The Crazy Career of Roberto Merhi

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  • čas přidán 15. 08. 2023
  • The story (so far) of a racing driver, who seems like he's happy to race anything, anytime, anywhere, whenever he get's an opportunity.
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  • @Cornelius0304
    @Cornelius0304 Před 10 měsíci +379

    His career is just trying every mod you downloaded on assetto corsa

    • @MrBrno
      @MrBrno Před 10 měsíci +25

      Open Content Manager > Drag RAR and install > Choose car and random track > voilà

    • @vaillant_500
      @vaillant_500 Před 10 měsíci +16

      And also downloading every custom championship and career mod available

    • @falleny8084
      @falleny8084 Před 10 měsíci +6

      God why is it so true😂

  • @alieffauzanrizky7202
    @alieffauzanrizky7202 Před 10 měsíci +88

    Team boss : "So you wanna join our team?"
    Roberto : "Yes"
    Team boss : "what's your previous racing experience?"
    Roberto : "Yes"

  • @Theel25
    @Theel25 Před 10 měsíci +157

    Mehri is just... an anomaly. I don't know how to describe him other than a treat to watch knowing he's gonna be somewhere in the world of racing at any given time.

  • @michiadams
    @michiadams Před 10 měsíci +134

    The only guy to ever manage doing F1 and Formula Renault at the same time, like wtf. Manor going into that season with him and Will Stevens will forever be one of the funniest driver lineups in F1 history.

    • @TweezersUnlimited
      @TweezersUnlimited Před 10 měsíci +23

      Sounds somewhat like NASCAR's "buschwhacking"

    • @Cellsius
      @Cellsius Před 10 měsíci +15

      Not quite right. There's other relative recent driver that has done that: Jaime Alguersuari. He was racing in the FR 3.5 when he was called by Toro Rosso to replace Sebastien Bourdais in mid seasson, but he continued to race in the FR 3.5 Championship while he was driving for Toro Rosso.

    • @michiadams
      @michiadams Před 10 měsíci +8

      @@Cellsius I didn't know that, thanks. I remember Gasly doing the same with Super Forumula when he was called up to Toro Rosso. But i'd still say starting the season knowing you'll do both is even crazier than that happening through a mid season call up.

  • @DerGeraet205
    @DerGeraet205 Před 10 měsíci +46

    Merhi is like the racing form of the meme where you choose your career by blindly throwing darts and just do what it lands on

  • @abduljuanitoadoma6865
    @abduljuanitoadoma6865 Před 10 měsíci +22

    I wouldn't be suprised if tomorrow Mehri decides to race in a rental karting championship

    • @aojracing4885
      @aojracing4885 Před 10 měsíci +2

      He probably does all the time, we just don't know it

  • @TheProkonover
    @TheProkonover Před 10 měsíci +27

    Literally one of the most random racing careers in history.

  • @jayd2517
    @jayd2517 Před 10 měsíci +23

    He is a proper racing driver. It seems that he is just happy to be driving and I really like that!

  • @charleshollinshead
    @charleshollinshead Před 10 měsíci +20

    Mehri jumps around like I change which game I race.

  • @TheElDoctoro24
    @TheElDoctoro24 Před 10 měsíci +10

    He reminds me of the old school gentleman drivers of the 50s/60s who would basically drive anything with four tyres and a steering wheel

  • @cpt-rage
    @cpt-rage Před 10 měsíci +11

    Thing with Merhi is that he doesn't only have the money and backing to drive literally anything that's available for money, but also is rather talented, as shown on so many occasions. Guy's good on money and speed. Hope he keeps his stuff up, it's genuinely fascinating!

  • @DuddleBug5
    @DuddleBug5 Před 10 měsíci +78

    At this point Merhi should do a NASCAR race

    • @panozboi8133
      @panozboi8133 Před 10 měsíci +12

      A dip into the Xfinity series (I’ll say for road courses; Mid Ohio) and then a one off at the Cup series at either the Indy Roval or Road America.

    • @alistairfannell6694
      @alistairfannell6694 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Or race in IMSA

    • @thekingmansplainer6813
      @thekingmansplainer6813 Před 10 měsíci +13

      @@alistairfannell6694 Fuck it IMSA and NASCAR at the same time, at the same weekend it makes as much sense as the rest of his racing career

    • @triggeredemoji298
      @triggeredemoji298 Před 10 měsíci +1

      With a track record like this, I could see him hopping into Nitro Rallycross while doing Nascar AND IMSA

  • @W123KartSport
    @W123KartSport Před 10 měsíci +32

    He has a bit of money but still! He loves his motor racing and all of its different forms. Simple as that.

