I can't say how much I've missed these kind of videos from you! Knowing that you have so much going on, makes me appreciate them even more! Thank you, Marc!
Ferrari’s regret is a narative created by medias and fans. Trust me. They dont. They just dont like the situation theyre in right now answering the same questions F1 is more than just a sport.
I can't believe it's not obvious to more people, The people who keep talking about formula 1 being boring are either Drive to Survive types, or Lewis D-Riders. That's it. Not real fans.
I don’t think Perez is doing everything RBR wants him too. He was good this race, but what RBR needed was for him to win in Australia when Max DNFed due to a technical glitch.
Ferrari stock price rising like it did wasn't due to the announcement of Hamilton moving over. It was because Ferrari published the quarter data and it was really good, their business is doing very well. Maybe Hamilton announcement contributed, but it was for sure not the main cause.
Great summary Marc, so much happening so early in the season makes it really interesting and exciting. Nice to see your dogs and hope the one with the poorly back recovers soon.
Sainz is the one Ferrari should have kept, this will bite them in the ass when they come 2nd in the championship next year due to leclerc binning it a few times.
Per Lewis to Ferrari, you may be whistling past the graveyard. At the moment the move appears to be Red swapping their number one driver for Silver’s number two. Lewis is absolutely not in top form and it’s a leap of faith to imagine that, at the age of 40, he can just turn it back on next year. I think this is far more likely to go the way of Vettle’s stint at Ferrari
I think you do Lewis a disservice. He is the number 1 at Merc, and is the one trying all the things, to try and get the car to go faster, while Georgie plays it safe. Lewis doesn't care about 2nd to 10th he wants to be 1st. He has been teamed with some of the best in the same car and won, Alonso, Rosberg, Button etc. If you cast your mind back to last season, once the car got dialed in Lewis fairly comprehensively beat Georgie. While not confirmed, he claims the car picked up damage last race and let George go by. He still was fighting for 2nd at the end of last year. I am interested to see how he goes against Charles, I think he will be more consistent and add value to Ferrari in terms of stock (already went up) and merch. He will bring some experience to the team in terms of set up and be able to mentor Charles. Not knocking Carlos I think he's super underrated, probably the most challenging team mate Max ever had, and more consistent than Charles. I hope he goes to Aston, I think that team is the best option if available.
As far as Carlos is concerned, only Red Bull would represent an upgrade . Same goes for Carlos and Checo. Carlos would represent an upgrade for Red Bull as the driver lineup. Beyond that, the options are limited.
Personally I think any speculation about Max leaving Red Bull is pretty laughable. While they are making cars that win races easily by half a minute he clearly isn't going anywhere. Bullshit and politics are all part of F1, if it was a problem to Max he wouldn't be where he is. And who is his old man? Jos the boss. He LOVES all the strife and conflict.
@@F1Elvis True, but there are no guarantees wherever, just look at Merc. And if you have to gamble, which would you bet on, a team that included Adrian Newey, or one that doesn't . . . ?
Ferrari's huge boost in stock price Feb 1 was due to q4 finacial report and future earnings. Please stop spreading misinformation, Hamilton was def not the driving force behind the stock increase, just clever timing on the PR teams.
Great to see and hear you back Mark. My wish list for your RU-vid show would be 1/3 tech revellant to latest race. 1/3 driver/team talk and 1/3 general. Si, Christchurch, NZ
It was obvious from the start of the race that Perez was not racing to win. He was racing to hold off the field and let Max get away. I don't think it was a good race. Ii am glad I recorded it. I watched the start and then fast forward through a lot of it. Basicaly, there is no real competition. You have Red Bull head and shoulders above every one else. Then you have four teams competing for second, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin, and Mercedes. The rest are irrelevant. Even though there's a cost cap it has not made one bit of difference. If F1 wants competition they should be looking for more teams with the finances to compete. As someone else said, Max is going anywhere, Where would he go? The wins are relatively easy and he's making a huge amount of money.
@@peterthomas5792 I agree he's racing to keep his seat, but last year when he was running better than Max and Max refused to let him pass, even though he was ordered to, made it clear to him his place. I think racing would be more interesting if he really tried to compete.
