The Worst Seat In Formula 1: Why Red Bull Ditched Albon [EXPLAINED]
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- In this video we'll go through an objective & detailed analysis citing relevant Formula 1 stories and data that might explain why Red Bull dropped Albon for Checo in 2021. Subscribe if you want more this off-season: bit.ly/CYMsub
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Checo, because with him and max they can have a better chance to challenge for the constructors title. He’s a great driver and also has funding backing which can help Red Bull with their lack of engine supplier for 2022
Checo in a competitive car is very exciting
Checo for sure. They need someone more consistent to put merc in some kind of stress. Checo needs better qualy s surely and if he does that redbull and even verst might have a chance to fight both champs longer in the year. Remember that vert had lots of dnf this year out of engine problems, accidents, etc. If they put both cars in points all races and max gets 3 to 4 wins, which is possible doing perfect races and hoping for the usual couple of mistakes that merc does per year, and lots of podiums they can defeat bottas and maybe get hamilton or at least fight him till the end.
Man i have a dilema with your videos jajaja i dont know if i love them or i hate them a little bit, my main language is Spanish and to get all the things and facts and numbers you are giving us 100 data per second is mind blowing. I always end up whaching them 2 to 3 times to fully understand them. Jesus, it s put my head to work hard jajaja which i guess is the idea. You always have this underground logical facts and opinions that really put thing into deeper pespective and i fully respect that and can enjoy.
You make valid points in this one, redbull is trying hard to keep Verst focus on them and it makes a lot of sense to bring sergio as a way to calm their big gun. For me though, it doesnt damage their Driver Academy, they can always get back to that. They put tsunoda as a next plan B if Checo choice goes south, also having gasly and albon waiting if they need them some how. So by having alpha tauri they still have the power to lore new drivers for their DA. And still if that doesnt work eather, yet, any driver would like to drive that car, they can get who ever they want, the important one is still Verstappen. If they lose him thats for sure the big problem that could be solve with russel if Merc doesnt react fast on singing him first into the big team.
Anyways lovely video, Thanks for all the effort and the details.
Checo because he is a much better and more experienced driver by a long way and is much more likely to keep up with max and even push him to maybe fight for championships
I love how max gets slandered for destroying young talent, when he’s been younger than all the other drivers hes been with, speaks volumes about his talent
True that
I do love how max was given so much time to develop while other drivers only get a season and a half to "Be ready" for the RBR seat
@@kiryuiumsfriend1858 he was a top talent from the second he was in the xarr though. Reckless at first but he was 17 unlike the rest and always fast af.
@@kiryuiumsfriend1858 Max performed right from the start at Toro Rosso and won his first race for Red Bull. He just got some time to mature, but in terms of results he’s been sublime from the start.
@Kiryuium's Friend ; Max was given 1 season plus four races before he was regarded ready for the Red Bull seat, if I recall correctly. He performed right away.
Now that Checo is in the second seat we will see exactly how the results measure to Max, only then we can tell.
EXACTLY. its the best case scenario for racing fans. it's going to say a lot about both
That is exactly my point, agree 100%
So Perez's job will be to stay as close to verstapen as he can and give the team options,as far as I can tell.if he's not there,then from red bull's perspective the chance was more than pointless.i understand now why it took so long for them to bite the bullet.
Max is still a far superior driver. It isnt that close.
@@valipunctro they can always eeplace him whenever they want. Domt even have to let him race if he isnt doing well enough.
It’s sad to see Albon not on the grid next year, but I can’t wait to see Perez finally in a competitive car.
yeah no matter how you cut it, it's gonna be legendary
perez was in a competitive car !, he wont be near Max, because the RB is much more difficult to drive compare to the mercedes of 2019.
@@allardstevenson6431 I am genuinely curious that how does one know a car is difficult/easy to drive? Each driver drives his own. We, the outsider will not have the experience on driving one.
@@allardstevenson6431 mate he's been in 4 different F1 teams and he has constantly adjusted to the demands of the car. He might have an average season but no way has Perez been in a BIG 3 CAR.
@Christian Horner maybe but the drivers standings at the end makes Perez look like he extracted the maximum performance from the car.
Title: Why Red Bull ditched albon
Me: Because he wasnt Max Verstappen
Albon wasn't a good driver. That's it.
more or less correct haha
@@utuberme1 alex is not a bad driver tho. i admit that he had a series of not so good performances this season, but he's shown sparks of brilliance and talent before, especially in his 2019 season. It was most likely the pressure and RB nature that kind of ruined him. if he was a bad driver, he wouldn't have gotten into f1 in the first place.
@@sorayapellegrini6212 I agree. People forgets about his great results in Toro Rosso. However, what if Red Bull had given Gasly the amount of time Albon got. Gasly only got half a season to settle in at Red Bull while Albon got 1 and a half season. If Red Bull had kept Gasly and he still didn't perform then Albon could've signed for the team this year.
@@stevenjoseph6048 yes, i think about that too, but also, something else to consider is that if not for Hamilton, Alex would have gotten 2 podiums and 1 race win within his first 12 races at RB. But I agree that RB was too harsh on Pierre and brought in Albon too prematurely as well. It's such a shame. He is very talented.
They took a bet on Checo...and you know, it really seemed like it worked for them. What a great drive by Perez this year
Well, compared to Max, the one closest after Danny was sainz then Gasly then Albon and Checo is last. So I believe after 2022 Perez is out, and unless Yuki will do much better we will see Gasly back.
@@gercobosch2870 nah, checo brings more ideas to the team with strategy and mechanicaly cuz he's been helping his team to develop the cars, soo it think that he is gonna continue until they get a nicely done car with the new regulations.
@@gercobosch2870
Oh well Lol
@@SebasTian-kx5zn my idea wasn't wrong at the time, Gasly was really strong and Checo drowned at that point. Now I would have indeed said that Checo is still behind Danny but ahead of Sainz.
