The first half of 2013 was great. After this race, the top four drivers in the championship, all driving for different teams, were split by only 48 points. Less than 20 points in old money.
Days when "VER" doesn't refer to Verstappen... (it was J. E. Vergne)... And little did they know these two drivers (VET and RAI) would become teammates just 1½ years later.
@@Sepsiscism No. Räikkönen did not, Vettel ran wide on his own, Kimi left him a car's width + when Vettel complained, Brundle said that there was nothing wrong with that.
Hard to counter someone who doesn't understand that you're allowed one move across the racetrack, which Kimi did fairly and with great precision. Vettel misjudged the angle of the corner, went wide on to the marbles. That's the difference between someone with great racecraft and merely very good racecraft. Cheers. Usually I charge for tutoring.@@Sepsiscism
I always thought Kimi was faster and better than both Alonso and Vettel but after the 14’ season he just got destroyed by both, specially in 14’ where he went 1-17 in races against Alonso
Yeah but that was way later in his career in a car that was completely opposite to his driving style, in a new hybrid era, with a rookie race engineer who was fired. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. It's not indicative of the real Kimi at all. He was almost 40 by 2018.
@@ciaronsmith4995I was at that year’s British Grand Prix too, and was appalled by the scenes watching from Woodcote. The Kevlar belt was right, but then they reverted to the 2012 spec tyre. Red Bull even admitted it helped them. It was all so apparent the season was corrupted when Vettel won 9 straight races. Worst season ever for me, until 2023. And in my view, Multi 21 demoralised Webber and prompted him to turn his back on F1.
No. It was a kerb on the circuit that caused that as BBC explained. That change unfairly disadvantaged teams and drivers and allowed Merc to benefit from cheating earlier in the year. The tyre pressures and camber limits must be removed, it's not proper or fair racing otherwise.@@Sepsiscism
5:04 classic vettel. Always blaming others. That was on you mate. You took such a wide line into turn 4 you unsettled the car. Kimi left a cars width as he always did
classic vettel blaming everyone, remembering singapure 2017 when he said that it was kimi and verstappen fault when actually was totally vettel's fault!!!
yeah, i totally agree with you, and i'd say even more, turkey 2010 against webber, was totally vettel's fault... mark webber would've been champ of this year without these issues that vettel brought to the team!!!!!@@peterfighter
They are faster than Grosjean. They are not faster than the great, the legendary, Kimi Raikkonen. Did you see him at McLaren and the first half of 2013? Evidently not.
@@SepsiscismDelusional much? Lotus had a good car but nobody was beating Red Bull that year…and Webber was never a WDC caliber driver, he just happened to be at Red Bull at the right time.
Raikkonen wins 2007 in a McLaren and 2010 in a Ferrari. Cheers. Kimi was better than all those drivers in the first half of 2013 due to his superiority on the Pirelli softs. Lotus cut funding to the team by mid season so your comment is proper delusional. Webber was past-it and couldn't even drive on the Pirellis, your trolling isn't even well thought out!@@Sepsiscism
The step noses still look better than the covered ones like the Ferrari. But yeah this era of F1 were so ugly. Though the first season in 09 the Brawn and Ferrari did look decent.
The first half of 2013 was great. After this race, the top four drivers in the championship, all driving for different teams, were split by only 48 points. Less than 20 points in old money.
Strange amount of Vettel slander in the replies. Don't understand why people can't just appreciate two modern greats going wheel-to-wheel.
I agree people just hate him because he dominated like never before and because he’s German which British people hate
Explain Seb dropping the ball since 2014 with some glimpses of his greatness
@@bumblebity2902 What does that have to do with anything?
Should I explain all the times Kimi Raikkonen ‘dropped the ball’ in his F1 career too?
@@char6364 Kimi drop the ball in 2014 only.
Days when "VER" doesn't refer to Verstappen... (it was J. E. Vergne)...
And little did they know these two drivers (VET and RAI) would become teammates just 1½ years later.
What an era that was.Who would have thought back then that he would have to wait until 2021 to see some good battles on track and a great title fight.
It was ok. 2010, 2012 and the first half of 2013 were ok. 2009/2011/2014 onwards has been sort of unwatchable.
@@ciaronsmith4995How did you forgot 2017 and 2018??
4:28 - incredible stuff!
5:53 - what a huge point gap between Kimi and his teammate! Kimi was on another planet.
Gonna post the 2014 battle?
I mean hardly. Kimi ran wide and then forced vettel off the track into the following left hander
@@Sepsiscism No.
Räikkönen did not, Vettel ran wide on his own, Kimi left him a car's width + when Vettel complained, Brundle said that there was nothing wrong with that.