  • @RedmondBarryII
    @RedmondBarryII Před 10 měsíci +15

    I really respect this career, seems like a lot of fun, wheres many drivers would feel to big or good to go back to the lower series, he just wanted to drive.
    Younger drivers im sure can learn a lot from him.

  • @shig.bitz.3205
    @shig.bitz.3205 Před 10 měsíci +8

    I love this guy, he clearly just loves racing and wants to try everything. At this point he is the racing driver equivalent of a session musician. I

  • @mjptv9561
    @mjptv9561 Před 10 měsíci +64

    Earl Bamber has a great story, from commentating to that super final race in Superleague Formula, Ordos 2010, having never sat in the car before Friday practice, helping him to be a cult hero to some fans, a must watch 12 mins for any motorsport fan. (stefmeister2008 for video footage, 40:00 into '2010 Superleague Formula - Round 10 - Ordos (Review)'). A highlight in his varied/random but successful career. But even that doesn't compare to Mehri. All he is missing now is IndyCar, but I wouldn't bet against it.

    • @michiadams
      @michiadams Před 10 měsíci +2

      I mean, he won the Le Mans 24h without all that much Prototype experience and the Nürburgring 24h in what was essentially a privately entered Ferrari competing against an armada of german factory teams this year. Those are 2 very rare achievements.

    • @mjptv9561
      @mjptv9561 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @michiadams True, but in those races he is sharing the seat. Still unbelievably brilliant, but it all started in Mongolia, and without that weekend, maybe he never gets the chances that came afterwards. Also he did a random Nascar race. Maybe Earl and Roberto share a common trait, their love for racing anything and everything.

    • @michiadams
      @michiadams Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@mjptv9561 agreed, those successes are the icing on the cake of a crazy career

    • @tohruberthon47
      @tohruberthon47 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Did you just gave Rahal Racing some ideas about Jack Harvey's replacement?

    • @mjptv9561
      @mjptv9561 Před 10 měsíci

      @tohruberthon47 I think Linus deserves a drive first. Plus that is too regular for Roberto, he needs Coyne for a few rounds, then ECR and then for Andretti, in NXT.

  • @falleny8084
    @falleny8084 Před 10 měsíci +5

    If you've ever played Motorsport Manager for many many seasons, that's basically how many drivers careers there look like

  • @frankiemouse992
    @frankiemouse992 Před 10 měsíci +21

    Great video, thanks, I haven't known half of it.
    Another driver, who simultaneously raced in F1 and in a feeder series, is Jean Alesi back in 1989. He was called in as a midseason replacement for Tyrrell, but Eddie Jordan would not let him out of his F3000 contract, so for him, when clashed, F3000 had a priority over F1! Tyrrell had to find another replacement for 2 rounds. But he won the F3000 title that year, his only championship win. In the same year, he also competed in 2 rounds of the Japanese F3000, Le Mans 24 hours and also an IMSA GT race! What a chaotic season.

    • @dangerdean9066
      @dangerdean9066 Před 9 měsíci

      Then he went to Ferrari in '91 after contract malarky at Williams, Benetton in '96 and '97, Sauber '98 and '99, Prost GP in '00 to the first half of '01 then Jordan for the other half of 2001

    • @frankiemouse992
      @frankiemouse992 Před 9 měsíci

      @@dangerdean9066 Yeah, people usually tell his '91 Williams-Ferrari story that he chose Ferrari because of his italian roots but the truth is he was always a B option for Williams. They wanted Senna and then convinced Mansell to reverse his retirement plans instead of him.

  • @sdx3918
    @sdx3918 Před 10 měsíci +13

    This guy's career is about as linear as spaghetti on a dinner plate, but it does seem pretty fun to race in so many types of cars and leagues and in some occasions having sucess in them.

  • @RosyMiranto
    @RosyMiranto Před 10 měsíci +9

    I feel like he is the reason why anyone who raced in F1 is not allowed to be on its Feeder Series anymore

  • @chifurbr
    @chifurbr Před 10 měsíci +8

    closest thing to a sim racing career in real life

  • @km6832
    @km6832 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Man just trying whatever he likes and i love it

  • @Cellsius
    @Cellsius Před 10 měsíci +3

    Merhi it's like a real world Gran Turismo player, jumping from category to category when he likes, and doesn't care if he drives a Super GT, open wheel, or a 70s custom car.