@@gercobosch2870 CHECO CHECO CHECO!!!!!!
I think Checos mental toughness will prove to be the difference maker
He’s been in the game & often been given the short end of the stick so I don’t think it’s to affect him as much as it did to gasly/albon
I think his tire management will be the difference maker. Albon was able to keep up when his tires were fresh, not matching Max, but not too terribly behind. But they would go over the cliff so quick, and once they did, he fell off the pace like crazy. That's why they'd pit him super early and always give him harder compounds than Max.
Alex had the pace, he just doesn't have the tire management abilities like Max, or even Perez for that matter. His experience will help, but I don't think it was lack of experience and mental toughness that made Albon perform so poorly.
Exactly. Check out 2018 Singapore GP highlights to see Checo’s mental toughness.
Is there a December 2021 update to this video? Where the hiring of Checo made the difference as he put Max in position to win the drivers and Checo becoming "The Minister Of Defense" lol I would say it paid off.
You're name change threw me off!!!
haha yeah I've been too busy on about 6 videos but I promise I'll do something "official" bc i'm sure it's confusing as hell haha. this video is going to do terrible but oh well!
@@CYMotorsport I didn't mean it like that! No negativety I enjoy your content and have for a good amount of time! I just recognized your voice. One thing have you thought maybe Checo is the hold over until they have faith in DA driver and use him in testing for the new rules as obviously his input would hold far more weight than a rookie?
@@CYMotorsport also forgot to tell you I'm looking forward to the new content and understand the effort and TIME it takes to put these together! So I thank you for that!
same!
@@CYMotorsport Who is Alexander Albon?
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Carlos Sainz
Brendan Hartley
Jean-Eric Vergne
Daniil Kvyat
Daniel Ricciardo
well played!
@@CYMotorsport to be fair, they all look the same still just slightly older lol
Scrolled a long way to find this. Thanks. I only knew 3
The answer to your question is BALANCE... You need balance in every situation and scenario. If a football team(soccer) promotes only from its academy, it will likely produce some top of the line talent. But if you don't surround those young talented players with experienced veterans, you won't win many trophies because young players need to be free to simply play the game, make mistakes & learn. Older players that have been around know how to manage the game, they can anchor your team when it's needed and accept responsibility & keep calm when things go wrong. If you keep putting all the weight of success on your young players, they will eventually leave in search of a better, healthier, more balanced environment to play in. Perez could be a key acquisition for Red Bull in regards to keeping Verstappen, because he'll know now that he doesn't have to carry the whole team on his shoulders. Only in recent years have we seen Red Bull attempt to put two young drivers in both cars and it hasn't worked. They were only successful with Vettel & Webber, if they had put Buemi or Alguersuari in the 2nd Red Bull alongside Vettel, they likely would've had the same experience as Gasly & Albon. And Vettel himself may not have won as many races or championships without having Webber as his teammate. In regards to Albon & the Red Bull junior drivers, there's no guarantee that you'll get your shot. It's a waiting game, and to expect to jump straight into the Red Bull, is just delusional. That's not how F1 works, most drivers start out further down the grid before being moved up. That's how it should be!! Gasly & Albon were moved up too quickly because of Red Bull philosophy, and it hurt their confidence & also hurt Red Bull as a team. Sticking with that now would only sink them further.
Exactly, RedBull is spoiling young drivers by promoting them so fast. They need to develop certain skills and abilities down the grid before getting a shot at a top team.
I'm happy you're back!
Happy to return! told yall they can't get rid of me haha no matter how hard they try
@@CYMotorsport you were definitely missed
Yikes! “Out of the blue”? I must disagree. Marko gave Albon a YEAR more than Gasly. And they’re keeping Alex on. Junior drivers see what’s happening and get it.
Not only that, Albon wasn't even a Redbull academy driver when they got him. He was kicked out long ago
@@paidninja1413 Max was also no RB junior driver.
But they promoted him in his first season
Albon only had half a year at Toro Rosso before being promoted in 2019. Gasly had 2 years with Toro Rosso before he was promoted to Red Bull. Gasly should've performed better. They gave Albon more time because 1. Marko didn't have too many options that time. 2. Albon had a better working relationship with the Red Bull engineers unlike Gasly who didn't. Red Bull really wanted to keep Albon but they made it clear he had to fight for that seat. This mess started when Ricciardo left and Marko treated that 2nd seat like it was an audition. Little wonder both Gasly and Albon struggled.
@@einezcrespo2107 Albon got 2 full yearss in f1 and he was not even close to gasly in torro rosso days and was equal to gasly in rb days. Stop giving excuses Albon was simply not good enough to adapt... It was all clear after Russels one and only Merc race
So in the sister squad we have: JAMES CHALES
You want a false premise? How about: "By signing one driver outside the academy, they have DESTROYED their reputation among young drivers." I just don't buy it. Who is going to promise you a better shot at a seat and still exist by the time you get there? Who is going to give you more runway to adjust to the F1 level and also be able to promote you to a more competitive car? It's not even close.
I agree. I also think that Red Bull can, in my opinion, survive without hiring their own drivers. They're decisively the second best team in F1. The only thing that makes them undesirable right now is Max. If talented drivers from the academy leave it isn't because they "lost faith in the program". It's because there's a seat available at a more competitive team than Red Bull. I know they're in a tough situation with Honda leaving, them trying to retain Max and the possibility of not adapting well to the 2022 regulations but I don't think the academy will influence Red Bull's chances of success. As long as they remain among the best teams in F1 there will be top drivers happy to drive for them.
Came here to say just this. Agree on all counts - and as a counterpoint Sainz and Ricciardo have used RBR as their launchpad into F1 and then other competitive teams, a young driver could just as well see them and think that’s possible for them. I presume this will be Gasly’s path as well.
yeah great point, also like the other additions. Id also like to add something, CY said nothing about the damage to the brand if a failing driver is continuelesly allowed to drive that car. This is an elite sport, just the best of the best should be allowed to drive the cars and especially young drivers with a bit gullible views think of it that way. Sure money talks, they figured that bit but they still believe that if youre good enough, you will get the top spot in the top team and so far it has usually been this way.
