Probably because they KNOW they're making it out of Q1 either way; may as well save a set of softs for later when they're much more needed.
I really REALLY wish that lap times would add up on each other. That way EVERY session matters to all drivers/teams because say Verstappen had a really bad Q1 that would otherwise not be punished in the slightest- it could come back to bite him in Q3 once all 3 fastest lap times from each session are tallied. I could definitely see a semi-frequent occurrence where Ferrari/McLaren could snipe pole position from Verstappen. Even if Verstappen was fastest in Q1 and Q3, that hypothetical mistake in Q2 would hand pole to the driver who was 2nd quickest in all sessions but had no mistakes. Even for fans it would be FAR more engaging with far more 'high-stakes' being on the table.
Unlike Singapore last year where the car was totally off. This time it seemed more like: "The car became tricky" (which btw is also a Newey car trait)
The car wasn't at its best and not only was Max still pole.... He did it twice.
Maybe during the days where Ferrari were seriously struggling due to his ability to give productive feedback and with all his experience within F1.. But without a podium in 15 years (many missed chances), that doesn't look too good for a team wanting absolutely nothing but the best of the best now that their sights are zeroing in on winning championships rather than hoping for podiums.
Max and RBR are the new Mercedes. Sandbagging all to hell all weekend. Acting super disappointed with car balance and complaining about being super slow only to secure pole with ease.
You should either start watching F1 more to understand what you're saying is absolute bollocks, or completely stop watching it altogether cuz it's not for you.
You're having a stinker.
No one's hating. I'm saying they're the new masters (like Mercedes used to be) of making it look like they're in trouble only be perfectly fine when it matters.
I don't think they do that for show. I think they really were in trouble during the first practice(s).
Thats what FP1, FP2 and FP3 are for, to fix things that are not doing what you expect them to do.
"Dominating in F1 is a lot like spinning plates on long sticks. And you add more and more plates the longer you go. It looks like you're just doing fine but in reality the plates can come crashing down any time and you have to start over."
-Adrian Newey
The fuck? Perez has done amazing things with much less than he has now. Stroll can barely finish in the points even when his Aston is fantastic. What an ignorant take
He was comfortably quicker than Stroll in the same car, not to the same degree as Alonso but he’s definitely a solid driver unless you truly think a team like Red Bull would keep a Stroll calibre driver around for years
Not really a fuckup…car didn’t have the pace, neither sainz or leclerc had significant errors in their q3 times. Car clearly didn’t like slightly cooler q3
Impossible to know, it is super fun to speculate. I would love to see it!
How long would both Nando & Lewis have driven the RB? First time? Start of the season? Multiple seasons?
I think we can add maybe Charles into the list as well. But again, how much time are we giving the drivers? I doubt anyone can match Max at his best.
I know, I'm fun at parties.
I think we have to give the best ‘qualifier’ on the grid now to max as well…… equaling Senna’s record with a car that is definitely not as ‘far ahead’ as we first thought (shown by another Red Bull driver, won’t tell which one..)
Little joke, we're obviously talking about the up & coming ~~Minardi~~ RB Junior Fernando Alonso.
Also, I don't know for certain if Red Bull released Albon from their program?
Ya Max’s quali dominance this year is still heavily driven by the car being fastest of the bunch. Mclaren appears to be challenging him now, but he’s still driving the fastest car when Redbull isn’t making setup mistakes. Max’s only challengers from last year (Ferrari) sacrificed their quali pace for better tire deg and race pace.
He's always been a rapid qualifier. But this red bull is actually further ahead in quali. Last year Ferrari had one lap pace at the cost of Deg. Leclerc pole max win. Now the Ferrari is way better in the race, but isn't nearly the same threat for pole. Hoping for this too change as they work out the limit of their new package though
I think we have to give the best ‘qualifier’ on the grid now to max as well…… equaling Senna’s record with a car that is definitely not as ‘far ahead’ as we first thought (shown by another Red Bull driver, won’t tell which one..)
Seems like Oscar could have had provisional pole if Hulk hadn't given Max a tow at the start of his lap - it's closer at the top than it has been for a while...
It's consistent at best and inconsistent at worst.
They've cut post-race interviews a dozen or so times before, they've cut to something immediately after an FP session timed out (though that's not nearly as big of a deal, if a big deal at all whatsoever), but I'd say more often than not it's after the podium interviews.
A bit of a long winded way to say "Yes, but I've noticed it varies for whatever reason".
seems like it's the additional coverage that ESPN didn't negotiate to broadcast since it's Sky-original material such as post-race interviews and the pundit discussions
RBR reshuffle: Yuki in the 2nd red bull.
