It was a good race but it wasn’t a banger. Just like you have been saying on the podcast, everyone is getting spoiled with wild races and then normal, good races seem boring. Checo was fun to watch. The Haas team was spicy. Fernando put on some good moves. Great strategy battle the whole way. Classic F1 if you ask me.
We had the scare of the 2020 season being taken away from us, then we had one of the most interesting collection of races in a while, then when we returned to the “standard” season this year, it kept going. So yeah, we are quite spoiled.
I thought the race was a good strategic battle. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time thinking someone was going to crash between turns 1 and 3. Seb spun on T3 and really good driving from Valterri to avoid that wreck. Not as good as some of this years bangers but a solid race. Plus that atmosphere looked incredible.
Exactly, I don't understand all the whining about "boooriiiing why didn't aliens invade or why wasn't there a massive pileup and an explosion, need more crashes booooriiiing"
@@Toro_Da_Corsa Yeah the variation from race to race and track to track is what I enjoy so much about F1. You don't get quite the mix with other series, at least non that I've watched. Can't wait for Monza this weekend which again is a completely different track. Just hoping they can avoid too big of a DRS train.
Sadly I'm very much on the thought that they won't be much better. Till cars can *safely* shrink again, i go with the thought that passing will be eh regardless of succ/down forces sources. Currently cars are just too big for a lot of circuits that just weren't made for the cars. Monaco+Ev.. look at how the smaller electric cars do in Monaco. Actually exciting passes and 2 wides every lap.
This. Just needed some on track action and it would have been decent. Props to Perez and Alonso for some action but the broadcast naturally did not really bother with that.
For Bottas not being in front of Max after max's second pit. He was used to stop max. One pit behind on FAR slower tires and that spin of Vettel cost time... so it makes sense that he didn't end up in front of Max when Max pitted
Yeah also the pitstop delta I think is wrong. For Bottas to get in front he needed to be within 22-24 seconds, not 26 seconds that they showed. So Vettel's spin cost him pretty much that margin. Plus having to go past traffic too also played a part
This race is just what I needed. A good strategy battle and no red flags. It was nice to have a normal race after Hungary and that joke of a race in Spa.
Before I start, can we talk about how quick that Alpine has become? That thing has made huge strides. Renault has done something with the PU because the overspeed that Alonso and Ocon had down the straights was downright ridiculous. Here's what makes what you said better. 17 laps before the end of the GP, Alonso's engineer to him that Ocon was 1.6 behind, and Ocon was 1.7 ahead of Perez, so Alonso took off. Like, he completely checked out opening a 7 second gap on Ocon, and Ocon got passed by Perez. Then at lap 13, Alonso's engineer said "you're 1 second a lap quicker than Sainz ahead. Gap is 10 seconds and there's 13 laps left." Alonso LITERALLY went "hmmm. Interrrresting." Then he passed Sainz right before Perez caught up to both of them. Alonso is an absolute beast at the wheel. I'm a George Russell fan (started watching F1 in 2019 and F2 in 2018 because he did an outreach program in the USA), but Alonso has become one of my favorites. He's a great guy and showcases every week that he's absolutely still got it. Watching older F1 races with him made me realize that Hamilton is truly remarkable for handling him in 07, because Alonso with a decent car is miles above everyone else.
@@spencerrollins7582 If I remember correctly Renault PU was always fast. They probably improved the aero. They always had amazing low end acceleration and top speed.
@@spencerrollins7582 Sorry friend but I think your facts are actually wrong. First, you said 17 laps from finish, which means at lap 55, Alonso was ahead of Ocon by 1.6, true. But Perez was nowhere behind Ocon at all, infact it was Norris, 1.8 sec behind (Perez was 8 sec behind Norris). Alonso did checked out, but Ocon wasn't overtaken by anyone at all till the very end of the race. He himself opened up gap to Norris to 3 sec (who was on fresher tyres than him btw). Also, max gap between Ocon and Alonso was 5 sec, and Ocon actually started to close back in too. Alonso Caught up Sainz on lap 62 and was sitting within 1 sec for very long time. Ocon was faster than Sainz too and was closing on him as well. But his bigger problem was Perez behind him on softs. So he maintained his gap to Alonso at 1 sec again. Perez Caught up at Lap 68. He passed him next lap, but it was more due to Ocon locking up and ran wider at 2nd DRS start. Perez was already within touching distance from Alonso himself. Not taking away anything from Alonso tho, he had a brilliant race. But it made it feel like Ocon was too slow, which wasn't the case
No, overtakes weren’t plentiful but the track layout is incredibly eye-catching & I was entertained from start to finish. Perez & Alonso’s drives were extremely fun to watch & the pit strategy was interesting as well. Lap 1 was INSANE & the fact that no one other than Seb lost it during the race was actually quite surprising
We'll have to see next year. We all know that these kind of tracks don't suit the current F1 car's at all. Hopefully next years car will fix most of the racing and the following through corners.
Sure, but everyone knows why. Lewis is in a title fight and VB is not. Enough said. I mean yeah, it sucks if you're VB. But at this point that is who he is. Make no mistake, I would trade my life for his on any day. He will be just fine.
I was watching on F1TV so I got to see a lot of perspectives that didn't make it onto the main feed. This race was so much fun, and watching Checo go through everyone from his car's camera was extremely exciting.
I'm sorry, hold on, Lando had a "beautiful overcut" because Daniel backed up the pack for him by slowing down about 4 seconds a lap for several laps - he didn't just "drop back" for no reason, his pace was actually quite good. And then in the end Lando was just where Daniel would've been anyway. So if you want to feel sad for Daniel, feel sad because McLaren's strategy compromised his race for literally no reason.
