2021 RACE FAST FORWARD // FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY 

Bigtime, Very nice track.

Who wouldn't be excited seeing him fighting (obeying the radio commands, actually) for P8 in a team with a name starting with an "A" too? Everybody who isn't a FIA ”fan".

One of those drivers is backed by a bajillionaire dad and the other isnt.

I think it's great that he stayed here. rather see him here where he can actually race than over there

The winner of the Indycar championship gets 40 superlicense points which are enough for F1. He also needs to arrange a test with an F1 team to at least showcase his talents. But the problem is all the seats are locked in the F1 teams today that even F2 standings toppers don't get a chance in F1 easily nowadays. Example : C. Ilott (2020 F2 runner up), De Vries (2019 F2, 2021 FE champion), etc. There are talks of new teams (Probably one of the Volkswagen brands) entering F1 in 2025 which will increase the number of seats available in F1. I would like him to replace Mazepin or Latifi if given a chance as both Haas and Williams are American teams.

It would be a shame for Herta to waste his talent away by being a backmarker at Haas. Come one man.

That's why every F1 hated him before the crash Just shows how different F1 fans and IndyYanks are lmao

@@plebiusjonbson823 Indycars are much more durable and less technical, and are almost overpowered go karts

@@evanyoon1230 Not the point lol, do Indycar fans think driving like a maniac and almost taking jimmie johnson out is a good thing?

@@plebiusjonbson823 yes

@@plebiusjonbson823 Yes it's a good thing. He's not crying for blue flags, he muscles his way through. Crazy how people praise drivers like Senna when he says "If you no longer go for a gap which exists you are no longer a racing driver" but when it's Grosjean people cry "Urr Durr CrAsHjEaN ToOk JiMmIe JoHnSoN OuT". Such hyprocrisy.

Or "Race in 30"...

If it was f1 they would both retire

In F1 that would've been a DNF for both drivers. 🤣

it's on sky

I’m not even from the UK and know it’s on Sky F1

This track layout is beautiful, at 13:33 the helicopter view gives you some idea of the terrain, and how the track is designed around that terrain. I'd bet very few people could ride a bicycle up that beast of a drop they call the corkscrew.

True. Side by side was good when commercial breaks were ever 15 minutes or so, but now it seems like the entire race is side by side and recapping what happened during the break

Welcome to America 🤣

Sky sports Indycar streams are better.

You're not wrong and I hate American TV for this. Awful. Watch it on Sky F1 instead.

DVR to the rescue...

F1 will swallow Indycar whole with all the races announced in US.

Incomparable, one is a domestic spec series, the other a world championship.

@@shiftyfitter Is it not possible to enjoy both?

@@andylaurence1045 yes completely, I didnt suggest otherwise

no, they are better off here where they can actually race

I think grosjean deserves it more. Especially if you consider that he didnt race in 3 or 4 races this year, and still is not very far behind

But anyway, great season for both

Look at Palou last year : He drove for Dale Coyne, got a podium with them and now he's fighting for the title with a big team. Grosjean is more than half way through the same path !

@@Dipierox Palou is calm and calculating. Grosjean is a hot head who drives like it's a sim. It's entertaining, but I can see the Rossi path more clear with him. Anyway, I'm from the future and 2022 Indycar champion is Kyle Kirkwood 😋

I like Romain a lot, but he will have to get to grips with higher speed ovals like Texas and Indy. Say he DNFs or is just slow at those, he will have to nearly run the table on the road/street courses. Not impossible, but really hard with rivals like Palou, Herta, Pato, etc. In any case, very excited to see him compete with one of the best teams! Hope we get other guys like Magnussen coming over too.

McLaughlin is 28.

True. I was commenting while watching Grosjean fight with Johnson.

Agreed, most cars would go down the middle so sato letting the car role to the side of the track would normally be a good idea. Stuff happens. If Sato held in the middle its very likely he would of been t boned by the next car.

Not to mention that from his vantage point, he can't see anything over that crest until the very last second. You can't react quick enough to what you can't see.

He was on Sato for not stopping the roll...you can even see Dixon enter Sato's view through Sato's in-car camera shot. If Sato hits the brakes when he sees Dixon, there is way more room for Dixon to swing wide... Not saying the dude's a terrible driver, but he does have a history with some head scratching moves...