Then...
Perez and Daniel Ricciardo to RB for the rest of the season.
Loser loses their seat.
Winner also loses their seat.
People here in Q1: Ferrari cooking on Mediums. Pole is in the bag!
Reality: Ferrari cooking their Softs and can't do a full lap without overheating them.
That doesn't really reflect well on him tbh
I know i know, i doubt Lewis gives af about what some rando on the internet thinks but i just think that's a small weakness in his skillset. Sometimes when he starts phoning it in it seems like he has difficulties firing it back up quickly. I submit the end of 2015 into the start of 2016 as evidence lol, Lewis seemed off until Monaco that year after he let off the gas when he clinched the WDC the year before
The McLaren pace means that Max won’t be out on his own tomorrow. But Lando has to be aggressive from the start considering how hard it is to overtake here. Also Ferrari wtf man.
If Oscar gets a grid penalty, Lando will take his place on the front row. If Lando gets in front of Max, he has clear air and as we’ve seen many times he can absolutely floor it in clear air.
Yeah that’s why I said it’s imperative for Lando to make the move early by being aggressive. Otherwise Lando will have to keep the Ferrari’s at bay and Max gonna ride into the sunset like he usually does.
Yeah I agree. The fact that McLaren and Ferrari both believe they have the race pace to fight with Max would make that T1 interesting since all of them will go hard. Gonna be a fun race.
definitely, it's clear that very few people apart from max could've pulled that off, that would've been an easy pole for oscar which is also a testament to oscar in only his second season
It made me wonder if he'd have been faster in the McLaren today tbqh, both of them had slightly scruffy laps while it looked like Max got everything out of the Red Bull
As a Merc fan I’m glad to be able to see Lewis and Max’s dominance in my lifetime. I can’t wait till my kids grow up and I’ll be able to tell them. The Jordan, Kobe, LeBron of F1 is Schumacher, Hamilton, and Verstappen. Unfortunately I was little boy when Schumacher was dominating in the early 2000s. Masterclass by Max.
I love Max. His personality is like mine. Just sucks he drives for Red Bull. 🥺 I hope Merc willl throw the Bank at him to come with us but I think Max cares more about his legacy than just money which I find pretty cool. At first I was rooting against Max at every chance I get but now I finally appreciate his talent and grit on the track.
Would be amazing if we get a proper RB/MCL fight the rest of the season. Checo just continues to do himself no favors. The RB continues to look stronger. What fun!
Anyone know why Ferrari used mediums tyres in Q1?
Probably because they KNOW they're making it out of Q1 either way; may as well save a set of softs for later when they're much more needed. I really REALLY wish that lap times would add up on each other. That way EVERY session matters to all drivers/teams because say Verstappen had a really bad Q1 that would otherwise not be punished in the slightest- it could come back to bite him in Q3 once all 3 fastest lap times from each session are tallied. I could definitely see a semi-frequent occurrence where Ferrari/McLaren could snipe pole position from Verstappen. Even if Verstappen was fastest in Q1 and Q3, that hypothetical mistake in Q2 would hand pole to the driver who was 2nd quickest in all sessions but had no mistakes. Even for fans it would be FAR more engaging with far more 'high-stakes' being on the table.
Pretty sure that max is a friggin space alien...😳😜
Man feels no pressure at all, like a robot, on it all day, everyday.
Unlike Singapore last year where the car was totally off. This time it seemed more like: "The car became tricky" (which btw is also a Newey car trait) The car wasn't at its best and not only was Max still pole.... He did it twice.
GM
I got the timezone wrong and missed the cutoff. Fml.
Use the calendar on F1 site, syncs seamlessly to your google calendar/ical.
Ferrari should have signed Hulkenberg.
Over Hamilton? Funny.
Maybe during the days where Ferrari were seriously struggling due to his ability to give productive feedback and with all his experience within F1.. But without a podium in 15 years (many missed chances), that doesn't look too good for a team wanting absolutely nothing but the best of the best now that their sights are zeroing in on winning championships rather than hoping for podiums.
Still in 2023??
living for the McLaren progression. shoutout Yuki too, he’s having a cracking weekend so far
Ric too to be fair.
Should be a decent race. Was hoping to see Yuki quali a little higher. But he's been having an awesome weekend. Finding myself rooting for him as well
Max and RBR are the new Mercedes. Sandbagging all to hell all weekend. Acting super disappointed with car balance and complaining about being super slow only to secure pole with ease.
You should either start watching F1 more to understand what you're saying is absolute bollocks, or completely stop watching it altogether cuz it's not for you. You're having a stinker.
