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It is a jam packed week in motorsport! Briana and Nicole are so excited to watch the F1 Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 back to back (as long as they can emotionally handle Monaco, looking at you Scuderia Ferrari and Charles Leclerc).So Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is bringing upgrades to the F1 Monaco Grand Prix?? Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were supposed to be introducing these upgrades in Imola but the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was canceled. Due to complicate logistics Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team will race their new upgrades for the first time on the narrow streets and tight corners of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix.The Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix is one of the most historic races in motorsports. It is also one of the most controversial amongst F1 fans as their opinions are split on whether Monaco should remain on the calendar.What makes the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix so controversial? What is happening this year with the broadcasting rights to the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix? Monaco was once the only race that F1 didn’t have control of production of the race broadcast, is that still the case? The narrow streets of Monaco may lead to less overtakes in the race but that doesn’t mean it is a bad race! Briana and Nicole discuss tips on how to watch a low overtake race. With the cancellation of the 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, all F1 teams had to scrap all of the social media content that they had planned for the weekend. Formula 1 teams had to think on the fly in order to stay in front of the minds of fans without a grand prix. How did BWT Alpine F1 Team have an impressively quick response? What event did Williams Racing host? Was F1 TV always planning to introduce their new F1 Preview Show this weekend? Why doesn’t Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake utilize their charismatic drivers Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas for content like they should?Briana and Nicole continue their season-long battle of Formula 1 race predictions with the F1 Monaco Grand Prix! Did the chaos of Monaco have Briana and Nicole change their P1 prediction from Max Verstappen? Will Scuderia Ferrari be on the podium? What F1 driver will just make it in the points in P10? Will rain in Monaco bring in the new Pirelli wet tires?In honor of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500, Grid Walk is bringing you a BONUS EPISODE this week! It will be the Triple Crown Special! Take a deep dive with Briana and Nicole through the history of the Triple Crown. Do all motorsports drivers agree on what the Triple Crown is? Why is the F1 Monaco Grand Prix such a big deal historically? What about the F1 Monaco Grand Prix makes it a particularly difficult tech challenge? Hear a complete rooting guide for a Formula 1 fan watching the Indianapolis 500 and learn everything you need to know before race day on Sunday! Bonus Episode will be live Friday, May 26th, 2023!Grid Walk is a weekly Formula 1 show that releases every Thursday. For daily F1 content follow @gridwalkshow on all social media platforms.
Summary
- Hosts Briana L. Klein and Nicole Katz discuss the upcoming Monaco GP and the challenges of having it scheduled on the same weekend as the Indy 500. - They express their concerns about the stress and potential impact on their mental health.
**Monaco GP Controversy:**
- The hosts delve into the controversy surrounding the Monaco GP, acknowledging that it is a polarizing race among fans. - They discuss the arguments for and against the race, including its unique characteristics, narrow streets, and lack of overtaking opportunities.
**F1 Broadcasting Monaco:**
- The hosts highlight the significance of F1 taking over the broadcasting of the Monaco GP this year, ending the previous arrangement where Monaco handled its own broadcast. - They express excitement about the potential improvements in production quality and storytelling, which could lead to a better viewing experience.
**Marketing and PR Strategies:**
- The hosts analyze the marketing and PR strategies employed by F1 teams and drivers during the weekend when the Imola race was canceled. - They discuss the various initiatives, such as live streams, interactive content, and studio shows, that teams used to fill the void and maintain fan engagement.
**F1's New Studio Show:**
- The hosts review F1's new studio show, which debuted during the Imola weekend, featuring Julian Palmer, Lawrence Barreto, Will Buxton, and Sam Collins. - They praise the format, the familiar faces, and the potential for further development and expansion of the show.
**Watching Low-Overtake Races:**
- The hosts offer tips for watching low-overtake races, such as focusing on the strategic battles, the narratives surrounding the race, and the skill of the drivers in preventing overtakes. - They emphasize the importance of appreciating the different challenges and storylines that these races can present.
**Navigating Low Overtake Formula One Races: Strategies and Insights**
1. **Enhancing Race Viewing Experience:** - Utilize live timing to track driver positions and sector times. - Activate the driver tracker feature to monitor battles and gaps between drivers. - Compare lap times and mini-sectors to assess tire performance and degradation.
2. **Incorporating Driver Onboards:** - Utilize multiple screens or F1 TV multiviewer to display driver onboards. - Observe driver inputs, steering wheel adjustments, and car behavior. - Compare onboards of battling drivers to gain different perspectives.
3. **Race Predictions for the Monaco Grand Prix:** - Max Verstappen remains the favorite for victory due to his consistent performance. - Carlos Sainz is predicted to finish in P4, considering his historical average finishing position in Monaco. - Lewis Hamilton is placed at P4, aiming for a higher position to avoid being stuck behind Fernando Alonso. - Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel are chosen as the best of the rest, with positive vibes surrounding their potential. - Alex Albon is a surprise pick for P10, acknowledging the improved performance of Williams. - Alpine is considered the best of the bottom five teams, offering the safest prediction.
4. **Sector Notes and Team Updates:** - Pirelli introduces new wet tires without tire blankets, potentially leading to controversies. - Red Bull continues to dominate the driver market, with Nyck de Vries likely to depart soon. - Ferrari rumors suggest Charles Leclerc will wear a special all-white race suit with a diamond-themed Puma merch line. - Mercedes announces the use of biofuels for European freight and track generators, reducing emissions significantly. - Alpine, owned by Renault, seeks to sell a minority share of its racing division. - Valtteri Bottas participates in a gravel bike race during his weekend off. - Wolfgang Puck partners with Aston Martin, creating recipes for hospitality and featuring his logo on the car. - Haas faces limitations in making quick concept changes due to parts purchased from Ferrari. - McLaren unveils a special Monaco livery celebrating the team's Triple Crown achievements. - Williams introduces a golf-themed livery for the Monaco Grand Prix, fulfilling fan requests.
5. **Additional Information:** - The Triple Crown special bonus episode provides insights into IndyCar, the Indy 500, and the significance of Monaco. - Follow Gridwalk Show on social media platforms for daily updates and engage with the hosts.
Raw Transcript with Timestamps