Lando fighting for a tight 3rd position in the championship. If Daniel could drive at his regular speed over a season he wouldn’t be used like this to help him. Daniel is an amazing driver, but you wouldn’t know it from his season in McLaren
@@sloppynyuszi Come on, let's be real, the tighter race for third is between McLaren and Ferrari, not Lando for third in the driver's championship. Lando himself fully expects not to be third by the end of the season. I don't buy that at all for justification of their strategy today. Daniel was better in qualifying, had a good start, good race pace -- until it was unraveled for a poor strategy that did the team no real favors.
@@formula415 the fact that on the odd occasion Danny Ric can be slightly up to speed with Lando is a disappointing state. And if he didn’t come dead last in Q3 (gio and the Alpines should have been the bare minimum, to beat) and honestly based on how he didn’t let Max’s debut at red bull get to him and beat him in two seasons out of 3 together, getting over the initial hurdles at Renault beating the Hulk and dominating Ocon. This is a disappointing year. I want him to do well, but it looked like they were on for 9 and 10th finish at best and they rather Lando in front. Perez just destroyed that plan.
@@kain5637 bruh not that I hate Lewis but we got nothing for almost 7 years except 2016 and 2018 so this yearisnot spoiling us it's giving us back what we couldn't get for 7 years
I didn't really want much drama going on the race because of the past races like Hungary and Silverstone. It's honestly exhausting to deal with these toxic and salty fanboys all the time when the leaders collide or have an incident between them and yeah, it was great that the two didn't do too much but only tried to chase and never went side by side. Honestly, it's a pretty normal race. But it's better than nothing.
I actually really enjoyed the race… The track is AMAZING and you could feel the incredible atmosphere at Zandvoort from home - plus the strategy battles kept the race interesting. Not every race can have a 1000 overtakes, red flags and safety cars involved so let’s just appreciate the incredible track and great racing that we’ve witnessed today. AND WE STILL HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE IT’S BEEN YEARS GUYS I’m absolutely in love with this season so far so please people stop whining xx
@@wombalar166 yeah there for sure was some great battles going on. Although f1tv helps with witnessing them all since a lot wasn't broadcasted for some reason..
Totally agree. There was so much going on beforehand about how this is just gonna be Monaco without the city, but it turned out considerably better. So, overall pleased with the race.
DutchGP was spectacular in overtake front by Perez. Strategy wars! The last lap & first lap smoke. The fans voluntarily became a part of RedBull strategy 🤣 Max asking "Is he complaining about something?" was hilarious.
Zandvoort was very interesting. The track is almost like a stadium track. As an American, it definitely was appealing to watch F1 cars hit some banked turns.
personally i don’t see how the race WASNT interesting just cause there weren’t a HUGE amount of close battles and whatnot, the strat battle between Mercedes and RB kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and even with TWO mercedes behind him, the Dutchman gets the top step of the podium once again, congrats Max and lets keep up the momentum!
beacuse after the first corner seeing the pace advantage of max, it was quite clear who was going to win the race as long as rebull dont make any mistakes which they didnt
@@mrguest3749 As a dutchman myself, I am still always on the edge of my seat when Max is driving in front. As for the last couple of years, you never know when the Honda engine just decides to stop working. Honda did such a great job this year with the entire power train, however i'm still shitting my pants every race.
The race wasn't incredible overall but let me state this: Zandvoort is one of the most charming tracks I've ever seen. Probably the atmosphere helped a ton as well.
@@michaela9967 much better the monaco, the race was good but it looked average because of all the crazy races we already had, this was a normal race on a race track
But one got his career ruined a bit with it and still gets comments about it on every single occasion, and the other whines so much people will have forgotten by next week 🙄🙄
One of the first GP's this year where I didn't feel like I had to take a nap between the start and the finish. Honestly one of the best races we've seen this season
Max and Lewis were within 4 seconds for most of the race, NOT saving tires. Howmuch more of a fight do you want? We have seen races were the leader build up a free pitstop window, those were boring, this wasnt.
Man, I know he really loves Russell, but over the course of all videos Matt just comes across unnecessarily harsh towards Bottas moreso than any other driver on the grid. He constantly bashes him for stuff he breezes past with other drivers. He literally complimented Checo in this video, even though it was horrendous for Redbull. Bottas helped Lewis close the 3.3 second gap to Verstappen to 0.7 or so- what more could he have done when he was sliding everywhere on 32 lap old softs vs Verstappen's new tyres. Comparing it to Alonso in Hungary is ridiculous.
Lewis during the press conference: "...so if Valtteri gets it or I get it, it doesn't really make a huge difference." Also Lewis during the race: "I NEED THAT EXTRA POINT"
Obviously that point makes a bigger difference for Lewis as he can actually win this championship, Bottas does not. Constructors it obviously doesnt matter.
No fight for the lead??? Well, yes, but... watching and hearing Hamilton's desperation (and later on, resignation) over not being able to catch up to Max was priceless :)
It's a *beautiful* track. Love how it flows like a river, like it's just a part of the environment. F3 racing was lots of fun. F1 was sleep enducing. Can't wait for the new regs, hope it'll even out the field or at least lead to more passing
I thought It was a great race! Lots of pressure and strategy at the front and Perez charging through the midfield was awesome. So many unknowns with a “new” track, tension the whole way!
Max isn't letting this lead go now. Remember, Lewis hasn't beaten Max on merit since Spain. If Lewis doesn't beat him in Monza; the title-fight is probably over.
I find strategy battles entertaining and I thought it was really good. Racing isn't all about overtaking so I like to have certain tracks where it is a lot more about driver pace and strategy.
