Verstappen proves he is a force to be reckoned with | 5TWL Spain 

Sorry McLaren was clearly the fastest car you can see it in the sector times, the difference was Max. People need to start respecting this man. Stop holding grudges.

I disagree with Verstappen having the best racepace. Thats was clearly McLaren.

Lando and Mclaren have lost and could have won all the races since Miami, and that’s not even a stretch. You can see the difference clearly between a very talented F1 driver and a generational talent, that Niki Lauda described as the talent of the century.

And there are still those who say "it's all the car". Verstappen is the most impressive driver I've ever seen, and granted, I started watching in '03, but he truly is that special. I hope I can one day witness him achieving the Triple Crown. About Russell's strategy, it was mentioned on the Brazilian broadcast that Mercedes only had that fresh set of hards for him, and that's the reason behind their weird choice of tires.

Max has been a level above Lewis for several years now, but you can really see it when he is winning these races in the second fastest car. The locked in engine advantage champion is certainly very good, but max has been doing things Lewis has not been able to do for years now in terms of consistency and turning around race weekends while being on the back foot. It is noticeable how Lewis is always full of excuses when things don’t go his way, while we seldomly hear an excuse from max. Max is certainly on his way to becoming one of the true greats with Schumacher, senna, Prost, and Lauda.

Whoever thinking that championship is back on are ignoring all 10 levels of agression that max has yet to tap into. he has not even started heating up yet

Max needs perfect races too in order to win. It's just that he can bring perfection weekend-after-weekend.

McLaren had the best race pace. Max won because of his overtakes at the start and his optimal strategy.

McLaren had the faster car but Max is the leveler. Had it not been him in that car Lando would've won even with his dodgy start

I think the pace of the Mclarens were better then that of the redbulls this weekend. The Mclarens seem to be more gentle on the tires then the redbulls this season so far. I believe Lando would have won the race if they didn't mess up the start. But was a fun race, enough little things going on to keep it interesting till the end. 7/10

In this race, Max Verstappen proved he was a good driver and needs to be of concern to other teams? Because no one took him seriously before? Are you joking?

1:22 On what planet was McLaren’s racepace slower than Red Bull’s?

Liam Lawson & Max Verstappen is the driver pairing redbull needs

Something I haven't seen mentioned anywhere in the last few races, but bringing up after VCARB's "upgrade"- remember the concerns before the start of the year from other teams (most notably Zak Brown) about data and design sharing with Red Bull Racing making them effectively RB19.5/RB20s? That one died a quick, quiet death

Wasn’t the biggest fan of max when I started watching F1 two years ago but man is this guy fucking magical, dude is definitely gonna go down as one of the greatest like Shumi and Hamilton

What race were you watching? McLaren were the fastest on one lap and race pace. What Max pulled off was something he used to do during the Merc dominance, show his pure skill. Don't forget, Max has 29 GP wins before getting a "dominant" car in 2022. Essentially, beating Mercedes and Ferrari in a car that was laughable (Renault engine RB) Charles has 6 wins in almost 7 years. Norris has 1 win in almost 5 years. Carlos has 4 wins in almost 9 years. Checo 6 wins in 13 years. Give them man his flowers.

Max has been the difference all along. 2021, 2022, 2023 and now 2024 look where the other Red Bull has been all along

Russell's overtake on lap 1 was a worldy.

I find it hard to believe people are singing Lando's praises so much, you'd start to think he's gonna win the championship. But the reality is Verstappen has extended his lead 7 out of 9 races this year (since he still beat Charles in Miami)

max (and checo if we're being honest) has been demonstrating that it's not only the car, but the driver as well. Dude is just a beast on the track.

The Red Bull pace is given by Checo, not by Max. Max can win the champinship with the 4th fastest car. When the fastest car was the RB23, you saw what happened.

Such an opportunity to call it a papaya box for Norris.

Crazy how Lando seems to not have a plan off the line. Too late to try to cut off Max. Then caught in no mans land.

Lando Norris: "We had the fastest car and we should have won"

Thanks for the recap, it was a good race!

Another fine review, thank you Andy. I like your "5 things" format, BHD has become part of my must-watch channels after each GP. Carry on!

crofty and the likes makes it so satisfying to listen to the Dutch National Anthem especially when you have the Brits starting on pole and the second row of the grid. way to go Max

4:18 the music is really distracting :(

Leaving Lando out was a huge mistake. He had the car to race Max. Pass him is a different story.

You don't need the music in the bg

“Force to be reckoned with” lads you only just realising?

They need to wait with new specs.. Finally teams are getting closer.. Max his talent wins the race, but Lando is coming and he will be dangerous.. These guys are awesome.. Love to see that Russel, max and lando can do close racing and who doesnt.. Lady hamilton ofcourse claims his line... He's going to the Ferrari, but I think deep down inside he see's mercedes growing strong again and it may hurt a bit if he ends up behind Mercedes next year.

Do you think red bulls upgrades would help them go ahead again?