[00:00.000 -> 00:07.280] I am preemptively stressed about the fact that there is not a single minute between [00:07.280 -> 00:11.320] the end of the Monaco GP and the start of the Indy 500. [00:11.320 -> 00:14.880] I am also sure there will be some kind of delay that will cause there to be some kind [00:14.880 -> 00:15.880] of overlap. [00:15.880 -> 00:22.640] And if the Monaco GP is stressful and something bad happens in Lewis Hamilton's race, how [00:22.640 -> 00:24.400] am I going to take a mental health walk? [00:24.400 -> 00:26.500] How am I going to go outside and touch some grass [00:26.500 -> 00:29.020] if I have to immediately go watch the Indy 500? [00:29.020 -> 00:30.860] Who scheduled this? [00:30.860 -> 00:34.980] It is put it on a delay and go take a walk [00:34.980 -> 00:37.500] and come back, ignore social media, [00:37.500 -> 00:39.860] don't look at anything, and then start it. [00:39.860 -> 00:41.540] Because I also feel the same. [00:41.540 -> 00:43.540] My exact perspective is just, [00:43.540 -> 00:45.960] will I, you know, will I be able to do that? [00:45.960 -> 00:48.820] If it ends well for all of the drivers [00:48.820 -> 00:51.440] that I hope it ends well for in Monaco, [00:51.440 -> 00:54.960] yeah, of course I'll watch the Indy 500 right away. [00:54.960 -> 00:59.000] If not, then we're gonna have to take a little bit [00:59.000 -> 01:00.800] of a break because it'll just, [01:00.800 -> 01:04.460] I don't want it to affect the Indy car watching experience. [01:04.460 -> 01:05.600] It's not their fault. [01:06.960 -> 01:09.360] Probably will be Ferrari's fault. [01:09.360 -> 01:11.120] The Charles Christ. [01:11.120 -> 01:11.960] So. [01:14.840 -> 01:17.880] Mercedes is bringing upgrades to the Monaco GP. [01:17.880 -> 01:22.800] Mercedes is bringing their V-spec car to the Monaco GP. [01:22.800 -> 01:27.840] And then they expect me to be a totally okay person to watch the Indy [01:27.840 -> 01:37.520] 500 without wanting to like cry? I get that it's logistics, I get it and like we had that whole [01:37.520 -> 01:54.000] conversation like we've talked about logistics of the shipping and the things and we've talked about all that before on this podcast. But I don't like that. I don't enjoy upgrades, b-spec, car, monaco. No, they don't belong in [01:54.000 -> 02:02.720] the same sentence unless it says don't or no. Essentially, it's really just selfish. Like, [02:02.720 -> 02:05.120] I need my blood pressure to stay down, [02:05.120 -> 02:09.040] I need to keep my stress levels at a normal human being's level, [02:09.040 -> 02:12.160] and it's just too much in one weekend. Just too much. [02:13.120 -> 02:19.120] I agree. Way too much. Too much stress. But I guess that's also why is the triple crown? [02:20.960 -> 02:26.320] They book both of those on the same weekend because they don't like each other, not because [02:26.320 -> 02:28.320] they think it's better for either of them. [02:28.320 -> 02:34.300] Like, I'm a big believer in all areas, that a rising tide lifts all ships, but, and they [02:34.300 -> 02:36.920] basically said, nah, sink it. [02:36.920 -> 02:37.920] Sink it. [02:37.920 -> 02:38.920] You gotta pick one. [02:38.920 -> 02:43.200] And then there's the crazy people like us that are just gonna watch both, and I'm, ah, [02:43.200 -> 02:51.000] I'm mad. Cole and Beryl are lined up on the grid, it's lights out and away we go this week's gridwalk. [02:51.000 -> 02:58.000] Welcome to episode 18 of gridwalk. Lance stroll episode number of gridwalk. [02:58.000 -> 03:01.000] Lance stroll episode. No it's not. [03:01.000 -> 03:08.240] Fun fact, 18 is a lucky number in Judaism, so I've always liked that 18 is this number. [03:09.600 -> 03:12.640] But that has nothing to do with what we're actually talking about today. [03:13.600 -> 03:19.120] So it is Monaco GP week, so we're gonna get into a couple different elements about what makes [03:19.120 -> 03:27.000] Monaco controversial and our feelings on them. Spoiler alert, we both really like Monaco, so we want to talk about why we like Monaco. [03:27.000 -> 03:34.000] Also, F1, for the first time, is broadcasting the Grand Prix. We're going to talk about how that's going to affect, [03:34.000 -> 03:40.000] probably predict how that's going to affect everyone's feelings about Monaco. And then we're going to give you some tips for [03:40.000 -> 03:46.320] how to, what we think will make watching a low overtake race, doesn't have to be Monaco, [03:46.320 -> 03:50.280] but a race that struggles with overtakes, how to watch it in a way that makes it really [03:50.280 -> 03:51.280] interesting. [03:51.280 -> 03:55.160] And I think why we really enjoy these races may be more than the average viewer. [03:55.160 -> 04:01.000] We're also going to talk about F1's programming switch up, because there was no race. [04:01.000 -> 04:07.040] So there was a lot to talk about, about F1 and F1 teams marketing social media and PR strategies [04:07.040 -> 04:14.720] last weekend as they had to fill this new void of space. Lastly, of course, we're going to give [04:14.720 -> 04:21.600] our predictions for the race weekend. Spoiler, though, because we may or may not get to it, [04:21.600 -> 04:26.540] Nicole had an unbelievable weekend [04:26.540 -> 04:29.240] with our F1 Academy predictions from last weekend, [04:29.240 -> 04:31.040] really killed me. [04:31.040 -> 04:33.800] So I might be dominating our F1 predictions, [04:33.800 -> 04:36.840] but Nicole had an amazing F1 Academy weekend last week. [04:36.840 -> 04:38.440] And there were moments where I didn't feel [04:38.440 -> 04:39.840] like it was gonna be going that way, [04:39.840 -> 04:43.240] but literally come end of the weekend, [04:43.240 -> 04:46.480] I'm like, wow, that's pretty cool. [04:46.480 -> 04:50.960] That feels great. That felt, you know, really, really great to get a win over there. [04:50.960 -> 04:54.000] But who knows? Maybe I'll surprise you in Monaco. [04:54.800 -> 04:57.360] Maybe. I'm going off pure vibes this week. [04:57.360 -> 04:58.880] Pure vibes. [04:58.880 -> 05:03.040] Upgrades and Monaco. I don't know. Red Bull's going to be good and who knows anything else. [05:04.560 -> 05:05.000] Before we get into that, we have a couple of things to remind you. I don't know, Red Bull's gonna be good and who knows anything else. [05:05.000 -> 05:08.000] Before we get into that, we have a couple of things to remind you. [05:08.000 -> 05:11.280] One, we're putting out a bonus episode this week. [05:11.280 -> 05:15.600] If you're listening to this Thursday, the day it comes out, it's coming out tomorrow, [05:15.600 -> 05:18.120] Friday, May 26. [05:18.120 -> 05:19.120] Yep. [05:19.120 -> 05:24.560] It's coming out Friday, May 26, and it's gonna be all about the Triple Crown, because it [05:24.560 -> 05:29.480] is the Triple Crown weekend, because we're getting the Indy 500 and the Monaco GP this [05:29.480 -> 05:30.480] weekend. [05:30.480 -> 05:36.360] So we dive into the history of the Triple Crown, and we give you an F1 fan's routing [05:36.360 -> 05:40.320] guide to the Indy 500, if you're interested in checking it out. [05:40.320 -> 05:46.000] Essentially, you get to hear the voice notes I would have sent to Nicole about the Indy 500, [05:46.000 -> 05:51.000] except they're here on the podcast instead of on voice notes in our phone. [05:51.000 -> 05:56.000] Second ask is, please, please, please, we normally only say this at the end of the pod, [05:56.000 -> 06:02.000] but it really helps us if you're watching, if you leave a review, or write a comment on YouTube. [06:02.000 -> 06:07.000] Like the episode, it really just helps the podcast be found. [06:07.360 -> 06:10.200] It makes things like Apple really like us. [06:10.200 -> 06:12.720] If you just hit the five star button. [06:12.720 -> 06:14.560] But then also like leave us a comment. [06:14.560 -> 06:16.280] We really want to start to get to know some of the people [06:16.280 -> 06:19.280] who are listening to this. [06:19.280 -> 06:22.080] So leave us in the comments today of today's YouTube video [06:22.080 -> 06:29.320] or throw it in your review on Apple or Spotify or Google who your favorite F1 driver is. Like just let us know we want to know if [06:29.320 -> 06:33.200] you're also Lewis Hamilton fans or if you're a Shaw's fan like Nicole. Like [06:33.200 -> 06:38.320] shoot it out to us and if you leave us one we will read it out in the future [06:38.320 -> 06:45.520] because we want to get to know you. So without any further ado and diddy-daddling, let's get into the [06:45.520 -> 06:48.480] actual meat of the show today. Woo! [06:48.840 -> 06:56.160] Last week, with the race cancellation, which was 100% the right decision, I am [06:56.160 -> 07:09.300] still so glad that F1 made that decision as fast and efficiently as they did. But with that came a really interesting, uh, marketing and PR, uh, [07:10.100 -> 07:12.200] problem to solve, because I don't want to call it a crisis. [07:12.200 -> 07:13.800] It's not a crisis in any way. [07:14.400 -> 07:18.760] Um, and as marketing professionals and people who are very interested in these [07:18.760 -> 07:29.200] types of decisions, business me, businesses make, I, we got this live case study of all of these teams, F1 as a whole, [07:30.320 -> 07:36.960] had an entire weekend of content plans, whether that's social media content, broadcasting content, [07:36.960 -> 07:46.440] YouTube content, and all of that completely got thrown out the window, and they all had to figure out how to fill that void. [07:46.440 -> 07:51.800] And the same way that teams compete on track, they compete off track for attention. [07:51.800 -> 08:00.160] F1 competes with other sports for our attention and attention equals money in this general [08:00.160 -> 08:01.160] sporting landscape. [08:01.160 -> 08:06.600] But we also have 10 teams that compete for sponsors and all [08:06.600 -> 08:13.160] the content they put out is to benefit those sponsors. So I thought it was interesting [08:13.160 -> 08:19.560] to see how they all filled the void. And what were some of the highlights for Unicol? Who [08:19.560 -> 08:29.040] do you think did really well, did awful, did somewhere in between for creating interest for F1 when there should [08:29.040 -> 08:36.000] have been a race there. Yeah, I think, I mean, I don't want to, calling