EXACTLY!!!, some people just want crashes , and carnage, they will never be satisfied with anything , but I enjoyed it, strategy battle, lewis catching up max and then loosing it, it was interesting for me, I didn't sleep at all
I love strategy races, they are much more rewarding for long time followers of the sport. I always look at these races as a chess game and like to make predictions based on the information on screen. Talking about information on screen, the tire degradation info is very poor and most of the time incorrect. You can just have a look at the interval and see who is struggling most.
everyone was saying this race was boring, but this was one of the best races this season. amazing strategy battle, stunning overtakes from Perez and Norris
How was this race one of the best races? The top positions ended like they started, the only meaningful overtakes were from Perez and Alonso. Lewis got to 1,2 sec from verstappen and couldn't get any closer because of dirty air, eventually his tyres crapped out.
@@mazdaroadster-mx5 Buddy I was watching Lauda, Prost, Senna and Mansell live back in the day. If you think this was one of the best races you don't know what Formula 1 is. No proper fighting for the top positions. Cheers.
the strategy battle of the 2 Mercedes vs Max was really interesting to watch and there were more on track overtakes than I thought there would be so I'd say the race was better than I expected it to be and I'm really looking forward to next year with the new regulations
I liked the race itself. Such a cool ass track with the banking and the sense of speed was so cool. If the 2022 cars workout it will definitely be a highlight of the schedule. Quali is also awesome
This was the first race I’ve been able to watch all season and I thought it was a banger (might be biased because of that fact but oh well). I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and couldn’t look away
Imagine Perez not locking up so bad at early lap... Could it be p6 looking at race result he's pretty much 0.3 behind sainz after Alonso successfully overtake sainz on last lap
Was everyone watching a different race? It was fantastic, there was action everywhere the front was strategically Amazing. The midfield fight was brilliant and wheel to wheel battles everywhere. We can’t have a silverstone or Hungary every race, like wtf wtf1
@@JB22. Matt did make the point that we have had some crazy races this season, but I think the real fans of the sport found it to be brilliant. I’m a massive Hamilton fan but Verstappen today was world class and unbeatable and the calmness he showed with Bottas was chefs kiss worthy. Hamilton was again world class behind him though.
This race was AWESOME. The different tyres, stategies, Red Bull learning from past mistakes and literally just shoving Mercedes' strategy back in their faces. Fun track. What wasn't there to enjoy
I actually liked the race a lot, the strategies were great, redbull having to react quickly. And then at the end when you thought it was all over hamilton kept pushing and keeping the pressure on verstappen. At the same time we had perez’s and norris’ comeback and the alonso start and at the end the fight with sainz. AAAND Bottas with the huge middle finger to mercedes at the end of the race too. Not the best race ever, but not boring either.
@wtf1 I’ve met and fistbump Matt in the crowds yesterday, behind the grandstand, he was easy to find, cause he was in red in the sea of orange :) was so nice to see ya around!
Everyone saying Perez passing slower cars isn't that great, remember, if Bottas was at the back u can be sure that is where he will end the race, specially at this track LOL
There were many interesting situations, the broadcast just missed a boatload of them. There were more overtakes and attempts than what monaco sees in 5 years.
What we Dutchies are good at, is sticking our face in that tiny last spot of sunlight right behind you. The PLANT was enjoying it :)) We find the light, no matter how small ;-) Thank you for a very entertaining episode.
I wasn't bored at all. I was pacing back and forth the whole time but I'm a Max fan so I was anxious and wanted him to win. Not knowing which strategy would be best kept it interesting.
I thought the race was like Monaco ... without the glitz, glamour, history, and walls. The commentators described the track as a rollercoaster, so they should just install rails and line everybody up according to their qualifying results. In fact, it was like the Belgian GP but I wasted less of my Sunday watching it and they got full points this time for their qualifying performance.
The first laps were so awesome. Seeing the cars wheel to wheel two and three wide storming at corners. Flying high through the banking and shooting down like rockets. Just wow. After the cars settled a bit, it was a nice rest for the heartrate. The rest was good, not boring but a bit old fashioned waiting for the main action. Pitstops spiked the hype, and the dozen or so laps before Bottas final pitstop was spicy strategy and pace wise. All in all a very decent race while enjoying those incredible machines being catapulted through incredible twists and turns. The new standard for track design is found in this blend of old school and daring concept at Zandvoort. And Matt: not "make the track wider", but the make cars smaller. Back to lean and mean, instead of obesitas monsters.
How is nobody talking about Kubica? The man didnt really drive an F1 car for almost two years, came back on Saturday and finished the race in 15th place. What a legend
I know what you mean about being at the race and not feeling like you've watched it! I used to go Silverstone every year with my dad in the late 90s/ early 2000s - we found the best way was to have a headphone in one ear with 5live or whatever radio channel does commentary. Really improved the experience!
I thought the race was average, which we should remember is still pretty decent. There was enough on track action and strategy to keep things interesting up front and in the mid field, and the track itself was amazing to look at and just see F1 cars going round. Overall a worthy GP I think. Was it the best? No. But it was solid.
The race was pretty good. More focus on the strategic side this time (which perhaps came across better on TV, than on the stands), but plenty of action nonetheless and spectacular shots of the cars even when they weren’t overtaking.
The different lines possible through corners, the banking, the high speed corners. I liked the race a lot. There was more overtaking than expected in different corners than expected, and the drivers also used different lines through corners, I liked it a lot. I mean Alonso in lap 1 corner 3 was epic.
The flares where neatly hidden in bags, trust me 😂. Also we all laughed at the orange 🧡 everything and everywhere. 😂. Next year I'll see you at Zandvoort
I'm a Max fan and was filled with nervous energy and terrified the whole race. Found it extremely exciting, but yes I guess it would be boring if you're a Leclerc fan.