I am mixes on how I feel about Perez. On the one hand he only finished 8th. On the other he stopped one more than almost everyone else and climbed back up to 8th, essentially making up roughly 20 seconds. While it can be debated that he should not be qualifying so far down the grid, I don’t think anyone else advanced 3 positions during the race. With what we are seeing lately, I do not think Max is sandbagging when he says Red.Bull doesnt have the technical advantage any more. Max isn’t cruising to victory any more. You can see it when he gets out of the car. He is having to push and he’s having fun. I think if you swapped Lando and Max in their cars Max would be faster and Lando slower. I think the McLaren has advanced that much.

McLaren seems to be the fastest this weekend, kudos to Lando and Max for keep fighting to the end. Unfortunate for Russell's last stint

1:22 Lando himself said multiple times after the race that McLaren had the most race pace.

Difference of the greats is that they don’t need a perfect weekend to win. Lando, George, etc. need everything to go right for them to win. Also, Lando didn’t deserve the DOTD. He was supposed to win anyway, not P2. Too much fan voting not considering his errors.

Redbull seems to not care about the constructors championship, mainly because the drivers' is more important, and they seem to be needing some extra wind tunnel time. About the money, that's pennies for them.

If McLaren had matched strategies with RB, Norris would've won the race. They kept him out far too long on stints 1 and 2 and he lost over 10 seconds to Verstappen with that. I don't think McLaren were confident enough in their race pace to match strategies and that cost them the race despite being the fastest car on track.

It was a good race. Not a great one but there was something always going on and some real impressive passes from a few drivers with High Marks going to George Russell for that Turn 1 pass for the lead on the outside of Max and Lando! That's a highlight reel for sure.

Max now needs to work for it, which is great for the sports (as well as the teams being that much closer). Then his surgical precision in producing laptimes is more obvious. The guy just barely ever makes mistakes. I am pretty sure Max still had some tire life left to fend him off, if Lando had been able to catch up.

4:50: should be 2015

No music please

Aston Martin copy and paste tactics only works in the beginning of new regulations .

" Verstappen proves he is a force to be reckoned with" you just found that out ? hilarious , the motorsport world knows that for 20 years

Could you please ditch the music?

so, the RBR started out with a *MASSIVE* car advantage that's been growing over the last couple of years. Just here to remind everyone that just because Max is winning by 10 seconds instead of 100 doesn't mean that he no longer has the fastest car. He still does, it's just simply less dominant. He pulled 1s gap on lap 1 and then also said in the post-race conference that he was just running below what the car could really do so he could preserve the tires. Don't be fooled. The only thing that will prove Max's mettle is by having a known quantity in the other seat that's allowed to race him with equal machinery and opportunity. If you can't accept that's true, you're simply part of the Max cult.

Norris had a poor start. Nothing to do with inexperience. If they restarted I’m sure he’d be fine.

Shouldn't we have any respect for Max, after every match, whether he wins or loses, he is always put down by many people all over the world, but also sometimes by team leaders. Then the still youthful Max Verstappen must have nerves of steel, right?

Why is Max already on his 4th PU? Isn't that a concern for the reliability of the Redbull?

Mclaren not only have the faster car now, they have the car with less weakness (like curb hopping for the RB), and it has better tire life than anyone too. In the last stint, both in clear air, Norris was gaining nearly half a second every lap on Max. yes it's one thing to close the gap, and another to pass. But if it were the other way around, Max would be left for dead. Max and RB definitely made the best of the race, and Mclaren fumbled it both on the start and in the strategy.

Redbull might even have been slower than Merc, Redbull is NOT quicker than Mclaren

Once again missing a red box for Perez

I think their is a lot of wishful thinking going on, just like when everybody thought Perez or Ferrari when they had more speed could take on Verstappen. Also there was no reason for him to go all out yesterday, and unlike the always extremely bias British media; Verstappen was in total control yesterday. Not to mention last season Verstappen "sacrificed" pole various times to ensure they had the proper set up for the race. I get that many are as thirsty as can be, but I think it way to early to tell, not to mention Lando & McLaren still got a lot to proof. Although I will give Lando his flowers if he wins a race, for the kind of respect people seem to demand for Lando simply got to be earned over an entire season. Just as it goes for any athlete in any other sport, even Barcelona in during the heydays with Messi got beaten once in a while , which didnt met the clubs who beat them didn't deserved it; but again for the kind of respect people are demanding all of sudden; you got beat the champ over an entire season.

Overall Norris is as good as Max, but there's one difference: Max doesn't make mistakes. Norris will get there with experience (Russell too).

Sergio Perez in the fastest car fighting for 10th place yet again 👎🏻

British Media: Verstappen proves 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Insane copium

Have I missed something, why is everyone saying McLaren has the faster car now? I mean sure they’re right there with RB but I’d say they’re pretty much inseparable at the moment. Lando was pushing like crazy and closing to Max but also struggled in dirty air, and trying to catch Max in that car right now is almost impossible, look at the gaps he comfortably pulls out when leading. Looks incredibly evenly-matched currently and I’m very excited for this summer’s lot of races!

I hate Max's personality but I think he is the best driver on the grid