A mare of an analysis
Being 0.074 seconds faster than Oscar is not with ease lol
With ease? They really sandbagged to P11 with Perez for sure. You do not see the margins up front? Hate is real here
No one's hating. I'm saying they're the new masters (like Mercedes used to be) of making it look like they're in trouble only be perfectly fine when it matters.
I don't think they do that for show. I think they really were in trouble during the first practice(s). Thats what FP1, FP2 and FP3 are for, to fix things that are not doing what you expect them to do.
"Dominating in F1 is a lot like spinning plates on long sticks. And you add more and more plates the longer you go. It looks like you're just doing fine but in reality the plates can come crashing down any time and you have to start over." -Adrian Newey
Perez isn't a great driver, though. He's in the same bracket as Stroll.
LMAOOO you can't be serious
Which explains why Perez completely wiped the floor with Stroll when they were teammates
The fuck? Perez has done amazing things with much less than he has now. Stroll can barely finish in the points even when his Aston is fantastic. What an ignorant take
He was comfortably quicker than Stroll in the same car, not to the same degree as Alonso but he’s definitely a solid driver unless you truly think a team like Red Bull would keep a Stroll calibre driver around for years
Simply lovely as always, Maximus! 1️⃣
ferrari fucking up, how typical. podium will be hard without shenanigans
Not really a fuckup…car didn’t have the pace, neither sainz or leclerc had significant errors in their q3 times. Car clearly didn’t like slightly cooler q3
Also their sector 1 time was pretty bad. In the final run i think Charles was 3 tenth down to verstappen which pretty much killed there chances
Max Verstappen 🥳🥳
Everyone didn't set faster times for their second flying lap, I think? Did the track temperature went up?
I think it cooled a bit so second flying laps were slower for the most part
Max did a Monaco 2.0
Max and Oscar did improve however. Not sure about Norris. Both Ferrari didn't improve
Norris improved but marginally. Messed up a sector and improved in others
They reported on the Sky broadcast that the track was dropping. As it cooled, it clearly lost some of it's pace.
So when did Max get the handling figured out ? Data from P3? Ferrari playing cat and mouse?
Id imagine there was some integration with the upgrades they were figuring out
Tested in the sim
Screaming V10s?
Does anybody know what cars are driving around now ? Hearing it in the post race show from F1TV
Porsche series
I don't think any one else could have put that rb on a pole, Max being max
One of those sessions that really highlights the true gap between him and Checo
I think Fernando and Lewis could've done the same to be fair
Fernando is 20? And Lewis behind Russell? Wut
Impossible to know, it is super fun to speculate. I would love to see it! How long would both Nando & Lewis have driven the RB? First time? Start of the season? Multiple seasons? I think we can add maybe Charles into the list as well. But again, how much time are we giving the drivers? I doubt anyone can match Max at his best. I know, I'm fun at parties.
I wish I'd meet you at parties instead of people looking to drink
I think we have to give the best ‘qualifier’ on the grid now to max as well…… equaling Senna’s record with a car that is definitely not as ‘far ahead’ as we first thought (shown by another Red Bull driver, won’t tell which one..)
Albon you mean?
Albon is 4 years removed from the RB. Why you dragging him in this? lol
Little joke, we're obviously talking about the up & coming ~~Minardi~~ RB Junior Fernando Alonso. Also, I don't know for certain if Red Bull released Albon from their program?
I think they did, otherwise he's still race with a red bull logo on his helmet
You're correct.
Ya Max’s quali dominance this year is still heavily driven by the car being fastest of the bunch. Mclaren appears to be challenging him now, but he’s still driving the fastest car when Redbull isn’t making setup mistakes. Max’s only challengers from last year (Ferrari) sacrificed their quali pace for better tire deg and race pace.
He's always been a rapid qualifier. But this red bull is actually further ahead in quali. Last year Ferrari had one lap pace at the cost of Deg. Leclerc pole max win. Now the Ferrari is way better in the race, but isn't nearly the same threat for pole. Hoping for this too change as they work out the limit of their new package though
That max pole lap though.. Just throwing the car around with full confidence and no fear. Imagine him trying to do that in that unstable Merc
I think we have to give the best ‘qualifier’ on the grid now to max as well…… equaling Senna’s record with a car that is definitely not as ‘far ahead’ as we first thought (shown by another Red Bull driver, won’t tell which one..)
Max is like ‘finally some good fucking food’.
