The standing rule for mexico travel is be careful when you go inland...stay on the coasts in general unless your visiting a major city, but once you venture into the countryside it gets dangerous for foreigners. 😂
Most tourists areas in mexico are protected by Cartel. Tourists are their main source of income other than drugs and weapons. Hence why it’s mainly random street people that are the ones targeting tourists.
People get so up in their feelings every time Kym mentions that these two cities essentially make the drivers use armored protection. I come from a country where its safe-ish for locals, but if you're wealthy, a tourist, or even someone from a neighboring country, you're target number 1, 2, and 3 for criminals. That doesn't mean the whole country or these countries are horrible and you should never travel there, it just means take precautions, read what your local embassy is warning against, and use your common sense when traveling there. Obviously thousands of fans go to these races every single year, and if f1 thought that it was so incredibly unsafe, they would not run races there because fans 100% get on social media and share their horrible experiences for all to read, and they don't want that type of press if it's that bad. Keep in mind, these are wealthy well known VIPS, not you and your friends on vacation.
Years ago, I traveled to Rio for a business meeting, and the host provided an armored car and bodyguard for me for my entire stay. I'm the opposite of high profile, so can confirm it seems to be a common practice.
Jenson Button was ambushed leaving Interlagos in 2010 on a stretch of road just outside the main gates that had seen several attacks after the race returned there in 1990. .
Regarding Mexico, it isn’t just VIPs that should be worried. A friend of mine (who is from Mexico and was visiting family after being in the US for a while) was robbed at gunpoint. Since then, every time he visits, his family takes armored transport for traveling to and from distant locations. It is not uncommon, dressed for F1 or not.
In México they are hired By the race organizer. Armored Car Services is relative normal for VIPs, they prevent mostly asault, but mostly is to go by the city and police escort for tráfic Porpuses. The área the hotels the drivers stay is as safe as ant big city. The área were the Race is at , pases By many no so safe zones. And of you have a VIP and are in a car jam , dont want they to be a target for regular crime ( gun point, wallet, watches phone etc) that is what they are really for
Your videos are great kym, just One small correction on the photo of all geard out police on the back of the pickup truck, they are not riot control they're actually Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City or ssc in Spanish,they're close to swat in the United States or to Specialist Protective Services in Australia. In short they're highly trained police force. Love watching your content. Well wishes from me
You can see at 1:10 that the Jeep Commander is a higher level of protection then the others by the contours on the windows. That is done to protect ingress from the small gaps. From what i just saw those are almost all LEVEL III to IV max...By the way you can buy these kind off tires they are called run flat.
I went there a couple of years ago and had no issue either. Most don’t I’m sure. It’s only the unlucky few and for them I imagine it could be harrowing.
@@sharthakghosh970 The 2017 incident is briefly described in the video. As for Button's remarks, he didn't elaborate he just mentioned it. I can't remember the exact quote but it was something along the lines of _"This kind of thing happens every year we come here"_ I'm guessing things have improved a lot now.
@@mannezmootseng9567 Sorry that you have to entertain the thought of witnessing/being subjected to a sicario assassination on a daily basis. How ignorant the 1st world really is, huh?
I'm from the Netherlands, but live in Brazil for more than 30 years now. Yes there is crime in Brazil, but it depends a lot on the location you're in. Yes a venue like the Grand Prix attracts attention and big cities have more problems too. In general though, Brazil is not such a bad place to live or to stay for a holiday. For sure a armored car is overkill in the fast majority of places to go.
Security has been a problem at the Brazilian GP for a long time. Gunmen attempted to rob or kidnap Jensen Button once. He was in an armored car and was able to get away.
We watched 5-6 of these cars flying down the road in Mexico City last week with a police escort and the cars stopped going ballistic on their horns for being held up so long. Meanwhile we took the metro and got back and forth in 20 minutes!