  • @icememevan
    @icememevan Před 10 měsíci +11

    I've been waiting for a video on Roberto for so so long, you are the greatest human being ever

  • @federicobenedusi8490
    @federicobenedusi8490 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Another random thing in his career: in October 2019 he attended the FIA F3 collective tests in Valencia with Campos, 8 years after winning the Euroseries.

    • @cpt-rage
      @cpt-rage Před 10 měsíci

      Tbf though, the FIA F3 is fundamentally different to the Euro Series. Still, well spotted!

    • @federicobenedusi8490
      @federicobenedusi8490 Před 10 měsíci

      @@cpt-rage Yes, obviously it's a different thing. It was just another random fact about Roberto's career.

  • @nowind37
    @nowind37 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Please make the street track failures Valencia please

  • @brazilianhuevolution6431
    @brazilianhuevolution6431 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Jacques Villeneuve is another guy who has a wild racing career

  • @Midtable1881
    @Midtable1881 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I’d rather an all round style career like this than just in F1.

  • @SectorOne350
    @SectorOne350 Před 10 měsíci +2

    honestly one my favorite drivers, he’s underrated imo

  • @AndrewGeierMelons
    @AndrewGeierMelons Před 10 měsíci +3

    Leave my boy Roberto Merhi alone, he's living his best life

  • @cristhanos9392
    @cristhanos9392 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Merhis is a Driver. He doesent care if its a Closed Cockpit, a Spec series or the top Flight, if there is a car to drive and someone offers him a seat, hes gonna take it with a smile and drive.

  • @Moray2023
    @Moray2023 Před 10 měsíci +6

    10:45 I think you missed a trick by not showing his F1 car when you said "In a Manor done just like this".

  • @corvetteguy2223
    @corvetteguy2223 Před 10 měsíci +6

    I see a career in indycar sometime in the future.

  • @thefinisher04
    @thefinisher04 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I’m Spanish, but roberto despite not winning any major series, is a very respected driver in here

  • @DankBoyy00
    @DankBoyy00 Před 10 měsíci +4

    So it started off quite normal and then I think he got a little confused

  • @slim1940
    @slim1940 Před 10 měsíci +3

    The man just cant say no

  • @ciello___8307
    @ciello___8307 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Honestly he is living the dream. Sure, maybe not f1 champion material, but he loved racing and just races whatever he can get. Sounds like a fun lifestyle

  • @chrispybaked
    @chrispybaked Před 10 měsíci +4

    He was too gOOd for Manor racing imo... If he can adapt to so many different racing styles and classes, he is a natural talent!

  • @ZontarDow
    @ZontarDow Před 10 měsíci +4

    "Teams have been autobalanced"

  • @shiki_fa14
    @shiki_fa14 Před 10 měsíci +3

    The last motorsport journeyman

  • @dafyddthomas5998
    @dafyddthomas5998 Před 10 měsíci +2

    That monster jam bit made me laugh 😂

  • @Revvenge
    @Revvenge Před 10 měsíci

    His career is like any racing game's "Career Mode"

  • @mateo8563
    @mateo8563 Před 10 měsíci +1

    He is, for sure, one of the best drivers put there... If only he had some more time to adapt to each car and get the last tenth... That being said, I hope he tries Indycar soon!! I really want to see him fighting against that Dallara...

  • @scottsen2128
    @scottsen2128 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I imagine he’s done quite a bit of networking and is probably know as someone you call when you need a driver in the motorsports managing world.

  • @TheAstriius
    @TheAstriius Před 8 měsíci

    the guys is just randomly playing Project Cars in real life, that's amazing

  • @GOTMAXPOWER
    @GOTMAXPOWER Před 10 měsíci +2

    IIRC Jaime Alguersuari did the same thing mixing F1 and FR3.5 in 2009 after Toro Rosso fired Bourdais. It's a shame that championship is gone, it was a better feeder series than GP2 for a while.

  • @arthurteo8111
    @arthurteo8111 Před 7 měsíci

    He treats racing as a means to make a living and clearly enjoys it.

  • @rombusch
    @rombusch Před 10 měsíci +1

    Good morning my friend. Great episode and I wish you a nice day

  • @josagen
    @josagen Před 10 měsíci +1

    He'd certainly make a good racing school instructor, considering the amount of experience he has under his belt.