Giving albon another year in that car would just show the drivers that your performance doesnt really matter, loyalty is more important and that is such a bad message to send out. Id say it would have been best to put albon back to TR and give him another shot but tsunoda deserved to be promoted and so there had to be someone leaving on top of kvyat. And gasly mananged to win a race, albon didnt. I guess its thats easy. And yeah gasly was lucky to get that win but albon had similar opportunities, e.g. in styria but also turkey iirc. So yeah RB is serious and if youre not up to the task, you have to give way to someone else, someone who is. Thats a very important message for your DA. It is the other side of the coin that says: if youre good enough, you will get a chance to drive one of the best cars on the grid very soon. And thats the main selling point for the RB DA, they cant afford to give that up.
Id argue keeping albon and invalidating that message would have done more harm than putting someone in that car that has clearly prooven he has the potential to live up to expectations.
And last but not least getting checo shows that they figured it was the wrong call to get gasly and albon to drive that car. That also sends a message of faith to the DA, saying that you dont have to deliver Verstappen performance after 6 races in f1, youre allowed to take a bit of time to adjust to the environment before such demands arise.
Its like the hiring of checo says yeah we are serious, we want to give you a shot and we know how to prepare you for that job and help you develop your talent to become a mega star. Where sticking to albon would have said well you can drive this car as long as noone else is around, we dont have any ambitions anyway and select our drivers by rolling dice. Sure overexaggerated but you get the point.
And about a failing driver:
I dislike that bs of "the driver outperforms the car", thats just not possible. As CY said, the best drivers will take the car to its limits and keep it there consistently. Albon was not able to get anywhere close to the limit of that car in terms of speed around the lap and sometimes struggled to keep it within the limits of grip. Thats not what RB want or need. That doesnt say Albon is a bad driver, its just the car does not work for him and he is unable to adapt to it. And thats why he didnt perform to the expectations, he underperformed. How close checo has to be to max to not underperform depends on what RB want from him. If its enough that he secures P6 every race and he does so then he performs to expectations of RB. Sure fans have different expectations and will call out differences but theyre not the ones deciding whos driving that car. If RB want checo to tail valterri so merc cant use valterri for strategic benefit or RB can force him to react with a move on checo and he does exactly that, he performs, if he doesnt, he underperforms. My guess is that this latter concept is the minimum of what most fans and experts expect from checo.
And about Albon: People expect top drivers to adapt to any car and sure some drivers like alonso are able to do that. But some have their strengths in other regards and its the job of the team to compensate the weaknesses and boost the strengths. Something RB has done very well with Max but couldnt do with Albon and something Ferrari has failed to do with Vettel on several occasions. You cant rely on having the perfect flawless race driver driving your car, thats not a strategy to be successful as a team in F1.
@@alaistairjones Yep and Gasly upset some folks at Red Bull last year by looking at Renault now Alpine.
I think RBR staff is slightly deluding themselves in thinking they can find someone who will finish DIRECTLY behind Max. Your points are great. They are all the things that go through my own mind "How close to Max is close enough?"
the new logo confused me, didnt know it was u until i heard your voice
get used to it partner! I'll make an official post soon
FOM's fault, mate. Without them clamping down on F1 account names CY would not change the name and logo
So happy you're back. F1 fans needs people like you. Most of the so called F1 media and especially F1 youtubers are most of the time just telling what fans wants to hear. (Worst part is some are bit bias). You relying on facts and data (rather than emotions and trends) is a breath of fresh air. Also personally I know how much effort goes into make these type of videos. (Especially editing) And since that takes time, I would really like if you did a series just talking to the camera about race weekends and F1 topics. That way we can have regular videos too. (Also YT algorithm priorities channel's that posts vids regularly when recommending. That way more people can enjoy these vids too) Because there's a serious shortage of unbias and knowledgeable F1 CZcamsrs.
Merry Christmas.
For sure going to do this. Turns out, it's the most threatening to F1. I used to do HOURS live streaming when I built the data platform haha. the plan has always been a live race day pre-show and race with post-analysis and next day debriefs. In a lot of ways I'm inspired by Palmer. though I criticized him in this video, he's a major inspiration to me. I'll be doing long form podcasts weekly too starting up here soon. No edits really. just my stream of consciousness so it could get interesting haha cheers mate. I love the recommendations - for once, I'm actually caught up with everyone's big brain ideas. now that I have F1 off my back (for now) there's nothing to get in my way
To the algorithm I don't know that that's accurate seeing Mrbeast has hacked the algorithm and only posts once a month if even that.
@@jonlamontagne That because his videos are targeted to everyone. (With money and huge numbers and surprised faces on the thumbnail) And he has at least a 50 million dedicated audience. And his audience doesn't have a limit. This is a F1 channel. So YT only reccomend this to people that have a intrest in F1. Whole YT F1 audience is probably 10 million. Probably 5 million of them are only on YT to watch race highlights. And YT only reccomend these vids if the channel regularly uploads them.
@@neb-yr5589 I was just saying it as I don't want to rush the creators I enjoy. That is all
@@jonlamontagne true
Sitting her 6 months later and max is leading and Perez in third 🥲🤍
So glad you put out another video before the end of 2020. I don't love the new name change (there also seems to be a lot of channels with a similar name based on an initial search). Really looking forward to all of your content in 2021 Cranky Yankee!