Great to see you back Marc.👍 Forgive my lack of understanding, but with respect to the CFD and what Merc are seeing on the track vs what the modelling shows, does the system not “learn” from every race? I would have thought that their model would be continually refined as more actual track data is gathered, so it becomes more and more reliable as time progresses.
How can you say there's not much between the two when Carlos has been in F1 for almost 10 years compared to a driver who hasn't been in F1 as of yet. Carlos would be faster than George Russell there's no doubt about that. Russell is a good qualifier, terrible racer.
IMHO, the more concerning aspect of the correlation problem is that it's not new. They had this same problem (allegedly) in previous seasons. Did that specific issue get fixed, or not? And if it didn't, why not? It should have been long enough to correct the model. If it did get fixed, what happened this time, and how did it start?
I'd like to see Williams poach Adrian Newey and see the team climb the pecking order toward the front of the pack. I also think it's HIGHLY unlikely, despite it being a lovely idea that Newey might see out his career at a team he once worked for and won four (four, right?) championships with.
@@F1Elvis Hey Marc, yeah, I think you're right on that, it'd be a monumental challenge and let's face it, one (genius) aerodynamicist an F1 winning team does not make; it'd need a team of people all in the right place at the right time to make Williams a winning/leading F1 team (again).
Marc - Can you do a video about why it takes the teams so long to produce a 3rd chasiss? It was revealed that Alpine is also in the same boat as Williams without the ability to field a 3rd car if necessary. Why is this so hard to do and why is it taking the teams 2-3 months to produce when they know they need it? I've not seen any content creators address this issue. Many thanks!
It’s just a huge item that takes months to produce. Williams fell behind in their schedule so were forced to put production onto components that would get them racing like wings and floors. They took an uncomfortable gamble and lost, but essentially it has to come down to poor planning.
Hello Mark, Glad you're back. You're the reason I'm interested in F1. I was sad when you disappeared for Wheeler Dealers but was a happy for you. My wife enjoys your W/D shows as did I. Hope you're around for awhile. Cheers!
Thanks Marc, just subscribed to your channel and SeedStream. I’m an avid F1 fan for over forty years. Ayrton Senna my favourite F1 driver of all time. 😇🙏🏾
I love that your post race videos are back. Other youtubers are good but you have inside knowledge of f1 like other people don't having worked in f1 for so many years
@@jamie12O9 Durr durr durr marketing durr durr durr.... It never once crossed your mind that Hamilton would do better in the Ferrari than Sainz or Leclerc because why? Hamilton has 100 more wins than Sainz.. 1 0 0 more.
@@peterthomas5792 The 7 time champion with 103 wins because I am not a moron. It's an easy pick, I know why you wouldn't pick Hamilton and it has nothing to do with racing or stats. I wish you people would just be honest for once in your life.
@@LilSebastian_ Why is it that people like you get abusive when challenged? It's just shows a lack of intelligence and incapability to discuss. You do yourself no favours. I've just cottoned on to this: "I know why you wouldn't pick Hamilton and it has nothing to do with racing or stats". I strongly suspect you think I'm racist - come on, out with it - if you know why I wouldn't pick Hamilton, have the gonads to say it in public. If you won't, you really are the miserable coward that I suspect.
Pressure is off Sainz, he is having a clear free vision, all these years he had to do to please, praise Ferrari, Pressure comes in and your driving instincts goes a little off, this year he's got nothing to lose, so he is going all out, let's not take any credit off Sainz, he's a class 1 driver,...
It was a lovely race of strategy and midfield battles. Not in the least bit boring. Doesn't matter if Max won by a meter or a mile, I enjoyed all of the race.
100% Redbull need a back up plan if/when Max leaves, I don’t think Max will be going any time soon he has the best car with the best team at this point in time. Not so sure Hamilton will bring much to Ferrari, his current attitude leaves a lot be desired in front of the media and towards his current team. George has the better of him what makes anyone think it will be different at Ferrari, Charles will most likely have the better of him.
Sell William to Andretti, its a Win-Win for both sides, Andretti would purchase 50% of Williams Williams-Andretti-Cadillac F1 Team Brillian Idea I know...