@@codymoe4986 But you have to remember, the in-car camera is mounted at least a foot higher than Sato's line of sight, probably a good 18 inches. So what you saw in the in-car video was not representative of what Sato could see.

Actually the announcer is right. Sato was right on the inside line when Dixon came over the crest, so he was forced to go to the outside to try to avoid him. I agree Sato was doing the right thing by rolling out of the way, but did he look properly before doing so, no. Dixon was well and truly over the crest by the time Sato had cleared the inside line. Sato was once again driving like an idiot. If you think I'm talking rubbish, pause the video at 14:20, take note of where Sato & Dixon are on the track, then watch the rest of the incident in slow motion.

They did an exhibition race in the 90s. The determination was that the track was way too narrow.

Join Indycar? He's been there for almost 5 years if not longer...

@@codymoe4986 He thinks it's the MotoGP legend, I'm sure 🤩

This is not Valentino, lol.

@@ceeam I hope so lol

Rossi everywhere

Decent....

@@damiendegrasse excellent, more like!

It’s Funny how F1 brings the worst in people out and no one seems to ever be having fun

the race is on sunday. recap is on monday. why would anybody watch football highlights? same reason. it's not rocket surgery.

You don't want to miss those ads ! lol

@@FRPlayerOne my favorite sport is european football and my 2 favorite teams are the Samsungs and the Carlsbergs!!! now, what were you saying about ads?

No, there's no blue flag. JJ didn't do anything wrong - watch the overhead shot - Grosjean literally drove into him from behind.

@@amjan JJ shouldn’t have shut the door on a lead lap car with that much more speed. He knew he was coming and should have left room. RoGro prob thought there’s no way he is just going to slam the door shut like that. It was a mistake on both sides but JJ should never have had the car there

If you want blue flag favoritism, watch F1.... If you are still on the lead lap, fair is fair...a caution flag and some good pit strategy can put you right back up front....if the superior cars behind you want to pass, make them pass...

How dare people to race?! Anyway, blue flags in F1 feel like some zoomer novelty to me. They were only introduced in 1995, it was better before.

@@codymoe4986 you mean every other racing series around the world…. And Jimmy Johnson was not anymore in the lad lap, he was lapped allready from the leaders…

@@codymoe4986 Jimmy is getting a lap down and Grojean is just lucky not to be taken out by him, Jimmy got nothing to lose as he is not racing for positions but doing such blocking is dirty.

It was a careless overtake if anything.

You cant go on a rant about Sato then totally dismiss Johnson's huge block on a charging Grosjean.. You seem to have favorites here just like those announcers.

@@amjan ±

They don’t have blue flags in Indycar which is norm good. JJ should never have shut the door. I don’t mind them racing but he should have stayed wide on the apex knowing RoGro was going to be there.

@@racerdude7730 JJ's team ordered him to block Grojean so this is not racing at all

@@Reaper-cq4sw they didn't order him to block, they simply told him to run his race and let Grosjean figure out a place to pass. the way it should be.

because it's not F1.

Probably race control saw it as a 50:50 incident(racing incident). Yes, it is not always a good thing to launch yourself into a corner. However, there could've been a time for the other car to react to that and widen the steering angle side-by-side. Late braking happened in almost all of the motorsport series. Also, the reason for Grosjean hitting Johnson was due to his turning in even though they were side by side in the entry of the corner. Not saying that somebody was at 100% fault. Just saying that it could be reviewed as a racing incident.

For starters it was not for position, JJ was being lapped.

I find it funny that IndyCar does not show blue flags to the lapped cars lol. Jimmie Johnson was in no position to defend that cuz he is a bloody lap down. Slow cars, especially lapped cars should not interfere with fast drivers. I reckon had slow boy Jimmie Johnson not blocked Romain Grosjean as if they were actually fighting for 3rd, Grosjean could’ve got Palou for 2nd.

If they actually used blue flags in Indycar he would have went by him. Rules allow for cars to fight to stay on the lap so this is the logical outcome. Also probably would have win in his first race to but had to fight through lapped cars.