I saw the thumbnail and I thought it looked familiar... then I realized you changed the name. Good video!
hahah that's good to know you can spot my typical style
The good thing about being a fan of such a complex sport is we can have complex arguments about it
Red bull made a business decision. It's a company driven by data science and they a made the call to upgrade. Currently collecting Albon fan tears.
renault and red bull have been pretty on the nose with these choices. i agree with both. and both were tough. red bull better pray though max doesn't leave. that would be a nightmare
Also engine optimization and car optimization. Checo is from W10
I am really looking forward to all of your future content!! Keep up the great work it is highly appreciated =)
You put so much effort in this videos! I love them. I wish i could support u more!!! Keep on the good work!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
The only problem with your world class videos is not having an intro
7 months later it seems like it paid off (sort of) and Red Bull have given Verstappen a better car than Merc.
Familiar voice, new name, same quality content- Well researched, expertly edited and thoroughly described. Glad to see you back😊
I remember when you had 254 subs. Now you have a fancy new name. Great production and very good content as always.
Excellent video!
One other theory I've had regarding Checo's signing, though one I can't prove so take it with a grain of salt, is the development of the Red Bull car.
One thing I've seen mentioned by a few pundits is that the RB car seems to require a very specific style of driving to get the most out of it. This doesn't disprove the theory of the young drivers not being able to manage the pressure of racing Verstappen, but it doesn't contradict it, given how being put in a different feeling car compared to the AT would be a tricky shift. That combined with the sheer talent and experience VER has with the car, and it's certainly a mountain for any talent to climb, and it does fit in nicely as another reason why Gasly's 2020 season went so much better.
As your video notes, RB is quite a closed garden compared to other teams driver structures, and while this has given them some world class drivers that would have left far earlier otherwise to Ferrari or Mercedes, it's also caused them to specialise too much with their car, in a way that seems to hurt any young driver right out of the gate looking for that RB second seat.
And here's where Checo has a major advantage tied to him; he's an experienced voice with many years on the grid with many cars driven. Checo can offer that outsider feedback towards making the RB package not just a faster car, but a more manageable car, one that doesn't require VER's level of talent to perform well in during their first few years.
Finally man, been waiting for your new video for awhile now.
Stoked to keep pushing! Off season I make A LOT more so this oughtta be fun
Awesome job Cranky. Have a great holiday season!
Cheers man, will gladly wait for your content. Your stuff is just top notch.
Turns out checo was a great move for red bull. And max is maintaining his consistent record of getting better each season... Finally it's his year.
Love the rebrand
I'm really happy with it, too. designers are a different breed
Merry Christmas brother, and may 2021 be a better year for us all. :) Thanks for a year of quality content.
Ayy your back 👍. A very good pre-recorded video and you were right after all 😂. Oh and Merry Christmas Nick 🎄
Pérez deserves it but i won't write Albon off.
Hey sooo glad there’s a new video! However, I think your voice pacing is just a bit too fast. I usually listen to your videos when I’m doing other chores, and I couldn’t understand a word of it unless I sat down and only watched it. Maybe try slowing it down to 0.90x speed? 0.75x speed was too slow. Keep up the great content!
I'll take a look at it! you're right it's a bit too fast, I wonder if it didnthelp that this story was more tight than normal. I notice I tend to get a little carried away when I spend 50 hours or so writing it. it's like i memorize certain parts and i pace quick haha I'll work on it though. I have improved that and noticed people def appreciated it so would hate to go back
@@CYMotorsport I agree, this video you were pacing a bit much compared to the others. Keep up the work.
@dingmah ; CZcams gives you the opportunity to slow it down yourself, if that's what you need. It works really well. I use this function to learn new songs, or solos on my guitar. Cool feature! :-)
like months ago when I brought this up, I think the icon and name change are needed to finally realize your success! thanks for another awesome upload!
CrankyYank coming through with 100k subscribers now! So happy for you! Have a Merry Christmas bud and thanks you for all the professional content! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I've had 100k for weeks I feel like haha haha I just have been dealing with defending the channel the past couple months trying to keep it up. CZcams took away from checkmark as if to just give me a middle finger haha oh well. on to a bigger and better 2021! you guys deserve it
Real fans know, this channel used to be CrankyYankeeF1
But do you think that red bull did this to themselves by how they handled Riccardo leaving. And not calling back sainz to drive the for the top team since he was on loan to Renault
that one has always bothered me too. there must have been a contract issue. but also we have to remember, sainz lost that year it may have made sense to call him up. in a weird way, hulks win in 2018 threw wrench in all of this in a major way
@@mbrinkkemper3820 Sainz stated that the reason the Red bull didn't give him a chance was because the Verstappen clan didn't want him there. The Spanish dam would declare that Carlos' talent always bothered Max and that is why Red bull did not want to upset Max by bringing Carlos. When Helmut was asked in early 2020 if he regretted not giving Sainz a chance, he said no, that in life there were two types of pilots, those who were uncontrollable and refused to accept orders and squires He said that Red Bull had always leaned towards the former, so at Ferrari Carlos would fit in very well, referring to the fact that he would be Leclerc's squire.
Personally, I think that Red bull did not give Carlos a chance because when he measured himself with the Hulk, Carlos lost, and this did not help him and that is why they chose to raise Gasly, so I hope Sainz does very well at Ferrari.
Merry Christmas to me, another high-quality CY deep-dive F1 video! Great vid as always, and production quality also on point. Have a good holidays everyone!
Thanks Andrew - have a good Christmas and enjoy this present haha
I know you mentioned you had to change your name a while back. but I'll be honest I didn't recognize this as your channel until now. Either way this was another great video man keep up the good work. Also do you plan on doing anymore full season reviews because I always really enjoy those videos. maybe even older f1 seasons
Yessir! I’ll move back into that this off season and next season between races
@@CYMotorsport good to hear. keep up the good work man.
Finally broooooo I thought u quit
NEVER. it backfired. I'm more future proof than ever now that i've gotten a peek on the inside... albeit through unpleasant circumstances haha. thanks for the patience. going on a tear over the next 88 days.
@@CYMotorsport You're probably my favorite F1 youtuber so that's good to hear! Keep putting out the awesome content!