@@Legal-AlienRC Agreed, but trouble is they'd need a buyer. They're in talks, but trying to insist that the buyer uses the Renault engine for x years. Who'd accept that???
Cannot understand the questioning of Hamiltons stats now!. Did these races etc. take place in some other universe? Or did those of us who are F1 fans watch/remember these races happening in real time?
Kinda says it all. None of this, new regs business either. We’ve been here since 2022. Lewis has declined and lost a step. That 2021 season has knocked him for 6.
@@kwl189Lewis was already on his way down for quite a while. A prime Lewis would have taken '21 easily with all the bad luck Max and RB had that year(granted, sometimes self inflicted). It kind of shows by how slow Bottas is at Sauber. It's not like Valterii was miles of the pace either during their Mercedes-days. Using Alonso as a yardstick is a bit wrong because that man lives for F1 and nothing else, but probably has slowed down too. It's just not showing with Stroll. In his last year with Alpine we saw that Esteban almost always had faster racepace when he was in clean air.
Things were very bad for LEWIS when he left McLaren. Has Lewis ever failed when he switched team??? It's obvious to everyone that the current Merc car is not even as competive as the McLAREN cars and that Nicky Lauda leadership is sorely missed.
Ferrari is the best place for Carlos Sainz for many reasons, stability is perhaps the strongest argument - who’d have thought that sixteen months ago? However, we live in the real world, and Ferrari has moved on. From an engineering and development perspective, I’d say either Aston Martin or Red Bull might be logical options, however both teams may soon be headed for some stormy waters. Aston (and the Aramco consortium) will be navigating a new relationship with Honda (need I say more?), and who knows how the power struggles within Red Bull will play out? I hate to say it, is Audi a viable option? Maybe… There are so many variables that make choosing the right fit for Carlos Sainz. We’re simply going to have to stand back and watch it all unfold.
Mark, I was just wondering, that 60% scale model that they are only allowed in the wind tunnel, surely that adds extra cost which could be avoided if they could use the real F1 car? Why is this rule in place, do you know?
I have missed these well thought out videos. Lewis to Ferrari I think will not be undone, in terms of business it doesn't seem like a smart move. And if Ferrari wants to win, who better to work it out with than a mutliple world champion. Williams situation is a concern for me as a fan. Both on the cost front and on the car as a whole. If the car is giving confidence to push which then means they are finding themselves in these situations then I can tollerate it a bit. More of a concern that there is a fundamental flaw with the car itself (and not the human squishy bit in the middle) that is causing some issues - that could also be me connecting dots that don't exist. Also interesting that the Verstappen to Mercedes rumor won't die. If he doesn't leave Redbull, begs the question how close to reality it came to happening.
Part of me thinks whilst sure they got Lewis for all the benefits outside the cockpit, it also reaffirms their belief in Leclerc who has always been the golden boy. Serves up a 7x WC on a silver platter for him to beat which I think he will, only downside is Sainz turning it on early this year & showing up Charles. Leclerc has always had deep Ferrari links seeing as he's managed by Nicolas Tod's son who themselves are deeply linked in Ferrari folklore.
I do like to listen to your unscripted thoughts, Marc and to someone with a thorough knowledge of the subject, and not only the ability to impart that knowledge but also the willingness to do so. There are too many videos with too many people just guessing 🌞
I think it was a good GP I enjoyed it. I have been frustrated by all the f1 youtubers with their click bait titles this driver moving then the video turns out to be all speculation, nice to have your feed to turn to Marc. and Kym Illman
Of course Hamilton is a brilliant driver, but so are many of the other F1 drivers. His championships came because he was generally the better driver of the two teammates driving the best car. Apart from Alonso, Button and Rosberg - where it was nip and tuck who would score most points - Hamilton has enjoyed by far the best car with a pretty poor teammate. It will be interesting to see him against Leclerc next season, let's hope they have a car that can compete with Verstappen.
Carlos is still young. As long as he continues to do well against his team mate over the next two years he will still have the pick of the (ten) team seats to go to in 2027 onwards….