Not dissing max or whatever but you have to admit he was quite lucky this race, especially with traffic (and mercedes messing up with their pit strategy)
Matt: "Especially at turn 3, that roller coaster of a turn is just ridiculous, isn't it?." Me who has been watching NASCAR since I was young: "I am 9 parallel universes ahead of you"
I thought the race was epic. But hey, I'm a Verstappen fan, so I've been on the edge of my seat the whole race. One small mistake and he's out. I understand if you support Vettel, or Ocon, the race was probably less exciting. But I thought it was great. There were actually quite some overtaking moments at places where I didn't expect it. And every overtake could only be done with a great pair of big balls. I loved the race. To me it was nothing like Monaco. Not at all.
Damn, another example of Matt’s bias against Checo. He just kept downplaying his performance and ignoring the fact Red Bull screwed Checo in qualifying.
I quite liked the race, and i have to revise my opinion about the circuit: it's awesome. Like a roller coaster, that sweeping turn 3 is bonkers, and even though this was supposed to be Monaco 2.0 i saw quite a bit of overtaking. Crazy how Max coped with the pressure and i loved the fans applauding Lewis at the end. Great stuff, great atmosphere, and seeing Max on the top step wth the Dutch flag with the national anthem playing brought little tears of happiness. Awesome stuff.
It was a good race but it wasn’t a banger. Just like you have been saying on the podcast, everyone is getting spoiled with wild races and then normal, good races seem boring. Checo was fun to watch. The Haas team was spicy. Fernando put on some good moves. Great strategy battle the whole way. Classic F1 if you ask me.
100% agree....there have been too many crazy races spoiling us.....this was a solid race....nothing amazing, not a snoozefest either
We had the scare of the 2020 season being taken away from us, then we had one of the most interesting collection of races in a while, then when we returned to the “standard” season this year, it kept going. So yeah, we are quite spoiled.
Couldn´t agree more!
This IMO is on Par with Barcelno this year, strategy battle was great
Max 2021 WDC
I thought the race was a good strategic battle. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time thinking someone was going to crash between turns 1 and 3. Seb spun on T3 and really good driving from Valterri to avoid that wreck. Not as good as some of this years bangers but a solid race. Plus that atmosphere looked incredible.
Very good race. F1 is not for everyone. You need to learn about the sport before you watch it
Totally agree! I love a good strategic battle👏🏼
Exactly, I don't understand all the whining about "boooriiiing why didn't aliens invade or why wasn't there a massive pileup and an explosion, need more crashes booooriiiing"
Exactly. I am glad to see these comments counter signaling the british media who's saying how bad of a race it was. It was a solid strategic battle.
@@Toro_Da_Corsa Yeah the variation from race to race and track to track is what I enjoy so much about F1. You don't get quite the mix with other series, at least non that I've watched. Can't wait for Monza this weekend which again is a completely different track. Just hoping they can avoid too big of a DRS train.
Strategy battle was amazing, but on track could've been a bit better. Just needs to be a bit closer racing, which hopefully 2022 will give us!
yeah this was a very fun track, possibilities to overtake with real racing in corners, not just drs overtakes. cant wait till cars can actualy follow
Sadly I'm very much on the thought that they won't be much better. Till cars can *safely* shrink again, i go with the thought that passing will be eh regardless of succ/down forces sources. Currently cars are just too big for a lot of circuits that just weren't made for the cars.
Monaco+Ev.. look at how the smaller electric cars do in Monaco. Actually exciting passes and 2 wides every lap.
This. Just needed some on track action and it would have been decent. Props to Perez and Alonso for some action but the broadcast naturally did not really bother with that.
@Micah of course you knew. of course
@@CreamAle new car is a lot smaller
For Bottas not being in front of Max after max's second pit. He was used to stop max. One pit behind on FAR slower tires and that spin of Vettel cost time... so it makes sense that he didn't end up in front of Max when Max pitted
What do you mean by far slower tires? Both were on mediums and Bottas changed his 10 laps later. He should have had the speed to close the gap.
@@mr.goodcat582 actually, to make things even worse, they weren’t both on mediums. Max was on the hards.
@@TheBest14184 I mean before Max stopped for the 2nd time, he had same type, but older tires. That’s when Bottas had to cover his pitstop.
Yeah also the pitstop delta I think is wrong. For Bottas to get in front he needed to be within 22-24 seconds, not 26 seconds that they showed. So Vettel's spin cost him pretty much that margin. Plus having to go past traffic too also played a part
Not good enough. That lockup screwed his race.
This race is just what I needed. A good strategy battle and no red flags. It was nice to have a normal race after Hungary and that joke of a race in Spa.
What race at Spa?
Alonso before the race: "Two positions"
- gains the third position in the final laps.
Before I start, can we talk about how quick that Alpine has become? That thing has made huge strides. Renault has done something with the PU because the overspeed that Alonso and Ocon had down the straights was downright ridiculous.
Here's what makes what you said better. 17 laps before the end of the GP, Alonso's engineer to him that Ocon was 1.6 behind, and Ocon was 1.7 ahead of Perez, so Alonso took off. Like, he completely checked out opening a 7 second gap on Ocon, and Ocon got passed by Perez. Then at lap 13, Alonso's engineer said "you're 1 second a lap quicker than Sainz ahead. Gap is 10 seconds and there's 13 laps left."
Alonso LITERALLY went "hmmm. Interrrresting." Then he passed Sainz right before Perez caught up to both of them. Alonso is an absolute beast at the wheel. I'm a George Russell fan (started watching F1 in 2019 and F2 in 2018 because he did an outreach program in the USA), but Alonso has become one of my favorites. He's a great guy and showcases every week that he's absolutely still got it. Watching older F1 races with him made me realize that Hamilton is truly remarkable for handling him in 07, because Alonso with a decent car is miles above everyone else.
@@spencerrollins7582 If I remember correctly Renault PU was always fast. They probably improved the aero. They always had amazing low end acceleration and top speed.