@@CYMotorsport Good to hear, coming from another American F1 fan. It was getting lonely hearing all the youtubers, was missing the "normal" accent... lol! Glad to have ya back
Here is the thing about Lances season. The only really bad race he had was was Portimao. Pretty much every retirement he had was out of his hands, they were not his fault. And he also lost a race because of Covid as well. In Imola he got unlucky and lost his front wing on the opening lap.
He also screwed up the restart at Monza which was a race he was very well-positioned to win. Granted it wasn’t a MASSIVE highlight reel-type error but definitely a missed opportunity.
@@kevenguimaraes That is normal... If we are going to talk about everytime a driver messes up a start we would be here for a while. Stroll should not be singled out for messing up the start... Because literally every driver does it from time to time.
@@ssiipp7848 yeah fair point
Edit: I actually do agree with what you’re saying. Even Senna, Schumacher, and Hamilton have had some memorably horrible starts in their careers. Not fair to cast total judgement on Lance for Monza. He did well, just not great.
Further edit: but Senna still won the race after stalling on the grid because he is the indisputable GOAT!
Lance was hella unlucky and I think he missed that in the video
@@tylerwhite9360 But some drivers seem to be bad luck magnets and Lance has the signs of being one. He can drive really fast, both during qualifying and races, but when the moment is there for him to shine, something goes wrong. Part of that is driving in the midfield, where the competition is murdurous and where most accidents happen just because of that. But part of that is also Lance being inconsistent and crashing due to his own mistakes.
For Lance to really make the next step is to consistently qualify higher up on the grid and get his starts right. Only then he'll be out of the melee in front of the midfield and can show what he really can do. Sadly for Lance I don't see that happening, because although he occasionally shows signs of being a pretty decent driver, he seems to lack those final few percentages that makes a driver a top driver. His switch from Williams to Racing Point kind of affirmed that: where in his first seasons arguably the Williams held him back, the Racing Point on several occasions seems to be too much for Lance to handle.
You're never going to read this, but this is such a wildly well made video. The arguments seem to fall out of the sky and you presented them so so well. This may frustrate you but the fact that you didn't rely on % of points earned all the while gathering useful data to predicate each point is highly impressive. (and made me very happy) Great job man.
Dude, 110k subscribers? I remember stumbling upon your channel on your like third video ever. I'm so proud of you man.
I remember some of your comments haha same principles man. The journey this far has been grueling bc I take a shitty strategy for early growth but where I’m gonna sweep the field is now that I’m verified. Good to have you for the full ride and hopefully longer to come
@@CYMotorsport Of course bro. Though, I'll always know you as CrankyYankeeF1.
2:15 If I were on the Red Bull board of directors I would drop Ricciardo just because of that beard
That's pretty much what happened, Marko chose to set the car up around Max, even though he was a no. 2 driver and wasn't achieving DR's results. Makes sense. As soon as Marko leaves the better RB will become, toxic culture.
@@nickhorton_ nikki lauda wanted to sign max alongside lewis for the 2018 season, but the verstappens took that offer and used as leverage to get no.1 status in the team which pushed daniel out of the team.
We have never seen Checo driving a RB, I have to see him racing in one, stats will give us a lot of answers
So glad that you're back to making banging videos!
Loving the new name and logo! Still noticed it was you!!
I feel Max is pushing the car beyond what it can really do and that sucks for the second guy cause (I feel no matter who) unless you have Max type powers they will always jus have one driver
Yeah he just makes so few mistakes while riding the wheels into the ground it’s not really replicable
@@CYMotorsport Most definitely agree with that you can put Max in any car and he would most likely push that car beyond its limits (Williams should throw the price of a 10 bedroom house at him and he can make even that car look superior) imagine if ferrari got Max instead Sainz, they would be saying WDC and WCC all in the same year.
3:32 2020 Season in a shellnut. I'm glad Checo's still in F1 and I hope he can get the hang of the RB car quickly, otherwise it's going to be trouble.
Your videos are the most interesting perspective on formula 1. Keep it it in the new year and thank you for all the content in 2020.
I’m glad you appreciate them and there’s plenty more where that came from
🙋Hey great re branding great to have a blog from you enjoyed as always 😎. And I wish you a very merry Christmas 🎄🎅
I think the reason RB went for Checo is simple: They don't have a driver that can be consistently close to Verstapen. Whenever Max got a dnf, the car gaining that position should have been the other Red Bull. That did not happen in the last season. The Red Bull academy does not have a single driver that is ready to that seat. Gasly and Albon showed it already. They're just too green. That second seat has been destroying RB young drivers' careers. It's better to take it with calm and polish the diamond in brute that Tsunoda is.
Waiting for the explanation video of "how my prediction of Sainz finishing ahead of Norris went horribly wrong". Sainz schooled Norris this season.
Amazing video dude! Cheers mate ❤️
Merry Christmas and thank you for all your efforts
am I the only one who didn't notice his profile picture when the notifacation poped up.
I forgot like none of you follow me on twitter haha im going to do an official post here soon though!
My thought is that Checo was hired for two reasons. 1) he'll be expected to be more consistent in the races than Alex by everyone not in Red Bull and maybe by them, and hopefully will assist Max get his best chance of getting close to the championship.
2) if it doesn't work for Checo, and he gets similar results to Alex, it will give them the option to bring Alex back (the RB company is part Thai after all, and they genuinely seem to be very fond of him) without giving anyone else any armour to use against him. If even Mr Consistency can't get close to Max, why should they bother looking outside their own juniors or test drivers (which Alex now is) to partner with Max in the future? And I he succeeds, they haven't lost anything, except a Thai driver.
Basically, giving the seat to Checo gives them the chance to evaluate how good the car is with a typical F1 driver, because Max is, by far and away, better than your average driver - and let's be honest, the majority of F1 drivers should be considered to be well above average before they even get a seat. There are exceptions of course, but Checo is widely considered to be one of those damned good racers. I just don't think he's even close to Max or Lewis. I'm also not convinced he's matured as well as Max (look at both their last 2-3 seasons).