Isn’t Hamilton’s and Leclerc’s driving style polar opposites? If I get it Hamilton prefers a stable rear end above everything and Leclerc prefers a more loose rear end. So won’t they give the engineers a different development wish list? And wouldn’t a Hamilton and Sainz pairing be a better match regarding set up wishes and driving style? Greetings from Denmark
Hi Mark, I do not think Max will leave next year but 2026.. Aston Martin? Hear me out😅 Dan Fellows is already there (Former Red Bull) Honda will join Andrian Newey can join (also to develop the valkerie for Le Mans further) Alonso stay (drive also at Le Mans) Toto Wolff will be team principle (has little shares at Aston Martin which will increase) Helmut Marko joins (Toto Wolff his side kick) Sebastian Vettel joins (not as F1 driver but Le Mans driver) Max Verstappen will join (And will drive at Le Mans) F1 Drivers Alonso and Max LE MANS: Alonso, Max and Vettel. Its just a dream😂
@@bjrnchrstnno, they do great when they have insider knowledge and are free to abuse the rules in terms of chucking money at the project before anyone else.
I seem to remember a few other teams having the same correlation issues several years ago (I believe Ferrari prior to their updated wind tunnel, though my memory may be incorrect as to which team & when !)
A little off topic but it only just occurred to me... Why did Oliver Bearman get to drive for Sainz when Antonio Giovinazzi is the reserve driver for Ferrari? Anyone know?
I honestly dont think playing second fiddle for any amount of time will ever get you anywhere in formula 1, F1 has brutal politics, you want to be champion, you push and shove, you make a mistake in Monaco final qualy if you have to, make the team switch mechanics to disrupt your teammates comfort, screw with his head. If Carlos wants to be champ, he needs to go where ever he does, and become a force, both on and off track.
Why can they not have the tyres used so far in the graphic. There is room for it. Just have HS for someone on there second set of tyres. Started Hard changed to Soft. Far more of interest than knowing the gaps between cars to 3 decimal places.
All they saw in Lewis is a marketing cash grab and the British fans lap it up. That’s the start and finish of it. Lewis doesn’t develop cars. He drives them. He’s not going to get the team around him when the man doesn’t even speak Italian. The fact they got rid of Carlos just shows that Ferrari are still brainless at the top.
I don’t support Lulu Hamilton at all. Ferrari got rid of the wrong driver. Hamilton has done nothing for over two years. Just a one final pay day and that’s it! The demographic is he’ll never win another title. It’s the Max Verstappen era now. We had the Schumacher, Vettel and Hamilton era’s. They are all finished! Let’s wait until 2026! I have a suspicion Max and Adrian Newey will end up at Aston Martin due to the Honda engine collaboration. Mercedes are finished.
@@zedearl5181 again, I wrote the majority of British fans support LH. Not all. Agree with what you wrote that aside. LH is finished and looking for a final pay day. The British media are in denial. Mercedes are finished and so is Toto Wolfe being exposed for the back stabbing fraud he always was and is. Pushing out Brawn from Mercedes when it was him, Schumacher and Lauda that brought them the structure and success. He’s been riding on their coat tails all the way since the mid to late 2010s. I think Alonso is also thinking about 2026 having the Honda PU. Making a good quality PU takes decades of experience even Renault are still behind everyone. Honda have screwed over Red Bull with their decision making and politics. I can’t see Newey or MV tolerating mediocre performance from the new PU. Ford are incompetent as well.
I understand what you're trying to say, but no they don't look at straight up binary code. I understand the hyperbole here, but if at any point they're looking at binary then there's massive inefficiency on their software side of things.
Hi Marc, the question about Carlos over Perez is also about the 2026 regulations. Who gets it right about the Power unit an aero ? Max is not going anywhere before the end of 2025.
Im not a huge f1 fan but when i was decades ago the engine was a huge part of a cars sucess. For example honda never did anything. How come they are now successful with RB. Is it simply the rest of the car that is soooo good or is the honda engine the key?