it as a, the team's having [08:36.000 -> 08:42.560] an opportunity to fill this space, I'm not trying to say that anything of the, what was happening in [08:42.560 -> 08:46.100] Imola was positive in any way. So I say opportunity [08:46.100 -> 08:52.000] is just like, they have to fill in these days of content. And like, as a lot of people may [08:52.000 -> 08:56.440] think it's not just an intern, like running all of the social media channels. There's [08:56.440 -> 09:02.360] a very curated content plan of things that will be posted and when they will be posted [09:02.360 -> 09:10.720] and why they are being posted. So to have a race totally like scrub from the calendar like that week says a lot about the [09:10.720 -> 09:15.760] teams and management and just the kind of creativity that the teams have behind the [09:15.760 -> 09:23.600] scenes to be able to put together any kind of online presence so fast because they want to [09:23.600 -> 09:25.360] be able to stay front of mind to their [09:25.360 -> 09:29.560] fans because that's their whole job for weekends. [09:29.560 -> 09:33.400] I think across the board, there were a lot of things that really stood out. [09:33.400 -> 09:37.520] I mean, you have Alpine going live on Instagram, which is like, hey, we're really going to [09:37.520 -> 09:43.400] take the time to be not only providing content to our fans and viewers, but in a way that [09:43.400 -> 09:44.400] can be interactive. [09:44.400 -> 09:47.920] Almost immediately. to our fans and viewers, but like in a way that can be interactive. And like we're like, [09:48.560 -> 09:53.200] it was like one of the first like, we're, oh, hi, we're gonna, this is the thing we're doing, [09:53.200 -> 09:58.080] which live seemed very easy to be like, we're gonna do this right now. But there's always like [09:58.080 -> 10:01.600] a planning of something and things and lots of it. [10:01.600 -> 10:06.720] We just had an entire list of questions to ask the drivers. [10:06.720 -> 10:08.120] Someone had to put that together. [10:08.120 -> 10:10.640] Someone had to get that approved. [10:10.640 -> 10:13.440] Even though it might feel natural and organic, [10:13.440 -> 10:17.000] not that I would classify that as that, but that was, [10:17.000 -> 10:20.480] they pulled something that felt entertaining together [10:20.480 -> 10:22.240] incredibly quickly. [10:22.240 -> 10:24.120] Yes, yes. [10:24.120 -> 10:32.000] But I would be remiss because we need to discuss the new F1 full studio show. [10:32.000 -> 10:39.000] Okay, so I don't know if this was something they were going to roll out anyway. [10:39.000 -> 10:46.760] That's my big question! Like, was it going to be that weekend anyway? Or was this just like, let's do this now because... [10:47.680 -> 10:51.520] And for context, we're talking about the Monaco preview show [10:51.520 -> 10:54.240] that they did on F1's YouTube with Julian Palmer, [10:54.240 -> 10:57.540] Lawrence Barreto, and Will Buxton, and Sam Collins. [10:57.540 -> 10:59.480] Now, what blew my mind about it though, [10:59.480 -> 11:02.760] is that they started with the three guys on the couch [11:02.760 -> 11:05.760] talking about Monaco, then they pulled back and they turned [11:05.760 -> 11:11.920] the camera to Sam at the screen. And I'm like, oh, I know the studio set because this is where Sam [11:11.920 -> 11:20.480] and Scarbs will like do like race and car analysis in other videos. So I think this was always planned, [11:20.480 -> 11:28.040] but I don't think it was planned for this weekend. Like, I think that set was always there and ready to do something like this. [11:28.040 -> 11:31.860] But I wonder if F1 was going to do this on Tuesday. [11:31.860 -> 11:35.000] Or if they had plans to do this and start maybe at Silverstone. [11:35.000 -> 11:36.000] Like I'm just picking a race. [11:36.000 -> 11:38.960] And they're like, well, now we have this weekend. [11:38.960 -> 11:41.960] Let's try it and make an attempt. [11:41.960 -> 11:47.200] And if this were they a rushed let's do all I know is it had to have at least been a little [11:47.200 -> 11:52.960] rushed because they recorded it on a Saturday or Sunday where they were supposed to be at a race [11:54.240 -> 12:07.540] and it was really well done I enjoyed the whole thing yeah it gave me it was like very reminiscent of like a ESPN style like show. [12:07.880 -> 12:10.320] It felt familiar in a way. [12:10.320 -> 12:14.020] And I know we had talked about, you know, the like the new recent [12:14.820 -> 12:17.180] ESPN post ratio and everything like that. [12:17.520 -> 12:21.120] So it felt very similar vibes to that, except it was just like on YouTube [12:21.120 -> 12:22.860] and with like a [12:23.160 -> 12:26.180] not like a more to me as an F1 fan a [12:26.180 -> 12:33.340] more familiar set of commentators so it kind of felt like a weird meld mesh of [12:33.340 -> 12:38.620] familiar components and familiar faces but like in a new location new place [12:38.620 -> 12:48.240] trying something new yeah no I also enjoyed. I hope they continue to do it and see what it turns into. And I'd be [12:48.240 -> 12:53.200] curious to see if it ends up somewhere else besides YouTube. But for now, I'm very happy [12:53.200 -> 12:59.200] that's where it is. F1 TV's production has really stepped up this year. And I don't think we've had [12:59.200 -> 13:04.000] an opportunity in between races and all the other stuff that's been going on to shine a light on [13:06.640 -> 13:12.240] in between races and all the other stuff that's been going on to shine a light on how much I've been enjoying their pre and post race and their supplemental content they've been putting out [13:12.240 -> 13:18.000] around the races. It's, they've been doing this one, these two things every week that are new [13:18.000 -> 13:22.720] this year that I've been really impressed with. One is they're putting out a weekend wrap up [13:23.840 -> 13:26.300] pre-race on Sunday morning, [13:26.300 -> 13:30.000] understanding that so many people don't watch all the practice sessions, [13:30.000 -> 13:33.300] and they don't, and they're wrong in not watching qualifying. [13:33.300 -> 13:35.800] If you're going to watch one thing in an F1 weekend, watch qualifying, [13:35.800 -> 13:38.800] but I won't rant about that right now. [13:38.800 -> 13:41.800] And this video has been really great. [13:41.800 -> 13:45.860] Like, I don't need it, but I watch it just because I'm curious about the type of content [13:45.860 -> 13:48.000] that F1's focusing on and putting out. [13:48.000 -> 13:50.540] Yeah, like what are they picking for the person [13:50.540 -> 13:53.920] who doesn't watch all of practice, all of qualifying? [13:53.920 -> 13:57.200] Like what are they determining as like the stories to follow [13:57.200 -> 14:00.520] or the things to know or like that day? [14:00.520 -> 14:03.240] And I'm always eternally fascinated [14:03.240 -> 14:04.880] with just media strategy. [14:04.880 -> 14:05.000] So whenever F1 is choosing to do something new, I'm going eternally fascinated with just media strategy. [14:05.000 -> 14:09.560] So whenever F1 is choosing to do something new, I'm going to tune in for the same reason [14:09.560 -> 14:10.840] we're talking about. [14:10.840 -> 14:15.480] The media programming right now is just something that we both really like. [14:15.480 -> 14:20.120] The other thing they're doing is post-race weekend fan reactions, where they're going [14:20.120 -> 14:23.440] around interviewing fans on track afterwards and like, what did you think of the race? [14:23.440 -> 14:27.480] And I just, F1's not always been [14:27.480 -> 14:29.680] super community based. And I just really liked that [14:29.680 -> 14:34.320] initiative they're doing to like hear from fans in the moment. [14:34.840 -> 14:39.680] Yeah, they're like, I mean, literally speaking to fans. And [14:39.680 -> 14:43.280] we've discussed very briefly, right after the season started [14:43.280 -> 14:49.720] discussing like, we were really shocked with like the car launches and first race and everything. And like the [14:49.720 -> 14:54.640] preseason testing content that we were getting that like last year and previous years, we [14:54.640 -> 14:59.320] were not getting anything about like tire testing or like preseason testing, anything [14:59.320 -> 15:07.080] like that. And they were producing so much content. we're getting so much extra content as you've touched upon during race weekends. [15:07.080 -> 15:12.220] So it's clear of like, well, this is for fans and the communicating with fans and then producing [15:12.220 -> 15:13.980] that content and sharing it. [15:13.980 -> 15:17.100] It is where we want to see the sport be going. [15:17.100 -> 15:22.380] It's that fan focus that we know is the right move and where the money is and more fun for [15:22.380 -> 15:26.420] us. Right. I always just like when sports understand [15:26.420 -> 15:28.100] that they can be, [15:29.360 -> 15:31.240] like they can produce a ton of options [15:31.240 -> 15:35.080] and