Tbh, I was just as happy for him to win a race as anyone else in Bahrain race 2, but IMHO, he did something very unprofessional in the first one. His engine blew up and was chucking oily smoke out behind him. Of course I understood his frustration at missing out on a podium, but it wasn't going to make it another 3 laps. He should have pulled over asap and he didn't. He turned his smoking car into one on fire by continuing to drive, endangering those behind him and the marshalls who had to put out the fire, _and_ laying down potentially disastrous oil on the track for too long a time. I'm not blaming him for the engine going - shit happens in motorsports - I am blaming him for not pulling over as soon as he could. Bear in mind that getting extra parts out to the Middle East wasn't going to be an easy thing to do. Letting his engine continue to lose oil was putting other drivers at risk, as well as knowingly giving his team a mighty headache. Just MHO of course, but I stand by it.
As ever an extremely interesting perspective. What do you think if Haas's latest Russian acquisition? IMHO they should have taken the loss of cash and booted him in favour of Schwarzman or Illot. That sort of behaviour isn't going to go away overnight.
I haven't seen the race, but are you sure he made the decition to go on driving himself? Because normaly, you would discuss that with your engineer, and if he says, drive on, you drive on, ofcause.
No.
Also perez is a mercedes driver. With honda leaving checo is expected for information
F1 TV with live team radios will help ypu change your honest opinions.
@@krish2379 Yeah, this dude ignores the fact that Pérez was fighting for P3 in the constructors championship.
nice piece, good journalism, me like... and welcome back
Great video as always. Rebrand looks great, maybe could've posted a channel add as to remind us you rebranded, but still first class 👍
I def should have haha you're right. I wanted to post this before christmas but def gonna get on that , promise!
How does a conversation in Italian go if you’re talking about Red Bull and Toro Rosso?
Id guess they dont translate red bull as noone does. In germany we dont call them "roter Bulle" either. ^^
Well, you started the same conversation in English and is quite easy to follow
We just called redbull redbull and toro rosso toro rosso, obviously...but it’s a phun intended thought i admit
How I've been waiting for this. Feels like a Christmas present although I don't celebrate it haha. Plus I had an exam this morning so it's a nice way to relax.
Merry holidays to those that celebrate.
was a delicate balance for sure. glad I could help you relax before your exam!
So glad your back mate. This has been a good video since I was in the Perez camp this season.
Visually, this is your best video - graphics are on point. Appreciate the effort
really? interesting - i was super conservative here. I usually test something new every video and this time I tried to work in more of my premium stock footage. between that which can serve as more video options as well as my new image license provider, if people like this style I can make a lot of content. easily mutiple 8-12 minute videos a week which is what I'm testing soon
@@CYMotorsport the premium stock footage definitely makes a difference imo. Makes the whole production look more professional. Also really liked the font selection and the color schemes. Your videos are usually good anyway, but definitely felt like a positive improvement
This video didn’t age well in my opinion. From a Checo fan pov.
I'm pretty sure he was saying that the downside to hiring Checo will be felt long term ie. they won't be able to sign good young drivers cause they can't be guaranteed to be called up when there is an opening in Red Bull.
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I hope you re doing another Season recap like you did with the 2010 and the 2012 Season i loved those Videos
Your tumbnails are straight fire man! Keep up the good work.
Music and cover take FOREVEr haha glad someone appreciates them
I never understood the Hype around Perez when he joined F1, and i felt like his performance at Mclaren proved my doubts. However since his move to Force india, he consistently started to improve his performance even when the raw performance of Force india car declined. He always was able to have some outstanding performances each season. Even when you don't count this year's pink Mercedes results, you can clearly see that he made considerable progress since those early mcLaren days. Now let's hope Red bull can fix that aerodynamic mess they have at the rear end, and maybe they will have car that can (kinda) keep up with the Merc's.
Improving driving skills is the reason. Do you remember Mansell´s first years? Theres was a sudden clic in him in the 1985 championship, from average to top driver.
Requiem in D Minor playing as you begin discussing the emotional toll of being Verstappen’s teammate. 😂 epic
Great analysis. A perspective i never considered and one far more convincing and likely (given the info) than what I initially considered. Love that your vids change my mind on things.
I don't publish if I didn't learn anything new myself! you should see my twitter haha peopl eusually can guess what i'm doing next bc I spent weeks debating and testing the waters. it took a while to fully form those ideas but it came from discussions with fans so I'm grateful for everyone
What a video man, thank you. The reasons of being a title contender is fed so repeatedly into us even though it's clear and obvious that Red Bull probably won't have the car for that in 2021. Rare to find a video that tries to pinpoint objectively the main reason, and mostly it's your vids. As a Checo fan, I'm both happy he's got a shot at a better car than ever before, but also really nervous about the outcome. Keep up the great work my man, it really helps growing young F1 fans like me to have greater clarity on such decisions.
All drivers in the pic :
Carlos Sainz
Brendon Hartley
Vergne
Danil Kvyat
Daniel Ricciardo
I think Hamiltons mention actually made me love ham more, he's most smart and effective driver on the grid.
he gets the job done time and time again
He is the definition of precision and hardcore spirit just like his car.
Max said the same in a interview whit David Coulthard.
Just a little remark on the site.
I turned my nephew onto this sport.
He turned me onto your channel.
I like your content a lot, and your sober, balanced takes.
Subscribed.