Carlos is a good driver but has lacked consistency in the past, we'll see what happens. it seems everytime a driver is out of a job they try harder, why don't they do that all the time one asks?
it was an interesting race behind red bull and on sainz he as been under rated for a long time dont think he should go to merc unless they can get the car right
Maybe Williams should sellout to Andretti as it looks like they’re on ever increasing downwards spiral .. Looking from the outside JV hasn’t improved anything.. remember when CW in charge she had exactly the same problem.. in a perfect world I’d love to see both Fernando & Carlos at AM but of course the fly in the ointment is Stroll junior .. I’m surprised Stroll senior hasn’t farmed Lance out to replace Sargent at Williams ( as they have a very close relationship ) as he’s not doing his son any favours keeping him AM getting constantly beaten race after race!! Looking at Fernando & his age imo isn’t a factor, as long as he wants to carry on & continues to compete at the top of his game.. Just look across the pond in the Indy Car series a couple of drivers in their late 40s who are still putting in a number of appearances.. I read an article not that long ago average age was 31 .. As for LH being a 7 times world champion & bringing his talent to Ferrari which isn’t & won’t be the fastest car next season is debatable… We’ve all seen since he was blown away by Max / RBR his 7 titles & his vast experiences has done absolutely nothing to elevate him any further, in fact it’s had the opposite effect but then he hasn’t got the fastest car anymore. So as you pointed out it’s a $$$$ I’ve been following Ferrari & F1 for 60 years plus,obviously I don’t speak for everyone but I’m not looking forward to his arrival at the team I support..
SAINZ is losing his seat to LEWIS HAMILTON, not Logan Sargent or Lando Norris & No doubt SAINZ understands that... I like Carlos Sainz, I think he has just about every attribute a team could want in a driver.. But I don't think he is that Driver who could bring in Championships for Mercedes or Ferrari.. But I think he is a driver that I would bring so many other attributes to a team like Williams "WITH" James Vowels... I think Carlos is the type of Driver that would guide a team to a competitive team
Yeah, the stock rising wasn't because of Lewis' transfer; they published their very good concern results at the same time they announced Lewis. That's why the stocks went up.
I used to be a member of the Jos Verstappen fanclub. With a magazine and a member number and everything. If Jos is not actively being framed as the leaker, then he simply was. He has ties to the newpaper that reported the turmoil and he had some amount of access to the lady's phone, per his own comments. Seems as silly to work out Horner it would be for Horner to work out the Verstappens, without the other, winning seems a lot less likely. If Max is a driving savant, then Horner looks to be the TP version.
What I find remarkable is that Sainz drives like this knowing he needs a new seat. Why didn’t he drive like this when he had the seat?! Lewis will not win unless he gets a super car as the merc was. He never has been anywhere as consistent as Max is now. He has bloated stats. Imagine max getting 8 years of unchanged rules like Lewis had?!
The rules weren't unchanged for 8 years, there was a huge change in 2017, then more in 2020 and 2021. And while he did have the best car on the grid for most of those 8 years, he still had to get the job done - which he did for 6 out of 8 seasons.
7 time world champion and holds every record... keep telling yourself he was never good. or faced competition. You bozos forgot about Ferrari and Vettel. You Drive to Survive clowns are the worst thing to happen to F1 since Senna died.
@@LilSebastian_seriously brother. This is Lewis Hamilton who finished P3 in the drivers championship of 23 and now supposedly he’s "washed" we need to get these types of fans out of our sport
I am not sure if your assessment about Hamilton is correct. At the moment I don't think that his work ethics are that great. Not that strange after years of winning and now having a car that is not performing near the level where a Mercedes should be. Moving to Ferrari will take an investment of at least 1 year. He is getting in a team that is built around Leclerc. The team needs to get used to him and he has to hope that the team and he can work well together. We are talking about Ferrari after all. A team that has done everything a bit different than other teams. The Italian mentality is very different from the British and German mentality. Besides that, Ferrari will not see Hamilton as the future. Especially not if Leclerc outperforms him. I wouldn't be surprised if Hamilton retires after the end of his contract with Ferrari. Hamilton's marketing value is very big, but it will disappear very quickly if he doesn't perform at Ferrari. Hamilton is one of the greatest drivers ever, but I think he made the decision to go to Ferrari too late. About the rumours of Verstappen going to Mercedes, I wouldn't count on it. The fact that Hamilton wants an 8th title and goes to Ferrari to accomplish that, means that he doesn't think that it is possible with Mercedes. Verstappen will come to that same conclusion, if hasn't done so. Verstappen will only go to Mercedes if he thinks he will not be able to win with RBR and he can come to an agreement with Ferrari to replace one of the Ferrari drivers. At the moment, I think that Ferrari is unhappy with signing Hamilton very early, because of 2 reasons. Sainz is doing very well and it is doubtful that Hamilton will do any better. And the other reason is that if Verstappen is on the market, they are missing out on getting the currently best driver in the field.