not everyone needs to engage with every option. [15:36.180 -> 15:40.280] So if the fan reaction video isn't for you, that's cool. [15:40.280 -> 15:42.920] But there's someone out there who's gonna love that. [15:42.920 -> 15:43.760] Yeah. [15:43.760 -> 15:45.960] And I think this new studio show, [15:45.960 -> 15:49.840] yeah, like this new studio show is a similar thing [15:49.840 -> 15:53.520] where like, it really is something to your point [15:53.520 -> 15:54.640] that's really familiar to us. [15:54.640 -> 15:56.720] And I really liked the format and I can't wait [15:56.720 -> 15:59.040] until they get more personalities in a studio show [15:59.040 -> 16:03.560] like that and loosen up and have a little more fun with it. [16:03.560 -> 16:05.320] You know, like gotta get Julian Palmer [16:05.320 -> 16:07.880] to do like top five rankings or something. [16:07.880 -> 16:12.880] But the, so I liked the familiar format. [16:12.960 -> 16:15.020] And that doesn't mean that everyone has to like it [16:15.020 -> 16:16.160] and not everyone has to watch it. [16:16.160 -> 16:18.160] I just think the more content, [16:18.160 -> 16:21.640] the more different content that F1 puts out, [16:21.640 -> 16:23.940] the better and healthier the sport is. [16:23.920 -> 16:24.920] content that F1 puts out, the better and healthier the sport is. 100%. [16:24.920 -> 16:30.720] Oh, but so we digressed a little bit. [16:30.720 -> 16:36.500] You said, I think we both like give like, I think Alpine's like immediate response to [16:36.500 -> 16:37.880] get on live was really good. [16:37.880 -> 16:41.780] I think the new studio show was really cool. [16:41.780 -> 16:50.000] Another one is Williams putting together a fundraising Twitch livestream that included Alex and a bunch of their eSports drivers. [16:50.000 -> 17:01.000] It was also a really good way to leverage capabilities that their team already had and put something together last minute, but entertaining for their fans. [17:01.000 -> 17:03.000] And I thought it was really good. [17:03.000 -> 17:07.000] Utilize your resources for a good cause. [17:07.000 -> 17:08.000] Right. [17:08.000 -> 17:13.000] Yeah, so I think they did a great job with it. [17:13.000 -> 17:17.000] I do think some teams decided to just go dark. [17:17.000 -> 17:21.000] And I just think that's such a missed opportunity. [17:21.000 -> 17:25.600] But they're the same teams that go dark in between race weekends, and they don't understand [17:25.600 -> 17:32.880] that creating engaging content year-round keeps them positively in the news cycle. [17:32.880 -> 17:38.480] I feel like we can just specifically call out Alfa Romeo because it's frustrating to [17:38.480 -> 17:42.560] me of just utilize your charismatic drivers. [17:42.560 -> 17:47.480] Like I understand you're not having the greatest season, but you have two drivers that you [17:47.480 -> 17:55.080] can make such wonderful content with, and you had a free weekend to do something, and [17:55.080 -> 17:58.080] you know, you didn't. [17:58.080 -> 18:01.240] You did not do that. [18:01.240 -> 18:06.780] I think the only races on the calendar that get more commentary about whether they should [18:06.780 -> 18:11.640] exist is Miami and Vegas. [18:11.640 -> 18:18.480] Then the Monaco GP, I think the vast majority of conversation is, do you like it? [18:18.480 -> 18:19.480] Do you hate it? [18:19.480 -> 18:21.480] Should it even exist anymore? [18:21.480 -> 18:23.280] Oh, I hate seeing these cars on there. [18:23.280 -> 18:28.800] And I love seeing, like, if there is an opinion to be had about Monaco, it's probably been had already because it's been [18:28.800 -> 18:36.160] talked about until the end of time. It is an unbelievably polarizing race. I fall into the [18:36.160 -> 18:43.680] position of, it's been there for so long, it's going to be there, like, enjoy it. But I also, [18:43.680 -> 18:46.960] like, enjoy it no matter what. I, again, I like when it's a little [18:46.960 -> 18:52.160] bit different. I like that kind of little bit of extra spice to the calendar. And Monaco means so [18:52.160 -> 18:55.920] much to the drivers. It's a different perspective. It's a different energy for the teams and the [18:55.920 -> 19:01.360] drivers and just everyone there. It's, there's a little bit of extra sparkle when it comes to [19:01.360 -> 19:08.440] Monaco for F1. I think of every race was Monaco, and I'm not talking about Monaco off track, I'm talking [19:08.440 -> 19:11.240] about Monaco on track, I think then I would get it. [19:11.240 -> 19:12.240] I'd be like, you know what? [19:12.240 -> 19:16.480] Yeah, we don't need 23 Monacos on the calendar. [19:16.480 -> 19:17.480] No. [19:17.480 -> 19:19.600] But I love having one Monaco. [19:19.600 -> 19:25.280] I think every time their contract is up, so it was up coming into this year, you get all the [19:25.280 -> 19:29.600] people who are like, oh we don't need Monaco. I'm like, no, no, we need Monaco. An F1 [19:29.600 -> 19:35.000] calendar without Monaco would feel wrong. It's such a different style of driving [19:35.000 -> 19:41.280] and you're really testing a different type of ability, but like because of, you [19:41.280 -> 19:46.000] know, it's so narrow and like there's such less overtaking and the corners and [19:46.000 -> 19:53.200] like it's such a different style than all other circuits that you're really like putting them to [19:53.760 -> 19:58.000] the test in a different way and that makes it more interesting I personally think as a fan [19:58.000 -> 20:10.040] and a viewer to be watching. I completely agree with a lot of the arguments that if the cars were smaller they would race better in Monaco. So I don't want to discredit all of that but I do love [20:10.040 -> 20:16.260] Monaco and something about me as a general sports fan is I've always been [20:16.260 -> 20:22.500] attracted to parts of sports that are more defensive. Like my favorite part of [20:22.500 -> 20:26.820] football is I love watching the defensive line. I love great defense. [20:26.820 -> 20:32.120] And like, the NFL made a completely shift to just make as much offense as possible and [20:32.120 -> 20:34.480] make playing defense completely impossible. [20:34.480 -> 20:40.800] And I get that that's sexier, but I just, me as a collective sports fan, like defense [20:40.800 -> 20:42.700] has been one of my favorite things. [20:42.700 -> 20:48.960] And Monaco is like the defense of F1, where it's more about, like, can you hold someone [20:48.960 -> 20:49.960] back? [20:49.960 -> 20:50.960] Can you not make a mistake? [20:50.960 -> 20:56.480] Then it is about press DRS, go past. [20:56.480 -> 20:58.440] So there's going to be less overtakes. [20:58.440 -> 21:04.120] But weirdly for me as a sports fan in this like weird contrarian group I'm in, it's like [21:04.120 -> 21:05.200] my favorite part of sport. [21:06.480 -> 21:13.040] It's like the exception of like certain rules. I don't know. It's like there's just something [21:13.040 -> 21:19.600] different about it that I'm fine with. Because not that I don't love seeing overtakes in a race. [21:19.600 -> 21:25.920] Like I do. But I also don't think that's everything a race needs to be a good race. [21:27.400 -> 21:33.400] I think a reason why so many people have rough feelings about Monaco is because [21:33.440 -> 21:37.840] what I think is actually a little known fact that up until this year, Monaco was [21:37.840 -> 21:44.160] the only race on the calendar where F1 didn't handle all the broadcasting. [21:45.000 -> 21:45.200] So at every other race, F1 has a handle all the broadcasting. [21:49.140 -> 21:51.700] So at every other race, F1 has a team of broadcasters and they basically put out a live feed. [21:51.700 -> 21:56.700] And then people from other countries commentate over that, [21:56.700 -> 22:00.200] whether that's F1 TV's crew, the Sky Sports crew, [22:00.200 -> 22:02.700] or the Sky Germany crew, [22:02.700 -> 22:08.720] they all take the same F1 live feed. And that live feed dictates the [22:08.720 -> 22:14.800] visuals of the race. That's also where the team radio comes from. They're doing all of the [22:14.800 -> 22:26.080] production. Except for Monaco. Monaco, up until this year, had written in their rules, thank you Bernie, this was great, [22:28.960 -> 22:35.760] that they got to broadcast the race. And you might be like, well, does Monaco's broadcasting [22:35.760 -> 22:40.480] team have a lot of experience with broadcasting motor races? No, they do this once a year. [22:41.120 -> 22:46.680] They just do this. So, and maybe a couple others. But, so you're saying the [22:46.680 -> 22:52.080] professional broadcasting team is not allowed to broadcast the race because Monica was very [22:52.080 -> 23:02.380] particular about what ways you saw their principality. And for that reason, you had a bunch of, essentially [23:02.380 -> 23:06.560] compared to F1's team, amateurs broadcasting this race. [23:06.560 -> 23:09.440] And that's why you get those iconic lamp stroll moments. [23:11.960 -> 23:13.520] But