Yeah nah, makes it seem scary races to attend. Suprised to know the middle east races are less risky than Mexico or Brazil....I'd think the USA races would be high risk too? Makes me feel safer being an Aussie watching at home than actually going to a race...if there was 1 I'd go too it'd be Monaco but I'd need a sugar daddy to attend that race 😅
I knew someone in my country to own a bulletproof Landcruiser. He told me this car was meant to get out of any ambush and not soak up an attack but get shot and escape safely and fast. If you want to soak up an attack you need a tank.
AK47!!?? I knew about armoured cars but I'm a little surprised they have levels where they could stop a round from an AK. That is some armour. I can't imagine the weight of cars at those levels and beyond. You'd have to put a much more powerful engine in the car, up-rate the suspension to take the extra weight, tires also need to change and use run-flats if possible. I sure would love to drive one of these cars, just for the experience.
bullet weight in grains is primarily used in the US, some other countries may also use it in specific contexts, but most will use metric measurements for bullet weight. Some European ammunition manufacturers list bullet weights in grams. For example, Norma lists a 180-grain load for the 308 Winchester at 11.7 grams. The example of an AR15 55 gram round would equate to 825 grains which no amount of armor would stop.
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Why go to a place that puts your whole company in jeopardy? There are other places on earth that can have a great race that don’t need this kinda safety feature
Last and current mexico presidents used to ride in a regular sedan car without extra security. They even pulled the windows down all the time to saludatr the people. It has never been a problem. Thousand of retired american people live in mexico. Mexico, it's not that bad for a tourist.
Lol, I guessed the countries before he said. Whenever you hear or someone involved in F1 getting robbed for a watch or something, it's in these countries.
@@Databoa2610 The ones mentioned in this video? Yes. Overall? No. Why? Because of the security they just discussed. Since whjen? 2017 when Lewis and Mercedes were robbed which I'm surprised you don't know about.
@@Cthulthu I didnt remenber this one in 2017. I do remenber Bernie Eclestone being punch on his face in London because of watch. Yes, for sure they are places you need more security. But saying they are crappy venues and that there is no point to have them in the callendar is too much (not you, but others here are saying). Brazil is more important to F1 than the oposite
@@Cthulthuwell you said you guess the countries before he said a word. In this case you guessed wrong. All cases mentioned were in Europe (except the one in 2017)
I am from Sao Paulo and can say for sure it can become a necessity - even to regular people who just live there. Traffic jams are a daily occurrence and things like cellphones robbed at gunpoint happen quite often. Armored car dealerships are quite common as well. Also, the area around Interlagos can be quite dangerous; a third of the circuit is surrounded by slums.
High rates of inequality and lack of opportunities make some cities in Brazil dangerous. And Sao Paulo is the most populated city in the American continent so every issue it’s kinda bigger there. I’m from a big city in Brazil, and I visit Sao Paulo quite often. I’m just a little more attentive to my cellphone when I’m there, but it’s nothing too overwhelming. It’s a great city, I usually use my bike to go From one place to another.
and yet Hamilton had a problem with the Indian GP coz he couldn't bare to see some poverty from Hotel to track but threat to life and traveling like he is going through a war zone is perfectly fine.
Care to provide some data behind Miami, Austin, and Vegas being dangerous in the areas around the track? I’ve been to Mexico City and certainly don’t feel safe in most neighborhoods at night, whereas the 3 US cities that host are totally fine walking alone at night in most areas.
small tidbit, an AK-47 is an assault rifle and not a machine gun, machine guns are MUCH heavier and usually are operated by multiple people since they are broken down to be carried by two soldiers
An AK 47 that is full automatic is a machine gun as is every other fully automatic firearm, what you described is a "heavy machine gun ",, read a book ffs
@@paullavallee1631 just because it goes “pew pew” full auto doesn’t mean it’s a “machine gun”. The SAW is a light machine gun carried by two members of the same squad hence the name SAW or squad automatic weapon
I believe the most violent cities will be cleaned up within the next 2-5 years given the leadership of our planet is shifting towards being more benevolent.
