Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso car swap 

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Cool idea... almost no footage of the drivers actually driving.

They should have remotely shut down the engine multiple times to give Johnson the real McLaren experience.

Me: you're not supposed to drift a NASCAR Fernando. Fernando: what? I can't hear you over the sound of me giving no shits

Jimmie: most epic feeling ever Alonso: it was like driving a pickup truck with more power. 😂😂😂😂😂

Jimmie, "I just had the best day of my motorsport career". Alonso,"it was fun".

Title is misleading... Should say "Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso speak about car swap" 😅😂

Jimmie: "Nice drive, had helmet issues though lmao" Fernando: *d o r i f t o*

The Nascar driver is always blown away by the F1 car. And the F1 driver always say nice things .

No onboard laps with either driver? Come on.

Both have their merits, both are cool, but very different. Would have liked to see... idk, them actually driving?

The smile on Fernando's face at 3:23 pretty much says it all. Racers are racers, no matter what they're driving.

Mcqueen vs francesco Edit: Oh wait they never raced

The 2013 F1 was sounding so good...

Jimmy: wow! I can steer this thing Fernando: wtf!?

NASCAR fans and F1 fans love to hate on eachothers sports but the drivers themselves have the upmost respect for each of their crafts and how they drive.

Alonso: is this a racecar? Jimmy: I quit nascar

F1 Driver to test NASCAR - This should be fun NASCAR Driver to test F1 - This will be the best experience of my entire life

There has to be a full documentary on this... all the hype for some short footage?

3:27 Jimmie Johnson was profoundly and beautifully poetic with his analogy/metaphor. Just perfect and shows how much driving an F1 car would mean to anyyone who’s ever driven a race car.

This video was immensely disappointing. Thank you.

It would be like wife swapping, except one is a supermodel with a coke habit, and the other just does a bit of cross fit.

I hope that wasn't it as far as coverage of the car swap. Feeling a bit underwhelmed from what i just watched. Having the level of these 2 drivers and teams.... Just expected more footage and details.

glad we got to see a full like three seconds of them driving the cars... video should be retitled as they TALK about swapping cars

Evidently one of the best days of his life, what an epic experience. If only there was footage of him doing the drive, so we could watch it, instead of being told about it lol

Well that McLaren was never Fernando's car it's either Jenson's or Checo's

Makes me so sad that Fernando had to end his career with such uncompetitive cars.

2:29 I know how to drive, I’m a two world champion

FA: That was fun. JJ: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

"The two legendary world champions went head-to-head in the desert to get a glimpse of how the other half live. And boy, was it epic." Perhaps they did, and perhaps it was. But none of that is shown here.

Coolest part of all this is see that alonso finished his F1 carrer really happy, that's all that matters in the end =D

These car swaps are fun and interesting, BUT I think it would be more fair for the F1 drivers to take a lap around Daytona. Get the real experience and get scared a little.

Man that was a great intro video. So when do we actually see them driving??

It’s hilarious to see the f1 driver drifting a nascar 😂

I almost forget what a happy Fernando looks like,what a driver!

The way Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon talk about driving a F1 car. It brings me chills. We need an American in formula one soon!!

3:16 and there ladies and gentlemen the video shows us Fernando doing the "Vettel"

Just get the triple crown and come back home to f1 Fernando.

Yes Liberty, this is how you get more people from the US to look at F1

Jimmy take it with you brother, thanks for all the great times you gave us. Your the man....again Thank you for the great Nascar Memories.....Nascar will never be the same.

If you’re interested about just hearing a them talking about what could possibly happen while crappy generic music is blasting, then this is a great video!

3:37 I was poor so I never had that lmao

Jimmie must have thought "Hey, it's that French guy from Talladega Nights"

"Here we have Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR, and here we have the McLaren car, the 2013 model" lol

Driving at COTA before 2021, this vid was ahead of its time

And the question everyone is asking, Lap times ???? Give up the goods.

The technical prowess of F1 and the rawness of NASCAR is what makes this so awesome. It’s like an Olympic Fencer vs a Strongman.

A good video production! love it!!

This is such a nice vid. Love it

Love how they have to use an old F1 car just so it doesn’t breakdown

Would be a better video with more driving and less music.

Amazing video thanks

This was a nice little gift in my recommended feed. Thanks McLaren.

Honestly, the F1 content is improving massively. Contrary to what a lot of people assume, us who live in Europe enjoy seeing Nascars and Indi cars and this sort of interaction between F1 and American motorsport is a great way of bring that about. Alas, the footage was too short. A bit more technical detail of the Nascar would be amazing.