guess what, Nicole? [23:13.520 -> 23:18.520] It's just all overexposed, coming out of the tunnel. [23:18.720 -> 23:21.680] Like, who is it? [23:21.680 -> 23:22.800] What, what, what? [23:24.480 -> 23:27.880] But not this year, because in their new contract [23:28.920 -> 23:34.480] F1 is going to be in charge of broadcasting this race. Can we take a moment? [23:37.480 -> 23:39.480] Make [23:39.480 -> 23:40.600] gosh [23:40.600 -> 23:42.800] Honey, well, you can do a lot of things [23:43.600 -> 23:44.840] maybe [23:44.840 -> 23:50.760] Let leave this to the professionals. [23:50.760 -> 23:58.120] I am excited for how much I think this is going to improve all of our enjoyment of the [23:58.120 -> 23:59.120] race. [23:59.120 -> 24:03.960] Not that F1 broadcasting is perfect, but I know it's going to be a step up. [24:03.960 -> 24:08.600] It is overall going to be better than what we've experienced. [24:08.600 -> 24:14.680] Yeah, I mean, it was already pretty low bar, so I can't, and like, again, as someone who [24:14.680 -> 24:17.600] enjoys watching Monaco right now, oh, it's gonna be great. [24:17.600 -> 24:23.040] It's gonna be awesome to watch actual professionals understanding how to do a broadcast. [24:23.040 -> 24:32.000] And I don't necessarily think that we're gonna to get any other like views of Monaco that they like wouldn't have want us to really see because yeah [24:32.000 -> 24:38.160] they want like the image of Monaco and the selling of Monaco or like just we're gonna it it will still [24:38.160 -> 24:49.120] be everything we wanted to and more just at like a professional level and people know what they're doing. I think it will be better. I've also always been very curious about [24:49.120 -> 24:54.160] what parts of Monaco are they so worried about us seeing? [24:54.640 -> 25:02.240] Yeah, it's Monaco, right? Isn't it supposed to be Monaco? Monte Carlo? [25:02.240 -> 25:07.520] Right, so I mean maybe there is a part of Monarch. I've clearly never been there [25:07.800 -> 25:12.500] So I'm it's always been this in the back of my head since I've known that this is a thing [25:12.640 -> 25:14.640] And like that's kind of sketchy [25:15.400 -> 25:18.560] Maybe Monaco's not so nice. I don't I [25:19.920 -> 25:26.560] I don't think that's the case. I just confused. Yeah, I don't think that's the case. I just am confused. Yeah, I don't think almost every driver [25:26.560 -> 25:29.840] or people that make a lot of money and whatever, [25:29.840 -> 25:31.960] yes, tax rules, blah, blah, blah, [25:31.960 -> 25:34.320] but I don't think they live there, have property there, [25:34.320 -> 25:39.280] invest there at all if it was like not very nice. [25:39.280 -> 25:40.640] Yeah. [25:40.640 -> 25:44.320] So do you think F1 broadcasting Monaco this year, [25:44.320 -> 25:46.620] do you think that's going to improve [25:46.620 -> 25:49.640] the general sentiment around Monaco? [25:49.640 -> 25:52.320] Like, do you think coming out of this race, [25:52.320 -> 25:54.300] there might be some general, [25:54.300 -> 25:56.300] wow, that was a really good Monaco this year. [25:56.300 -> 25:57.960] And maybe they don't know that that's why, [25:57.960 -> 26:01.520] because I know that understanding who's broadcasting a race [26:01.520 -> 26:06.080] is a niche subject that you and I primarily are very interested in [26:06.080 -> 26:08.440] and I don't think the average viewer is. [26:08.440 -> 26:09.800] But do you think there might be some like, [26:09.800 -> 26:12.040] wow, that was the best Monaco race we had in a while, [26:12.040 -> 26:13.560] even if nothing is different? [26:14.680 -> 26:18.800] I hope for yes, but like my gut says no. [26:18.800 -> 26:21.400] Like I think people that don't like Monaco [26:21.400 -> 26:23.600] love not to like Monaco. [26:23.600 -> 26:25.760] And it's like a thing they get to do every year [26:25.760 -> 26:28.600] of being like, oh, again, with these narrow streets [26:28.600 -> 26:31.320] and these ridiculous corners and this ridiculous, [26:31.320 -> 26:33.320] it's the same reason why people like to be like, [26:33.320 -> 26:36.520] meh, meh, meh, drivers and directions at Miami. [26:36.520 -> 26:39.280] Like, it's like part of like the F1 piece [26:39.280 -> 26:41.800] that people just feel like is a little bit unnecessary [26:41.800 -> 26:43.340] or it's like a little bit too extra, [26:43.340 -> 26:47.080] but like, they don't understand understand it's like a crucial part [26:47.080 -> 26:47.920] of the sport. [26:47.920 -> 26:51.120] And yeah, Monaco is not going anywhere. [26:51.120 -> 26:53.360] So I think if the people with the personality traits [26:53.360 -> 26:55.720] that are anti-Monaco will stay that way, [26:55.720 -> 26:58.360] and the people that love Monaco and enjoy watching Monaco [26:58.360 -> 27:00.880] will have a better time this year. [27:00.880 -> 27:05.880] I do think that what gets underrepresented on social media is that there's probably a [27:05.880 -> 27:08.160] lot of people who are just on the fence about it. [27:08.160 -> 27:10.160] It's a race. [27:10.160 -> 27:11.160] Who cares? [27:11.160 -> 27:16.400] Or we're very much like, yeah, it's Monaco. [27:16.400 -> 27:18.160] Monaco is a big deal every year. [27:18.160 -> 27:21.560] Monaco is one of the few races that people who don't watch F1 will still watch every [27:21.560 -> 27:22.560] year. [27:22.560 -> 27:26.880] I do think there's a large majority of people who are probably like, [27:27.960 -> 27:30.920] yeah, it's Monaco, crown jewel. Cool. Triple crown. Love it. [27:30.960 -> 27:35.080] Moving on. Even if they leave the race being like, that was a [27:35.080 -> 27:40.120] little subpar. They're not. Sometimes I feel like we live in [27:40.120 -> 27:45.480] this bubble of F1 conversation, where everyone has an opinion about it? [27:45.480 -> 27:48.680] What if the reality is that those people are just like, whatever? [27:49.440 -> 27:50.320] Yeah, I don't know. [27:50.320 -> 27:54.280] I feel like F1 is a sport that like it's not very, man, whatever. [27:54.280 -> 27:57.480] I feel like it's a sport of very strong, positive feelings. [27:57.800 -> 28:02.120] I mean, literally a lot of people like their main point for Monaco [28:02.120 -> 28:05.840] is that there's like no room to overtake cars too big but [28:05.840 -> 28:10.480] like the fact that like there's not a bunch of overtaking in the race is like a strong reason [28:10.480 -> 28:18.320] as to like why people don't enjoy it as much but I don't you and I both feel that there can be [28:19.200 -> 28:27.520] ways to be watching a race that doesn't have a bunch of overtakes and like still enjoy it. [28:27.520 -> 28:34.240] And I also don't think this is the only track on the calendar that struggles with low overtakes. [28:34.240 -> 28:38.960] I also think you and I are both in the camp of like a DRS overtake is not thrilling and [28:38.960 -> 28:47.360] exciting to watch. So I don't think there is a direct one-to-one causation. Exciting race, good overtakes. [28:47.360 -> 28:49.120] I don't think that's... [28:49.120 -> 28:54.280] I think it's exciting race has a one-to-one correlation with the stories told around that [28:54.280 -> 29:00.720] race and that we can visibly see long-term strategic battles, whether that's between [29:00.720 -> 29:06.400] drivers or in strategy and how well that's communicated to us. I think that's what [29:06.400 -> 29:13.520] makes a good race. Last year's Monaco was actually a really good race between, well, everything that [29:13.520 -> 29:21.360] happened to Charles. But even without that, you had Carlos, you had the Williams drivers not [29:21.360 -> 29:25.400] listening to blue flags, so Carlos had a slow outlap. [29:25.400 -> 29:28.520] You had that whole thing for the end of the race [29:28.520 -> 29:31.080] where all the drivers were trying to overtake each other, [29:31.080 -> 29:33.680] and Checo had to do some great defensive moves [29:33.680 -> 29:38.800] in slippery conditions in order to not crash and keep [29:38.800 -> 29:40.640] all the drivers behind him. [29:40.640 -> 29:43.800] I think there's such a narrative around being [29:43.800 -> 29:46.340] unable to overtake in Monaco that they're [29:46.340 -> 29:51.240] taking out all the skill of the drivers who are preventing the overtakes. [29:51.240 -> 29:52.240] Right. [29:52.240 -> 29:54.400] Which is just as important. [29:54.400 -> 29:56.880] Like, Checo could have easily crashed. [29:56.880 -> 30:01.760] I don't remember- do you remember the photos of his tires at the end of that race? [30:01.760 -> 30:03.640] In the slippery, wet conditions? [30:03.640 -> 30:05.680] And he didn't make a single mistake? Yeah, and like, it was monsooning, that race in the slippery wet conditions and he didn't make a single mistake. [30:06.320 -> 30:11.520] Yeah and like those it was monsooning that race. That's like when they were photoshopping [30:11.520 -> 30:17.840] VB's famous river picture like into the street. It was nuts. The conditions for that race last [30:17.840 -> 