F1 crappy venues: Las Vegas and Miami. Interlagos is among the best if not the best track. If you dont get the point of having the races there you know nothing about F1
@ in the context of security, not in the context of the track itself. Try to parse information first. The video is about security. Interlagos wont be fun if there is a major incident involving drivers or crew would it?
@@sharthakghosh970 all watches robbed happened in Europe not in Brazil neither Mexico. Your language was biased and not respectful to places that have the same security issues of any major city in the world. So many cases of mass murder in US and Europe in public events and not because of that we would say they are crappy place to live.
@@sharthakghosh970 and btw Miami and Las Vegas have to put over the top and bad taste entertainment to make a terrible track possible to swallow. Brazil and Mexico instead is pure racing and history
@ then you shoudlnt be needing armored vehicles either right? You are mistaking general crime in the US with targeted kidnapping which is commonplace in Mexico and Brazil. High net worth individuals need protection all the time.
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not a great tourist advert for Mexico or Brazil
It is if you want to be burnt out in a car or stabbed to death
Tourists aren’t targets
The standing rule for mexico travel is be careful when you go inland...stay on the coasts in general unless your visiting a major city, but once you venture into the countryside it gets dangerous for foreigners. 😂
Most tourists areas in mexico are protected by Cartel. Tourists are their main source of income other than drugs and weapons. Hence why it’s mainly random street people that are the ones targeting tourists.
It's mostly racism, the areas of the tracks and hotels are more safe than most central europe tracks areas
It's a damn shame that level of security is needed.
The Topgear footage was great!
That was a great episode
People get so up in their feelings every time Kym mentions that these two cities essentially make the drivers use armored protection. I come from a country where its safe-ish for locals, but if you're wealthy, a tourist, or even someone from a neighboring country, you're target number 1, 2, and 3 for criminals. That doesn't mean the whole country or these countries are horrible and you should never travel there, it just means take precautions, read what your local embassy is warning against, and use your common sense when traveling there. Obviously thousands of fans go to these races every single year, and if f1 thought that it was so incredibly unsafe, they would not run races there because fans 100% get on social media and share their horrible experiences for all to read, and they don't want that type of press if it's that bad. Keep in mind, these are wealthy well known VIPS, not you and your friends on vacation.
Years ago, I traveled to Rio for a business meeting, and the host provided an armored car and bodyguard for me for my entire stay. I'm the opposite of high profile, so can confirm it seems to be a common practice.
Jenson Button was ambushed leaving Interlagos in 2010 on a stretch of road just outside the main gates that had seen several attacks after the race returned there in 1990. .
Stroll needed one for gravel...
Regarding Mexico, it isn’t just VIPs that should be worried. A friend of mine (who is from Mexico and was visiting family after being in the US for a while) was robbed at gunpoint. Since then, every time he visits, his family takes armored transport for traveling to and from distant locations. It is not uncommon, dressed for F1 or not.
In México they are hired By the race organizer. Armored Car Services is relative normal for VIPs, they prevent mostly asault, but mostly is to go by the city and police escort for tráfic
Porpuses.
The área the hotels the drivers stay is as safe as ant big city. The área were the Race is at , pases By many no so safe zones. And of you have a VIP and are in a car jam , dont want they to be a target for regular crime ( gun point, wallet, watches phone etc) that is what they are really for
Your videos are great kym, just One small correction on the photo of all geard out police on the back of the pickup truck, they are not riot control they're actually Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City or ssc in Spanish,they're close to swat in the United States or to Specialist Protective Services in Australia. In short they're highly trained police force.
Love watching your content.
Well wishes from me
These are not common police traffic in USA, Aus unlike Mexico. Even in tourist areas of Mexico
He should do his research thoroughly.
You can see at 1:10 that the Jeep Commander is a higher level of protection then the others by the contours on the windows. That is done to protect ingress from the small gaps. From what i just saw those are almost all LEVEL III to IV max...By the way you can buy these kind off tires they are called run flat.