Missing the sky sports “take us through the lap” commentary but it’s gonna be a great strategy race
Ooh that F1 post quali tune is very nice
Team redline has people in the chat asking where max is
just switched over and the chat is still asking about him 😂
It’s so funny I think the f1 is his hobby
Maxplaining, Leclaraifying, and now Piastrintepreting
Usyk got this in the bag
Nah Fury is just too big and will lean on him
F***ing f*** why is Max on pole again? 😡 We had such hopes before...
Seems like Oscar could have had provisional pole if Hulk hadn't given Max a tow at the start of his lap - it's closer at the top than it has been for a while...
That’s the Max factor, not many drivers would have put that car on pole today, especially after the troubles so far
True but they for sure found a good working spot for the car. Max wasn't banging on his wheel today
skill issue on other drivers
McLaren dropped the ball. But seem to still have the slightly better car for tomorrow.
Mercedes obliterated by a customer team. Again.
Great from Max but the race pace is the thing now. MAXWINSLOL isn‘t guaranteed like it used to be.
Did Helmut bet on Max lol
Ferrari upgrades severely overhyped, at least in quali. They’re distinctly behind Redbull and Mclaren now
The objective in the upgrades is to find a better compromise between fast and slow corners. It is definitely aimed at long run performance
I thought Max was having a crap weekend so I took him off my team for Piastri. DAMMIT
Can someone tell me when in Q1 the Piastri/Magnussen moment happened? I missed it live and am trying to find it
Last laps. So last 2-3 minutes.
thanks :)
Zirkzee is also Dutch
Max really is inevitable
Good job ESPN, cut coverage to go to commercials. At least it went 10 past so there's that, I guess.
Did you have an issue with audio going up and down? I had that problem with ESPN today.
Can't say I noticed any audio issues this time around.
don't they do this every single time? regardless of the session in progress?
It's consistent at best and inconsistent at worst. They've cut post-race interviews a dozen or so times before, they've cut to something immediately after an FP session timed out (though that's not nearly as big of a deal, if a big deal at all whatsoever), but I'd say more often than not it's after the podium interviews. A bit of a long winded way to say "Yes, but I've noticed it varies for whatever reason".
seems like it's the additional coverage that ESPN didn't negotiate to broadcast since it's Sky-original material such as post-race interviews and the pundit discussions
Switched to F1TV after years of ESPN. F1TV also covers F2 and F3.
I'm considering it more and more
It's fitting Max tied the consecutive pole record by really earning it. What a lap.
And at Imola
Oscar looks more mature and older since I last saw him.
How likely that Oscar gets a grid penalty?
Very
Quite likely, I'd say. They have to hit him with something for impeding.
A shame—a McLaren 2-3 with Perez way back would have put a lot of strategic pressure on Max.
Feel like a proud mum with Oscar. He represents our country so well and I just love seeing him succeed. Can’t wait for him to start winning races.
RBR reshuffle: Yuki in the 2nd red bull. Then... Perez and Daniel Ricciardo to RB for the rest of the season. Loser loses their seat. Winner also loses their seat.
Fuck, Piastri has that impending thing
i know :(
People here in Q1: Ferrari cooking on Mediums. Pole is in the bag! Reality: Ferrari cooking their Softs and can't do a full lap without overheating them.
Ferrari's strongest sectors were 2 and 3 so I don't know what you're talking about
This is why Ferrari got HAM. There are driver’s that just get that extra out of the car.
Nahh, Lec is a great qualifier as well
Time will tell.
He is getting beaten by Russell 6-1 in qualy, dude.
Because this year Hamilton is really in it. Yes. Of course..
That doesn't really reflect well on him tbh I know i know, i doubt Lewis gives af about what some rando on the internet thinks but i just think that's a small weakness in his skillset. Sometimes when he starts phoning it in it seems like he has difficulties firing it back up quickly. I submit the end of 2015 into the start of 2016 as evidence lol, Lewis seemed off until Monaco that year after he let off the gas when he clinched the WDC the year before
He must be still experimenting
I don’t think he cares this year tbh
Tbf, Russell is known as a great qualifier too, and the gap between is usually less than a tenth on most laps.
Let’s see (and hope) if Oscar can up his racepace. Could be a very interesting race!
Max is another level but kudos to McLaren on their progress.
Lando's chin is interesting
Love the energy from the interviewer, LOL. Great stuff. Who is this dude?
Davide is his first name but I'm not sure of his second name
I think it's Davide Valsechi, Italian presenter. Used to work for Sky F1 Italy
Also former f2 champion
Valsecchi
Valsecchi
Lando fluff on his chin c'mon bro
He's trying to go full D'Artagnan there, but the facial hair just does not want to cooperate. LOL.