30:27.320] year were absolutely wild and I think these were a really good point about that it discredits the skill that it takes to perform well in [30:27.320 -> 30:29.960] any sense on a circuit like Monaco. [30:29.960 -> 30:41.400] So I think this transitions well to you and I have some tips for watching a low overtake [30:41.400 -> 30:45.220] race, or a race that is predicted to be a low overtake race. [30:45.220 -> 30:50.120] And how we watch those races, like, so this is how I'm going to go into Monaco watching [30:50.120 -> 30:56.400] the race, but admittedly I watch every race the way I'm about to describe. [30:56.400 -> 31:04.240] In order to give yourself things to look for, other than overtakes and driver, necessarily [31:04.240 -> 31:07.040] like dramatic driver movement. [31:07.040 -> 31:08.640] So these are gonna be like easy entries [31:08.640 -> 31:10.520] into things to watch and look for. [31:10.520 -> 31:13.160] Whether or not you are a live timing person, [31:13.160 -> 31:17.300] from Monaco, I recommend opening up live timing. [31:18.600 -> 31:20.760] In the live timing, there is a tab [31:20.760 -> 31:22.280] and it's called driver tracker. [31:22.280 -> 31:23.640] If you're watching on YouTube right now, [31:23.640 -> 31:29.040] I'm gonna put a visual component on the screen, But I'm going to explain this in an easy to follow [31:29.040 -> 31:32.800] way even if you don't want to go over to YouTube and see this. [31:32.800 -> 31:36.200] You should. You should do it. [31:36.200 -> 31:43.240] Subscribe while you're there, turn on notifications, all the things YouTubers say, right? Admittedly, [31:43.240 -> 31:46.060] we do work really hard on the visual component to this. If you're [31:46.060 -> 31:54.860] not watching us, I'd recommend it. So, click on the driver tracker tab. Whatever driver [31:54.860 -> 32:00.260] is your favorite driver or your most interested in following for the day. Click that driver. [32:00.260 -> 32:05.680] And then for the driver, then pick a driver that you think your favorite driver is [32:05.680 -> 32:11.540] trying to track down or trying to keep behind them. [32:11.540 -> 32:13.600] The driver tracker will automatically [32:13.600 -> 32:21.600] populate their sector times and how much the driver chasing [32:21.600 -> 32:25.360] is either gaining or losing to the other driver. [32:30.960 -> 32:40.320] So, for example, I will normally in every race, the driver I root for the most is Lewis Hamilton. So let's say Lewis Hamilton is qualified P4, and I think what's reasonable and what I'm rooting for [32:40.320 -> 32:50.600] is him to finish P3 behind both the Red Bulls. I will grab whatever driver is P3, I'll put both of them into this driver tracker, and it will live tell me, okay, is [32:50.600 -> 32:55.800] Lewis gaining? Is he losing time? And you can watch that battle, whether or not they're [32:55.800 -> 32:59.000] showing it on the broadcast. [32:59.000 -> 33:02.000] Make your own battle. Create your own broadcast. [33:02.000 -> 33:06.040] But it also doesn't have to be a P4 to P3. [33:06.040 -> 33:12.800] So let's say your favorite driver is Lance Stroll and he qualified out of position. [33:12.800 -> 33:15.920] Because this is something I experienced many weeks. [33:15.920 -> 33:17.880] Lance Stroll qualifying out of position. [33:17.880 -> 33:21.840] I might Lance Stroll maybe qualified P9. [33:21.840 -> 33:24.960] I think he's going to end the race most likely P6. [33:24.960 -> 33:25.480] Maybe I'll pull up a [33:25.480 -> 33:30.320] Ferrari driver who's currently running in that position and I start comparing the P9 [33:30.320 -> 33:31.480] to P6. [33:31.480 -> 33:35.600] So you can do this, it doesn't just need to be like people who are right next to each [33:35.600 -> 33:40.620] other, and you can watch a chase or watch someone chase you. [33:40.620 -> 33:48.880] If Max Verstappen's your favorite driver and you want to be comparing his lap times to Checo through the whole race, I'd just put both of those drivers in the driver tracker. [33:49.920 -> 33:54.640] You can actually start to see some really cool things. Like, hey, if you're comparing two [33:54.640 -> 33:59.040] different cars, like, wow, the Mercedes car is really good in, let's say, sector two, [33:59.040 -> 34:06.480] and the Aston car is really good in sector three. And then you can start watching the nuances of does Lewis make up enough time in [34:06.480 -> 34:11.840] sector 2 that what the time he's going to lose in sector 3 doesn't matter. And you can start to see [34:11.840 -> 34:18.960] these details because you're watching them lap after lap. Second time. Second thing here. Is on [34:18.960 -> 34:27.120] the main page of live timing, they give you an option to look at mini sectors. [34:27.120 -> 34:29.720] I love mini sectors. [34:29.720 -> 34:34.480] Because they're color coded, and instead of you just getting the full lap of, okay, is [34:34.480 -> 34:39.920] this slower than their fastest lap, or is this their fastest lap, which over an entire [34:39.920 -> 34:46.680] race setting I find a little unhelpful, you can look at their mini sectors and start to [34:46.680 -> 34:51.000] get an idea of when their tires are going away. [34:51.000 -> 34:54.640] So are more of their mini sectors green versus yellow? [34:54.640 -> 34:57.600] Well, they're still putting in faster times. [34:57.600 -> 35:02.280] Even if their overall lap time isn't substantially improving, you're not getting any purple sectors, [35:02.280 -> 35:03.280] that's okay. [35:03.280 -> 35:08.680] You're still putting in green sectors, things are still good. It's just a way to get a gauge looking at [35:08.680 -> 35:12.960] one specific driver, how they're performing over a lap. And then when everything starts [35:12.960 -> 35:18.320] to turn yellow for many laps, you can make a broad assessment that maybe their tires [35:18.320 -> 35:26.560] are going away. Again, I'm giving you real simple things. are like levels and nuances that you can get into. [35:26.560 -> 35:28.340] I'm just trying to give everyone an entry point [35:28.340 -> 35:30.680] for things to watch that don't have to do [35:30.680 -> 35:33.000] with necessarily overtakes. [35:33.000 -> 35:37.280] The last tip I have is watch driver onboards. [35:39.040 -> 35:42.040] So of course, if you are specifically in England, [35:42.040 -> 35:44.800] this doesn't apply to you, but anywhere else, [35:44.800 -> 35:45.440] F1 TV, [35:46.320 -> 35:54.880] F1 multiviewer. Download it. Or just have multiple screens. My must-haves for any race, [35:54.880 -> 36:03.200] but specifically for Monaco, is the F1 TV broadcast, Lewis is on board, and a screen for [36:03.200 -> 36:05.000] live timing. [36:05.000 -> 36:08.440] Because particularly at a race in Monaco, nothing will improve my enjoyment more than [36:08.440 -> 36:12.960] watching how close they're getting to those walls and how they're doing. [36:12.960 -> 36:17.120] And it is a fantastic supplement to what you're getting on the screen. [36:17.120 -> 36:19.700] So maybe there's a lull in action on the screen. [36:19.700 -> 36:25.120] You can just shift your attention, if you're not a data person, to that driver on board. [36:25.120 -> 36:27.840] And sometimes I'll flip through different drivers. [36:27.840 -> 36:31.720] I'll notice if the broadcast says a certain driver is struggling, I'll want to see what [36:31.720 -> 36:35.520] that looks like on an on board and maybe I'll flip over to that driver and see what they're [36:35.520 -> 36:39.840] doing on their steering wheel, are they sliding around a lot? [36:39.840 -> 36:40.840] What's going on? [36:40.840 -> 36:42.840] What is said struggling? [36:42.840 -> 36:46.400] Driver on boards are really great for that. I will also pull [36:46.400 -> 36:52.640] up two driver onboards going back to my original point about how fantastic the driver tracker is. [36:53.840 -> 36:58.400] I'll pull up both the onboards for the driver. I'm either chasing like my driver is chasing [36:58.400 -> 37:04.160] or is trying to stay ahead of and then you get both perspectives. [37:06.720 -> 37:12.400] trying to stay ahead of and then you get both perspectives. So really the key here is pick a battle you're really interested in and then give yourself [37:12.400 -> 37:17.400] supplemental data for that battle. [37:17.400 -> 37:22.040] Those are my tips for watching a low overtake race. [37:22.040 -> 37:27.440] Low overtake races are still good races, can still be good races. [37:27.440 -> 37:32.100] And those are just a few tips and so that can give you know some other ways to enjoy [37:32.100 -> 37:37.880] Monaco but Monaco is fun. There's so many other stories to be invested besides like [37:37.880 -> 37:49.760] a DRS owner who's P1. We are in a race week after an unexpected no race week, which means race predictions. [37:49.760 -> 37:55.800] And Monaco is always a little bit of a potential wild card. [37:55.800 -> 38:10.000] So I have to start with, did you at all switch up your P1 winner of Monaco? [38:10.000 -> 38:12.000] Yeah, I