Just back from Rio De Janeiro and had no agro at all. Great place.
I went there a couple of years ago and had no issue either. Most don’t I’m sure. It’s only the unlucky few and for them I imagine it could be harrowing.
After the 2017 McLaren incident in São Paulo I seem to remember Jenson Button remarking that F1 had had problems there for years.
What happened?
@@sharthakghosh970 The 2017 incident is briefly described in the video. As for Button's remarks, he didn't elaborate he just mentioned it. I can't remember the exact quote but it was something along the lines of _"This kind of thing happens every year we come here"_
I'm guessing things have improved a lot now.
if you need an armoured car you're in the wrong city.
Ignorant 1st world perspective
@@mannezmootseng9567 Sorry that you have to entertain the thought of witnessing/being subjected to a sicario assassination on a daily basis. How ignorant the 1st world really is, huh?
@@MrObsidus you're missing the point
@@MrObsidus maybe stop going to those places lol
@@mannezmootseng9567last time I checked china ain’t first world country
I'm from the Netherlands, but live in Brazil for more than 30 years now. Yes there is crime in Brazil, but it depends a lot on the location you're in. Yes a venue like the Grand Prix attracts attention and big cities have more problems too. In general though, Brazil is not such a bad place to live or to stay for a holiday. For sure a armored car is overkill in the fast majority of places to go.
Security has been a problem at the Brazilian GP for a long time. Gunmen attempted to rob or kidnap Jensen Button once. He was in an armored car and was able to get away.
We watched 5-6 of these cars flying down the road in Mexico City last week with a police escort and the cars stopped going ballistic on their horns for being held up so long. Meanwhile we took the metro and got back and forth in 20 minutes!
These drivers, in some cases, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They need the tanks to not be robbed. More power to them.
Yeah nah, makes it seem scary races to attend. Suprised to know the middle east races are less risky than Mexico or Brazil....I'd think the USA races would be high risk too? Makes me feel safer being an Aussie watching at home than actually going to a race...if there was 1 I'd go too it'd be Monaco but I'd need a sugar daddy to attend that race 😅
I went to Austin last year and felt completely safe. No different safety wise than the races I have attended in Europe.
I knew someone in my country to own a bulletproof Landcruiser. He told me this car was meant to get out of any ambush and not soak up an attack but get shot and escape safely and fast. If you want to soak up an attack you need a tank.
You should do a vídeo on Gabriel Bortoleto
AK47!!?? I knew about armoured cars but I'm a little surprised they have levels where they could stop a round from an AK. That is some armour. I can't imagine the weight of cars at those levels and beyond. You'd have to put a much more powerful engine in the car, up-rate the suspension to take the extra weight, tires also need to change and use run-flats if possible. I sure would love to drive one of these cars, just for the experience.
Remember that old Denzil Washington movie called man on fire, Mexico City has been kidnap capitol of the world for 20 years or more.
Giving away a lot of security information here
Bullets are measured in Grains, not Grams
Your mom's measured in tonnes not pounds
@@michaela7100lol
1 grain = 0.0648 grams. An AR pushing a 55 gram projectile would be some serious shoulder artillery in that small of a platform lololol.
bullet weight in grains is primarily used in the US, some other countries may also use it in specific contexts, but most will use metric measurements for bullet weight. Some European ammunition manufacturers list bullet weights in grams. For example, Norma lists a 180-grain load for the 308 Winchester at 11.7 grams. The example of an AR15 55 gram round would equate to 825 grains which no amount of armor would stop.
Oh look, another American who thinks that anything not done by them is wrong when the rest of the world do it differently to them.
It’s called a run flat tire. There’s a piece in the middle that expands at the tire is punctured.
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Wayyyyy more than 150kilos more
At 6:03 a big head of Sonny Hayes!! For the movie?
Hi Kim!
Big fan. Do the security companies / teams not have an issue with sharing these details and photos of the driver's cars?
