The Story of the GREATEST Formula 1 Season Of All Time (2012)
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This video covers the 2012 Formula One World Championship, one that many argue to be the greatest Formula 1 Season of all time. The 2012 F1 Season kicked off to a lightning start with seven different Formula 1 Race Winners in the first seven F1 World Championship Grand Prix. The Seven Formula One Winners were: Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, Pastor Maldonado, Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton. Both Nico Rosberg and Pastor Maldonado became new F1 race winners at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix and the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. In other news, Lewis Hamilton left British Racing Team McLaren F1, to join Mercedes F1, replacing 7-Time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher. Also Kimi Räikkönen returned after a two year absence driving for the Lotus F1 Team. The 2012 Formula 1 Season went down to the wire, with Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso putting in some fantastic performances for Red Bull and Ferrari. And at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, the two would showdown for a final time in the 2012 Formula One season, possibly the most dramatic Formula One Season of all time.
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Alonso will forever remain underrated as he "only" won 2 world titles. But never forget that this man was few points aday from so many world titles IN LESS COMPETITIVE CARS!
Absolutely brilliant
The 2012 grid was the most talented grid ever
Thus far.
Considering F1 age is only getting lower and lower, it is inevitable that there will be a new generation full of young men who are far more talented than the 2012 grid were. It is just nature of sports where younger and younger people get into it and have more years to develop (and learn faster at younger ages + faster reflexes e.t.c.).
It wasn't only the most talented grid, but also the grid where any car could be competitive depending on the track, having 4 teams with decent cars and Red Bull being only a bit ahead of other teams in performance. Basically Kimi, Lewis, Alonso, Button, Webber, Vettel all had cars that could compete at the front. Well you could argue about the Lotus being in the same level, but in my opinion it was a pretty decent car and was almost as good as the Ferrari.
Verstappen is better than all of them combined
@@whelbehe’s gauging “talent” based on who’s won championships
@@CamTooling fraud
Vettel deserves more credit for his feats with Red Bull. Any multiple WDC driver is a generational talent.
And he had actual competition for 2 of the seasons he won. Which is more than can be said for the Mercedes era.
@@AH-ve3ys2017, 2018..2019 ??
@@IbrahimAli-fp9em you actually call those competitive?? Look at how close it was in 2010 and 2012 then talk. Mercedes was way ahead from 2017-2019. In 2017 Seb overperformed the car by the way, that car had no right to be a contender
@@masudbillah6196it was the car
He capped that off with a beautiful and I mean beautiful drive in Brazil that season to complete a mega comeback to the juggernaut in Alonso. Both of them gave it their all.
There will never be an another season like 2012
*cough cough* 1976 *cough cough*
@@taurus6392 Keyword there is "will". Take a course on reading comprehension.
@@taurus6392 Bruh 💀
@@taurus6392cough cough reading comprehension cough cough
Never say never
vettel's most underrated season. Gaining back 42 point deficit in couple of races in the most competitive era of f1. He never gave up. Even after abu dhabi pitlane start or brazil crash.
The season was only competitive because his first half was super average. That Ferrari was nowhere close to the RB. Prime Max, Lewis, Alonso, Schumacher and others would have won the season by at least 100 points.
@@pedro.gandraThat RedBull had a lot of problems, it breaked down a lot. Hard to be consistent when you don't know what the car will do.
@@pedro.gandra
Would have
Could have
Should have
Good bye
@@pedro.gandraLewis Fan?
lewis never had a prime because it’s so inconsistent, he peaked here and dipped during most of mercedes and carried by car then towards the end of their dominance did some wonders.
i think 2012 if you remove most peoples misfortunes hamilton could have won overall and alonso wouldn’t be as close as he was but he for sure produced a higher level than everyone that season dragging a dog as far as he did
There's a Little mistake, Lewis didn't decide to leave McLaren after Spa, but after Singapore when his car broke down when he was 1st...
Another mistake Malaysia is also an asian country
True that!
Yeah . Spa was actually when Lewis posted telemetry data on his social media cos Button had managed to get pole that day and he was frustrated that he was further down.