Great video my guy
New name, new logo but, still incredibly quality work. Hard to hear and see as a redbull and Alex fan but its really hard to argue. Very well done
glad you enjoyed! i tried to pace it knowing the toughest person to explain this too is going to be an albon fan. in a cynical way, this may be half good for albon in the long run. Checo is going to have to stay close to max while ricciardo gets an upgrade and I believe ferrari will be back to near normal. not to mention nando with a better renault haha all the while horner has basically said Honda are just about maxed out and their down force profile is set. so their margins are going to get tighter. checo is in a lose lose scenario honestly
@@CYMotorsport yea i have to agree this move while it keeps him on the grid doesn't really move the needle for checo. He needs another long term project to really get ingrained into. Maybe Williams if georgie makes it to Mercedes in 2022 (which yes i think botas' days are numbered)
@@CYMotorsport In contrast, Checo is on the winning stage. Let me explain it to you, but it will be long because there is a lot to tell, have some popcorn and make yourself comfortable because here is the real story:
Contrary to what many people think, Checo does not arrive at RB for a year, he arrives there with a long-term contract, I know that RB declared that it was only for one year, but Red bull says one thing and does another (strategy of marketing). The video was great, because it addresses a content that few people have touched, but it is too far from reality (at least in terms of the why? Of the signing of Checo), you forgot the most important topic and the only one that matters in the f1, the economic issue. Remember it well, before being a sport, f1 is a business and decisions behind the desks are made with a cool head and numbers in hand. Hulk said it for ESPN: Checo has something that I cannot contribute, the teams not only make decisions for the sporting aspect, there are very large interests behind, commercial agreements that I cannot offer, f1 is very expensive, which Racing Point made him was not right, but it could turn into a blessing. His statement occurred long before the official announcement was made, that is, that the Hulk already knew that there was in no way a space for him in the team, and on the contrary, since then he knew that it would be Checo who would take Albon's place. . Of course, when I talk about the economic issue I am not referring to Checo's sponsors, which are important, but they were not a compelling reason either, as was access to the North American market.(Mexico, the United States and Canada), just in that order, since unfortunately Mexico is the world's largest consumer of sugary drinks in the world and in recent years Red bull has seen a decrease in the consumption of its beverages given that the Competition (Monster) has been gaining ground, what better brand ambassador than Checo, who, as expected, is much loved in Mexico and the southern United States (Not to mention the rest of Latin America), but my words are not no theory, but proven facts, there is an investigation of a technical legal expertise nature carried out by the consulting firm Percepción Pública and backed by Forbes that explains in detail how the signing of Checo began at the beginning of the season, to culminate with the signing of the contract (long term) at the end of October. In this multidisciplinary investigation, interesting data about both teams and drivers are also revealed, which may interest you, of course as long as spoilers do not bother you, I suggest you go to the Public Perception website, but above all to its You channel tube, which they opened only to explain the result of their investigation and clarify the doubts, currently they no longer upload content because they have fulfilled their social work and they retired again to anonymity, but if you still have doubts you can contact them via tweet.
@@CYMotorsport The investigation revealed, among other things, the main reasons why Red bull hires Pérez, the explanation is very broad but in summary it is due to the following: 1 Checo's sports results. Not only during this season, the previous years had a lot to do with it. So Pérez arrives regardless of his sponsors as Red bull wants to have two competitive drivers. Ferrari has sold us the idea that in all teams there should be first and second driver, but that's a lie, Red bull like to have two competitive drivers, otherwise they would have stayed with Albon / Gasly / Kvyat allowing them to develop, but they weren't going to waste such attractive advertising space (the car). 2 The brand ambassador Horner always dreamed of. If Helmut has his golden boy (Max) Horner's golden boy was always Czech. Perhaps not many know it, but Checo came close to becoming a red bull driver. Helmut recently commented that they had noticed Checo since his years in GP3 when they gave him a Test in Portugal, along with Dani Ric, he said that both had been just as fast in long runs, but that in qualifying simulation Dani Ric was a little faster. Despite this they liked Checo and they also offered him a place in their academy but he had to get rid of Escudería Telmex and abandon Carlos Slim, in the end Slim decided that Checo would go to the Ferrari academy, from then on the "romance" would begin with Horner. In GP2, Horner's team was the one who gave him the opportunity to debut and thus Horner, Checo and Slim would get to know each other better. When in the second race of the 2020 calendar Albon did not give the expected results, Horner knew exactly who he wanted, of course Dietrich and Helmut agreed and as the friends of public perception said if the signing of Czech was a pregnancy, Checo would be the desired child, planned and wanted. So Checo arrives strong at Red bull. 3 Meter pressure to Max. Horner and Marco know that Max and his father are getting tired of their empty promises to make him world champion, so the signing of Checo is a declaration of intent towards Max, you can leave, we can replace you at any time, not just any pilot of the academy, but by an external if necessary. So the arrival of Checo tries to remind Max that the team does not live for him and that if he leaves they have no problem replacing him with Checo (if he is close to Max) with Leclerc (if Ferrari does not improve) or Russel (if Mercedes does not take it into account soon).
4 Checo's role as a pilot developer. We all saw Lance's evolution during the first part of the season, but we also saw his crash during the second part that left him out of the top 10 even with the third best car in the championship. It is true that bad luck attacked him, but it was not greater than Checo's bad luck and even so he finished fourth. Lance, Tom Mccullough, Andy Green, Otmar Szafnauer and Pedro De la rosa would explain this event to the lack of support from Checo during the second part of the season, coincidentally after RP told Checo that he was not going to continue with the team. . During the interviews with the drivers before each grand prix, on several occasions Lance would tell Checo that the team needed him to get the car ready, but that personally, he also needed him to support it. Tom would tell the channel You had from Checo that he had a great sensitivity to make the team see what the car was missing, but particularly to correct Lance's mistakes. Green and Otmar were determined to get Checo back to racing for the second race at Silverston as in theory it would be when the car had more performance and Lance showed that he could not extract it and De la Rosa, a former f1 driver, mentioned throughout The season, that Checo's influence on Lance's driving was evident not only from the way he faced the crows, but also because he made the same mistakes as Checo, to the point that they were qualifying very evenly during the first few races. Of course, this guiding role is of interest to Red bull, not because of Max, whom he obviously does not have to teach, but for the younger pilots, since while Max destroys them, Checo supports them.