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Next year you will need to do one about which tanks did the drivers drive to the track.
can you share the company you used in Brazil, looking for it and cant find it.
Why go to a place that puts your whole company in jeopardy? There are other places on earth that can have a great race that don’t need this kinda safety feature
It's a matter of the hosting country being able to afford the ungodly sum that F1 charges for a race.
Because it is Interlagos. It is among few others tracks you can consider iconic …. And you cant have F1 without Brazil
8:55 A 166 grain bullet is only 0.379 ounces
He said 166 gram, which is just under 6 ounces.
I thought drivers were ferried to their hotels using choppers.
Kym, your video montage does not clarify were the wacthes were robbed. They were not robbed in Brazil nor in Mexico. All in Europe
Correct.
Last and current mexico presidents used to ride in a regular sedan car without extra security. They even pulled the windows down all the time to saludatr the people. It has never been a problem. Thousand of retired american people live in mexico. Mexico, it's not that bad for a tourist.
Kym you really love that shirt!🤩
I carry so few with me
Truth.
the projectiles aren't grams, they are grains, thats a fraction! the 55 grams are 55 grains which is 3,56g
I’m sorry but anybody going around wearing such a garish wrist ornament worth
$300 thousand dollars deserves a lesson.
Says a lot about the government and culture of a country that you need armored cars to get around.
5.56 caliber is 55 grain not gram
Nicholas Latifi 5:26 ?? I miss him so much
Text him. Let him know you love him
Lol, I guessed the countries before he said. Whenever you hear or someone involved in F1 getting robbed for a watch or something, it's in these countries.
I've heard Norris and Leclerc watches being robbed in Europe. Never in Brazil and Mexico.
None of the watches robbed were in Brazil or Mexico. All robbed in Europe.
@@Databoa2610 The ones mentioned in this video? Yes. Overall? No. Why? Because of the security they just discussed. Since whjen? 2017 when Lewis and Mercedes were robbed which I'm surprised you don't know about.
@@Cthulthu I didnt remenber this one in 2017. I do remenber Bernie Eclestone being punch on his face in London because of watch. Yes, for sure they are places you need more security. But saying they are crappy venues and that there is no point to have them in the callendar is too much (not you, but others here are saying). Brazil is more important to F1 than the oposite
@@Cthulthuwell you said you guess the countries before he said a word. In this case you guessed wrong. All cases mentioned were in Europe (except the one in 2017)
In Jeddah you have to be more careful about missiles, don’t know what’s better 😅
There's no war in Saudi Arabia 🤡 The middle east comprises of over 20 countries sherlock
Nah FIA still went thru the race while every driver and team was like we want to get out of here
@Marbeary that was bonkers, literally footage of missiles hitting during a practice session.
I think I missed it but who pays for these services since they all need the security anyway?
Team
A “stupid” question….why so much security? Is it because of drug cartels or just generally dangerous?
I am from Sao Paulo and can say for sure it can become a necessity - even to regular people who just live there. Traffic jams are a daily occurrence and things like cellphones robbed at gunpoint happen quite often. Armored car dealerships are quite common as well. Also, the area around Interlagos can be quite dangerous; a third of the circuit is surrounded by slums.
7:30 explained in the video
High rates of inequality and lack of opportunities make some cities in Brazil dangerous. And Sao Paulo is the most populated city in the American continent so every issue it’s kinda bigger there. I’m from a big city in Brazil, and I visit Sao Paulo quite often. I’m just a little more attentive to my cellphone when I’m there, but it’s nothing too overwhelming. It’s a great city, I usually use my bike to go
From one place to another.
@@luamag Thank you for your detailed reply. :-)
@@fbrz84 Hope you guys stay safe!! Thank you for your genuine answer.
Worse countries to visit your life and belongings are at risk
@@anthonybarton2103 please don’t go. Stay in your sofa. Btw, try harder to fix the mess you from your 1st countries are bringing to all planet.