@redcarter6725 Correct
You are right, I literally remember that. But to be fair, both him and McLaren did say that Singapore wasn’t the “cause” but a symptom. It had been building for a long time and Hamilton decided to go public about it after Singapore.
The video did also build this weird pseudo-narrative around the Belgian GP where he kinda half-blamed Grosjean for costing Alonso the title and causing Hamilton to leave McLaren. It was a bit of a weird angle that made me think, “That is NOT how I remember that season.”
Alonso‘s 2012 season was probably the best performance of and driver in the history of motorsport. What he did in that year with a car that was at times the 4th fastest, was absolute insanity.
GOAT
third and the most reliable , at the end of the second part of the season it was faster than the lotus.
lauda's 1977, prost's 1986 and 1990, schumacher's 1997 and raikkonen's 2003 also come to mind, especially the prost seasons, he was ridiculously outpaced in both of those, yet won the first and fought until the end in the latter
@@realdaddydagoth69 but if mansell's tire didn't explode he wouldn't have won, it was very good but a bit of luck at the end
That car had no right to fight for the championship, let alone survive in there until the last GP. Absolutely ridiculous performance. Malaysia and Europe GP will be there in the top of the history books forever. Massa isn't exactly top tier but he was a good driver, and only got two podiums that season, vs 11 podiums and 3 wins for Alonso. With a car that was 4rd best at the beginning and maybe, just maybe, 3rd at the end. We will probably not see this again in many years.
@@xc3274 to much lies get lost kid
Grosjeans greatest accomplishment in F1 is to not die. He literally went from laughing stock to hero just because he survived that crash.
You weren’t watching in 2012 then, he was seen as crash happy but also extremely fast and sometimes a great driver in wheel to wheel battles.
New fan alert!
You must have just seen him in his last years. He was a fast driver, his problem was that he was as inconsistent as he was fast.
go watch drive to survive 🤣
ok 10 f1 podiums i see is not an accomplishment. lets count how many nico has lol
Fernando Alonso in Valencia 2012 was the peak of talent drive in a race. He did everything
Vettel’s championship runs during this time are starting to be overlooked
It's crazy how many new fans just look at the stats and assume he had a dominant car for 4 years. 2010 and 2012 were real fights and he came from a long way behind to win both of them at the final race. That 2012 performance at Brazil is one of the greatest ever.
@@drunkenhobo5039 he did have a dominant car for 4 seasons, he shouldnt have been fighting 2010 or 2012 considering the car he had, i mean even webber fought for the championship in that redbull
@@josedupuydelome9486 Webber was a top 5 driver those seasons lmao, surely better than Massa who even got trashed by a sophomore Bottas. Vettel had thick glass as a car in 2010, 3 DNFs from the lead and had issues with the car for a third of the season. In 2012 their car had a narrow operating window and had degradation issues which played into the advantage of Ferrari who possessed lesser degradation and a strategy team as competent as the other top teams. They did have a slower car at least over 1 lap, and were a midfield car till Bahrain, but the above mentioned factors along with Alonso in his best ever form were definitely a formidable combo, compared to Vettel who was in a similar form but had a unpredictable car at his hand. The drivers even called it a Diva
@@adityanarain9428 seb´s form in 2012 was not in the same level as hamilton let alone alonso and webber wasnt a top 5 driver dont know what you on about. alonso finished massa, took all the motivation out of him, but you know it wasnt massa undeperforming when you see that when he left and he was replaced by a driver of the calibre of raiko he went on to suffer the same fate as massa. while when webber left and ricciardo came we saw vettel getting completely outperformed by his teammate in 2014. again that red bull was much better than what vettel did with it in 2010 and 2012
@@drunkenhobo5039To be fair, he made a meal of 2012. 2010 the cars were a lot closer. In 2012 Alonso was undoubtedly the best driver, that Ferrari was nowhere and he dragged it to the final race still in contention.
Fernando deserved that title but Seb was a worthy winner too. What a season!