still picked Max. [38:12.000 -> 38:14.000] I also still picked Max. [38:14.000 -> 38:16.000] Great. Yeah. [38:16.000 -> 38:23.000] It's interesting because we filmed last week's predictions for Imola and had to scrap it all. [38:23.000 -> 38:26.480] So I'm going to say the same thing I said [38:26.480 -> 38:29.560] when this was all lost to the vaults. [38:29.560 -> 38:34.560] And that is, until another team proves [38:35.120 -> 38:38.040] that they might be able to win a race, [38:38.040 -> 38:39.800] I will continue to pick Max, [38:39.800 -> 38:42.800] because if Max wins and I don't pick Max, I will feel silly. [38:44.260 -> 38:45.200] I agree. [38:45.200 -> 38:51.880] I know we saw Checo win last year, but that in my brain is like more like, Max really [38:51.880 -> 38:54.080] wants to win it this year. [38:54.080 -> 39:00.120] Also, of all the races, I understand that just for a fluky reason, someone else could [39:00.120 -> 39:01.120] win. [39:01.120 -> 39:02.120] Right. [39:02.120 -> 39:08.960] But I can't, it all goes back to, if Max won, I will feel dumb for not picking [39:08.960 -> 39:17.840] him. So, have to go with Max. Also, just with all of these picks, I think this is the most [39:17.840 -> 39:27.760] unknown we're going into a race weekend predictions. Mercedes is bringing upgrades. Some teams may or may not be bringing big upgrades [39:27.760 -> 39:32.000] that they were going to bring to Imola. Ferrari has said they're not bringing their upgrades. [39:33.040 -> 39:39.200] So there's just a lot up in the air. It's a lot of we don't know what we're going to be seeing [39:40.160 -> 39:46.440] on track. It's Monaco and all the Imola upgrades may or may not be coming. [39:46.440 -> 39:52.200] So we were going to get a shakeup last weekend and then now we're going to get a shakeup [39:52.200 -> 39:58.040] and Monaco and I'm going to throw in here before we continue with our predictions that [39:58.040 -> 40:04.000] if it does rain, they are debuting the new wet tires that don't need tire blankets this [40:04.000 -> 40:09.360] week. I don't want any of this. I don't know if I want this. I don't know. I don't know if I want this. [40:10.400 -> 40:16.560] Right. So just throwing, like, there's just too much chaos this week for me to actually [40:16.560 -> 40:21.840] know what we're doing. So leading into, since I just gave an entire press this about, [40:22.720 -> 40:25.200] I have no idea what's going on. Nicole, who did you pick for P4? [40:26.800 -> 40:29.600] I put Carlos at P4. Well, okay. [40:30.720 -> 40:38.800] I, I, you know, I more just went with the vibe of, I just feel I want something good to happen [40:38.800 -> 40:43.920] to Charles, so I didn't want to put him at P4, and I'm just being too optimistic for Ferrari. [40:43.920 -> 40:48.160] So my brain is either like, either it's really great for Charles, or it's really bad for [40:48.160 -> 40:49.160] Charles. [40:49.160 -> 40:53.040] So I put Carlos at P4. [40:53.040 -> 41:01.840] I saw a graph that F1 Data Analytics made on their Instagram, and it was just the average [41:01.840 -> 41:09.840] finishing position for all the drivers in Monaco. Now of course that stat is really skewed based on where the drivers have raced [41:09.840 -> 41:17.320] but what shocked me was how high, and by high I mean low number, Carlos's average [41:17.320 -> 41:22.400] finishing position was despite... it's not like he's always had a good car or [41:22.400 -> 41:27.040] anything. So I think that's a fair place to put him. [41:27.040 -> 41:28.040] Felt right. [41:28.040 -> 41:29.040] Again, vibes. [41:29.040 -> 41:30.040] We're going with vibes. [41:30.040 -> 41:31.040] Yeah. [41:31.040 -> 41:33.040] I put Lewis in P4. [41:33.040 -> 41:34.040] Okay. [41:34.040 -> 41:41.280] Because if either of the Mercedes finish this weekend that high up, I'm gonna feel great. [41:41.280 -> 41:46.320] And I would like to feel great. You know, per prior statements [41:46.320 -> 41:49.480] about how we have back-to-back Triple Crown races, [41:49.480 -> 41:52.360] I need Lewis to end the race, [41:52.360 -> 41:55.880] not behind Fernando Alonso in a DRS train [41:55.880 -> 41:57.160] in the middle of the pack, [41:57.160 -> 41:59.800] is essentially what I'm rooting for. [41:59.800 -> 42:01.360] So P4. [42:01.360 -> 42:03.480] And maybe the rest of forever, [42:03.480 -> 42:09.560] teams will bring B-spec upgrades to Monaco. [42:09.560 -> 42:10.560] Trendsetter. [42:10.560 -> 42:18.240] To be fair to Mercedes, we keep joking about this, they do have enough spares, they say, [42:18.240 -> 42:24.680] and they've already retrofitted the chassis to fit these new upgrades, so they physically [42:24.680 -> 42:26.120] can't not bring them [42:26.120 -> 42:27.840] is really what's going on here. [42:27.840 -> 42:28.680] Right, yeah. [42:28.680 -> 42:29.520] It's stressful. [42:29.520 -> 42:34.120] Logistics, but still panic inducing. [42:35.080 -> 42:39.880] So then we do our pick of P7, aka best of the rest. [42:41.080 -> 42:44.080] Who do you have for finishing P7 in Monaco? [42:44.080 -> 42:44.920] Lance. [42:45.800 -> 42:46.640] Okay. Okay. [42:47.620 -> 42:48.460] Yeah. [42:49.700 -> 42:50.880] No reason, just vibes. [42:50.880 -> 42:53.760] Actually, I think for Lance doesn't historically do well [42:53.760 -> 42:57.100] at Monaco and I'm putting out some positive points for him. [42:57.100 -> 43:01.600] That's a lot like how the rest of my picks kind of go. [43:03.560 -> 43:04.760] Who's your P7? [43:04.760 -> 43:12.160] My P7 is ST Bestie. Again, really going in vibes, positivity. [43:12.160 -> 43:18.960] We just want good things to happen to good people. Yeah, well interestingly I have ST [43:18.960 -> 43:27.600] Bestie as my P10. So, points, points this weekend. I went back and forth of putting him in P7 or P10, but then I [43:27.600 -> 43:32.480] wanted to continue to spread the positive vibes and I put Alex at P10. And I understand how crazy [43:32.480 -> 43:43.600] that is because, you know, Williams, but Alex. Who knows? Not impossible. And if anyone can do it [43:50.720 -> 43:57.120] not impossible. And if anyone can do it in that car, it's Alex and not Logan. So Alex. I will say William's significant lack of downforce improved downforce from last year, but overall [43:57.120 -> 44:01.920] significant lack of downforce is not helping the prediction, but I do support the positive [44:01.920 -> 44:05.400] vibes because I really, that's the goal. [44:05.400 -> 44:08.200] Putting good things out into the world. [44:08.200 -> 44:09.900] What do I have to lose? [44:10.960 -> 44:13.920] All right, who's your best of the bottom five teams [44:13.920 -> 44:15.720] in the constructors standing for this weekend? [44:15.720 -> 44:17.820] Who's gonna score the most points? [44:17.820 -> 44:20.400] I picked Alpine. [44:20.400 -> 44:21.320] Me too. [44:21.320 -> 44:22.920] Yeah, it just made the most sense. [44:22.920 -> 44:26.240] It was the, it literally was the safest pick. [44:26.240 -> 44:28.520] And footage that will never be found. [44:28.520 -> 44:34.400] I had a little bit of a spicier pick last week and, uh, it is in the gridwalk vault. [44:34.400 -> 44:35.400] It didn't work. [44:35.400 -> 44:39.120] It is in the gridwalk vault and it'll stay there, but I did not feel good about going [44:39.120 -> 44:42.840] into, I did change up my picks a little bit from what they would have been, but that one [44:42.840 -> 44:48.240] I definitely was like, nah, I'll, I'll, nah, Alpine is the clear pick for here. [44:48.240 -> 44:50.080] I mean, is there any clear pick for Monaco? [44:50.080 -> 44:51.080] Who knows? [44:51.080 -> 44:52.660] It's all chaos, as we've been saying. [44:52.660 -> 44:53.660] We never know. [44:53.660 -> 44:54.660] Yeah. [44:54.660 -> 44:59.640] It is particularly interesting to have Monaco, like Monaco this year is starting the European [44:59.640 -> 45:01.680] season. [45:01.680 -> 45:06.560] Monaco is before Spain, because historically, actually actually I think this year we aren't getting [45:06.560 -> 45:12.520] the sector three chicane, but like for years it's been like, if you go well at Spain sector [45:12.520 -> 45:14.240] three, you're going to do well in Monaco. [45:14.240 -> 45:19.440] And it's like been the whole thing and like, um, I'm, we don't have that. [45:19.440 -> 45:24.560] Your schedule is so back and forth and so confusing and like, oh. [45:24.560 -> 45:25.080] Right. [45:25.080 -> 45:30.320] I really am excited for the next two races [45:30.320 -> 45:32.900] because almost every team is bringing something really [45:32.900 -> 45:35.720] significant because it's the start of the European season. [45:35.720 -> 45:38.480] And I think we're going to get a really good picture [45:38.480 -> 45:41.880] of the directions for all the teams. [45:41.880 -> 45:43.240] We start to see that shift. [45:43.240 -> 45:45.120] Like this is the point of the season where [45:50.560 -> 45:58.240] the upgrades that are coming should be making a significant difference and there's been enough