@@spencerrollins7582 Alonso is a god saving tyres and that paid off later
@@spencerrollins7582 Sorry friend but I think your facts are actually wrong. First, you said 17 laps from finish, which means at lap 55, Alonso was ahead of Ocon by 1.6, true. But Perez was nowhere behind Ocon at all, infact it was Norris, 1.8 sec behind (Perez was 8 sec behind Norris). Alonso did checked out, but Ocon wasn't overtaken by anyone at all till the very end of the race. He himself opened up gap to Norris to 3 sec (who was on fresher tyres than him btw). Also, max gap between Ocon and Alonso was 5 sec, and Ocon actually started to close back in too. Alonso Caught up Sainz on lap 62 and was sitting within 1 sec for very long time. Ocon was faster than Sainz too and was closing on him as well. But his bigger problem was Perez behind him on softs. So he maintained his gap to Alonso at 1 sec again. Perez Caught up at Lap 68. He passed him next lap, but it was more due to Ocon locking up and ran wider at 2nd DRS start. Perez was already within touching distance from Alonso himself.
Not taking away anything from Alonso tho, he had a brilliant race. But it made it feel like Ocon was too slow, which wasn't the case
No, overtakes weren’t plentiful but the track layout is incredibly eye-catching & I was entertained from start to finish. Perez & Alonso’s drives were extremely fun to watch & the pit strategy was interesting as well. Lap 1 was INSANE & the fact that no one other than Seb lost it during the race was actually quite surprising
Majority of the overtakes weren't shown at all. Bad TV direction again imo.
@@stevenjoseph6048 not live, but they showed quite a lot in replays no?
@@JoQeZzZ Not really.
feel like it was going to be awesome with the next years cars.
We'll have to see next year. We all know that these kind of tracks don't suit the current F1 car's at all. Hopefully next years car will fix most of the racing and the following through corners.
You missed Valterri asking why he wasn't going for fastest lap. I feel that's the major thing you missed by not watching the race on TV.
Sure, but everyone knows why. Lewis is in a title fight and VB is not. Enough said. I mean yeah, it sucks if you're VB. But at this point that is who he is. Make no mistake, I would trade my life for his on any day. He will be just fine.
I was watching on F1TV so I got to see a lot of perspectives that didn't make it onto the main feed. This race was so much fun, and watching Checo go through everyone from his car's camera was extremely exciting.
Huh don’t you see the same on tv?
Or do you mean the British comments that hate everyone that is not British
I'm sorry, hold on, Lando had a "beautiful overcut" because Daniel backed up the pack for him by slowing down about 4 seconds a lap for several laps - he didn't just "drop back" for no reason, his pace was actually quite good. And then in the end Lando was just where Daniel would've been anyway. So if you want to feel sad for Daniel, feel sad because McLaren's strategy compromised his race for literally no reason.
exactly
Lando fighting for a tight 3rd position in the championship. If Daniel could drive at his regular speed over a season he wouldn’t be used like this to help him.
Daniel is an amazing driver, but you wouldn’t know it from his season in McLaren
@@sloppynyuszi Come on, let's be real, the tighter race for third is between McLaren and Ferrari, not Lando for third in the driver's championship. Lando himself fully expects not to be third by the end of the season. I don't buy that at all for justification of their strategy today. Daniel was better in qualifying, had a good start, good race pace -- until it was unraveled for a poor strategy that did the team no real favors.
@@formula415 the fact that on the odd occasion Danny Ric can be slightly up to speed with Lando is a disappointing state. And if he didn’t come dead last in Q3 (gio and the Alpines should have been the bare minimum, to beat) and honestly based on how he didn’t let Max’s debut at red bull get to him and beat him in two seasons out of 3 together, getting over the initial hurdles at Renault beating the Hulk and dominating Ocon. This is a disappointing year.
I want him to do well, but it looked like they were on for 9 and 10th finish at best and they rather Lando in front. Perez just destroyed that plan.
I was very relieved that it was an overall average race, no drama and a full race was nice to have
But I wanted drama lol
@@gaurav1265 same, but we are very spoiled with drama so an average, no drama race was nice
@@kain5637 bruh not that I hate Lewis but we got nothing for almost 7 years except 2016 and 2018 so this yearisnot spoiling us it's giving us back what we couldn't get for 7 years
I didn't really want much drama going on the race because of the past races like Hungary and Silverstone. It's honestly exhausting to deal with these toxic and salty fanboys all the time when the leaders collide or have an incident between them and yeah, it was great that the two didn't do too much but only tried to chase and never went side by side. Honestly, it's a pretty normal race. But it's better than nothing.
I actually really enjoyed the race… The track is AMAZING and you could feel the incredible atmosphere at Zandvoort from home - plus the strategy battles kept the race interesting. Not every race can have a 1000 overtakes, red flags and safety cars involved so let’s just appreciate the incredible track and great racing that we’ve witnessed today. AND WE STILL HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE IT’S BEEN YEARS GUYS I’m absolutely in love with this season so far so please people stop whining xx
Great racing?
We're we watching the same race?
@@wombalar166 Yeah there was great racing. You can't expect every race to be like Hungary. It was a good race.
@@wombalar166 yeah there for sure was some great battles going on. Although f1tv helps with witnessing them all since a lot wasn't broadcasted for some reason..
Anything beats Spa 2021 at this point anyway. 🤷♂️
Totally agree. There was so much going on beforehand about how this is just gonna be Monaco without the city, but it turned out considerably better. So, overall pleased with the race.
DutchGP was spectacular in overtake front by Perez.
Strategy wars! The last lap & first lap smoke. The fans voluntarily became a part of RedBull strategy 🤣
Max asking "Is he complaining about something?" was hilarious.
The racing could be more exciting if they focused on the action. We missed Alonso overtaking Sainz because the director focused on Max going around.
Yes, I feel like a good few moments like this were missed, which would have made it more entertaining.
We missed Perez overtaking Norris cos of a replay if something pretty mundane as well from memory.
