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Its just respect between two drivers. Alonso knows well enough that Mark had the speed and the line so he did the right thing and backed off. Also, Webber and Alonso are friends in real life. They've known each other since their F3000 days.
I think Mark said that if it were not Alonso he wouldn't have even tried that overtake, but he had the full confidence in Alonso to not do anything dumb or weird.
Dean Winchester COTA is shit, at least for motogp. don't watch too much f1 but for motogp i think it's one of the shittest tracks on the calendar, together with brno.
Spa is the moment I look forward to the most in the calendar. Monaco is great but it's the party atmosphere and prestige of the municipality that in a way shifts the limelight from the racing. Spa is just every driver doing their best around the most iconic track in my opinion. There isn't just one corner that's well known. Every corner is well known.
as the guy above said, monaco is overrated as fuck just because of the place and the environment, Spa is way more exciting than that shitty road cycling circuit.
@@djefr Monaco is about the city. The race is over at the end of qualifying because the race itself is just trying to survive 72 laps due to the fact that you can't pass and there is no margin if someone else gets frisky. Monza has been sanitized with chicanes. Imola was a better circuit.
In my opinion, the best driver of the decade.Never had a dominant car.Seasons like 2012 were amazing to see, and was probably the most skilled driving I have ever seen from a driver after Senna.Avanti Fer
+Pipo Vi Never had a dominant car? Bullshit. Does 2005 say anything to you? Or are you just another hipster who has been watching F1 since 2009 because *HURR DURR VETTEL AND RED BULL*?
Matthew Panini Man I have been watching F1 since 2001.In 2005 the mclaren was the best car.The R25 was the 2nd.You can compare the number of pole positions, wins, fastest laps and average position on the grid.The only reason Mclaren didnt won that championship was because its reliability and mistakes by Montoya. Think before talk, buddy.
Harry Jean Charles The F2012 was the 3rd or 4th best car that year.RB, Mclaren and Lotus were more competitive.Just watch the numbers of Massa.Alo lost that championship in Spa and Suzuka, crashes in the first lap that werent his fault.
I'm a Hamilton fan, but I have huge respect for Fernando. He's one of the true gentlemen of the sport, a great ambassador, and he's so quick. One of the all time greats.
Eau Rouge is only left hander, right hander is called Raidillon (historically), many people dont know that... but today its only eau rouge for people :)
The left and right hander is Eau Rouge and the right on the top of the hill is Raidillon, so they call this complex " Raidillon of Eau Rouge". Im not sure. ^^'
Harry Jean Charles Properly speaking, the Eau Rouge corner is only the left-hander at the bottom. The following right-hander that leads steeply uphill, which was introduced in 1939 to shortcut the original hairpin "Ancienne Douane", is called "Raidillon" :) (this is the history) these days Its only Eau Rouge, and yeah a final left-hander is Raidillon for many people :)
The best sequence ever at Eau Rouge was in 2011 or 2012, Alonso and Webber side by side, inches apart and flat out! I am still holding my breathe! Greatest moment in F1 History! The balls and mastery of these 2 was out of this world! Wow!
Paddock Hill Bend at Brands Hatch (before it was neutered) was one of the most challenging corners on earth. See footage from 60s and 70s. In its original form it had a sharpening right hand braking curve, then went steeply downhill with a blind apex and OPPOSITE camber on the right. As you exited, the curve got sharper so you had to delay exit throttle (especially if you missed the blind apex). The exit had a tiny run off area, failing which you would collide with a heavy grass bank. In the 60s and 70s I saw everything from multiple pile ups to Jim Clark powering F1, F2 and a Lotus Cortina through this challenging corner with total virtuosity, visibly faster than everyone else and never once missing the hidden apex. Poetry in motion.
Eau Rouge and Raidillon basically make up this circuit entirely because these corners go up the most famous and most beautiful hill not just in Motorsport or racing, but ever. Undoubtably my favorite race track. Great sweeping turns. To sum it up in one word. ‘Brilliant’
This is the most difficult passage of Spa for me. If I mess up on this track, it's at this point. I can't recall any other track in F1 games that has a corner that had me repeat it as often as this one.
Spa francorchumps e um dos palcos da F1 mais lindos do mundo pra mim o mais lindo e essa curva é uma verdadeira montanha russa mergulho em alta redução leva na eau rouge e aceleração total na subida ... é de tirar o fôlego
+rahul raj McLaren-Honda has the best car on the grid in 1 thing: Starts. They are faster than everyone in the starts. So that's a good joke, if u know anything about F1
C'mon, we love to see you get 1 more world title. You're one of f1 finest drivers . I still remember you drove the ferrari in places it shouldnt even be.. In front of its own Q time. Y the BEST @!!!! 1 more title Forza Fernando!!!
the combination of this three corners is called: Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge so shortened its okay to call this eau rouge if you mean all three corners (left, right, left)
The Old Eau Rouge was even more Spectacular! Belgian Stefan Bellof paid with his life trying to over take near the Eau Rouge in 1984 in his PORSCHE 962C ... 🕯🌷🌿
This is incorrect, the difference is not 40.8 m but 25 m from the bottom of Eau Rouge to the exit of Raidillon; 40 m would get you past the middle of Kemmel straight. The lowest point is near Paul Frere and the highest point at Malmedy, some 100 m of altitude difference which is pretty awesome for this beautiful circuit!
We often forget how low they sit in F1 cars and how much different their line of sight and view is. @2:47 it gives you an idea how little they see and it's mostly sky as Alonso tells in the video. The best drivers in the last 5-6 years. Too bad he lost 5 years fighting in an inferior Ferrari and now one year in a lousy Mclaren/Honda. In a competitive car (not even the best) he would already have had 3-4 more championships.
He had competitive cars. So did McLaren. The problem is Red bull were just that much better. You can't say he would definitively win anything during 2010 to 2013.
***** ? Which one, you put "car" as if he drove one car for 5 years. You also missed the part where I pointed out that red bull dominated from 2010 to 2013 and McLaren were competitive still.
The title implies that Mr. Alonso is going to share his secrets to negotiating Raidillon/Eau Rouge in the video. He shares nothing except his awe of it.