Alonso blew a 42 point lead in half a season
@@masso392Fernando didn't but the Lotus did (Grosjean in Belgium and Raikonnen in Japan)
@@ninjathan Underwhelming qualy performance puts you in the pack
@@masso392 That's true indeed but that Ferrari was very bad in quali 😅
Vs reliability issues for redbull.
Alongside 2016 and 2021 was one of these great seasons with unpredictable moments and fights wheel to wheel
Add 2010 as well
yet they both ended up with big controversies
2016? Lol. 2012, 2010 are the two greatest F1 seasons ever. Neither 2016 nor 2021 hold a candle. Many seasons have two guys fight it out for the title. Very few seasons have five guys in the title race at the same time.
@@redherring4119 does it matter so much If 2 guys have fought wheel to wheel in spectacular battles counting any point or 5 guys fighting for wdc?… the most important is to have unpredictable moments,drivers fighting in equal seats till the end and no FIA involvs.If we go by your logics we can pretend that 1976 Lauda VS Hunt was boring because just they 2 have been championship protagonists? Or same thing about Senna Vs Prost,Senna Vs Mansell,Schumacher vs Hill/Villneuve/Hakkinen/Alonso,Verstappen Vs Hamilton….
@@redherring4119agreed, a lot of recency bias is the comments. If they lived the 2006-2013 era let’s say, they would consider 2010 and 2012 as the greatest seasons most likely
Very good summary of an epic season. It was truly a privilege to watch it live back then. A season which can be described with the quote from Vettel, "Remember these days, there's no guarantee they will last forever."
And we need more videos like these. The youngsters who started to watch F1 in late 2010s, for example, have no idea why Raikkonen was in F1 in the first place. They think he was there just to be material for memes instead of the stuff he was able to pull off in the notorious McLarens and during his first Ferrari visit.
I remember being quite excited, but also really nervous, about Kimi’s comeback. He had been my favourite driver during the time when I grew up with F1. And I even supported him when he was in Ferrari, despite being more of a McLaren fan. I realised I actually just liked Kimi! 😅
But I was nervous about his comeback because Renault had been a little aimless before, and Kubica really was making the car look better than it was. But Kimi really went with it, and I remember halfway through the season that people were asking him if we could see a “winless world champion” because he was always getting podiums and not winning! 😂😂 But he got P3 in the title and REALLY deserved it.
This was the Williams I remembered. Not the backmarker that we had today.
That car usually was a midfielder, even a lower class at that.
*have 😂
Williams were bottom midfield in 2012 too my guy
Albon literally got P7 the weekend before you wrote this comment...
well I mean, in 2012 it was still sort of a back marker, if you want iconic Williams you’re looking at the 1990’s unfortunately
Great Season, but it alwas feel slike people don't give Seb the respect he deserves for pulling of that late Season comeback.
My thought after the Italian GP that year was the the World Championship was Fernandos to lose and the only one that had a realistic chance to challenge him was Lewis.
People forget quickly. Many apparently only know the post Hockenheim 2018 Seb.
@@benn8793 facts man
@@benn8793 F1 only got big after Liberty acquisition so I don’t blame them
yeah 100% points in those last few races. comeback of a lifetime
@@IchiroSakamoto ?
Michael Schumacher showed his old magic in that Mercedes in 2012, keep fighting 🐐🐐🐐🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
A fluke
@@madjayax731 Sure, Michael Schumacher's performance is a fluke...good joke
@@madjayax731Mercedes wasn't exactly a great team during his comeback, but he helped them develop a fantastic car that would shortly after do magic for Hamilton.
Much like Vettel helping Aston Martin develop the car that Alonso is taking to a podium almost every race now
@@Zwodo I don't think Vettel helped that much, it's just that they hired better engineers
@@Zwodo neither Michael nor Vettel have helped their teams... they are drivers, not mechanics, they can only help them change settings for the car, nothing else. Stop acting like they are the reason those teams got actually good, they did nothing.
2007-2012 was a special period in F1. Dramatic finishes in the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012 seasons.
