 50% of downforce. Being able to follow more means battles can go from the 1 corner overtake to the multi lap battles that we saw in like bahrain, Saudi, Silverstone,... of last season. Granted, this year wasn't that close at the front but we still got some great battles down in the mid to lower points extending to p20 with battles up and down the grid

  • @jamesbudgen5591
    @jamesbudgen5591 Pƙed rokem

    Taking the rear wing off will increase speed

  • @michaelleeson2088
    @michaelleeson2088 Pƙed rokem

    They will catch up when schumacher uses his royalties

  • @layerdballoonswe
    @layerdballoonswe Pƙed rokem

    I mean hope every team could catch up but not this season maybe not even next ill give them 2/œ season

  • @odnamsrazor2364
    @odnamsrazor2364 Pƙed rokem

    MPH *not* KPH?
    .
    holy crap, Red Bull need to be in their own class.

  • @clydewaqabaca1768
    @clydewaqabaca1768 Pƙed rokem

    I think RB is probably a couple of years ahead of every other team.

  • @Stimm002
    @Stimm002 Pƙed rokem

    Who would of guessed at this point that it wouldnt be Mercedes or Aston Martin that closed the gap the most but Mclaren instead by Silverstone! To the point where a Mclaren on Hards could outdrive and out pace a Mercedes on fresh softs.

  • @oscarrickyh02
    @oscarrickyh02 Pƙed rokem

    Ofc it would be quicker on straight, it just wont be as quick on turns lol

  • @aroraakshaj70
    @aroraakshaj70 Pƙed rokem

    some time in the 24 season, i'd say

  • @1fast72nova
    @1fast72nova Pƙed rokem +1

    To be fair Max passes Perez at the same pace

  • @saintjames4944
    @saintjames4944 Pƙed rokem

    Merc constantly complains about RB, instead they should fix whats wrong with their CAR.

  • @kylezanika293
    @kylezanika293 Pƙed rokem +1

    Mercedes can close the gap but Max will still win, its not all the car.

  • @getintherelewis
    @getintherelewis Pƙed rokem +2

    Crickey !!

  • @serang
    @serang Pƙed rokem +1

    Mercedes domination is over. Probably there will be another team challenging RB. Like Aston Martin or Ferrari.

  • @jake_the_british_guy
    @jake_the_british_guy Pƙed rokem +1

    Mercedes dominance is long gone RB have taken their spot only ones close to RB are Aston and maybe Ferrari

  • @Ehm593
    @Ehm593 Pƙed rokem

    I don’t think Mercedes will catch Red Bull. One of the other teams will be closer to RB than Mercedes.

  • @erpaderpa4469
    @erpaderpa4469 Pƙed rokem +1

    Mercedes we’re also hitting 340 on the straight.. red bull were 342 maximum
    Yet more fake crying and posturing from Mercedes

  • @ATEC101
    @ATEC101 Pƙed rokem

    How can Georgie pudding spell 'Alonso' wrong?

  • @ankurmishra4307
    @ankurmishra4307 Pƙed rokem

    How long I would say by 2030 merc can compete with RB

  • @angelwalker.
    @angelwalker. Pƙed rokem

    Same thing how merc and lewis were dominating lol.

  • @beefallah
    @beefallah Pƙed rokem

    All the teams need to be developing for next season, they can't catch up to red bull and if they want to have a prayer next year they need to focus on trying to catch up then.

  • @crsantin
    @crsantin Pƙed rokem

    7 years. The same time it took RB to close the gap to Mercedes. Ferrari almost did it in 2018 and with a better driver probably would have got it done. RB are well ahead of everyone else, no one is catching them until 2026 with the new engines.

  • @wharg7468
    @wharg7468 Pƙed rokem

    better efficiency ERS system ? since you can use it anytime, you know that thing being hidden from us but wasnt before :p
    Like Perez going from like 15th to 6th place
    When they deploy DRS only its not that big in reality