race and data collected for engineers to be creating an actual piece of the car that will [45:58.240 -> 46:07.100] make a substantial change. Hopefully in a positive way for some of them. And for Mercedes, positive way for Mercedes. [46:07.100 -> 46:10.100] We've been yelling about Imola upgrades for weeks now. [46:10.100 -> 46:14.100] Now we get to yell about the Monaco upgrades that we're not going to understand. [46:14.100 -> 46:18.500] Like, if you are a fellow Mercedes fan listening to this, just know that [46:18.500 -> 46:21.600] whatever happens this weekend has nothing to do with the upgrades. [46:21.600 -> 46:31.040] So we can, we're now just going gonna yell about the Barcelona upgrades for two weeks, essentially. But this is the start of the season where I get to watch Sam [46:31.040 -> 46:36.160] Collins walk down the pit lane and explain what's on the cars to me, which is my favorite part of an [46:36.160 -> 46:42.640] F1 season. Welcome back to Yale Sector Notes. Not the fastest walk around F1, but we will complete [46:42.640 -> 46:48.820] a full lap around the paddock, hitting every F1 garage. We think there are interesting stories everywhere. Can't hit all of them [46:48.820 -> 46:54.640] in depth. We go through them now. So I'm going to start today actually with the Pirelli garage. [46:54.640 -> 47:00.000] They're giving new wet tires debuting at this race weekend if it rains and they need wet [47:00.000 -> 47:05.520] tires. It is important to note that these new wet tires do not use any warm-up blankets. [47:06.400 -> 47:11.600] It's supposed to be a step in the direction of completely removing tire blankets from F1, [47:11.600 -> 47:16.800] which is controversial, may or may not happen. If it does rain and a driver messes up, expect [47:16.800 -> 47:23.600] them to immediately blame the lack of tire blankets over the radio. Who knows if it's [47:23.600 -> 47:25.000] actually their fault? [47:25.000 -> 47:29.640] Red Bull and El Fatahri. Red Bull is bored of winning every week, so they need to go [47:29.640 -> 47:34.920] back to their traditional ways of creating havoc via the driver market. DeVries still [47:34.920 -> 47:37.920] continues to be on the chopping block, it seems like everyone's talking about it right [47:37.920 -> 47:42.360] now, and I think in Red Bull speak that just means it's a matter of time. I give it a couple [47:42.360 -> 47:49.360] races. Ferrari. I have two notes this week. One, can we all just [47:49.360 -> 47:53.680] remember that Italian sports tabloids just make things up. And [47:53.680 -> 47:56.320] just because you can hit translate on Google does not [47:56.320 -> 48:00.180] mean we should take it as actual news. We don't take the daily [48:00.180 -> 48:05.400] mail as actual news. So just remember. [48:08.880 -> 48:11.640] But it is not officially confirmed as of recording this, but by the time we release this episode, it should be, [48:11.640 -> 48:13.080] but it's very likely that Charles will have [48:13.080 -> 48:15.200] a special race suit for this weekend. [48:15.200 -> 48:17.560] It's rumored to be all white. [48:17.560 -> 48:19.560] The suit was also, we already know, [48:19.560 -> 48:22.700] accompanied by a special Puma merch line, [48:22.700 -> 48:28.320] which has diamonds to uh represent the Monaco [48:28.320 -> 48:36.160] crest. Nicole will you be getting any? Oh yeah I will uh definitely get all of the diamond [48:36.800 -> 48:46.680] Puma everything. I mean look I love merch but I don't know we'll see. It'll jinx it. I don't know we'll see it'll jinx it I don't think I can you'll buy [48:46.680 -> 48:51.560] it after the fact if something happens yeah yeah Mercedes have announced that [48:51.560 -> 48:56.200] all of their freight for the European season will be powered by biofuels I'm [48:56.200 -> 48:58.760] gonna read something from their press release because I think it's interesting [48:58.760 -> 49:01.840] so over the nine races across Europe I believe it's now down to eight because [49:01.840 -> 49:06.600] this was wasn't rewritten not to include Imola. [49:06.600 -> 49:08.780] Their fleet of Mercedes-Benz trucks, [49:08.780 -> 49:11.400] which transport all the freight required for each race, [49:11.400 -> 49:14.760] will refuel with second-generation biofuel. [49:14.760 -> 49:19.400] So essentially, they're saying this will reduce emissions [49:19.400 -> 49:21.860] for each kilometer covered by 89%. [49:23.720 -> 49:28.160] There, an interesting note here is that the FIA changed the cost cap [49:28.160 -> 49:34.340] where if you are doing research to help with carbon emissions and just overall [49:34.340 -> 49:37.940] becoming more sustainable that no longer counts towards the cost cap which is [49:37.940 -> 49:42.780] actually what opened up this avenue for Mercedes and Petronas jointly to create [49:42.780 -> 49:47.160] this new fuel and do this new thing. [49:47.160 -> 49:54.600] Also all of the generators that they use on the track to power their race things, like [49:54.600 -> 49:59.840] all those computers on the track, is now also going to be powered by the same sustainable [49:59.840 -> 50:00.840] biofuel. [50:00.840 -> 50:05.600] Alpine, well, Renault. [50:05.600 -> 50:09.760] The team Alpine, but it's still just owned by Renault, is looking to sell a minority [50:09.760 -> 50:13.200] share of its racing division. [50:13.200 -> 50:18.840] Valtteri Bottas participated in a gravel bike race on his weekend off. [50:18.840 -> 50:22.320] Wolfgang Puck is officially a partner of the Aston Martin team. [50:22.320 -> 50:25.280] He is creating recipes for their hospitality and [50:25.280 -> 50:29.760] his logo is going to feature on the car for any race in a city near one of his restaurants. [50:32.320 -> 50:38.160] Also, they're becoming the Honda Works team. Haas told Motorsports.com journalist Adam Cooper that [50:38.160 -> 50:42.960] the parts they buy from Ferrari are preventing them from making quick in-season concept changes [50:42.960 -> 50:45.000] to their car, so unlike every [50:45.000 -> 50:48.520] other team, they cannot quickly switch to the Red Bull design. [50:48.520 -> 50:52.640] They're stuck with whatever Ferrari does, essentially. [50:52.640 -> 50:57.360] McLaren has a special Monaco livery celebrating the team's triple crown. [50:57.360 -> 51:06.640] It is essentially a mashup of their three IndyCar liveries, which are all based on an Indy 500 win, [51:06.640 -> 51:10.440] a Monaco GP win, and their Le Mans win, [51:10.440 -> 51:12.920] which I think the livery is cooler [51:12.920 -> 51:16.040] than their normal race livery this season. [51:16.040 -> 51:17.440] They should just stick with it, [51:17.440 -> 51:20.760] even though they did make it glittery. [51:20.760 -> 51:21.800] And for those of you who don't know, [51:21.800 -> 51:26.200] Padua Ward, his Indy 500 livery sparkles. [51:26.200 -> 51:29.280] And I love it. [51:29.280 -> 51:35.720] Williams, last but not least, guess what's happening this year? [51:35.720 -> 51:41.080] They are doing a specialty golf Monaco livery. [51:41.080 -> 51:44.620] So what everyone was screaming for, but we thought we were going to get all season, they [51:44.620 -> 51:46.200] are doing for this race. [51:46.200 -> 51:53.400] Now it's rumored that it's going to be announced on Friday, which is a little late, so I don't [51:53.400 -> 51:57.160] know why they're not giving it to us before then, but we're getting it. [51:57.160 -> 52:00.080] It's going to be very, very exciting. [52:00.080 -> 52:03.000] So that's a great walk for May 25th, 2023 completed. [52:03.000 -> 52:05.120] How was my sector time today, Nicole? [52:05.120 -> 52:08.000] Well, faster than Williams is revealing their golf livery. [52:08.000 -> 52:08.840] I agree. [52:08.840 -> 52:10.080] Friday is way too late. [52:10.080 -> 52:11.000] Give it now. [52:11.000 -> 52:12.480] I want to see it now. [52:12.480 -> 52:14.640] Right, or McLaren, we're recording this Tuesday. [52:14.640 -> 52:16.520] McLaren gave us their livery today. [52:16.520 -> 52:17.800] Like give it to us Wednesday. [52:17.800 -> 52:19.080] Thursday, media day. [52:19.080 -> 52:20.400] You're telling me you're not going to roll it out [52:20.400 -> 52:21.360] on media day. [52:21.360 -> 52:23.200] Like this just feels like it can't be Friday. [52:23.200 -> 52:31.680] It's not possible. I agree. That feels way, way, way too, too much. But thank you to voiceover man. As always, [52:31.680 -> 52:38.720] thank you, Lena Bruler for really coming through with my F1 Academy picks this past weekend and our [52:38.720 -> 52:44.400] four legged executive producers turn on auto downloads and rate and review the pod. It really, [52:44.400 -> 52:45.000] really helps us out. You have absolutely no idea. and review the pod. It really, really helps [52:45.000 -> 52:49.200] us out. You have absolutely no idea. Spotify, Apple Podcasts, wherever you listen to your [52:49.200 -> 52:53.680] podcast on YouTube, give us a like and subscribe. Leave a review. 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