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Chapter 1: What are the initial reactions to the Monaco GP race?
Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 Podcast with Matt and Tommy. Race review time. That's right. We are going to get into the Monaco Grand Prix and I'm smiling because I've had a few Aperol Spritzes. Not because of the results. I think this is the first ever podcast. Both of us. We've both had a few Aperols. So we're... I mean, I don't know how you're feeling.
Yeah, I mean, I'm also very, very, very warm.
Yes, and we're going to be sat for an hour in the blazing sunshine. So heat stroke will hit as well, and then our opinions will be even worse. But thank you, everybody, for tuning in.
It'll be a very interesting podcast.
This has been a ridiculous weekend. Big shout out to Libertex who are on the rear wing right there. They have been awesome to give us such an insane level of access, you know, to be able to go in the paddock. Funny, you know, the paddock passes, right?
You know, some of you might think that we I mean, I don't know why you would think this, but some of you might think that we're like we swan around the paddock thinking we own the place. No, what we're doing instead is standing around waiting for drivers.
We're literally there like any of you might be, even though we've done this for like nine years, trying to see drivers because it genuinely makes me so happy to be able to see them and maybe say a little hello. Like it's, I don't know, it's just so weird.
Yeah, it's true. Like we don't do it often enough that like we will always be the fans and no matter what, like we're there as a fan going into the paddock. We still get giddy over the noise that it makes when you scan your pass. That's the noise it makes. You get in and... Yeah, we are still basically like a kid at Christmas when we get to go in.
Exactly. I'm also wearing sunglasses. So thank you to all of you that commented last time out that I should have worn sunglasses. I regretted it the entire episode. So I'm not regretting it anymore, even though the sun is very hot. Let's get into some Monaco Grand Prix chatter.
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Chapter 2: How did the safety car impact the race dynamics?
I mean, this segues lovely into the first question from one of our P1 patrons.
True. P1 patron member Rosie Rangetsu asks, now we declare it championship over? I'm close. I don't know. Maybe it's because I've had app rolls. I'm not thinking straight. But like, he's almost three victories clear now. 66 points ahead of Hamilton. But let's be real. Russell is the biggest championship contender because of the car. Hamilton had a phenomenal weekend this weekend.
Outperformed Leclerc. Leclerc was the one to make a mistake. You know, we'll get into that and how the fact that it was, you know, he's blaming his brakes and so on and so forth. But Hamilton was really fast this weekend. But it is Mercedes.
It is George Russell that I only see as the person to take on Kimi Antonelli this year, unless we get the Ferrari engine upgrades and things like that that could happen. But I am close to saying, like, I don't know how he's going to lose it from here. Because if you think of the amount of one-twos, and I said this before, and that was if it was first and sixth. This is first and a no point score.
George Russell was not scored in the last two Grand Prix. So now I'm going to do maths on the spot after having a couple of bevs. What is it? 25 to 18. That's seven. It's going to take 10 races. 10 one twos of George winning every single one to take the championship lead.
Which we mentioned, you know, it's far too early. But yeah, exactly. 10 races. And that's what's amazing for Kimi that... You know, we've seen this before. I will say, never say never. Look what Max Verstappen did last year. He came back. But this is a case where Kimi Antonelli, you know, there's always a chance for George Russell. And it is only round six.
But I think what you're saying is absolutely spot on. The fact that it's the whole situation where, in a weird way, we spoke about the kind of pressure on, you know, drivers that have led the World Championship in the past that maybe had never done it. How do they feel? And all the talk has been the pressure of Kimi. How does he deal with the pressure?
But in a way, like the pressure's kind of off weirdly because he can just chill in a weird way because the Mercedes, the fact that they won here on a track that didn't suit them means they are probably going to see a case of, potentially, depending on the whole engine situation, but potentially going to see the fact that Mercedes are very strong and probably the best everywhere.
If he can win at a track that should be their bogey track and his teammate was absolutely nowhere, he can be picking up seconds. And, you know, if George even wins those 10 races in a row, you're looking at Kimi Antonelli only need second before losing the title. And that's not going to happen. You know, I really very much doubt as much as he can turn it around.
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Chapter 3: What were the most memorable moments of the Monaco GP?
You know, I have sung his praises many, many times on this podcast, even though we obviously have a bit of banter about our drivers. But, and maybe it's he's pushing too hard and stuff, but everyone else was driving on that track.
I know he's mentioning like his brakes and things, but it still goes on his CV that he's had a Monaco Grand Prix where he's crashed again in qualifying, he's crashed again in the race. And it's not a good look. And he is a fantastic driver. There's no doubt. But it's another situation. And of course, he is absolutely adamant.
You know, he's there in the interview pen going, I'm not taking the blame for this. There's no chance. The brakes were horrendous. But we have just seen Charles Leclerc as a top driver going into the wall far too many times.
All right, thanks for holding back and sparing my feelings as you go into how many times he's crashed. Yes, your qualifying was his fault. He's pushed too hard. I don't know if I take solace or pain from the fact that there are reports to suggest that he was somewhere near pole position at the time. As for today,
I think they're going to have to deep dive this one because Charles Leclerc has had a bee in his bonnet about the brakes for the last two Grand Prix. He's now said he's going to go to Hamilton Setup and the fact that Hamilton Setup might have its own problems, but he just wants consistency with the brakes. He, I don't know if it's a case of, cause obviously this is an instinct.