Holy crap, why cover up those beautiful engine sounds with music? I love the old school OHV V8 barble of stock cars.

That was a awesome video

Awh man Jim will always be my favorite racer in Nascar I've seen him every year he's at TMS

Alonso is absolute class. He's a true legendary racing driver of our age. I didn't used to like him much, but seeing him race so hard and how humble and honest he can be turned me right around. He's a great.

2 kinds of V8. Both sounded epic in their own way. (Compared to a V6). The F1 V8 just trumps all in volume though. Lovely! Wish we had a 2.0 V8 Turbo Hybrid with dual exhausts like the old days.

I really love to see things like this done. I wish we could see more drivers have this opportunity to do this.

Awesome video 👍👍👍 gracias

Two of my favorite drivers, from two, of my favorite motorsports. Couldn't be more *EPIC!*

Miss that sound from 2013 F1, that’s the real F1 !!!!

I'm so glad to see these guys having fun and loving it, I'm smiling so much. The internet is so beautiful, we can't all go but when one person goes we all in a way go with them.

2 Great Legends in their respective sports. I wouldn't mind seeing more F1 guys trying out NASCAR and vice versa.

Thats the happiest I have seen Jimmie in a long, long time.

Bring the F1 V8 back

My favorite part was them talking for 4:50 and then 16 seconds of the cars going down the straight. EPIC.

The ending music is soo smooth and it's very well shot whatever camera or drone it is its lit and yeah mclaren u guys are always known for catching up cars

This reminds me of Hamilton's and Stewart's back in 2011, I think it was. And also damn, Alonso is pretty quick in that car.

Give the editor to this video a raise! It was high energy entertainment! Great work guys

we need more of this

Video is terrible compared to Montoya/Gordon and Hamilton/Stuart swaps. Too short, wayyy too short. Mostly talk, not action.

I wanted to see onboards cams :V

one of my favorite parts about nascar is the actual battling for spots on the track and the aggression drivers are able to use by hitting each other.

A 5 minute video did no justice to this amazing experience. As fans, we should see more stuff like this

Alonso= that was a lot of fun Johnson= THIS IS WHAT I WANT

Man they took it literally when they said “a glimpse”

im always glad to see that they change the names on the cars for these things. its a nice detail

i love how much driver footage there is

Fernando Alonso driving the Nascar: "GP2 Engine, GP2 engine"

I love this soooo much. So many stereotypes on both sports. Glad to see mascar drivers get a little recognition for driving a car with no downforce or grip or traction control, it’s almost the most pure driving experience. F1 has a lot more electronics and aero involved, which helps the car turn and brake, but speeds are higher so it’s still a challenge. Not to mention you are outside. Lol

I can never hate on Nascar. They sound amazing, and they race super close, super fast for a long period. Also love the 48 in that black livery.

Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed *not* seeing them driving the swapped cars

F1 cars are the pinnacle of track cars with incredible handling, downforce, and cornering abilities along with lightning acceleration. NASCAR race cars focus more on car control as they are heavier, have no traction control, tires aren't as wide, and they have manual transmissions. They are typically focused more towards top end speeds rather than acceleration in an F1 car. The reason you see so many F1 drivers struggle to drive a NASCAR race car is because all of the advantages of the F1 car are suddenly taken away and they have to completely relearn the driving style. Both deserve respect and are difficult to drive to their full potential. Neither is truly better, even if F1 is technologically superior. The whole focal point of NASCAR is car control at high speeds with photo finishes. They are made for different purposes. Apples and Oranges. I love both equally and love both styles of racing and what they represent in their respective fields.

Needed more footage of drivers

Awesome video very cool the formula 1 car sounds awesome

I miss the days where we could stand shoulder to shoulder and not have to have a mask on

2:24 - HDBeenDope “For The Record” you’re welcome

The Music / song name is : Car Talks - DJ DENZ ;)

I really love seeing people that love their job

Reminding me of Lightning McQueen and Francesco Bernoulli...

Those V8 sound really beautiful....

The music is based on Lost Frequencies' "Are You With Me", in case anyone was wondering:)

That's real cool for Jimmie And Allen to go up to that Level of race car and get a taste of that High Tech..👍

I would like to see if a NASCAR can do GT racing. That would be a sight to see. Great video.

I love both sports, it was cool also in 2011.

This is why I want to see NASCAR race internationally on these types of circuits!

That 2013 McLaren with today's livery, looks amazing!

Super cool. I'd love to drive either of them.