@ciaronsmith4995 nice counter argument you put there
Hard to counter someone who doesn't understand that you're allowed one move across the racetrack, which Kimi did fairly and with great precision. Vettel misjudged the angle of the corner, went wide on to the marbles. That's the difference between someone with great racecraft and merely very good racecraft. Cheers. Usually I charge for tutoring.@@Sepsiscism
The nostalgia is real in this video :(
wow, Niki in the post race interview. that's nostalgic af.
I see kimi i love it
speaking of 4 wheel drifts
vettel does one at 7:32 😵💫
These two (Kimi and Seb) is one of my hero (Alongside Kamui Kobayashi). 🏎️🏁🇫🇮🇩🇪🇯🇵
08/02/2024 22:41 At My Local Time.
This is why i love kimi
13:54 It is crazy to think that at that time vettel had more championships than both of them combined. It just doesnt seem right
What's wrong with it. Vettel is every bit the same league as the other 2
Cope Vettel hater lmao
@@adityanarain9428 Kimi&Hamilton > Vettel.
I always thought Kimi was faster and better than both Alonso and Vettel but after the 14’ season he just got destroyed by both, specially in 14’ where he went 1-17 in races against Alonso
Yeah but that was way later in his career in a car that was completely opposite to his driving style, in a new hybrid era, with a rookie race engineer who was fired. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. It's not indicative of the real Kimi at all. He was almost 40 by 2018.
Sadly F1 lost it the following race onwards.
F1 had already lost it in my view. The tyres post Silverstone 2013 were a disgrace.
@ciaronsmith4995 it had to happen though. You simply cannot have multiple drivers suffering from tyre failures in a grand prix. Pirellis fault!
@@ciaronsmith4995I was at that year’s British Grand Prix too, and was appalled by the scenes watching from Woodcote. The Kevlar belt was right, but then they reverted to the 2012 spec tyre. Red Bull even admitted it helped them. It was all so apparent the season was corrupted when Vettel won 9 straight races. Worst season ever for me, until 2023. And in my view, Multi 21 demoralised Webber and prompted him to turn his back on F1.
No. It was a kerb on the circuit that caused that as BBC explained. That change unfairly disadvantaged teams and drivers and allowed Merc to benefit from cheating earlier in the year. The tyre pressures and camber limits must be removed, it's not proper or fair racing otherwise.@@Sepsiscism
When the commentary was good as well
Kimi is good
4:30 thats hard racing, nothing wrong at all
5:04 classic vettel. Always blaming others. That was on you mate. You took such a wide line into turn 4 you unsettled the car. Kimi left a cars width as he always did
classic vettel blaming everyone, remembering singapure 2017 when he said that it was kimi and verstappen fault when actually was totally vettel's fault!!!
@@RuanPaulino1002017, but agree with your point
@@RuanPaulino100 Or China 2016 when Vettel crashed into Raikkonen and blamed Kvyat
Lol because of a radio outburst? They were just fine after this race. No argument at all.
yeah, i totally agree with you, and i'd say even more, turkey 2010 against webber, was totally vettel's fault... mark webber would've been champ of this year without these issues that vettel brought to the team!!!!!@@peterfighter
Here again after Hamilton moves to Ferrari in 2025.
I wish that lotus had Hamilton or Alonso in it way faster drivers
They are faster than Grosjean.
They are not faster than the great, the legendary, Kimi Raikkonen. Did you see him at McLaren and the first half of 2013? Evidently not.
They'd win the title with Hamilton alonso or vettel, even webber too
@@SepsiscismDelusional much? Lotus had a good car but nobody was beating Red Bull that year…and Webber was never a WDC caliber driver, he just happened to be at Red Bull at the right time.
Raikkonen wins 2007 in a McLaren and 2010 in a Ferrari. Cheers. Kimi was better than all those drivers in the first half of 2013 due to his superiority on the Pirelli softs. Lotus cut funding to the team by mid season so your comment is proper delusional. Webber was past-it and couldn't even drive on the Pirellis, your trolling isn't even well thought out!@@Sepsiscism
@@ciaronsmith4995Where do you put Webber at his best? In the Heidfeld, Kubica, Trulli, Montoya, Rosberg tier or lower?
Vettel the guy who can only win starting in the top 3 🤣
That does not say anything about his talent
@@SH-gd2vs True. I even agree despite i'm Vettel's fan.
@@SH-gd2vstrue
Ungliest cars ever
For me, still better than several 2014 nose car.
The step noses still look better than the covered ones like the Ferrari. But yeah this era of F1 were so ugly. Though the first season in 09 the Brawn and Ferrari did look decent.