Newey goes to Aston to design new 2026 car for Alonso and Sainz plus design the new road car which Lance will drive a gt version of in the WEC, winning drivers and constructors titles in both series. Now Putin's good friend Mateschitz is no longer employing Marko the hold they had along with woman beating Joss Verstappen will fade more quickly especially after the failed coup to oust Horner, who is still preferred and backed by RBs 51% Thai owners who are increasingly unhappy with Helmets antics with all the other drivers erratic placements. Max stays at RB and dominates 24/25 with record breaking seasons which will be his last if Newey, who stood by Horner, did consider a probable billion dollar 5 year contract with the Aramco money Aston move with total freedom in a non toxic atmosphere. Lewis will never win another world title as he's too interested in his Clown clothing and karaoke career, LeClerc will not win a title as he's not got as much talent as the early years might have projected. Hulkenburg gets a wet race podium.
If the wind tunnel is using 60% scale models and the air molecules stay the same size (which they will) (unless you can buy special smaller wind tunnel molecules) then the action of the air flow may not behave exactly the same way proportionally. Is there a purely linear relationship between all the various factors. I bet not. I bet also that there has been much research and many thick math laden books far beyond my brains capability have been written. But I also know that fluid dynamics is phenomenally complicated and is why weather bureaus always get the best super computers. So, simulation isn't everything. My point? Why not go the extra step of full-sized models in the tunnel. A bigger tunnel. Cost? Doesn't CFD cost heaps anyway. Mercedes may have avoided all their bouncing using a proper model. Maybe I'll read a book on it.
Your comments about scaling are correct. There are many reasons why scaling is not linear. For example, a very basic one is the fact that the ratio between the volume and the surface area changes as the size of the car changes. this affects the relationship between the volume of air displaced and the viscous drag of the air flowing over the surface. The teams use 60% models because that is in the regulations. They are not allowed to use bigger models. There are also limits on wind tunnel time and the use of CFD.
@@BlueIced256 Maybe, but it is the collisions of the molecules that impart the force. You need a lot of them to affect a heavy object but you still need them. So does airflow and that number of molecules in an increased 40% more situation behave the same. It isn't the size that I am thinking about but how they interact amongst themselves, and if there are a lot more they may interact differently. Or not. There are simple equations like inverse square and inverse cube but those equations applied to all those many surfaces on an F1 car and scaling it all proportional properly. No wonder it's hard.
@@Igbon5 I agree, but that is something you can factor in. That is scaling, not so much different behaviour. The mistakes are usually made in the calculations to scale it to 100%.
Let's be honest, at least Williams make their own car. Haas is the leach on F1. No investment, no attempt to move up the grid - buy in everything I can, turn up, rake in the money from the publicity. Haas is the joke in F1 - even Alpine are trying, even if badly.
Sainz is not world champion material and Ferrari made the right decision. They made this decision half way through 23 and this is the same guy who finished 62 points behind Charles in 22 when they had a championship contending car. The only reason why they look close is because the car got worse over the course of the season. When they did have a competitive machinery challenging for multiple race wins this guy was falling under the pressure. He’s driving the best car of his career while Lewis is driving the worst car of his career. Of course there’s going to be a difference lol. The Lewis Hamilton who finished P3 in a drivers championship while his former teammate Fernando finished P4 and I’m led to believe the old drivers are "finished" 😂😂😂😂
@@AndyFromBeaverton you are absolutely drunk. He’s going through a great purple patch right now. Perez was the second best driver on the grid in the opening 4 races in 23 and look how his season turned out. Almost lost P2 to a Mercedes car that was 3rd - 4th fastest.