Bottas' engr: this is for the win (just not for you, but for Lewis)
Why can't they hire competent people? Or they genuinely ruin the tv broadcast so we'll have to get F1tv.
Man, the green screen provides a massive sense of 3D realism to Matt and his surroundings, insane technology.
Zandvoort was very interesting. The track is almost like a stadium track. As an American, it definitely was appealing to watch F1 cars hit some banked turns.
All I thought about the race was if I had made a drinking game out of Lewis complaining about the tires I wouldn’t have been awake to see Max win
People are overreacting, he only started complaining in lap 5
personally i don’t see how the race WASNT interesting just cause there weren’t a HUGE amount of close battles and whatnot, the strat battle between Mercedes and RB kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and even with TWO mercedes behind him, the Dutchman gets the top step of the podium once again, congrats Max and lets keep up the momentum!
It's weird how people don't consider any overtaking or close battles, unless it's for the lead.
Speaking facts
beacuse after the first corner seeing the pace advantage of max, it was quite clear who was going to win the race as long as rebull dont make any mistakes which they didnt
@@mrguest3749 As a dutchman myself, I am still always on the edge of my seat when Max is driving in front. As for the last couple of years, you never know when the Honda engine just decides to stop working. Honda did such a great job this year with the entire power train, however i'm still shitting my pants every race.
@@jochie18 RIGHT???? I thought i was the only one😂
The race wasn't incredible overall but let me state this: Zandvoort is one of the most charming tracks I've ever seen. Probably the atmosphere helped a ton as well.
True. It's like Monaco. We gotta enjoy quali. But the end was great with fireworks and Max smiling and happy
@@michaela9967 Kinda but it is miles better than Monaco. In terms of overtaking. And personally corners a lot more fun to watch.
@@michaela9967 much better the monaco, the race was good but it looked average because of all the crazy races we already had, this was a normal race on a race track
It was solid 7.5/10. Strat battles with mid fields overtakes.
Ppl who said the race was boring are nothing but crashhoes.
Perez the MVP of the race charging through the pack with overtakes.
Only reason he keeps having this charge is cause he doesn’t do well in qualifying
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Why is he in the back to begin with?
Ikr
MVP flat spotting hard tires on lap 10?
"They are so fast man!" gave me "they race me so hard" vibes ngl
But one got his career ruined a bit with it and still gets comments about it on every single occasion, and the other whines so much people will have forgotten by next week 🙄🙄
One of the first GP's this year where I didn't feel like I had to take a nap between the start and the finish. Honestly one of the best races we've seen this season
You wanted to take a nap at Imola, France, Silverstone and Hungary? More than in zanvoort?
But yes zanvoort was a good race, I loved it
The race was pretty decent. The atmosphere and strat battle were great
Max and Lewis were within 4 seconds for most of the race, NOT saving tires. Howmuch more of a fight do you want?
We have seen races were the leader build up a free pitstop window, those were boring, this wasnt.
Man this series has become 80% you tell us what happened in the race we just watched and 20% memes
1.25 in Moring I stay awake just to watch this the beat series ever 💜❤
It's 8:25 AM for me XD
Big love
Lets gooo 4 in the morning
2.25 local time for Matt, that's some commitment
2:42 here
Man, I know he really loves Russell, but over the course of all videos Matt just comes across unnecessarily harsh towards Bottas moreso than any other driver on the grid. He constantly bashes him for stuff he breezes past with other drivers. He literally complimented Checo in this video, even though it was horrendous for Redbull. Bottas helped Lewis close the 3.3 second gap to Verstappen to 0.7 or so- what more could he have done when he was sliding everywhere on 32 lap old softs vs Verstappen's new tyres. Comparing it to Alonso in Hungary is ridiculous.
Cuz Perez got fucked in Quali and RB used that as an opportunity to change key parts? RB and Perez did a good recovery of that situation
British Bias
Matt: " i heard lewis was complaining a lot on the radio"
Me: must have been a race day.
Lewis during the press conference: "...so if Valtteri gets it or I get it, it doesn't really make a huge difference."
Also Lewis during the race: "I NEED THAT EXTRA POINT"
He meant in the constructors. Obviously makes a slight difference in the drivers championship, but not much.
Obviously that point makes a bigger difference for Lewis as he can actually win this championship, Bottas does not. Constructors it obviously doesnt matter.
No fight for the lead??? Well, yes, but... watching and hearing Hamilton's desperation (and later on, resignation) over not being able to catch up to Max was priceless :)
The two-stops of HAM and VER caught my attention during the race, especially when VER reacted to HAM's second stop for Hard tires.
It's a *beautiful* track. Love how it flows like a river, like it's just a part of the environment. F3 racing was lots of fun. F1 was sleep enducing. Can't wait for the new regs, hope it'll even out the field or at least lead to more passing
Well stated
No it doesn't
The fact that the two top teams basically lapped the entire field... godamn that's just something that needs to change.
@@rustilldown7 its not only the teams car, its the drivers to, max and lewis are this year a league off it alone, that speed is insane
It was not sleeping enducing, i as a max fan was the hole time on the tip of my seat to watch
I thought It was a great race! Lots of pressure and strategy at the front and Perez charging through the midfield was awesome. So many unknowns with a “new” track, tension the whole way!
I started bawling when Hamilton said "I cant race on these tyres" on lap 5-6
Max isn't letting this lead go now. Remember, Lewis hasn't beaten Max on merit since Spain. If Lewis doesn't beat him in Monza; the title-fight is probably over.
Don't forget he can call in and ask for the fastest lap and get it
Idk max still has to take an engine penalty at some point this season
Hamilton: I need that 1 point guys
Bottas: I missed the part where that's my problem
I find strategy battles entertaining and I thought it was really good. Racing isn't all about overtaking so I like to have certain tracks where it is a lot more about driver pace and strategy.