@@CYMotorsport 5 Your knowledge of the Mercedes engine and your ability to develop the car. This has already been revealed by Marco, one of the key points in the signing of Checo is knowledge about the Mercedes engine, a not inconsiderable knowledge of eight years. As soon as Checo learned that RP was abandoning him, he paid more attention to the car's evolutions, despite RP's attempts to hide them, we just have to remember how Checo complained to the press that he was being separated from the car's evolutions, And although RP managed to hide it for a few races, when Lance stopped delivering results they had no choice but to involve him in car development if they wanted to fight for third place in constructors. But beyond this fact. People believe that the RP20 was a copy of the W10. The truth is that the FIA determined that the car was designed by RP, yes, they had copied in concept of Mercedes, but the RP had done it and the only thing they could prove as illegal were the brake lines. Checo was involved in the creation of the RP20 from day 1. In March 2019 Checo gave an interview to F1 where he made it clear that that year they would compete with the evolution of the 2018 car, but that he would be patient, because they were already developing the car of 2020 that would surprise everyone. In May 2019 he was interviewed for Beyond the Grid and there they asked him if he did not aspire to a superior team such as Mercedes, Red bull or Ferrari, Checo said yes, but he was very excited because if the pilots knew what was moving behind the scenes at RP, many wish they were there. In November 2019, the f1 dedicated him a special article entitled “The podium thief”, when asked how he saw his future in f1 as he did not belong to an elite team, he replied that he was patient, because he knew that by 2020 the team The one that was going to evolve the most would be RP and that the quality jump would be very big and he would be there to take advantage of it. In December 2019 he gave an interview to the Marca Claro channel, when asked about the car for the following season, Checo said he was very excited, as he had been working with the team all year on the 2020 car and if the numbers from the simulations were correct, he could finally have a A car that had no problem fighting for the points, for the podiums and perhaps, if all went well, for a victory, and that would surely be giving a lot to talk about throughout the season, so I was looking forward to the season 2020. That was how he left clues throughout 2019 that he would be very involved in the creation of the “pink mercedes” and it is that knowledge that Red Bull is interested in, so after all this speech and getting back to your point, the future from Checo doesn't look bad, it looks very promising. You will be under pressure, yes, but all your life you have been under pressure, nothing is going to change. The Red bull team is built for Max, yes, that Checo knows very well and does not mind taking that challenge, after all, there is worse than being in a team where your partner is the owner's son and he It has the improvements in the car, the best strategies, the future assured and a better deal, in reality it does not change much compared to what you will find in Red bull, Checo has never been a person who is afraid of challenges, if you If he was afraid of Max, he would have taken the offers that other teams had made, because let's not fool ourselves, discounting Mercedes, what team is going to let a driver like Checo pass? fast, reliable, consistent, with sponsors, good car developer. None and that includes Ferrari, but I will be writing about that topic another time because this has already been extended a lot. Regards. I apologize for the English, as you may have noticed I used the translator.
Glad to have you back big dawg 💪🏾💪🏾
can't keep me down baby !
Good to see you back in the saddle. Precise and on point!
Welcome back
good to be home
“lance didnt do it and sergio found a way” is an entirely unfair comparison given their differences in dnfs. flawed as fuck. yes sergio is better, but him and lance are not as far off as you made it out to be.
EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN TRYING TO SAY. People just don’t wanna look at the facts a lot of the time
@@tylerwhite9360 Facts? Well is s fact Stroll had the chance to win af Monza and he threw it away.
I really enjoyed your pained logically analysis. I truely enjoyed it. Thank you for the time and resources.. LG Victor
Great video man!
@14:50 this is always true... look albon had his chance to show, so did ghastly, in the end the needs of the complete team(s) matter not that of an individual talent yet to be proven, Albon never drove real bad but he also never showed to make massive leaps , given the fact racing point keeps their worst driver and lets go of their best you then have a situation in which decisions need to be made, the decision to go for Perez is entirely logical
And here we are watching him race to help max win his first WDC!!
Haha yes! Checo is a legend!
great vdeo as usual!
Oh my god I have been waiting so long for this video or any video from crankyankee tbh. Don’t know how many times I rewatched videos
A lot more coming soon
@@CYMotorsport how soon is soon lmao. I can only watch your vids so many times in a row before I can start reciting them
Can I just say, this is a beautifully edited video
I really want a second american F1 team
shadow was the proper one. one day soon I'll hit that. I'm actually waiting for my shirt in the mail so I can record the script haha don is the most interesting person in history to me
Maybe with the budget cap that’ll be possible, although I’m not sure given the rule that new teams now have to pay 200,000,000 to enter...
I want so many more constructors. Audi, Porsche, Ford, Dodge SRT, Lamborghini, Peugeot, Cosworth, hell maybe even crazier entries like Bentley, Bugatti Hyundai, Maserati, perhaps possibly down the line a re-entry into the sport from Lotus. These new regulations were not only supposed to even the playing field but also make the sport more accessible, and instead they bent the knee to Ferrari and others to keep a level of a barrier to entry.
@@pdempw11 but i want a privateer F1 team
No u dont because they'll bring a s**t tonne of money and just buy their way to the top
So glad to see you're back!
YESSIR AMERICAN F1 YT🤝🤝 brooo hyped for the season review
Rosberg performed alongside Hamilton. Ricciardo performed alongside Verstappen. Hell, even Kimi performed better alongside Vettel than Albon or Gasly did against Max. Albon did underperform and so did Gasly.
heres whats gonna happen: Checo does the same thing Gasly and Albon was doing, leaves RB and brings Yuki to RB and then an endless loop of promotions and demotions happen. the end.
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@@josegilbertolozadaangulo7237
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Totally agree Perez is going to battle with the Red Bull
That statement hasn’t aged well
13:03 left to right it’s Carlos Sainz, Brendon Hartley, Jean Eric Vergne (probably spelt his name wrong cause I can’t remember how to) Daniil Kvyat, and Daniel Riccardo
great editing!