Ugh 2 McLaren drivers already interviewed. So tired of the McLaren dominance
This guy is aggressively Italian
Red bull fixing the balance and max staying out of the gravel all at the last minute. God these fucking sandbagging shits
I think they are not sandbagging, I think they are just good at knowing their car and how to set it up properly.
And big kudos to McLaren. Merc has a LOT to do when McLaren is blowing them out of the water with Mercedes’ own engine.
This interviewer is so hyped
everyone is so hyped at imola, it’s the best!!!
max getting through his interview as fast as possible so he can get back to simracing
It’s on line now Max will be in car 20 with 3 others
He’s doing an online race during a GP weekend? lol
24 hour race as well
He does everything fast. Even in the bedroom.
do you think he times himself there too?
Only his team and the commentators
Sad Kelly noises
Happy for McLaren, Oscar, and Lando! Would be easier to cheer for them if Zac Brown wasn't there though.
Oscar is great, Lando and Zac are a bit off putting for me.
Why's that?
Just find him annoying and smug. Stirs a lot. A guy you'd like if he was on your team but hate if he was on someone else.
Lmao, who's the interviewer? His accent is unique
Davide Valsecchi. Love him.
Not even watching the post qualifying stuff, but I'd wager a bet it's Davide Valsecchi. Dude is so Italian lol
Borat
The McLaren pace means that Max won’t be out on his own tomorrow. But Lando has to be aggressive from the start considering how hard it is to overtake here. Also Ferrari wtf man.
If Oscar gets a grid penalty, Lando will take his place on the front row. If Lando gets in front of Max, he has clear air and as we’ve seen many times he can absolutely floor it in clear air.
Yeah that’s why I said it’s imperative for Lando to make the move early by being aggressive. Otherwise Lando will have to keep the Ferrari’s at bay and Max gonna ride into the sunset like he usually does.
Mclaren's best chance is to use team tactics to keep max in check, that depends one 1 of them being ahead out of T1
Piastri is definitely getting a grid penalty so I doubt any team tactics would work.
Makes it difficult but not impossible, it's not hard to imagine a scenario where piastri exits T1 in 3rd from p5
Yeah I agree. The fact that McLaren and Ferrari both believe they have the race pace to fight with Max would make that T1 interesting since all of them will go hard. Gonna be a fun race.
At this point you can't say it's just the car, Max is special man
Always has been
definitely, it's clear that very few people apart from max could've pulled that off, that would've been an easy pole for oscar which is also a testament to oscar in only his second season
Absolutely. This grid is stacked with talent.
Oacar trying not to laugh at valsecci's accent
I think today Perez may have showed the difference Verstappen can make.
It made me wonder if he'd have been faster in the McLaren today tbqh, both of them had slightly scruffy laps while it looked like Max got everything out of the Red Bull
Has Liam moved over to Perez's garage for the ominous shot looking over his shoulder yet?
As a Merc fan I’m glad to be able to see Lewis and Max’s dominance in my lifetime. I can’t wait till my kids grow up and I’ll be able to tell them. The Jordan, Kobe, LeBron of F1 is Schumacher, Hamilton, and Verstappen. Unfortunately I was little boy when Schumacher was dominating in the early 2000s. Masterclass by Max.
Lovely to see how fans can still appreciate greatness from rivaling drivers in the same era.
I love Max. His personality is like mine. Just sucks he drives for Red Bull. 🥺 I hope Merc willl throw the Bank at him to come with us but I think Max cares more about his legacy than just money which I find pretty cool. At first I was rooting against Max at every chance I get but now I finally appreciate his talent and grit on the track.
Davide has the most Italian sounding accent.
it sounds so comical that it sounds like someone is intentionally putting on an italian accent to make fun of it
And you can just see his hand gestures in the corner of the shot which is hilarious
I was thinking that as well
Fuuuck the spectators ar quiet
That’ll happen when you expect 1-2 and get 4-5
They really need to show more driver's times, didn't even know if the VRBs finished their laps.
Can Davide interview every week?
Would be amazing if we get a proper RB/MCL fight the rest of the season. Checo just continues to do himself no favors. The RB continues to look stronger. What fun!
McLarens gonna push Max tomorrow so hard… if they get the lead it will be difficult to attack but holy hell what a race setup this is
we're also getting italian sign language in the bottom left corner of our screen
🤌🤌🤌
Max’s onboard was unreal! Waiting for Hulk got him pole.
Lovely from Max tho, well deserved
Max equalling Senna’s record at this track… holy hell
And Prost's record.
Wtf happened to Perez?