EXACTLY!!!, some people just want crashes , and carnage, they will never be satisfied with anything , but I enjoyed it, strategy battle, lewis catching up max and then loosing it, it was interesting for me, I didn't sleep at all
I love strategy races, they are much more rewarding for long time followers of the sport. I always look at these races as a chess game and like to make predictions based on the information on screen. Talking about information on screen, the tire degradation info is very poor and most of the time incorrect. You can just have a look at the interval and see who is struggling most.
everyone was saying this race was boring, but this was one of the best races this season. amazing strategy battle, stunning overtakes from Perez and Norris
What? Huh?
@@k1ngcab00se excellent critique of my comment
How was this race one of the best races?
The top positions ended like they started, the only meaningful overtakes were from Perez and Alonso.
Lewis got to 1,2 sec from verstappen and couldn't get any closer because of dirty air, eventually his tyres crapped out.
@@andresilvasophisma watch some old F1 seasons buddy. it's clear you're young
@@mazdaroadster-mx5 Buddy I was watching Lauda, Prost, Senna and Mansell live back in the day.
If you think this was one of the best races you don't know what Formula 1 is.
No proper fighting for the top positions.
Cheers.
the strategy battle of the 2 Mercedes vs Max was really interesting to watch and there were more on track overtakes than I thought there would be so I'd say the race was better than I expected it to be and I'm really looking forward to next year with the new regulations
Standing Matt Energy >> Sitting Matt Energy
I liked the race itself. Such a cool ass track with the banking and the sense of speed was so cool. If the 2022 cars workout it will definitely be a highlight of the schedule. Quali is also awesome
After Max's tire blow out, every race where he is leading is somewhat interesting to watch lol.
This was the first race I’ve been able to watch all season and I thought it was a banger (might be biased because of that fact but oh well). I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and couldn’t look away
Thanks for including me in this internet’s best reactions. Appreciate it so much
The cars looked amazing going around that track. The racing wasn't great - 4 stars most years but 3 or 2 stars by the standards of this year
Imagine Perez not locking up so bad at early lap... Could it be p6 looking at race result he's pretty much 0.3 behind sainz after Alonso successfully overtake sainz on last lap
Locking up every lap? He did it once and that was because mazepin was moving underbraking what is really dangerous
@@helixyt5792 yea once and big one tho, make flat spot and have to pit really early
Latifi’s move on Mazepin was rather neat tho
Was everyone watching a different race? It was fantastic, there was action everywhere the front was strategically Amazing. The midfield fight was brilliant and wheel to wheel battles everywhere. We can’t have a silverstone or Hungary every race, like wtf wtf1
I know, I was surprised to see that so many people found it boring
@@JB22. Matt did make the point that we have had some crazy races this season, but I think the real fans of the sport found it to be brilliant. I’m a massive Hamilton fan but Verstappen today was world class and unbeatable and the calmness he showed with Bottas was chefs kiss worthy. Hamilton was again world class behind him though.
I think the broadcasting just had a howler not showing the many exciting moments that happened during the race
@@funguy873 yeah but I watched the same race, yeah there were blunders but in general the strategy etc was brilliant.
We've been spoilt, I enjoyed this race soo much
This race was AWESOME. The different tyres, stategies, Red Bull learning from past mistakes and literally just shoving Mercedes' strategy back in their faces. Fun track. What wasn't there to enjoy
Max put on a master class, beat both Mercedes and took pole without DRS.
Great video as always Matt. Thanks for the great content and the amazing podcasts. :)
Love you guys, this made every single one of my race days, thanks 😊
It was great meeting you at Zandvoort yesterday! I was the guy that recognized you at the food stand! I hope you had a great time :)
I actually liked the race a lot, the strategies were great, redbull having to react quickly. And then at the end when you thought it was all over hamilton kept pushing and keeping the pressure on verstappen. At the same time we had perez’s and norris’ comeback and the alonso start and at the end the fight with sainz. AAAND Bottas with the huge middle finger to mercedes at the end of the race too. Not the best race ever, but not boring either.
Loved that race. Great strategy battle, amazing race circuit, drivers pushing every lap. 8/10 race
as a checo fan I really enjoyed this race. Probably a fight for 3rd could of been more enterteaining
He took advantage of the PU penalty
It was the first race I watched live. I thought it was thoroughly entertaining.
Welcome to f1
I liked the race. It's great to see Max won at his home track.
Yes it meant i stayed up till 1am but hey it was worth it!
@wtf1 I’ve met and fistbump Matt in the crowds yesterday, behind the grandstand, he was easy to find, cause he was in red in the sea of orange :) was so nice to see ya around!
Fun fact: They actually play the Super Max by Pitstop Boys before the formation lap and race starts after the build up
1AM, school in the morning...
And I’m staying away to watch the entire video
Everyone saying Perez passing slower cars isn't that great, remember, if Bottas was at the back u can be sure that is where he will end the race, specially at this track LOL
I visibly and audibly gasped when I saw an on track overtake outside the DRS zones.
The thing about the banking that makes them great; besides looking crazy, is that they make the outside line much more viable than on a flat turn
Thanks for getting this out do fast, Appreciated over in western Canada.
There were many interesting situations, the broadcast just missed a boatload of them. There were more overtakes and attempts than what monaco sees in 5 years.
Yes it really was all down to the broadcast, it was terrible, almost as bad as Monaco.
What we Dutchies are good at, is sticking our face in that tiny last spot of sunlight right behind you. The PLANT was enjoying it :))
We find the light, no matter how small ;-)
Thank you for a very entertaining episode.
I wasn't bored at all. I was pacing back and forth the whole time but I'm a Max fan so I was anxious and wanted him to win. Not knowing which strategy would be best kept it interesting.