Personally for me it's 2005 - 2012. It was ordered, cold and calculative dominance from Michael pretty much throughout his career (1994 - 2002 he was the best driver by a nautical mile) with dominant cars in his disposal 2 of those years followed by 03-04 which were decent seasons. Then hell broke lose when Renault built a competitive car with Ferrari nowhere to be seen with their Bridgestones. The young guns Kimi and Alonso fighting all the way and showing their excellence in races like Imola and Japan. Imagine Verstappen winning all the way till 2028, and in 2029 Kimi Antonelli and Hadjar suddenly benefit from far more competitive cars than Max whilst he's trudging along with Leclerc.
Also each year from that season onwards had a unique storyline.
2005: Tyre War at its peak, the young guns battling throughout the year destabilising the incumbent and forever dominant Schumacher whilst he struggles with their current car.
2006: Schumacher manages to take revenge and wagers a death battle against the new king: Alonso
2007: Civil Wars and Controversy crowns an unlikely but long awaited king: Kimi Raikkonen. A new prince has awakened challenging the authority of the 2 previous princes. Lewis Hamilton.
TBC as I have something urgent to settle
Honestly you couldn’t write it. So so much came together. It truly was the greatest, just wish Schumacher could have been more competitive. Loved seeing him and kimi go wheel to wheel again
I don’t know if it was the most competitive season ever, but it definitely was the last truly competitive season we’ve had.
I strongly recommend new f1 fans go and watch it, it’s what this sport should be like.
I think you are forgetting 2021 and 2016
@@Yaro22016? LOL... 2021 just had drama and Max was the better driver throughout the season, the racing was nothing special really.
@@Yaro2 Im not, they just don’t compare. Not saying they were bad, 2012 was just really close racing all throughout the grid, not just 2 drivers battling it out. And really, 8 different race winners?
Genuinely asking, have you watched the 2012 season?
@@Sebisajiminstan I have watched the season review for 2012, you just implied we didn’t have any competitive season since 2012 quote: “it definitely was the last truly competitive season we had.”
That’s why I mentioned 2016 and 2021. I never said they were better than 2012 just that they were also competitive.
@@Yaro2 “truly* competitive”. You even quoted that.
A review is not the same as watching it, tho? Like, seriously, it’s just good racing all throughout, with abu dhabi and brazil as stand out races off the top of my head. I’ve also seen it online, as I’ve started being a fan somewhere late 2013, and the fact that I haven’t seen it live doesn’t diminish the excitement one bit. If you enjoy f1 and have some time on your hands, you should check it out.
Also, maybe don’t try to make an argument about me forgetting 2016 and 2021 on a comment about 2012 if you didn’t actually watch 2012. They genuinely, truly do not compare. There’s a reason we’re being all “back in my day” boomers about it.
Don’t forget Rosberg who wasn’t a champion yet but championship calibre driver. Also, Massa and Webber who both were championship leaders too. Top quality grid
Keep these up mate. Incredible content.
Great video mate keep them coming. As someone who became a mega fan past few years it’s good to get these historic videos. But I would be happy with longer videos too to give more details and context !
You should do the 2010 season next. A very underrated season that you don't see many people talk about because of the 2012 season but 2010 had one of the most competitive title fights where come Abu Dhabi 4 different drivers could be crowded world champions.
I remember 2012 season like it was yesterday. I was going to high school. Miss these times so much..
Excellent video! Great scene selection and narration.
Thank you!
man your edits are so clean, the storytelling is really engaging and detailed. Congrats, even if these are only your first videos, it feels like you've been doing it for years. Crazy job, love the content
My favourite season. Honorable mention goes to Kobayashi Kamui achieving 3rd place at his home grand prix.
Incredible video summary of an unforgettable season!
When someone says 2021 was the craziest year in F1 I just know they havent got around to watching 2012
Also worth noting that Monaco based RUclipsr and 2016 WDC, the only driver to beat 6x WDC Sir Lewis Hamilton in equal machinery won a race that year
Could u please remind before he ran away from F1, how many time he was defeated by 8x WDC Sir Lewis Hamilton in equal machinery ?