Soooo... how to expose who you spoke to in one world
. " i drove shitboxs" you spoke to mark webber then!!😂
Shhhh!!!
55 grain, not gram and 166 grain, not gram.
But.. but... aren't guns illegal in Mexico? (sarcasm font)
Holy shit this is hard to understand as an Aussie!!!!
Bullet RESISTANT, not proof.
How much did you get for the middle east comment 🤔
US$28,000 worth of gold
@KymIllman you are a good sport KymIllman 🫡
and yet Hamilton had a problem with the Indian GP coz he couldn't bare to see some poverty from Hotel to track but threat to life and traveling like he is going through a war zone is perfectly fine.
If they really need them 🤔 then there should be no racing there...
As a body armor owning American, I approve of this video 😂
Not something to be proud of for those countries
first
Did the armoured vehicles put your "messages on hold," Kym?
HAHAHAHA
Not a good look for these Countries
Come for the F1, stay for the ballistics lessons!
You got it
America is hardly any less dangerous than these two countries
More guns then people, more mental health problems. Only country where school shootings happen. But getting robbed is worse than a kid getting shot.
Care to provide some data behind Miami, Austin, and Vegas being dangerous in the areas around the track? I’ve been to Mexico City and certainly don’t feel safe in most neighborhoods at night, whereas the 3 US cities that host are totally fine walking alone at night in most areas.
America doesn't have militaristic cartels who kidnap people for enormous ransoms.
@ if you’re white.
black on black crimes
only lewis is at threat
Hey Mr. Illman, just so you know the term “baddie” has a completely different meaning in 2024 😂😂.
Does it? Even if you are over 13?
Nah just those under 13@@colinnich
small tidbit, an AK-47 is an assault rifle and not a machine gun, machine guns are MUCH heavier and usually are operated by multiple people since they are broken down to be carried by two soldiers
An AK 47 that is full automatic is a machine gun as is every other fully automatic firearm, what you described is a "heavy machine gun ",, read a book ffs
Give Kym a break about his gun knowledge the guy is from Australia.
A 22 is a machine gun inthat country.
@@paullavallee1631 you must not know much about gun classifications😂
@@drod3434 I tried to be as gentle as I could
@@paullavallee1631 just because it goes “pew pew” full auto doesn’t mean it’s a “machine gun”. The SAW is a light machine gun carried by two members of the same squad hence the name SAW or squad automatic weapon
if only F1 stopped racing in shit holes like these...
Hahahahhahaa ignorance at its peak....
With a sound and nice brazilian/portuguese name like yours and shouting Mexico and Sao Paulo shit holes….. what is your problem?
I believe the most violent cities will be cleaned up within the next 2-5 years given the leadership of our planet is shifting towards being more benevolent.
What’s the point of hosting in such crappy venues. I’m sure a lot of the revenue is lost in all these shenanigans
F1 crappy venues: Las Vegas and Miami. Interlagos is among the best if not the best track. If you dont get the point of having the races there you know nothing about F1
@ in the context of security, not in the context of the track itself. Try to parse information first. The video is about security. Interlagos wont be fun if there is a major incident involving drivers or crew would it?
@@sharthakghosh970 all watches robbed happened in Europe not in Brazil neither Mexico. Your language was biased and not respectful to places that have the same security issues of any major city in the world. So many cases of mass murder in US and Europe in public events and not because of that we would say they are crappy place to live.
@@sharthakghosh970 and btw Miami and Las Vegas have to put over the top and bad taste entertainment to make a terrible track possible to swallow. Brazil and Mexico instead is pure racing and history
@ then you shoudlnt be needing armored vehicles either right? You are mistaking general crime in the US with targeted kidnapping which is commonplace in Mexico and Brazil. High net worth individuals need protection all the time.
Why do crime ridden cities ?
Plenty of other safe and friendly cities to host F1.
Lewis is safe cause no one knows who he even is anymore 😂
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