AWS needs to put up a graphic with Lewis's tyres at the start of the race at 10% remaining life :D :D :D
Great race tbh. I really enjoyed the whole lot.
Great to see Russell back in 17th where he belongs as well! 👌🏼
This was the first GP in years that I paused and walked away from the TV in boredom, came back an hour later through double boredom.
Actually thought it was an interesting race zandvoort isnt a very forgiving track so mistakes are gonna get punished which made it very intense.
Lewis had a permanent chance for the undercut.
I thought the race was fantastic. Great battles at the back. Nice strategy, very aesthetic corners. All in all good fun
What a way to finish of the F1 Weekend and the start of my birthday! Thanks for all the good content guys!
When I hear that twangy, royalty-free guitar loop, I know it’s on.
I thought the race was like Monaco ... without the glitz, glamour, history, and walls. The commentators described the track as a rollercoaster, so they should just install rails and line everybody up according to their qualifying results. In fact, it was like the Belgian GP but I wasted less of my Sunday watching it and they got full points this time for their qualifying performance.
I love this race, I think that everybody is complaining too much since there were overtakes and battles but they just didn't broadcast half of it 😅
Totally agreed. You could constantly see the beginning or end of stuff in the corner of field of view before it switched away.
Or Lewis fans they are not used to lose a race
The first laps were so awesome. Seeing the cars wheel to wheel two and three wide storming at corners. Flying high through the banking and shooting down like rockets. Just wow. After the cars settled a bit, it was a nice rest for the heartrate. The rest was good, not boring but a bit old fashioned waiting for the main action. Pitstops spiked the hype, and the dozen or so laps before Bottas final pitstop was spicy strategy and pace wise. All in all a very decent race while enjoying those incredible machines being catapulted through incredible twists and turns.
The new standard for track design is found in this blend of old school and daring concept at Zandvoort. And Matt: not "make the track wider", but the make cars smaller. Back to lean and mean, instead of obesitas monsters.
I liked the race, the track itself is stunning, the banking sections are unreal to watch
“Valterri wasn’t particularly good”
Also Valterri- “comes third”
pretty decent race, some overtakes in the back, good strategy up front
How is nobody talking about Kubica? The man didnt really drive an F1 car for almost two years, came back on Saturday and finished the race in 15th place. What a legend
merc 100% held bottas in the pits to give hamilton his fastest lap opportunity.
I said the same thing during the race.
I know what you mean about being at the race and not feeling like you've watched it! I used to go Silverstone every year with my dad in the late 90s/ early 2000s - we found the best way was to have a headphone in one ear with 5live or whatever radio channel does commentary. Really improved the experience!
I thought the race was average, which we should remember is still pretty decent. There was enough on track action and strategy to keep things interesting up front and in the mid field, and the track itself was amazing to look at and just see F1 cars going round. Overall a worthy GP I think. Was it the best? No. But it was solid.
My score: 1.75
Lack of overtake(Driver hold too long), lack of safety car, lack of small rain, lack of red flag and lastly not fun battle
@@luuduonghy659 you don’t like motorsport, you like crashes. 👎🏼
The race was pretty good. More focus on the strategic side this time (which perhaps came across better on TV, than on the stands), but plenty of action nonetheless and spectacular shots of the cars even when they weren’t overtaking.
I liked the race. Ok it wasnt like a 5 star race. But slightly above average. Qualifying however was INSANE!!!
The track is a bit weird so definitely qualify was amazing but I was kinda bored out of my mind throughout the race
The different lines possible through corners, the banking, the high speed corners. I liked the race a lot. There was more overtaking than expected in different corners than expected, and the drivers also used different lines through corners, I liked it a lot. I mean Alonso in lap 1 corner 3 was epic.
FINALLY SOME RACING TO REACT TO YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
The flares where neatly hidden in bags, trust me 😂. Also we all laughed at the orange 🧡 everything and everywhere. 😂. Next year I'll see you at Zandvoort
I'm a Max fan and was filled with nervous energy and terrified the whole race. Found it extremely exciting, but yes I guess it would be boring if you're a Leclerc fan.
Not dissing max or whatever but you have to admit he was quite lucky this race, especially with traffic (and mercedes messing up with their pit strategy)
Same thing here... Max vs 2x Mercedes (again) with different strategies. And there was a constant danger of safety cars, red flags, etc
@@DewaKrishna_ Max is to Hamilton what Hamilton is to Bottas. Wasn't luck.
Matt: "Especially at turn 3, that roller coaster of a turn is just ridiculous, isn't it?."
Me who has been watching NASCAR since I was young: "I am 9 parallel universes ahead of you"
I thought the race was epic. But hey, I'm a Verstappen fan, so I've been on the edge of my seat the whole race. One small mistake and he's out. I understand if you support Vettel, or Ocon, the race was probably less exciting. But I thought it was great. There were actually quite some overtaking moments at places where I didn't expect it. And every overtake could only be done with a great pair of big balls.
I loved the race. To me it was nothing like Monaco. Not at all.
Race week isn't complete without WTF1. Thank you Matty 😊
Great race. Max out drove both strategies merc had for him. 😊. Like last year it was merc vs max and today max won! At home!!!🥲
Am I the only who enjoyed the race? The atmosphere made the 10x better for me.
Damn, another example of Matt’s bias against Checo. He just kept downplaying his performance and ignoring the fact Red Bull screwed Checo in qualifying.
I quite liked the race, and i have to revise my opinion about the circuit: it's awesome. Like a roller coaster, that sweeping turn 3 is bonkers, and even though this was supposed to be Monaco 2.0 i saw quite a bit of overtaking. Crazy how Max coped with the pressure and i loved the fans applauding Lewis at the end. Great stuff, great atmosphere, and seeing Max on the top step wth the Dutch flag with the national anthem playing brought little tears of happiness. Awesome stuff.