Who the rich kid cryberg? The same driver that got destroyed by a guy that just joined the team and whooped him first season
And then 2014
Then 15
@@giorgisvanidze1289 *7 ahem. Let's go with 7.5
@@uchu_ujin9957😂😂😂 7.5 sounds fair to me
@@uchu_ujin9957 to be fair let's keep it 7.
0.5 for 2021 and another 0.5 for 2008 😂
This is, hands down, the best channel I've stumbled upon
this channel is so good keep going. you explain things soo well and make history so entertaining
This video is pure vibes. Well done.
and sebastian vettel won this season and still some dumb people say he only wins because of fastest car. vettel is one of goat's of f1
Edit: people are having nervous breakdown in replies for calling seb of of best drivers. These guys are DTS fans who never watched a race. Pure clowns 😂
But vettel had the fastest car
@@ignacio4159mclaren did
Still to be honest, one of the worst multiple time world champions in my opinion
@@ignacio4159 and car drove itself?? Mark Webber had same car too. Lewis Hamilton fans 🤡
@@100_vadlavikramchary9 i'm sorry are we really having a serious discussion on the Red Bull not being the fastest car in 2012? What season did you watch? Also I'm an Alonso fan, not mclaren's
I know I’m a bit late to the party, but thank you for this! 2012 was the first full f1 season I watched, and this video, the music choices, the memories, what an absolutely fantastic dose of nostalgia, absolutely incredible!
Really well done on telling this story. I remember the days well when F1 was both relevant and fun to watch.
U deserve much more recognition
he literally just posted it
fantastic work!
great content thank you!
Great video. You're making me sad that I wasn't watching F1 in 2012!
2012 proves that just because the last race ended under a safety car, it didn’t diminish the rest of the season. Newer fans should take note
great video man!
Alonso's 2012 campaign was the greatest display of talent from a F1 driver in the last decades.
😂😂😂😂😂 you brain dead
Great video!
Great video mate nice job
Amazing video
Banger video!
Loved your video mate 🫶🏼
Fantastic video keep it up you're doing amazing things...
Lewis Hamilton move to Mercedes was in Singapur, right???
This is an excellent summary to an unforgettable season 👏 👌 👍 🙌 😀 .
Thanks for the video, and thanks for the memories. What a season that was! It beat anything Hollywood could think of.
Really cool video
W channel subbed.
U earned new sub :)
Nice video
Dope video
a well made video!
2012 season will always be my favorite
very good video :)
I still reminisce about this season like the old 28 year old senior citizen I am. BUT my highlights for that season was Kimi coming back and was so quick
the lights going out on "I" matching the song... so satisfying :D
Awesome videos.. look forward to the next one (‘98~’99 Mike and McLaren vs. Michael 😉)
2012 was insane, 7 different drivers winning the first 7 races of the season which will end up with 5 different drivers who can realistically win the title ìn the last race if the circumstances were to be 110% perfect for them... Absolute insanity.
Hamilton was just as good as Sébastien and Fernando that year.
McLaren was just like present day Ferrari. Terrible strategies and bad pit stops not to mention retiring from the lead twice in Singapore and Abu Dhabi while dominating.
No dude, ferrari then was present day ferrari and Fernando still got podiums despite having a car that was third fastest. Look at how many poles Lewis got... look at how many of those poles he failed to convert to podiums and wins. Nope. Fernando was just something else that year. He may not have had the best car but he was consistent.
Add crashed out of the lead in Brazil to that too. Adding up all the points Lewis lost through no fault of his own that year you get around 150, enough to make him the champion even after you also add any points lost through bad luck to Vettel and Alonso's tally as well. People either forget or don't know how well Lewis drove that year because the points tally makes it seem as though he was never in the fight, when really it was just a calamity of awful luck and far too many mistakes from McLaren in a season in which he as a driver was sublime. It's no wonder 2012 was what finally convinced Lewis to look elsewhere.