  • @Chestaa_
    @Chestaa_ Před 10 měsíci +1

    I can't imagine the whiplash you get from driving a formula Renault 3.5 to driving a (well albeit slow) f1 car

  • @SetsunaTheFandom
    @SetsunaTheFandom Před 9 měsíci

    At this point there should be a prediction game around Merhi's career trajectory :D

  • @rafasilveira1745
    @rafasilveira1745 Před 7 měsíci

    Merhi will be in MotoGP next year, calling it now

  • @lucasmaiscedo2787
    @lucasmaiscedo2787 Před 10 měsíci

    He is like the 60's drivers, when they Race in formula one, formula 2, le mans, can am, and others

  • @speedhunter7156
    @speedhunter7156 Před 6 měsíci

    This guy is a once in a lifetime talent not many drivers can say they have pretty much done it all well besides Montoya but yeah not very common for a driver of that caliber to come out and rock

  • @maxmustermann6612
    @maxmustermann6612 Před 10 měsíci +4

    He should try Nascar

  • @Revtiva
    @Revtiva Před 9 měsíci

    I wouldn't be surprised if Merhi decided to become a detective like John Tanner in Driver's franchise.

  • @mechsgtpuma938
    @mechsgtpuma938 Před 10 měsíci

    Sounds like a man who loves his racing and providing he's racing he's happy.

  • @porsche.963
    @porsche.963 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Is there a chance of doing a vid on Juan Pablo Montoya's career

  • @DickyBobby
    @DickyBobby Před 10 měsíci

    Love the Joseph Newgarden cameo 2:01

  • @Jasongilliar
    @Jasongilliar Před 10 měsíci +2

    Roberto mehri just pulled up to the 2015 singapore gp, and since than i never fergot him, but deamn he had an awsome carrere, guess max verstappen is jelous

  • @l88ch3r
    @l88ch3r Před 10 měsíci

    Man I'm freaking jealous. This guy is living the dream.

  • @hayo919
    @hayo919 Před 10 měsíci +1

    You should see the career of Jan Lammers as well, if you like this

  • @FOREVERCraigYT
    @FOREVERCraigYT Před 10 měsíci

    Roberto's career is fascinating, just, he goes anywhere the opportunity arises for him, I mean, I think it's getting to the point where you can't consider yourself a Real Top Level Racing Championship till you have Roberto driving in it (joke, hehe) but honestly, considering how many drivers end up being one and dones (one season) it's nice to see Roberto racing, he's a solid talent who on the right day is one of the best drivers on any grid

  • @bernat8680
    @bernat8680 Před 10 měsíci

    Cycling, he also participated in the Spanish National Road Race Championships in 2021

  • @il-ma.le.
    @il-ma.le. Před 10 měsíci

    Mehri has a fascination for open wheels, he jumps on one of them the first opening he sees.
    Also, maybe he doesn't like to be chained to one specific championship.

  • @johndaniels4623
    @johndaniels4623 Před 10 měsíci +3

    For legal reasons and creditor Manor F1 and Manor WEC are different entities. But for all purposes it’s the same thing, or so I am told XD

  • @KimiMTZ17
    @KimiMTZ17 Před 5 měsíci +1

    9:08 A podium that should have been a win, because he got penalized after finishing 2nd for track limits he hadn't done, then the winner was disqualified, so therefore he would have been the winner!

  • @MikeManfeld19
    @MikeManfeld19 Před 9 měsíci

    I forgot how good the Manor LMP2 cars looked.

  • @pendremacherald6758
    @pendremacherald6758 Před 9 měsíci

    Reminder, Mehri was beaten in that Asian Le Mans Series Championship by Cody Ware.

  • @Senhor_Queijo
    @Senhor_Queijo Před 10 měsíci

    Bro's casually doing side quests

  • @williamford9564
    @williamford9564 Před 10 měsíci

    The answer is he either has a lot of wealth, probably from being born in a rich family, or is able to raise substantial sponsorship dollars that buys him into rides as an A/K/A Pay Driver. There does not have to be rhyme or reason, or some sort of trajectory in his racing travels. It is how much money he brings to the table and who has an open seat for a funded driver.

  • @AdzSONLINE
    @AdzSONLINE Před 8 měsíci

    What a rare individual

  • @Phonixrmf
    @Phonixrmf Před 10 měsíci

    Man be playing TOCA Race Driver for real life

  • @Motorsportvidsyt
    @Motorsportvidsyt Před 10 měsíci +1

    I love this account

  • @Dmooreslotreviews
    @Dmooreslotreviews Před 9 měsíci

    Nelson Piquet Jr has done quite a lot, not Mehri levels but a fair bit.