This is a first reaction of why have I gone into the wall? It must be the brakes. You can see on the onboard, the front left, he picks up an insane amount of a pickup because at that point the track is disintegrating. That's why we got the red flag because the FIA were concerned that the track wasn't fit to race.
So I do wonder once they have a little look at that of whether it was, you know, even perhaps a mixture, you know, a combination of the brakes and your cold tires behind the safety car. And of course, the pickup as well. Lance Stroll.
I'll give him that. The fact that two drivers have gone into the wall and it is very strange, I have to admit. And Lance Stroll, he's a phenomenal talent.
Yeah.
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Chapter 4: How did penalties affect the outcome of the race?
P15. So actually, I take it all back. Bottas still ahead in the standings.
P13. He's been so clear of Bottas. This is absolutely painful that Perez has been so, so good and not been rewarded. But of course, yeah, it's absolutely gutting for him because he's been so great this year and unfortunately not got that reward. And it would have been sensational for him to get a point.
He was knocking on the door of Q2 on Saturday. He should have...
scored a point had it not been for you know just a small minor thing which of course you know these things happen and yeah really really sad for Perez but could well come could well come this year with a lot of unreliability and so on and so forth but still I think Cadillac can take huge just gratification from the fact that they were even fighting for a point in their first season in Formula One
Now, let's get into another question from That Callum Davis. Does F1 come out of this GP looking like a great entertainment sport or a bit of a mess with all the penalties and uncertainty?
You could argue that, yeah, like the penalty. I wouldn't say the penalties are farcical. At the end of the day, like it was just a very, very chaotic race.
Although the speed limiter, a lot of people were questioning whether there was actually something wrong with the speed limiter because the amount of people that were speeding was more than we've ever seen.
It's hard to know, isn't it? Because whether something's happened or I don't know, it's very weird because the fine margins in Formula One, you rarely see people speed in the pit lane. Normally, maybe you get one in a Grand Prix every now and then. But for so many people to speed in the pit lane,
It does make you question, is the sensor slightly moved or something like that, that the drivers were surprised because we know these drivers, it's all about fine margins, they push to the wall. You know, there's that famous Senna situation where... I think it was back in the 80s where he crashed into the wall and he was adamant the barrier moved and he actually looked and saw the barrier.
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Chapter 5: What strategies did Ferrari employ during the race?
But yeah, well done to Lewis for his weekend, both in Canada and also in Monaco. Let's now go to biggest loser driver or team. I think it's George Russell. I think George Russell absolutely is the biggest loser. What do you think?
Oh, it has to be. His teammates won the race. He lapped him before, obviously. He got back on the lead lap, but then had the penalty. Was collecting penalties like crazy during that race and ended up not even scoring a point.
just a disaster of a weekend for George and you know there's going to be so much pressure on him now because this could be such a pivotal moment in the season where where does he go from here like how does he turn this season around because he needs to do it very very quickly certainly does George Russell needs an absolutely excellent weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona
Is it the Spanish Grand Prix? Which one is the Spanish Grand Prix now?
It is still. No, sorry. Madrid is the Spanish Grand Prix, I think. Maybe it's the Catalan Grand Prix. Yeah, maybe it's Catalan.
It's like, yeah, it's like when you have like a different football game and then you have a different name for the circuit.
Yeah, because we had Nürburgring and Hockenheim on the calendar once and they called Nürburgring the Luxembourg Grand Prix, which is crazy.
It's Barcelona coming up and Georges needs to take points now.
He needs to win.
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Chapter 6: How did George Russell's performance change the race narrative?
And we laughed. I remember saying to my dad... We mocked him. We mocked him. I was like, why have you done this? Is this Grace? You know, Grace always goes for Gasly. What's going on here? He had a vibe. He just felt it in his bones. And Gasly finished third on the road. If he didn't have a penalty, this would have been an absolute generational prediction. Yeah.
I want to say sorry to my dad immediately for laughing at him. I'm sorry as well. Because well done, dad. Incredible prediction, even though it's wrong. He's already messaged me asking for half a point. I respect it.
I respect it.
it too I respect it I'd love to do it had it come in I think it's a two pointer because it's unbelievable but look it didn't happen and I'm absolutely gutted for it because it would have been so so good I can't believe he finished third on the road and Gasly another one that got kind of screwed by this whole like
Whether we know if it's a mistake from the drivers or something different because so many people got one. Penalties, you know, speeding in the pit lane. And Gasly, what might have been a podium for Alpine.
Would have been utterly sensational. And Pierre was brilliant all weekend long. You know what? And I don't know if it's because I'm 5'4 ahead as the Gallaghers. We're going to give half a point to your dad for that. We are. We are. And when we lose by half a point at the end of the season, I will retract it.
But look, I'm going to be generous for once in my life because I do think that is a prediction of the ages from your dad. Okay. So half a point to the Bellinghams, which means that it's still Gallagher's leading, but only by half a point. Wow. Actually, we didn't mention who was winning in the main predictions. Was it two all?
You scored... I'm pretty sure I scored two. You scored a couple, I scored a couple.
Yeah, I think it was two. So it's still four points the gap in the main predictions and half a point gap in the family predictions. But I mean, yeah, well done to Dean. That is, I couldn't believe it. Because we thought when we were watching, because it's very hard to keep up with all the penalties, especially when you're watching here. We thought it was only one five-second penalty.
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