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They make a ton of money from Perez

And they don't want a vettel v webber or a max v daniel situation again

Perez has sponsors, big ones - Disney and the Mexican who was once the No.2 richest man in the world - has LOTS of fans in North America (remember where Mexico is? And what country it borders?), and because of that second one sells tons of Red Bull. And he's not as bad as you think, since most F1 fans and pundits suffer from recency bias.

Yes, you're right, Leclerc is sometimes two-tenths faster than Carlos, but what I've noticed is that whichever driver is in front during the race generally has better pace and usually finishes ahead, assuming there’s no tire offset. So qualifying and the race start play a big part in that, which I find really interesting because it’s not the same with other top team drivers. So while I agree that Leclerc is a bit faster than Sainz, I feel that overall it doesn't have a significant impact on the races.

Bang on!

Since many of you aren’t happy with me putting Lando in the same tier as Max, I’ll make a separate video explaining my reasoning behind it. I’ll let you know when it’s up.

@@f1alpaca ok

See, you're being biased by putting Leclerc in A+. Look, the rest of your ratings are almost fine, but the sport doesn't work like a high school test where you just look at the drivers' results and grade them accordingly. There are so many other factors to consider. You can't compare drivers from top teams with those in the midfield because, first, they don't have the same level of cars, and second, the pressure at top teams is much higher. That's why I created the 'midfield gods' tier, which is the same as the top tier but for drivers in the midfield. I feel like people have misunderstood the tiers I've created. Putting Nico in the same tier as the top team drivers would be unfair to everyone. Compared to Sargeant, Zhou has been much closer to Valtteri, and Zhou has a higher finishing position than Bottas as well. He's been behind in qualifying, but I've already mentioned that. The tier where I put Alonso and Zhou is exactly what it says, 'Held back by car.' It means the drivers could've done much better with a more competitive package. Drivers in that tier are the ones who have shown comparable performances or have outperformed their teammates. It doesn't mean that I'm comparing Zhou with Alonso. You can never compare a two-time world champion, one of the best drivers of all time, with a driver who has only driven for two and a half years in a slow midfield car. I'm sorry if my tiers caused any confusion. I didn't think people would see the tiers as grades, otherwise, I'd have clarified that in the video.

Man, I wish I were paid by China. That would have been so much better. Unfortunately, that's not the case. If you know someone who'd pay me to make a video, please let me know. I could really use some money right now.🥲

Sorry, but you're one of those who are blindly hating Zhou, underestimating him.

Sure, he's only got one win, but he's closest to Max in terms of performance. Max is only miles ahead because the car was really dominant at the beginning, but Lando is catching up. Yes, Lando made some mistakes that cost him wins, but so has Max. When you look overall, Lando is the one in championship contention. That's how I see it. Who, in your opinion, should be labeled as the 2nd best driver?

@@f1alpaca I see it as since Miami McLaren has had the best car. In that time he’s had 1 win, his teammate has 1, leclerc and Russell have 1 Hamilton has 2 and max has 3. For me that’s not good enough, for a driver in the fastest car, I think max has gained his lead on him every race bar 2 since Miami, which he shouldn’t be doing. He’s still up there but you can’t call him 2nd best on the same level as max when max is massively outperforming him mostly in a worse car. For me the 2nd best probably has been Hulkenberg on the whole, sainz leclerc and Russell have had their moments, but Hulkenberg is in a haas constantly getting good quali results and converting most, and has finished p11 a bunch so his points don’t even paint the full picture. Up until Hungary he’d finished in the top 11 every time he finished with a few p6s in probably the 8th best car on average this season, 7th at times

It's only a marginally faster car, it's not like it's a rocketship. Plus, he's against Max Verstappen...

and also consistently finish behind Verstappen, for someone who clearly have everything right now to challenge and potentially win the driver championship, he is proving that he is not ready.

@@pepitoalmonte1238 I don't think that's the case. I think it's just, no matter how good Lando is, in an only slightly marginally car, he's still against Max Verstappen... he's so good

If my grandmother had wheels, she'd been a bike

@@f1alpaca Or as Max said, "If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle, you know?"

While I agree with you that Lewis has been getting better in the last few races (I've mentioned that too), I wouldn't say that Russell has gone bad and that Lewis is outperforming him. In Hungarian GP qualifying, it was partially the team's fault for sending him out on low fuel on an improving track, which cost him in the race. At Silverstone, he suffered a DNF, again totally out of his control. Spa was a shame because the win was stripped from him. I wouldn't hold these unfortunate instances against him. For me, if it weren't for these misfortunes, he would have been quite ahead of Lewis in points. That's why I don't think he's falling behind Lewis and have rated him higher than Lewis. Yes, Lewis is improving, but George still holds the edge. Or at least that's what I've deduced from the first half of the season.

@@f1alpaca He would be neck and neck with Lewis on points, but the trajectory is Lewis getting better with the car. His Hungary qualy was both his and Mercedes fault. And Hungary is Lewis best track. George doens´t have the pace to challege Lewis at that track. Perez was even faster than him. My problem with your assesment is that, in my view of course, the trajectory is for Lewis to keep getting better and better. George was performing better but that stoped since Spain, even acouting for his bad luck. On pure driver performance , Lewis has been better than George since that race. But if you want it, I can give my opinion race by race on who was better between the two

​@@franciscoesteves1561 Since Spain?? What are you talking about? After Spain, George won in Austria, took pole in Silverstone, and won in Spa but was disqualified post-race. How is that a bad trajectory? You are just looking at the results, not the circumstances under which they were achieved, which I would say is an unfair metric to evaluate driver performance given it's only a few races. But you are entitled to your opinions, and I respect that.

Fr recently there is a big hate on Lando Norris but i dont understand why Norris is consistent and when he lost a win it wasnt his fault Most of the time

Just one less win, come on. It's true his race starts haven't been great and have cost him places, but when you look at the overall picture, he's the one who has had the most consistent performances, whether it be in qualifying or the race. He's second in the championship and has been on the podium eight times (just one less than Max). So yeah, that was my reason for putting him in the top tier.

I don't think George's up there with Max and Lando. He's close, but there's just a little bit missing. He could be by the end of the season, though. He clearly has the potential to be up there. The same goes for Piastri. Leclerc is a tricky case. In the first few races, he was behind Sainz, but then he started outperforming him, although he has struggled on circuits like Canada and Silverstone. He's also been unlucky at times. It's difficult to evaluate him, and Ferrari isn't making it easy for him either.

​​​@@f1alpacaAre you for real? Russell clears Norris everyday

@@f1alpaca russell clears lando by a mile

Umm, that is yet to be seen

He has outperformed yuki in the last 8 races

People only judge him on his first five races which were shocking but ever since the chassis change he has been on par if not better than tsunoda

It's Zhouover ? 😭

Only in Quli tho hes faster in the race

Hope that doesn't happen this year then

Hulk is one of the best

with a dominant car yes otherwise no, he’s good everywhere but doesn’t excel anywhere

​@@JeremyDepain-pk8wg id say his mentality is excellent

He’s lost to Gasly, Ricciardo and Perez as teammates. You need to beat those drivers if you want to win a title.

​@@Aldurrr His mentality would be great if he had the skill to back it up

Hater will alway be a hater. you funny arse.

yep

Would be interesting to see how it unfolds

Giovinazzi is way faster than Slow Zhou

Chinese jesus.

It's hard to say if he'll get a seat in 2025. I think he should because he has shown many times that he has the potential to perform at a very high level given a competitive package. However, there aren't many seat options left now.

I hope they fix the car and score some good points in the second half of the season.