  • @gabuskie3
    @gabuskie3 Před 10 měsíci

    He's playing Project Cars 2 career mode irl

  • @johnson5times
    @johnson5times Před 8 měsíci

    Surprised that he didn’t end up with a NASCAR appearance at some point!

  • @ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers

    At this rate we need to make up brand new racing serieseseseses just to keep him busy racing

  • @russianbubbawallace8681
    @russianbubbawallace8681 Před 10 měsíci

    Roberto Merhi will show up in a random NASCAR Xfinity race watch

  • @Spotter-
    @Spotter- Před 7 měsíci

    I would give both my kidney to have half the career of this guy.

  • @chiseledmedal2634
    @chiseledmedal2634 Před 10 měsíci

    His career is my dream career, drive as many cars

  • @calldfwp2230
    @calldfwp2230 Před 8 měsíci

    At this point there's a 50/50 chance of him racing in Moto3 within the next few years

  • @Dat-Mudkip
    @Dat-Mudkip Před 10 měsíci

    I know that Tony Stewart has driven basically anything with four wheels at some point (NASCAR, IRL, USAC, IROC, IMSA, NHRA, just to name a few), and Juan Pablo Montoya has a similar case (CART, IRL, NASCAR, F1, ITCC, IMSA, WEC, again just to name a few).

    • @aojracing4885
      @aojracing4885 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Kyle Larson (Nascar, IMSA, every type of dirt racing under the sun and Indycar next year) is the closest thing to Stewart nowadays I'd say.
      And of course Shane Van Gisbergen: V8 Supercars, Toyota Racing Series, WRC, Sprint cars, drifting, several international GT3 series, WEC and IMSA starts and now Nascar Cup and Truck Series. Probably forgetting something.

  • @jackharrison6799
    @jackharrison6799 Před 10 měsíci

    The only person I can think who's had a more varied career in modern racing is Stéphane Sarrazin. If it has wheel's he's probably driven it.

  • @xX_Gravity_Xx
    @xX_Gravity_Xx Před 10 měsíci

    That guy would probably rival Hamilton had he had the opportunity. But to me it seems like the guy just enjoyed driving things, and just happened to be extremely good at it, unlike many others with the same inclination.

  • @stonehedge559
    @stonehedge559 Před 10 měsíci

    you should make a video about manor !

  • @randomahhfella83
    @randomahhfella83 Před 10 měsíci

    bro's doing a Motorsport 100% speedrun 💀

  • @richardtickler8555
    @richardtickler8555 Před 10 měsíci

    Me in gran turismo. I raced everything, even some rally stuff

  • @PurestBollocks
    @PurestBollocks Před 7 měsíci

    The man just wants to drive

  • @cap7ainskull
    @cap7ainskull Před 10 měsíci

    Man is having fun in life

  • @mykl1673
    @mykl1673 Před 10 měsíci

    im surprised he hasn't done any champ car racing yet

  • @abolje19
    @abolje19 Před 10 měsíci

    Bro's just doing side quests

  • @neverenoughgames72
    @neverenoughgames72 Před 10 měsíci +7

    The man can and loves to drive. Yeah he's a paydriver, but its keeping people employed.

  • @untizioacaso1300
    @untizioacaso1300 Před 5 měsíci

    Good news: he'll still race in Formula E in 2024
    Bad news: He'll own a spanish F4 team with Courtouis (yeah...)

  • @musyarofah1
    @musyarofah1 Před 10 měsíci

    this guy is the Dick Trickle of F1 universe.

  • @michaelb6729
    @michaelb6729 Před 10 měsíci

    50AUD says he will be driving for Tatra in the Dakar trucks category. 🙂

  • @Exponaut_R-01
    @Exponaut_R-01 Před 10 měsíci

    I tried to count… I lost count.

  • @jacobmorgan6660
    @jacobmorgan6660 Před 7 měsíci

    I'd honestly love to see Merhi in a NASCAR ride, just for shits and giggles lmao

  • @davidhd8253
    @davidhd8253 Před 10 měsíci

    He raced some races at the end of 2015 probably because Rossi was driving GP2

  • @khairulnabilakmal33
    @khairulnabilakmal33 Před 10 měsíci

    Bro just the motorsports version of Zlatan Ibrahimovic