@@rumblefish9he didn’t fail the team did
Watch 2012 again plastic fan
Kimi got a lucky win in Abu Dhabi because of Lewis retiring
Maldonado only win because of Lewis being dsq
Lewis screwed over by the team in China Monaco Valencia for pit stops
@@AZBCDEEwas button that got screwed in China. And Lewis didn’t have an issue with a pit stop in Monaco. Just wasn’t fast enough to keep Vettel from rejoining ahead of him
Retired from the lead in 3 races. Crashed out by Pastor in Valencia from 3rd place. Lost pole position and easy podium in Spain because McLaren forgot fuel him. Spa Grosjean terrorism. You add all the up. Hamilton lost 100-120 points that wasn't his fault and had no control over. No wonder he was pissed and wanted to switch teams.
is 2012 the last win of williams? this race was amazing. also an edit; grosjean doing something dangerous taking other cars out at spa? seems like a casual day for him lmao. what a disaster he was at the end of his career also. also imagine finishing a season at interlagos these days instead of the boring abu dhabi, this would be epic! thank you for this incredible video!
The video is brilliant, but man, the music choice is as good as it can possibly get
That was the first F1 Season I've ever watched. Man was I lucky to be introduced to this sport like this.
The absolute nostalgia for this...
whoa that was good mate.
This Chanel is dope
hey man! really enjoyed the videos…i was wondering to myself…”hmm why doesn’t roman hill post more” you should definitely post more 😊…love you
This video was put together extremely well!
Waitin 4 more, dude
"You been hit by, you been struck by Romaaaaain grosjean"
-not MJ
That Brazil race was just insane 😍
I always return to 2012 or 2007 as my favourite seasons
Dam that was a great season. I remember that shot of alonso at the end of the Brazilian GP and just feeling his pain. Wish we could relive 2012 again
Damn, this shortened "2012 f1 season narrated by bbc" is really good to watch. Please do also 2010 to 2013 seasons
My favourite season, it was awesome.
1:18 "Both McLaren drivers, both Red Bull drivers and Fernando Alonso had already won races"
That's Fernando Alonso for you
Alonso's 2021 title campaign was just something unbelievable. What he was able to do with that slow Ferrari is amazing. Gosh, that was such a beautiful season.
Had to watch a 3 minute ad but it was worth it
I loved that jab in the beginning of the video,man forgot about the past 7 year xD
7x legend out 7x legend still in the seat madness
My two favorite seasons were 2010 & 2012
Watching this video, I CAN love Maldonado again!
Alonso’s Valencia and Vettel’s Interlagos were one of the best races in that season. Peak driving
the 2012 season and the grid was just incredible.
i highly doubt there will be a season just like it.
I'll never forgive Paul Di Resta for his crimes at Interlagos
THE DEVIL HIMSELF
Ruining the race for everyone
You must also blame Glock then. 😂😂
Although I’m a Red Bull fan and happy for their current success, I too miss the thrill of uncertainty each race, there was not absolute dominance and anything could happen. Nothing was decided until the checkered flag was shown.
I remember this season, watching every Race we could (my dad and I)...such great memories. Trying to guess how the race will go and who will win..not like the 2023 season... So much action and emotion. LOL I remember Crafty, Kravitz, and Brundle going absolutely ape shit on many occasions this season.. I consider it the best F1 season ever.
Alonso 2012 best performance by anyone in the history
Bro make a video on the iconic 2007 season
It wasnt too iconic, it was Lewis getting every single possible advantage and still not being able to get a single more point than a constantly sabotaged Alonso, giving the title to Kimi who took advantage of McLaren's dumbest team principal in history
What a time to be alive
Seeing this video I'm really sad I didn't enjoy that season at all at the time 😢 but being Massa fan was so though those days...
This is such a contrast to the 2023 Formula Verstappen season…
I was there, was amazing...
Honestly all drivers were good, even the ones who didnt get points they had some good moments
Lewis really should of won this year if mclaren didn’t mess up strategy, pitstops & reliability, it worked out for him to be fair by moving to Mercedes.
This is cinema